Qi Xuansu wanted to say that he had the final say, but he felt that it was against the Taoist philosophy of equality, and he did not respect Zhang Yuelu. More importantly, he had no confidence, so he could only say: "They say that it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. How can there be anything like this?"
Whoever has the final say is decided by everyone’s discussion.”
"I knew you were a loser." Qiniang looked sideways at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu innocently said: "What does this have to do with having a seed or not?"
Qiniang said plausibly: "Other men, no matter whether they can make the decision in front of others, at least say that they can make the decision. You don't dare to say that you can make the decision in front of me. I don't care what you say in front of the Zhang family girl."
I don’t dare to think, maybe your kid is henpecked, right?”
Qi Xuansu asked back: "Qiniang, if you find a man now, who has the final say?"
Qiniang said matter-of-factly: "Of course I have the final say. This is a detailed analysis of the specific situation."
Qi Xuansu curled his lips: "This is a double standard."
Even when Qiniang was being unreasonable, she seemed to be reasonable: "I have double standards. What, are you not convinced?"
Qi Xuansu whispered: "No wonder you are alone."
"Tianyuan, what are you talking about?" Qiniang looked sideways at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu naturally followed suit: "I say, Qiniang, you are good at theory."
Qiniang did not argue with him and said: "I heard that Li Wugou specially approved you to rest. Looking at this posture, no matter how big the action is, it will not be your turn to go to the battlefield and perform meritorious service, so you don't have to follow the big army.
When you come back, you can apply to return to Yujing with the first batch of withdrawal troops, and Li Wugou will agree. You have made so many military exploits, and the crime of fear of war cannot be pinned on you. I will only say that you are noble and honest.
, giving the opportunity to make meritorious deeds to fellow Taoists."
Qi Xuansu asked: "Why should I return to Yujing early?"
Qiniang said: "Of course it's to look at the house. Don't you want to take a look at your own house?"
When things came to a close, Qi Xuansu was no longer so eager: "Are you too impatient? Should you stop being so calm?"
Qiniang rarely attacked Qi Xuansu verbally, but said sincerely: "In the West, there is a term called 'consumption', which means squandering and exhaustion. This word appeared two hundred years ago, along with sea trade.
With the great development of China, many middle-class Westerners believe that the wealth in the world is inexhaustible, so the concept of "consumption" that advocates people squandering wealth at will emerged. Many people pursue decent consumption and crave unrestrained material things.
Enjoyment and recreation, and regard these as the goals and meaning of life, this trend has gradually affected us."
"I have always been against the so-called 'consumption'. The main reason why this concept has spread is because Westerners have different ideas from us. In Westerners
It seems that man's mission is to understand the world with physical strength and wisdom, then conquer and control the world, become the master of all things in nature, and make it serve mankind. This is completely in line with our Eastern idea of unity between heaven and man and the pursuit of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Different. We regard heaven and man as friends, while Westerners regard the relationship between man and nature as conquering and being conquered, exploiting and being exploited. Based on this idea, the emergence and growth of so-called "consumption" is
It’s a matter of course.”
"Although I am opposed to 'consumption', and 'consumption' essentially conflicts with Taoism's frugality, in this matter, I hope you will not be too frugal. Speaking from my own experience, when I was young, I wanted to but because of
If you don’t buy something because you don’t have money, you may not want to buy it if you have money after you are 40 years old. Even if you buy it, you won’t be able to get the experience you had when you were twenty.”
"Based on your future, you may own tens of thousands of houses in a dozen or a few decades, but you will not have the joy of getting your first new house at the age of twenty."
"This is like a matter between men and women. When you become famous, you will be favored by men, favored by women, or even eunuchs. As long as you think about it, you will always be surrounded by countless people, but you can still regain the sourness of your youthful love.
Is it sweet or bitter? When you become an adult, buying toys that you couldn’t get when you were a kid will just be boring.”
"I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes. I advise you to cherish your youth. If you have flowers, you must break them off. Don't wait until there are no flowers and break branches. The ancients have long made this clear."
Qi Xuansu suddenly understood why Qiniang was not very interested in spending money. It was not only because she was stingy, but also because she was older and the same money could no longer bring her the same level of excitement.
When he was a child, he could sneak out of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, stroll around Longmen Mansion, eat a candied haws, and make a candy man. It was considered a good thing and he would be in a good mood for several days.
Now, if you give him a hundred skewers or a thousand skewers of candied haws, he won't be able to regain the carefreeness he had back then.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh: "I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink wine, but it turned out that it was like a young man's trip."
Qiniang finally said: "This matter has been settled. I will leave Yujing before Li Changgeng takes over as the rotating great master."
Qi Xuansu could only agree to it. The two deputy headmasters would not be handed over until the beginning of July. He only had to rush back in June. It was not April yet, and there were two months in between, which was enough.
He finished handling matters on Fenglinzhou.
There are many things going on in Fenglinzhou. Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are taking a break in name. In fact, they just no longer go to the battlefield to gain military exploits. It does not mean that
The two of them could go sightseeing in Fenglinzhou openly. In normal times, they would also participate in some less important clerical work. Qi Xuansu participated in the reform of the aristocratic system in Fenglinzhou.
Zhang Yuelu participated in the reform of the land system.
Some people may wonder how the reform of the land system is related to Tiangang Hall. In fact, the reason is very simple. The reason why Taoism wants to reform the aristocratic system is to separate the nobility title from the land to prepare for the next land reform.
