parentshiftbook Chapter 364: Politics Is Not About Fighting, But About Lifting Roofs And Opening Windows [Please Sub
Chapter 364: Politics Is Not About Fighting, But About Lifting Roofs And Opening Windows [Please Sub
After the words of Chu King Zhu Zhen fell, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes present could not help but fall into deep thought.
Because as Chu King Zhu Zhen said, if you want to abolish the preferential treatment policy of exempting land from tax, it will definitely trigger strong resistance, dissatisfaction and protest from all the civil and military officials in the court!
Because all the civil and military officials in the court are the biggest beneficiaries of this preferential treatment policy of exempting land and acres of tax, they naturally do not want to see this policy of exempting land and acres of tax and preferential treatment being abolished.
And if the civil and military officials are unwilling to abolish this policy, it means that the civil and military officials were originally divided into two different camps of civil servants and military officers due to their own interests.
It is very likely that they will subconsciously unite because of their mutually damaged interests!!!
And once all the civil and military officials unite, then the power they represent will be able to influence or even threaten the Weizi Imperial School!!!
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang could also use his power as emperor to forcibly abolish them, and then he would use last year's rebellion case of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang to involve them and kill them.
Is it okay to handle it this way?!!
OK!!!
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang did have such power and ability personally.
It's just that once Zhu Yuanzhang really did this, he would really be completely alienated from all the civil and military officials under his command.
Everything needs to pay attention to a righteous name and a famous teacher. Just like last year's rebellion case of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang, did Zhu Yuanzhang kill many people?!
many!!!
Since last year, more than 50,000 people have died due to the rebellion of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang, and they are making great strides toward 60,000.
But why don’t any of today’s civil and military officials jump out to accuse or advise Zhu Yuanzhang to stop killing?!!
In addition to their cowardice and fear of Zhu Yuanzhang, there are two most important words [that is rebellion!!!
The rebellion of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang was not framed by Zhu Yuanzhang, but something that actually happened under their noses!!!
Even those two idiots Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang wanted to involve them all in the rebellion case. Fortunately, they knew the intentions of Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang at that time.
At the first moment, he either kicked out the two idiots Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang, or chased them out with swords, guns, swords and halberds as if he wanted to kill thieves for the country, thus distancing himself from the relationship between himself and Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and others.
Otherwise today, they, the civil and military officials, would have been keeping company under the Nine Springs with Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and others, and maybe they would have reached the stage of reincarnation after drinking Meng Po soup.
And rebellion has always been the biggest disaster in the dynasty!!!
none of them!!!
Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, any emperor with a little ability would go on a killing spree if encountering something like rebellion. At most, Zhu Yuanzhang would only kill a few hundred million more than other emperors!!!
After all, if someone rebels and the emperor does not kill anyone to warn the world, wouldn't it be easy for those who come after him to imitate him?
Once the punishment is not heavy and the killings are not many, it will make those who come late feel that the failure of the rebellion is nothing more than this.
Then I'm afraid it won't be long before the whole world will be in flames under the instigation of careerists.
It is precisely because Zhu Yuanzhang holds in his hands the crime of rebellion that even all civil and military officials cannot deny or defend, so all civil and military officials maintain a tacit attitude towards Zhu Yuanzhang's mass killings.
Therefore, although all the civil and military officials are afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife, they still agree with Zhu Yuanzhang in their hearts, and this is virtue!!!
Therefore, if there is no suitable reason that can be accepted by all civil and military officials for the abolition of the preferential treatment policy of exempting land from land tax,
Then even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't really just forcibly abolish the preferential treatment policy of land tax exemption without saying a word.
While the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes were thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang already had a general idea in his mind. After all, he had not been the emperor in vain for so many years.
Reasons and excuses like this are easier for Zhu Yuanzhang to think of.
It's just that although Zhu Yuanzhang already had a solution in mind, he didn't intend to say it out.
