The prince does not fight for the heir

The Holy Majesty has long had a decree that there is no distinction between monarchs and ministers in Mingde Hall, only teachers and students.

Therefore, after all the gentlemen and students had arrived, the academician Jize took the lead and exchanged teacher-student salutes with the students below, and then started the small sutra feast.

The first speaker was the Hanlin scholar who Fu Xuechen was unfamiliar with. He introduced himself as Shang.

The opening is the sentences in "Zhou Li", "the farmer is the most important tool of the country", and "the affairs of the world, the general affairs are the most important", etc., citing scriptures, very knowledgeable, and explaining each sentence sounds very predictable.

The expressions of the several princes were different, the second prince was disdainful, the third prince was interested, the fourth prince was thoughtful, the fifth prince seemed to be distracted, and the seventh prince lacked interest.

Princess Zhiling yawned a few times quietly, Yan Siyun seemed to have read the heavens, looking at this and then that, Fu Xuechen was a little funny, she didn't know the situation before, but now it is an eye-opener, it turns out that this small sutra banquet is similar to the lecture program in the previous life , It is to let the national-level bachelors try their best to explain their political ideas in front of the princes.

After all, the princes will be named kings in the future, and even the second prince has already made the king of Qin. When these future vassals arrive in the fiefdom, they will inevitably have to intervene in the fiefdom's political affairs. The vassals knew what to do in order to conform to their ideal rule of the people.

Emperor Yuan'an held a small sutra banquet and asked these princes to attend the lectures. It is estimated that it is also laying the knowledge foundation for them to become a feudal clan in the future, so that they can't let them mess around in the fief without knowing anything.

It can't be said that Emperor Yuan'an's intentions were wrong, nor can it be said that what the gentlemen said is completely useless, even if the princes don't take it seriously, they repeat it in their ears too much, when encountering things, they will subconsciously follow the original cognition It's worth it to process and make decisions.

But in Fu Xuechen's view, the gentlemen's explanations are still a bit vague, only theories, and lack more specific things. For example, the gentlemen always say that we should pay attention to agriculture. We must pay attention to it, select talents and appoint talents, build water conservancy projects, and so on.

The theory is correct, but it is a pity that it has never touched the root cause, which is the law of the development of productive forces, and it is doomed that under the feudal system, the contradictions between landlords and farmers can only be eased, but cannot be resolved, and they cannot escape the cycle of chaos.

This Shang Hanlin's speech ended soon, and Fu Xuechen thought that it was Li Hanlin's turn next, but unexpectedly, the senior scholar Ji Zeji stood up from his seat, looked around the hall, and said loudly: "What Shang Hanlin said , I don’t know if you have any points of agreement or refutation? Your Highness the Second Prince, please say a few words.”

No, is there an on-the-spot defense for this little sutra banquet?Is it an assessment of a teacher or a student?Fu Xuechen's eyes quickly flicked around, the princes were obviously prepared, but Princess Zhiling and Yan Siyun were dumbfounded.

"Don't worry, there is a high probability that you won't be asked!"

Fu Xuechen comforted Princess Zhiling and Yan Siyun in a low voice. It was obvious that both of them were women. people.

"The army has not moved, and the food and grass go first. It can be seen that agriculture is the most important thing for the people. I agree with Mr. Shang's theory."

The second prince had no intention of arguing with the gentleman at all, and directly expressed his total agreement. He agreed, and J Ze could only let him go after being silent for a moment, and turned to the third prince: "Your Highness, do you have any different opinions?"

The third prince obviously liked this kind of academic defense, so he got up and said: "Agriculture is the foundation of the country. On this point, Yunzhi and Mr. Shang have similar views. Slightly different view..."

What Yunzhi said was that he thought it was more important to vigorously build water conservancy than to assign some wise and capable people-friendly officials to the counties and counties to supervise farming. As long as the local officials can effectively improve water conservancy Engineering, that is a good thing that will last for thousands of years, even if the officials are slightly less capable in other areas, it is acceptable.

Although Jize nodded from time to time while listening, Fu Xuechen, who had listened to his lectures in Mingde Hall, knew that this was just a habitual action of the senior scholar Jize, and it did not mean that he agreed with the third prince's views.

Sure enough, after Yunzhi finished his speech, Jize did not agree or deny, but turned directly to the next prince, Yunzhen.

