Chapter 14 The prince came forward to ask for pardon from Lin Che "'Sharing one's share of the land'? Officials and gentry work as errands and pay for food as one body?"
Zhu Ping's expression was obviously stagnant.
He had never heard such a term before, and he was stunned.
In a secret room separated by a wall.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao also looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.
Seeing that Zhu Zhen didn't understand the meaning of "sharing the land" and "the officials and the gentry work as errands and pay the grain as one".
Lin Che poured herself a glass of wine and explained slowly:
"'Sharing Ding into Mu', also known as land and Ding unification, is a system that merges the currently practiced Ding Yin into land tax and collects taxes."
"To put it simply, farmers no longer need to pay poll tax. Farmers pay as much tax as they have land."
"Officials and gentry work as errands and pay taxes as one body" means that officials and gentry must also perform corvee and pay taxes just like the common people."
"Once these two systems are implemented, they will break the privileges of the official and gentry classes and fill up the depression of obligations."
"This will leave the officials and gentry with nowhere to hide the population and nominal land that they have hidden through privileges."
"In this way, can you imagine how much more revenue the Ming Dynasty's treasury will generate?"
"What's more important is to completely eliminate the land annexation trend and ease social conflicts."
Lin Che looked at Zhu Ming scratching her ears and cheeks with a confused look on her face.
He knew that what he said today was a bit over the top.
The policies we are talking about today about "sharing the land between the peasants and farmers" and "the officials and the gentry working together as errands and receiving food from the same people" are policies that will appear hundreds of years later and are beyond the control of this second generation of distinguished nobles.
But he knew someone could understand.
really--
The secret room next door.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao also changed their expressions.
The surprise in his eyes was the same.
a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang just recovered from his thoughts and expressed heartfelt emotion.
"This guy is truly a god, he can actually come up with such an ingenious plan."
Different from Zhu Xi.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while and quickly realized the profound meaning.
What Lin Che said was that land reform and reform of the tax system were the fundamental solutions to the economic and social conflicts in the Ming Dynasty.
The country's land will be re-measured and household registration will be thoroughly checked.
He thought about it.
Only by re-measuring the land and thoroughly checking the household registration can we find out the true situation of the bottom class of the Ming Dynasty.
What Lin Che said coincided with her own thoughts.
The reason why it was not implemented.
This is because not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, state affairs were complicated.
In the north, the remnants of the Beiyuan Dynasty were still alive, and in the south, King Liang was always ready to make a move.
However, the re-measurement of land and the census of household registration involve too many aspects and the workload is too great.
In the court, as the Zhedong Group gradually declined, the Huaixi Group became the dominant one.
The imperial court is about to become the only talking point for Huaixi people.
Seeing that the power of Zhongshu Province is getting stronger and stronger.
Hu Weiyong controlled the government with the support of Huaixi nobles headed by Li Shanchang.
He often disagrees with himself on major decision-making issues.
I just took advantage of this incident to give the Huaixi Group a good beating.
only--
He had never heard of this concept of "sharing a small family's share of the land" and "the officials and gentry working together as servants and collecting food as one body".
How is this guy's head so long?
Weird nouns emerge in endlessly.
Although he had never heard of it, "the officials and the gentry work together as servants and pay for the food."
But after some explanation from Lin Che.
Lao Zhu immediately felt that this policy was very practical.
It can be regarded as a good medicine to solve the current land annexation problem.
I think that when he formulated the policy of public land subsidy and salary, his consideration was one-sided.
He did not expect that doing so would lead to land annexation later.
Moreover, this land annexation is getting more and more intense.
This greatly shook the tax foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
If Lin Che's two suggestions are adopted, the loopholes in the public land subsidy tax policy will be perfectly not only reduces the burden on farmers, curbs the trend of land annexation, but also significantly increases national taxes.
It can be said to serve multiple purposes.
Shan Zhubiao, who was writing down notes on the side, also stopped writing, thoughtfully.
He was not as thorough as his father thought, but he also gained a lot of insights.
He was even more impressed with Lin Che's profound knowledge.
Now it seems that the countermeasures I mentioned yesterday can only be said to be too superficial.
Although it has some effect on land annexation, it cannot eliminate its root cause.
Lin Che's strategy of "sharing the land with the peasants" and "operating with both officials and gentry to pay for the food" directly hit the mark.
Solve the problem of land annexation at its root.
It is simply turning decay into magic.
This is a God-given strategy, sir, you are truly a man of God!
Zhu Biao admired secretly in his heart.
At this time, Lao Zhu spoke:
"Boss, what do you think of Lin Che's idea?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from his chair, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly towards Zhu Biao.
The torches on the wall swayed and made a crackling sound.
Zhu Yuanzhang's figure was like a big mountain, pressing towards Zhu Biao who was sitting there recording.
"Father, I think that Lin Che is young but mature in planning for the country, and the strategies she plans are rare and good strategies for governing the country."
"If such a talented person can be used by my father, why worry that our Ming Dynasty will not be able to last for a long time?"
"My son, I sincerely ask my father to issue a decree to pardon Lin Che and boldly activate her."
Zhu Biao put down his pen, stood up from his chair, and bowed deeply to Zhu Yuanzhang.
As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao to study government affairs with him since the founding of the country.
In the sixth year of Hongwu's reign, political affairs have been ordered to this day, and the prince's punishment has been issued. After understanding, he will be informed. '
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Biao full authority to handle political affairs. The ministers' memorials were processed by the prince and reported to the emperor.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's deliberate training, Zhu Biao already had extremely skilled political abilities and political vision.
The strategy Lin Che proposed just now to deal with land annexation made Zhu Biao feel bright.
The idea Lin Che came up with was something she couldn't come up with even if she tried hard.
Even Liu Bowen, who was once known as the best counselor of the Ming Dynasty, would be willing to give in to Lin Che who was full of tricks.
How could such a talented person be reduced to a prison?
Killing him would be a waste of natural resources! For a moment, I felt a pity for talent.
Zhu Biao had to kneel down to Lao Zhu to save Lin Che.
Hear this.
Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes fell on Zhu Biao for a long time.
After keeping his young mother silent, Zhu Yuanzhang looked away and educated him:
"Don't jump to conclusions!"
"Whether this person is a wise man or a maniac who talks on paper, we need to further investigate."
Seeing the excitement on Prince Zhu Biao's face, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much expression.
"However, we can forgive him for committing the crime of deceiving the emperor and committing great disrespect."
"Are you satisfied now?"
After Zhu Biao heard this, he smiled.
During the Hongwu Dynasty, the only person who could persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to stop killing was the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, except Queen Ma.
"Father Emperor Shengming!"
"Congratulations to my father for getting a good minister. I, the Ming Dynasty general, will make the country long-lasting."
"My father, Mr. Bowen, a good minister of the world, lost his power, and now he has Mr. Lin, a great talent in the world. This is..."
Before Zhu Biao could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him with a serious look.
"Stop flattering him now. Let's forgive him for the crime of disrespect."
"I didn't say...let him join the court as an official."
"Boss, for the sake of a king, you can't be too simple."
"As an emperor, you don't just do whatever you want. You have to balance all aspects of the relationship."
"You will understand later!"
With a faint gaze, Zhu Yuanzhang moved his gaze towards the wall, a pair of deep eyes that seemed to penetrate the wall of the secret room.
(End of this chapter)