PFC Chapter 423 1 Stone 2 Birds
Chapter 423 1 Stone 2 Birds
Chapter 423 Two birds with one stone
Now that Zhao Xu wants to meet Zhang Fei, he doesn't need to be so secretive. After all, Zhao Xu has exaggerated Zhang Fei more than once in class. Strictly speaking, Zhao Xu is Zhang Fei's student.
Call Zhang Fei into the palace and ask about this knowledge, why not.
"I really didn't expect that a small self-declaration will make my ministers panic, and there will be complaints in the imperial city."
Seeing Zhang Fei, Zhao Xu praised him again and again.
Although Zhang Fei had explained it to Zhao Xu in advance, even so, he did not expect that this self-declaration would be so powerful that many people were at a loss.
So far, only complaints have been heard, but no impeachment memorials have been seen.
This is very strange.
Zhao Xu couldn't help but like this.
Zhang Fei said very modestly: "The officials are over-reputed, and everything is difficult at the beginning. It is true for us, and it is even more true for them. Being able to get along like a fish in water in this self-declaration is not much different from now. This kind of thing has happened many times in history."
Zhao Xu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It makes sense. Throughout the ages, there has never been a method that can achieve perfection. In this way, it seems that there is no long-term method in this world?"
Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said: "That depends on how the officials define this long-term method?"
Zhao Xu asked, "How do you say that?"
Zhang Fei said: "If the long-term law of the government refers to the unchanging laws, then there is no such thing. Because the law is the defensive side after all. There is a spear before a shield. If no one steals, naturally there will be no one." theft law.
The law is not afraid of being attacked, because it will definitely be attacked, but it is afraid that after being attacked, it will not be repaired in time. For example, the collapse of the land equalization system in the Tang Dynasty was because the state did not formulate remedial measures in time, so that it was finally overwhelmed.
The government stipulates that the law should be revised once every three years, but this is actually the prevention.It is precisely because there is no perfect law, so the key to this law is to persevere in tinkering day after day, year after year.If the long-term law is regarded as the adherence to the law, then I think it is right.It's not because the law is so good, but because there is no law, the country will definitely be gone. "
"Persistence is the most important thing."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and said with emotion: "This is just the most difficult."
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Therefore no one has done it yet."
"It's all because of us unworthy descendants!"
Zhao Xuruo pointed out something.
Zhang Fei couldn't help changing his expression, thinking, do you want to play so big?
Zhao Xu glanced at Zhang Fei for a while, and said, "Zhang San, do you know why I summoned you suddenly today?"
Zhang Fei pondered for a while, "But because of the Governor Zhao of the Zongzheng Temple?"
Zhao Xu was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Have you already guessed it?"
Zhang Fei said truthfully: "It wasn't there at the time, but after Li Bao left, I did think that it might be ordered by the officials, because it is impossible for Li Bao not to report to the officials first."
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, "That's right! It was I who asked him to ask you, but your answer surprised me."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "I'm not going to hide it from the officials. In fact, I've always been thunderous and rainy. It can also be said that I asked for prices everywhere and paid back the money on the spot."
Zhao Xu heheed twice: "Now you are being modest. The fate of Wang Wenshan, Wang Hong, and Gu Ji is still vivid in my mind."
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment, and said: "Except for Wang Hong, neither Wang Wenshan nor Gu Ji, I have never forced them to their death, nor have I taken the initiative to provoke them, on the contrary, they always want to kill me. to death."
"That's true."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then do you know why I did this?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I'm really not sure about that."
Zhao Xu asked again: "Didn't you ask your father-in-law?"
Zhang Fei said: "It's not too late."
In fact, he asked after he went back, but talking about the clan is a sensitive matter, and Zhang Fei couldn't figure out what Zhao Xu was thinking, so he wouldn't confess to Xu Zun.
Zhao Xu nodded, his expression changed, and he said quite seriously: "I inherited the Tang system, and stipulated that the children of the clan who are not in the five uniforms should stop paying salary and divide the land, so that they can stand on their own, and they will never appear again. In the royal genealogy. This is in line with the ritual system, and Taizu has also warned about this.
But to this day, many descendants of the clan who are not in the fifth service, stay in the capital and enjoy the generous salary, which also makes them not seek to make progress and seek pleasure, and at the same time, it also creates a heavy burden on the country's finances. "
Zhang Fei asked cautiously: "The official wants to reform the clan?"
