As the saying goes: Nothing is more important than the right position, and nothing is more important than changing the yuan. Emperor Jingshun died suddenly, and Emperor Xuanzhi was in a hurry when he ascended the throne.
This resulted in many ministers and envoys from various countries not having time to come to Beijing to congratulate him. As a new emperor, he still needs enough people to witness.
It is also necessary to demonstrate the legitimacy of one's acquisition of the throne through a series of activities such as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and offering sacrifices to ancestors.
The throne is justified, and from now on it is the responsibility to give orders.
"Exerting orders on behalf of heaven". Therefore, this change of Yuan Dynasty was extremely important to the imperial court. Feng Yibo, as the Minister of Rites, was appointed to preside over this matter.
Perhaps, it is more appropriate to say that he took the initiative to take charge of this matter. The feudal officials from various places, as well as many envoys, all gathered in the capital to watch the ceremony at the end of the year.
The two brothers Shi Ding and Shi Nai were stationed on one side, so they naturally returned to the capital to watch the ceremony. Shi Ding washed off the dust when he got home, had dinner, and went back to the room with Mrs. Wei.
The couple reunited after a long absence, and they said many private words that were inhumane to outsiders. Then, Mrs. Wei started talking again.
First, I talked about the recent situation in the capital, and then talked about the Wei family and Xiangyun. When Shi Ding saw that she was talking about something sad, he started wiping away tears and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work, madam." Not only did these words not have a comforting effect, but instead made Mrs. Wei cry.
After being comforted for a long time, Mrs. Wei calmed down. At this time, Shi Ding said thoughtfully: "It seems that the DPRK is going to attack the founder of the country." Mrs. Wei had wiped her tears, nodded after hearing the words, and agreed: "The situation is already obvious. I just don’t know if the Shi family will be implicated. I went to Rong Mansion a while ago. There is no danger there. If there is anything, I will take the children there to hide. But you two brothers are outside, don’t let anyone know. It was easy to get the handle." Feng Yibo's series of operations in the Beijing camp were obvious to everyone.
Now we are in Beijing, where is the next step? The decline of the Wei family left them nowhere to be found. The people who founded the country have long been in panic.
The only hope was originally the Rong Mansion, which was closest to the palace. Kerong Mansion has also been raided, and now it is still closed to guests.
This makes them like headless flies with nowhere to turn. Fortunately, Mrs. Shi came from a family of historians, so Mrs. Wei was able to enter the palace.
With this trial, she felt that she should be able to retreat and seek temporary shelter at critical moments. Shi Ding nodded, thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "Promise Feng Yuan to let Xiangyun go to Donghai County!"
"Ah?" Mrs. Wei was stunned and said hesitantly: "But..."
"If the Empress Dowager really means it, the Rong Mansion will only help. After all, the Shi family is not as important as the Rong Mansion to my aunt." Shi Ding sighed and said: "I heard that the women of Donghai County Prince are in charge of Donghai County. Ruo Xiangyun It can be like this if we go there. If our historians can't survive this time, there are still many escape routes." At this point, he couldn't help but paused and then said: "What's more, didn't you say that Xiangyun wanted to go?" Wei When the lady heard this, she said a little aggrievedly: "She thinks I am too strict and wants to get out of my control." Shi Ding smiled nonchalantly and comforted: "She is still young, so she doesn't know why. Good for her. When she gets married and has children in the future, I will understand your painstaking efforts." Mrs. Wei was silent for a long time before saying, "I hope so." After thinking about it, she asked again: "Then I will ask Lian'er to pass it on tomorrow. talk?"
"There's no need to rush, it's better to get through this little thing first." Seeing Shi Ding smiling and shaking his head, Mrs. Wei understood that he meant to vent his anger.
"The freeze in Jinmen has not yet thawed. It's not too late to talk about it after the new year. Besides, when I come back this time, I want to meet the old man from the small pavilion. I will tell him face to face then." Shi Ding finished. His eyes drifted into the distance.
After saying this, the couple fell silent for a moment. After a long time, the candlelight in the room went out with a sigh.
Time flies, and a few days fly by. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Feng Yibo started from home when he was ugly. First, he took a group of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette to conduct a final inspection of the place.
Then he went outside the palace gate and waited to enter the palace. At Yin Shi, as soon as the palace door opened, hundreds of officials entered one after another. When Yuanchun's dress appeared, he walked in front dignifiedly and elegantly.
The person holding Qin next to her is not Qin, but little Xuanzhi. I saw Emperor Xuanzhi dressed in military uniform and wearing a golden crown.
But he was obviously not awake yet, lying on Baoqin's shoulder with his eyes closed. After Yuanchun stood still, the officials greeted him.
Later, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of officials, the mother and son boarded the dragon chariot and phoenix chariot. The first stop is to go to the outskirts to worship.
