readx;?readx; Chapter 641 begins

In addition to these eight laws and regulations, which are still innovative, the "Tianyou New Deal" also devotes a lot of space to put all the rules and regulations agreed upon by all sectors of society on paper, giving them the status of unquestionable law. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are as many as 100 articles of these Old Testaments and New Laws, including the political system of 'the imperial power is not under the county, and the county is autonomous', as well as the code of conduct of 'respecting the elderly, treating women and children well'. None of them contradicts the people's customs and feelings, and it can be regarded as a teaching material for the people's life in the Great Qin Dynasty.

Issued at the same time as the edict of the "New Deal", there is also a record of the study conversation between His Majesty Tianyou and King Wucheng, but the paragraph about the selection of the heir was abridged by Emperor Tianyou and was not published in the book. Qin Lei asked the reason, and he told Qin Lei directly: "You haven't become the emperor yet, so it's inevitable that you don't take this throne seriously, but after being on the throne for a long time in the future, maybe you want to change your mind." So if you really want to do that, just after you sit in the dragon chair and figure things out, go and make the decree yourself. ’

But these alone were enough to shock the world, and throughout the summer, from the gentry to the common people, there was a heated discussion about this decree...... No matter what class they are in or what industry they are in, they can find topics that are relevant to them, so that they can pay full attention to them, but they are full of interest in all or part of the terms.

All the studies are no more than three kinds of people, the landlords of the Shi clan, the landlords of the Shu clan, and the officials of the imperial court. They hope that through the interpretation of this decree, they can comprehensively analyze the pros and cons of this change on themselves...... Not just for now, but also for the future. Only if it is profitable, or at least the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, will they support or not oppose this change, and if the damage suffered is beyond the scope of tolerance and cannot be remedied in the change, then the gentlemen must not rise up and fight...... Okay, even if you King Wucheng is powerful, we don't dare to drum in front of the gong, but it's always okay to stumble and make yin moves, right?

Therefore, at the beginning of the promulgation of the decree, the upper class society was generally not optimistic about this change, and they all thought that it was 'young people's idealism' and would not last. Because in their cognition, as long as some people benefit, another part of the people will inevitably be damaged, and the damaged group will inevitably rise up to resist, even if the eyes are suppressed, but in 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, there will always be a time to turn over in the future.

But the results were unexpected. No matter which side it is, they have a strong interest in changing the law, and they think that they are the gainers, at least they have not suffered......

For the big families, they have long coveted the revival yamen in the south, and the powerful financial and personal connections gathered together are enough to resist any risks, generate unimaginable benefits, and cause absolutely terrible influence, which is the only way to maintain the longevity of the family.

Do you know what the revival yamen is? It's control! It's a monopoly! Those southern rich people have completely controlled the finances and people's livelihood of Jiangbei and Shannan provinces, and completely monopolized a series of economic lifelines such as canal transportation and silver and iron deposits in the two provinces. Is there a more comfortable and profitable way to make a living in the world?

Therefore, in the past few years, they have cut their heads and wanted to drill into the revival yamen, but the regional consciousness and xenophobia of the Chinese people are extremely serious, and they do not allow outsiders or even latecomers to join at all. In addition, the rules set by Qin Lei in advance are very strict, so that since the establishment of the Fuxing Yamen, there has not been even a single outflow of the right to speak, which has dispelled the covetousness of these people from other provinces.

Now that the prince has opened the door of convenience, he wants to let each province or two neighboring provinces form their own 'revival yamen', for these big clans, it is simply **, and it is impossible not to be excited.

When they got this hen that they had been thinking about for a long time and could lay golden eggs, what re-measured land, what officials and gentry paid taxes in one piece, what imperial examinations and so on, became less stingy...... They have all seen that the attitude of the southern gentry towards the government is called a cow, and they completely take it seriously.

But the government can only laugh carefully...... This is also helpless, compared to the revival yamen where the gentry gathered, whether it is connections, strength, or prestige, the two provincial governments are far behind.

If you don't work, you can get money, and you are more decent than the government, and your voice is louder, this is the life we want to live!

We are the children of a noble family, and we are tired of the management of the government, so we should have enjoyed a relaxed and luxurious life...... Is there a better option than 'reviving the yamen'?

Of course, they can't help but worry, if they let all the court out, if the wind direction changes one day, will the chickens fly and the eggs will be beaten, and the people and money will be empty?