Instead, he looked at the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di and other princes around him with an investigative gaze, wanting to see if they had any ideas.
Aware of his father Zhu Yuanzhang's inspecting and sizing gaze, Qi King Zhu Shu decisively raised his hand and looked at Yan Changqing without thinking and asked:
"I wonder if Mr. Yan has any good solutions?!!"
Hearing the questioning voice of Qi King Zhu Su, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Cang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes also stopped their thoughts and raised their heads to look at Yan Changqing.
Similarly, even Zhu Yuanzhang, who originally planned to inspect Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, also turned his attention to Yan Changqing at this moment.
On the podium, Yan Changqing held the tea cup in his left hand and the tea lid in his right hand. After taking a few sips, he looked at the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, and said calmly:
"Politics is not about fighting and killing, but about mutual games and compromises."
"In a room full of people, if you want to open a window, everyone will disagree, but if you want to lift the roof, then others will agree with you!!!"
"For example, if you want to directly add the 'optional' requirement of [Education Merit] to the original imperial examination, then maybe everyone will not agree."
“But if you say that you want to completely abolish the imperial examination, then others will be willing to settle for the next best thing and agree to include the optional requirement of ‘education merit’ in the imperial examination.”
"In addition, in the final analysis, politics is still a matter of distribution and exchange of interests."
"If you want to cut off some people's interests in one aspect, then you have to give certain compensation in other aspects."
"If you don't give it, then they will try their best to help you in other ways, and the losses and harm caused will be even greater."
“Things like the land donation and registration mentioned just now happen slightly at this time, but after all, they are still relatively rare things.
"After all, the Ming Dynasty has only just been founded for more than ten years. Many things have just begun, and they are far from being irreversible."
"If the imperial court wants to abolish the preferential treatment policy of exempting land from taxation, then it might as well find another way to provide them with certain compensation."
"For example, how many acres of land do they have under their name at the moment? According to the original land tax exemption policy, how much land tax should be exempted for them, then this part of the land tax exemption will be converted into cash and compensated to them."
"As for the reason or name for doing this, you can use the excuse that it is convenient for the Ministry of Household Affairs to calculate the land tax across the country, and it is convenient for local officials to collect taxes."
"After all, every time taxes are levied, local officials have to determine which acres of local land belong to the tax-free acres of scholars, candidates, Jinshi, officials and subordinates, as well as royal family members, etc., and whether they have any new tax-free acres. Tax acres.”
"This obviously increases the unnecessary workload for local officials to collect taxes from all over the world!!!"
"Similarly, every time the Ministry of Household Affairs calculates the land tax receivable in the country, it must also exempt and exempt the land tax that should be exempted from scholars, scholars, Jinshi, officials and subordinates, as well as royal family members, etc., which also greatly increases the burden on households. Ministry’s workload.”
"In order to facilitate the tax collection by local officials, as well as the Ministry of Revenue's statistics on land taxation across the country."
"Therefore, we should implement the unified collection of land tax across the country, and then reissue the land tax uniformly according to the records of scholars, scholars, Jinshi, officials and subordinates, as well as royal family members who should be exempted from land tax."
"In addition, wasn't His Majesty also prepared to sort out the situation of the land in the world?!!"
"I just took this opportunity to sort out the number of acres owned by the civil and military officials of the imperial court."
"After all, the Ming Dynasty was only more than ten years old. It should be very easy to determine how many acres of land each civil and military minister originally had, and how many acres of land he was later awarded."
"When the discounted compensation is given, the compensation will be based on the amount of acres of land after sorting out."
"With such a cut and a supplement, they will have no loss on the surface. After all, the imperial government's tax exemption on their cars has been converted into cash and given back to them.
"As for those who suffered losses, they basically accepted the land donation, or they were registered by name. They dare not speak out about such things."
"At least I dare not say it in front of His Majesty. After all, Your Majesty severely cracks down on and prohibits tax evasion such as land donation and registered registration.
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