Three Kingdoms

Historical stages cannot be inspired or induced by a certain point or a certain line.

Instead, countless lines and points move and interweave according to their own will to form a huge painting. This huge painting is made up of the accumulation of these countless personal wills. Please note that it is vector. and, not a scalar sum. The wills of these people may be the same, or they may be completely opposite, so when added together, the result will not be what everyone wants.

The reason why the Three Kingdoms are the Three Kingdoms is not the simple addition of one historical event after another, but the intertwining and mutual influence. There are reasons why the Three Kingdoms became the Three Kingdoms, but there is no so-called real reason.

As for the research and observation of history by future generations, you can naturally choose to stand at any node you want to observe, and then use the clues of time to summarize or extend the changes...

However, this kind of summary or extension does not mean that history can be planned and predicted.

In later generations, people who know a little bit about history will say that the stars of the Three Kingdoms are shining, beautiful and wonderful, but they have not seen that the great chaos of the Three Kingdoms broke the balance of power between the Hu people and the Han people. The great chaos in China during the Wu Hu Dynasty was the result of the continuous accumulation of conflicts in the late Han Dynasty. It was a turning point after the population increased significantly. Although it was somewhat related to a few fools in the Jin Dynasty, these prodigal men were not the most direct factor.

Fei Qian wrapped his clothes around him. Although it was already summer, the temperature now was not that high. Compared with the temperature in the previous two or three years, it was still much lower, especially at night, when the cool breeze At the same time, it seems a little chilly...

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the temperature was actually very high. According to Fei Qian's understanding, the temperature in the Yellow River Basin should be similar to the temperature south of the Yangtze River in later generations. In other words, in the Qin and Han dynasties, the temperature in this part of China was actually very high. In terms of land, the proportion of tropical and subtropical areas is actually relatively high.

Even in the late Three Kingdoms, there were still Asian elephants on the land of China, so Cao Chong could also be called an elephant...

But now, the drop in temperature is already an obvious phenomenon.

Fei Qian raised his head and let out a breath into the night sky. Fortunately, there wasn't much white smoke.

However, there is not much time left.

As the temperature gradually drops, the pastures in the north will no longer be suitable for grazing, and the Hu people will definitely be forced to migrate south, including the Qiang people, the Southern Huns, or the Xianbei. This situation cannot be reversed by Fei Qian alone...

It's like running away from drugs.

If you don't want to be poisoned, run to a safe area.

Of course, the land of China in front of us is the most suitable stage for a chaotic world. The stage is fragile and dangerous, its entire composition already changing.

It was windy and rainy, and the temperature dropped step by step, step by step, with time.

Fei Qian raised his head and looked up at the sky. The countless stars in the sky were beautiful and dreamy, just like all the generals and counselors on this piece of Chinese land, shining with their own brilliance.

Confucius said that if the etiquette is lost, people will seek the wildness. In the old Liu family, the centralized power lost the "propriety", that is, the rules, and then naturally the "wildness" around them appeared.

But now, do the people in the Central China, the Chinese in Guanzhong, Jizhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, etc., these amazing and talented people, know what they are facing? ?

The answer is, they don't know.

The old Liu family seems to have become corrupt. Those who once stood at the top of China and shouted that those who violated the strong will be punished, even if they are far away, have turned into ashes, but they don't know who will lead the new path.

The road under their feet seems to have come to an end. The Han Dynasty, which once ruled the East Asian world, now seems to have become a stumbling block hindering their progress. They angrily chopped this stone into pieces and buried it, but they also hoped to create greater glory. They know that the old system is dead, but they try to continue to imitate it and continue it on every occasion.

What they can learn from, besides the Han Dynasty, is the Western Zhou Dynasty.

So in the end, Senior Brother Cao finally hinted and confirmed again and again, who am I? Am I King Wen of Zhou? Well, I should be King Wen of Zhou. I must be King Wen of Zhou...

Fei Qian shook his head and smiled helplessly.

The sound of soft footsteps sounded softly. Huang Yueying walked over holding a big cloak. She first bent her knees slightly and made a half salute, then went around behind Fei Qian, put the big cloak on Fei Qian's mountain, then turned to the front and took Fei Qian's place. After Qian was fastened, he raised his head and said, "Mr. Lang, are you worried?"

