The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

The First Champion Chapter 542

The second is that the current business tax is several times higher than before, so Yang Lin has the confidence.

Yang Lin and his confidantes often said that the earth-shaking new method, the change lies in this one.

By paying a certain amount of money, people today can get unimaginable spare time, and use this time to do their own work and earn money to support their families; the imperial government gets money to recruit people as errands, which can expand the number of employees and reduce the number of workers. Idle people in society not only make the state machine run normally, but also nip all kinds of crises in the bud.

The reason why Wang Anshi failed at the beginning was that he touched the interests of scholar-bureaucrats. After he was demoted, the first thing to be changed back was the recruitment law.

This is the rudimentary form of the establishment of civil servants in later generations. Yang Lin can't imagine a better way. Since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, the Han people were born with heavy shackles of corvee, which have not been broken until now.

This is the best policy to save the time and benefit the people, but the resistance is also great. It is conceivable that if Yang Lin encounters an accident at this time, this new law will become a short-lived historical dust.It may be thousands of years before it reappears in the world.

Yang Lin turned to the back and found the record of resistance encountered by the government, and it was indeed full of records.

Various cunning means were used against the government, especially the gentry and temples.

The reason why folk Buddhism is so popular is that there is no need to pay taxes on the land of the monastery. Many officials and gentry link the land under their names to the temple, and even simply call it their own temple.

Liu Xinting's methods were very decisive. According to records in Gongwenshan, he arrested and confiscated many gentry's homes, but he was very troubled by the problems of monks.

Yang Lin laughed, took a bite, threw the handle of the melon, and said, "Let Liu Xinting come and see me."

After a while, Liu Xinting entered the courtyard and saw that Yang Lin was looking at the official document with the lamp on, and there were still uncleared cups and plates on the table, he couldn't help admiring him secretly.

Sure enough, it was slanderous rumors. How could a person like Shaozai be a money-grubbing and lustful person? This is simply a model of good officials in the contemporary era.

"Your Highness."

Yang Lin waved his hand and said, "Look, it's recorded on it that Xingyang Shiquan Temple has [-] hectares of fertile land under its name. There is only so much cultivated land in Xingyang, and if so many places don't pay rent, how much money will the court lose every year?"

Liu Xinting looked distressed, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, this Shiquan Temple is a famous temple built in the Han Dynasty. Huike, the second ancestor of Zen, once practiced here in Xixi. According to legend, it lasts forever.”

Yang Lin patted the table impatiently, and said, "My lord heard you introduce the monastery. You don't want to be a governor, but you want to change your career to be a tour guide?"

Although Liu Xinting didn't know what a tour guide was, seeing Yang Lin no longer had the good temper outside the city, he repeatedly accused him of crimes.

Yang Lin pointed to the word Shi Quan on the official document, and said with concentration, "I'll give you one night to figure out the service money they owe, and you can't miss a penny. Lead troops to collect it tomorrow, and you won't be able to get it before noon." If you get the money, your position as the magistrate of Zhengzhou will not be guaranteed, and maybe you will be punished for a crime of dereliction of duty."

Liu Xinting was sweating frequently, and the speed of this face change was too fast. When he was still in a daze, Yang Lin asked impatiently, "Could it be that Liu Zhizhou is so confident that he can figure it out in one night?"

"Ah? I'm stupid, I can't, one night is already very short."

"Then go quickly!"

Chapter 6 Nine Sleepless Nights

In the dead of night, the government office is brightly lit.

All the officials, nearly all of them, went through the night to settle the accounts.

Many people's eyes were red from the heat, but they were very happy in their hearts. The stubborn gentry and snake-like temples in these places have long displeased them for a long time.

These people are like checkpoints, adding obstacles to their political achievements. Xingyang is at the foot of the emperor, and Bianliang is a close neighbor. They are so arrogant and disregard the court's laws and regulations.

In the past, they were afraid of their power and did not dare to tear their faces easily, but now it is different. The big backers of these New Deal officials have come.

It was rumored that Yang Shaozai, who was greedy for money and lustful, didn't accept gifts and treats when he arrived in Xingyang, and he even resorted to the recruitment method first.

Liu Xinting was particularly active. Although he was scolded shamelessly, it also showed the attitude of Shaozai. He regarded Ben Zhizhou as his own.

