The three of them traveled together, and there were servants to serve them along the way, and they did not find the journey difficult. However, at this time it is still the weather of January and February, the more you go to the north, the more you will see the ice and snow all over the ground, especially in the north at this time there is no wealth in the south, where you have stayed, every morning you will see that there is a frozen death "road stiffness" is dragged to the field to burn down, and the residents next to it are accustomed to it, which shows the withering of people's livelihood.

After Sun Xiang and Sima Fang saw it, they were also sad in their hearts, and when they talked about what they had seen and heard at breakfast, they said that if they were magistrates in the future, they would not let the people under their rule have the embarrassment of freezing and starvation, let alone such a dead man's situation.

Sima Fang's personality is arrogant, and he can be calm and deaf in the face of this kind of thing, but Sun Xiang is not so well-cultivated, and immediately stood up and sneered:

"Just now, my senior brother was grieving the suffering of the people, who thought that this kind of thing was worth laughing at?

When he said this, a young man stood up next to him, this young man was handsome, but he had only one eyelid and very thin lips, and he was also a little arrogant at first glance, and immediately said: "No one thinks this kind of thing is funny! It's just that the two of you are too naïve to think that it makes people laugh!"

Sun Xiang said angrily:

"Okay! I'm going to ask you how funny our two brothers think. ”

The young man sneered:

"How can you not be funny from the view of Confucianism? You keep saying that you want to give a light account and live with the people, let me ask you, these eight words are easy to do, but how to complete the task of summer tax and autumn grain issued by the boss every year?"

Sun Xiang immediately said:

"If a part of the people are forced to have no rations until the winter, it will be a heavy tax! This is the duty of my courtiers and others!"

The boy immediately said:

"Well, if you do as you say, then let me ask you, if the taxes are undercollected, the treasury will naturally be poor! The barrenness of the treasury will make the soldiers who are fighting in the front have no food and clothing, and they will have to endure cold and starvation on the one hand, and the most disheartened army will be disheartened and defeated for thousands of miles, and the soldiers and horses of the enemy country will drive straight into the country and commit adultery and plunder. Is it because there are more people dying at this time, or are there more people dying of cold and starvation in winter?"

Sun Xiang can also be regarded as a person who can speak well, but he can't find a refutation of his words for a while. But who is Sima Fang, a disciple of the dignified Donglin Academy, he immediately said coldly:

"A light tax will lead to a barren treasury? Your Excellency's sophistry has really been perfected. ”

The young man immediately said:

"Isn't it a good thing to say that the country's income has been reduced? Isn't the country's revenue barren because the country's income has decreased?"

Sima Fang sneered:

"Another person who is well-read and half-understood! Showing compassion for the people's livelihood is absolutely not based on harming national strength, if the policy is exercised that leads to a decrease in the revenue of the state treasury. Then those who are officials take the world as their own responsibility, and naturally they must find ways to make up for the undercollected money for the country!"

The young man smiled again and said:

"It's really nonsense, I ask you, what is the way to save money?"

Sima Fang's answer is like a stream:

"In my opinion. If a county yamen wants to operate smoothly, half of the current official system is enough, those redundant officials, redundant officials. This is a lot of money, and in addition to this, the etiquette between the officials and the upper and lower levels. New Year's tribute and other things have also brought a lot of burden to the people, and what can be saved should of course be saved. ”

"Just now you talked about the most important place -- the army! That's right, that's the place where the most redundancy is made! It should be mainly the elite, and the old, weak, sick and disabled should be cut off and go home, and now the phenomenon of the armies of various countries eating empty quotas also abounds, and it is nothing more than the severity of the matter, after squeezing out the water, and putting into practice all the things I said, I don't believe that there is no room for the people to be lightly endowed!"

"Innocent!" The young man was disdainful before, but now he said angrily: "It's you who are corrupt and misleading the country!! Let me ask you, how many people with outstanding intelligence are there in the Five Kingdoms? Are you the only one who sees the problem of eating vacancies in the army? Are all the generals in the world all corrupt and perverting the law?"

"When the court is Zaifu, for the problem of redundant soldiers, it can be managed! I want to manage it, but I don't dare to manage it, or to say that it is more serious, I don't have the face to care about it at all!"

When the young man said this, suddenly someone next to him coughed, and he immediately sat down, but he was still puffing up. The person who coughed was a middle-aged man, with a sallow face, but his eyes were very focused, and at first glance he was the kind of person who was very resolute in doing things and did not achieve his goal.

