Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 317 Father and Son
"In this way, when the imperial court urges the tax, food and military supplies every year, the county only needs to issue an order to the chief on duty, and then the chief will lead the ten chiefs on duty to supervise the tax and food in this village."

"In addition, the head of the village and the head of the village are also responsible for resolving disputes between neighbors, brothers' property disputes, joint security and anti-theft and other rural affairs." Liu Bowen said slowly: "These things are originally done by the squires and sages of each township and village. Presiding over prestige. This is how, for thousands of years, the imperial power did not come down to the county, and the power under the county was in the hands of the gentry. This is a pattern that no one can break before."

Zhu Zhen nodded, so if the county magistrate wants to secure his position, he must consciously respect the gentry, otherwise the guarantee tax will not come;

And the squire, in fact, is the most ruthless to the common people...

"But your genius father came up with a way to break the situation." Liu Bowen praised: "He wants to let the wealthy grain households take turns to be the head of the village and the first. In this way, everyone has the opportunity to be the emperor of the land, and the emperor of the earth is worthless gone."

"Moreover, through the Lijia system, those huge families are separated. Every mile and every family has different interests. It will be difficult to get them together. This is the viciousness of the Lijia system. place!"

"My father's abacus is really clever." Zhu Zhen also understood. "Yes, we don't have the ability to go to the countryside with imperial power. Then let's implement the Tweet Order in the countryside - divide and chop the power of the squires and distribute them to more people, so that there will be no local emperors who can dominate the country!"

"That's right, it's really wonderful." Liu Bowen nodded his head and said: "But those local emperors who are used to being kings and hegemons are willing to give up their power? What's more, they have to be wiped out. Pay taxes, and now pay more taxes."

"That must be unwilling in every possible way." Zhu Zhen said softly.

"So, the government is not happy about this matter, the squire is very angry, and the landlord is also complaining." Liu Bowen looked at Liu Lian and said:
"How difficult do you think it is to advance? How many open and dark arrows are waiting for you! You can't just look at the brilliance of that scarlet robe, and don't think about how many people will bleed behind it! Maybe there will be your own blood! "

"Father..." Liu Lian said with a stubborn face, "What you said is all right, except for one thing - my son doesn't covet that scarlet robe!"

"Then who are you?"

"I'll be thirty soon!" Liu Lian said solemnly:

"Father taught me since I was a child that studying should cultivate one's moral character, regulate one's family and govern the country and the world! One should establish one's life for the people! If you don't do these difficult and dangerous things when you are 30 years old, what age will you do them?"

"If you're not Liu Ji's son, I'll let you go!" Liu Bowen raised his voice.

"Father, your son has to be under your wings for the rest of his life?" Liu Lian also raised his voice. "Do you have to end up with the reputation of being a tiger father and son?"

"I didn't mean that, you're going to piss me off!" Liu Bowen coughed angrily.

Liu Lian hurriedly stepped forward to caress his father's back, but kept saying: "Father, this is not going to the battlefield, it's just to be an official. I'm not greedy, I'm not in vain, at most I fail, I won't be ruined."

"You think too simple!" Liu Ji patted the table and said, "Going to Jiangxi is as dangerous as the battlefield!"

"Then I can't be a deserter anymore!" Liu Lian looked at the tepid but stubborn horse. "Aren't you a coward if you shrink back when you know there is danger?"

"Well, you can figure it out..." Just like boss Zhu, no matter how capable he is, he can't do anything to his son; Liu Bowen's ability can't do anything to Liu Lian.

"Thank you, dad, for making things perfect..." Liu Lian hurriedly kowtowed to his father. "My son must not embarrass his father!"

"Alas..." Liu Bowen sighed again.

"How about this, the king sent a small flag to protect the brother, so the master doesn't have to worry?" Zhu Zhen said.

He already has two guards and horses, and he has enough confidence to speak.

"Wherever you go, you will be protected by the army? What does that look like?" Liu Lian firmly disagreed, "Thank you, junior brother, but the dignified third rank is already equipped with guards when he participates in politics."

"Send at least two people to follow you? They don't wear military uniforms, but pretend to be your long-term follower," Zhu Zhen insisted: "The guards sent by the local government are not so reassuring."

"Junior brother, why do you care about me?" Liu Lian looked at him suspiciously and said, "Isn't it because you are interested in my little girl? Then there is no need to please me. Your marriage is all up to the emperor, you still Go please your father."

"This king didn't..." Zhu Zhen said immediately, "This king just cares about senior brother."

"Thank you, brother, it's because the brother is overthinking." Liu Lian bowed his hands apologetically, but in the end he couldn't hold back the sixth child and reluctantly agreed.

Liu Ji's complexion looked better now.

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When Liu Lian went out satisfied, only the master and apprentice were left in the study.

"Master, are you really worried about senior brother?" Zhu Zhen asked softly.

"Nonsense." The expression on Liu Bowen's face at this time was no different from that of an ordinary old man. "It's the same feeling being a parent."

If you know this, you will fall apart, it is not as good as death and life together...

"Then let me talk to my father." Zhu Zhen said quickly, "Let senior brother stay in Beijing."

"No need." Liu Bowen shook his head slowly and said, "He's already thirty. As a father, I can only try my best to persuade him to change his mind. But once he makes a decision, I can only let him go..."

"Okay." Zhu Zhen nodded, his father is not like this, he doesn't care how old he is, if he doesn't obey, he will beat him until he obeys.

"Let's not talk about him." Liu Bowen sighed again: "Is your trip to Korea going well?"

"It's okay." Zhu Zhen nodded, and told Lao Liu about the Goryeo matter again.

"Well, your arrangement is quite subtle." Liu Bowen nodded after hearing this, and said, "When the imperial court is free to deal with Naha, they will be completely honest."

"Well. The monarchs and ministers of this country like Yelang to be arrogant. Before they have seen our strength, they always think that they are invincible." Zhu Zhen said with deep conviction: "So in the future, we must show them our strength, which can be regarded as killing monkeys and scaring chickens. "

"However, even if a chief envoy is established, it will not be able to truly counties in Goryeo?" Liu Bowen said: "The sky is high and the land is far away, and the people are used to forming a country of their own. The cost of direct administration by the imperial court is too high."

"Yes, Goryeo is too poor and weak. With that little tax, it's not enough to suppress the rebellion and provide disaster relief every year. I'm afraid that even the bureaucracy has to be supported domestically." Zhu Zhen said deeply:

"Although a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit. But when it comes to national affairs, it is impossible to count economic accounts. Even if a thing loses money in the short term, it must earn more than it spends in the long run. This can only be done and persisted. .”

After a pause, he continued: "So the counties and counties of Koryo may not last long, but we can replace the king of Koryo with the vassal king Zhu in the future..."

(End of this chapter)