In this Zhengzhou mansion, I had a stomach full of pickled gas, but now that the backer came, I was finally going to feel proud.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhizhou slapped the table, and said, "I will settle everything properly, no one is allowed to miss, and I will come to ask for the account tomorrow!"

Official uniforms of the Song Dynasty had its own system. Officials of the fourth rank and above wore purple clothes with goldfish bags; officials of the sixth rank and above wore scarlet clothes with silver fish bags;

Except for Liu Xinting, who is a fifth-rank official, all the other officials in the room were all dressed in green official uniforms, and they all agreed with the promise.

Since becoming an official, it has been a long time since my heart has been so excited, and each of them seems to have a second spring.

After finishing this time, I will take off this green robe sooner or later, and mix it up with a scarlet robe.

Inside the palace of the imperial envoy, Yang Lin walked around the courtyard a few times. There was a pear blossom in the courtyard, and the flowering branches exuded a delicate fragrance.

He had already sent someone to recruit the generals of the barracks to enter the city. He was extremely bored, so he punched under the tree.

After a while, several generals came in from the barracks outside the city.

The leader is Yang Yizhong, the commander of Ma Budu of the Beijing New Army. Behind him are several unfamiliar faces, all of whom are very young.

After entering, I looked around and saw Yang Lin practicing kung fu against the tree under the tree.

"Tomorrow morning, call up two thousand soldiers and horses, and follow me to collect taxes." Yang Lin said lightly.

Why do you need troops to collect taxes?A trace of doubt flashed in Yang Yi's heart, but he tactfully did not ask carefully.

Since he was asked to lead the army, there was naturally a reason to kill less. Although Yang Yizhong was young, he was the most calm and experienced, and he was very tactful in human affairs and affairs.

This is also because although his ability is not as good as Liu Kai, he is the most valued general by the Southern Song emperor in the history of later generations.

And his ability is not as good as Liu Kai, not to say that he is inferior, in fact, he is also a famous general.With so many brilliant generals in the Southern Song Dynasty, judging from the record of later generations, except for Yue Fei, it is difficult to compare with Liu Qi.

So in the end, just the two of them, the posthumous title is "Wu Mu".

Yang Lin explained a few more details, asking them to fully listen to Liu Xinting's transfer. Yang Yizhong nodded and asked, "Your Highness, if someone does not follow the law during this trip, what should we do?"

"When necessary, you can kill people. Don't be afraid of seeing blood." Yang Lin retracted his fists, his words clanging.It was heard in the minds of the generals of the imperial army, they all had a sense of proportion.

If you can't completely eradicate the persistent diseases of the New Deal in various places, your own tour will be useless.

Since ancient times, reforms have required bleeding and cutting off carrion to grow new muscles.Touching a huge group with vested interests, and still wanting to live in peace with them, thinking that they will be obedient and spit out benefits to help you reform, this kind of thinking is foolish.

If Yang Lin was an out-and-out civil servant, even if he controlled the government, he would have to compromise with them if he wanted to reform, and gradually improve within the scope accepted by the gentry.

That would have little effect, and it would take a long time. Once Yang Lin himself died, it would be meaningless.

At most, there was some kind of prosperity, and the imperial court was rich for several years.

Fortunately, Yang Lin was not a civil servant through and through. He deployed military forces in all directions, brought tigers to Beijing, imprisoned the emperor, established a new monarch, beheaded his ministers, and seized power.

He used his power, colluded with officials and businessmen, and under the guise of building Genyue for the emperor, he actually opened the door for himself and let his father build a huge business empire for him.Based on this, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses who are absolutely loyal have been nourished. There is really no need to compromise with any force.

Yang Yizhong led a few generals, retreated from Xingyuan, clenched his fists and said, "Tomorrow may not be very simple, no matter what kind of situation we encounter, we just need to obey orders."

A young general said, "Don't worry, general, I'll practice for nothing and study at night, so I don't know the word loyalty. For whom to draw the sword and hold the gun for whom, the brothers are clear in their hearts, and they will definitely not disobey the order."

"Since that's the case, why do I have any worries? I'll treat you to a drink tonight before returning to the barracks. But be careful, no more than three drinks per person."

A few people hooked their shoulders and went to the city to have a drink together.From the beginning to the end, no one asked what he was going to do tomorrow. Yang Lin once happily patted Gao Shan on the shoulder and praised him for training the most pure army in the world.