Yang Ming was still taking a nap when he received the news. Prince Xian Ma Liu Xuan ran out of the palace to tell him.
Today's court meeting was very brief, just for this matter, so Yang Xiong and the others had already asked for an audience outside the palace of Prince Qin.
Yang Ming sat on the bed and pondered for a moment, then said to Xu Jing: "Take them all to the front hall, I will go see them after changing clothes."
Five and a half bosses are currently sitting in the hall in front of the Qin Palace. Among them, Yang Xiong and Yang Hao are the most energetic. The other four are Yang Yue, Xuangan, Pei Ju and Lu Chu.
Yang Hao can only be considered half a boss. Whenever he doesn't love money anymore, he can make up for the other half.
"Prince," everyone stood up to greet Yang Ming who came in from behind the screen.
Yang Ming raised his head and said, "Everyone, please sit down."
After Yang Xiong sat down, he first smiled and said: "The prince should already know about the matter, right?"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "I just found out about it half an hour before you guys came."
Yang Xiong said: "Is it the prince persuading your majesty behind your back?"
He would not believe that Yang Guang took the initiative to do this, because Yang Guang was indeed not that kind of person, so he naturally thought that Yang Ming was behind it, and others thought so too.
"Don't think so," Yang Ming said with a smile, "This matter has nothing to do with me. I found out about it later than you all, so I am no less surprised than you are."
Yang Hao frowned and said: "That's strange. His Majesty is a little unusual today. He sealed a group of people in one breath. I have never seen such a seal since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. We can't understand it either, so we came to see the prince.
Clear up confusion.”
You don't understand, and I don't understand either. Yang Ming smiled and said: "What don't you understand? Your Majesty cherishes the clan and misses the clan. Isn't this very reasonable?"
That’s ridiculous. Many of these people were almost killed by him. Yang Xiong smiled and nodded:
"That should be the case. The truth is simple. We really shouldn't speculate on the holy will."
Yang Yue lowered his head and rubbed the rim of the cup, sighing: "There are too many seals, and the national treasury cannot bear the weight."
The prince's food estate is very terrifying, with ten thousand households. Today, Yang Guang has added eight new princes and four princes to the Sui Dynasty. The prince's food town is 1,500 households.
In other words, starting from this year, 86,000 households will have to pay taxes to themselves instead of to the national treasury.
More than 80,000 households, according to the total number of 6.5 million households in the Sui Dynasty, does not sound like a lot, but don’t forget, this is just the beginning. These people will also annex land in the future and use more acres to avoid
The way of policy is put under one's own name.
If we include the current total number of clan households, it has basically exceeded 500,000 households, accounting for one-third of the total registered population in the Sui Dynasty.
If you add the Duke of the country, the Duke of the county, the Duke of the county, and the Marquis of the county, it is unimaginable.
Therefore, Yang Yue's sigh made Yang Ming feel very heavy. There were advantages and disadvantages to enclosing a clan. The imperial power was stabilized. If others wanted to rebel, it would be more difficult, but the disadvantage was that the income of the treasury would be reduced.
What should we do if the revenue of the treasury decreases? We plunder the aristocratic families, and the aristocratic families plunder the people. This is passed down layer by layer, and in the end it is the common people who suffer the consequences.
Therefore, the feudal dynasty was carried on the shoulders of the common people.
Xuangan instead smiled and said, "The treasury doesn't need this little money, right?"
Yang Yue raised his head in shock, "Yes, the national treasury is not short of money, because it will come to you when it runs out of money. How can the country do business at a loss?"
Pei Ju smiled and explained: "This is not a small amount of money. The prince's food is Yongyetian. In other words, in the next few decades, the national treasury will reduce the tax revenue of 86,000 households. In ten years, it will be 86,000 households."
One hundred and sixty thousand households, if you do the math, it’s quite a lot.”
Xuangan smiled and said: "Now that the world is at peace, it is an opportunity to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Once the refined steel in Hedong is promoted nationwide, it will be easier to reclaim wasteland and grain output will be greatly increased. This shortfall will be easily made up."
"Well said!" Yang Ming slapped the table and said with a smile: "Xuangan's words are very suitable to my liking. In the 30 years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the land-acreage system has never been changed. The current disadvantages have been long-standing, and it is time to change it.
Already."
Hiss~~~Did you misunderstand what I said? I don’t think that’s what I meant, right? Xuangan is a little confused, I didn’t say reform the land system?
As soon as Yang Ming said these words, everyone was stunned and felt quite shocked.
Reforming the land system is no joke. If the reform fails, it will be fatal. The country's current strength is still stable, which is not a good opportunity for reform.
Lu Chu shook his head and said: "There is no way to change the land system. Nowadays, every household has food, every household has land, and people's minds are at peace. This is the sign of a prosperous age. The sage has said that if a country is prosperous, it should be governed by inaction. If the country is sinking, we must work hard to govern.
, there is no need for restructuring at the moment.”
Everyone agreed.
Yang Ming observed everyone's facial expressions and could see that when everyone's interests are consistent, they are their own people. If their interests are conflicting, it is not the case.
His words revealed how difficult it would be to reform the land tenure system, and everyone was basically opposed to it.
