Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Chapter 102

It is said that Dongfeng is also passionate

Nangong Jingnv looked at Qiu Ju in a daze, and then turned to look at Qi Yan, her eyes were full of confusion and puzzlement, as well as some shock and anger.

For some reason, this gaze touched Qi Yan's heart.

Sitting in front of her is the daughter of the enemy. Let her live a little bit more stupidly. It is best to immerse herself in the dream of a carefree princess without waking up. This is the most suitable situation.

But she couldn't see Nangong Jingnv like this, she was like a bright pearl covered with ignorant dust, and one couldn't help but want to brush it off...

Qi Yan lowered her eyes, looked at Hua Rong who was about to finish on the table, and said softly: "Sister Qiu Ju, let's go and get busy first, His Highness will consider the matter of returning the gift, and I will explain the rest to His Highness."

Qiu Ju breathed a sigh of relief, cast a grateful look at Qi Yan, got up and left.

Sensing Nangong Jingnv's seeking eyes, Qi Yan was not in a hurry to answer, she took a sip from her teacup, weighing how much to explain, or how to make her understand simply and clearly.

Qi Yan put down the teacup, exhaled shallowly, and the complicated emotions were gradually replaced by an unprecedented calm.

"Your Highness, do you know who manages the fiefdoms of the many imperial heirs in the inner court? And who submits them for worship?"

Nangong Jingnu: "It's natural. The Shiyi field is managed by the Dasinong and the government offices of the prefectures. The farmers who rent the Shiyi field will submit fixed offerings to each prefecture at the end of each year, and the rest can be disposed of by themselves."

Qi Yan nodded: "Farmers rely on the sky for their food. What if they cannot deliver their harvest in the event of floods, wars, or epidemics?"

Nangong Jingnv fell silent, and the answer was naturally what Qiu Ju said just now...

Qi Yan bent his fingers and tapped the tabletop: "The Luo River in Tianzhu has been flooding year after year, and this year there was another war in Luobei. Although it did not spread to the south, it still had some impact. According to the law, these farmers who did not pay all the offerings will be dispatched to Luobei." It will take at least three years to build a city in the north."

Nangong Jingnu's lips moved, she lowered her head slightly and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow morning, I will go to see my father and ask him to show mercy... This incident was caused by a natural disaster, and the law does not blame everyone."

Qi Yan shook her head: "I advise Your Highness not to go."

Nangong Jingnv was quite puzzled: "Why?!"

"Your Majesty knows that His Majesty is merciful and can't bear the suffering of the people, but taxation has been the foundation of the country since ancient times. This year, the Weiming Palace and the Yongzhou ancestral tomb have flooded one after another, and there is another war in Luobei. The treasury must be tight. At this juncture, His Majesty will not change anything. of."

Nangong Jingnv showed a sullen expression on her face, and asked back: "How do you know if you haven't tried it? Do you want to watch so many people suffer? You have to work hard once before you can feel at ease!"

"Your Highness..."

Qi Yan was reluctant to let Nangong Jingnv touch this bad luck. With Nangong Rang's temperament, he might be waiting for others to come forward to persuade him, so he could take advantage of the opportunity to push the pressure from the court and the inner court to the persuader, and put on a tolerant attitude. Let the people all over the world sing praises.

Taxation is the foundation of the country, and more than 100 state and county government offices depend on it for its operation, while Shiyi is the survival and maintenance of the entire inner court and the royal government.

This may be nothing to Nangong Jingnu, but other people may not be as open-minded as her.

But whoever has a little officialdom experience dares to stand up at this juncture?

What is Nangong Jingnv's picture?She is just a princess and is not qualified to inherit the throne. She has already been favored all over her body, so why should she?

Nangong Jingnv did not follow Qi Yan this time, and said resolutely: "I want to give it a try."

Qi Yan moved her lips, but it only turned into a sigh.

The two sat quietly for a while, Qi Yan felt distressed and helpless when he saw Nangong Jingnv's brow drawing a river.

Her brain was running fast, trying to find a roundabout solution for Nangong Jingnv that could solve the problem without touching the interests of the elite.

