Lou Shide said in a beautiful way. He glanced at Chen Zhengtai and observed Chen Zhengtai's joys and anger.

Then he took a deep breath and said, "After thinking about it, the crux of the problem is that the common people are not children of aristocratic families. They are worried about the daily necessities of food, rice, oil and salt. Why should they pay attention to loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness? When hard work cannot make people full, they live thrifty, but they cannot make people save money. But they hope that they can know honor and disgrace. This is really a matter of seeking fish from a tree, like a flower in a mirror and a moon in a water."

Lou Shide paused and then said, "What the officials learned was the learning of Confucius and Mencius. Confucius and Mencius's missionary was imperative. Today, after turbulent times, decades ago, I don't know how many people proclaimed kings and emperors. People wantonly kill and attack each other. Talented people do not focus on governing the world, but instead seek to kill with promising monarchs. Now... the world is finally unified..."

Speaking of this, Lou Shide sighed.

When Chen Zhengtai heard this, he seemed to have some inspiration.

The reason why Confucius and Mencius's studies have strong vitality in history is probably because of this.

Although after the Southern Song Dynasty, Confucius and Mencius were gradually written wrongly, and later, they even went to extremes.

But when the Sui and Tang Dynasties were alternating, it had an unparalleled advantage.

Almost all social elites like Lou Shide and Ma Zhou worship this theory as gods. The fundamental reason is that, at least in modern times, people hope to replace the world of rituals and music after they collapsed.

Their view is that when people believe that the strong are respected, people are more willing to use their fists or strength to solve problems.

Although it is true that people are passionate about revenge, those heroes from the Sui and Tang Dynasties are fascinating?

However, behind the heroes is often the great destruction of society caused by war. In a war, countless males are conscripted, and the fields are desolate and their productivity is reduced. When the males fight on the battlefield, one side will be slaughtered and blood flows into a river, and the one that defeats often plunders a large number of people, so the women and children become fish on the chopping board and are slaughtered.

This is the foundation of the current problem.

Therefore, Confucianism was re-respected. Everyone found that this set of moral and etiquette preaching can maintain social stability to some extent, so that those with strong soldiers and horses often need to bear a lot of moral pressure when trying to achieve their ambitions with the help of fists, and even... Once this concept is deeply rooted in people's hearts, then becoming kings will become disloyal and unfilial, and even arouse hatred among the people of the world.

It is better to use morality and etiquette to influence and restrain others than to intimidate with a bigger fist.

Establishing a new order, a moral concept that everyone can agree with, seems to have become the most urgent thing at the moment, and it is urgent. Otherwise, when the powerful emperor passes away, another war will be another thing that no one can accept.

Lou Shide looked at Chen Zhengtai and continued, "Can the common people live and work in peace and contentment? Xiaguan's opinion, this may not be necessary. In Xiaguan's opinion, although the world is already a single emperor, the emperor cannot convey his propaganda to the prefectures and counties in the lower courts. Officials who serve as the guards of the pastor often cannot exercise the power granted by the emperor to effectively govern. If you want to avoid making any mistakes, you have to compromise with the local tyrants again and again, until later, you have joined forces with them and have a tangle with them. On the surface, all the emperors in the world have been cut off, but in fact, the Deng family in Gaoyou are also the local emperor in Gaoyou?"

"The emperors in Tai Chi Palace cannot do the things in Gaoyou, but Deng can do the things in Gaoyou. However, for the emperor, their actions need to be reviewed by the censors, and they need to consider the country and the country, and their actions need to be relaxed and relaxed. Regardless of their true intentions, they also need to convey the concept of loving the people. However, people like hundreds or thousands of Deng family in the world do not need to do this. Only by constantly exploiting can their families become more prosperous. In fact, the so-called family of good fortune is simply a deception..."

Lou Shide took a deep breath: "Because there are only so many fields in the world, the land is limited, and people rely on land to beg for food, so only the most powerful and unscrupulous families can continue to strengthen themselves, so that more food can be accumulated in their barns, and they can spend money and cultivate more children. Only then can there be more servants, cattle and horses, more marriages, more people, brag about their "achievements", and improve their own prestige."

"Ming Gong... This is the root of the problem. What will happen if those aristocratic families who are less exploited by exploiting less? They are not as good as others at first. If you give in to the common people, you will have to make your family less grain in barns every year. You have less money and food than others, your cows and horses are not as good as people, and your servants are not as good as people, and you cannot support more children to study. So, who will praise you? Who writes beautiful articles for you, and cannot do everything in terms of etiquette, and gradually loses the county's horizon. Who would like to look up to you?"

