But the people who can sit here are not straw bales, they are all from the elite, how can they not see the tricks played by Han Yi.

It is nothing more than taking debt to force them to submit.

They really can't do anything about this, Han Yi's excuse is very simple, I can't send so much money, you still want me to recruit people, then you can carry this debt, pay a little less, on average, you can recruit a few people, and those sitting here are all vested interests.

The problem is that you can't play like this back, so why are we sitting here, singing with you, and can we have a happy chat in the future!

A minister said: "Shang Shuling, although the situation has been alleviated now, but the imperial court is in debt, and the local states and counties have not recovered, if taxes are imposed, I am afraid that it will make matters worse, but if taxes are not levied, maybe a greater financial crisis will break out, even if it is 800 officials, the imperial court will have to make a fortune!" I wonder if Shang Shuling has a way to solve this problem? ”

This time, even Li Zhi looked at Han Yi with great anticipation.

Now although the imperial court has borrowed all the money, it is still facing a dilemma, this is not a long-term solution, and it has to find a way.

Han Yi said: "Before talking about this issue, we must first summarize why this crisis broke out? What is the reason? If the cause is not identified, there is no way to solve it. I wonder what you think about this? ”

Di Renjie immediately said: "There are no natural disasters in the country, and there is no war, so I think this crisis is caused by man-made." ”

Many ministers nodded in agreement.

Changsun Yan said suddenly: "Although it is artificial, but it really has to be traced back to the source, it is because the law is not sound, the role of the law is actually to limit people's selfish desires, why Li Yifu can be corrupt and pervert the law, it is because the law cannot restrict him, he is not afraid of the law, therefore, he can act arbitrarily." Another point is the issue of the upper and lower covenants.

Between the people and the people, each other did not dare to easily violate the promise, but between the officials and the people, the letter became pale and powerless, the officials had to repent, the people could not do anything, the court during this period, repeatedly violated the contract with the people, but no one cared at all, including early taxation, which led to the lack of trust of the people in the court, I think this is why Shang Shuling came to Chang'an, first erected the people's trust in the court, if there is no trust, everything is on paper. ”

Han Yi nodded, just your words, you didn't disappoint me to come all the way to get you back.

Changsun Yan continued: "It is inevitable that people have selfish desires, so I still think that we should emphasize the authority of the law, not to mention that everyone is equal in front of the law, even if the court wants to give everyone privileges, it should also be stipulated in the form of the law, some things are in danger of the safety of the country, and whoever touches it should be punished and strictly enforced." Conversely, without the law, the court will lose control of everything. If any problem is solved by the law, it is at least reasonable and convincing. Otherwise, this kind of crisis could erupt at any time, because ministers can do this, and throughout history, it is not uncommon for ministers like Li Yifu to do so. ”

Li Zhi nodded and said: "Well said, the problem is here, why are the local states and counties in chaos like this, not only because of the rise in prices, but more importantly, the states and counties in various regions have not been approved by me and the imperial court, and only based on the words of Li Yifu alone, they began to impose taxes, so the people are no longer willing to trust the imperial court, and later, the government can't control it at all, because no one will believe in an untrustworthy government, and many officials have fled." The sage once said that the people cannot stand without faith, and the people are like this, and so is the court. ”

"Since we have talked about this covenant issue, I would like to say a few words."

Zhang Wenguan said again: "Shang Shuling's hasty dismissal of officials, is this considered a violation of the covenant?" ”

Many of his students were jinshi, and he had to say a few words for his students.

Han Yi said: "Zhang Shangshu has to make it clear, first of all, it is not me who dismissed officials hastily, I represent the imperial court." ”

Zhang Wenguan said: "The implication of the Shangshu order is that the imperial court violates the covenant. ”

"No, no."

Han Yi waved his hand and said, "If I personally want to do this, it must be wrong, either to exclude dissidents, or to form a party for personal gain." But there is nothing wrong with the selection of officials by the imperial court, because the imperial court is selected according to the establishment, and what the establishment is, that is the imperial court system! The selection of officials by the imperial court is a strict observance of the imperial court's system, and it is a manifestation of abiding by the covenant, so I still wonder why there are so many officials all at once. As for those titles and titles, they were rewarded by His Majesty, and when the reward was awarded, it was not said that it was for life, so His Majesty can't afford it now, and of course he is qualified to take it back, and there is no violation of the covenant.

In other words, the imperial court streamlined the officials and strictly controlled the number of officials, which was to re-emphasize the covenant, and this covenant also included the people, because the salaries taken by the officials were all taxes paid by the people. In the future, if the imperial court wants to increase the number of officials, first of all, increase the number of officials, this is the system problem mentioned by the eldest grandson, everyone must follow the system, if everyone does not comply with the system, the officials will immediately flood into disaster, Li Yifu is like this, he regards the system as bullshit, and the official positions he sold alone are as many as hundreds. This shows the importance and necessity of selecting officials. ”

Zhang Wenguan was embarrassed by Han Yi's silence, why are there so many officials, and Li Yifu's selling of officials is one of the reasons, which is originally illegal.