Fei Qian was silent for a while, and then said: "Well, there are some..."

Huang Yueying raised her head, her big eyes reflecting the light of the stars in the sky, showing a bit of curiosity.

"This..." Fei Qian thought for a while and then said, "Yueying, do you know about the salt and iron specialty?"

Huang Yueying nodded and said, "I know, my father has said it."

"Oh," Fei Qian asked, "then, what did you say?"

Huang Yueying tilted her head slightly and imitated Huang Chengyan's tone of voice and said: "Well, this matter is about competing for interests with the people. It is not good governance, so it cannot be done..."

Fei Qian chuckled, then nodded, and then shook his head.

"What? Is it wrong?" Huang Yueying asked.

"Haha," Fei Qian did not give a direct answer, but seemed to talk about another unrelated topic, "...then do you know why farming and renting are classified as Dasi Nong, while mountains, rivers, ponds and lakes are classified as Shao Si Nong?" Mansion?"

Dasinong is the national government administrative expenses, while Shaofu is mainly responsible for the expenses and uses of the royal family.

Huang Yueying blinked her big eyes and said: "Isn't this always the case? I don't know the specific reason..."

Fei Qian laughed, walked a few steps forward, and sat down casually at the front of the hall.

When Huang Yueying saw this, she did not seriously say that this behavior was not like a marquis, but hurriedly asked someone to get the mat.

Fei Qian did not refuse, so he took it, put it on his own, took another one and put it next to him, and motioned Huang Yueying to sit down together before saying: "... all the fields in the world are king fields, within four seals, Could it be Wang Tu...you know this, right?"

Huang Yueying nodded.

"In ancient times, the fields were closed off and turned into well fields. However, the non-field areas, that is, the mountains, rivers and ponds were not fields and could not be cultivated. Therefore, they were still royal lands. Intruders and logging were prohibited. There was even a post of Yu people specially established for people to use. To take care of... However, these mountains, rivers and ponds are used to burn charcoal, cut wood, fish and hunt animals. Such behavior is called "profiteering". Yu people can attack it, but in the end it is impossible to guard against it and cannot defeat it. In the end, we let go of the mountains, rivers and ponds, and only set up tax collectors at the entrances and exits to collect these taxes..."

"...Then, the Qin and Han Dynasties followed the custom that the fields were privately owned by farmers, and the mountains and rivers were still publicly owned by the royal family. Therefore, the land tax and so on belonged to the Dasinong, and the mountains and rivers belonged to the Shaofu..." Fei Qian turned his head and looked at Huang Yueying, He continued, "...And the attributes of salt and iron all come from mountains and rivers...So, this salt and iron, do you think it is competing for profits with the people, or is it competing with the people for profits?"

"Ah?" Huang Yueying was a little dizzy, "...In this way...it seems..."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty engaged in salt and iron, not for self-enrichment.

At that time, the military expenditures for the campaign against the Xiongnu were huge. Not only did all the money of Da Sinong be spent, but all the savings of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's father and grandfather were also spent. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could reach out to the vast number of farmers and even increase land taxes, but in the end he did not do so.

The land tax is still one out of thirty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first ordered money to be allocated from the Shaofu to replenish military expenditures, and then ordered local wealthy people, such as businessmen operating salt and iron, to donate freely...

Of course, everyone knows what the outcome will be.

Businessmen with a lot of wealth usually put oil on their lips and shout bright slogans again and again, but when they were really asked to spend money to support the Han Dynasty's war against the Huns, they all retreated. Loud.

So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious and felt that he had spent all the money from his young master, but these salt and iron merchants not only used the mountains and resources belonging to their own young master, but also refused to pay, so he ordered that all the money in the country be taken back. Non-cultivated land adopts a government-owned system, that is, salt and iron monopoly.

Huang Yueying suddenly asked: "...Lang Jun means to start a salt and iron monopoly?"

Fei Qian chuckled and said, "Not exactly... Haha, I'm going to make a Pingyang specialty..." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty engaged in salt and iron because he didn't have many better options except salt and iron at that time. Well, there is actually another one, which is a wine shop, but wine is not a necessity after all, and for Fei Qian, there are other better choices at the moment.

