Three Kingdoms: The Shu Han was a prodigal, and Wollongong was burned at the beginning Chapter 218 Everyone in Jiaozhou is striving for a well-off life
Chapter 218 Everyone in Jiaozhou is striving for a well-off life
Deng Ai, as an excellent military strategist, started from a young age and was discovered by Sima Yi.
When Guo Huai, Chen Tai, Xiahou Ba and others were defeated by Jiang Wei, they were so scared that they were running away and could only defend passively.
Deng Ai, a logistics master, acted decisively, and Jiang Wei did not get any advantage from him.
Looking at the two thousand field soldiers in front of him, Deng Ai felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders!
In addition to training his troops, he also has to implement the new land system that the young master mentioned yesterday.
"Listen up, everyone, you only have the right to use the land, but not ownership!"
"Every acre of land is recorded and cannot be bought or sold privately. Those who violate the order will be punished!"
After Huangshan recited these two sentences, the soldiers began to become restless, "Shi Zai! Aren't you and the young master afraid of the soldiers mutiny?"
Deng Ai's eyes were bright and clear, and with the majesty he had accumulated on the battlefield, he glared at the soldiers in the field, so that they did not dare to act rashly.
"Continue... read!"
Apparently in the eyes of the soldiers, this taciturn and ruthless general was very scary!
"The nationalization of land is not to harm you, but to protect your land!"
"Just imagine, if you don't have the protection of the young master, your land will be plundered by the nobles, and you will become refugees again, and you can only rely on the nobles' estates!"
"I dare to ask, do you want to own land and be the masters of your own family, or do you want to be slaves and maids to the nobles?"
Deng Ai used simple words to explain the reasons for nationalizing the land.
Even the illiterate soldiers fully understood the painstaking efforts of the young master and the general!
"I wait... don't want to be a slave!"
"I will be a domestic slave for the rest of my life...life after life, and it will never stop. I don't want my children to be like this!"
"I didn't know the reason before, so I bumped into the general. Please don't blame me!"
Deng Ai looked at everyone and only left one sentence: "Everyone stand still..."
Whoosh!
Everyone immediately raised their chests and raised their heads, feeling that the two generals could learn from each other's strengths.
The talkative general is more amiable and approachable. If you have anything to do in the future, you can come to him.
The taciturn man is a ruthless person at first glance. He kills decisively on the battlefield and must obey his orders.
"The household responsibility system that my young master calls the household contract responsibility system adheres to the principle of contracting output to each household and being responsible for its own profits and losses!"
"You only need to pay a fixed amount of grain, and there are no other taxes!"
When Huangshan read this, not to mention the soldiers in the audience, even he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"The chatty general! Those taxes and calculations of taxes..."
"No! And I, the general, don't talk a lot!"
"General Chatterbox, what about the field tax?"
"No! Let me warn you again, I am not a talkative person!"
Then the soldiers could no longer bear it and burst into cheers one by one!
You must know that the Han Dynasty had a lot of messy taxes!
The oral tax was levied from the age of 3 to 14 years old. Each person paid 20 qian per year. It was increased by 3 qian during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and became 23 qian.
Suanfu, regardless of gender, people, regardless of gender, must pay a "fu" to the government every year from the age of 15 to 56, which is called "suufu". At that time, a sum was 120 yuan. Merchants and slaves had to pay double the amount every year.
A person earns two taxes per year.
As for the land rent, it is a tax of one for fifteen, and farmers’ income for that year is divided into fifteen parts and one part is handed over to the state.
Liu Mang once roughly calculated that the average household size in the Eastern Han Dynasty was 5.29. Counting higher, five adults and one child would have to pay 620 qian, three dendrobes and more grain.
Assuming that all the grain is sold to pay taxes, approximately 13.6 dendrobium will be consumed and 86.4 dendrobium will be retained for ourselves.
Converted into currency, that is, a household's annual income is 6,000, and the amount of tax paid starts at 818, reaching a peak of about 50% by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Heavy taxes and plundering by aristocratic families were the main culprits that destroyed the peasant economy.
For this reason, Liu Mang planned to conduct his own experiments starting from Jiaozhou.
The people here have not been severely abused by the gentry, and have not yet been bound by the so-called "filial piety" and "propriety".
In addition, the gentry currently existing in Jiaozhou have not yet formed a behemoth like the Yingchuan gentry, and Liu Mang can still dismember and interfere with them.
"Those who cultivate a field with ten bushes of dendrobium per acre are called fertile fields, and this is the general name in the world."
The yield of the best "fertile farmland" is 10 shi per mu, and the yield per mu is about 860 kilograms. This is a high yield level recognized by the world.
Deng Ai knew that the land in Jiaozhou might not be so productive, so he and Liu Mang made rough calculations.
It is estimated that each mu of land can produce three stones, equivalent to 257 kilograms!
Liu Mang said that he only collects one-third, and the remaining grain that can be harvested will all belong to the farmers.
When Huangshan read this, he couldn't help but look at everyone's expressions.
In the past, everyone farmed for livelihood and heavy taxes.
Whether it was Wu Ju or Shi Xie who ruled Cangwu, they would generally follow the tax system of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This resulted in most of the land being annexed by aristocratic families, and farmers paying very little taxes.
More farmers have no so-called enthusiasm for production. They are just zombies, barely surviving!
"General! Will the extra food be ours?"
"Young master... you keep your word!"
Deng Ai answered on his behalf. He was surprised by Liu Mang's boldness.
This is clearly against the big man!
There is no oral tax, tax, or land rent!
Deng Ai was filled with emotion. If he had lived in Jiaozhou when he was young, his family would probably have enough money to send him to study!
etc!
Deng Ai suddenly realized that the young master was playing a big game of chess, and his farmland was the most basic part!
Every household has a surplus of grain, which can stabilize grain prices!
In addition, in the land of Jiaozhou, it can even be harvested three times a year!
Even if they don't deliberately collect grain, the people will hoard too much grain and even sell it to the government at a low price!
And people who have money are naturally willing to send their descendants to study!
"Master! Great talent!"
Deng Ai clenched his fists in excitement. While everyone was still wondering that such taxes were unheard of, Liu Mang had already taken a solid step towards a prosperous age!
"You guys, are you willing to follow what the young master said?"
The field soldiers who knew the yield per mu in Jiaozhou did not hesitate to support the household contract responsibility system!
"We are willing to support the young master!"
"Today I learned that the young master is righteous, and I would like to call on more people to come and serve as soldiers!"
"General Gu Yan, are you still accepting people here?"
A taciturn general?
Deng Ai had a dark look on his face. This person from Jiaozhou really didn't know how to educate. Just call Huangshan a talkative person. Why should you say that Deng Ai is taciturn?
"Can……"
"Thank you, General!"
Sheriff's Mansion.
Liu Mang wrote hard while Lu Qiling fanned him and wiped away his sweat.
"The article is long! The eldest sister still has such a shy side? She actually looks like a woman!"
"Youchang, if you keep talking too much, be careful of my eldest sister throwing hidden weapons at you!"
Only then did Ma Su realize that Lu Qiling seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Ma Youchang could only smile awkwardly but politely.