"Cough cough cough~~", followed by a violent cough, Xun Shen quickly walked into the study, holding a bowl of sticky medicine, looking at his elderly father distressedly, handed the medicine over, Xun Yu sat down
In front of the case, he coughed violently, tremblingly took the potion handed to him by Xun Shen, drank it slowly, and put it aside.
"Father, it's late at night. Let's take a rest early..."
"Xun'er..." Xun Yu whispered, Xun Yu hurriedly took a step forward, "Father, I'm..." Xun Yu looked at the child in front of him, and a smile gradually appeared on his face
, said kindly: "I have troubled you these days..."
"Father...what are you talking about...I...", Xun Shen said, but his eyes turned red instantly. He had many words in his heart, but he couldn't say them out. He lowered his head, not wanting to let his father
Seeing himself crying, Xun Yu sighed and said, "But, I can't finish the work alone, so I asked you to help me. Otherwise, I don't want to delay your future."
"Father, leave these things to me. Just go and rest. I can do it well!" Xun Shen said seriously.
"Haha, you're still not good...cough cough...cough cough cough~", Xun Yu said, and then he looked at the documents in front of him. Xun Shen also looked over. Three months ago, Xun Yu suddenly
He was asked to resign from his job in the criminal government and come to help him. Xun Shen did not hesitate at all and directly submitted a letter to resign from his official position and returned to the government to take care of his father.
Xun Shen did quite well in the criminal government. After all, he was the best among the four subjects in the criminal examination. However, he also passed the examination for the second time. He failed to pass the examination the first time and failed in Nongsang. He barely listened in the second examination.
After passing the agricultural examination, Xun Yu couldn't help but laugh every time he thought about it. He was extremely happy.
When Xun Shen returned to the mansion, he was immediately frightened by Xun Yu. Because of Xun Yu's daily workload, when he was in the Xing Mansion, his servant Man Chong was also diligent in governing, but he was not as good as A
His father was so crazy that he saw his father frantically collecting information on farmland, household registration, transportation, and even commerce, specialties, etc. in various areas of the Han Dynasty, and wrote them down one by one.
He started working in the morning and would not rest all day and night. He once saw his father not sleeping for three days, which made Xun Shen particularly distressed. Xun Yu called him over to help him sort out these things.
Xun Yu would occasionally help Xun Yu with his writing skills. When Xun Yu's tired hands were shaking and he couldn't write, he would lie down and dictate for Xun Yu to write.
To this day, Xun Shen still has no idea what his father is writing. He seems to be writing about the equalization of land, but it is completely different from what Deng Ai said that day. Sometimes he even mentions a few words about business. It seems that,
Is my father writing a book? Or writing a table? However, such a table is unheard of. He is probably writing. But what kind of book is this written?
However, no matter how much Xun Shen tried to persuade him, Xun Yu refused to rest. Lying on the bed, Xun Yu spoke slowly, but Xun Shen kept recording, "The cultivated land cannot be sold, which is enough to calm down and save money now."
The annexation of the land and the taxation based on the number of people will definitely not solve these problems. Even if the land equalization system is implemented, the only way is to separate the land from the number of people and change the object of taxation from the number of people to wealth.
Only the land can do anything..."
"With the combination of Cao Situ's new tax law and the family hierarchy law, households will be divided according to the amount of property, etc., and then divided equally. The rich will have more and the poor will have less."
"Merchants pay for the land where they do business...arable land cannot be sold, but can only be rented..."
Xun Yu spoke slowly, and Xun Shen quickly recorded it. Looking at what his father said, he was confused. He could understand some of them, but he couldn't understand them. Paying by head and paying by land
What's the difference? In this regard, he could understand a little bit about the equalization of land, but when Xun Yu talked about trade, he couldn't understand anything.
What about promoting industrial machinery, large-scale concentrated labor, overseas, etc.
........
At the same time, in the study room of the Ji Mansion, the lights were not extinguished. Zhong Changtong and Xu Shu sat facing each other. Zhong Changtong told Xu Shu all about what happened in Houde Hall, but his face looked a little guilty, because before he left,
, Xu Shu had spoken to him many times, and there were many opportunities to persuade him to implement the equalization of land. Don't mention it in a hurry, otherwise your majesty would definitely blame him, and they might have to go back to Liangzhou immediately.
However, Zhong Changtong still couldn't hold it back. The words he said in the Hall of Houde were certainly not unintentional. He just wanted to persuade the emperor not to rush into implementing the land equalization system. At the same time, Zhong Changtong
Changtong did not deceive the emperor. He had indeed done those things in Zhangye. After many attempts, only trade allowed Zhangye to develop. Therefore, Zhong Changtong just proposed to use trade to rejuvenate the country.
Is Zhong Changtong a madman? He should not be. He is humble and polite to everyone. Unless he meets an alchemist, you can't see his arrogant side, which is different from the real madmen, Wang Fu, Guo Jia and so on.
