Xuande

Chapter 375
Lu Zhi firmly opposes some people's brazenness.

Lu Zhi, who had clear governance experience, was well aware of the country's ills, so he resolutely opposed tax increases.

"The taxation of the people is already very heavy. Adding the tax will make them have no way to survive. Going bankrupt and defecting to the enemy is equivalent to adding more soldiers to the Qingxu Yellow Turban and Runan Yellow Turban. While increasing, destroy them at the same time. When will they fight?"

Liu Yu also supported Lu Zhi's view that it is unwise to continue to increase taxes.

He also has experience in governing the local area, especially the experience of appeasement after the war. He knows the suffering of the people and how difficult the people's livelihood is, so he firmly opposes it.

Yuan Kai spoke at this time.

"According to the two of you, should all the officials of the court be unable to get their salaries and eat? Who will govern the country if the court officials can't eat? Who will lead the soldiers to fight? Are those ordinary people more important than officials? ?”

Liu Yu suddenly felt that this statement was ridiculous.

"With Yuan Situ's family resources, even if he never receives a salary, will he starve? With Yuan's family property, Yuan Situ's payment to the court will not affect the fine clothes and food, but ordinary people don't have that much family wealth. If you are not careful, the whole family will starve to death, has Yuan Situ seen that kind of scene?"

"Zongzheng was joking. My family has some Susukida, and I have no salary. I rely on plowing and farming, and I can hardly starve to death. But not every official's family has a field."

Yuan Kui sneered and said, "Does Zongzheng think that there are really no officials in Luoyang city who barely survive on this salary? Without salary, who will be responsible for starving to death? Do you want His Majesty to carry the starved officials on his back?" Is it notorious?"

Liu Yu dared to say that at least among those who participated in this meeting, no one would starve to death because they could not receive their official salary, but other than that...

Hard to say.

Because in Luoyang City, there are indeed those small officials who live on meager salaries. Although there are few, it cannot be said that such people do not exist.

Those petty officials who work in the humble government have no power and no one to fawn on. They stick to a salary to live, and they are also desperately searching.

If you really want to starve them to death, the problem will be big.

So Liu Yu did not refute Yuan Kui.

Yuan Kui then proposed that Liu Hong increase taxes, suffer the common people, and let Liu Hong carry the name on his own, and then dispatched troops to exterminate the Qingxu Yellow Turban and Runan Yellow Turban.

It's just a few months of work, and it must be acceptable to the people. Even if they starve to death, not many people will starve to death.

As a result, Huang Wan stood up and accused Yuan Kai of raising taxes without knowing the sufferings of the people. By then, the land of Sanhe might have a rebellion before the tax was increased.

Then the imperial court fought on two fronts?

Where did the money come from?

Where are the soldiers from?

Huang Wan resolutely disagreed with the tax increase and confronted Yuan Kai.

Yuan Kui got angry and quarreled with Huang Wan on the spot. The group of people quarreled so fiercely that no one could completely refute the other.

In the end, the first military meeting did not yield any results.

After the meeting, Liu Hong was rather annoyed, and kept complaining to Zhang Rang, saying that this group of people knew how to make trouble for him, and compared with Liu Bei who could bring him benefits, they couldn't even compare a toe.

"As long as Fan Xuande is here, I don't have to worry about so many things! The gap between people is really astounding! Hmph!"

Liu Hong was so annoyed that he threw and smashed around. It took him a while to calm down, thinking hard about how to solve this problem.

When he was troubled, a person's visit brought him a new idea.

The visitor was Liu Yan, an official of the imperial family who held the post of Taichang.

The purpose of his visit is to offer Liu Hong a strategy to calm Qingxu Huangjin and Runan Huangjin without spending much money.

"The governors and prefects bribe and buy officials. Their morals are low. They only know how to exploit the people, causing people to betray their relatives, causing a large number of people to rebel. Of course, it is impossible to expect them to suppress the rebels. They will only bring disasters to the court again and again. , embarrassing His Majesty.

Today, there are many troubles in the world, but Liangzhou is stable because Liu Bei, the clan clan, was sent to serve as the governor of the state. In the past two years, there has been no rebellion. Because of its full military and political power, it can also mobilize manpower in the face of the invasion of the Qiang and Xianbei. Crusade it with material resources.

Therefore, just appointing generals, governors, and prefects to fight against the rebellious army cannot completely solve the problem, but only delays the problem. We should follow the example of Liangzhou and select those clean and honest clansmen and important officials in the court to serve as state shepherds. To guard and stabilize the world. "

When Liu Yan saw Liu Hong, he told Liu Hong all his thoughts, which made Liu Hong fall into deep thought.

To be honest, he is really glad that he believed in Liu Bei and made that decision.

Liu Bei served as the shepherd of Liangzhou for two years and successfully quelled the rebellion in Liangzhou. So far, not only did he not ask him for money, but he even gave him money. .

Among them, Liu Bei, as a state shepherd, has full military and political power and is able to mobilize all local resources, which should be one of the important factors for his success.

Moreover, Liu Bei himself is also very capable. Whether it is fighting or governing, he can use his full capabilities. Therefore, there has never been any turmoil in the chaotic Liangzhou. Confused.

Liu Hong thought over and over again, quite hesitant.

"Xuande's role as the shepherd of Liangzhou to stabilize Liangzhou has its own peculiarities. Firstly, Liangzhou is sparsely populated, and secondly, the situation in Liangzhou is extremely dangerous. It is a fact that Xuande cannot stabilize Liangzhou if the power of the state shepherd is not handed over. Not so in the rest of the states.

For example, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, as well as Yuzhou, are densely populated places. If the state shepherd is appointed to take full responsibility, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will be born with a heart of disobedience. Xuande is loyal to me, how can it be compared with others? What about? "

Liu Yan rolled his eyes indiscriminately, and then quickly organized his words.

"What you said is certainly reasonable, so I suggest that you arrange the clan and important officials of the court to be the governor of the state. The clan is naturally loyal to your majesty and the great man. The important officials of the court are often highly respected and cherish their reputations, and they will not act recklessly and destroy their reputations."

Liu Hong hesitated for a while, and seemed to be a little shaken by Liu Yan's statement.

"What you said...is not unreasonable, but if you appoint the state pastor, will it really have a good effect?"

"With Liangzhou's precedent, what else can His Majesty doubt?"

Liu Yan said with a smile: "Liu Liangzhou's precedent is enough to prove that the appointment of the state shepherd can reduce the burden on the court, rectify the administration of officials, and punish corrupt officials. Isn't this what the big man needs?"

"Let me think about this matter carefully."

Liu Hong gave Liu Yan an ambiguous answer.

But in Liu Yan's view, this matter is a sure thing, because Liu Hong doesn't have much choice if he doesn't want to spend too much money.

So Liu Yan resigned and did not stay long.

After Liu Yan left, Liu Hong and Zhang Rang discussed the matter.

"What Liu Yan said, I think there is a little truth, but I always feel that these people cannot be compared with Xuande. Xuande is loyal to the monarch, loyal to the country, and extremely capable. What Xuande can do, Can they really do it?"

"In the final analysis, it's still a matter of money."

Zhang Rang said in a low voice: "These court officials have embezzled taxes one by one, and they have a lot of wealth, so when it's the court's turn to really use the money, there is no money to use, and now they expect the court to take out the money. I will try my best to prevent it, and if there is a tax increase, Lu Zhi and others will also oppose it, so for His Majesty, the strategy Liu Yan said may be the best strategy."

(End of this chapter)