The Staff Department, equivalent to today's Organization Department, is responsible for the appointment, removal, assessment, and promotion of officials. The Third Division is equivalent to the Ministry of Finance. Wang Jipeng asked the Minister of Civil Affairs to judge the third division. The purpose was to bypass the intermediate links and facilitate bribery, bribery, and official promotion.
However, Comrade Cai Shoumeng was upright, loyal, and an honest official, and did not want to make the officialdom a mess. He was severely criticized by Wang Jipeng, and he had no choice but to agree. However, a person's work efficiency is not only related to his work ability, but also related to his work enthusiasm.
Wang Jipeng was still not satisfied with Cai Shoumeng, "A woman with small feet!"
Later, Wang Jipeng went to sea in person, bypassing the official department and the third division, and bypassing Cai Shoumeng who was in trouble, and directly handed the blank letter of appointment to the imperial doctor for review, and let Dr. Chen sell it on the street, without a middleman to make the difference. He also instructed him that it doesn’t matter who the buyer is, as long as he gives the money, we recognize the money but not the person. Make money, business, not shabby.
In order to prevent people from evading taxes and avoiding corvee labor, Wang Jipeng issued an edict: Anyone who falsely reports his age will be beaten on the back with a stick; anyone who fails to report his household registration will be sentenced to death; anyone who dares to flee will have his entire clan slaughtered!
Later, he ordered that all fruits, vegetables, beef, mutton, fish, etc. must pay taxes.
not enough.
Wang Jipeng also ordered the collection of "personality money". Everyone between the ages of 16 and 60 must pay a tax, similar to a "head tax."
not enough.
Wang Jipeng also ordered a "resource tax" to be levied. Natural resources such as rivers, lakes, hills and mountains within the territory must pay taxes, and the tax will be spread to the people near the resources. The only thing missing is the "breathing tax". Some time ago, the professor who proposed charging an "air tax" of 20 yuan per person per month, if he was born in Fujian, would definitely be appreciated by Wang Jipeng, and he might become a prime minister, and eventually This time it was also sentenced to three divisions.
not enough.
Wang Jipeng first enclosure the land, and then cultivated it intensively. After cleverly setting up the name, they started to make small moves in the collection process, which is the so-called "big fight in, small fight out". The specific operation is to virtualize the capacity. To what extent is it virtualized? After the reunification of the Song Dynasty, it was discovered that the 5 dou in Fujian was actually 7 dou and 3 liters. In other words, Wang Jipeng marked the 7 dou and 3 liter containers as 5 dou. When the people needed to pay the tax of 5 dou of grain, they actually needed to take out the container. 7 buckets of 3 liters, pay 26% more!
【Buddhist Belief】
After Wang Jipeng came to the throne, he gave the title of "Tianshi" to Chen Shouyuan, a demon, and "Mr. Zhengyi" to Tan Zixiao, a demon.
An "expert" said that he had discovered the White Dragon, so he built the Bailong Temple. Under the guidance of the "Celestial Master" Chen Shouyuan, he built a Sanqing Hall in the palace and cast statues of the Great Emperor, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Taishang Laojun. Just three statues cost thousands of kilograms of gold, and burned borneol and other precious spices 24 hours a day and night, because Chen Shouyuan said that in this way, he could obtain the "Great Return Pill" and achieve immortality.
Under Chen Shouyuan's guidance, Sanqing Hall was not only the production base of Dahuan Dan, but also became the highest authority in the Fujian state. Emperor Bao had to be consulted on all major military and state affairs, no matter how big or small. In fact, he was consulted by Chen Shouyuan, because only Chen Shouyuan was consulted. Only Chen Shouyuan could communicate with Emperor Baohuang and convey Emperor Baohuang's will.
Wang Jipeng and his father Wang Yanjun maintained the consistent principle of equal treatment of religious issues, and would not neglect the cultivation of Buddhism because of their pampering of Taoism. After they ascended the throne, they both "shaved" tens of thousands of people at once. monk.
For individuals, it is understandable that shaving one's hair and becoming a monk means freedom of belief. However, the impact of such large-scale ordination on the country's finances is extremely detrimental.
First, there is the lack of labor force.
Secondly, there is a reduction in fiscal revenue.
