Chapter 627 A Great Talent
Xie Zhan asked Song Mo for an imperial edict of promotion. He planned to go to Qingzhou in person to invite Zhang Zhongxian back to Chang'an.
When Xie Zhan came out of the palace, Xie Bai had already made preparations for the trip. He had selected a team of 300 people from the army to accompany him.
"We're going to be back quickly, so there's no need for a carriage. I'll ride a horse." It would take too long to go by carriage.
Xie Bai hesitated, "But the road from Chang'an to Qingzhou is very long." Riding a horse is fast, but it is very tiring. Can the master of the family bear it?
Xie Zhan asked someone to bring his horse over, "No need to say more." If they took a carriage, the speed would not be much better, and the comfort would not be much better, even if they took the official road.
"Take good care of the house." Xie Zhan instructed Xie Nan.
Xie Nan agreed.
At this moment, the servant brought his horse.
Xie Zhan took the reins, jumped on the horse, and squeezed the horse's belly, "Let's go!"
Xie Bai quickly rode his horse to catch up, and the cavalry squad behind him immediately shot out like arrows.
Xie Nan and the elders of the clan watched them leave.
Xie Nan: "The head of the family is really hardworking."
The others were silent.
At this time, someone from the main courtyard of the backyard came to inquire about the whereabouts of the head of the family, but was stopped by Xie Nan. He had already learned about what Mrs. Zhao Yutan had done and was disgusted with it.
Xie Nan felt that the head of the family had been very good to the Zhao family. From the time of exile and the years in the south, the head of the family had always been taking care of the Zhao family. After returning to Chang'an, he continued to support the Zhao family and never left them.
The head of the family was aware of the Zhao family's predicament, but he simply solved it for them later.
Xie Nan didn't think there was anything wrong with the head of the family doing this. As the saying goes, the main trunk hasn't developed well, so why are they so anxious to develop the branches?
Xie Bai said that the lady was probably panicked when she saw the master of the house taking two concubines at once.
Xie Nan found it even more ridiculous. The patriarch took a concubine in order to better control the court. To put it bluntly, if the Zhao family could not provide any help, would the patriarch need to take a concubine?
Madam and the Zhao family are a bunch of draggers!
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As the governor of Pingzhou, Lu Songli's itinerary was kept confidential, especially her travels.
This trip to Qingzhou is just like this.
She first set out from Changli, went to Liaodong Academy in Houcheng, and then arrived at Jintai Village from Houcheng.
When Lu Songli set out from Jintai Military Region, Qin Sheng directly brought out two thousand people.
Two thousand people would board the ship, with three hundred elite soldiers as personal guards. The remaining people would be assigned to other ships. After arriving in Qingzhou, the ship would dock at the pier, and these people would stay on board to provide support.
Qingzhou is a relatively safe place for Lu Songli. After all, Young Master Wu Renji and others have been operating in Qingzhou for a long time.
After the trip, Lu Songli took off her palace clothes and changed into men's clothes.
When passing Houcheng, Qin Sheng hesitated for a moment and asked Lu Songli, "Lili, my father-in-law is currently at Liaodong Academy. Do you want to go and see him?"
"I've already seen it. Let's go directly to Fang County."
"oh oh."
When they passed Houcheng, they were stopped.
Qin Sheng was about to go out to see what was going on when his father-in-law's voice rang out from outside the carriage, "My daughter, your father is coming up?"
Qin Sheng quickly lifted the car curtain and let his father-in-law get in.
After Lu Desheng got on the carriage, he found that it was a bit crowded for three people. He was about to let his son-in-law go out for a horseback ride. He had just seen Zhuifeng, and saw that his cheap son-in-law with long arms and legs was shrinking into a corner of the carriage as much as possible, making it clear that he didn't want to go out. So forget it.
Seeing Lu Desheng, Lu Songli was quite surprised, "Dad, why are you here?"
"Dad will see you off."
