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"I know," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I have seriously thought about this matter. My idea is that in the future, I will give people with great achievements a certain amount of tax exemption, hundreds of acres or a thousand acres, but this cannot be done. On ordinary officials and nobles."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Once they make a mistake and are deprived of their official positions and honors, these will also be taken back. Anyone who exceeds this amount will also have to pay land tax."

Zhao Ming knew from just listening that there would not be many meritorious ministers.

Zhao Ming was particularly curious, "Your family has always been exempted from paying taxes on the land, and you have always been generous in other matters. Why are you always fighting against taxes? You are so stingy."

Zhao Hanzhang laughed, thought about it seriously and said: "This is a long-term solution I think of. Uncle Ming, why do you think this great man will perish?"

The Han Dynasty was not very far away from them, and it was less than a hundred years after the fall of the country. Looking back at this time...

Zhao Ming was silent for a while and then said: "The great man died at the hands of the young master's relatives, which resulted in the eunuchs taking over the power."

Ji Yuan and Ming Yu couldn't help but nod, but added a little more, "There are also heavy taxes and the people are struggling to survive."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Yes, but from my point of view, the Han Dynasty actually died in the Yellow Turban Rebellion."

None of the three refuted this view, because they also felt that the Han Dynasty had perished during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and would only survive in the following decades.

"The Yellow Turban Rebellion was caused by heavy taxes. Ninety percent of the cultivated land in the world was given to one person, and the remaining ninety percent were divided into ten percent of the cultivated land. They were also responsible for ninety percent of the country's taxes, corvees, and military service. The people in the world were too cold to wear clothes and hungry. Shit, Uncle Ming, if he can't survive lying down like a domestic dog, even the common people will have to risk their lives."

"Facts have proved that the common people, nobles, nobles and the royal family only have one life, and there is not much difference between them. Common people can also break through the sky." Zhao Hanzhang said: "In the final analysis, it is because of serious land annexation and heavy taxes. "

"So, firstly, I limit the amount of land purchased by the nobles and divide the land among the common people in the world. Secondly, not only the common people, but also the nobles, aristocratic families, nobles, and meritorious officials in the world must pay taxes. Except for special tax exemptions, all Any excess will be taxed."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "In the future, I will also set a maximum amount and a maximum number of people who are exempt from tax. It may seem harsh, but I hope that like the later Han Dynasty, troubled times like now can come later."

Zhao Ming pursed his lips and said: "But the Han Dynasty has been able to survive for many years because of the protection of civil servants and military generals. If you begrudge your fame, how will they have the motivation to serve you?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "There are many kinds of rewards, and honors can also come in many forms. I can reward them with large amounts of gold and silver, or I can give them high-ranking officials and generous positions. I just reduce the tax exemption limit."

She did not shy away and said bluntly: "Uncle Ming, we, the Zhao family, have done a lot of poaching the country. Please do some calculations. If the Zhao family pays taxes according to regulations, how much more taxes can Runan County generate every year?"

Zhao Ming said expressionlessly: "Don't forget, your family is the first. Most of the fields in the clan are in your family's name, and tax avoidance also goes through your family. Since you became the magistrate of Xiping County, the clan has The taxes paid here are increasing every year."

Zhao Hanzhang patted the table lightly and said: "That's right. You see, even an upright man like my grandfather can't resist the request of his tribe to take their fields into his name to avoid court taxes. If strict regulations are not formulated, One day, the territory we have built will soon come to an end just like the big man."

In fact, since the Han Dynasty, no other political power has lasted more than 400 years like the Han Dynasty. Each dynasty eventually perished due to increasingly decadent politics, large amounts of land annexation, and increasingly heavy taxes.

Of course, she couldn't plan such a far-off thing. What she could think of was that from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms to the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, in more than 300 years, there were more than 30 large and small regimes, and each regime had its own name. The king proclaimed himself emperor, but it did not last long.

On average, a regime lasts less than ten years.

Even Liu Yuan's regime, now feared by the Jin Dynasty, only existed for twenty-five years. From the time he proclaimed emperor to the demise of the dynasty, it was only twenty-five years.

Why?

It is because they do not care about the people and only focus on expansion, fighting and extravagant enjoyment.

In order to expand their territory, they could squeeze the people to the extreme and conquer the world just for the sake of conquering the world. Then many regimes perished because of this.

It was not until the establishment of the Sui Dynasty that it gradually became stable.

Of course, Zhao Hanzhang, like Liu Cong and others, could fight everywhere and conquer territory one after another regardless of the life and death of the people, but what happens after they are conquered?

Fight to feed war?

But all the war zones were once the territory of the Han Dynasty, which was equivalent to taking the lives of civilians. She didn't want to do such a thing, so she couldn't move if the enemy couldn't move. As long as she had time, she would immerse herself in infrastructure construction and agriculture. In industrial production, as well as in the formulation of systems.

Since she wants to calm the world and end the troubled times, she must consider the future and put the people first.

Of course, she knew about the troubled times that followed, and Fu Tinghan knew about it, but Zhao Ming and others did not.

So she couldn't use this as an excuse to convince them, so she directly asked Zhao Ming and the others, "Not to mention Tubo in the west, the current world can be roughly divided into three parts, Liu Yuan's Han Kingdom in the north, our Jin Kingdom, and the Northeast How long do Xianbei, Uncle Ming, Mr. Ji and Mr. Ming think they can exist?"

Zhao Ming clenched the wine glass in his hand, feeling that his niece finally stopped hiding it and was showing her ambition openly.

Ji Yuan and Ming Yu had already made preparations to pierce the sky with Zhao Hanzhang, so they didn't say anything and looked at Zhao Ming first.

Zhao Ming pursed his lips and said: "Xianbei is not something to be afraid of. Although its cavalry is powerful, it lacks territory. Moreover, it is not good at attacking or defending cities, nor is it good at farming. There are also few Xianbei people. The situation is so great that we can’t hold on for long, it only takes a little provocation to break through.”

Ji Yuan and Ming Yu also nodded.

Ji Yuan pondered: "The Han State is indeed a great enemy, but this is from the perspective of the Jin Dynasty, but even if he can destroy the Jin State, it will not last long."

He said: "Liu Yuan wanted to rule the Han Dynasty, but the people under him were stupid and did not listen to orders. Each tribe was powerful and acted in its own way. He had relied heavily on those tribes for many years, but now he was so restrained that he couldn't lose his tail. He wanted to change It’s no longer possible.”

"Now that he is alive, he can barely maintain his balance. Once he dies, Shi Le will be out of control first."

Zhao Hanzhang also nodded and said with a smile: "Liu Cong is cruel and narrow-minded. The Huns look down on the Han people and the Jiehu. Shi Le is also a slave. Liu Yuan's generals despise him. Now Shi Le can pretend that he is invisible." , once Liu Yuan is gone, his descendants will definitely not be able to control him, and it will only be a matter of time before the Han Kingdom falls apart."

Ming Yu was moved in his heart and said: "Jin exists in name only, and no matter whether it is Jin or Han, the people do not want to return to their hearts. Do you want to win with the people's support?"