As the Minister of Finance of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Jingchun had a great status and voice.
Businessmen also understand how influential the person in charge of financial affairs can be on national policies, so they have great expectations for Lin Jingchun's arrival.
Even the fear of the Ming Dynasty has been reduced a bit, thinking that they really want to do a good job here, rather than simply using military means to subdue them.
Otherwise, it would not be the person in charge of finance, but a famous general.
Lin Jingchun called over all the prominent businessmen in Quanzhou City and announced to them the latest policy of the imperial court.
Both Quanzhou Port and Guangzhou Port will be officially opened and restored to normalcy soon. This is an established strategy. The ports will not be closed and commercial trade will not stop. This is the Ming Dynasty's commitment to Quanzhou Port and Guangzhou Port.
But at the same time, all business travelers living here must know clearly that Quanzhou and Guangzhou are already Ming Dynasty territories, and their actions must comply with Ming Dynasty laws.
If they do not abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they will have to bear all responsibilities themselves.
The complete "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" will be announced soon. Everyone here, no matter who they are or where they come from, as long as they set foot on this land, they must uniformly abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they will be severely punished.
Lin Jingchun was very busy and had many things to deal with. He didn't want to talk too much nonsense with them, so the content of his speech was relatively concise, with no unnecessary nonsense, and he didn't intend to make excuses with them.
"Unblocking ports and resuming business is a trivial matter, and it is also a good thing for you, but there is another point I must make clear to you."
Lin Jingchun looked seriously at the local businessmen at the venue, as well as the guys with weird hair colors and weird eye colors.
"I heard that you have all read "Hongwu Political Commentary", right?"
Lin Jingchun asked like this, and some businessmen raised their copies of "Hongwu Political Treatise", as if this book had some magical power that could represent something.
Lin Jingchun then smiled.
"Since you have read Hongwu's political treatise, you should be clear about some of Ming's policies, including the land reform policy I will talk about next. You must understand that the land of the Ming Dynasty is publicly owned, and all land belongs to the Ming Dynasty, not to individuals. , individuals can use it, but the land ownership belongs to the state.”
As soon as Lin Jingchun finished speaking, some local businessmen with extensive property in Quanzhou could no longer hold back.
"Lin Butang, what does this mean? Will my land be confiscated?"
"Is the Ming Dynasty going to take away all our land?"
"I bought these lands with real money, not robbed them. Why did the Ming Dynasty take away my land? Even the Ming Dynasty cannot be unreasonable, right?"
The businessmen were chattering and complaining about their injustices. Even some foreign businessmen spoke in Chinese with a strange accent and shouted at Lin Jingchun. They had obviously purchased a lot of land in Quanzhou. It could even be said that the amount of land they controlled was no less than that of local businessmen. If it were the Ming Dynasty, If we nationalize this as soon as it comes, then...
Lin Jingchun waved his hand to signal them to calm down, but the businessmen didn't seem to calm down so easily, so Lin Jingchun looked at the officers beside him.
The officer nodded, stood up, pulled out the sword and held it in his hand, and shouted loudly.
"quiet!!"
The whole place fell silent immediately, so quiet that even the chirping of mosquitoes could be heard. Gu Yan
Well, the weapon of criticism cannot replace the weapon of criticism. What the Chairman said is true.
Lin Jingchun was deeply touched by this.
Lin Jingchun slowly spoke after seeing the whole place fall silent.
"I know there are many of you who own land and property, but this is the policy of the Ming Dynasty. All land is state-owned by the Ming Dynasty. Private individuals can use it, but they cannot own it, so all your land will be taken back. State-owned.
However, pay attention to what I say next, but if you fully cooperate with the Ming government to rectify the land, actively cooperate and do not conflict, then Ming has a redemption policy and will take away your land according to the price stipulated by Ming.
If you want to reserve part of the land, you can. According to the land law of the Ming Dynasty, the land will be distributed according to the number of adult laborers of each household. This is the land that each household can legally reserve. The Ming Dynasty will directly issue the land title, but the rest The excess land must be taken away. "
After speaking, Lin Jingchun looked at the quiet venue.
"Do you understand everything? The Ming Dynasty's land policy can be redeemed and the land stipulated in the land law can be retained, but the excess must be nationalized. If there is a need to expand production in the future, you can apply to the government again. At that time, the government There will be careful consideration.
If you do not resist and take the initiative to cooperate with Ming Dynasty, then I will discuss the redemption amount with you on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. But if you do not want to cooperate with Ming Dynasty, then the relevant issues to discuss with you will not be me, but the people around me. Bit. "
Lin Jingchun pointed to the Weihai Navy officer standing next to him.
The officer sheathed his sword and looked around the merchants expressionlessly, which put an invisible pressure on the merchants.
Anyone would be under pressure, no one would dispute this.
This is a typical policy of one hand with carrots and one with sticks. Either cooperate with Ming Dynasty and get the ransom money, or resist Ming Dynasty and get the knife to eat it.
There is no third option.
It is actually not easy for businessmen to make so much money and acquire so much land. Moreover, many people’s land is related to their business. The raw materials for the business are provided by the land. They used to be their own, which can reduce costs. Now they have become If you have lost the country, you have to spend money to buy it.
No one would be happy if so many business costs were added for no reason.
However, with the carrot and stick policies in front of them, businessmen seem to have no choice.
"Isn't it too much for Daming to do this?"
A businessman who felt seriously unbalanced said: "My family's land is related to our current business. If Ming Dynasty takes away the land, it means that I will have to spend more money to purchase raw materials in the future. I will have to spend a lot of money for no reason. How can we continue to do this business?”
"Da Ming has also considered your question."
Lin Jingchun pointed at the businessman and said loudly: "Because this problem has occurred in the Central Plains before, the Ming Emperor issued a decree. The content of the decree is that people like you who have a close relationship with land and business can ask The Ming government applied.
Apply for a portion of land that is sufficient to support the scale of your business to produce raw materials. The Ming government will review your application and approve it as appropriate. After that, you can use this part of the land for production. Whether it is produced by your own family or by hiring people, it all depends on Yes, but it needs to be registered with the government.
The people who produce for you are counted as agricultural workers, not tenants. You are just in an employment relationship. The relationship between tenants and the owner will be completely abolished and will no longer exist. You need to pay them wages regularly and quantitatively, and the wages must not be lower than those stipulated by the government. standard. "