Speaking of this, Lou Shide smiled bitterly, and then said, "So, although people say that a family can be prosperous because of their accumulation of good deeds and study... But the truth is, the powerful people in these prefectures compare who knows who can exploit the common people, who can squeeze money from the common people, and who can take the money and food of the government for themselves through various means. In this way, it is not surprising that a family like the Deng family will appear. Even the officials dare to assert that these methods of the Deng family may not be the most powerful among the aristocratic clans, and this is just the tip of the iceberg."

Lou Shide's face became even more serious: "Your Majesty killed Deng, I think it was because he had realized this problem and tried to change and destroy Deng, just to implement his determination. Your Majesty ordered Ming Duke to be the governor of Yangzhou, and I think it was because he hoped that Ming Duke would be the pioneer."

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but sigh and said, "I only asked you one thing, but you said so much. Yes, this is Your Majesty's original intention."

Lou Shide said: "Since Your Majesty does not choose to share the world with the aristocratic races, he chooses to suppress the aristocratic races. At the same time, he also kills the Deng family. Obviously, he wants the people of the world to know that his determination to cut off his arm is indeed admirable."

Lou Shide glanced at Chen Zhengtai: "My Duke Ming called the lower official here. I think he wanted to know if the lower official was determined, right?"

Chen Zhengtai was so amused that this guy was really a clever guy.

At this time, Lou Shide stood up, bowed to Chen Zhengtai, and said, "Ming Gong does not need to test his subordinates. Since the subordinates have served Ming Gong, since then, the subordinates will share the same relationship with Ming Gong and are willing to be the leader of Ming Gong and die after being killed. Ming Gong may not believe these words, but the long-term knowledge of horse power shows people's hearts, so Ming Gong will naturally know. Ming Gong has a decree, so the subordinates should serve as dogs and horses."

Just talk to smart people like this. If you say one thing, he will say ten words, and then he will have to nod in obediently.

Chen Zhengtai nodded and then said, "So since I am the pioneer and governor of Yangzhou, how can I curb these aristocratic races?"

Without thinking much, Lou Shide said, "It's easy. The fundamentals of the aristocratic races lie in the land and tribes. As long as they lose these, what is the difference between them and ordinary people?"

Chen Zhengtai looked at Lou Shide: "Now order the confiscation of these lands and divisions?"

Lou Shide shook his head: "No. If it is confiscated at will, it will inevitably rebound even more. Such uncontrolled deprivation of people's land and troops is equivalent to completely ignoring the laws of the Tang Dynasty, which seems to be effective. But when people regard the laws as nothing, how can they convince the public? What Ming Gong wants to do is not kill people or seize them, but take away everything from them and kill their hearts."

Killing someone to kill your heart.

Chen Zhengtai thought to himself: "You keep talking."

Lou Shide said: "There is a good situation in Yangzhou. On the one hand, the Xiaguan heard that due to the plunge of land, the Chen family purchased some land, and at least tens of thousands of acres in Yangzhou. On the other hand, these rebel clans have already conducted inspections and have acquired a lot of land. Now the land owned by the government accounts for 20 to 30% of the land in the entire Yangzhou. With these land, why not attract refugees who have emerged due to rebellion and famine? Encourage them to farm on the official fields and enter into long-term contracts with them so that they can produce with peace of mind and do not have to go to the aristocratic clans to become tenants. In this way, the aristocratic clans still have a large amount of land, but there are fewer tenants they can attract. The tenants will prefer to come to the official fields to cultivate, and their fields may be deserted at any time."

"Although the official land can be cultivated for free for tenants,... it must have a long-term solution to make people feel at ease. The government must make a promise to allow them to farm for generations. On the surface, this land belongs to the government, but in fact, it is still the tenants. They are strictly prohibited from trading."

"Of course, this is just one of the first things. The second thing is to investigate the tribes of the aristocratic tribes and promote taxes for the heads. The aristocratic tribes have a large number of tribes that have defected to them. There are countless slaves in their families, but... they almost do not need to pay taxes, and those tribes cannot even be levied as corvee by the government. Ming Gong, if you are a villain, are you willing to bear great taxes and corvee pressure for ordinary people, or do you join the tribes as servants and make yourself a hidden household and get reduced taxes?

The fundamental of the tuition lies in the word fairness. If fairness cannot be achieved, people will naturally try their best to find loopholes and reduce them. Therefore,... the most urgent thing in Yangzhou at present is to check the population. If you check it out little by little, you don’t have to worry about it. As long as you check all the population clearly, the heavier the taxes you bear. They are willing to have more troops and slaves. This is their business. The government does not interfere, as long as they can afford enough taxes."

