Guan Yu's arrival made the originally noisy Ma Teng Mansion suddenly become silent, and everyone's eyes were locked on this big man, Guan Yu first greeted everyone: "Today is a very special day, it's rare for everyone to gather together, I also rushed to join in the fun!" Let's talk to everyone! ”

After Guan Yu finished speaking, these royal relatives and nobles were really sitting on pins and needles, although his words were concise, the public was very relaxed, but for these people they still felt nervous, and they were uncomfortable all over their bodies, they felt that Guan Yu's arrival was by no means goodwill, Guan Yu continued to say to everyone: "Lord Ma told me all your things, everyone is very difficult to involve too much in the matter of tax collection, everyone has land in Luoyang, I hope this tax can be reduced, isn't it?" ”

In the crowd, an uncle came out and said: "Prime Minister Guan! You see that we have not objected since you settled in Luoyang, and you said that you want to reform, and we also support it, but why does the prime minister force us to die? ”

When Guan Yu heard this, he asked dissatisfiedly, "Why did I force you to death?" Make it clear! ”

"The court has been in turmoil for so many years, the land has been wasted, and the wealth of the big families has plummeted year after year, but the prime minister has levied such a heavy tax all of a sudden, doesn't this force us to death? We are also relatives of the Han family, so why should the prime minister be like this? Uncle Na continued.

Guan Yu then said: "Is my tax heavy or not?" There is a tax rate ratio, didn't Master Ma explain the proportion of tax collection to everyone? ”

"Prime Minister Qiyu has already made a statement before the levy!" Ma Teng arched.

Guan Yu continued: "Since it has been revealed, it is informed, according to the above explanation, if I am not mistaken, it should be like this: according to the region and the individual land and assets to implement a different tax rate, more levy, less levy, large fixed assets above 10 million silver levy ratio of 20 percent; The proportion of fixed assets of larger households taxed above Wu Bai Wan Wen silver is 10%; The proportion of fixed assets of medium-sized households taxed on more than 3 million silver is 5%; The proportion of taxation on fixed assets of small landlords above 1 million is 3 percent; The proportion of fixed assets levied on fixed assets between 1 million and 100,000 yuan is 1%; Exemption from tax for fixed assets below 100,000 yuan; ”

After Guan Yu finished speaking, everyone under the stairs was stunned. Everyone couldn't believe that Guan Yu remembered this measure so firmly and so clearly, the royal family and nobles were all frightened, Guan Yu then analyzed: "This measure is not groundless, let alone the result of forced expropriation and careful consideration, and it is clearly stated." If there are more than 10 million silver in large households, there may not be any such levy, and there are no large households with fixed assets of more than Wu Baiwan? I think there should be but there are only a handful of them, so the tax paid by Wu Baiwan's assets is only 500,000 taels, one-tenth, it shouldn't hurt the muscles and bones, let alone bankrupt the family, right? Let's talk about the following medium households, the meaning of this medium household is that the assets are in the three hundred thousand large households, such large households should also be a few, but there should be some people, the proportion of levy is five percent, that is, 150,000 taels of silver. I think for these big families, it should be okay to come up with so many silver taels, right? Let's go on to talk about the large households with fixed assets of more than 1 million and less than 300,000 yuan, which should be a relatively concentrated class, and the proportion of levy is only 3 percent, that is, 30,000 taels of silver, which is like pulling out three yuan from 100 yuan. Besides, there should be a lot of those households below 100,000, but the proportion of levy is more relaxed, but it is only 1 percent, 1 percent, everyone think about what kind of concept is this, 100,000 is just 1,000 taels, 990,000 is only 9,900 taels, is this excessive? I don't think it's too much. Isn't that too much? ”

