Chapter 44 The lower officials have the courage to implore Chen Xiang to abdicate

"Father, Zheng Xiancheng's strategy is quite radical!"

Chen Qun is careful about the wording.

At this time, Chen Qun was quite entangled in his heart.

If Zheng Ping's strategy is good, it will damage Chen Ji's image.

If you want to say that Zheng Ping's strategy is poor, it is detrimental to the virtue of a gentleman.

If you want to balance, you can only judge the radicalness of the strategy.

After a pause, Chen Qun began to give examples.

"For example, this tuntian law, the tuntian throughout the ages, is to call on displaced people to reclaim new wasteland, the government provides seeds, agricultural tools, when to go out to open up the wasteland, when to return home, there are laws and regulations."

"But Zheng Xiancheng did the opposite, not only did not organize the displaced people to reclaim the wasteland, but asked the powerful and wealthy merchants to lease the fields to the government, and the government will uniformly convene the displaced people to settle the fields, and after the autumn harvest, the government will distribute them uniformly."

"First leave enough surplus grain for the displaced people in Tuntian, and then pay the rent to the rich and powerful, and the rest will be owned by the government."

"Although this law can resettle displaced people, it will reduce the amount of food that the wealthy and powerful can get."

"If this interest does not increase but decreases, how can the rich and powerful businessmen agree?"

"Wang Mang's ancient restructuring has only been less than two hundred years."

"The lessons of the predecessors must not be ignored!"

That's all there is to it!

If interests are biased in favor of the homeless, the interests of the rich and powerful will naturally suffer.

The slightest carelessness can cause turmoil.

As Wang Mang did in the ancient reforms, the starting point was to solve the increasingly serious problem of land annexation, but the result was that the contradictions became more and more intense.

Chen Ji was noncommittal to Chen Qun's judgment, but looked at Zheng Ping: "Zheng Xiancheng, do you think the analysis of the long article is correct?" ”

"Chen Juncheng has the answer in his heart, why did he use such a reason to prevaricate the lower officials?" Zheng Ping shook his fan and chuckled: "The state government's decree is not immutable. ”

"The government's leasing of the land of the wealthy and wealthy merchants to the displaced people is not a long-term policy of the Tuntian Law, but a temporary measure based on the current situation in Qingzhou."

"If we follow the ancient law and organize the displaced people to reclaim the wasteland, the displaced people will not think that the government is saving them."

"Comparing their hearts to their hearts, they are more likely to think that life is already so difficult, but they still have to serve the government."

"Instead of that, why don't you follow the yellow turban to grab food?"

"There is a very important reason for the failure of Wang Mangtuogu's reform, that is, he takes it for granted that the reform decree is good for the displaced people."

"But what do the displaced people want?"

"There is a place to stay, which can solve their food and clothing!"

"Reclaim the wasteland, and the displaced people can't see the future!"

"However, renting the land directly to the displaced people can give the displaced people hope for the coming year!"

"Do we expect the displaced people to understand the difficulties of the government? To understand that the government does not dare to put pressure on the rich and powerful, but only dares to roar at the homeless? ”

"Or, let the displaced people understand that we, the officials, don't even dare to take responsibility and risk?"

"Even if it's really as Chen Juncheng said, this Tuntian method is a little more radical, what can it do?"

"The situation in Qingzhou can be seen clearly by anyone with a discerning eye."

"The state officials can't sanction the yellow turbans, and this year's drought has affected the harvest, so if you want to seek stability at this time, you don't have to use thunder tactics. This Qingzhou Yellow Turban, I'm afraid it's going to be a million people again! ”

"When the time comes, the yellow turban will plunder grain, like locusts crossing the border, and there will be no production, how much grain can be plundered in this Qingzhou?"

"It doesn't matter if you are a rich businessman or a famous minister, you have to die!"

"Chen Juncheng is only a few years older than Xia Guan, could it be that he has also lost his courage?"

