Dressed as the cannon fodder who died prematurely, I will marry the villain in anger

Chapter 625: Another mouthful of blood

After Xie Zhan took a concubine, he went to court as usual. He was not a person who indulged in love and womanizing.

Xie Zhan worked hard for national affairs.

It is true that he wants to make the Xie family the top family in Dali, but Xie Zhan also hopes that Dali can win the confrontation with Pingzhou. After all, if the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached?

In his eyes, the crisis in Dali is also obvious, Pingzhou, Pingzhou!

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, even though Pingzhou, which occupies three states, has a small climate, it still cannot be compared with Dali, which occupies nearly nine states.

They still don't think that the power of a woman in Pingzhou can sweep the world and seize Dali's country.

Xie Zhan was different. He saw the vitality of Pingzhou and the bleakness of Dali.

They never thought that it only took a few years for Lu Songli to go from having nothing to owning three states.

Xie Zhan faced up to the power of Lu Songli's opponent, and at the same time realized that the problem facing Dali was serious.

But he also knew very well that Dali still had an advantage at present. He had the capital to turn the tide, and the situation had not yet reached an irreversible point.

In other words, he still has cards in his hand, and if he plays them well, he may not be unable to win this round.

Tai Chi Hall

All civil and military officials came to see him.

Prime Minister Shen Wan, Taiwei Xiao Qun, Shangshu Ling Sang Baiqing, Zhongshu Ling Zuo Anmin, Duzhi Shangshu Wu Chunyu, as well as imperial censor Zhou Chengzhong, Dali Temple Qing Wang Yuan, Taichang Temple Qing Li Changchun, military staff officer Fan Yang, etc. The ministers entered one by one and stood in two rows on the left and right.

Xu Junfan stood in the middle of the team on the left.

There was no one in the middle of the throne room. The emperor did not come to attend the morning court, and told Xie Zhan, the military commander, to temporarily take charge of state affairs.

After Song Mo ascended the throne, except for the initial period, he rarely felt happy when he went to court.

State affairs are always troublesome.

When he came to court, he presented almost all problems that needed to be resolved decisively. To put it bluntly, he had a psychological shadow from the previous court. After Xie Zhan helped to manage the state affairs later, he thought it was better to stay in the harem.

After General Xie Zhan took charge of state affairs, he set up a seat on the lower left side of the dragon chair. At this time, he sat on this chair and listened to the affairs.

Xie Zhan once suggested that Song Moche check the population of Dali, and now the Department of Household Affairs has reported the data.

"According to statistics, there are currently only 13.69 million Chinese people in Dali."

Hearing this number, there was silence in the hall.

I remember the last time the Department of Household Affairs counted the population, there were more than 18 million people, nearly 19 million people.

It turns out that so many people from Dali have been sucked away by Pingzhou?

The officials here are not stupid enough to be able to work in the court. Of course they also know the importance of population.

Xu Junfan said in his heart that not all of these people were sucked away by Pingzhou. At least the nearly one million people in the northern border and Liangzhou were given up by Dali himself.

Xie Zhan said, "You are all the humerus of the Dali court. Nowadays, the population loss in Dali is very serious. If you have any opinions or good suggestions, you can speak freely."

Some ministers suggested, "We can report to the Grand Governor and ask the emperor to issue an order to restrict the distribution of road guides in various places. Through this method, we can limit the outflow of the population."

Wu Chunyu disagreed with this view, "No, you can't do this."

"This legal approach treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Once this method is used, the people will lose their vitality and Dali's economic activities will also suffer a blow..."

Some ministers suggested, "We can set up more checkpoints at the border with Pingzhou and charge heavier tolls. It would be best to dissuade Chinese people from going to Pingzhou."

"This method is good. Don't forget that coastal areas should also use this method to prevent Chinese people from taking boats to Pingzhou."

"We can still..."

The ministers all expressed their opinions, and without exception, they all severely tortured the Chinese people for going to Pingzhou.

"Commander Fan, what suggestions do you have?" Xie Zhan called out.

Fan Yang sighed in his heart and went out, "To reduce population loss, the court's measures must benefit the people and bathe in the emperor's favor, such as tax reductions and exemptions, exemption from corvee, etc."

Xie Zhan nodded, someone finally came to the point.

Wu Chunyu still disagrees, as this will inevitably affect Dali's tax revenue. Originally, Dali's salt tax could not be collected this year, and the national treasury was stretched thin.

After discussing this issue until the end, no effective solution was found. Xie Zhan could only put it aside for the time being and discuss it later.

After going to court, Xie Zhan took a carriage back home.

Passing by the dim sum shop, he went to buy the dim sum that his wife liked to eat.

Although he married two noble concubines, he still wanted peace in his backyard.

After he returned, he had the snacks delivered to the main courtyard. He didn't go there, but he had already spread word that he would go there for dinner in the evening.

Later, Xie Zhan asked people to invite all his confidants.

Fan Yang was the first to arrive. It should be said that he did not go back after going to court. He guessed some of the thoughts in the Governor's mind.

When Xie Zhan saw Fan Yang coming, he immediately said, "The problem of population loss in Dali must be solved, otherwise there will not only be a problem with tax sources, but also with military sources."

"Moreover, the population loss in Dali has formed a trend. Dali must strike hard to stop this trend."

Xie Zhan knew very well that in order to reduce population loss, strict laws and regulations must be enforced, and the laws must not be disrespectful.

The common people must feel fair and just. This is one of the fastest ways to change the common people's perception of the court.

It would be better to reduce taxes and reduce corvee.

The current situation in Dali is either to continue with this tax system, which will make the people feel uncomfortable; or it will take action against the aristocratic families and the middle class, and inventory their land and hidden population, which will make the aristocratic families and the middle class feel uncomfortable; If we do this, the country will not be able to collect taxes and the country will suffer.

Of the three parties, one will always have a hard time.

There are many aristocratic families in Dali, and there is also a lot of land under the names of the aristocratic families, and even a large number of people are hidden.

Xie Zhan has studied Pingzhou's various policies, Pingzhou's various welfare and policies, so that the hidden population can't hide.

What he wants to do is to release this part of the population that the aristocratic family has hidden, which will be of great benefit to Dali.

When Xie Zhan expressed his thoughts, Fan Yang also looked serious, "Grand Governor, this problem is not easy to solve."

The Governor's actions violated the interests of the family, and there would definitely be many people who would stop it or say they would not cooperate.

Xie Zhan nodded, he also knew that the resistance and difficulty would be great. He discovered that even the people under him were not very active on this matter.

"I know, I need a knife."

Reform and innovation are urgent.

Only in this way can the crisis in Dali be resolved. Cutting some flesh from a wealthy family can give Dali a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, Jiang Boya's letter arrived.

After Xie Zhan finished reading, he stood in front of the big window and said nothing for a long time.

It can be said that Xie Zhan also realized the problems that Lu Songli saw.

He knows what is right, but the people below him always make the wrong move.

Someone once told him that the greatest pain for people is the inability to cross the gap between knowing and doing. Now Xie Zhan feels it.

This incident also prompted Xie Zhan to make a decision, "Mr. Fan, I plan to re-enable Zhang Zhongxian."

Zhang Zhongxian is the knife he wants to use.