Chapter 217: Being so old
[Frog Fun, the tyrant issued an order overnight to induce Concubine Yun into the cold palace! 】
Chu Liuzheng was used to reading the morning gossip to wake up the spirit. The first gossip that caught her eyes shocked her to the point of sleepiness and her eyes widened a little.
[Cha Yun Concubine Xu was arrogant because of kindness, and secretly accused of treason and conspiracy. He took medicine to pretend to be pregnant and called him a dragon descendant; he pretended to be miscarriage again, framed Dou, deceived the emperor and disrupted the palace, and had three rebellions. He was stripped of Xu's title, demoted him to a talented man, moved to the cold palace, and was not allowed to see him for life. 】
After silently reciting the content of the imperial edict in his heart, Chu Liuzheng was secretly shocked.
[I will never be able to meet you in my life if I move to the cold palace. Concubine Yun is really over this time. 】
She cut off Concubine Yun's small notebook from her enemy's in her heart. Before she was happy, she suddenly realized a serious problem.
The so-called enemy falls down and the other enemy stands up. In the imperial edict, it is said that Dou was framed, so why shouldn’t he be restored, right?
If this poisonous beauty is restored... Chu Liuzheng was shocked and quickly scattered.
【Huh? Why didn't it? Logically speaking, the two imperial edicts should be issued together. 】
Chu Liuzheng felt puzzled, worried that he would miss it too quickly, so he rummaged through it carefully several times, but he still couldn't see the imperial edict that restored Guiren Dou.
A guess came to her mind.
[Is the tyrant not planning to restore Guiren Dou? 】
[Well...If this is true, then my previous analysis direction is correct. The tyrant did not denounce Dou Guiren because of the miscarriage of Concubine Yun, but Dou Guiren violated the taboo of the tyrant, and the tyrant was taking advantage of the situation. 】
Xiao Jingfan, who was boxing in the hall, heard this voice and raised his eyebrows slightly, and his boxing movements slowed down a little.
[It is said that the tyrant has been imprisoned for so long and suddenly issued an order to demote him. It should be because of the result of Wen Shangshu’s side? 】
Thinking about the lies about the Antarctic Immortal Weng lying in front of the emperor, Chu Liuzheng turned back and indeed found the relevant gossip.
[Oh, I’m going to be punished for the crime. Wen Shangshu is also very traitor. He first apologized for saying that he had a secret communication with King Xiao, and then handed over the first draft of the tax reform discussed with King Xiao to the tyrant for review. 】
[Let me take a look...tsk, this first draft is too long, and many parts are still to be considered, and it is indeed the first draft. 】
Chu Liuzheng pulled down and habitually extracted key information after reading the entire tedious first draft.
[In fact, in summary, it is to consolidate the tax items, collect the silver, clear the land of a hundred yuan, and collect the silver, and settle the official position. It’s so old and dizzy. 】
If it weren't for the taxes being closely related to individuals, she wouldn't have the patience to finish reading.
The incisive summary was heard, and a look of surprise flashed through Xiao Jingfan's eyes, and this woman could understand it.
He tightened his fists, took the handkerchief handed by Zhou Yuande to wipe his sweat, and ordered the meal to be passed on.
On the other hand, Chu Liuzheng was working hard to interpret the first draft based on the only historical knowledge he had in his previous life and the gossip he had read in the system.
Taxes are not nothing. If there is any trick in it, she would remind her family in her letter to make plans early.
She analyzed it one by one.
[For the purpose of the merger tax, compared with the various tax items now, it can indeed simplify a lot of procedures, reduce the exploitation of officials at all levels, reduce the cost of tax collection, and improve efficiency. 】【Is it a silver discount fee charged?... Simply put, it means that the cashier does not collect grain, which reduces the loss on the road, and directly buy grain with the collected silver. In this way, the people do not have to be trapped in the land, and they may be able to free up their hands to develop business and drive economic growth. 】
Xiao Jingfan paused when drinking tea, frowned slightly, and looked at the ginseng pieces floating in the teacup, and he heard his heart carefully.
[The land of the landlord and gentry should be used to clear the land that was concealed by the landlords and gentry, so that the treasury can increase its income while ensuring the fairness of the "accounting of the acres of silver". 】
[Now, taxes are levied according to the population. Regardless of the more land you have, the more tax you pay, the more people you have. Some families only have one or two acres of land but have to support seven or eight people. In the year of famine, there are many people selling their children, women and land, which fattened many landlords. 】
Chu Liuzheng had seen a person who sold his children before he entered the palace. If she had not sold her to the palace, her family would not have lasted long in the years when her father disappeared.
There is no convenient means of contraception in this world. As long as the couple is healthy, it is common to have two or three children. Often, the poorer the family, the more children they have, they have to help with their work if they can walk.
Chu Liuzheng also came here.
[If taxes are based on what King Xiao proposed according to the amount of land, the more land the heavier the tax, the more it is, which is definitely a good thing for ordinary people. The tax burden will be reduced a lot and can breathe a sigh of relief. 】
[Well... the tax burden on the people is lighter, and the situation of being forced to sell land will also be reduced. This will prevent the land from being concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, and to a certain extent, inhibit land annexation. 】
After hearing this, Xiao Jingfan was not only surprised, he looked at Chu Liuzheng with admiration.
Is this really a farmer girl who has never read a few books and can only recognize a few words?
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As for what this woman mentioned in her heart, many officials in the court may not be able to see through it.
Chu Liuzheng didn't know how shocked the emperor, so he continued to analyze.
[The final explanation of the official is that the imperial court sends people to supervise it. Local governments collect and escort it. There is no middlemen to make a difference. It can reduce corruption and prevent landlords and gentry from colluding with clerks, intercepting taxes privately, or creating many names to increase the tax burden on the people. 】
[Well... in general, it is a good thing that benefits the people, but...]
Chu Liuzheng read the first draft from beginning to end again and shook his head.
[Tsk tsk, if this is really implemented, then the resistance... I don’t know how many lives it will have to be filled in. 】
Since ancient times, there has been no bloodless reform, but Chu Liuzheng still felt that King Xiao and Shangshu Wen were too brave. Didn’t these fall down? Didn’t they force the landlords and gentry and some officials who were too involved in their own interests to rebel?
Shengguo cannot withstand such troubles now.
Moreover, in Chu Liuzheng's opinion, there are really many things to be refined in this first draft.
[This is too general. The situation in each place is different. Considering the regional differences... tsk, it's difficult! 】
Just thinking about how many things need to be refined, Chu Liuzheng felt his scalp numb. How many of them should be exhausted?
[The only thing that can be calculated is a lot of refinement. Since the main purpose is to reduce the taxes of the poor and curb the annexation of land by the powerful, it can be fully expropriated according to the level.
For example, if you divide it into five or six levels, the more land you own, the higher the level, the more tax you have to pay. If you want to pay less tax, you have to control the amount of all land by yourself. 】
[Of course, the land of the clearing of the 10th century must be strictly implemented, and the fish scale book must be updated from time to time. For example, a three-year spot check, a five-year spot check, and a ten-year general check. Anyone who finds hidden fields will be punished according to the number of land acres that exceeds the land, and it must be punished severely, which will be effective in killing the chicken to warn the monkey. 】