Qian Liang continued talking, and then Ren Ning understood what he meant.
In the feudal era, the ruling class, including the emperor, were big landowners.
As for civil and military officials, the greatest assets left to their children and grandchildren are almost all their fields.
Taking advantage of these people will destabilize the entire ruling class and is tantamount to committing suicide.
"What Qian Shangshu said is absolutely true, and I also know how powerful it is."
Ren Ning was not angry, but had expected it.
He nodded and smiled, "So first we need to select a few counties to conduct a small-scale pilot project."
In this way, it is less likely to cause large-scale pressure and opposition.
If there are any mistakes, they should be corrected in time.
Qian Liang opened his mouth, but looking at the resolute face of his master in front of him, he knew that his mind had been made up, so he had to change the topic.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I dare to ask you which county your Highness plans to conduct the pilot project in?"
After saying that, all the officials in the main hall couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the Yunzhui map hanging on the left wall.
"Guangxin County..."
Ren Ning gently spit out a place name, and before Qian Liang and others could breathe a sigh of relief, he continued.
"There are also Laigu County, Yunzhong County, Huayang County and Hanoi County."
Every time Ren Ning mentioned the name of a county, a group of people's eyes couldn't help but move down the map.
Guangxin is in the south, Laigu is in the west; Yunzhong is in the southwest, Huayang occupies the eastern coast, and finally Hanoi is in the middle, serving as the imperial transportation hub.
After Ren Ning finished speaking, Qian Liang and others had almost scanned the entire map.
He swallowed hard.
"I am an ignorant old minister. May I ask why Your Highness chose these counties for the tax reform pilot?"
Ren Ning smiled slightly.
"There is no other reason, because almost all the land in these counties has been bought by the king."
Buzz~
A group of ministers and workers looked at each other in disbelief.
Qian Liang couldn't help but look up at Guangxin County on the map.
Ren Ning once settled his family there, and it is understandable that he has deep roots and connections in Guangxin County.
As for other places, they don't have a system like Jinlinwei, so they have no way of knowing.
Especially Huayang County, it is a top-grade county.
Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for anyone to take the land in Huayang County as their own.
Unless he leads an army to fight and eliminates most of the local landowners and their masters in Star City...
Just thinking of this, Qian Liang felt a little dumbfounded.
No, isn't Huayang County at war?
Moreover, it was a battle supported by the entire imperial court, and no one at the local level had any objections.
I just don’t know when Ren Ning secretly bought the land inside.
"Your Highness," Qian Liang shook his head and looked at the center of the map, "I wonder if Hanoi County..."
There was no war there, and the landowners were not willing to sell their fields.
cough.
Before Ren Ning could open his mouth, Xuanzuo, acting minister of the Ministry of Justice next to him, coughed lightly.
He knew very well about Hanoi County, as the left-hand man of the Ministry of Justice.
After all, his boss, the former Minister of Justice Cai Lu, resigned because of this.
At that time, in order to please the crown prince who had just come to power, Cai Lu blocked most of the roads in Hanoi County in the name of searching for thieves and catching thieves.
As a result, the trade routes were blocked and the people were filled with resentment. Emperor Changxing was so angry that he ordered Chen Xiumei to go to the Ancestral Temple to kneel for the ancestors on the spot.
The reason why Cai Lu wanted to ban Hanoi County was precisely because it was the fiefdom of Qi King Chen Xiuzhu.
It can be said that Chen Xiuzhu is the largest landowner in Hanoi County.
Now that both Chen Xiumei and Chen Xiuzhu have become prisoners, the sealed land has naturally returned to the emperor's hands.
Others quickly figured this out and understood it one after another.
Since it is Ren Ning's own field, he wants to use it for a pilot test. No matter whether it succeeds or not, it doesn't matter.
However, Qian Liang thought more deeply and suddenly became energetic.
"Your Highness, I think this land tax pilot project can be implemented completely, and may even have great potential in the future."
As long as the pilot projects in these counties are successful, the lives of local people will get better and better.
People in surrounding counties will also see it.
If the reform is implemented at that time, even if the landlords oppose it or secretly resort to fraud.
But as long as the people at the bottom support it, the entire empire will not be in chaos.
Ren Ning smiled, "There are not many landlords and non-landlords. If they pay the taxes they should pay, I will naturally not say anything..."
But if they not only find ways to avoid taxes but also try to cause trouble secretly, they are the enemies of the entire empire.
The knife in his hand is not vegetarian either.
The worst case scenario is to kill a group of them to scare the monkeys.
"Your Highness is wise." Qian Liang and others couldn't help but be happy.
Especially Qian Liang and Guanyi, one of them is in charge of the treasury and the other is in charge of the military. They have great ambitions but no money in their hands.
