Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 131 When Zaizi Comes, It Is Dawn

Since Duke Xuan of Lu implemented the reform of the initial tax mu, land sales in the State of Lu have been officially legalized.

As long as the newly cultivated private land is paid taxes on time, it can be officially recognized as ownership.

But even so, not everyone is willing to take the initiative to declare the newly cultivated fields.

Especially in a small place like Tuqiu, land transactions are not as frequent as in the capital Qufu, and the composition of local forces is relatively simple.

Most of Tuqiu's land transactions took place between the local wealthy families, so as long as the two families reached an agreement privately, there would be no disputes even without official notarization.

Therefore, the local Xintian naturally can not register without registration.

As long as a part of the new field's harvest is used to bribe the magistrate every year, the local magistrate will naturally turn a blind eye.

Anyway, if Xintian didn't register, it would damage the interests of the office, and the food was not in the pocket of the eunuch.

The public is the public, and the individual is the individual.

The magistrates have always distinguished between public and private.

Moreover, for the local wealthy families, if they do not declare new land, in addition to not paying taxes, they can also bear less military taxes.

Only four years after the implementation of the initial tax mu in the State of Lu, Duke Cheng of Lu, who had just succeeded to the throne, launched the reform of "Zuoqiujia" with the intention of strengthening the military power of the State of Lu.

According to the old system of the State of Lu, each plot of land usually needs to support one military chariot, four military horses, twelve cattle, three soldiers, and 72 infantry.

And Yidian can be divided into four hills.

Therefore, after "making Qiujia", the military tax originally borne by Yidian was distributed to the subordinate four hills, and the number of soldiers recruited was increased.

In the past, there were three out of four hills, but now it has become one out of one hill, and the number of infantry required to be provided by each hill has also increased.

If these aristocratic families declare the new land in a proper manner, not only will they have to hand over one-tenth of their income to the country, but they will also have to bear a lot of military taxes.

If calculated according to the number of acres of Tuqiu field reported by spring plowing, the local field area is less than Sanqiu.

Therefore, during wartime, the local area can provide up to three soldiers, sixty infantry, plus some cattle and horses, which is very interesting.

However, if the statistics are based on the actual number, the military tax paid by Tuqiu will be doubled directly. In addition, an additional chariot will have to be supported.

This increase and decrease is a lot of money.

And these families concealed the population in order to avoid corvee.

The "Zhou Rituals" stipulates that adult men between the ages of 60 and 20 must work for the state for three days every year.

It's just that there are almost no countries that can honestly implement this regulation.

When the country encounters emergencies, it often happens that people are mobilized for temporary service.

Those poor and small households have no connections, so they can only honestly serve corvee and apply for new land.

And wealthy families like the Sang family, Yang family, and Yu family naturally avoid corvee if they can. Of course, they pay less and never more taxes, and they definitely don’t pay taxes if they can’t.

Most of the local subordinates are also held by members of these big clans. These positions are hereditary, and the wealthy clans naturally cover the sky with one hand in the local area.

However, the successive magistrates sent by the public office adhered to the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less, and one thing less is worse than nothing.

Therefore, since the implementation of the first tax mu for a hundred years, everyone has gotten along in harmony.

But what these wealthy families did not expect was that this place would be awarded to others by the monarch.

Zaiyu and them were not related, so naturally he didn't continue to indulge their thoughts.

As soon as he came up, he gave them three blows, which seemed to scare this group of old men who were used to domineering in the local area.

When Zaiyu took office this time, he brought a total of 30 armored infantry, plus three chariots and twelve elite soldiers sent to him by Mengsun Heji, as well as eight defeated Ju people who were eager to make meritorious deeds.

And Tuqiu City can only gather three armored soldiers if it is full of battles. If there is a real fight, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

And even if they can drive Zaiyu out of the city, when the time comes, a hat of committing a rebellion will be removed, and the next time it will be the regular army of the State of Lu who will come to suppress the rebellion.

These aristocratic families are not barefoot savages outside the city. Everyone has a family and business in Tuqiu. They really dare not confront Zai Yu head-on unless they have to.

Each of them said nothing, calculating in their hearts how much profit they should sell in order to minimize the loss.

