Palace Flower as Employment [Red Mansion]

Overnight, the entire palace was covered in a vast expanse of whiteness.

Sitting on the Golden Luan Hall, the Supreme Emperor announced slowly and with an extremely heavy tone that the emperor who was infected with smallpox finally failed to survive this test and passed away.As the only remaining heir of Emperor Daxing in this world, the nine-year-old Sixth Prince received the support of the Supreme Emperor and became the new successor.The late Jiang Guifei, the biological mother of the new emperor, was posthumously named Empress Dowager Ci'an, and the empress who respected the emperor Daxing was named Empress Dowager Ciren.

From today onwards, the Supreme Emperor will be in charge, while the Young Emperor will be listening to the government.

At the same time, in view of the fact that there are ten rooms and nine empties in the capital today, and there are no three ministers in the court, Qi Qian, the servant of the household department, was promoted to be a political advisor and also in charge of the household department, and Liang Jian, a servant of the official department, was promoted to be a political advisor and in charge of the official department. Promote Jia Qi, the former magistrate of Shanghai prefecture and imperial servant, to be a political counselor.

Zhang Dequan, the confidant of the Supreme Emperor, spit out a series of appointments, and Qi Qian and Liang Jian in front of him are nothing more than that. Everyone knows that the reason why Emperor Daxing was infected with smallpox was because someone hid fresh people with blood in the Palace of Qinzheng. The acne scab caused the emperor Daxing, the king of Yi, the king of Shanghai, and the four cabinet ministers, six ministers, and four members of the Privy Council to be recruited successively.It is really not surprising that the Supreme Emperor would promote the Minister of Household and the Minister of Rites now.

After all, the cabinet can't be empty, can it?

But it's strange for Jia Qi to become a political advisor. It's not that this person's contribution is not enough, this person's contribution is completely enough, but this person is really too young, he is only sixteen this year!

16-year-old Shen Zhizhengshi!

The 16-year-old prime minister!

Isn't the Supreme Emperor afraid that Jia Qi will not become a powerful minister?

In the Golden Luan Hall, everyone's eyes were on Jia Qi, Jia Qi had no choice but to stand up and decline: "Your Majesty, I am really young, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to take this position."

The Supreme Emperor coughed and said: "Jia Aiqing, you don't want to refuse, your achievements are more than enough. If you don't talk about the distance, you can talk about the near ones. How many people are there in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei provinces? I believe that Aiqing is better than me. Clear. I said you deserve it, so you deserve it."

When it came to the last sentence, there was a hint of refusal in Taishanghuang's tone.

Jia Qi was silent for a while, knelt down, and kowtowed, not confronting the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor arranged a series of personnel transfers and took his grandson back.

The Great Wei began to mourn for the Daxing Emperor.

These things were originally prepared by the Supreme Emperor for himself, but in the end, they were used on the Emperor Daxing. The unpredictable changes in the world made people extremely embarrassing.

What made the Supreme Emperor even more sad was that his mausoleum had already been repaired, waiting for him, an old man, to lie in it, but Emperor Daxing's mausoleum had not yet been repaired, and it had already welcomed its owner.

Supporting his son's coffin, the Supreme Emperor burst into tears.

This is already his last son,

Now leave him too.

Recalling back then, when these sons were young, they laughed and quarreled in front of him, but now, these unfilial sons all left him one step ahead, how could the Supreme Emperor not be sad?

But what's the use of being sad now?Dead people don't come back to life, and he, a bad old man with the loess buried up to his neck, still has a lot to do.If he falls now, then the world will change hands.

Thinking of the next crisis, the Supreme Emperor shuddered, and there was no more sadness on his face.

The Taishanghuang waved to the young emperor and said, "Come on, son, say goodbye to your father, we are leaving."

According to the ancestral system, the young emperor should stay in the Zi Palace of the Daxing Emperor for three days, which is regarded as full of filial piety. After returning, he only needs to replace the moon with the sky and stay there for 27 days.

So, seeing the Supreme Emperor waving to himself, saying that they were going back, the young emperor was very surprised.

