The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 159 Game of Thrones ([-])

"So, Zhongtong, please go. I just have a lot of business, so I won't send it away. Forgive me."

"Don't dare, Ding Lie, please stay."

On January 264th, AD 25, Jian Jian and others were heading towards Luoyang.The government office of Luocheng County in Guanghan County is already full of voices.

There is no one else, because Guan Yi set up the "Da Sima Kaifu Preparatory Office" here.

The news of the great victory at Yang'an Pass reached Chengdu, and there was a momentary shock and silence throughout Chengdu.Then there is the extreme madness.

Eliminated and captured 10,000+ enemy troops at one time, and more than 20 civilians were captured together.This kind of victory has never been seen since the founding of Shu Han.

Before Guan Yi's victory, the biggest victory of the Shu Han was Jiang Wei's Battle of Taoshui-the annihilation of [-] Cao Wei Yongzhou troops at one time.

Don't say that the Shu Han did not, even the Soochow Wu did not fight such a battle. Lu Xun's Shiting battle was already against the sky, but it only wiped out [-] to [-] enemies.

Cao Wei himself fought such battles: Sima Yi destroyed Liaodong, Guanqiu Jian destroyed Goguryeo, etc., and the number of prisoners far exceeded this number.But that is a country that destroys people after all.The country is dead, and of course there are only a lot of prisoners.

In any case, when the news reached Chengdu.The people of Chengdu * spontaneously celebrated the victory of the new capital once.Once again, all kinds of alcohol in various shops in Chengdu were consumed.

And the Shu Han bureaucracy also went crazy at this time-everyone knows that Guan Yi and his Fuxing Society have risen in the Shu Han country and no one can stop it.As long as this master is happy, no one can say no to him even if he is a high-ranking prime minister—Prime Minister Zhuge had five Northern Expeditions, and he has never fought such a beautiful battle of annihilation!

Then, after confirming that Guan Yi returned to Luocheng.Officials and aristocratic families of Shu Han sent their representatives one after another, and swarmed into Luocheng.

With the urgency of a traverser, he doesn't have the patience to do these specific tasks.So he gave Chen Shou and Sun Gang all the trifles of welcoming and sending, connecting and connecting.Then, Chen Shou and Sun Gang were tragic.

Now, the gazebos outside the Luocheng County Government Office have long been overcrowded. Luocheng County Magistrate Du Zhen has urgently built more temporary pavilions on the open space outside the County Government Office. Even so, it is still not enough for use.Finally, Chen Shou slapped his head: Go and take out the military tents in the army!
Not to mention, as soon as the tent was taken out, everyone would go to the tent instead of the gazebo: otherwise, if you sit in a place like the gazebo with only one roof, you can see me, and I can see you.How embarrassing that was.

"Brother, the general situation is like this. People from Jingzhou and Dongzhou are mostly seeking officials. Most people from Yizhou are here to inquire about news."

"Hmph, it's because these guys have left a foothold with Deng Ai." Guan Yi sneered: "These things are not the point, the point is whether they accept our new tax system?"

Yes, although Da Sima Guan has not really taken the position yet, he has already begun to worry about Da Sima's heart.

The so-called new tax system is actually not new at all.He is the continuation of the conventional tax system since the Han Dynasty.What Guan Yi remembers is actually just one item: "household tax".

The so-called household tax refers to the tax that your family should pay to the state.This type of tax is almost non-existent for ordinary people: because it is a progressive tax type.

For example, if there are three people in your family account, you, your father, your mother, and you, then, just for the tax category of household tax, please pay three Wen to the state every year.

What if there are more than seven servants in your family besides your family of three?Sorry, there are ten people, please pay fifty cents to the state according to the standard of five cents per person.

If you are a big landlord, in addition to servants, there are tenant farmers attached to you, it depends on how many there are. If there are more than 100 people, each person will be charged one hundred cash. If there are more than 1000 people, each person will be charged [-] Wen... (This is an example, the actual ratio is not so exaggerated)

Do you understand?The central government set up such a tax to prevent the unlimited expansion of the family: in this era of low productivity, the surplus value that a person can create is limited, provided that there is a tax such as household tax.It is not a good thing to have too many servants, tenants, generals, etc. at home.This is a good policy for the state to strengthen the centralization of power, limit the size of the family, and protect the owner farmers.

But whether a policy is good or not, the content itself is only a prerequisite.The key is to see how this policy is implemented.

In Liu Bei's era, Fazheng and Liu Ba were ruthless people, and the household tax system was implemented very well.Yizhou aristocratic families were severely restricted.

In the era of Zhuge Liang, the punishment was even more severe.Moreover, Zhuge Liang himself also set an example, so the household tax is also implemented very well.

When Jiang Wan and Fei Yi were in power, although the rulers themselves were very strict.But because of insufficient prestige, this policy began to relax.

During the Chen residence period, this obvious policy began to fall into disuse.As for now... huh...

