Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 138 Discussing politics like a child's play? (seeking subscription)

Yao Jia's weight is not insignificant.

One of the nine ministers of the imperial court.

But his every word, every sentence, every sentence is serious, seemingly reasonable and well-founded refutation, but in fact he completely negates what Hua Fu said, quietly setting the tone for political reform.

The speaking skill is real.

Originally, after the debate between Huafu and Zheng Guo, the trend of reforming the land policy had long since stopped, but with Yao Jia's words, the trend of reforming the land policy regained its advantage.

What's even more shocking is.

Yao Jia's words made it impossible to deny, and even couldn't find too many questions.

He didn't express his suggestion clearly, nor did he express his support for the eldest son. He just mentioned a little that the eldest son's Tianzheng should not be long-term, but his words and deeds, the whole process said that he should act urgently and act cheaply.

How to act?

Naturally, it is a short-term effective method.

But if it can work in a short time, the eldest son will mention it right now.

Yao Jia didn't say a single word about supporting the eldest son, but he supported the eldest son with every word. This kind of eloquence is worthy of being a famous person who lobbied the six countries back then.

After Yao Jia's stirring up, the form of the court has been reversed in an instant.

Hua Fu's complexion was extremely ugly.

He fixed his eyes on Yao Jia, as if he wanted to see through him.

Yao Jia took it calmly.

Unobtrusive.

"I think it's inappropriate." Yang Duanhe got up and broke the discussion about raising the hall.

He said loudly:

"Everything that I have said makes sense."

"But does it make sense?"

"I don't agree with you, however."

"At present, the current controversy in the court is whether or not to implement the 'Making the Head of Guizhou from the Real Estate'. Most of the memorials of the Manchu ministers are strongly recommended, but I have only heard the benefits of this decree in the past few days. Is it true? There are no disadvantages in this decree?"

"I don't believe it."

"I wonder who can tell me the disadvantages?"

Silence.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Yang Duanhe sneered and said:

"Since you don't say it, then I will."

"It seems that Qianshou's self-realization of land seems good, but whether you have overlooked a problem, Qianshou took the initiative to report the land, and the Qianshou who lost the land would naturally report the truth, and the local tycoons would actually report the truth, but after all this, Guishou completely lost When he got the fields, Hao Qiang got the fields as he wished."

"Isn't this condoning land annexation?"

"Great Qin established the country by law, how can it tolerate local lawlessness?"

"The law cannot be surpassed!"

"Furthermore."

"What do you suggest?"

"It's even more absurd to ask Qianshou, who lost the land, to plant official land."

"All the output of the official land belongs to the imperial court. If the head of Guizhou lost the land to cultivate it, wouldn't it be a waste of the power of the Qin Dynasty to support local tyrants and corrupt officials?"

"Since the founding of the country, the imperial court has continued to govern."

"And every major policy is extremely expensive, and now you are advocating that you will cut off your own arm. If things go on like this, Daqin will only become weaker and weaker. When the court cannot make ends meet, the world suddenly changes, or the Xiongnu and Baiyue invade. Wouldn't the court do nothing?" Powerless to parry?"

"How is this possible?"

"Your proposal is not a strategy to slow down the army, but a strategy to exhaust Qin!"

"If this is carried out, Great Qin will be in danger!"

At this time.

Kong Yu finally spoke.

He said:
"There is a saying in "The Analects of Confucius": If there is enough food and enough soldiers, the people will believe in it."

"Whether it is governing the country or offering sacrifices, sufficient food should be at the forefront, and sufficient food corresponds to human survival."

"At the moment, Qianshou is almost unable to survive."

"The imperial court should not carry out all kinds of calculations, but should solve the survival problems of the people."

"Indeed."

"There are pros and cons to everything."

"What Yang Yushi said is not unreasonable."

"But Yang Yushi knows that before the world was unified, the population of Daqin already accounted for half of the world. At that time, Qin's land accounted for less than [-]% of the world, and with less than [-]% of the land, it was able to support half of the world's population. What a great achievement?"

"Today, there is an unification, and the people live in peace."

"And Your Majesty moved a large number of nobles from the six countries to Xianyang. Does this mean that the population of Shandong, which is already underpopulated, is less populated?"

"The counties and counties in Shandong are actually sparsely populated!"

"Most of the official land is idle."

"Why not hand over the unproductive official land to Qianshou Shitian?"

"If the imperial court is unwilling, the people can be encouraged to open up wasteland. Given the current situation in Shandong, as long as the open up is allowed, the people probably won't die."

"But the imperial court must reduce the burden on the people."

"Otherwise, everyone will be burdened with hundreds of acres of land rent and tax to open up wasteland, and everyone will be overwhelmed, so how can they have the heart to open up wasteland?"

"in this way."

"Improve the head of Guizhou from the rear of Shitian."

"The government has not reduced the tax, and even increased the tax. The official land of the imperial court still belongs to the imperial court. Everyone gets what they need. Why not do it?"

Kong Yu's voice just fell.

Zheng Guo stood up and cursed angrily: "Kong Yu, don't talk nonsense here. With your ability, you are worthy of being called a celebrity? It's a shame for a celebrity."

Holly's face is red.

Angrily said:
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated."

"What's wrong with what I said?"

Zheng Guo shouted:

"What's the problem?"

"Everything you say is wrong!"