The Supreme Emperor said: "Silly child, filial piety is in your heart. As long as you are filial to your father in your heart, your father will definitely not blame you. Besides, now that the Great Wei is in turmoil, your father's six sons, in the end only you Still here. If something happens to you, the world will be in turmoil again." Seeing that the young emperor was still hesitating, the Supreme Emperor had no choice but to say: "Silly boy, can the imperial grandfather lie to you? Let's go."

When the young emperor heard about it, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the hand of the Supreme Emperor, but he still looked back from time to time.

Although he has already made psychological preparations, the large number of vacancies in official positions still has a great impact on the operation of the court.Compared with these officials who were less than a quarter of the previous ones, what is more serious is the reduction of the population north of the Yellow River.

The first thing the Supreme Emperor did after he took office was to ask how many people there are on the north bank of the Yellow River today.

The Yellow River and North China have been the heart of China since ancient times. In this land, nearly [-]% of the population of the Wei Dynasty is concentrated.But this time, almost no one was seen north of the Yellow River and on the North China Plain.

Take Tianjin as an example. When the Mongols and women surrounded the capital, they took half of their men to attack Tianjin.King Zhongshun felt that this was an opportunity and chose to lead the attack. As a result, King Zhongshun himself was captured, and the [-] soldiers of the imperial army also became heroic souls or prisoners, and even became the food reserves of the Mongols.It was for this reason that the Supreme Emperor removed King Zhongshun from the jade butterfly, and Emperor Daxing had to have King Zhongshun shot with a bed crossbow, so that the Queen Mother hung herself on the beam that night.

As for Tianjin, there are only ruins left.

Since the Palace of Qinzheng had been hidden with fresh human acne scabs, of course the Supreme Emperor would not continue to work in this place.The Supreme Emperor moved the government affairs to the Funing Hall, where he sat on the dragon chair above, while the young emperor sat on the Taishi chair next to him, watching how his grandfather and these ministers handled the government affairs.

"Tell me, what's the situation north of the Yellow River now?"

As the current highest person in charge of the household department, Qi Qian immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Mongols and the female straight adopt the method of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness. Every time they pass through a place, they will kill everyone they see." , It was by such means that they were able to come to the capital without a sound. If Mr. Jia hadn't notified him in time, I'm afraid..."

The Supreme Emperor immediately turned his head and asked Jia Qi: "Jia Aiqing, tell me, how did you find out?"

Jia Qi had no choice but to kneel down and say, "Returning to Your Majesty, those Mongols are focusing on people, so they will naturally relax their vigilance on trees and birds in the sky. I bought a lot of fields and Zhuangzi in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Originally, these Zhuangzi It is used to grow alfalfa, raise rabbits, and spin yarn. When the Mongols invaded one of the villages, someone sounded the alarm, and naturally someone later brought down the message tree and released the pigeons. In this way, after sacrificing the three Zhuangzis, the minister's subordinates only spread the news. The Zhuangzis who came later got the news, and they were naturally prepared."

"You sacrificed three Zhuangzi?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"How many people died in total?"

Jia Qi said: "More than [-] yuan. Most of them are female textile workers."

When the Supreme Emperor heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that most of them were women.

"Now, how many people have been lost in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Hebei provinces? Can you tell me the exact number?"

Several ministers looked at each other, and finally Qi Qian said: "Your Majesty, what you should ask is not how many people have been lost, but how many people are left."

"what happened?"

Taiwei Yang finally stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to the officers and men who collected the corpses of the Mongols and women, this time, the four super tribes of the Mongols have come, as well as those large and medium-sized tribes." , and the small tribes that were temporarily united together. These can be seen from the tattoos and ornaments on the Mongols. It is said that this time, the Mongols adopted whoever cut off more heads and waited to attack the capital. Afterwards, whoever will be able to distribute more loot. Therefore, the villages and towns along the way have been murdered...."

"I just want to know how many people are still alive!"

Liang Jian knelt and said: "Your Majesty, there are countless villages that have been wiped out by the whole village, and not one or two cities have been slaughtered by the broken city. Now, the bottom has been completely paralyzed. It is difficult to count the existing population."

