"But the child is not young anymore. Emperor Xin is also a wise master. I am afraid that I will not be able to see me in the Western Zhou Dynasty sweeping the world and becoming the common master of the world in my lifetime."
"My child is so confused! If one generation fails and waits for the next, I, Ji, want to become the common ruler of the world and have already waited for such a long time. I don't care if I wait a little longer. I don't believe that every generation of monarchs in the Yin and Shang Dynasties is a wise man. "
"My mother is right. The Yin Shang Dynasty is in the light, and the Western Zhou Dynasty is in the dark. Sooner or later, the Western Zhou Dynasty will find the opportunity to overthrow the Yin Shang Dynasty and establish the Great Zhou Dynasty. What the Western Zhou Dynasty needs now is indeed the people's hearts and talents. My child, I will go to the list to recruit sages as long as they are talented. I He made an exception and accepted him. "After that, he walked out of the room and went to the list.
There was only one old woman with a resolute face left in the room. The old woman murmured: "As long as you can be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? The Yin Shang family is indeed a big business, but you can't help me. The Western Zhou Dynasty has been slow for hundreds of years." Slow penetration, as long as we persist in our efforts, we will surely overthrow your Yin Shang establishment. "
After saying that, the old woman also walked out of the house. The moment she walked out of the house, the old woman's face immediately became calm and kind, just like the aunt next door, which made people feel close to her. It was Taijiang, the mother of King Wen, who was famous among the three mothers of Zhou, Taijiang, Taiji, and Taiyi. Hehe, but who would have known that this sage mother and son, who are famous for future generations, are actually rebellious officials and thieves with evil intentions.
But he said that after hearing his mother Taijiang's words, Ji Chang made a list to recruit talents, claiming that anyone with skills could come. Even if the Western Zhou Dynasty did not hire him, he would give gold and silver and leave.
At that time, Xibo's reputation as a talented person spread all over the world, and countless people came to Xiqi to apply for the army. Although most of them were incompetent people, there were also some talented people who had not been reused in their own country, such as Boyi, Shuqi, Taidian, Hongyao, etc. San Yisheng, Wan Xiong, Xin Jia, Xin Mian and others were all talented people, but they were deceived by Xibo and thrown into the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Ji Chang asked everyone about the strategy of governing the country, and Sanyi gave birth to a saying: "Governing a country is just governing the people. The so-called "people are the foundation of a country, and the country is peaceful." As long as the people are governed, the country will have peace and security. Therefore, the only way to follow the opinions of ministers is to have a good heart. It's easy to protect the people and govern the country."
Ji Chang heard this and asked, "How can we protect the common people?"
San Yisheng replied: "Since I was a child, my family was poor and all I wanted was to have enough to eat every day and a new piece of clothing to wear every few years. So I use myself to save others. I think all people in this world should be like this." Roughly the same?"
"What does the Qing family mean?"
"What Weichen means is to lower taxes so that the common people can recuperate and live a healthy life. When the common people can have enough to eat, no one will commit crimes. The master will rule and the people will be peaceful."
"Then, according to the Qing family, how much should this tax be?"
"Weichen believes that the policy of "nine-to-one assistance" should be adopted, that is, dividing the land so that people with no land or with little land can help cultivate public land and pay one-ninth of the tax."
"Isn't this too little?" Ji Chang thought that he would have to recruit an army to collect such a small amount of tax, so he might not be able to use it, so even though he knew what San Yisheng said was reasonable, he still hesitated.
"Wei Chen feels that it is already quite a lot. Even if he pays one-ninth of the tax, it is enough to pay for the palace and the officials of the Lord. In addition, it can also demonstrate the Lord's benevolence among all the people in the world."
At this time, Ji Chang was attracted by San Yisheng's words to show his benevolence. He thought that the first thing he wanted to do when he wanted to start an uprising in the Western Zhou Dynasty was to win the hearts and minds of the people and collect the Nine-Year Tax. Although it slowed down the expansion of his army, compared with winning the hearts and minds of the people, Ji Chang was attracted by it. A little loss is nothing. Moreover, the wealth accumulated by his family over generations should be enough to support the expansion of the army.
Thinking of this, Ji Chang said: "What the Qing family said is true, let's leave this matter to the Qing family." After saying that, he turned around, left the hall, and went to the back of the hall to find his mother, Taijiang, to discuss the matter.
When San Yisheng and others heard that Ji Chang had really agreed to the matter, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking that they had indeed found a wise leader who cared for the people. However, they didn't know that Ji Chang was moved by San Yisheng's last sentence to show his kindness to thousands of people in the world.
San Yisheng hurried home after bidding farewell to the ministers.
When Ji Chang returned to the harem, he went to find his mother, Taijiang, and told Taijiang San Yisheng what had happened.
Taijiang heard this and said: "My son has done a very good job in this matter. I have accumulated a lot of money and materials in the Western Zhou Dynasty to support the recruitment of soldiers. As long as it can really promote the name of my son's benevolence, even if he collects fewer taxes, it is worth it. This San Yisheng is also a talented person and you must make good use of him."
Ji Chang said: "I understand."
But it is said that since San Yisheng got Ji Changken and started to adopt the "91 and help" policy, he started to operate this matter day and night. He was so busy turning pages that he couldn't think of eating, and he was doing things without even taking up any space. When the people heard that Uncle Xi implemented the policy of "helping on September 1st," they all shouted that Uncle Xi was benevolent, and many people from other countries poured into Xiqi.
A year later, due to the high energy of the people and the influx of a lot of labor from other countries, the taxes collected by the Western Zhou Dynasty this year were not less, but slightly increased. Ji Chang was overjoyed when he heard the news, thinking that by doing so, he not only increased his reputation for benevolence, but the taxes were not reduced. . It also attracted many people from other countries, unintentionally strengthening their own strength and weakened the strength of the Yin Shang Dynasty. They were immediately promoted to Yisheng and became high officials and officials.
After Xibohou Jichang's reduction of people's taxes was spread to people in Chaoge, Emperor Xin greatly appreciated it and issued an edict, saying that it was an example for the princes in the world, so that all princes in the world could learn from Jichang. After Ji Chang received the edict, he laughed so much that all the ministers thought that the Lord was happy to be praised by the emperor.
Little did he know that Ji Chang was happy that his great cause had taken another step forward. Because in this way, his prestige among the princes will be higher, and he will encounter less resistance when he replaces the Yin Shang in the future.
Moreover, when Emperor Xin saw that he had collected fewer taxes, he would definitely think that his army was rarely conducive to concealing his strength, and he would believe even more that he could do more.
How could Ji Chang not be happy when he got so many benefits from just a tax reduction? Moreover, Emperor Xin's envoy was right in front of him, and he expressed his happiness. The envoy would definitely send back the song to play Emperor Ming Xin. When Emperor Xin heard that he was praised by him, he would be so happy that he would think that he was a great loyal minister, and he would be even more loyal to him. rest assured.
We have to say that Ji Chang is indeed treacherous. For such a simple thing, just to get Di Xin's praise but also to maximize his interests is indeed extremely shameless and treacherous.