Dong Zhuo looked at Li Wei, who was slightly excited, waved his hand and said, "Zhong Yuan, tell me, why can't taxes be increased?" ”

"My lord, enslavement is the lifeblood of my great man's survival, and it cannot be changed easily. ∮ Yan Moxuan ∮no advertising∮" Li Wei said, "There are three endowments in this dynasty, land rent, mouth endowment and calculation, and taxes are calculated and calculated, city rent, mountain and sea Pize tax, etc., which are given to the Dasi Nongfu and the tax to the Shaofu, but the main thing that supports my Dahan Sheji is the field rent, and to increase the tax is nothing more than to increase the field rent." The adults have just collected a large amount of money, and since the promulgation of the decree has affected the collection of land rent, at this time, the adults should appease the world as soon as possible and collect the taxes into the treasury is the best policy, why suddenly increase the land rent? Increasing land rents will directly affect the survival of the people, and the slightest carelessness may lead to a catastrophe, which is absolutely not feasible. Then he asked cautiously, "My lord, have you run out of money lately?" ”

Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and did not speak. Obviously, he was very disgusted by Li Wei's last sentence.

Li Wei frowned and continued: "Since Emperor Gaozu, this dynasty has always adopted the policy of light taxation and thin endowment, and the land rent is based on the system of 'fifteen taxes and one'. During the period of Emperor Xiaowen, he once promulgated the edict of halving the land rent, and the land rent was only 'thirty taxes one', and later the Xiaowen Emperor also exempted the Han people from the land rent for thirteen years, and it was not until the Xiaojing Emperor Dynasty (155 BC) that the "thirty taxes and one" field rent system was restored. This system lasted for more than 300 years, until the Xiaoheng Emperor Dynasty, because the war in the western Xinjiang was not stopped, and the imperial court spent a lot of money, so that on the basis of the 'fifteen taxes one', ten yuan per mu tax was added. The first emperor also adopted this system, and if the adults increase the tax, I am afraid it will be a tithe. ”

"You're right, what Jia Xu is suggesting is tithes." Dong Zhuo bowed slightly, "Zhong Yuan, since you think that the land rent should not be increased, then the oral endowment and the calculation of empowerment cannot be increased?" ”

"Neither can we." Li Wei said, "According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, oral taxation is a tax levied on underage men and women between the ages of seven and fourteen, and each person pays twenty yuan per year. The levy was levied on adult men and women between the ages of fifteen and fifty-six, with each paying one hundred and twenty yuan per year, and the levy was doubled by merchants and slaves. Increasing the oral endowment is actually asking the people to pay more money, but please think about it, how many people are there in the Han Kingdom? Are the people of the Han Kingdom rich now? Since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Disaster in the first year of Zhongping, the Han Dynasty has not stopped in the disaster, and the loss of the population is inevitable. Take Jizhou as an example, at most it has a population of more than 6 million, and now? Now I don't think it's more than three million to four million people. If you look at the western and northern Xinjiang, the population loss is also very severe. Wasn't one of the purposes of the imperial court's relocation of the victims to the north to merge the state was also to garrison the border and increase the population of northern Xinjiang? The frequent wars not only reduced the population, but also plunged the Han people into extreme poverty. As for the merchants, due to the recent decree issued by the imperial court, these people died and fled, and they couldn't collect any income if they wanted to. There are also slaves and maids......" Li Wei smiled bitterly, "Where are the slaves and maids, the adults know very well, even if this endowment increases, the court will not be able to receive any money." ”

"Whether it is land rent or oral endowment, it is directly related to the survival of the country and the people, and it affects the whole body, even if it is to change, it must be placed when the country is stable and the people live in peace." Li Wei persuaded, "Although the war in the Great Han Kingdom has gradually stopped, there are still disasters, and there are millions of displaced people. Now the most urgent need of the Great Han Kingdom is to recuperate and recuperate. ”

Dong Zhuo slowly closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, "After the imperial court sent the food and salary to the northern Xinjiang this month, the Dasi Nong Mansion and the Shaofu had no money, what should I do with the food and salary of the expeditionary army?" What about the relief in the affected states and counties? What money did the imperial court give to Xiliang and Youzhou? What about the salaries of my 100,000-strong army in Gyeonggi? What to do with Jizhou Tuntian? It's the New Year, Your Majesty wants money to worship the ancestors, reward the ministers, and the officials want money to go home for the New Year, even me, I also want a sum of money to reward my subordinates, I want money......"

"I also want the people to recuperate and live in peace and contentment, but is the situation allowing now? As long as I get past the difficulties in front of me, in the future, I will follow the way of governing the country in the early years of this dynasty, rule by inaction, be quiet and law-abiding, lightly pay for the meager endowment, and rest with the people, so as to quickly restore the vitality of my Han and revitalize the power of my Han Dynasty. ”

Luoyang, Taiwei's Mansion.