The Supreme Emperor only felt dizzy, so frightened Zhang Dequan hurried forward: "Your Majesty?"

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand to stop Zhang Dequan, then turned his face and said to Jia Qi: "Jia Aiqing, how many people do you have in Zhuangzi north of the Yellow River?"

Jia Qi replied: "Long live, no less than 600 million."

Yang Taiwei was very surprised: "Jia Zhiyuan, didn't your Zhuangzi encounter the Mongols?"

Jia Qi said: "Lord Taiwei, it's not that Zhuangzi, who is a subordinate official, did not encounter the Mongols. On the contrary, Zhuangzi, who was a subordinate official, was the target of the Mongols from the very beginning. Therefore, many Mongolians went directly to Zhuangzi who was a subordinate official. .”

"That……"

"This is a method handed down from our ancestors. It is specially aimed at light cavalry such as Mongolia and women. Bamboo is used to tie horses into horses. As long as the width is wide enough, as long as the bamboo tip is sharp enough, it can tear the horse's belly. Especially the Mongols. The horses of Henuzhi are not tall, so the effect is particularly remarkable. In addition, they use bamboo traps on the grass."

"trap?"

"It's bamboo horse traps and bamboo knives. Once a horse's hoof falls into these traps, a charging or galloping horse will undoubtedly break its legs, and if the rider is unlucky, he will be thrown off. If At this time, there is a piece of bamboo sticking straight out of the ground, even if it is only a foot or so above the ground, as long as it is sharp enough, it can still tear apart the rider's body, or even pierce the rider's neck."

Taiwei Yang suddenly shivered: "This is a death trap specially aimed at the light cavalry of Mongolians and women."

"Yes. Because wood is hard to come by, the people in my Zhuangzi can only use bamboo and rattan boxes and bamboo strip boxes. Therefore, there is nothing else in those Zhuangzi and the vicinity of Zhuangzi. The bamboo forest is in a piece, which is convenient for the establishment of the following. A trap. As long as two hundred feet, it is enough for tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry to come and go."

Taiwei Yang stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly: "I see."

The Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Qi and did not speak.

He also knew that those seriously injured Mongolian soldiers were taken by Jia Qi's men to raise smallpox. After they were infected with smallpox, someone would peel off the bloody scabs from their bodies, and then a death squad composed of women would bring them into the Mongolian army. In the camp of Henvzhi, smallpox broke out in the end, and the siege of the capital was resolved.

However, the Supreme Emperor also knew that he could only keep these things in his stomach.If he said it, Jia Qi would never admit it, because at that time, Jia Qi was still in Shanghai Prefecture.Jia Qi could completely evade it, saying that Zhuangzi down there was desperate and helpless, or that the women were eager for revenge, and that's why they took such an extreme method.

Wang Yan, Wang Taifu, who had just been promoted to Emperor Taifu, said: "I can only be thankful that the siege of the capital is now over. I believe that as long as the refugees are relocated from other places, it will not take long for North China and the capital to restore prosperity."

Jia Qi said: "My lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"Ok?"

Jia Qi said: "My lord, it's not that I'm making alarmist remarks, but that before I entered Beijing, the Huzhou government was once surrounded by Zhen Yingjia. If it wasn't for the sudden outbreak of smallpox under Zhen Yingjia's men, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to enter Beijing at all."

"Around when did it happen?"

"It was about half a month before the next official arrived in the capital."

"Doesn't that mean that Zhen Yingjia didn't intend to enter King Jingqin at all?"

Immediately, whispers and voices filled the hall of Funing, and even the Supreme Emperor narrowed his eyes.

The Supreme Emperor was convinced that Jia Qi was telling the truth.Because of this matter, he already knew it from the spy's secret report.The Supreme Emperor who just got the news was furious, because he knew that his former confidant had betrayed Wei and his old master.

But apart from wanting to drag Zhen Yingjia out of the underworld, the Supreme Emperor also wanted to clean up Jia Qi.

He knew that this was what Jia Qi said on purpose.

The Supreme Emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "So, smallpox also broke out in Jiangnan?"

