Well, this is not called useless, it is called stupid, and it is also bad!
Wang Xuan directly defined the behavior of these aristocratic families.
"What does the failure of the Han Dynasty have to do with us and other nobles? It is clearly due to the chaos caused by the natural disasters and the chaos of the warlord Dong Zhuo!" Chen Qun said firmly that the nobles could not be blamed for the collapse of the Han Dynasty.
"Hey!" Wang Xuan sneered, looked at Chen Qun with disdain and said, "How many acres of land does your Chen family have?"
"What does this have to do with it? The land of my Chen family has been passed down from generation to generation. What does it have to do with the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty?" Chen Qun looked at Wang Xuan very warily, intuitively telling him that there was a pit here.
"Okay, I don't ask how much land your family has, but even if there is a natural disaster, is there really no food? To the point where chaos breaks out?" Wang Xuan raised a finger and shook it gently, "This is not true at all.
possible!"
"The Han Dynasty stipulated that the maximum land cultivation tax did not exceed fifteen taxes per day, and the lowest was thirty taxes per person. Even at the peak during the Ling Emperor's period, it was only twenty taxes per person. With such a low tax, why would the people have no food to eat because of a natural disaster?
And rise up?"
"The biggest reason is land annexation! And how land is annexed is due to disasters. Whenever a disaster occurs, these wealthy families would rather eat food than use it to relieve the victims. Instead, they take advantage of the disaster.
Raise food prices and force people to sell their land."
"Using this method to collect the land scattered among the people bit by bit, it has been this way since the early Han Dynasty. Until now, there are basically no homesteaders in the entire Han Dynasty, and the land is basically in the hands of the gentry."
"The gentry claimed to be herders for the gods. On the one hand, they competed with the emperor for power and gain more power. On the other hand, they tried their best to annex the land that originally belonged to the country. The common people were forced to survive by various means. If they could not survive, they could only rise up.
The first victims of every civil uprising are the homesteaders who can barely survive starvation. As they are involved in the war, after these people die and the land is left empty, it will naturally be annexed by the local gentry."
"So much of the land in the world has fallen into the hands of aristocratic families of all levels, large, medium and small, that people who have lost their land can only become tenants. Once they become tenants, their ability to withstand natural disasters will be completely lost, because the income from farming will be nothing more than
In addition to paying taxes, 70% has to be handed over to the landowners, leaving the family with no food left, so every time there is a natural disaster, they either choose to starve to death or rebel."
"Just like the Yellow Turban Rebellion, you managers are manipulating the situation behind the scenes, taking the opportunity to threaten the master in order to steal greater benefits."
"After this cycle went on again and again, such a big man was completely harmed by these nobles who claimed to be the hunters on behalf of the sky."
"You are slanderous. Our Chen family is a famous family in the world. We only charge 40% of the rent and have never forced others to rent land!" Chen Qun could no longer maintain his grace at this moment. When Wang Xuan said this, the reason why this big man
The blame for the collapse all falls on their nobles. Isn’t this nonsense!
But he couldn't think of any words to refute for a while. He said it was all the emperor's problem? The emperor didn't know who he was hiring?
But in fact, no matter how the emperor hires people, the only people he can use in the court are scholars. This is the talent selection system in this era. If the emperor uses villains and incompetent people, then these villains and incompetent people
He was also a scholar by birth.
What's more, the inspection and evaluation system of this era is a 'filial piety and integrity system', but those who are qualified to be recommended are local officials and famous scholars. Only this group of people can be recommended. After all, it is useless for the people to be filial.
Be literate!
As for being honest, let alone being honest. People who have no power at all have no chance of being honest.
So, after thinking about it, why did such a great man end up like a calf? It’s not the problem of the scholars, it can only be the problem of the eunuchs.
Yes, the emperor reused eunuchs!
However, it was obvious that everyone, including Wang Xuan, sneered at this.
