Wang Wen suddenly said something and turned to the scripture world method.
"Li Angying, let me ask you, how many hidden fields does your family have?"
Li Angying's family is full of scholars and comes from a family of officials. My great-grandfather, Li Xian, was appointed to serve as a senior official, and his father, Li Tianpei, was appointed to the Longtuge Hall to be appointed. It is not surprising that a well-established official family has a large amount of hidden land.
"To be honest, it's about forty or fifty acres."
Li Angying's face turned red, but she still told her frankly.
Farming and paying taxes is a matter of course. He also felt ashamed that the Li family had a large amount of hidden land and evaded taxes, but these taxes nourished the Li family.
"A family has forty or fifty hectares. How can the family of officials in the Song Dynasty reach hundreds and thousands, and how many hidden fields are there? Let's just say that your mentor Ma Guangzu was really virtuous and beautiful. To be honest, the hidden fields under his name are probably more than forty or fifty hectares. ? How can the emperor feel at ease when the world-famous scholar-officials pretend to be deaf and mute and change their ways to evade taxes? How can the emperor trust the scholar-officials? "
Wang Wen looked at the two awkward-looking people and smiled coldly.
"So, the Jingjie Law and Anti-Corruption Department are here to target powerful people and scholar-bureaucrats. Last year, the New Deal was implemented on Jiangnan East Road, and the Jiankang Prefecture passed the sentence. Officials of one side of the imperial court were also punished by Ming Zhengdian, and all officials were punished. More than a hundred people. This year, Sichuan Lufu implemented the New Deal, and a number of Sichuan Lu’s big traitors, such as An Gongxing, Pu Hong and others, were put to death. Now, Hu Ju, a political advisor to the governor, has been brought to justice. Do you think the New Deal is aimed at these corrupt officials? For officials?"
The corruption in government was caused by the scholar-bureaucrats headed by Shi Miyuan. The clear stream and the turbid stream are all the same, and the elder brother does not laugh at the second brother.
"That's true. Compared to Hu Ju, Pu Hong, and An Gongxing, who are extremely greedy and evil, Gu Song pales in comparison. However, Brother Wang, your words are biased. I don't agree with you."
Ma Guangzu shook his head, but he disagreed with Wang Wen.
"As a court official, you should be law-abiding, diligent and caring for the people. If you have a clear conscience, how can the emperor find it difficult? Cui Yu was replaced by Shi Miyuan for no reason. When the new emperor ascended the throne, he immediately replaced Zheng Sun, and let Cui Xianggong return to Sichuan to take charge . It can be seen that the emperor makes his own decision on whether he is a virtuous person or a traitor, and he will never act just against the scholar-bureaucrats."
Ma Guangzu was young and energetic, with lofty aspirations and had not been washed away by the turbulent currents of officialdom, so he spoke righteously and confidently.
"Brother Ma is absolutely right. If the emperor is targeting the scholar-bureaucrats, he is also targeting the scum among the scholar-bureaucrats. Scholars cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. Scum like Hu Ju, Pu Hong, An Gongxing, and Gu Song have disgraced all scholars. If you don’t severely punish your face, it will be intolerable to God!”
Li Angying said impassionedly and loudly.
He is Cui Yu's disciple. He always follows his mentor's example, and he also despises the corruption of officials.
"Having said that, Hu Ju is the counselor of political affairs and the minister of the Ministry of Industry, An Gongxing is the transfer envoy of Tongchuanfu Road, and Pu Hong is the pacification envoy of Kuizhou Road. These three people are all important ministers of the country. The emperor sentenced them to death. His head is in the East Market. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, has anyone with the dignity of a scholar-official been sentenced to death?"
Wang Wen still sticks to his point of view.
"Brother Wang, what do you mean?"
Ma Guangzu asked suspiciously.
Everything Wang Wen said, besides wanting to rise to the top, seemed to be praising the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and belittling the scholar-bureaucrats.
"Since the Song Dynasty moved south, they lived in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River. The power of the monarch was declining, and the power of the prime minister was overwhelming. Otherwise, there would not have been the incident of Shi Miyuan deposing the prince. If the emperor wanted to be better than the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, of course he would not let the scholar-bureaucrats control the government. .I say this, do you two brothers understand?"
Wang Wen's words made both Ma Guangzu nod and understand immediately.
If the Song Dynasty was to be revived, how could it be possible without a strong emperor?
"Brother Wang, today's emperor is talented in literary and military skills. With the strengthening of imperial power, the scholar-bureaucrats will not be as good as before."
