At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Jin no longer needs Guo Peng to sit in Luoyang to control Luoyang, and then control the power of the world, so Guo Peng chose to leave Luoyang to tour the world.

Whether this is something Guo Peng wants to do and needs to tour the world, or whether he deliberately made room for the new emperor to show his authority, everyone does not know.

But everyone knows that Guo Jin is very lucky.

Guo Peng pioneered allowing the people to read and study history, which triggered an upsurge in history study among the people, which in turn led to the emergence of a large number of history lovers among the people, as well as the birth of historians.

They quoted scriptures, linked to what happened in the past, and discussed how lucky Guo Jin was as a crown prince.

The Guo Wei Empire allowed the people to discuss state affairs, and did not think it was presumptuous, and protected the freedom of speech of the people to a certain extent.

In such an environment, people can talk about state affairs, ministers, generals, and even the emperor.

So everyone knows and dares to say that Guo Jin is a very lucky emperor.

The fact is of course the same. If we are lucky, there are very few emperors in the world who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Guo Jin, and who can grasp the supreme power like Guo Peng and then are willing to give up. It is really rare.

So from Yande to Xingyuan, it was just a matter of one night, as if nothing happened, the court, Luoyang, and the world, nothing happened, and the transition was achieved so smoothly.

It's just that Guo Peng is like this, I don't know if it will be the same for Guo Jin in the future.

Immediately afterwards, another related news came out.

The Taishanghuang toured the world, accompanied by the emperor's eldest son.

Guo Peng went out to tour the world and asked Guo Chengzhi to go with him. This news really made many people startled, and then there were a lot of discussions.

The message couldn't be more obvious.

Compared with the official canonization of Guo Chengzhi as the crown prince by the emperor, it is more intuitive to express that the Supreme Emperor prefers Guo Chengzhi to inherit the throne after Guo Jin. The third emperor of the Wei Empire seems to have made his debut.

But before everyone knew anything about this young grandson, he was about to leave Luoyang with his grandfather and go on a tour around the world. He didn't know when he would return to Luoyang.

Does this mean that you plan to bring it with you and cultivate it?

People are constantly trying to figure out the idea of ​​the Supreme Emperor, and want to find some mysteries from history.

But it is a pity that there is no corresponding event recorded in history, and they cannot correspond one by one.

Guo Peng didn't wait for them to find any clues from the history books. On the first day of November, he decided to set off.

Because he didn't know when Guo Peng would come back, Guo Jin hurriedly asked Guo Peng some questions he wanted to know. When Guo Peng was sent out from Luoyang City, Guo Jin was still talking about currency reform with Guo Peng.

Guo Peng asked him to pay attention to the control of the taxation department of the Ministry of Finance. If necessary, he should let his most trusted cronies take office and strengthen the strength of the taxation department.

"The importance of taxation to the Wei State is self-evident. I won't say much about being a father. If necessary, for some wealthy businessmen and even dignitaries who are not so obedient and think they are great, coercive measures can be taken. .

For example, set up an armed force under the jurisdiction of the taxation department, which is in charge of tax collection. Those who evade taxes and do not pay taxes will dispatch this armed force to deal with it. Taxation is an absolute government affair, and the army cannot be involved. "

Guo Jin was a little surprised.

"Can the tax department also control the armed forces? My father has always attached great importance to the army, especially forbidding civil servants to touch the army. For this reason, he has set up a staff desk to cut it off. Why can the tax department be allowed to control the armed forces?"

"Taxation is too important to Wei. You have been emperor for nearly a year. You should be able to understand that most of the government's problems are caused by insufficient money. Where does the money come from? It is tax collection. Wei, yes You can't make money by yourself.

Wei’s money is either confiscated from wars or taxation. There is no other way. Wars are not common. Taxation is everything. Without taxation, there would be no Weiguo.

The purpose of fighting the world's gentry for the father is education, then the war with the world's powerful is for tax revenue, and the father is fighting the world's powerful for tax revenue, killing more than [-] people?In order to keep this victory, you must strengthen the tax department. "

Guo Peng patted Guo Jin on the shoulder: "Sili Lieutenant has mastered more than 1000 pawns and has become a powerful position in the capital. If the tax secretary doctor can master the taxation arm, he can also become a humble and powerful position. , can also strengthen the court's emphasis on taxation."

Guo Jin thought for a while, then nodded slowly.

"The son understands what the father thinks."

"Well, there is one more thing you have to remember. This special armed force should be the same as the pawns mastered by Lieutenant Sili. It should be separated from the army. You can put him in parallel with the policemen set up by the father in each county and township. , does not belong to the military system, but belongs to normal armed forces."

