"What Dragon King, you have no idea!" Qin Mo said: "There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, and its name is Kun. Kun is so big that it can't be stewed in a pot..."

"Which book does this come from?" Li Yuan asked, "Why haven't you heard of it?"

"Father, this brat made it up. What kind of pot can stew 10,000 kilograms of Kun?" Li Shilong said: "How do you know there are Kuns in the Bohai Sea?"

"It's normal for fishermen on the beach to go to the sea and encounter Kun from time to time, but the people are ignorant and just think it's the Sea Dragon King."

Qin Mo said: "Father, for thousands of years, people have been digging in the fields for food, but they don't know that the sea is a rich treasure. Marine fish can be used to supplement the food shortage in the inland, and can also develop maritime trade. There are many countries along the coast. The sea route is not necessarily safer than the land route, but it is definitely faster.

And sea trade is more profitable.

We need to change our thinking in our work, whether it is opening up business routes or pursuing sea trade, all in order to relieve the pressure of the common people.

The territory of our Daqian is quite large now, because there are few people, so after more than ten years of good weather, we will usher in a prosperous age.

But you can't stop those people from being greedy. You should understand that they regard land as more important than their lifeblood. We just want to guide this trend and then make land sales and purchases across the board.

Do you think that if one day the common people find out that they no longer have to pay grain taxes or collect corvees, do you think they will still work for others?

They will inevitably put more labor force into other positions, such as working in workshops or doing small businesses, which are far more profitable than digging food in the fields!"

Dingnan and middle men in Dagang each have 20 acres of Yongye land and 80 acres of land in their mouths.

The koufentian will be returned to the state after the death of the farmer, and the yongye field will be permanently owned by the people, and the yongye field can be bought and sold freely.

To put it bluntly, if a family has several sons, these fields will make them sick.

Li Shilong was frightened by Qin Mo's boldness, "If we don't collect grain taxes, where will the court's food come from?"

"Father, let me put it this way, the land of Daqian is vast now, and the population is not large, less than 20 million. For such a vast land, as long as Daqian does not have a stupid king, it will be easy to prosper for a hundred or two hundred years.

But at the end of development, the number of people will definitely increase dramatically. In the early years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were more than eight million households, and the population was two or three times the current number.

In more than a hundred years, the population of Daqian will definitely be larger than that of Dazhou, and the problem will arise again: land annexation."

This was not the first time Qin Mo talked about the land issue, but it was the first time Qin Mo talked about it in such detail. Even Li Shilong didn't notice that Qin Mo actually started to impose agricultural taxes.

"You are right, it is indeed the case, so what can you do?" Li Shilong asked humbly.

"As I said before, we will continue to fight wars, expand the territory, and assimilate the immigrant population, but if this continues, the country will only last three to five hundred years.

Moreover, the territory is too large and cannot be managed, which is not necessarily a good thing, as it can easily breed local emperors."

"That's why you want to cultivate the Li Zhi Dao, right?"

"That's one of the main reasons, and the other reason is to stimulate the economy.

For example, if in a few years our commercial tax collection exceeds tens of millions of taels, will my father continue to reduce agricultural taxes?"

"That's natural. If we really need tens of millions of taels in taxes, we only need to ensure the food security of a few large granaries."

"Yes, then there will be no need for the people to pay grain taxes. The court will pay for grain purchases to stabilize grain prices and ensure that farmers benefit.

If that doesn't work, we'll pay a tax of thirty to one, or a tax of forty. After the people pay the agricultural tax, the surplus grain will be enough for them to eat for a year or two. They will definitely sell the extra grain. Then we will set up a grain bureau to

Ensure that farmers’ grain will not be taken away by grain merchants at low prices.

As long as the imperial court has enough food, how far can the chaos in the world go?"

"This method is indeed good!" Li Yuan said: "If you really follow what Jing Yun said and exempted you from agricultural taxes, you, Li Shilong, would be comparable to the ancient Holy Emperor. The country at that time would be so powerful.

Just thinking about it makes my blood boil!"

Li Shilong's breathing became rapid, "Tell me the truth, did you start planning to do this a long time ago?"

"That's right!" Qin Mo said: "My father came to ask me every now and then, and it was very annoying. I simply made a ten-year plan to avoid having to think too much!"

Listen, is this human talk?

Just because you want to be lazy, you come up with a ten-year plan?

"You brat, no wonder you asked me to come up with a five-year plan. You've already considered it today, right?" Li Shilong was angry and loving towards the boy, and slapped Qin Mo on the head with his backhand, "Then why don't you write one?"

Come up with the book, I must ask you!"

"Hmm? Bullying my grandson-in-law?"

Li Yuan just kicked him, "You don't have a long memory, do you?"

Li Shilong touched his thigh and gritted his teeth angrily when he looked at Qin Mo, who looked angry.

"Huh, Jingyun, don't be so familiar with him, you'll end up with a young dog!" Li Yuan patted Qin Mo's hand.

Qin Mo said with an aggrieved look: "Old man, he is just unreasonable. What can I say about something that didn't happen?"

Hey, this brat is aggrieved.

Li Shilong also felt aggrieved, "Okay, I have wronged you, then you write a note and you will coordinate this matter, and let them cooperate with you when the time comes.

Navy Commander Zhang Xi is a good man, you should discuss with him about going to sea, and don’t delay the business affairs, I have given you so many days of rest, you should have had enough rest!"

"Father, I fought outside for more than three months, and I almost burped with smallpox. I came back to rest for less than seven days, and you arranged so many things for me to exploit me. The capitalists will be angry if they listen to your words.

Call me Grandmaster directly!"

Li Shilong also blushed a little, "Those who are capable work hard. The court is in the midst of employing people. Look at Chai Shao. He is still running around at such an old age. Why don't you, my son-in-law, take good care of him?"

Qin Mo has given up struggling, destroy it!

Seeing Qin Mo's resigned look, Li Shilong felt extremely happy, "By the way, Zan Ying you brought back last time, I rewarded him with an imperial doctor's order.

That cowpox is indeed miraculous. It can actually protect people from smallpox. It must be implemented nationwide. I want to completely eradicate smallpox!"

"Just an imperial doctor's order? Father, you are too stingy. At least you want to be rewarded with a title or something. I brought you such a big treasure, and you treat him like this?"

Qin Mo said: "Don't you look down on Lao Zan? In my eyes, he is a cutting-edge talent who can promote large-scale medical technology.

Who dares to say that he is not sick? I talked with him for a long time before I asked him to donate his medical skills.

You ask the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Office, how many of them are willing to contribute their family’s medical skills?

If people don’t look at my face, they won’t leave Sichuan at all!”
Chapter completed!