Ma Ye didn't seem to notice the subtle change in Liu Han's attitude, but he also stopped to take a sip of tea before continuing: "The emperor has no one, this new tax system is in a hurry, originally after the salt tax reform in Yangzhou, it should be withdrawn, and after two or three years, a new tax system will be introduced."

But the emperor was too anxious, and he launched it now, so he asked two people, Gu Wei to carry it out, and Gu Wei was reluctant, he knew that it was powerful, and anyone who touched the interests of the Shi clan would be attacked by the Shi clan in the world.

And Gu Wei, his situation is more complicated, I look at Gu Wei, his person is in a forbearance, Gu Wei has been famous all over the world for more than ten years, but he has always been unexpected, only to find the history of the Taishi Mansion, it is said that the Taishi Pan Chain has recommended to the first emperor several times, but the first emperor has never been moved, when today's son ascended the throne, Pan Chain controlled the Taishi Mansion, Gu Wei was reused, and once took charge of the degree of support Cao.

But Gu Wei didn't expect that after Pan Lian took control of Shangshutai, his power expanded wildly, attracting the attention of the emperor, and as a result, Gu Wei had little hope of entering Shangshutai, so Gu Wei had a firm heart to implement the new tax system, otherwise, Gu Wei would have acted a long time ago, so why delay for a few months. ”

Liu Han looked at Ma Ye, and his heart became more and more strange, this guy felt Gu Wei's mind quite accurately, which was also his judgment of Gu Wei, which was why he was reluctant to meddle in the new tax system, and only did something to beat the side drum.

Ju Yu and Gu Wei, he can't believe it, one of these two is to catch ducks on the shelves, and the other is lustful for power, if he intervenes, what will happen in the future, the two of them will push the matter on him, and he will go up there to shout injustice.

He stayed by Gu Wei's side every day, and there was an old Huang behind him, so he saw the black smoke miasma in Yangzhou, where did Ma Ye learn about it?

"The two adults have two ideas, but whatever they think, they are already in this boat, and whether they want to or not, they have to get this new tax system down, and it has to succeed. ”

"My lord is right...."Ma Ye put down the teacup, and as he spoke, his mustache shook and trembled, and his small eyes were a little mocking.

Liu Han interrupted him: "However, I don't understand why Brother Ma said this to me, you know, I am also on this boat." ”

Ma Ye shook his head and said meaningfully: "Brother Liu is not on this boat. ”

Liu Han also smiled and asked rhetorically, "How can you see it?"

"Brother Liu is on the boat, and he is not on the boat, isn't that so?" Ma Ye asked rhetorically.

Liu Han smiled faintly, didn't continue the riddle conversation, and asked directly: "However, I'm a little curious, Brother Ma said so much, but I didn't understand, the more I listened, the more confused I became?"

Ma Yepi said with a smile: "I said so much, in fact, just one meaning, whether the new tax system can be implemented or not, it is not yet known, the new tax system has two results, one is the chaos in the world, and the other is the great rule of the world, all the results depend on how to win people." ”

Liu Han smiled dryly, took a sip of tea, and said in a deep voice: "I still don't understand." ”

"This time we went to two counties, and these two counties are not very active in implementing the new tax system, and they are not wronged at all in terms of prevarication. ”

"This is natural, Lord Ju and Master Gu have expected it a long time ago. Liu Han became more and more strange in his heart, what does this Ma Ye mean, he analyzed a lot, it seems to have some content, but what is the purpose?

"Under the new tax system, those with less land will pay less grain, and those with more land will pay more grain, and all miscellaneous labor will be abolished, and all taxes will be converted into silver. Ma Ye said calmly, these are the contents of the new tax system, the implementation of the new tax system, the first thing is to count all the dingkou, and then to measure the land, count the taxes of the past ten years, and spread them into the acres with the average tax of ten years.

"The idea of the tax system is very good, but there are too many loopholes in it, Yangzhou is okay, Yangzhou is rich, the business is developed, and there are fewer displaced people, and Jizhou and Qingzhou and other places, there are many displaced people, in the past ten years, the tax is getting less and less year by year, so, according to this calculation, the tax in Jizhou will be much lower than Yangzhou. ”

Liu Han lowered his head and thought about it, and felt that what Ma Ye said made sense, the Liumin of the Great Jin Dynasty wanted to merge several states such as Jizhou and Qingzhou, and the land annexation of these states was very powerful, ninety percent of the land was in the hands of the Shi clan gatekeepers, and the tax revenue of the imperial court was getting less and less year by year, and in the past ten years, the tax revenue of Jizhou, which is known as the granary, could not catch up with Yuzhou.

