This change, which is almost a fundamental change, is tantamount to starting a new path.

In fact, this is how it developed in history, the imperial examination system completely broke the previous nine-grade Zhongzheng system, and later the two-tax system also broke the Juntian system.

This is definitely a kind of progress, the equalization system cannot last long, there is only so much land, even if the territory is expanded, it will not be able to catch up with the increase in population.

It's just that Han Yi has made some changes in these two systems, the imperial examination system is to replace the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, and you have to rely on the imperial examination to enter the office, but the imperial examination is no longer completely for the imperial court, but can serve all walks of life. Later, the two-tax system of the Tang Dynasty was actually taxed by mu, but Han Yi changed it to stamp duty, replacing the previous uniform land system.

This stamp duty and the two tax system are fundamentally different, because the stamp duty is based on the contract, and the contract represents restriction and equality, while the two tax system is still a product of feudal society, there is no limit, and the emperor can levy it as he wants.

But on the surface, it's just a change of name, and the emperor still has the initiative, because of the amount of taxes, or the emperor is in charge, coupled with the current situation, the emperor is naturally willing to make concessions, when Li Shimin was young, he was high-spirited and restrained himself, but when he was old, he didn't mess around, so old, he also summoned the young Wu Meiniang into the palace.

After coming out of Shangshu, Han Yi didn't look tired at all, he came to his bedroom excitedly, took out his plan tree, and hung it on the wall. Then he picked up the pen and connected the pattern of a flower with the pattern of a deed.

Before you know it, a towering tree is almost finished.

"Now that's the last step!"

Han Yi's gaze moved up slightly, but he saw a sun and a moon painted on the top of the tree.

......

Changing the fundamental system of the country, this is not an easy job, if you don't get it right, the world will be in chaos, and the imperial court has just laid off so many people, and now it is basically impossible to be lazy, because a compilation is compared to a person, if you make a mistake in this link, you don't even know who to push.

Cui Jijian, Changsun Yan, Di Renjie, and Zheng Shanxing were responsible for revising the stamp bill.

Han Yi said simply, but the stamp bill cannot be treated equally, it must be refined, the interest rate of the tax must be different, and the amount of tax charged to whom needs to be carefully discussed.

Hongwenguan is not idle, the only remaining bachelor, began to revise the book, that is, about integrity, Han Yi is planning to be honest and filial piety alongside the enlightenment, you must know that "The Book of Filial Piety" is the earliest book that children come into contact with.

The crown prince Li Hong was also involved.

The Ministry of Engineering is responsible for continuing to study the academy, which has now been included in the system welfare of soldiers, and is no longer a reward, but can be given or not.

And what Han Yi is responsible for is to summarize this economic crisis.

It's what he's best at, and he's the best fit, and he's got it all figured out.

Liangyi Palace.

"Whew......."

Li Zhi let out a sigh of relief, put down the article in his hand, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and smiled at Han Yi, who was sitting on the side, and said, "I read your article, and the summary is not very good!" ”

Han Yi asked, "What did Your Majesty say about this?" ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "In your article, all the factors are listed, but in fact, you are still excusing Li Yifu and them, but no one in the world is a fool, if Li Yifu and they don't do this, how can there be so many things?" ”

You think so beautifully, dirty water is poured on Li Yifu, Li Yifu is also my best teammate, without Li Yifu, how can my plan go smoothly, I won't let you succeed. Han Yi replied, "Weichen doesn't think so. ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "You should talk about it." ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty shouldn't have forgotten, when did the whole thing start?" ”

Li Zhiwei groaned and said, "It started with the burning of merchant ships in Xuzhou. ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "But is this what Li Yifu did to them?" ”

Li Zhi didn't answer and asked, "Isn't it?" ”

Now everyone knows that this is manipulated by Empress Wu behind her, but she didn't point it out.

Han Yi shook his head and said: "I don't think so, first of all, the queen's new policy, although it is somewhat contradictory to the minister's policy, is actually positive and beneficial to the country, otherwise, Your Majesty would not have agreed to it at the beginning." It's just that the officials below are not implementing effectively, I believe this is not what the queen wants, those new policies are all revised under the auspices of the queen, if they fail, it will be harmful to the queen and no benefit. ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly when he heard this, and there was still a hint of appreciation in his eyes, even this kind of detail, Han Yi also took care of the queen's reputation, which shows that Han Yi really has no intention of dealing with the queen.

Han Yi said again: "Secondly, Li Yifu has always had a great contradiction with those gentry and nobles, when did those gentry become so obedient to Li Yifu's words. ”

Li Zhi frowned slightly when he heard this.

Han Yi said: "In the final analysis, they still want to use each other, because they have a common enemy, and they disregard the country and the law for their own selfish desires, which is the root of the whole thing, and the gentry also have responsibilities that are difficult to shirk." The peasants themselves are also responsible, they are narrow-minded, they only see what is bad for themselves, but they do not see what is good for themselves, the merchant production of silk does harm the interests of the peasant, but the merchant also brings a more convenient life to the peasant, many goods have become cheaper, but the price of agricultural products has increased, because the production of agricultural products is slower than other commodities after all, the peasants have nothing to lose, and their grain can be exchanged for more goods.

