"Official family, are you really going to Shandong to worship Confucius? Isn't our Song Dynasty now focusing on martial arts and over literature? Is this rule really going to be changed?"

The person who questioned the sincerity of the Great Confucian Emperor Zhao Kaizun Kong was his favorite concubine Guo Tiannu.

Guo Tiannu is not the most beautiful in Zhao Kai's harem. She has no children, and is not young anymore. She is already in her thirties. Although her figure is still well maintained, she is inevitably rough when she follows Zhao Kai in the east and west all year round. Not to mention the appearance of this person, she is not a little worse than that of the beautiful Cao Yuniang, Wu Meiniang, and Ren Baolian, even compared with Pan Cailian, who seems to be as old as him.

But the love she and Zhao Kai that was desperate was not comparable to others? So when she talked to Zhao Kai, she had no worries and said whatever she wanted.

Moreover, she is not only Zhao Kai's concubine, but also a member of the meritorious officials. She has been with Zhao Kai for so many years. She will definitely have her own battles in which Zhao Kai personally fought.

Zhao Kai’s safety on the front line is her own responsibility, so she must not be ignored for any credit!

In addition, Guo Tiannu also brought her 500 cavalry to join Zhao Kai's camp, and that Dong Jingang was her subordinate! In addition to Dong Jingang, dozens of ever-winning officers and soldiers who followed Guo Tiannu to Zhao Kai's command were awarded titles.

With her achievements, it is not an exaggeration to be a county duke. However, Zhao Kai considered her identity, so he appointed her as a Yuquan Marquis, and the village was at the foot of Yuquan Mountain outside Shuntian Prefecture City.

Although he is just a female marquis, it also means that Guo Tiannu has the identity of a meritorious official and can conduct some private communication with Zhao Kai on behalf of the meritorious official group.

The current question is not only Guo Tiannu’s problem, but also the question that the military officials of the mansion want to ask!

If Zhao Kai's current answer cannot satisfy Guo Tiannu, then don't try to convince those heroes and the soldiers below. Although this matter will not cause any major trouble, estrangement is always inevitable.

Zhao Kai smiled and said, "Goddess, what do I value martial arts over literature or civilians over military affairs? I just want to impose taxes and military service fairly and reasonably to the people of the world."

"A fair and reasonable levy?" Guo Tiannu couldn't understand, "Can the official tell me in detail?"

Zhao Kai nodded and smiled and said, "This matter has something to do with you, so I should naturally tell you. The so-called fair and reasonable tax levies and military service, to put it simply, means that you have money and have strength to contribute! Do you understand?"

"I understand." Guo Tiannu suddenly realized, "The people in the south have money, so they let them pay. The people in the north have power, so they can work hard to serve in the army!"

Queen Zhu Fengying interrupted, "Isn't the official family always like this in the Song Dynasty? Before the Xuanhe crisis, weren't there money to pay taxes and exemptions, and strong recruits to join the army?"

As the queen and the biological mother of the emperor's legitimate son Zhao Ping, Zhu Fengying also has the power to ask about politics. In theory, she may take over the supreme power of the Song Dynasty from Zhao Kai who suddenly died, and she can't understand anything.

There is no minister in the court who is neither treacherous nor evil. If the empress dowager who is in charge of the court really doesn’t understand at all, she will not be bullied and cryed by them?

Although Zhao Kai has never officially enthroned Zhao as the crown prince, everyone knows that Zhao Kai's heir is still this very well-behaved and likable legitimate son. Instead of being tall and big, with remarkable literary and martial arts, Zhao Lun, who has even finished the "New Mathematical Science" and "Studying the Essay" written by Zhao Kai himself under the guidance of Wu Meiniang. He has even finished the eldest son of Zhao Lun, who has written "New Mathematical Science" and "Studying the Essay" written by Zhao Kai himself.

The reason why Zhao Kai was reluctant to choose the prince was because he himself overwhelmed the prince with a concubine, reopened the Song Dynasty and became the lord of the world.

So he had to claim to be "establishing a virtuous person", rather than "establishing a virtuous person". At least before the "Zhuangzong's legitimate son" Zhao Huan was expelled from the land of China, he could not take off the sign of "establishing a virtuous person".

However, judging from his behavior of supporting Zhu Fengying and suppressing Pan Cailian, Zhao Lun had no chance.

However, Zhu Fengying's political wisdom is really not good, and I don't know if it will be passed on to Zhao Ping?

After hearing Zhu Fengying's question, Zhao Kai did not answer immediately. Instead, he decided to take the women in his harem. So he smiled and said, "Today, our family will chat with a closed door. There is nothing we can't say. Let's talk about any ideas."

"Official family," Pan Cailian said with a smile, "I think my sister is right. If you have money, pay taxes. If the court uses this money to recruit powerful people to join the army, then it means that you have money and have strength to do it."