People are all different, but some people once said that he was very similar to Wang Fu, and even Xing Ziang thought so.
The similarity between him and Wang Fu may be that he only believes in hard work. They also do not take the valuable experience left by their ancestors in their eyes. They only believe in what they see and understand. He implemented a variety of policies.
, but all failed, and the only one that succeeded was trade. Zhong Changtong could conclude that trade was beneficial to the Han Dynasty. He didn't care what his ancestors said, or what others said, agriculture and mulberry trees were the foundation of the country. He only believed
What I have seen.
The world is constantly changing, and there is never the most suitable or best policy. All policies should change as the times change.
Xu Shu admired him very much. Xu Shu thought that he did not have the courage to go against everyone in the world, so he was willing to stay by Zhong Changtong's side and help him. He also saw the development of Zhangye with his own eyes.
"Didn't I tell you? You can't speak to Your Majesty in a hurry about this matter. What will Your Majesty think? There are so many people in the temple who oppose equalizing land, but we are different from them. They are afraid of damaging their own interests. We
But I feel that the direction is wrong, but with your words, His Majesty will definitely think that you are sent by those whose interests have been harmed, or that you are standing with them, and the emperor will never believe you again...
"
The more Xu Shu talked, the angrier he became. Zhong Changtong's words directly broke the emperor's trust in them. Without the emperor's trust, how could we talk about ambitions and implement them? Xu Shu was very angry and stood up to leave.
, but Zhong Changtong hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed his sleeve. Zhong Changtong smiled stupidly and said: "Yuan Zhi... don't be angry, don't be angry."
"I didn't want to say more at first, but you don't know how obsessed the emperor is with land matters now. When I talked about the issue of farmland in Zhangye, the emperor looked like he was going crazy. His majesty is confused when he is concerned.
He only thinks about how to solve these problems. In order to overthrow the mountain that is pressing on the big man, he wants to make sacrifices and solve these problems. This is not wrong."
"I can only say that His Majesty is too anxious. I may understand why His Majesty is so anxious. He is afraid that he will waver and that he will not have the courage to act like this in the future... However, this is the man's deepest problem.
, I am really afraid that if I do it in such a hurry, I will ruin today's prosperous age. The prosperous age is hard-won... Yuanzhi, it is hard-won."
Zhong Changtong gradually became serious. He recalled the past and said: "I once knew a very stubborn old man. This old man, you don't know, when he was more than seventy years old, he still wanted to be like a young man.
Holding a shovel and waving it in the desert, I still can't forget that rickety figure in the crowd. Today's prosperous age was created by those people who worked hard and cannot be destroyed easily..."
Xu Shu was stunned and said slowly: "You said His Majesty is anxious, but you are also anxious. It is precisely because of this that you dare not dissuade him so eagerly."
"Haha, none of the officials in the temple dared to refute the emperor. They all acted like cowards. Some people clearly saw the problems, but they still tried their best to solve these problems for the emperor instead of going to the emperor.
I'm thinking of trying to dissuade you, but I'm afraid. If I delay it any longer and the Emperor gives the order directly, I won't be able to convince the Emperor even if I crash to death in the Hall of Houde."
Xu Shu sighed, "Then what should we do next?"
Zhong Changtong suddenly laughed and said a little shamelessly: "It depends on Yuan Zhi. We will do whatever you say. I will definitely listen to you. I believe in your ability Yuan Zhi. Yuan Zhi, you
But you are an unparalleled genius, what problem can be difficult for you?" Xu Shu sneered when he heard Zhong Changtong's flattery.
"Just shut up. As I said before, if you can handle it, there is no need for me to think of other solutions."
Zhong Changtong lowered his head, feeling a little aggrieved and muttering something unknown.
Xu Shu thought seriously, and Zhong Changtong did not disturb him. Xu Shu thought for a long time and then said: "Now, no matter what we do, I'm afraid the emperor will no longer trust you, even if you take the initiative to participate in the formulation of the uniform rules."
Regarding the land system, the emperor will also think that you are a traitor sent by others and will not allow it. The only solution now is to confess..."
"Oh? How do you confess? Will the Emperor believe it if you confess?"
"This is the only way. You can report to the emperor and directly write about the disadvantages of equalizing land. You must write clearly that you are opposed to equalizing land because of its disadvantages, rather than being sent by someone... The emperor may believe it, or he may not.
, However, now the only way to go is to confess. As the emperor is a sage, I think that if you tell the story like this, the emperor may still believe you, but if you are smart and design to make the emperor believe it, it will make the emperor even more afraid..."
When Zhong Changtong heard this, he didn't say much and nodded, "Okay, then I'll do it like this."
He had always followed Xu Shu's plans. Over the years, Xu Shu had been by his side to advise him and rarely made a mistake. Zhong Changtong knew that he was not as resourceful as Xu Shu, so he never asked any questions.