[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

The third question is also about agriculture, food is the most important thing for the people, not to mention that even though reforms have been implemented for many years, Daqi is still an agricultural country, and agricultural income accounts for half of the country's tax revenue.

Furthermore, even if it is a modern industrial country, there is no country that dares not to pay attention to agriculture, let alone the flower growers who love farming the most?

This question is about the development of agriculture in Northwest China. In fact, it is strictly divided according to modern standards. It is not considered agriculture, but animal husbandry.

The natural conditions in the northwest are far worse than those in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are too many inherent disadvantages for agricultural development. It is a bit whimsical for the northwest to rely on agriculture to surpass other regions.

However, if it is to develop industry, the current conditions are not yet mature, so it is better to develop animal husbandry.

As for planting fruit trees, it is also a good way, but the current traffic conditions are not yet developed, even if there are high-quality fruits, they cannot be transported out, but meat can be marinated and smoked to prolong the storage time.

In recent years, the development of animal husbandry in the northwest has been very effective, but in China, people pay more attention to agriculture, and most of the people who are good at animal husbandry are ethnic minorities. heart.

If such officials are allowed to serve in the court, it will be tantamount to a hindrance to the development plan of the court. It is better to try to publicize the intention of the court.

It has to be said that most people’s minds are utilitarian. The examination is related to the future of the scholars, and the topics of the examination will also become the focus of attention of the scholars. Even if they disagree with the court’s idea in their hearts, they have to compromise for the sake of their future. .

As for the ministers in the court, they also have to make way for the future of their children and grandchildren.

The development of animal husbandry may be a difficult problem for others, but Wang Yue is still very confident in this point.

Not to mention that the explosive information in modern times has allowed him to learn a lot of knowledge, even the information that sometimes flashes by inadvertently has become his knowledge reserve under the addition of golden fingers, and the modern age from kindergarten to university for more than 20 years Education is not in vain, he is a liberal arts student, and the liberal arts test papers sold by the pound were not for nothing.

The origin of writing is like a spring of thoughts that has been carefully organized and written down on the test paper. The more he writes, the more confident he is. Maybe this time the test is easier than he imagined.

The fourth question was finally not about agriculture, but about the war on the southwest border.

In the original book, it was almost the time when the king of Nan'an was defeated and captured. The concubine Nan'an came to Jia's mansion and chose Tanchun as a marriage partner to go to the frontier to meet the plot of saving the king of Nan'an.

That is to say, according to the development of the plot, there is a war between Daqi and several countries in the south at this time. This point, even if the emperor or dynasty is changed, it is inevitable.

However, the result of the war is naturally different. Da Qi was not defeated this time, and there is no need for a woman to marry in exchange for a short-term peace.

However, after the victory, how to deal with the relationship between countries has become a problem. The ministers in the court have their own opinions. Some people think that since they have won, they will naturally carry the prestige of victory so that the small countries in the south will bleed. , Let them know who is powerful, and they will not dare to act rashly in the future.

Some also felt that Daqi was the first kingdom, and should treat these small countries with grace, not only to return the captives captured by the army, but also to reward them well, to convince people with virtue, and to show the demeanor of the first kingdom.

In addition, some people think that it is possible to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the territory and bring the small countries in the southwest into the borders of Daqi, set up government offices, and turn the land of those countries into the land of Daqi.

These kinds of opinions are in dispute, even the emperor has a hard time making a decision. Of course, there is no need to listen to the second opinion. The emperor was taught by Emperor Tianzheng. If he dares to adopt this opinion, Xiao Yan will be annoyed and travel back from modern times. .

As for the first type or the third type, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it has not yet been finalized.

Putting it among the questions of the general examination is also to examine the opinions of scholars and see what everyone's opinions are. Maybe there will be a clever strategy in it that can solve the controversy on this matter, and it is unknown.

The fifth question is about taxation. Although agricultural taxes still account for most of Daqi’s income, the goal of the reform is to develop commerce and industry. In the future, these two taxes will become the mainstay of Daqi’s income.

At this stage, although the income from these two taxes has not yet become the pillar of the country, it is already very rich, and some people in the court have begun to propose the idea of ​​raising taxes.

As soon as this idea was brought up, some people naturally agreed and some opposed it.

Conservatives naturally support this idea. The idea of ​​emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business has been engraved in their bones. Seeing the prosperity of business, they of course try to suppress the development of business so as not to shake the foundation of the country.

It stands to reason that what the conservatives oppose is naturally supported by the reformers.

However, on this matter, the reformists also had differences.

