The sudden revolt of Xungui, or rather the heroes of Conglong represented by Cheng Yaojin, caught everyone by surprise. Li Shimin's face also changed a little, because he knew that these people were the ones who really sent him to the dragon throne.
The cornerstone is also the trump card that allows him to not care about the reaction of the clan. They control the military power, and Li Shimin also needs them to control the millions of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. Rebellion by the clan can be suppressed, but if these people are dissatisfied, it will not be that easy.
nailed it.
Changsun Chong's heart skipped a beat. Nowadays, there is no so-called director in the Imperial Property Bureau. He is the only director in charge. Li Mu also hinted that if he can handle this matter well, the position of director will be his. Therefore.
, Changsun Chong tried his best to perfect the plan and strive to make it acceptable to all forces, but he only focused on the powerful families, but ignored the nobility, his own class. Now Cheng Yaojin
He stood up and was instantly caught off guard.
As for Li Shimin, he was more surprised. Because in his opinion, Cheng Yaojin had been following Li Mu to make a fortune silently. Racecourses, Marseilles, etc. were all planned by Li Mu, and Li Mu had not asked for anything.
In any return, it can be said that Li Mu is kind to the Cheng family. Although Cheng Yaojin is a little lazy, he is not a person who repays kindness with hatred. Why did he suddenly demolish Li Mu today? Why not discuss this matter in private first?
There is fraud in this!
Li Shimin's intuition smelled the smell of conspiracy. However, at this moment, Cheng Yaojin suddenly blinked his eyes imperceptibly. This action was invisible to the people behind him, but Li Shimin and Eunuch Gao could see it.
of.
Both of them understood immediately. Eunuch Gao was afraid that Li Shimin hadn't seen it, so he wanted to go over to remind him. Li Shimin raised his hand to block it, and Eunuch Gao stood back. As a cover, he even flicked the fly whisk in his hand.
Li Shimin calmed down, nodded slightly, and said: "Cheng Aiqing's words have indeed pointed out the shortcomings of this new policy. Ranking, rank, and military achievements are all glory. The soldiers have followed me through life and death. I must not let them down. Changsun Chong, you are responsible for the imperial property."
Bureau, this matter is your responsibility, you have heard what Cheng Aiqing said, do you have any explanation?"
Changsun Chong was dripping with cold sweat. He stood up and bowed and said: "Returning to your majesty, what General Cheng said was not mentioned during the discussion. Therefore, there is no corresponding plan. I can't answer it now. I beg your majesty to give me some advice."
A certain amount of time for discussion.”
"What?" Cheng Yaojin's temper suddenly rose, and he yelled at the top of his voice: "Boy from the Changsun family, what do you do for food! No one mentioned it, how could you not have thought of it? Ha, if I hadn't said anything about this today,
Son, are you planning to sneak in? No! If you don’t give me an explanation today, we old guys with our heads stuck in our belts will never agree!"
Cheng Yaojin still had some dignity. When he said this, many generals immediately stood up and responded. Some were close to him, and some were on the other side who wanted to add insult to injury. In an instant, the court was in chaos again.
Wei Zheng watched with cold eyes, not knowing why, he suddenly felt uneasy. Familiar recipe, familiar taste, this must not be another trick of Li Mu.
"Masters! Please be quiet! This is the Liangyi Palace, how can it be so noisy!" Wei Zheng shouted to suppress the noise of everyone. He looked at Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very involved. I suggest that
The Imperial Property Bureau has three days. After three days, it won’t be too late to discuss it again. Let’s end it here today.”
Li Shimin also had this intention. After all, Cheng Yaojin's cheating was really annoying. But then he thought, no, the situation at this time should be what Wei Zheng wanted to see. He actually wanted to suppress the matter.
Come down, did he think of something?
Cheng Yaojin also had a sudden thought. Li Mu found him yesterday, hoping that he would come forward to do this. He also rehearsed several times overnight, trying not to make any mistakes. In order to be true, no one said hello except him. Therefore,
Li Shimin didn't know anything about it. If he was suppressed and Li Mu's overall plan was delayed, the "welfare" that originally belonged to the honorable nobles would be gone. As a person who doesn't take advantage of it or lose it, how can he tolerate it?
This kind of thing happens?
"Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin wailed, knelt down on the ground, climbed a few steps, and got closer to the dragon chair. Eunuch Gao subconsciously reached out to stop him, but was blocked by Li Shimin. Li Shimin walked down the steps to help Cheng Yaojin, and frowned: "
"Zhijie, what are you doing? I have already said that I will never treat you badly. Do you still have the etiquette to do this?"
