Wang Yan, who was walking around Yanfu Palace, heard the report from the men sent by Liang Wu to help Zhao Ji move. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, I understand. But some calligraphy and painting ancient books and rare treasures, take them away. You Take someone to Yuxiang Tower and bring Master Li over to me."
"Yes." The soldier accepted the order, turned around and trotted away.
Zhao Ji has a lot of good things. During this move, he seriously took many of his cherished things, including calligraphy, paintings, antiques and so on. In terms of money, he didn't dare to use his internal funds, so he pulled several carts of rare treasures donated by various places over the years. If he ran out of money, he would be starving if he just threw away any of them.
Seriously, this can be considered a test to see how much Wang Yan, a good son-in-law, can tolerate him. To put it bluntly, he is still uneasy, fearing that he will be given a glass of royal wine or a three-foot white silk ribbon to send him away. And Wang Yan really didn't say anything before that he could and couldn't take. Now that he has left a long convoy, if Wang Yan is unhappy, then he will go back in the worst case. This old boy just has a little bit of cleverness...
Of course, Wang Yan was too lazy to pay attention to Zhao Ji. He didn't care about those things. He was sitting on the throne, and as long as he wanted, there would be many good things sent to him. Sima smashing the vat said it well, what is good at the top will be worse at the bottom. Zhao Ji was famous for his calligraphy, paintings, antiques and rare treasures. Many of his things were collected by Cai Jing, Wang Fu and others, or people from the football team, who plundered them everywhere and provided them to the emperor. With the conduct of those people, they must have left many things behind for them to enjoy and copy. It was just a matter of copying a house, so it was no big deal.
That is to say, the fool Zhao Ji holds the carefully selected things given to him as if they are treasures. Of course, those are indeed treasures, but treasures also have prices. After all, 'priceless treasure' is just an adjective, which describes extremely expensive things.
Compared with what Zhao Ji took away, the Yanfu Palace where he is now and the Long Live Mountain are Zhao Ji's wealth. Although this wealth is proof of a prodigal family, if the war does not affect Bianjing, then it will be preserved for thousands of years. First, it will be regarded as a material cultural heritage, and secondly, it will leave a ready-made scene for Zhao Ji's extravagance.
Zhao Ji has an aesthetic sense, and today’s craftsmen are also capable of it. Yanfu Palace was a place that Zhao Ji expanded for himself and his concubines to have fun. He spent a lot of time here and slept here every day. There are many halls, platforms, pavilions and pavilions with elegant and poetic names, all of which were built by Zhao Ji. There are so many such as Yiqing, Chengping, Baoqiong, Chunjin, Fanying, Qionghua, etc. When it comes to enjoyment, as an artist, Zhao Ji's aesthetics and style are all there, and he is among the best among emperors. The main reason is that the Song Dynasty is indeed rich and can support it.
Accompanied by the eunuch, we walked around slowly and saw everything new. Yes, this place was the harem, and it was his first time to wander in.
As for the eunuchs and maids, he has not yet dealt with them. Zhao Ji took away a few that were comfortable to use. The rest had been chopped off by Liang Wu because of the commotion in the palace. The remaining eunuchs and maids were all very honest and performed their duties, making the palace run smoothly again.
Finally, after wandering around for a while, Master Li was picked up in a sedan chair.
As soon as the sedan curtain was lifted, Li Shishi stuck her head out and looked at the man not far away who was smiling at her with his hands behind his back, still a little unbelievable.
A man who was so bold and had stolen her love for ten years, from when she was in her twenties until she was now over thirty, that she had been thinking about her day and night, actually rebelled, and actually succeeded.
"What? I don't know you anymore?"
Master Li smiled sweetly, raised his legs and walked along the bar pressed down by the soldiers to walk to his good lover: "What should I call my slave family? Should I call them officials, officials, or emperors?"
"The officialdom is not good, so I decided to abolish it." Wang Yan smiled and raised his arms to hold the more charming beauty, whispering in her ear: "As for how you call me, of course you can call me whatever you like."
This sentence was a pun, and Master Li understood it. Although they were very familiar with each other, he couldn't help but blush. The main reason is that it was secretly done before, and this man is so powerful. It has been suppressed for a long time, and it is always uncomfortable. What's more, it has been ten years, so it would be more comfortable to sing loudly.
