On November 15th, the Jieyang Conference, which was noted in subsequent history books, was still in progress!
The major issues of implementing the rule of the world for the common good, establishing a conference of great scholars, and establishing the co-governance of King Yanping have been finalized in the meetings held in the past two days. As soon as Taiwan's Yanping King Zheng Jing nods his approval, this "joint-stock copycat court" can be officially established.
Of course, it doesn’t matter whether it’s officially listed or not. Because the imperial court's direct jurisdiction was half a county, the army was only two to three thousand, and the money and food were only a little... Although there were amazingly powerful grenade hammers and sweet gunpowder in hand, because the number of troops was too small, it seemed that there were only It's great to be able to lie down and fight.
However, Zhu Heji and the others do not have nothing to do. They can also discuss how to create a unified world.
Today's meeting is to discuss this matter!
"Oh, those years were really hard on the people, and the people of the Ming Dynasty... It was really hard for the people to make a living! Zhongzhou was originally a rich land, and the people always had enough food and clothing. But from the temple Since that time, things have gradually become worse. The land has been taken over by the gentry, dignitaries, and clans. They have taken over the land and refused to pay taxes, so they have sent the land to the name of this prince's palace or that prince's palace. This tax Ah, it all falls on the common people!
Later, when Prince Fu came over, Henan could not even allocate two million acres of official land. He even had to go to neighboring provinces to get land to supply Prince Fu's palace. In the years when the late emperor was in power, Henan became more and more famine year after year, and the rogue bandits from Shaanxi came again. Not only were the ordinary people harmed by the rogue bandits, they also had to bear all kinds of exorbitant taxes and rent interest. Even if there is no harvest in the fields, their burden cannot be relieved at all. It would be strange if the world is not in chaos..."
The one who is lamenting the deterioration of the situation in the late Ming Dynasty and the suffering of people's livelihood in Henan is Zhu Cijiong, the king of the prison country... I don't know how this Prince Zhu San, who grew up in the Forbidden City in Beijing and was only twelve or thirteen years old when the Ming Dynasty died, could How do you know the situation in Henan?
Seeing Qiu Hui, Qiu Rong, and Chen Shangchuan all showing doubtful expressions, Zhu Heji quickly changed the subject: "Father, how do you think we can avoid making the same mistakes again?"
"Equalization! Equalization of land, equalization of taxes, and equalization of military service!" King Zhu Tian said, "Only these three equalizations can ensure that all the benefits of the world will not go to the rich and powerful, and that all taxes will not be borne by the common people... And We have to share the burden of being a soldier and fighting together!"
After hearing King Zhu Tian's words, Zhu Heji was stunned and said to himself: "Have you, the bandit king, really thought about these issues in Danan Mountain?"
In fact, King Zhu Tian was originally a lieutenant of Fengguo in the Tang Dynasty and belonged to the bottom of the clan. My life is also very difficult, and the people I interact with on daily basis are all from the middle to lower class.
Therefore, he knows more about the sufferings of the people than Emperor Chongzhen, the real Third Prince Zhu, and even knows better than Zhu Heji how the Ming Dynasty did not have it.
In his opinion, the problem of the Ming Dynasty is just three words - unevenness! The land is not equal, the tax burden is not equal, and the military service burden is also not equal.
The group of people who own a large number of land and are extremely rich do not pay taxes or serve as soldiers. Instead, they pass the tax burden to the small farmers who are bankrupt or about to go bankrupt. As for military service, it all fell on military households, especially some military households and chieftains in Jiubian Thirteen Towns and the southwest. Not only did the well-fed gentry and powerful people in the mainland not have to bear the burden of military service, they even gradually lost their military capabilities. In the end, the Tang Wang family really wanted to fight for the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't know how to fight...
"But now everywhere in the world is vast and sparsely populated!" Qiu Hui frowned and said, "Not to mention outside the boundaries of Chaozhou and Taiwan, even under the rule of the Tatar court, there are fewer people and more land... I’m afraid the common people don’t have much interest in the matter of equalizing land, right?”
