Wang Meng was transferred to the Zhongban. In order to give the ministers in the court an adaptation period, Li Yue restored Wang Meng to his position as Su Xiaowei, Shu Pu She, and added casual cavalry as a regular attendant.
After promoting Fang Kuang to be the governor of Yongzhou and waiting for the end of the spring plowing, Li Yue and Wang Meng returned to Luoyang and had not seen each other for nearly a year. Li Jian became more and more calm and confident. Power is the source of a man's confidence. Chang Wei had more and more gray hair on his head, and he wanted to Looking to the west, he also had to assist the prince and sit in the middle of the country. The pressure was great and the affairs were complicated. It is conceivable that Wang Meng promoted the minister to Pushe, which sent a clear signal. As soon as they met, Chang Wei had not even exchanged a few words. He began to resign, "Your Majesty's Western Expedition has left me mentally and physically exhausted. Finally, I am at peace both internally and externally. Now that Your Majesty has returned, it's time for me to take a rest."
The tone was quite sincere. Unknowingly, Li Yue was about to enter his mature age, while Chang Wei was already in his sixties. ..
"I have just come back, and your Majesty wants to resign? If the general is sent out, won't everyone in the world laugh at me for being ungrateful?" Li Yue tried his best to persuade him to stay.
In the original idea, a strong medicine must be tempered by a warm medicine. Chang Wei suppressed it and used it to be broad, and Wang Meng used it to combine the strong and broad, and the yin and yang complemented each other. Unexpectedly, Chang Wei resigned as soon as he came.
"Your Majesty's loving heart, I have always known. It is not because I refuse, but because my health is deteriorating and I am unable to do what I want. I am often afraid of getting old and stupid, delaying state affairs, harming others and myself. I have worked hard for decades and have not had a day's leisure. Now that I am old, I just like to have leisure time, and I hope your majesty will make it happen."
Chang Wei solemnly raised his hand and said that after saying this, Li Yue knew that he had made up his mind. Maybe he had wanted to retire last time, but he had to bear it because of the busy state affairs.
Now that Li Yue has come back with Wang Meng, the time is ripe. Wang Meng has an upright temperament, and it is difficult for Chang Wei to suppress him and stand on his side at the Chancellor's desk. Resigning at this time is the best choice.
"Why do you abandon me?" Li Jian asked to stay.
Chang Wei smiled and said: "Your Highness is talented and intelligent, and there are people who will succeed you. Life is normal, so I'd better keep this old bone and go home to hug my grandson."
Wang Meng cupped his hands and said, "Your ambition is too big to be fierce."
"Jing Lue's unparalleled talent, given time, will definitely make Daliang surpass the Han Dynasty." Chang Wei returned the gift with his hand.
"Your Majesty" Li Yue lamented for a while that it was true that Chang Wei was old and frail, and it was also true that he abdicated the throne in favor of talents. "Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there have been very few people who have been able to secure official positions. If I can live a long life, what else can I ask for? Your Majesty, please do not force me." After saying these words, Chang's face relaxed a lot and he felt extremely cold.
The political atmosphere in the two Jin Dynasties was extremely bad, with all kinds of intrigues and intrigues. Very few people could abdicate safely. Many people in high positions frequently destroyed and destroyed the Liang Dynasty. We have not yet reached this point, but overt and covert struggles have begun to take shape, and various factions are becoming more and more complex. , the involvement is getting more and more, it is a good thing to be able to retire safely. At this point, there is no way to stay. Li Yue said: "Female Chang Gong as Taifu, add 3,000 households in the city, and give Luoyang a mansion."
Chang Wei's becoming an official can be regarded as setting an example for Liang Guo's political circles.
The monarch and his ministers can live in peace, and their honor and favor will not fade after they retire. The Taifu is the head of the three princes, and he is worthy of Chang Wei's dedication for so many years.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Chang Wei cupped his hands, and the burden on his body was lifted. The tiredness in his voice could not be concealed. Li Yue also wanted to hold a big banquet, but Chang Wei refused on the grounds that it was not appropriate to be extravagant. The monarch and his ministers had a drink. Drinking from the afternoon until late at night, recalling the difficult years of the past, they all lamented that the most important personnel appointment and dismissal in the Liang Dynasty had just passed. Wang Meng had just been granted the title of Minister Pushe, and it was not appropriate to be promoted to the Ministerial Order again.