Guan Yu analyzed that those royal relatives and nobles couldn't help but look at each other, like dumb people eating coptis! originally wanted to put Guan Yu in a game, but was unexpectedly beaten by Guan Yu. After eating a stomach of bitter water, Guan Yu's analysis was reasonable, which made these royal relatives and nobles speechless, and at this time, a relative came out and said: "Prime Minister Guan's reform measures are indeed clever, but the prime minister has always attached importance to the word benevolence and righteousness, and the prime minister should not forget the gifts that all the big families in Luoyang collectively honored the prime minister during the New Year, right?" As the saying goes, draught does not forget the well-digger. The one million taels of silver are all gifts from these big families to the prime minister, but now the prime minister is forcing them to pay taxes, which is a bit unreasonable, right? ”

After hearing this, Guan Yu retorted: "What you said is right but there are also mistakes, saying that what you said is right is because I did accept the money, saying that what you said is wrong is because you underestimate me too much, and I am a person who has a clear distinction between public and private." I did accept that money, but I gave it all to my soldiers as a reward, and I didn't take it myself, so I thought that these big families paid to reward my soldiers, but on the other hand, if there was no such a team, how could these big families sit back and enjoy their success, and how could they talk about making a fortune? So I think people are all heart-to-heart, am I right? Naturally, after taking so many rewards, how can you not work hard, my army and soldiers will definitely not disappoint the hearts of the big families and work hard to defend the capital, this has nothing to do with my collection of taxes, is my explanation quite satisfactory? ”

"This, this, this" that relative was made speechless by Guan Yu, and he didn't know how to justify, in fact, he was already angry to the extreme, and he really wanted to scold Guan Yu, but because of Guan Yu's prestige, even if he was angry, he could only let it fend for itself, because he knew the seriousness of the consequences, although Guan Yu was only a prime minister, his power was enough to compare with or even surpass the Son of Heaven, and how could this person's face be lost in front of the public?

These royal relatives and nobles are completely out of power this time, and Guan Yu is in a hurry! As a result of the argument with reason, he was speechless and refuted by Guan Yu; The result of forcing each other with affection was still refuted by Guan Yu and was passive, it is even more impossible to force each other with momentum, Guan Yu's power is so big that they don't dare to borrow their courage, these people's previous arrogance was suppressed by Guan Yu at once, Guan Yu still did not give up and continued to say Ma Teng: "I said Master Ma! Let me say what is good about you, have you forgotten all the things mentioned in the reform? Didn't I say that you, as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, have the power to deal with all kinds of things and all kinds of people, and this is also within your authority, and you can do what you should do if you refuse to pay taxes according to the criminal law, and suppress all those forces that obstruct the collection of taxes, have you forgotten all this? Guan Yu said as he looked around at Ma Tengdao.

Ma Teng was reminded by Guan Yu like a basin of cold water on his head! Suddenly awakened, this is indeed what Guan Yu specifically mentioned in the reform. But at this time, Ma Teng is really on pins and needles in the face of so many royal relatives and nobles! Is it better to arrest all of them or to put them all in prison? Ma Teng standing there is really a dilemma, Guan Yu's reminder made him feel like he was in a desperate situation, he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, Ma Teng was stunned there, the royal family and nobles were also in danger, there was a sincere fear, everyone was stunned all of a sudden, and after a while, everyone came back to their senses to look at Guan Yu, but they couldn't find it. At this time, Guan Yu had already left, leaving Ma Teng and the royal relatives and nobles

Guan Yu put down the cruel words and threw away, Ma Teng was stunned there, and the royal relatives and nobles also began to be afraid, the reason why they moved this matter to Ma Teng to solve it, and did not go directly to Guan Yu was because of Guan Yu's power, Guan Yu is a strong person and has great power. The things he decided couldn't be changed by ordinary people, and it was impossible to move Guan Yu to make him compromise. These royal relatives and nobles knew that they couldn't bite Guan Yu, so they targeted Ma Teng, hoping to open a hole in Ma Teng, as an executor, if he could accommodate the tax collection, it would be simple, but they never expected that after Ma Teng's kid actually betrayed them to find Guan Yu, things would turn around. Later, Guan Yu came forward, but he did not come forward to relieve the siege, he was extremely tough on this matter, and he also gave Ma Teng a death order, and these royal relatives and nobles felt that the situation was not good. Ma Teng didn't help them talk but stood on Guan Yu's side, their dream was shattered all of a sudden, Guan Yu came to cheer up Ma Teng this time, and these royal relatives and nobles were stunned all of a sudden.

