Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 432
Luo Sheng watched Han Lin leave Luo Mansion with his hands behind his back.

Anyang Hou Han Lin glanced at the mansion behind him in a daze. He came to the Luo mansion because he was worried that the emperor's large-scale tax investigation would hit too many people and cause chaos, so he wanted to inquire about the Luo family's attitude.

After all, the Luo family has always supported the development of commerce. Taking agriculture as the foundation and emphasizing both agriculture and commerce is the core idea of ​​King Luo Wen's governance. This is also one of the reasons for denigrating the legalist system of farming and warfare.

But thinking back to what Luo Sheng said to him.

"It is the power of the imperial court to collect taxes. If you want to be a loyal minister, you should do it with all your strength. If you are worried about chaos in the world, then consider the degree of it. What's the use of worrying here?

1000 years ago, Sheng's ancestor Luo Wengong was still able to sort out the Yin and Yang world when the emperor was defeated in the southern expedition and the king's family was in chaos.

Today's situation in Dahan is much better than that of Bangzhou in the past, so what is there to worry about? "

These remarks were typical and reasonable nonsense, which fully reflected Luo Sheng's attitude. He did not pay attention to the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty.

This made Han Lin a little confused.

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Changle Palace.

Regarding the method of checking commercial taxes, Liu Dan's personality is quite violent, and he said directly: "Kandong has always had a business atmosphere, especially in Qidi, so we will start the investigation from Qidi first."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, and glanced at the emperor quietly. Is this really aimed at checking the business tax?

King Jiaodong is in the county of Qidi, and he is still the elder brother of His Majesty today. If this is traced to King Jiaodong, what should we do?
Or, is this the emperor's purpose?
Sang Hongyang asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am very worried, if you encounter noble people from Tianhuang during the investigation, what should you do?

Since ancient times, it has never been heard that the subordinates violated the superiors and succeeded, and the princes and kings of Qi were entrenched. This is something that I dare not offend. "

Liu Dan said with emotion: "Sang Qing, what you said is reasonable, but if it is beneficial to the country, can you not do it?

Emperor Gao's brothers and descendants have reached the present, how many are left in the kingdom?

The kings of the Han Dynasty are generally descendants of Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu. Is it just that the imperial court does not want them to enjoy wealth forever?
This is because they did not think about the hardships of their ancestors in starting a business, and made big mistakes, so they have today.

In the past, the late emperor abolished the kingdom of the fifth younger brother. I saw it with my own eyes. I know that the late emperor was unwilling to do that, but he had to do so if he wanted to correct the hearts of the world.

Now the same, the law is there, and in the heart, and not harsh, is it right not to enforce it?
I want to be a holy lord like Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu. I have the ambition to overcome all difficulties. I also ask Sang Qing and Da Si Shang to take my sword and go to Qi to check the business taxes. Whether it is a lieutenant or a lieutenant, it will be handled by Qing.

I will wait for good news from Qing in Chang'an. "

Liu Dan's words shocked Sang Hongyang. The emperor's determination was greater than he had imagined, which made him very excited.

Legalist students have plenty of abilities, but what they fear most is that the monarch's support is not strong enough.

As long as the monarch agrees, he will show those Confucian scholars who are in high positions but can only talk about it, what is called governing the country, and what is called a strong country.

Let the people of the world know why the Legalists were able to end hundreds of years of chaos, and why they were able to hang up Confucian scholars and beat them.

"Your Majesty, I will never disappoint your expectations!"

Liu Dan said lightly: "Sang Qing, you have to bring the imperial guards with you when you go to the Kanto. alright."

Liu Dan said this entirely because he was like this when he was a vassal king. He really knows what these princes and kings think in their hearts.

Sang Hongyang was startled when he heard the words, and looked up at the emperor, keenly aware of a cold look in the emperor's eyes, which made Sang Hongyang a little frightened, not knowing what the emperor wanted to do.

In other words, Sang Hongyang didn't dare to think about it.

But he didn't dare to think about it, but it didn't mean that others didn't dare to think about it. The emperor wanted to start the investigation from Qidi. Although it was said that Qidi was the most important place to do business, many people thought that he was going for King Jiaodong.

The first emperor hesitated between him and King Jiaodong before, this must be a thorn in the heart of the current emperor.

This scene reminded everyone of Emperor Xiaowu in the past. After King Li of Jiujiang committed suicide, there was a folk song that said: "A foot of cloth can still be sewn; a bucket of millet can still be pounded. Two brothers are incompatible."

Perhaps this song is more suitable for the relationship between His Majesty and King Jiaodong today, because King Li of Jiujiang has a way to kill him, and King Jiaodong is really an innocent disaster.

Under the attention of countless people in the world, the imperial mission went all the way to Qidi, thousands of miles away, and the whole Qidi fell into panic. This is because many people in Qidi did not pay commercial taxes. All the merchants are looking for their masters to see how they can pass this inspection smoothly.

