"Tsk! You kid has so many weird ideas, but this one seems brilliant. If it works out, it will be a good governance thing, but the core problem is still there..." Chen Qinzhi looked at Feng Yibo who had already written it but had not submitted it. The memorial was sparse, and his brows were furrowed for a moment.
Although he had already predicted that this step would be inevitable as long as reforms were carried out. But I still didn't expect that Feng Yibo would come up with a plan so quickly.
But even though this plan is amazing, it still fails to avoid the most fundamental conflict of interest. Thinking of the fate of Wang Anshi and Cai Jing, he couldn't help but sigh: "Once implemented, you will probably be hated by everyone in the world and be called a disciple of Duke Jing!" At this point, Chen Qinzhi hesitated.
Feng Yibo’s proposal is really amazing. If it can really be pushed forward, the Wei Dynasty will usher in ZTE.
But once it fails, there may be a danger of a change of dynasty. However, what he hesitated about was not whether to do it or not, but who would do it.
This Feng Yuan is young and extremely talented. If he were to do it, he would completely cut off his official career if he failed.
Such talents cannot serve as officials, which would be a huge loss for Wei. As an old man like him, he is already on his deathbed. If he gives it a try, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he will have no regrets.
It has successfully left a name in history and will be praised through the ages. Even if he fails and has to bear the infamy, he can still leave a lesson for this young man.
Moreover, when the time comes, he will definitely be able to make a comeback with his talent. With a failure experience, the probability of success is greatly increased.
Until then, I won't have to bear the infamy for too long. On Chen Qinzhi's side, he is still working on his own psychological construction.
But what he didn't expect was that before he could make up his mind, Feng Yibo laughed and said, "If it's easier to handle, I'll go directly to Shu Qi. Do I still need to discuss it with you?" Of course he had known this, otherwise he wouldn't have done it. Come find Chen Qinzhi.
But he didn't come here to let Chen Qinzhi take the blame for him. Speaking of this, Feng Yibo changed the topic and said: "However, in fact, it is difficult to implement this matter, but it is not that difficult." The core of this memorial is
"Spread a small amount into an acre". Due to the limitations of productivity in ancient times, every reform in history cannot avoid these four words.
"Nuclear field tax return". That is to verify the acres of land and strengthen taxation. As the saying goes: It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Only when taxes are raised can the country be strong. If it succeeds, it is likely to create a prosperous world. Even if it is half successful, a dynasty can be revived.
And dynasties that failed, or simply fell flat, would not be able to escape the fate of dynasty destruction in the end. Shang Yang succeeded, and only then did the First Emperor destroy the six kingdoms in one fell swoop.
But Wang Anshi failed completely, and the Northern Song Dynasty could only be destroyed. Feng Yibo said he wanted reform, so naturally he couldn't avoid this.
Other methods are either limited to productivity or limited to the current situation, and are not suitable. After much deliberation, only sharing one's own land is most suitable for this era.
And dividing the land into acres is a model of taxing the land. To be precise, it is a relatively mild mode.
But no matter how mild it is to divide a small person into an acre, the core issue is still the land issue. Therefore, when Chen Qinzhi heard his words, he asked in disbelief: "Do you have a way?" Although Feng Yibo can always solve various problems from different angles, whoever presided over the reform in history was not amazingly talented. man of?
If others don't talk about it, just talk about Wang Anshi. Regardless of his character, knowledge, and ability to govern, he is well-known and blameless.
However, because it touched the interests of too many people, he fell on the path of reform, and he suffered a thousand years of infamy for this.
Now that Feng Yibo said it could be implemented, Chen Qinzhi naturally expressed doubts.
"This is good governance, but not benevolent governance. If implemented, it will have limited benefits for the people, but it will have great benefits for the Wei Dynasty. However, those who oppose it are not ordinary people, but the gentry and landlords who hold land." Feng Yibo first briefly defined the amount of land divided into acres, and then said: "So, we only need to unite one group to fight another, and this matter will be much simpler." You must know that land in this era is the core of all economic activities.
In a society where private ownership dominates, it is easy to become polarized between rich and poor. The poor get poorer and the rich get richer.
As the core of the economy, land will naturally be concentrated in the hands of a small number of people. The tillers have no land and can only be exploited by the landlords.
Eventually conflicts break out and the entire social system collapses. Therefore, each dynasty will inevitably face the problem of land annexation, which can take as long as a hundred years or as long as a few hundred years.
Therefore, the core of reform is the word land. If you want to solve it completely, Feng Yibo's knowledge is not impossible.
