Chapter 125: The biggest wall pusher in the Qin Dynasty!
Qin Luoheng's eyelids twitched.
He also didn't expect that his casual remarks would be caught.
Qin Luoheng said without changing his expression:
"I've heard of it."
"I heard this saying before when I was wandering outside."
"At first I thought this was just a folk joke. I never thought that the eldest son would actually bring this to the court, so I was a little surprised."
Ying Zheng frowned.
He felt that Qin Luoheng was lying.
But I couldn't argue with it for the moment.
He wondered:
"Why are you surprised?"
"What's wrong with Fusu's idea?"
Qin Luoheng shook his head and said:
"There's nothing wrong with the idea."
"The problem lies with the eldest son."
"In my opinion, the eldest son should not and cannot spread such words."
"Why." Ying Zheng was puzzled.
Qin Luoheng said solemnly: "Because he is the eldest son of Great Qin!"
"What's the reason for this?" Ying Zheng frowned and said, "Since he is the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, he should offer suggestions and advice to the Qin Dynasty. Why not bring this idea to the court?"
Qin Luoheng said:
"The meaning is different."
"The eldest son has the best chance in Da Qin right now..."
Speaking of which.
Qin Luoheng shut up.
Ying Zheng glanced at Qin Luoheng and said indifferently: "Fusu is indeed the young master of Qin who has the best chance of becoming the crown prince, but what does it have to do with this?"
Qin Luoheng said: "Does the chief official know who I heard this from?"
"who?"
"Local aristocratic families and powerful people!" Qin Luoheng said solemnly: "Does the chief official know why I am surprised now?"
"The eldest son has a special status and has countless fans in the court."
"Once he mentions it, a large number of officials will definitely follow him, and hundreds of officials in the court will respond. Without a little thought, this policy will be easily implemented."
"The eldest son shouldn't take the initiative to mention it."
Ying Zheng slightly raised his forehead.
He understood what Qin Luoheng said.
Fusu is the eldest son and is very influential in the court. He should not take the initiative to express his opinions until the matter is completely clear, otherwise it will easily affect the court's judgment on policy.
Ying Zheng smiled and said:
"You thought well."
"But how could the First Emperor be affected by these?"
"Besides."
"Fusu was not the only one to mention this policy. Many ministers have also mentioned it. The First Emperor will weigh the pros and cons and will not make decisions so easily."
Qin Luoheng shook his head and said:
"The official misunderstood what I meant."
"What I mean is that the eldest son should not only not mention it, but should also take the lead in opposing this policy."
"Why?" Ying Zheng frowned.
"Is there anything wrong with this policy?"
"At present, the land annexation in counties and counties in Shandong is serious. If it is not managed, it may cause serious trouble. Allowing the head of Guizhou to seize the land will indeed reduce the burden on the head of Guizhou. Why do you want to help Su oppose it?"
Qin Luoheng said in a deep voice: "Is this also the chief official's idea?"
Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Qin Luoheng said softly:
"I know what you are thinking, chief officials."
"You are trying to make the head of Guizhou own the field and report the number of his own fields so that the government can re-register and pay taxes based on the actual number of fields in the future. This seems to be able to reduce the burden on the head of Guizhou."
"But the chief official ignored one thing."
"When this law is passed, it gives legal basis to annexing land!"
"Perhaps the officials will think that the land system in the Qin Dynasty has not changed, so how can the legal principles be changed? In fact, this is not the case. It seems that the land annexation is serious now, but it is actually superficial, because the land still belongs to those heads of Guizhou in name.
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"But the edict to 'make Guizhou head from Shitian' is gone."
"The fields just changed hands!"
"The local aristocratic families and powerful people easily took over the fields they occupied and successfully claimed them as their own. They did have to pay more taxes, but the fields actually fell under their names."
"It seems that there is no problem."
"The annual tax collected by the imperial court has not been reduced. The heads of Guizhou have paid less tax, and there is official land in the local area. They can directly let the head of Guizhou farm the official land. The government collects taxes as usual, and there is no exploitation by aristocratic families and powerful men. There is more with one stone."
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"But this is impossible!"
"A large part of the reason why local land annexation is serious is that officials in various counties and counties in Shandong collude with local forces. This is caused by their joint efforts."
"Give an order."
"Perhaps the initial stage will be as the court wishes."
“Good in all directions.”
"But as time goes by, officials will have their own thoughts."
"The reason why there are so many official fields now is because the fields belong to the imperial court, and they don't dare to take the initiative to take advantage of official fields. However, with the edict of 'making the head of Guizhou own the field', the powerful family members obtained the fields so easily.
How could they not have any thoughts?"
"There is no land in Guizhou."
"The government will definitely lend official land to the capital of Guizhou for lease."
"But can these official lands really come into the hands of these Guizhou chiefs?"
"I don't think so!"
"Officials can make excuses to lease land to their relatives, and then use a small amount of land to deal with the head of Guizhou. In the end, the official land becomes the private land of local officials. The head of Guizhou who lost the land has no choice but to continue to be degraded in order to make a living.
Farming for servants.”
"But at this time, they don't even have the land in name."
"Their harvest in a year depends entirely on the expressions of the local powerful and noble families. If the harvest is not good that year, or there is a natural or man-made disaster, I am afraid that they will have to sell their wives and children to survive. When they cannot survive that day, they will definitely...
Rise up."
"When."
"The world is in chaos!"