At this moment, she completely forgot her position.

After a long time, a gleam of light flashed across Qi Yan's eyes, and the brows slightly raised, revealing a rare look of joy.

"Your Highness?"

"Ok?"

Seeing that Nangong Jingnv was distressed but did not release her emotions to her, Qi Yan's heart warmed and this idea became more determined.

"Your Highness, do you know why farmers can't even save their own winter rations?"

Nangong Jingnu: "Isn't it because of a natural disaster?"

Qi Yan smiled softly, and said slowly: "I remember that in the first year of Jingjia, His Majesty promulgated the land equalization system, so that the people of the world can have at least one mu and three parts of the land, so that the people in the world can have food to eat?"

"Hmm... I was still young that year, but I've heard about it. Is there any connection between the two?"

"Farmers who grow Shiyi land according to the law rent are exempt from paying poll tax for their own farming, and it is clearly written in the Dasinong Code: The imperial court only collects grain from Shiyi land, and it is strictly forbidden to use the farmers' self-farming to offset the amount. Then... …These peasant households will be punished for not being able to pay the offerings at most, and they shouldn’t even be able to keep their rations, right?”

Qi Yan's voice is gentle and pleasant, every word is clear and unhurried; it seems to have some kind of magical power, which can lead the listener to think along with her.

Nangong Jingnv nodded suddenly, feeling as if she had neglected something.

Qi Yan's eyes showed encouragement. Seeing that Nangong Jingnv couldn't give an answer, she didn't look disappointed at all. She reminded patiently: "Unless these farmers don't own their own land?"

Nangong Jingnv instinctively vetoed: "Why? Didn't you say the equal land system?"

Qi Yan smiled helplessly, couldn't help but raised her hand and pinched the other person's nose: "Is Your Highness really studying hard?"

Nangong Jing's pretty face blushed, and she said softly, "I... haven't read this kind of book~"

This time Qi Yan really wronged Nangong Jingnv. She has worked very hard during this period, but there is still a big gap compared with Qi Yan who is well-read.Moreover, Nangong Jingnv subconsciously hopes that she can have more common language with Qi Yan, so she chooses the books that she thinks Qi Yan should like first.

As for these thick and blunt legal codes and national policies, she has not yet touched upon them.

Qi Yan patted the back of Nangong Jingnu's hand, and comforted her softly: "No hurry, Rong Chen will smooth things out for His Highness first."

Next, Qi Yan explained in detail to Nangong Jingnv the national policy of "exchanging banknotes for salt" that Nangong Rang implemented after he came to power. Level Qi Yan still hopes that Nangong Jingnv can think for herself.

Immediately afterwards, she said that in the third year after the promulgation of "Chang Cao Chang Yan Yin", the imperial court promulgated another national policy called "Easy Land System".

As the name suggests, the land equalization system is to reorganize the land in the world and distribute it equally to the people all over the world, while the land change system breaks the former, allowing farmers to buy and sell their own land.

Nangong Jingnv couldn't help asking: "Aren't these two national policies in conflict? Why?"

Qi Yan sneered in her heart: Naturally, the central national policy of "exchanging banknotes for Yanyin" harvested the people all over the world like leeks, making the state treasury rich and the world poor. Some people even sold the seeds in order to buy expensive Yanyin.

Nangong Rang not only did not go to remedy, but also came up with a sinister "trick" to let the people "sell their fields to save themselves".

However, Qi Yan would never say these words to Nangong Jingnv anyway, she really loves her, but whether she can accomplish this depends on Nangong Jingnv's own understanding.From Qi Yan's standpoint, to be able to say so much is already violating his own principles.

If Nangong Jingnv is "incompetent", Qi Yan will find a way to destroy the other party's words in the future and let her be a princess obediently, so... at least it is safe.

Qi Yan: "Your Majesty's question, I can't figure it out. Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry to go into the palace to understand what I said just now. It's not too late. Your Majesty cares about the people and governs the world with benevolence. I believe that those farmers will save themselves from danger. of."

A bright smile bloomed on Nangong Jingnu's face: "You're right!"

Qi Yan followed suit with a smile, her eyes were deep.