Li Zicheng's gaze quickly swept over the faces of the two, Ma Shiying was more humble, Zuo Maodi habitually did not dare to come out, and Shi Kefa sat on the Maza, his eyes slightly closed, there was a faint nobility on his face, and he felt very good.

Could this be the so-called integrity of the Donglin Party? The puppet Ming regime only has one breath left, and it still thinks that it is the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty and represents the future of the entire China!

It seems that the vision of the Donglin Party is really limited.

Shi Kefa is a native of Henan, shouldn't he be from Donglin Academy, is it just that he has contact with the Donglin Party, and his temperament has changed dramatically?

The Donglin Party may be the prototype of a modern political party, and there is nothing wrong with pursuing the spirit of "studying, lecturing, and loving the country." The mistake lies in the fact that their party is the same and different, and the interests of small groups are infinitely expanded, and they are above the interests of the state and the nation.

The Mandate of Heaven Army has come to Jiangnan, and it seems that it is necessary to pay attention to this Donglin Academy, if it cannot be reformed, then its influence must be reduced, or a new type of high school will replace it.

The purpose of Donglin Academy may be good, the iron bones of the Donglin Party have also left indelible traces in later generations, however, limited by the defects in the way of thinking and cognition, they are cultivating the "small self", and their personal conduct has not been substantially improved, and the requirements of Huaxia in the new era, there are still great differences, and many aspects are still contrary.

It seems that the students of Tsinghua University and Peking University in Beijing Normal University should strengthen the cultivation of their moral character, and if their conduct is not up to the mark, they must not be allowed to graduate.

Ma Shiying saw that the atmosphere in the big tent was very solemn, so he picked up the tea cup, put his lips to the mouth of the cup, and didn't know if he drank it, then put down the tea cup, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, this official and others are visiting today......

Li Zicheng came back to his senses and said with a faint smile: "Master Ma, Master Shi, and Lord Zuo can cross the river to visit, which shows your sincerity, what do you think, just come!"

Shi Kefa's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The emperor of Huaxia, this official is visiting this time just to ask, why does Huaxia levy commercial taxes, and moreover, everyone pays taxes, can the gentry and the untouchables be confused?" ”

"Who is more noble than whom in this world? They were all born and raised by his father and mother," Li Zicheng restrained the urge to give Shi Kefa a lesson, and said: "Emperor Chongzhen's birth is noble, but unfortunately, he has been buried in the imperial mausoleum, and which emperors have been sleeping in the imperial mausoleum, who is not born noble?" However, at this moment, they are not a handful of dirt covering their bodies? ”

"You ......" Shi Kefa saw Li Zicheng mocking many of the previous emperors, and his face was full of anger.

Ma Shiying thought that Li Zicheng was originally born as a pariah, Shi Kefa slapped his face in the face, and it was strange that Li Zicheng was not angry, but Shi Kefa offended Li Zicheng, he was secretly having fun!

"Born noble, enviable, and noble in character will be amazing," Li Zicheng continued: "Among the untouchables, there may not be no loyal people and simple people, and people born noble may not be the pillars of the country. ”

"......" Shi Kefa was suppressed by Li Zicheng's momentum, and even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was brought out, if he was born noble, who can compare to the emperor? Among the emperors, there are both heroes like Hongwu and Yongle, and there are also a lot of wonders, Zhengde built a leopard room to mess around, Wanli did not go to court for 30 years, Chongzhen lost the Ming Dynasty, and the current court is just to renew the life of the Ming Dynasty, and it looks like it is going to be lost again......

"A person stands in the world, not to see how noble his birth is," Li Zicheng said: "but to see how much he has contributed to the country and the nation, General Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, General Xue Rengui of the Tang Dynasty, future generations will always look up to them!"

Although Shi Kefa was not convinced, his voice was much quieter, "The gentry in Jiangnan have many loyal people, so ...... That's why it can support the Ming court......"

"Those who know the times are Junjie," Li Zicheng said loudly: "The country has a change of dynasties, and the nation will always exist, the gentry of Jiangnan, supporting half of the small court, leading the war to Jiangnan, do they show the integrity of the Han nation, or the sinners of the Han nation?" ”

Shi Kefa was still unconvinced, "If it wasn't for the Mandate of Heaven Army going down to Jiangnan, how could there have been wars in Jiangnan?" ”

"This question, it seems that there is no need to discuss it," Li Zicheng glanced at Shi Kefa, and said: "The return of the Han nation to China is already the trend of the times, if Master Shi can't recognize the situation, he will go against the sky, and use his mantis arm as a car, for the unification of China, I will not care about the death and injury of some soldiers, let alone the burning of jade in the south of the Yangtze River!"

"There is no great cause for a thousand years, and Huaxia will not be an exception......"

"Maybe Master Shi is right," Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "Just like Hongwu and Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, did they think that in just two hundred years, the Ming Dynasty was replaced by Huaxia?" ”

Only then did Shi Kefa realize that he seemed to have helped Li Zicheng from the facts, his face was slightly red, and he changed his words, and said: "After the Heavenly Mandate Army enters Jiangnan, can you retain the interests of the Jiangnan gentry?" ”

Li Zicheng flatly refused: "This is impossible, Jiangnan is not the Jiangnan of Jiangnan people, but the Jiangnan of China!"

The Ming Dynasty was defeated and retreated militarily, and Shi Kefa's confidence in his heart was obviously insufficient, he had no intention of theorizing with Li Zicheng, and only thought about the greatest interests, "In any case, the "Land Law" and "Tax Law" cannot be implemented on the land of Jiangnan at the same time!"

