Looking at Cui Quan's sincere gaze, Li Jia looked at it seriously and had to admit that what he said made sense.

Historically, no matter which reform, a large number of capable officials have implemented it, and they have good policies, but once they arrive, they are all wrong.

For example, Wang Anshi's reform was like this. Can the integrity of literati be trusted?

Zhang Juzheng's reform was the first step to conduct the law in the administration of officials, and to have requirements for taxes, water conservancy, etc., and to dismiss many mediocre officials.

Only after this did we have a whip technique.

Therefore, eliminating the administration of officials is the first step in reform.

"Chengtian Mansion is OK, why can't the other mansions?"

"Your Majesty, Jiangnan Kingdom is divided into two prefectures, plus the newly attached Minnan Prefecture, the government is corrupt and needs to be carefully purged before it can be done."

"At that time, it will be the best time to register a household registration."

Several of the husbands watched the emperor fall into deep thoughts, and they were confused. They thought they were convinced and breathed a sigh of relief.

The matter of administration is vast and profound, involving all aspects and cannot be completed in just a few years.

Then, will it be left alone?

People are selfish. As prime ministers, they have no worries about food and clothing. However, power has a shelf life. Once power is gone, what can the family do?

Doing business requires shrewdness and ability. Being an official requires knowing how to do business and know the general trend. Only by saving property and expanding the land can you be the first-class person. After all, what kind of brainpower is needed to collect rent? It can be passed on from generation to generation.

If, once households are all registered, the hidden households in the family will go out, and the land they invest in will naturally go out, so the household property will naturally shrink.

This is what they don't want to.

The main reason is that the emperor abolished his vocational land yesterday and today he said that he had many actions. As a scholar-official class, they instinctively felt something was wrong, the benefits were getting less and less, but the ropes on their bodies became tighter and tighter. This is not a good phenomenon.

It is okay to register households and people, but the emperor must restore the welfare of officials to the former Tang Dynasty, especially to exempt them from taxes.

The prime minister of a country has only a total of tens of thousands of acres of land under his command, and he has to pay taxes. He has even become more and more serious, which has caused their property to shrink. It is simply too harsh.

As for corvee service, it is the privilege of the untouchables.

You know, they are herders on behalf of the emperor!

This improper trend is becoming more and more obvious. As prime ministers, they are all good at humans, so how can they not feel it?

If you can't object on the outside, then you can curb it secretly.

Therefore, for them, they are not opposed to the establishment of household registration, and against this increasingly strict bondage, the invisible rope.

Li Jia didn't understand the thoughts of these prime ministers. He believed that the literati were not reluctant to join the household registration, but were reluctant to lose their family property.

It takes tremendous strength to expand the registered households and people of Chengtian Prefecture to the whole country.

Then, how did you get the hidden household registration?

In troubled times, the people affiliated with the land to the rich families to avoid exploitation by the government. They only need to pay rent every year, not to mention corvee service.

Although life was comfortable, within ten years, the entire land would truly belong to the big household, and then become a hidden household without household registration, suffering from generation to generation exploitation, unable to participate in the imperial examination or do business, and can only be a slave or a servant.

For example, officials and families can naturally be exempted from taxes and labor service due to their power, and then they will be affiliated with the land. In a few years, their property will increase rapidly and they will be able to make a fortune.

In the farming society, the biggest enemy of a court was the eunuchs, sages, officials, and nobles. They relied on their tax exemption privileges to swallow the land of self-cultivated farmers without scrupulously, and did not have to pay taxes. The country's finances collapsed and could only increase taxes, and then forced the people to rebel.

Therefore, it is useless to just register a household. Although it can increase taxes (in the two tax laws, there is another household tax, which is paid according to the property, and all the princes and princes are paid below), after all, with more household registrations, more people pay taxes, but this only increases the burden on the people.

It is only basic to register households and people. In fact, the most important thing is to practice the Dharma of the Sutra.

The more Li Jia thought, the deeper he thought, the vast reading volume and the thoughts he had expressed since later generations allowed him to learn from them, so that he could know how to reform and how to carry out.

"What my husband said is very true." A smile appeared on the emperor's face. He understood that this kind of thing should not be too hasty, so he said solemnly: "For politics, govern officials first, and the officials are pure and the people are harmonious. This is a well-established statement."

"Today, let's just be here!"

Several of the couple looked at each other, but they didn't know what the emperor was selling, so they could only retreat uneasy.

This question of the king and his subjects was right, in a sense, it ended in disagreement.

It is normal for the prime ministers to be uneasy. The emperor is getting farther and farther away from them. He does not want to comfort and treat officials well, but is prepared to treat them harshly. This is completely incompatible with the rules of governing the country by the ruler and his subjects.

In recent years, the emperor has always been strong, and many political affairs halls have compromised and agreed. The prime ministers believe that it is because of the consistent obedience that the emperor has left the path of a virtuous king.

Therefore, Cui Quan and his men knew that it was feasible to register household registration, but they had to delay and oppose it, just to safeguard the dignity of the prime minister and the dignity of the literati.

What they opposed was not the establishment of household registration, but the emperor's increasingly fierce policy of isolating the monarch and ministers.

The voices of the prime ministers made the emperor retreat and return to the original model of a virtuous king and good minister.

"Your Majesty cannot make a household registration today, I'm afraid there is another plan!" Zhao Cheng also led the Ministry of Personnel. This time, he started to clear the administration of the government. He was really a little panicked.

"Entering households and people will be implemented sooner or later, just a little while before implementing it!" Cui Quan was very serious and said in a deep voice: "Now that Jiangnan has a new affiliation, the court should not be in turmoil. Your Majesty is young and energetic, and it is easy to make mistakes. Moreover, people are impetuous. Let's wait until the situation is stable before talking about it!"

He glanced at the few people, smiled mysteriously, and left slowly.

Everything is so calm and composed.

People are restless, the situation is stable, and there is something in their words!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng sighed, shook his sleeves, and walked away slowly.

Sun Zhao was silent, bowed to the few people, turned around and left. Obviously, he was also waiting for the change of the situation.

Wang Ning stood there, thinking a lot.

"Oh!" sighed, stared at the direction of the palace, and turned his head to leave.

Obviously, the prime minister's position conflicted with the righteousness of the emperor's monarch and ministers, which made him unable to settle down. In the end, he had to choose to give up.

I hope your Majesty can understand our good intentions.

The expected reform was defeated and was blocked by the unclear administration.

Li Jia did not force this. He was not a single man. He deeply understood that a person could not govern the world well.

It is certainly possible to mandate permission, but there are too many disadvantages, so it is better to retreat for the time being.

After all, the prime ministers during the Tang Dynasty were always in high positions and power, and the emperor could only use group ministers to separate the power of the ministers. For example, it would be illegal for the emperor to entrust the prime minister without passing the prime minister.

Also, without the signature of the prime ministers, the emperor cannot appoint officials at will, otherwise it will be illegal.

Of course, this is theoretical power, and as long as the emperor is strong, it is easy to stop the precepts.

The prime minister has always been the representative of all officials. If you have no reason to dismiss the prime minister, it will only cause losses to the imperial power.

Therefore, the pretext of these prime ministers, to some extent, is what officials mean.

"But why do my husbands oppose the establishment of household registration? After centralization, their power has expanded to a certain extent?"
Chapter completed!