Guan Yu put down the cruel words, Ma Teng felt a little pressure, but soon he calmed down, so many years of feudal officials let him experience his political acumen, this time in the face of the team problem, one is his own master of the real power faction is also personally promoted by his own Cheng Yu, the other is those so-called elite class called conservative forces, in the final analysis, they are just some nominal guys, such a trade-off as long as a discerning person should know what to do, not to mention an old fritter who has been mixed in officialdom for many years, Ma Teng immediately changed his attitude, and then he knew what to do, he said to the emperors and nobles: "Did you hear what the prime minister said just now?" In this matter, everyone should be able to weigh the importance of this, right? Don't hurt your peace because of this, and don't burn yourself because of this, it's not worth it, right? There is no room for compromise in tax collection, and I hope everyone can understand the power of this and retreat! I, Ma Teng, don't want to offend everyone because of this matter, and I can't help myself to do this! ”

"Ma Teng, you kid is really a white-eyed wolf! Take the benefits but don't do anything, what do you want, if you dare to force us, we will send you in! A relative of the imperial family shouted.

When Ma Teng heard this, he was not to be outdone: "What do you mean?" How am I a white-eyed wolf, and what have I done wrong, and you're going to send me in? ”

"Master Ma, you went to Luoyang Lingfu a while ago and didn't come back empty-handed, right?" The relative asked smugly.

When Ma Teng heard this, he immediately realized it and said disdainfully: "Aren't you talking about the 1,000 taels of gold?" I can solemnly tell you that I have not touched this money at all, I have not touched a penny, I can hand it over to the prime minister at any time, in fact, I would like to put this money into the treasury as the result of my collection of taxes, do you think it is better to do so? ”

"Ma Teng, you kid wait! We're not done, it seems that you are determined to get along with us, betray us and don't give us face, we will let you know the consequences of doing this! One of the royal relatives and nobles said to Ma Teng.

Ma Teng waved his hand and said: "Don't say it, I, Ma Teng, have been loyal and good for generations, and I support the Han family, especially the Son of Heaven, and I naturally don't dare to slack off on you, but due to the limitations of my duties, how can I abolish the public with my own interests." I won't force you today, you can do it yourself! ”

After Ma Teng finished speaking, the royal relatives and nobles were boiling all of a sudden, and they kept shouting and scolding there, and some even wanted to beat Ma Teng, but at this moment, they saw a group of heavily armed armor soldiers rushing up in front of them, like a copper wall blocking them out, the royal relatives and nobles were helpless, and one of them said: "Forget it, let's not entangle with him." Let's go to His Majesty the Son of Heaven and let the emperor come forward to see what he Ma Teng does! ”

"That's right! Let's go to the emperor and talk to him! Another emperor echoed.

Seeing this, the others also shouted, "Yes! Looking for the emperor, we don't believe that so many people can't defeat him Ma Teng! ”

"That's right! Gotta replace him! Swap it out! Another voice chimed in.

Ma Teng stood there listening to the shouts of these people, and the more he listened, the more angry he became, and finally he impatiently ordered: "Expelle these people from the mansion for me!" ”

His guards received the order and began to expel these royal nobles, and these royal nobles saw that they could not move, and Ma Teng was expelled by these armor soldiers and withdrew from the mansion while shouting and scolding

