webnovelvip Chapter 176 Flattering
Chapter 176 Flattering
Chapter 176 Flattering
Lin Xuan brought ten official slaves back to the Lin family and handed them over to Steward Lin to arrange them.
He didn't ask them about their previous identities, it was nothing more than a tragedy.
They may have been involved by relatives at home, very innocent.
But they must have enjoyed the convenience brought by their relatives before, and no one can tell whether they are innocent or not.
Lin Xuan returned to the study and began to draw the blueprints. The blueprints of the hospital and the stadium were all waiting for him to draw.
……
The next day, early morning.
"Report to Your Majesty! All the Zhenguan plows around Chang'an have been distributed." said Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
When Dai Zhou said all the distributions, of course, he did not mean that every household was distributed.
Although Zhenguanli is cheap, if every household distributed it, the imperial court would not have that much money.
The distribution he mentioned means that each village distributes only a few.
As for whether it is not enough, it does not exist at all. In fact, the common people do not have many fields at all. Most of the land belongs to lords and noble families. If they want Zhenguan plows, they can build them by themselves.
It's ridiculous to say that, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has investigated that [-]% of the land around Chang'an belongs to lords and aristocratic families.
Chang'an City plus some surrounding counties, with a population of more than 100 million, only occupies two floors.
Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, and said, "It seems that spring plowing will not be delayed this year."
"Your Majesty, not only will there be no delay, but there will be a lot of spare time." Dai Zhou said with a smile.
Fang Xuanling stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since the people have spare time, I think that some policies should be introduced to encourage the people to open up wasteland."
"What is Fang Qing's good strategy?" Li Shimin asked.
Increasing food production has always been his main concern, and his ambitions are all based on food adequacy.
"Soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first" is not a joke, there is no food to fight a fart battle.
Fang Xuanling said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I believe that the land reclaimed by the people should belong to the people, and the tax will be exempted for the first three years, and the tax will be halved for the next two years, and it will return to normal after five years."
There are several reasons why the people are unwilling to open up wasteland. The first one is the backwardness of tools. They are too busy with what they have, so how can they have the time to open up wasteland.
The second reason is that land reclamation is not as cost-effective as renting land.
The land that has just been reclaimed has very little output. Although the rent for renting land is very high, it is still more cost-effective than reclaiming wasteland.
One of the most important reasons is that the land that has been reclaimed is not even the title deed, and it is not the people's own.
"Your Majesty, I don't think this is feasible. Letting the people freely open up wasteland means letting them enclose land and occupy the top of the mountain? What if the people fight because of opening up wasteland?" Cui Hao came out and said.
Cui Hao seems righteous, but it is actually this policy that affects the interests of the aristocratic family.
A large number of people go to open up wasteland, who will rent their land to?
Of course, it is impossible for all the people to open up wasteland, but as long as some people are willing to go, it will affect them.
In order to rent out the land, they can only improve their treatment.
"Yeah, I also think it's wrong."
"Think twice, Your Majesty."
As soon as Cui Hao finished speaking, people from other aristocratic families echoed.
For a time, more than half of the people in the entire court did not approve of this matter.
Li Shimin frowned, of course he knew that this move violated the interests of the aristocratic family.
But it is a major event for a powerful country to open up wasteland for the people, and no one can stop it.
"I have decided on this matter, so there is no need to discuss it any further. As for what Cui Aiqing is worried about, the local government will coordinate it." Li Shimin said without doubt.
When the country was founded in the early Tang Dynasty, the system of renting and mediocrity was implemented.
Why Rent?
When the Tang Dynasty was first founded, every adult man was distributed [-] mu of Yongye farmland and [-] mu of Koufen farmland.
Yongye land belongs to the common people and can be passed on to their children and grandchildren. However, if the land is divided by mouth, it must be returned to the country after the age of 60, which is equivalent to renting it to you.
This kind of land allocated to farmers by the state is called "renting".
