It seems that they have done a lot of homework! Not bad! Not bad!
After listening to this, Li Qi felt very pleased. It was obvious that Zhang Boyu had put in a lot of hard work. Otherwise, how could he have mentioned the land reorganization as soon as he came up?
Zhang Boyu knew that Li Qi would do the same thing in Sheng Long Mansion.
His guess was correct, Li Qi was indeed planning to reorganize the land, because land and people's hearts have been closely related since ancient times. This was a very important weapon in Li Qi's arsenal, and there was no reason to leave it unused.
The reason why Li Qi asked them to speak first was to see how much ink they had in their stomachs, so that he could make arrangements for the staff later. He was very satisfied with the answer and said with a smile: "What you said is very good, but there is one thing you still failed to consider.
, one of the very key reasons why land reorganization is necessary is that the current land situation is very chaotic, with large areas of wasteland appearing. This is all caused by war, which is not conducive to the management of the court and the livelihood of the people. If this
If we distributed the land deeds to the people in confusion, it would only make the situation worse."
Zhang Boyu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "The Privy Envoy's words are good, but I do take them for granted."
Yang Ying'er suddenly said: "Then I wonder what the secret envoy has to do?"
"We can't talk about clever strategies, but our first task is to clear the land as soon as possible." After a pause, Li Qicai said: "And the most effective way is to break and then build."
“Break and then stand?”
Zhang Boyu and the other two couldn't help but look at each other with doubts in their eyes.
Li Qi said loudly: "First of all, I want to make it clear that I am in no way opposed to private ownership of land. This is a natural economy. No matter how we change it, it will eventually evolve into private ownership of land. But according to the current situation, we must react
It's the right way to go. As you just said, the private ownership of land has become very serious. People don't have land in their hands, which is extremely detrimental to the development of this place. In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, why don't we nationalize the land, right here
All the land belongs to the imperial court, which is like burning all the bad debts in the past."
“Nationalization of land?”
Zhang Boyu exclaimed.
Yang Ying'er hurriedly said: "Please think carefully, if this happens, all the land will be owned by the imperial court, which will be even more detrimental to the people. The people will definitely have complaints."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Listen to me first. Nationalization is just to allow the court to manage this area more quickly. In the future, it will gradually turn into private ownership of the land. As for the people, I plan to use buying and selling.
The land was leased to the people in the name of Chaotingtai."
When Zhang Boyu and the other three heard this, their expressions became very strange. They all thought that Li Qi's move was to make money for the court regardless of the life and death of the people of Cochin. The tax must be extremely high.
From the perspective of exploitation, this move is indeed a high one. Because in this way, the court could not help but exploit the interests of the people and also the interests of the landlords, because a large part of the interests originally belonged to the landlords. But this
The policy was immediately owned by the imperial court.
Li Qi glanced at it and knew that he had been misunderstood, and smiled: "Don't worry, I will not do anything that violates economic principles. Don't forget the guarantee I gave you at the beginning. This lease is actually an employment contract.
The imperial court hired people to farm and paid them monthly, whether it was food or money. In this contract, agricultural taxes were exempted. For the people, it was very simple. They could get as much remuneration as they paid for the labor they put in every month.
, there is no need to consider taxes, and you can rest assured that the remuneration will not be small, at least to ensure the most basic life of the people, this is the bottom line."
When Zhang Boyu and others heard this, they thought this idea was quite good.
In the past, most people cultivated the land, and the food was owned by the landlords. They received very little every month, which was enough to maintain food and clothing, but they also had to pay taxes. This was double-layered exploitation, causing the people to suffer miserably.
Also, once a natural disaster strikes and no one can harvest anything, they still have to pay taxes. Isn't this sucking the blood of the people?
But if employment contracts are adopted, the people don't have to worry about taxes. They only need to cultivate the land and get their own wages based on labor force every month. In the case of natural disasters, the court will bear most of the losses, unless the court goes bankrupt.
Otherwise, they can still get corresponding remuneration.
In this case, once a contract is signed, the court and landlords will have no room for exploitation.
Of course, under this policy, the Song Dynasty court was the biggest beneficiary, because the court had good control over the land. If it had all the land in its hands, then who would be able to do it?
This is a centralized system.
Zhang Boyu has been in the political arena for so long, and everyone has become a master. He does not understand the interests involved, but he does not object because it is a win-win situation.
Liu Qingtan also had a clear mind, but there was a hint of worry in his brows as he said: "The Privy Council's plan is a wonderful one, but in this case, the landlords will undoubtedly be the biggest victims."
"You are right. Everything in this world has gains and losses. Where do the benefits obtained by the court and the people come from? They cannot be born out of thin air. Then there will naturally be victims and some landlords will be sacrificed. This is the general trend.
, and it cannot be changed.”
Li Qi suddenly changed the subject and said: "But they are lucky. If the Li regime had not agreed to surrender, they would not only lose their land, but they might also lose their people and money. Those big landowners took advantage of them.
