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Chapter 253 Governing a big country is like cooking small fish
In the Song Dynasty, the improvement of the status of literati reached an unprecedented peak.

The Song Dynasty was known as "ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats", and the status of literati skyrocketed.

In 960 AD, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao Mutiny and finally ascended to the throne.After more than ten years of conquests, Zhao Kuangyin successfully established the Northern Song Dynasty.

At this time, he summed up the experience of the previous dynasty. As a general, he knew that the former dynasty posed a great threat to the central government because of the control of military power by the feudal towns.For this reason, he tried his best to guard against generals, and successively adopted various measures to further concentrate military power.

In addition to restricting generals, Zhao Kuangyin also vigorously supported civilian groups during his reign.Under the influence of certain requirements, she left behind three so-called ancestral family laws, one of which was not to kill scholar-bureaucrats.

This is the world of Jin Yong's martial arts, and the history is quite different from the real history, so the original history cannot be substituted.

But in the parallel world created by Jin Yong, the literati in this world still have the same status as in the original history.

The rulers of the Song Dynasty in the peaceful era were well aware of the important role of civil servants in the political governance of the dynasty.Therefore, a new political framework and a situation of checks and balances were formed in terms of literati status.Under the situation that the Song Dynasty attached great importance to literati, the civil service system was gradually improved, and at the same time it promoted the awakening of the consciousness of literati with family and country feelings.

They have become an important force to consolidate the imperial power; although they are only civil servants, they still have the lofty belief of living and dying with the world and sharing honor and disgrace with the society.

Civil officials in the Song Dynasty were much better than those in the Ming Dynasty.

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were deformed, and they even dared to kill the emperor.

Civil officials in the Song Dynasty are not so crazy now, and generally speaking, they are still normal.

This civil and military official had [-]% of his property confiscated by Jiang Chen, but he dared not speak out against Jiang Chen. They gathered together to discuss how to overthrow his violent rule.

This is what the previous emperor used to them.

Some of them discussed to inform several generals to unite against Jiang Chen and invite the emperor back again.

Jiang Chen had anticipated this situation a long time ago, so he ruled out many spies to monitor every move of these officials, and even the servants and servants of these officials had already been bribed.

In the next few days, Jiang Chen remained calm and let them go to make trouble.

Today morning Jiang Chen announced one thing, that is to abolish farmers' taxes.

The taxation system in feudal society has a wide range of meanings, generally including: poll tax based on the number of persons, that is, Ding tax; property tax based on households, that is, adjustment; land tax based on acres, that is, land rent; Men-based corvee and military service; other exorbitant taxes.

Rent is the land tax, the national tax on imperial grain, and the tax on the land of the country. It has existed since ancient times and is divided into summer tax and autumn tax. It is the two-tax law. Tax, autumn tax is food tax.Tax revenue is the taxation of agricultural income, which accounts for about 50.00% of the state's fiscal revenue and accounts for the largest amount of state fiscal revenue.

Now that Jiang Chen wants to abolish it, there are very few objections. After all, many officials have a lot of land, and they don't have to pay rent and tax. Now that they have lost such a large amount of financial revenue, what they care about is where to make up for this financial revenue.

Generally speaking, what they care about is their own interests, followed by the country.

"I have soap and wine business outside, and all profits will be handed over to the treasury."

They are all clear about Jiang Chen's business, there are still tens of millions of taels a year.

Now that the finances have been supplemented, they have no objections. Naturally, they can no longer object to such things that benefit the country and the people.

It's just that if the farmers have no tax and whoever wins fame, their fields are not willing to be named, which is a loss to them.

But whoever comes out to oppose it now, let alone a good reason, this kind of thing that is fighting for the interests of the people will be a thing that will last forever if it is spread.

After this matter was confirmed, it was immediately announced to the world.

At this time, there are rumors about the new emperor everywhere outside. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he did not amnesty the world, but first confiscated [-]% of the property of all officials in Hangzhou City. His move immediately won the praise of the lower class.

Jiang Chen has been doing charity before, but now Jiang Chen has people publicize his charitable deeds everywhere, and immediately more people support him.

People don't care who is the emperor, what they care about is who can make decisions for them, who can help them, and whoever treats them well, they will support them.

Now that Jiang Chen cancels the farmers' taxes across the country, this makes the people at the bottom even more rejoice.

Next, Jiang Chen will encourage the development of commercial activities, whether it is domestic trade or foreign trade, encourage all legal business activities, and at the same time increase business taxes.

The governance of a country is very troublesome.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish", what does it really mean?It's not about lifting weights lightly, or playing cards according to the rules.what is it then?It is the two things of governing a big country and cooking small delicacies, the "big" and the "small" are both functions of following the Dao; both of them will learn the virtues that affect the Dao.Therefore, we must be cautious, as if facing an abyss, as if walking on thin ice.No matter how big things are in the world, they are still small; and the virtue of the Dao, no matter how small, is still big.

Wherever the Tao comes, the teacher lives.

Jiang Chen is not an outstanding politician, he was just a dick in his previous life, but after being bombarded with information in his previous life, he is ahead of many of the ideas of governing the country of this era, so this country will always develop well.

Many things cannot be done overnight, but slowly.

Also give these ministers a time to accept.

The biggest thing at present is to gather military power and mobilize the power of the whole country to deal with the Mongolian Tartars.

In order to avoid accidents in the middle, Jiang Chen sent his own people to read out the imperial decree.

These generals are already on their way.

In the palace, apart from handling official duties and accompanying his family, Jiang Chen spent his last time cultivating.

Family and cultivation are even more important than governing the country.

As the emperor these days, he finds that he uses his brain very frequently. He has to figure out what his courtiers say.

In the past few days, he has been sleeping with his woman at night, but the concubine in the harem is waiting for his favor.

This day, the ten concubines finished handling the memorial, looking at these beautiful women, Jiang Chen asked all the eunuchs and maids to go out.

Then call them to bed.

Two hours later...

Jiang Chen put on his clothes, looked at the messy jade body, and then looked at their satisfied appearance.

Jiang Chen was also a little tired.

This kind of thing is okay once in a while, but doing it too often will damage the foundation of the body.

So he will be restrained.

After they got dressed and went out, Jiang Chen stretched himself, and then went out to find Mo Chou, Cheng Ying and the others.

(End of this chapter)