Although there are [-] mu to be returned to the state, the [-] mu of Yongye farmland is privately owned. If it is passed on for several generations, the family will have tens of mu of land.
But that was when the Tang Dynasty was first established. After a long period of war, the population decreased sharply, and a large number of fields were barren before the land was distributed to the people.
It has been more than ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and there is not so much land distributed to the people.
In addition, after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, natural disasters continued, and the family took the opportunity to annex the land.The common people still do not have much land.
It stands to reason that Yongyetian cannot be bought and sold at will.Unless there are special circumstances: if a householder dies, and the family is poor and cannot afford a burial, they can sell Yongye land.
This may seem unfree, but it is actually a good thing.It is not allowed to sell land privately. First, it can prevent land mergers. Second, it can prevent those prodigal sons who "don't feel bad about selling their father's land" from ruining their family properties.
However, when a natural disaster occurs and the imperial court is unable to provide disaster relief, the people can't let the people guard the fields and starve to death, right?
The court could only acquiesce in the people selling Yongyetian to the family.
A large number of annexation of land has always been a serious problem for the imperial court.
Li Shimin wanted to increase the land in the hands of the people by opening up wasteland.
Although this still cannot solve the problem of land annexation, it can at least alleviate this problem.
Seeing that Li Shimin insisted on going his own way, Cui Hao and the others didn't say anything.
But even though they couldn't stop it, it didn't mean they couldn't do anything about it.
Didn't you say let the local government coordinate?
That's just right, there are not a few children from aristocratic families who are local officials, and they will definitely 'coordinate' well.
Of course Li Shimin also knew that the aristocratic family would secretly stop him, but he had no choice.
Not all local officials belong to aristocratic families, and there are still many places that can be implemented.
"Your Majesty, I have something to play!" Ma Zhou stood up and said.
"Let's talk." Li Shimin said.
Ma Zhou said: "Your Majesty, the business tax has been implemented in Chang'an for a period of time, and the effect is remarkable. I think it's time to spread it to the whole country."
"Oh? How much business tax has Chang'an collected in the past month?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
"Back to Your Majesty, a total of 23 guan and 310 papers have been collected." Ma Zhou said.
"So much?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.
Although he knew that the business taxed a lot of money, he didn't know the specific figure.
I didn't expect that Chang'an alone would have more than 20 guan in just over a month, so wouldn't there be 200 million guan in a year?
What about the whole world?
Although other places are certainly much less than Chang'an, but with so many cities in Datang, they must be more than Chang'an.
"I have given you full responsibility for the commercial and tax affairs. If you think the time is right, just do it." Li Shimin said.
"Yes!" Ma Zhou bowed and retreated.
Then we discussed some trivial matters, and no one played any more.
Li Shimin looked at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs with a smile and said, "Why is no one playing?"
The ministers below looked at Li Shimin a little strangely. As usual, no one played, so they announced their withdrawal from the court?
"Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can tell the gains and losses. When I am alone, when dealing with some things, it is inevitable that I have not thought carefully. You should be careful. Advice is the only thing." Li Shimin said.
Everyone tasted Li Shimin's words carefully, and felt that although these words were simple, they contained deep philosophical principles.
"Your Majesty's words show His Majesty's humility to accept advice. I believe that the people of the world will be proud of having such a wise king as Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji said loudly.
"Your Majesty is holy!" the ministers cheered.
"Haha, let Zhen and Qing wait and work hard for Great Tang Dynasty together." Li Shimin said with a laugh.
Li Shimin didn't explain that it was Lin Xuan who said this sentence, and took it for himself.
The ministers hurriedly shouted: "The Great Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin enjoyed it very much. After the voice fell, he waved his hand and said, "Let's retreat!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin left the hall in a hurry.
It may be the reason why Li Shimin's position is not right. Not only is he a little rejoicing, but he also likes to be flattered.
Hearing the praises from the ministers, he felt very refreshed.
Thanks to 51 Stones and Amitabha for their rewards.
Thanks to Yulu and Fengfeng for the monthly pass.
(End of this chapter)