Lang Zhongling (Zhanglang Zhongsu Guard) Li Ru, who has been relocated to Liu Ai in the service, Jin Cao Peng Jia Xu, and the lord Bo Tianyi, these four people are all cronies who followed Dong Zhuo out of Xiliang. Jia Xu used to be the marching Sima under the Zhonglang general Li Wei's account, and Tian Yi was the marching Sima under the Zhonglang general Li Su's account. After Dong Zhuo became the minister of the three dukes, he immediately recruited them as subordinates in the palace. Dong Zhuo usually has a big deal when he can't make up his mind, he has to gather these people to discuss it privately first. Governing the country is not like fighting a war, there are many things Dong Zhuo doesn't understand, he must first figure out the ins and outs of things before speaking, and then deal with the ministers in the court. Although the long history He Hao and a group of celebrities and scholars in the mansion were familiar with political affairs, Dong Zhuo did not trust them, and he was even more afraid that he would make a fool of himself in public, be ridiculed and abused by the scholars, and lose face.

It was the first time Li Wei saw Jia Xu and Tian Yi. After a little greeting with Li Ru and Liu Ai, he immediately exchanged greetings with Jia Xu and Tian Yi.

Jia Xu is in his forties, tall and thin, with a dark complexion, three locks of long beard, a face that has been weathered and deep, and a pair of cautious and attentive eyes under his pale eyebrows. He looks very ordinary, a typical image of a government official, humble and gentle, cautious, and timid. If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's idea of increasing the endowment just now, Li Wei would not have looked at him as carefully as he did now.

Tian Yi is about forty years old, of medium height, slightly fat, with a red complexion and black complexion, with a faint smile on her face, and her accent in Xijiang is very strong when she speaks. Li Wei stayed in Yicheng for a while, and he could barely understand.

After a few small talks, they began to discuss the increase in taxes. Jia Xu said the most, he mainly explained several unavoidable reasons for increasing taxes at this time, and then carefully explained the possibility of increasing taxes. Jia Xu is humble, speaks slowly, is clear, and very persuasive.

The main items to increase the tax this time are land rent and tithe tax. Compared with the previous 15th tax, the amount of tax collected has increased by about one-third. Jia Xu believes that this year, except for some disaster-stricken prefectures and border counties, the rest of the prefectures and counties have had good harvests, especially Gyeonggi and several large prefectures such as Yan, Henan, Jing, Yang, and Xu. Half of these places were prefectures and counties that issued edicts, and the main footholds of merchants who fled south from these prefectures and counties were Jing, Xu, and Yang. Due to the extinction of merchants in the prefectures and counties that issued the decree, their fields are now arranged by the local government to be harvested, and this part of the grain can be used as an increase in the taxes of these prefectures and counties. In addition to increasing the endowment, the three prefectures of Jing, Xu, and Yang also had to increase their income and calculate the money. Those merchants who escaped should be killed by us, and if they want to survive, they should pay their accounts and donate their property as soon as possible. As for some of the affected prefectures and border counties, according to His Majesty's decree, not only do they not have to pay taxes this year, but the imperial court will also allocate money and grain for relief.

In this way, the states and counties that have increased taxes are all the states and counties that are rich in the Han Dynasty, the states and counties with large populations, and the states and counties that have not suffered from wars and disasters in recent years. Therefore, increasing taxes will not affect the overall situation, let alone chaos. After two years, the treasury of the Han Dynasty has money, and the crisis has passed, we can also appropriately reduce or reduce taxes and return the money we have collected in the past two years to the people. In addition, when the treasury has money, the decree can be lifted, and the merchants can return to Gyeonggi to continue their work.

Li Wei still said that the current Han should quickly stabilize people's hearts and recuperate, and the policy of increasing taxes is not feasible.

Li Ru said: "Lord Li, today in Shangshutai, you have also seen the attitude of Lord Taifu and many ministers of the DPRK and China towards the expeditionary army, they ignored the results of the early stage of the expeditionary army, and blindly trapped the expeditionary army in the desert, what their purpose is, it is self-evident. Without enough food, how can the army occupy the southern part of the desert? The general of the chariot cavalry will lose Hanbei County in the future, and the great crime can be imagined. ”

"If we don't increase taxes today, how will we solve the food and salary of the expeditionary army? Xiliang and Youzhou can't get relief money and food, what should they do if the border people rebel? Youzhou is in chaos, can the state still be stable? Can Hanbuk County still hold it? Can Jizhou still be stable, and can it still provide money and food to northern Xinjiang? This year, Jizhou will not have money and grain for Northern Xinjiang, and Lord Li will not know about this, right? ”

