At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for a powerful country to be wiped out by foreign enemies. A powerful country has always been defeated by itself, by corrupt officials, by annexed land, and by taxes that cannot be collected. I always It's clear!"

Having said that, Guo Peng stood up and scanned the elite geniuses at the core decision-making level of the empire with his sharp eyes.

The elite geniuses finally recovered from the conception of the empire blueprint and realized that Guo Peng had once again entered the state of a power fanatic.

No way?

They start to worry.

And the emperor's response was not at all wasting their worries.

"Since I accepted the abdication of Emperor Han to establish my country, the population of the world has continued to grow, and the population loss caused by the 20-year war has continued to recover. Therefore, in the previous census, the population of Wei Wei has exceeded 6000 million.

This is something I am very happy about, but at the same time that this happened, I learned another thing. When many officials were conducting a population census, they found that some people complained to the officials who checked the population.

They said that although the imperial court encouraged them to have children, they did not dare to have children. I felt very puzzled, so I went to the root of the problem and finally got to the root of the problem. What is it?

It is a tax levied on every household and every young man that has been in operation since the pre-Qin period. It is a tax that everyone has to pay every year when they live in this world and do nothing.

When I, Wei, formulated the tax policy, it was stipulated that men over the age of 15 and under the age of 56 need to pay [-] yuan to the imperial court every year, which is called a counting tax, which is a poll tax for adult men.

Minors between the ages of seven and 14 also need to pay [-] yuan a year, called oral tax, which is a poll tax for underage males, which is twice as high as that of merchants' families. Then I understood why people dare not give birth child. "

Guo Peng stood up, hands behind his back, and walked around beside the group of dignitaries.

"Every time one child is born, one has to pay an extra tax. For farmers with meager income, this is a big burden. The annual income is only so much grain, and they have to pay agricultural taxes and pay taxes. Oral Fu, but also to serve, how heavy?

The more children you have, the more taxes you have to pay. If it reaches a certain level, who can afford it?So people dare not give birth, this is one, and second, counting and oral tax are aimed at every man, who does nothing, has no property, and has to pay taxes.

Land mergers were serious in the former Han Dynasty. The rich had endless fields, and the poor had no land to stand on. However, the tax they both had to pay was the same, and they had to pay taxes even if they had no property!Who can afford it?you?still me?or you? "

Guo Peng pointed to Wang Can, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, then pointed to himself, and then pointed to everyone.

The officials all bowed their heads and dared not speak.

"This kind of system originated from Qin Shi's measures to reverse the situation of a disadvantaged country. Under Shang Yang's reforms, Qin's tax was extremely heavy, almost taking two-thirds of it. Before, the tax was collected on a household basis, and then it was changed to a per capita tax.

Of course, this can increase a large amount of tax revenue, but it is based on the fact that people are afraid to have more children. The population growth is slow, the bottleneck is difficult to break through, and there are land mergers, which can always create a large number of refugees. "

Guo Peng took a deep breath: "We Wei has a huge territory and needs a large population, so I have been encouraging people to have more children for many years, but until now, it has hit a bottleneck, and people are unwilling to have more children.

With such a vast territory, is 6000 million people enough?I have thought hard about the population migration of the four counties in Hexi, as well as the population migration of the Western Regions, the population migration of Mozhou, the population migration of Yunzhou, and the population migration of Jingnan and Yangzhou.

Important people, important people, how many people, how can 6000 million be enough?Doubling is not enough!But the people of Limin dare not live. The problem is not with them, but with us!

Therefore, this situation must be changed. I am determined to abolish the counting tax and oral tax, and no longer collect taxes according to the population, but to collect taxes according to the land. "

Guo Peng walked back to his seat, sat down slowly, and faced the officials.

The ministers were stunned, exchanged glances with each other in shock, and found that the expressions on everyone's faces were the same, so they collectively looked at Guo Peng.

Wang Can, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, couldn't hold back, and stood up first to speak.

"Your Majesty, this human tax is a huge amount of income in our Wei tax system. Now this income is also used in various aspects. If it is abolished suddenly, I am afraid that the country will be useless..."

"Is it not good for the country?"

Guo Peng looked at Wang Can with a sneer and said, "If the country's use is not good enough, then you will be stabbed at your head. If abolishing a tax can make the country useless, I will copy your family's property to make up for the shortfall. Let's see how you, the minister of the Ministry of Finance, managed my family."

Wang Can's face turned pale with shock, and he knelt on the ground shivering.