Businessmen are born to pursue profits, so once they have enough interests, it is difficult to ensure that they remain unwavering. And the most important thing is that under the current political system, the management of businessmen is far from being as convenient as that of farmers. One is Businessmen travel around, and it is very difficult to register. Another thing is that businessmen can rely on trade to quickly accumulate a lot of wealth. But having too much money will cause heartburn, as is the case with the so-called nouveau riche.

In order to ensure the safe and stable development of his own region, Fei Qian could not give merchants the same social status as later generations. He could only adopt a pig-raising strategy, killing whoever got fat, and then seizing several important materials for monopoly... …

But what specific products are used?

Fei Qian looked at Huang Yueying, maybe he could pick out a few interesting things among Huang Yueying's treasures in the room?

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The moonlit night is cool.

The jade hooks in the courtyard of the small building hang diagonally.

Heartbroken Man, um, that’s wrong, Pretty Girl, um, that’s also wrong, it should be the Kansai man in Tianya...

Although Jia Xu's figure is not as strong as Xu Shu's, he does not look like a weak scholar, but his face is slender, so it is not very obvious in normal times. After all, Jia Xu was born in Xiliang and grew up in Xiliang. People in cold weather eat more beef and mutton, which is naturally somewhat different from some scribes in the Han region.

Fei Qian's words in the council hall today greatly touched Jia Xu.

Strictly speaking, only in the Qin and Han dynasties, there was a truly unified government. Before the pre-Qin period, there was only a feudal unity, or a nominal unity. At that time, although they all worshiped the Zhou Dynasty, there was still a unified government in the territory of the princes. The princes have the final say.

The Qin Dynasty was too short, but by the Han Dynasty, a more formal government system had been established. The system of prefectures and counties had lasted for hundreds of years, and now it had passed the stage of "turning a family into a country". The pre-Qin Dynasty Most of the previous old nobles have fallen, and the emerging nobles have stood up. In the process, some traditions have been broken, and some new rules are being established...

In the beginning, these things were all upward and good.

It's like a tax.

From the beginning, taxation was only to support the country's finances, to provide food for the country's officials, and to provide clothing and armor for the soldiers guarding the country.

But then the taste gradually changed...

Jia Xu paced back and forth in the small courtyard. Although it had entered the night, he was not sleepy at all. The scenes of the day flashed before his eyes. He did not expect that Fei Qian, who was so young, could think of such things. There are many things about the governance of the entire Han Dynasty.

The tax system involves many things and has many connections. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mencius once said that paying tithes was the rule of a king. It can be seen that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the tax rate for farmers was far from a tithe tax. By the Han Dynasty, the well field system of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period had been abandoned, and land to the tiller had become the consensus of the vast majority of the people. Land tax was indeed It is the good governance of the old Liu family, and the old Liu family has also achieved it from beginning to end. From Liu Bang to the present, even Han Ling Emperor, a guy who likes money very much, only used other names to make money and never touched it. What's Tian Fu's idea?

Although Jia Xu had some practical insights and realized how much influence Fei Qian had on the tax system of the Hu people in Yongbin and the two prefectures, or in other words, an attraction, he still had little regard for the land tax economy from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty. But there is no very systematic understanding.

I just vaguely feel that the tax policy proposed by Fei Qian may be a very huge change for the entire world...

But to what extent it will change specifically and what impact it will have in the future, Jia Xu has been deducing it for several hours from day to now. However, he can still only get a glimpse of it and cannot perceive the whole picture.

Jia Xu believed that everything in the world was in the palm of his hand. If he had any questions, he could just lower his head and take a look. However, he was faced with this problem now, as if he was falling into a thick fog. You can see some things, but you can't see them all. This feeling of being beyond your control makes Jia Xu feel uncomfortable.

perhaps……

It seems that I should write a letter. I think such an interesting thing should be shared with someone, otherwise it will be suppressed.

Jia Xu silently raised his head and looked to the west. The stars in the night sky hung like ribbons in the black velvet sky.

Beautiful and dreamy.