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Chapter 10 Drive the Goblin

"My teacher should know the tenant farmer." Ye Zhao smiled and said, "No matter how much land this aristocratic family occupies, it is impossible to rely on so few people to farm. Therefore, they will recruit tenant farmers to farm for themselves. The imperial court collects taxes based on the heads. The wealthy family occupies 80% of the land, but if the tax is paid on the heads of the people, no matter how heavy the taxes are, it is irrelevant to the aristocratic families. On the contrary, those taxes will be overwhelming on the heads of the people who still have land. The taxes are getting heavier and he has to sell the land to the wealthy families and become the tenant farmer of the wealthy families. The mentor should be familiar with these methods."

Cai Yong nodded silently, which was actually worse than what Ye Zhao said. Many aristocratic families enjoy certain tax exemption privileges, such as the Three Dukes, the General, and even the old guy.

The aristocratic families recruit tenant farmers to farm for themselves every year to maintain the livelihood of tenant farmers. Moreover, most aristocratic families are good for tenant farmers, and they are also a name for benevolence and righteousness. However, after Ye Zhao's point of view, Cai Yong discovered the power of this.

"As a result, the court has increased taxes every year in recent years, but the taxes have been declining every year. If the law is to be reformed, we should first change the location from this point of view. The land in the world is collected by the court, and the people can farm, but they cannot buy and sell them privately. In this way, the act of annexation of the land is cut off, and then naturalize the aristocratic families. The taxes are collected according to the land rather than the head of the people. One acre of land is paid 10% of the taxes. The taxes this year are as high as now, which is enough to maintain the expenses of the court in all aspects, and at the same time, the people can have a way to survive. The Taiping Cult will naturally have no soil for growth. In less than two years, the Taiping Cult will no longer be as prosperous as the Taiping Cult today."

"Such reform..." Cai Yong was silent. Even if he didn't understand these things, he knew that such a reform would probably shake the interests of many people. These people are the most powerful people in the Han Dynasty today. How did Shang Yang die? Cai Yong naturally knew it and said a little after a long time, "Who can do it?"

"At present momentum, if you want to reform, you need a respected person. Not only does it need fame, but also prestige. The most important thing is." Ye Zhao looked at Cai Yong and said slowly: "I am fooled by the courage of Qin Xiaogong to support this reform, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve it."

"Your Majesty..." Cai Yong looked at Ye Zhao in a daze when he heard this.

No one knew better than him that when Zi was facing today, he finally shook his head and said, "This method is too dangerous. Now my great man can no longer withstand such a wave. Is there a gentle way to cultivate wisdom?"

If the reform is successful, the world will naturally be determined, and even today's Zi can become the king of revival. However, if it fails, it will face the criticism of scholars in the world. Cai Yong dared not gamble. Those who value both prestige and reputation in the court all come from aristocratic families. Although they are quite famous and virtuous, will these people be willing to do such things?

Although Cai Yong was a great scholar of the times and had a beautiful vision of the world, he was not really naive. He knew very well that Ye Zhao's approach was the most ideal, but also the most unrealistic.

"Yes!" Ye Zhao said affirmatively.

"Oh?" Cai Yong's eyes lit up and he looked at Ye Zhao: "Speak quickly."

"Turn the wolf and swallow the tiger!" Ye Zhao affirmed.

"Turn the wolf and swallow the tiger?" Cai Yong frowned and said, "Or drive the tiger and swallow the wolf?"

"Wolf, it's the Taiping Sect!" Ye Zhao pushed a tea bowl on the table into the middle, looked at Cai Yong and said with a smile: "And tigers are those noble families."

Ye Zhao placed a plate of meat next to the teacup.

"This..." Cai Yong frowned and looked at Ye Zhao: "Turn away the wolf and swallow the tiger?"

"Not bad!" Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Behind this Taiping Sect, there must be support from the noble families. Since they can support it, why can't Your Majesty? The Taiping Sect has become a powerful force. The world will surely usher in a killing. This trend is the general trend. Since the noble families are used by them, why can't Your Majesty use it? The Taiping Sect is like a sharp spear, which can both hurt the great man and help the great man."

"How to help the law?" Cai Yong frowned.

"Driving the wolf and swallowing the tiger!" Ye Zhao pressed the teacup and slammed the king's meat into the king: "Even if he is unable to defeat, he will never hit the stone with an egg. Your Majesty can be the one who holds chess and watch the tiger fight. If this Taiping Sect can shake the foundation of the aristocratic family, then your Majesty will implement reforms, and there will be less resistance. In the end, the vacant fields can be taken back to the court, and then the sale of fields can be prohibited. At least it can stabilize the situation and then slowly plan it."

"Let me think twice." Cai Yong only felt a little angry, and he was able to study knowledge, but if he said that he was good at planning and planning the world, it was not his best.

"My teacher should not be too worried about this matter. Zhao is just a county magistrate. The affairs of the court are too far away from Zhao." Ye Zhao shook his head and smiled: "My teacher should not be worried about it. You and I can think of it. Some people in the court can think that the Taiping Cult is now in a state of progress and the attack is a foregone conclusion. In this catastrophe, who will be the final winner, but it is not the teacher and Zhao who can control it. You can just watch it."

"No!" Cai Yong frowned and looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Since Xiuming has the ability to stabilize the country, how can he sit on the national crisis and stand by and watch. You set off with me immediately to Luoyang, and I will personally recommend you to Your Majesty!"

"Mr...." Ye Zhao quickly grabbed Cai Yong and smiled bitterly: "You and I are so gentle. Even if you say something to Your Majesty, what's the use? Besides, Zhao is about to take office. If he doesn't take office quickly, he will be punished by the court."

He did want to enter the court, but it was definitely not now. Now he has unstable foundation and lacks connections. Although Cai Yong is famous, he cannot support a force.

The reason for saying this is to hope that he can jump into Liu Hong's eyes and prepare for his future entry into Luoyang. He knew very well that although the Yellow Turban Uprising shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty, what really shook the Han Dynasty was the future Dong Zhuo Rebellion and the Yellow Turban Uprising. According to the current situation, it was a derivative of a game between imperial power and aristocratic families. Ye Zhao even speculated that what he said before was actually someone was planning such a behind-the-scenes plan. If the emperor didn't know, Ye Zhao would not believe it.

"Yes, this matter needs to be discussed for a long time." Cai Yong was already a little confused at this time. Hearing this, he nodded subconsciously and said, "Xu Ming, you go to work for the post. I will go to Luoyang in person to meet Your Majesty Chen Ming's matter."
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