Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 805 Wild boar and piglet

The temple formally adopted Jia Yi's strategy and began the reform of taxation.

The temple was in full swing, and local officials began to make adjustments in accordance with the temple's decree.

The matter of taxation has become the most important issue for the great man today, because of Liu Chang's vague knowledge, the taxation system has taken a big step forward, and many miscellaneous Fus have been abolished in the temple, among which the most important ones are calculation Fu, etc. It was abolished, announcing the official end of the era when the common people were separated from paying miscellaneous taxes according to the number of people.The ministers are probably not aware of what this incident represents, and how strong a mark it will leave in history.

As a brand-new empire, the Great Han is full of many desires to explore. The ministers sat together and came up with various policies in a whimsical way. Those policies that are common in later generations are all unprecedented and bold attempts at this time.

The vitality of the new empire is always unlimited, and they are willing to try anything new, and they don't have to follow the laws of their ancestors.

Because they are ancestors.

Jia Yi was completely busy. As the main person in charge of this matter, Jia Yi did not dare to relax. Most of his innovations in the tax system came from His Majesty's theories. Although he felt that what His Majesty said was very reasonable, but Facing something that no one has tried before, he still has some worries in his heart, but as a reformer, he can't show this anxiety too much. Almost all the ministers are waiting for his order and ready to accept his command , at this time, he had to appear more confident than anyone else, so that no one could see his worries.

Although he pretended to be very confident, every time he tried, he was cautious, walking on thin ice.

The reform of commercial taxation is the most important link in the entire taxation system of Jia Yi, which means that the big Han has completely separated the big merchants from the ordinary traders, actively supported the small traders to achieve the prosperity of the market, and at the same time strictly controlled the big traders to limit Their disadvantages, at the same time, the standardized business tax, can further make the Dahan business usher in another rapid development, especially the standardization of the tariff system, which is the top priority.

As the prime minister of the country, Luan Bu did not live up to his status. He constantly adjusted the disputes among the ministers of the temple, sat in the township personally, and made many appearances, which made the taxation reform step by step. And there is another important person, that It is the prince of the dynasty.

Liu An personally came forward and wrote many articles on the current tax reform, and actively combined these practical operations with his own thoughts to give the guiding philosophy of tax reform.

All the sages in the court work together to make the government move forward steadily.

After making arrangements for a long time, Liu Heng suddenly didn't have the heart to confront Jia Yi anymore, because at this time, a bad news came from the state of Wu.

Mrs. Bo, Liu Heng's biological mother, has passed away.

When Liu Heng heard the news in Yushi Mansion, he was furious and fainted on the spot.

The Imperial Physician's Office almost exploded. The Imperial Physicians mobilized collectively, and Liu Heng was finally able to wake up.

Liu Chang eagerly sat in front of the fourth brother, firmly holding Liu Heng's hand.

"Fourth brother, don't scare me. The court affairs are all up to you. I won't change the tax policy. The agricultural tax will be abolished. I can exempt all taxes, but don't scare me like this."

Liu Heng's face was extremely pale, and he lay powerlessly on the bed, staring blankly at the front, feeling extremely sad.

Liu Chang had never seen the fourth brother in such a distraught state.

In my memory, no matter what time it was, the fourth brother seemed to have such a confident and calm appearance, but at this moment, he seemed so helpless.

Liu Chang was very worried about his brother's health.

In these years, the medical science of the Han Dynasty has actually made great progress. At the beginning, the status of doctors was not high, especially in the early Han Dynasty. Because the theory of ghosts and gods was popular, the status of wizards was even higher than that of doctors. Disrespect to wizards, and beatings of doctors was a common occurrence.Even a famous doctor like Chun Yuqiong was almost executed, and his daughter had to risk his life to save him. Liu Chang still attaches great importance to medicine. He set up medical clinics in various places, and brought a large number of doctors into the temple system, making them the "" "Little officials" ensured their lives and allowed them to make further progress.

