Chapter 10 Exorcism of the Wolf
"A teacher should know the tenant farmer." Ye Zhao said with a smile: "No matter how much land this family occupies, it is impossible to rely on so few people to cultivate, so it will recruit tenant farmers to farm for themselves, and the court collects taxes, which is calculated according to the capita, and the wealthy family occupies eighty percent of the land, but the taxes paid are calculated on the head, even if the court taxes are heavy, for the family, it is not painful, on the contrary, those taxes will be pressed on the heads of the people who still have land, and the taxes are getting heavier and heavier, and they have to sell the land to the wealthy family and become tenant farmers of the wealthy family, these means, The teacher should be no stranger. β
Cai Yong nodded silently, in fact, it was worse than what Ye Zhao said, many families enjoy certain tax-free privileges, such as the third duke, such as the general, and even he has this old thing.
The family recruits tenant farmers to farm for themselves every year to maintain the livelihood of the tenant farmers, and most of the families are good to the tenant farmers, and they are also fighting in the name of benevolence and righteousness, but now after Ye Zhao, Cai Yong found out how powerful it is.
Therefore, the imperial court has increased taxes every year in recent years, but the annual tax is declining, if you want to change the law, first change from this place, the world's fields are collected by the imperial court, the people can cultivate, but they are not allowed to buy and sell privately, in this way, cut off the act of annexing the field, and then naturalize the family, the tax is collected according to the field rather than the head, and the tax is paid on one acre of land, and the tax this year is much higher than today, which is enough to maintain the expenses of the court in all aspects, and at the same time let the people have a way to live, and the Taiping Sect naturally has no soil for growth. In less than two years, there will no longer be the prosperity of the Taiping Sect today. β
"Such a change ......" Cai Yong was silent, even if he didn't understand these things, he also knew that if he really changed the law like this, I am afraid that it would shake the interests of many people, and these people are the most powerful people in the Han Dynasty today, how did Shang Ying die? Cai Yong naturally knew it, and only after a long time did he say astringently: "Who is feasible?" β
"In today's situation, if you want to change the law, you need a person of high morality, not only fame, but also prestige, and most importantly." Ye Zhao looked at Cai Yong and said slowly: "Today, if you have the courage of Qin Xiaogong back then to support this change, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed." β
"Your Majesty......" Cai Yong looked at Ye Zhao distractedly when he heard this.
No one knows better than him the pressure he was facing today, and finally shook his head and said: "This method is too dangerous, now my Han world can no longer withstand such shaking, can there be a gentle method for cultivating Ming?" β
If the change is successful, the world will naturally be decided, and even today's son can become the king of Zhongxing, but if it fails, he will face the verbal criticism of the world's corporaries, Cai Yong does not dare to gamble, and those who pay equal attention to prestige and prestige in the DPRK are all from families, although they are quite famous, and they are all virtuous people, but these people, will they be willing to do this kind of thing?
Although Cai Yong is a great Confucian in the world and has a beautiful vision of the world, he is not really naΓ―ve, he knows very well that Ye Zhao's method is the most ideal, but it is also the most unrealistic.
"Yes!" Ye Zhao said affirmatively.
"Oh?" Cai Yong's eyes lit up and looked at Ye Zhao: "Xiu Ming said quickly." β
"Chase the wolf!" Ye Zhao affirmed.
"Wolves?" Cai Yong frowned and said, "Or drive the tiger and devour the wolf?" β
"Wolf, it's the Taiping Sect!" Ye Zhao pushed the tea bowl on the table to the middle, looked at Cai Yong and said with a smile: "And the tiger is those wealthy families." β
Ye Zhao placed a plate of meat next to the teacup.
"This ......" Cai Yong frowned and looked at Ye Zhao: "Drive the wolf and devour the tiger?" β
"Not bad!" Ye Zhao said with a smile: "Behind this Taiping Sect, there must be the support of the wealthy family, since they can support it, why can't Your Majesty, the Taiping Sect has become a trend, this world, will usher in a killing, this general trend is inevitable, since the wealthy family can use it, why can't Your Majesty use it?" The Taiping Sect is like a sharp spear, which can not only hurt the big man, but also help the big man. β
"How can I help the Fa?" Cai Yong frowned.
"Chase the wolf!" Ye Zhao pressed the teacup and slammed the king's meat on it: "Even if you are invincible, it is definitely not an egg hitting a stone, and Your Majesty can be the one who holds chess, sit and watch the tiger fight, if this Taiping Sect can shake the foundation of the family, and then Your Majesty will implement the reform, there will be a lot less resistance, and at worst, you can also return those vacated fields to the imperial court, and then prohibit the sale of fields, at least you can stabilize the situation, and then slowly figure it out." β
"Let me think again." Cai Yong only felt that his head was a little explosive, and let him study knowledge, and he was able to catch it, but if he said that this strategy and layout of the world were not his strengths.
"In this matter, the teacher doesn't have to worry too much, Zhao is just a county order, and this court matter is too far away from Zhao." Ye Zhao shook his head and smiled: "The teacher doesn't have to worry about this, you and I can think of it, and there are also people in the court who can think that the Taiping Sect is now in power, and the trouble is a foregone conclusion. β
"No way!" Cai Yong frowned and looked at Ye Zhao and said: "Xiu Ming has the ability to stabilize the country, how can he sit back and watch the national crisis and stand by, you immediately leave for Luoyang with me, and I will personally recommend you to Your Majesty!" β
"Teacher......" Ye Zhao hurriedly grabbed Cai Yong and said with a wry smile: "You and I are soft-spoken, even if we talk to Your Majesty, what's the use?" Moreover, the day of Zhao's inauguration is imminent, and if he does not go to his post as soon as possible, he will be punished by the imperial court. β
He does want to enter the court, but it is by no means now, now his foundation is unstable, his connections are insufficient, although Cai Yong is famous, but he can't support a force.
The reason why he said these is that he hopes that he can jump into Liu Hong's eyes and prepare for entering Luoyang in the future, he knows very well that although the Yellow Turban Uprising shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty, what really shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty was the Dong Zhuo Rebellion in the future, the Yellow Turban Uprising, according to the current situation, is a derivative of a game between the imperial power and the family, Ye Zhao even guessed that what he said before was actually afraid that someone was really planning behind it, if the Son of Heaven did not know, Ye Zhao did not believe it.
"Yes, this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Cai Yong was already a little confused at this time, and subconsciously nodded when he heard this: "Xiuming, you go to work, I will go to Luoyang to meet Your Majesty Shen Ming in person." β
"It's not early, the disciple is leaving!" Ye Zhao nodded, saluted Cai Yong, and turned to leave.