Chapter 131 Wang Anshi’s Reform

Chapter 131 Wang Anshi’s Reform

In the end, Xie Jiuque knelt down in front of Zheng Yi with sincerity.

He can't even defeat Zheng Yi alone.

Not to mention, there are three innate eunuchs whose aura and skills are superior to him!

This Dayu Palace is really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

Not just the eunuchs, but also His Majesty...

"Thank you Jiuque."

"Grass... grass people are here."

A hoarse voice sounded, and Xie Jiuque lowered his head helplessly.

"Are you willing to do something for me?"

"Wish."

"Will you help me control Dayu Wulin?"

"Wish."

"Would you like to join my imperial court of Dayu?"

"Wish."

"Very good."

Zheng Yi said: "From today on, you are the worshiper of my Dayu Shangwu Division and the vice president of the Warriors Guild."

"However, your identity does not need to be disclosed. I still have important things for you to do."

"Your Majesty?"

Xie Jiuque's eyes moved and he said: "What do you want to do?"

"As I speak, I need a martial artist to control the martial arts world for me."

"Originally, Zhao Suling was the most suitable, but unfortunately Taiyi was too involved with me, Dayu Chaoting, and was dissatisfied by many people in the world, so I had to find someone else."

"And you are the most unfortunate, and you have been hit by my gun. I can only choose you."

"As long as you can help me control Dayu Wulin, I will naturally not treat you badly."

"Let me think about it..."

Zheng Yi looked down at Xie Jiuque and said: "Your skills are incomplete. You have been able to practice so far only because of your own talent and qualifications, as well as the secret sword skills stolen from other sects. It is not decent."

"If you help me complete this task, I will open all the martial arts pavilions in the palace to you."

"How about you get all the martial arts hidden in the Cangwu Pavilion?"

"Seriously?!"

Xie Jiuque's eyes suddenly lit up.

Dayu Zangwu Pavilion.

Rumor has it that this Tibetan Martial Arts Pavilion was established during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Great Yu, and collected martial arts from countless sects in the world.

There were even some whose families were exterminated, leaving only their own martial arts secret books.

If he could learn these martial arts secrets, wouldn't his sword skills be even better?

Moreover, the Hundred Battles Blood Sword, White Lotus Nian Hua Jue, Heavenly Demon Technique, Seven Star Sword Technique, etc., which Emperor Zhengyong just defeated himself, might also be collected in the Hidden Martial Pavilion.

If only I could get so many secrets of skills...

"I am the emperor, and what I say is the imperial edict."

Zheng Yi said concisely and concisely: "You can rest assured that I will never treat you badly."

"Even, I can let Xu Mujun compete with you to discuss the advancement of sword techniques."

"Grass people... ministers, obey the order!"

In the end, Xie Jiuque bowed down sincerely, his eyes respectful.

"Very good."

Zheng Yi smiled and said: "I will arrange five Grandmaster realms and more than ten first-level warriors to accompany you to the southern martial arts forest to build up your momentum."

"You can also rely on the team I gave you to establish a sect in the south, invite heroes from all over the world, and hold a martial arts conference. How about that?"

"Martial Arts Conference..."

Xie Jiuque's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he said excitedly: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"However, for what reason should I hold a martial arts conference?"

"It's very simple, it's a ban on martial arts against me!"

Zheng Yiyan said concisely and concisely: "After you arrive in the southern martial arts forest, you can compete with many sects in the southern martial arts forest in the name of fighting. Without innate skills, no one will be your opponent."

"Even if you have hidden talent, you just need to remain undefeated."

"After you become famous, you can open a sect, hold martial arts conferences, and recruit martial arts people."

Xie Jiuque hesitated and said: "I hold a martial arts conference on the grounds of the ban on martial arts. Should I support it or ban it?"

"At that time..."

Zheng Yi sneered: "At that time, it will not be up to you whether to support or ban it."

"Huh?"