It's just that the young man is silent, but it is a torment for Sun Xiang and Sima Fang, Donglin Academy can be the first of the four major academies in the world, and the elite disciples cultivated can't of course not have the heart to seek the Tao. Sima Fang, who had always been arrogant, stood up and saluted the young man:

"The more reason is discerned, the clearer it is, why doesn't this person finish his words?"

The young man glanced at the middle-aged man next to him, but he was like a stuffy gourd who only ate and didn't speak.

Lin Fengjin narrowed his eyes slightly, he also felt it along the way, whether it was Sun Xiang or Sima Fang, their attitude towards him was also a little perfunctory, the reason for this was very simple, in their eyes, he was always an older child, and he would always be looked down upon in terms of knowledge. Lin Fengjin is also an arrogant person, so he smiled at this time:

"Actually, what this brother said just now is not a great secret, it is estimated that he should have relatives in the army at home, so he feels a little deep. ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it!" Hearing Lin Fengjian's words, Sima Fang and Sun Xiang were interested, and even the young man couldn't help but look at it, but his eyes were definitely not so friendly.

Lin Fengjin said lightly:

"The root cause of redundant soldiers lies in the system, and in the fact that the current atmosphere is too light and too low for ordinary soldiers! At present, the phenomenon of eating empty quotas is widespread, and some of the extra money is privately swallowed by the officers, but I believe that the vast majority of it is still used to distribute it to the sergeants below. ”

"What?" Sima Fang and Sun Xiangqi said, "How can this be?"

Lin Feng said seriously:

"At present, the salary of ordinary soldiers is one or two or three cents, and this has not yet deducted the fire consumption, and receiving this money means that you must be ready to go to the battlefield at any time, fight with your life, and gamble with your own body! And there is a danger that this money will not be obtained—as far as I know, there are not a few things that are in arrears with the salaries of the auxiliary soldiers. ”

"When they went to war, they had no eyes, and as far as I know, the bereavement of the war dead was ten times the salary, and the military judge gave it back to the family, because for various reasons, this money was probably only available to half of the families. However, the most crucial thing is that the most common thing on the battlefield is injury! There is also disability! However, in this most crucial place, the state system has been left out, intentionally or unintentionally! Those soldiers who have been disabled for the sake of the country may face the fate of having no food and clothing for the rest of their lives! There is no compensation!

"A large part of the empty silver taels eaten so far should be spent on these people. Lin Feng concluded:

"These sergeants are still alive, so their influence and prestige are there, if they are blocked at the gate of the barracks, every soldier will die of sorrow, fearing that their future is their present, it is impossible to give them any punishment, whoever dares to do this will have to face the huge risk of the army mutiny getting out of control. Therefore, all the princes of the dynasty have acquiesced to the existence of empty quotas, which is the reason. ”

Sima Fang and Sun Xiang suddenly realized, and said with admiration:

"Sure enough, Takami. ”

"Gao Jian's fart!" The young man finally couldn't help but cry out, "Pick up people's teeth, didn't I bring it up first?"

Lin Fengjin smiled and said:

"The king of inquiry, the minister of solution (asking questions is the king's business, solving problems is what the courtiers do) then dare to ask Your Excellency what solution to the redundant soldiers?"

As soon as Lin Fengjin said this, not only Sima Fang and Sun Xiang, but even the man with a sallow face couldn't help but look at him deeply.

In today's words, Lin Fengjin's words just now are indeed extremely standard. The six words vividly interpret the responsibilities of the king and the courtiers, and it also vaguely contains the truth of admonishing the king. Those who can understand their speech can be said to be well-educated people, and they all know the Tao from ancient times to the present, and there are many people who have left their names through the ages with a sentence. And what Lin Fengjin said today, there is already this flavor in it.

The arrogant young man was stunned, and couldn't help but ask:

"If I had, would I still be here? I would have gone to speak a long time ago, why would I still be here? Is there any solution you can't do?"

Lin Fengjin smiled and said:

"Although I don't dare to say that there is a way, I still have a clue. ”

When he said this, the audience was immediately silent, and the lethality can be imagined, if he said this sentence before, others would definitely think that he was bragging B, but after the six words of the gentleman of inquiry and the minister of Xie were said, it could be said that Zhuyu was in front, and it was very convincing.

Sima Fang immediately took a deep breath and said:

"I was about to listen to Brother Lin Xian's opinion. ”

With Sima Fang's arrogance, he was able to say the word "high opinion", which shows that his impression of Lin Fengjin has completely changed. This is what Lin Feng wants, and he said calmly:

"To solve the problem of redundant soldiers, we have to solve one thing at the root, that is, open source!" (to be continued......)