Chapter 137: Discussing politics is like childs play?
Yao Jia's weight is not unimportant.
One of the nine ministers of the imperial court.
But every word he spoke was heart-breaking. It seemed like a well-founded rebuttal, but in fact it was a complete denial of what Hua Fu said, quietly setting the tone for political reform.
His speaking skills are really impressive.
Originally, after the debate between Hua Fu and Zheng Guo, the trend of reforming the land administration had already stopped, but with Yao Jia's words, the trend of reforming the land administration regained the upper hand.
What's even more shocking is.
Yao Jia's words are irrefutable and cannot even raise too many questions.
He did not express his suggestions, nor did he express his support for the eldest son. He only briefly mentioned that the eldest son's land affairs should not last long, but his words and deeds all the time said that he should obey the authority urgently and act expeditiously.
How to act?
Naturally, it is a short-term effective method.
But what can be effective in the short term should be mentioned by the eldest son now.
Yao Jia didn't say a word about supporting the eldest son, but he supported the eldest son in every word. With such eloquence, he was worthy of being a famous person who lobbied the six countries at that time.
After Yao Jia's interference, the situation of the court was instantly reversed.
Hua Fu looked extremely ugly.
His eyes were fixed on Yao Jia, as if he wanted to see through this person.
Yao Jia took it calmly.
Keep quiet.
"I think it's inappropriate." Yang Duanhe stood up and broke up the discussion in the palace.
He loudly said:
"Everything Feng Chang said makes sense."
"Is that reasonable?"
"I disagree."
"The current controversy in the court is whether or not to implement 'Let the head of Guizhou come from Shitian'. Most of the memorials from the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty strongly recommend it, but I have listened to it over the past few days, and I have only heard the benefits of this decree. Is it possible?
Is there no downside to this decree?”
"I don't believe it."
"I wonder who can tell me the disadvantages?"
The whole place was silent.
Everyone looked at each other, but no one said a word.
Yang Duanhe sneered:
"Since you don't say it, then I will."
"It seems good for the head of Guizhou to seize the land, but you have overlooked one issue. The head of Guizhou takes the initiative to report the land. The head of Guizhou will naturally report the land truthfully, and the local powerful people will actually report the land truthfully. But after all this, the head of Guizhou has completely lost his land.
The powerful man got the land as he wished."
“Isn’t this condoning land annexation?”
"The Qin Dynasty is a country based on law, how can it tolerate local lawlessness?"
"The law cannot be surpassed!"
"Besides."
"What are your suggestions?"
"It is even more ridiculous to let the head of Guizhou who has lost his land go to cultivate official land."
"The output of the official land belongs to the imperial court. If the heads of Guizhou who lost their land are allowed to cultivate it, wouldn't it be a waste of Qin's national power to support local powerful people and corrupt officials?"
"Since the founding of the country, the imperial court has continued to carry out great affairs."
"And every big government is extremely costly in money and food. Now you are here to advocate cutting off one's arms. If things go on like this, the Qin Dynasty will only become weaker and weaker. When the court cannot make ends meet, the world suddenly changes, or the Xiongnu or Baiyue invade, won't the court have nothing to do with it?
Unable to parry?"
"How can this be done?"
"This proposal of yours is not a strategy to delay the war, but a strategy to weaken Qin!"
"If this is implemented, the Qin Dynasty will be in danger!"
At this time.
Kong Yu finally spoke.
He said:
"The Analects of Confucius says: If you have enough food, you will have enough soldiers, and the people will trust you."
"Whether it is running a country or performing sacrifices, adequate food should be in the first place, and sufficient food corresponds to human survival."
"It's almost impossible to survive in Guizhou right now."
"The imperial court should not make various calculations, but should solve the people's survival problems."
"Indeed."
"Everything has pros and cons."
"What Yang Yushi said makes sense."
"But Yang Yushi knows that before the world was unified, the population of the Qin Dynasty accounted for half of the world. At that time, the Qin land accounted for less than 30% of the world. With less than 30% of the land, it could feed half of the world's population. What a great achievement is this?"
"Now the country is unified and the people live in peace."
"And His Majesty moved a large number of nobles from the six countries to Xianyang. Does this mean that the population of Shandong, which is already underpopulated, will be even smaller?"
“The counties in Shandong are actually vast and sparsely populated!”
"Most of the government land is idle."
"Why not hand over the unproductive official land to the head of Guizhou who has lost his land?"
"If the court is unwilling, it can encourage the people to open up wasteland. Considering the current situation in Shandong, as long as the people are allowed to open up wasteland, the people will probably not die."
"But the court must reduce the burden on the people."
"Otherwise, everyone would be burdened with hundreds of acres of land to open up wasteland, and everyone would be crushed, so how could they have the energy to open up wasteland?"
"in this way."
"Promote the position of the head of Guizhou since Shitian."
"Since the government's taxes have not been reduced, and there are even new taxes, the official land of the imperial court still belongs to the imperial court. Everyone can get what they need, so why not?"
Kong Yu had just finished speaking.
Zheng Guo stood up and cursed angrily: "Kong Yu, don't talk nonsense here. With your ability, do you deserve to be called a celebrity? It's simply a shame for a celebrity."
Kong Yu’s face turned red.
He said angrily:
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated."
"What's wrong with what I said?"
Zheng Guo shouted:
"What's the problem?"
"Everything you said is wrong!"
