lcionline Chapter 97 I want to exempt taxes for 3 years and grant amnesty to the world
Chapter 97 I want to exempt taxes for 3 years and grant amnesty to the world
After seeing Jiang Mingche kill Cao Cao with one sword and avenge her father's death, Cai Wenji's knot in her heart was finally untied.
Although the little girl's face was always filled with smiles, there was always a hint of unremitting sadness deep in her eyes.
Now that Cao Cao is dead and there is no hatred in her heart, Cai Wenji can live happily like a normal little girl from now on.
"You don't have to thank me... I promised you these..."
Jiang Mingche reached out his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of the little girl's eyes and smiled gently.
After leaving the palace with an army of 100,000, Xiahou Dun directly distributed Jiang Mingche's orders.
The news that Cao Cao was dead and the new king had ascended the throne was widely spread in the capital of Wei. In just one afternoon, the news spread throughout the capital of Wei.
"Have you heard? The tyrant Cao Cao has been killed. Now the new king will soon ascend the throne. The coronation ceremony will be held in three days."
"real or fake?"
"Of course it's true. Haven't you noticed that there are no restrictions on leaving the city now?"
"It's true. And I heard that this new king should be from the Tang Dynasty in Heluo."
"This damned thief Cao is finally dead. He has caused us common people so much trouble over the years..."
"Fortunately, there is a new king from Heluo who killed this guy for us."
After leaving the palace, Xiahou Dun directly spread the news that Cao Cao was dead and the new king had ascended the throne.
Those Wei capital soldiers who were unwilling to surrender all died under his iron cavalry.
Of course, there were very few such people. Only those who had a deep interest in Cao Cao were reluctant to surrender.
After all, Cao Cao's long-standing tyranny had already lost the support of the people. After killing the rebels, Xiahou Dun directly massacred the entire Cao family.
The smoke of war spread throughout the Wei capital and lasted for three full days.
It was not until three days later, when the new king ascended the throne, that Xiahou Dun finally quelled the civil unrest and all rebellions in the Wei capital.
Without the shadow of the blood clan, the people who usually stayed indoors also walked out of their homes and started to move around on the streets.
The cries of street vendors could be heard, and the capital of Wei had returned to its former prosperity.
In the Jinluan Palace of the Wei Capital, Jiang Mingche, dressed in a black and red dragon robe, sat on the dragon throne, listening to Xiahou Dun's work report in the Jinluan Palace.
"Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission. All the rebellions in the Wei capital have been suppressed by me..." Xiahou Dun bowed and reported the work progress to Jiang Mingche.
"Very good." Jiang Mingche nodded with some satisfaction, and a smile appeared on his face.
As the most powerful general in Wei, Xiahou Dun's ability was beyond doubt. He also expected that he could put an end to the rebellion in such a short time.
"How are the preparations for the coronation ceremony going?" Jiang Mingche turned to look at Sima Yi and asked excitedly.
Today, he could finally enjoy being an emperor. He handed over all the preparations for the coronation ceremony to Sima Yi.
"Everything just needs your Majesty to offer sacrifices to heaven and announce it to the world, and then change the country's name and the first year..." Sima Yi replied respectfully.
Jiang Mingche directly handed over all the preparations for the coronation ceremony to him alone, and he has been very busy these days.
After all, Jiang Mingche seized power, not inherited it from anyone. The coronation ceremony must be held in a grand manner.
There were sacrifices to heaven to make it clear, announcements to the world, changes to the country's name and the first year, as well as various complicated rituals and some ceremonies required for the enthronement ceremony.
Finally, all civil and military officials came together to pay homage to the new monarch.
In the past two days, Sima Yi has called all the officials who are still in the Wei capital to come, waiting for the coronation ceremony.
"The country's name and the first year?" After hearing Sima Yi's words, Jiang Mingche began to ponder.
"The country's name is changed to Yunhuang, and the first year is changed to Xuanji. I will draft an edict now..."
At three quarters after noon, Jiang Mingche, wearing a black and red dragon robe, came directly to the altar in the imperial palace and began the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky.
He gestured to the heavens, indicating that he would be the monarch of Yunhuang Kingdom in the future.
After completing the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Jiang Mingche directly issued the previously written edict of enthronement and asked Sima Yi to convey the message to the whole world through three books and six ministries.
Finally, Jiang Mingche received all the civil and military officials in the Golden Palace. So far, he was the emperor of Yunhuang recognized by heaven and earth and all the officials.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you..."
"Long live His Majesty..."
Civil and military officials gathered in the Golden Palace and began to perform the ritual of three bows and nine kowtows to Jiang Mingche, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
Normally there is no such etiquette in Yunhuang Kingdom, but because it is a new king ascending the throne and Jiang Mingche's regime was seized from Cao Cao, all civil and military officials are showing their loyalty.
"No need to be polite..."
"Stand up..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
After receiving Jiang Mingche's signal, all the civil and military officials stood up from the ground and began to look at the new monarch.
Because most of the officials in the court before were from the Cao family, and after they were all killed by Xiahou Dun, not many officials came to pay homage to Jiang Mingche today.
A rough count revealed that there were only a few dozen people. Seeing this situation, Jiang Mingche frowned unconsciously.
Although his Yunhuang Kingdom could not compare with the Tang Dynasty in Heluo, its land area was not small either.
The entire Yunhuang Kingdom has a land area of tens of millions of square kilometers. How can such a large empire be governed by just these few people?
Being an emperor was just Jiang Mingche's temporary wish; he couldn't stay here forever.