With a laugh, Wang Yan took Master Li and slowly walked up to Yanfu Palace to enjoy the scenery.
Although Li Shishi has been with Zhao Ji for many years, this is her first time coming to this harem. In this most beautiful scenery in the world, everything she sees is new.
In fact, Zhao Ji didn't visit Li Shishi very much since five years ago. Later, when he felt the danger, he stopped going even more. Let alone looking for a woman, Zhao Ji didn't even go to his favorite activities of traveling to Bianjing in disguise, watching the prosperous city, and being narcissistic about the great country.
However, although Li Shishi fell out of favor, it had no impact on her status. Although she was a brothel girl, she was raised by the emperor and no one dared to provoke her. On the other hand, she relied on the culture of a talented woman to establish herself. Even though she is now older and cannot compare with the newly-minted courtesan, her status is still there.
As for beauty, although normally you can become a grandmother at the age of thirty, your beauty will not fade with old age. Just like what happened later, with proper maintenance, a woman in her thirties does not look much different from a woman in her twenties. On the contrary, she has a more mature charm.
Li Shishi doesn't do heavy work, but he also takes the body-building pills given by Wang Yan, and uses the skin care and cosmetics sold by Wang Yan. He takes good care of himself and looks good. Really speaking, now this is what Mr. Wang said. I can't say I have a preference. I just think that the mature charm is more attractive.
"Like it?"
"It's okay. Jiangnan gardens are rare here. It's very gratifying to have such a large area in the palace."
"Will my father-in-law enjoy it?" Wang Yan looked at her with a smile: "You can live here from now on."
Li Shishi suddenly raised his head and opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Wang Yan with a wave of his hand: "It's not a big deal for women in brothels. It doesn't matter if they can't have children. I have eight children now, and I will have nine children soon, which is as good as yours." . I’m not Zhao Ji, and I don’t have so many rules, and I’m not afraid of what people will say. This matter is settled.”
Having said that, what else could Master Li have to say? Of course, he was moved to accept it.
The two of them walked around and had a meal, and found themselves in an elegant hall newly built by eunuchs and maids in Yanfu Palace. No longer sneaking around in the middle of the night, but acting openly and above board before it gets dark. Instead of holding the quilt tightly and suppressing a low voice, she sang loudly.
Comfortable……
There are no secrets in the palace, and the original eunuchs and maids are still in use. Although Miyagi's guards have all been replaced, there is always a way for news to be delivered. For example, the little homing pigeon, the steward who goes out to purchase, or the spying of the officials on duty in the palace.
Therefore, Wang Daguan had just calmed down the turmoil in Bianjing and confirmed the emperor's throne with hundreds of officials, so he carried the woman his father-in-law had raised outside into the palace, which showed his potential as a coward. Perhaps it is the great joy of success, but most people think that Wang Yan is ambitious.
Wang Yan doesn't care what others think, he just wants to be comfortable with himself.
After the palace confinement and the city gates were released, these officials sent letters one after another. At the east, west, north, and south city gates, people kept running away quickly. He knew all these things, he was just too lazy to care about them. His movement was in the north. Two months later, Wang Mingan led people to sweep Hebei. At that time, he had Shandong and Hebei, and he had a well-run business in Liaodong. No matter how hard he tried, it didn't work.
Besides, now that the country's sovereignty has not yet been obtained, he has nowhere to show off even if he wants to govern diligently. Natural happiness is the most important thing.
Of course, if you are happy, you have to do something. You can't really sit idle while waiting for local feedback.
The next day, he directly ordered the investigation and prosecution of Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan and other eunuchs, as well as a series of corrupt officials under Zhao Ji such as Wang Fu, plus those who were originally members of the Zhao and Song clan. These people are all close confidants of Zhao Ji. As the saying goes, once the emperor and his ministers are the same, it is natural to win such a group. Moreover, these people are rich, and together they can produce more than 100,000 acres of land around Bianjing. There are also Zhao Ji's calligraphy and paintings of famous people, antiques from past dynasties, and gold and silver jewelry, which can make you rich immediately.
But correspondingly, a large number of people will be implicated, resulting in a large number of official vacancies and panic among other officials. This is a good thing, as other officials are panicked and can make them work more seriously. As for the vacancies in official positions, it is no longer a problem. There isn't much else in Bianjing, and there are plenty of officials who have nothing to do but wait for assignments. They are all happy to take up the position, work conscientiously, and strive to satisfy the new boss, so that they can be promoted and shine in a higher position.
