A group of landowners all bowed their heads and stopped talking.
Spend money to buy back the land from the landlords, and the people will pay 40% of it themselves, and it will be implemented in the second year after there is a harvest.
The people around him understood Qin Yu's words very well.
The common people are also flesh and blood, and they are not ungrateful people.
They knew that everything the prince-in-law did was to better implement the land reform and for the people to firmly hold the land in their hands.
What kind of life did the people live before land reform?
On the grain income from one acre of land, the principal, the official, and the tenant still have to pay taxes.
Now that the imperial court has abolished corvee service, the people only need to pay the land tax, and the land tax for land under ten acres has been reduced by 70%, and the land tax for land under 30 acres has been reduced by 2.5%.
This is a good policy that truly loves the people as our own children.
The people are still willing to pay this amount of money to buy back the land.
I saw all the landowners quiet down.
Qin Yu glanced at the crowd and said slowly: "Second: Nowadays, all of your wealthy gentry families have hoarded a large amount of food. One of the things we, the Wei Dynasty, is to carry out land reform and return the land to the people."
"Secondly, we also need to ensure that the people have sufficient food rations before harvesting the first batch of grain. Therefore, the imperial court plans to purchase the grain in your hands. The money will not be reduced, but it will be paid to you in installments."
When these words came to light, they immediately caused an uproar among the landlords.
Even all the county officials looked at Qin Yu with shocked expressions and sighed.
He is truly worthy of being the Prince Consort of the Living Hell. If he doesn't move, he will do it. Every move will drain the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. First, he wants land, and now he wants food, and all of it is paid in installments. How cruel!
Not to mention the officials, even the people around him felt incredible and burst into tears of gratitude.
"Woo, woo, woo... I'm so touched. What does it mean to be a considerate person? From land distribution, farm tools distribution, tax reduction and exemption to the distribution of rations before the first harvest, the Prince Consort is really caring
We care to the extreme!”
"Throughout the ages, how many princes-in-law can there be like this?! How many princes-in-law can there be who care so deeply about the common people!? God has a vision!"
"Hahaha...Dad, mother, I have finally waited for this day. You are right, our life will get better."
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The people were all grateful and wept bitterly.
They felt lucky that they could meet such a prince-in-law.
Don't talk about the people.
Even Lu Zhen, Cao Chuan and all the loyal people were completely moved.
Throughout the ages, there have been too few high-ranking people who have cared for the people, put themselves in their shoes, and done practical things for the people.
The people were moved.
All the landowners were crying and looking gloomy.
"Is this...is this a bit too much? We have already handed over the land voluntarily, what else do you want from us? Then take our food and pay in installments, isn't it a bit too much?"
"Yes, the most we can do is give some gifts to local officials and seize some fields. But if we take the initiative to plead guilty and hand over the land, that's enough, right?"
"It would be unfair to us if we hand over all the land and food. I don't want to agree!"
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All the landowners discussed in low voices, feeling that Qin Yu was going too far.
Sudden.
A pot-bellied landowner looked at Qin Yu and asked: "Prince-in-law, if you take the initiative to hand over the grain, can...can you be exempted from crime..."
After saying this, all the landowners looked at Qin Yu with burning eyes. If this was the case, they could accept it.
Qin Yu looked serious and shook his head, "Don't even think about it. If you want to spend money to avoid sin, do you feel that the law can be trampled by you with money?"
"Your voluntary cooperation and confession can reduce your culpability, and reporting and exposing can also reduce your culpability. Otherwise, if you want to use land or food to reduce your culpability, there is no way for you to reduce your culpability."
After hearing this, all the landowners felt very disappointed. They did not expect that Qin Yu would be so difficult to speak on this matter.
Qin Yu is not stupid, and he will definitely not give them the opportunity to use food to alleviate their guilt.
After all, if they really committed a serious crime, all the food would be confiscated, why should they be required to turn it over?
What a joke!
I saw a group of landlords and gentry missing.
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and continued: "You don't have to feel wronged here. I have said that I will give you a lot of money. It is just an installment. The court still has this credibility."
"Secondly, if you actively cooperate in handing over grain, even if your family is a merchant and you are a merchant, your descendants will be allowed to take the imperial examination and become officials."
"How rare is this opportunity? You know better than me that from now on in our Wei Dynasty, "those who have not taken the imperial examination will not be allowed to enter the officialdom." You want to guard the pile of food that is about to go moldy and fight the imperial court to the end."
"It's up to you to decide whether to cooperate with the imperial court, sell grain to the imperial court, and give your descendants a chance to become officials."
As soon as these words came out, it was shocking.
All the landowners looked at Qin Yu, their eyes widened in disbelief.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been rules set since ancient times. The status of businessmen is particularly low, and future generations will never be allowed to enter the officialdom.
Among these landlords and gentry, which one does not own a grain store or is not a businessman? Although they have the means, the court's inspections this year are particularly strict.
If they seize the opportunity given by the Prince Consort and sell land and grain to the court, they will not only have a long-term stable income, but also allow future generations to take the imperial examination and become officials, thus honoring their ancestors.
This is a great thing!
"Prince-in-law, the common people agree. The common people are willing to take the initiative to confess and hand over land and food. The common people will always support you."
"Since the prince consort thinks highly of us, we have to appreciate him. I agree to sell the grain to the court."
"The Prince Consort is really good at calculating. If we don't hand over this food, we will definitely not be able to survive..."
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All the landowners agreed one after another and took the initiative to cooperate with Qin Yu and the court.
Lin Ruozhou on the side felt numb after listening to the words of Qin Yu and the landlords.
He knew that Qin Yu was good at calculating, but he really didn't expect that Qin Yu could be so good at calculating.
Lin Ruozhou had thought before that why the imperial court went to such great lengths to count merchants. It turned out that they were just waiting here.
Qin Yu must have reached this point a long time ago, and then offered the conditions for joining the imperial examination and making these landowners submit voluntarily.
Only then did Lin Ruozhou realize that they, local officials and landowners, had been manipulated by Qin Yu from the beginning to the end.
Qin Yu had already grasped every step of their plans and every reaction.