Chapter 1,430

"The imperial court rewards generals and ministers with fertile land, but no one cares about whether they do their best to help the court manage these fertile fields after giving it to them!"

Ling Yu said with emotion: "Taxes are levied according to the rank of officials, which means that officials such as generals get the most fertile land, but pay the least taxes!"

"You said crops are worthless, and these generals think so too. Tenants have to be paid for farming, so they would rather leave good farmland uncultivated than hire people to plant it!"

"But many people don't have their own land, so they rely on being tenant farmers to make money to support their families, and they have to be exploited by their employers and village bosses!"

"With this vicious cycle, how many people will still farm in a down-to-earth manner?"

The more Xiao Lintian listened, the darker his face became. The problems Ling Yu mentioned did exist.

Small accounts should not be calculated in detail. If nothing else, just take yourself as an example. How much food can five thousand acres of fertile land produce in a year?

If there are so many abandoned fertile fields that are not planted, then in the famine year, no one knows how many people in the country will starve to death!

"Ayu, if you can think of these, you must have some good suggestions, right?"

Xiao Lintian is a courteous and virtuous corporal, and he humbly asks for advice.

"My suggestion is to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to count the fertile fields owned by all officials, and then count the number of barren fertile fields, and give them two options. One is to plant food within a time limit and pay taxes according to regulations!"

"The second one is that the imperial court buys back fertile land from them at market prices, and then the government rents it to farmers!"

Ling Yu gave feasible suggestions on this issue based on the national conditions and the current situation of Western Qin, she continued.

"The government has two advantages in renting to farmers. One is to avoid farmers from deducting money from it, and the other is to encourage farmers to plant."

"In order to increase their enthusiasm and carefully manage their farmland, we can also stipulate that... after farmers have planted for five consecutive years, they can sell the rented land to them at the original price!"

"For fields in barren mountains, farmers can also be encouraged to open up wasteland. The fields created will be tax-free for three years, and then sold to farmers at the land price!"

When Xiao Lintian heard this, he could no longer control his excitement and said three times in a row: "Okay, okay... Ayu, your suggestion is really wonderful!"

This not only stimulates farmers' enthusiasm for planting, but also solves the problems of taxation and people's food and clothing.

Xiao Lintian could foresee the benefits of rolling out agricultural reforms according to Ling Yu's suggestions. Fertile fields would no longer be left barren, and farmers would have fields to plant.

Ling Yu saw Xiao Lintian's excitement, but did not join in the excitement. Instead, she poured a basin of cold water on Xiao Lintian lukewarmly to wake him up.

"Xiao Lintian, this is tampering with someone else's cake, but it's not as simple as you think!"

How could these generals and ministers, who had accumulated such a large fortune over several decades, hand it over obediently just because of an imperial edict from Xiao Lintian?

Ling Yu understands history, and every major change is the result of the efforts of several generations.

Xiao Lintian wants to touch someone else's cake before he is firmly seated on the throne. Who can bear this!

How could Xiao Lin not know that Ling Yu's suggestion was for his own benefit, but he was thinking about the benefits brought by this change and did not take these potential threats to heart.

He smiled reassuringly at Ling Yu and said, "Ayu, don't worry, I'm not a reckless person, and I won't push out these plans in a hurry!"

"I will take my time and let them accept it step by step!"


Chapter completed!