These are all interludes, the theme is still the attitude of the place. As time passed and as the news spread, soon the Gyeonggi Road, North Jingxi Road, and Huainan East Road around Bianjing, as well as Hebei East Road and Hexi Road where Wang Mingan's troops had not yet arrived, began to declare their vassal status. He also praised the new emperor and licked him fiercely.
They couldn't help it, they were really too close. If they show disobedience, Bianjing will have 100,000 troops. Among them are the most elite ones, who come and go freely behind Xixia and destroy Xixia's strongest army in the world. They expressed their dissatisfaction today, and within two days, the army would come over and kill them.
They do have troops, the local imperial army numbering tens of thousands, the Xiang army numbering tens of thousands, and the rural soldiers can also be organized. But even if they don't talk about supplies, they have endless supplies. Even if the Northern Army comes over, they will be able to defeat them. They are no match at all.
In this case, how dare they disobey.
As for places further away, it will take time.
It was also at this time that his family papers arrived. They were escorted by a force of 1,000 people. Counting the logistics personnel, the team was even larger, with more than 2,000 people. In addition to Yupan's physical inconvenience, the distance he could walk every day was not very long, so it took him more than 20 days to reach Bianjing.
When they arrived in Bianjing and moved all the way to the palace, they discovered something was wrong. After questioning, I found out that their husband had successfully rebelled. Zhao Yupan was frightened at that time. His mind was blank and he didn't know anything. He just arrived at the palace and met Wang Yan.
She was indeed a little frightened, but it was okay if Wang Yan comforted her. Yupan was frightened mainly because of the bloody killings caused by the change of imperial power that everyone knew, and what the fate of a former princess like her was, and how she dealt with it. . After meeting her biological father who was writing and painting in Taiqing Tower, and returning to Prince Duan's Mansion to meet her biological mother and other brothers and sisters, she settled down. As for the relatives in other clans whose homes were seized and confiscated, as well as the younger brothers born to other concubines, then they will have nothing to do with her. I don't have any feelings at all. I don't care about the life and death of others. I just want my family to be well.
As for Jin Lian and Sanniang, they didn't have so many ideas. They were just excited. They didn't expect that their man would suddenly rebel and become the emperor. Jin Lian didn't say anything about Wangjiazhuang. She took Sanniang with her and was led by the palace maid and eunuch. They wandered around inside and outside the palace, looking at the big things here and there, and she was very happy.
It's even better for the children. Except for a few sensible children who are already over ten years old and have some messy ideas, the others still don't know enough to know how to go to the house every day, and they carelessly grin. He asked his biological father if he could become the emperor if his biological father died, but was beaten up by Sanniang and Jin Lian.
Of course, the three girls also met Li Shishi. This was the first time they knew that Wang Yan had such a thing. They had nothing to say about Wang Yan wanting Master Li to enter the house. As for the status of being born in a brothel, Wang Yan, a man, didn't care, so there was no need for them to talk too much. And on the other hand, even if Wang Yan is not the emperor, given his status, only three women are enough, let alone being the emperor now. If they are willing, they can directly issue an order to choose the concubine, and they have no place to talk.
As a result, the back house has stabilized, and other distant areas have finally responded. His idea of peacefully taking over the place and trying to reform it was half lost.
Because everyone in the northern region recognized Wang Yan's throne, including the Western Army, although the commander did not come back, they all quickly sent people over 800 miles away to listen to instructions. If the Western Army does not rebel, then of course Shaanxi, Gansu and other places will not rebel. Because the Western Army is outside, these places are inside, and Bianjing is behind them. Once they don't recognize Wang Yan as the emperor, there will be no way to survive from two sides, and there will be no soil for rebellion.
It's different in the south. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, so they can't be defeated for a while, so basically large areas in the south are not convinced. These people include local officials, local imperial troops, local gentry, and of course farmers. Concentrated in the Huainan West Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Liangzhe Road, and Fujian Road areas. According to the map, these five roads belong to the southeast region and basically represent the entire south.
Because the south was underdeveloped at this time, it was developed in the 150 years after the Song Dynasty moved south to Lin'an as its capital. Now the five-way land is the fertile area in the south, and the population is also larger in these places.