Jia Qi lowered his head: "I'm afraid it's not just Jiangnan."

As long as people flow, smallpox will accompany the floating population and attack any city on this land.

Smallpox is an unsolvable plague in this world. Once infected, one can only watch the patient die in vain.

Jia Qi knew that he had achieved his goal of expelling Mongolia and women straight; he had also achieved his goal of scaring away Westerners and preventing China from falling into the hands of Westerners and becoming a colony of Westerners.

However, the price was really too high, so high that Da Wei almost couldn't bear it.

The Supreme Emperor angrily snatched the fly whisk from Zhang Dequan's hand, and slammed it at Jia Qi's: "Okay, now tell me how many people there are in Great Wei! Tell me!"

Jia Qi kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know about other places, but I only know that the millions of people in the villages along the Yellow River are still safe. In the south of the Yangtze River, my minister His wife Lin's dowry Zhuangzi is also well, as well as the Huzhou government..."

The Supreme Emperor suddenly stood up and said, "Tell me honestly, do you have a cure for smallpox?"

Jia Qi replied: "Your Majesty, it is not a method to cure smallpox, but a method to prevent it. This is the method that my father-in-law got from a foreigner in the old year, but the foreigner was crazy, and my father-in-law did not dare to treat it." I believe it. After my father-in-law passed away, Zhuo Jing looked through his old things and accidentally found this method. Zhuo Jing then asked the subordinates to start experimenting. It’s just that I dare not enter into this kind of thing.”

"why?"

"The minister is afraid of being dropped halfway, and in the end it will kill Wanzai's life."

"But if you had offered this method back then, Emperor Daxing would not have died!!!"

The Supreme Emperor was furious.

"The minister is guilty."

Jia Qi didn't argue, but knelt obediently.

Taiwei Yang hurriedly pleaded: "Your Majesty, the palace is strictly forbidden. Under normal circumstances, smallpox does not enter the palace. On the contrary, if this method is used by others, it may harm the Emperor Daxing instead. Jia Zhiyuan's worries are not unreasonable." , and ask the Supreme Emperor to be merciful."

"I also ask the Supreme Emperor to be merciful."

In Funing Hall, all the courtiers who could kneel down knelt down and interceded for Jia Qi.

The young emperor looked at the imperial grandfather above, and then at the courtiers below, and then said: "Jia Zhiyuan, Gu, I don't know what method you use to prevent smallpox."

Jia Qi replied: "Long live, according to what the stranger said, smallpox not only occurs on humans, but also on livestock. For example, cows can also have pox. The stranger once said that cowpox on cows It is actually the same thing as smallpox, and the toxicity is a little less than smallpox. In the Song Dynasty, there was a kind of human pox, but the toxicity of human pox is so high that it often does not achieve the effect of prevention, but it will induce smallpox. Therefore, in the end It has not been popularized. Since this vaccinia is the same thing as smallpox and is less toxic, if it is used for vaccination, it will not only prevent smallpox, but also reduce the risk.”

The young emperor said: "So that's the case. Then what method should I use to inoculate the pox?"

"Generally speaking, the vaccinia is dried, ground into powder, and then mixed with other medicinal materials to make a powder, which can be inhaled through the mouth and nose."

"Well, I understand now. Human pox is very poisonous. If someone replaces the powder with human pox scab powder instead of cow pox scab powder, it will be easier to murder the emperor. Grandfather, this It's also Master Jia's caution. Who knew the smallpox would be so big this time. Grandson begs you, please forgive Master Jia."

The Supreme Emperor was so angry that he couldn't do anything about Jia Qi.

The Mongols and female straight people came too fast, and their methods were too cruel. Ping'an Prefecture fell one step before the capital, and all the descendants of the old Prince Yizhong in Ping'an Prefecture suffered disasters. The concubines and several young princes and daughters became captives of the Mongols, as did several concubines of Emperor Daxing and the Seventh Prince.

In order to prevent these people from becoming the tools of the Mongols to threaten Wei, the Taishang Emperor and the Daxing Emperor successively issued decrees, announcing that the concubines, concubines, imperial brothers and sisters, the concubines of the Daxing Emperor and the youngest seventh prince died of illness. .

