"In the Qin Dynasty, men aged between fifteen and sixty years old were granted fifty acres of land, and women aged fourteen and above were granted thirty acres of land. Their slaves were also included in the land grant, and the slaves were transferred to wait for their return. It was changed to three years until they returned.

The civil administration was changed to two years, and at the same time, the land tax within the territory was reduced. There were three civil officials and seven civilians, four civilians and six slaves, half of the slaves, and half of the slaves. All the land granted could not be sold privately. If the person who granted the land died, the land would be returned to the state.

Distribute it to the people." Yang Zheng summarized the land equalization system in the document in a concise and comprehensive manner.

In addition to land taxes, there are also transfers.

Pay according to the property of each place.

For example, Liang, Xi, He, Qi, and other prefectures have developed animal husbandry, and each household turns in five sheep skins every year.

In several states in central Sichuan where weaving is well developed, each household will turn in one piece of silk and ten pounds of hemp every year.

Some counties are good at making pottery, blacksmithing, fishing, and growing tea, which are adjusted according to actual conditions.

All developing counties such as Shuofang, Beidi, Juyan and Jiuyuan will be exempted from transfer.

Rent and transfer, the rent is a land tax, the transfer is a local specialty, and the service is a corvee. In the Qin State, corvée is generally exempted. For major projects, two meals a day are provided, and those who apply are gathered.

Of course, a fifteen-year-old man cannot cultivate fifty acres of land. With cattle, twenty acres is the limit.

The remaining twenty acres are double fields, and the remaining ten acres are mulberry, hemp, and tea fields.

In addition, Yang Zheng also set up a weaving bureau in Shu, following the old system of Zhuge Wuhou, to supervise the production of Shu brocade for export to countries in the Western Regions.

Sichuan brocade is more precious than gold.

Porcelain had already been produced at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but only in Jiangdong and Hebei. The soil requirements for this were too high, so the Qin State did not consider it for the time being.

"In order to implement the land equalization system, we must first census the population and measure the land." Wei Guan said the key point.

Land is not the key. After years of war, Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Shuzhong, and Hexi are all no-man's land.

Population is the key.

But who controls the population?

The nobles are powerful!

There are 900,000 people registered by the Sichuan government, but more than 2 million people are imprisoned by the powerful gentry...

"It is rumored that the Sima family's land occupation system has three steps, and Gu's land equalization system also has three steps. The first step is to equalize the land, the second step is to liquidate the population and the land, and the third step is to tax the peasants, peasants, officers and soldiers as one!"

Equalizing land is to stabilize the current population and improve the productivity of the registered population.

To liquidate the population and land is to wield a sword against the powerful nobles.

Integrated taxation is the ultimate mission of Qin.

The current Qin State is still in its infancy stage, and interest groups are concentrated in the military and will not become an obstacle to the equalization of land.

Yang Zheng, the founder of the country, could not do this, and it will be even harder for the next generation.

Because the next generation faces more powerful interest groups, more complex situations, and greater resistance.

The powerful nobles in the Qin State were indeed a force, but they were far from being as powerful as the powerful clans in the Central Plains.

Even the gentry cannot be called a gentry. The Huangfu, Zhang and Suo dynasties can only be regarded as gentry. Those families in Longxi are just powerful, with their own forts and private armies. Behind closed doors, they are just small-scale local emperors.

If we don't move them now, when the Sima family licks their wounds and there is a military confrontation between the East and the West, there will never be such a good opportunity again.

The land occupation system plus the population, land, and strength of the Central Plains will surely recover quickly.

It will even become stronger and stronger in the next few decades, gradually reaching a peak.

When the time comes, Qin will not only dominate the world, but whether it can defend its current territory will be a problem.

Wars cost people, money and food.

Sima Zhao can still be defeated two or three more times. If Yang Zheng is defeated once, the consequences will be disastrous.

The fundamental thing that maintained the unity of the Qin State was Yang Zheng's military prowess, which was victorious in every battle.