He is so tired of debating with those stubborn people every day that his lips are almost peeling off.
He had been thinking about whether he could find something for them to do.
Unexpectedly, when my daughter passed by before, she actually gave them an idea - to publish a newspaper.
That’s a good idea!
Now Chen Dinghuai, Pan Sitong and others were already immersed in the newspaper business, so it was a good opportunity for him to slip away.
On the way to Fang County, the father and daughter couldn't help but talk about Lu Songli's target person in Qingzhou.
"Zhang Zhongxian is indeed a great talent." Lu Desheng sighed. He was later reused by Emperor Kang Cheng, which was not without the influence of Zhang Zhongxian.
Zhang Zhongxian was a man who could not tolerate any sand in his eyes, and he was also a good official who cared about the country and the people.
In the 23rd year of Tianxi, Zhang Zhongxian, then Minister of Revenue, proposed tax reform to Emperor Kangcheng. He proposed to survey the land and expand the scope of tax collection. He also submitted a memorial suggesting that "taxes should only be levied on land, not on the heads of the population."
Emperor Kang Cheng read it, pressed the button, and kept it in his pocket without sending it out.
Zhang Zhongxian found that his proposal was not adopted, and thought that his idea was not comprehensive enough, so he continued to improve his tax reform proposal, and even mentioned simplifying tax items, etc., and continued to submit memorials.
In his memorial, he mentioned how much more tax Dali could collect every year if such a tax system was implemented, which finally made Emperor Kangcheng itchy.
Emperor Kang Cheng thought it would be a good idea to let him give it a try.
This naturally encountered strong opposition from the powerful and aristocratic classes.
If such a tax reform is implemented, how much more tax will they have to pay every year?
These powerful people had great dissatisfaction with Zhang Zhongxian. They even colluded with each other and compiled a list of charges against Zhang Zhongxian.
Due to too much opposition, Emperor Kangcheng had no choice but to dismiss Zhang Zhongxian, and the tax reform came to nothing.
This is also the reason why the powerful people did not make a big fuss when Lü Desheng was favored later. It is better for the emperor to favor Lü Desheng than Zhang Zhongxian.
It can only be said that Zhang Zhongxian appeared at the wrong time. If he had met the newly enthroned Emperor Kang Cheng, perhaps things would have worked out.
In his middle and late years, Emperor Kangcheng was no longer ambitious about governing the country, but Zhang Zhongxian was just too enthusiastic.
In the end, Emperor Kang Cheng was annoyed by him, but he did know that he was a talented person, so he sent him back to his hometown.
During Emperor Kang Cheng's lifetime, Zhang Zhongxian had several opportunities to return to the center of power in the Chang'an court or be recommended by his colleagues, but Emperor Kang Cheng rejected them all.
Emperor Kangcheng was already exhausted at that time, so he naturally did not want to use drastic measures against Dali.
As a talented person, he was treated coldly for ten years and was not reused in these ten years. One can only say that after ten years of drinking ice, his blood will eventually cool down.
Lu Songli studied the tax reform proposed by Zhang Zhongxian, who tied taxes to land rather than to the number of people.
This tax system is very advantageous at present. After all, land is the means of production.
This is the prototype of the "One Whip Method".
The Single Whip System combined the land tax, corvee labor, and all other levies and levies of each prefecture and county into one, collected silver, and paid it on a per-acre basis.
Such a simplified tax system not only makes it easier to collect taxes, but also eliminates the opportunity for local officials to take bribes.
The Single Whip Law was proposed by Gui E of the Ming Dynasty, but it was not until fifty years later that it was fully promoted by Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng relied on the Single Whip Law to extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for another fifty years.
Such a great talent was the reason why Lu Songli decided to go to Qingzhou.
The most important thing is that she doesn't want to leave such a person to Xie Zhan.
She knew Dali's problem clearly, and Xie Zhan must have understood that it was time for Dali to resort to drastic measures.
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