Chapter 655 - Court Disputes
readx;?“ It seems that Zhu Qing is not objecting? Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info There are also soldiers of the forbidden army, and the meritorious deeds of the king of the northern armies must not be rewarded, and the Privy Council and the two departments of the ceremonial officials can be ordered to have a division, and the reward will be determined with reference to the meritorious performance of King Wu'an. ”
After saying this, the Heavenly Saint Emperor said: "The second thing is that the king of Jingbei County and the prince of Ning Guogong requested to transfer the seal, and I have allowed this matter, and the government hall and the privy council have no objections. In addition, Zhu Guogong admired that this time he could not punish the soldiers without an order. ordered Gao Yang to be demoted by one level, and the fief was moved to Hezhou. ”
The ministers in the hall still did not have any words.
The two families of the King of Jingbei County and the Duke of Ning Guo asked for their own refusal, and others had nothing to say. As for that Zhu Guogong Gao Yang, he was also held by the Heavenly Saint Emperor.
This time, the dragon of Longguo raised the banner on the side of the Qingjun in Tian, and the Chichun Gao clan was trying his best to raise troops accordingly, intending to attack northward and contain Ningzhou Jiedu to finish the army under my command. But when the news of Ying Chong's victory in Donghe County came out, the Gao clan immediately died down.
Fortunately, two days later, the Heavenly Saint Emperor had been freed from the predicament, otherwise this Chi Chun Gao clan would have been bulldozed by the north long ago. Today, the Heavenly Saint Emperor only moved this family to the seal, which is already generous.
At this moment, Zhang Cang, the governor of the government, is like a puppet, sitting on the side of the court. has always been a wooden expression, looking at the Holy Emperor that day with a quick knife to cut through the chaos, some of the unending debates between the court and China have been concluded. I thought that today's method is quite similar to the court meeting where Ying Chong recommended Ying Shou to guard the country of fools more than ten years ago, and then promoted private people on a large scale.
At that time, Ying Chong postponed the conviction of betrayal to the party, in order to blackmail the ministers. And today's Heavenly Saint Emperor is hostage to the life and death of 100,000 Yongqin clans, so that the ministers have to follow what he says.
"The third thing, the Nine Emperor Princes guarded the country of foolish prison for a few days, and they made a contribution to stabilizing the court. Now he is exempted from the position of auxiliary king, and he is given the title of king of Zhuang."
Hearing this, the more than 80 courtiers present were in an uproar for a while, and there was no more sound. Including Zhang Cang, they didn't feel that there was anything wrong with the Heavenly Saint Emperor's arrangement.
Since Ying Shouyu has served as a prisoner in the name of the auxiliary king, he really can't be treated as an ordinary prince anymore. Now it is reasonable to remove him from the auxiliary king and give him the title of king of Zhuang.
All the ministers only secretly praised the good luck of this prince, such as the other older princes under the knee of the Holy Emperor today, the highest is only the prince of the county, but this one is already a prince.
Although it is not hereditary, it is also a rare fate in the clan.
But after a while, when the Holy Emperor spoke again, the atmosphere in the entire court took a sharp turn again, and instantly condensed like ice.
"Fourth, now the re-surveying of acres and the inventory of hidden households have achieved initial results in the north. I want to carry out this government in the world, but I don't know what do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhang Cang's face was full of helplessness.
At this time, Pei Hongzhi and Yuan Dai were already in prison on Tuesday. Among the several rulers, Huangfu and Xie Ling are both members of Yingchong's party and listen to their orders; Wang Anshi and the Neo-Confucian party have formed their own system and are trying their best to change the law; Wang Zhong has always been the echo board of the Heavenly Saint Emperor and has no opinions; as for Li Dongheng, this newcomer has been in the political hall for less than a year, his qualifications are too shallow, and he has a lot of friendship with Yingchong, so he does not seem to want to show any bias at this time.
Therefore, today's Zai Zhi who has the heart to oppose this matter is the only one left, Zhang Cang.
Originally, he sought a balance between the two families, which can be described as a fish in water. But when Pei fell, he only felt that his situation was extremely difficult.
Sure enough, the next moment, Wang Anshi had already stood up first: "Your Majesty, these two laws are indeed good governance! I ask Your Majesty to implement this policy in the southern states as soon as possible. ”
Subsequently, the emperor shot and Xie Ling and the others also spoke up one after another, and they seconded the voice.