"There is one more thing, please help me pay attention to it."

"What's the matter?"

"The Tuoba family of Yunmengze, please find out Yunmengze's situation for me."

"Yunmengze..."

Xie Jiuque hesitated and said: "When I was young, I broke into Yunmengze and defeated several experts from the Yunmengze Tuoba family, but in the end I was defeated by a young man who called himself the 'Yunmengze Clan'."< br>

"Zong family? Hidden sect? Explicit sect?"

Zheng Yi nodded and said: "No matter what, just find a way to find out about the Tuoba family, but you can't do it at will. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I get it."

Xie Jiuque finally left, taking the five masters of the Shangwu Division and more than a dozen first-level warriors into the southern arena.

He is just an idle piece of chess played by Zheng Yi.

What if there is an unexpected gain in the future?

But now his focus is on another matter.

Force the family to rebel!

Yes.

He wants to force these aristocratic families to rebel against me!

A few days later, the great dynasty.

"If something happens, come early; if nothing happens, leave the court!"

As soon as Liu Chengen finished speaking, Wang Anshi stepped out.

"Your Majesty, I have a starting point!"

Many officials raised their brows and looked at Wang Anshi. Nowadays, the imperial court is divided into several major factions.

The leader is, of course, the imperial party established under Zheng Yi's instruction.

Wang Anshi, Yuan Qichang, and Cai Dashi all belonged to this party.

Next, there is the military of General Xu Mujun.

It is said that it is the military, but it is actually Xu Mujun's words.

He has always supported the Dayu court and can also be regarded as part of the imperial party.

The third faction is the officials from aristocratic families headed by Lu Xiangqing, Li Yuanhao, and Kong Xiangsi.

This faction has the largest number of people, the deepest foundation, and although it does not have the greatest power, it involves the most departments, and other factions cannot compare at all.

The fourth faction is the Southern Qing Dynasty faction headed by Zheng Xuanyue.

The officials of this party were all scholars who had passed the imperial examination and entered the court stage.

They claim to be disciples of saints and come from clean backgrounds, and they look down upon the likes of aristocratic families and imperial parties.

Unfortunately, he does not have much power in his hands, and his power is weak and his rights are minimal.

The last party...

They were several officials who were close friends with Liu Cheng'en, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony. They were depressed and marginalized by other factions for various reasons.

There was no choice but to huddle around Liu Chengen and others to keep warm.

This faction, known as the ‘Eunuch Party’, has the smallest number of people.

Today, Wang Anshi was the first to speak out. He is His Majesty's mouthpiece. Doesn't it mean that His Majesty has made some big moves again?

Zheng Yi said: "What's important for Wang Aiqing?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I have a volume of data here. Please allow me to make it public to all my colleagues."

data?

Many times his heart skipped a beat when he heard the word.

The last time the word data appeared was when General Xu Mujun implemented a military ban.

Could it be that your Majesty has any more bans issued today?

Zheng Yi said concisely and concisely: "Read."

"After I became the Minister of Household Affairs, I started to join forces with Jinyiwei, local county guards, and county soldiers in the Thirteen Dayu Prefectures to measure the area of ​​cultivated land in our Thirteen Dayu Prefectures."

"The two states of Manghuang were newly returned to Dayu, so they were not measured."

Wang Anshi waved, and immediately an official from the Ministry of Accounts ran over with a stack of account books and handed it to Wang Anshi.

"On October 5, the seventh year of Zhengyong, the measurement ended."

"Including the capital city, the total cultivated land area of ​​the thirteen prefectures in Dayu is one billion and thirty-six million acres, and the total population is about 200 million people."

"Because Dayu has been experiencing natural and man-made disasters since the 27th year of the weather, resulting in constant refugees, it is impossible to identify this group of people, so we can only check based on the household registration population of each county."

"I, Dayu, why are there so many refugees?"

"It's very simple. People can't survive without land!"