But fortunately, the integrity of Shu Han officials has not fallen to the level of the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty: obviously there are not many people in this family, but they have booked a large household for them and paid extremely high household taxes.Obviously, there are tens of thousands of servants in this family, but it is said that there are only five or six people in this family.

However, at least for now, due to the infinite weakening of the adjustment effect of the household tax, the cost of the aristocratic family in the process of expansion is close to nothing.This was intolerable to Guan Yi.

After Guan Yi came to power, his first move was to cut the tax system.The first cut of the tax system is to restore the household tax.

You Yizhou aristocratic families have done a lot of things during this war, and you have a lot of handles in Lao Tzu's hands.Want me to forgive?OK!Will you cooperate with me to restore the household tax?People from Jingzhou and people from Dongzhou want to be officials?OK!Do you cooperate?
"Brother, these are the first batch, and they are all here to test. So there are almost no ones who express their opinions on the spot. Except for a few families such as the Lai family and the Wu family, the envoys of other families all expressed that they would go back and ask the Patriarch for instructions."

Speaking of it, although the Dongzhou faction is usually yin and yang all day long.But when the Shu Han was about to destroy the country, they still stood up bravely.And after the war, they were the first to actively move closer.

Of course there is a reason for this, because the Dongzhou faction clearly felt the crisis in this war: if the Shu Han perishes, these families who have lived in Yizhou for more than 60 years, and their descendants have multiplied for three or four generations.All will be relocated back to their ancestral home according to the Jiupin Zhongzheng System.And they spend the longest time away from their ancestral homeland.When I go back at this time, I don't know what status I will be in my ancestral home - it is far inferior to the officials sent by Jingzhou!

However, for Guan Yi, it's not enough just to be a Dongzhou faction's refuge.

"Forget it, I'll give them a little more time. If they don't wake up before the truth comes out in Chengdu, then they can't blame me for being unable to hold the knife in my hand."

At the same time, the Imperial Palace in Chengdu.

"He wants to be the great Sima? He also wants to open a mansion?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"He still wants me, Yi Chu?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Shaoxian, what exactly is he trying to do? Is he quite Sima Zhao? Shaoxian, won't you stop him?"

Seeing Liu Chan's hysterical roar, Huo Yi could only smile wryly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that if Guan Zifeng is really comparable to Sima Zhao, he might not ask His Majesty so much."

"Well, that's true."

As a king who has been the emperor for nearly 40 years, how could Liu Chan not understand the twists and turns: If Guan Yi's goal is to seek to usurp the throne, then the most beneficial way is to force Liu Chan to take the throne, and at the same time let Guan Yi The current crown prince, Liu Zhen, came to power.

But Guan Yi didn't do that, instead he let Liu Chan stay on stage.He also has a strong character and a firm will.Liu Chen, who had accumulated a great reputation with the revival army this time, was pushed to the throne of prince.This just proves that Guan Yi has no intention of usurping the throne.

"Then what is he trying to do?"

"Does Your Majesty want to hear Guan Zifeng's original words?"

"speak!"

"Guan Zifeng said, His Majesty has been in charge of the country for many years, and the country has been in decline. It seems that His Majesty is not suitable for governing the country. If this is the case, please let Your Majesty go to the harem to take care of him and entrust him with all important affairs of the country. If he can't do it well, he will die naturally. The place of burial. If it is done, His Majesty may be able to be the ancestor (Liu Xiu) in the future."

"Huh! Hmph! Zhu Zi is so courageous! The old ancestor of their Guan family had a bad temper before, so that the first emperor and the prime minister coaxed him. This Zhu Zi's current temper is worse than that of Guan Yunchang! Shao First, don't you care?"

Boss, what should I do?Can I control him?
Seeing Huo Yi's silence, Liu Chan sighed: "Okay, let him set up a government office as the chief minister. But, I want to ask Shao to be the minister first!"

Boss, are you kidding me?Think about how Sun Chen, the most powerful official in Soochow who was killed recently, died?Isn't it just that veteran Ding Feng cooperated with the emperor to set up a Hongmen banquet.You left me in Chengdu, how could Guan Zifeng sleep well?He can't sleep, how can I sleep?

"Your Majesty, I am old and can't take on this important task. Please, Your Majesty, ask for another virtuous person."

"You! Shaoxian, don't you think about our old friendship?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't miss the old love. It's really the situation. And, Your Majesty, I also say something from my heart: after the king of the Northland becomes the crown prince, please make the eldest son of the emperor King Zhu Ti. If you are in Nanzhong, you can Take good care of the eldest son of the emperor. If Guan Zifeng really commits a treasonous act, the incense of the Liu family will not be extinguished!"

"This... well, all of you, go. Go! I don't care about this country anymore. If you want to be the chief minister, you can change it. If you want to change the prince, you can change it. From now on, I will only be in charge of spending time and money. I don't care about these mundane things. Already!"

"...Uh, Your Majesty..."

"What do you want from me?"

"Guan Zifeng said that he wants Princess Shangling to be his wife..."

"Boom~~~~"

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Send a message to the imperial physician, Your Majesty has passed out!"

(End of this chapter)