Zai Yu looked at their indecisive looks, knowing that this group of people would not cry when they saw the coffin, so he asked directly.

"Zigao, you have always been familiar with etiquette, tell me, how should we deal with the concealment of Xintian and population according to the laws of our country?"

Gao Chai came to Zaiyu, bowed down and said: "Report to the lord! According to the law, the first crime should be punished, and the corpse should be exposed in the market, and the punishment will be severely punished! Servants will be sentenced to imprisonment for three hundred miles! Sentenced to the punishment of ink, demoted to criminals! All his property will be confiscated!"

"what?"

As soon as these words came out, the patriarchs and officials, who were already trembling with fear, knelt down in unison.

They didn't care about many etiquettes, they just grabbed the ground with their heads, bleeding from their foreheads.

"My lord, forgive me! I don't know about those fields that were concealed!"

Zaiyu said unhurriedly: "You don't need to know Tiandi, but you don't know that there are hundreds of people in your family suddenly?"

"me……"

"Lord, lord, lord... We, the common people of Tuqiu, have already belonged to your name, and it is not appropriate to carry out public punishment!"

"If you want to move, it should be the method of moving the family!"

Mobilization law?
This is what you said!
Zai Yu chuckled and winked at Ran Qiu.

Ran Qiu understood, and immediately took a dozen hemp ropes prepared in advance, and distributed one to each of them.

When this group of people saw the hemp rope, their faces turned pale with fright.

"My lord, my lord... what is the meaning of this?"

Zai Yu said: "You should know that my teacher is Confucius from Qufu.

The master taught me "Rites" before, and there is a saying in "Rites", which is called: "Punishment is not as good as a doctor, and etiquette is not inferior to a common man..."

Hearing this, half of the stone hanging in the hearts of the subordinate officials and villagers was put down, but soon, their hearts were raised again.

Zai Yu said: "I used to think that this sentence meant: the punishment should not be imposed on the doctor, and the etiquette should not be imposed on the common people.

But the Master told me: that is not the case.Whoever governs a gentleman, uses etiquette to restrain his heart, because he is classified as a person with integrity.

Therefore, in ancient times, some officials who committed the crime of dishonesty and uncleanness were dismissed and exiled. They were not called exiled because of dishonesty and uncleanness, but were called "簠guibuji".

Those who commit the crime of prostitution or indiscrimination between men and women are not called prostitution or indiscriminateness, but are called 'unrepairing the curtain'.

If someone commits the crime of infidelity, it is not called infidelity to the superior, but is called "the minister's festival is not written".

Those who commit the crime of being weak, incompetent or incompetent are not called incompetent or incompetent, but called "incompetent officials".

If there is a crime of violating the laws and regulations of the country, it is not called violating the laws and regulations of the country, but it is called "acting without invitation".

That is to say, it is not that doctors who commit crimes are not punished, but because doctors are people who know how to be honest and righteous, and it is not appropriate to use the name of punishment to humiliate them.

The king did not specially send someone to torture the doctor who committed a serious crime. He just sent someone to say: You are to blame for this, doctor. I have already treated you politely.

After hearing this passage, the doctor would naturally face the north and bow down to accept the king's order, then kneel down and commit suicide with a horizontal sword.

Therefore, even if a doctor cannot be punished, and a doctor commits a crime, he cannot escape punishment. This is the result of enlightenment.

The so-called etiquette is not inferior to the common people, because the common people are busy with their livelihood and cannot learn etiquette well, so they cannot be required to have complete etiquette. "

With a smile on his face, Zai Yu swept across their terrified faces, got up slowly and said: "Since I am learning art from my master, I will naturally use it after I have learned something.

Although you are not doctors, you are still famous people in Tuqiu, so even if you make a mistake, I don't have the heart to humiliate you.

Since you ask me to punish you with family law, then I will imitate the ancient holy kings and give you a hemp rope. "

Then, Zai Yu pointed to a dozen flagpoles temporarily erected outside the door and said, "Did you see those flagpoles? You can choose one you like at will.

It is all your fault for causing the current situation.Now, I have been polite to you.Next, it's up to you. "

　As I said, I wanted tickets, but I didn't get them.This situation is caused by the readers themselves.Now, I'm already being polite to my readers.Next, it's up to you.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)