After the enthronement ceremony, Jiang Mingche planned to leave a few days later.
He planned to let this woman take charge of the government and manage government affairs on his behalf after he had conquered Diao Chan.
It seems that the imperial examination system has to be implemented immediately, Jiang Mingche thought secretly in his heart.
When Cao Cao was governing the capital of Wei, officials could only be appointed through recommendations from officials in the court or by purchasing the position directly.
If we allow a bunch of good-for-nothings with no real talent or knowledge to serve as officials in the court, there is no way the country can be governed well.
These guys spent a huge amount of money to buy official positions, and they will only plunder the people's wealth even more ruthlessly in the future.
The King's Continent is vast, with rivers stretching for thousands of miles, and the population is so numerous that it is impossible to estimate.
In Yunhuang Country alone, there are tens of millions of people. Not all of these people are suitable for practicing martial arts and magic.
Without that talent, most of them are just ordinary people. For ordinary people, if they want to bring honor to their ancestors, they can undoubtedly become an official in the court.
From common people to gentry, this is a leap in class. And after holding an official position, these ordinary people no longer need to be afraid of those who practice cultivation.
If they are bullied and oppressed by cultivators, the imperial court will certainly take action behind the scenes. After understanding the various interests involved, Jiang Mingche pondered and spoke.
"Pass the order down. I will tax the country for three years and grant amnesty to the whole nation."
"Abolish the bad custom that one must buy an official position to become an official in the court, implement the imperial examination system, distribute the tax according to the amount of land, return the fire consumption to the public, and let officials and gentry serve as one and pay taxes as one."
"Take the land back from the landlords, the aristocratic families, and the demonic families, and distribute it to the lower-class people on a per capita basis."
"The upper study is set up to supervise all officials."
"Any official who dares to oppress the people, commits corruption, or fails to take action will be dismissed from his post, and in serious cases will be executed directly."
"Your Majesty... these lands were previously purchased from the imperial court by gentry and landlords from various places."
"If we rashly take it back, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among everyone..." Sima Yi frowned and advised.
Jiang Mingche began to implement drastic reforms as soon as he ascended the throne, which might directly shake the foundation of the Yunhuang Kingdom.
By then, if all these landlords, gentry and aristocratic families unite to fight against the imperial court, that would be troublesome.
In the King's Continent, no country dared to directly make fun of these gentry. Jiang Mingche's idea really shocked Sima Yi.
"You've already said that, that was a matter of the previous dynasty. I have now ascended the throne, and the name of the country and the first year have been changed. What does this have to do with me?"
"If these people are unwilling to hand over the land in their hands, then kill them all."
"If everyone is unwilling to hand it over, then kill all the people from the noble families in Yunhuang."
After looking at Sima Yi, Jiang Mingche said in an unquestionable tone.
The population of Yunhuang Country is in the billions, and all these landlords, gentry and all the aristocratic families together only number a few tens of millions of people at most, and most of them are ordinary people.
Killing tens of millions of people would benefit billions of people, isn't this a good thing? He wanted to be the first in the world to do something that no emperor dared to do.
And he did give these guys a chance. It just depends on whether these nobles are willing to hand over the land in their hands.
Since he wants to be king or emperor, he must truly consider the common people.
"This..." Sima Yi was speechless after hearing Jiang Mingche's words. He opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.
If Jiang Mingche insists on not admitting it, then no one can do anything about it.
"But after three years of tax exemption, the court has no income and I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain the necessary expenses..." Sima Yi said hesitantly.
When Cao Cao was in power, all the annual taxes were used for war.
There isn't much left after a few years. If we don't collect taxes from the people, I'm afraid we won't even be able to pay the tributes to the officials... "Don't worry about that. I have my own way." Jiang Mingche waved his hand and said.
His system space now still has 250 million silver coins, which is enough to maintain the court expenses for three years, and it is enough for him to recuperate during these three years.
Three years later, when the people have money in their hands, they can collect taxes themselves. At that time, not only can they collect more, but the people will also be voluntary.
From a long-term perspective, there is absolutely nothing wrong with him doing this.
"Okay, then what is the imperial examination system?" Sima Yi asked doubtfully.
Sima Yi had never been to the Tang Dynasty in the Heluo area, so he didn't understand what Jiang Mingche meant by the imperial examination system.
"The imperial examination consists of the provincial examination at the local level and the provincial and palace examinations at the central level."
"The first place in the provincial examination is called 'Jieyuan', the first place in the central provincial examination is called 'Shengyuan', and the first place in the palace examination is called 'Zhuangyuan'."
"Below the No. 1 Scholar there are the No. 2 Scholar and the No. 3 Scholar."
"Establish Jinshi and Gongshi... select talents from various prefectures and cities in Yunhuang Country and employ them in the imperial court..."
Jiang Mingche roughly explained the meaning of the imperial examination system to Sima Yi.
"Your Majesty is so talented..." After listening to Jiang Mingche's explanation, Sima Yi praised him sincerely.
He was very impressed with Jiang Mingche. It was the first time he heard of the concept of the imperial examination system.
The imperial examination system gave those at the bottom of society an opportunity to climb up. For this only chance to cross the social class, the people at the bottom would fight tooth and nail.
When they come to the imperial court, they are all selected talents. These talents are not tied to anyone's interests and can be used directly by Jiang Mingche.
Moreover, most of the talents selected by the imperial examination system were ambitious young people.
Unlike the old foxes in the court, most of these people have ideals and ambitions, and can indeed be chosen as the first batch of loyal ministers for the founding of Yunhuang.