Outside the wedding hall, the heavy rain was still falling.
After deciding on land reform, Chen Mu turned his attention to the issue of liberating the population.
He said: "The arrival of new crops will inevitably drive food growth. As food grows, the population will begin to grow. The country does not need so many people to engage in agriculture, so it must develop new industries and provide jobs."
Many ministers in the audience did not understand many new words, but they could also sense what he meant, which was to let everyone have their own job arrangements.
Someone asked: "If you don't work in agriculture, will you participate in the handicraft manufacturing industry that the Prime Minister mentioned?"
Chen Mu shook his head and said: "Who said that people are needed to expand overseas, and people are also needed to build places. At least for now, once the food problem is solved, the industrial chain of Dahan cannot be cut off, but everyone should have something to do."
"How does the Prime Minister plan to resettle those people?"
Someone asked again.
Chen Mu said: "In my opinion, the population of the Han Dynasty is still too small. After the people are divided into acres and taxes are reduced, I hope to usher in a baby boom and the country encourages births. We also hope to abolish slavery, make everyone equal, and let the landlords be powerful.
If you want to have slaves to serve you, you have to sign an employment contract!"
As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent again. Why are the ones who are always injured by big families like them? How many people can there be in this clan? The real Dingkou are mostly servants in the family, for example, the Mi Zhu family has tens of thousands of servants.
Now that slavery has been abolished and everyone is equal, how can the dignity of these powerful landowners be reflected? Who will dress and feed them?
As an aristocratic gentleman with clothes to eat and mouth to eat, many of Chen Mu's policies were really difficult for them to accept.
However, Chen Mu glanced around and saw that they were silent. He sneered and said, "I know what everyone is thinking. Do you think those in power should be served? Can you improve your thinking? It's time to change the old habits.
.Chen She, Wu Guang, princes and generals Xiang Ning have the guts to say that a century-old family and a thousand-year dynasty are just passing clouds."
"Is there any wealthy family in this world that has been around for hundreds of years? If it is not managed well, within decades or even just a few years, the family will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed. What is a real wealthy family? It is dedication to the country and fighting with the country.
Only by sharing weal and woe, serving the country, and caring about the interests of the country in everything can we achieve long-term prosperity."
"Think about it, you think a big family should own ten thousand acres of fertile land, or thousands of hectares of land, right? But you, with just a few hundred members of your entire clan, have occupied land that can support thousands or even tens of thousands of people, then what?
What should everyone else do?”
"One or two are okay, but there are countless aristocratic families in the world, and the people who are oppressed are millions or even tens of millions. These people who don't have enough to eat will raise their weapons, like Chen She, Wu Guang, Fan Chong and Zhang Jiao, and rush in
Luoyang, loot your family and slaughter all their people!"
"Zuo Zhuan" says: Without the skin, how can the hair be attached? You still can't understand clearly that your land wealth comes from the state, and your status and power come from the people. Without the country and the people, you have nothing.
None. The so-called aristocratic families are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They cannot take a long-term view. How can we ensure that the clan will survive forever?"
At the end of the sentence, Chen Mu scolded him sternly and loudly.
He knew that these words would soon spread to the ears of families all over the world.
Because the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as many officials, were more or less closely related to the famous families in the world.
Some of them are aristocratic families themselves, some are married to wealthy families, and some are disciples and former officials, forming a huge network of relationships.
Therefore, his words were not so much meant for the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty as they were a reminder to the world's aristocratic families - that is, their power and wealth come from the country and the people.
In the past, the administration of the country was often completed by ministers from aristocratic families. It was impossible for the emperor to accomplish everything by himself, and he could only use eunuchs to achieve his goals barbarically.
Liu Bei now has an efficient and intelligent staff group, a cohesive government agency, and a brutal and powerful military force.
This means that after breaking away from the bureaucracy and the family group, Liu Bei can do a lot of things on his own.
Even replacing the entire bureaucracy will do, because he has his own source of talent reserves, which is Taishan Academy.
In the past, the emperor had no way to deal with the entire bureaucracy and aristocratic groups, but now the fate of these people is in the hands of the imperial power.
Be obedient and be polite.
disobedient.
Then Liu Bei and the interest groups he represents will help you show your dignity.
And now there is another opportunity.
That is, if you also participate in this interest group, the country can at least preserve certain privileges for your direct descendants.
For example, hereditary titles and some fixed assets.
