Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth: The Controversy
At this time, the weather in Zhejiang has warmed up and the new policy has begun to be promoted. Although there are benefits, there are still disharmonious voices.
At this time, the prefect Wang of Hangzhou was obediently accompanying Xu Qian to get off the seat. Seeing Lord Xu having tea, he felt a little anxious.
Who doesn’t know that the new policy has received widespread support in Zhejiang. There are too many people who support it and can’t count it, but now there are some noises.
It is inevitable to have noise, but the new policy is different from other things. With noise, it is not certain that some people will deliberately amplify it, which may eventually lead to unpredictable consequences.
"Sir, there are some small squires who complain about it now. It's not that they complain about it, but now there are also manpower in the countryside. However, most of the laborers have entered the city. They either work or work as laborers. The countryside has ten rooms.
Jiukong, although he has now exempted food and taxes, many people have to spend a lot of money to keep some young and strong people. As a result, the exemption of taxes does not benefit much from the wealthy families with land.
Instead, it’s all cheaper for tenants.”
In reality, there are contradictions everywhere. It is not to say that all contradictions will disappear if you don’t lose food. The same is true for the new policy. Many people are happy at the beginning, but when they are truly implemented, many contradictions will be exposed.
The landlords don’t say that they are planting mulberry fields now. They want Ningbo’s workshop to start construction as soon as possible, and the sea suffocation department will transport a large amount of silk and porcelain as soon as possible. Only by continuously increasing the demand for textiles, their future raw silk will be
Only by making higher profits.
For ordinary small families, most of them are self-cultivated farmers, so naturally they don’t need to hire any helpers. After the grain fields are exempted from duty, one acre of three-part land in their homes is enough to be self-sufficient, and it is impossible to be hungry for themselves. You can even go to the nearby area during the slack farming period.
The income of odd jobs is doubled compared to the past. Not only will it not be hungry, but it also has a little more living money in hand. These people are also very grateful to the new policy.
It is a landless tenant. Because there are too many choices, if you don’t have enough food and food, you can simply take your family to Ningbo, or go to Fuli and County. Now there is a lack of manpower everywhere in Zhejiang. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely not be short.
Your food and drink.
But the worst thing is the small landlords. These small landlords often have land ranging from 100 to 100 acres. The investment is really huge and the tax is too high. Moreover, the government adopts pre-tax, that is, you want to plant mulberry.
, you have to pay taxes before planting, which cuts off their possibility of growing mulberry trees. So let's grow grains. It was a good idea to plan, isn't growing grain tax exempt now? But the problem is that for them, the cost of growing grains
There have been too many invisibly added, the biggest of which is the problem of manpower. Zhejiang is now hesitant to lack manpower. Although it has absorbed a large number of refugees, it has also caused many tenants to start moving to prefectures and counties. We want to keep these people for you.
Farming is no longer as possible, just as before, and it will be possible to keep you from starving to death. Since this is the case, the only way is to provide generous treatment. However, no matter how wealthy you are, you may not be as rich as merchants and government officials. Many people
Outside, you can get one or two thousand yuan a month. Although it is hard, it is many times better than the tenant. In this way, the little landlords have only two choices. Either the land is deserted or add
Large chips are constantly increasing their benefits, especially Jiaxing, Hangzhou and Ningbo, where the land rent has been minimized. These landlords inevitably feel dissatisfied. However, they did not blame Xu Qian, but all the complaints were put into the new policy.
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These people are often backbone of the countryside and occupy an important part of the Shilin Qing Dynasty.
As soon as these people complained, the effect was immediate. Other provinces were envious, jealous and hated Zhejiang. Many governors couldn't sleep well at night. This was natural. For such a little political achievements and to show that they loved the people as much as their children, it was a waste.
The great kung fu to cultivate the county school and the river embankment, and finally thought it was perfect. Who knew that such a monster would be killed? The people in the provinces in Jiangnan were open. In the scholars, there was no trouble in the straits. There was a wave of three feet without wind.
With the handle, these people who caressed the platform had already had a headache in their dreams.
Now, because some people have complained, the provinces have begun to criticize them. Behind these people, there may not be no shadows on the officials of each province. Their purpose is naturally to reduce their pressure by criticizing Zhejiang's new policy.
Not to mention, there are really effects. Many people don’t believe that pies will fall from the sky, so they naturally joined the ranks of this debate. Zhejiang naturally fought back, but some people also wavered and questioned the new policy. Although this debate,
It has not yet appeared, but what Prefect Wang is worried about is that it is very likely to shake the foundation of the new policy in the future.
