There was silence again in the Zhengde Hall.

After a long time, Chen Yishou finally smiled bitterly, he stood up, as the first assistant scholar of the cabinet, Chen Yishou, who has been implementing the new policy for Chen Kaizhi, had to stand up, he said: "What Zhuge Yushi said is not unreasonable, heavy business hurts farmers, and the four books and five classics are indeed written unmistakably." ”

He smiled and gradually became calmer: "But now it is different from the past, the reason why heavy business hurts the peasants is because the land is abundant, but the people need to cultivate, if they do not cultivate intensively, the output of the land will be reduced at that time, so it is inevitable to hurt the peasants." But is it the same today as it was before? Since the founding of the Great Chen, the population has increased to more than 10 times or 20 times, and the land in the world has not been developed, but even so, it is still overcrowded, and how many people have no land, or many people want to rent land but cannot get it? So, ten acres of land, originally paid 300 catties of grain rent, but now, but need to pay thousands of catties, but even so, there are still people who want to rent land but can't get it, why is this? This is because my Dachen is already overcrowded, and how many homeless people are there in the world? ”

Chen Yishou's face became stern: "The old man's brother is also a gentry, there are tens of thousands of acres of land in the clan, in the county, in the past, this land was rented out and planted, and countless people fought for it, why?" There are still many people, but there is only so much land, so if ten acres of Zhongtian only collect 800 catties of grain as land rent, it is already considered a good person, and if it is 1,000 catties, it is not harsh. Because the tenants know that if their family does not rent, and there is no livelihood for this year, the family will starve to death, and some people will compete for rent, even if they rent ten acres of land, and work at sunrise and rest at sunset, the grain they collect, in addition to paying apportionment, forced labor, and land rent, can only leave a few hundred catties of inferior rice to the family, and they may not be able to eat enough, but they have to accept increasingly bad conditions in order to rent land. ”

"A hundred years ago, a county had 30,000 strong men, which was enough to cultivate the land of a county, but now, the number of strong men in the county has increased to more than 45,000 people. Let's tell you the truth, there is no difference, the old man personally checked the grain book of the transfer department, but with the same output, it is clear that 30,000 people can cope with it, why 45,000 people? The old man found out again that because there were so many strong men, the land rent in each county had increased by nearly forty percent, what does this mean? It shows that heavy commerce will not hurt the peasants, and heavy commerce will make some strong men go to the workshop, but it will not reduce grain production, and the imperial court is enough to deal with these shortcomings. ”

Chen Yishou is a steady person, but in fact, according to his temperament, most of them will not speak generously.

He was even able to understand those who opposed the New Deal, for he himself was from a great gentry family, and he knew better than anyone why there were people who were so opposed to the New Deal.

But when he said this, his face became extremely unpolite, and he said sharply: "Since heavy business does not hurt the peasants, then who is hurting?" It is the gentry who are hurt, it is the landlords who are hurt, and the people who are injured are those who His Majesty relies on on weekdays, from His Majesty, to the imperial court, to the local government, and the taxes of the gentry have been repeatedly reduced. It's the gentry, is there anything wrong with this sentence? ”

"It stands to reason that if there is a war, the court will only requisition ordinary people, if it is a famine, the court will give relief, and the first to give relief is also the scholars of each county and township; The day fell, the court did not teach the gentry to suffer a little bit and suffer a little sin, but now, the court is becoming more and more unsustainable, and there are many drawbacks, therefore, Your Majesty proposed a new policy, and the essence of the new policy is to maintain long-term peace and stability. How did Qin die, and how did Han die? Aren't these lessons enough? ”

"In the past 500 years, I have promised many blessings to the Son of Heaven, and now the country is in trouble, and it is not that I will not teach you to be displaced, let alone to break your home, and I want it...... It's nothing more than a little improvement in the people's family situation, and it's just ...... It is to let the displaced people who have no place to stand have a slight way out, which ...... Is it excessive? What's at fault? Therefore, at the beginning of the New Deal, many displaced people, many tenant farmers who were unwilling to endure high rents, couldn't help but want to leave their hometowns, and wanted to find a way out, so they went to Jibei, just to have food to eat and clothes to wear, but even so, are there fewer tenant farmers in the countryside? To tell the truth, there is no less, and the land is enough to rent and plant, but because of the overcrowding in the past, and now the population is still good, the people who can't bear it are gone, and many families who are forced to reduce the land rent a little bit, and solicit the people to rent the land, just because the land rent has been reduced, some people are going to cry out in pain? In the past, it was silk and satin, and today it is still silk and satin, it used to be brocade and jade food, and today there is no less of your brocade and jade food, it used to be a fresh clothes and angry horse, and now it is still a fresh clothes and angry horse, the old man dares to pat his chest and say, the children of the family, the meat that should be eaten, there is no less than one or two, and the degree of food and clothing has not been reduced. ”

Chen Yishou's eyes were bloodshot, and he was really angry.