Wang Yan has thought about this situation. After all, this is what he has been studying all day long. He is thoughtful and thoughtful. There is nothing unacceptable, so of course he has strategies to deal with it.
It's very simple. Since the main areas in the south have already rebelled, he is not afraid of more people rebelling, so his reforms started directly.
First, recognize the historical status of Confucius and abolish the title of Duke Yansheng. At the same time, a thorough investigation of the Kong family's illegal activities will be carried out, and the punishment will be severely punished. Obviously, the purpose is to attack Confucianism.
The Song Dynasty had been raising scholars for more than a hundred years, and the power of Confucianism was too great. Although looking at it now, the style has been robbed by Zhao Ji and those big traitors, the current gentry group is not bad. If not for Zhao Ji's tour around the world before, he would not have been frightened back to the palace to be honest.
And on the other hand, he wants to reform education, the selection of officials, and improve the status of the military. No matter which one it is, it involves the fundamentals of today's civil servants. They will not hold back. They will take action in the future. , simply together.
Second, land is state-owned, land is remeasured, and agricultural taxes are redetermined. The previously announced fifteen-month tax was retained, but a limit of "twenty acres" per household was added. Then of course the tax rate will be different for more than 20 acres. The number of acres increases according to the number of acres, up to half.
Twenty acres, not many can reach this number. The Song Dynasty did not suppress land annexation, so whether it was active or passive, it was natural for land resources to be concentrated in the hands of a few people. In fact, there are more than 20 acres, but he decided to pay less than 40 acres, and the part above 20 acres is taxed at 10%. This figure is actually very appropriate at this time. After all, when he first came here, Wangjiazhuang paid ten taxes to him, and he was already a well-known good person from all over the country.
In fact, even after a thousand years, his taxes will be low. Of course, this is purely based on numbers. Because although the national average tax rate was 15.5% later, firstly, the land yield was high, and secondly, the state vigorously supported agriculture, with policy support of exemptions and subsidies, which was so much in appearance, but the actual payment was Two, three, forty-five percent is far from comparable.
The plan he set is not without loopholes, because it is based on households. With such a large landowner supporting so many people, the simplest thing is to transfer the land to the landless tenants in the family, so as to dilute the high-level tax. But he was not without limitations, that is, the land was only calculated according to households. Regardless of any private agreements, only the head of the household was recognized, and no other private agreements were recognized. If someone really took advantage of this loophole and felt that he had great influence and was confident that he could control others, Wang Yan would teach them how to be a good person and just kill a few of them.
Third, the commercial tax is re-determined and collected according to the revenue ladder. The tax rate is much higher than the original tax rate and is levied on a quarterly basis. Under the current conditions, of course there is no way to check the books, and there must be tax evasion. That's not a big problem. After all, the scale of those merchants is there. If you're used to collecting money, you'll have a rough idea of it, and there are also random checks on the books from time to time. There are ways to deal with them. Even if you kill a few for nothing, it will still be a good deterrent to other people who are lucky.
Moreover, most of those who evade taxes are large businesses. The original tax rate for small workshops is not very high, so there is no need to take that risk. So in this way, although there are still many left, they are still numerous. It's difficult, but definitely not that difficult.
With these three points in place, the whole world will be in rebellion. Other things like official system reform, military system reform, currency reform, etc., among these three things, they are simply not enough.
So after these three things were announced to the world, it was natural that some troubles occurred in various places in the north, and the south laughed wildly.
In the Liaodong region, the Liao and Jin countries were not blind or deaf, and the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty had been passed on. Moreover, Wu Dewei and the Northern Army of the Song Dynasty joined forces before. Later, Wang Yan issued an imperial edict to officially recognize the "treasure money" that originally passed through the northern region as the designated currency. No matter how stupid they are, they know that Wang Yan is behind this. Now the Song Dynasty and Lu Zhishen The team became a family. And now that the Song Dynasty is so messy, this is of course an opportunity.
Wang Yan has received news that Liao and Jin have the potential to unite.
To be honest, he didn't care about the Liao-Jin alliance. There are only two reasons why Liao and Jin countries still exist. One is that there are not enough talents to manage it, and the other is that the stall is too big and it is easy to suffer from indigestion if swallowed in one bite. It was never because he was not strong enough to defeat them.
So the Liao-Jin alliance is just that...
