Chapter 447: The Imperial Court is Incompetent

en to the grass-roots level, he knows this trick very well.the cruelty and horror of local officials are not much less than those in the capital, or even because they are far away from the emperor, th...Chapter 447 the Imperial Court is incompetent

the old man said excitedly, "there are seven old and decadent people."

in the Qin Empire, where the average life expectancy was no more than 55 years, 67 years was definitely an advanced age. In fact, the imperial court also gave preferential treatment to these elderly people.

for example, if you go up at the age of 60, if you see an official with less than three grades, you can not kneel down and worship a gift.

from the age of 70, the local government gives condolences and gifts every year.

when you go up at the age of 80, you don't even have to salute when you see the emperor, but when ordinary princes and aristocrats see it, they even take the initiative to dismount.

"when the Empire ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, it was really wrong for my father-in-law to give such gifts to the younger generation at such an old age."

Li Chen Wen Sheng said: "although the tax has been investigated, and the additional tax on ordinary people has been abolished, this is what the court should do, and there is no need to be grateful."

the old man said with tears in his eyes, "his Lordship doesn't know that the Dalits are living in hardship. With such a tax cut, everyone has a way to live. This is a life-saving grace."

waving his hand, Li Chen was about to speak when he saw his father-in-law hesitating and asked, "I heard that Lord Zheng has been stripped of his official position"

Li Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and replied, "Yes, he will no longer serve as Wei Haiwei's magistrate."

the old man immediately said, "I don't know the identity of the master, but I also know that the master must be a great man. The punishment of Zheng Da-ren is also the punishment made by the master, but the old man is foolish and foolish. Can I ask his Lordship to take it back"

Li Chen said with great interest, "Zheng Baorong created a pretext for the common people without authorization and added exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. since those taxes that should not have been abolished, he will naturally be punished. You should be happy. Why did you ask him to come instead"

with a straight face, the old man said, "the coastal defense of Wei Haiwei was built by Lord Zheng. Now, as soon as he leaves, who knows what will be done by the governor who takes over" Most of it is abandoned, but in that case, it will be difficult for us to go fishing at sea. "

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Li Chen is smiling and quiet.

Su Jinpa, who followed, looked resentful when he heard the words.

together with these people, do they not only want benefits, but also do not want to pay more taxes Sure enough, Li Chen asked, "but it is Zheng Baorong. The money he needs to build coastal defense is also spent from taxes. Now that these taxes are cancelled, it is not enough to maintain coastal defense. If he stays or not, the result will be the same."

"what about the imperial court"

the old man said plausibly, "shouldn't the court allocate funds"

"the national treasury is already empty, and everyone knows about the natural disasters in the past two years, and money is needed everywhere. If the imperial court again invests in the construction of coastal defense, it will not only be Weihaiwei, but other coastal cities will be built together. That is an astronomical figure, and the imperial court cannot afford it."

Li Chen's patient explanation made the old man shake his head. "in the final analysis, the court is still incompetent," he said.

Li Chen was speechless by this remark.

"Master, that's not true."

it was Su Jinpa who opened his mouth.

"originally, the state policy of the court was to ban the sea, and fishermen were not allowed to go fishing at sea, but the situation was not good these years. Fishermen were also common people and wanted to survive, so the court basically turned a blind eye to the behavior of fishermen fishing offshore, and no government really investigated it. At present, the situation is difficult, and the court naturally has to use the little money where it is needed more. How can there be any spare money to build coastal defense"erations, and that is what he is talking about.it's just that Li Chen's words have already been spoken, and it is inevitable that he will go back on his word if he withdraws the changed words immediat...