"Your Majesty, now that we have talked about it, let me tell you what I have been thinking about in my heart." Li Mu suddenly sighed, with a look of sadness on his face. Seeing him like this, everyone couldn't help but wonder, what happened to Li Mu?
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Li Mu sighed and said: "I have often been unable to sleep at night in recent days. Why can't I sleep? There are generally two reasons. One of them, I thought, is that there are always some unscrupulous people who want to harm your majesty and they catch up again.
This time of restructuring, there must be some people..." He glanced at Wei Zheng and said leisurely: "You can't be reasonable, but you are willing to gamble and refuse to admit defeat, and you have some evil intentions. For example, you want to manage Xiechi Yuan by yourself.
The laws of the New Deal drag on and on.”
Wei Zheng was not a fool. Li Mu was just about to name him. How could he hold back and glared: "Li Mu! You are so arrogant and arrogant!"
Li Mu quickly took two steps back and shouted: "Old Wei, I'm far away from you. Don't try to pounce on me this time. I've already given you half a year's salary. The family will be in trouble. If you continue to blackmail me,
Once I saw it, my child was born without any clothes!"
These words are very irritating. Who knows that your Li Mu family has a lot of wealth, and your salary is only a few dollars, but it is not enough to wear the satin robe you are wearing. Talking like this is obviously teasing.
Wei Zheng was so angry that his eyes almost popped out, and he said angrily: "Whoever wants your money will send it back to you next court!"
"You can pull me down. I don't want to be accused of colluding with you. Who am I, Li Mu? Folk rumors say: Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, is a genius! He came to this world with a mission. Four
To sum it up, it means: establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations! How can I, an extraordinary person like me, be associated with you!"
"you!"
Li Shimin really couldn't listen anymore and said: "Shut up! Why are you so thick-skinned! What folk rumors, where are the rumors? You clearly made them up yourself! Stop talking nonsense and get down to business. Why are you sleeping?
If you can’t sleep, I’m not interested in hearing it!”
"Okay!" Li Mu quickly stopped, cleared his throat, and said, "I do have something that I am concerned about. In fact, there is nothing to hide about this matter. We might as well be honest. This reform has affected the interests of many people.
For example, the local wealthy families, etc., they will definitely not be convinced, and they must be lucky, thinking that 'the sky is high and the emperor is far away', and they are fooling around, and the court cannot supervise it, and it will pass like a gust of wind."
When Li Mu spoke, many people's faces looked a little ugly. They were all ministers with powerful backgrounds. These words spoke to their hearts. There were indeed people who thought this way, and there were not a few.
"...But how can I, Li Mu, leave such a loophole in my work?" Li Mu's smile gradually became wicked, and he raised his eyebrows three times, making Wei Zheng and others blush with anger: "In order to ensure that the new deal can be implemented, during this period, I will
Can’t sleep every night”
Li Shimin said angrily: "Can you stop saying you can't sleep!"
"I really can't sleep." Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Are you really not allowed to talk?"
Li Shimin was also convinced and didn't bother to correct him, saying: "Okay, you say it."
"I couldn't sleep, so I was thinking about how to prevent these villains from succeeding! I pondered over it, and suddenly an idea flashed through my mind, and I came up with a brilliant plan. Your Majesty, gentlemen, come up and take a look!" Li Mu's
When he got interested, he took out a map from his pocket. This map was not paper, but sheepskin, and it was made with burnt marks, not ink. It would not be damaged after ten years of use. The map Li Mu drew before,
Many people have seen it, and its level of detail far exceeds all previous maps. Basically, it can be said that anyone who can use the map will treat it as a treasure if they get a map drawn by Li Mu.
This sheepskin map is so exquisite that it is obviously not something that can be shown to others casually. And Li Mu carries it with him. It is obvious that today's events are all part of his plan.
Only then did everyone who had been booing realize what Wei Zheng's look meant. They all felt regretful, but there was nothing they could do about it now. The situation was over, and all they could do was watch Li Mu's performance.
Li Mu unfolded the map. It was a map of Guanzhong. He pointed to the dots on the map and said: "These dots represent the big families here, and the box next to it is where the nearest Zhechong Mansion is. Take a look.
, do you have any insights?"
Everyone looked at each other, Li Shimin frowned and said, "Can you stop being so pretentious and just tell me!"
