Emperor Mu, the Son of Heaven, has been practicing cultivation all year round, leaving the world to be managed by the officials of the imperial capital and the princes of all parties. He will only take action when there is a catastrophic disaster in the empire. He does not interfere too much in the daily affairs of the empire, and pays attention to doing nothing.
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At first glance, the emperor was slightly surprised when he saw the account books of the grain, grass and money paid by the various princes as tribute.
The sharp increase in tribute paid by Xi State every year is in sharp contrast with the stagnant growth or even decrease in tribute paid by various princes. Especially in the first year after Xi State swallowed up Mo State and Shanyuan State, the amount of tribute paid by Xi State increased directly.
It doubled to the size of a million stones and became the prince who paid the most tribute among the princes in the world!
On the one hand, this shows that Marquis Xiyun's talent in governing the country is worthy of his name, and his national power is increasing day by day, making him truly the genius of the world; on the other hand, it also proves that various princes have opened up private fields and abandoned well fields.
Di Mu snorted coldly: "My dear lords, take a closer look. You are calling Xi Kingdom a bad start, but Xi Kingdom ranks first among the princes in the world in paying tribute this year."
The ministers' faces turned cold, and they all quickly used their mental strength to look through the account books, and immediately looked at each other.
The tribute paid by the Xi Kingdom has increased sharply year after year, and this year the tribute of grain is as high as one million dan, leaving the princes of the world far behind!
Previously, the ministers found Xi Guo to take the blame, but now, with the high tribute paid by Xi Guo in front of them, they were speechless. Even Jiang Gong, who had vowed to accuse Xi Guo at the beginning, buried his head and pretended to be nonchalant and did not dare to say anything.
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The essence of the well field system is that one of the nine cultivated fields in the world is the royal field, and grain, grass, wealth and silk are paid to the emperor. All the emperor wants is nothing more than the tribute of "one of the nine".
Although the Xi Kingdom did not conform to the well-field system in form, in essence it always adhered to the well-field system, as evidenced by the millions of stones of grain.
If this is used to accuse the Xi Kingdom, what will the princes say?!
No comparison, no harm!
Compared with the Xi State, the various princes were far behind. The second place paid tribute of only 600,000 dan, and many princes paid less and less food year after year, which was perfunctory.
"These princes who imitated the Xi Kingdom only learned to cultivate private fields. Why don't they learn from the Xi Kingdom and pay tribute? The whole world is not the royal land. In the eyes of the princes from all sides, there is still an emperor and a dynasty!"
"I don't dare! Your Majesty, calm down!"
The Emperor Mu was furious in the Golden Palace, and all the ministers were trembling. In the emperor's anger, no one dared to touch his bad luck.
At this time, the old Situ stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the corruption of the well field system is a foregone conclusion, and it is useless to reprimand. From what I see, the world's land properties should be determined and incorporated into the well field system. One of the nine will be selected, and the princes of all parties will be urged to accept it.
Pay tribute and pay taxes!”
After hearing Old Situ's words, Di Mu's face softened slightly. Although he wanted to punish the princes in the world to set an example and demonstrate the emperor's authority, this matter was of great importance. Not many princes in the world had clean butts.
The purpose is to receive enough taxes to support the expenses of the emperor's various cloud divisions.
"Old Situ's words make sense." Di Mu first agreed with Old Situ's approach. In fact, he did not object to the corruption of the well-field system. On the contrary, he was happy that the empire would become richer and more prosperous.
The only problem is that the wealth that belongs to the Celestial Dynasty and the Emperor has been misappropriated by the various princes.
Which emperor can bear to snatch meat from the emperor's bowl?
Immediately, the emperor issued a new imperial edict.
[After today, Blue Bird envoys will be sent to patrol the world to determine the number of acres of cultivated land, and one out of nine will be used to pay the "First Acre Tax". This will be the case every year in the future. Considering that this year is the first time this law is implemented, as long as the private land is reported voluntarily, it will not be paid.
If there are any princes who secretly hide their property and do not report it, they will be severely punished without credit!]
After the promulgation of the [First Mu Tax], the Blue Bird sent the whole clan out to inspect the world and determine the number of acres of cultivated land in the world. Si Tu Xinghou was ordered to register and create a book, tax the princes of the world by acres, and select one out of nine to deepen and improve the well field system.
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For a time, the whole dynasty was shaken, and the princes from all sides were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
Some princes were frightened out of their wits, and rushed over immediately to report the number of acres of private land and pay insufficient tribute.
Of course, there are also those who are bold and rely on the principle that "the law does not punish the public" and block the Blue Bird Envoy's determination of the number of acres of land, either concealing it or trying to obstruct it.
For a time, the wind and clouds surged in the summer, and the undercurrent surged.
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Fenghuang Palace of Xiguo.
Yao Yun, the second elder Wu Tong, Sun Muyue and others had already anticipated the changes in the situation in Zhu Xia Dynasty, so they were not surprised at all.
Yao Yun had predicted that the well-field system would be corrupted after he dedicated himself to iron-making. Knowing that he would be the first to win, he would not sit down and jump into the pit. Therefore, no matter how much farmland was reclaimed, Yao Yun would follow the well-field system.
1. Pay tribute to the emperor so as not to fall into the mouth.
The result is very real. As expected, the officials of the Celestial Dynasty led by Jiang Gong attacked Xi State and took the lead in breaking the well field system!
"Your Majesty, I didn't understand why you provided Emperor Mu with so much money and food in vain before. Now I understand. It's really satisfying to slap Mr. Jiang in the face in front of all the princes. Your Majesty, thank you for your foresight.
You must be far-sighted, otherwise Xi Kingdom will be in big trouble this time." The bald dragon was elated, but also had some lingering fears.
The second elder Wu Tong nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, if the Xi Kingdom wants to rise, it must be done step by step without any mistakes. Today, it seems that the king is far-sighted and I am ashamed and ashamed."
After the scene in the imperial court spread, Xiguo also learned about it immediately. The second elder Wu Tong, Uncle Long and others were all worried about Xiguo.
They did not expect that the undercurrent of the Celestial Dynasty would be so dangerous. If the Xi Kingdom concealed its private land and failed to repay it, and paid insufficient tribute to the emperor, the Xi Kingdom would be in danger under the siege of the ministers.
The predecessor of the Xi Kingdom, as a prince who failed to compete for the throne, how could he gain a foothold in the world?
Isn't it just because the emperor, Emperor Mu, is afraid of everyone in the world, it is not appropriate to exterminate Xiguo to leave a way for his descendants?
Yao Yun, the second elder Wu Tong, and Bald Long believed that if they took the blame this time and became the victim of the princes of the world, the emperor Dimu would definitely comply with the meaning of "the princes of the world" and destroy the Xi Kingdom.
After all, it was the people of the world who wanted to destroy the Xi Kingdom, and it was not the Emperor Mu Gong who wanted to take revenge on the Xi Kingdom.
Xiguo now has some wealth. The gods of the earth, the soon-to-be-formed elite fifth-level army to control the country [Phoenix Division], and the trump card of the fifth-level elite army [Yin Bing Yin General] can be regarded as the overlord of the party wherever they are placed.
However, in front of the emperor and the princes of all parties, this power is still not enough. The emperor has the support of the princes in the world and wants to destroy the Xi country, which is a matter of minutes!
Yao Yun was also quite sad, and in his heart he was glad that he had been cautious and not greedy for some benefits. At this time, Yao Yun was also quite relaxed, quite willing to sit back and watch the clouds rise, while I remained calm and detached.