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    Chapter 168 Tan Liu

    After finishing speaking, he clapped his hands again

    Two similar animals were swallowed alive by a pack of hungry wolves, but they were not full yet, and each one howled in an annoying way

    The guard brought a majestic bull with two long curved horns, shiny black hair, and a body covered with strong meat. The guard opened the fence, forced the bull in, and quickly closed the fence on the bull.  Starting to go crazy inside

    Not to mention a cow, it is a tiger. If it enters this fence at this time, it will go crazy.

    Dozens of hungry wolves pounced on it again. No matter how hard the bull struggled, it was killed in a short time. It fell down and was bitten by a group of wolves until only the bones were left.

    "Your Majesty, it is harmful to Tianhe" the head of the Du family mumbled.

    "Everyone, haven't you figured it out yet?"

    I really don¡¯t understand, everyone is shaking their heads

    "Everyone, when I stayed at the Zheng family in Xingyang, I had a profound conversation with several elders of the Zheng family. As a monarch of a country, I definitely don't want annexation to happen, so that everyone has fields to cultivate and food to eat.  Food, clothing and clothing, the country can rule for a long time. But what about you? The family is huge and the population is large. For example, the Zheng family has thousands of direct descendants. If you include the collateral and branch families, it may be close to  Ten thousand people actually share it evenly, and everyone¡¯s life is not as good as imagined.¡±

    "Yes, yes" echoed

    "But what about the common people? The more stable the country is, the larger the population is. The country only has some resources. I am also trying to find ways to tap more potential in order to feed more people. However, no matter how much I dig, I can't keep up with the speed of your annexation.  Finally, when there are more and more poor people and they are short of food and clothing, what will they become?" At this point, he looked at the fence and saw that a cow had eaten it and was about half full. The hungry wolves were still not satisfied.  There was a green light shining inside, looking at everyone, and letting out a soft howl.

    "Once the smoke of war breaks out, the imperial court is a fierce tiger, and you are not even as good as that bull." From the Wei and Jin Dynasties, how many dynasties have changed, our major families are still standing. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yuan clan in Hebei was far more powerful than everyone else. Now it is  Where? You are very lucky. When the Jin Dynasty went east, it relied on the support of the local gentry. Xianbei became Sinicized and relied on the support of the Han people. So most of you came to power from that time. But today, everyone, you see you  The existence of Sui Yang is due to the aristocratic family, and our Tang clan is a noble family, and we have given you gentle policies. What if you, Sui Yang, and I, the Li Tang clan, had not come to power? Would it be like those piles of bones?"

    Everybody is speechless

    No matter Sui Yang or Li Tang, when they came to power, they also had the support of many big families. This is a relationship where fish helps water, and water helps fish. But the emperor's words are not unreasonable. What if they didn't come to power?  If the real peasants had made a fortune and the rebels had conquered the world, would they have been given such preferential policies?

    ¡°That¡¯s it, how many families are lost in the dust of history?¡±

    Everyone was speechless again

    "You are working hard for the sake of your descendants, have you ever thought about this day? This is the simplest truth. If the people are forced to live in dire straits and they rise up, they will be more than just a group of hungry wolves. I don't know how many families here will be able to survive at that time.  Exist? A few days ago, I issued an edict, deliberately publishing the notes written by Chuzhou Civilian Wanqing to the world. However, I secretly sent people to various places to conduct secret inspections, which made me very disappointed."

    "In terms of water conservancy alone, how many mistakes have you made to occupy the mountains and rivers? In the year of drought, a spoonful will not be a sin to others."

    "If the people have streams, ditches and springs, they would rather flow the water to the lower river than to fill it up, rather than provide water to the poor and the people to use on their crops. This is the second sin."

    "The Pizes in various places were originally used to store water. The powerful people plowed Gaofu and invaded the Pizes to seek fields. Every year during heavy rains, the Pizes filled up and could no longer contain water. As a result, they overflowed and became a danger to the people.  The three crimes are

    "A noble family encircles a fortress at a strategic point in a river port. As a result, the water flow is blocked, endangering neighboring fortresses, and turning the neighbor into a beggar. This is the fourth crime."

    "All lakes, ponds, and swamps are surrounded by powerful people, so that the common people suddenly lose their lotus roots, water chestnuts, gorgonians, fish, turtles, shrimps, clams, snails, and clams, and are unable to make a living. This cuts off the livelihood of small people. This is the fifth crime."

    "I have worked hard to plan and plan for thousands of years, but many large households rushed to surround me in advance, regardless of the smooth waterway. When the rain comes in the future, thousands of households will be swept away, and they intend to harm my people. This is the sixth crime."

    "There are even a few people who use the profit of eating rice grass to lure people into hiding in river embankments, causing floods, and selling them for profit. This is the seventh crime."

    "When water is available, we fight hard. However, water conservancy has not yet flourished. Some large households, when the people are building construction, use their food resources to make things difficult for the court in order to get the court to compromise and seek great benefits. The eight crimes are only one."  Regarding water conservancy, you have made eight mistakes that the court cannot tolerate."Who can tolerate it?"

    "If you don't believe it, Chamberlain Zhang, please bring me those reports from the residence."

    "Here"

    After a while, it turned out that the eunuch Zhang Neishi and two young eunuchs from the East Palace of Chang'an brought over a thick stack of newspapers.

    "Do you want me to read it out?"

    No one dares to answer this question. No matter which family is involved, their reputation will be ruined in the future.

    "Or you may think that you are the elite of society and I can't do anything with you. However, I can't deal with you as a group. Maybe I can't deal with a dozen or so people who behave badly?"