Moreover, he also knows two ways. The first is to achieve a certain degree of public ownership. This is the current model of Donghai County.
All the land in Donghai County is under the name of Heilong Mansion, and those who farm the land are equivalent to tenant farmers. They are all tenant farmers of the same family, which is equivalent to having no tenant farmers.
As long as the Black Dragon Mansion does not exploit them wantonly, there will be no big problems in Donghai County. This method, similar to leasing and contracting, is public ownership in disguise.
As long as the land is in his hands, there will naturally be no issue of annexation. Another solution is to increase productivity to a certain level.
But unless we can lead the industrial revolution immediately, it will be difficult to make major improvements under the current conditions. Therefore, these two methods are obviously unrealistic for Wei at this time.
Because of this, Feng Yibo would adapt measures to local conditions and propose to Da Wei that he divide the land into acres, a method that would treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
Spreading a small family into a farm can be regarded as good governance, but it is not what it is.
"Benevolent government". To put it bluntly, this is a means of taxing nuclear fields. It is also a reform that is not thorough enough.
Because while this approach makes the country strong, it also touches the interests of too many people. The system of dividing land into acres cannot break away from the stereotype of land taxation, and it is not thorough, nor can it circumvent the exploitation of tenant farmers by landlords.
The land is dead, but people are alive. Dividing every ding into an acre means canceling the head tax on every ding and charging it according to the land.
Because the taxes in Dingkou were tight, the peasants would become the slaves of the landlords, and the court would not be able to collect taxes. But now the tax has been changed from Dingkou tax to land tax, and it is enough to verify the land.
Of course, the wool is in the sheep. No matter how the court raises taxes, landlords only need to increase rents. You don’t have to be a domestic slave, but you still have to do the work and pay the grain.
Any form of taxation and apportionment will eventually be passed on to the civilian population. Therefore, it is not a benevolent policy for the people to divide the family into a small family.
On the other hand, only when the country is strong can people have a stable social environment and live and work in peace and contentment.
Therefore, for the entire country, spreading the land from one person to another is a good medicine for strengthening the country and a great form of good governance.
"You mean to divide the gentry and landlords in the world?" Chen Qinzhi pondered for a long time, but his brows furrowed a little tighter, and finally he pondered: "Aren't you afraid of causing turmoil?" Not to mention involving other people's fundamental interests, It is impossible for people to be divided easily.
Even if the differentiation is successful, it is not a good thing! The struggle between the old and new parties made the Wei Dynasty a mess.
If all the gentry and landlords in the world were involved, wouldn’t the entire Wei Dynasty be in a state of panic? When Feng Yibo heard this, he shook his head confidently and said: "Unrest is inevitable, but as long as the gentry and landlords are divided, the unrest can be controlled to a certain extent." In his opinion, the essence of nuclear land taxation , in fact, it was a three-party game between the court, landlords, and farmers.
Dividing people into acres was a means for the court to stabilize its income. The biggest benefit is to gain an advantage in the game and contribute to financial stability.
Therefore, for the gentry and landowners, the allocation of land was equivalent to an additional tax imposed by the court. A rebound is certainly inevitable, after all, no one wants to hand over their money.
But it doesn’t matter how serious it is. As long as it is properly controlled, no one will rebel. The most fearful thing is to be obedient and disloyal.
Therefore, Feng Yibo said that he wanted to form a supervision mechanism.
"The implementation of this matter seems to harm the interests of the gentry and landlords. In fact, it only raises the taxes that the court should collect. It does not matter whether it is for the people or the gentry and landlords. It is just that the method of collection is different, and there is no additional tax." I heard. At his explanation, Chen Qinzhi shook his head and sighed: "You underestimate the greed of the gentry and landlords, and you think this matter is too simple." Seeing this, Feng Yibo smiled and stretched out three fingers and said: "It's really simple. , there are three countermeasures." Chen Qinzhi was stunned when he heard this, frowned and said: "In addition to differentiation, do you have two back-ups?" Feng Yibo nodded and confirmed: "Yes, there are three steps in total." He stretched out his index finger, Confidently said: "The first step is what I just mentioned, to divide the gentry and landlords into groups." Chen Qinzhi nodded to express his understanding.
Although how to differentiate has not been discussed, this is indeed a way. Seeing this, Feng Yibo extended his middle finger again and said with a smile: "Secondly, let's kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and let them know what a violent organization is." Reform must involve bloodshed.
If it’s not your own, it’s someone else’s. If he can become the first assistant, he will naturally not be kind to women. As long as it is controlled within a certain range, it is appropriate to intimidate.