What is urgently needed for the new reform policy is the unswerving support from the superiors and the support from the subordinates. These two points are indispensable. The palace and the imperial court have not expressed their opinions yet. If they do not express their opinions, variables may occur at any time. Prefect Wang is now considered a
Since Xu Futai’s best friend has the intention of following Xu to Taiwan and walking to the dark side, he naturally needs to remind Futai University to pay attention!
Xu Qian slowly drank tea and said, "The new policy cannot be fully covered, and it is impossible for everyone to take advantage of it. I know the affairs of these little landlords and gentry. They can't make any trouble, they just suffer it themselves.
Some losses were just a few yells, but I heard that Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong are also criticizing the new policy, right? These people are probably not simple."
The prefect Wang smiled bitterly and said, "The problem is here. This is not groundless. There must be someone behind it. What the officials are worried about is that these supporters behind it are not simple. After all, Zhejiang's new policy sets a precedent, so you can ask for it.
Be careful.”
At the same time, some officials from Zhejiang were also sitting here for tea. Zhao Ming, the governor of the government, came later. He pondered for a moment: "I heard that the governor of Jiangxi seemed to have come forward to criticize him personally. He also reported to Jiangxi for a message.
Xinbao, who wrote an article in person, was talking about our Zhejiang affairs. This is clearly a fight with us. I heard that the governor of Jiangxi is the relative of the Minister of Revenue. But his sudden speech may not be based on the meaning of the Minister of Revenue.
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Xu Qian sneered: "No matter who he is, the new policy cannot be abolished. The gossip in the outside world will be clarified by Mingbao. You can just work hard."
Wu Tixue shook his head and said, "Just please be careful. It is common for hidden arrows to hurt people. The meaning of the governor of Jiangxi is that I am eager to fight back with a bright future. As long as I counterattack, this matter will definitely be known to everyone.
Once people talk about the quality of the new policy, it is easy to cause misunderstandings."
Xu Qian was also very annoyed by the governor of Jiangxi. You said you were far away in Jiangxi, and I was in Zhejiang. Everyone did not miss the rivers. You went thousands of miles to bring your old face here to do what? Zhao Ming, the governor.
The words make sense. Even if the governor of Jiangxi is dissatisfied with him, he will not be able to break up and argue. The only possibility is that this old guy must have had some discussions with some people in the court.
However, many people in the court wanted to destroy the new policy. Xu Qian narrowed his eyes and nodded: "I will deal with this matter. Don't worry, for those damaged little gentry, each prefecture and county plan to
Issuing a charter to see if I can think of some ways to reduce their losses. They are the cornerstone of the court after all, and their assistance is always indispensable for the government."
Seeing that Xu Futai's face looked a little bad, Zhao Ming immediately smiled and said, "Actually, this is just a verbal battle, and there is nothing serious. I heard that the projects in various places have already made a name for themselves, especially the two prefectures of Jiaxing and Hangzhou, and many rivers.
The project of the section is almost done. Things that cannot be done a year, two, three years, but now they can be done in less than half a year. This is a great achievement.”
As he was speaking, Wang Gen, a friend from the Governor's yamen, came in and said with a serious expression: "Futai, let's see the news from Jiangxi."
Everyone looked at each other, but saw Wang Gen coming with a newspaper. Xu Qian answered it and opened it. It was not Ming Pao, but Xin Zhibao. The layout of this Xin Zhibao is completely different from Ming Pao, and there are a few
The newspaper was just right, and Xu Qian picked it up and read the front page article, but it was written by the governor of Jiangxi, who directly criticized the new policy.
The two braids that the article caught: one is that building Wangxue Academy is a good thing, but why do you need to teach miscellaneous learning? The second is the issue of a large number of tenants entering the city. It says: Throughout the dynasties, we value agriculture over commerce, and farmers, and the country
The fundamental thing is to lose the roots and seek the end. Once there is insufficient food, famine will occur everywhere and starves will be killed thousands of miles. In the name of the new policy, it is called unwise and disregarding people's livelihood. It is called unkind. Although the new policy is tax-free, it is so hurt.
In agriculture, Zhejiang is a major land for the imperial court. If there is no grain and tax, the foundation of the country will not exist. The so-called industry and commerce, the three religions and the next level will definitely not exist...
The words of this article are very sharp, basically just slapping the left and right, and I wish I could slap Xu Qian directly in the face, and I wished I could point at Xu Qian's nose and curse.
Wang Gen explained: "This newspaper was brought by a merchant from Jiangxi. I want to be fresh, so I just come and take a look. Who knows that this article is so sharp? It is obvious that it is just a scolding of Zhejiang's new policy.
Although the Xinbao is not famous now, since the governor of Jiangxi has written an article, his article will definitely be copied, and sooner or later it will be a lot of money. Adults should come up with a solution immediately. If you are indifferent, you are afraid...
At that time, it will cause the adults to advance and retreat."
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