Su Shi's eyes darkened, he has been filial piety for three years since the death of his mother Cheng. Because www.biquge.info was in an unhappy mood, I went out to play, and I saw many people along the way, and the world was hot and cold. The place he went to was not the prosperous Central Plains, but the sparsely populated and overgrown Jiangnan River. The area south of the Yangtze River is the richest place, even if it is the coast. Just like Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places on Huainan East Road, they are already the most prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River.

But in the rest of Huainan West Road and other places, many places are still wild places, and they are nicknamed Nanban by the Han people in the Central Plains. Indeed, the people in the south of the Yangtze River are fierce, and there are often disobedience to the king. The imperial court exiled officials, mostly in these places.

After Su Shi told his experience, he concluded: "In the area south of the Yangtze River, the people are fierce, and if the imperial court controls it, I am afraid that they will not accept it." If you provoke these barbarians, will you not gain more than you lose? Moreover, His Majesty wants to bring the Central Plains culture to the south of the Yangtze River, and the minister believes that it is difficult to go to the sky. The people of Jiangnan are not satisfied with Wang Hua, and their native sounds are different across ten miles of roads. It is time-consuming and laborious, and it only increases the weight of the national treasury. ”

Lu Chengqi nodded first, and then asked rhetorically: "Su Qing's conclusion, can it be supported by data?" ”

Su Shi was stunned for a moment and said, "Back to Your Majesty, what is data support?" ”

Lu Chengqi said eloquently: "Data is to concretize the problem through counting. For example, if we want to develop Jiangnan, how much will it cost, how many years will it be effective, how many years will it be profitable, how many years will it be able to recover the expenditure of the national treasury, and so on. Could it be that Su Qing has no data, but just a conclusion based on his own knowledge? ”

Su Shi's face turned red, and this change had already fallen into Lu Chengqi's eyes. I saw him generously admit: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister's remarks do stem from the minister's speculation. If you follow Your Majesty's law, I am afraid that I will be poor in my life, and I will not be able to come up with an accurate number......"

Lu Chengqi smiled: "Why should I care about accurate numbers? As long as it is affirmed that the development of Jiangnan is right, it can increase the tax revenue of the national treasury, so why bother and what the income is? I am the son of Dashun, the land south of the Yangtze River, occupying half of the country. Could it be that the people of China are my people, and the people of Jiangnan are not my people? This doesn't make sense, if I favor one over the other, the world will not be chaotic. ”

Su Shi blushed and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, and the minister is ...... in vain."

"No, Su Qing's opinion is very unique, and I have also been negligent. The so-called one person counts short, two people count long. I am not perfect, how can I make the perfect plan? Su Qing said that the Jiangnan region is not subject to education, and the local pronunciation is difficult to change, which is indeed a stubborn problem. Lu Chengqi pondered for a while, and then said, "If you want Jiangnan to return to your heart, you need cultural identity." Cultural identity, the fairness of the imperial examination. The fairness of the imperial examination requires education. Su Qing's words alerted me. The development of Jiangnan is not a day's work. I am a little greedy for merit, which is a taboo for monarchs. ”

Su Shi said bluntly: "Your Majesty, this matter must indeed be slowly figured out. Although the national treasury has recently collected a lot of taxes, it has also a lot of land to spend. The development of Jiangnan is a huge expense. For less than twenty or thirty years, the state treasury expenditure shall not be recovered. ”

Lu Chengqi waved his hand and said, "Su Qing, the account can't be calculated like this. I ask you, why did the treasury increase and the people's lives improved after I opened the commercial tax? Have you thought about this question? ”

Su Shi was stunned for a long time before he said: "The minister's foolish opinion is that Your Majesty will ban the rest of the redundant taxes in the name of commercial taxes. Merchants have no worries and are thriving......"

Lu Chengqi shook his head and said, "Su Qing is thinking about it. The reason why business has developed is indeed related to commercial taxation. But the commercial tax is my will, which is equivalent to policy. So when it comes to the most fundamental, it is still policy support. Since I encourage the development of commerce, the merchants naturally dare to invest in it. This is the advantage of policy, and those who can see clearly and understand have become rich gentry with thousands of dollars in their pockets. In addition, I promised that even businessmen could also gain fame, which made them feel relieved. The principle is the same, if Jiangnan wants to develop on its own, it cannot tie its hands and feet, but it cannot be unrestrained. ”

Su Shi didn't understand, and asked honestly: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how can you say this?" ”

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "The reason is very simple, the country cannot stand still, where there is a relaxation of policies, there is a place of contraction." My request is simple, as long as it is a legitimate transaction, I welcome it; As long as I do not enclose the lake to create fields, cut down forests to create fields, I will allow it; As long as you are the people of Dashun and open up the wasteland, I guarantee that the land will be used for its use, and I will let you have as much land as you can cultivate. ”

Su Shi was taken aback: "Your Majesty, this ......"

"I know that the annexation of land is already very serious in the Central Plains. I hope that through this gentle way, I will encourage the people of the Central Plains who have no land and no land to go to the south of the Yangtze River for development. As a result, the more advanced technology of the Central Plains has been introduced into Jiangnan, and the population has flowed into Jiangnan. In Lu Chengqi's words, a blueprint has been outlined.

Su Shi was shocked, he had never seen such an emperor, and he dared to use such a policy. Su Shi knew that once this policy was promulgated, it would be difficult to resist the trend of going south. The Chinese have a very strong sense of land, and such a temptation alone is enough to make people leave their homes. On the surface, Lu Chengqi's policy is fine. But a few years later, ten years later, Jiangnan is developed, and there are still people entering, so how to solve it?

Lu Chengqi seemed to know Su Shi's concerns, and said with a smile: "The policy is not static, but changes according to the actual situation. When I made the decree, I would stipulate that this policy would only be in effect for five years, and anyone who got involved in it would be disqualified from acquiring land. ”

Su Shi finally understood, it turned out that the young man in front of him had been thinking about this matter for a long time, otherwise, how could he be so thorough?

"Alas, what I have always worried about is that the economy has developed and the culture cannot keep up! I admire "Guangyun", but there are very few people who know it, and even fewer gentlemen who can teach. If Jiangnan wants to consolidate the achievements of development, it must be able to keep up with talents. The treasury is overwhelmed at this time, and if it spends another amount of education spending, I'm afraid it will ......" Lu Chengqi stopped talking and didn't dare to continue.

Su Shi also knew that the taxes had been good over the years, but the natural disasters had not stopped. A few days ago, news came from Sichuan Shu Yazhou that there was a ground dragon turning over (earthquake), and there were many casualties. Yin, the local governor, rescued people overnight. But the Chang Liquidation has not yet been completed, the grain cannot be transported, and many people still starve to death. Even if Lu Chengqi asked the Supervision Department to rush to Yazhou with food on his back, the distant water would not be able to save the thirst.

The Yellow River was also not very calm, and the continuous heavy rain caused the river to rise sharply and almost burst its embankment. Fortunately, Li Jie's water control was in a good way, so he could avoid the danger. But Li Jie didn't dare to relax for a moment, if he broke down, not only would he lose his black gauze hat, but his conscience would not be condemned.

Coupled with the expenditure of food and salary, the expenditure of Yulu, and all kinds of expenditure, it is time for the treasury to demolish the east wall and make up the west wall. Money, money, or not enough money! (To be continued.) )