Let these aristocratic families who have taken refuge under Liu Bei's banner not be left with nothing.
The sound echoed in the hall.
After a long time, Yang Biao raised his hand and asked, "I would like to ask the Prime Minister, how can the family share weal and woe with the country?"
This is the issue that wealthy families are most concerned about.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Those who have made meritorious service to the imperial court will be given a title. As long as they do not make any serious mistakes, they will be hereditary and retire with the country."
Yang Biao nodded and said nothing.
Occasionally, some of the ministers in the palace would sigh, but they would just sigh silently.
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, the power of powerful families has been weakened, and a strong government and a huge talent reserve academy have appeared, and they are simply unable to compete.
Now they are giving the family a decent end. As long as they hand over the land in their hands and break their privileges, at least future generations will retain their wealth.
If there are outstanding children in the family, and they are in high positions and take care of them, the family may be able to continue to prosper.
Even if it cannot go back to what it was like before, the family occupies tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of acres of land and is served by hundreds or thousands of slaves.
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Chen Mu looked indifferently at the representatives of the interests of these powerful families below.
He is already considered kind, because although he is cutting off flesh from wealthy families, at least he is not cutting it across the board and leaves them with a certain amount of leeway.
If you are more ruthless, you can directly eliminate this class.
The power of aristocratic families comes from the control and interpretation of knowledge, and now the existence of Taishan Academy is a sharp knife thrust into the power of aristocratic families.
Chen Mu only needs to replace all the officials from aristocratic families in the entire court with those from poor families in the academy, and then send people to various places to inspect the fields and family properties, release the slaves in their mansions, and cut off their foundations, so that they can be freed.
Lost the ascending channel.
And the most ruthless move is to reduce their mental and reputation levels.
The entire Han Dynasty ran newspapers and publicized to the people every day the dangers of powerful families. They also wrote several signed articles, severely denounced the slavery system as cultivating the servility of the Han people, and guided public opinion from an official position to attack the powerful classes of powerful families.
At that time, the powerful class of aristocratic families will be defeated from three aspects: form, body and spirit. It won't take long for everyone to shout and beat them, and eventually they will be completely swept into the dust.
This is the general trend. No matter how powerful the family is, it cannot stop the wheels of history from rolling by.
But now Chen Mu has preserved a trace of dignity for them.
This dignity is not a sign of kindness.
But now Chen Mu, to a certain extent, can be regarded as the representative of the family's interests.
Since the rise of Chen Mu, the Puyin Chen family has begun to ascend to heaven.
Chen Meng and other relatives served as mid-level officers in the army. After graduating from Taishan Academy, his younger brother Chen Zhi also started working at the grassroots level. Now, at only thirty-four years old, he is already a fifth-rank county magistrate.
In addition, the Chen family owns tens of thousands of acres of land in Qingzhou, which was basically a reward from Liu Bei and purchased after the family became rich.
As the saying goes, if you are poor in the busy city and have no one to care about you, if you are rich in the mountains you have distant relatives.
Relatives from all walks of life suddenly appeared, looking for connections and favors from Chen Mu's parents. Even Luo Fu's clan was in trouble, and there were a lot of troubles.
Chen Mu once thought about cutting off the clan, but the national conditions of the Han Dynasty made it difficult for him to completely separate the clan.
The Han Dynasty's rule of filial piety was no joke; it was a basic national policy.
Even two thousand years later, the concept of clan has reached a very weak point, but in southern regions such as Fujian and Jiangxi, the power of clans maintained by blood is still very strong.
If Chen Mu does not abide by the inherent national conditions of the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that even Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei will have opinions about him. This is a matter of basic principle.
So although he wanted to make a clean cut, he couldn't do it due to his own situation, so he could only hold his nose and admit it, leaving the family a way out.
And in order to prevent the aristocratic family from having an excuse to criticize, he must also start with his own clan and hand over most of the rewarded land, leaving only a small part of the land for the clan members, and not allowing them to keep slaves and specialize.
The consequences of doing this will definitely be poked in the back by the clan members. After all, everyone only cares about their own interests. Now that Chen Mu wants to harm the interests of the clan for the sake of the country, there must be disharmonious voices jumping out and saying what is wrong with him, Great Sage Chen.
How about it.
The mouthful cannot be opened.
A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an anthill. If this hole is opened, then all the famous families in the world will have excuses.