Wang Xuan turned to look at Liu Bei, pointed at Chen Qun and said: "Look, King Han, for them, 40% of the rent can already be used to show off, as if it is a great benevolence. Ha, this kind of thing besides collecting
What is the use of people who have nothing to do but rent?”
"Why should we hand the land into the hands of such people and let them deduct at least 40% of the land tax, up to seven or eight levels? Isn't it good for us to collect it ourselves or leave it to the people?"
"Scholars can still govern the world. Without the gentry, how can the world be governed by a bunch of illiterate commoners?" Chen Qun roared loudly with a ferocious face.
"As for the talents to govern the world, how long does it take to train a grassroots official? Two years or three years? Is it completely easy? So, what is the use of them? Just to let them deduct food? To force them to rebel against the people?" Wang Xuan was confused.
Rubbing his nose, he looked unreasonable.
Ignoring Chen Qun, who was on the verge of an explosion, Wang Xuan said solemnly: "The monopoly on knowledge and the inspection system allows the gentry to guarantee power and prosperity for generations to come. The so-called decline is just an internal decline of the gentry.
It’s nothing more than competition among each other. It’s like a stagnant pool of water. It has been completely corrupted. They always want to stay the same and let their family inherit for thousands of generations. They never think about how to improve productivity, expand the territory, and increase food production.
, further development of agricultural and sideline products, etc.”
"The gentry has completely declined, and they can live and feed themselves without any effort at all. The gentry class of princes and princes has long since lost its prosperity and development in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Even now, it has been taking advantage of the old people of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
Fundamental, both ideologically and technologically.”
"Such a class has become the biggest obstacle to society's progress. Only by completely crushing them can the entire country and society move forward. Take Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou as examples. These aristocratic families have never thought of it for hundreds of years.
How to make the land by the sea produce food? I just want to snatch the land from the people."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "But we are different. We have developed cement to build breakwaters. We have dug rivers and used fresh water to wash away the saline-alkali land on the seaside. Now, the entire coastal area,
We have developed tens of millions of acres of land, and because of the good irrigation system, these fields have become good paddy fields, which can feed millions more people."
"Look, in the land we occupied, after we eliminated the gentry, how powerful the people's creative ability burst out."
"Why we are able to develop rapidly and prosper, and why the most sacred place in the world occupied by Cao Cao is lifeless and unchanged, in the final analysis, it is because of the powerful families who control the Central Plains region. They expect nothing to change, so that it can last for thousands of generations."
"Even the change of dynasties has nothing to do with them. No matter who is in the world, they need to govern them. They are confident. No matter who wants to seize the world, they can't do without their help. Anyone who does not agree with them will immediately lose the support of the people, because no matter how talented they are,
, resources and public opinion are all in their hands."
"The only thing they fear is change. They fear, they hate, they loathe, and they try to eliminate it once it changes, because once it changes, they will lose their reliance for generations."
"But we are different. This is a troubled time, and heroes emerge from troubled times. We survived and won challenges after challenges. This proves that we are all heroes. We are the leaders of this era. We look forward to changes in this world. That is the only way.
Only then can the world become more exciting. We have a broader vision and know that the world is very big. We will not be content to settle in a corner. We are not afraid to meet challenges. We hope to ride the wind and waves to challenge the future. We are good at exploring the unknown."
"We are different from them!"
"We are destined to be the founders and writers of history, and our names will be remembered forever."
Wang Xuan stood up from his seat, opened his arms, and raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle. The more he spoke, the louder his voice became, and his voice was full of passion. Everyone present was as excited as Yourong Yan.
As Wang Xuan said "we" one by one, everyone present stood up one after another with this encouragement. All of them, including Liu Bei, looked at their spiritual leader Wang Xuan with flushed faces in excitement.
The great liar Wang Xuan has inherited the glorious tradition of the great liar. Hitler, Churchill, Lincoln and Zhao Benshan are all possessed by their souls at this moment. Wang Xuan alone represents the long history and tradition of the liar world. At this moment he is not alone.