Oh, what's wrong, let's talk about it." Uncle Li raised his eyelids and nodded at me with interest. "There are two reasons, one..." I seriously said the things I had discussed with the old man all night yesterday. The old man thought about it with me together and it was indeed very touching. At least no one among the people present could refute my statement.

Uncle Li also looked moved. After a while, Uncle Li smiled and said, "According to what his son-in-law said, test it with the county as the benchmark. Whether it succeeds or not will also minimize the damage. Your idea is indeed good, and I also think that this method is indeed a matter of old-fashioned planning for the country."

In addition, selecting a county to improve it, first avoid the sphere of influence of aristocratic families, which not only reduces entanglements of the other party, but also reduces interference when working.

"Aiqing Fang, what place do you think is the best place to choose?" Uncle Li turned his eyes to my old man. "Your Majesty, I think that choosing a county to test the new law must meet three conditions. First, it must be close to Chang'an! Second, the composition of this county cannot be too complicated, so that the main official can focus on government affairs rather than human relationships. Third, you cannot choose a wealthy county. The wealthy county around Chang'an is full of merchants and has a lot of tax income. If it comes with the new law, those merchants will inevitably escape to other places, and instead..." After the old man explained this, Uncle Li and all the important officials present agreed.

"Old Master!" Uncle Li Jing and others expressed their support for this proposal to Uncle Li. Uncle Li nodded frequently: "This is indeed the truth. Merchants are following the profits, and the move of Fuxian will indeed cause great fluctuations. In addition, if it is close to Chang'an, the court can pay attention to it at any time to see the pros and cons. Below, we only have one question left. Who will take on this important task? Can anyone choose your dear friends?"

"I asked Your Majesty to allow me to be the county magistrate." At this time, I expressed my own opinions to Uncle Li before many important officials in the court opened their mouths.

"Son-in-law, aren't you kidding me?" Uncle Li was shocked by his behavior, and subconsciously took out his ears. Seeing my sincere expression, he asked this question with doubts.

I respectfully bowed to Uncle Li: "I dare not. I do have this intention. It is my duty and obligation to do more things for the court and share more worries for Your Majesty."

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"Don't make such a joke to Your Majesty. How can a county magistrate of a 6th or 7th rank be able to do what the fourth-rank official of the current dynasty and his son-in-law can do? Aren't you embarrassed Your Majesty? Your Majesty, I think it's better to choose a good official from the Ministry of Personnel." After Changsun Wuji looked surprised, a long list of words kept popping up.

Uncle Li looked at me with a hesitation expression: "Son-in-law, do you know that my county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty is only a fifth rank, and other county magistrates are only a sixth rank, and those below are only a seventh rank. Do you really want to be the chief of a county?"

"Your Majesty, it's not my son-in-law who is more familiar with the new tax law than my son-in-law, and who can better understand the problems encountered in the tax reform? Although my son-in-law has no experience in governing the people, he is willing to ask for a demotion to serve himself and set a model pilot for me, the Tang Dynasty." I knelt down at Uncle Li and couldn't stand up. Anyway, I was young and played a terrible dog and pretended to be a rogue.

Now everyone has quieted down. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to officials who have been demoted and exiled, there are occasional demotions and positions, but there will never be a precedent for fourth-rank officials to serve as county magistrates. Even if they are the county magistrates in Chang'an, they are only at the fifth-rank rank, which is a level six different from the fourth-rank rank. You should know that officials in the fourth-rank rank can completely serve as the head of a state, but I voluntarily demoted to become a county magistrate, which cannot help but make everyone stunned.

Even Changsun Yinren and Chu Suiliang were surprised, and Uncle Li was even more surprised: "Son-in-law, do you know that the county we chose would definitely not be Chang'an. The county magistrate of Jing was only at the fifth rank. Even if I could really find a suitable county within the capital area of ​​Chang'an to let you take office, it was only at the sixth rank. That was a completely twelve-level difference. Are you willing to do it?"