Some people think that business has developed to this level, so it is time for them to start collecting dividends, and with the deepening of reforms, the demand for funds is also increasing. The country's taxes are only so small. In order to meet the needs of the country, we must also ensure the country's daily expenditures and leave funds for turnover to deal with various natural and man-made disasters and emergencies. In this case, the funds that can be drawn out for reform are much less.

As a result, many reforms have to be advanced slowly and at a slow pace. The reformers naturally hope to complete the reforms in their lifetime. In their eyes, any things that hinder reforms must be eliminated, and anything can be used. sacrificed for reform.

If taxes can be raised on commerce, the pace of reform will be greatly accelerated. For the sake of reform, it is necessary to sacrifice one or two things for mere commerce.

What's more, if the reform is achieved, the promotion of business cannot be underestimated. It is not unacceptable to sacrifice a small profit for the sake of long-term goals. Presumably businessmen will not object.

However, those who can have this ideological awareness are those with a long-term vision. Of course, most small businessmen are unwilling to pay more taxes, and some big businessmen are also unwilling to cede their own interests.

Those small businessmen have no power of their own, and they can only swallow their anger and retreat silently in the face of the country's policies, but most of the big businessmen have their own contacts in the court, and many officials are willing to speak out for their interests.

As for the other group of people, they are worried that once the tax is raised, someone will take the opportunity to collect exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, which will increase the burden on the people for no reason. In the end, the people's resentment will boil, resulting in the failure of the reform.

After all, wasn’t that the reason for Wang Anshi’s reform back then? The reform was good, but the people below used it for personal gain, so that the common people didn’t understand it, and some people in the court opposed it, and finally fell into a situation of failure.

All parties have concerns, and naturally they cannot reach a consensus result.

However, according to Tu Hui, the emperor was not willing to increase taxes. The emperor pursued long-term interests. He hoped to use reforms to win the hearts of the people. It was also to prolong the rule of the Daqi royal family. It is just that there is no way to convince the ministers. , so that shelved it.

Moreover, the emperor was well aware of the bad nature of bureaucrats. Once he made such an opening, those vulture-like bureaucrats could play various tricks on his decrees just to make huge profits.

He can't ruin Daqi's future for short-term benefits. If he doesn't have money, he can increase income and reduce expenditure.

Now that he already knew the emperor's will, and the examiner who was Jane in the emperor's heart set the questions, of course Wang Yue would not go astray. Compared with other students, he already had a great advantage.

The last question also involves agriculture, but although this question is related to agriculture, it is just wearing the skin of agriculture.

Since the imperial court vigorously developed commerce and industry, it has already anticipated that the common people will give up the agriculture they have been engaged in for generations and devote themselves to it because of the huge benefits brought by commerce and industry.

The common people don't have to worry too much, but the imperial court needs to be careful about the future of the country.

Agriculture is the foundation of all development, and it is impossible to give up agriculture no matter what, but the arable land is limited, and the number of people is also limited. More and more people leave the land. In order to ensure the supply of food, it is necessary to improve planting and tools. .

Regarding the seeds, the imperial court already had a solution, so it was natural to spend energy on improving farm tools.

Craftsmen are needed to improve farm tools. In order to improve the enthusiasm of craftsmen, the imperial court not only rewarded craftsmen with money, but even set up official positions to be held by craftsmen.

Of course, this inevitably improves the status of craftsmen, but the status of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce has been ranked for thousands of years. The status of craftsmen is not even comparable to that of businessmen who are at the bottom. After all, with money, one can naturally enjoy a good life, even businessmen with low status can live comfortably.

Artisans have nothing, low status, no money, and even lack of food and clothing.

People despise craftsmen because of this. This idea has been entrenched in people's minds for too long, and of course they will be resisted if they change rashly.

It's just that merchants need craftsmen to improve tools for them, save costs, and produce better products.The army needs craftsmen to improve their weapons, and farmers need craftsmen to improve farm tools. Only some literati will raise objections.

However, it is not bad to use the test to change the minds of literati. It is really a difficult choice to stick to one's own point of view and give up the future, or to give up the position for the sake of the future.

But there will always be someone who makes the right choice.

The author has something to say: Yesterday was very unlucky. After work in the afternoon, my mother said that she would go shopping. There is a supermarket opposite our hospital. My mother was waiting for me in the supermarket, so she went shopping without eating.I went shopping until after seven o’clock, and I was almost starved to death before returning home. Who knew that I forgot to bring the key, and there was no one in the house. My mother and I waited outside for more than an hour before someone came back to open the door.Really cold and hungry! ! (???︿???) And my legs were so sore, I lay on the bed as soon as I got home, I really didn’t want to move a finger! !