Guo Jin nodded.

"The captain of Sili controls the pawns, so the doctor of the tax department controls the pawns?"

"Anyway, you set it up, as long as you like it. Of course, the requirements for tax soldiers and law soldiers are the same. They are literate, educated, able to read and write, and proficient in taxation. It is said that they are armed, but they are actually officials. class organization.

The number of people should not be small, but large, otherwise it will not be deterrent, and in order to prevent the tax guards from colluding with those local people, it is best to adopt the rotation system in the army. Work in one place for no more than three years, and then they will be transferred to other places. other areas. "

Guo Peng briefly described his idea of ​​strengthening the tax department.

Only when the tax department is strong can it collect taxes better for the treasury. If the tax department is weak and can only bully and bully the common people, then it is really a waste of the rich rewards that Guo and the world's tyrants have gained from the war.

The tax department must be strong and fierce, so that the dignitaries in the capital will tremble in their calves and feel fear and fear when they hear it.

People who evade taxes, even if they are dignitaries in the capital, the tax secretary should dare to send a team of tax guards down to force their way into the opponent's mansion, arrest him with iron locks, put a steel knife on the opponent's neck, and tell him—— Pay taxes, or die.

If the tax department can be so strong, the Wei Empire's national fortune may last for a long time.

In the future, it is necessary for the tax secretary doctor to become a typical representative of humble power and a sharp knife in the emperor's hands, just like the captain of Sili.

The two father and son walked all the way, talked all the way, and talked about many related things. They didn't finish talking until the main entrance of Luoyang.

Looking at Guo Chengzhi who followed silently, Guo Jin asked, "How long will it take for father to come back from this long trip?"

Guo Peng thought about it.

"That's not necessarily the case. I always go to places I haven't been to before. I plan to go to the Western Regions first, and then go to Yizhou after I come back. From Yizhou to Jiaozhou, and then to Yangzhou."

"so far?!"

Guo Jin couldn't accept it: "Father, that's too far away."

"Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, and have never even been to your own country. How can you have a real feeling and know what problems exist in the local area? You are the emperor, and you don't have time to go. I will help you go, help you See what's wrong, and come back and let you know."

Guo Peng laughed and said, "You still have to doubt the eyes of others, but do you still doubt the eyes of your father?"

"It's not doubting or not doubting, such a long journey, hard work on the road, and parents who are not young, how can they endure such bumpy pain?"

"What kind of person do you think Weifu is? Weifu really lies in bed in his seventies and can't move? Weifu is only 51 years old."

Guo Peng shook his head helplessly: "There is no need to worry, within two years, my father will definitely come back."

"..."

Guo Jin didn't know what to say.

Guo Peng seems a little too willful.

If he couldn't talk about Guo Peng, he told Cao Lan.

"Mother, isn't it too dangerous for Father to walk such a long way? And it will take two years, two years!"

"Hahahaha, Ah Jin, don't worry. In fact, your father is also thinking about me. He promised me a long time ago that he would take me to travel around the world, but he has never been free. This time, it is considered a success." Free."

Guo Jin didn't expect her mother to expect the same.

He can't help it.

I can only ask Dian Wei and Xu Chu to protect Guo Peng, Cao Lan, and Guo Chengzhi seriously.

In addition, Guo Peng must write to him every month to let him know where his parents are and what they are doing. If he does not receive a letter within a month, he will send troops to check the situation.

Guo Peng smiled and nodded in agreement.

Cao Lan took Guo Chengzhi into the car, and the concubines got into another car. Guo Jin and the officials and generals who saw him off also came outside Luoyang City.

Guo Peng held Guo Jin's hand, looked at him deeply, and reached out to pat his shoulder.

"Be your emperor seriously, don't make me regret my decision."

"My son knows."

Guo Jin nodded in agreement, and then asked tentatively: "Arjun's matter, does father think it's okay to start making arrangements now?"

Guo Peng nodded after a moment of silence.

"When your mother and I come back from the Western Regions and arrive in Jiaozhou, I will give you news. At that time, you can ask Arjun to join us in Jiaozhou. After all, we need to meet once. I don't know when I'll see you again."

Guo Jin opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something again, but she didn't say it in the end.

He understands Guo Peng, and Guo Peng understands him. There is no need to say such things.

"During this time, make preparations and see if there is anything missing. This is a major national event, not a trivial matter. You should not take it lightly. You also need the people from the Ministry of Finance to figure out whether you can support the two brothers' overseas development at the same time. , even if you have the gold and silver on Wajima Island, you can’t be extravagant, understand?”

