I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 279 - 7: The Reign of Yanxing, Arrival of a Golden Age
The reduction of the head tax greatly promoted the increase of the population.
In this era, population growth represents the advancement of productivity.
Reclaiming wasteland; water conservancy; stability of trade routes;.....
Amid various development-favorable systems.
In just a few years, the entire Great Han felt renewed.
By the fifth year of Yanxing;
——The population of the entire Great Han had already approached forty million, not far from the peak of the Later Han.
Compared to the original historical Kyushu ravaged by chaos, the population has more than doubled.
Of course, there are many reasons for this.
Not only because Gu Chen swept away the chaos in advance, avoiding continued casualties.
But also making it difficult for noble families to hide large numbers of people.
Even if all this is set aside.
It’s enough to show how astonishing the current development speed of Great Han is.
Gu Yi has been quietly observing all of this, feeling not very surprised, but rather very calm.
In fact, this is a normal phenomenon.
With the current court configuration of Great Han, even he felt it was somewhat too powerful.
With these people’s utmost efforts and contributions.
How could Great Han be anything but strong?
Moreover, Gu Yi could confirm that this was not yet the peak of Great Han.
When the national power of Great Han truly reaches its peak.
The gradually uncontrollable Western Regions;
And the unexploited southern territories will enter the sights of these people.
This is the inevitable competition in human nature;
——Which no one can avoid.
....
This is destined to be an era of magnificent development;
An emperor like Liu Shan is bound to elevate the ministers’ willingness to act to an unprecedented peak.
As the national strength continues to develop;
In the seventh year of Yanxing, amidst discussions with this group of able individuals, the encouragement of fertility was brought up.
Having offspring would exempt one from half of the year’s taxes.
This matter, if it were before, would absolutely not succeed.
After all, Great Han’s national strength was insufficient to support such expenditure.
Including the head tax being too heavy.
But now it’s different.
Years without war, full development of national power, including the reduction of the head tax, and various policies have already made it possible for Great Han to initiate this system.
This matter shocked the entire world!
Having offspring can exempt from taxes?
For the people of the world, this is undoubtedly a benefit that was unimaginable before.
At the same time, the seventh generation of the Gu Clan also made changes to the bureaucratic laws.
Based on the laws of the Later Han and according to the current situation and development background of Great Han, they made different reforms.
Proposed laws such as "Labor Redemption" and "Righteous Deeds Redemption."
Work to offset prison terms;
Reporting those who broke the law and the powerful occupying lands could lead to reduced sentences;
The core of this is undoubtedly aimed at the noble families.
——Simply put, it shackled the noble families.
Although it did not specifically prohibit noble families from annexing land, as the court cannot prevent the people’s normal transactions.
But the law specifically stipulated detailed taxation.
Under a hundred mu, maintaining a tax of one in thirty;
But over a hundred mu, taxes would increase more and more.
It also stipulated commercial taxes.
And there were detailed regulations on local officials, including demotion and dismissal among many details.
Furthermore, they proposed to build a great wall in Luoyang, calling it the "Crying Wall."
A "Listening Drum" would be set below the wall, where specialized officials would record grievances, selecting a hundred to be included in the Celestial Listening Record to be presented directly to the Emperor.
Although from today’s perspective, this set of new laws still has many shortcomings.
But it is undeniable that——
This is also a huge progress for the current Great Han.
This matter is destined to shake the heavens and the earth.
Laws are undeniably the foundation of a dynasty.
With Zhuge Liang’s character, he naturally would not directly make a decision on this matter, but he also understood how important it was.
He gathered the ministers in Luoyang to discuss for several days.
In today’s Great Han.
It was common for ministers to stay up all night discussing state affairs.
The all-night discussion between Liu Zhuang and Gu Kang in the past ultimately influenced many things.
At such a critical time, the role of these talented individuals was fully realized.
For this set of new laws to be implemented in Great Han, everyone had unique insights and offered their suggestions.
This matter was debated for several months.
Until the eighth year of Yanxing, the matter was finally concluded.
Subsequently, Zhuge Liang decreed that local officials spread the laws of Great Han and left them in the increasingly numerous "Library Pavilions," requiring every student to memorize the laws.
Upon hearing this matter.
The noble families who had gradually forgotten Gu Chen were naturally unable to accept such regulations.
A dynasty is destined not to have only brightness.
Even during Gu Chen’s time, he could not completely eradicate all darkness, let alone when Gu Chen had been deceased for many years.
Immediately, someone submitted a memorial to Liu Shan, accusing Zhuge Liang and the ministers involved of altering the former Han laws and violating filial piety.
These people were quite clever.
Knowing Liu Shan’s feelings for Gu Chen, they deliberately avoided the Gu Clan descendants.
But what they did not expect was——
The usually gentle Liu Shan was infuriated by this matter!
The target was not as they envisioned Zhuge Liang and those ministers.
But them!
Liu Shan almost had all the people involved in this matter executed, finally showing some sense of an emperor.
This matter exceeded everyone’s expectations.