Businessmen also have responsibilities, businessmen are mercenary, in this crisis, businessmen are taking advantage of the fire to rob, speculation and price increases, causing the people to make ends meet. There are also those officials, who are naturally not immune to blame, which shows that this crisis is not caused by one person, but by many, many factors. But tracing back to the source, it is still the lack of the imperial court system.

Weichen has always believed that the imperial court should always stand in the position of the third person, because all classes will definitely have contradictions, and the Chinese military of the DPRK has always had contradictions, and the duty of the imperial court is to balance, not to help one side attack the other, and the existence of Shinong industry and commerce for so many years proves that they all have their own value, and what is indispensable cannot be completely eliminated.

This is also why Wechen thought of the contract system, using the contract, the law, and the system to balance the contradictions of all parties, and to determine the situation according to the development of all parties. Now the merchants are still in the recovery period, the landlord's tax is higher than the merchant's, but this is not static, if the merchant becomes richer in the future, then the court can reduce the burden of the landlord and the farmer in the future, and increase the tax of the merchant. Therefore, taxation should be standardized, but not rigid, and must be determined according to the situation. ”

Li Zhi nodded, and said: "That's a good point, this tax is not only standardized, but also not static, I remember you told me about this problem at the beginning, if the landlords and gentry are very powerful, then it will be difficult for the imperial court to control it, and only by using merchants to balance them, the imperial court can be at ease." ”

Han Yi said: "Exactly. ”

Li Zhi smiled again: "I am really very pleased, I am also very clear about the contradictions between you and Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, and you can still speak for them until now." ”

He thinks that what Han Yi summed up must be to splash dirty water on them, and at this time, he should beat the water dog.

Han Yi said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are serious, Wechen has never thought that Wechen has any personal contradictions with them, Wechen still has a clear distinction between public and private, Wechen just has different political views from them, that's all, this is a common thing, Wechen's duty is not to fight with them, but to assist Your Majesty, so that my Datang is stronger and richer." ”

Yes! Li Yifu and they were defeated at this point. Li Zhi secretly thought to himself, why he trusts Han Yi, is because Han Yi rarely participates in any political struggles, except for the abolition of Wang Liwu at the beginning, but that is also the duty of a courtier, the courtier is to share the emperor's worries, not for the prime minister, he does not form a party for personal gain, Di Renjie was brought up by Han Yi, but Di Renjie is only a colleague with him, there is no party relationship, Han Yi is a very pragmatic person, and it has always been the case.

On the other hand, if Li Yifu and them are the same as Han Yi, Han Yi may not be able to return to the court.

Li Zhi looked at the article again, and said with a smile: "But you don't do a very good job of balancing, you praise the military so much, and you belittle Wenchen over there, aren't you afraid of causing Wenchen's dissatisfaction?" ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "This can't be balanced, but to motivate them, as far as this crisis is concerned, Wenchen is indeed performing very badly, and the army is performing very well, it deserves to be praised, if Wenchen is not convinced, then strive to perform better." Moreover, the imperial court could also use this to increase the welfare of the soldiers and persuade the soldiers to accept the stamp duty. ”

"That's the way it should be, okay, let's publish this article."

Li Zhi said, and suddenly asked again: "That's right! What is your plan to pay off this huge debt in three years' time? ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "I also hope that Your Majesty will allow the minister to sell a pass." ”

Li Zhi frowned and said, "Can't even tell me?" ”

Han Yi said: "It's not that Weichen doesn't tell Your Majesty, but if you say it, it is likely to be invalid, but Your Majesty, please rest assured, as long as it continues to develop like this, after three years, it will be more than enough to pay off this huge debt." ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I'll wait." ”

Han Yi suddenly said again: "Your Majesty, there is something that Weichen wants to explain to Your Majesty, Weichen really has no intention of levying His Majesty's taxes." ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Of course I know, but at that time, if I didn't do this, I was afraid that it would be difficult to carry it out." ”

He thought very much in his heart, his tax was not levied, but he paid it voluntarily, so of course he could not pay it, or that sentence, as appropriate.

Of course, Han Yi knew what he was thinking, and said, "But after all, Your Majesty has to bear so many expenses, and the treasury can't take out too much money to make up for it for a while, Wei Chen has a suggestion, maybe he can help His Majesty make up these taxes." ”

Li Zhi hurriedly asked, "What suggestions?" ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty also invests in trading. ”

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "You want me to do business?" This is not good, isn't this a way for me to compete with the people for profit? ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty misunderstood the meaning of the minister, the minister is not to let His Majesty compete with the people for profit, but to let His Majesty commercialize the management of his own resources, and strive to maximize profits, and His Majesty does not need to invest in the Central Plains, you can buy pastures in the Northwest, purchase minerals in Lelang Prefecture, and specialize in raw material trading, these things that are most lacking in the Central Plains must make money, and these things are to be sold to the Central Plains. ”

Li Zhi was a little moved when he heard this, and said, "But I can't come up with so much money now!" ”

Han Yi smiled: "This is very simple, the minister personally came to handle it for His Majesty, this is not a problem." ”

Li Zhi said: "But in case someone discovers ........" ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will do a very good job, and Your Majesty should have confidence in the ministers in this regard." ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Then --- well, it's up to you." ”

Why the emperor does not like merchants and likes landlords, it is not because the landlord has a conscience, but because the emperor is the biggest landlord, and of course he is on the side of the landlord.

Han Yi wanted to fool Li Zhi into trading, so that the emperor felt that he could also represent the interests of merchants.