Chapter 982: Emperor's Thoughts
After listening to Dai Xuan's words, everyone was speechless for a while, you look at me, I look at you. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Suddenly, he heard Chu Suiliang retort: "Lord Dai's words are wrong! The family has family rules, the state has national laws, and the ancestral system cannot be abolished. Throughout history, the tax system is based on people, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, so that the people can live in peace in the country and work happily in the fields. If the business is limited, the people will not be engaged in production, and the agriculture will be barren, so the people's will will be impetuous, and the national foundation will be unstable. Moreover, in the family of merchants, men do not have to plough the fields, and women do not need to raise silkworms and weave cloth, but they wear gorgeous clothes and eat high-quality rice meat; There is no peasant's toil, but in vain they take advantage of it. With his wealth, he handed over with the lords, corrupted the law, and poured into each other. This head must not be opened, otherwise all places will follow it, and the world will be in chaos. ”
"If you talk about the annals of history, will there be no one who uses literature to mess with the law? Is there no one who violates the prohibition by force? Dai Xuan smiled and asked Chu Suiliang: "How many of those who incite the people, collect the hearts of the people and disturb the world are businessmen?" What percentage of the possession? It is true that businessmen seek profit, but farmers are eager for a good harvest when they farm, and scholars want to go to high school, so why not for profit? The state has laws to persuade farmers to teach mulberry and mulberry, encourage farming, and punish those who waste fields. There are laws in the court, and the scholars are widely entered, the doctors are respected, and the corrupt people are also judged. Shang Fu is like this! ”
"Not bad! Let's try to see, in recent years, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Mingzhou, Yangzhou and other places have been so rich. Its people are much better than the people in the Guannei. Looking at the places in the Guannei, the people of Chang'an and Luoyang are living better than the people in the other places. Why? The north and south of the cover are gathered, and the business is flourishing. Merchants are greedy for profit and unjust, but the court can be bound by law. Limit their business and impose penalties for their injustice. Restrictions on business are opened, commerce is developed, agriculture and commerce are equally emphasized, and commercial laws are used to restrict them from doing things that violate morality. Why not take the essence and discard the dross? Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Your Majesty, according to the old minister, a small Jingyang County, even if Xia Hongsheng really rebelled, how much storm can it set off?" It is better to follow what Lord Liu said, loosen the outside and tighten the inside, and be vigilant in secret, but ignore him for the time being on the surface, and see if his method is beneficial to the country and the people. If so, the court may accept it, and if not, it is not too late to convict again. ”
Seeing that Fang Xuanling had all stood up and said this, many of the courtiers below frowned, and seemed to see that some doorway was coming.
People who have the mentality of watching a play still watch the play, and many of those who originally planned to speak began to hesitate.
"Your Majesty......" Zhu Suiliang stepped forward.
"Your Majesty! The minister's proposal to attach the house to the public! Chu Suiliang was about to speak, but saw an old man come out to block Chu Suiliang's words and said.
Chu Suiliang was surprised, opened his mouth, but was glared at by the old man, so he stopped talking and stopped talking.
"The matter...... It's kind of weird, too. Seeing that the courtiers below stopped talking, Li Shimin said slowly: "That Xia Hongsheng first published the disadvantages of the tax system in the newspaper, and after I read it, I was also quite surprised. Now he is doing this in Jingyang...... Well, this matter is very important, and if it is not verified, it is indeed inappropriate. ”
Hearing Li Shimin say this, the faces of the courtiers who originally impeached Xia Hongsheng suddenly became happy.
I saw Li Shimin slowly glance around the court, and then his eyes fell on Ma Zhou, and then said: "That's the case, Ma Zhou." ”
"The minister is here!" Ma Zhou came out of the column and bowed.
"Since you are supervising the imperial history, I ordered you to go to Jingyang in person to investigate this matter thoroughly." Li Shimin said to Ma Zhou: "Be sure to get to the bottom of this matter, and there must be no leaks!" ”
"Obey the order!" Ma Zhou saluted again, and the leader said: "The minister will thoroughly investigate this matter, and there will be no omission!" ”
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay." Even so, I have occasionally felt cold and tired in the past few days, so I will retire! ”
As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, Wang De's voice covered the courtiers who still wanted to say something.
Seeing Li Shimin leaving, the courtiers had no choice but to turn around and leave the Taiji Palace.
Among the ministers, two deliberately walked slowly and fell behind.
"Father! Why does a father interrupt his child and not teach him how to speak?! Those two were Chu Suiliang and the old man who blocked his words. The old man turned out to be Chu Suiliang's father, Chu Liang.
"Confused!" Chu Liang glared at Chu Suiliang, looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said, "Can't you see Your Majesty's thoughts?" What kind of temperament is Xia Hongsheng, he has been an official in the same dynasty for so long, and the old man can't see it? Would he have done this without His Majesty's secret approval?! ”
"Huh?" Chu Suiliang was stunned: "Father is saying that Xia Hongsheng's actions in Jingyang were instructed by His Majesty?" ”
"Otherwise, why would Liu Zheng argue with Dai Xuan for him, and Fang Xuanling would speak for him?" Chu Liang said to Chu Suiliang: "The eldest grandson Wuji is the most trusted person of His Majesty, can you see that he came out and said that Xia Hongsheng's actions were rebellion?" Cheng Zhijie, Wei Chigong, those ruffians who want to cut off people's heads at every turn are the most loyal to Your Majesty, can you see which of them came out to speak? If Xia Hongsheng is really a rebellion, I'm afraid that they will be the first to jump out! What does this mean? It shows that His Majesty has explained to them in advance! Presumably, this opening up of business limits, the enactment of commercial laws, and the reform of the tax system are actually out of His Majesty's will. And Xia Hongsheng's move in Jingyang was just to avoid rash implementation and the world was shaken, so he just gave it a try. Do you think Your Majesty has sent someone to investigate this? Ma Zhou! Who is Ma Zhou? He is not just supervising the imperial history, he was recommended by Xia Hongsheng to be seen by His Majesty, and he is the deputy head of the military academy, as Xia Hongsheng's deputy, let him investigate, what can he find? Believe it or not, Ma Zhou went to Jingyang, and there will be no news coming back, and His Majesty will seem to have forgotten about it. Hehe, the emperor's mind ......"
"This ...... Father, Your Majesty ......" Chu Suiliang was even more surprised.
"If the old man didn't guess wrong, this matter would have been delayed until Xia Hongsheng's move in Jingyang has achieved results." Chu Liang had a faint smile on his face and said, "At that time, Your Majesty will implement Xia Hongsheng's move in Jingyang in other places." And, judging from his heart, Xia Hongsheng's move in Jingyang is indeed ingenious. The opening of the business limit is enough to offset the resentment of the merchants who have been charged so many taxes in various names, and the merchants are willing to pay the price of taxes because of the restrictions. In this way, it can indeed make the court rich. And it is based on assets, those who have more wealth pay more taxes, and those who pay less taxes, and benefit the people. Hehe, if it is according to the law, then won't even His Majesty have to pay taxes? The old man wants to see how much His Majesty has for the people! If His Majesty himself pays taxes according to the law, then the old man will also pay it, so what's the matter? Dengshan, in the future, in front of Your Majesty, do not mention this matter again! ”
"This ......" Chu Suiliang was still a little surprised, and saluted: "Yes, father!" The child knows! (To be continued.) )