"It has only been a few decades since the late emperor reorganized the family, but most of the wealthy gentry have tried to restrain themselves. That's why there was a fight between the two classes at Luo'an Academy. It is impossible to put this kind of thing together."
In the study, Sheng Xin smiled at three pairs of big eyes that looked like her own.
Sheng Yuan and the three nodded, knowing that this statement was true, but...how does this relate to what they asked about?
Perhaps understanding their confusion, Sheng Xin put down the tea cup that she had been blowing on for a long time and sighed softly.
"The emperor has been busy with state affairs since he came to the throne, but he is still wary of land annexation by wealthy gentry from aristocratic families. He not only continued the land survey system established by the late emperor, but also proposed the system of county magistrates, prefects, prefects and provincial chief envoys to oversee and jointly sit in charge.
If there is a discrepancy between the ownership of land under his jurisdiction and the records in the fish scale register, the chief officials and adjutants at all levels from top to bottom will be responsible for it; therefore, the current restrictions on private land transfer are extremely complicated, and the process for buying and selling land among common people is also extremely complicated. If required, the signatures and seals of the village chief, district chief and county officials are required. "
"It's troublesome!" Sheng Yuan and the others shook their heads, "I'm afraid there will be a lot of extra expenses involved in buying and selling the land."
One more layer of management means one more expense.
The two emperors of Dachu did not want the people to be displaced and worked hard to formulate various policies. However, the people at the bottom of Dachu still suffered from all kinds of invisible exploitation.
As expected, the saying "When things prosper, the people suffer; when they die, the people suffer".
The three young boys whispered to each other for a long time and sighed. But after a while, the three of them turned their attention to Sheng Xin who was playing with the tea lid again: "But does this have anything to do with our problem? We just want to ask the second class of Luo'an Academy Old grudges!"
Sheng Xin looked at the three impatient little guys in front of him, and continued to speak according to the rhythm of his draft: "Being an official and in charge is complicated, whether you are enterprising, honest, or greedy and lustful , those who want to dawdle, everyone has their own busy schedule, who has time to keep an eye on the land transfer issue?
Furthermore, when you serve as an official, most of the people you rely on are local officials; the chief official is a foreigner, and the officials are native-born. In fact, can the chief official understand the various interests and relationships here after staying in the place for a few years and then leaving?
No matter how ambitious and ambitious the chief officer is, it is impossible for the chief official to replace all the officials. It is just a matter of avoiding the most important and taking the light.
As long as you stay in the position of a local official for more than a month, you can learn most things like compromise, balance, exchange of interests, borrowing strength...most of them can be learned by yourself without a teacher. There is no other way. If you don’t adopt policies based on local conditions and want to use your abilities to achieve political achievements, it is simply impossible!
Many times, without the help of local officials, no matter how many ideas you have, you will not be able to put them into practice! "
Sheng Xin spoke with emotion, and the three of Sheng Yuan were greatly enlightened.
"Brother, you said so much... are you trying to excuse yourself?!" Sheng Yuan looked at her eldest brother with suspicious eyes, feeling that this dear friend had laid out a little too much.
"Your brother, I'm just teaching you the secrets of external release!"
Sheng Xin glanced at her angrily and continued: "So, after taking office, how to prevent the local wealthy gentry from causing trouble for themselves and create a good situation where everyone is good and everyone is good has become the first problem for every chief officer. The problem is, even if the chief officer intentionally delays, his right-hand man must remind him, after all, the future is at stake and cannot be underestimated."
"...Brother Xin, look, can you tell me briefly?" Anyu listened for a long time without seeing Sheng Xin get back to the topic, and begged with a grimace, "I hear the clouds and mountains are shrouded in mist, and it really gives me a headache!"
"Haha." Sheng Xin pursed her lips, her eyes moved slightly, and suddenly she smiled kindly, and asked him softly, "Brother Yu, guess... is there a possibility that I am talking about my experience as an official? Are you here?! Of course, you are not suitable for going out."
"???" Anyu felt that Sheng Xin's words were not nice, but he couldn't resist his curiosity, "Are you saying that I am suitable to be an official in Kyoto?!"
"..." Sheng Xin's smile suddenly became a little fake, and she said harmoniously, "Have you ever thought that you might be more suitable to be a simple nobleman, the simplest kind?"
"If it's not suitable, then it's not suitable. I will serve as an adjutant to Sister Yuan in the future!" Anyu confirmed that the man was laughing at him, and immediately shook his head with great ambition.
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This man has a very open mind and a very soft waist.
If you can't be the chief officer, just be the adjutant! There is no need to separate from good friends!
The more An Yu thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He soon forgot why he was sitting here, and instead chatted warmly to Sheng Yuan.
Sheng Xin looked at them with a smile and clenched her fists in relief.
"Ahem!"
He coughed dozens of times in a row, barely attracting the attention of the three people who were getting more and more excited as they talked.
Sheng Xin got lucky and tried her best to put on a suitable smile before continuing: "If you go to the toilet, you will actually find some phenomena. In many cases, in order to be exempted from taxes and avoid corvee, people are willing to transfer their land to the candidates and scholars. , or even under the names of nobles from aristocratic families. Therefore, if you want to have a stable official position, you must not only be wary of wealthy nobles from aristocratic families, but also be wary of common people who have land in their names. How about it, doesn’t it sound ironic?"
Sheng Yuan didn't see how her friends reacted. She felt an indescribable emotion at the moment.
She has been living in fine clothes since she was born, and has no idea about the sufferings of the people, so she feels that she has no right to be angry with them.
Seeing that her sister had listened, Sheng Xin nodded happily: "Although we have to deal with many forces during our term, and compromises are inevitable when things happen, one thing cannot be forgotten. The "local officials" we serve as, also known as Old parents. Being the parents of a place is authoritative and cannot be forgotten. "
"Therefore, whether it is aristocratic nobles, officials or government officials, they are all tools to govern the people. You can use them, but you must not trust them too much. You must make more preparations for everything, so that you can be sure of victory."
When Sheng Xin said this, she found that the younger sister became more and more fascinated the more she listened, and the smile on her face became gentler: "The conflict has two sides, and both sides of the conflict must be the key to our measures. Since there are two sides, we cannot only care for one side. . As old parents, we must not listen to one side of the story, let alone be biased.”
"???" Sheng Yuan immediately cheered up when she heard the smile in her brother's words.
Sheng Xin watched the little girl's ears twitch and continued without pausing: "Sometimes problems are difficult to solve. We can change the angle and use existing resources and advantages to pry up the places where problems may continue to occur. .”
"Uncover the source of the problem?" A vague idea flashed through Sheng Yuan's mind, but before she could study it carefully, the inspiration disappeared.
"Yes, as long as the source is found, the problem can be solved. Just like the problem that many people are willing to put their fields in other people's names, this involves trust. As long as trust is shaken, then you can take the initiative in your own hands. In hand."
