The land-occupancy tax increase law was discussed the most in the Great Council, but it was the least effective.
Other issues that need to be discussed at the Great Court meeting are concluded one by one every day. That is Wang Anshi's land occupation tax increase law, which has been discussed for a long time, but there has been no result.
I really want to say no directly, but I don’t dare to follow Chen’s lead.
All the group discussions were ambiguous, and no ministers dared to veto it outright. Maybe Zhao Xi didn't know that the courtiers were in such awe of him.
It’s the third day of the Great Court Meeting...
"I heard that Mr. Wang Ge proposed at the Great Council meeting that taxes on industrial land should be paid double as commercial taxes on products."
In the upper room of an inn in Bianliang, someone was whispering.
The imperial court did not require the confidentiality of the bills and proposals at the Grand Council. On the contrary, it encouraged publicity.
No one would have thought that the person discussing in a low voice was Chen Qi, the head of the Chen family in Langzhou.
He went to Beijing to plead guilty and was ordered to go back by the officials. Chen Qi reached an agreement with Gongfang City as quickly as possible without any hesitation. He gave up what he should give up and what he shouldn't give up.
But he didn't expect that the Chengdu government actually dismissed the only person in his family who participated in politics. In today's dynasty, scholars all know that participating in government affairs and discussing the cabinet is the power structure of the dynasty.
As a family with a long history of farming and studying, Chen Qi knew that once they were excluded from the power structure of the dynasty, it meant that their Chen family would fall.
Therefore, he did not give up and went to Beijing. He hoped to find a chance to allow his younger brother, the leader of Langzhou, to retain his name in politics.
“How about group discussions?”
"There is no news yet. I heard that the group discussion has no results and no one from the courtiers agrees."
"Thank you, Brother Liu!"
Chen Qi never thought that one day he would become brothers with a merchant. Although his family also made a living, he never agreed with the merchant.
However, this time he went to Beijing and searched all the courtiers in Shu, but no one received him. Even Mr. Zhang Ge, who had a relationship with his father, shied away with various reasons.
The warmth and coldness of human relationships was what Chen Qi felt most deeply this time.
No one noticed that Chen Qi came to Beijing, not even the Imperial City Department. A family that had been sanctioned by the imperial court had basically left the mainstream and was not worthy of anyone's attention.
It's not that Zhang Fangping is so unkind, nor does he have narrow eye sockets, but he is very clear about Chen Qi's purpose of coming to Beijing. Not to mention that the Chen family is in the midst of a storm, even during the imperial meeting, it is not easy for Zhang Fangping to see Chen Qi.
Zhang Fangping thought that when the limelight of this matter was over, he would check out the official's tone and say hello to the Master of Chengdu, which would be an explanation to his old friend.
Zhao Xi had even forgotten the name. At this time, Zhao Xi was meeting his son in private.
The prince came to Beijing as the magistrate of Yizhou to attend the imperial meeting. Except for a few people, no one knew that Zhao Chengtian was the current prince.
"Shu'er, what do you think of the land occupation tax increase law?"
"Dad, although it is said that the whole world is not royal land, in fact, the land in the past dynasties does not really belong to the royal family. I think Mr. Wangge's proposal is correct, but I also know that it is impossible to pass."
"How to solve it, does Shu'er have any concerns about it?"
"Dad, my son is in Yizhou, which is the first stop for Dali Mining City to enter the imperial dynasty. The frequent exchanges with the mining city have also promoted the development of Yizhou's commerce. The scale of the city is also getting larger and larger, occupying farmland for
Other people making a living are also common.”
"When I was administering the government, I discovered that the farmland that was not taxed originally was used to pay commercial taxes to the court after occupation, which did not cause any harm. At the same time, I felt that what Mr. Wangge said was reasonable. The difference was that I couldn't understand for a while.
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Well, not bad, my son knows how to think.
"Shu'er, this is dialectics. Everything has pros and cons. Governance is actually a process of finding balance. The balance between the court and the local area, the balance between the courtiers and the royal family, the balance between the king and his ministers, the balance between the common people and the scholars
The balance, the balance between benefits and payments, etc. These balance points are not static. The so-called change is eternal, and governance needs to find the most suitable balance point in different situations."
What is happening now is that Wang Anshi wants to break this temporary balance and use the future balance point to measure the current state. Even Zhao Xi is at a loss.
"Official, Captain Gao would like to see you..."
Wang Zhongzheng also hesitated for a while before coming in to report. He didn't want to disturb the meeting between the officials and the prince, but Lieutenant Gao was in a hurry, as if the matter was urgent.
"Dad, the child has returned to the inn."
The son is very good, and Zhao Xi is not her mother-in-law's son, so she doesn't want to keep him. The son knows what he should do, and Zhao Xi doesn't have much to say.
It was late at night, and Captain Gao entered the palace at this time. The matter was not a big deal.
"Guan Jia, this afternoon, Langzhou Chen Qi approached the editor-in-chief of "Shi Lun" and wanted to publish a statement in "Shi Lun" stating that the Chen family in Langzhou planned to transfer all the land occupied by the Chen family's properties to the current commercial tax rate.
Pay twice as much..."
The Chen family in Langzhou? The first thing Zhao Xi looked at was Wang Zhongzheng. In such a big situation, there was no news from the Imperial City Department. Then he thought again, probably no one in the entire court would pay attention to the Chen family anymore...
····They all have a fixed mindset. They always feel that small people are still small people and cannot make any trouble.
Zhao Xi doesn't think so. This is because Chen Qi is still rational and wants to make amends. If he has resentment towards the court and his colleagues, the Chen family's actions will not only gain publicity, but also cost lives.
However, Chen Qi's ability to take this step at this time made Zhao Xi look at him differently.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Returning to the official house, the Chen family was dismissed by the Chengdu government because of the orbital issue. The only member of the family who participated in politics was dismissed by the Chengdu government. Unwilling to accept it, Chen Qi went to Beijing to find a way out. He asked for help in many ways to no avail. After hearing about the controversy at the Dachao meeting, he wanted to publish it in "Shi Lun"
Published statement. Chen Qi claimed that it was to respond to the imperial court and make up for the crimes committed in the Langzhou track in the early stage."
"What do you think it should be?"
"I am not willing to overstep my bounds."
The Gao family was frequently told by Tao Niang to behave in a well-behaved manner. Even Gao Zunyu, who was stationed at the border, had changed from his high-spirited temperament in his early years and became more calm.
"The Chengdu Prefecture is a bit disappointed in this matter. It's over. Say hello to the Chengdu Prefecture afterwards and take the opportunity to respond to the Chen family's participation in politics. After all, it is a family with four Jinshi, two No. 1 scholars, and two chief ministers. The imperial court is not
Targeting the family is targeting the matter."
"I'm calling the Chengdu Mansion?"
Tao Niang has always prevented her descendants from abusing their power...
"It's okay. It's only appropriate for you to come forward in this matter so that the courtiers can understand that I have no intention of pursuing the Chen family."
At the critical moment of land tax increase, if the Chen family in Langzhou could send such a big gift, Zhao Xi wouldn't mind giving his family something in return. Didn't the Chen family just want to reserve a place to participate in politics? Yes.
I wonder if the courtiers would have thought that the Chen family would be like this. Is this a counterattack by a small person? Haha, it seems that there is still something to be done about increasing taxes on land.