"What I mean is this. Farming can only be done by one person. The Tang Dynasty has just wiped out the Turks and there are no major dangers. The soldiers in this hinterland usually stay here, so why not find some work and cultivate the fields?
.The land that no one has contracted, the excess land, and the land that was abandoned due to the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, with the Zhenguan plow, it is possible to open up wasteland without livestock. The food grown can solve the feeding problem of the soldiers, and the extra
Well, it can be made into grain bricks and used as military rations. How good would that be?"
"Of course, the imperial court cannot let the soldiers work in vain. We can do this. For example, if a Zhechong government reclaims a thousand acres of land, there is no need to pay taxes on the land. In addition to rations, the income from the land can be sold to ordinary people at the price of public grain.
After closing the warehouse, the money obtained will be distributed according to work. The more work you do, the more you get, not according to the size of the official position. Isn't it beautiful? If it is used to allocate grain fields and so on in the future, the court will compensate it with money, which is another source of income."
"It would be even better if the local nobles were dissatisfied and secretly made trouble. Why should the soldiers of the government cultivate the land? They could just kill the tigers on the spot. This is all military merit. Military merit can be exchanged for money, which can be exchanged for military merit.
It’s your own and you don’t have to pay taxes, don’t you feel comfortable?”
When everyone heard this, some people's faces turned pale. Li Mu's plan was really a plan to kill the whole family. Use the soldiers to monitor the big clan. If the big clan is in chaos, the soldiers can get military merits. Military functions can be exchanged for money, and they can also be exchanged for land. The land can also be used.
When a father dies and his son succeeds, there is no need to pay taxes. With so many benefits, even a local son-in-law is useless. After all, the clan cannot afford such conditions. Only the court can afford it, and only the despicable Li Mu can
Only a shameless person can think of it!
It is conceivable that if a wealthy family in a certain place secretly makes some small moves, even if it does not reach the level of rebellion, the local Zhechong Mansion may "come out of the gate" for military glory, let alone those who really want to rebel. With the current military strength of the Tang Dynasty
, among the local wealthy families, which one is the opponent of Zhe Chong Mansion?
What's even more frightening is that this arrangement has the government soldiers tightly entangled, and there is no need for supervision at all. For the sake of profit, every government soldier will supervise with wide eyes. No matter what happens, the court is a vested interest.
Guaranteed profit without loss.
Li Shimin looked through it from beginning to end, and his smile gradually became more sinister. He suddenly discovered that he had always been worried about the unshakable influence of the powerful families in the local area, and finally found a breakthrough. This breakthrough was the land, and people depended on food.
Heaven, where does food come from? It comes from the earth. If you control the earth, you control the rice bowl. No matter how great the influence of the wealthy family is, it can't be greater than the people's rice bowl!
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Li Shimin couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "This plan is a great good, it is true that God is a genius, God is a genius!"
"It's all your Majesty's teachings." Li Mu flattered him at the right time, then looked at Hou Junji and said: "In this way, half of General Hou's troubles have been solved. This year will be a little more difficult and tiring.
We may be able to sell some of the extra military rations that will not be used up next year and make some small money."
Although Hou Junji didn't understand it very well, he understood what Li Mu meant. If you are tired this year, the Ministry of War will not be short of money next year! This is a good thing. Hou Junji also laughed along with him, laughing,
His hand touched the map. Just when his hand was about to touch the map, Li Mu took the map back with lightning speed. Hou Junji failed and could only retract his hand angrily.
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"This is just an arrangement. After all, the main duty of soldiers is not farming, so I have two other arrangements." Li Mu gestured 'yeah', withdrew a finger and said: "The first arrangement is
'Farm' system. The so-called farm means that if there is too much arable land in a place and there are few people, what should we do? Let the people move there to cultivate. To give a simple example, Longyou"
Changsun Wuji's ears immediately stood up. He had always remembered that Li Mu said he would benefit, so didn't this happen?
"... There is little land suitable for farming in Longyou, but there is a lot of land suitable for farming on both sides of the river. Moreover, many people have died due to floods, manpower and animal power have been reduced, and large areas of fields have been laid waste. At this time, we can
Organize the landless people in Longyou to cultivate land on both sides of the Yellow River. If they go over to reclaim the land, the imperial court will give them certain tax exemptions, so that they can earn more and live up to having to leave their hometown."
