Wei Zheng couldn't answer. In fact, he knew nothing about farming, and it was difficult to find loopholes.
"...The so-called "more" is only 10% more. For 20% of the rent, you can't find such a landlord in the world. Public food is not given for free, the court has to spend money, this cannot be counted.
Inside the rent." Changsun Chong looked at Wei Zheng's expression, smiled, and said: "To be honest, this article made by my teacher is exactly for the wealthy families. Compared with the wealthy families who have the opportunity to contract land in the future,
In the past, there would have been 20% more taxes and 30% more public grain."
Although Wei Zheng didn't understand farming, he could calculate the accounts. The apparent account was that the clans had to pay 20% more rent every year for the extra land, but in fact, they still had 30% of the public grain, which they no longer received.
In other words, even if the price of grain goes up, they can't keep 30% of the grain because they have to pay the public grain and send it to Changpingcang to be controlled by the court.
Moreover, even so, according to Li Mu's design, it is still unknown whether the clan can 'contract' their existing fields. It is really a plan to wipe out every family!
Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "You have done so brilliantly, aren't you afraid of local riots?"
Changsun Chong said calmly: "What kind of commotion? I can't understand what Wei Gong said. My mentor said that we must believe in your majesty, think about the imperial court, and believe in the millions of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. Only by using the taxes we can get to raise soldiers can we defend the country and stabilize the territory."
Any commotion, in front of the invincible armor of the Tang Dynasty, will be like a chicken and a dog, not worth mentioning."
"You have to know that most of the people who farm now are local wealthy families, not ordinary people. If they suffer too much loss, they will simply stop farming. It is Li Mu who can farm these millions of hectares of land.
, or can you and I?”
"Teacher, there is another way!" Changsun Chong said more and more confidently. He had heard about Wei Zheng's eloquence before, and when they really fought, he found that the pressure Wei Zheng brought to him was far less than that brought by Li Mu. He could
If you don't stutter when facing Li Mu, you can talk eloquently when facing Wei Zheng: "My mentor once said that as long as your majesty is confident, he has a hundred ways to solve this problem. Although there are difficulties, you can't compromise in any case. If your majesty wants to
If he compromises, he will ignore it entirely and not implement the New Deal at all."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Did he really say that in private?"
Changsun Chong nodded and said: "My mentor said so, because this is the key. If your Majesty compromises, you will surely fall short in the long run."
"This bastard!" Li Shimin snorted and said, "Then tell me first, how does he plan to solve this problem?"
"The teacher said that it is easy to find people who farm. Some people just have too much land for them to get used to. Anyone can do it. There are people who want to farm. For example, he heard that Longyou is suitable for farming.
There is very little land, and many people have to make a living by grazing. If the land is given to them for farming, I believe that the fertile land will attract many people to move there, set up farms, and specialize in farming. If someone in the local area disobeys the imperial court
, it is easy to make trouble secretly. You can send a group of people to accompany you, farm on the spot, and take care of the migrating people. You can also let the people spontaneously organize young people to protect the fields. The people of Longyou have been dealing with Turks and barbarians all the year round.
You won’t suffer a loss. After three to five years, if these uncooperative people want to farm, I’m afraid there won’t be any land for them to farm.”
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji and other noble family members were immediately happy. If they really act like this, the pattern of five surnames and seven hopes will definitely change. The nobles who have obtained the land will definitely not miss this opportunity to strengthen their families.
The reason why the clans are prosperous is because they are rooted in the land, and what the nobles lack is land. For the land, these military nobles will not hesitate to fight a war.
The officials from Shandong noble families all turned pale. They were conquered by Li Tang, who was born in the military aristocracy of Longyou, and they knew in their hearts that they would not be able to defeat them. They could not defeat them then, and they can't even think about it now. The shadow of the war has not dissipated yet.
, Do you want to fight again? It’s better not to try it!
Wei Zheng pursed his lips and was speechless. He thought that Changsun would not be his opponent when he rushed out of the formation, but he now understood that it did not matter who came out of the formation, but that Li Mu had already calculated this matter into his bones, even if
He is a seven-year-old Meng boy. As long as he memorizes his teachings, he can still compete with other scholars.
Li Shimin was in a good mood when he saw Wei Zheng defeated. But as Li Mu said during the banquet in the valley, the art of emperors lies in balance. Now that Wei Zheng is at a disadvantage, and Changsun Chong is victorious, Li Shimin cannot completely ignore it, and strikes at the right time.
: "Chong'er, my words were reckless. No matter whether they are nobles, nobles or ordinary people, they are all my good subjects. As long as they have no different intentions, I love them all. I believe that all the nobles will be able to forgive them for assassinating me.
Likewise, you understand my painstaking efforts and support my new policy." After a pause, he asked again: "Wei Aiqing, what do you think?"
Wei Zheng's cheeks twitched and he said: "My, my thoughts are the same as your Majesty's."
"Hahaha..." Li Shimin laughed and said, "Okay, that's the end of the discussion. Chong'er, please present the document and I'll take a closer look at it next time. Many detailed terms still need to be discussed slowly.
"Eunuch Gao presented the memorial. Li Shimin flipped through it and saw a few names at the signature, and asked: "Did you really write this memorial? Are you all from the Datang Technical School?"
"Yes, it was written under the guidance of my mentor."
"You are truly your mentor!" Li Shimin smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if Li Mu makes arrogant words, the facts are here. Regardless of how he teaches, the students he teaches are indeed talents. I am very pleased."
The conversation changed and Li Shimin asked again: "We will discuss this matter tomorrow. Is there anything else that can be discussed?"
"My lord, I have this memorial."
Li Shimin looked over and saw that it was still the green robe at the entrance of the palace. Li Shimin frowned slightly and said: "Who are you? Come forward and speak."
Xu Ji took a deep breath and stood out of the queue. When everyone saw that it was a man in green robe, they knew for sure that he must be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Your Majesty, Xu Ji, is appointed as the sixth-rank director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is ordered to deal with matters related to Turkic commerce and trade. Here are the regulations agreed upon by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau on this matter. Your Majesty, please read it."
Eunuch Gao went to take the memorial. Li Shimin couldn't help but frown, and complained as he turned over it, saying: "Li Mu doesn't do anything now? How come I give him one thing, and he shirks another one? It's so disrespectful."
"Like words" was halfway through, when suddenly Li Shimin saw the contents of the book and closed his mouth. After reading it, he handed the book to Eunuch Gao and said: "Take it to Zhongshu and save it, and write down the edict. If you love me,
If you have nothing else to do, I'll go take a look and take a look at this charter. If I remember correctly, the departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have only been established for less than a month. Look at what they have come up with! I will take care of all the three provinces and six ministries.