Chai Rong is wise and wise, familiar with the people's feelings, Ye Hua has seen superhuman and has many ideas, and Li Shi, he studied Li Tang's gains and losses, and got Feng Daozhen's biography, and the three of them got together and quickly discussed a set of methods.

First of all, there can never be a theory of exemption.

Whether it is a temple or a scholar, including the royal clan, whoever farms the land must pay the imperial grain and national tax, and there is no compromise at all......

"Your Majesty, in February of the second year of Tang Gaozu Wude, it was stipulated that every dina 'rents two stones, two zhang of silk, and three taels of cotton', this is the so-called rent adjustment...... Regardless of the amount of land and property, they must pay the same amount of silk and millet and bear the same amount of forced labor. If you have a field, you will have a rent, if you have a family, you will have a tune, and if you have a body, you will have mediocrity...... If you make a good living, you will not be dike and your family business will last for a long time; If it is done, it will not be reviewed and the few will know; If it is taken as a reason, the law will not be annoying and will be edified; With it, it will not be sleepy and use it enough. Li Xian shook his head and explained the rent adjustment method used by Sheng Tang.

"Your Majesty, before Li Tang, the standard of taxation was based on people, and the minister thought that this law was not appropriate and reasonable." Ye Hua smiled: "There are only people, and there will be no output." The key behind the modulation of rents used in the early Tang Dynasty was the equalization of land, that is, each ding had the same land, and the dingkou cultivated the fields, generated income, and paid taxes...... It can be seen from this that the key to output is the land, not the dingkou, so the object of taxation should be the land, not the dingkou! What Datang did was to put the cart before the horse and get the wrong direction. ”

Although Li Xi is the descendant of Li Tang, he has to admit that Ye Hua's words directly point to the shortcomings of his ancestors. The Tang Dynasty's Tian Fu and government soldiers were all based on the Juntian system.

With the increase in population and the shortage of land, high-ranking officials and scholars, relatives of the emperor, and even temples and Zen forests wantonly annexed land, and many Dingkou lost the fields they relied on for their livelihood, so they naturally could not bear the field levy and labor.

On the other hand, the large families with 10,000 acres of fertile land and countless wealth only need to pay taxes according to Dingkou, which has caused a sharp reduction in taxes and financial depletion in the Tang Dynasty...... Although in the time of Tang Dezong, according to the suggestion of Prime Minister Yang Yan, the two tax laws were implemented.

However, the two tax laws are still taxed according to household registration and property, and the person is still the main basis for paying taxes, although it can solve some financial difficulties, but it still has not saved the fate of Datang.

"Is it the people who produce the wealth, or the land capital that produces the wealth...... It's not a straightforward question. However, the number of people has changed too much, while the land property is relatively stable. The standard of taxation by the imperial court must be as fair and reasonable as possible. Whoever occupies more land will get more income, and the more income he will pay, the more taxes he will pay, and it is only right! Only in this way can everyone be convinced! ”

Ye Hua suggested that Chai Rong completely change the object of taxation, from Dingkou to land, from people to property...... Chai Rong listened carefully, and the benefits of such a change were obvious.

People are born, old, sick and die, but the land is there, it will not disappear out of thin air, no matter who buys the land, as long as the tax is paid according to the law, the income of the imperial court will not be reduced.

"I agree with Ye Qing's opinion, but it's still the same sentence, how to operate, do you have a strategy?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should first clear the acres of land, determine how many fields there are in the world, and then distribute the land as evenly as possible to all the people according to the land granting order. Regardless of whether it is a big family or a local gentry and landlord, they are not allowed to conceal the amount of land, they are not allowed to evade the land endowment, and if they are discovered, they must decisively confiscate their property and impose heavy fines. ”

Ye Hua said again: "However, the imperial court can't blindly force it, it should give the gentry a way, and the minister feels that they can be allowed to pay the exemption money and replace the conscription with the money." ”

"Ye Qing, I remember you said that if someone is exempted from forced labor, it will affect the imperial court to mobilize the people, and if the people cannot be mobilized, there will be no way to govern the Yellow River, and if you replace the people with money, will it affect the mobilization of the people?"

"Yes!"

Ye Hua confessed, "Kechen feels that everything is difficult to do in one step, and the minister thinks that he can increase the exemption money!" To reach five times the local wage...... In this way, even a solid family may not be willing to pay. The range of exemption is minimized to reduce the force of the rebound! ”

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In response to this reform, the monarch and the ministers talked freely, and it took much longer than the last time to let Wufu enter the officialdom. The three of them repeatedly scrutinized, learned from the old precedents of the previous dynasty, looked for loopholes, and filled holes...... After repeated deliberations, the plan was finally finalized!

Chai Rong made three holy decrees in one breath, the first is to clear the acres of land and continue to implement the field; the second is to abolish tax exemption and exemption, and the gentry will pay food and serve in one piece; The third way is to expand the scope of admission to the imperial examination, and next year to open Enke, the number of students admitted to the Jinshi Department will reach 300!

After these three wills, Chai Rong issued another one the next day, which was a supplement to the second will, under special circumstances, you can pay money and be exempted from military service, but the standard of paying money is five to ten times the local wage, unless there are special circumstances, no exemption from military service.