Zheng Ping said a few words, and then refuted Chen Qun's provocation.

The last sentence is even more direct to the hearts of the people.

Young scholars in their twenties have already begun to look ahead and look backwards, isn't this a brave person?

Chen Qun's face suddenly felt a little ashamed.

Who wasn't a hot-blooded righteous man when he was young?

A burst of laughter rang out, but Liu Ziping couldn't sit still.

Liu Ziping, who was originally a military general, has always admired the courageous.

recommended Liu Bei because Liu Bei was courageous and brave.

"Zheng County's courage to skip others is admirable!"

Liu Ziping expressed his position, which made Chen Ji's eyes change in the main position.

Although Chen Ji is plain, he still has to rely on the support of old officials in the county like Liu Ziping.

The county soldiers of this plain county are all actually controlled by Liu Ziping.

"Zheng Xiancheng, if you have something to say, you might as well speak up!" Chen Ji stroked his short hair.

Zheng Ping's words have all been said to this point, how could Chen Ji not guess that Zheng Ping had something to say.

"Chen Xiang, why don't you abdicate and make way for Xian?"

As soon as Zheng Ping's words came out, except for Liu Bei, who already knew Zheng Ping's thoughts, whether it was Chen Ji, Chen Qun, Liu Ziping and Sun Gan, they were all taken aback.

"You let the old man abdicate and make way for Xian?" Rao is Chen Ji is good at cultivating qi, and his mood is invisible, and he can't help but ask rhetorically at this moment.

Chen Qun asked bluntly: "Zheng Xiancheng, do you want to be the prime minister of this plain?" ”

said that Chen Ji's corpse was a vegetarian meal, and Chen Qun endured it under Chen Ji's suggestion.

But now that Zheng Ping has asked Chen Ji to abdicate and make way for Xian, Chen Qun can't help it anymore.

There are many arrogant people in this world, and Zheng Ping is the most arrogant one Chen Qun has ever seen.

As a county leader, dare to persuade the prime minister of a county to abdicate and make way for Xian?

Zheng Ping shook his fan and chuckled: "A good way to deal with the yellow scarf, Chen Xiang can't think of it; The twelve strategies of the lower officials, Chen Xiang did not dare to use them. ”

"In that case, why not take this opportunity to pretend to be sick and recommend Gao Tang Ling Liu Bei to the outside world to temporarily take the position of Minister of Pingyuan?"

"Our actions will not affect Chen Xiang's reputation, and we can solve the current internal and external troubles with thunderous means. In this way, everyone is happy, so why not? ”

Everyone's eyes looked at Liu Bei again.

Chen Qun thought that Zheng Ping wanted to be the prime minister of this plain, but he never thought that Zheng Ping would recommend Liu Bei.

Liu Bei also knew that this was not the time to back down.

Zheng Ping had already paved the road, just waiting for Liu Bei to take a step forward.

"Chen Xiang!" Liu Bei got up, bowed to Chen Ji, and said solemnly: "Gaotang County is too small, and the deployment of Xiaguan and Zheng County, although it can determine the yellow scarf of Gaotang County, it cannot determine the yellow scarf of Pingyuan County, nor can it raise the power of the nine counties of Pingyuan County to pacify the yellow scarf of the entire Qingzhou." ”

"The lower officials are brave, please give Chen Xiang a chance."

"If this matter is successful, the credit can be with Chen Xiang, and the subordinate officials will never be greedy for merit; If this matter fails, the subordinate officials will do things by themselves, and they will never implicate Chen Xiang. ”

Liu Bei's determination and courage surprised Chen Ji again.

The county magistrate and the county order of a county have successively asked the prime minister of a county to abdicate and make way for Xian, which is the first time in the world, right?

Chen Qun wanted to speak, but was stopped by Chen Ji waving his hand.

"Liu Bei, coercing the officials, his crime should be punished. Aren't you afraid of your true appearance, and will do according to the law? Chen Ji's eyes were a little more awe-inspiring.