Heaven, earth, and the ancestral temple all have to offer sacrifices in a circle. This is not only a fixed project every year, but also an external expression of one's destiny.
By offering sacrifices to the ancestors, he also informed them that he was about to change his Yuan Dynasty. Along the way, there were soldiers from the Beijing camp blocking the road, and there were ceremonial guards holding umbrellas and musical instruments waiting in front to open the way, and there were also Long Jinwei accompanying them behind.
Fortunately, there is no morning rush hour at this time, otherwise office workers would really cry to death. A group of people followed the imperial driver to the outskirts, and immediately someone offered three animals and six animals and began to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
After the ceremony, everyone faced the rising sun and returned to the city with the imperial chariot. They went to the ancestral temple to pay homage to the ancestors of the royal family.
Feng Yibo personally presided over the entire ceremony. Yuanchun took Xuanzhi and completed them one by one under his prompts.
By the time we returned to Tai Chi Hall, it was already a quarter of the hour. At this time, it was already dark, and Emperor Xuanzhi finally woke up, put on his crown gown, and sat on the throne.
Yuan Chun was holding one of his hands and hiding behind the bead curtain. From time to time, he comforted the little emperor who was a little angry.
At this time, drums sounded outside the palace, and the officials began to arrange their appearance. When the second drumming begins, all the officials will be on duty and arranged in order according to their grades.
After the third tong drum sounded, all civil and military officials entered the Tai Chi Hall in order. Afterwards, all the civil and military officials bowed to Danbi and congratulated him, shouting long live the mountain.
All the vassal states, either the lord of the state came in person or sent representatives, all came forward one by one to proclaim themselves ministers. While congratulating, it also establishes the affiliation of the king and his ministers.
After the ceremony, elegant music started playing outside the hall. At the same time, all the civil and military officials paid homage to His Majesty Dan. During this period, Feng Yibo watched beside Danbi silently.
He is the organizer of this ceremony and also serves as today's attendant. When all the officials shouted long live again, the elegant music also stopped.
Feng Yibo took a step forward with the edict in hand and loudly declared: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven. The edict says: The emperor is the god of heaven, and the earth is the god of the earth. The Wei Dynasty is ordered by heaven. I will inherit the legal system of Emperor Taizong Xiaojing of the Wei Dynasty and change the Yuan Dynasty to Xuanzhi to commemorate the year. "This is a standard procedure. Let's emphasize our legitimacy first.
Now it’s time to mourn the late emperor and talk about Jingshun’s achievements. Then talk about yourself, announce some benevolent policies, amnesty for the world, etc.
Then it will be announced to the world, and the ceremony will be completed. But today, Feng Yibo went out of his way to steal the job of the waiting officer. Obviously, it's not that simple.
"The late emperor inherited the great cause, worked hard and worked hard to govern, with the intention of Yao and Shun. The former grand master Zhang Gong and the current grand master Chen Gong often lamented the late emperor's unfinished legacy and lamented the prosperous age of the former Tang Dynasty." Here, they all follow the process and begin to narrate the late emperor's achievements. .
When Zhang Songyue and Chen Qinzhi were mentioned, the officials only regarded it as a process of mourning and didn't think much about it. But then, this edict made the civil and military officials of the court feel that something was wrong.
"The Wei Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. I inherited the great cause of the late emperor, and I should also inherit his legacy and strive for the prosperity of the Wei Dynasty. Therefore, after repeated pursuits, I learned that the late emperor had laid out plans for many years, but there was a policy that was not implemented. I should take the late emperor's legacy as the key point. , as a role model for the people of the world." If you hear this, there are still people who haven't reacted.
Then, anyone can tell that this edict deviates from the flow.
"From now on, the taxes and servitude of the prefectures and counties will be summarized, regardless of the population, only the land will be measured, and all the grain will be lost to the officials." If there is a meeting to discuss, the officials will definitely be excited.
Therefore, Feng Yibo had been planning for a long time and decided to put the shareholding into his mother's land in the imperial edict of Yuan Dynasty. At this time, no one except the emperor has the right to speak.
By the time they could talk, the imperial edict to change the Yuan Dynasty had already been published in the world. The first step in allocating small shares into acres is to change the people's collection and the people's interpretation to the officials' collection and the government's interpretation.
That is to say, from collection to escort, the original responsibility of the village elders and grain chiefs was changed to that of the government themselves. This invisibly strengthened the court's influence and credibility.
To a certain extent, the status of rural gentry such as village elders and grain chiefs among the people can be destroyed.
"Abolish the Ding tax and pay it into the land tax. Abolish the corvee and hire it from the government."
"If there is a difference in strength, the cost of work and food will be calculated, and the amount will be increased or decreased. If there is a difference in silver, the cost of payment will be calculated, and the increase will be added." The second step in apportioning the land into acres is to cancel the tax on the land and the corvee.