Zhao Kai smiled. This woman was very scheming and knew her thoughts, so she was low-key and forbearable everywhere, coaxing Zhu Fengying. Zhu Fengying was confused, so she pretended to be confused.

"Official family," Wu Meiniang took over the question and said with a smile, "How did the two sisters miss the official? Most of them are actually working hard. Although the official only reduces and exempts part of the taxes and labor service on the surface, how many tax collectors below dare to be serious?"

Wu Meiniang is a woman who entered the palace from the people, so she naturally knows how the gentry and famous scholars below use their power to evade taxes.

Officials themselves do not pay taxes and only spend money, which makes them neither represent the interests of taxpayers nor the effects of spending money. They actually represent the interests of a group of "privileged classes who do not pay taxes".

Not only do they not pay taxes, they also have to share some of the limited taxes, so the remaining money can be used to recruit soldiers and fight wars will naturally be even less.

Cao Yuniang and Yu Zang Jinnu were neither from Song Dynasty before, so naturally they didn't know the pros and cons of the Song Dynasty's tax laws, so they shook their heads and stopped talking.

Ren Baolian, who was born in Shaanxi, took over the topic and said with a smile: "Officials do not pay taxes but spend public funds, and those who serve in the army have to pay for a few meals. So this official is like a landlord, and those who serve in the army are customer tenant farmers."

Zhao Kai laughed and said, "And this field is not theirs! And those who sold their lives for a few small amounts of money may not be really powerful! Powerfulness and wealth are not a matter of choosing one of two."

Be poor, literary, rich and martial!

In ancient times, the most fierce battles were usually a group of rich peasants and small landlords, good men of the Han Dynasty, the government soldiers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, as well as Western civilians and knights, Japanese samurai, etc. They were not the masters who went to join the army to earn a stuttering, even if they sound pitiful, the "slave soldiers" and "housekeepers", they were raised by their masters who were delicious, drinkable, equipped and trained.

Zhao Kai had no money to raise "slave soldiers" and "house servants", so he chose the route of good men, government soldiers and civilians. He divided the land from several roads in the north, so that the soldiers would collect some rent and subsidize military expenses.

Yelu Yuliyan asked: "In the Song Dynasty, civil officials were in charge of money and military officers, so civil officials became Dongweng, military officers were in charge of affairs, and those who served in the army became slaves?"

Zhao Kai smiled and nodded, "Sometimes those who serve in the army are worse than those who are slaves. Those who serve in the army are from the country."

He turned his head and looked at Guo Tiannu, "Tiannu, do you understand that I have money and strength to contribute. Is there any difference between having money and strength to contribute before the Xuanhe crisis? "

"I understand," Guo Tiannu smiled, "Your Majesty means to let those who are strong and powerful in the army, and those who are rich and weak in the army pay!"

Zhao Kai smiled and said, "That's right, I think so! And only those with Tian Youli become soldiers, and those with rich and weak will be willing to pay! Otherwise, these people will sooner or later find a way to evade taxes and turn my court into a pauper."

In most cases, rich people are unwilling to take out their pockets to pay the honor of others' taxes, such as the glory of taxes. So some people have to force them to get the money! And they will try every means to find ways to evade taxes. If you can evade taxes by taking the exam, then everyone in the rich will definitely be interested in literature and want to study and become an official.

If the country needs to rely on a group of civil officials with "tax evasion rights" to support it, it will definitely become more and more difficult to get rich people to pay.

So if Zhao Kai wants to receive enough taxes, he must have a group of people with strong and strong fields and must work hard. They are holding a knife next to him, and the money can be received!

How could the taxes that the Ming Dynasty could not collect in history?

It is because of the Eight Banners soldiers! Moreover, the Eight Banners soldiers are not on the same path as those civil servants and literati.

Dare not to pay taxes? You have no negotiations on cutting them!

And the two Yingtian Roads in Zhao Kai's hands have been paying taxes honestly over the years? More than 15 million yuan a year, only a lot.

Tax resistance never exists!

Moreover, there was no artificial rebellion. There were always all kinds of chaos in the ten roads under the Southern Song Dynasty. Although it was not difficult to suppress it, it was always one after another and there was no peace.

At this time, Guo Tiannu had already changed into a contempt expression and smiled and said, "You are so wise, the official! The Tiannu is convinced!"

Zhao Kai laughed loudly. When Guo Tiannu said something so happily, she was convinced, and the heroes below would naturally support it.

With their support, this national policy of "making money with money and making strength with strength" can be announced and become the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty!

That's right, Zhao Kai doesn't play black box operations on the matter of "whoever pays, whoever pays," but instead puts it on the surface.

You have to let those who contribute and those who contribute money know why you have to contribute and why you have to pay so much tax!

He would not learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, and he would do something about the dementia line of "I raise millions of soldiers in the capital, so that the people will not spend a grain of rice." People do not pay for the people to raise soldiers, and those who serve in the army will not lose money to lose money to death. If those who serve in the army suffer, there will be no millions of soldiers.
Chapter completed!