"There has never been a policy that everyone is happy with, and there will never be one. When a policy is issued, one party's interests will inevitably be harmed. The policy of 'making the Guizhou leaders self-sufficient' has suffered from the bottom-level Guizhou leaders and the imperial court from the beginning to the end."
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"The situation in Guizhou will only become more and more difficult."
"As a result, the official land of the imperial court became private land."
"If things go on like this, the official land will only become less and less, and the amount of taxes collected by the court each year will also decrease year by year. In order to fill the fiscal vacancy, the court will only increase taxes, layer by layer, and those who will suffer will still be the ones who suffer.
The first place in Guizhou.”
"at last......"
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Ying Zheng looked solemn.
He had never thought before that Qin Luoheng could explain so clearly the stakes of "making the capital of Guizhou become a real land".
It's just that he really can't accept it.
Fusu, he can understand.
After all, Fusu has never taken over major political affairs, so it is understandable that he has a one-sided understanding of political orders.
But what about the courtiers?
Could it be that none of them really noticed that there was a problem?
Ying Zheng's face looked extremely ugly.
He felt that he had been greatly deceived!
Ying Zheng had a gloomy face.
asked:
"As a historian, you can see these things, but can't those courtiers see it? Why didn't any of them submit a memorial against it?"
"Do they want to rebel?!"
Qin Luoheng was also shocked by Ying Zheng's words.
Is Chief Qin too out of touch?
Does this think of rebellion?
He said:
"Chief official, this is a serious statement."
"They may not dare to rebel, but they certainly have selfish motives."
"With the ability of the courtiers of Great Qin, it is actually unlikely that they could not see the problem. They either pretended not to know or chose to avoid talking about it."
"The reason is actually very simple."
"The glory of a gentleman will decline in three generations, and will be cut off in five generations."
"The land system of Da Qin is public ownership, which also means that all the wealth they own will one day be taken back by the emperor. Their actions are not just for themselves, but more for the family. They want their family to
To flourish as long as possible.”
"They know there's something wrong with the policy."
"But for the sake of the family, they either chose to sit back and watch, or they had no choice but to join in the mischief and ask the First Emperor to implement this policy."
"That's why I'm surprised that the eldest son is so young."
"This policy is obviously not conducive to the imperial court. The appointment of the eldest son will undoubtedly make the already somewhat skewed balance even more unfavorable to the imperial court."
"and."
"This policy seems to benefit local families and powerful people."
"But the ministers in the court obviously have greater power. If they get involved, the benefits they can reap are even more astonishing, and the harm to the court will be greater."
"But the eldest son is completely unaware of it."
"this......"
Ying Zheng's face was as gloomy as water.
He cursed angrily:
"He's got a damn keenness!"
"I followed those Confucian scholars all day and night to anger the First Emperor. This time, I was obviously taken advantage of by the courtiers who had second thoughts. In the end, they were still yelling at them happily."
"Sooner or later I'm going to be pissed off by him!"
Ying Zheng was furious, his chest was panting rapidly, and he coughed violently later.
See the situation.
Qin Luoheng quickly went over and patted Ying Zheng on the back.
Silently said:
"What does your eldest son's incompetence have to do with you?"
"Why are you sulking here?"
"If you make your body angry, then the gain is really not worth the loss."
"Moreover."
"So what if you know this?"
"All the ministers in the dynasty have suggested implementing it. You alone can't make a difference, and the First Emperor may not be able to see the pros and cons. After all, the First Emperor, like his courtiers, has been away from the place for too long. They don't understand the current situation of the place at all, let alone
Let’s talk about prescribing the right medicine.”
"There is no solution to this matter right now!"
Speaking of which.
Qin Luoheng also sighed.
He thought of Emperor Wen of Han in history.
In his later years, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty once asked the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty that he had done so many things for the world, including amnesty for the world, levy of corvee taxes, abolition of joint sitting, corporal punishment, etc., but why the life of the common people was not better, but he still treated me.
There are complaints, why is this?
But none of the ministers in the court answered.
Do they really not know?
Not really.
But he didn't want to say it.
They are all instant winners!
The problems faced by the Qin Dynasty now are almost the same as those faced by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. All ministers in the dynasty knew what the problem was, but no one would take the initiative to point it out.
How could they take away their wealth?
But Qin and Han are different.
Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han did not like to make troubles, so the Han Dynasty was able to accumulate strength and extend the country, while Qin Shihuang liked to make troubles.
Historically, Qin Shihuang has been making great moves since he made the head of Guizhou from Shitian.
The expedition against the Xiongnu in the north, the capture of Baiyue in the south, the construction of the Great Wall, and the many patrols to the east and north were not without reason. They were all intended to intimidate the world and achieve internal stability.
But the more actions Qin Shihuang took, the more complaints from the heads of Guizhou in the world.
All his actions cost money, but where does the money come from?
Qianshou!!!
However, by "making the Guizhou leaders own their own fields", the Guizhou leaders completely lost their land and became servants, while the official land became the private land of corrupt officials. If the situation continues to increase layer by layer, it is these Guizhou leaders who will suffer.
In the context of dwindling finances, the more actions Qin Shihuang took, the more people and money were wasted, and the lower levels of Guizhou became less peaceful.
A vicious cycle began.
Until the rain in Daze Township!
immediately.
Qin Luoheng found it quite ironic.
The beginning of all the problems in Da Qin came from the advice given by the eldest son Fusu.
This eldest son, who had high hopes among the people and was even crowned as the first choice to support the Qin Dynasty by later generations, seemed to be the biggest pusher in the Great Qin court.