"Something happened to the Northern Xinjiang Army, the general of the chariot and cavalry fell, and the Northern Xinjiang was in chaos, which is not good for you and me. For the Han Kingdom, the loss of the northern barrier made the disaster of the Han even more serious. ”

Li Wei said with a smile: "The imperial court used the excuse that the state and county delayed the payment of taxes into the treasury and caused the treasury to be empty, forcing the expeditionary army to retreat and reducing the food and salary of the expeditionary army, the purpose of which is probably not to attack the strength of the general of the chariot cavalry, but to ......" He looked at Dong Zhuo, who was sitting silently behind the desk, and whispered, "Is it for Lord Taiwei?" ”

The lobby was silent and the atmosphere was solemn.

"According to the law of the Great Han Dynasty, after the autumn harvest in each state and county, taxes must be put into the treasury, but now there is no movement in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou and other counties around Gyeonggi. If there is no one in the court to instigate and support such an open disobedience to the law, who will dare to do it? Li Wei said, "If Northern Xinjiang wants to be stable, and if the general of the Che Cavalry wants to hold Hanbei County, we need a stable Luoyang, but we need the support of Lord Taiwei, so Lord Taiwei wants to increase taxes, and we can support it." ”

"I'm sitting here today, don't you just want to get the full support of Northern Xinjiang? But what I don't understand is that the Great Han Kingdom only has Lord Taiwei to participate in Shangshu affairs, why can't Lord Taiwei be in power alone? Today I saw Lord Yuan Ji in the court. Yuan Ji is the son of Yuan Feng, the nephew of Lord Taifu, and the elder brother of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Why did Lord Yuan Feng fall ill, but the power of Yuan Feng in the government and the opposition was greater? ”

"Why doesn't the lower official agree with Lord Taiwei's policy of increasing the endowment?" Li Wei looked directly into Dong Zhuo's sharp eyes without fear, and arched his hand and said, "Lord Taiwei, now you can't even say where the expeditionary army will be withdrawn, so how can this policy of increasing endowment be approved by the ministers of the DPRK and China?" According to the lower officials, the adults still whispered and begged Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui to ask them to write a few letters to their former officials, and put the taxes into the treasury as soon as possible, so as not to lose their ground in the future and be forced to resign. The successive captains of the Great Han Kingdom don't seem to have any good endings. ”

Li Ru, Liu Ai, Jia Xu and Tian Yi were stunned. Dong Zhuo's eyes widened and he glared angrily. Suddenly, he laughed, "Send off." ”

Li Ru accompanied Li Wei and walked slowly towards the door of the mansion.

"Zhong Yuan, do you know why Lord Zhu Jun handed in his resignation today?"

Li Wei said with a smile: "The teacher and the ministers of the court want to give me and my colleagues in the north a warning, and at the same time a warning to the scholars in Beijing. In addition, it is also a hint to Lord Taiwei that Northern Xinjiang is only a barrier between the Han and Gyeonggi, and the imperial court does not want to turn it into a threat to the Han and Gyeonggi, let alone let it become the backing of Lord Taiwei. ”

"What else?" Li Ru nodded appreciatively, and then asked.

"Lord Taifu wants to test the limit of Lord Taiwei's patience." Li Wei shook his head and said, "If Lord Taiwei agrees to Lord Zhu Jun's resignation, then it means that Lord Taiwei is not aware of their intentions, and Lord Taiwei is not difficult to deal with." But now it seems that Lord Taiwei still can't help it. ”

"Why?" Li Ru smiled, "Tell me about it." ”

"Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang has thousands of horses, and Jizhou Taishou Han Fu also has 10,000 horses, it is enough to deal with the two of them in Montenegro Yellow Turban, and there is no need to ask the court for help. The purpose of their request for help was nothing more than to induce Lord Taiwei to divide his troops in Hanoi, so as to consume military funds and salaries, and make Lord Taiwei even more overstretched, and it was just difficult to see it. Li Wei said, "Lord Taiwei asked my teacher to lead the army out of Luoyang as the right general, which is equivalent to saying to Lord Taifu, I can't help it, if the prefectures and counties don't pay taxes to the imperial court, I will do it." ”

"Zhong Yuan, let Lord Zhu Jun leave the capital, Lord Taiwei also made a move after careful consideration, you have to understand Lord Taiwei's painstaking efforts." Li Ru touched the scars on his face and said in a low voice, "What you said today is good, we don't dare to say it usually." Although Lord Taiwei is involved in Shangshu affairs, his authority is still controlled by Lord Taifu and the lords of the court, and everything is restricted. This time, Lord Taiwei wants to clean up the court and completely control the authority by increasing taxes, and then wait for the opportunity to replace the state and county officials in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the government decree, which is an indispensable step to control the overall situation and revitalize the society in the future. ”

"The power of the powerful gate lords in Beijing is very large, and it is impossible not to kill people. Lord Zhu Jun is deeply involved, once something happens, it will be difficult for us to deal with it because of the relationship between the general and you, so Lord Taiwei took this opportunity to transfer him out of the capital, which means ......"

