High private borrowing is actually a fuel for land mergers.
Compounding profits, from houses to land, to individuals, spread gradually and pathologically, knocking the bones of ordinary farmers and sucking them clean.
Restricting usury is tantamount to inhibiting land annexation.
Wait, high land rent is also a big mountain that oppresses the vast number of people, and it is the biggest one.
As the saying goes, the government forces the people to rebel. In fact, in feudal society, the government did not go to the countryside, and private governance relied on the gentry.
The court increased taxes on them, and they passed the taxes on to the tenants, and even benefited from them, which led to the government forcing the people to rebel.
The blame fell on the court, and those who benefited were the county officials, subordinate officials, gentry and landlord class, and the people who suffered were the ordinary people.
"Speaking of which, rent reduction and interest rate reduction, this double reduction policy, why does it sound so familiar?"
Emperor Zhu thought about it in various ways, and finally found it from his distant memory. This was the united front strategy during the Anti-Japanese War, uniting all forces that could be united.
And this kind of compromise is just right for his feudal court!
"I don't dare to divide the land equally, but I can give it a try by reducing rent and interest rates."
Zhu Yixi nodded secretly, feeling a sudden warmth in her heart.
Undoubtedly, the greatest contribution to the new Ming Dynasty he established, which unified the world in just a few years, was the issue of the united front:
Expelled the Jiannu slaves and restored the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, after the South captured Nanjing, it was instantly pacified, and after the North captured Beijing, the prefectures and counties surrendered.
The entire imperial court was built on the foundations of homesteaders and landowning gentry.
If land to the tiller is implemented, the foundation of the building will be established, and the gentry will be able to establish another clan in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, the army will turn its back on him, because the army's land is originally based on wasteland. If it is redistributed, wouldn't it be plundering them?
Furthermore, the reason why people worked so hard to fight in the war was not because Zhu Yixi was handsome or a member of the clan, but purely because he could divide the land and distribute money.
The land, on top of the reward, allows the Beijing camp to maintain a strong combat capability.
Therefore, as Mr. Lu Xun said, if you can’t lift the roof, then open the windows!
Of course, Zhu Yixi has not never considered learning from the Sui and Tang Dynasties and creating a reduced version of the equal land system.
But then he thought about it, he had already failed once, and he would be seeking death if he tried again.
This is a society governed by humans. As long as humans are human, they can take advantage of loopholes. There is no unbreakable law.
It is well said in history books that the fundamental purpose of establishing laws is not to ensure fairness and freedom, but to safeguard the interests of the ruling class.
Therefore, one of the important indicators to measure the birth of a country is prison.
I'm going too far. Anyway, in this feudal era, talking about freedom, the rule of law, human rights, etc. are all out of date. We can only adapt to the climate and explode ourselves.
If he came back from time travel and instead of being an emperor, he insisted on being a president, then wouldn’t his time travel have been in vain?
"Reducing rents and interest rates must be done."
The emperor touched the short beard on his chin, and his thoughts returned to this policy:
"This is like rent restrictions in later generations. The people at the bottom who benefit will be able to take a breather, save more food in good years, and survive for a few more months in disaster years."
"The stronger the people's ability to withstand pressure, the less likely they are to rebel."
"Do it, you have to do it--"
There is no doubt that this is a good policy, but it is also a difficult policy. Although it is not as fatal as dividing the land, it is still the same as cutting off the flesh.
Although most of the gentry were scholars, it was common for them to be strict in disciplining others and neglecting to discipline themselves. There were too few who harmonized their words and deeds.
Therefore, he must have a reliable bureaucratic system to continue to promote this policy, otherwise it will be superficial and have a good reputation.
But before that, we need to understand the knowledge about farm rent. Directly reducing rent and interest would be too one-sided.
"Announce Zhang Qi's entry into the palace."
At the emperor's order, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ran away and broke his leg.
Zhang Qi came in a hurry, but the emperor's face was calm, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.
"Do you know the details about private rentals?"
This sudden sentence really confused Zhang Qiwen.
Your Majesty is a commoner, how could you not understand this?
By the way, he is from a clan after all. He has been staying in Xi'an City and has never pulled weeds in the fields, so he certainly doesn't understand.
Zhang Qi patted his sleeves and said, "Reporting to your Majesty, I have several acres of thin farmland at home, so I know a thing or two about it."
How many acres of thin farmland? Tens of thousands of acres!
Zhu Yixi didn't bother to find fault and just listened.
Zhang Qi didn't dare to hide anything and told the truth.
There are three types of land rent. The first is rent in the form of labor, where you work for the landlord for free for a period of time; the second is rent in kind, mostly in the north, and the payment is grain, and it is divided into share-sharing system and quota system.
The third type is paid rent, which is widely distributed in the south of the Yangtze River, because people grow cotton and other cash crops, and it is difficult to get food.
For example, during the Jiajing and Longqing periods, the family of Xu Jie, a scholar, owned more than 2,400 hectares of land, and Huating County alone collected about 10,000 taels of rent per year.
There are all kinds of other extortion methods, such as rent (deposit), land grant money (deposit), pre-rent (rent paid in advance, such as annual payment, half-year payment), small rent (extortion of additional fruits and vegetables, weddings and funerals, etc.)...
In addition, the tenants were physically attached to the landlords and worked as handymen, and suffered countless bullying and persecution.
"Okay!" Half an hour passed, and Zhu Yixi looked ugly as he listened.
As the spokesperson of the landlord class, he felt ashamed. What the hell is this?
Reform must be done step by step.
"Go down!" The emperor waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense when you get back."
My dear, rent reduction and interest rate reduction are indeed one-sided.
The key to rural plight lies in personal dependence.
As long as the landlords and tenants are broken down into the relationship between landlord and tenant in later generations, it will be a great success.
There’s a long way to go!
With this in mind, Zhu Yixi asked someone to get a fine brush and start writing on the paper.
People who can use it: enlightened gentry, young scholars, junior officials who have just entered the officialdom, and official officials.
Opponents: The huge gentry class, as well as the lower-level officials affected...
After thinking about it, Zhu Yixi crossed out the three words "opponent" and wrote the three words "obstructor".
Because this is an internal contradiction of the landlord class, not a life-and-death struggle.
Besides, these people have to applaud on the surface, but they are just obstructing it secretly.
After looking at it, Emperor Zhu added another line of words after this group of people: officials who do nothing in the officialdom and follow the crowd.
There are two advantages to the obstructionists: one is public opinion, and the other is officialdom.
"In terms of public opinion, I must have the upper hand on Shilin's side. This is relying on righteousness to suppress others."
Zhu Yixi put down his pen and thought about it: "As for the people, there are communiqués in cities that can influence citizens, but they have little help in the countryside, and the voice of the countryside is in the hands of the gentry."
"As long as they pretend to be deaf and mute and pretend that this incident has not happened, the tenants will naturally lie down and not dare to resist for the sake of their future livelihood."
Suddenly, Zhu Yixi wrote the word "resistance" in thick ink and heavy strokes: "You have to control the heat."
"Don't cause public outrage and set my throne on fire."
There are quite a lot of hidden forces among the people, including careerists, clans, White Lotus Sect and other rebel groups. It would be troublesome for them to take advantage of Da Shi.