Then Daqiantui and King Zhongshun who died in battle, after the outbreak of smallpox, the sons of the Supreme Emperor and King Yi and King Hu killed the emperor, making these three, the cabinet ministers, and the four heads of the Privy Council all infected with smallpox Well, in a fit of anger, the Emperor Daxing made those princes and their families infected with smallpox.

It can be said that if it weren't for smallpox, the Supreme Emperor wouldn't send white-haired people to black-haired people again and again.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Supreme Emperor wanted Jia Qi's life.

For a moment, the Supreme Emperor even forgot that it was he himself who raised his sons as guinea pigs, which turned his sons into political enemies who wanted to die.

Fortunately, the Taishang Huang still has some sense at the moment.

He is very clear that now, he has no reason to be willful.In the past, he could be willful, he could be stupid, and he could act recklessly because he had a group of outstanding and capable sons.But now, if he is more willful, then the world is very likely to change dynasties.

Jia Qi wasn't the only one who acted recklessly. At least, Jia Qi didn't have that intention right now. Instead, it was those people in the south who couldn't sit still and were probably planning to rebel.

After I deal with those traitors first, it won't be too late to deal with you!

The Supreme Emperor was silent for a while, finally adjusted his mood, and said: "That's all. It seems that this time the smallpox is nationwide. Since ancient times, smallpox has been rampant every 20 years, and now it is the year of No.18. It is also unexpected and reasonable that the smallpox will be advanced in the event of a major military disaster. However, at the moment, the most important thing is to restore Wei's vitality as soon as possible. All ministers, do you have any ideas?"

Immediately, almost everyone in Funing Palace focused their attention on Jia Qi.

North China and Gyeonggi were almost all killed by Mongols and Nvzhi. Even those who escaped from the hands of Mongolia and Nvzhi, I am afraid that they would be scattered and ineffective. That is to say, at present, North China and Nvzhi In Gyeonggi, Jia Qi is probably the only one who has someone in hand.

Jia Qi pondered for a moment before bowing: "Your Majesty."

"Zunza. Get up and talk."

Only then did Jia Qi get up.

Probably because he had been kneeling for a long time, his legs were numb. If it wasn't for Qi Qian who was beside him to help him in time, he might lose his dignity in front of the imperial court.

Jia Qi said: "Your Majesty, I think that after the smallpox is over, we, the Great Wei, are faced with two tasks. First, after the smallpox is over, the population will be greatly reduced. We must find ways to encourage births and increase the population."

The Supreme Emperor nodded and said, "Yes, if the population does not increase, it will not be a good thing for Guozuo. The second thing."

"Back to Your Majesty, the second is the land."

"Ok?"

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Daxing wants to reform, and implements the implementation of sharing the land into the mu, and the official and the gentry pay the grain together. The reason is nothing more than the fact that most of the land is concentrated in the hands of powerful people. Many people have no land and cannot find other livelihoods. , so it has become a big hidden danger for my Great Wei."

"You mean, divide the fields?"

The emperor's eyes narrowed.

Jia Qi said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, this can only alleviate the problem, not solve it."

The young emperor was very surprised and blurted out: "Why?"

"If you go back to Long Live, it's because of taxes."

"Taxes? However, when the imperial grandfather was in power, he repeatedly declared that he would never increase taxes."

Jia Qi sighed, knelt down again, looked up at the young emperor slightly, and said: "Long live, taxes and taxes actually refer to two parts, one is the land tax, and the other is the per capita tax. The land tax has not been high since ancient times. Take Wei as an example. The lowest third-class river beach land costs 90 cash per mu per year, while the best first-class paddy fields cost 9 cash per mu per year, which is less than [-] tael of silver. The [-] mu of river beach land in Tongguan only pays [-] taels a year. What really makes the people unaffordable is the per capita tax."

"Personality tax?"

"Yes. Nowadays, the population tax in the whole country is generally around four taels, and in some places it is even as high as nine taels. This is why there are refugees in the peaceful years when the weather is good. Long live, the population tax is too high, and the common people cannot afford it. After the war and smallpox, if the population tax is not lowered, the people will not dare to have children, and the population will not increase significantly in the short term."