    A representative of the Li family in Longxi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is not all our families. The annexation by many merchants, common people and landlords is far worse than our families."

    "Yes, without you taking the lead, would they have the courage?"

    It¡¯s an extreme statement. Without these aristocratic families, it would be equally bad if various landlords and dignitaries annexed them. But this situation did not happen, and no one knew that their appeal was relatively large. The people of the Li family were speechless.

    "I'm very angry, please retreat." Li Wei waved his hand and asked them to retreat.

    ¡­¡­

    After watching the live performance of the wolf-eating drama, I complained, what does the emperor mean by this?

    I can¡¯t even figure it out

    Several people who were good friends with the Zheng family came to Uncle Zheng Lian and asked, "You entered the palace a few days ago. What did His Majesty say to you?"

    You have to understand what the emperor means. He doesn¡¯t dare to attack all the families. However, as the emperor said, if he only catches a dozen or so bad families and attacks them, the imperial court may not have the courage.

    Uncle Zheng Lian was convinced and thought that the emperor had indeed guessed it. These people wanted to ask

    He hesitated and said: "Don't think too badly of the Emperor. The Emperor has always wanted a win-win situation in his heart. He had a conversation with me. First, people need tenant tribes, so that we can benefit for us. Second, land,  Without land, there is not much wealth, and the third thing that cannot support many people is money and silk. These emperors have ways to solve it for us. However, the current approach is to liberate the Central Plains tenants and tribes of each family. These are the roots of China, and  Main body, let them have a way to survive, so that social conflicts will not intensify, and the country can be established for a long time. In addition, there has been no peace in the north. Your Majesty wants to establish six towns, including setting up schools, improving some taxes, and even two-level imperial examinations.  We thought of a way out, a method of exchange, just like exchanging land with various tribes in the Western Regions. We could reduce or exchange the harm caused to us by these reforms, but we were afraid that our hearts would be too big and we would not be satisfied and some of our performances would  Let him be more suspicious of this.¡±

    "Then how will your Majesty get it back?"

    "I'm not sure about this"

    Soon Uncle Zheng Lian¡¯s words reached everyone¡¯s ears

    In fact, there are some tribes in the middle who are not Han people. For example, there are many Sinicized Xianbei nobles, some wealthy families with the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and some Tibetan tribes from Xiqiang who became famous families in the Tang Dynasty. They have been fully Hanized and have not transformed themselves.  Do not treat them as Chinese. Even if the Hanization of Dangxiang people is successful, there will be three or four major surnames in the country soon.

    They were not disgusted with Li Wei's distinction between China and foreign countries. On the contrary, they felt honored to be invited to attend a conference that could almost determine the future fate of the Tang Dynasty.

    But no matter which one, they are all considering one issue, interests

    Uncle Zheng Lian said it very lightly, and it is understandable. His daughter is an important concubine in the harem, and his nephew will be a strong competitor for the future heir of the empire. Based on this alone, he can risk his life.

    But isn¡¯t it so light?

    Some have seen it very early, such as the promotion of schools in Guanzhong and Henan. Once this is promoted nationwide, all poor children will be able to enjoy knowledge and education. With knowledge, there will be power, which will be a benefit to all nobles.  Of course, the weakening of wealthy families, as an empire, eases social pressure. As for whether it can fool the people, not many people have thought about it. Even if they have thought about it, education can also be used to fool the people. In Li Wei's memory, it was very impressive.

    You can even be so stupid that intellectuals defend the oppressors

    The country also needs stability. The knowledge that is prone to rebellion and reason cannot be universally promoted. It is digging one's own grave and is not good for everyone. So Di Renjie said that Confucianism is the foundation of the country and cannot be touched. It is still the peak period of feudal society and has not developed.  By the time capitalism comes

    This article involves a dispute over interests

    The two-level imperial examination had little impact on the famous families in Jiangnan, Shandong, but it weakened the privileges of the rich and powerful. The Imperial College mostly recruited students from this group. Once the imperial examination was extended to the national examination, the advantages of the Imperial College would gradually be lost.

      It is good for the empire. Everyone has hope and the opportunity to be a high-ranking official. Then you can no longer blame the court. You can only say that you have not worked hard. These elites will truly bow at the feet of the empire. Without these elites to join,  Even if there is chaos, it will not be as powerful as the Wagang Rebels. Without Li Mi's participation, would Wagang Village have developed to such a great momentum?

    This is the role of elites

    There are also disputes over interests

    "The liberating tenants' tribe refers to people from the Central Plains, but there are no Central Plains people as tenant farmers and tribes. They all use tribes from foreign barbarians and foreign barbarians. Do you feel at ease?"  And the empire seems to have this power, its finances are relieved, and it can settle down. It has gradually moved more land, allowing them to have land for farming. But what about this group of people?

    For example, Liu Town is such a bitter and cold place. It is impossible to transfer the tenant farmers. Even the tenant farmers will not be willing. They can only transfer a large number of tribes living at the lower level of society from various states and counties. These people have personal freedom and land.  With some subsidies, Six Towns will be a little bit more miserable, but I¡¯m still happy to go there.

    This is a step that must be forcibly extracted from this group of people, and it will be carried out immediately

    As for tax reform, who doesn¡¯t know about the shortcomings of imperial taxation?  A rent-to-yong modulation is based on Ding as the tax payer, which is very beneficial to large households like myself. Moreover, there is a tax-free system, which is beneficial.

    If you want to reform, you can only start from these two points

    It only involves a few interests, there are too many

    Chapter 168: Exploration Six
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