Without Chang Wei as the minister, Wang Meng actually still issued the edicts to the minister's desk. The government and the public were agitated. Both the courtiers and the people of Luoyang wrote letters to persuade Chang Wei to stay. This shows that he has won the hearts of the people during his many years in power.
And Wang Meng has always been known for being strict and ferocious. Wherever he goes, there will be a bloody storm, and the officials, common people, nobles and powerful people will naturally be flustered.
However, the edict has been issued, and things cannot be changed. At the first imperial meeting when Wang Meng took office, he presented a memorial, applying for tax exemptions and reductions in the world. "Since your Majesty came to the throne, there have been wars for many years. Although there is good governance, the people are still in poverty. Now the Northern Kingdom has been determined , the war subsided, taxes and servitude should be reduced and reduced, and the people's strength should be cultivated. Guanzi said: If the warehouse is solid, you will know the etiquette, if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace. If the people are prosperous, the country will be prosperous..c0
Now that the people have money and food in their hands, Liang's economy has also improved. Now
The Western Region has been leveled, and neither the Dai Kingdom in the north nor the Jin Dynasty in the south can be wiped out in a short time.
"What do you think of the prince?" Li Yue asked the prince in front of all the civil and military officials. "Reporting to my father, the weather in Daliang has been going well in the past few years. Every time I conquered, I captured a lot of prisoners. I thought that I could get as much as one of the fifteen taxes of the Han Dynasty." System to encourage people to cultivate wasteland." Li Jian went a step further.
Chang Wei left, but Li Jian grew up, and when paired with Wang Meng, they complemented each other very well. The two had a master-disciple relationship, so there was no need to worry about friction between them. They could only earn 15% of the tax, and the steps were a bit too big. Li Jian handed over his hand and said, "The country has Huaibei." , Hebei, and Guanzhong have large farmlands that are sufficient for military use, and new pastoral supervisors are established. More than 100,000 cattle, sheep and other livestock are slaughtered every year. The treasury is full and there is no need for heavy taxes. The restoration of the one-for-five-tax system can also attract the people of Jiangdong."
The northern country was vast and sparsely populated, with many slaves. Therefore, a large number of farms were set up to produce two percent of the output for the slaves, and 80 percent was collected into the national treasury. This part of the revenue alone was enough to offset the loss of tax reductions, in addition to the livestock for pastoral supervision.
Cui Hong was extremely capable. He had included the fine pastures of Liangzhou, Henie, Hetao, Youzhou, and Liaodong into the pastoral supervision. In just two years, as many as 100,000 cattle and sheep were slaughtered. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty , at one time thirty taxes per one, but with the current national strength of the Liang Kingdom, the fifteen tax per one has little impact. A tax reduction is not a tax exemption. Now the specific number of people in the North is not different. Based on fifteen million five years ago, the fifteen tax per one is not a tax exemption. Even if the small amount is not enough, then we can ask for more from the countries in the Western Regions, and go to Mobei more. The Jin Dynasty in the south can also blackmail, and the pirates of Ma Gu and Lu Xun have also made it difficult. As long as the thinking does not slip, the method is better than the difficulty Duoli Yue, the Hongxing Emperor, cannot be called in vain. He has a sword and a horse in his hand, but he is still afraid that he will not be able to get a bite to eat?
Taxes have been lowered, and the burden on the people has been reduced, which can be regarded as a disguised form of encouraging childbirth. "Do you have any objections?" Li Yuewang addressed all the ministers and princes. If there are still people who object, there is something wrong with the melon seeds in their head.
If you stop the tax reduction and spread the news, you will be criticized by thousands of people.
"I second the proposal." Everyone raised their tooth wats, "This matter has been settled. The document will be written on the minister's desk, and the prince and minister's servants will shoot the official seal to announce it to the world."...o
In terms of government affairs, Li Yue did not mind delegating power and letting Li Jian and Wang Meng show kindness to the people, which also laid the foundation for them.
