The second step is to abolish the poll tax that has been common in the world for thousands of years and replace it with an acre tax.
Mo Yunxi believes that the surrounding countries generally collect taxes based on the number of people in the family.
As a result, many people clearly have no land and no source of income.
But because there are many people in the family, a lot of taxes have to be paid.
On the other hand, some landlords, plutocrats and aristocrats own a large amount of farmland and have considerable income.
But because there are few people in the family, the taxes paid are very small.
This will only make the rich richer, the poor poorer, and oppression and exploitation more serious.
As a result, the people have no choice but to embark on the path of breaking the law and committing crimes, or even gathering in crowds to rebel.
The people are in dire straits, and the national taxes have been delayed.
Moreover, because it is a poll tax, local government offices have very strict control over the census population.
Some people can't afford it, so they can only hide their population and become refugees, bandits and bandits.
Some can't even pay taxes and want to live but don't dare.
This has also directly caused the country's population to be in a low-growth environment for a long time.
The land tax that Mo Yunxi wants to reform just solves this problem.
As the name suggests, the land tax means that no matter how many people there are in your family, the tax is only based on the land owned by one household.
If your family has more land, you will pay more taxes; if your family has less land, you will pay less taxes.
Without the poll tax, farmers in some families may have more children in order to increase their labor force.
The first benefit this brings is that the population has entered an environment of rapid growth.
Since the country's land needs to be distributed to everyone, when there is not enough land.
State governments and yamen at all levels will naturally actively open up wasteland and increase the number of fields.
Moreover, due to the high degree of freedom, people who don't like farming and don't want to farm can also do small business.
Some common people whose families have many capable people, or those who belong to the landlord class who have money to hire people, can go to the Yamen to apply for more land.
As long as there is idle land under the control, it can be allocated to them and taxed per acre.
Of course, in order to prevent corruption and oppression, supervisory agencies must keep up.
Strictly prevent officials from colluding with chaebols to oppress the people.
After the poll tax was abolished, state and government offices at all levels naturally relaxed the rigor of the population census.
If you are born, old, sick or dead, you only need to report it.
In this way, it will not only allow people to live and work in peace and contentment, but also encourage people to travel around and do business.
Not only will the population increase, but it will also drive economic growth in all walks of life across the country.
The most important thing is that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, have fields, and no longer have to pay heavy taxes.
Who would listen to the instigation of those aristocratic and landlord classes and rebel?
In this way, they were fundamentally destroyed and the prestige of the imperial court in the eyes of the people was increased.
Mo Yunxi said very modestly that this was just a preliminary idea.
It will need to be further refined, improved, filled with loopholes, and corrected in the future.
Mo Yunxi finished speaking for a long time, but neither Nan Yanxi nor the old man in the mountain made any move.
The two of them were so shocked by her words that they almost dislocated their jaws.
"Talent, talent..." After a while, the old man in the mountain was the first to react.
She patted Nan Yanxi's shoulder excitedly: "You boy, how can you have such good luck? The women around you are more powerful than the others."
After saying that, he raised his finger and pointed at Mo Yunxi: "This daughter-in-law of yours can be said to be a national scholar!"
Nan Yanxi on the side was also extremely shocked.
He had always thought that his ideas were novel and bold enough.
Unexpectedly, Mo Yunxi was even more powerful than him.
If this allows her to successfully conquer the South China Sea and launch this reform.
Then it is estimated that the Nanhai Kingdom will be able to increase its strength several times in just twenty or thirty years.
This was all thanks to the old man from the mountain who captured her, otherwise she would be his formidable enemy sooner or later.
Looking at the old man gratefully, Nan Yanxi wanted to kowtow to him again.
Turning to look at Mo Yunxi: "Madam... go back later and write out this plan in detail."
"Let's analyze it carefully with our adoptive father. If it is feasible, we will start it immediately."
"Start with the Nanhai Kingdom first, and every time we conquer a city, we will implement this method, and the resistance to reform will be much smaller."
Everyone nodded in agreement, but Mo Yunxi still reminded Nan Yanxi not to be happy too early.
Although this method is good and there will be less resistance if implemented early, it is still necessary to seize the opportunity.
The people whose interests are affected by such reforms are not only the plutocratic landlords in various places, but also people in the military.
If others don't talk about it, they just talk about Li Qi, the King of Zhenxi. This is tantamount to affecting his interests.
After all, the main force in Nan Yanxi now is still the army under King Zhenxi.
If he understands the overall situation, that's fine, but if he doesn't, then Nan Yanxi will be in trouble.
What Mo Yunxi meant was that after unifying the South China Sea, he would still have to start improving his side's power.
Not to mention weakening Li Qi, but at least Nan Yanxi must be able to control it.
Having said this, the old man in the mountain also agreed very much.
Then he said he would no longer detain them, and the old man expressed his belief that Nan Yanxi would not deceive him.
Let the two of them go back to take charge of the overall situation as soon as possible, and just send some elite troops to come here.
Looking at the old guy's eyes, Nan Yanxi couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
This old man really regards himself as his son.
In this case, Nan Yanxi is definitely not a cold-blooded person.
He immediately raised his hands and said, "Father...please listen to my child."
"My child must do his best to handle the matters here. After all, there are still those treasures, right?"
"So, there is absolutely no need for you to stay here."
"My child has a suggestion, I wonder if I can tell it."
The old man in the mountain nodded: "But it's okay to say it, as my father is all ears!"
"Okay..." Nan Yanxi said seriously: "That's it, I plan to use this campaign as a training for talents."
"Send young direct line generals here to gain experience and lay the foundation for the children to establish direct line forces."
"Father, your literary and martial arts skills are rare at that time. Why don't I ask you to come out?"
"Commanding this battle to annihilate monsters can also help us select young talents for our children. What do you think?"
When the old man in the mountain heard this, he was a little excited and a little unbelievable.
"Son...are you really willing to hand over your army to your father?"
"Aren't you afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" Nan Yanxi laughed: "You are my adoptive father. If I don't believe you, who do you believe?"
"Haier must take Yun Xi back to the South China Sea as soon as possible. Her troops cannot suffer any more losses."
"Otherwise, it won't be able to balance my distant uncle."
"And here, I want to leave you with a new army of 6,000 firearms, so that you can coordinate the overall situation."
"Not only can you destroy monsters to fulfill your long-cherished wish, but you can also select capable people for your children."
As he spoke, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and saluted the old man in the mountain: "Father..."
"I know that you are idle and you don't want to get involved in the turmoil of this world anymore."
"But I'm in urgent need of manpower right now, and your martial arts and martial arts skills were top-notch at the time."