Cheng Yaojin refused to get up, hugged Li Shimin's thigh, looked up at him, blinked his eyes fiercely, and said while blinking: "Your Majesty, I just feel aggrieved! What have I been listening to in the court these days?
There is no one from the rich and powerful family who can say a word for us rough guys. The country of the Tang Dynasty was not conquered by civil servants like them. It was paid for by rough guys like us with our lives. Your Majesty, I am unwilling to accept this... Today
If you can’t give me an explanation, Your Majesty will let Old Cheng be disarmed and return to his field, you’re heartbroken!”
When a group of people who were joining in the fun saw this, they started to cry and howl in a tactful manner. Wei Zheng repeatedly motioned to them not to do this, but no one listened to him. Instead, they all winked at him to make him more angry.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Li Shimin said helplessly: "Okay! I will explain to you. Chang Sun Chong has no countermeasures for this matter, so I will come to Li Mu! Gao Gan, come to Li Mu!" After that, he said to the ministers: "
Li Mu lives outside the city, causing trouble for all my dear friends..."
"Your Majesty," Eunuch Gao said in a low voice after he had just left and returned, "but there is no need to wait. I asked the eunuch on duty that Zhulu Hou has just entered the palace."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Why is he in the palace? Didn't I tell him not to come to court?"
"Don't you want a few sets of copper pots? Marquis Zhulu sent them to you. You are currently talking to the Queen in the Lizheng Hall."
How could such a coincidence happen!
Li Shimin was finally sure that what happened today must have been caused by Li Mu. Wei Zheng also heard it and smiled bitterly, knowing in his heart that the situation was over. He looked back and still didn't know what had happened. The group of idiots who were still making noises suddenly committed suicide.
Shut up, I don’t even want to open my mouth.
"Go and ask him to come over."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he pulled Cheng Yaojin up. When Cheng Yaojin heard that Li Mu had arrived, he didn't bother to act anymore, wiped his face and stood back to his position.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the young eunuch came with Li Mu. But when he arrived at the door of the palace, Li Mu refused to come in. He shouted from a distance: "Your Majesty, I am here, what's the matter?"
"What are you doing standing at the door? Come in and answer!"
"No, Your Majesty, didn't you say yesterday that I was disrupting the court proceedings and told me not to come to court? I dare not disobey His Majesty's will."
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "If you continue to be a good boy, I will go to Jinwu Guard and beat you up!"
"Okay!" Li Mu ran into the palace. When he saw Wei Zheng, he chuckled, ran past, came to the palace, stood up, and saluted, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Cheng Aiqing raised a question. What arrangements will be made for the juelu field and military merit field under this new policy? I just said that I will never treat these heroes who have been with me through life and death badly. I asked Changsun Chong, and Changsun Chong said that it is an imperial property.
Isn’t it ridiculous that the bureau has not discussed it before?”
"Is there no discussion?" Li Mu looked at Changsun Chong with surprise on his face and said, "There is no discussion?"
Changsun Chong's face was full of shame and he said: "Teacher, my disciple has not thought well and has embarrassed his teacher."
"This..." As Li Mu turned around, Cheng Yaojin secretly blinked his eyes. Cheng Yaojin understood, stepped forward, grabbed Li Mu's neck and collar, and said angrily: "You Li Mu, don't wait for me.
How can I spare you as a human being!"
He was about to fight, but everyone around him hurriedly stopped him. It took him a long time to 'rescue' Li Mu.
At this time, Li Mu was in a state of embarrassment, all his fine clothes were torn, and he still looked like a handsome young man. Looking at Li Mu's appearance, Wei Zheng murmured in his heart, isn't it Li Mu's conspiracy? Really?
Falling out?
Li Mu jumped to his feet and said: "You are a common man, I call you uncle and you still want to beat me? Okay, you are good, you beat me, I will beat your son, you wait, I will beat you later."
I……"
"Shut up!"
Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore and asked Jin Wuwei to separate the two of them. They looked at each other to prevent them from arguing again.
"Li Mu, I'm asking you how to deal with it. I don't want to see you messing around, so give me a solution quickly, otherwise I will put you all in jail. If you don't kill me, you will have to eat jail food for a few days!"
"I will never go to prison!" Li Mu shouted, as if he was driven into panic, and suddenly said: "Yes, I have a way to deal with it!"
Li Shimin said with a tigerish face: "Say!"
"Since the New Deal has affected the jobs of wealthy families, it would obviously not be very fair if the nobles were not affected."
Cheng Yaojin shouted: "You dare to try!"
"You say it or I say it! Otherwise you say it and I won't say it!" Li Mu yelled back with his eyes widened. Li Shimin frowned and looked at Cheng Yaojin and said: "Cheng Aiqing, tell me one by one. After he has finished speaking, do you have any objections?"