"Your Majesty is guilty! Calm down, Your Majesty! Calm down, Your Majesty!"

"Get up! Go back and sit down! I don't want you to plead guilty. I want you to balance the financial expenditure. Otherwise, you should stop being an official. I gave you a salary to let you be an official. It's for you to solve the problem, isn't it? Let you find a problem for me! Otherwise, what use do I need you!"

Guo Peng looked at Wang Can viciously, Wang Can's face was pale, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After Wang Can sat back, everyone felt sorry for him, and no one dared to speak rashly.

Suddenly, Zaozhi, Minister of Civil Affairs, realized a very important issue.

"Your Majesty, in the past, taxes were collected on the basis of households and households. Now, if we want to collect taxes on the basis of land, not to mention that there will be a big change. Many policies of the imperial court have to be revised, and the land is..."

Zaoyi's words awakened the dreamer.

Many high-ranking officials showed strange expressions in an instant.

"Yes, to collect agricultural tax according to the land, of course the land must be cleared."

Guo Peng showed a cold smile: "After clearing the land, everyone has to pay taxes according to the land, no matter who it is, I mean, no matter who it is."

Chapter 1269 One Thousand 170 Nine Emperors Are Bandits!

Mr. Guo wanted to see it, and the senior officials present counted one by one, and none of them were shocked by this.

A few people even exclaimed because they were too surprised.

"His Majesty……"

"No matter who it is, it naturally includes you and others. You or yourself or your family own a large amount of land, but you can pay no or less taxes. The past is also the past. I have no time to take care of it. Now, there is no less. "

Guo Peng stood up again and looked at the officials with a very oppressive gaze: "The annexation of land is a chronic disease of the past dynasties, and it is an evil government added to it. I want to abolish it. Since it is abolished , the agricultural tax must be paid according to the number of acres of land, and no one can escape.”

So they all understood.

Why is Guo Peng thinking of abolishing the two major tax items of counting tax and oral tax.

Feelings, he wants to chop off the flesh of the powerful family of officials to make up for this shortfall!

All the manor land left over from the former Han Dynasty was cleared. After the clearing, all the people paid taxes together, regardless of each other.

All the estates owned by the officials themselves, or the family, or the legacy of the local tyrants, etc., will all be liquidated, and if none are left, the chaotic tax situation in the past will be completely rectified.

Those who did not pay taxes, or paid less taxes, or used various names to avoid taxes, now have to pay taxes according to a unified standard.

Finally, the emperor is about to take action on the land.

They waited and waited until this day finally arrived.

Those large manors that can hide thousands of families at every turn, and those who don't have to pay taxes or just pay a few cows and horses symbolically, can't escape.

The emperor's broadsword is about to be chopped off.

The point is that such people are everywhere.

Whether it is central officials, local officials, or even some senior military generals, as well as the powerful manors left over from the troubled times of the former Han Dynasty.

They thought it would be over after the emperor suppressed the scholars, but they didn't expect that the emperor would have another move.

After using them to beat the scholars to death, the emperor actually once again killed the donkey, crossed the river and demolished the bridge.

He is going to attack the poor and powerful people who are helping him to fight against the scholars and establish the imperial examination system, and he is going to attack the richest group of people in the whole Wei Kingdom.

Among these people are officials and their powerful families, as well as simple landlords and local tyrants who are not officials.

Before the dispute between the imperial examination and the imperial examination, they stood firmly on the emperor's side, fought fiercely with the scholars and officials, and finally helped the emperor establish the imperial examination system and defeated the imperial examination system.

With the establishment of the imperial examination, they can finally compete with scholars on the same starting line, without being restricted by their origin.

They felt that the emperor was their sage, who gave them hope to improve their studies, so that they would not always be stepped on by scholars, and would never be inferior to scholars.

But now, the situation seems to have changed again.

The emperor is going to harm their interests.

The emperor asked them to collect taxes and ask them to take money to fill the financial gap after the abolition of counting and oral taxes.

Isn't this typical robbing the rich and giving to the poor?

Is the emperor a bandit?

Some people's hearts are already roaring.

But in front of the emperor, they dare not say a word of objection, who knows what will happen after they say it?

His Majesty the Emperor's power has further expanded, and he is already a complete solitary husband. His solitary husband's heart is becoming more and more arrogant, and there is no need to share power with anyone and follow other people's suggestions.

The emperor can act arbitrarily, and there is no need to follow the opinions of his courtiers as hypocritically as before.

