Chapter 72: The Reckless Cripple
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Dong Xiaochou was unwilling to marry Changsun Kangning. His attitude was very firm. Chai Yun and Wuyan believed that it was not appropriate to implement the reform of salary monetization at this moment. The implementation of the tax reform strategy for monetization of land taxes was also inclined toward the unification of China and Turkey. This made Dong Xiaochou more convinced that his considerations were correct. He had to prevent Luo Sinan and Huang She from rushing to launch a package of tax system reform plan with monetization of taxes as the ultimate goal...
Dong Xiaochou's determination made Luo Sinan and Huang She very helpless.
"Ship Dong, you must know that Daibei, Hedong and Central Plains are fighting, and the situation in Jinghu area is also very tense. Mao Shuai and Dao Shuai have been writing letters over and over again, believing that the possibility of a war breaking out is very high. If Jinghu also starts fighting, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army will have to fight on four battlefields at the same time. The military consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is very large. Where does the money and food come from?"
Huang She stared at Dong Xiaochou and asked without hesitation: "We have gained the strength of the Western Expedition and destroyed the Western Xia. The situation was originally very favorable. As long as we overcome the current difficulties, we can immediately conquer the south and conquer the southeast. The great cause of unification will be quickly promoted. As long as we get the Southeast, our financial crisis will be effectively alleviated. Therefore, before we pacify the Southeast, we must obtain enough money and grain to support the needs of the conquest. Please
Question: If the policy of monetization of land tax is not implemented quickly, how can we obtain enough money and food? Do we really need to negotiate peace with our opponents, develop with peace of mind, and wait for the opportunity as Li Gang and others said?”
"Hurry-seeking means not reaching." Dong Xiaochou shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The Western Expedition has just ended. The Grand Marshal and Luo Shuai, and the Grand Marshal are reorganizing the army in the northwest. The Xia army in Hexi has not yet been resolved, and the situation in the northwest has not been completely stabilized. At this time, Chang'an must remain stable. I ask the princess and my husband to start from the overall situation. This discussion is temporarily put on hold. Let's wait for the Grand Marshal to come back."
Speaking of this, whether it is Luo Sinan or Huang She, they can only stare at me. You can’t force Dong Xiaochou with a knife, right?
Dong Xiaochou said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he repeatedly instructed that only five people knew about this matter for the time being. No one, including Changsun Kangning, was allowed to leak it, otherwise it would be very likely to cause an uproar.
Huang She and Chai Yun also said goodbye and left. Huang She wanted to pull Chai Yun to persuade him, but Chai Yun was also determined and found an excuse to go home in a hurry.
Huang She sat in the carriage and considered it. She still felt that this matter should not be delayed and should not be delayed.
, it cannot be delayed. After more than two years of development, the Southeast Song Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, and the army has become more and more powerful. As long as it is given time, the combat effectiveness of these armies will be greatly improved. With the financial resources in the southeast, the longer the financial resources, the stronger the financial resources will be, and it will definitely surpass Chang'an quickly. As for the Jin Dynasty, if there is a buffer of one or two years, its strength will also be restored, and the army may be more. When these two join forces, the Tiger and Lie Army has no chance of winning in the Northern Expedition or the Southern Expedition. On the contrary, it is very likely to fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides.
There is only one consequence of the delay of the Southern Expedition, that is, the three-part pattern of the world. The situation will become more and more stable, and Zhongtu will inevitably enter the darkness of long-term division. This is terrible. Huang She thought of the Three Kingdoms, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Five Dynasties. Years of war will definitely cost the people of Zhongtu a heavy price, and more than half of the population will be lost to become a reality. Thinking of the innocent people who died in the war and the corpses are buried in the wild, Huang She could no longer bear it and shouted loudly outside the city: "Let's go back and return to the Han Palace, hurry up."
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Huang She entered the Han Palace for the second time. Princess Luo Sinan did not rest and was still in the study room to discuss tax reform with Wu Yan.
Luo Sinan saw Huang She back,
And his face looked a little ugly. He hurriedly asked, "Does my husband have something urgent?"
"Will the Grand Marshal agree with our opinion?" Huang She sat down and opened her mouth and asked, "If the Grand Marshal does not agree, will this proposal be put on hold?"
Luo Sinan hesitated a little, and she could not guess Li Hu's thoughts, but the situation in the northwest is currently unstable and Li Hu will not be able to come back for a while. From the perspective of stabilizing Chang'an, Li Hu is very likely to put aside this discussion.
"Duke or is it going to test the court's reaction?" Wuyan asked from the side.
"In the opinion of Mr., can the monetization of salary and monetization of land tax be implemented immediately?" Huang She did not answer directly, but asked Wuyan.
Wuyan sighed and whispered: "There is a key problem here that must be solved, that is, where money comes from, that is, the problem of currency must be solved first. If the currency problem is not solved, it will be difficult to implement the monetization of salary and the monetization of land and taxes because the minimum conditions are not met."
