Zhao Heng continued: "After this battle, the army and people of Great Xia are united, which makes the prestige of the Emperor Taishang reach its peak. But at this time, the internal finances of Great Xia had fallen into a state of exhaustion. ”

"And the Emperor, as he gets older, people become greedy for pleasure, like to listen to flattery, and become dim."

Hearing this, Jia Huan couldn't help but quietly stick out his tongue.

The master really dares to say anything, no wonder he can't be an official and was dismissed.

"The eldest son of the Emperor Taishang, resolute and brave, believing in people and fighting hard, he is erudite and benevolent, and is deeply supported by hundreds of officials. It didn't take long for him to be crowned prince. ”

"Because the Emperor Taishang was extravagant and unreasonable, the prince had been admonished many times, but the Emperor Taishang disliked it. Later, someone secretly accused the prince of rebellion, and the emperor sent someone to arrest the prince's family, and the prince was angry and killed himself. ”

"At that time, the people around the prince were either convicted or resigned. Jia Jing of your Jia family's East Mansion resigned after this incident and went to the Taoist temple to concentrate on alchemy. ”

"A year later, the Emperor Taishang regretted it and named the grandson Prince Zhongshun......"

Hearing this, Jia Huan was stunned again.

It turns out that Jia Jing is a monk, and there is such a secret? I'm afraid that he may not really want to become a monk, right?

The son of the abolished prince turned out to be Prince Zhongshun? You Ling Jiang Yuhan seems to be serving by Prince Zhongshun's side.

And Prince Zhongshun's attitude towards Jiafu is very cold, and even a little bad, there must be some reason for this.

I heard Zhao Heng continue: "Eight years ago, Emperor Taishang suddenly fell seriously ill, and he couldn't afford to get sick, and his life was dying. At this time, the Taishang Emperor was located in the sixth prince Li Shun, that is, the current emperor Chongkang. ”

"After ascending the throne today, the emperor's condition gradually improved. The Emperor Taishang was unwilling to be lonely and firmly controlled the military power in his own hands. So much so that the emperor now has to ask the emperor for everything, and he has become a puppet. ”

"Because of the war of the year, the prestige of the Emperor Taishang was unparalleled, which led to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and most of them only recognized the Emperor Taishang and did not recognize the current emperor. There are even people who have a sense of disobedience in their hearts. ”

Hearing this, Jia Huan's face couldn't help but show a thoughtful look.

Originally, Jia Huan was still puzzled by the choice of some people in Jia's mansion.

Why are these people so double-minded? The emperor has military power again, but he will die after all, and when the time comes, will the emperor not be in power today?

You have always stood in line with the emperor, and when you take power now, can you still end up?

Only now do I know that the prestige of the original emperor is too high.

High enough to change the emperor at any time.

And the presence of the current emperor is too low, almost to the point of dispensability.

The Jia family and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs will have a heart of disobedience, which is understandable.

"Six years ago, I went to the book and tried to change. Now he agreed, so he took the old man as the main thing and set off a change. Helplessly, there was a lot of resistance, and it was stopped after only one year. The old man even ended up being dismissed. ”

"But my Great Xia Dynasty has reached the juncture of a life-and-death crisis. If we don't change, the country will die! ”

Hearing this, Jia Huan was shocked again. Well, he has been shocked too many times today, and he is about to become a member of the Shock Department.

Listening to the teacher's description, this Great Xia Dynasty is now a fight with the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Jia Huan asked casually, "Master, I don't know what changes you have implemented?" ”

Zhao Heng replied: "For the teacher, I saw that the taxes in Daxia are complicated, and there are many eyes, and the people have been working hard for a long time!" And most of these taxes were self-apportioned, and they were put into their own pockets, and the imperial court did not benefit at all. ”

"In addition, the loss of taxes is huge, and the taxes in remote areas reach the capital, and the loss is almost ninety, which is really a waste of money for the people."

Therefore, the change advocated by the old man is to mix all taxes and labor in one place. The tax can only be collected once a year, and cannot be collected again at other times. And there are certain rules for the taxation and levy in each place, so that the local officials cannot play tricks. ”

"In terms of tax escorts, I decided to use cash instead of grain in most areas. Especially in those remote areas, transporting grain requires not only a large number of manpower, but also a large number of mules, horses and vehicles. ”

"Turning it into cash can save you a lot of money. This alone can save millions of dollars for the country. ”

Well, the two changes implemented by the master are probably a combination of two tax laws and a whip law, of course, there are some differences.

But if you introduce a tax law and make taxes transparent, you will block all the ways to make a fortune from all levels up and down.

Hell if you succeed in this change.

And even if these two changes can succeed, it will be a palliative rather than a cure.

Jia Huan thought so in his heart, and couldn't help but whisper the last sentence.

Zhao Heng asked in surprise: "Huan'er, you said that the teacher's change is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause?" Why do you say that? Do you have a better way to change? ”

Jia Huan couldn't help but say: "Master, I said it casually, you don't have to take it seriously." ”

The so-called not in his position and not seeking his own politics is not nonsense.

The reformers of all dynasties and dynasties, can there be people who can retreat with their whole body?

Even if it's a side, I'm afraid it's going to be in big trouble.

Zhao Heng smiled dumbly and said: "The teacher is just an old man who is idle at home, and you are just a yellow-mouthed child, what are you afraid of?" ”

Jia Huan said: "Since the master said so, which apprentice will talk about his thoughts." The two changes of the master are good, but they are still palliative. ”

"Listening to what the master said, the main problem in my Daxia now is that the land annexation is serious, and a large amount of land is in the hands of nobles and big landlords, and they have the right to be exempt from taxes, and their land does not have to pay taxes."

"And this situation will only get worse in the future, and the state will only pay less and less taxes. If this situation is not solved, what problems can be solved by relying only on the two changes of the master. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Heng's face showed a contemplative look.

After a while, he asked Jia Huan, "In your opinion, how can we change this situation completely?" ”

Jia Huan couldn't help but say: "The gentry pay grain in one piece, spread the land into the mu, and return the fire to the public." ”

Hiss!

Hearing Jia Huan's three reform proposals, Zhao Heng couldn't help but gasp.

In fact, just by listening to the name, you can basically understand what they mean.

The gentry pay the grain in one piece, that is, the gentry are the same as the common people, regardless of their background, everyone has to pay taxes.

You must know that in the former dynasty, the former dynasty, and the current dynasty, in order to win over scholars, the ruling class stipulated that if you were admitted to the exam, your family could get 100 to 200 acres of tax-free land.

Therefore, as long as a scholar is admitted to the Juren, he will never be poor again.

Someone will attach their land to you.

(End of chapter)