Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 190 It is Necessary to Expand Your Strength
Song Yuan had an idea in his heart: "Find someone to draw it, I should have a way to get it, where can I plant it? Are there any conditions?"

"It can be planted in the northwest." An Zhoushi was very excited: "Are you sure you can get it? If you can get it, it would be great."

Song Yuan still just nodded: "It should be possible."

She didn't dare to talk too much, and wanted to confirm the details after returning to the Yamen. After walking for a while, she looked at Wei Yan: "Do you know what I'm going to say just now?"

"Master, you want to help that little girl with your own money, don't you? Give up, sir. You won't be able to give this money, and you won't be able to use it on that little girl." Wei Yan began to preach again: "The age of the three boys on the kang It's about the same as that little girl, but the dress and treatment are so different, it's obviously partiality, if you really can't bear it, you can buy that little girl as a maid, which is more appropriate."

Song Yuan stuck out his tongue: "This kind of situation is not like a family. If we can save one, we can't save a hundred. In the end, the problem can only be solved by making the people well-fed and well-fed."

Back at the yamen, Mu Lin came to invite Song Yuan to have dinner together, and he also asked Huo Ying to join him. There was no wine on the table, and Song Yuan knew at a glance that this was a serious matter, so he didn't refuse.

Mu Lin said first: "Years ago, the palace also expressed its support for the reform of farmland, but how to implement it, many people are still waiting to see. Many people are more optimistic about Leping's method. Whether to adopt Leping's method depends on Leping's harvest. , Master Jun Cheng thinks that this season's harvest is considerable?"

"You can't say for sure, you can only estimate it when the tassels are formed." Song Yuan turned the teacup in his hand: "But I think there is nothing to argue about the reform of Tianmu. We should focus on the East Palace and the Palace. The East Palace is the most The one who made a statement first, the Wangfu’s statement seems to be a last resort, I am always worried that they will play tricks behind the scenes."

She has no scruples at all about talking bad about her family, but Mu Lin is not easy to speak. Although the family has given instructions to him to cooperate with Song Yuan as much as possible, the Duke's Mansion has not fully expressed its position on whether to leave the East Palace and stand in line with the Palace, so He also couldn't be too honest with Song Yuan.

"If Leping's grain production increases, it can be regarded as the credit of Lord Cheng. The credit of Lord Cheng can just make up for the lack of achievements in the palace. This is a good thing for the palace. If the reform of the fields is confirmed, then the first to express his opinion The East Palace is undoubtedly the most profitable. If the Wangfu wants to make more contributions to this matter, the Lord Chancellor, as the key person to increase Leping's grain production, must take the initiative to lead the reform of the fields. Only in this way can the Wangfu support you. , otherwise, your lord can neither get the support of the East Palace nor the support of the Wangfu, and it is really uncertain which side will be tricked." Huo Ying analyzed from Song Yuan's point of view.

Song Yuan thought for a while, she knew very well that King Zhongshan was not willing to carry out the field reform, if she took the initiative to lead this task, she would definitely be against King Zhongshan, although Huo Ying's analysis was very reasonable, but she really did not believe that King Zhongshan would Rationally analyze the pros and cons. Once he continues to foolishly want to support the rich and powerful, he will make a big mess of himself.

"I know that your lord's concerns are nothing more than worrying that the king of Zhongshan will act on every occasion, and he will support Tian Mu's innovation on the surface, but he will still support the rich and powerful behind the scenes. In this way, the young master will offend the king of Zhongshan and may be sacrificed if he leads Tian Mu's reform. Fall." Huo Ying understood her thoughts: "This is indeed a concern."

Mu Lin was shocked by his analysis again, and looked at Song Yuan to hear what she had to say.

"It's just that benefits and risks coexist. If my lord can go back to Jingzhao to persuade King Zhongshan, I don't think the prince will give up this good opportunity at his fingertips." This is not the first time Huo Ying persuaded her like this.

Even if he didn't want to stand in line, Emperor Taikang arranged them to Leping, clearly wanting them to stand in line with Song Yuan. At this time, he could no longer remain neutral, so it was necessary to let Song Yuan expand his strength as much as possible, otherwise they would All bad luck.

Song Yuan didn't answer right away, she had to think about it.

Seeing this, Mu Lin asked, "How about the cases Mr. Huo investigated?"

"I just received the official documents from various places sent by Tingwei's Mansion. After the people behind Leping Fushen pulled it out, in order to ensure the reform of the farmland policy, they had to deal with those powerful and powerful people. They wantonly farmed the land and squeezed the people with rent and farmland tax. There is no way to argue with this point, the current dispute between the DPRK and China is that these dignitaries bought the land with money, although there are suspicions of farming, but the transaction is fair, if innovation is carried out, the interests of the dignitaries will definitely be lost."

Mu Lin had a headache: "It's not right to wantonly farm the land. It's even more bullying for them to rely on their wealth to take advantage of it. It's fine for the people to bear the rent, but it's really wrong for the people to bear the tax."

"Therefore, some people in the DPRK proposed that in the future, the rich and powerful should be responsible for the taxation, and the common people only need to bear the rent."

Mu Lin strongly disagreed: "Isn't it still the same if they raised the rent to make up for the tax?"

Seeing that they couldn't talk about the main point, Song Yuan had no choice but to say: "It's not a question of who pays the tax at all, but whether these fields should be in the hands of the court or the rich and powerful. The land is in the hands of the powerful and they can use it as they please. To build gardens, racecourses or other places of enjoyment, you can buy and sell them at will, increase the rent to squeeze the people, and even decide whether these fields should be cultivated or planted. However, the fields are in the hands of the imperial court, so they only have the right to use them, and they must consult the imperial court for instructions on how to use them. , In the final analysis, it is a question of letting the people be ruled by the court or by the powerful, and this is the purpose of the reform of the farmland policy."

After she said this, Mu Lin realized that he had lost his focus.

Huo Ying went on to say: "Turning the land is just the most insignificant of the many behaviors of these people. The crimes of forming a party for personal gain, accepting bribes, monopolizing the court, embezzlement, and disregarding human life are the reasons why they must be eliminated."

"It should be like this in both reason and law." Mu Lin agreed.

After the dinner was over, Song Yuan went back to her room and was not in a hurry to fall asleep. She was still thinking about finding cotton seeds, thinking who would be more reliable to ask for help. Although her elder brother was guarding the northwest, she didn't want to let this matter go by. Their hands, otherwise, this credit has nothing to do with themselves.

After thinking about it, Song Yuan thought of Mu Wantang. She remembered that Mu Wantang's family was a merchant, and she didn't know if their family's caravan could go to the northwest. If a credible caravan brought the cotton back, it would be another It couldn't be better, and this can become a business for the Mu family, which is also a good thing for Mu Wantang.

After thinking that this idea was feasible, Song Yuan immediately wrote to Mu Wantang. She was not sure whether Mu Wantang was still in Jingzhao, so she could only tell the sender to hand over the letter to her.

(End of this chapter)