But those who can sit here are not fools, they are all from elites, so they can't see what Han Yi is playing.

It's nothing more than wielding debts to force them to surrender.

They really have no choice but to use this. Han Yi’s excuse is very simple. I can’t pay so much money, and you still want me to recruit people. Then you can take on the debt and pay less salary. Just one more time, you can recruit a few people. Those who sit here are vested interests.

The problem is that you can’t go back and play like this, so why are we sitting here? Are we going to sing with you? Can we have a happy chat in the future?

A minister said, "Shangshu Ling, although the situation has been alleviated, the court is in debt and has not recovered. If taxes are imposed forcibly, it will be a little worse. But if taxes are not imposed, a greater financial crisis may break out. Even if there are 800 officials, the court will have to pay salaries! I wonder if the Shangshu Ling can solve this problem?"

This time, even Li Zhi looked at Han Yi very much in anticipation.

Although the court has borrowed all the money now, it is still facing a dilemma. This is not a long-term solution. We must think of a solution.

Han Yi said: "Before talking about this issue, we must first summarize why this crisis broke out? Where is the reason? If you don't find out the cause, the solution will be even more difficult to talk about. So I wonder what you have on this?"

Di Renjie immediately said: "There is no natural disaster or war in the country, so I think this crisis is caused by man."

Many ministers nodded and agreed.

Changsun Yan suddenly said: "Although it is caused by man, we really need to trace the root cause, it is because the law is not perfect. The function of the law is actually to limit people's selfish desires. Why can Li Yifu be corrupt and abuse the law is because the law cannot limit him and he is not afraid of the law, so he can do whatever he wants. Another point is the issue of faith and covenant between the upper and lower levels.

The people and the people dare not easily violate their promises, but the trust between officials and the people becomes pale and powerless. Officials have to repent, and the people are powerless. During this period, the court violated the contract with the people many times, but no one cared about it, including tax collection in advance. This led to the lack of trust in the court. I think this is why the Shangshu Ling first established the trust of the people in the court after he came to Chang'an. If there is no trust, everything is just a matter of paper talk."

Han Yi nodded. Your words alone did not disappoint me to find you back from thousands of miles away.

Changsun Yan continued, "It is inevitable that people have selfish desires, so I still think that we should emphasize the authority of the law. Not to mention that everyone is equal before the law. Even if the court wants to give anyone privileges, it should be stipulated through the law. Some things that are at risk of national security should be punished and strictly enforced. On the contrary, if the law is lost, the court will lose control over everything. If any problem is solved by the law, it will at least be reasonable and convincing. Otherwise, this crisis may break out at any time, because ministers can do this. Looking at history, it is not uncommon to be like ministers like Li Yifu."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Well, the question is here. Why are local prefectures and counties going so hard? Not only because of the rising prices, but more importantly, local prefectures and counties began to impose taxes based on the words of Li Yifu alone. Therefore, the people were reluctant to believe in the court anymore. Later, the government could not control it at all, because no one would believe in an insecure government that was not honest, and many officials fled. The sage once said that people would not establish their trust without trust, and the people were the same as the court."

"Since I'm talking about this covenant, I'm going to say a few words."

Zhang Wenguan said again: "Is this a violation of the letter of trust by Shangshu Ling sloppyly dismissing officials?"

Many of his students are Jinshi, so he wants to say a few words to his students.

Han Yi said: "Shangshu Zhang must make this clear. First of all, it is not that I personally dismissed the officials by hasty, but that I represent the court."

Zhang Wenguan said: "What the Secretary of State said was that the court violated the contract of faith."

"No, no."

Han Yi waved his hand and said, "I personally want to do this, that is definitely wrong. It is either to exclude dissidents or to form cliques for personal gain. But it is not wrong to select officials in the court, because the court is selected according to the organization. What is the organization? That is the court system! The court selects officials in the court, which strictly follows the court system and is a manifestation of abide by the trust contract. I wonder why there are so many officials all at once. As for those titles and titles, they are rewarded by Your Majesty. When the reward is given, it is not said that it will last for life. Then Your Majesty cannot afford it now, so of course he is qualified to take it back. There is no violation of the trust contract.

In other words, the court has streamlined officials and strictly controlled the number of officials, which is a re-emphasis on the trust contract. Moreover, the trust contract also includes the people, because the salary paid by the officials is the tax paid by the people. If the court wants to increase the income of officials in the future, the first thing is to do is to increase the official position first. This is the system issue mentioned by the Minister of the Changsun. Everyone must follow the system. If everyone does not abide by the system, officials will immediately become flooded. This is the case with Li Yifu. He regards the system as bullshit, and there are as many as hundreds of official positions he sells. This shows the importance and necessity of selecting officials."