"Is the per capita tax of four taels very high?"

Jia Qi stared at the young emperor for a long time, and then said: "Yes, long live, it is very high. That's why I told the refugees below that I won a personal tax of three, two, six hundred cash a year for them. The reason why those common people cheered and even kowtowed to me on the Wanmin umbrella. Long live, the capital is very populous, and prices are higher than other places, so it is not obvious. In fact, other places are like Tongzhou, Baoding, and even Tianjin. , the people in these places, they do part-time jobs for others for a day, and they can earn ten coins a day, which is already a great deal of money from the master."

The young emperor was stunned, and couldn't help lowering his head and began to count: "360 days a year, each person pays three to six hundred cash per year, that is to say, they have to pay ten cash every day. Doesn't that mean that they give people money every day? You can only earn your own tax by working?"

Jia Qi nodded and said, "That's right."

The young emperor looked down at his fingers, then at Jia Qi, and said, "Ding tax, is it really so high?"

Qi Qian also knelt in front of the young emperor, and said: "Long live, the national tax is not as high as this, but the local officials collect more than this amount. What's more strange is that the capital is the most prosperous, but The actual population tax paid by the capital is the lowest, less than two taels. In other places, the poorer the place, the higher the population tax. No, it should be said that the higher the population tax, the more poverty."

The young emperor said: "How could this happen..."

The young emperor couldn't help but look at the Taishanghuang, but he saw the Taishanghuang staring at Jia Qi with deep eyes, and the coldness in his eyes made the young emperor shiver.

The young emperor turned to look at Jia Qi.

"Master Jia, do you have any ideas?"

Jia Qi said: "Long live, my responsibility is to tell you the situation. Only the Supreme Emperor and you can really make a decision. And at most, I can only give you some suggestions. I will tell you the cause and effect, as well as certain phenomena. You, how to think and how to make decisions, that is something you must learn first. You are the Ninth Five-Year Supreme."

The young emperor nodded heavily.

Although he had only been enthroned for a few days, and because of the country's weakness, even the enthronement ceremony seemed crude, but the young emperor was already the young emperor after all.

Many people have already whispered about Jia Qi in Shaodi's ears. Shaodi didn't know much about Jia Qi before, but Shaodi was also very surprised that Jia Qi could offend so many people.

But now, Jia Qi actually said this to him, and the young emperor suddenly felt that this Jia Zhiyuan was a very trustworthy person.Because only he never regarded himself as a child, never perfunctory to himself, and never imposed his thoughts on himself.

Seeing the young emperor's actions, the Taishang Emperor felt a fire in his heart.

He patronized to guard against Jia Qi, but he didn't expect that Jia Qi would please his grandson in front of him, and judging from his grandson's performance, he trusted Jia Qi very much.

This made the emperor very angry.

The Supreme Emperor knew very well that whether it was Qi Qian or Liang Jian, these two were not too young, and when the young emperor's wings gradually matured, it was almost time for these two to retire and return to their hometowns.But Jia Qi is different.Jia Qi is too young, he is only 16 years old this year, and he will only be 26 ten years later, which is the age of youth.Even 20 years later, Jia Qi is only 36 years old. For a man, 36 years old is the most energetic time, but just a year of political affairs is enough for Jia Qi to become the leading official in the Wei Dynasty. Not to mention, this Jia Qi's ability is really terrifying.

That's right, the Supreme Emperor originally intended to kill Jia Qi, but now he promoted Jia Qi to the position of political advisor, just to arouse the jealousy of others. Jia Qi was only 16 years old, and he was already the number one rich man in the Wei Dynasty. In addition to participating in political affairs, the Supreme Emperor did not believe that others would not envy him.

As long as someone is jealous, the Supreme Emperor will be happy to push behind him and kill Jia Qi with someone else's hand.

But now, the Supreme Emperor knew that he might be wrong again.

Just like what Jia Qi said, the per capita tax is too high, and the people simply cannot pay it.If the population tax cannot be paid, so what if there is land?In the end, can't you just evade taxes and become refugees?