"Of course, the inspection before taxation is the most important and the top priority. Without a group of people strong enough and not affected by the aristocratic race, it is impossible to guarantee that the land and population can be checked, and the tax can be paid in full. In addition, how to encourage people to pay taxes and crack down on those who refuse to pay taxes... are all top priorities."

Chen Zhengtai probably understood what Lou Shide meant.

The fundamental reason for all this is actually taxation.

To collect taxes, a strong tax group must be created. This group must be guaranteed by force, and must also have strong implementation capabilities, and even completely independent of the aristocratic race.

With this... the more land there are, the more slaves and the more corps the family will bear more taxes. Over time, everyone will not want to raise more slaves and corps, nor will they own more land.

Chen Zhengtai suddenly felt that he had found his direction. He pondered for a moment and said, "How about establishing a tax camp?"

Lou Shide nodded: "It is best to draw from the guards. The best leader is a noble person and can act according to his signature, which is much more convenient."

Speaking of such a person, Chen Zhengtai suddenly thought of someone.

"You mean King Yue?" Chen Zhengtai looked at Lou Shide in surprise.

Lou Shide smiled and said, "His Royal Highness of Yue has not been sent to the Ministry of Justice for punishment? As long as he has not been punished, he will still be His Royal Highness of Yue. He is His Majesty's own son and a nobleman in heaven. If he can do so in his name, it would be great."

Chen Zhengtai was a little hesitant at first, but when he heard this, he almost burst out laughing.

This Lou Shide is a bit unethical.

It is exciting to ask Li Tai to run to collect taxes from the aristocratic tribes just by thinking about it.

"This matter is bound to me. I will definitely tell him about it, touch it with emotion and reason. The Yangzhou General Tax Officer handed it to him, but you need to do it. This man should be recruited from other places and have a good family. Oh, I remembered it. I am afraid that there will be many people who can write and calculate. Don't worry, I will go to Erpigou to compile a book and mobilize a group immediately. In addition,... I also need a tax officer who can be strongly protected. This matter is easy to deal with. These tax officers will be temporarily levied for 500 people, and let my cavalry train them. You make a charter first, and I will go to see the King of Yue."

Chen Zhengtai seemed to feel that he had grasped the root of the problem.

To solve the problems of the aristocratic race, we cannot rely solely on killing the whole family, because it is meaningless. Instead, we should allow these guys to pay taxes according to law according to the provisions of the Tang Dynasty.

This is based on legal basis, but the Tang Dynasty's system is very loose and many taxes cannot be collected at all. It is easy to impose taxes on common people, but once they meet the aristocratic clans, the Tang Dynasty's rule has become a piece of paper.

So how to solve it? Establish a strong actuator, if it is as powerful as it can crush the local snake.

Chen Zhengtai is an activist who will implement the decision immediately after making a decision. He went to look for Li Tai excitedly.

Li Tai has been hiding in the study these days and reading books obediently.

He is now completely disappointed and knows that he is a sinful person and will be sent back to Chang'an sooner or later, but he doesn't know what fate it will be.

At this time, when Chen Zhengtai broke into the door, he felt a sudden shock in his heart and knew that the disaster was going to happen. In the past ten, his father's will was coming.

His face suddenly became much darker, and he looked at Chen Zhengtai and tried hard to speak.

But Chen Zhengtai said carelessly: "Why do you read books? Is it useful to read these books?"

As he said that, he went forward and grabbed the book in Li Tai's hand and threw it aside.

Li Tai was so scared that he didn't dare to show off. He knew that Chen Zhengtai was also a ruthless person, so he said tremblingly: "Senior Brother..."

"Don't call me senior brother, I can't afford it." Chen Zhengtai looked at him with a face: "Now there is one thing you have to hand over to you. I'll give you a moment. You can choose it yourself, or not?"

"Senior brother...what does this mean?"

Chen Zhengtai didn't plan to talk nonsense with this guy, and directly stretched out his finger: "Three...two..."

Before he could shout, Li Tai said dejectedly: "Don't do it, you'll say it."

"Get taxes for me." Chen Zhengtai wanted to kick this guy's fat buttocks. Now he felt annoyed: "You are the general tax officer and the general tax of Yangzhou. Now Yangzhou is in trouble. It's the time to use people. You know!"

"Okay, this is what you said you want to do. Since you are willing to take the initiative, I am not going to force you. From tomorrow on, you will give a royal edict, saying that from now on, you, the tax officer, will be responsible for Yangzhou's taxes, and let Yangzhou report taxes on its own..."

When Li Tai heard this, his face turned pale.

Why do you feel...it seems to be a bad person?
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