Speaking of this, Lu Houxu raised his head and asked seriously: "Daddy, can't you make an order to reduce some agricultural taxes?" ”

Lu Chengqi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Xu'er, you are talking like a child!" You also know, how much is the agricultural tax in our Dashun? One percent, summer and autumn harvests, is already very low, very low. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"But why are they still living so hard?" Lu Houxu asked inexplicably.

Lu Chengqi replied in a deep voice: "Because they are too timid and don't believe in the imperial court!" ”

Lu Houxu's eyes widened and he looked at Lu Chengqi suspiciously.

"The imperial court has long issued a policy to set up a 'vacant land tax', and the landlords and gentry who have many fields and many lands have sold their fields, and the Royal Bank has also collected most of the fields in due course. As long as you have a household registration, you can borrow money from the Royal Bank to buy private land. The policies have been given to them, and the Supervision Department often goes to the countryside to publicize them, but they don't believe it, so what can I do? Lu Chengqi said helplessly.

Lu Houxu lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something, and only after a long time did he raise his head and say: "Daddy, I don't think it's that those tenants don't believe in the imperial court, it's that they can't leave......"

"Can't go?"

Lu Chengqi felt that this was a fresh statement, and encouraged Lu Houxu and said: "Tell me, why can't you leave?" ”

"They signed a deed of sale and became long-term workers in the landlord's family, no matter how good the imperial court policy is, it can't help their ......," Lu Houxu said in a low voice.

Lu Chengqi seemed to have been hit in the heart by a big stone, he jumped dozens of times, his hands trembled a little, and suddenly stopped Lu Houxu's young shoulders tightly and asked, "Xu'er, how do you know?" ”

"I went to the home of a classmate in Mengxueli, and his father told me ......"

Lu Chengqi secretly said ashamed, his son knew that governance could not be separated from the masses, but he was always whimsical in the palace. Over the years, government affairs have become more and more complicated, and he has rarely been out of the palace. If we are not close to the people, how can we know the sufferings of the people?

"Xu'er, you're doing the right thing!" Lu Chengqi first praised Lu Houxu, and then admitted his mistake, "When Daddy formulated the policy, he omitted this part of the people. They are also bitter, maybe someone in the family is seriously ill, or maybe they are in a hurry to use the money, so they sold the land to the landlord, and they also became the landlord's long-term workers and signed the deed of sale. As you said, no matter how good the policy is, if it is not in place, it will not benefit the people. At this point, Daddy is not as good as you! ”

Lu Houxu smiled, showing his white teeth, and there were a few holes on them, which turned out to be in the period of tooth replacement: "Daddy, then how are you going to help them?" ”

Lu Chengqi thought for a while and said: "What the Royal Bank said is that as long as you have a household registration, you can borrow money and silver to buy land, didn't you say whether it was a man or a woman?" ”

Lu Houxu Bingxue was smart, and he figured it out at once: "What does Daddy mean is that it is a man who has signed a long-term job with the landlord, not including a woman?" ”

"That's what it means!" Lu Chengqi said with a smile, "Besides, women are no worse than men nowadays, and it is not uncommon for women to earn more than men in Suzhou!" They know how to embroider Suzhou embroidery, and embroider a good work, which is worth several times, more than a dozen times, and even hundreds of times. Who says women are inferior to men? ”

Lu Houxu had an understanding of his "body", nodded seriously, and said: "Yes, yes, it's like a sister, I can't beat her now!" ”

"Hahahaha......" Lu Chengqi laughed, and the fun of both children was here. So, don't underestimate women, there are some things that men can't do. ”

Lu Houxu nodded, looking thoughtful.

"Xu'er, you can think about the people and understand things, Daddy is very pleased." Lu Chengqi said earnestly, "To be an emperor, the most important thing is to be sensible and considerate of the people's suffering. The reason why the emperor became the emperor was not because he was very capable, but because of the support of the people. If the people are resentful, then the court is also unstable, and the emperor will not be able to do it. Being an emperor is like sitting in the crater of a volcano, a volcano can erupt at any time. But you also have the means to suppress it, not by force, but by enacting policies that are beneficial to the people. Fan Zhongyan, the virtuous minister, said, 'The worries of the world are worried, and the joy of the world is happy', only by treating the people with kindness, the people will support the court and sit on the throne, do you understand? ”

Lu Houxu nodded as if he didn't understand, and Lu Chengqi didn't know if he understood.

"The outer king and the inner saint, Dashun will not die. It's like the Liao State, which has been trying to occupy our Central Plains, how can we let him succeed? Between countries, it's not child's play, if he wants to fight, we will accompany him to fight! ”

Lu Chengqi thought of the arrogant Yelu Hongji, and the anger in his heart did not come to one place. If I don't mess with you, forget it, how dare you mess with me? No matter what, cut him!

Lu Houxu had something to say this time: "Yes, Daddy." The teachings in the Royal Military Academy have said that Daddy is going to war, is it true? ”

Lu Chengqi smiled: "War? And Liao? It depends on timing. If the Liao State doesn't provoke us, we will have no excuse to go to war. The unrighteous army will not be victorious in battle. He said this on his lips, but he said in his heart: "Yelu Yixin is really bad and does good things, if Yelu Hongji really goes to war, the Liao State may be gone!" ”

"Then why do the forbidden forces move frequently?" Lu Houxu also seemed to have a little military common sense, and tilted his head and asked.

"It's indispensable to defend against people!" Lu Chengqi said with a smile, "Didn't Mr. teach you the truth that 'there is no family at home, no foreign patients at home, and the country will perish'?" ”

"I taught, but that's how I can't figure it out. Why don't you take the initiative to attack, the Khitans are so bad, they have repeatedly killed my border people and plundered my property? ”

Lu Chengqi said earnestly: "Your father's style is that if you don't fight, you will just beat the Liao Kingdom to death." Beat him to lose his armor, beat him to doubt life, and beat the Khitan people away from the desert...... But if we are a nameless teacher, we are not a righteous teacher, what is the difference between it and the Khitans? What we have to do now is to be ready and not give any space to Liao. If he comes to invade, we will retaliate with thunder. ”

Lu Houxu understood, shook his head and said: "This is what Mr. said, 'Those who offend me as a strong man will be punished even if they are far away?'" ’”

"The meaning is similar, but we can't be the Han Dynasty, we have to be broad-minded, there is no difference between the Khitan people and the Han people, the bad ones are just the Khitan nobles. We have to integrate the Khitan people into the Han people, then the Han people will also graze in the grassland, and the grassland will be the world of the Han people......"

Lu Houxu nodded, as if he understood or not.

"You will naturally figure this out in the future. By the way, call your sister, brother, and Erniang, and our family will go out of the palace in the afternoon......"

Hearing this, Lu Houxu's eyes lit up: "Daddy, is this true?" ”

"Really, I haven't been close to the people for a long time, and this is the most taboo for the monarch!" (To be continued.) )