Zhang Wenguan was embarrassed by Han Yi's criticism. Why are there so many officials? One of the reasons why Li Yifu sells official positions and titles is originally illegal.

In fact, this time should be Han Yi's moment. After all, he was the one who turned the tide. At this time, he must be the center, which is also a reward.

A grand scholar named Lu next to him immediately said: "Shangshuling has said so much, but he doesn't mention anything about the current financial restoration. Didn't Shangshuling say that if there is no money, don't talk about anything. The top priority is to solve the problem of fiscal liabilities." If the financial crisis is solved, they will not be afraid of Han Yi.

Han Yi thought to himself, before I solve the problem, how could I agree to it if you don’t get rid of the skin? He said: “I have come up with a solution, but the prerequisite for my solution is what Mr. Changsun said. The importance of integrity. Without integrity, my solution will not work.”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel happy.

Li Zhi hurriedly said, "Tell me quickly and listen."

Han Yi asked back without answering: "Your Majesty, in this crisis, many people have lost their land and been annexed by landlords and gentry. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, our Tang Dynasty has adopted the equal-field system. The key to the equal-field system is based on the court granting land to the people. Now that the people have lost their land, they cannot be willing to pay taxes, nor can they pay taxes. For landlords, they own a lot of land, but they only need to pay taxes from one person. Even if taxes are collected at that time, the taxes will probably drop significantly.

Now the court is facing a difficult choice. Should the landlords recognize the legality of land mergers? If the court wants to maintain the equal land system, it must be determined that all this is illegal. Those landlords must return the land to the people, or take it back to the court, and strictly implement the equal land system. If it is determined that it is legal, the court should abolish the equal land system and the renting system and adopt a new tax law."

There was silence in the hall.

It's very simple, neither of them wants to choose.

Because they are all landlords, including the emperor himself, you can even let others spit out the land they eat, which is really abusive.

They also think that the abolition of the rent-in-law regime is actually to protect the interests of landlords and pay taxes based on the head. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone was the same, but it was almost the same. As the gap between the rich and the poor widened, this kind of tax was obviously very unfair.

They hope that the court not only recognizes the legality of annexation of land, but also does not abolish the rent-in-one regime.

That would be perfect!

Li Zhi is the largest landlord in the world. It is not that the world is the king's land, but he really has a lot of fertile land, because he supports the emperor's imperial guards. In normal times, he is also protecting the interests of the landlords because their interests are bound, but the situation is quite special. He has been exhausted. He is taking out his own money to supplement the treasury. He feels that it is unfair now. Why is my landlord so poor that you all take the opportunity to make a fortune. He asked knowingly: "Why don't you talk?"

Changsun Yan said: "I think it is right no matter which method you choose."

In fact, both of them violate the system. Annexation of land is clearly illegal. However, abolishing the rent-and-meaning regime is equivalent to abolishing the fundamental law of the country. However, you can't be out of the shore at both ends, so no matter what you do, it is right.

Wang Xuandao frowned and said, "I also agree with the words of Changsun Minister. In fact, both are conducive to financial recovery, but I believe that no matter which plan is adopted, it will be very difficult to implement. In this case, why not choose a relatively small plan."

Li Zhi asked: "Do you think the difficulty of that kind of solution is relatively small?"

Wang Xuandao said: "It is obviously the latter. If the court wants to investigate the annexation of the land...!"

Speaking of this, he glanced at him and most of the ministers sitting there seemed to be a little dodging. He then continued: "Your Majesty the imperial court must invest a lot of manpower and material resources to investigate the land annexation clearly. Moreover, the investigation will not necessarily lead to the return of the land to the people, and then it will only increase the financial burden."

Everyone was relieved to hear this. You kid are still smart and didn't tell it through.

These people are landlords. If they do not annex the land, they are not a landlord. As long as they are landlords, they will annex. This is the characteristic of a landlord. It is the same as merchants seeking profit. They have more or less annexed land in their hands.

When Li Zhi saw their expressions, he knew that it was even harder to spit out the land than climbing to the sky!

Wang Xuandao also said: "If this is the case, why not abolish the rent-in-one system and adopt the new tax law. This way, the cost is relatively low and it is easier for everyone to accept it. However, this new tax law is reasonable and everyone agrees with it."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Han Yi.

Smart people know that Han Yi gives these two choices, which is to force them to choose the latter. To achieve the former, it is to dream in the daytime. It is impossible. If your taxes are reasonable, everyone can still accept them.

Han Yi said: "In this crisis, I suddenly thought of a new tax to replace the rent-in-one modulation. I named it, 'stamp duty'." nt
Chapter completed!