Chapter 393 Land Reform
Qin An's words couldn't help but make everyone take a breath.
Meng Wu said: "In the Jiuqing system, are there no left or right prime ministers?"
Qin An shook his head and said: "No more, but the post of prime minister appeared in the Ming Dynasty, but it was canceled not long after.
Because there is a cabinet, there is no need for a prime minister. The purpose of the cabinet is to weaken the power of the prime minister.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were six or seven cabinet members. All of them had low official titles, but they could influence the court, so they had great power.
I’ve said this before, so I won’t say it again.
Let's continue talking about Yang Jian. I just said that Yang Jian is comparable to the First Emperor. There is a big reason for that.
One, as I have already said, is that the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms. Yang Jian unified the Northern and Southern Dynasties. At that time, China was fragmented. There were countless countries, large and small, but Yang Jian unified them. Isn't that awesome?
After the First Emperor unified the six countries, he formulated a series of measures such as writing in the same text and cars in the same track.
Yang Jian, like me, began to adopt a series of reform measures after unifying China. From the national system to the land system, and even laws and coins, everything was changed accordingly.
The first is the land system. The First Emperor implemented private ownership of land, but Yang Jian implemented an equalization system. "
"What is land equalization?" Ying Zheng asked.
Qin An explained: "The land equalization system is to allocate land to the people, and this land is divided into two types. One type will be returned to the court after death, and the other type will belong to you as long as you plant it for many years.
Generally speaking, 28 points, 8 points for the court, and 2 points for yourself.
This system was very suitable for the people at that time, but it had very serious drawbacks for a long time. "
"What are the disadvantages?" Ying Zheng asked again. He cared about this very much. As long as he had good policies that benefited the country and the people, he would learn from them. In this way, Great Qin could last longer.
Qin An replied: "The disadvantage is that the further you go, the less land the country has. And those landlords, aristocratic families, and officials will have more and more land due to land annexation. In the end, it will still lead to a situation where the people are unable to make a living."
After Qin An repeatedly described the dangers of land annexation, his mind had begun to imagine the scenario after land annexation.
"Is there a solution?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Yes, first of all, the land will be completely nationalized." Qin An said, "The land can be given to the people for cultivation. If there is more land but less people, more land can be allocated to the people, and a ten-year contract can be drawn up. After ten years, the land will be redivided.
Because in ten years, the population will increase, and as the population increases, the land will naturally be allocated less.
The second is household registration, which is divided into urban household registration and farmer household registration. The country's land will only be allocated to people with farmer household registration for farming. If you have an urban household registration, you cannot farm.
However, it can also be rented to merchants for farming, and merchants contract land on a large scale. People like them are basically grain merchants.
The court should encourage them to farm. Not only can they get rent, but they can also get tax revenue, and the land does not need to be abandoned. It is simply killing two birds with one stone. "
"Wonderful, really wonderful." Ying Zheng said, "Land is state-owned, and the divisions are reorganized once every ten years. The household registration is divided into peasant household registration and urban household registration. The land is only distributed to farmers with peasant household registration. In this way, the benefits are They and the imperial court will never be without land."
"Yes." Qin An said.
Li Si and others were shocked. They wanted to object, but they did not dare to object at this time.
Now to object is to expose their identity.
"What about those who bought land with money before? What about those who already owned land? In particular, some officials received rewards from the First Emperor, including land rewards." Meng Wu asked.
He has a bad temper and his ideas are very simple. He can ask whatever he wants.
Ying Zheng's face darkened, but he did not scold Meng Wu. He also wanted to know.
Qin An said: "To compensate them, one uses profit and the other uses fame."
"How to compensate them with fame and profit." Ying Zheng asked.
"It's easy to use names. Give them monuments to the officials, landowners and people who donated the land. Erect this monument in Xianyang to let the world know about their actions. More importantly, it can let future generations know Remember them all.
This is a big deal for a person of status, and I am afraid many people are rushing to give the land to the country.
A monument can be erected in each area, and a tower called a donation tower can be engraved with the donor's name, address, amount of land, etc.
To use it, it would be easier to just spend money to buy it. The price should be a little higher than the market price, which can be regarded as a little compensation for them.
Between fame and fortune. It's up to them to choose.
Of course, there is a group of people who do not choose to die, so just kill them directly. For the court, these people are the silverfish of the future, with only disadvantages and no benefits. "
Li Si and others' expressions tightened.
Li Sidao: "Kill? This is too harsh. Haven't you always advocated benevolent government?"
Qin An nodded and said: "I advocate benevolent government, but that doesn't mean that if someone destroys the country, the country will remain indifferent.
Besides, during the reign of the First Emperor, no one dared to say no. After giving them a choice, everyone would naturally choose.
I will never hold on to the land without letting go.
In addition, for ordinary people, after they hand over their land, the court will still give them land to grow food. As long as they don't die, this land will always be theirs.
Even if they die, their descendants will all have land, so there is no need to worry about starving to death.
However, the more important aspect of this land reform is taxation. Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian only collected 1% of the grain tax. "33
"Hiss~~"
Everyone took a breath, this was too low.
"With such low taxes, could the Sui Emperor afford to support the people of the world?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Of course it can. The food crisis was solved in the first year alone. During his reign, the court's food could feed the entire Sui Dynasty for ten years."
"hiss."
Everyone gasped again.
"Ten years." Li Si said, "Qin An, are you right?"
"There are historical books to prove it. How could I be wrong? If the Sui Dynasty hadn't existed for a short time, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian would have been even more famous.
According to historical records, the Sui Dynasty created many firsts, such as the establishment of the imperial examination system, the construction of the Grand Canal, and the promulgation of the "Kaihuang Law". Oh, by the way, the Sui Dynasty truly realized the prosperous age of all nations coming to the dynasty. This is China A powerful symbol. "Qin An said.
"All nations come to court!" Ying Zheng's heart moved. This must be the highest achievement of an emperor.
"Wait a minute." Li Si suddenly spoke. He looked at Qin An and asked, "Is the Kaihuang Code a law?"
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