But this fear soon disappeared, because they found the following sentence from the 'Record of Correct Performance' attached to the "New Deal Edict": "The six or less departments, provinces, prefectures, and counties, are all from the imperial examination; However, the Taiwan admonition was recommended by the provincial revival yamen. Compare the 'record' again

For the landlords of the Shu nationality, the two orders of 'the imperial power is not under the county, and the county is all autonomous' and 'heavy imperial examination' are also deeply favored by them.

In the 100 years since the Great Qin Dynasty entered, a stable pattern had already been formed in which large landlord families ruled the cities and small landlord families ruled the countryside. The big landlords are the scholars, and the small landlords are the Shu clans. Before the advent of the New Deal, the scholars had always controlled large cities above the county seat through the government.

At the county level, there is also a set of township, security, and A organs that directly exercise the functions of the government. But the power of planning and commanding was also in the hands of the gentry. This custom has a long history, since the Qin and Han dynasties, these gentry who did not support the court, did not receive official positions in the court, and did not occupy a large court, but guarded the gentry in the countryside and carried out indirect management of the towns and villages.

This is the so-called 'imperial power does not go down to the county, and the county is autonomous'.

You may have to think that the gentry are neither in court nor in salary, why should they do this? Where does gentry power come from? The reason is very simple, there is an old saying that is good, it is called 'not afraid of the county officials, but afraid of the current management'! Only by maintaining considerable influence, or even directly holding a certain amount of power, can the interests of the family be better safeguarded.

Moreover, there is also a fine tradition of 'self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world' in Confucian culture. The eldest husband should be 'poor and alone, and good will help the world', so in the eyes of these Shu landlords who have read books, in order to realize their personal value, it is necessary to show it through social activities that benefit one party. So they do it voluntarily and willingly.

But the squires have one of the greatest troubles, and that is that they have no name! So that although he has been doing this for thousands of years, he has always been a little lacking in confidence in negotiations with the government, although high-ranking officials like the prefect can be polite to them on weekdays. But if you really have to turn your face, a small county order can slap the table with them and scold your mother!

Who made one of us an official and the other a citizen?

Now, the "New Deal" clearly stipulates that 'the old people are set up, those who are old and served by the public are elected, the people are guided to be good, and the disputes in the township are peaceful.' 'Give them jurisdiction over the township plainly.

Besides, after the imperial court rectified the imperial examination, if you want to become an official, you have to rely on real talent and learning, which is really good news for these small and medium-sized landlords whose families are wealthy and their children study more.

The temple that I didn't dare to hope for before has finally become a reality, and it will eventually be controlled by them.

At that time, enter the high temple and rule the country and the world; Retreat is far away from the rivers and lakes to ensure the safety of one party. Life is like this, what more can a husband ask for?

At this point, the support of the Shu landlords for reform and King Wucheng is needless to say. With a vision for a better future, they will unswervingly stand behind Qin Lei and defend the fruits of reform to the death.

And for the ordinary peasant class, which has the largest number of people, it is actually the easiest to make them happy and follow along. Qin Lei just cut off the unreasonable tax burden on the heads of the people, lightly levied the meager taxes, and abolished the labor force, so that they could have more time to engage in production and more food to feed their families.

Other than that, he didn't do anything. They were not given political privileges, nor were they allocated funds for universal education, and even the fields and properties that were cleverly seized by big families in the past were not helped to take back, but in the countless villages in the north and south of Daqin, almost every family worshiped his ancestral hall, regarded him as a bodhisattva who rescued the suffering, and worshiped him day and night, whether it was the elderly and children, or women and men, they all worshiped him as a god, and no one could hear him say that he didn't say a word!

The common people are so easy to be satisfied, so grateful, but for thousands of years, few emperors have done it...... Therefore, any dynasty that is overthrown deserves it!

As for the merchant class, they also happily supported this reform...... These budget-conscious experts were pleasantly surprised to find that the addition of 'abolishing the heavy tax card in the country, realizing that the tax is not relevant' and 'greatly reducing the tax rate' under the item of "Xing Industry and Commerce" can directly save them 3 to 70 percent of their capital, and it is said that the largest savings have reached 90 percent.

As for spending huge sums of money on building water and land transportation to improve the country's transportation capacity; and stipulates that industrial and commercial persons can use their property as collateral, and five or more people can guarantee each other, and apply for low-interest loans with an interest rate of only half of the interest rate from an institution called Datong Qianzhuang, oh, no, which has now been renamed Huaxia Bill.

Moreover, these merchants can also deposit money into the ticket number and withdraw it in other places, and there is no handling fee for the amount of more than 500 taels. This greatly reduces the risk of robbing the merchants' funds and saves the cost of hiring bodyguards.

Under this kind of good news, how can businessmen not expect the new deal and regard Qin Lei as a reborn parent?

