Great Song

Han Miao was not made to wait too long, and Xiangzhou sent an envoy in just seven or eight days.Now that Han Qi and Han Xianggong of Xiangzhou have been re-sentenced, someone sent a letter.

After carefully reading Han Qi's letter, Han Miao sighed softly, "Mister Xiang is really a direct minister."

In fact, what Han Miao was most worried about was Han Qi's attitude towards the new law.Han Qi didn't have much opinion on the previous "Farmland Water Conservancy Law", so "Ri Xin Bao" could go along with the flow, support the new law, and even check for gaps.When it comes to the "Baojia Law" and "The Art of War", which are related to the military, "Ri Xin Bao" has no position to speak at all, so it avoids talking about them.

The current "conscription law" is very different.This law needs to be "publicly discussed", and all officials in the world must come to "debate", and it will be implemented only when no one has any objections.This is the emphasis that the emperor and Wang Anshi place on the "service recruitment law", and it is also its weakness.If public opinion is raging, can this new law still be enforced?

And the best way to guide public opinion is a newspaper like "Ri Xin Bao".More importantly, the people who have lived in Tokyo City for a long time may not support this new law.Because the new law intends to levy "service money" on the upper fifth-class households, official households, monks and Taoist households, etc. in the city.But these people are numerous in Tokyo.Once the "Ri Xin Bao" intentionally incites it, it may cause a tsunami, which will directly change the emperor's mind and make this new law come to an end without a problem.

Violating the new law will inevitably attract Wang Anshi's attention. Even if there is Mr. Tongxuan, who has a strong family like Zhen Qiong, "Ri Xin Bao" will inevitably be suppressed.While supporting the new law, Han Qi may not agree.After all, this new law is different from the past, and it really involves the interests of tens of millions of officials and wealthy people.If Han Qi insisted on opposing this law, would Rixin Bao obey?Although the possibility of Han Qi re-entering the two mansions is very small, he has five grown sons who are bound to inherit his legacy, and it would not be surprising to have another husband.Not to mention that Han Miao was originally the Shuzong of the Han family, if he insisted on disobeying Han Qi's will, it would be difficult to do so in the future.

What is even more embarrassing is that Han Miao himself does not object to this new law.He has been in business for a long time, and he has been to many places.I have seen countless middle and low-level families who were affected by the "Medical Service Law".Although the current new law has deficiencies, it cannot be completely negated because of choking.If Han Qi really opposed the new law, Han Miao would have to think carefully whether he was sticking to his heart or following people's wishes.

Fortunately, this letter came in time, like a reassurance.

"Brother Jing Sheng, what is Xianggong's arrangement?" Hearing Han Miao's words, Li Gefei, who had been waiting for a long time, was shocked and asked immediately.

As the editor-in-chief of "Ri Xin Bao", his position is also somewhat embarrassing.One is his benefactor, who protected his father and son for two generations, and only a heart-warming place can repay him.The other is his current employer, who also takes good care of him and helps him achieve fame.If the two had a dispute, he would be in a dilemma.

Han Miao handed over the letter and said with a smile, "Uncle Wen might as well read it first."

Li Gefei immediately took the letter and read it at a glance.It wasn't until the end of the letter that he breathed a sigh of relief: "The minister of the world is a good minister, what he said is extraordinary."

What the letter said was beyond their expectations.Han Qi did not agree with the "Recruitment Law", and even spoke quite violently.But what is opposed is not the "enlistment" itself, but some of its content.Among the several detailed rules of the "Service Recruitment Law", one is extremely eye-catching, that is, those households that do not need to serve in the military, such as official households, Chengguo households, female households, single households, etc., need to pay half of the usual exemption fee , used to help.

For ordinary officials and even big and wealthy families, this is of course a violation of their interests.But Han Qi's focus is different from these people.In his view, state and county servants such as Yaqian and Yasi in the "Medical Service Law" should have been the responsibility of these households.They have avoided it for a long time, but now they only need to pay half the price than others to easily avoid it.And those who have left households have to pay taxes twice a year in summer and autumn, and now they have to pay exemption money, isn't it just another exorbitant miscellaneous tax?

As for the "exemption money" set up for the disaster year, it is even more outrageous.You have to pay an extra [-]% of the exemption money every year and save it, so that in the disaster year, you don't need to collect the exemption money from private households.Isn't this the biggest joke in the world?If there is a disaster year, the government should have provided relief and exempted from taxation and labor, so why should the common people pay in advance and collect money in disguise?

If this method is implemented, it will only harm the lower households and benefit the upper households.When he was in power in Bingzhou, he once said that the "Medical Service Law" caused "the rich have more than enough rest, and the poor are defeated one after another".This "service recruitment law" is almost the same as it was back then.

Such remarks are aimed directly at the root cause. Presumably Wang Anshi did use this new law as a "art for the prosperity of the country".And his lenient treatment of government households and households with tax reductions and exemptions is not without a bit of self-protection mentality.If it is too strict, and the rich and wealthy of the annexed houses refuse to implement it, or even completely overturn the new law, wouldn't it be difficult for him?

