Zhao Kai frowned when he heard this and said, "Keep talking."
Qin Hui added: "Actually, many people know about this phenomenon. Every time our government implemented land reform, it failed. I believe that the root cause was not entirely the failure of the law, but the resistance of the landlords. However, the landlords also
The people are no different from farmers. Why are less than 10% of the people able to oppose the imperial court to benefit the other 80% of the people? The reason is very simple. Among the landlords, most of them are ministers of the court. Even if they are not, they are not related to these people.
There is a great relationship. These officials have a prominent position in the court. It is precisely because of their power that the reform failed."
Zhao Kai hummed and said: "You are right, I have seen it with my own eyes."
Qin Hui said: "Now, under the emperor's wise decision, all the old bureaucrats have surrendered to the law, and all their fields have been returned to the imperial court. Although they are officials, they are also among the top landlords in our dynasty. If we focus on land reform at this time,
, certainly seemed like the best time.”
The reason is very simple, that is, before these newly appointed officials have consolidated their power, they should quickly start the reform. The longer the delay, the greater the resistance the reform will encounter.
Qin Hui continued: "The Privy Council has said before that if land can generate benefits, it can be regarded as goods. In the new law, it advocates the free sale and purchase of goods. Forcibly suppressing land annexation is equivalent to hindering the circulation of goods.
.”
Zhao Kai turned to look at Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded and said: "I said so, and I think so now. Legal land sales can enhance the circulation of money. I absolutely do not agree to suppress land annexation. This is a wrong approach that violates the natural laws of economics. It is also
It is difficult to stop it, but the prerequisite is that it must be in a fair environment and not by taking advantage of others.”
Qin Huidao: "Wei Chen also fully agrees with the Privy Councilor's views, but land is the foundation of the people. People without land seem to have not taken root. This is also the main reason for the civil uprising. Therefore, I feel
The court still has to impose restrictions on the annexation of land. The court can formulate a set of rules. Within the rules, you can buy and sell land, but outside the rules, if you want to annex land, you must pay a high price, and the final
The choice is still left to the people and landowners to decide on their own."
Zhao Kai said: "The rule you are talking about is the increase in land tax?"
Qin Hui said: "Exactly, although this land increase tax has been gradually implemented in our country, because there were always opposition forces in the court, it was not implemented thoroughly enough. Moreover, the original land increase tax was not perfect enough, and there were still some problems.
There are many loopholes, but Wei Chen believes that this increase in land tax will have great potential."
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "Then please tell me in detail."
"I obey my orders."
Qin Huidao: "Regarding the increase in land tax, to put it simply, the land tax increases exponentially as the land grows. If according to the previous calculation, the tax for one mu of land is ten cents, then ten acres of land is one hundred cents.
However, if the land increase tax is adopted, the land tax for ten acres of land may be one yuan, or even ten yuan. Under this tax system, landlords will think more carefully when annexing or buying and selling land.
When the land in their hands reaches a certain amount, any more land will become poison to them, because the exponentially increasing taxes will make them unable to make ends meet.
The court could use land tax increase as the main means to balance landlords and farmers. More land meant more tax revenue, and the money still flowed into the hands of the court, and the court could use this extra money to make up for the farmers' losses.
In order to achieve a balance between both sides.
In addition, Wei Chen suggested that two new contents should be added to the land increase tax. One is that land and houses should be planned separately, because if the land increase tax is used on house land, this will hinder the planning of the new law.
Among them, a large amount of non-cultivated land will be used to build industrial and commercial areas. In this regard, the court should encourage businessmen to use these barren lands. Therefore, land taxes should be relaxed, and if a certain landowner holds a large amount of land,
, but there is only a small part of the cultivated land, and most of it is sandy land, which cannot generate benefits. The increase in land tax is also unfair to such people.
Secondly, regarding the land recently recovered by the court, Wei Chen suggested that these lands should be leased to landless farmers living nearby. However, for these lands owned by the court, if a land increase tax is adopted, it will be unfair to both parties, because
The court is the landlord. Therefore, Wei Chen came up with a new tax system. In the past, we used to levy taxes based on the number of acres, which means that one acre of land must be paid less in grain. In this way, if there is a natural disaster, the people will be taxed.
It will face a double blow, which is detrimental to both the people and the country. In order to avoid this, the court can extract taxes based on the annual income per mu. For example, if a person's grain income this year is one hundred dan, the court will extract ten dan in tax.
If it is fifty dan next year, the court will collect a tax of five dan. In this case, the tax will become more flexible and easier to control. Of course, the court must also set a minimum limit to encourage farmers to cultivate land, but this limit is not
The need is high, and subsidies can be given in times of crisis.”
After Qin Hui finished speaking, many ministers nodded. It was obvious that Qin Hui's series of suggestions were all to benefit the poor. Most of the ministers standing in the hall now came from poor families. They not only agreed with Qin Hui's opinions, but also
Moreover, I also had a lot of affection for Qin Hui in my heart, and felt that this prime minister was very far-sighted.