And when it comes to medical nobles, probably Liu An is none other than Liu An.

Liu An personally sent his own ideas and theories to invisible doctors, which cannot be underestimated, because only with these can the school go further, have the right to speak, participate in the compilation of temple policies, and so on.Many people think that it is useless for doctors to make those claims, but it is not the case. This has greatly improved the social status of doctors, and is of great benefit to their active participation in temple policy decisions.

Later, temples established medicine, trained medical talents on a large scale, summoned famous doctors from all over the world, sorted out the original medical classics, and conquered intractable diseases that endangered places, which also greatly promoted the progress of medicine.

The most important thing is that after the emergence of Liu An's scientific theory of cultivating immortals, a large group of Huang Laos began to explore everywhere. They explored the human body, conducted professional dissections, and even published several books about the human body, although many schools are very opposed to this. They thought that Huang Lao was insulting the corpse, which was an extremely hateful behavior, but Liu An stood in front of them. They couldn't say no to Liu An, and they could only curse behind his back. It cannot be denied that Huang Lao's desire to explore Made medical progress faster.

Many anatomy, which could only be done secretly before, has become something that big Han doctors can bring to the table, and they no longer have to worry about being punished for such things.

Today's doctors, not to mention being able to compare with Huang Lao, Confucianism, Law, and Mohist schools, are definitely not weak. There are more and more medical centers in various places, and temples even set up medical departments to take care of these things. Standardize the sanitation of various places, prevent infectious diseases, etc., and Shangfang's technology also greatly assists medicine.

Up to now, the status of doctors is not low. Compared with other officials, being a medical officer is also a good choice. Accepting the salary of the temple, the road to promotion can even reach the Jiuqing level. Many students from the county, They all hope to study medicine and then work as a local medical officer.

The advancement of medicine has enabled Dahan to overcome many medical problems. The death rate of Dahan's disease has been greatly reduced. Many diseases that could only be waited for death in the past, the current Dahan can come up with some reasonable solutions.

The rest of the people can't notice it, but Liu Chang can feel this change. Those who stay in Chang'an seem to live longer than what they saw in their dreams. This is probably because of the development of medicine. , and in the dream, Liu Chang vaguely remembered that his fourth brother did not live very long, he passed away very early, probably in his 40s, but now, his fourth brother is in his 40s , the oldest Ruyi is half a hundred years old, and Liu Chang can't humiliate him anymore, not too much, only a little bit.

Liu Chang was very worried that his elder brother died as early as he saw in his dream, although in this era, being in his 40s is not considered premature death.

"Fourth brother, tell me something, birth, old age, sickness and death, this is what life must experience"

"Long."

Liu Heng finally had a reaction. He looked blankly at his younger brother and asked, "Do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Liu Chang was silent for a moment without speaking.

"The older I get, the more I want to believe in ghosts and gods. I want to see those relatives and friends, my father and mother after I die. I have been doing my own things all these years. I failed to repay my mother's kindness, and I wanted to go back and stay with her after a few more years of work."

"I will never see her again"

Liu Chang said: "I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but I believe that when we close our eyes, they will come to welcome our father, eldest brother, second brother, uncle, and those middle fathers. They will come together."

Liu Heng shed tears again, "I failed to do anything for her"

There was a steady sound of crutches hitting the ground outside the door, and as the soldier pushed the door open, Empress Lu appeared at the door.

Liu Heng struggled to get up and hurriedly bowed to see him.

"Mother."

Liu Heng said, but couldn't help crying again.

Empress Lu was silent for a moment, and helped Liu Heng up.

"Don't be too sad. I often write to your mother. She loves you very much and is very proud of you. She often tells me that she has nothing to achieve in this life. The only thing she is satisfied with is raising a good son."

Empress Lu sat between the two brothers and let them sit in front of her.

"You are an excellent child. Your mother was younger than me. She passed away at the age of sixty. This is a happy funeral, so there is no need to be too sad."

