The person who walked into the palace was none other than Shangshu Ling Xun Yu. His young son Xun Shen was supporting him. The two of them walked into the house slowly. Everyone stood up in a hurry. Zhuge Liang did the same. Xun Yu and he were the same three.
Ling, but at this age or qualifications, Zhuge Liang is still not as good as Xun Yu. Everyone bowed to him, and Xun Yu then raised his head and looked at everyone with a smile.
"Gentlemen, there is no need to be like this, please get up quickly..." Xun Yu said, then looked around and said: "Xun'er, help me find a seat..." Zhuge Liang said: "Shang Shu
Please take a seat!"
"I came here just to discuss the law with you. The law has always been handled by Zhuge Linggong. How can I talk to the superior? Find a seat for me at the bottom of the table.
, that’s good..." Xun Yu coughed and his words were very weak, but Zhuge Liang did not dare to say that he would let this highly respected Shangshu Ling sit beside him, so he stepped forward to support Xun Yu and took him to sit.
Upper position.
But he was sitting next to him.
Xun Yu sat on the upper seat, looked at the many servants in front of him, and then said: "You guys can speak freely, don't dare to speak just because I am here, otherwise, I will leave immediately without disturbing you.
"After saying that, he looked at Zhuge Liang aside, obviously signaling Zhuge Liang to continue speaking, but Zhuge Liang was a little confused.
Because no matter whether it was the compilation of new laws or the issue of equalizing land, the Shangshu Ling had never made any suggestions. In fact, since the death of Shi Zhongling, the Shangshu Ling rarely participated in temple government affairs, so that Zhuge Liang was
During these days, the power was extremely great. Shangshu Ling did not take charge of matters, and Zhongshu Ling did not care about it. He spent all day with his grandson, and the great power fell into the hands of Shi Zhongshu Ling.
When compiling the law, there was even a strange thing like the servants in the temple all obeying the orders of the servants. However, after sinking for so long, Xun Yu took the initiative to participate in government affairs for the first time, but it was at such a critical moment.
, Zhuge Liang was not sure whether he was here to help him or to refute him, but Zhuge Liang knew very well what Xun Yu was like.
This man is a loyal minister.
At any time, he could even sacrifice the etiquette of his clan and the interests of his children to serve the emperor. This seems unbelievable at the moment. Ministers who rely on their fellow villagers and clans often make appointments and promotions.
Thinking of them, they would not sacrifice their own interests unless they had no choice.
If it weren't for the fact that Xun Yu had a very high status and was respected by everyone in the world, and was the highest-ranking minister in the Han Dynasty, the Xun family would probably have severed all ties with him. All the heads of the family were acting for the benefit of the clan. Never had they seen such persecution.
The head of my clan.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang had no worries about his arrival. Such a loyal minister would never oppose the equalization of land. Zhuge Liang looked at him, smiled, and then said: "Then continue to discuss the law.
Is it a matter of farming? How should the farming part of this law be formulated? If you have good regulations, you can tell them..."
This is to force everyone to agree to the equalization of land. Unless you have a better system, otherwise, just obey Deng Ai and agree to the equalization of land.
Sure enough, when Zhuge Liang brought the topic from the future of the Han Dynasty to the farming and mulberry system, most of the opponents were silent. Zhong Changtong believed that trade would rejuvenate the country. However, he had nothing to say about farming and mulberry, and the same was true for Cao Zhi.
, but he did not give up easily. He thought for a moment and then said: "I think the current agricultural and mulberry system should be very complete. The Han Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, so why bother to codify a system that has not yet been implemented into the law?"
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"According to your words, your proposal to Zhuge Gong regarding the general curfew has not been implemented yet? It is inappropriate for the crime of curfew to be abolished. According to the current system, there has been no turmoil. This is What do you think?" Cao Chong said coldly without giving his brother any face.
Seeing that the two brothers were about to fight again, Zhuge Liang raised his hand and stopped their fight.
"Everyone, let's talk about the new land laws."
At this moment, everyone was speechless. Zhuge Liang nodded and was about to speak. Xun Yu, who was sitting in the upper seat, coughed. Everyone looked over. Xun Shen wiped the corners of his mouth for him. Yu looked at everyone and slowly said: "I have an idea here. I wonder if you might listen to it?"
"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Xun thinks?"
Xun Yu looked at his son on the side, Xun Shen nodded, took out a book from his sleeve, faced everyone, and read: "Farmland cannot be sold, and the annexation that is becoming more and more prosperous now will be calmed down, and it will no longer be pressed." Taxes are levied on a per capita basis, and taxes are levied on the property of the land.”
"With the combination of Cao Situ's new tax law and the family hierarchy law, the land is divided into households based on the amount of land produced, and then divided equally. Those with more production will pay more, and those with less will pay less."
“The name of cultivated land belongs to the temple. It cannot be transferred or sold by private individuals, but can be rented. Common people can reclaim wasteland for their own use without owning it. Those who have more land can hand over cultivated land to others for cultivation and pay taxes based on the output. Three years is the maximum period, and it needs to be reported to the local county government and approved by the county magistrate."
Xun Shen spoke very quickly. Even so, it still took him more than half an hour to finish reading the content here. When he finished reading, he bowed to everyone, stood behind his father, and served on the stage. There was silence inside, and everyone was thinking about what he had just said. The cultivated land was returned to the temple. It looked like an equal-field system, but it was completely different from the equal-field system.
The cultivated land will no longer be divided equally, and the transfer of cultivated land in the hands of the people will not be restricted. Transfer is renting, which is actually similar to transfer. The most important thing is that the tax on this land is no longer based on the number of people, but on the basis of population. The production of the land seems to be beneficial to the powerful. This system seems to be somewhat contradictory, and no one can react for a while.