Zhao Kai showed a slight smile on his lips and said, "Dear ladies, do you have any objections to Qin Shaozai's suggestion?" As he spoke, he glanced at Li Qi.
What do you want me to do? Li Qi slowly lowered his head.
Strange, doesn't he have any opinions at all? This is impossible. He usually talks endlessly whenever any interest-related matters are mentioned. Why is he so honest today? A flash of doubt flashed in Zhao Kai's eyes.
However, Qin Hui was also a little confused by Li Qi's silence.
Zheng Yi suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I very much agree with Qin Shaozai's suggestion, but there is one thing that the court must seriously consider. Although the land increase tax is flexible, it also becomes very complicated, such as fertile land and wasteland.
, How many acres of cultivated land and non-cultivated land should the incremental tax begin to increase in order to balance the interests of the farmers, landlords, and the court? Once a loophole appears, it will be self-defeating. All of this requires a large amount of data to support it. Therefore, Wei Chen suggested that the court
It should be handled with caution.”
"Well, what the Third Secretary said is very good. This must be carefully weighed. There can be no mistakes, otherwise all efforts will be in vain."
As he spoke, Zhao Kai glanced at Li Qi again and saw that he still had no intention of speaking. He thought to himself, this guy is not really mute. He then said: "But the land annexation is urgent and I don't want to delay it any longer. Qin Hui
.”
"Wei Chen is here."
"You will be responsible for this matter. In addition, the Commerce Bureau, the Third Division, and the Ministry of Industry will assist you. Remember, when I see this plan, I hope you can also come up with enough reasons to convince me, otherwise
, I will regard you as derelict in your duties."
"I obey my orders."
Zheng Yi and Bai Qiannuo sang.
Li Qi lowered his head slightly, glanced at Qin Hui from the corner of his eye, and thought to himself, this guy is really a talent, he stole so many things from me, and used my economics to consolidate power, tmd, what did he do?
So beautiful!
Qin Hui seemed to be doing this for the country and the people, and was selfless. In fact, it was not the case. Every time a new prime minister took office, they would immediately come up with a set of policies to win the hearts and minds of the people. Wang Fu did the same thing back then, and he also won the hearts of the people.
support.
Moreover, Qin Hui was very targeted. When Li Qi carried out reforms earlier, although he said he was going to benefit the people of the world, in fact he mainly served the rich, because in this way he could control the country's economy more calmly and benefit the people.
Reform, and his idea was to use the rich to enrich the poor. So at that time, almost all the rich people in Tokyo supported Li Qi. However, because of the previous movement, these supporters of Li Qi also suffered heavy losses. This is also
One of the reasons why Li Qi was unwilling to go to court at that time.
But even so, the rich people left behind still looked up to Li Qi. Qin Hui knew this in his heart. He never thought about wresting this part of the power from Li Qi because it was too difficult, so he simply turned his target to the poor class.
, and increasing land tax is his main means to gain people's support, because no matter how perfect it is, increasing land tax still inhibits the growth of the wealth of the rich, but it greatly reduces the pressure on the poor, and he can also obtain it from Li Qi
They have obtained part of the power, that is, regarding reform.
Even though Li Qi knew Qin Hui's purpose, he did not act very angry or depressed. Instead, he was very calm and calm, showing a slightly weird smile.
Zhao Kai suddenly turned his gaze to Bai Qiannuo and said, "Economic envoy."
Bai Qiannuo took a deep breath with great effort, then stood up and said, "Wei Chen is here."
Li Qi raised his eyelids slightly, and there was a flash of worry in his eyes. He had actually expected that Bai Qiannuo would definitely make a difference today, because she was a very special individual in the court, and she was also burdened with huge pressure.
, she must express herself quickly to relieve this pressure and prove for herself and Zhao Kai that appointing her as the economic envoy was the right choice.
But because of this, Li Qi was worried that Bai Qiannuo would be eager for quick success and self-defeating. For this reason, he planned to go to Bai Qiannuo last night, but finally gave up the idea. Since Bai Qiannuo has taken this position, he must
Faced with all this, he couldn't protect her all the time, so Bai Qiannuo had to change those negative ideas about her on his own.
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Compared to Qin Hui's memorial, your memorial is more curious to me. I remember very clearly a sentence in your memorial: production to eliminate redundant soldiers, election to eliminate redundant officials, the combination of the first two can eliminate
It’s redundant, I must have remembered it correctly.”
Bai Qiannuo said: "Your Majesty remembers it correctly."
"Then first tell me what is production to eliminate redundant troops?"
Bai Qiannuo nodded and replied: "Wei Chen believes that production is the foundation of the country and the country's major plan. Everything, including the land increase tax mentioned by Qin Shaozai earlier, is based on production. Without production, there is no way. It’s all in vain.”
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