The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

On the morning of the next day, Li Wen came out from the queue below, took out a memorial from his sleeve, and together with the memorial, there was also a piece of data sorted out by him. Shouted, "Your Majesty, I have a book to play."

What does Li Liuyuan want to play?

It's not about impeachment, is it?

Which department did Li Liuyuan shift his target to after finishing the household department?

Seeing Li Liuyuan stand up to speak, all the officials below suddenly became nervous, and they all wondered whether Li Liuyuan was going to do something.It's no wonder that these officials were worried when they saw Li Liuyuan stand up to play a role. It was Li Liuyuan who did these few "big things", and every one of them wiped out all the officials involved.

Now Li Liuyuan is the celebrity in front of the emperor, and the emperor called him into the palace to play chess and chat every three days. Except for meeting the emperor at court, these ministers have to wait in line for the rest of the time to see the emperor. Li Liuyuan is waiting at any time Being summoned by the emperor, is this something they can compare to?Not to mention how long Li Wen has been in the officialdom, he has been promoted twice in a row, and he has been promoted to the fifth rank at a young age, becoming the youngest official in the court, which is beyond the reach of these officials.

In the past, Li Liuyuan looked harmless to humans and animals, and he would smile when he saw anyone, and he could greet everyone.

Isn't there a saying that a dog that barks doesn't bite, and a dog that doesn't bark bites?This Li Liuyuan did not make a sound, and in a muffled voice, he brought the minister of the household department and most of the officials of the household department. It was the former minister of the household department, Zhu Guangquan, who died in prison.

At Li Liuyuan's age, they were still concentrating on studying and taking the imperial examinations. They had already entered the officialdom and held real power, and they were also trusted and reused by the emperor.

It's true, people are better than people, it's maddening!

But having said that, what is Li Liuyuan going to do?These officials in the DPRK suddenly felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

"Present." Emperor Zhaozong nodded.The father-in-law next to him hurried down, took the memorial from Li Liuyuan's hand, walked up in a hurry, and handed the memorial to the emperor.

Emperor Zhaozong opened the memorial, looked through it, and his expression became serious.

Just listen to Li Liuyuan below saying, "The minister personally led people to spend a lot of time and energy to check Dacheng's financial revenue and expenditure accounts for the past ten years, and especially focused on the tax revenue..." In the previous life He is a science student, so he has a habit of talking with numbers. Compared with tedious words, the table of numbers is more clear at a glance.

When he first arrived at the Ministry of Accounts, he thought that the account books of the Ministry of Accounts must be useful, so at that time he and his staff spent a lot of time and energy checking these accounts.He even scanned all the ledgers of more than a dozen rooms behind the household department, and now he feels like vomiting when he sees the ledgers.

But thanks to the ledgers he had read in those few months, he really found out what was missing.The recorded data table can finally come in handy now.

"In the form submitted by the minister to the emperor, there is a detailed record of the data in it, recording the amount of Dacheng's financial revenue and expenditure in the past ten years..." It was the number of registrations he handled, and Li Wen was very impressed. , You can just say it.According to the year, he read out all the tax revenue accounts for the past ten years, "...by last year, the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs was less than 2000 million taels of silver, which was nearly a third less."

The young man's clear and powerful voice sounded above the main hall, and every official in the main hall could clearly hear what the young man said.

The crown prince stood in front, and he was not far from Li Wen who was speaking on top. He listened carefully to the young man's speech, and at the same time, he was thinking about this issue in his heart.What are the reasons for the gradual decline in finances?As soon as he thought about this question, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Your Majesty, if you have doubts about the accounts that I said, you can send officials to review and verify this set of data to see if the data recorded by the minister is correct." Li Wen said.

He has always paid attention to factual evidence in his work, and he will not talk in empty words. Only when he presents the facts can he be convincing.Each of these accounts can be checked. If anyone has any objections or doubts, they can go to the account department to check these accounts. He is not afraid of people to check.

"I will send someone to investigate later." Emperor Zhaozong signaled Li Liuyuan below to continue.

The officials present were whispering to each other, and they couldn't figure out what Li Liuyuan was doing for making up so many accounts.

A possibility flashed through Dong Xian's mind, and Li asked if this kid could be...?

"... From these data, it can be seen that in the past ten years, with the stability of Dacheng, the population of Dacheng has gradually increased, and more and more land has been developed and cultivated." Li Wen paused before continuing, "Then logically speaking, the more land is developed and cultivated, the more taxes should be collected by the state?"

