"But I can settle the accounts for you. I just told you about the strategy of installment payment, planting first and paying back later.
For example, if you buy five acres of farmland and pay it back in twenty years, the land price plus interest totals fifty-two taels of silver, and you will pay back twenty-six taels of silver each year.
And your five acres of land can produce ten shi of grain. The court has exempted you from the land tax for three years. After paying back the money to the court, you still have about seven shi.
If you rent the same land to a wealthy businessman and gentry, can you still have seven dan left? Wushi is considered conscientious, and it’s clear which one is more cost-effective.
As long as the court does not issue an order to take back the land, you will make money every year.
Your Majesty is only eighteen years old and wants to be the king of all ages. To be disrespectful, your Majesty can still reign for at least fifty or sixty years.
How much have you earned in the past fifty or sixty years? What will happen if it is abolished? "
"For such a simple account, you still misled all the fellow villagers. That's why I say you are stupid and have a bad mind. Are you still not convinced?"
The crowd was quiet at first, and then slowly began to discuss in low voices. This account was easy to settle.
The speaker listened to Yuan Keli's explanation and looked at the people around him who were whispering to each other, his face turning green and red.
Then he said harshly: "Even if what you said is reasonable, it doesn't matter. If a wealthy businessman conceals tax evasion, the court will trace the time and make up for it tenfold.
Who can guarantee that future generations will do the same thing? "
On the bell tower near the high platform, Chongzhen and a group of people watched this scene condescendingly. Looking at the people whose faces were full of doubts, they sighed softly.
This is the ignorance and ignorance of the people in feudal society. They are easily led by others and have no judgment and opinions of their own.
This is extremely sad, but this is human nature.
Even if he wants to change his mind, he won't be able to care about it for a while.
"Zhou Yuji, send someone to keep an eye on this person. I want to see who is so brave!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking to Zhou Yuji, he turned to look at Yuan Keli on the high platform. Now it was up to him to see how Yuan Keli would respond.
Yuan Keli seemed to sense Chongzhen's gaze and said with a cold face: "You can judge for yourself whether you believe it or not. The choice is in your own hands. The court will not force you.
If you want to buy, buy it. If you don't want to buy, then rent it yourself.
Don't regret it when the buyer has enough to eat every meal, has enough food left over to save for two years to build a big tile-roofed house, and then gives his son a wife.
In addition, starting from tomorrow, there will only be a fifteen-day sales period. After this village, there will be no such store. Even if you want to buy it, it will be impossible.
In addition, the imperial court has prepared seeds for you. Buy them first and plant them first.
That being said, you can take care of yourself! "
"Oh, by the way, focus on Article 36 of "Answers to 100 Questions about Selling Farmland". The quantity of farmland is limited and while supplies last. I wish you all good luck! "
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, he got off the high platform, and the few sergeants who were staring at the person who made the noise slowly withdrew from the crowd.
But an old man next to him carried a pole and threw it at the person who made the noise: "You bastard, the old man beat you to death, you almost killed me, you almost killed me!"
Caught off guard, a pole hit the person who made the sound directly in the back.
"You bastard, Mr. Yuan is right. You can make money every year for each type. If the court really wants to take it back, why sell it to us?"
Can you rent it to us directly for a while? Why do you do this?
They also introduced rules that limited one person to five acres, and the rich could not buy or sell, nor could they trade privately, etc.
Are you so full that you have nothing to do? The imperial court wanted us to be full, but you bastard suspected us! "
"Yes, live and work, and die. It's hard to say when we will die in this world. If this is true, wouldn't we regret it?"
"The two prefectures of Xi'an and Fengxiang have a population of more than three million, and the common people account for 99%. No matter how stupid the emperor is, he will not dare to take it back unless he wants all the people to rebel!"
"I think this person is a lackey of the wealthy businessmen and gentry family, because the government's policy has allowed us people to have land.
But no one is cultivating the land of their wealthy businessmen and gentry. They are the most anxious, so they will deliberately distort the facts and beat this grandson to death! "
Several more people echoed and began to punch and kick the person who made the noise.
One word woke up the dreamer, and the echoes of several people completely woke everyone up.
"Stop fighting. Leave the person to us. We will take him back and interrogate him to find out who is causing trouble!"
When the crowd was surging, Zhou Yuji no longer cared about following him secretly, and rushed over with his men. He was really afraid that the crowd would beat the man to death and lose the clue.
When they pushed aside the crowd, they discovered that the person who had made the noise was lying on the ground, vomiting blood, and could only breathe out but not in.
Zhou Yuji could only lead people away with a livid face.
But the crowd of onlookers cheered. The cheers first started at the city gate, and then spread to the inside and outside of Xi'an at an extremely fast speed.
Half an hour later, officials from hundreds of villages and towns in seven states and thirty-eight counties sent to Xi'an and Fengxiang Prefecture also finished their interpretation. Their interpretations were not as bad as those in Xi'an Prefecture.
Hundreds of towns and villages in seven states and thirty-eight counties in Xi'an and Fengxiang prefectures were completely boiling.
The people cheered and the waves of cheers got louder and louder.
For a time, people across the two prefectures spontaneously organized various celebration activities, such as waist drums, drum music, folk songs, dragon dances, puppet shows, etc.
Even in such a catastrophic disaster, when the people had to rely on the court for assistance and had insufficient food to eat, they still performed hard.
It is enough to see the joy in the hearts of the people.
Chongzhen stood on the bell tower and stared at Xi'an City, listening to the cheers in the city, with a smile on his lips.
"You see, as long as the people have enough to eat, they will be satisfied. This is a big deal!
When you take charge of a party in the future, the first thing you have to do is solve the people's livelihood problems, and consider issues from the perspective of the people.
Only by doing practical things for the people can you win the hearts and minds of the people. Stability for the people means stability for the Ming Dynasty. You must remember this clearly! "
"I will remember His Majesty's teachings!"
Du Yinxi and others responded in unison, and then Zhou Yuji whispered: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
"speak!"
"It is said that when people are full and warm, they will have lustful thoughts, and when hunger and cold lead to greed, people will have other thoughts after eating too much, which is not conducive to rule.
But if the people don't have enough to eat, they will have a desire to steal. How to control the balance? "
"Commander Zhou is right, but I also heard another saying: wealth brings chaos, hunger and cold bring Tao mind.
This Tao is a moral Tao, which means that when people are poor, they will inspire indifferent aspirations and fighting spirit.
This is the so-called poverty leads to change, and change leads to prosperity. This is contrary to letting the people have enough food and clothing! "
Listening to Zhou Yuji and Cao Bianjiao singing in harmony, Chongzhen called out to him, "Hey guys, why are you arguing with me here?"
"Why do we need to control this speed? Isn't it good to have enough to eat, drink, and wear, and have enough money?"
Chongzhen put his hands behind his back and asked slowly.
Everyone who asked was confused.