Empress Lu showed her tenderness to the children other than Liu Ying and Liu Chang for the first time. She looked at Liu Heng with gentle eyes, "In the future, there will be me. If there is anything, you can talk to me."

Liu Chang pondered for a moment, "Then who should I go to?"

This warm atmosphere suddenly encountered a powerful destroyer, and Empress Lu gave him a hard look, "Is it time to joke now?"

"If Mrs. Bo's soul comes to Chang'an, I think she must hope that the fourth brother is smiling and happy."

Empress Lu remembered something, and asked just now: "When are you going to go back?"

"I want to leave tomorrow."

Liu Heng must go back after his biological mother passed away. Although Liu Chang felt a little bit reluctant, he couldn't force him to stay. He frowned, his face was full of worries about the fourth brother, it seemed that he had to send some imperial physicians here follow.

When Liu Chang returned to Houde Hall, he felt a little sad.

Lu Lu hurriedly comforted him.

"Oh, Mrs. Bo passed away, my brother lost his biological mother, and my mother also lost her only close friend."

Lu Lu persuaded: "Isn't there still the Marquis of Shandu? He often goes to visit the Queen Mother"

"There is a Marquis of Shandu, but every time he goes to visit grandma, I have to send someone to watch over him, lest this fellow take out that set of ancestral armor again."

Lu Lu said: "Your Majesty, should Mrs. Bo pass away, should the King and Queen of Xiting go? After all, they are his grandchildren. If the eldest mother dies of illness and does not return, they will not agree with filial piety."

Liu Chang was silent for a moment, "By the way, there is still this Zhu Zi. Well, let him go too. Maybe he hasn't seen his brother and his mother for a long time. Let him take his son with him, you go first Chapter called over here!"

Soon, Liu Zhang appeared in front of Liu Chang.

"How's the situation over there?"

"Your Majesty, Xiting Kingdom has developed extremely well these days. Business"

"I'm talking about his own housework, how is it going?"

"Your Majesty, since Li Ji was...seriously ill, nothing serious has happened. It is strange to say that as soon as this woman left, Qi's concubines all began to conceive and have children. Tang Ji, Cheng Ji, Jia Ji, king"

"Oh? He has many sons now?"

"Yes, the age difference between these children is only a few months, and almost all were born within a few years. His number of children has already surpassed that of King Beiting, and he has come from behind. It seems that he still dare not disobey His Majesty's order. .”

"What are they all called?"

Liu Zhang hurriedly named several of Qi's children, "This child who was born recently, because his biological mother was favored, was afraid that he would die young, so he took a humble life and called him pig."

"Huh? Liu Zhi? Little pig? You got the name Qi?"

Liu Chang was immediately disappointed, why is there still no one named Liu Che? ?Liu Chang found that although the things he experienced now were different from those in his dream, these things were always the same. For example, Dong Zhongshu and Zhang Tang, the talents that these guys should have were not affected at all, and neither was Liu Che. He is more concerned about the offspring. In terms of ability alone, this guy is probably the strongest one in the third generation clan. With such a talent, if he trains him well, he will be able to grant him the title of Xiting abroad in the future. , let him face Anxi directly, and have a battle to destroy Anxi
It's a pity, it seems that something has happened, Qidu has given birth to many sons, but there is no one named Che.

Now there is actually a baby named Xiaozhu, I really don’t know how to name it!

Liu Changchang sighed and simply stopped thinking about it. If Liu Che couldn't wait, he could only look at the other clansmen to see if there was anyone who could replace him in guarding the west. The extremely important place must be in the hands of his family sooner or later. Thinking of that little pig, Liu Chang couldn't help but shake his head again, "This kid is miserable too. There are some traitors in the court who always My name is Wild Boar, and I am magnanimous to humiliate me like this, but I don’t care about it, but this Zhu Zi was given such a name at birth, and I can’t even try to justify it, and the Wild Boar and the Little Pig are destined for each other.”