"This is the first," Ma Ye continued: "The second is the field, the land has good land and barren, in Yangzhou there are more rice fields and mulberry fields, the fertile fields can harvest two to three stones of rice every year, almost only about one stone, the imperial court will evenly distribute Ding Yin into these fields, which is unfair to the small people." ”

Liu Han only listened to half of it and understood, Ma Ye was right, due to the haste of preparation, these details were ignored, the tax was averaged to each mu of field, which is good for fields with high yields, but it is unfair for those with low yields, and they may pay more than before.

"That's right," Liu Han nodded and said, "This design is indeed sloppy, and it has not been refined. ”

"Also, when calculating the population, in the past, the scholars had a large number of shaded households, but now if they do not collect a poll tax, but collect taxes according to the acres of land, the influence of the scholars is huge, and it is almost digging up the roots of the scholars, so the scholars are bound to resist strongly, and the implementation of the new tax system is bound to be full of resistance. Yangzhou looks calm now, but in fact it is full of murderous opportunities, and if you are not careful, I am afraid that you will be crushed. ”

Liu Han didn't speak, this can speak, it is superfluous, he gently fiddled with the lid of the cup, the tea was steaming, and the hot water vapor was pushed aside.

The room fell into silence for a while, and Liu Han was still pondering, what is the purpose of these three people falling to the ground today, persuading themselves?

"Brother Ma said it well," Liu Han opened his mouth to break the silence, looked at Ma Ye and said: "Actually, these are small problems, Master Gu goes down, I believe he can also see these problems, and he will naturally make adjustments. ”

Ma Ye and Shi Kai Longzheng glanced at each other, Shi Kai smiled: "But this new tax system is beneficial to the court and the people, I heard that the adults are presiding over the recruitment, although we are not virtuous, but we also want to serve the court." ”

Liu Han was very surprised, he said so much, it turned out that he was thinking about this, it was not simple, isn't this training, just add three.

"My lord, we don't mean to join your training class, we mean that Hongxu and Zitai want to go to the county guard, and as for me, I want to go to Tiger Benwei. Ma Ye said lightly.

Liu Han was slightly stunned, looking at the three of them with some confusion, obviously puzzled.

"The county guard is fine, but Hu Benwei?" Liu Han looked at Ma Ye, the meaning was obvious, why.

"I know that it is difficult for the Tiger Benwei to enter, in fact, whether to join the Tiger Benwei or not, it's nothing, what I want is to follow Brother Liu. Ma Ye said solemnly.

Liu Han was greatly surprised, could it be that he finally had the spirit of a king, the tiger's body was shaken, and the heroes of the world returned? This is not nonsense!

"I, Ma Ye, was enlightened at the age of five, practiced martial arts at the age of five, read through the Taoist classics at the age of eighteen, broke through the mirror and entered the martial arts at the age of twenty-five, and now I am forty-four, and the martial artist is a four-grade cultivator," Ma Ye said, his expression was a little colorful, but also a little sad: "I went to the imperial capital at the age of twenty, and left the imperial capital at the age of twenty-four. ”

Ma Ye raised his head proudly, but Liu Han saw a deep loneliness and loss in his eyes.

"Brother Ma can take a fancy to me Liu Han, it's really a blessing in three lives, but I Liu Han thinks that his talent is not as high as General Qiu Yunqiu, he is not as brave as Fang Hui Duan Chang, power, not to mention, my Tiger Benwei fake captain, power is only as big as a sesame seed. ”

Ma Ye smiled slightly: "Yes, now Brother Liu is still a dragon trapped in the shallows, but a dragon is a dragon, destined to soar for nine days and travel all over the world." ”

"Hahaha. Liu Han laughed dryly: "Brother Ma is serious, I'm just a little person who wants to protect himself, Brother Ma is cautious." ”

Ma Ye smiled, did not explain and changed his words, and still said to himself: "Lord Liu was not in Ma's eyes at first, but someone reminded me to inquire about what the adults did during this time, so I want to go the way of adults and find a career." ”

Walking the doorway, which is a euphemism, is actually worshipping under the door and becoming a protégé.

But Liu Han noticed another thing, so he asked with a smile, "I don't know who that friend is?"

"Brother Liu has seen it, Brother Liu Rong will sell it and keep it secret for the time being. Ma Ye smiled meaningfully.