, you can bring it up again."
Cheng Yaojin snorted and stopped talking. Li Mu continued: "But, just like the reforms mentioned earlier, we have to make a rationale for everything. Taking away the jobs of the clans is based on the laws of the Tang Dynasty. They are breaking the law.
, if you take what you shouldn’t take, you still haven’t paid taxes, so you have to do it. As for military honors and honors, there is no question of whether they should be taken or not, because military honors and honors cannot be faked.”
"There is a proverb among the people: learn martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family. It can be seen that in the hearts of the people, their civil and martial arts are like goods and should get a suitable price. There is nothing to say, this is a matter of course.
We might as well think about military merit and rank in this way and give a suitable price. Since it is sold to the emperor's family, the necessary expenses will be paid by the Imperial Property Bureau, so it is natural and will not be denied."
"I heard that military merits are divided into equal parts, so you might as well take this as evidence. Different levels of military merits can receive different rewards. For small ones, you can get money, for medium ones, you can get land, and for big ones, you can choose. But at the same time, there are
One problem is that the calculation of military merit is not very regular and there is no fixed standard. Therefore, I suggest that the Ministry of War come up with a unified charter as soon as possible so that the Imperial Property Bureau can calculate the rewards that are due based on different standards."
After Li Shimin heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "That makes sense." Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Yaojin started shouting again, saying, "You can do the calculations for yourself, but what I'm asking about is the land. How do you say this land?"
"
Li Mu said sternly: "After the standard comes out, according to the accumulated military merits, more will be refunded and less will be supplemented. There is nothing to say. Again, what is not deserved cannot be occupied, and what is deserved will be given by the Imperial Property Bureau.
!”
Li Jing, who had not participated in the debate until now, suddenly spoke and said: "Zhuluhou, I have a question, please clarify it."
Li Jing opened his mouth to see who dared not take it seriously. Li Mu immediately said: "General, please speak."
"Are military merit fields and Juelu fields the same as ration fields or rented fields? Do I need to pay taxes?"
Li Jing's meaning was very clear. He was asking whether the military merit field was returned to the land after one's death, and what standards were used to collect taxes. Because of the current situation, both the military merit field and the juelu field also collected taxes, but there were relatively few of them.
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Li Mu thought for a while and said: "It depends on the situation. Military merit fields are obtained based on military merits. Military merits can be accumulated, and military merit fields should naturally be cumulative. And because obtaining military merits often requires soldiers to fight for their lives, which is extremely risky,
It is very likely that after a battle, one's life will not be saved. Therefore, it should be 'the father dies and the son succeeds', and 'the son dies and raises his relatives', so that the blood of the soldiers will not be shed in vain. However, such inheritance can only happen once. After the father dies, the son will succeed.
, then he cannot continue to inherit. After the son dies and raises his relatives, he cannot give it to his brothers, sisters, etc., because this military merit has nothing to do with them and cannot breed laziness. As for taxes, no taxes are paid on military merit fields, and public grains do not need to be collected."
"As for the Jue Lu Tian, I believe that we should 'follow the title and be demoted'. To show merit, we don't have to pay taxes, but we should receive public grain." Li Mu stretched out a hand and said: "Fifty percent of the public grain."
Someone raised objections and said: "Zhulu Hou, can you explain why Jue Lu Tian wants to collect public grain? Although the public grain is purchased by Chang Pingcang, it is not paid in vain, but I don't want to sell it, why can't it be done? What's the difference?"
"That's a good question!" Li Mu said with a smile: "The difference lies in the risk. Military achievements involve risking one's life, and most of the people who have achieved military achievements are ordinary soldiers. Their wealth is limited, so they leave food behind and wait for high prices.
Selling at any time is understandable. But those with noble titles must have surplus wealth at home, and their property is closely related to their titles. Their titles were given by His Majesty. The way to obtain them is not necessarily to exchange their lives for them.
It may be inherited, and the risk is much smaller. Changpingcang is the fundamental strategy, for the sake of the country, the country, and the country. If people with titles don’t support it, who will support it?”
"That makes sense!" Li Shimin took the words and said: "The reason why I bestow honors on you is definitely not to breed laziness. It is to encourage you. The arrangements Li Mu mentioned are exactly what I want."
When Wei Zheng heard this, he finally understood Li Mu's plan. Originally, the New Deal was still entangled with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Zheng could still control the speed of the implementation of the New Deal based on the revision of the law. But now, being disturbed by Cheng Yaojin, he suddenly
I walked around and started to discuss the actual content. Once everything was discussed, there was no reason to delay if I wanted to!