Liu Zhang lowered his head, pretending he didn't hear anything.

There seem to be only three people in this world who can call the emperor a wild boar.

And he can't afford to mess with any of them.

"Forget it, let Qi lead the son-in-law and the queen to the country of Wu to see off his aunt, and let him meet his family."

Liu Chang gave the order and told Lu Lu to find some imperial physicians to follow Liu Heng to the country of Wu.

Liu Heng set off quickly, leaving in a hurry, and the person who reacted the most to this in the court was none other than Jia Yi.

Liu Jing and the others didn't dare to cheer, after all, their biological mother was gone, it would be a bit inappropriate if they cheered at this moment, but generally speaking, they were still happy to see Liu Heng leave. No one could stop them anymore, but Jia Yi panicked immediately. Although he was very confident, he still needed Liu Heng to help him pull him. He was also afraid of making mistakes. If Liu Heng left like this, no one would Then stare at yourself, what if you make a mistake? ?
Fortunately, Lu Jia reluctantly replaced Liu Heng and began to serve as the opposition.

But compared to Liu Heng, Lu Jia is obviously worse.

Just when Jia Yi felt a headache, someone suddenly stood up.

The person who stood up in time made everyone's jaw drop.

That's right, the person who stood up was Minghou Luchan.

When Lu Chan stated that he blatantly opposed Jia Yi's reform and wrote to the emperor, everyone just thought this buddy was crazy, but when he described the shortcomings, shortcomings, and harms of Jia Yi's many policies in the letter, all the officials were almost afraid. His jaw dropped in shock. Lu Chan quickly gathered a large group of ministers around him at a terrifying speed. The pressure on Jia Yi and others even surpassed that of Liu Heng. Those who did not take Lu Chan seriously People around him affectionately call him Lu Gong.

Lu Chan stood in front of Jia Yi again and led the officials to criticize his decision today.

"The tax standard remains the same? Are you crazy? A shop covering an area of ​​ten mu and a shop covering an area of ​​ten steps have to pay the same tax?! A shop built in Chang'an and a shop built in Xiting Kingdom Restaurants, do you have to pay the same tax?!"

"It can be divided again according to income, so it is not something in the taxation."

Jia Yi retorted.

But Lu Chan didn't care about these things, and just said to himself: "We have to consider the situation in different places, and the establishments in different places are not equal in terms of consumption and income. A completely equal policy is unfair."

Jia Yi didn't dare to ask any more.

He was afraid that if he asked a few more words, the prince would forget his words.

Jia Yi is so smart, why can't he see that Lu Chan suddenly stood up because of his empress dowager's instruction, he can comment on his own policies and find loopholes in them, except for the empress dowager, Jia Yi can't think of anyone else to come, Lu Chan It is impossible to give birth to ten Lu Chans together.

But he didn't expose it. It's not bad to have the queen mother guarding for him.

When Jia Yi was reprimanded by Chao Yi, when Lu Chan returned to the mansion, he couldn't believe it. He lowered his head, looked at the words he had written on his cuffs in advance, and made sure that he was right, so he relaxed a little. tone.

His wife was very happy and poured him a cup of tea.

"Hahaha, you have been famous in Chang'an during this period of time, and many scholars have come to visit you."

Lu Chan's face was full of bitterness, "You don't know how flustered I was with Jia Yi today. I didn't dare to answer. I couldn't understand what he was saying or what I was saying. I just stared around. I am afraid that I have said the wrong thing, you are really saying that my aunt, why did you come to me to do this? How good is it to find Lu Lu? If it is not possible, let Wang Tianqi go!"

"Lu Jia is still pulling me to talk, I can't understand what he is talking about. What a miserable life I am!"

Mrs. Wang glared at him, "It's our honor to be able to work for the Empress Dowager, don't complain any more, go to Changle Palace to meet your aunt, lest you don't know what to say tomorrow!!"

(End of this chapter)