Ma Cheng saw Xu Fuyuan standing up and leaving, so he quickly got up and stopped him and said, "Brother Yan, don't go first, it's not too late to listen to the younger brother before leaving!" ”

At this time, Chen Zilong also stood up and stopped Xu Fuyuan and persuaded: "Brother Yan, since you are here, why don't you listen to Master Ma and tell me the details?" ”

Xu Fuyuan was right when he thought about it, he had traveled thousands of miles from Fujian to Nanzhili, could he go back without staying for half an hour? Thinking of this, Xu Fuyuan sat down again, and then said: "Okay, since this is the case, please don't say those disloyal and unfilial remarks, and directly say how those two ideas came from!" ”

"Okay, please sit down first!"

Ma Cheng invited Xu Fuyuan back into the banquet, and then continued: "At that time, Zhou Gong, no! The white-bearded old man was also very angry after saying that the boy was born as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty and died as a loyal ghost of the Ming Dynasty, how could he do such a disloyal and unfilial thing? So the kid, like Brother Yan, is also angry and furious, but who knows that with a wave of the old man's hand, the scene changes, and it has reached a new era! ”

After Ma Cheng finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, and then then flickered: "At this time, the kid found a new era, where everyone was well fed and clothed, lived in dozens or hundreds of floors of buildings, and did not sit in a sedan chair when going out, and drove a tool called a car!" At that time, the yield of rice per mu could reach thousands of stones, everyone could eat enough, every child could go to school and study, the emperor was wise and the ministers were respectful in the imperial court, and the ordinary people were polite and moral, it was really a peaceful scene! ”

Ma Cheng is not a salesman for a period of time, a clever mouth can tell the dead to live, this half an hour of flickering, the civilization and wealth of the later generations of society are completely presented in front of the three of them.

The three of them were dumbfounded after hearing this, they didn't believe that this was Ma Cheng's dream. As the saying goes, there are thoughts and dreams at night, and dreams are the embodiment of a person's reality. These people knew what Ma Cheng's level was, and thought that this was all a scene that Ma Cheng imagined out of thin air in order to fool himself.

First of all, Xu Fuyuan didn't believe it, he was the first to ask: "My lord, according to what you said, this era is extremely rich, does it not need the government to intervene at all, and it is completely inaction?" ”

"No, the kid went to their government to take a look, their government is similar to ours, but it is divided into four levels, provinces, cities, counties, and townships, and the governor of each level is called the chief, for example, the provincial level is called the governor, and the county level is called the county magistrate, in addition to the county magistrate, there are a number of deputy positions in the county, and there are more than a dozen bureaus below, in charge of finance, taxes, water conservancy, agriculture and other functions."

Speaking of this, Ma Cheng glanced at the three of them, and he was about to start adding private goods to it!

"The law they enforce is not a Ming law, but a constitution! The kid took a look, there is a law that is very interesting, called the Tianchao Tianmu system, the specific content of the kid forgot, but the sentence in it makes the kid unforgettable for life! ”

Xu Fuyuan hurriedly asked, "What words?" ”

"It says to create a world where all the people in the world have fields, people all over the world plough together, everywhere is uneven, and no one is full of warmth!"

Ma Cheng is a third-rate college student, who knows how the government works in later generations, and in order to fool the three of them, he has no choice but to move out the Tianchao Tianmu system of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty. However, these two sentences shocked Xu Fuyuan too much, and he has been looking for good things to improve society all his life

Fang, now hearing what Ma Cheng said is really deafening.

"Where the world is farmed, the world is cultivated together, everywhere is uneven, and no one is full of warmth!" Xu Fuyuan gently repeated these two sentences, and after a long time, asked, "My lord, can you see the specific details of this Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu system?" Chen Zilong and Wang Xian also looked at Ma Cheng together, hoping that he could say some more details.

How can Ma Cheng know the details of the Tianchao Tianmu system, the science and liberal arts he studied back then were forgotten after the examination, and it is not easy to remember this term.

"Several people know that the kid is illiterate, and it's good to remember the name, but I really don't remember the content!"

The three of them all sighed when they heard Ma Cheng say this, but Ma Cheng then said: "But by watching the operation of their official mansion, the kid has summed up three!" That is, the officials and gentry pay the grain as a whole, the fire consumption is returned to the public, and the other is to spread the land into the mu! ”

Xu Fuyuan had heard Chen Zilong talk about the first two new policies, and it was the first time he had heard of the third apportionment into the mu, so he couldn't help asking: "What is this apportionment into the mu?" Xu Fuyuan had slowly changed his attitude at this time, and began to use the word please for Ma Cheng.

Ma Cheng said with a smile: "This kid knows that it is to abolish the poll tax, spread the poll tax into the land, and only ask for money from the land!" ”

Compared with the radical nature of the first two New Deals, this paving has some practical value. There were two most important taxes in ancient China, one was the land tax and the other was the poll tax. The land tax must be paid to the state as long as the land is cultivated, and the poll tax is paid to the state according to the capitation after the land is completed.

In ancient China, the poll tax was called "Ding Fu", "Calculation Fu" and "Ding Tax", etc., and this system began with the Shang Dynasty Reform Law in the Qin Dynasty and ended in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. The advantage of the poll tax is that it is easy to collect, several people pay a few shares, there is no need to calculate how many acres of land like the land tax, and the barren grade of the land can only be taxed, so the tax cost of the poll tax is very low. However, the poll tax also has the disadvantage of the poll tax, that is, it is serious and leaky.