These royal relatives and nobles saw that Ma Teng had no choice but to go to Emperor Xian, and they wanted to put pressure on Ma Teng and even Guan Yu through Emperor Xian to force them to compromise on this matter. Immediately the emperor's relatives came to Yongle Palace to find Emperor Xian, at this time Emperor Xian was playing in Yongle Palace, since Dong Zhuo was eradicated, Emperor Xian was like going to a heart disease, body and mind suddenly relaxed a lot, for Guan Yu in power Emperor Xian is still more assured, to be precise, now he has a sense of security, although Guan Yu has reached the pinnacle of power. But unlike Dong Zhuo, he is not as domineering as Dong Zhuo, and he is not as reckless as Dong Zhuo. Guan Yu respects the rules of the imperial court very much, and follows the rules of the ancestors, and also respects the emperor, some major matters are still discussed and reported to him, and he never offsides when he attends some activities, and Guan Yu comes to see the emperor unless he has an urgent matter. Usually never set foot in the North Palace half a step, and knows the courtesy of the monarch very well.

In addition to the above, some of the needs of the emperor Guan Yu were also met, and some of the expenses of the emperor were met by Guan Yu, and Guan Yu had never touched a single point in the previous budget of Shaofu. In addition, Guan Yu often gives some gifts to Emperor Xian, of course, these gifts are some high-grade rare items, since Guan Yu took power, Emperor Xian has gradually felt a sense of security, and since Guan Yu was promoted to prime minister, Emperor Xian simply didn't care about anything behind the scenes, and didn't worry about anything, he enjoyed himself, but he still knew everything about the court. Emperor Xian just knows this, now he is young after all, he doesn't want to ingest too much for some things, of course, he also knows his situation, although he is a monarch, but he has been living a life of "people are swords, I am fish and meat", since Dong Zhuo came to power, his life is simply dire, and now his life is better, he still trusts Guan Yu Xiandi, especially after Guan Yu enabled Liu Bei, Emperor Xian's sense of trust is also stronger, Liu Bei's appearance makes this young child have something to rely on, And the emperor's uncle Liu Bei has been given real power since he was moved out, and he has been involved in many affairs.

On this day, Emperor Xian was playing, and a large group of imperial relatives suddenly broke into Yongle Palace to ask to see him, Emperor Xian was really surprised, thinking: What happened to attract so many people! In view of the large number of people and are all relatives of the emperor, Emperor Xian had no choice but to summon them, these royal relatives and nobles then told Emperor Xian about the matter, Emperor Xian asked suspiciously after hearing this: "The reform of the matter is fully handed over to Prime Minister Guan to take care of, and the bell must be tied to the bell people, and this tax matter has to be solved by him, you come to me on behalf of the other, this is a bit inappropriate!" ”

Uncle Yi Huang shouted: "Guan Yu's reform is simply nonsense, can it be achieved by virtue of collecting taxes?" Isn't this naked exploitation? Is he going to bankrupt us, who are hereditary emperors? ”

"He's trying to bring us down! But he wants to call it Kuangfu Han Room, I think he is going to bring down the Han Dynasty! Another relative said.

The elderly ruler also came out and said: "Your Majesty, you have to take care of this matter, you can't let him do whatever he wants, we people will not be able to live!" You said that we are all relatives of the emperor and the country, and you can't ignore the ground on our heads! ”

Emperor Xian was puzzled when he heard this, and then one of the people in the crowd shouted: "Your Majesty! If you feel that it is difficult to talk to Guan Yu, then talk to Ma Teng, Ma Teng is the executor of this matter, and it is okay to talk to him! ”

"That's right! His Majesty came forward to negotiate with Ma Teng, and if he didn't work, he would be abolished, this kid was really disobedient, and he still wanted to arrest people for this matter! A royal family member in the crowd said.

After hearing this, Emperor Xian said: "In this way, you guys will step back first, and then I will ask Master Ma to inquire, communicate with him, and let him be accommodating!" ”

After Emperor Xian finished speaking, those people still shouted there, Emperor Xian waved his hand to signal them to retreat, and those imperial relatives retreated one after another, and Emperor Xian then ordered someone to summon Ma Tengkai (to be continued......