First gave Si Chenghuang an impossible condition: the righteousness of Mozi. This is impossible for Si Chenghuang to accept.

Then he scolded and quietly gave in a step: It's okay if you don't need my righteousness, then you can reduce taxes. Of course, Si Chenghuang couldn't accept it.

Then he sold himself, saying that if he wanted gold, it would be the injustice of the ink man.

Emperor Sicheng was overjoyed, far exceeding his previous expectations, of course, he had to say a few beautiful words.

In Si Chenghuang's view, there must be no way in the world to be able to do righteousness without taxes, since you Mozi sighed, I also sighed - it's not that I don't do it, it's that there is no such way in the world, you think it's unrighteous to sell me Jiahe, why don't you give me Jiahe quickly?

As everyone knows, there is a trap hidden behind these words, a possibility that Si Chenghuang thinks does not exist but actually exists.

Si Chenghuang never thought of the possibility of doing justice without reducing taxes, and in his opinion, this kind of thing simply did not exist.

But in the face of the progress of the productive forces, this possibility is entirely present.

This kind of confidence was drawn after Mozi looked at the village community that had been operating for half a year with two Yi gold.

As a result of last night's discussion, I chose a good place.

Copious.

The windy Pei of the Surabaya Pavilion and the Pei of the Xuande Tun soldiers who shot the halberd first.

Nearby is the fiefdom of the Yang Kingdom, where the small country resisted the intervention army of the Thirteen Kingdoms led by the Jin Tyrant for twenty-nine days. Although Pei is not an ancient city, it is also a place where the countryside gathers, and the people have always been fierce.

Now there are Pei, Liu, Huling and other thousands of small towns, the Three Jin Dynasty has not really risen, and the Song State has not moved the capital to Pengcheng to move the people south, and it still belongs to the marginal area of the Song Kingdom.

Pei, not far to the south is Pengcheng.

The reason that can be said will be said to Si Chenghuang, and he will be able to say it very reasonably.

There are many reasons why it cannot be said.

Pei County has fertile land and a huge amount of coal and iron ore underground.

Not far away Xuzhou was a mining city in later generations, and many iron smelting stations were set up here in the Han Dynasty, and there are at least three or four iron smelting sites and open-pit coal mines.

There are only a few iron-smelting sites in the Han Dynasty that he knows. One is in the hands of Chu for a few years and will be governed by Wu Qi, two are in the capital of Zheng Guoguo, and several are about to belong to Han Wei, and they can't afford to be provoked.

Song Guo can choose this place in Pengchengpei County.

In addition, to the east is the Teng State where the Yue Kingdom perished, which is an enclave for the Yue Kingdom. Shi knew that soon the Yue State would move the capital from Linyi back to his homeland due to the rebellion of the Wu people, and his control over Teng State would be rapidly weakened, and a small country like Teng State would be prone to trouble.

The Xue State in the north is also a small country, and it is the fief of the later Meng Weijun, but it is still an independent marquis state at this time, and its strength is not good.

plus the Fei country divided by Lu Guoji's family, Xiaopi country not far from Pengcheng, and Ni Ziguo...... Once the Yue Kingdom declined and Chu was in civil turmoil, these countries had no ability to attack externally, and could only protect themselves, and they were also the easiest to control a bunch of small countries.

When Chu Yue was strong, this place looked like a dead land.

But it is clear that something will happen to these two big countries soon.

A strategic center abandoned the Yangtze River estuary of the foundation and ran to Linyi Langya to compete for hegemony in the Central Plains, and the conquered Wu nobles had long been ready to move.

Another monarch is bound to suffer a coup d'état in four years, and the two sons and the nobles will each stand aside for six or seven years, and then they will shrink and lick their wounds.

Therefore, Pei and Pengcheng, which seemed to be a place of death at this time, was actually a place of vitality.

The south can enter Chu, the north can preach Qilu, and it is the intersection of Danshui and Surabaya. Along the Surabaya can pass through Heze Taoyi, along the Danshui down can pass through the Huaishui ditch.

After the upcoming last round of Jinchu hegemony, the main theme of the early and middle Warring States period is the Central Plains War, which can also be avoided here.