Another plan to wipe out households! Since ancient times, the migration of people has been a major event. If people from Longyou migrate in large numbers, their sphere of influence will also come over. It is easy to ask gods to send them away, but it is difficult to send them away. When people come, they legally occupy the land, and they still have to pay for it.
Will you leave?
Regardless of how everyone felt, Li Mu continued: "Furthermore, the imperial court also supports private land reclamation. Of course, there are certain requirements, and you cannot cheat and treat the original fields as cultivated land. After all, cultivated land turns out to be not cultivated land."
, cultivated land. For such cultivated land from scratch, the court can exempt it from taxes. However, in order to prevent treacherous villains from taking advantage of the court, certain restrictions must be imposed. For example, if you want to cultivate land, you must do it yourself.
After the ration land and rented land are full, you can cultivate the land only if you do not want to contract the land. Moreover, you must collect half of the public grain for cultivating the land, and it will return to the public after your death."
Hearing this, someone made a mental calculation. For an ordinary farmer, cultivating land does not actually bring much benefit. Because first, each person has ten acres of grain land, and then forty acres of rented land. For an ordinary person, these are
, it’s enough for him to plant. No matter how hard it is to cultivate more, it will return to the public after death, and half of the output will have to be paid to the public grain. It doesn’t make much sense to think about it.
But everyone present is not a common person after all, and they can also understand the intention of Li Mu's move. He just wants to restrict land reclamation. Otherwise, if everyone goes to cultivate land, who will the court turn to to collect taxes? As for the 50% of the public grain, it is for regular use.
Considering closing positions, this is the proper meaning in the question and it is not difficult to analyze it.
At this point, the matter has come to an end. Li Mu's careful planning obviously did not happen overnight. Even if the 'opposition' wanted to object, they would not be able to find any reason for a while.
Just when everyone thought that today's court meeting was about to end, another unexpected person stood up. This person turned out to be Li Mu's stepfather, Tang Jian, Minister of Civil Affairs.
Tang Jian stood up from the court, saluted Li Shimin first, then looked at Li Mu and asked: "Li Mu, I have always been worried, please clarify my confusion. Our dynasty follows the system of the previous dynasty, the land equalization system, the renting system, and the government army system.
, are interrelated and closely related. If you have land, you will have rent, if you have a home, you will have harmony, and if you have a body, you will have mediocrity. You have reformed the land equalization system, and taxes can be collected according to what you said, but this harmony means mediocrity, and capitation
What about taxes, etc.?”
Everyone's eyes turned to Li Mu again, and Li Mu smiled and said: "You misunderstood. What I said before, the so-called 10%, 20%, etc., are actually 'transfer' rather than 'rent' to be precise.
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Everyone was in an uproar and wanted to speak one after another. With so much "adjustment" and extra rent, how could this still allow the people to live?
"Young masters, don't be too angry now. Listen to what I have to say. It won't be too late to get angry again." Li Mu appeased him and explained: "As we all know, rent is land rent, Yong means labor, and Tune means what the land produces, silk, etc.
Linen, cloth, etc. vary, which is very cumbersome. In addition, there is a poll tax. The New Deal is much simpler, the so-called 10% or 20%. I have already said that crops grown in different places are different. What is produced, what is paid
.This itself is equivalent to "transfer", and the poll tax is merged with the original "rent", and it is apportioned into acres, that is, each piece of land is allocated a share of the existing poll tax, and it will be allocated to each piece of land in the future.
As the population grows, there will be no more tax increases. In other words, the head tax and land rent are merged into a new "land rent", the head tax will be gone, and the new population will no longer need to pay the head tax. As land reclamation increases,
The more there are, the less and less the tax will be for each acre of land, and the pressure on the people will be lighter and lighter."
"After talking about rent, transfer, and poll tax, let's go back to the 'yong'. The imperial court originally stipulated that every soldier must serve twenty days of corvee every year, plus two days in leap years, to be considered as a regular servant. If there is no need for other
If you serve, you can pay the standard of three feet of silk or three feet, seven inches and five cents of cloth per day, and pay the amount for twenty days in lieu of service. This is called Yong."
"But I think this rule is very inappropriate. Because it is very unfair to the 'poor people'. Everyone has the same obligation to serve in the imperial court, but under the current system, the rich only need to contribute
It is very inappropriate to assign this obligation to the poor who cannot afford the mediocre payment for a small price and make them do more work."