"Mr. Yuan Ge, please stop tempting us. After you finish talking, we still have to go to work!"
After saying that, the crowd laughed.
During his stay in Xi'an, Yuan Keli first killed the King of Qin, and then many profiteers were also killed.
It can be said that Xi'an Prefecture has had the most official Qingming period in recent decades.
Yuan Keli often visited the streets and countryside. He had no airs and truly cared about the sufferings of the people, so the people dared to speak so freely.
"It seems that everyone can't wait any longer. Okay, I'll just announce it."
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, he waved his hand and several wooden boards were brought out with ranking papers attached to them.
"Everyone, in recent months, I have led officials from Shaanxi to re-measure the cultivated land in Xi'an and Fengxiang. It turns out that it is 30,000 to 40,000 hectares more than what was recorded in the fish scales.
According to His Majesty's instructions, all this part of cultivated land will be collected by the imperial court.
Including the confiscation of the cultivated land of the Qin Palace, the total is more than 80,000 hectares. His Majesty said that land is the basis for the survival of the people, so this part of the cultivated land will..."
At this point, Yuan Keli paused.
The common people were listening in rapt attention, but nothing happened. If the officials dared to be so appetizing, they would probably have thrown what they had in their hands.
Seeing that the people were excited, Yuan Keli continued: "This part of the farmland will be sold to all the fellow villagers!"
The people who were originally full of enthusiasm suddenly lost interest when they heard the word "sale".
They are so poor, where can they get the money to buy land? Even if you sell them, they may not be worth eight taels of silver.
Many people were preparing to leave, but Yuan Keli quickly spoke out when he saw this.
"Everyone, since I have said this, I am naturally prepared to keep it as much as you can afford."
"In response to this situation, the imperial court introduced a method of payment in installments, using it first and paying it later!"
"I would like to explain to you what installment payment is..."
In two quarters of an hour, Yuan Keli explained the payment methods and sales rules, and also listed many cases.
"Old Yuan Ge, the old man has..."
"If you have any questions, don't worry. You can first read the "Answers to 100 Questions about Selling Farmland" issued by the imperial court.
Then if you have any questions, you can ask us and we will answer them one by one! "
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of government officials were holding stacks of printed papers with "Answers to One Hundred Questions about Selling Farmland" and handing them out to everyone they saw.
The first question: Is the sale of cultivated land genuine, valid and guaranteed?
Answer: The imperial court issues edicts, land deeds and other certificates!
Second question: Will the court take back the farmland after purchasing it?
Answer: The content of the edict issued by the imperial court will indicate that the sale is permanently valid. During the Ming Dynasty, the sale is valid, and the ancestral system will be set, and future kings must abide by it.
Question 3: Under what circumstances will the court take back cultivated land?
Answer: Violating the ten major crimes of the Ming Dynasty, extermination...
Question 4: Can the farmland purchased be sold?
Answer: Yes, but it can only be sold to the court. The court will recycle it at the original price, and the sale procedures can only be handled at the Ming Dynasty Land and Resources Administration Bureau.
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Each item is what the common people are most concerned about and the most likely to cause doubts. Each item is written in an extremely straightforward manner. As long as you can read, you can understand it.
There were many scholars in the crowd. Under their explanations, the people's doubts disappeared, and their eyes were full of excitement and excitement.
"Hahaha, okay, we will finally have our own land, your majesty is wise!"
"The sky has eyes,"
"Okay, okay, finally I no longer have to be oppressed by the landlords, and I can have enough to eat!"
"Yes, there is hope for my own farm. Even if I get up early and stay in the dark, I still have to take care of it!"
"One person can buy five acres. There are five people in my family, which is twenty-five acres. According to the rules, you can choose five acres of upper land, ten acres of middle land, and ten acres of lower land. The total is one hundred and thirty-five taels of silver.
The repayment in twenty years is 30% of the interest. The total interest and principal amount is one hundred and seventy-five and a half taels, and the annual repayment is eighty-two and seven cents.
Calculated at two stones per mu, there are fifty stones of food per year. After removing two stones from the land tax and returning nearly nine stones to the court, there are still thirty-nine stones left, which totals nearly six thousand catties. It is enough to eat! "
"Wake up, stop dreaming, that's not how accounts are calculated. Do you know how much land there is in twenty-five acres? Can you be busy with plowing, sowing, weeding, watering, harvesting, etc.?
If you delay farming, you won't get any results. If it rains heavily during harvest, it will rot in the ground, and your work will be in vain for a year. You can't help but consider these things! "
"I want you to take care of it. Even if the old man is exhausted and only sleeps two hours a day, he still has to do it. It will only be painful for ten days and a half."
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At this moment, a discordant voice interrupted the excited crowd: "Master Yuan, please forgive me for being offended, but there is a problem with your first statement!"
"This first article only talks about the imperial edict and the ancestral system, which is not enough to guarantee or make us trust.
As far as I know, your Majesty abolished the legal privileges of scholars last year. This ancestral system was established by Taizu and was abolished at your Majesty's discretion.
So who knows whether the ancestral system established by His Majesty will be abolished by the new emperor in a few decades?
Our efforts of several generations have been in vain, this court can’t guarantee it! "
After hearing this, the people immediately jumped back, leaving half a foot of space around the person who made the sound.
Even if what you say makes sense, don't you curse the emperor to die early? Don't get involved with us even if you want to die?
The person who made the noise saw the people around him retreating and said angrily: "What are you doing? Am I wrong in what I said?"
It was okay not to make a sound, but as soon as he made a sound, the people took a few steps back.
After the retreating common people stood still and thought about it carefully, it was indeed like this.
As the saying goes, there is one emperor and one minister. The new emperor will naturally have the idea of a new emperor, so what can the ancestral system do.
If you really meet an emperor who is not afraid of heaven and earth, and who cannot be restrained by etiquette, if he is abolished, he will be abolished. What can the people do?
Everyone looked at Yuan Keli on the high platform, waiting for his answer.
If this cannot be guaranteed, it is better to rent the land from the landlord.
Yuan Keli stood on the high platform and stared at the person who made the sound.
"The fact that you can raise questions shows that you have thought about it, which is a good thing, but I think you are not only stupid, but also have a bad mind!"
"Mr. Yuan Ge, even if you can't explain it, you can't curse me!"
The speaker's face changed slightly after hearing Yuan Keli's words, and then he started to drink angrily.
Seeing several sergeants crowding towards him, he said angrily: "Fellow fellows, look at it, you can't explain it, so you start to use violence to suppress people!"
"stop!"
Yuan Keli shouted loudly, and then looked at the crowd: "Everyone, don't be led astray by this person!"
"Let me put it this way, the imperial court cannot guarantee whether future generations of kings will follow the ancestral system.
After all, we are all dead, so we can’t climb up from the ground to give advice. Even if we give advice, the new emperor may not listen! "