Zhu Heji nodded and said to himself: "It seems that Big Brother Hui has also studied this matter!"
He then looked at King Zhu Tian, wanting to hear what he had to say.
King Zhu Tian shook his head and said: "Actually, with less people and more land, it is better to have equal land! If the land is narrow and there are many people, even if you want to equalize the land, you won't be able to even it out!"
What he said... seems to make sense!
Zhu Heji stroked his beard and thought: "When there are many people and little land, everyone is full of desire for land. At this time, equalizing land can mobilize a large number of landless and landless farmers to follow suit. But This is a political account and a military account, but not an economic account!
On the one hand, there are too few people per capita, and on average, everyone only has a little bit of land, and there is no way to form economies of scale. For operations without scale, costs must be high and risk resistance must be low. If we leave things alone after an average, land will soon be concentrated again, and social conflicts will intensify.
If the government and the state want to intervene in management... it will be very difficult!
Therefore, in this era where there are fewer people and more land, land is not a scarce resource, but it is a more suitable time to implement equalization of land.
Nowadays, the population is small and the land is abundant. If the land is divided equally, it will become a rich farmer per capita. It can completely take into account fairness and efficiency. Why is it uneven? "
At this time, King Zhu Tian said again: "Although this land... will inevitably belong to a few people in the future. But now we have uneven land and limited land. At this time, the rich have fields and the poor have no place to stand." Will it come earlier?"
It seems right!
Even if there will be further concentration in the future, it does not mean that we cannot equalize and limit the land now!
All mortals must die, but they still have to eat and drink while they are alive!
Zhu Heji began to think again: "There are only 30 to 40 million people in the country now, and there are about 5 million to 10 million families. If the cultivated land is well organized, there can be 1.5 billion to 2 billion acres. The average household One or two hundred acres is no problem. They are completely capitalist farms operated on a large scale!
As for the labor force required to move toward industrialization, this actually depends on how efficient agriculture is, not on more people and less land but less food.
In history, when the United States had tens of millions of people, didn't it still thrive in industrialization? It is said that this is because the United States has unique agricultural production conditions. Only a few people are engaged in agricultural production to produce enough agricultural products to feed the entire population and provide raw materials for industrialization.
The unique conditions for agriculture in the United States are nothing more than less people and more land! The land can be planted casually. Although the yield per mu is less, as long as there is enough land, production efficiency can be improved, which can liberate most of the labor force from the land.
Today's China...in terms of population, land and corresponding agricultural production efficiency, seems to be more suitable for industrialization than three hundred years later. The earlier this industrialization is completed, the higher the top of the industrial chain will be. It will also be able to take advantage of the fact that Western imperialism is timid and occupy more territory and resources. Now that we have industries and resources that can make a lot of money, won't we be able to provide more benefits and build a harmonious society? "
Thinking of this, Zhu Heji felt his eyes suddenly brighten up, and laughed and said: "Yes!"
His bluster shocked several people attending the meeting.
King Zhu Tian looked at his son, his eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Sai Zai, what's the matter?"
"There is a way for world unity!" Zhu Heji replied with a smile.
"Then let's talk!" King Zhu Tian said, stroking his beard.
Zhu Heji thought for a while and then said: "I think the equalization of land, equal taxes, and equal military service is very good. We can start it in Chaozhou. At the same time, we also need to open schools and factories, encourage commerce and maritime trade, and develop our country." The industry in Chaozhou must not only be harmonious with the farmers, but also be equal to the four peoples, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and be unified as one body.”
"Uncle," Qiu Hui heard Zhu Heji's words and was a little dumbfounded, "It's easy to say it, but it's so difficult to do it!"
"What's the difficulty?" Zhu Heji asked.
Qiu Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle, you still don't know what the situation is in the four counties of Chaozhou under our control? Except for the lack of land, how can we create Datong if there is no shortage of anything else? Moreover, it is good news, Mi Sihan These two thieves are mobilizing their troops and will come at any time!"