"Brother Changsheng, don't worry, at this time, Northern Xinjiang resolutely obeys the instructions of Lord Taiwei." Li Wei said, "Please tell Lord Taiwei on your behalf, the power of the Luoyang Gate Valve is by no means something we can predict, please Lord Taiwei must be careful to prevent changes, especially to firmly grasp Chang'an and Western Xinjiang, and control the eight passes of Gyeonggi, so that Lord Taiwei can be invincible." ”

Li Wei and Li Ru parted ways outside the Taiwei Mansion.

As soon as the car entered the street where Zhu Jun's mansion was located, Li Wei saw He Hao. Li Wei hurriedly got out of the car, he hadn't spoken yet, He Hao said first, "Zhong Yuan, come to my car and follow me to Yuan's mansion." ”

Li Wei turned around and ordered his subordinate thief Cao Xu Yan to take his attendants directly to Zhu Jun's mansion and not follow him anymore.

On the way, He Hao chatted with him about some things in Jinyang, saying that Lord Taiwei intended to recruit Cai Yong, Gai Xun, Zishao and others to serve in Luoyang, firstly, the imperial court needed them, and secondly, they would not quarrel with Yang Qi and others in Jinyang. Li Wei said that northern Xinjiang needs more of these experienced adults to give advice. He Hao smiled and said: "Lord Cai, Lord Gai, they are all old ministers, do you young people in Northern Xinjiang listen to them, or let them listen to you?" Haven't you seen the matter of Jinyang yet? ”

Li Wei sighed: "The northern Xinjiang provinces are now very short of talented Peng subordinates, and it is very difficult for us. ”

"It's not hard." He Hao said with a smile, "There are many talents in Taiyuan, Hedong, and Youzhou, and the key depends on whether you can find them." In winter, you can recruit a group from all over northern Xinjiang, but if you can't do it, you can ask the counties and counties to recommend them. The last thing I need is talented people. ”

Li Wei's heart suddenly lit up, and he thanked him repeatedly.

"Lord He, I remember that in September, Lord Yuan Peng also said that there are more than 3 billion yuan in the treasury, plus the money collected in the last month, there should be still money left in the treasury, how can there be no money?"

He Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Zhong Yuan, think about it, why did Lord Taiwei drive Lord Jingzhao Yin Gai Xun Gai away?" Who was Kyung Zhao Yin later? It's Dong Min, the younger brother of Lord Taiwei. Kansai and Kanchu are the foundation of Lord Taiwei, and this is the main reason why there is no money in the treasury. ”

Li Wei suddenly realized.

"Lord He, are you familiar with Jin Cao Peng Jia Xu of the Taiwei Mansion?"

"He is a native of Xiliang Wuwei Guzang. He, like you, is Wang Zuozhicai. He Hao sighed, "Hanyang celebrity Yan Zhong, do you know? ”

Li Wei nodded and said, "Isn't he dead?" At the beginning of this year, after the Xiliang rebels were defeated by General Huangfu, Han Sui and Ma Teng immediately joined forces to abolish the kingdom and support Yan Zhong as the main and the general of the chariot cavalry. Yan Zhong was probably very scared, and coupled with his poor health, he fell ill and died two months later. Why did the adults suddenly mention him? ”

Jia Xu was not famous when he was young, but after Yan Zhong met him, he praised him for his talent of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and he will be the mainstay of the Han Dynasty in the future. I think he has a good eye, and he is really talented. He Hao said, "Because of Yan Zhong's evaluation, Jia Xu was promoted by Wuwei Taishou as filial piety." After he arrived in the capital, he resigned and returned home because of illness. When he walked to Wangxian County, he met the Qiang people, and dozens of people with him were all captured by the Qiang people. Jia Xu lied to the Qiang people and said, don't kill me, I am Duan Cheng's grandson, and my family will use money to ransom me. Lord Duan was so powerful in the western frontier that the Qiang people not only did not dare to kill him, but also swore an oath to make friends with him and sent him back. ”

"Jia Xu is extremely intelligent, but no one appreciates it, and he is depressed, until he meets Dong Zhuo, he has a place to use, but it's a pity that ......"

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