The Ming Dynasty's land policy caught Quanzhou businessmen off guard and they didn't know how to deal with it.
It was the first time that they faced such a thing, the first time that the court truly safeguarded the interests of the people at the bottom, so that they were very unaccustomed to it.
In the past, the imperial court preferred to cooperate with them and make money from the poor. Occasionally, they encountered one or two so-called upright officials who loved the people like their own children and did not want to make money from the poor. They would be transferred out soon after.
Because the nature of this court is to make money for the poor together with the wealthy families, which is what is called sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats.
However, the Zhongdu court seems to be a completely different anomaly. Instead of making money from the poor, it wants to embarrass big families like them.
This makes businessmen feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, the backers of most of them were gone. The descendants of the Zhao and Song clan were the backers of many of them. They were gone. It was when they wanted to break free from the shackles and develop upwards that the Ming government came to do this. one move.
The businessman who asked the question was very depressed.
"Budang, this..."
"Also, land is not guaranteed to be applied for. It mainly depends on the scale of local agricultural production. If there are local farmers who need land to grow food, then businessmen will have to shy away from applying for land. The land supply is mainly provided to farmers, and only after farmers apply, there will be excess Only then will the land be handed over for commercial use.”
Lin Jingchun grinned and said what the businessmen were even less willing to hear.
"Lin Butang, is this...?"
"This is a mandatory rule of the imperial court. From now on, all commercial land must be re-evaluated. There were too many irregularities in the land use of Jiangnan Kingdom, and all of them must be sorted out this time."
Lin Jingchun shook his head and said: "The primary task of the land is to grow food, to grow enough food for everyone to eat and enough to store, instead of using it for other things. Eating is always the first priority. I hope you can understand, don't Doing irrational things.”
The businessmen once again felt their hearts ache.
At this time, some more astute foreign businessmen also heard that something was wrong.
A foreign businessman with brown hair and brown eyes raised his hand and asked Lin Jingchun a question.
"Lin Butang, what did you mean when you said that all commercial land needs to be re-evaluated?"
His Chinese was quite standard. Lin Jingchun understood and nodded in affirmation.
"It literally means that all agricultural land that is not used for growing food, fruits and vegetables and other edible agricultural land must be evaluated to determine whether to continue to use it or to take it back for agricultural purposes."
"Then what if..."
"I know what you want to ask, and the answer I give you is yes."
Lin Jingchun said without hesitation: "Even if it concerns the commercial land that may be involved in the goods you need to purchase, it must be evaluated. The first task of the founding of the Ming Dynasty is to ensure that no one will starve to death. If this goal cannot be achieved, the Ming Dynasty would rather Not doing business.
The quantity of what you want to buy may not be as large as it is now, and the price may also fluctuate. I hope you are prepared, because Ming Dynasty's determination to safeguard the people's right to a full stomach cannot be shaken. "
Good guy, if you can say these things, it seems that the problem is indeed very serious.
For a time, both local and foreign businessmen showed extremely solemn expressions.
It is true that the Ming Dynasty did not kill people indiscriminately. All policies had prerequisites, but all policies were also aimed at them.
It is also clear whether these policies will be implemented and whether there is room for negotiation.
They couldn't help but began to miss the time when the Southern Song Dynasty ruled them.
When the Southern Song Dynasty ruled, as long as we could get money, what was agriculture? What is food? What does life mean?
That was their favorite golden age.
But now it seems that there is no going back. Gu Lan
Just like bubbles in the sun, dreamlike, colorful, but fleeting.
Snap, gone.
Of course, counter-urbanization and restricting commerce were the established strategies of the Ming government. Bringing the financial bubble caused by the false commercial prosperity of the Southern Song Dynasty back on track was what we should do in this era.
There is not enough productivity to produce enough goods, so what do you need so much money for?
Do you like inflation that much?
Don't think of "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business" as a derogatory term. In ancient times, "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business" is equivalent to the modern government's manipulation of hot money that has entered the financial industry and forced it back into the real economy.
The current Ming Dynasty does not need too developed business.
Developed commerce requires commodities and enough production capacity to bring enough commodities. Without so many commodities, money can only become worthless.
Commercial land owned by merchants in the Southern Song Dynasty encroached on agricultural land. Many fertile fields were used to grow cash crops instead of food. The court and the powerful bureaucrats made a lot of money, and the white gloves also made a lot of profits. However, those who needed The common people who eat are miserable.
The overseas trade of the Southern Song Dynasty was very profitable, which made the ruling class become richer and more luxurious, but not a single copper coin fell into the pockets of ordinary people.
In addition, a large amount of land and labor are used to cope with overseas trade, such as firing porcelain, spinning silk, growing tea, etc., and normal food production is also facing threats.
At the same time, a large amount of inedible currency exchanged for overseas trade entered the circulation field, which also indirectly pushed up the price of food and the cost of living for civilians. The civilians could only cry in the face of the rising prices of food and other daily necessities. No tears.
In Su Yonglin's opinion, this situation was unacceptable.
The land of China is prone to disasters. On average, a large-scale and long-lasting meteorological disaster will occur every five years, which will cause agricultural problems. If the weather is good and the weather is good, food cannot be stored on a large scale to prepare for disaster years. People will definitely starve to death.
It is one thing to guide people to engage in farming, and it is also another thing to ensure enough agricultural land at all times. Both points must be grasped and neither can be relaxed.
This was stated publicly by Su Yonglin at the meeting established by the Ministry of Agriculture in the Ming Dynasty.
This kind of policy will certainly not be welcomed by businessmen. What businessmen need is unlimited freedom, a world with only policy protection but no policy restrictions. This world cannot be given to them by the Ming Dynasty.
So the businessmen wanted to resist, but when they saw the majestic officer next to Lin Jingchun, they had no such idea.
resistance?
Use the knife?
That's really too much to think about.
The briefing meeting ended quickly, and Lin Jingchun gave a special instruction to the businessmen before leaving.
"Please be careful and never violate the Ming Law. Once you violate the Ming Law, no matter who you are, where you come from, or what your background is, you must be dealt with according to the Ming Law and will not be tolerated. I don't want the next meeting. Some of you will never come again."
After saying these words, Lin Jingchun grinned meaningfully, turned around and left.
He still had a lot to do and no time to waste here.
The merchants looked at me and I looked at you with different expressions, and then with heavy hearts, they left Shibo Division one by one.
However, they get together in twos and threes, or go to someone's home, or go to a pub or restaurant, or go to a place with beautiful scenery to relax and discuss what to do next.
There are also some wise people who know that things must be done, and have begun to prepare to count their family properties and calculate the amount of land, and are ready to be obedient citizens of the Ming Dynasty.
Since you can't resist, just lie down and accept it.
Once he accepts his weakness, he is invincible.
No matter how sharp the Ming army's steel sword is, it can't cut through my limp body.