Third, the imperial court should grant the temple corresponding "temple fields". These "temple fields" are often fertile land and enjoy the privilege of being exempt from rent and tax, further increasing the country's financial burden.
[A leaf falls in the ditch with the wind]
Wang Jipeng's perverse behavior aroused concern among upright ministers, such as his teacher Ye Qiao.
Before Wang Jipeng came to the throne, he often asked Ye Qiao for advice, and he was very respectful and obedient. However, when he really sat on the throne and realized his ambition, he began to alienate Ye Qiao, and was involved in all matters with Chen Shouyuan, Lin Xing and others. "Exalt" discussion.
One day during a court meeting, Ye Qiao deliberately wore a Taoist robe and hurried past Wang Jipeng, pretending to leave. Wang Jipeng quickly sent someone to chase him back, and sincerely apologized to him, saying that I haven't asked you for advice on military and state affairs for a long time. This is my fault. Please don't mind, teacher.
Ye Qiao bowed deeply and said that it is the duty of an old minister to assist His Majesty. However, since His Majesty came to the throne, I have been very derelict in my duties, resulting in His Majesty's work being beyond praise. It seems that I am not capable. Please allow your Majesty to agree to my resignation. ask!
Aren't you willing to discuss it with the Taoist priests? I'm leaving.
Wang Jipeng pretended to persuade him to stay and gave him a lot of gold and silver. He also said on the spot that the late emperor entrusted me to you in the hope that you could correct my mistakes in time. If I did anything wrong, you should point it out bluntly. Why? Are you going to abandon me?
Since there is still hope, let's save Ye Qiao.
At that time, Wang Jipeng's first wife, Concubine Yuan Li, was the daughter of former prime minister Li Min, and she and Wang Jipeng were cousins (Li was Wang Yanjun's niece). However, since Wang Jipeng married Li Chunyan, he favored Li Chunyan and neglected Yuan. Concubine Li. After taking the throne, Li Chunyan was first named a virtuous concubine, and then directly named a queen.
Although the ancient kings had three thousand beauties in three palaces and six courtyards, the saying of "three wives and four concubines" is not accurate. In the feudal period, it was also "one husband and one wife". "Wife" usually refers to the wife of the royal family, usually the first wife, and the status of the first wife. is irreplaceable. If a queen is appointed, she usually follows the "first come, first served" principle and pays attention to legitimate concubines. There is a strict patriarchal system, which is a twin system with the eldest son inheritance system.
When Li Cunxu wanted to overthrow the legitimate concubines and appoint Liu, the "scheming father and plotter," as the queen, he was facing huge pressure from public opinion.
If the original wife unfortunately dies, the remaining concubines may advance. It is only "possible". Sometimes, the emperor has a deep relationship with his original wife and no longer has a queen. For example, Zhu Wen, the emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty, did not have a queen for life.
In addition, the concubine's background is also one of the important assessment factors. Concubine Li of the Yuan Dynasty was the niece of the late emperor, and her father Li Min was the prime minister, so she was considered a close match with Wang Jipeng; but what about Li Chunyan? The late emperor's concubine was born as a maid. Putting aside incest, in terms of her background, she was only slightly better than a brothel girl.
Wang Jipeng ignored the patriarchal etiquette, ignored moral public opinion, and insisted on going his own way. He abandoned the Yuan concubine Li and let the virtuous concubine Li Chunyan overtake her and become the queen. He also built Ziwei Palace for her. According to historical records, Wang Jipeng's Ziwei Palace was "built twice as much as the civil engineering work." Yubao Palace".
Ye Qiao couldn't stand it anymore and said that Li was the niece of the late emperor and the first wife of the Ming matchmaker. How could His Majesty like the new and dislike the old and neglect her?
Wang Jipeng was very unhappy and ignored him.
Ye Qiao was unwilling to give in and continued to give advice.
This time, Wang Jipeng was angry and wrote an imperial review at the end of his book:
“I once saw purple on the streets in spring, and couldn’t help but feel sad when all the reds flew away.
Human feelings are self-loathing. The youth rests, and a leaf falls into the ditch with the wind. "
The last sentence is full of meaning and a double entendre. It has to be said that Wang Jipeng is relatively literate among the ignorant and ignorant kings.
Ye Qiao was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown where he remained until his death.
