Nine hundred and fifty-sixth chapter I come to teach you exploitation (1)
Time passes slowly.
The moods of the heads of various families in the side hall gradually became anxious due to the passage of time.
The constant sound of silk and bamboo coming from next door, to some extent, amplified their anxiety.
Who dares not to be afraid of the imperial power?
Even Tian Guang and Shi Dan, who seemed to be sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai in the presence of the old god, could not help but feel a little panicked and felt uneasy inside.
Backing and background may be important.
However, in front of the imperial power, there is no difference from paper.
Under the emperor's will, everything is meaningless!
The only thing that can give these people a little peace of mind or comfort is probably that today's world will not wield a butcher's knife against them.
The reason is simple. If you want to kill someone, why summon them?
One petty official is enough to destroy their family!
However, no one can guarantee that what they think is true.
Moreover, even if it is true, no one dares to pat his chest and say that he can be forgiven like others.
Aren’t rulers always fond of killing chickens to scare monkeys?
Capital and wealth cannot be guaranteed at all today.
They are like stepping stones for nobles and powerful people. They can be stepped on when needed. They can be thrown aside at any time when they are no longer needed.
These days, it may be hard to find a three-legged toad.
However, the landowners and merchants who want to be dogs for the powerful are like crucian carp crossing the river.
At that time, the powerful Du family and Zhang family in Guanzhong thought that their backers were the Dou family's relatives, so they wanted to compete with the prince.
Then what?
They were thrown away like trash by the Dou family.
The two family heads were killed like dogs in Dongshi, and their bodies were dumped in mass graves and eaten by wild dogs.
What's more, now, the princes and dignitaries no longer need local cowards like them as they did in the past.
Now, with the implementation of the Emperor's New Deal.
The powerful people became the favorites and were attracted by various powerful families.
Lower-level positions such as Qiangfu and Youyou also fell into the hands of scholars who were born in the imperial examination.
Their role for the powerful has been reduced from being a dog-legger and a black glove to being a money bag.
When needed, go to them for help.
Under such circumstances, even Tian Guang and Shi Dan felt anxious and uneasy.
As for the Bing family who had just been moved to Guanzhong, it was because they were new.
Therefore, it is also the most anxious.
The Bing family was a big merchant in the Lu State and the largest ironware merchant in the entire Qilu region.
Since the Warring States Period, their family has been smelting iron and manufacturing ironware in the Qilu area.
Moreover, it has a close relationship with the Fengsijun family of the past dynasties.
Relying on the protection of the Kong family, the Bing family escaped one migration crisis after another.
However, as the Kong family was ordered to move to North Korea, all the old forces in Qilu were wiped out.
Mr. Bing, relying on his past strategy of being cautious and keeping his tail between his legs, was able to avoid being implicated because he did not have many victims.
However, forced migration is inevitable.
The Bing family saw this fact.
So, I simply took the initiative to come to Guanzhong in advance to lay out the arrangements.
As soon as he arrived in Guanzhong, he spent a lot of money to buy a first-class house.
This is in line with the behavior of the Bing family in the past.
Through money, their family established connections with academia and intellectual circles, and then relied on the protection of prestigious figures to avoid interference from the government.
But I had thought that the rules of the game for the nobles in this level were completely different from those of Lu Di.
In the Lu region, local celebrities and celebrities could rely on their reputation to deter the government from acting rashly.
But in Guanzhong.
It doesn't matter whether you are a famous university scholar or a famous scholar with thousands of disciples.
All must sing conquest in front of the powerful.
Here, Confucianism, Legalism, Huang and Lao restrain and balance each other.
The way of thinking and acting methods of the scholars are also completely different from those of Lu Di.
They don't care about Bing's money at all.
In other words, they value the development of their school and the impression in front of the royal family more than money.
If you give him money, he will naturally accept it happily and can accept your nephew as his disciple.
But, do you want them to help support or lobby?
Don’t even think about it!
Even Dr. Lu Ru in Taixue would not dare to use his family's money to speak for his family like he did in Lu.
Faced with this unfamiliar game rule, Mr. Bing had no idea at all.
Now, we are about to face the emperor who will forcibly move the Kong family, which has lived and thrived in Qufu for hundreds of years, to North Korea, and at the same time cleanse the Qilu bureaucratic landlords.
One can imagine the fear and uneasiness in Mr. Bing's heart.
Bing Ji, the head of the Bing family, is like an ant on a hot pot, looking for people to talk to everywhere, hoping to get some news, or in other words, hoping to release the pressure and fear in his heart through this method.
It's a pity that the family in Guanzhong is as arrogant and scornful as before.
I don't take Mr. Bing seriously.
In their eyes, Mr. Bing is just a rich man from Guandong.
Except money, Mr. Bing has nothing.
To this kind of person, Guanzhong people always say: I don’t want to have anything to do with you...
After what seemed like a long time, footsteps finally came from outside the door of the side hall.