It can be said that the Great Qin Dynasty is up and down, except for the big families who can still maintain a trace of reserve, the rest of the people of all colors are warmly welcoming the arrival of the change!

"Up and down, Mount Tai can be moved!" Guan Tao heartily arched his hand and said: "The prince's win-win method is too ingenious, too clever, and too powerful!" Soon after the decree was issued, he was ordered to leave Gyeongsan Castle and go directly to the cabinet as a scholar of Yong'an Temple and minister of the prime minister's new policy. The official residence is from a product, and he is responsible for the scheduling of the new deal, which can be described as a step to the sky, and the spring breeze is proud.

"Don't rejoice too soon." Qin Lei shook his head, and said without a trace of joy on his face: "No matter how good the scriptures are, when there are more monks, there will be crooked singing, we have to prepare for the worst." ”

"It shouldn't be," Guan Tao said quite confidently: "From the sixteenth year of Zhaowu, the prince and the humble position have been brewing this matter, and it has been five years now, and each link has been scrutinized no less than ten times, there will definitely be small problems, but there should be no mistakes in the general direction." ”

"I hope so." Qin Lei's expression softened a little, and he smiled faintly: "In order to achieve the win-win requirements of the Lone King, you are worried about gray hair." "Just like in the past, Qin Lei gave an idea, and all the specific details were handed over to Guan Tao to improve, but its arduousness was more than the sum of all previous times, and it was almost necessary to completely squeeze a poor Zhang Zhizhi into a man.

"The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns; Gao Tang Mingjing is sad and white-haired, and the morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk. Guan Tao smiled bitterly and said with deep feelings: "In fact, it is not terrible for Huafa to be born early, but it is terrible that Feng Tang is easy to be old and Li Guang is difficult to seal." ”

"You're all official, so it's sealed, right?" Qin Lei said with a smile.

"It's sealed, it's sealed, it's completely sealed." Guan Tao said to Qin Lei with gratitude on his face: "The subordinates can rise to the top and realize their ambitions in life, all of which are given by the prince...... Da En didn't dare to say thank you, so he could only repay it. ”

"It's the Lone King who should say thank you." Qin Lei waved his hand and said: "Over the years, the Lone King has been domineering and fearless, and it can be said that he has been out of the limelight and worshipped. But I know that without your Pavilion Tao working hard to be a good housekeeper for me, I Qin Lei may not be able to do anything. As he spoke, he also bowed to the pavilion Tao and said: "It's still the same sentence, I, Qin Yutian, can get to this point, you are the first hero." ”

Guan Tao hurriedly dodged sideways, but when he heard the prince praise himself so much, he was naturally overjoyed, and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, but he still had to pretend to be modest and said: "The prince killed his subordinates, and killed his subordinates......"

Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "You can afford it." After saying that, he slowly got up, walked to the window, gently pushed the window open, and the warm breeze slowly blew in. Looking out the window at the red and willow green, he sighed in a low voice: "I really hope everything goes well." ”

"It will definitely be," Guan Tao said softly: "As long as this change can be persisted, Daqin will be able to maintain peace and stability for a long time, and the prince's eternal foundation will be as stable as Mount Tai." ”

"Wanshi Foundation?" Qin Lei smiled and said, "10,000 years is too long, just seize the day." As he spoke, he raised his head, stared at the blue and deep sky, and said faintly: "Believe it or not, there are only three generations at most, and the rules we have set now will be unrecognizable, and it would be good to have one-fifth of the terms survived." ”

"Won't it?" Guan Tao's face sank and said, "The prince seems to be very pessimistic." After thinking about it, he comforted Qin Lei and said: "Our careful plan is much stronger than Shang Yinggong's change, although he was killed, but the change that has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people continues to play an effect, laying a solid foundation for Qin Shi Huang to unify the six countries." He said with a smile and said: "It can be seen that as long as you can follow the trend and the people's wishes, you will definitely succeed...... Of course, no one dared to touch a single hair of the prince. ”

"I hope so." Qin Lei smiled faintly and said, "Maybe I'm really worried." He couldn't tell Guan Tao about the three most famous changes in Chinese history, which resulted in one victory, one defeat and one draw. The first time is the Shang Martingale reform method mentioned by Guantao, just like Guantao said, although the person died, the policy was still continued, which should be considered a success; The second time was in another time and space, Wang Anshi's change of law that happened at about the same time as the present, but before the person died, he was abolished by the so-called 'Qingliu' and the queen mother of the two palaces, and the poor prince Wang Xianggong also carried the infamy of more than 700 years in vain, which can never be regarded as a success.

