Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1043

"That's a bad word!"

Before Sun Xiuren could stand still or even enter the main hall, the voice had already reached him.

As soon as he heard this, Lu Zhi's expression immediately changed. He frowned, and an imperceptible disgust flashed in his eyes. Then he looked back and saw Sun Xiu walking in with Shi Shiran.

Sun Xiu raised his hands towards Chen Zhigong, saluted, and then said: "General Qi, my subordinates are here to report the situation. There are lectures all over Youzhou. Many people are aware of the righteousness. The nonsense of Buddhism The older generation is gradually being squeezed out, clarifying a state is really the right way!"

"That's wrong!" After Sun Xiu finished speaking, Lu Zhi couldn't even wait for Chen Zhi to speak, so he also sent these four words, and then said, "Sun Jun, you are the heir of Wu Dou Mi, or you have a deep understanding of Buddhism. Misunderstanding, the righteousness of Buddhism has its own mysteries, and there is a great way in the discussion, why should we be so hostile? Moreover, the people know a lot, but there are also many variables. Let them know the situation of foreign enemies, but it will breed fear. What if? At that time, barbarians invaded again, and they thought too much. Before the enemy came, people fled and became refugees!"

Speaking of this, he turned around and bowed his hands to Chen Zhigong, who was at the top, and said earnestly: "The general has planned for several years and has absorbed more than 20 refugees. If these people are ignorant, they will work in the fields. If they know the situation in the north, they will It's hard to decide in my heart. When Shile goes north, some people are afraid; when the Xiongnu goes eastward, some people retreat; when Xianbei goes south, some people lead the way. They are the root of chaos in the state, so please stop them!"

Sun Xiu didn't wait for Chen Zhi to speak, and asked with a smile: "The meaning of Lu Jun's words is that he is looking down on the common people. Could it be that the people will be cunning if they know it? Will they retreat when encountering trouble? Want to get married when they see the benefits? See the difficulties? Just avoid it? According to you, the most dangerous ones are those of us who study to learn?"

"Everyone knows who has always ruined the world. People do not become cunning because they listen to preaching and gain knowledge, but they are cunning by nature, seeing small gains and forgetting the great righteousness! Reading is the same as scholars, because they think learning comes first To establish your mind, you must first understand the principles when writing, and only then you can be a human being with virtue and conduct. The ancients said that human nature is evil, because everyone likes leisure and hates work. This is based on the ancient sages who advocate hardship and simplicity; because they like to seek advantages and avoid harm, this is based on the ancient The virtuous man advocates uprightness and integrity, but if he does not have a heart of faith today, he will be successful in his studies in the future, and it will be a harm to the world!"

When Sun Xiu heard this, she was temporarily speechless.

Lu Zhi turned to Chen Zhi and said: "The character of the people is called simplicity by good people, but it is actually ignorant and fond of evil. Some people often ridicule those who work in vain for learning, and some people are not good at working in the fields and are lazy. There are people In order to escape from their responsibilities, they raise their families and become slaves; why do some people sell their wives and daughters into prostitution in order to gain money? Squandering money and enjoying something for nothing is the result of nature, and it cannot be regarded as good or evil. It is said that he was not educated at a young age, so he has the desire to feed barbarians and beasts, and his nature cannot be restrained!"

Chen Zhi listened with a serious face and looked at Lu Zhi seriously. He knew that this descendant of Lu Zhi was indeed very knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Although he was from the perspective of a noble family and did not like the rise of a poor family, what he said was also out of concern. It comes from the heart and speaks volumes.

However, this is very different from the mainstream values ​​​​of later generations, and it is not conducive to spreading it to the world. In terms of emotion and reason, Chen Zhi cannot and cannot admit this rhetoric.

Even Lu Zhi himself knew very well that these words could only be said in this hall, and he would have to change his words to another one when he went out.

However, Chen Zhi gained a new understanding of Lu Zhi's knowledge, especially his eloquence.

"Maybe it's time to start taking advantage of the family's power."

With this thought in his mind, Chen Zhi signaled Sun Xiu to be silent and said, "What Lu Jun said is true, but I have also considered it before taking this approach." Seeing Chen Zhi finally respond, Lu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, When he came this time, the family was under great pressure.

At the moment, this Youzhou aristocratic family is prosperous on the one hand, but also miserable on the other.

The continuous development of Youzhou's merchants, workshops, and mining industries, as well as Chen Zhi's interest-sharing policy, have made the family very profitable, but the economic benefits are accompanied by the division of political privileges——

Because of civil and military promotion, the humble scholars quickly climbed up, which affected the right to speak of the aristocratic family.

The martial arts exam was okay, as most of the people who could participate were children from aristocratic families. After all, it cost a person much more money to practice martial arts than to study. In comparison, the cost of the civil exam was relatively low.

There are already a large number of scholars from poor families lurking among the people. Some of them were refugees and had studied as scholars. After being selected by the civil service examination, many of them were promoted and given the so-called status of being a scholar, and enjoyed certain privileges.

These privileges include certain tax exemptions, the granting of a small amount of land, etc.

Anyway, Youzhou has a sparse population, a lot of wasteland that can be cultivated, and many empty fields. In addition, Chen Zhi's tenant farming policy has made many aristocratic families dissatisfied. Those aristocratic families either resisted or moved their families as a threat, but the land cannot be taken away. Walk.

However, in consideration of political stability and financial affluence, Chen Zhi still gave the departed family a certain amount of compensation for land expropriation.

After this operation, there are things that can be used as privileges and rewards for the children, but it also directly threatens the foundation of the family - the land!
In view of this, the task of destroying the civil and military laws, especially the civil and military laws, fell on the heads of every descendant of the aristocratic family, and Lu Zhi was no exception. Despite his impassioned speech, he looked like he had seen through all the ways in the world. , but whether it is Chen Zhi or Sun Xiu, they know very well that Lu Zhi appears here for nothing more than the word "profit" and good packaging.

Sure enough, seeing that Chen Zhi seemed to have softened his attitude and that there was room for negotiation, Lu Zhi immediately said: "There is also the tax reduction strategy of transferring children to farmland, which is also worthy of discussion. My subordinates are not saying that this method is not good, but that it should be improved. Otherwise, if it develops later, the tax reduction field of this move will expand, which may affect the overall tax rate!"

This is indeed a problem. If this policy continues to be implemented, if it is not repaired and repaired midway, it is likely to develop out of control. The officials and gentry will not pay for their food, resulting in land annexation, but...

Chen Zhi glanced at Lu Zhi in front of him, shook his head slightly, and sighed in his heart: Could it be that you, Lu Zhi, don't understand that the so-called hidden dangers of raising children are only in the future. The current restrictions on land policies and tax harvests are clearly aristocratic families. !

To put it bluntly, what Lu Zhi is worried about is that these sons will form new aristocratic families after several generations of development after acquiring the land. But having said that, the problem of land annexation is now very acute, and the root cause lies with the aristocratic families!
But this cannot be said clearly, so Chen Zhi said with a smile: "This strategy may have hidden dangers, but when we are in power, we should continue to deepen the revolution. At the moment, this strategy can mobilize the power of poor families and win the hearts of the people. If you can strengthen Youzhou's power, that's good, and you should do it. If there are hidden dangers in the future, then formulate an innovation route now, and determine a correction time before the hidden dangers break out to nip them in the bud."

(End of this chapter)