These obscure thoughts were all noticed by Han Qi, and he pointed them out clearly.This is the words of a capable minister who has been an official for forty years and has gone through three dynasties.And his request for Han Miao is to write an article in "Ri Xin Bao" for these.It is not impossible to change the labor law, but we should come up with a more secure and complete plan.

This request is much easier to handle than blindly opposing it.

Seeing that Li Gefei understood Han Qi's intentions, Han Miao smiled and said, "Uncle Wen, have you figured out how to publish the article in the newspaper?"

Li Gefei pondered for a moment, hesitating a bit: "It's not good to speak out in the beginning of the magazine, and it's unavoidable to be frivolous when written as a story. Why don't you write some essays in batches and talk about it?"

Han Miao shook his head: "People in the market place, who bothers to read miscellaneous essays? If they are written in batches, they are nothing more than mild complaints. You might as well find some cases of family bankruptcy due to service and publish them in the market news. column. It is best to divide them into two categories: middle households and lower households, which can not only show the evils of the "service law", but also point out the shortcomings of the "enlistment law". Things that hurt the same category will definitely make those people more Understand the pros and cons of the new law."

Li Gefei understood as soon as he heard it, and praised with great joy: "Brother Jing Sheng, this method is wonderful! Why don't you publish some related letters to readers, this way, it will be more fair."

Now, what they have to do is not to support which side, but to discuss the matter as it stands, impartial.Only in this way can "Ri Xin Bao" survive the chaos and at the same time fulfill Han Qi's instructions.

Han Miao smiled slightly: "Uncle Wen's words are not bad. Since Mr. Han ordered it, we have to do our best."

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The promulgation of the "Recruitment Law" not only caused endless disputes among scholars, but also among the people.When most people heard that they had to pay another share of money, they were already in a hurry to curse out loud.But there are also some people of insight who are happy to see those who could have been exempted from the service pay for the service.

It's just that there are only detailed rules for this method now, how can ordinary people understand the twists and turns?There is no reason to be noisy.

But soon, the situation changed. After the "Ri Xin Bao" reprinted the general provisions of the "Beijing News" about the "Service Recruitment Law", it began to talk about the case on the first page of the news.Some of them were framed by officials because they served in Yaqian, and they couldn't sue after breaking up their families, and the whole family committed suicide.There are also those who were originally poor and died in office because of the hard work.There are also a lot of excessive conscripts, causing the people to live in dire straits, abandoning their fields and leaving.

These are all shining evidences, which seem particularly shocking.In addition, the newspaper also set up a special column to publish letters.Some of the letters were vulgar and absurd, telling stories from local people they had heard.There are also some who generously calculate the difference between the "service recruitment law" and the "servant service law", trying to infer which is better.Of course, there is also a further talk about the fundamentals of "service force" and the reason why wealthy households should also apply for service.All kinds of remarks are endless, which really makes the viewers talk about it.

They can understand these!Not only can you understand it, but you can also discuss it with others.Therefore, on the day when the newspaper is published, the teahouse is very lively.

"I just said, the 'service recruitment law' is not working! Both taxes have been paid, and the enlistment is not available every year. Why do you need to add another exempt money? I am afraid that there are traitors in the court. I think To collect money and harm people!"

The case we are talking about today is a case of a poor family who chose to flee from famine because of unbearable taxes, and finally became a thief.Someone saw it, and immediately empathized with it, and cursed.

"I don't give you money for the job, and I can't work at home for two years. How much is the loss? I think it's easy to pay the money. It's not enough to hire some idlers to do the job." This is obviously from the day before yesterday. newspaper man.That article was about a middle-class family, because of the heavy labor in front of the Yamen, the family finally broke the case.Most can arouse the sympathy of these households.

"You guys are all scumbags. Among the people in Tokyo City, how many of them have land at home? They have never served corvee in previous years, why do they have to accept another one now?" The person who said this was dressed in brocade clothes, with a sullen expression on his face. Uehu who was implicated by the new law.

"Why can't you accept it?" Sitting outside, a man in coarse linen yelled, "Don't you look at what the servants are doing, aren't they doing business for the government? Could it be that this yamen is only opened for the poor? In the end, it’s not that the officials are getting cheap! Obviously, all government and households have to pay land taxes, so why don’t you have to serve?”

"How can a gentleman work hard?" The other party scolded bitterly.

"I didn't ask you to work hard, just pay for it! Look at those hands, they are casual officials, and they don't work for the official. Not to mention working hard, but also spending money, it's not a son of man!" The voice filled with righteous indignation , suddenly rose, and even attracted a voice of approval.

Of course, among these people, it is unavoidable that they were still touting the "service recruitment law" a few days ago, and then swearing at it two days later.It's just going with the flow, without a set mind.Naturally, they believed whatever the newspaper said.

However, no matter how the people judge it, the biggest advantage of "Ri Xin Bao" is that it is read by everyone from the small people to the emperor.And these remarks will make the ignorant people hesitate, but those who can understand will inevitably feel a little restless.