"Daqin can support half of the world's people with less than [-]% of the land, because Daqin has two big granaries in Bashu and Guanzhong. How can this be compared with the six places in Shandong?"

"Shandong has a vast land and few people, which is even more nonsense."

"Except for Zhao and Chu, among the six countries that were destroyed, how could the other four countries have resisted on a large scale? Their population has not decreased too much at all. After the Great Qin unified the world, the population of all counties and counties has actually increased rapidly."

"and"

"There are not many arable fields in the world!"

"Otherwise, why is the land annexation in Shandong counties so serious?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"As for land reclamation."

"Ha ha."

"Kong Yu, have you ever been to the fields?"

"From the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, whether it is Qin or other princes, when the people opened up wasteland, the government must promise not to collect tax for three years, because the fields that are suitable for cultivation have long been cultivated by the people, and only those that are not suitable for cultivation will be opened up."

"even so."

"There are very few people who dare to open up wasteland over the years."

"Why?"

"Because land reclamation mostly does not see a harvest for several years, and there is no harvest for several years, how can anyone dare to open land when they can't get enough to eat?"

"Your words are outrageously stupid."

All the courtiers also roared with laughter.

Kong Yu's face turned red, and he argued: "I'm just making an example, how could I not know this? Zheng Guo, how can you take the joke seriously?"

"Isn't this hurting me?"

Zheng Guo snorted coldly, unmoved.

This Kong Yu is obviously ridiculous, but he always pretends to be compassionate, and he likes to point fingers without shame. If he didn't bear the name of Confucius, the name of Wentong Jun would not be on his head.

Completely incompetent!

see.

Zixiang secretly sighed.

Before he came, he told his brother many times not to say anything casually.

This matter has nothing to do with them, this is a dispute between courtiers, and they don't need to get involved in it.

It's just that my elder brother is not capable, but he prefers to show off. When he has some ideas in his heart, he rushes to show off, and he immediately loses all face.

But Kong Yu is his elder brother after all.

He can't help it.

Zixiang said:
"My brother didn't mean that."

"But what Yang Yushi said is indeed inappropriate."

"As Yao Fengchang said, Tianzheng is only a temporary emergency, not a long-term strategy. Therefore, even if the official land is leased to Qianshou, the government will not lose too much. When the land system is known to the world, it may not be possible to take the official land. return."

"This time the land administration will be changed."

"Essentially, it's an emergency policy."

"Why do you need to be so calculating?"

"As long as Guishou can have fields to cultivate, guarantee their daily life, and keep them from making trouble, this policy is a good policy."

"Although it will harm the court in the early stage, in the long run, it will do more good than harm to the court."

heard.

All the doctors cheered in unison.

Many courtiers echoed:
"Well said."

"This time Tianzheng is an emergency policy, why should we care so much?"

"As long as the place can be stabilized, and when the imperial court is free to investigate the local officials, and clean up the moth officials in the local area, this land administration will naturally come to an end."

"This loss is acceptable."

"."

a time.

Many courtiers began to express their views.

They all agreed to implement the temporary new land policy.

When the scene is one-sided.

Li Si got up.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is right."

"Ting Wei said it all." Ying Zheng said calmly.

Li Si made a bow.

Then he turned around and looked at Baiguan.

In a cold voice:
"Today's discussion of politics should have been reported by the old prime minister, but Dr. Zhou Qingchen made a presumptuous statement, which in turn triggered a private fight among the subsequent people."

"Qin Zheng has his own laws, how can he act like this?"

"Zhou Qingchen should be punished!"

"Regarding the matter of Tianzheng this time, Li Si thinks it is unusual."

"The wind and rain are like darkness, and the rooster crows endlessly."

"Tian Zheng's incident happened suddenly."

"There is still an undercurrent of wind and rain like darkness."

"The so-called hurricane started at the end of Qingping, but the fierceness is really inexplicable. It's just that the land annexation is true, and the court should not let it continue to spread into disasters."

"The speeches of the people just now, private fighting is far greater than discussing politics."

"The truth didn't become clearer and clearer. Instead, all kinds of confusion made people more confused about Tian Zheng's affairs. Moreover, many courtiers made rash decisions based on the opinions of a few people. How can government affairs be so sloppy?"

Li Si's tone was not strong.

But every word and sentence made everyone break out in cold sweat.

Yao Jia also looked up at Li Si.

Lis continued:
"Some people said that Tianzheng is just an emergency policy."

"It's absurd!"

"Tian Zheng is backed by laws."

"Is it possible to directly characterize a sentence of emergency policy?"

"The court said it was an emergency policy, would the local head of Guizhou think so? Would the powerful local families think so too?"

"Tian orders."

"It means that the annexation of powerful families is legal."

"Even if the Tianzheng is abolished at that time, the deeds they hold are still legal. If they have not violated the law, what reason does the court have to forcibly take it back?"

"Do you rely on changes from day to day?"

"Furthermore."

"It has been several years since the nobles of the six countries moved to Xianyang, but have you seen them decline more and more in these years? Who dares to say that they are not supported by annexing people's fields?"

"Modify Tian Zheng."

"Isn't it helping the restoration of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms?"

"There are so many thorny issues that need to be solved urgently, but you are here talking about other things, blatantly putting yourself in a private fight."

"Isn't this just treating politics as a trifle?"

"How ridiculous!!!"

(End of this chapter)