However, Zhong Changtong soon realized that he only focused on assets and not on people. This was obviously an amplification of Cao Gong's new tax law in the past, and it was to distribute the tax pressure of temples from farmers. When it comes to the powerful, according to this law, everyone, regardless of officials, scholars, or merchants, needs to pay taxes, relax personal control over farmers, cooperate with the ban on the sale of cultivated land, and restrict the powerful from continuing to annex cultivated land.
If the land is equalized, the common people cannot obtain cultivated land legitimately. However, under this law, the common people can rent to obtain cultivated land. Of course, the powerful can also do it. However, when powerful powerful people rent the other party's cultivated land, this is different from seizing. Even if the other party's family is destroyed, This land will not be owned by powerful people, which makes it impossible for powerful people to seize farmland through bad means. They have to pay it back after renting it for up to three years. There are also county magistrates and prefects who hate powerful people watching from the side...
Okay! This is much more reasonable than Jingtian!!
Zhong Changtong stood up with a smile and said: "Okay! You are indeed Xunlinggong. With this strategy alone, Xunlinggong will add three hundred years of national fortune to the Han Dynasty!!" With his voice, everyone was stunned. Surprised, Zhong Changtong slowly said what he was thinking. After listening to what he said, everyone understood and started talking one after another. Even Deng Ai frowned and started thinking.
Zhuge Liang was the only one who frowned. It wasn't that he couldn't see Xun Gong's new policy. It was just that the equalization of land was ordered by the emperor. The emperor's implementation of the equalization system was not only to suppress the equalization of land, but also had a deeper meaning. He also After agreeing to the emperor's request, Zhuge Liang suspected that even if the emperor read Xun Yu's proposal, he might not adopt it. The land equalization system would have a huge impact on powerful families, almost directly digging up their roots.
The emperor obviously meant the same thing. The emperor hated those powerful people who secretly hid the population, squeezed the people, occupied the land, raised dead soldiers, and hid weapons. What on earth did they want to do?!
The wealthy families in Yangzhou are even building warships. As overseas governments go to sea to suppress some small overseas countries, the slaves on their ships are similar to private soldiers.
In Yizhou, Liangzhou and other places, behemoths were born that employed tens of thousands of people and occupied half of the local land. How could this make the emperor feel at ease?
Doesn't the emperor know the disadvantages of the land equalization system? He knows it, but he is even more afraid of these powerful families. Starting from Emperor Xiaokang, and even earlier, the temple has been constantly suppressing the powerful and suppressing the rich families. Isn't the same with the party? However, the more we crack down, the more powerful the people are. Various systems that emerge one after another fail to suppress them. The Han Dynasty becomes more prosperous, and powerful people are everywhere.
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"Huh? That's not right, Lord Zhuge. We are here just to make laws. We can just go to the temple for review. There is no rush. Let's make laws." Zhong Changtong said with a smile, Different from how anxious he was just now, he is now quite relaxed, complacent, and a villain who has succeeded, which makes several friends around him unable to help but feel a little contempt.
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes. These words sounded familiar. He didn't expect to come back so soon.
"It's such a big thing, you can't be in a hurry."
"No, isn't your Majesty eager to get the law? It must be completed within today, this is what the Shi Zhong Ling said!" Zhong Changtong spoke again, facing the three dignified orders, he was not afraid at all, even There is a hint of persecution, but that's the nature of his nature. Lian Wangfu, let alone the Three Orders, even facing the emperor, he dared to speak like this.
Zhuge Liang pursed his lips and looked at Sima Yi beside him.
Sima Yi just lowered his head at this moment and ignored him completely.
"Zhuge Gong!!! Let's discuss it quickly!!! As a servant of the Supervisory Mansion, I was ordered by Zhuge Gong to supervise the drafting of the law. I will definitely obey Zhuge Gong's instructions and formulate it strictly and will not let anyone ruin it. I won’t be able to negotiate this time!!!” Zhang Fei stood up, patted his chest, smiled honestly, and said: “Don’t worry, Lord Zhuge!!! I will definitely obey Lord Zhuge’s orders!!!”
Zhuge Liang looked around. Cao Ang lowered his head. He had already lost his temper when he heard about the system of the late Cao Gong. Deng Ai had lowered his head when Xun Yu walked in. Deng Ai was Xun Yu's boss. Deng Ai had always admired Deng Ai very much and even regarded him as his mentor. Now that Xun Yu came forward, he did not dare to speak.
As for Liu Ba, when he heard about the wide opening up of tax sources, he was already laughing from ear to ear.
This was supposed to be his home court, but Zhuge Liang suddenly found that he was alone in the entire Shizhongtai and lost all advantages. Everyone completed the comeback in an instant, and the person behind all this...
Zhuge Liang slowly looked at Xun Yu above him. Xun Yu was also looking at him. He smiled kindly and nodded.
What a plan, what a strategy. From Zhong Changtong, Cao Ang, Deng Ai, to Sima Yi, Zhang Fei, and even myself, have they become pawns in your hands from the beginning? From the beginning, all this is in your hands. Follow Xun Linggong's plan. Everything is for today, to forcefully incorporate his own views into the law and offset the land equalization system. He knows that the emperor attaches great importance to the law and will not change it easily. Legal, hahaha, I am really stupid.
Zhuge Liang suddenly felt frustrated, but he still had some doubts.
After all, why did Duke Xun oppose the emperor's land equalization system so much?
Does he not know that after today, no matter success or failure, he will be hated by the emperor?