Chapter Seventy-Five: Chongkangdi's Decision
If you pass the Jinshi examination, the number of acres that can be exempted from taxes at home will be increased to 400 acres.
And this 400 mu is still an imaginary number, and those with deep backgrounds can even increase this number to thousands of mu or even more.
The beneficiaries of this policy were the officials of the officialdom and the gentry who resigned from their old age, and these were the ruling classes of the entire empire.
However, the reform of the gentry's integrated payment of grain harmed the interests of the entire ruling class.
Such a change is basically difficult to implement. Because the reform harms the interests of the executors. If one is not done well, the whole country risks collapsing because of it.
In the long river of history, only Emperor Yongzheng can do this.
In order to implement the reform of the gentry to collect grain in one piece, Yongzheng killed people with a river of blood, leaving an infamy in history.
And even so, when it came to his next generation, Qianlong, directly overthrew these reforms.
The next reform Jia Huan said was to abolish the poll tax and collect taxes according to the actual amount of land owned by each household.
In the past, taxes were collected according to the head of the person and the land of the family.
If you have a large family, even if you don't have much land, you have to pay a lot of taxes. In particular, conscription is carried out on an absolute basis.
Such a tax system is extremely unfair to those who have no land or little land.
After the implementation of apportionment into the mu, the economic burden of the landless and landless people can be reduced and the population growth can be promoted.
Laborers have greater personal freedom, which is conducive to social and economic development.
The last reform that burned down to the public was also very vicious.
In the past, each magistrate could intercept a certain amount of silver from the fire.
For example, if you are a county and collect 3 million stone of grain, the county order can intercept 100,000 stone of grain as fire consumption silver and use it as the county's activity funds.
Of course, these numbers are just analogies, not real proportions.
The reform of fire consumption to the public means that the local government is not qualified to intercept fire consumption silver, and all the taxes collected are handed over.
The imperial court would directly distribute the tax to the local government to raise incorruptible silver.
It seems that there is just one more procedure, turning a corner, completely taking off his pants and farting, and doing more.
But that's not the case.
The return of the fire to the public will make the local officials have a lot less means to make ghosts, and in the past, they can also make ghosts in the accounts or other places.
After the implementation of this reform, there is no room for them to do ghosts, or in other words, the cost of their ghosts is increased.
If these three reforms can really be carried out, then the entire Great Xia will be reborn and burst out again.
This is a long-term solution.
Of course, the difficulty of these three reforms is too great.
And whether they succeed or not, the proposers and promoters of these three reforms will surely be doomed!
But Zhao Heng didn't care about this. Anyway, he is already a desperate person, and he will not hesitate to do so.
Next, Zhao Heng asked Jia Huan about the details of these three changes.
Then Zhao Heng said to Jia Huan: "Huan'er, these three changes, you must rot in your stomach in the future, and don't mention them in the future." ”
Jia Huan said helplessly: "Master, you can only rest assured. If it weren't for the master's inquiry, I would never have said it. These three changes are good, but there is no reason for success. ”
Yes, Jia Huan believes that if Daxia really implements these three changes, he is afraid that if he does not use the Great Jin Dynasty to attack, he will play to death.
Zhao Heng nodded, and then after assigning Jia Huan's homework, he directly drove Jia Huan away.
Jia Huan touched his nose and was speechless for a while.
The teacher was just too much.
……
After Jia Huan left, Zhao Heng took out the paper and began to write the recital.
Although Zhao Heng was dismissed, he has always had the right to play.
Although it is the first time he has played in the past five years, at least he has the right to do so.
Thinking while writing, it took an hour for Zhao Heng to write this recital.
Then he summoned the servant and told him again and again, ordering him to send the song out.
An hour later, on the case of Emperor Chongkang, this twist and turn was put on the table.
Emperor Chongkang was already preparing to reinstate Zhao Heng in the near future, but now he was curious, and he didn't know what happened to Zhao Heng.
Just after reading a few lines, Chongkangdi's face changed.
And the more he looked at it, the more solemn Chongkangdi's face became.
After reading it, Emperor Chongkang couldn't help frowning and thinking about it, he hesitated, and couldn't make a final decision for a long time.
After a long time, Emperor Chongkang picked up Zhao Heng and folded up, and said in a deep voice: "Set up Ningshou Palace." ”
Ningshou Palace is the place where Emperor Taishang lives, except for the daily morning and morning provinces and instructions, Emperor Chongkang rarely goes to Ningshou Palace.
Not long after, Emperor Chongkang came to Ningshou Palace.
Ningshou Palace is already splendid, and the furnishings inside are extremely luxurious.
At this time, the Emperor Taishang was drinking a little wine and watching a palace maid dance.
Four or five concubines served him, one served wine, one peeled grapes for him and fed him, and two were squatting on the ground to beat his legs.
The Emperor Taishang's two hands swam back and forth on the four concubines, enjoying themselves.
At this time, the old eunuch Li Liang replied: "Go back to the emperor, and the emperor asks to see him." ”
Emperor Taishang frowned, then waved his hand and said, "You guys go down first, please come in." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After a while, Chong Kandi walked in.
"The son of the emperor greets his father."
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "The emperor doesn't need to be polite, I don't know what you want to see?" ”
Emperor Chongkang said: "Father, the sons and daughters are here for the foundation of my Great Xia Dynasty. ”
"Oh?" The Emperor's face changed and he asked, "The emperor might as well talk about it carefully." ”
Emperor Chongkang said: "Please let my father retreat." ”
Emperor Chongkang waved his hand again, and in the entire palace, only Li Liang, an old eunuch, was left.
Li Liang was the most trusted person of Emperor Chongkang, who was not surnamed Li, but was later given the surname Li by Emperor Taishang.
Emperor Chongkang personally stepped forward and handed over Zhao Heng's recital and said, "Father Emperor will understand after reading this recital. ”
The Emperor Taishang picked up the fold and looked at it twice, and his face immediately became solemn.
After a long time, the Emperor Taishang sighed and said, "Emperor, these three changes were originally excellent. But don't you know that these three changes simply can't be implemented? Do you know what the consequences of a failed change are? ”
Emperor Chongkang said: "Father, the son knows. But Erchen was still willing to give it a try. Father, if I don't implement reforms, how long can I last in Great Xia? Fifty years of luck? A hundred years of luck? I'm afraid it's hard to survive a hundred years, right? ”
"And once these three changes are successful, this can really lay a hard-won foundation for my Great Xia! This merit is in the world, and the benefit is in the future! As long as there is the full support of his father, the son believes that at least fifty percent of them will be successful. ”
"If you fail, your son is willing to accept all the consequences."
(End of chapter)