"Why?"

"The wealth of Jiangnan is based on the original policy, once the policy is changed, the prosperous world of Jiangnan will soon wither, and what the Heavenly Mandate Army gets is just a piece of land," Shi Kefa lowered his body and said carefully: "Even if the gentry are asked to give some silver to work for the army......"

Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Master Shi wants to block my mouth with silver?" ”

"I want the emperor to leave a little face for the Jiangnan gentry!"

"Face?" Li Zicheng seems to know more about the virtues of the Donglin Party, and for the sake of face, he is willing to put down his body, even if he secretly suffers a loss, which is really ridiculous!

"The Emperor of China's ......"

If you choose one of the two in the law, you can get the support of the Jiangnan gentry, it seems to be a good choice, they are similar to Shi Kefa's temperament, and their faces are very serious, and for this, they also took the initiative to take out the silver to work the army.

Li Zicheng doesn't need this silver!

Only when the silver is placed in Jiangnan can more silver be produced, and then in the form of taxes, it will flow into the treasury in a steady stream.

He has long been ready to vigorously develop industry and commerce in Jiangnan, and if he does not have enough capital, how can industry and commerce flourish?

As long as it is enough to pay taxes normally, the larger the scale of industry and commerce, the more taxes will be paid!

If they want to vigorously develop industry and commerce, they cannot do without the support of the Jiangnan gentry, if they have lingering fears about the Mandate of Heaven, who will cooperate with the Chinese court to develop industry and commerce with all their might?

However, if you choose one of the "Land Law" and "Tax Law", Jiangnan will become a special zone in China......

Sar? Li Zicheng's heart moved: In the initial stage of industrial and commercial development, the SEZs can speed up their development, form a scale effect as soon as possible, and then bring along the backward areas......

Moreover, the development of industry and commerce in Jiangnan requires a large number of young and middle-aged laborers, and if the people are restricted to agricultural cultivation on the land, where will the factories have labor?

In the early days of the British Industrial Revolution#life, in order to get a large number of industrial workers, didn't the "sheep eat people" movement take place? In Britain at that time, for these people who lost their land, they endured great suffering and suffered extremely inhumane and unfair treatment, but it was precisely because of the sacrifices they made that Britain took the lead in completing the industrial revolution and entering the stage of industrialization......

For the country to develop beyond the conventional, there must always be people who make sacrifices, just like for the sake of China, many soldiers shed their blood and even threw away their lives.

Li Zicheng's brain was running fast, but he said, "Is this what Master Ma mean?" ”

Ma Shiying knew that the last time Zuo Maodi made this kind of request, Li Zicheng didn't think about it, and directly refused, there was no room for maneuver at all, although Shi Kefa lowered the requirements this time and changed it to "choose one of the two", not surprisingly, Li Zicheng categorically would not agree, he hurriedly arched his hand, and said: "It's all up to the emperor's holy judgment!"

Holy Judgment? Li Zicheng smiled faintly, but he was still thinking about it in his heart.

The industrial and commercial tax must be levied, and the "Tax Law" is absolutely not negotiable, but the implementation of the "Land Law" runs counter to the great development of industry and commerce.

The implementation of the "Land Law" can be suspended, or even permanently abolished in Jiangnan, but there must always be a reason, and all the credit cannot be given to Shi Kefa.

Li Zicheng already had a plan, after the surrender of the puppet Ming and the entry of the Mandate of Heaven Army into Jiangnan, Shi Kefa must be transferred, and Ma Shiying will be the chief officer of Nanzhili in the future.

Ma Shiying can bend and stretch, better control, and there will be no resistance to the development of industry and commerce in Jiangnan in the future, and Ma Shiying has always been at odds with the gentry in Jiangnan, which is more conducive to supervising them and avoiding tax evasion.

He nodded at Ma Shiying and said with a smile: "Based on Lord Ma's words, I can promise you that the implementation of the "Land Law" will be suspended, and when I inspect Jiangnan, if the people can have something to eat, they can be permanently exempted from implementation." ”

Ma Shiying didn't expect Li Zicheng to agree to Shi Kefa's request, and he didn't expect Li Zicheng to plant this credit on his head, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said carefully: "This official ...... The villain represents the gentry of Jiangnan, thank you for the emperor's compassion!"

Li Zicheng nodded, glanced at Shi Kefa again, and said: "I will not accept any coercion, the gentry in Jiangnan have asked to suspend the implementation of the "Land Law", they must show sincerity." ”

"Honesty?" Shi Kefa was puzzled.

"We must always let the people have something to eat, the country has just stabilized, do you want to force the people to rise up?" Li Zicheng sighed: "If the people don't have land, how will they make a living? ”

Shi Kefa was still puzzled, and said: "Aren't the people able to rent the land of the gentry? ”

"In this way, the people not only have to pay taxes to the court, but also pay rents to the landlords. Li Zicheng was slightly angry, and said: "The gentry can keep the original land, but the part of the tax must be borne by the landlord, in addition, to increase the amount of land cultivated by the people, we must ensure that the people have a life." ”

Shi Kefa frowned and said: "But in this way, the land must not be enough ......."

"It doesn't matter, the surplus people can engage in industry and commerce, and with remuneration, they can also support their families." Li Zicheng smiled secretly in his heart, once industry and commerce develop, the people will rush to become industrial workers, and the income of industrial workers will definitely be higher than that of ordinary people.