I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 62 Three kills!Ouyang Xiu’s little note (please read it later)

At this time.

Censor Zhongcheng Wang Gongchen stood up.

"If the government does not suppress mergers, it will indeed increase the wealth and poverty of the people. However, I believe that this is a normal phenomenon. Since ancient times, there have always been poor and rich. Even during the reign of Yao, Shun, and Yu, the world could not be made poor. rich!"

"My government advocates that officials and scholar-bureaucrats govern the world together. If mergers are suppressed, it will actually harm the interests of officials and merchants in order to benefit the people, which is absolutely undesirable."

These words suddenly attracted everyone's attention.

During the New Deal, the contradiction between conservatives and reformers was also here.

Wang Gongchen continued: "The interests of officials and merchants of our dynasty should be higher than those of the common people. This is because such talents are the cornerstone of making our Song Dynasty stable and making our Song Dynasty stronger and richer."

"The so-called water can carry a boat and capsize it. The water here refers to the officials of our court and the merchants. They have contributed more benefits to our Song Dynasty and deserve better treatment!"

"Without the governance of local officials, how could the state capital be stable? Without the taxes provided by merchants, how could the Song Dynasty prosper?"

"You can also go to the Third Bureau to check and see how much taxes the merchants paid for the court, how much taxes the poor people paid for the court, who helped the officials govern the world, and who made the world turbulent?"

Zhang Fangping, the third commander on the side, scratched his head in embarrassment.

After saying this, many people fell into deep thought.

Zhao Zhen also looked into the distance, thoughtfully.

This statement may seem disrespectful to the people, but from the perspective of the ruler, it is the truth.

The kings, scholar-bureaucrats and officials are the managers, while the people of the world are the ones being managed.

Just when there was silence in the hall.

Tang Jie strode to the center of the hall with a dark face.

"Wang Zhongcheng, it's really a good strategy to use one trick to change the pillars! Suppressing land annexation does not mean confiscating all the officials and merchants' homes and dividing all the property among the people. What we are saying is that the current officials and merchants already enjoy special treatment from the imperial court. In fact, We should no longer compete with the poor for profit!”

Tang Jie pulled everyone back with just one word.

"I find it difficult to accept this view of 'not harming the interests of officials and merchants in order to benefit the people'! If you eat big fish and meat, can't you let the people drink soup?"

Immediately, Tang Jie amplified his voice.

"I didn't expect that Zhongcheng, the censor of our dynasty, would be so short-sighted and have such selfish thoughts!"

"If we, the Song Dynasty, want to continue the reign of Zuo for decades, we can just listen to Wang Zhongcheng's words and be more kind to officials and merchants. They will naturally have ways to deal with the people."

"But when the people can't bear it anymore, they can only rebel. Isn't the lesson learned by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang enough? Isn't the lesson learned by the Yellow Turban Army enough? Isn't it taught enough by Huang Chao's slogan of 'equal peace' when he destroyed Chang'an?"

"Throughout the dynasties, whoever treated the people like pigs and dogs must be worse than pigs and dogs! If we, the Song Dynasty, want to establish a lasting foundation, what we can really rely on is the hearts and minds of the people. If the people's hearts are what they want, then the world will be peaceful; if the people's hearts are against them, we, the Song Dynasty, will be far away from each other. It will soon be destroyed!"

"Wang Gongchen's words are actually a strategy to subjugate the country!" Tang Jie almost shouted.

The lingering sound lingered and penetrated into everyone's ears.

In this wave, the judgment will be made.

Wang Gongchen still thought too superficially and was severely humiliated by Tang Jie.

At this time, Jia Changchao had no choice but to stand up.

"Yushi of the Tang Dynasty, don't be alarmist or attack others! Wang Zhongcheng is just comparing officials and merchants with the people of the world. The failed New Deal of Fan Xiwen and Fu Yanguo has already given the answer. The current Song Dynasty cannot harm the officials of the world. Interests. Otherwise, it will cause turmoil in the court, and various incidents may occur. Can you bear this responsibility? "

Immediately, Jia Chang looked at Zhao Zhen.

"The officials, I still believe that not suppressing annexation is following the ancestral law. Although it has had some negative effects, the officials only need to order heavy penalties for those who seize the land, so that the land transactions can be normalized and there is no need to proceed. Land reform. If annexation is suppressed, the world will be in chaos!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

"I second the proposal!" Chen Zhizhong, Wang Gongchen, and Li Ding walked out respectively to express their support for Jia Changchao.

Zhao Zhen was about to speak.

Suddenly, he saw Ouyang Xiu lowering his head and touching into his boots.

soon.

Ouyang Xiu actually took out a note from it.

Ouyang Xiu strode to the center of the hall and slowly unfolded the note.

He reported to Zhao Zhenhui: "Guan family, I have here a list of cases about land annexation copied from the Kaifeng Prefecture's case book."

"In the past two years, a total of 270 cases of land robbery occurred in Kaifeng Prefecture."

“Among them, some are building fields around lakes, some are monopolizing water conservancy, some are occupying school fields, some are not even sparing the blessed fields of monasteries, some are lending money to tenants at high interest rates, and some are seizing taxes, pretending to be false, and occupying the fields of homesteaders...”

"Those who do this are the scholar-bureaucrats who in everyone's eyes govern the world for their own sake!"

"These people are all rats, and they are all cancers that are eroding our Song Dynasty! If we don't get rid of the roots, our Song Dynasty will not need the people to overthrow it, and we may die!"

"Officials, the imperial court is too kind to these mediocre officials who eat the imperial salary, so they are allowed to be unscrupulous and do all kinds of things that endanger the country and the country!"

Ouyang Xiu stared at Jia Changchao, but Jia Changchao had no choice but to look away.

If everyone was debating verbally, they could be stubborn even if they were unreasonable, but now Ouyang Xiu also presented data.

Jia Changchao was so angry that his lips trembled, but he was speechless.

The language is pale, but the evidence is very powerful.

Zhao Zhen was also dumbfounded.

Li Ding was beaten by Su Liang, Wang Gongchen was beaten by Tang Jie, and Jia Changchao was beaten by Ouyang Xiu.

He is a bit unable to get off stage now.

At this moment, the always experienced Prime Minister Du Yan finally spoke.

"The official family, whether to restrain land annexation is of great importance and needs to consider many factors. I suggest that we stop here today."

Zhao Zhen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What Prime Minister Du said is reasonable. Let's discuss this matter another day. I will also think about it carefully."

Ouyang Xiu, Tang Jie and Su Liang knew that it was impossible for the government to support comprehensive reforms, but they could not yet propose the strategy of "changing one state first".

Only when the officials and opponents are completely cornered and they pretend to take a step back can the officials accept it.

Immediately, everyone dispersed.

It was Su Liang's idea to use data to tell the facts, and the effect of this attempt was very good.

After a while.

Jia Changchao, Wang Gongchen, and Li Ding finally walked out of Chui Gong Hall. The three of them had never been so embarrassed in a court meeting.

Li Ding gritted his teeth and said: "Who would have thought that they... they actually came up with data. If we argue again, I... I will definitely be able to come up with data that is beneficial to the merger."

At this time, Wang Gongchen suddenly quickened his pace and walked forward.

Li Ding asked: "Wang Zhongcheng, where are you going?"

"Sansi."

"Go together, go together!" Li Ding also followed closely.

Jia Changchao, who was behind, looked into the distance and murmured: "The sky in the court may change again!"

(End of this chapter)