Yunzhen obviously thought more than the third prince. He didn't worry about whether it is better to govern the Qingming, or to overhaul water conservancy. Instead, he raised a more realistic question, that is, land annexation has been a problem that has gradually intensified throughout the dynasties. As a monarch, if he wants to find ways to protect farmers from losing their land, he should fundamentally attach importance to agriculture.

Ji Ze nodded more frequently this time, and when Yoon-jeong finished speaking, he asked if Yoon-jeong had different ideas from his predecessors on how to protect the peasants without losing land, but Yoon-jeong shook his head and said he didn't.

Next, the fifth prince Yunqi also said a few words, but it was Yunzhen's speech that inspired him. Following Yunzhen's proposal, he tried to mention a few things, such as reducing the poll tax, building more permanent warehouses, and often clearing the house. Examples such as Yintian, in fact, these measures were used in previous dynasties, and the current dynasties are also using conventional methods, and there is nothing new.

But Ji Ze still nodded to express his approval for Yun Qi. Being able to say these specific measures at least shows that Yun Qi has done relevant homework, which is worthy of encouragement.

The Seventh Prince Yoonyou was also asked how he felt after hearing so many comments. He thought about it, and he flattered his brothers, saying that he was greatly inspired and moved, and he needed to learn a lot from them. His performance was noncommittal, and the Seventh Prince sat back happily, feeling that he had fooled himself.

However, Fu Xuechen glanced at the prince sympathetically, including the second prince. In her mind, the emperor asked all the princes to participate in the small sutra feast, and even expressed their opinions at the sutra feast. I'm afraid it's not just to keep them from messing around in the future , which presumably also includes the intention of recording their speeches and secretly observing their conduct and talents.

Those who don't work hard, behave mediocrely and confusedly, dawdle, or speak absurdly, I'm afraid they will be eliminated as candidates for the heir to the throne.

It's no wonder that the second prince has made so many military achievements, but he still can't compete for the reserve position. This man is obviously negligent in internal affairs, and when it comes to internal affairs, his performance is not as good as that of the third prince.

Master Ji's eyes suddenly shot towards the girls. Princess Zhiling and Yan Siyun were nervous for a while. Fu Xuechen thought that the other party would not call the princess or county head by name, but suddenly heard his own name.

"This Mrs. Fu Xuechen!" The Bachelor Ji said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Fu graduated from the Jinghuayuan Girls' School with excellent grades, and now he has been named by the Holy Lord and invited to enter the palace to accompany and teach the county magistrate. I think he must have real talent. Practical learning, it’s rare to see Mr. Fu today at Jingyan, could you invite Mr. Fu to show what you have learned and say a few words?”

Ah, this... Fu Xuechen secretly slandered, thinking that his name as the teacher of the girls' school might have attracted the attention of the civil servants in the court. right?
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Fu Xuechen.

Fu Xuechen was under a lot of pressure for a while, and only caught a glimpse of the slightly encouraging expression of the third prince Yunzhi of the girls' school offering wine. He didn't care about other people's reaction, so he just got up and gave a scholar salute to Ji University, and said humbly: "Mr. I am ashamed of you for being flattered! Since you have asked me, sir, I will try to say a few words, and if there are mistakes, please forgive me."

Ji Dashi was very generous: "It's no problem! Discussions in the classroom, you should speak freely!"

Fu Xuechen nodded, since you said that, then I will be blunt, and immediately said: "The previous four princes said very well, the administration of officials is clear, and the development of water conservancy is conducive to the development of agriculture, but these have not touched the fundamentals. If you really want to prolong the country, you have to take precautions and try your best to avoid the aggravation of the land annexation process."

"His Highness the Fifth Prince's suggestions are very good. Qingzhang Yintian, Changping warehouses, etc., can indeed benefit all ordinary people and slow down land mergers. It is only the pain of farmers, but also because of the large number of people and the lack of land, and the poll tax. Ding Tax..."

Poll tax has been in existence since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Together with grain tax and corvee, it is the three mountains that weigh on farmers. Each household is divided into several grades, the higher grade pays more tax, and the lower grade pays less tax.

However, in this era when the industry is not yet developed, farming is really a matter of relying on the sky. When encountering some famine years, severe droughts and floods, many fields will have no harvest, even if the imperial court reduces or exempts taxes. There is also a quota, and it is rare to be completely exempted. In order to pay taxes, many families will be forced to sell their land.