When the time comes, the ministers and officials of the Manchu Dynasty will criticize you, saying that you, Chen Mu, talk about asking the world's aristocratic families to hand over their land, but you don't lead by example and make special arrangements. How can you convince the public?
Therefore, he could only bear the pain of being poked in the back by his clan members, and he could not say that he would deny reform, a major national issue, for the sake of his clan.
The land reform was for the sake of population, and the abolition of slavery was also for the sake of population. The current Han country is really short of people.
It takes a lot of people to build a canal, to expand overseas, to expand food production, and to develop light industry.
This series of reform measures is aimed at allowing the population to grow and reproduce rapidly.
It's just that whether it is land reform or the population liberation movement, it can only be said to be the most important part of the First Five-Year Plan, but making a comprehensive plan is by no means a matter of a day or two.
We are just proposing the plan now, and the actual implementation will start almost next year.
Because at present, all plans are only preliminary drafts, and they must be revised, details improved, and there are no problems before they can be promoted and implemented throughout the country.
The First Five-Year Plan involves many fields, including seven major sectors: economy, politics, agriculture, military, science and technology, construction and education.
In agriculture alone, land reform, promotion of new crops, land reclamation, land measurement, liquidation and registration, and other issues involving hundreds of millions of acres of farmland across the country are bound to be huge projects.
From the morning meeting until lunch in the afternoon, the entire topic was about land reform and population liberation. Every detail had to be discussed and determined.
Behind Chen Mu, Lu Yize held a writing brush and took notes. By the time the meeting ended in the evening, everyone in the meeting had written down a book.
This is even just the first revised opinion on agriculture and household registration, and the specific content needs to be discussed in depth again.
In this regard, Sikong Zhongfu, who was responsible for household registration management, and Wang Yi, the agricultural minister, became the main officials involved, and a special team had to be formed to carry out re-planning.
The current three ministers and nine ministers can actually be regarded as various departments in our country, and the cabinet is equivalent to the State Council, responsible for national governance planning.
Originally, there were only about 20 subordinate officials in the Sikong Department. After the official restructuring, the number has reached more than 70, ranging from the ninth grade to the first grade. If you include the unqualified section officials, clerks, and clerks, the number exceeds three or four.
Hundreds of people.
This is only the subordinate officials in Luoyang. If they were nationwide, the number would be even greater.
The same is true for Da Sinong. The number of officials has increased sharply. The people who fill the vacancies in this area are naturally officials from Taishan Academy.
So from a certain perspective, although aristocratic families occupy many middle- and high-level official positions, most of the middle- and lower-level officials come from Liu Bei's talent reserve base.
The orders from superiors also need to be implemented by subordinates. If you control the grassroots officials, you can control the situation.
This is one of the main reasons why Chen Mu is not afraid of the family's counterattack.
He even considered establishing a political party, because political parties have a good effect on the cohesion of officials, and can easily unite all parties within the party to cooperate with the outside world. At the same time, they are very beneficial to controlling the grassroots.
However, establishing a political party was too far ahead of its time, and I was afraid that the gains would outweigh the losses, so I gave up in the end and just extended it in line with the current national conditions and politics of the Han Dynasty.
The reform meeting on agriculture and household registration alone lasted two days, and it was finally decided that Sikong and the Ministry of Agriculture would set up a special team to fill in the details. Once the overall reform is completed and the plan is come up, it will be approved by the cabinet meeting.
Implement.
Next is the economy, how to develop industry and commerce, taxation, manufacturing, light industry, service industry and other economic development that can be implemented in the early stage.
Chen Mu is an expert in this area and has already made appropriate plans.
As for those ministers, not to mention they understood economics, they didn't even know what many professional terms meant. They were stunned by Chen Mu's economics talk. They couldn't understand it at all. It was very smooth.
Various resolutions were passed.
If they understand economics, they will regret it in the future.
Because many of Chen Mu's bills are mostly to protect self-employed people, small manufacturing and service industries, and there are many restrictions on large enterprises, unlike in the United States in later generations, as long as large enterprises have money, they will give the green light all the way.
Although there are currently no big companies in Dahan, don't forget that the steam age is coming. Maybe twenty years from now, the first industrial revolution will officially begin.
By that time, evil capitalists will inevitably emerge and begin to brutally oppress the working class.
Therefore, it is key to take precautions and apply patches in advance.
