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But he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling face, Zheng Wenyong saw Bai Fan's sincere expression, and knew that this was a policy of courtesy first, then soldiers, so he nodded cooperatively, "Okay, let's enter the house first."

After entering the Zheng family's mansion, Zheng Wenyong waved away many disciples, and the gift was already done, so they were naturally not allowed to participate in discussing secrets.

These young people looked at Bai Fan with different eyes. Seventy percent of them were admiring, while others were fearful, jealous, disdainful, etc. This made Zheng Wenyong sigh in his heart. There are many children of the Zheng family. Side branch, but no one can match Bai Fan's [-]%, it's sad!

"Ping'er, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss your aunt very much. You should go to the back house to visit your aunt and cousin first. Later, uncle will hold a family banquet. It's the first time for Jian Jian to visit us. Treat him well."

Li Wanping knew well that it was her uncle who was pushing her away, so she looked back at her husband Bai Fan with some worry. Bai Fan gave her a knowing smile, which meant that he would not be rude. Li Wanping had no choice but to follow the maid. They entered the inner hall together.

"Marquis of Lantian, please come inside!" Zheng Wenyong said to Bai Fan.

"Uncle can just call me Biao, we are sincerely visiting relatives."

Zheng Wenyong laughed and said: "You have entered the Zheng family's gate, and if you don't finish talking about the business in your heart, how can you be in the mood to congratulate your relatives? The pillars of the country should put public affairs first and then private affairs. Marquis of Lantian, how can you be more straightforward?"

When Bai Fan heard this, he smiled brightly, "If that's the case, then Fan will be rude once."

After speaking, he walked towards the main hall of the Zheng family, where many people were already waiting.

When the two parties were divided into guests and hosts, Zheng Wenyong was the first to speak: "I'm straight to the point. I heard that the Marquis of Lantian is going to reform?"

"No, the laws of the Tang Dynasty have already met the needs of the current people. There is no change to the law, but a small change to the land issue is needed." Bai Fan explained.

Nodding, noncommittal, Zheng Wenyong continued, "How to change?"

"Everyone who farms in the world has to pay grain taxes, including you and me, and there is no distinction between nobles and commoners."

When he said this, Bai Fan was extremely calm, and his tone was firm and confident.

"Hahahaha, you still say it's not a reform? No one knows that the land is the lifeblood of everyone. If you move our land, you are reforming the law.

Want to collect food tax from nobles?There is an unchanging truth in the fact that there is tax exemption for scholars, do you want to shake it? "A clan boss sitting at the bottom laughed, his eyes full of doubt and disdain.

Bai Fan cupped his hands and saluted, and said with a flat smile: "You have also said that it is the truth of the ages ago. Since it is an ancient gift, it may not meet the needs of the present. If it does not meet it, then it must be changed. It will not change. There will be chaos, I say it is changing the land, if you insist on saying it is reform, you can do whatever you want."

"How do you know that the ancient law is not suitable for the present? The Tang Dynasty has been established for more than ten years. Except for the few changes you brought, the rest are all ancient methods. What I see is that the country is becoming more and more stable and prosperous. If it is not suitable for the people , How could this be?" A clan elder in the second place spoke up, and his words were quite upright.

He also bowed to him, and Bai Fan explained: "Fan just said one thing, was there immortal grain in ancient times? Could there be grain with a yield of one thousand catties per mu or several thousand catties?

You have also seen that Fan has been in the market for many years, but he has never mentioned the reform. The reason why he mentions it now is because of the fairy food. "

Zheng Wenyong frowned and said, "What? This matter is related to Xianliang?"

"That's right, those who come here today with sincerity are simply blunt. With [-]% of the population, the aristocrats occupy [-]% of the arable land in the Tang Dynasty, while the common people occupy [-]% of the arable land with [-]% of the population. It was not fair.

Of course, you will say that this is passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors, and that the inheritance of the land conforms to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and there is nothing wrong with it. Fan does not make any excuses for this, and it is indeed reasonable.

But what is unreasonable is that everyone is also farming and eating, so why only civilians need to pay food taxes?But the nobles can collect all the land?

Why should Tian Shao's side still contribute to the court, but Tian Duo's side can sit back and relax?

This is unfair. "

Hearing Bai Fan's words, everyone in the Zheng's hall felt a little bit aggrieved, and many even scolded Bai Fan for his arrogance in a low voice.

The leader of the clan elder coughed lightly, and the whole hall was silent, "The Zheng family's poems and books are passed on to the family, and they don't make tongue-in-cheek sophistry. In all fairness, I also know that this is indeed somewhat unfair to the common people in the world.

But still the same sentence, scholars are tax-free, the eternal truth!

Moreover, this principle has been recognized by the people for thousands of years. If this statement is unreasonable, I am afraid that it will not be your turn to change the land. There are so many heroes in the past! "

Bai Fan nodded, saluted respectfully and said to the clan elder: "What you said is indeed fair, and Fan knows it well, but we, as the top group of people in the country, naturally cannot look at things like this. One-sidedly, it can be said that the Tang Dynasty will cause land problems because of the immortal grain. Come to create problems, everybody.