There was a hint of helplessness in Ma Guangzu's tone.
In the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats jointly ruled the world. From now on, I am afraid that Qiankun will be arbitrary and the king will be mighty.
"The world of the Song Dynasty was originally the world of the Zhao and Song royal families. Why did the kings and scholar-bureaucrats rule together? In the prosperous days of the Han and Tang Dynasties, could kings and scholar-bureaucrats rule together? In all dynasties, were there ministers so powerful that they could override the kings? On? For example, Shi Miyuan, the treacherous prime minister, was so insane that he dared to depose the current prince and establish a new king. How strong is this? The emperor's actions of suppressing scholar-bureaucrats and promoting generals will probably continue."
Wang Wen talked eloquently, but he had different opinions.
"Brother Wang, in your opinion, the emperor wants to devalue the imperial examination and replace it with Jinling Lecture Hall and Jinling University Hall?"
After a moment of silence, Li Angying frowned and asked.
If the Song Dynasty, which was founded on Confucianism, really abolished the imperial examinations to recruit scholars, wouldn't it mean that they would deviate from tradition and change the government's principles?
After killing several famous scholars and officials in a row, this dynasty has long been changed beyond recognition.
"It may not be cancelled. Maybe the emperor needs a balance and doesn't want the scholar-bureaucrats to be so powerful that they can control the court."
Ma Guangzu frowned and took over the topic.
Shi Miyuan was in power and the emperor was nothing more than a puppet. This gave the Song Dynasty a very bad start and made the current emperor deeply disgusted. He never wanted to see scholar-bureaucrats controlling government affairs again.
"The current situation in the Song Dynasty is characterized by internal and external troubles. As stated in "Tatar Policy" and "China Daily", the Tatars on the plateau are coming fiercely, and internally there is corruption in the administration, land annexation, and soaring prices. The emperor wants to clarify the administration. , how can we not crack down on corrupt officials? If we don’t set up martial arts halls and rectify military equipment, how can we resist foreign enemies? How can the emperor’s foresight and painstaking efforts be understood by ordinary people?"
Unfortunately, Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Zong of Tang and Song Dynasty had lofty ambitions. To be a generation of genius, it was impossible to stick to the old ways and do nothing. Those who stand in the way of the New Deal will be ruthlessly removed.
"In short, since the implementation of the New Deal, people have been happy. As for Jiangnan East Road, the officials have governed the Qingming Festival, and the people have no longer imposed excessive taxes. The local government has built water conservancy and roads, businessmen have gathered, and all industries are prosperous. Jinling City is changing with each passing day. People who have been there say, Jinling City is more lively and prosperous than Lin'an City. The benefits of the New Deal are evident."
Li Angying said enthusiastically, and his voice was much louder.
After the imperial court successfully implemented the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road, it spread to Sichuan Road, Liangzhe Road, and Jiangnan West Road. The population of several places where the New Deal was implemented exceeded half of the total population of the Song Dynasty, and there were also important places at the feet of the emperor and frontier fortresses. .
The future prospects of the Song Dynasty seem exciting.
Wang Wen looked at the mountains in the distance and then looked away.
"Two worthy brothers, the emperor spends half of the year in Jinling. Do you think the emperor plans to move the capital?"
Seeking common ground while reserving differences, although they have slightly different views on the New Deal, their consensus is that the New Deal is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is also the basis for the three people to understand each other.
"Brother Wang, moving the capital to Jinling is absolutely impossible!"
Ma Guangzu shook his head and said decisively.
This time, it was he who denied Wang Wen’s view.
"Brother Xian, why is this?"
Wang Wen couldn't help but ask.
Li Angying also raised his head and looked at Ma Guangzu, wanting to hear his explanation.
Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is nothing but vastness, and the river flows up and down suddenly. Poems reflect one's ambition, will the emperor's choice be in Yanjing?
A layer of goosebumps appeared on Li Angying's body unconsciously.
"Jinling is in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if the emperor wants to move the capital, it will be in Kaifeng or Yanjing. Besides, Jinling's palace has been converted into a martial arts hall. If the emperor moves the capital, it is impossible to demolish the main hall of Jinling's palace. In that case, wouldn't it? Aren’t we going to waste money and people on rebuilding again? This is not what we are doing today.”
Wouldn’t it be unnecessary to tear it down and build a new one?
The emperor advocated frugality, and the concubines in the palace all wore ordinary clothes, not fancy clothes, so it would be impossible for them to do such a childish thing.
