After the dispersal of the dynasty, Luo Zhaoyun summoned some cronies and courtiers to meet in the imperial study in the palace, although they served in the six departments of the household department and the military department, they were all promoted to participate in political affairs and had the right to discuss matters with His Majesty.

In addition to Gao Shilian and Wen Boyan are old ministers, the rest of the eldest grandsons Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Zhu Suiliang, Wei Zheng and others, if according to their qualifications and experience, in the eyes of many old ministers and gate lords, the young people behind are not qualified to take charge alone, nor are they qualified to become ministers of parliament, but Luo Zhaoyun made an exception and took up the position of 'participating in political affairs' and discussed matters in the political hall together.

Among these people, except for the eldest grandson Wuji, who is from the larger eldest grandson, the rest of them are not the children of the gate valve, and even the family is in the middle of the road, this time they can be promoted exceptionally, I don't know why, they will be so valued by His Majesty, except for gratitude, I really don't know what to say.

As for the eldest grandson Wuji, although he was originally a descendant of the eldest grandson, his father was the son of Changsun Sheng, the general of the Sui Dynasty's right Xiaowei, and his mother was the daughter of Gao Mao, the king of Le'an in Northern Qi.

Therefore, the eldest grandson Wuji has little affection for the remaining eldest grandson valve, and even has a little hatred for the eldest brother of the big house, after returning to Beijing, he was reused, and the side clan members of the eldest grandson valve, although he intended to be close to the eldest grandson Wuji, but he ignored it, but the relationship with his uncle and eldest grandson Shunde was quite close.

Luo Zhaoyun reuses these people, just to fancy the bright spots, one is not deeply related to the remaining gate valves in the capital, and the other is that they are all famous in history, and there is no need to say much about real talent and learning, so it is very reassuring to use it. These people form the core of the governance behind the scenes.

Imperial Palace, inside the Imperial Study.

After Luo Zhaoyun was done, he smiled at everyone and said: "Don't be restrained, after the next dynasty, there will be no outsiders, between us and the monarchs and ministers, the etiquette is simple." ”

A few eunuchs came in, carrying a tea tray, which contained tea, pastries, and fruits, and seeing that it was close to noon, everyone held a two-hour court meeting in the front hall, where they could replenish their physical strength, and then continue to discuss political affairs.

Luo Zhaoyun picked up a few cherries and ate them, took another sip of tea, waved his hand and smiled at the seven or eight people: "Na, don't just look at it, eat something, drink some tea, recover your energy, there will be problems waiting for you in a while." ”

Seeing that His Majesty was so approachable and did not have a cold and cruel face, everyone was a little warm-hearted, smiled and nodded, took the teacup and drank two sips, ate two or three cherries, and then did not dare to make more rudeness.

After the restrained scene opened, Luo Zhaoyun put down the teacup, moistened his throat, sat upright and said, "Okay, then let's start discussing politics." ”

Gao Shilian, Eldest Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others all had solemn expressions and listened respectfully.

Luo Zhaoyun said: "That's the case, in the court, Gao Qing's family, as the head of the household, Tongping Zhangshi, has already mentioned the problem of taxation and inventory, I am quite surprised, my Dahua's treasury, there is only so little money and grain and grass left, ten times less than the previous dynasty of the Great Sui, I have to take precautions and make some preparations, otherwise the war in the south is not over, and it will continue to use money and grain, and the threat of the border fortresses of Tubo, Baiyue, and Goguryeo is also a hidden danger, and the drought and floods in various places need emergency money and grain relief, and they can't just do it in deficit, etc., When you come up with a good way to fill it, Gao Qingjia, as the head of the household, you will talk about it first, what is the way? ”

Gao Shilian listened while pondering, and was the first to be named at this time, his expression was stunned for a moment, and he immediately regained his composure, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have only collected autumn taxes once in the new year of my Dahua, and the cultivated land is barren everywhere, and the people are displaced, and there is indeed no extra tax to pay. In addition, when His Majesty entered the capital, he issued an edict, and in the first three years of the founding of the country, he was lightly taxed, and officials in various places were worried that the imposition of various taxes would touch His Majesty's will, so the amount of taxes paid in the first year was very small. ”

"If you want to increase the national treasury, you can only plan from this year's tax collection, such as the per capita tax, bridge tax, cattle tax, rent adjustment tax, etc., only to increase the tax ratio, plus this year's arable land exceeds last year's, maybe the tax can be doubled, to fill the gap in the treasury."

Luo Zhaoyun shook his head when he heard this: "This is not appropriate, my edict is sent to various places, since I said that there will be no additional tax increases, and the tax will be lightly paid for three years, we must abide by the promise and implement it according to the minimum tax standard, so that we can win the trust of the people, so that after the chaos of Baixin, I can return to the township to continue farming, restore household registration, and stabilize the situation of chaos in the world." ”

"This ......" Gao Shilian's proposal was denied, and he suddenly felt a little dull, and said embarrassedly: "For the time being, Weichen only thinks of these methods, and they are decent, I am afraid that it will be difficult to satisfy Your Majesty." ”

Luo Zhaoyun pondered for a moment, his eyes flickered, and then asked: "Let the people return to their hometowns and resume production, has the Anmin Tian Mansion Order been promulgated?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Back to Your Majesty, it has been promulgated, for the exiled people, since the beginning of the great cause of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and everywhere to collect strong men to build the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Eastern Capital, etc., often millions of strong men, and later resisted the Turks, three certificates of Goguryeo, the conquest continued, resulting in the conscription of beacons in various places, and the struggle for territory by the rebels from all walks of life, etc., and aggravated the life of the people who were displaced, the population plummeted, the economy was adjusted, and the original big city, due to the dispersion of the people, the population was only three or four tenths. In many villages, there was almost no trace of human extinction, and the common people had no surplus food and lived in poverty, so this decree was to return the displaced people to their places of origin, restore their identities, return their original fields and houses, and send local officials to resettle them, re-register their household registration, tell them to produce to the fullest, not to discriminate against the poor people, and to re-plan the land according to the population. ”

This decree plays a vital role in stabilizing the hearts of the people, the so-called "the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light." "Only by truly grasping the hearts of the people and getting the support of the people can we stand on our feet, and the court can be stable and prestigious.

Luo Zhaoyun nodded slightly, if the people are unstable and can't eat, they will rebel again, and transfer their resentment against the Sui Dynasty to the new court, which will be relatively troublesome to deal with. Therefore, it is imperative to appease the refugees and stabilize the place, so he said earnestly: "In addition to the war in Baling and Jiangnan, and the unification of the south has not been completed, north of the Yellow River, Guanlong, Bashu, Hedong, and Youzhou, most of the rivers and mountains have been stabilized. ”

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