His voice was like a loud bell: "Everyone is saying, reading the books of the sages, everyone is saying, to help the world, everyone, everyone is said to be the saint's disciple, and everyone despises those merchants who must compare the baht, but now, who is the baht must be compared, and who is it, because the trade has attracted the population, so that the land rent has been decreasing, and here wailing, okay, what is going on outside, you don't know when the old man?" The old man is the head of the cabinet, the minister of the center, how can he not know? The old man has always known what some people are talking about behind their backs, saying that there are the laws of the ancestors, and there are also those who hurt the peasants, you have brought out the ancestors, and you have brought out the heavy farmers, shouldn't you think about it, today, the court is in trouble, and now the displaced people are everywhere, hundreds of people are in rags, hungry, and starving, to such a terrible point so far, you ...... Can't you let a little profit, serve the country, serve the court, and share the difficulties with the court? ”

Chen Yishou held his head high: "The original intention of the new policy is like this, not only to maintain grain production, but also to use industry and commerce to absorb a part of the population, so that farmers can rent land and pay less rent; It can also make people who are not willing to do agricultural work, go to the workshop to find some food and clothing, this is His Majesty's thoughts, but also the meaning of the old man, the old man has lived a lot of age, and it has come to an end, there is nothing to say, the princes must be scolded in their hearts, and they will be like the scholars outside, secretly jumping to the old man, but the old man has nothing to say, this new deal, must continue, please also ask the princes, think twice. ”

He said that, and quietly retreated to the class.

The face-to-face refutation of the first assistant scholar of the cabinet made Zhuge Ping dare not refute it at once, not that he agreed with Chen Yishou, but that Chen Yishou's identity was a little different, if His Majesty said this, he could speak up, even if His Majesty dismissed his official, he still had nothing to fear, but he got a clear name.

And Chen Yishou, not only the head of the hundred officials, but also the old ministers of several dynasties, not only that, Chen Yishou has always been known for his uprightness and virtuousness, this time he reprimanded, it can be said that he knocked the mountain and shook the tiger, so that many people who were originally ready to move began to weigh it in their hearts.

His Majesty is so insistent, and the first assistant scholar of the cabinet also expresses his position, which shows that the palace and the cabinet have been unanimous, and Chen Yishou already has many protégés and former officials in the court, and there is no shortage of people in the court who support the new policy, which makes those forces who are ready to move become cautious.

Chen Kaizhi glanced at Baiguan coldly, but he still didn't speak.

After this long silence, Chen Kaizhi suddenly said, "Uncle Huang...... What do you think? ”

His gaze fell on Chen Yixing.

Chen Yixing looked very calm, in fact, when Chen Kaizhi called the imperial uncle, he almost shouted something else, in this court, King Zheng, King Liang and other clans are there, and there are many clans, and the only person who may be Chen Kaizhi so affectionately called the imperial uncle is His Royal Highness King Jing.

Chen Kaizhi suddenly asked Chen Yixing, which made people feel strange, because everyone knew that this was a political matter, and ordinary clans rarely participated in government affairs, unless they ...... Gained the power to discuss politics.

In other words, the clan should not have had any say in the issue of the New Deal.

Of course, now that Chen Kaizhi has asked, Chen Yixing, as the head of the clan, should naturally answer.

He pondered for a moment and said: "The rights and wrongs of the new deal, now that I talk about it, the old minister thinks that it is meaningless. ”

These words can be called shocking.

Everyone looked at Chen Yixing in astonishment.

The new policy is related to the interests of so many people, how many people are worried about it, and I don't know how many people, thinking day and night, some people love and some hate, but when it comes to the mouth of His Royal Highness King Jing, it has become meaningless.

Originally, everyone thought that as His Royal Highness King Jing, this royal family, who had always had a close relationship with Chen Kaizhi, should have the same position as Chen Yishou, or follow Chen Yishou's example, and severely reprimanded some people, but now, ...... This time it seems strange.

Chen Kaizhi's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile, he continued to look at Chen Yixing intently, and smiled: "Yes, please Uncle Huang continue." ”