Now that they see Ren Ning working hard to find ways to improve, they will naturally give their full support.
It's just that the reform is a big matter, Ren Ning is just giving the direction, the specific plan needs to be carefully planned by Qian Liang and others, and it will be impossible to take action for a while, so let's press it.
Everyone said a few more words in detail before they passed by.
"Everyone, what else is going on now?" Ren Ning asked again.
After saying that, he couldn't help but shook his head secretly.
If it were in the Golden Palace, if there was something like this, "If there is something to be done, if there is nothing to do, please withdraw from the court." Naturally, the eunuchs would come out and shout.
But now that he is working from home, he can only ask himself.
There were not only Qian Liang and the others in the main hall, but also some deputies from various ministries.
At this time, an unfamiliar official stood up from behind.
"Your Highness, Chi Zhongyu, the Minister of the Criminal Department, has something to report."
Ren Ning glanced at this man subconsciously and frowned slightly.
Under the golden finger, the man's head was bright red, but the value was not high, only 25.
Red means hostility, but looking at this value, it can be said that there is no danger.
Chi Yuzhong?
Ren Ning took another deep look at the other person.
Shimenshilang is roughly the ancient version of a prosecutor or a clerk. The official position can be large or small, ranging from the third rank to the sixth rank.
But since he can enter the main hall of his house, he should be a popular person in the Ministry of Punishment.
"Master Chi is about the same age as me, and his name seems familiar. Have we met before?"
Chi Zhongyu lowered his eyes slightly.
"Back to Your Highness, in the 29th year of Changxing, Wei Chen was lucky enough to be in high school. His Highness at that time escorted King Nanfeng and other criminals back to the capital for trial. Wei Chen was lucky enough to meet His Highness on Zhuque Street."
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"It turns out you were the number one scholar back then. No wonder I think your name sounds familiar to me."
There was no joy or sorrow in Chi Zhongyu's heart, but the sorrow in his eyes only increased.
It's just that he kept his head lowered, but no one saw him.
At that time, Chi Zhongyu was the number one scholar in high school and was very popular in the capital. Countless wealthy nobles extended olive branches to him and even wanted to recruit him as their son-in-law.
I just didn't expect that Ren Ning and his gang would escort the prisoners back to Beijing and take away everything in an instant.
In the capital at that time, everyone's eyes and thoughts turned away from the No. 1 Scholar, and collectively fell on the mighty and majestic prisoner sacrifice team.
Having lost focus, Chi Zhongyu had to find a way out on his own.
After all, he was the number one scholar, so he easily attached himself to Sun Ye, the Sun San Sword God who had his two front teeth knocked out by Ren Ning.
When Ren Ning and others escorted the prisoners to Beijing, they sat in the restaurant and looked at everything below with disdain...
After climbing onto the high branch of Uncle Cheng'en's Mansion, Chi Zhongyu originally thought that he would become famous and reach the sky in one step.
The good times didn't last long.
The prince was deposed in the blink of an eye, and the Sun family suffered a disastrous decline. Not only did they lose their family status, but the whole family was imprisoned.
Fortunately, he escaped in time and was saved.
But soon Chi Zhongyu squeezed into the Criminal Department with his status as the number one scholar and a clever mouth.
Although his official position is not high now, he has already won the favor of Xuanzuo, the Acting Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and was even brought into the main hall of Ningwang Palace. It can be said that the future is promising.
But here, he accidentally heard the news that Ren Ning was going to take action on Juzi and the landlord.
Code Phi.
Chi Zhongyu couldn't help feeling a little resentful.
Didn't I study poetry and books diligently for ten years in my humble life just to have a glorious family name, to be a high-ranking official, and to exempt my descendants from paying taxes?
In the end, even this has to be cut?
Then what books should students read?
I really don't know what it means.
In a daze, he heard Ren Ning's faint voice.
"I wonder what the champion Chi Da has to report?"
Chi Zhongyu quickly came to his senses and did not dare to show any abnormality on his face.
"When I came back to Your Highness, I saw that Your Highness was full of energy and radiant. I couldn't help but think of a sentence I saw when I was studying. I wonder if Your Highness would like to hear it?"
oh?
Ren Ning was noncommittal, "Let's talk and listen."
Chi Zhongyu smiled and straightened his back, showing the elegance of a young talent.
"Awakening to hold the power of the world, drunk ministers and beautiful women kneel."
"As the saying goes, under the Jin Dynasty, it is the king's land; on the shore of the land, it is the king's ministers. Now that His Highness has the whole world, the humble ministers are stupid, and they secretly think that His Highness should open up the harem and flourish the royal family for thousands of years."