"First, abandoned fields can be reused so that no one will cultivate them."
"Secondly, we can arrange to get rid of at least half of the victims hoarded in Xishan Province, so that they can be allocated some fields and return to normal life."
"Third, it can influence the rebels and make them put down their weapons, pick up their hoes, and stop causing chaos. After all, the law does not punish the masses. The people the court wants to punish are the rebel generals who took the lead in the rebellion, not these farmers."
"But there are also a lot of harms."
"First, since the founding of this dynasty, only a few decades ago, after the Crescent Pass Massacre, several border cities almost became ghost towns. The imperial court moved 300,000 people to live there and distribute their fields. But that time and this time are essentially different
Therefore, it can be said that there is no precedent in this dynasty for redistributing fields due to disasters. Once such a precedent is set, it is still unknown what other provinces in the country will think. You must know that although Xishan Province was the hardest hit, it can not
It’s easier to represent other provinces.”
"Second, redistribute the land, how to divide it, who has more and who has less, and how much collusion of interests is involved. Once the operation is not done well and bad intentions are done with good intentions, it will be more likely to provoke civil unrest."
"Third and most important, although those fields are abandoned, most of their former owners are rich and powerful people. Most of them had fled with their families before the disaster. What should they do if they come back?"
After Li Chen finished speaking, he glanced at the three people who were thinking about each other and said, "Let's all discuss this."
Xu Changqing was the first to speak. He held up his hands and said: "Your Highness, since the founding of this dynasty, only after Taizu established the Ding Dynasty, the land was divided into fields. According to the policy at that time, the fields were divided according to the head of the family, and men and women were divided separately.
There are different shares.”
"But at that time, when the country was first established, the people naturally had to allocate fields from the court according to the rules. It was the beginning of chaos. There was nothing wrong with everything being done according to the plans laid out by the court."
"Once the land allocation was implemented, for more than 360 years, except for private transactions and land annexation, the court never intervened. People all over the world also accepted that the land was private property and the court could not take it back without authorization. Although there were legal provisions, the land could not be taken back.
If it is inherited by others and has been abandoned for more than ten years, it can be taken back by the government, but it is not suitable for the current situation."
"Master Zhao proposed to allocate fields in Xishan Province. He was considering the situation in this corner of Xishan Province. However, His Highness wants to look at the whole world. With this precedent, I think we should be cautious and not start it without permission."
Guan Zhiwei worked in the Ministry of Industry and did not know much about things in the fields, but he had a quite wealthy family in the local area and was considered a member of the landlord class, so he stood from his own standpoint and
He opened his mouth and said: "Your Highness, since the old owners of many fields are still there, if the government takes back and distributes them all to the people, then the old owners will definitely not agree."
"In addition, the landowners and powerful elites in other places are shocked by this. I am afraid that the opposition will not be quiet, and even in the court, there will be huge resistance."
"Everyone knows that once a precedent is set, the subsequent court can follow the rules. No one wants to risk that one of their fields will suddenly be nationalized and then distributed to ordinary people."
"Therefore, I believe that this matter is inappropriate and may easily arouse opposition from the ministers."
After listening to the two people's opinions, Li Chen looked at Zhou Pingan, who had not spoken for a long time, and asked: "What do you mean?"
