Idle courtiers

Chapter 468 Gossip about Qingzhou Road Reform ([-])
Zhou Nan: "If there are many worries before something is done, how can it be resolved? However, this matter is easy to solve."

Xu Jie asked, "Tell me, Zimu."

Zhou Nan sorted out his thoughts: "As far as the two taxes in Qingzhou are concerned, there are additional figures. How many local lands that need to be taxed are registered and recorded, and they are collected according to the figures in previous years. As for the price of food, due to the affected The impact of weather, production and market price fluctuations is different from year to year. However, it is not a worry, and it is easy to do."

Xu Jie: "Continue talking."

Zhou Nan: "The imperial court can use the grain prices over the years as a reference and take an average to collect. In this way, people will not starve to death because grain is expensive in disaster years and sell rations for tax, nor will they buy grain cheaply because of low grain prices in good years. Bankruptcy in exchange for money. Moreover, this collection figure is controllable, and the imperial court can adjust it according to the actual situation as a show of grace."

There is a saying in ancient times, the great affairs of the country, only worship and Rong.Simply put, the most important thing for a country is to master the ideology and the machinery of violence.

However, there is another saying in modern society: the economic base determines the superstructure.

Finance is the foundation of a country.

Without money, everything is over.

Whoever controls the country's financial power controls the country.

If a whip law is implemented in the future, the power to approve the amount of local taxes will be considerable, and it will also be convenient for the cabinet to collect power.

Now that the cabinet has completely fragmented its power, what will happen if the new law is implemented.

Speaking of this, Zhou Nan suddenly realized that the reason why Zhang Juzheng gained power during the Wanli period was probably not simply because he formed a political alliance with Feng Bao, the chief inspector of ceremonies, and received strong support from the Empress Dowager Li.Financial power is Lao Zhang's biggest and most reliable force.

Hearing what Zhou Nan said, Xu Jie's expression was shocked, Huo Di turned to look at Zhou Nan, as if he wanted to see through him.

This grandson-in-law can see so deeply and so far, but this insight is already the talent of Zaifu.

He said slowly: "It's okay to collect the two taxes in summer and autumn with silver, but it's not appropriate to convert the corvee into money. It's hard to control the situation. The changes in the past dynasties range from as large as a country to as small as a state." In the final analysis, a government needs someone to implement it, and talents are the key to all problems."

Zhou Nan suddenly realized when he heard the words: "The first assistant is right, then only Qingzhou is allowed to replace taxes with silver. As for the corvee, it is still the same as usual."

Yes, talent is the primary productive force.

No matter how good or advanced the policy is, someone needs to implement it. Taxes are easy to handle because there are quotas, and the court can give a number.But the matter of corvee is very flexible, and I am afraid that the local officials will come up with many tricks in order to scrape the land.Even for the sake of politics, a large-scale image project is enlisted to repair river embankments today, everyone is asked to build official roads tomorrow, and the whole county is asked to dredge rivers the day after tomorrow. In this way, the people may be even more miserable than before.

Therefore, the first priority of the reform is to clarify the administration of officials.This is also the meaning that Zhang Ju is promoting the "One Whip Law" and at the same time he also came up with the "Examination Law". In addition to supervising and evaluating officials, it is inevitable that he did not use this method to change the officialdom.

Seeing Xu Jie's appearance full of licorice and blindly wishing to make money with kindness, I'm afraid he doesn't want to offend too many people.

Still the same sentence, to implement the new law, you really need a man with an iron bowl!

Lao Xu didn't want to be the reformer or the villain, and Zhou Nan didn't want to be the martyr either.

The two foxes, one old and one young, both laughed softly, tacitly understanding each other.

Taking another sip of tea, Zhou Nan said, "Master Ge, how did Yan Shangshu reply? After all, where is the disaster in Qingzhou?"

"It's just a Qingzhou. It's just a tax reduction. The new law can't be mentioned again, at least it can't be started with the old man, otherwise there will be troubles. I can't see that Yan Shangshu has great ambitions. He probably isn't alone. Old man You can push it from behind."

Zhou Nan asked with a smile, "How to promote it?" The new law is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and he is also interested in helping secretly.

"The old man has no claim yet." Xu Jie changed the tone: "By the way, there are still three months until Chunwei, you should think about your own affairs first, are you sure?"

Zhou Nan: "It's only [-]% to [-]% sure! After the boy gets married, he is going to pick up the books that have been lost for a long time."

"Well, study hard, and don't worry about other things. After all, this matter is related to your future. If you can't even get a Jinshi, then of course there is nothing else." The so-called no harm without comparison, Xu Jie's The son is extremely unbearable, Zou Yinglong is mediocre.Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji were very talented among the disciples I had taken in before, but it is a pity that they have already left him.

On Zhou Nan, Xu Jie saw the shadows of the former Zhang and Zhao.

He is determined to cultivate vigorously.

"Zimu, after the Chinese New Year, please take a leave of absence from His Majesty first, and don't go to Xiyuan for the time being."

"Yes, Mr. Ge." Zhou Nan replied, suddenly moved in his heart: "Can you let the boy represent you to see Yan Shangshu?"

"Looking for Yan Shangshu for Qingzhou's affairs?" Xu Jie frowned, thinking about it, Zhou Nan has his own purpose in everything he does this week, and he never misses it, there must be a deep meaning in it, Just nodded: "But, your words are the old man's words."

Zhou Nan: "The kid is going to see Uncle Da Zong tonight, so I'll take my leave first."

He and the Xu family have different personalities, and he will definitely suffocate to death if he stays in the Prime Minister's mansion for another night.

Immediately took Ah Jiu to say goodbye.

The husband and wife naturally returned to the new house. After all, they were newlyweds, and Zhou Nan would live here for a while.Wait for a while, and then run on both sides, making sure that the bowl of water is level.

"Master Zhou, how is my baby doing now?" Yu Er asked, first he wanted to call him "Zhou Nan" after thinking about it, but now that he is Zhou Nan's housekeeper, it seems inappropriate to call her by her name.Let's call it "Master", but I don't want to, so I might as well call him an adult.

After dinner, Zhou Nan didn't call for the sedan chair, and took Yu Er for a walk to Yan Ne Mansion.He was very ill a while ago, and after he recovered, he felt that all parts of his body were stiff, and he would move his muscles and bones if he had the opportunity.

The city of Beijing is not big, and the mansions of officials and ministers in the city are close to each other. Yan's mansion is not far from Zhou Nan's residence, about four miles away.

Hearing what Yu Er said, Zhou Nan didn't care too much. They were all a family and didn't pay too much attention. He smiled and said, "Uncle Yu Er, the baby is still in his mother's stomach. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. Let's talk about it." , I haven't seen Duan Tixue for a long time, how do I know what's going on there?"

"How can you not know, you can't do this?"

Zhou Nan was amused, why should I know?That's right, the child in Mrs. Shi's womb might belong to my old Zhou, so I have to pay attention to it: "Uncle Yu, no news is good news. Don't worry, I will go to the Shuntian Mansion to study and govern in a while. Sign up for next year's Spring Festival, and ask Duan Tixue when you see him."

Yu Er: "En!" He bowed his head and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)