He and the rest of the Inkmen had no interest in usurping a country, so the location was excellent.

The iron ore mines and the coal mines of Xuzhou, as well as the fugitive population of those small countries, are enough to choose here.

And he also used "Mr. Tang Han has traveled all over Kyushu, Pengcheng and Pei have the evil gold mine mentioned in the Promised Land, this thing is great for the world, but this thing must be held in the hands of my Mo family, I don't believe that others have the heart to do righteousness, and they will take personal gain" as the reason, it was easy to persuade Mozi.

At the banquet before, it was terrifying. thought that Mozi was the kind of person who could only reason if he didn't agree with him, but he didn't want Mozi to dig a big pit and trap Emperor Sicheng into it, and he was very happy.

The city dolphin on the side may have seen the uneasiness before Shi, and quietly touched Shi, reassuring him, and said in his heart that as long as Mr. thinks that it is something that can be done, where can it not be done?

Sure enough, when Emperor Sicheng sighed with Mozi and remembered the meaning of Wen Wang Yan and Zhou Yi, Mozi stopped sighing and said, "But my disciple said yesterday a way to do righteousness without reducing taxes. Sicheng might as well listen to it? ”

As soon as Emperor Sicheng finished speaking, if there is such a law, it will be implemented, and when he heard Mozi say it, where can he still say it or not, so he had to nod and agree.

Mozi glanced at Shi, got up and saluted, and said: "In the past, King Yue gave his son Mozi a land of 500 miles, but Mr. refused because King Yue could not do righteousness. Now Mr. still does not accept the fief, because the fief belongs to Mr., which is a betrayal of Mr. Righteousness. My method can not only not sell the righteousness of the gentleman, but also preserve the tax. It is difficult for the gentleman to decide, so please ask Sicheng to decide. ”

Si Chenghuang nodded slightly, and he didn't dare to underestimate it in his heart.

Although this person's reputation is not obvious at this time, Sicheng Huang believes that with the talents of the Mo family, how can he follow Mozi if he doesn't have some ability? The reputation of the Jia dolphin in that city has long been revealed, and this person can walk with him, which should not be underestimated.

The appropriate reason has long been thought of, but today I heard the reason why Sicheng Huang asked for grain, and there was one more.

"Since I was a child, I learned about the harvest with strangers, and I think I have some means. Therefore, it is possible to cover the tax of a place, and it is enough for civil use. This method is of great benefit, and if Sicheng and the king can agree to the way of righteousness of the gentleman, I will promote it throughout the country; If Sicheng and the king can't agree, I have no choice but to take a place and use it for the people without reducing taxes. ”

He explained the meaning of the tax package a little, and Si Chenghuang understood.

At this time, there was no such thing, but there were similar things, such as some large businessmen would contract copper and tin mines, and pay three-tenths of the profit every year.

But there really hasn't been such a thing as taxing rights and land.

Unlike the nobles' fiefs, the taxes of the nobles' fiefs were given to the nobles themselves, not to them. Even if a figure like Zhao Zhipingyuan Jun in later generations, after the reform of Zhao State, he did not agree to the tax collectors going to his fief to collect taxes, so you can imagine what the current situation of the aristocratic fief is.

It's not about fiefdom, it's about being a tax collector for free.

If it were someone else, Emperor Sicheng would definitely have to think about it a lot, but this matter was actually proposed by Mozi, and with Mozi's reputation for decades of righteousness, Emperor Sicheng did not doubt him at all.

In Si Chenghuang's opinion, if someone really says: Mo Zhai, you commit suicide, if you commit suicide, the world will be peaceful...... If he could provide enough evidence, Mo Zhai and the other disciples would definitely not hesitate to wipe their necks.

This is Mozi's reputation for 50 years of righteousness, and no one can shake it.

The reason for the suitability is indeed very good, since he brought the rice, then he may really have a way to increase the crop.

As for what is suitable for doing righteousness or something, Si Chenghuang obviously understands what it means, which is nothing more than saying: This method is implemented throughout the country, but the tax does not increase, otherwise it will not be done.