"I have no choice but to sell my children and daughters and become a refugee, begging for a living."

"These people can't survive. Once they are bewitched by someone with malicious intentions, they will turn into chaos!"

"In the past few years, civil unrest has continued in the six northern states, and this is why."

Although Wang Anshi's voice was not loud, it was a bit harsh in the ears of many courtiers.

"However, based on the total cultivated land area and total population, each common person has at least five acres of arable land, which is enough to feed all the common people."

"But unfortunately, there are still countless people who have become refugees, and then turned into chaos and mobs!"

At this moment, someone interrupted Wang Anshi.

"Master Wang, what you said is wrong."

"Although the total cultivated land area is more than one billion, the land can be bought and sold."

"Some people are lazy by nature and don't like farming. They idle around all day, and the fields are deserted."

"In order to survive, they had to sell their land, so that the land was concentrated in the hands of hard-working people, so that they could produce more food and tax revenue."

"Does Mr. Wang not care about the life and death of other people and allows the land to be desolate?"

"No."

Wang Anshi said: "What I'm talking about is not these, but the changes in the total cultivated land area in Dayu."

"I have checked the information and found that during the thirty-fifth year of the Apocalypse, the Ministry of Household Affairs conducted a nationwide survey of cultivated land and population."

"At that time, the country's arable area reached 1.75 billion acres, and the population was 350 million!"

"It was also checked during the seventh year of Apocalypse that the arable area was 1.86 billion acres."

"Further forward, in the fourth year of Wanchang, the country's arable area will be 1.62 billion acres."

"In the 11th year of Yong'an, the largest arable area in the country was in the 11th year of Yong'an. The arable area in the country was 2.1 billion acres!"

"Master Shen, you said that there are lazy people who are unwilling to farm, and farmland will be concentrated in the hands of hard-working people. But why has the cultivated area decreased by 700 million acres in just over 20 years!"
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"Where have these 700 million acres of land gone? Do your colleagues know?"

Wang Anshi faced many courtiers, and the officials present had different expressions, but no one said anything at this time.

Wang Anshi turned around, straightened his clothes, crossed his hands and bowed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, I have found out that from the 35th year of Tianqi to the 7th year of Zhengyong, the arable area of ​​Dayu has been reduced by a full 700 million acres due to various reasons!"

“Natural disasters are one aspect, but more importantly are man-made disasters!”

"Exorbitant taxes and constant corvee and military service have made the people miserable. They had no choice but to sell their land and become refugees."

"And these lands will eventually be concentrated in the hands of big landowners, big officials, big families, and even nobles."

"Because of their special status, these big families, big landowners, and nobles do not have to pay taxes, which makes the tax revenue of Dayu become worse year by year, and the national treasury is empty, which makes Dayu of Dayu precarious."

"There is also a group of people who wantonly conceal the labor of tenant farmers and use deceptive means to conceal the specific cultivated land and population, and obtain a lot of benefits from it."

"These are all digging at the roots of my great fortune!"

"There are also officials. Those with high status are not allowed to pay taxes. This has caused countless large landowners to place their trees and tens of thousands of acres of land under the names of scholars with high status, thus evading a large amount of tax revenue and making the country poor and weak."

"Businessmen don't have to pay taxes. This is a taboo."

"Businessmen are not engaged in production. They buy low and sell high. They hoard and forget their loyalty when they see profits. Has Your Majesty not seen the merger of the eight major merchants in the past?"

"Taxation is the foundation of the country. There are too many moths in the country. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."

"For this reason, I request your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation of the country's land and population, cancel excessive taxes and levies, and implement a whip law."

"I reiterate that those who have official positions and have a good reputation will pay all taxes and grains, and they will be treated the same as the common people in the world."

"Reorganize the taxation of Dayu to bring peace to the people!"

"If this continues, Dayu, our country, will surely regain its strength, become more prosperous, and return to the prosperous age of Dayu!!!"

(End of chapter)