Shi Kai and Long Zheng looked at the two of them, the more they listened, the more surprised they became, obviously the two of them didn't know much about Ma Ye before, but now that they listened, their eyes were different when they looked at Ma Ye.

"Unexpectedly, Brother Ma is both civil and military. "Long Zheng is very envious, he doesn't know martial arts, he doesn't cultivate.

"Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, Brother Ma, I have walked through so many places, admire, admire. Although Shi Kai tried to restrain himself, he still couldn't stop the stars that popped up in his eyes.

Liu Han was wondering in his heart, is this person the king of Yanping County, no, this Ma Ye is arrogant, with his understanding of the king of Yanping County, he is afraid that he will not be able to get around, and as for Xue Yu Xiao Zhao Wangye, it is even more impossible.

Could it be that person? Liu Han's vest and cold hairs stood up, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, that person should not have this need.

The man's shadow came out of his heart again, saying that he had never seen the man until now, only that time, he still covered his face.

His voice and figure are all imprinted in his mind, but he has never met him in Yangzhou for so long.

That person shouldn't have left Yangzhou yet.

This feeling is very strong, but he just can't find this person in Yangzhou.

Liu Han looked at Ma Ye, Ma Ye smiled, his little eyes rolled, and he understood that with Shi Kailong Zheng, he would definitely not say it.

"Although Brother Ma has a martial arts cultivation, it is still not for me to decide to join the Tiger Benwei, the Tiger Benwei is the emperor's pro-army, and he performs secret missions for the imperial court, so if he wants to join the Tiger Benwei, it must be reviewed by the palace, and the palace makes a book, and the procedures are very complicated, so if Brother Ma does not dislike it, he will stay by his side for the time being, as for the position, let me think about it again, what does Brother Ma think?"

"Done. Ma Ye agreed, and Liu Han said to Shi Kai and Long Zheng: "The two of you want to enter the Yangzhou County Guard, but you can't hide it, and I don't have this power, this requires the consent of Lord Ju and Lord Gu." ”

As he spoke, he smiled self-deprecatingly at Ma Ye: "Look, my official is a hollow old man, and he can't do anything." ”

Ma Ye and Shi Kai Long Zheng also laughed, and Long Zheng said with a smile: "It's okay, Brother Shi and I are also not here for Ju Yi or Gu Wei, I hope to follow the adults to do our part for the court in the future." ”

Liu Han was stunned again, and before he could speak, Shi Kai interjected: "The new tax system is beneficial to the court and the people, and if the scholars are not restrained, the world will suffer." ”

"Although tens of millions of people are gone," Long Zheng's expression was slightly excited: "Even in the future, we will be like those predecessors of the King of Zhaoyang County, and we will not hesitate to do it." ”

"Okay!" Liu Han shouted, and the actions of these two people today made him change his understanding of them: "The scholar is angry and scolds Fang Xuan; young people should have the ambition to stabilize the country, so why not be afraid of the future turmoil! Since the two of them have this heart, I, Liu Han, will live up to the wait in the future! Use tea as wine and salute the three." ”

The four of them raised their glasses, then looked at each other and smiled.

Liu Han opened his mouth to introduce the letter sent back by Gu Wei, after all, Gu Wei was only a deputy envoy, and the major incident was still reported to Ju Yu.

But the strange thing is that Gu Wei's letter was written in detail, no matter how big or small, it was all reported to Ju Yu, and by the way, he also told Liu Han.

Liu Han didn't feel anything at first, but then he felt that something was wrong with the taste, so he excused himself from watching it under the pretext that it was not his duty.

But just what I have seen is enough to talk to Ma Ye and the three of them, in fact, most of what Ma Ye said, when Gu Wei was inspecting below, most of them had already been noticed, but the matter was complicated, and he had not yet come up with a way to correct it.

From the new tax system to the great victory in Liangzhou, Liu Han didn't want to tell the truth, but just praised a few words from the imperial court's mansion, but Ma Ye didn't have so much scruples and directly criticized the court for being mean.