Zhao Xu nodded firmly, "I have sent people to calculate that if reforms are not carried out, the burden caused by this clan will increase exponentially in a few years."
Zhang Fei nodded in understanding.
In fact, the Song Dynasty is not too heavy a burden at the moment. If you want to compare it with the Ming Dynasty, it is nothing to be compared with the Ming Dynasty. It is not worth mentioning at all. The clan of the Song Dynasty basically raised the capital, and the emperor could directly feel the financial pressure.
And what is different from the Ming Dynasty is that Zhao Kuangyin thought of this a long time ago, and he had precautions in this regard when he first legislated. As far as the national system is concerned, it is still illegal to raise too many clans.
Of course, there was another reason that Zhao Xu didn't say.
His father, Song Yingzong, was actually ascended to the throne because Renzong had no children, but it was precisely because of this that the other clans felt very unhappy, thinking that it should not be his father's turn. Well, he has a cowardly personality and is often made things difficult by the clan. Although his father tried to appease the clan repeatedly, he got more dissatisfaction in return.
Zhao Xu had witnessed how these clans oppressed his father since he was a child, and this would inevitably affect his authority. In addition, the clans brought a huge financial burden, and he wanted money to fight. Together, he was very eager to carry out clan reforms.
"But this is an official family matter." Zhang Fei hesitated.
"This emperor has no family affairs."
Zhao Xu smiled bitterly, and said again: "When I first came to the throne, I tried it out, but many ministers in the court opposed the reform of the clan."
Zhang Fei couldn't help asking curiously: "Why do they object?"
"Etiquette!"
Zhao Xu sighed: "They think that doing so will destroy the Confucian way of kinship, and they even advocate the restoration of the Western Zhou clan system. If the Western Zhou ritual system is to be restored, the children of the clan who are not in the fifth suit will be punished. counted in."
"what?"
Zhang Fei was very speechless about this. It was natural for the emperor to protect the clan, but he was a little puzzled when he said that the ministers were to protect the clan.
Zhao Xu smiled and said, "It seems that you really don't understand this."
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I really don't understand."
Zhao Xu said: "Didn't you often say that the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit?"
Zhang Fei suddenly opened his eyes, "They are afraid that the Grace System closely related to them will also be affected."
Zhao Xu nodded: "Exactly. If I want to reform the clan system and weaken the treatment of the clan, can they not worry?"
This clan system is actually in the same line as the Grace System. Everyone belongs to the ruling class. You can only have more and I have less, but you can’t have it and I don’t.
Your relatives can enjoy welfare, so our son enjoys a little welfare, which is not too much.
Conversely, if the benefits of the clan are reduced, the emperor will definitely weaken the grace system.
This is inevitable.
"really!"
Zhang Fei nodded, and said again: "Actually, the money is still a trivial matter. The key point is that it will make people lose their enthusiasm for progress. Although there are many officials in the country, they have no talents to use, and those who are truly capable will not get what they deserve." Opportunity."
"Well said!" Zhao Xu nodded, and said again: "However, your legal system has given me hope. You should know about the five crimes?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Zhao Xu was surprised and said: "As Er Bi, you don't know about this crime?"
Zhang Fei said in embarrassment: "I usually go to see Song Xingtong again when I need it."
"You can't even endorse me?" Zhao Xu also thought it was outrageous.
Your generation of grandmasters doesn't even know about such a famous crime.
Zhang Fei whispered: "You can check it, why do I have to recite it."
".?"
Zhao Xu shook his head speechlessly, and then explained: "When relatives offend each other, if you offend a respectable person with inferiority, the punishment will be heavier than ordinary people. The closer the relationship is, the heavier the punishment will be; The closer you are, the lighter the punishment. The reason for this regulation is because of the unity of etiquette and law you mentioned.
But your legal system is to separate the etiquette from the law, and the etiquette is only used as a reference. In this way, the etiquette system will be weakened, and I will have the opportunity to reform the clan. "
This unity of etiquette and law is the biggest obstacle to the reform of the clan. When they oppose it, they must not make the system of grace and shade reasonable.
This etiquette and etiquette are actually governing the country by etiquette, and all the ten heinous crimes are born out of etiquette.