He smiled and said: "Lu Zhongshu misunderstood. What I meant was that we need to increase the intensity of reclaiming wasteland. As for how to distribute the reclaimed wasteland, we should legislate to standardize it. Adding a few systems is also a slight change."
"So that's what you meant. It scared me." Lu Chu said with a smile: "The prince's idea is good. Our land is vast in the nine states of Sui Dynasty. In the past, some places could not be cultivated and farmed. Now it has been refined.
Steel cultivation should indeed be encouraged, as this will enrich the people and the country."
Enriching the people and the country? You are the first to get rich, right? And if you are rich, you will not lead others to get rich.
In the Sui Dynasty, the smelting technology was relatively backward. Some places were really difficult to cultivate, such as Shanxi. In many places in Shanxi, if you dig down two feet of soil, it would be like stones, making it impossible to cultivate.
If you want to reclaim farmland, you have to get rid of the stones first. This is a big project. Without good tools, you really can't do it. Those are not ordinary stones. They can easily be large ones weighing several tons, or even directly part of the mountain.
, even if there are tools, it will take a lot of effort.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Also, due to river flooding, some areas are flooded, and it is impossible to grow food. This can only be solved by building water conservancy projects.
This is the problem of having water, but what about places without water? Without water, it is impossible to farm, so water storage and diversion projects must be built.
Therefore, reclaiming wasteland has never been an easy task. This is a national strategic plan.
Yang Xiong is in a complicated mood right now. Today was originally a good thing, but why am I not happy about your visit? You also want to imitate your father, why bother?
It's all good now, why should we encourage people to open up wasteland?
"It's just a casual comment made on the spur of the moment, don't take it too seriously," Yang Ming finally realized that the six people in front of him could not be counted on to reform the land system in the future.
This also made him realize that if he wanted to reform, he had to reuse those children from poor families, and he could only rely on them.
Pei Ju smiled and said: "You can mention it at the court meeting, but it's not easy to make the trip. Lingnan is still a variable at the moment. Feng An and the others are about to enter Beijing. Your Majesty has always intended to bring me the Sui Dynasty Law."
There is a lot of resistance when it is implemented in Lingnan. Let’s first see how the problem in Lingnan will be solved this time. If the land equalization system can be implemented in Lingnan, the deficit of the king will be made up, and he will be richer."
"It's impossible. If Lingnan wants to change, we can only use force," Yang Yue said with a frown: "But right now, our country is not strong enough to use troops against Lingnan, not for at least ten years."
The topic was smoothly changed by Pei Ju, and Yang Xiong also joined in, saying:
"It is not necessarily the only way to use force. If the policy is appropriate and Feng Ang is willing to cooperate, the court can gradually divide it, weaken its local power, and then use strong officials to pacify it. Over time, the problem in Lingnan can be solved."
Yang Yue smiled and said: "How long will it take to watch the king?"
Yang Xiong said: "National policy is not something that can be accomplished overnight. It can take as little as ten years or as long as twenty years."
"Isn't this right?" Yang Yue said with a smile: "With your majesty's ambition, how could you tolerate Lingnan for twenty years?"
Yang Xiong was stunned and thought deeply. You are right, His Majesty really does not have that patience today.
Pei Ju frowned and looked at Yang Yue: "You mean, Ning Changzhen's visit to Beijing this time will cause big problems."
He was worried that the emperor would kill Ning Changzhen and then directly use troops against Lingnan. With the emperor's character, he could really do it, but right now, he really couldn't use troops.
Yang Yue nodded: "I don't look down on Ning Changzhen either, but for the sake of the country, no matter what this time, you have to let this person come and return safely."
Now everyone except Yang Hao understood.
Yang Ming agreed: "That's what I mean too. Nothing can happen to this person. Everyone must understand this and try your best to persuade him when it's time to persuade him."
Who are you trying to persuade? Everyone understands.
Yang Xiong nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness."
At this time, a document was brought in from outside and delivered directly to Xuangan. After Xuangan read it, he said to Yang Ming:
"Sent from the Menxia Province. Feng Ang and the others will arrive at Chang'an Station in three days. According to regulations, the Ministry of Rites should send someone to greet such a high-ranking official in the border areas, but His Majesty means that they are not allowed to welcome him."
Good guy, I came straight away with my show of strength.
Pei Ju frowned and said, "Feng An is implicated this time. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to do this?"
His words must be accompanied by a question mark. Without a question mark, it would be equivalent to directly denying Yang Guang.
Yang Ming smiled: "There is no way to bring about good or bad luck, only people call it upon themselves. Feng Ang has indeed suffered a loss from Ning Changzhen this time. If you don't want to welcome him, then don't welcome him."
"The key is, if there is no one to greet them, how can they enter the palace?" Xuangan said with a bitter smile:
"Local officials must be introduced to the palace by the Minister of Secretariat before they can enter the palace. The Imperial Household does not care whether you are a general or not. They only recognize the introduction document issued by the Minister of Secretariat. Your Majesty is deliberately leaving them alone."
Yang Hao said directly: "Then just leave them alone for now. What the hell, a southern barbarian. Why treat him so politely?"
Pei Ju immediately raised his eyebrows, he must be a young man, it is not a big deal to watch the fun.