Coming out of the palace, Li Shi rubbed his sour and red eyes, and grinned bitterly, "I stayed up all night, it seems that it is really not easy to be an official, when I am at home, I always rest at sunrise and sunset, and I can't sleep all night, which is not the way to maintain health!" ”

Ye Hua stood next to him and said with a smile: "Senior brother, I'm afraid that from now on, you won't think about the old days!" In my guess, Wang Pu has just taken over the political envoy of Hedong, and the Hanlin bachelor is vacant, and this position is up to you! ”

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, he didn't refuse, just groaned slightly, then stretched his waist and wailed: "While the will hasn't come down yet, I'm still in the body of Bai Ding, hurry up and go to sleep, I can't sleep if I want to sleep in the future!" ”

He snorted and ran away.

Ye Hua smiled slightly, this cheap senior brother is still a wonderful person, it's hard for the master to find out! Ye Hua said to the two hussar guards behind him: "You follow Master Li, you must protect him well, if there is an accident, I will blame you!" ”

"My subordinates understand!"

The two hussar guards hurriedly went to chase Li Shi, and at this time, Feng Ping and Feng Ji were also angry and came out of the palace. Others are just tired, but these two brothers are still tired, they look even more haggard than Li Shi, and their faces have shrunk into a ball.

Chai Rong's will was drafted by the two of them.

The brothers' writing and calligraphy are not to be said, but they are almost dead in the face of the content of their will.

"Changing the law for thousands of years, being unconventional, exploiting excessively, will not work!" Feng Ping said loudly to Ye Hua: "You are doing this, misleading the country and the people!" ”

Feng Ji also said: "Since ancient times, the imperial court has met scholars, and scholars have repaid the country with death!" But you want the soldiers to pay for the service in one piece, what is the difference between you and the common people? is so harsh, how can the corporal of the world be loyal? What hope is there for this great Zhou Jiangshan? ”

The two brothers were furious and filled with righteous indignation.

Ye Hua glanced at them with contempt, "You guys are quite backbone?" Then do you want to learn from Pei Yu, get a coffin, and go to Your Majesty to die? ”

The two of them immediately blushed and were speechless.

Ye Hua didn't care, "Let me remind you, whatever you do, you have to think about your father first!" He was in his seventies, and he was so sick. You claim to be filial, why do you always provoke trouble for your father? ”

The two brothers' faces were constantly changing, and their cheeks were bulging, like angry pufferfish.

Ye Hua sneered: "If you don't look at Master's face, I don't bother to care about you, Your Majesty's will can dismiss you pending investigation, just like Li Tan and them!" ”

Feng Ping gritted his teeth, "I don't need your pity, if you want to dismiss the official, just come directly!" ”

"Hahaha!"

Ye Hua laughed loudly, "Feng Ping, you are really mediocre and mediocre!" Your Majesty and I are looking at the face of the Grand Master, why aren't those people like this? If the two of you weren't relying on the identity of Taishi Feng's sons, who would hold you so high? Do you really think that you are in Shilin, and you are a character? Wake up, they also want to use the Taishi, use you! ”

Ye Hua's finger pointed at Feng Ping's head, "It's time for you to open up, I don't want to watch Master be by you two unfilial sons!" ”

Fancy slap in the face, Feng Ping and Feng Ji, the faces of the two of them were simply beaten into pigs' heads.

It's a really bad taste!

They could see that Ye Hua didn't dare to touch them because of Feng Dao's relationship...... But they didn't realize that Shilin exalted them, admired them, and put them both in the same position as Fan Qian, not because of how great you two were.

It's also because of Feng Dao!

If you compare, the intentions of these people are even more insidious and hateful, they want to push Feng Taishi to fight with the emperor!

The old father couldn't see, his legs couldn't walk, he was dying, and he had to be calculated, and he couldn't help it...... He's too pitiful!

Feng Ping was silent for a long time, then suddenly slapped his face, and slapped it hard!

Two heavy slaps, blood flowing down the corners of his mouth.

"Dad, the child is not filial!"

Feng Ji also regretted it, and he couldn't wait to find a crack to get into.

The two brothers didn't care about anything, so they opened their legs and ran home.

Fortunately, the Taishi's Mansion was not far away, and when they came back panting and sweating profusely.

found that Feng Dao was slowly pacing in the yard with the support of his family...... The old lady's eyes were out of sight, but she frequently turned her head in the direction of the courtyard gate.

"Your uncle, second master, didn't come to greet me today, it's been two days...... Where have they gone? Feng Dao kept asking.

The family had to lie, "The uncle and the second master went to the temple and prayed for the master!" ”

Feng Dao snorted, "Fart, the temple is sealed, as officials of the imperial court, they are mixed with the bald donkey, what do they want to do?" The family didn't say anything, Feng Dao sighed angrily, "The old man may die tomorrow, without me, what will happen to them, and what will happen to you?" Alas! ”

The old lady was furious, but she had no choice but to return to the recliner and say nothing as if she was dead...... Feng Ping and Feng Ji looked at each other, even more sad.

Frankly speaking, Feng Dao was originally a little controversial in Shilin, and he accepted Ye Hua as a disciple, the two brothers could always hear criticism of their father, and the two of them even felt that their father's approach was helpless, but it was not very desirable.

Gradually, I didn't want to listen to my father, and I felt that my wings were stiff.

Feng Ping touched the beard on his chin, he is not only a father, but even an ancestor, but he is still ignorant like a child!

Ye Hua is right, without a father, the brothers are nothing!

Thinking of this, Feng Ping walked into the courtyard quickly, kneeling upright next to Feng Dao, Feng Ji also followed, and the eldest and second masters suddenly appeared, choking the family.

Feng Ping knelt on the ground respectfully, "Dad, the child is going to participate in the imperial examination and go to the examination for fame!" ”

Feng Dao, who was lying on the chair, raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth turned up, as if he had a smile, and the old lady said lightly: "Are you sure?" ”