After Sang Hongyang arrived in Qidi, he went directly to Beihai County. Naturally, there was a reason for choosing this place. Beihai County was the most powerful imperial court among the counties in the old Qidi. Only Shouguanghou was guarding it. The east side was Jiaodong Kingdom. As well as Luhou State, Zichuan County and Qi Dukedom are on the west side. Once the Lu family changes, it is very convenient to go east or west.

After arriving in Beihai County, Sang Hongyang didn't delay at all, and immediately started to check the businessmen here. After checking, even he was shocked. The amount of money leaked and the number of people were so large that he was simply frantic.

"So much tax was confiscated, how did the big man maintain his finances for so long?"

Sang Hongyang is completely paralyzed. An economic guru like him can’t make a turn. This is actually very simple. The tax rate of the Han court is low, and private business activities will naturally flourish. In order to stimulate the economy, many countries in modern society will This is the reason for implementing the tax cut policy.

Sang Hongyang lives in the palace of the imperial envoy, and he is not going to leave at all, because he is worried that someone will assassinate him. Kanto has always been a hero, and in fact it is a group of jobless vagrants who do not obey the king's law.

Sang Hongyang has countless ideals to realize, and countless glory and wealth to enjoy, so he is not willing to risk himself at all.

"Shangqing, the Cloth Merchant Wang family has leaked a large amount. He seems to have colluded with the officials of Beihai County, and other wealthy families in Beihai County participated in it. He has never paid taxes to the court. He is one of the people found out. The worst one."

The subordinates quickly found the most ostentatious Wang family, and Sang Hongyang said immediately after hearing the words: "There are county officials involved? Good thing, let's investigate vigorously! One official can bring out a group of merchants who have leaked.

In addition, he sent someone to search his house and take stock of his property. Since he was unwilling to pay taxes to the court, he would not have to pay taxes in the future. Presumably this was what he wanted. "

As a result, before the order could go out, another person rushed over and said, "Shangqing, the Patriarch of the Wang family committed suicide!"

Sang Hongyang was stunned when he heard the words, and he didn't even bother to think about whether he committed suicide or was committed suicide. He said immediately: "If you die, you will die. If you don't die, you will end up in exile. First, go and count all the family properties. They belong to the imperial court." Qian, don't let His Majesty think that we are not doing well, don't let the Da Si Shang compare us, if we do well this time, maybe there will be no Da Si Shang Department in the future."

The officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture were quite excited when they heard the news. The nobles who were afraid to offend in the past are now trembling under their hands. This is also a kind of pleasure.

"Da Sinong, we have found the caravan working for King Jiaodong."

finally come!

Sang Hongyang took a deep breath and said, "Summon King Jiaodong to Beihai County, I want to question him."

He has a sword bestowed by the emperor himself, ranks above the princes and kings, and even has the power of life and death, which is what the emperor wants him to do.

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Jiaodong Kingdom.

Faced with Sang Hongyang's summons, the King of Jiaodong was extremely frightened, and kept pacing and saying, "What can I do, what can I do?

The widow said before that you should not accept those businessmen who stole the tax from the court, but you just want to accept it, what should you do now?
The widow heard that Sang Hongyang was from the Legalist family, they are a group of lunatics, they will definitely step on the widow to climb up, and your majesty, will your majesty want to kill the widow? "

The Queen of Jiaodong heard the words and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, calm down, those are all made by merchants, what does it have to do with the Palace?
At most, it's just a loose order.

As long as there are merchants in this world, there will be leaks. As long as we are still accepting the trust of merchants, such things will definitely happen under our subordinates.

Wanting benefits but not willing to pay, is there such a good thing in this world?
I'm afraid it's not our Jiaodong Palace's turn.

I will accompany you to meet this special envoy of the imperial court, but I want to see what he has to say! "

As soon as the Queen of Jiaodong said these words, everyone in the palace felt that they had a backbone, so a group of Jiaodong Kingdom rushed to Beihai County in a mighty manner.

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In the first year of Yuanzheng, Hongyang was ordered to go out of customs and enter Beihai. Within ten months, hundreds of bankrupts and more than a thousand dead were all the homes of wealthy merchants. Wealth dies, birds die for food, profit makes the mind faint to this point, and deserves to die!"

People at that time said: "Those who practice the law must kill themselves." —— "Han Shu Biography of Sang Hongyang"

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In ancient dynasties, as the national power of the dynasty increased, in order to maintain the rule, the emperor would definitely start border wars, build canals, build palaces, build cities, and spend extravagant palaces. These complicated matters would definitely cause huge financial pressure on the dynasty, so To get more financial resources, you must increase more taxes, but history has proved that unless there is a supreme god watching everything, any tax increase will eventually be added to the poorest and most miserable people, which is not even civilized. There are differences in types, state structures, and social processes, but it is a common problem of human beings. When I write this paragraph, I have to admit that the decline of the Han Dynasty has begun. ——"History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"

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