Immortal food is still in my hands, it has not been popularized, and there is still room for us to plan for a rainy day. If we don’t care about it and keep our eyes closed, if something goes wrong in the future, I’m afraid it’s not Fan who came here to persuade you, but bloody The reality of the situation forces us to change the land, and I am afraid it will be a national disaster at that time. "

"The Marquis of Lantian may be a bit alarmist." A clan elder said.

Zheng Wenyong, who was in the first place, stopped him with a wave, and said to Bai Fan: "I also ask Lan Tianhou to make it clear that the old man can feel Lan Tianhou's sincerity, and I can see that you are not here to make trouble, otherwise you will be treated with Lan Tianhou's words." Style, how can there be any courtesy first and then soldiers? If it is really a major national crisis, we will naturally not blindly stick to the ancient rituals. The reason why the nobles of the Tang Dynasty are called nobles is not because of the various privileges of the nobles, but because the nobles have solved problems for the country. Responsibility.

And this matter is about immortal food, you are the one who knows the most about immortal food in the world, so the old man is willing to listen to Lord Hou's advice. "

Today's Chapter 2, thank you for your support.

Chapter 6: The Persistence of Nobles

Hearing what Zheng Wenyong said, Bai Fan was very surprised.

Many years ago, when I first debuted, I met Cui Jian, a rich man from an aristocratic family. That was the first time I knew the aristocratic family. My understanding of the aristocrats of the aristocratic family was Cui Jian's domineering, tyrannical, powerful...

Later, after fighting against the Cui family of Qinghe, I discovered that there are good and bad families in the family. The so-called big forest has all kinds of birds.

Having seen Cui Junchuo's old stubbornness, Bai Fan's understanding of the aristocratic family is that the nobles of the aristocratic family can do everything in order to save face.

Of course, this point of view was overturned when the Taiyuan Wang family surrendered to the court, and the aristocratic family was also afraid of death.

After so many years of experience, Bai Fan's perception of these great families has not changed much. This group of people is a group of scholars who have gone astray. Prestige, from the bottom of my heart, I feel that I am superior to others, and I have broken away from the common people.

Of course, if it is said that the aristocratic family has advantages?Yes, the aristocratic family knows the way of survival, otherwise it will not be passed on for thousands of years. The aristocratic family understands the righteousness of the country, and there are also pillars like the elders of the Li clan in Longxi and Li Zheng, the elder of the Qingcheng sect, who will not seek refuge with other clans even if they are exterminated.

Therefore, in Bai Fan's eyes, there are good people in the aristocratic family, but not many, and more are not bad people, but pretentious and annoying children.

Today, Zheng Wenyong was able to speak out about the responsibilities of the aristocrats of the family, which made Bai Fan look at him with a new eye. It seems that he was shallow in the past. These nobles have been the pillars of the country for thousands of years, and some people keep their mission in mind. At this time, Bai Fan thought of Cui Cui Junsu.

Shaking his head and getting all kinds of distracting thoughts out of his mind, Bai Fan began to organize his words to express his own opinions. Although he might not be able to convince the Zheng family, at least the pros and cons involved should make them agree.

"The people in the world are not ignorant of the unevenness of the fields and acres, but they are well aware of it. The reason why the people have not been chaotic for many years, and even faintly agree, is because the aristocratic family owns a large area of ​​​​fields, and at the same time, the people can rely on a big family like yours. They depend on it for their livelihood, otherwise the financial resources of each family will be poor, even if they have good land, they will not be able to grow it, and they will not be able to survive in a disaster year.

And the supply and demand relationship under this coincidence also made this rule reasonable. If there was no kindness from the nobles to help the people indirectly, I am afraid that some people would have expressed dissatisfaction with this. "

Zheng Wenyong smiled and said: "Hehe, how do you know that this is a coincidence and indirection? Now the old man can clearly answer you. The nobles of the family are not fools. If there are more fields, someone must plant them. If we are short of people, we must invite the common people. , Of course, the free employment relationship is not secure, and it will make us less profitable, so the means may be a bit despicable, but it is true that we help them survive.

Because we know that if the people starve to death, who will farm for us?Therefore, this is no coincidence. "

Bai Fan understood, and his admiration increased. This is the balancing method used by the aristocratic family for thousands of years. The employment relationship is naturally not as reliable and powerful as the life-saving relationship. Although the method is simple, it is very practical.

"Boy admire!

I don't want to comment on this matter, but what I want to say today is that with the Immortal Food, this kind of coincidence, or this kind of help may never happen again.

Because fairy food is really something that can make the world no longer hungry. Just imagine, if a mu produces a thousand catties of grain, even if a commoner’s family only grows three to five mu, or even only one mu, as long as they persist in the first year, then every family will have enough food. The era of Yu Liang is coming, and the common people will have other ideas when they are no longer threatened with life and death.

If you go a step further, as long as there is one person who is dissatisfied with the injustice of your non-payment of grain taxes, slowly, it will be spread to ten to ten, and everyone in the world who pays grain will feel that it is unfair. When the time comes, what will happen? "

This……

Everyone at the scene understood it, and they all felt a chill in their hearts. Yes, there is no threat of life and death. Everyone wants to pursue some freedom and human rights. The major affairs of the country are not worrying about inequality, but some people will stand up and be dissatisfied. time, I'm afraid...

"A group of ungrateful people, why don't you give them immortal food, it's all the fault of immortal food.