"Finally, strengthen both light and dark information propaganda." As he raised his ring finger, Chen Qinzhi frowned and looked at him in confusion.
Fortunately, Feng Yibo did not sell it, and continued: "Let the people know openly that taxes are paid if you have land, and tax is exempt if you don't have land. This is benevolent policy, and it silences the mouths of the gentry and landlords in the world." Although he understood that the essence of sharing the land is not benevolent policy. , but this does not prevent him from promoting it as benevolent government.
What's more, as long as they share their land, the landless common people in the world are his natural allies. If the gentry and landowners want to oppose directly, they have to make some considerations.
"Privately let the gentry and landlords know that this is just an ordinary expropriation. If you feel that there is a loss, increase the rent if it is necessary." Good boy!
Chen Qin was stunned and immediately understood the insidiousness of this move. This shifted the conflict between the court and the gentry and landlords to the one between the gentry and landlords and their tenant farmers.
As long as overt publicity is in place, the tenant farmers' dissatisfaction will be directed at the gentry and landlords. But... After Feng Yibo finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh, and said with some shame: "Oh! It's just that, it's a bit cruel to the tenant farmers." Chen Qinzhi was extremely shocked by his fantastic idea.
But at this time, seeing that Feng Yibo was worried about the country and then began to worry about the people, he felt a little unbearable, so he comforted him: "As the saying goes: Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters! Besides, only when the country is rich can the people be strong, let's do it step by step! Let's suffer for these people for the time being. , as long as you can succeed, the Wei Dynasty will definitely be revived, and their good days are yet to come!" The plan was all Feng Yibo's, so he naturally wouldn't worry too much.
Hearing this, he also nodded and said with a firm look: "That's what Mr. Ge said! Sharing the income from one person to another is just the beginning. When the tax revenue stabilizes, there will naturally be more policies. The purpose of the reform is to make the country rich and the people strong. , Only when the country is stable can the people live and work in peace and contentment!" At this point, Feng Yibo paused slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "Speaking of it, the ultimate goal of reform is not to let more people live a good life. Is that so?" Chen Qinzhi was overjoyed when he saw the determination on his face. He nodded and said, "In that case, you will raise this matter at the next court meeting. I will give my full support then!" Feng Yibo said in surprise when he heard this: "Who said I did it?" Chen Qin was stunned, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! I will take the lead in this matter!" At first, he thought Feng Yibo was here to ask for his advice.
But later I discovered that this kid had already thought of a solution. Then it would be nice if he would protect you from behind.
But now, this kid obviously doesn't want to show off. Looking at it this way, it is obvious why he came to find him.
"Why should Mr. Ge take action himself?" Unexpectedly, when he heard what he wanted to do, Feng Yibo laughed and shook his head.
This made Chen Qinzhi think that Feng Yibo wanted him to find a suitable candidate in the new party. But before he could decide who to sacrifice, he heard Feng Yibo say with a smile: "I actually have a few candidates. I came here today just to discuss with Mr. Ge to see who is more suitable to choose this head." Chen Qinzhi was slightly a little confused. Surprised, but not sure who he was referring to, he could only hesitate and say: "You mean..." Feng Yibo didn't show off, and said with a smile: "Beijing County Prince Shuirong, Shourong Hou Jia Zheng, I think they are all okay. "Each of these two people has its own meaning behind it!
Shuixun has no title but no title, and relies heavily on the favor of the royal family. As long as Yuanchun personally gave the order, he had no choice.
Jia Zheng was more direct, relying on Yuanchun. Even if failure in the future will involve Yuanchun, in the end it will just be an early return of power.
At that time, as long as Emperor Xuanzhi's imperial advisor is appointed as the Minister of Gu Ming, the cabinet and Feng Yibo will still have the final say.
It’s just that Feng Yibo is going to the stage. But Chen Qinzhi just nodded and pondered how to get the two of them to come forward, when Feng Yibo continued: "Besides, there are actually two more suitable candidates, but I don't know if Mr. Ge is willing." At this time, Chen Qinzhi couldn't help but frowned and asked in confusion: "Oh? Who else?" Feng Yibo smiled slightly and named two candidates.
"The late emperor, and Zhang Songyue, the former chief minister of the cabinet."
"Huh?!?!" Chen Qinzhi couldn't help but be stunned at Feng Yibo's unbridled ideas! Good guy!
It turns out that this guy wanted the late emperor to take the blame! No wonder you came to find yourself!