They, the ministers, still have a lot of energy and power in their hands. If they sell their land immediately and invest in the textile industry and factories at this time, they will become the first batch of capitalists twenty years later.
But no one understood economics, let alone the power of the steam engine and the spinning jenny. Therefore, in a daze, Chen Mu quickly passed numerous economic bills.
As an expert in economics, the proposal he proposed is very complete. It can be said that as long as the future rulers do not change his policies, or even make further additions to his policies, then the capitalists will not be able to build anything for at least a hundred years.
The storm is coming.
This includes not only subsidies, funding, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises, but also protection and assistance for self-employed individuals, the service industry, and workers, as well as the rudimentary establishment of labor laws, as well as framework restrictions for large factories and large enterprises.
For example, they charge heavy taxes on capitalists, supervise enterprises and factories, and even morally kidnap big businessmen. Like officials, they are officially judged on their moral character.
To summarize, this item is to rate large capitalists whose assets reach a certain level.
Whoever contributes the most to society will have a higher moral ranking and enjoy more privileges.
Such as title, tax reduction, reputation, low-interest loans, government support, etc.
Those capitalists with low contributions, low moral character, and low rankings not only do not have titles, but will also be taxed heavily, banks will not provide loans, and the public reputation will also plummet.
The most typical example is that in the early days of the founding of our country, a patriotic businessman, Mr. Huo, smuggled a large amount of supplies for the country and made great contributions to our country's fight against U.S. aggression and aid to Korea. Therefore, when he died, he was draped in the national flag and enjoyed a state funeral, and his reputation reached its peak.
Some capitalists, on the other hand, suck the blood of the people, but declare 996 blessings to the outside world every day. The result is that their reputations are completely ruined, and they become like rats on the street, and everyone calls for beatings.
Now Chen Mu's economic proposal is very comprehensive, covering all aspects, including policies, laws, regulations, selections, patents, etc. It will neither allow capitalists to take advantage of the loopholes, nor will the kind of people who are serious about R&D and creation be confused by government policies.
It cannot be produced.
The final content addition will be handed over to the Shaofu responsible for the economy to set up a special team to refine it.
In the next more than a month, the entire Dahan senior management conducted a more comprehensive and detailed study around the First Five-Year Plan.
Military reform, educational reform, scientific and technological development, construction planning.
For example, in the construction plan, the most important thing in the first five-year plan is the construction of two canals.
The first one is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Opening up the waterway from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River, then from the Huaihe River to Luoyang, and finally from Luoyang to Youzhou, the overall framework is similar to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal after the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The second one is to open the Beijing Grand Canal.
From the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, it connects to the Yangtze River, Hanshui River, Feishui River, and finally the Tongji Canal, which is connected to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Compared to the former, the latter is easier.
Because the sweat of the Xiangjiang River and the Yangtze River are connected together, Cao Cao opened the canal from Luoyang to Nanyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was used as a grain transport canal to prepare for the Battle of Chibi.
It's just that their intersection is in Jiangxia. If you go north by river, you have to take a long detour.
Therefore, it is necessary to find the nearest connection point between the Han River and the Xiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Once connected, it will be a straight line going north, and there is no need to take a long detour.
certainly.
At present, Jingzhou has not yet been recovered, so the second one is tentatively decided, and the first Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is currently being built.
In terms of military affairs, this year we will go north to force Lu Bu to surrender.
Then from next year to the year after that, first pacify Xiliang and Jingzhou, and finally surround Sichuan and pacify Bashu, striving to unify the Han Dynasty within three years.
There were also discussions on education, science and technology, and politics, and the meeting lasted as long as one and a half months.
Senior officials such as the Duke of Manchu and other dynasties would discuss national policies there every day when they went to work, and they would spend the whole day chatting.
The only policy not mentioned is about Qingzhou's overseas expansion.
The court officials had nothing to do with this matter.
Because until now, there is no specific department to govern overseas affairs.
Currently, it is under the direct leadership of Chen Mu, which is equivalent to being directly under the State Council. The ministries of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers have no jurisdiction, so naturally they cannot speak.
During this discussion, which lasted for more than a month, the country's first five-year plan was almost completed.
The rest is to add details, officially start implementation, and discover and solve problems during the implementation process.
The most eye-catching thing about the Han Dynasty at present is not the current discussion of the country's future policies by the top management of the Manchu Dynasty.
But as the military discussion ended, the minister issued an edict and headed north to merge the states.