.To use an analogy, it is to change a feudal king with a fiefdom into a prince without a fiefdom.
Because of this, the title is very important, but not that important. If the title is linked to the territory, it will not be so easy for Qi Xuansu to obtain the position of earl for Fan Ji.
The reform of the land system, which is being promoted simultaneously with the reform of the aristocratic system, involves real interests and affects the fundamental interests of some people. These people will fight desperately. It is basically impossible without the use of force. Naturally, Tiangang will
Please cooperate.
The reason why Daomen wants to reform the land system is mainly based on two considerations.
The first aspect is to crack down on local tyrants. This time, the situation in Fenglinzhou is completely out of control, forcing the Taoist sect to end personally. In addition to the Zunbang faction becoming powerful, the key is the rebellion of the feudal lords in various places. Each one wants to be the grass-head king, and the heavy
Go back to the "Warring States" situation back then.
Among these local tycoons, the Fenglinzhou Buddhist Sect naturally includes the Taoist Sect. The Taoist Sect has already turned against Buddhism, and the Fenglinzhou Buddhist Sect has chosen to side with the Zunxing Sect. Naturally, there will be no good results this time. Buddhist temples in various places have a large number of
Land, if the Taoist sect takes back these lands, it will weaken the Fenglinzhou Buddhist sect. Without the support of the land, what else can the Fenglinzhou Buddhist sect use to support the monks and soldiers? The Confucian people once said that only those who set up pots to cook rice cannot
Putting up a pot to cook Buddhist scriptures. In the same way, setting up a pot to cook Buddhist scriptures cannot feed millions of monks.
All in all, Daomen must fundamentally solve the problem of local tyrants.
The second aspect is to consolidate the foundation of rule and win over the people. In the past, the "people" mentioned by emperors and generals actually referred to local powerful people. As long as they could reach a consensus with the gentry and aristocracy, they could win the world. Daoism does not deny this, but it is just that
With the development and changes of the world, the civilian class is becoming more and more important. After the Taoist sect takes back the land, it will naturally not cultivate it by itself, but will have to redistribute the land. .??.??
All dynasties have regarded land annexation as a formidable enemy, and even if they cannot completely curb it, they must find ways to slow it down.
First, because people with land are the main source of taxes, and good soldiers are also the best source of soldiers. Second, because suppressing mergers can effectively prevent the emergence of landless refugees. The Jin Dynasty did not suppress mergers, which turned a large number of people into refugees in the early days of the dynasty.
, in order to prevent the rise of refugees
In order to prevent the wealthy families from dominating the court, the imperial court had to let go of the imperial examinations and recruit a large number of children from poor families to achieve balance.
, resulting in redundant officials. This has always been the case. The nobles of the aristocratic families did not pay taxes, and the common people became tenants. The court had no taxes, and increased taxes, causing more people to become tenants. In addition, the army had to be used, so power could only be delegated to the local governments.
, leading to powerful powers from all over the country becoming powerful one after another.
Based on these considerations, Daomen decided to redistribute land and distribute the land into the hands of the people. They also wanted to publicize it vigorously to let the people know that it was Daomen who saved them, and let the people know who was on their side and who was exploiting them.
to persecute them.
Although it cannot be said that people will not pay taxes when they come, it is true that taxes will be reduced and fields will be distributed.
As long as the common people recognize the Taoist sect from the bottom of their hearts, then the Taoist sect's rule will be firm, and the mere nobles will not be able to make big waves.
At this point, Taoist sect knows that it cannot do it all at once, but must proceed step by step. Therefore, the land of the royal family, Tianmen and Fenglinzhou Buddhist sect is allocated first. As the defeated party, it is proper for these three families to be completely liquidated. Their battlefield
If you can't win, there is no room for resistance at this time, let alone the opposition of other feudal lords and daimyo. In the eyes of local feudal lords and daimyo, it is a great kindness for the Taoist clan not to slaughter all the Zunbo faction, and it is reasonable to take over the land.
It is legal and will not affect others.
This is divide and conquer.
First win over one faction, stabilize one faction, and kill another faction, leaving only two factions.
Then pull another faction, kill another faction, and only one faction remains.
Finally, the remaining faction was killed. That faction was unable to resist and could only wait to be killed.
The three major factions at this time were the Zunban Faction, the local powerful neutrality faction, and the Prime Minister Toyotomi.
First, win over Prime Minister Toyotomi, kill the Zunhuang faction, and stabilize the neutral faction. The neutral faction believes that the liquidation of the Zunhuang faction is reasonable and will not take any drastic action.
After only Toyotomi Prime Minister and the local neutral faction are left, we will use Toyotomi Prime Minister to clean up the local tycoons. At this time, will Toyotomi Prime Minister be sad because of the death of local tycoons? They won't, they just think that it is solved.
Only the powerful in these places can stabilize their rule.
After the local tycoons were destroyed, only Prime Minister Toyotomi was left. They rose up from the Taoist sect and relied entirely on the support of the Taoist sect. Moreover, the remnants of the Zunbo faction and the local powerful sect would counterattack crazily with the tacit approval of the Taoist sect, and instead became the Taoist sect's handle.
The pawn of Toyotomi Prime Minister's office is that if the king wants his minister to die, he must die. After these three steps, the main opposition figures were eliminated, the factions with strong barriers were broken up, the centralization of power was completed, and the New Deal was successfully implemented and the land was redistributed.