Zhang Cang was the last to speak, but when the ministers looked at him, he still suppressed the idea of 'using the mantis arm as a car'.
Now that this matter is a foregone conclusion, it doesn't matter whether he Zhang Cang opposes it or not, and there is really no need to dwell on this matter.
Now that the Pei clan has been defeated, the Lu clan has been moved, and it is a foregone conclusion that the Heavenly Holy Emperor will control the court. Now that they have lost, it is impossible for them not to make concessions.
However, Zhang Cang has already made up his mind next, if His Majesty still wants to gain an inch, then he must speak out no matter what.
As is the case in the north, the people who are responsible for surveying the acres of land and the candidates for the inventory of the hidden households are all drawn up by the political affairs hall. ”
The Heavenly Saint Emperor's smile was even stronger: "Then let's talk about the fifth thing, now there are ministers who have folded up, and they want to make my Great Qin abolish the Ding tax and divide it into mu instead,"
The moment this sentence was spoken, the atmosphere in the council hall plummeted to freezing point again. All of them were solemn and solemn in their eyes.
Immediately, a minister below stood up and angrily reprimanded: "Your Majesty, may I ask which traitor is the traitor who has come up with this strategy for Your Majesty to bring disaster to the country and the people?"
Some people even responded: "What kind of land is spread into the mu, this is really a bad law to set up a clever name and exploit the people! Your Majesty asks Your Majesty to reprimand it!"
In addition, there is also an intention to refute it from the point of view: "The minister dares to ask Your Majesty, how should this apportionment be calculated and apportioned? Some places have more people and more land, and some places have more people than others. In addition, the fields in the south yield five stones per mu, while the upper fields in the northern states are only about three stones at most. The so-called people do not suffer from inequality, but suffer from inequality, and once it is not handled properly, it will inevitably stimulate the people's revolt. And this method of spreading into acres is really hard to agree with!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice! In this world, there is a fixed number of fields, and there is no limit to the growth of people. In the past few decades, it may be possible to increase the income of the imperial court and benefit the people. But if it continues to accumulate from generation to generation, it will be a bad government, isn't this to force all the landed people of my Great Qin to death?"
The expression of the Heavenly Saint Emperor was always calm, and he listened patiently to the discussions and arguments of the ministers.
However, there were opponents in the court, and naturally there were courtiers who supported 'spreading the land into the acre'.
The people have no land, but they need to bear heavy taxes, such as Ningzhou Wanzhou, where newborn babies are drowned all year round to avoid the tax. ”
"Now, although the total amount of the tax is about 45 million gold, it is collected by the local officials and used by the local government, and the accounts are chaotic. Moreover, there are many corrupt officials above the local government, who set up clever names and raise taxes privately. The silver money levied was actually no more than 150 million gold, which overwhelmed my Qin people. In Yichen's opinion, whether it is to be apportioned into the mu or not, this person's tax must be clarified,"
"As for the growth of the population, the matter is simple. The imperial court can use the 45 million gold as a fixed amount, and never increase the amount from now on. ”
"Nowadays, the situation in each state is indeed different, the number of people, the thickness of the land, and it cannot be generalized. As long as we are open-minded, we will be able to agree on a proper plan. ”
"I remember that in the third year of Tai'a, when I was at the peak of Great Qin, there were 89 million strong men, but in the first year of the Heavenly Sage, there were only 62 million strong men left in the household registration. It can be seen that the tax breeds hidden households, and if it continues for a long time, it will definitely be harmful to the country!"
"Although the imperial court has found a lot of people in the north, many households do not have much income and can hardly afford the Ding tax. If it goes on for a long time, it will be overwhelmed, and sooner or later you will have to flee your citizenship. These are the cancer of the kingdom that are dependent on the people of the world and do not serve in servitude."
Seeing that in this political hall, the various courtiers were arguing, Zhang Cang also stood up awe-inspiringly: "Your Majesty, the government of the land is divided into the mu, and the non-political affairs hall and the small court can be decided." The minister asks His Majesty to summon a great court and gather all the courtiers above the seventh rank in Beijing to discuss this matter!"
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