The essence of the tiered tax rate is actually to rob the rich and help the poor - to rob the rich of the landlord and gentry class and help the poor of the national treasury, so that the treasury can have more money to use for other aspects, such as education, people's livelihood, military and so on.

In addition, the most important role of the tiered tax rate is to slow down the growing gap between the rich and the poor through administrative means.

Therefore, the folk landlord gentry and the future landlord gentry, that is, these students of Taixue, will be like a fried pot.

As Du Deji said, there may be people who betray their own class, but there is absolutely no class that betrays their own class.

To put it simply, even if Chen Dong does not jump out, there will definitely be Chen Xi, Chen Nan, and Chen Bei who will jump out, and then represent the landlord and gentry class to oppose the tiered tax rate, because the tiered tax rate has moved the cake of the entire landlord and gentry class.

Zhao Huan naturally knows this.

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Huan suddenly looked at Yang Shi and asked, "What is a scholar?" May Yang Aiqing have a lesson to teach me. ”

Yang Shi was a little stunned, and after coming back to his senses, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Qi Guan Jia: Scholars, things are also." Numbers begin at one and end at ten. From one to ten. Push ten in one for a taxi. Scholars, things also. The name of Ren is also. Therefore, those who can do things are called scholars. ”

Zhao Huan nodded, but did not speak.

Including a lot of traversers, either because they don't know how to learn, or because of their own interests, so basically no one has studied what the "Shi" is all about-

In fact, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, only by paying taxes could you become a "scholar", and from then on you became a member of the nobility and had certain privileges. The so-called "millions of people with armor" basically means that they have a million taxpayers who can use knives to cut people at any time, and the word warrior comes from this.

It should be noted that in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "soldiers" were the main force of war, and it was these people who needed to go to the battlefield to play for their lives, because they enjoyed the preferential treatment of "soldiers", and naturally they also had to bear the obligations of "soldiers", while ordinary people were not qualified to go to the battlefield, at best, they were doing some logistical auxiliary work, and they were not even considered military merits.

But after the Han Dynasty, the meaning of "shi" changed out of control to "gentry", and then these "shi" inexplicably had the privilege of not paying taxes, but those ordinary people who couldn't even afford to eat a full meal became the main taxpayers and had to be conscripted into the army. Just like Liu Bang said that "scholars cannot be levied if they are not taught", the "scholars" here no longer refer to the nobles, but to the ordinary people.

Then the "shi" class is like a bear child who has been accustomed to being spoiled from generation to generation, wanting all kinds of benefits, wanting to mix everything, even if he wants to grab a bite when he sees others eating shit, but he doesn't want to take any obligations.

The students of the Great Song Dynasty who read Taixue naturally also have this virtue, and Zhao Huan also asked Yang Shi what a "scholar" is.

In Zhao Huan's view, among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, there are probably only Zong Ze, Li Gang, Chongshi Dao, Yue Fei plus a now unknown Yu Yunwen, and the rest can only be regarded as "officials" at best, or not very qualified "officials".

Because no matter how bad a "scholar" is, he must be similar to those scholars in the Han and Tang dynasties, at least he must have the ability to cut people with a knife, right? One by one, I only know Zi Yushiyun, and I think about drinking the strongest wine, taking the most hilarious medicine, being the most chic official and then playing the most beautiful woman, so why is it also worthy of being called a "scholar"?

Moths only!

Especially like Chen Dong and those who have not yet become "gentry" can't wait to start speaking out for the "gentry", saying that they are moths, they are especially insulting moths!

"Tai student Chen Dong and other students don't want to study to serve the service, discuss the government and politics in vain, and leak forbidden things privately."

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Huan shook his head and ordered with an expressionless face: "Chen Dong, a student of Taixue, and the person who jointly wrote the book will be escorted back to his hometown by Shuntian Mansion, and he will never be used from now on, and the imperial examination will be banned for three generations, and Shuntian Mansion will send someone to escort him back to his hometown." ”

Yang Shideng was stunned in the court, and even Li Gang couldn't help but stand up, bowed down and bowed: "Qijuan official, the minister thinks that Chen Dong and others are certainly at fault, but is this punishment too much?" ”

Li Ruobing also stood up and bowed: "Qi Guan family, the minister thinks that Chen Dong and others are unforgivable, and their circumstances are forgivable, and the name of the township is to change their merits, so why implicate three more generations?" ”

Even Shen Hao, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, stood up and bowed: "Qi Guan's family, the Criminal Department does not dare to obey the edict." ”

Zhao Huan knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers, and asked with a smile, "Why don't you dare to be called?" ”

"The trip of the official family, Chen Dong and others can be killed and flowed, but three generations cannot be implicated. In the "Song Criminal Union", there is no such article. ”

Shen Hao bowed down and said: "If the official family wants to implicate Chen Dong and the other three clans, you can first revise the "Song Criminal System" and add the laws that implicate the three generations, and then the ministers can send an edict. ”

Zhao Huan glanced at Shen Hao unexpectedly, and then still smiled, but said with murderous intent: "Although the "Song Criminal Union" does not implicate the law that the three generations are not allowed to take the imperial examination, but the "Song Criminal Union" has the law of the nine clans. ”

"The official wants to sinner people because of his words? Want to restart the scourge of the party? ”

Shen Hao shook his head and said, "Chen Dong and the others are not plotting rebellion, nor are they plotting great rebellion, they are not in the ten evils, how can they punish their nine clans?" If the official family wants to kill Chen Dong, they can be beheaded, beheaded, or hanged. If the official family doesn't want to kill Chen Dong, he can be exiled or exiled. Only the nine clans should not be punished, nor should three generations be implicated. If the official family insists on going his own way, ignoring the law and orders, and acting from the top to the bottom, he is only afraid that the road of speech will be blocked in the future, so that the people of the world dare to be angry but dare not speak. ”

Zhao Huan snorted, and looked at Shen Hao's gaze and finally softened: "Then according to Shen Aiqing's words." But ......"

Before he finished speaking, the Dengwen drum set up outside the palace gate rang out, and the dull drum sound spread far away to the main hall, shaking everyone's ears.

Zhao Huan's face suddenly sank, and after casually ordering Wuxin to send someone to investigate, he bent his fingers and knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair-

At this point in time, the Dengwen drum that has not been sounded for many years was beaten, and it is really difficult for people not to associate it with the stepped tax rate.

……

Chen Dong waved the drumstick in his hand vigorously, and after striking it three times in a row, he threw the drumstick on the ground, turned around and shouted to the group of Taixue students behind him: "When I hear the drum, there will be no way back for me to wait!" If any one is afraid, let him quickly retreat, lest he be implicated by me. ”

Zhu Gongzhi, the little eunuch who was unintentionally sent, saw Chen Dong standing in front of the Dengwen drum from a distance, and a group of Taixue students standing under the drum tower, his heart suddenly sank, and he shouted in a sharp voice: "What are you waiting for?" ”