As long as he is willing, and he feels that he can bear the price, he can act arbitrarily, give orders directly, and even bypass these senior officials.

Just like he can bypass the staff desk and the Ministry of War directly order the army to go to war against the Western Regions.

Naturally, there will be people who will carry out the emperor's will to the end in order to agree with the emperor, and there will be people who will automatically become the emperor's minions and set off a bloody storm in the local area just to collect taxes.

The emperor is a single husband through and through, the reason why he said this now is just to remind everyone, let everyone know that he is going to do this, and he has no idea of ​​negotiating.

Next, there is choice.

On the emperor's side, hand over economic benefits in exchange for political benefits.

Or they feel distressed about their economic interests, resolutely refuse to hand them over, and choose to fight the emperor to the end.

The choice seemed to be a no-brainer.

Cao Cao secretly glanced at Guo Jia, and found that Guo Jia was also looking at him. The eyes of the two exchanged, and they seemed to have reached a certain consensus.

Then Guo Jia stood up first.

"Your Majesty's actions are beneficial to the country and the people. Since ancient times, land annexation has been a chronic disease. Whenever it happens, it will always cause refugees to swarm the land and starve for thousands of miles. Such tragedies are really heartbreaking.

Now Your Majesty clears up the land, abolishes the calculation and oral taxation, and reduces the burden on the peasant households. This is really good governance. In this way, the peasant households dare to have more children and raise more children, and the population of our Wei Dynasty will inevitably increase on a large scale.

In this way, places lacking in population such as Jiangnan, Liaodong, Lingnan, Mobei, and the Western Regions can be filled with population, and Your Majesty does not have to worry about population every day. "

Guo Jia published a long speech, and then expressed his support.

"Your Majesty's abolishment of calculation and oral Fu, the benevolent heart, all people in the world can feel it, and they will definitely feel deeply for His Majesty. Your Majesty's kindness spreads far and wide, and I will live forever! I am willing to clear the land in my home, pay taxes, and use it as a gift." For the benefit of the country!"

Guo Jia stood up as an important official of the royal family and a right servant on the staff desk.

He took the lead in expressing support for His Majesty's New Deal, and also expressed his willingness to pay His Majesty the tax for all the land under his name.

He is willing to pay, is willing to give up his small family for everyone, and contribute to the prosperity of the Wei Empire his own taxes that he did not have to pay at all.

Cao Cao groaned secretly.

Was preempted again!

This guy always reacts faster than himself!hateful!

So Cao Cao immediately stood up and knelt down in front of Guo Peng.

"I think what Guo Pushe said is very true. Your majesty's benevolent government will benefit the people. The people will not be burdened by counting and oral gifts. They are definitely willing to have more children, and the population will inevitably increase.

As the population grows, the population dilemma of Wei and Wei will no longer be a dilemma, but will be solved easily. Your Majesty's kindness, I bow to you!The minister is willing to clear the land at home and pay taxes! "

Cao Cao, an important family member and the chief assistant of the cabinet, also stood up and expressed his support for the emperor's new policy, and was willing to hand over his family's land to the emperor to clear his head, so as to support the emperor's move.

He is also willing to pay taxes that he did not have to pay at all, and hand over this part of the money to the emperor, so that the emperor can do great things.

In just a short moment, two of Guo Peng's most confidant and close ministers stood up to express their opinions.

Many people have not reacted yet.

But it was Guo Jia and Cao Cao's statements that made Guo Peng feel that his power had actually grown and expanded.

In the past, there were not many people who didn't support it, and didn't even express their opposition clearly. Now there are those who support it directly. Even if it hurts their interests, they dare not directly oppose it, but remain silent.

It seems that some people have awakened, knowing that as long as this policy is put forward, it will definitely be implemented. No matter how much you argue, the result will not change.

That being the case, instead of arguing with the emperor and losing his wife and losing his army, it is better to lie down and enjoy it.

The emperor's usual method is to pull a batch and fight a batch, which has been tried and tested.

Many smart people have also summed up some experience and lessons, realizing that expressing their views first can still win the favor of the emperor, and they will suffer economic losses, but they will definitely be compensated politically.

The other senior officials were shocked when they saw Guo Jia and Cao Cao express their opinions first, and then fell into extreme entanglement.

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The entanglement of senior officials is not due to other reasons.

They are not people who care so much about petty profits.

In fact, the income brought by the land is really not a small profit for them.