In a word, if you do it now, the resistance will be minimal; if you do it later, the resistance will increase geometrically.

Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Yang Zheng to have such a big appetite.

This is already a reform.

It was still a reform initiated by the monarch.

The essence of land equalization is actually a redistribution of interests, and it is also an opportunity to weaken the powerful.

"Your Majesty is worthy of being the lord of the world. If this policy is implemented, our country, the Qin Dynasty, will surely open up a prosperous age like the former Han Dynasty!" Zhang Fu said excitedly.

Yang Zheng smiled, the Western Han Dynasty was not the pinnacle in his mind.

"If the land equalization system is implemented, what will happen to the powerful existing land?" Lu Zhi pointed out another key point.

The land in the hands of powerful people is not the amount listed on the list.

Suo Jing looked at Yang Zheng nervously.

The Suo family is one of the best in Hexi.

In recent years, Suo Zhen and Suo Yong entered the imperial service and became local county magistrates or field captains, and Fan Zhong and Zhang Ding were named Dunhuang Five Dragons. They were both outstanding talents and famous in Hexi.

Yang Zheng said: "I admit their gains and do not liquidate their population and land at this stage. The Qin Dynasty implemented the land equalization system. It is not to be an enemy of them, but to prevent the powerful scholars from taking what they should not take, and to give the people a piece of food."

, just like the Sima family who depleted the lake for fishing, in less than forty or fifty years, the rich will have their fields stretched across the country, and the poor will have no place to stand. How can the world not be in chaos? The world is in chaos, and the powerful nobles will also suffer from it."

The common people occupying land will definitely not be able to defeat the powerful nobles.

The land occupation system is like an aphrodisiac, which can stimulate the Central Plains in a short period of time, but in the long run, the problem will become more serious.

The world is in chaos, and except for a few powerful nobles who can seize the opportunity, most of them will be drowned in the torrent of history.

Didn't Xun, Chen, Zhong, Jia, Zhuge, Guo and Wang, who were very prosperous in history, disappear into obscurity in just a few decades?

Even the Sima family gradually disappeared in history.

"The Qin Dynasty will be stable and strong, the people will be prosperous and healthy, and the nobles will be strong and powerful for a long time!" Yang Zheng said.

To a certain extent, the powerful nobles and the country in ancient times had common interests.

Yang Zheng was unable to destroy all powerful nobles, and even future generations would not be able to do so.

The old nobles and nobles have gone, and new ones will grow within the body.

Suo Jing and Zhang Fu repeatedly raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Wei Guan stroked his beard and smiled.

Lu Zhi also smiled and nodded, "Confucius said: I heard that those who have a country and a family do not worry about being few but about inequality, and do not worry about poverty but about insecurity. There is no poverty in everyone, there is harmony without widows, and there is no inclination. The king can think of it.

This strategy can be used by heaven and man!"

Yang Zheng blushed and wondered how much he weighed. Of course Lu Zhi knew that Yang Zheng was reading on his hands.

Therefore, Lu Zhi can only be attributed to heavenly beings.

"Don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality!" Yang Zheng praised in admiration.

Later generations continued to belittle Confucius and oppose Confucianism, but only in this era do we realize the greatness of these masters.

Some of their principles will still be applicable to future generations two thousand years ago.

The reason why Chinese civilization is so brilliant is also because of them.

Scholars in this era could mount their horses to kill people and dismount their horses to treat others.

The equalization of land was thus passed.

In fact, many people present here also advocated restraining the powerful in history, such as Wei Guan, Zhang Fu, Chang Ji, etc.

Wei Wu also vigorously used Liang Xi, Du Ji, Zhang Ji, Man Chong and others to attack the powerful, and only then did Cao Wei become as strong as Cao Wei.

Emperor Wei Ming's rise of pompous eunuchs suppressed the tyranny of the gentry. Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Dan, Ding Mi and other officials of the second generation were all demoted.
Chapter completed!