back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 873

Speaking of this, Lu Houxu raised his head and asked seriously: "Father, can't you make an order to lower the farm tax?"

Lu Chengqi shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Xu'er, you're talking like a child! You also know, how much is our Dashun's agricultural tax? Ten percent, summer and autumn, are already very low."

"But why are they still living so hard?" Lu Houxu asked inexplicably.

Lu Chengqi replied in a deep voice: "Because they are too timid and don't trust the imperial court!"

Lu Houxu opened his eyes wide and looked at Lu Chengqi suspiciously.

"The imperial court has long issued a policy to set up a 'vacant land tax'. Landlords and gentry with many fields sold their land one after another. The Royal Bank also took over most of the land in due course. Anyone with a household registration can pay The Royal Bank borrowed money to buy private land. The policy was given to them, and the Supervision Department often went to the countryside to promote it, but they didn't believe it, so what can I do?" Lu Chengqi said helplessly.

Lu Houxu lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something, he raised his head after a long time and said, "Father, I think it's not that those tenants don't believe in the imperial court, but that they can't leave..."

"Can't go?"

Lu Chengqi felt that this was a new way of saying it, so he encouraged Lu Houxu and said, "Tell me, why can't you leave?"

"They signed the contract of sale and became long-term workers of the landlord's family. No matter how good the imperial government's policy is, they can't help them..." Lu Houxu said in a low voice.

It seemed that Lu Chengqi had been hit in the heart by a big rock, and he jumped dozens of times in a hurry, his hands were trembling, and suddenly he tightly stopped Lu Houxu's young shoulder, and asked: "Xu'er, how do you know?"

"I went to a classmate's home in Mengxue, his father told me..."

Lu Chengqi secretly felt ashamed, his son knew that governance should not be divorced from the masses, but he was always whimsical in the palace.Over the years, government affairs have become more and more complicated, and he has rarely been out of the palace.If you are not close to the people, how can you know the sufferings of the people?
"Xu'er, you did the right thing!" Lu Chengqi first praised Lu Houxu, and then admitted his mistake, "When Daddy made the policy, he neglected this group of people. They are also suffering. Maybe someone in the family is seriously ill, maybe it's because of an emergency. They only sold the land to the landlord with money, and they became long-term workers of the landlord and signed the contract of sale. As you said, no matter how good the policy is, if it is not in place, it will not benefit the people. In this regard, Dad is not as good as you !"

Lu Houxu smiled, showing his white teeth, with a few holes on them, which turned out to be in the period of tooth replacement: "Daddy, how are you going to help them?"

Lu Chengqi thought for a while and said: "The Royal Bank said that as long as you have a household registration, you can borrow money to buy land. Didn't it say whether it's a man or a woman?"

Lu Houxu was clever, so he figured it out immediately: "What does daddy mean is that the ones who signed long-term jobs with the landlords are males, not females?"

"That's what it means!" Lu Chengqi laughed, "Besides, women are no worse than men these days. In Suzhou, it's not uncommon for women to earn more than men! They know Suzhou embroidery, and embroidering a good work is worth a lot. There are a few strokes, a dozen strokes, or even hundreds of strokes. Who says women are inferior to men?"

Lu Houxu had a "body" experience, nodded seriously, and said, "Yes, yes, just like my sister, I can't beat her now!"

"Hahahaha..." Lu Chengqi laughed, the joy of having both sons and daughters is here. "So, don't underestimate women, there are some things men can't do."

Lu Houxu nodded, looking thoughtful.

"Xu'er, Daddy is very pleased that you can think about the people and understand the truth." Lu Chengqi said earnestly, "The most important thing to be an emperor is to be sensible and considerate of the people's suffering. The reason why the emperor became the emperor is not his ability It is very big, but the support of the people. If the people resent more, the court will be unstable, and the emperor will not be able to do it. Being an emperor is like sitting on the crater of a volcano. The volcano will erupt at any time. But you also have suppression Its method is not force, but promulgating policies that are beneficial to the people. The sage Fan Zhongyan once said, "Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later." Only by treating the people with kindness will the people support the court and be able to Sit firmly on the throne, do you understand?"

Lu Houxu nodded his head half-understood, but Lu Chengqi didn't know if he understood.

"A king outside and a sage inside, Dashun will not perish. Just like the Liao Kingdom, it has always wanted to occupy our Central Plains. How can we let him succeed? Between countries, it is not a child's play. If he wants to fight, we will accompany him." He hit!"

When Lu Chengqi thought of that arrogant Yelu Hongji, he couldn't help feeling angry.It's fine if I don't mess with you, but you dare to mess with me?No matter what, cut him off!
Lu Houxu had something to say this time: "Yes, Dad. The teachings in the Royal Military Academy have said that Dad is going to war, isn't it true?"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "War? With the Liao Kingdom? It depends on the timing. If the Liao Kingdom doesn't mess with us, we have no excuse to go to war. An unjust army cannot win a war." He said so in his mouth, but he said in his heart : "Yelu Yixin is really doing good things with bad intentions. If Yelu Hongji really goes to war, the Liao Kingdom might be gone!"

"Then why do the Forbidden Army have to be mobilized frequently?" Lu Houxu seemed to have some military common sense, and asked with his head tilted.

"It is imperative to be defensive!" Lu Chengqi laughed, "Didn't Mr. teach you the truth of 'If you are invincible at home, you are invulnerable to foreign patients, the country will perish'?"

"Teach me, but that's why I can't figure it out. Why don't you take the initiative to attack, the Khitan people are so bad, they have repeatedly killed my border people and plundered my property?"

Lu Chengqi said earnestly: "Your father's style is that if you don't fight, you're done. If you fight, you will beat the Liao Kingdom to death. It makes him lose his helmet and armor, makes him doubt his life, and makes the Khitan people go away. Damo... But if our teacher comes out of no name, we are not a righteous teacher. What is the difference with the Khitan people? What we have to do now is to stand upright and not give Liao any room. Once he invades, we will fight back with thunder."

Lu Houxu understood, shook his head and said: "This is what the master said, 'Whoever offends me will be punished even if he is far away?'"

"The meaning is the same, but we can't be the Han Dynasty. We need to be more open-minded. There is no difference between the Khitan people and the Han people. The bad ones are the Khitan nobles. We want to integrate the Khitan people into the Han people, and then the Han people will also graze on the grasslands. The grasslands are dominated by the Han people..."

Lu Houxu nodded, half understanding.

"This truth, you will naturally figure it out in the future. By the way, call your sister, brother, and Erniang, and our family will leave the palace in low clothes this afternoon..."

After hearing this, Lu Houxu's eyes lit up: "Daddy, is this true?"

"Really, I haven't been close to the common people for a long time, this is the most taboo for the king!"

(End of this chapter)