Wuyan explained. For example, the salary of officials is distributed monthly, regardless of
Using iron or copper coins is a huge number, and the currency in various places is not unified, so it is too difficult to operate in practice. Using Jiaozi is a feasible method, but Jiaozi is a paper currency, and Cai Jing changed "Jiaozi" to "money in", which once caused a major depreciation of paper currency, and Jiaozi's creditworthiness was too low. Moreover, the northern prefectures and counties have not implemented the Jiaozi system so far, which has led to Jiaozi's inability to become the main currency, and it is even more impossible to make it the salary of all officials.
"We ask Changsun Kangning to solve this problem." Huang She said, "Since Changsun Kangning proposed to take the lead in implementing the policy of monetization of salary and taking the monetization of salary as an opportunity to promote the implementation of monetization of land taxes, he must have a solution. What I want to ask now is, can this discussion be implemented immediately?"
Wuyan was silent for a long time and asked: "Have you ever thought that this proposal has seriously damaged the interests of bureaucrats, especially the monetization of land taxes. It will cause the finances of government departments at all levels to fall into a dilemma, and the income of officials at all levels will also be greatly reduced. It is conceivable how much resistance is. How will my husband plan to solve such resistance?"
"What I want to crack down on is the bureaucrats." Huang She said coldly, "The income of the official land is basically squandered by the government and officials. The small treasury for bureaucrats to be corrupt is the official land.
If the problem of official land is not solved, the problem of corruption will never be solved, and I, Middle Earth, will never have a day of revitalization. You can imagine how many official land they occupy from the inner palace to the east and west governments, to local governments at all levels, from emperors to prime ministers, to local minor officials? If the income of these official lands is fully paid, how much money and grain will it increase to the national treasury?"
"There are also troops and temples." Luo Sinan added, "After the reform of the military system, although some of the fields occupied by the imperial guards and soldiers in various places were recovered, considering that the excessive system took time, most of the fields had not been recovered, especially in the northwest, Sichuan, Shu, Jinghu and Jingxi. This situation was particularly serious. The reform of the military system should be accelerated, and all the land occupied by the army should be taken back. The salaries of the military military supplies and soldiers will be allocated by the court. As for the land occupied by temples in various places, it should be greatly reduced to ensure the survival of the temples."
Wuyan nodded slightly, her eyes showing approval, "How do you plan to attack the bureaucrats?"
"Double punishment should be used in troubled times." Huang She sneered, "The revision of criminal law is coming to an end. Before implementing tax reform, we will promulgate the new criminal law and write it to the world and widely publicize it. I don't believe that the bureaucrats in this world are all 'heroic and fearless' people, and they are more afraid of death than those who are not afraid of death.
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"So, my husband intends to increase the supervision power of the censors and local integrity envoys?"
"Of course, this is necessary." Huang She said very firmly, "If the arrogance of the bureaucrats is not suppressed, then corruption will become more and more serious, especially in this chaotic era, when many officials are embezzling national wealth for their own interests. Therefore, we not only need to fight, but also fight as soon as possible, otherwise the great cause of unification of our Middle-earth Central Plains will be seriously hindered."
"My husband has this determination?" Wuyan felt a little disbelief in her tone.
"No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will move forward without hesitation even if I am broken."
He looked at Huang She with admiration, and after a long time, he said decisively: "Then I support you, advance and retreat with you, live and die together."
Huang She was overjoyed and turned to look at Luo Sinan. Luo Sinan also looked determined, "I will write the letter to the Grand Marshal myself, be sure to convince him to support us." Then she asked immediately, "Now Dong Zhixiang is firm in his attitude and does not want to marry Changsun Kangning.
How to solve the problem?”
"I hurried back for this." Huang She said, "Since Dong has refused, there is no possibility of persuasion, so I can only find another partner to marry."
"Look for another one?" Luo Sinan asked anxiously.
"Roland."
Luo Sinan's face froze immediately.
Roland is a legendary figure in the Tiger Army. He went to the battlefield to fight when he was eight or nine years old. He has made outstanding achievements for ten years. Although he has not been married yet, neither Li Hu, Luo Sinan nor Luo Qinghan have ever thought of finding him a businessman's daughter to be his wife. Roland and Dong Xiaochou's son are not of the same level as Changsun Kangning dared not climb up at all. He couldn't climb up even if he wanted to.
"Roland?" Wuyan was very surprised, and even his voice changed. "You said that Changsun Kangning and the Tiger King clan would marry?"
Huang She nodded slowly and firmly, "Only in this way can the tiger and the big one be defeated
The two forces of Song tycoons and wealthy merchants were closely combined together, and the interests of both sides were firmly tied together. Only in this way can the tiger lieutenant and the great Song tycoons trust each other and then further cooperate in depth. The tiger lieutenant uses the money of the great merchants and wealthy merchants to support the war in the south and north, while the giant lieutenant uses the force of the tiger lieutenant as a backing to help the court step by step implement the reform strategy, and quickly enter the court to compete with the Song tycoon bureaucrats head-on."
Chapter completed!