"Great Qin is able to feed half of the world's people with less than 30% of the land, because Great Qin has two major granaries, Bashu and Guanzhong. How can this be compared to the six places in Shandong?"
“Shandong is so vast and sparsely populated, it’s even more nonsense.”
"Except for Zhao and Chu, among the six countries that were destroyed, none of the other four countries ever resisted on a large scale? Their population did not decrease much at all. After the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the population of each county was actually increasing rapidly."
"and......"
"There are not many cultivated fields in the world!"
"Otherwise, why would the land annexation in Shandong counties be so serious?"
"Aren't you talking nonsense?"
"As for land reclamation."
"hehe."
"Kong Yu, have you ever been to the fields?"
"At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, whether it was Qin or other princes, when the people opened up wasteland, the government must promise not to levy rent and taxes for three years, because the land suitable for farming has long been used by the people for farming, and only the land that is not suitable for farming needs to be cleared."
"even so."
"There have been very few people who dared to open up wasteland over the years."
"Why?"
"Because most of the land reclamation means no harvest for several years, and no harvest for several years. How can anyone dare to open up wasteland when they don't even have enough to eat?"
"What you said is simply ridiculous."
All the court officials also burst into laughter.
Kong Yu's face turned red and he defended himself: "I was just making an analogy. How could I not know this? Zheng Guo, how could you take the joke seriously?"
"Isn't this harming me?"
Zheng Guo snorted coldly and remained unmoved.
This Kong Yu is obviously ridiculous, but he always pretends to be compassionate, and he also likes to point fingers without shame. If it were not for the name of Confucius, the title of Wentong Jun would never fall on him.
Completely incompetent!
See the situation.
Zixiang sighed secretly.
Before he came, he warned his brother many times not to say anything at will.
This matter has nothing to do with them. It is a dispute between courtiers and there is no need for them to get involved.
It's just that my brother is not very capable, but he prefers to be in the limelight. He has some ideas in his mind and rushes to show them off. This time he directly loses face.
But Kong Yu is his elder brother after all.
He can't help but protect him.
Zixiang said:
"That's not what my brother meant."
"But what Yang Yushi said is indeed inappropriate."
"As Yao Fengchang said, the land policy is only a temporary emergency, not a long-term solution. Therefore, even if the official land is leased to the head of Guizhou who lost his land, the government will not lose too much. When the land system is known to the world, it may not be impossible to take over the official land.
return."
"This time we will change the land administration."
"Essentially, it is an emergency response."
"Why do you need to be so calculating?"
"As long as it allows Guizhou to have land for farming, ensures their daily lives, and prevents them from making trouble, this policy is a good policy."
"Although it will harm the court in the early stage, in the long run, the benefits to the court will outweigh the disadvantages."
Hear the words.
All the doctors cheered in unison.
Many courtiers echoed:
"Well said."
"This time Tianzheng is an emergency policy, why should we care so much?"
"As long as we can stabilize the place and wait for the imperial court to free up its hands to investigate the local officials and clear out the local officials who are worms, the land administration will naturally come to an end."
"This loss is acceptable."
"..."
For a while.
Many courtiers began to express their stance.
They all agreed to implement the temporary new land policy.
When the scene is one-sided.
Li Si got up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."
"Tingwei Jin said." Ying Zheng said calmly.
Li Si bowed.
Then he turned around and looked at Baiguan.
He said coldly:
"In today's political discussion, the old prime minister was supposed to report on political affairs, but Dr. Zhou Qingchen arrogantly spoke out, which triggered subsequent private conflicts among everyone."
"Qin government has its own laws, how can it act like this?"
"Zhou Qingchen deserves punishment!"
"Li Si believes that this land affairs incident is unusual."
"The wind and rain are like darkness, and the cockcrow is endless."
"Tian's political affairs suddenly happened."
"There are still winds and rains stirring like dark undercurrents."
"The so-called hurricane started at the end of Qingping. Such a violent force is really inexplicable. However, the land annexation is true, and the court should not let it continue to spread and cause disasters."
"What everyone said just now is that personal fighting is far more important than political discussion."
"The truth does not become clearer with more debate. Instead, various confusions of right and wrong make people more and more confused about land affairs. Moreover, just through the words of a few people, many courtiers made rash decisions. How can the political affairs be so careless?"
Li Si's tone was not strong.
But every word and sentence made everyone break out in cold sweat.
Yao Jia also looked up at Li Si.
Li Si continued:
"Some people said before that Tianzheng is only an emergency policy."
"That's ridiculous!"
"Field administration is supported by laws."
"How can it be determined directly by just saying an emergency policy?"
"The court said it was an emergency policy. Do the local leaders of Guizhou think so? Do the powerful local families think so too?"
"Tian orders."
"It means that the merger of powerful families is legal."
"Even if the land administration is abolished by then, the deeds they hold are still legal. If they have not broken any laws, what reason does the court have to take them back?"
"Is it necessary to change things day by day?"
"Besides."
"It has been several years since the nobles of the Six Kingdoms moved to Xianyang, but have they ever seen their decline in these years? Who dares to say bluntly that they are not supported by annexing people's land?"
"Revise Tian Zheng."
"Isn't this helping the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to recover?"
"There are so many thorny issues that need to be resolved urgently, but you are here to care about others and blatantly put yourself in private fights and internal strife."
“Isn’t this just treating political discussions as a child’s play?”