In fact, this should be the moment for Han Yi, after all, it is he who turns the tide, and at this time, he must be the center, which can be regarded as a reward.

A bachelor surnamed Lu beside him immediately said: "Shang Shuling has said so much, but he doesn't say a word about the restoration of finances now. Didn't Shang Shuling also say that if you don't have money, don't talk about anything, and the top priority at the moment is to solve the problem of financial debt. "If the financial crisis is solved, they will not be afraid of Han Yi.

Han Yi's heart was like a mirror, and he secretly thought, before I solve it, if you don't take off a layer of skin, how can I agree? Said: "I came up with a solution, but the premise of my method is what the eldest grandson Shilang said, the importance of integrity, if there is no integrity, my method will not work." ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "You can tell me quickly." ”

Han Yi asked without answering: "Your Majesty, in this crisis, many people have lost their land and have been annexed by those landlords and squires, and since the founding of the People's Republic of China, my Tang Dynasty has adopted the Juntian system, and the key to the Juntian system is based on the imperial court granting land to the people, and now that the people have lost their land, they cannot be willing to pay taxes, and they can't afford to pay taxes, and the landlords, they own a lot of land, but they only need to pay one person's tax, even if it is taxed at that time, I am afraid that the tax will drop significantly."

Now the imperial court was faced with a difficult choice: whether to recognize the legitimacy of the landlords' annexation of land. If the imperial court wants to maintain the equalization system, then it must be determined that all this is illegal, and those landlords must return the land to the people, or return it to the imperial court, and strictly enforce the equalization system. If it was found to be legal, then the imperial court should abolish the uniform land system and the regulation of rents, and adopt a new tax law. ”

There was silence in the hall.

Quite simply, they don't want to choose either.

Because they are all landlords, including the emperor himself, you still let people spit out the land they eat, which is really unreasonable.

The abolition of the rent regulation is also what they think, the rent regulation is actually to safeguard the interests of the landlords, according to the head of the tax, this in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone is the same, that is about the same, with the gap between the rich and the poor widening, this kind of tax is obviously very unfair.

They wanted the imperial court to recognize the legitimacy of the annexation of land, but not to abolish the regulation of rents.

That's perfect!

Li Zhinai is the biggest landlord in the world, not that the whole world, it is not the king's land, but he really has a lot of good land, because he supports the emperor's Praetorian Guard, in ordinary times, he is also safeguarding the interests of the landlord, because the interests are tied, but today's situation is more special, he has been made exhausted, he is taking out his own money to supplement the treasury, he feels that it is a little unfair now, why am I, a big landlord, poor like this, you all take the opportunity to get rich. Knowingly, he asked, "Why don't you speak?" ”

The eldest grandson Yan said: "The minister thinks that no matter which way he chooses, it is right. ”

In fact, both of them are against the system, and it is clearly illegal to annex land, but the abolition of rent regulation is tantamount to abolishing the fundamental law of the state, but it can't be done at both ends, so no matter what you do, it's right.

Wang Xuandao frowned and said: "The minister also agrees with the words of the eldest grandson, in fact, both are conducive to the recovery of finances, but Weichen believes that no matter what kind of plan is adopted, it is very difficult to implement it." In that case, why not choose a solution that is relatively less difficult. ”

Li Zhi asked, "Do you think that kind of plan is less difficult?" ”

Wang Xuandao said: "Obviously, it's the latter, if the imperial court wants to check and annex the land......!" ”

Speaking of this, he swept his eyes, and most of the ministers present seemed a little evasive, and listened to him continue: "Your Majesty the Imperial Court has to invest great manpower and material resources to be able to annex and inventory the land clearly, and the inventory is clear, and it may not be able to return the land to the people, and it will only increase the financial burden at that time. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, you kid is still clever, and you didn't tell you about it.

These people are all landlords, and if they do not annex land, they are not a landlord, as long as they are a landlord, they will be annexed, which is the characteristic of landlords, just like the mercenary of businessmen, who have more or less annexed land in their hands.

Li Zhi looked at their expressions and knew that it was even more difficult to spit out the land than to ascend to the sky!

Wang Xuandao said: "In this case, why not abolish the rent regulation and adopt a new tax law, so that the cost is relatively low and it is easier for everyone to accept, but this new tax law must be reasonable and everyone agrees." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Han Yi.

Smart people know that Han Yi gave these two choices, that is, to force them to choose the latter, to do the former, that is to daydream, it is impossible, if your tax is reasonable, everyone can still accept it.

Han Yi said: "In the midst of this crisis, I suddenly thought of a new tax to replace the rent regulation, and I named it 'stamp duty'. ”