Gradually, there will be more and more farmers who lost their land, but the farmers who lost their land still have to pay poll tax and serve corvee. In order to survive, they have to mortgage themselves to rich households as tenant farmers. Pay heavy taxes and taxes, and you can also be exempted from corvee.

In this way, the land will inevitably fall into the hands of rich households, and land mergers will appear.

Fu Xuechen said a few words about his understanding of poll tax, and Jize nodded repeatedly, that's right!This is the case, and all dynasties have also seen this point, so when the times are better, the court will make a decision to reduce the tax, but it is impossible to completely exempt it. If it is fully exempted, the treasury will be empty. impossible.

Ji Ze originally planned to weigh the level of knowledge of Fu Xuechen, the teacher of the girls' school, but he didn't expect that the other party was quite familiar with the burdens on the common people, and he was even more aware of the disadvantages of the Ding Tax. Forget it, looking at the opponent's posture, they don't think much about the solutions of the past dynasties, which is interesting!
As a result, Fu Xuechen had just finished talking about Ding Tax, and after a pause, J Ze couldn't help asking, "I don't know if Mr. Fu has a good plan for this?"

Fu Xuechen smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Ji, my idea is, why don't we 'sell every man into the mu'?"

Jize was stunned: "I would like to hear the details!"

It is the most famous national policy of Emperor Yongzheng of the previous Qing Dynasty. However, all the gentry in the Darong Empire had to pay taxes, so Fu Xuechen, the later gentry, paid the grain together.

In fact, Emperor Yongzheng was not the first to create the idea of ​​spreading a small household into an acre. It was first created during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, but it failed to be effectively promoted and implemented.

Fu Xuechen immediately explained a little bit what is meant by "split Ding into Mu", which is actually very simple, that is, the total amount of poll tax collected by the empire on average every year is used as a fixed amount, and it will be distributed according to the tax ratio of each province in the coming year and in the future. Then, according to the tax payable by the province, it will continue to be apportioned according to the proportion of each household's land.

Since the land tax is apportioned according to the amount of land, it means that in the future, farmers with little land will pay less land tax, and farmers without land will not have to pay land tax. On the contrary, for rich households, the more land they own , the tax will be heavier, and if they want to annex the land, they have to consider whether they can pay enough tax.

Invisibly, this move can greatly reduce the enthusiasm of rich households to annex land, and at the same time save countless farmers who lost their land, so that they no longer have to bear the corresponding taxes when they lose their land. If you find a job, you can live on. If you can save some money, you can buy land again.

Fu Xuechen took advantage of today's opportunity to propose this national policy. In fact, she had another intention, that is, the scale of various factories opened under her and Yunzuo's names was getting bigger and bigger, and more and more full-time workers were needed. Their salaries, as benefits, have to help them calculate the tax they should pay. This amount is very large and extremely annoying.

If it is implemented, those who have no land will no longer have to pay population tax, let alone the people who enter the factory to work can relax, and even the factory can save a lot of money.

Fu Xuechen finished explaining the national policy of allotment to the mother in one breath, and the senior scholar Ji Zeji was in a trance, and the princes present were all admiring her, Princess Zhiling was full of admiration, and Yan Siyun also looked ignorant .

"Great idea! Very good! Great! Mr. Fu is a great talent!" With a residual trance expression, Jize praised Fu Xuechen, and took the lead in applauding, which immediately burst into applause from Mingde Hall.

Fu Xuechen smiled modestly: "Don't dare! It's just a small suggestion."

Although Master Ji and Shang and Li Hanlin all looked admiring and admiring, Fu Xuechen knew very well that these officials are members of a lot of land, and the first one that would be damaged by the proposal he proposed would be them. The interests of the family, including their noble family, are the same.

Exempting land-lost farmers from small taxes means that rich households who own land have to pay more taxes. Except for the emperor, who is willing to do this?Fu Xuechen proposed this kind of strategy, which is really harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself.

Therefore, Fu Xuechen didn't take the praise of Ji Ze and others to heart, but cast a look of expectation at the thoughtful fourth prince Yunzhen. If the fourth prince can become the emperor in the future, then this national policy must be up to him Come to carry out.

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