Lu Chengqi also didn't say anything, he looked directly for it from the dragon case, then took out a book and said, "Zhang Qing read it for himself." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Zhang Fangping took it over and looked at it suspiciously, only to see that it recorded the landlords in several large counties lending money and forcibly taking them, which made Zhang Fangping doubt his life. Even in his hometown of Yingtianfu, there were a few big landlords who were unkind to the rich, forcing many peasant households to go bankrupt and become tenant farmers.

"Your Majesty, this ...... It's true? ”

It's not that Zhang Fangping doesn't believe it, but he has never heard of such a thing. "How come the minister has never heard of such a thing happening in his family?"

Lu Chengqi sneered: "These squires and tyrants are doing the things of the rich people, and they are commonplace, so who goes to the yamen to redress their grievances?" And it is written in black and white that it is natural to repay debts and money, even if the court has nothing to do with him. In this case, the property is their 'rightful' income. As for those tenants, how could you, the high-ranking officials of the court, pay attention to such a humble people? ”

Zhang Fangping's face turned red and defended: "Your Majesty's words are wrong, under the rule of the minister, there is no such incident. I think it's those county officials who deliberately indulge in it......"

Lu Chengqi sneered and did not speak. Because at the end, it is written about the landlords in Yizhou who forced the farmers to go bankrupt. Fortunately, the Royal Bank has set up a money lending business, otherwise it is not known how long such a tragedy would have continued. Those squires and landlords were so ruthless in lending and collecting rents that they dared to charge 30 percent interest. This is still repaid within the specified time, and if the specified time is over, 50 percent, or even double or triple times, will not matter. What is even more hateful is that they relied on some people in the DPRK to engage in "legal tax evasion".

At the beginning of the Dashun Dynasty, it was originally to take care of the poor disciples and exempt the officials from paying taxes. How could the Han people be so smart that they seized the loopholes in the policy at once, and put the clansmen's land property in the name of the court official, so that they could directly avoid taxes. In this way, there is no need to pay taxes to the imperial court, and you can still collect tenant rent, a million profits, who doesn't do it? Even if there is no one in the family who is an official, it is necessary to put a lot of effort into cultivating a scholar. This is also the reason why Dashun's literary style is prosperous, far better than that of martial artists.

What a warrior can do is to be a big soldier, and those who are lucky can achieve a fame on the horse, and those who are unlucky will die on the battlefield. If you are not a soldier, you will become a ranger, and if you commit a crime, you will be chased by the government. Even if he returned the official clothes to his hometown, the Yongye field granted by the imperial court still had to pay taxes. People are all seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, if they have a choice, how can they choose to learn martial arts and abandon literature?

Zhang Fangping was tough on his lips, but when he saw that Yizhou was written on the back, he stopped talking, and looked at this bloody fact with a more and more solemn expression, and said after a long time: "The minister heard that 'harsh government is fiercer than a tiger', but he didn't know that this loan can also kill people......"

Lu Chengqi sneered: "It's not just killing, but it's killing without seeing blood!" Presumably Zhang Qing also knows about tax avoidance, right? ”

Zhang Fangping was stunned for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is tax avoidance?" ”

"Even if the entire village puts the land under the name of the imperial court, the imperial court wants to levy agricultural taxes on these fields, and there is no way." Lu Chengqi carefully observed Zhang Fangping's expression, and sure enough, Zhang Fangping's old face showed a look of consternation.

"Your Majesty, this ...... This is not the ...... of being an official" Zhang Fangping couldn't find the words to describe this kind of "privilege" for a while, Lu Chengqi helped him and said: "Yes, this is a tax exemption that Taizu has drawn up and can enjoy when you are an official." It's just that Zhang Qing thinks that those clansmen are also officials? ”

Zhang Fangping is a typical Han person, and he is reluctant to let his parents and fellow villagers suffer. He is indeed a clean official, but he does have hundreds of acres of land under his name, which is a strange thing. Lu Chengqi doesn't have to think about it to know that these are the properties of his clansmen, and they are listed in his name in order to avoid taxes.

"Your Majesty wants to abolish Taizu's edict?" Zhang Fangping is worthy of being an old fritter in officialdom, and through Lu Chengqi's words, he understands what the little emperor is going to do.

Lu Cheng started with affection, and said reasonably: "Zhang Qing must have heard that the treasury could hardly send out money before, but according to the statistics of the household department, the land of the entire Dashun has increased by four times compared with that of Taizu, and the treasury income is decreasing year by year. If it weren't for the introduction of commercial taxes, the treasury would have been empty. Zhang Qing, tell me, why is this? ”

Zhang Fangping didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Chengqi blankly. Lu Chengqi hit the railway while it was hot: "This is all because some people are taking advantage of the loopholes of the imperial court, I pity the people, and the agricultural tax is about to be 10%, but those squires, saying that they are thinking about the country, have they ever paid a penny in taxes?" In the past, there were not many scholars in the imperial court, and the disadvantages have not yet appeared, but now there are more than 30,000 officials in Dashun, and the land under his name is not only tens of millions? In addition, the monks and Taoist priests who were issued by the imperial court had a lot of land under their names, which was even more terrifying. For a long time, Dashun will be dragged down by these so-called Qing officials, squires, and gentry. Zhang Qing, do you think what I said is true? ”

Zhang Fangping was like a demon, dumbfounded and motionless, Lu Chengqi knew that he was fighting between heaven and man. On the one hand, his own beliefs have collapsed, he thought he was a clean official, but he didn't know that he himself was the culprit; On the other hand, he subconsciously did not want to believe the words of the little emperor, but his intellect told him that it was indeed true.

Lu Chengqi shook his head, said so much, his mouth was dry, he took a sip of the teacup, and said in his heart: "How did the Song Dynasty die?" Isn't it just that these self-appointed loyal ministers fought for their own party? Hmph, want to do something right under my nose? ”

was thinking about it hatefully, when suddenly there was a "bang" that startled him. When I put down the teacup, it turned out that Zhang Fangping was already kneeling on the ground, snorting his head respectfully. Lu Chengqi frowned for a while: "Zhang Qing, what are you doing?" ”

Zhang Fangping slowly took off his official crown, put it on the ground, and said gloomily: "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, I am willing to beg for bones and return to my hometown to be a field house......

Lu Chengqi sneered: "What if you are guilty, do you want to take the burden and quit?" Where in the world is there such a good thing! I order you to go to the household department quickly, take off the land in your name, and then give me to take up the post in Tanzhou. Wouldn't it be cheaper for you to leave like this? ”

Zhang Fangping knew that the little emperor was cold and hot-hearted, trembling his body, and snorted three more heads: "Your Majesty loves you, but the ministers are deeply guilty......"

Lu Chengqi said coldly: "You know that you have made a mistake, and you have to atone for your sins through what you have done. ”

Zhang Fangping was blocked by his words, so he could only pick up the official crown again and put it on his head. At this time, Lu Chengqi picked up the royal pen and waved it: "You take this and go to the ministry to report." As for the matter of the household, you know what to do, right? ”

Zhang Fangping stood up, respectfully accepted the holy decree, and then left the vertical arch hall in a leisurely manner. After this blow, Zhang Fangping has completely lost his spirit, and for the first time, he found that in this world, either you think that you are a good person or a good person, or that you think that you are a clean official or a clean official. (To be continued.) )

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