A man who looked like a eunuch opened the door, glanced at the situation in the room expressionlessly, and then said: "Everyone, your Majesty has summoned you, please come with me!"
Everyone then stood up one after another, just like a three-year-old child seeing a strict parent, and obediently said: "No!"
The head of a family close to the door even secretly took out a valuable piece of jade and tried to push it through.
However, he was ruthlessly rejected by the eunuch.
"Don't bother me!" said the eunuch: "Your Majesty, please don't harm your servants..."
The emperor's most trusted eunuch, Wang Dao, had just been fucked.
In this turbulent time, no eunuch dares to accept bribes anymore.
In other words, even if you take money, you have to do it quietly.
Take advantage of it openly like this.
He didn't want to go to the late emperor's mausoleum to serve on the late emperor's clothes!
And everyone looked at the eunuch as if they had seen a new world, with an incredible look.
How many years!
Has an incorruptible eunuch finally appeared?
In other words, does Uncle Beigong have a successor?
However, the eunuch's unwillingness to take advantage further deepened the fear and uneasiness in many hearts.
When they were led to the main hall of Guantao's house, their fear and uneasiness finally reached its peak.
Many people looked at the brightly lit hall and the soldiers lined up on both sides of the surrounding corridors and roads.
His teeth kept chattering.
Some people even recalled the scene when six families, including Du's and Zhang's, were dragged to the wet market and cut into pieces.
Facts have proved that in the face of power and the barrel of a gun.
These people are nothing!
It can only be meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by others!
"If I can get away with it this time, I will strictly supervise and urge my nephews at home to study or join the army..." Some people thought silently in their hearts: "In this world, no matter how much money you have, it is not as reliable as your official status and military power!"
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At the entrance of the hall, the heads of the families went through a strict physical examination to confirm that they did not carry any contraband, and then they walked into the hall under the leadership of an attendant.
In the hall, candlelight is bright.
Everyone recognized that this was a whale oil lamp burning.
Only whale oil lamps can have such an effect.
The emperor of the day was sitting at the head of the hall.
Emperor Mu Mu, with his crown and glaze hanging down, is sacred and great.
Everyone knelt down quickly and bowed their heads in obeisance: "Vulgar savage so-and-so, bow your head to greet our emperor!"
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Liu Che looked quietly at the dozen or so people kneeling in the hall.
These people are basically the richest powerful people and businessmen in Guanzhong.
Basically, their net worth is over ten million.
There are even some extremely wealthy people with tens of millions of dollars in wealth.
There is also a lot of land under the names of these people.
Just the Tian family and the Wuyan family owned more than 200,000 acres of land and had thousands of tenants and slaves!
"I, I came here incognito today to summon you all. I have two things that I want to confirm with you!" Liu Che clapped his hands, and immediately several officials from the Xiuyi Guard poured stacks of reports on them.
before.
"The first thing..." Liu Che stood up and asked sternly: "I remember that both my emperor ancestor and my emperor father once made it clear to the world: You are not allowed to leave your country without permission!"
"Everyone, you all ignored the edicts of Emperor Taizong and the late Emperor, and colluded with the government to change the city registration without authorization!"
"Is there anything you want to tell me?"
When everyone listened, they all looked at me and I looked at you.
No one dared to accept this statement.
Who dares to accept this statement?
According to the law, leaving one's nationality without authorization is a serious crime, and one must at least serve as a permanent resident.
But, that was the old almanac in the early days of the Republic of China.
Since Taizong, household registration management has been gradually relaxed.
There are many wealthy people and merchants who spend money to change their household registration books.
At least, more than 90% of today's businessmen will choose to do this when they become prosperous.
The reason is simple.
No one wants their descendants to be ordered by the government to live in a prescribed place, do business in a prescribed place, and suffer discrimination and cold eyes just like themselves.
Liu Che glanced at it with a sneer.
"I don't want to pursue the past matters anymore..." Liu Che said.
The law does not punish everyone, and the municipal registration method is indeed a bit too strict.
but……
Liu Che looked at these people who were still happy and said: "From now on, you can only choose: either remain a merchant, or switch to farming and studying!"
I also want to be a landowner, and I also want to do business.
Where does such a good thing come from?
Moreover, Liu Che never wanted businessmen to hoard land after making money.
That will do no good except amplify social conflicts.
"I have ordered Zhi Jinwu and the Neishi Yamen to join forces to conduct a comprehensive and thorough inspection of Guanzhong's fields. Anyone whose family is doing business or is engaged in workshop production will have their field taxes calculated according to city laws!" Liu Che told them this decision, not at all.
Give them any chance.
This makes every family feel heartbroken.
Who doesn’t know that today there are two sets of tax rates on the land of legal merchants and the land of landlords.
But they did not dare to refute, and they could only bow their heads respectfully and say: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo!"
Because their protests and opposition are meaningless on this issue.
The scholar-bureaucrats and public opinion circles in the world will not give them any support at all.
He can only raise his limbs and shout: Your Majesty is wise and well done! (To be continued.)
