Chapter 241 The initial reform
The Caos did not ask Liu Tao to wait too long. The next afternoon, they reported the statistics one after another. To be honest, Liu Tao was not sure how much water there was in it.
"The number of acres of public fields is indeed touching..." Liu Tao looked at the report, "However, according to the number of reports you reported, each person cultivates 100 acres of land... Do I want me to restore the well-field system?"
The well-field system in the Spring and Autumn Period was like this. One person cultivated 100 acres of land, and then eight people cultivated eight private fields. There were also 100 acres of public fields in the middle to supply the nobles of the fief.
To some extent, it can also be seen why the well-field system advocated by Confucius has never been able to be restored.
Of course, this is also related to the farming model. In the past, the broadcast was thin harvesting and rough farming and rough farming, but now it was intensive farming and fine farming. The farming model and requirements were different. In the past, the people who could use 100 acres of land at will, but now it is at most about 20 acres.
"Sir, actually..." Gongcao obviously knew that Liu Tao saw the clues and was difficult to fool, so he could only try to explain. After all, using naturalized Hu people is an important source of financial resources for the prefect.
"There is no need to explain. I know very well. I am a naturalized Hu person, right?" Liu Tao replied casually.
When meeting them, I actually considered whether to maintain this model. Everything has two sides. If it is still the same, you can get a lot of extra taxes and more corvee every year, and these do not need to be reported.
Anyway, the world is going to be in chaos, but the current order has not collapsed, which means that the annual taxes must be paid and paid. An additional amount can be left as a future reserve, which is beneficial to him.
But the problem is that this thing is obviously not enough to eat alone. Therefore, it is necessary to manage the officials of each county and county, and it is necessary to manage the governor. The final part that remains is probably less than 20% or 30%, which means making hard money.
After all, if you find that the harm outweighs the benefits, you can only attack these naturalized Hu people.
After thinking it through, he slowly said, "I need the list of naturalized Hu people in the county and the situation of the fields they have cultivated."
At present, there are probably two situations in the naturalized Hu people in Yunzhong County. One is that they have lived here for a long time, so they already have their own land. This part of the land is not recorded in the county, and the taxes collected are in the pocket of the Duwei.
There are still some who do not have their own fields, so they rent public land in governments or serve as tenants for local tyrants. This is why it is the case that one person cultivates hundreds of acres of land.
Among the 100 acres of land, there are about five or six people farming, and then only one with a household registration.
"This... I'm actually ready..." The bookkeeper hesitated for a moment and handed out another booklet.
There are only five counties in Yunzhong County, so the data is not that thick... Liu Tao originally thought so, but after a closer look, it turned out that Xianyang, Chengle and Wujin had lost their system, but there were many naturalized Hu people living there.
Then there is the number of land in Yunzhong County, which has increased by at least 70%. How much land is there without a record?
Adding up the number of naturalized Hu people and the local population of Yunzhong County, the population here suddenly soared to 40,000. The number of naturalized Hu people is almost 25,000...
Liu Tao was really sighing that these people really wanted to immigrate to the Han Dynasty, otherwise these 25,000 people would riot. Even if there were only 3,000 young and strong people, it would be enough for each county to have a drink.
In this way, your own plans can be implemented!
"I plan to use Yunzhong County as a pilot to conduct the test, and then allow the Hu people who passed the test to become Chinese citizen." Liu Tao looked at the group of Cao officials and expressed his thoughts.
This thing is not easy to be fully implemented directly. The pilot project is very necessary, mainly because it is afraid of causing a rebound from the wealthy families in the county.
"It's just... is this conflict with the law?" It seems that Liu Tao has indeed touched the interests of these Cao officials, so he actually plucked up the courage to persuade him.
"If you pass the test, you will be given Chinese books and you will not be able to pass it, and you will maintain the status quo, waiting for the next test, or waiting for three generations." Liu Tao retorted, "The Han law stipulates this only to ensure there are no hidden dangers. The purpose of testing is the same, which is equivalent to supplementing the law."
"Just..." Chu Cao seemed to have something to say, but when Liu Tao glared at him, he became obediently withered.
"I'm just going to make this decision. Remember, I will only try it from Yunzhong County. I will not make random changes in other places. Don't worry about this. I will take care of your interests, but please don't forget that I am the prefect." Liu Tao looked at everyone.
Cao Zheng is Cao Zheng, after all, he is a minor official, and he has no official status. Liu Tao can change his personal position to serve as a person. He did not immediately replace them, but only changed the thief Cao and the supervisor, because they are more familiar with the affairs of this county.
In addition, most of them, the wealthy families from this county, can be understood as the hope of the tribe. If they are replaced, the favorability of these wealthy families to themselves will probably decrease.
"Yes..." After hearing this, a group of Cao officials knew that Liu Tao had issued an ultimatum, so it was really difficult to refute, so they could only accept the order obediently.
So the next day, a large number of cavalry began to leave the city and head towards various villages. At the same time, there were also thieves Cao beat gongs and drums in the city to announce Liu Tao's decision.
"Take it seriously? As long as you pass the test, you will give us Chinese books?" A commoner who was working put down his work and came to the propaganda officers and soldiers.
This person speaks fluent Chinese. Although it is not Mandarin, his appearance is also standard coarse cloth short-cut. If it is not for his appearance, there is still a certain difference with the Han people. I am afraid I really don’t know that this is a naturalized Hu person.
"This is a document officially issued by the prefect. Is it still fake? But the prefect also said that he could only test those who live in Yunzhong County. No, he can only wait for the next batch." The little official replied casually.
"Long live the prefect!" The numb expressions of the Xianbei or Southern Xiongnu who lived in the clouds for ten years, or even longer, were suddenly enriched by the next generation, or the next generation.
They were cheering, and they didn't dare to think about it before this day.
At the same time, Zhao Kong was very troubled in the county government office, and Liu Tao had just come here. Even if it was just a pilot project, Yunzhong County was the only one county, but promotion will definitely be inevitable in the future.
This means that their previous important income will be gone. They don’t have that high income, and they have to be the magistrate of Guo County, so there is no hope. Zhao Kong even wondered whether to resign or not.
There is basically no hope of promotion and no transfer is possible. His choice is to either give up being an official or continue to endure it.
"Or what if we can do to disrupt this test, make it fail, or even make some of the Hu people make trouble?" The county magistrate thought for a while and asked. He was actually a beneficiary of the old system. So he was very disgusted with Liu Tao's reform.
"You can do it, do you think I won't do it long ago?" Zhao Kong shook his head, "At the test site, he sent thousands of soldiers to maintain order. Who dares to make trouble and execute him on the spot... According to this statement, even if I dare to make trouble, he will do it!"
Chapter completed!