Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 101 New Scheme

After returning to Chang'an, Li Chengqian ordered people to secretly go to Luoyang to investigate whether the assassin who assassinated him that day was related to that woman.

Li Chengqian must figure out this matter, otherwise, he will have trouble sleeping and eating!
While Li Chengqian was investigating the matter, Fang Xuanling also sent someone to investigate the case.

The next day.

Li Chengqian called Zhao Jie, Du He, Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong, Hao Chujun, and Li Jingxuan to the Lizheng Hall to discuss the reform of school-age children's schooling.

As for the matter of the assassin, it is still under investigation, don't worry, let's put it aside for now.

"This tour in micro-services, I have a lot of experience. This time I came to you to discuss the issue of school-age children going to school. You may wish to share your opinions." Li Chengqian said.

"His Royal Highness! At the beginning, I opposed the establishment of the school. Those mud-legged people know what knowledge is. What's more, people are divided into three or six grades. They should do what they should do and what they should not do. How can they be confused?" Zhao Jie said. .

At the beginning, Li Chengqian proposed to set up a school so that more children from poor families could go to school and obtain more avenues for promotion, so as to break the deep-rooted family system.

So that the whole world is no longer a situation of "the upper class has no poor families, and the lower class has no noble families".

It can allow more talented and capable people who are not well-born to have a platform to display.

To put it simply, it is to combat the arrogance of the gentry, consolidate the imperial power, and let more people serve the imperial power.

Zhao Jie also belonged to the gentry, so naturally he didn't want the rise of the humble family to damage the overall interests of the gentry.

Like Zhao Jie, Li Jingxuan, who claimed to be from the Li family in Zhao County, also had the same idea.

Whether Li Jingxuan really came from the Li family of Zhao County is actually similar to the Li Tang royal family's claim that they were from the Li family of Longxi.

As soon as Zhao Jie opened his mouth, Li Chengqian regretted letting Zhao Jie come to this seminar.

"If the country wants to develop in the long run, it should not be limited to one point, but should be developed in a more comprehensive way."

"It's okay to let the children of poor families have a better development platform in the future. Zhao Jie, we shouldn't sit on the sidelines." Du He said.

In this regard, Du He's attitude is somewhat ambiguous.

"Your Highness! I think that the tax can be reduced again, so that people will get real benefits, so they will naturally send their children to school." Sun Yifu said.

Being from a poor family, he naturally strongly supported Li Chengqian's move to set up a school.

"Tax relief alone will not allow these people to send their children to school, after all, these people are the laborers of the family.

Younger people can help the family with small housework, such as washing dishes, and older ones can also help with field work.

Even if they are given tax relief, they may not send their children to school. "Hao Chujun said.

Li Chengqian very much agrees with Hao Chujun's statement, the atmosphere in Datang is such that just giving them benefits will not solve the problem.

Maybe some people will send their children to school because of tax relief, but that is only a small part.

Most people will still maintain their original habits. Things that can benefit without paying a price are things that people love to see no matter what age they are.

Therefore, there must be strong measures to check and balance.

Just like the Fubing system in the Tang Dynasty, the state distributed fields to the Fubing to cultivate, and the Fubing did not have to pay taxes.

But there is one thing, that is, the military supplies, clothing, light weapons and food on the way to the service of the soldiers are all prepared by themselves.

In this way, while greatly solving the financial problems of the imperial court, it also prevented the slackness of the government soldiers.

Of course, doing so is more conducive to the rule and management of the government soldiers, otherwise the entire government soldier system will not be messed up.

Ah!
This aspect can be used for reference.

"Hao Qing is right, just reducing or exempting taxes will not work, there must be a sound system to restrict it.

The widow decided to force school-age children to go to school. Any family that violates this system will be taxed on top of the original tax.

Not only these families must be punished, but also the governors and magistrates of the prefectures and counties where they live, as well as the Lizheng, Fangzheng, and Village Zheng of the villages where they live must also be punished. " Li Chengqian said.

Since it is not enough to be soft, use imperial decrees to restrain them and force them to do it, so as to get the effect Li Chengqian wants.

"Your Highness! I think that we can also set up a reward for further studies, and give certain preferential policies to the top three among those with excellent academic performance, so as to better promote the learning atmosphere." Xu Jingzong said.

On this point, Xu Jingzong and Li Chengqian agreed, and they both thought of going together.

"Xu Qing is right. The general direction is already in place. We still need everyone to come up with a plan for how to proceed." Li Chengqian said.

Everyone began to express their opinions! They expressed their suggestions one after another, making this plan more detailed.

This discussion lasted for most of the day, Li Chengqian ordered people to bring lunch to the Lizheng Hall, and everyone discussed while eating.

It was not until the afternoon that the plan was finalized.

"Your Highness! Are these policies effective for the nobles?" Du He asked.

The current Datang, no more than when it was first established, needs the support of the noble family.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, during the reign of Wude, a thousand wastes were waiting to be rejuvenated, and influential families such as the gentry were needed to help the court stabilize its social status and local stability.

Naturally, for the elite of the gentry, it is mainly to win over.

From the mid-term of Zhenguan, in order to prevent the powerful family from becoming bigger, Li Tang changed from the original wooing to suppression.

That's why Du He asked this question. The crown prince's attitude towards the nobles now is the attitude he will treat the nobles after he inherits the throne.

"No, this plan is only limited to poor people and children from poor families, as for the elites of the noble family, it is not included.

Let's not deal with the affairs of the powerful for now, and then formulate a system suitable for the powerful. Thinking about it, the children of the powerful are not willing to study with the children of the lowly and poor, and they will be distinguished in the future. " Li Chengqian said.

Du He nodded, he understood Li Chengqian's attitude.

Didn't Li Chengqian not know the dangers of the clans? The annexation of the land left many people without the land on which to live.

The poor will start to be displaced, exacerbating social conflicts, reducing government taxes and corvee, and finally threatening the rule of the empire.

It affects the production enthusiasm of farmers and hinders the development of social production.

This eventually led to the outbreak of peasant uprisings, bringing the empire to its end.

If the elite want to get these preferential policies, they don't even think about it.

Not only that, but after he inherits the throne, he must also stipulate the admission restrictions for the children of these powerful families.

In terms of test scores, a cut-off line is established, and the children of the wealthy family must score 80 points to pass the test, while the children of the poor family only need 60 points to pass.

Only those who have passed the qualifications are eligible to embark on an official career. It is just a qualification. Whether they can embark on an official career depends on their ability.

In short, the imperial court does not need incompetent people. If you have no ability, even if you are from a powerful family, it is useless.

(End of this chapter)