After so many years, they are already rich. Even if their land is taken back, they can still ensure that they have enough food and clothing. Moreover, we in the Song Dynasty have always been promoting economic development. Business is the king, and using money to make money will be the future.
Mainstream people have a far-fetched future by guarding this three-thirds of an acre of land. I hope they won’t make it difficult for me, otherwise, I won’t make it easy for them.”
After talking for a long time, this last sentence is still the most powerful.
Li Qi's tone clearly told them that there was no room for negotiation on this matter, so Zhang Boyu and the others didn't say much.
Li Qi continued: "I have to leave this matter to you."
Just know it is so.
Zhang Boyu sighed secretly in his heart, "Leave this thankless task to us, why don't we leave the good thing of entertaining the people of the city to dinner?"
Li Qi saw the depressed expressions on their faces, so he added: "Regarding the recent personnel changes, I will regard this land reorganization as an assessment. Remember I told you at the beginning, the capable ones will live there."
Of."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Boyu and the three of them immediately cheered up and said in unison: "I obey my orders."
"I hope you won't disappoint me. Of course, I will try my best to cooperate with you and let the military help you deal with some more difficult matters." Li Qi smiled slightly and added: "There is another matter that should be dealt with as soon as possible, and that is
The problem of manpower. If the land is placed there and you don’t touch it, it will be a piece of wasteland. People give the land value, so manpower is also very critical and must be carried out at the same time as the land reorganization. However, the war has caused a sharp decline in population. How to distribute it reasonably?
Manpower, this is a big problem we will face in the future, do you have any suggestions?"
Liu Qingtan said: "The Privy Councilor is right. But the people who died in the war are only one of the reasons. There is another reason."
Li Qi's eyes lit up and he asked: "Really? I wonder what other reasons are there?"
Liu Qingtan said: "Furthermore, after the war broke out, the imperial court launched a large-scale military conscription. This was also a major reason for the sharp decline in farmers and craftsmen."
As expected of the top three leaders in Jiaozhi, he is indeed quite capable. I did not misjudge the person. Li Qi nodded thoughtfully and said, "This is indeed a factor that cannot be ignored."
Liu Qingtan was now eager to express himself. He continued: "Those who died in the war, no matter what we do, cannot change this fact. If we want to solve this manpower problem, we can only start with the military."
Li Qi asked: "What do you think?"
Liu Qingqin said: "We can adopt a 'return to farmers' system in the military, allowing soldiers to go home in shifts to farm, making up for the lack of manpower and stimulating agriculture."
Zhang Boyu and Yang Ying'er nodded after hearing this, and seemed to agree with Liu Qingtan's words.
It seems that only those who have the ability can have a tacit understanding with me! Haha! Li Qi nodded slightly and said: "This idea is quite good, but---it's not thorough enough."
Liu Qingtan looked at Li Qi in surprise and said, "Not thorough enough? May I ask the Privy Councilor how to explain this?"
Li Qi opened his hands and said: "Why do we need to change the schedule? Why don't we let the soldiers go home and work in the fields directly?"
Liu Qingtan was surprised and said: "How can this be possible? If the soldiers all go home to farm, then who will protect the people?"
"What are you talking about? Don't even my hundreds of thousands of troops fall into your eyes?"
Did he want to?
Liu Qingtan's heart skipped a beat and he didn't dare to say anything.
Zhang Boyu and Yang Ying'er also reacted and thought, this person is young but so shrewd. He keeps saying that he cares about the people, but in fact he is strengthening the influence of the Song Dynasty here. It's thanks to us that we were so complacent just now. It turns out that
We have already stepped into the trap he designed. He must have thought about it a long time ago and just hopes to use our mouths to express it.
The more they thought about Zhang Boyu and the others, the more frustrated they became. After all, they had lived for most of their lives, and yet they were manipulated by a young man. This really hurt their morale.
Li Qi's move was obviously to take the opportunity to remove the military power originally owned by Jiaozhi and allow the Song Dynasty army to be stationed here. If all the soldiers in Jiaozhi were disarmed and returned to their fields, and the Song court still controlled all the land here, it would be simply impossible to restore the country.
Wishful thinking.
This is actually something that every invader would do, but what makes Li Qi so awesome is that he asked Zhang Boyu and the others to take the initiative to bring it up, and he just made a summary himself.
Are you reacting now? It's too late. Li Qi smiled and said: "Today is an extraordinary period. We should treat it extremely. When Li Qiande was in power, he fought continuously. Regardless of the results, the population has been decreasing. If we want the three arrows of military, industrial and agricultural
If we say Qi Fa, this obviously does not have enough support. In this case, we can only concentrate on developing one path. What are we living for? It is to enjoy life, not to be enslaved by life. Having money is the kingly way, so we
Our goal should not be to strive for strength, but to make a fortune. All policies serve this purpose. You must keep this in mind."
hypocritical!
Zhang, Yang, and Liu all despised Li Qi at the same time, but they still responded respectfully: "The Privy Envoy's words will be borne in mind by the lower officials." (To be continued...)