In the early Ming Dynasty, in order to facilitate taxation, Zhu Yuanzhang solidified the peasants in one place and strictly forbade the peasants to move around for no reason. However, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, because of the serious land annexation, a large number of displaced people appeared throughout the country, so the key tax of poll tax basically existed and died, and there was no money collected at all.

Xu Fuyuan nodded after hearing Ma Cheng's words, if the implementation of apportionment into the mu, the hidden population in various places will increase significantly, and the taxes collected will naturally increase. Then, if we solve the problem of the officials and gentry paying grain in one piece, then the financial crisis of the imperial court can basically be solved, and the country can naturally accomplish a lot of things when it has money.

At the same time, the apportionment of the land to the mu and the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry are mutually reinforcing, and only by effectively solving the problem of the gentry paying for grain can the apportionment of the grain into the mu be implemented, or the abolition of the poll tax will only increase the burden on those self-cultivated peasants.

The three of them began to ask one after another after hearing Ma Cheng's words, and Ma Cheng said everything to these three people, anyway, if there was anything he didn't understand, he deduced that he didn't see it clearly. But just like that, the news that Ma Cheng revealed was enough to shock the three of them. Up to now, these three people have completely believed what Ma Cheng said, because these three people all know the details of Ma Cheng, and they are illiterate and have limited knowledge, so he may blow flowers if he brags, but Ma Cheng just now

The various nouns, official positions, positions, etc., are clearly organized and reasonable, Chen Zilong and Xu Fuyuan are both officials, and they know very well that this is not something that can be blown out of bragging.

After Xu Fuyuan asked all the questions in his heart, he closed his eyes and stopped talking. This old guy is like this, Ma Cheng has no idea, he has already come up with a dream of meeting Zhou Gong, this old guy is still not satisfied?

Ma Cheng looked at Chen Zilong, what should he do next? Chen Zilong and Xu Fuyuan have been friends for many years, and they know what this friend thinks in their hearts, they just want to gain respect.

Xu Fu came thousands of miles to see Ma Cheng, how could there be a reason to bow down and bow down after being fooled by you? Although I am already willing to do it in my heart, you Ma Cheng have to act like a corporal of Lixian.

Chen Zilong said with a smile: "My lord, Brother Yan is a great talent, and what he is best at is the law, now that Brother Yan is here, why not ask Brother Yan to stay?" ”

Ma Cheng is also a smart person, and when he heard Chen Zilong say this, he knew that Xu Fuyuan, an old guy, couldn't put it down, so he had to beg him himself. However, Ma Cheng's subordinates also need talents like Xu Fuyuan who are familiar with the law. Chen Zilong is good at administration, and Wang Xian is good at co-ordination, but no one has done the construction of this system. Since Chen Zilong said that Xu Fu was talented, it was not impossible for Ma Cheng to lower his head and pretend to be thirsty.

Ma Cheng got up and turned the wine table to Xu Fuyuan, knelt down on his knees and pleaded: "Brother Yan, the kid is good at military, but this world can't be changed by fighting, now the name of the new law is there, but the details are not perfect, please Brother Yan look at the face of the people in the world, stay here and improve the new law!" ”

Ma Cheng had already knelt down for Xu Fuyuan, but Lao Xu didn't seem to see it, and he still closed his eyes and didn't speak. This made Ma Cheng anxious, he glanced at Chen Zilong, hoping that Chen Zilong would also come to persuade Xu Fuyuan.

Chen Zilong knew what he meant by this friend, it was nothing more than hearing Ma Cheng say that he dreamed of ascending the throne just now, Xu Fuyuan's family has been favored by the Ming Emperor for four generations, where can I hear this.

Chen Zilong said on the side: "My lord, you are an official of the Ming Dynasty, Brother Yan wants you to be the Duke of Zhou, not Huo Guang!" ”

Ma Cheng knew Cao Cao and Sima Yi, but he didn't know who this Huo Guang was, but what Chen Zilong meant Ma Cheng knew was nothing more than to make himself determined and loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

This is no problem at all, Ma Cheng hurriedly said: "Brother Yan, what the kid said just now is just a dream, but you can't count it, the kid is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty when he is alive, and he is also a loyal ghost of the Ming Dynasty when he dies!" The kid can guarantee that if the kid has the intention of usurping power and seizing the throne, the kid will not die well! ”

Xu Fuyuan opened his eyes after hearing Ma Cheng's words, and said to Ma Cheng: "Then ask the middle brother to be a personal witness, I hope the adults don't forget what they said today!" ”

After Xu Fuyuan finished speaking, he stood up and helped Ma Cheng up, then knelt in front of Ma Cheng again and said: "Thank you for trusting Fuyuan, Fuyuan promises that the compilation of the three new laws will be completed in his lifetime!" ”

Seeing that Xu Fuyuan agreed to stay, Ma Cheng was overjoyed, as for the poisonous oath he made just now, Ma Cheng didn't take it to heart at all, he came from the later life and was an atheist, where could he believe this? In case even if it works, there is a way, and it is Ma Cheng of the Ming Dynasty who swears, and it has nothing to do with Ma Cheng from later generations.