Jia Quan's words fell, and Huang Qiong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Mr. said this, how can this king not know?" Otherwise, this king would not have desperately shirked it in Wende Palace, thinking that it would be more suitable for the prince to do this. But the old man insisted that this errand be handed over to the king, and the king really had no way to refuse. ”

And it's not just a matter of satisfying anyone. At least in the emperor's view, even if the emperor is satisfied, the people must also be satisfied, and the clans in the world cannot rebound too much, and they must be curryed favor in three aspects. On the other hand, whether this article can be passed and guaranteed to be implemented is also the key. ”

"It's just that for this king, he wants to sell both sides well, and in the end, it is estimated that both sides will not be good. And in terms of the life experience of this king, even if it is sold well to those clans, people may not necessarily take care of this king. In this way, why should this king bother to be bored. Instead of thinking about selling well at both ends and sides, it is better to concentrate on doing your own thing. ”

"At the very least, to satisfy the people of the world. As for whether the emperor is satisfied or not, he can only wait and see. I really can't think about anything else. In this way, Mr. took Song Gongliang with him to assist the king in sorting out these files first. As for how to get this article on, you and I will discuss it. During this time, Mr. first focused on this. ”

"There are too many of these files, and it is estimated that there is no one who can't do it in half a year. The father was very stingy and only gave the king two months. Although he can't get into the prince, this king doesn't care too much. But it was not completed within the allotted time, but the king could not afford to lose that person. ”

After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Jia Quan looked at the ten boxes of files and couldn't help but have a headache. I took out a scroll casually, opened it and looked at it for a while, and then said to Huang Qiong: "Lord, isn't the emperor able to see everything clearly?" Why is there no way to drag on these things until now? ”

"Look at the date when this dossier was signed, it was the third year after the emperor returned to power and changed the year name to Mingde. This shows that the emperor is not ignorant of what the clan is doing. On the contrary, the emperor saw it very clearly and clearly. Now that it has been delayed for so many years, it can only be that the disadvantages are getting deeper and deeper, and it is becoming more and more difficult to deal with them. ”

"At the moment, it has even seriously affected the income of the imperial court. The annual income of this dynasty has always been based on land endowment, and the less land available for collecting money and grain, the lower the annual income of the imperial court. The annual income of the imperial court cannot be collected, but disaster relief, river workers, and army raising need money and food everywhere, and the unlucky ones are still the people of the world. ”

"There is only one sentence to describe the current situation, that is, a vicious circle and a lot of accumulation. In today's wisdom, this is not invisible. But Quan really doesn't understand, why did the emperor drag on until today, when it is difficult to cure them with fierce medicine, before he found a way to rectify these? ”

Jia Quan was puzzled, Huang Qiong could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "The reason why the old man threw the mouse bogey is very simple, the old man has always sought stability in governing the country. He also thinks that the clan is the foundation of the world, which touches the interests of the clan, and it is easy to cause the so-called fundamental shaking in his heart, so he focuses more on stability. ”

"For so many years, the old man can't say that he has never thought about how to deal with this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have put so much effort into monitoring what the clan is doing and forming a dossier. It's just that the old man has never found the appropriate way to deal with this matter in his opinion. ”

He did not trust the minister, and considered the matter to be a family affair rather than a state affair. I don't want to leave this matter to the courtiers to deal with, and I always want to use my own family to deal with the matter. It's a pity that my brothers didn't have the guess that they were willing to get their hands dirty, so they dragged it off. It has dragged on until now, and the result is that it is difficult to return. ”

"Sir is right, if it was disposed of, it would have been disposed of. At least from the fiefdom system to the Yulu system, although the pressure on the imperial court is greater, at least it is much easier to deal with than now. It's a pity that the old man missed this opportunity because of the relationship between the stable throne. From the scabies in the past, it has almost reached the point of being out of control now. ”

"In fact, it is not a problem for the clan to give Yongye Tian or to implement the Yulu system. The problem is that there is no limit to the number of acres that the clan can occupy. No matter how much land the clan occupies, it has the privilege of not having to pay money and food. These people don't have the power to annex land, and it really becomes a strange thing. ”

"It's almost a lucrative deal, and it doesn't have to take any brains or risks. Sit and wait at home, as long as there is no drought or flood, this money and food will be in hand, can there be anything more worry-free in the world? These clans are backed by the imperial court and local governments, and which tenant dares to rely on the tenants? ”

"That's why the clan occupies the land by all means, and the common people can only do the things of the homeless. Originally, this matter could have been handled safely, but it is almost impossible to make a big move now. Wouldn't it cost those people their lives to let those people give up their interests? But if it is not changed, it has reached the point where it is unsustainable. ”

"The source of income in this dynasty has always been based on Tian Fu. The clan does not have to pay taxes on the land they occupy, and the more land they occupy, the less income the court has. This has almost become a vicious circle, with the clan desperately occupying land, but relying on its own privileges not to pay taxes. The common people have less and less land, but the tax is not less. ”