Although there is a rule of five clothes, in the view of Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu, the royal family should set an example, and they must abide by the etiquette system beyond the quota, so that the people below will abide by the etiquette system.
The royal family should do better.
However, the emergence of the legal system gave Zhao Xu a ray of hope. According to the legal system, the law must be followed, and the etiquette is only used as a reference.
This provided him with a reason for clan reform.
Zhang Fei thought for a moment, and said: "I absolutely support the officials to do this. This kind of generous salary system will not only increase the burden on the country, but also make the clan lose their enthusiasm for progress. Those big families that are in decline are not all because of Are future generations greedy for pleasure?"
Zhao Xu nodded: "That's exactly what I think, and I often encourage them to take part in scientific examinations, or even go into business, but the results are minimal!"
Who is willing to work hard to be able to lie down and eat!
Zhao Xu said again: "And this recruitment law has already violated the interests of the clan. Although the clan is not included, most of their relatives are included. As far as I know, they put many fields in the A relative's house or a servant's house. Therefore, I hope to use this matter to knock on the door of clan reform, and at the same time demonstrate my determination to reform."
I directly took the knife from my own family, and asked you if you were afraid.
In Zhao Xu's view, this kills two birds with one stone.
Zhang Fei hesitated and said: "But whether it is Wang Xueshi or Sima Xueshi, they have told me not to go too far, so as not to make too many enemies and the gains outweigh the losses."
"That's why I asked you here."
Zhao Xu said, and said: "Besides, you don't have to worry about Xueshi Wang, I have already discussed this issue with him, and he also supports my clan reform."
Zhang Fei thought for a while, then said: "I think the officials still have to hide their thoughts in this regard for the time being. After all, the recruitment law has caused a lot of complaints. If two things are put together, they will definitely be used and divided. The clan, making the officials suffer from the enemy, may really lose more than the gains."
Zhao Xu frowned slightly, and nodded slightly, thinking that Zhang Fei asked him to slow down first.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei changed the topic: "But if the government agrees, it is feasible to include Governor Zhao in the recruitment law and use it to scare chickens and monkeys. By the way, it will highlight the financial burden caused by the clan system through litigation. In this way, it can also establish authority for the judiciary.”
Zhao Xu cheered up, "What are you going to do?"
Zhang Fei said solemnly: "Teach them a lesson, let them have a deep understanding of what is the law of the rule of law."
In Zhang Fei's plan, this self-declaration is actually a battle for the taxation department's fame, so it must be to scare the chickens and monkeys, but he really didn't think about using the clan to make a knife.
He didn't know much about the situation of the Song Dynasty clan.
Because the problem in the Song Dynasty was mainly three redundancy, the clan was only a relatively minor problem.
But he never expected that Zhao Xu would bring the clan into the whole thing.
This..
This is of course a good thing. The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. This is a bit far away, but if the clan can break the law and commit the same crime as the common people, then the effect of establishing prestige will be much better than what he planned!
But this has to be re-deployed, and the clan can't be so casual.
Fortunately, there is still enough time. Although Li Bao and the others have already found out that some people will lie about their financial reports, if it is just a lie, the crime is not very serious, and the procuratorate may not even answer it, let alone fine them.
Tax evasion must become an established fact before they can be charged.
At present, the tax has not yet been set, and everything is still too early.
Even those ministers are just complaining, after all, nothing has been settled, and it is too early to play impeachment!
Therefore, this statistical work is carried out quite smoothly, and the common people are also very cooperative. I have never seen such a gentle accountant. Although there is a little bump in the middle, it is not harmful.
On the seventh day after the statistical work was carried out in Kaifeng County and Xiangfu County, after the newly appointed auxiliary police gained some experience, Zhang Fei began to plan for the entire Kaifeng Prefecture.
After all, he wanted to complete all the statistical work before the summer tax, so that when the summer tax was collected, the first exemption tax would be collected.
So he transferred [-] key members from the police station, which were the first batch of police officers, and took [-] auxiliary police officers, including [-] civilian staff, to the remaining [-] counties to conduct property statistics.
The remaining [-] backbones are led by the newly recruited [-] auxiliary policemen, and Bianjing Law Firm Erbi, who continue to conduct statistics in Kaifeng and Xiangfu counties.
(End of this chapter)