As for the third time, it is Zhang Juzheng's change hundreds of years later, it can be said that this time should be the highest level of the three changes, the most obvious effect, but because of the self-proclaimed 'I am not the phase, but the photo! Mr. Taiyue, the personal grudge with the Wanli Emperor, did not escape the sad situation of the death of the people. But it is recognized that its transformation at least extended the life of the deranged Ming Dynasty. And when his family was abused, even his former political enemies stood up for him.

And only forty years later, by the time of the apocalypse, the reputation was restored. Emperor Chongzhen also sighed: 'Fu Ji thought about Jiangling, and then knew that he was mediocre, but it was better to be saved', and finally completely rehabilitated Zhang Juzheng. Those who know it sighed that 'the merit is in the community, and the life is in the net worth'. In Jiangling, Zhang Juzheng's former residence has an inscription poem: 'When the grievances are exhausted, it will be difficult to see the danger of the frontier. ’

So he didn't lose, and certainly didn't win......

The three most famous changes, together with those changes with slightly less impact, such as Fan Zhongyan's reform and Wuxu change, all have a common feature, that is, most of the changes fail, and all the people who change the law are unlucky.

In this magical land, there seems to be a powerful magic power, cursing those great wise people who are worried about the country and the people, making their end extremely miserable.

Before deciding to change the law, Qin Lei had already considered this problem, but after weighing it repeatedly, he opened this mysterious box without hesitation, no matter whether it was a fairy or a devil flying out of it, he recognized it!

If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world! This is not an empty phrase, but one of the virtues of our nation. If he, Qin Yutian, is a flat-headed commoner, and it is difficult to sustain three meals, he thinks about governing the country and leveling the world, it is purely his brain kicked by a donkey. But now he is the ruler of a country, his prestige is the highest in the country, calling for wind and rain, and he is omnipotent!

If you still think about 'being alone and living a good life', if you eat heavily and eat vegetarian corpses, then you have really become a sinner of Daqin and a sinner of history!

It is right not to be in his position and not to seek his own government, and there is nothing wrong with being in his position and seeking his own government.

Of course, Qin Lei is not just full of enthusiasm, ready to be a deranged person like a father. He also has his own magic weapon - the experience and lessons of the pioneers......

He knew that although Shang Ying's changes were in the right direction, although they were used by the majority of commoners, they seriously violated the interests of the nobles, which led to a tragic death.

He knew that Wang Anshi was too eager for quick success, and too much evasive. Obviously, the financial crisis was caused by too many redundant personnel in the government, but he did not dare to touch this cancer, but blindly wanted to solve it through open source. It's basically a headache doctor, a foot pain is a foot doctor, and only if you can succeed can you call a ghost. Moreover, his policies themselves are very problematic, and many of the methods seem reasonable, but when they are actually implemented, they are very different and chaotic, and they are largely due to the fact that they have not been investigated enough and are decided by imagination alone.

He also knew that Zhang Juzheng was too harsh on the officials, and he was stubborn and self-serving in the later period, and even the emperor didn't take it seriously; And he is a lonely man, which makes too many enemies; But he didn't have a group or a party, which caused a disaster behind him, and even with a good change, it was over.

He took the lessons of these predecessors and engraved them in his heart repeatedly, always reminding himself not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Of course, I also humbly learn from the successes of several people, and step on the shoulders of giants, and always be able to see further, this is the truth!

Although full of sincere fear, Qin Lei and his new method are always on the road, this time there are thousands of mountains and rivers, this time there are thorns, this time, there is no way back......

Let's go! I don't want to ask where the road is.

Don't be afraid of luck, what level to give;

When the carriage rumbled, the dream began to throze.

It rolls up the wind and re-sculpts every face!

The night fog is so thick, open and turbulent,

There is a hunch that the end of the road is a clear sky!

I will definitely succeed!

In June of the second year of Tianyou, a nationwide land inventory began. Qin Lei dispatched a total of 190,000 people to carry out the work in nine provinces of the country at the same time, and it took eight months to re-measure the land of the whole country and check the land that had been evaded from taxes, and by February of the following year, the statistics of the land collected for grain in the whole country reached 2,733,933 hectares. Comparing the figures before the inventory, there is an increase of 1.33 million hectares, which is more than double!

The tax paid that year was greatly increased, and after deducting the four million taels of tax collected, and the tax was greatly reduced according to the new standard, but the amount still reached twenty-nine million taels of silver, which was twice as much as the previous year if the tax was added.

It can be seen that over the years, how much state funds have been damaged by public and private interests?