"I thank you Lord for your kindness!" Xu Huizu and others knelt down and cheered.
This is really a great thing for them! Although they are not short of money, who would dislike having more money? Besides, except for the Lan family, other families have many children. On the one hand, they have strict requirements for their children, but they are not
As a parent, who doesn’t want to leave as much wealth as possible for their children, especially if they have only one title, and more money should be left for children without titles.
What's more, some families still have clansmen (the clansmen of other families died in the war or starved to death in the late Yuan Dynasty), and they cannot be ignored. Letting them have income can also reduce their own burden.
More importantly, Song Taizu who implemented this policy did not kill ministers. Not long ago, Yunxi deposed Chen Huan, which caused panic among Zhang Yi and others. Even if they seem to be fine now, there is no guarantee what will happen in the future;
But if this policy continues, their descendants will be safe.
However, there are still people who are happy but still have a trace of vigilance. Even Song Taizu did not allocate the blacksmith workshop to his noble ministers. Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, the noble ministers were treated favorably and allowed to do business, but the noble ministers were not involved in government affairs.
There is almost no room for words; but now His Majesty has opened the Five City School to train our noble children, and it is clear that he must be reused. Isn't Your Majesty afraid of unspeakable things?" Xu Huizu thought to himself.
He looked at Yunxi, but Yunxi just looked at them with a smile. After they calmed down, he said: "I'm not afraid of you getting rich. You are all as rich as the noble families of the Song Dynasty. I don't care. But you have to
Remember: 1. After these workshops and steel plants are transferred to your name, you must pay taxes according to regulations and do not have the right to tax exemption."
"Two, I only allow you to get involved in the steel industry now. You cannot get involved in other businesses without my permission."
"Third, I have a request for you. The fields under your name must obey my will. The farmers on the fields must do whatever I tell them to do."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty also owns shares in the steel factory, and must pay taxes according to regulations?" "Your Majesty, I must not get involved in the business that Your Majesty does not allow you to get involved in." "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do with the farmland?" everyone said one after another.
"Even if you have my shares, you still have to pay taxes! Not only that, I also plan to make them pay taxes on the imperial stores under the jurisdiction of the Neiguan Yamen."
Yunxi answered the first question first, but did not explain much, but immediately talked about the second thing: "Not only are you absolutely not allowed to get involved in those businesses that I don't allow you to get involved in, even if your tribe and subordinates are not allowed to get involved,
No one is allowed to get involved in those trades."
"Thirdly, when I was in Kaifeng, I conducted a study together with the Crown Prince of Zhou." He roughly talked about the content of the study. "I was also worried about the people's unwillingness to farm, but I thought it could not be forced by the government.
Let them return to their hometowns to farm. Besides, there are fewer people in the Ming Dynasty and more land. I think we can try to change the method of farming that has been used for thousands of years."
"Furthermore, Fang Mingqian brought back many seeds of new crops when he returned to Beijing this time. I will also give some seeds to you so that you can eat them instead of always asking me for them. These seeds have never been produced in Ming Dynasty, and farmers have never grown them.
I'm afraid the planting is not good; and it happens that one of the soldiers brought back by Fang Mingqian has planted it, so I want him to give guidance to all farmers who plant new crops." After saying this, Yunxi made a joke: "Chang Qing, wait for this year's harvest.
Now, you don’t have to come to me for chili peppers and peanuts.”
"Haha." Everyone apologized for a few words, but while they were laughing, they had already begun to think about what Yunxi had just said. They did not understand the purpose of Yunxi's repeated emphasis that "they must not get involved in those businesses that are not allowed to get involved", but since His Majesty
They attach such great importance to it, and the steel industry is so profitable, so they will not offend His Majesty.
They are also puzzled about paying taxes, but now they have just taken the opportunity to make a lot of money in vain. They don't care about this small amount of tax, and they will not object now. What they really don't understand, let alone support, is that His Majesty wants to use
their land.
Things like farming have been the same for thousands of years. Although His Majesty the Emperor has personally planted the land, it is only symbolic. How can it be compared with the old farmers who have been farming the land all their lives? If something goes wrong in the end, their fields will be
The problem of no harvest is a minor matter. They are short of rent for a year anyway, and it doesn't even matter if they even contribute money to feed the farmers. But the impact on His Majesty's reputation is a big deal. If the civil servants impeach Your Majesty on this ground, Your Majesty will probably have to issue a criminal edict; what's more,
, civil servants can completely use the topic to their advantage and take advantage of it to deal with nobles, and they will be unable to defend themselves when the time comes, and I am afraid they will have to spit out something.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how your Majesty wants to change the method of farming that has been used for thousands of years, but I think that everything should be safe first. Why not first allocate a small area to implement the method that your Majesty wants to adopt, and then promote it if it is effective?" Xue Ning
Said. As Yunxi's father-in-law, he said this more appropriately than others.
"That's all." Yunxi glanced around them and saw that everyone's expressions were obviously supporting Xue Ning, and he also understood that they were doing it for his own good, so he thought about it and decided not to insist anymore: "I will order each of you to
I will set aside a hundred acres of land, half in the middle and half in the middle, and half in the upper half. I will also use several thousand acres of land in the imperial village for experiments."
"However, I can give many good things to the farmers who are cultivating the experimental fields this year. Not only will I give them the best farm tools, but each family will also give a free cattle. If there is no harvest, I will give each family food to feed them for a year. We will wait for the promotion next year.
But there is no such benefit."
If an ordinary farmer heard about Yun Xi's conditions, he would rather risk the harvest to get these things. The best farm tools cost at least a few guan, and the cattle cost tens of guan, and the total harvest in a year would be nothing.
so much.
But the people present were not ordinary farmers, and the benefits were not given to them, so they all praised in unison: "Your Majesty is wise." There were no other unnecessary words.
Yunxi was a little depressed, but he soon adjusted it. As the emperor's daily criticism and reply memorial, he saw too many things that bothered him, and this one was no exception. And he was still thinking in his mind: "Waiting for a good harvest this year"
Oh, let me see how you regret it!'
He and these people ordered a few more things, and finally said: "My dear friends, I want to tell you one more thing, you must not forget about the government because of the steel factory and the blacksmith workshop. The Governor's Office must do it as soon as possible.
Get your errands in order."
"And you don't have to worry, I will allow you to get involved in more money-making businesses in the future. I want to rule the world with you, how can I make your dear family poor?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." (To be continued)