Emperor Liu spent more than an hour discussing the issue of the royal family's private property with Liu Gui, and came up with a series of measures to reduce rents, interest rates, and people's burdens. Of course, these were all carried out under the "guidance" of Emperor Liu
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Let Liu Gui try every means to make profits and accumulate wealth. This is what he is good at and what he is willing to do, but it is not that simple to let him cut off his flesh and blood. First of all, there are psychological obstacles.
The essence of cutting off branches and leaves in government industries is to pursue higher profits.
Of course, the most critical reason is that as a qualified and loyal servant, how could he overstep the bounds of this kind of thing that benefits the people and farmers, shows his kindness, and shows His Majesty the Emperor's kindness and mercy?
Emperor Liu only put forward certain ideas. As for the details and specific measures, Liu Gui was responsible for the introduction and implementation, and he also ensured that everything was done beautifully for Emperor Liu.
The Shaofu's management reform of the land under its jurisdiction can be regarded as an important supplement to the tax reform of the Han Dynasty. After all, it involves hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, pastures, and millions of farmers and herdsmen. The weight of this is, in the context of the Han Dynasty,
The quantity is huge, but it is not light either.
The core of tax reform lies in land. The original intention of Emperor Liu's reform was to reduce the burden on small farmers and people and alleviate social class conflicts. The goals were unified both at the national level and at the government level.
However, the reform of the Shaofu has obviously caused a greater sensation. For those nobles whose interests have been harmed, Emperor Liu will not only cut the flesh of the princes and princesses, but even cut his own flesh if he is ruthless, to achieve this
To what extent, what can they say?
As for those Guizhou leaders who worked as cows and horses for the royal family, it was a great joy and joy. The dark clouds in the sky dissipated, and sunshine and hope returned to the world...
As Emperor Liu said, due to the heavy burden of tribute, the grievances of the peasants who cultivated the royal land were not small, and they became more and more serious as time went by. Especially in the past ten years, there have been many incidents in various places.
There were many riots, but they were all suppressed by the local government in cooperation with the Shaofu.
For this group of farmers, in the face of oppression, they do not dare to resist, and they cannot resist, because what they see when they look up is a sky named Liu. Standing under the Han sky, breathing the Han air, farming
In the land of the Han Dynasty, they did not have much freedom at all.
For many ordinary Guizhou leaders, life is difficult and they cannot survive. They have many choices, such as doing business, working, moving to the border, going to sea, or even becoming slaves. No matter what, at least they have the opportunity to choose.
However, those farmers under the control of the Shaofu had no choice at all. They had no other way out except being forced to work like old scalpers, paying money to provide food, and adding luster to the royal family's enjoyment.
Escape, there is nowhere to escape, under the whole world, it is the king's land, especially in the context of the increasingly strict household registration management in the Han Dynasty, escaping from household registration is a very risky thing. Either fight fiercely, then you have to sacrifice your life,
At the cost of the safety of loved ones...
Therefore, over the years, many royal tenants have become numb, their lives are dim, and they cannot see any hope. As for what Liu Gui said about working for the royal family, being glorious and lucky, that is pure bullshit...
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Many times, reality is so contradictory and even magical. Emperor Liu was so dissatisfied with the rise of powerful local clans and the attachment of people to the countryside based on land that he wished he could tear it into pieces. However,
, his own actions were more excessive, more thorough, and larger in scale than those of ordinary landowners and tycoons.
Perhaps, in Emperor Liu's value concept, all the people in the world should only be attached to him as the emperor. Everything else is illegal and is digging into the roots of imperial power... However, Emperor Liu also knows it well.
, after all, there is a boundary between the king and the country, which can never be eliminated, and the two cannot truly be integrated. Selfishness is inevitable, which naturally leads to some decisions and actions that are contrary to his "wiseness"...
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Indulging and ignoring the serious exploitation of tenant farmers by the young government was just one of Emperor Liu's many foolish decisions. However, fortunately, Emperor Liu's mistakes had a time limit. When he woke up and realized the seriousness of the problem, he changed his mind.
Without any hesitation.
For Emperor Liu, the royal family owned a large amount of land and a large number of dependent people, which were the foundation of the royal family. Naturally, they should be taken good care of and treated well to preserve their awe and loyalty to the royal family.
But the practices of the Shaofu in the past were obviously contrary to this point. Even Emperor Liu couldn't help but immerse himself in the huge profits and ignored the suffering of the tenants.
This approach is obviously unsustainable. If it takes a long time, it will lose people's support and destroy the foundation. In fact, Emperor Liu already thought that the royal family has lost people's support. This should not be done accidentally.
Knowing his mistakes and being able to correct them decisively was one of Emperor Liu's great strengths. So, as Emperor Liu issued a royal edict on land reform, and as the Shaofu gradually implemented it, the tenants were beaming with joy.
Although the common people are mediocre and dull, they have their own ways to survive. They are especially shrewd in calculations. They cannot understand big data, but they can clearly understand the land they cultivate and the income from their labor. What's more, there are still young government officials.
The explanations given by officials and support personnel from the Xuanwei Department when they went to the countryside showed that the policy of benefiting the people could not be more transparent.
Regardless of the details, he successfully let the farmers know that starting from the 25th year of Kaibao, the fruits of their hard work were no longer plundered by the Shaofu without any bottom line. The land naturally still belonged to the emperor, but only a small part of the harvest was
need to be handed over, and most of the rest can be put into their own pockets and warehouses, at their own disposal.
It can be said that working for oneself while enjoying the "honor" of growing "imperial grain" is a blessing from heaven for the vast number of royal tenant farmers who have suffered from exploitation and oppression. If there is such a thing as loyalty and favorability,
, then for Emperor Liu, these two standards will inevitably skyrocket in a short period of time.
Of course, if it were just the preferential treatment of policies and the implementation of benefits, there would not be such a big response. In the process of reform, the Xuanwei Department has made great efforts...
In the follow-up propaganda, it was revealed that the previous excessive exploitation of tenant farmers by the Shaofu was due to the greed of some Shaofu officials who, without telling Emperor Liu, committed many evil deeds and exploited them.
His Majesty, the great and wise Emperor, is naturally kind and generous, and will not oppress the common people like them. He has pity and sympathy for their sufferings.
In the past, he was deceived by those traitors and evil officials, but now, His Majesty the Emperor has discerned the truth, naturally cleared the clouds and brought justice to the tenant farmers...
There are even some stories among the people that seem to be false. For example, after Emperor Liu heard about the high taxes imposed by his subordinates on the land of his subordinates, he was dumbfounded and furious. He even stumbled and fell in his excitement.
After deep reflection, he urgently summoned Liu Gui, the supervisor of the young government, and the emperor and his ministers discussed it secretly for several hours. His Majesty the Emperor personally gave guidance and strictly ordered Liu Gui to reform to benefit the people and reduce their burden, and so on...
In short, the image of His Majesty the Emperor will always be glorious!
The exaggeration was a bit exaggerated, and the meaning of demagogy was too strong, but some people believed that it was very rare that cheers of "Long Live" broke out again in the imperial palaces all over the Han Dynasty...