"I don't care about the size of the official position. What I care about is just being in his position, planning his own affairs, and doing what he can do." I said this openly. Now, the surprise on Uncle Li's face disappeared, and he looked at my eyes with appreciation and joy.

"Your Majesty, I still think it's inappropriate. Otherwise, I'd better choose another good official to avoid losing the royal demeanor." Changsun Yinren also wanted to persuade Uncle Li. Uncle Li smiled and raised his hand to stop Changsun Yinren's speech, and turned his eyes to my old man. "Old Old Fang, I want to hear your meaning."

"Your Majesty, I think,

Although his ideas are a bit whimsical, it is also a good idea. In addition, the person in the Tang Tax Law is a dog son. If he succeeds, it will be a blessing for the people of the world. However, if the new tax law fails, it will harm the national system and damage the trust of the Tang Dynasty court. The crime will be in the dog son." As soon as the old man said this, no one spoke again.

The old man’s meaning is very clear. If he succeeds, he is the success of the court and the wise guidance of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If he fails, the culprit is our outstanding young man who travels through time. All the fingers are pointed at my forehead, which does not damage Uncle Li’s prestige in national affairs, nor does it damage the integrity of the court among the people.

"A loyal and kind person..." Uncle Li sighed, closed his eyes and said for a long time. Although he seemed to be a little moved, he seemed hesitant. "Your Majesty, I feel that the words between Lord Fang and Lord Xiao Fang are not inappropriate. This policy is available, which is far better than choosing another official to do this." Ma Zhou said.

Immediately afterwards, Uncle Li Jing, Gao Shilian and other old ministers all agreed, and Uncle Li nodded slightly: "If the son-in-law has such good intentions, if I refuse again, wouldn't it be a joke for the people of the world to make me laugh at me for not being able to distinguish between public and private? Well, what else do you have to ask? I will allow you all."

As soon as Uncle Li said this, I felt relieved: "I ask Your Majesty to grant me the power to be able to use the wise."

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"Do you want the right to appoint and dismiss an assistant? Haha, what's the difficulty? I've agreed. With the fourth rank, you are wronged. If I don't even agree to this request, I'm afraid I'll be embarrassed. Haha, by the way, I want to ask the son-in-law, what do you think about the location?" Uncle Li smiled and smiled.

"I think the best place is Weinan County in the capital region." I sweated my brain last night, and then thought about it with the old man again and again before I chose the best place to throw it out.

"Weinan County?" Uncle Li stretched out his finger and tapped his head. He seemed to have never heard of it. "Your Majesty Weinan County is located a hundred miles east of Chang'an City. It is located in the capital of Jingji County. It is a central county with a population of less than 4,000 households. Although he is in a key transportation area, he has no special products. It has been a lot of coal for supplying Chang'an for this period of time." Ma Zhou opened his mouth and the information in Weinan was flowing out.

Weinan is not the later Weinan City, but only refers to the small place where the Tang Dynasty established a county. Because it is too close to Chang'an, many wealthy families in the city go to Chang'an. Not far east is Huazhou, and not north is Tongzhou. But to the south, Shangzhou is not far away.

Therefore, although Weinan County can be regarded as a major transportation route, it does not represent how it is currently developing. Apart from coal, there are almost no other specialties. Well, it has not been mined or excavated. At least, Weinan has a very good location and convenient transportation. The cement straight road from Chang'an to Luoyang passes by. Although everyone regards this place as a place to stop by, in my eyes, to get rich, to build roads first. Uncle Li has done this for me. In addition, compared with Chang'an, this place is only considered an inconspicuous satellite county. In addition, under Chang'an's nose, the equal-field system here is the most complete. The aristocratic families are not interested in this kind of broken place, and there is no force involved in it. In this way, the results of what I have to do next will naturally be achieved with half the effort.

"Are you sure you are going to Weinan County first? Son-in-law, why don't you choose another place?" Uncle Li was worried for me after hearing Ma Zhou's words.
Chapter completed!