And the collection of money and grain is the main evaluation of local magistrates, which is related to whether these magistrates can be promoted, or even whether they can sit firmly in their positions. The land was taken by the clans, and these people did not pay the money and grain. In addition, those who have fame and fame can also be exempted from money and food. How much of the land you said was left for money and grain? ”

"I'm afraid that those magistrates, in order to complete the amount of money and grain collected each year, can only divide the taxes evenly among ordinary people. But among those people, how many of them can afford it. As a result, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And the income of the imperial court is getting less and less. ”

"I guess the old man finally made up his mind to deal with this matter, I'm afraid that the household department can't make ends meet. He actually didn't understand that it was the foundations of the dynasty that he thought were the foundations of the dynasty that he thought were the foundations of the court. There is no point in this matter, and no matter what strategy is come up with to solve this matter, I am afraid that it can only be done with half the effort, or even worse. ”

"In fact, the solution to this problem is very simple, which is to limit the number of acres of land occupied by the clan. The surplus land, according to the imperial court's customization of how much grain should be levied, will be levied as much grain, and can even be doubled on the original basis. The clan has no interest, and there is no interest in annexing land. ”

Regarding Huang Qiong's opinion, Jia Quan shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, if it is really that simple, it will not be your turn to deal with this matter." In this matter, the idea of right is better to take a long-term view. At the very least, let's read these files first and have a general understanding of the situation. ”

Jia Quan's words, Huang Qiong nodded thoughtfully. He walked to the door of the study, looked at the tall trees in the courtyard, and was silent for a long time before saying, "If you want to do this well, you must be prepared to be a lonely minister." No one would be willing to give up such a large profit. ”

"At this point, not only the king must have a mental preparation, but also the gentleman must also have a preparation. Although the emperor will keep it secret for us, but the more some things reach the top, the more secret they are actually to be protected, how can there be a really impermeable wall in this world? Lonely minister, it's not so easy to be. ”

Huang Qiong's words, Jia Quan pondered slightly, and said: "Lord Wang, there is nothing to worry about for Quan himself. Even if those people knew, they probably wouldn't take power seriously. The key is the prince, you better be more careful. Who can guarantee that this matter will really cause the world's clans to attack, and the emperor will not push you out as a scapegoat? ”

"The emperor arranged for you to do this errand that should have been done by the prince, and the ideas in your heart may not be as good as we imagined. The sky is unpredictable, so it's better to be more careful. Jun has no jokes, if anyone really believes in this sentence, I'm afraid they won't even know how to die. ”

Jia Quan's reminder, Huang Qiong smiled and said, "Mr. Lao reminded me." But please rest assured, if the emperor really wants to use this king as a scapegoat, it depends on whether he has this good tooth. At this point, this king had already prepared when he took over this errand. ”

"Sir, don't go back to your lodgings these days, just rest in this study. From now on, this study will be used by the gentleman. Except for you and me, as well as Song Zhizhao, the rest of the people are not allowed to enter this study. Sort out the dossier first, and then talk about other things. ”

Huang Qiong's arrangement, Jia Quan could only smile bitterly. I picked up the file from the box and looked at it carefully. And Huang Qiong naturally wouldn't let Jia Quan look at it by himself, and also picked up a file and read it. It's just the things on the dossier that make Huang Qiong more and more shocked.

It turned out that the emperors of the Great Qi Dynasty had canonized high clan titles, not only at the prince level, but even at the county king and county duke level, which had basically been killed by their grandfather. On the other hand, those Yuanzhi clans who have already been out of the five suits and have been reduced to generals and other titles, his grandfather may feel that they are not a big threat, but he is not implicated.

Most people are just deprived of their property and imprisoned. Those who died under his grandfather's knife are not too many. However, Huang Qiong also knew that once his grandfather really seized the throne, it was estimated that it would be difficult for these Yuanzhi clans to escape death. Cutting grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows, which is a truth that all dynasties have understood.

But in any case, these Yuanzhi clans such as Fengguo Lieutenant and Auxiliary Lieutenant survived more than those princes and county kings who were almost killed when their grandfather purged the clan. At most, they have suffered some sins.

The ancestors of these people were divided relatively early, and not only was the title already very low when they came here, but Yongye Tian had already been withdrawn. It is precisely because the title is relatively low that the officials do not take much care of them. Therefore, these Yuanzhi clans are not too much to do nonsense.

Although there are cases of land annexation, they are far less than those clans with high titles and great power, and the situation of accumulation is serious. At present, the county kings and county princes in the clan are basically crowned after the death of the grandfather and the return to power of the emperor. In other words, most people have only been in the knighthood for more than ten years.

But these people are taking advantage of their own emperor Lao Tzu, who doesn't know what kind of mentality to compensate, or conniv, to annex land in the fiefdom in order to accumulate wealth. In more than ten years, the land in the hands of these county kings and county princes has reached fifty or sixty percent of the land in the prefecture or state where the domain is located.