This is the truth.

When the officials in the DPRK heard this, some subconsciously nodded. ...What did they nod!I still don't know what this kid's idea is!

--tax?Could it be that you want to raise taxes and increase fiscal revenue?If this is the case, it is also a good way.

Li Wen emphasized a "but!"

"Judging from the fiscal revenue data of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past ten years, the country's fiscal revenue has been declining year by year. Why is this? Why has the country's fiscal revenue been getting lower and lower in recent years?——Then, what caused the fiscal revenue and expenditure What is the reason for the imbalance?" Li Wen raised his voice, he was not only expounding a set of data, analyzing a matter, but also asking all the officials present, what is the cause of this problem? !

When Li Wen came to this point, some officials standing above the hall had vaguely guessed what Li Wen wanted to do.

This kid.

Could it be what they thought?Some officials stared wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at Li Wen who was standing on top and speaking.

"Your Majesty, the country's finances have been declining year after year, which has led to an empty treasury... To give you an example, the Ministry of Households has not paid the food and salaries owed to the army in the west for three years, and the soldiers are guarding the border, and some even die. The money for pensions. Let me ask, if the soldiers have worries about the future, who would dare to step forward and kill the enemy fearlessly when the enemy comes?" The treasury is empty, which means that there is no money for various disaster relief. Wan Dajun's food and salary could not be paid out, and even the monthly salary of the Beijing officials was almost unable to be paid out. If this is the case in the capital, isn't it more serious in the local area?

As early as when he knew that the Ministry of Households had owed the Northwest Army three years of food and salaries, Li Wen had put this question on his mind, not to mention that his master was guarding the country at the border, not to mention the relationship between him and Zhao Xiangyi. These soldiers worked so hard to guard the border, but they couldn't even get their food and salary. He must find a way to get this money to the army in the west!

"...the country has no money, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has no money, so it is difficult for the court to do anything it wants to do, and it can't do anything it wants to do."

Money is not everything, but without money is absolutely impossible, I believe everyone understands.

The fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Accounting has been declining year after year. It has to be said that Zhu Guangquan's ten years as Minister of the Ministry of Accounting have been in vain.Li Wen said that Zhu Guangquan should have been axed long ago. A minister of the Ministry of Finance who does not know how to increase income and allows the Ministry of Finance's fiscal revenue to decline so severely year after year is not worthy of being the Minister of Finance of the country!

Once the Ministry of Households has no money and the national treasury is empty, the way these officials think of is to continuously increase taxes and search for the people's voice, and the money from the search may not necessarily go to the national treasury, so it has caused The pockets of the top and bottom officials are getting more and more money, the officials protect each other, filling their own pockets, the money collected by the household department is getting less and less, and the treasury is empty.

The country has no money, and the country's money has been taken away by some people. No wonder the treasury has no money!

As for these problems in the officialdom, Li Wen will not say much. His purpose today is not here. If he wants to rectify the court, most of the officials standing on it will lose their black hats.Put all these people in prison, and no one will work for the emperor. If he plays too much, the emperor may not be able to get around him.

Li Wen continued, "Your Majesty, the ministers have checked the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. One of the biggest reasons for the decline in the financial revenue of the Ministry of Accounts is that some people in various places have seriously encroached on land. They hold a lot of land in their hands, so As a result, the land in the hands of the people is getting less and less, and the farmers have no land to cultivate, so they can only lease the land from the landlords and gentry. Therefore, farmers not only have to pay this part of the country's taxes, but also need to pay the landlords and gentry for the grain of the leased fields... ..." This is also the reason why the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. Many people don't even have enough to eat.

People with fame and noble merit, etc., do not need to pay any taxes on the land under their name, so this is why they are so desperate to enclose the land.These aristocratic meritorious deeds, the predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade, and the descendants all have to be raised by the court, not to mention, they are still trying to find ways to grab the country's silver, they are simply damned!

Speaking of this, Li Wen continued in one breath, "So, I suggest that the emperor issue an order to prohibit land enclosure, limit the maximum number of lands that can be owned by individuals, and carry out land reform, so that the land can be owned by the state.

Implement the land equalization system, and distribute the land according to the head! "

When Li Wen uttered the last sentence, all the officials standing in the hall took a breath in unison.Rodeo banned?carry out land reform?Return the land to the state?There is also an equal-field system...

This Li Wen is crazy!

□Author's gossip: The previous 157 chapters were drawn by the system, resulting in heavy content

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