"The crisis in Liangzhou is actually due to the fact that the imperial court sent a large number of people from Liangzhou to Yongzhou to the north, which caused Liangzhou to be empty and gave the Tubo people an opportunity. ”

"That's right," Liu Han nodded: " This time we are lucky, the Tubo people invaded Liangzhou this time, there are two purposes, one is to try, find out the reality of Liangzhou, since the war with Tubo, I have not used the sword for more than ten years, how is the combat effectiveness of the Jin army, and the intention of the current imperial court, to find out; the second is the Western Regions, I always think that in the past two years, the strategic direction of Tubo should be the Western Regions, but the countries of the Western Regions faced by Tubo are vigilant against Tubo, Tubo took the initiative to provoke a war against the Great Jin Dynasty this time, he must have transferred the troops of the Western Front with great fanfare, and then secretly transferred back to launch a surprise attack on the countries of the Western Regions, as long as one country is broken, the countries of the Western Regions will be in trouble。

This time, we are lucky, if the main force of Tubo invades Liangzhou, Liangzhou may have been lost now. ”

After finishing speaking, Ma Ye and the three of them did not doubt it, especially Ma Ye, who sighed heavily, and Long Zheng smiled reluctantly: "Fortunately, God is still on our side." ”

Liu Han shook his head with a serious expression: "Actually, if you win this time, it is better to lose, the price of victory is too small, in the future, when Liangzhou is facing a crisis, the princes of the imperial court are afraid that this will be used as a reason to refuse to increase troops to Liangzhou." ”

"Brother Liu's words are reasonable," Ma Ye nodded approvingly: "The people of Liangzhou are already dissatisfied with the imperial court, after this incident, the people of Liangzhou are even more dissatisfied with the imperial court, before, when Qiuyun was in Liangzhou, for the interests of Liangzhou, he fought with the imperial court several times, so Qiuyun got the support of the people of Liangzhou, but after replacing Duanmu Zheng, Duanmu Zheng did not have Qiuyun's prestige, and did not dare to fight with the imperial court, this war exposed his weakness even more, and Liangzhou will have many events in the future." ”

Liu Han was slightly surprised, he didn't know much about these, and in his contact with Qiuyun, he didn't feel that Qiuyun took much care of Liangzhou.

But he didn't easily deny Ma Ye's judgment, he just said calmly: "This judgment is reasonable, but Qiuyun is in the imperial court, and Liangzhou can't be in chaos." ”

Ma Ye also nodded in agreement, Shi Kai and Long Zheng couldn't interject at all, the two of them only had the listener's share, Liu Han didn't want the two of them to feel cold, so he changed the topic.

"When you become a ruler in the future, you must be a good official, but don't be a clean official. Liu Han said.

Shi Kailongzheng was greatly surprised, and Shi Kai was very dissatisfied: "What do you mean, my lord? Could it be that it is beneficial to the people of the society to be a corrupt official like Sheng Huai?"

Liu Han smiled and shook his head: "The trick of being an official is to be in the same dust as the light, the most taboo in officialdom is to be a maverick, yes, being a clean official, you have a good reputation, but the problem is that you have also become a thorn in the side of your colleagues, and there are traps on the road of officialdom at any time, so either you will be at the low level for a long time, or you will be finished soon, and all your ambitions will not have a chance to be displayed."

So, don't be a clean official. However, not only is it a clean official, but it does not mean that you should be a corrupt official like Shenghuai, as for what to do when you fall to the ground, you will taste it slowly in the future, I will send you four words, the unity of knowledge and action.

In addition, it is recommended that you take a look at the barter chapter in the Taoist scriptures, you must know that the affairs of the world, in fact, to put it bluntly, is an exchange of interests. ”

These words were a bit shocking, but Ma Ye nodded frequently, Shi Kailong Zheng felt a little subversive of the worldview, and the image of the Liu family was crumbling.

Ma Ye sighed softly: "Brother Liu is right, if you want to display your ambitions, you must first survive by yourself, otherwise everything is not to be discussed, what Brother Liu means is not to be maverick, as for whether you are a clean official or not, you don't have to care like that." ”

"However, there must be a bottom line, and while keeping the original intention, we must know how to be flexible. Liu Han felt that it was still necessary to explain that if these two young people really ran away to be corrupt officials, it was not his original intention.

Shi Kai and Long Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and the image of the Liu family was temporarily stable.

A few people gossiped again, Liu Han saw that the time was not early, so he got up and said goodbye, telling the three of them to report to Xingyuan tomorrow at the latest, and as for their final destination, he tried his best to fight for them.

To Liu Han's surprise, the three of them came over with their luggage in the evening, and Ma Ye jokingly said that since he decided to join, he would come over early and save a day's room money.

In Xingyuan, there are still empty rooms, Shi Kailong Zheng and the two live in one room, and Ma Ye lives alone, Ma Ye found an opportunity and whispered to Liu Han: "The prince asked me to say hello to Mr." ”

Liu Han was shocked, he immediately understood, Ma Ye, King Qin's people!

(End of chapter)