In Si Chenghuang's view, these people were nothing more than the right to tax, the right to distribute land rather than ownership, the right to manage the field, and the power to help him exercise the right to collect rent and taxes.

And the military power and land ownership people have no interest in it at all, they just want to increase the prosperity of the people while keeping the tax unchanged.

The credibility of the ink scholar is absolutely trustworthy, and in the eyes of Si Chenghuang, this kind of thing is only good and not bad: the ownership of the land is in his own hands, and he can take it back at any time, and when the time comes, won't the land after the increase in production still be his own?

The Song State was completely different from the Qin State after the reform, there were not enough grassroots officials at all, the degree of rural autonomy was very high, and collecting taxes was a difficult thing in itself.

After listening to Shi's explanation, he looked happy and said, "I believe in the talent of Mr. Mo Zhai's disciple. If so, why not? It's just that...... Where is it going to be? ”

Shi bowed and said, "Pei." Pei Nai Xiaoyi, east of the tiger and wolf, and close to Fei and Xue, this place is barren, and there are many escapes. I heard Sicheng say that the three Jin are powerful, and I thought that if the three Jin are strong, they may not be as good as Chu Greedy, and if there is a day when the Three Jin go south, the Song people can also move to Pei and Pengcheng, thinking that they will resist. ”

"Sicheng can count the wealth of Peidi, set the amount, and I will cover it for ten years, and provide it in full every year. If this law is reached after 10 years, the amount of tax can be renegotiated. ”

This sounds like what the county order did in later generations, the emergence of the county system was still early, and the county of Chu was a semi-hereditary military county with an autonomous fief, which was not the same thing as Shi said.

This kind of thing was an ordinary job of a county order in later generations, but in the Song Kingdom at this time, it was an earth-shattering shock.

No nobleman would do such a thing, and the king would not have enough power to clean up the nobles, and there would not be enough officials to manage it in this way.

Emperor Sicheng is not yet the monarch, and his behavior has always been inconsistent with Mozi, and he can't recruit Mozi.

In these years, those who have the ability will not think about being a county magistrate, but will think about being a nobleman with a fief. In Si Chenghuang's opinion, only a fool like the ink master would do such a thing.

Emperor Sicheng understands that there is no harm in all benefits.

Pei is not a small city, and it is difficult to manage it to prevent the Yue people from attacking and harassing it, and to collect the fleeing people. If this group of ink scholars can manage it well, it will be great, and if it is managed well in the future, it can be used as their own fiefdom.

Moreover, Emperor Sicheng's ambition is to seize the Song Dynasty within five generations, and learn from Natian Zhao Han Wei, if the Song State can be governed, and it is governed in his name, it will also be a good thing for him.

The only fly in the ointment is that most of his fiefs are in Taoyi, and if there is such a group of ink masters to help manage it, it will be a blessing from heaven.

But I didn't want this group of ink artists to choose Peidi......

There are a lot of talents among the ink scholars, if they can help manage their fiefdoms, and abandon them after ten years, what will their fiefs look like?

After all, Napeidi is not the center of the Song Kingdom, and it is in the land of the four wars, and now Yue Chu is strong, which is really not a good place.

Emperor Sicheng had agreed in his heart, but he still didn't understand something, so he asked Mozi on the other side: "Mr. is not a doctor, and he is not subject to a fief, so how is this matter different from a fief now?" ”

Mozi replied solemnly and prudently: "If you are a doctor, if you receive a fief, you are a monarch and a minister." If you do not do righteousness, I will advise; It is useless to persuade me, and I will resign. ”

"In this matter, I am loyal to the righteousness of my heart, and what I fulfill is only a contract that has been made, and what I maintain is only my own promise. How can it be the same as a monarch and a minister? Is my Mozi now a minister of the king? Is it your city's belonging? No, my Mo family is now only a subordinate of this contract, just a subordinate of righteousness. I am righteous, and if I do what is right, I need not be persuaded to do it. ”

"The benefit of the ink is righteousness; The benefits of the city are taxes. It's about taking what you need, getting what you get. It's just what my Mo family needs, not gold or copper. ”