If the corvee doesn't want to go, he can pay money to offset it. If he wants to go, he won't have to work in vain, and the government will compensate him.
Even the manpower that the government lacks can be hired by the local state government with money.
"All annual offices, dispatch offices, annual needs and deposits in the capital and treasury, 100 million yuan in donations, and tribute and supplies, etc., are all turned over in silver." For the financial and economic development of the Wei Dynasty, Feng Yibo also took great pains.
The annual ban is the way for local officials to pay tribute to local products to the court every year. The dispatch office is also similar. It is assigned to the local area or sent to purchase the royal items.
In short, even the tributes from various places and the things in the warehouse were all converted into silver. Even the tributes from various vassals can be redeemed with cash.
To put it bluntly, it’s just one thing. From now on, all taxes, corvees, tributes, and royal services will all be done with money.
"At the beginning of the first year of the promulgation of this law, various imperial censors inspected and supervised on my behalf." To truly implement it, supervision is indispensable.
The existence of Kedao Yanguan has this responsibility. Sending people from the capital can also reduce some unnecessary risks.
But I'm afraid that these noble nobles will suffer in the future. After all, the fatigue of traveling and traveling in this era is not something that can be understood in the era of shock absorption.
"I hope all the state governments in the world will inherit the late emperor's legacy, fully implement this benevolent government, and work together to bring about the prosperous age of the Wei Dynasty!"
"On the occasion of the change of Yuan Dynasty, the world will be granted amnesty. God bless the Wei Dynasty, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."
"Announce it to the world, and the envoy Xian will hear about it." Most of the civil and military officials in Taiji Hall were confused. How did it turn into reform when we agreed to change the Yuan?
The first reaction of many people was to look at Chen Qinzhi. The memorial just made it clear that he was the only one who passed on the legacy of the late emperor.
But Chen Qinzhi's back was straight and straight, showing no hint of guilt. Some veterans have already remembered Chen Qin's "Ten Things to Be Careful About".
But among those ten things, none of them involve land? Could it be that Zhang Songyue, an old man, was unwilling to step down and wanted to cause trouble?
All officials have their own thoughts at the moment. Although most people feel very uncomfortable because their own interests are harmed. But there are also people with clear minds who support this matter.
The policy of dividing one person into one mu is actually not that complicated. On the contrary, it has the effect of simplifying the complex. Land taxes and various types of corvee were collected together and converted into cash.
In addition to stabilizing finances and promoting economic development, it also had many benefits for the Wei Dynasty. The landless did not have to pay taxes, giving landless farmers and businessmen greater freedom.
The elimination of small taxes and corvees also makes people's employment more flexible. This is liberating productivity to a certain extent.
And part of the productivity liberated from agriculture can also promote the development of employment relations. The development of the employment relationship will further stimulate the development of the commodity economy.
This can improve production relations to a certain extent. In addition, the apportionment of land into acres will also have a certain inhibitory effect on land annexation.
Those with more land paid more taxes, which meant that the previous Dingkou tax was passed on to the gentry and landlords. The binding of tax sources and land can also make the court's tax revenue more stable.
But having said that, the biggest benefit of sharing the land is at the court level. The essence of tax reform in this era was of course a tool to strengthen dynastic rule.
The benefits to ordinary people are very limited. Due to the limitations of the times, the core of all economic activities is still land.
Therefore, no matter how reform is carried out, we cannot get rid of the vicious circle of using land to exploit the people, especially during the implementation process, various taxes seem to be paid into the land tax.
In fact, the burden on the people has not been relieved at all, and may even increase in some areas.
To put it bluntly, the policy itself is not intended to benefit the people. Dividing a small amount into an acre may promote the development of productivity and will definitely increase the country's fiscal revenue in the initial stage.
But its fundamental purpose is to consolidate the rule of the imperial court. It can promote the development of productivity, improve production relations and promote economic development.
This series of benefits is enough for Feng Yibo. As for further reforms that are beneficial to the people.
This can only be achieved if productivity develops. After reading the edict, the expressions of all civil and military officials in the court changed.
But just as Feng Yibo thought. Even though everyone's face was filled with tears, no one dared to speak at this time.
The emperor holds a large-scale event, do you dare to slap him in the face? among the ten evil
"Disrespectful" is specially prepared for you! Even if the law does not punish the public, it can still punish the one who initiated it. Feng Yibo wants to see who dares to jump out first and be the first to stand out.
But what disappointed him was that until the edict was read out and the emperor gave a banquet, the outstanding bird did not show up.
Civil and military officials are not stupid either. Although the peasants were very unfriendly to the squires, landlords, and dignitaries like them, it would not kill them.
Because of this, after all, no one risked their lives to object at this time. In this way, the New Year ended in a peaceful atmosphere.
However, Feng Yibo understood that this was just the beginning. Before the first court meeting in the first year of Xuanzhi, memorials opposing the New Deal were sent to the palace like snowflakes.
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