"My son understands."

The last big stone in Guo Jin's heart fell.

Chapter 1508 One thousand four hundred and forty-eight Guo Peng wants to give them some compensation

After the farewell was over, Guo Peng boarded the carriage, and under the escort of a thousand elite imperial cavalry, he headed towards the west of the empire.

This time was different from the previous Northern Expedition.

During the Northern Expedition, even if there was a war, government affairs still had to be dealt with, and there were still many things to deal with.

This time, Guo Peng wrote a plan and handed it over to Yuan Si even if it was a matter of the academic department, and asked Yuan Si to do what he said, and to report regularly. , without being soft-hearted.

Don't think that I can handle errands without being in the capital!

Yuan Si was looking at Guo Peng's away royal chariot with a sad face at the moment, thinking about how to deal with the many tasks Guo Peng left for him.

The Supreme Emperor said that he traveled far away, but Yuan Si believed that his eyes and ears were everywhere, and if he slack off, he would definitely know, and then remote control the new emperor to severely punish the academic department...

How are you going to live this day!

Yuan Si's face turned into bitter melon early in the morning.

He didn't even know how to complete so many tasks and so many targets assigned to him by Guo Peng when Guo Peng was not around.

How many new schools have been built, how many school-age children are enrolled in school, the progress of the course compilation of Gephysics, etc.

Bitter too, bitter too!

What can I do...

Guo Peng was not ignorant of Yuan Si's suffering, but he didn't want to talk to Yuan Si at all.

He just wanted to assign him many, many tasks, keeping him so busy that he didn't even have time to eat, so that he wouldn't have to worry about some moths.

The last time Guo Peng left Luoyang was the inspection when he was the emperor, in order to inspect the Grand Canal project.

After becoming emperor, he ran around less and less, not only to deal with government affairs, but also to sit in the central government, control the central army, coerce the world, and stabilize the situation.

Sitting in the center to control the situation is the most important thing for an emperor to do, and running all over the world will not only waste people and money, but may also cause a crisis of imperial power and unnecessary risks.

Therefore, what the ministers look forward to most is that the emperor will stay in the palace all his life and never come out. It will be safe and reliable, and they will not find out that they are messing around in the local area.

As time went by, the centralization of power became weaker and weaker, and a large number of local elements entered the central government, which eventually led to the collapse of imperial power.

It is actually quite necessary for the emperor to go out for inspections. No matter from which point of view, it is like a lion patrolling its own territory and leaving a mark. It appears from time to time, so that the common people can more directly understand who they are ruled by.

The emperor lived in the capital, and there were hundreds of thousands of miles away from all parts of the country. As the distance became longer, the ruling power of the empire gradually weakened, and the saying that the sky was high and the emperor was far away appeared in the border areas.

Moreover, the Chinese imperial power did not go to the countryside for most of the time in the feudal monarchy era in 2000, and never directly ruled the bottom peasants. Those who directly ruled the bottom peasant households were often [Xiangxian].

So it's not unreasonable for people not to be emperors. Who told you that you can't control them at all?

The limited number of emperors in history who extended their hands to the homes of low-level peasants were all "tyrannical kings" without exception.

It is true that such an emperor may not be kind to the common people, but such an emperor is definitely not kind to the bureaucrats. The bureaucrats don't care how the emperor treats the common people, they only care about how the emperor treats himself.

An emperor who treats people and bureaucrats equally is definitely not a good emperor—they think so.

Fortunately, there are very few such emperors, so the bureaucrats are always happy.

And Guo, as a member of this very small group, a tyrant among tyrants, has always wanted to personally inspect his country and visit every inch of the country.

It's just that for him, during the 13 years he ruled the empire, there was really no more time to do such things.

Fortunately he is still alive.

After Guo Jin succeeded to the throne and showed Guo Peng that he had the ability to solve problems and master power, Guo Peng could finally leave Luoyang with peace of mind and do what he always wanted to do but had no time to do.

Yu Gong can inspect various places to strengthen their centripetal force to the central government of the empire, and check the effect of policy implementation, education construction results, and whether there are any injustices in the local areas.

In private, he really wanted to use the rest of his life to make up for the women who had been with him for a long time.

Now that he is not an emperor, he can treat the women around him a little bit in a normal way.

Whether it is Cao Lan, or Tian Rou, Xia Houlin, or the big and small bridge sisters.

After so many years, the youngest of them is in his 30s and almost 40 years old, and he is not young anymore.

In this era where the average life expectancy is very short, no one dares to say that they can live to their seventies and eighties, and if they can live to their forties or fifties, it will be considered a worthwhile life.