Now, the Supreme Emperor already knows that even if he asked people to tell the people in Jia Qi's village that he would share the land and food, those people might not be willing to open up wasteland and farm land, because the tax is really too high. I can't afford to pay.

Thinking of this, the Supreme Emperor said: "In this way, you want to continue to promote the fourth child's stall into the mu and the government and gentry paying the grain together."

Jia Qi replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that it is enough for the officials and gentry to pay the grain together, and there is no need to share the grain with each other."

"Ok?"

"Your Majesty, there are many kinds of people in this world. Some people are good at weaving, some are good at forging iron, and some are good at identifying medicinal materials. Not everyone is good at farming. Let those who are not good at farming To farm the land is a waste of their talents, and since they are not good at farming, forcing them to farm every day is inefficient, and it is likely that they will worry about not being able to complete the tax and go to tax evasion and become refugees. "

"So, what do you think should be done to make the people settle down?"

Jia Qi said: "If you want to resume production in a short period of time, it is most efficient to allow high-ranking households to purchase land properties. But the premise is that you must pay taxes in accordance with the regulations. If there are hidden farms and hidden households, your majesty can deal with it. "

Hearing Jia Qi's answer, the ministers present all felt very complicated.

Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, but how can money preserve its value compared to land?Even if a pile of gold and silver is placed there, it will only become less and less. Only the fields will produce continuously.

But everyone knows that as a king, the Supreme Emperor would definitely not be happy to see too much land concentrated in the hands of a few people.

In that case, those people who have no land and no livelihood will make trouble.

These ministers originally thought that they could only secretly buy property for themselves.They thought that Jia Qi was on the opposite side of them.

They never expected that this time, Jia Qi was on their side.

Once they are allowed to buy and sell land, I believe that no matter how much land they have, they will be quickly digested.

Thinking of Jia Qi's rich net worth, these ministers suddenly realized.

That's right, Jia Zhiyuan hopes to buy enough land more than anyone else!The 90 mu of beach land he bought to discharge sand from the Yellow River can't support so many people!

Of course, there are also those with complicated feelings.

What do these people rely on for their rich clothes and good food?Isn't it relying on the land tax saved by the tax exemption policy?

It is because the family's land can be exempted from taxes after raising people, that's why there is a saying of gold juren and silver Jinshi, and that's why there is a situation where a family supports a scholar.As long as there is a Juren in the family, the family can put all the fields in the family under the name of the Juren, and the land tax will be saved.

I believe that there are quite a few officials in the court who made a fortune in this way and lived a life of luxury.

In fact, what is the difference between their behavior and the hidden field in ancient times?

Jia Qi allowed them to buy land, but at the same time wanted to put an end to hidden fields and hidden households, so why didn't they feel complicated?

Compared with these officials, the Supreme Emperor was secretly delighted.

He thought he caught Jia Qi's weakness.

what,

Hidden fields and hidden households, officials and gentry pay for food together?

Where is it so simple.

The Taishanghuang was very convinced that the purchase of land in the first place was enough to give him a reason to deal with Jia Qi, and the elimination of hidden fields and hidden households in the back was enough for civil and military officials to take action against Jia Qi.

As for him, he just needs to wait for someone else to attack Jia Qi, and then he will push him quietly from behind.

Thinking of this, the Supreme Emperor's mood improved a lot.

He agreed to Jia Qi's request on the spot.

More than that, Jia Qi also asked the Supreme Emperor to set Tianjin as a port city and build a fleet to strengthen the connection with the south and strengthen the control of coastal cities.

The emperor agreed to all these requests.

The Supreme Emperor started a plan to flatter and kill Jia Qi. He even made Lin Daiyu the princess of Huzhou, and gave Lin Daiyu the Huzhou mansion as a fief.

All of a sudden, Jia Qi became very popular, and everyone pursued Jia Qi on the surface, but in private, as the Supreme Emperor had imagined, they really started to be jealous of Jia Qi.

Just when the Supreme Emperor thought that his goal was about to be achieved, he had another stroke.