Not to mention the two taxes in the Song Dynasty, they were originally inherited from the Tang Dynasty and included all taxes. But in fact, in addition to the three items of rent and mediocrity, the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the Five Dynasties were also continued!
Don't think that people in this era have an easy life. On the contrary, they are more miserable than those in later generations. They are not even as good as "workers", but are completely "desperate people".
The land is rented, the labor service is paid, and the household registration is adjusted, which means that those with land must pay agricultural taxes, and those with strong labor force must perform labor service. If the location of household registration has characteristics, such as sugar production, sugar must be paid to the court every year.
Transformation of taxes, etc., the intricacies of which are difficult to describe in a word.
Not to mention the numerous exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Since the day Zhao Kuangyin founded the country, there has been no so-called "lenient corvee and weak tax" and "recuperation". Instead, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes enacted by the separatist regime have been retained.
No wonder Professor Zeng said that if you go back to the Song Dynasty, it must be extremely miserable. You have a high chance of becoming a farmer and burdened with heavy taxes.
What kind of "qu money", "cowhide money", "salt money", "shoe money", "feet money", "farm tool money", "public money"...etc., only you can't think of it, no court can't collect it
, dare not accept it.
This also confirms the saying that it is almost extremely difficult to cross class if you are born in a poor family.
In this way, there is a joke about chasing the big one. In the more than 300 years of the Song Dynasty, there were more than 400 peasant uprisings. It was really stable!
Ye An is a noble, and the Zhuangzi of Xungui's family does not need to pay taxes to the court. The tenants only need to pay grain to Zhuangzi, and they can also avoid a lot of labor and conscription, so some people are trying their best to get the land.
If it is dedicated to a powerful family, how can we not be active in land annexation?
Whenever he thinks of the disasters caused by this vicious cycle, Ye An is frightened.
Reducing the rent paid is equivalent to reducing the burden on the villagers. They are all tenants, and they rely on the output of the farmland to support their families and live in peace.
But Ye An still has a request: "If there is a slack time in farming, you are not allowed to be lazy. We are going to open a workshop in the village, and you are all going to help. You will be paid money according to the number of working days every month. These are all yours."
The net profit does not require you to pay, and the more you work, the more you get!"
Uncle Wang laughed loudly: "Little Marquis, what you are saying is that we farmers have nothing but stupid strength. Anyone who is unwilling to work hard as long as we are given money is a fool!"
Indeed, the rent has been reduced by half, and you can still work and earn money. How can there be such a good thing in the world? An ordinary Zhuangzi would like to use the farmer to death and give him money? Being able to take care of a meal is the most benevolent thing!
Amid Qin Mumu's ridicule, Ye An felt that the pace of his reforms was a little slow. He always felt that he was being beaten by a rich man, but he was beaten by himself...
The red envelopes prepared by Ye An and Qin Mumu were given according to the number of people in the village. No one had one, no more, no less, including children. Although they were about ten cents each, for the children it was still
A "huge sum of money".
As a result, the reputation of Ye An and Qin Mumu as "unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness" spread in Zhuangzi. This was originally a good thing, but in the eyes of the Wang Gang and Tieniu, their own marquis had been "beaten up by local tyrants".
After all, it is outside the city of Tokyo. As soon as you leave the city, the scene around it will immediately become different. The main house outside Zhuangzi can be moved in at any time. Qin Mumu has been here several times before and has already tidied up the place.
Think of it as the Hou Mansion's villa outside Tokyo.
Relatively speaking, people in the Song Dynasty enjoyed life relatively, especially after seeing how generous Ye An was, they had a great change in their view of this young prince.
I always thought that Ye An was a weird prince, but now it seems that he is just a young and troubled child. Who could do such a wasteful thing?
Most people sneer at work. Who is a farmer who is not busy all day long? Even in the slack season, he has to pull weeds and loosen the soil in the fields. Look at how the fields have been frozen this winter.
Who has time to work in the workshop? If any farmer dares not to put his mind on the land, even his ancestors will blame him!
There are not a few bankers who have this idea, but the debtors are gearing up. They have learned a lot of skills before. Although they have to be in the village every day, they are still in charge of the food. Those bankers don't know the power of the Yunzhong Commandery.
, but they know.
Who in the world would spend their spare money to support a group of people like them who are in debt?
Since he owed money, he should work honestly and repay the money. It was considered a mercy of the Marquis that he did not have his house in Tokyo City Chief raided. So after taking the money, the debtors were under the command of the Wang Gang.
Start getting busy.
Those who tidy up the village and those who move the wood are in full swing, completely different from the farmers squatting on the ground with their hands folded to bask in the sun.
This is the difference!
In contrast, the debtors are even poorer than the bankers. Most of these people are desperate. Life forces them to work hard to maintain everything they have. They are afraid that they will be kicked out of the village if they neglect even a little bit and return to Tokyo to earn a living.
, and still have to bear that heavy debt.
Ye An and Qin Mumu were watching all this from outside their mansion. Xuan'er had already tidied up the wing, but did not urge Qin Mumu and Ye An to go in. Tieniu had already tidied up the flower hall and the courtyard.
, they were all tidied up before, just tidy up a little. Now that he was free, he was standing in the door and scolding the dealers for their laziness over and over again.
Ye An smiled indifferently. What he was least afraid of was that these bankers were lazy. There were ways to make them work harder. With just a little stimulation and jealousy, these bankers would pounce on him crying and shouting.
Wang Bang is undoubtedly an outstanding management talent. Although he may not necessarily have much creativity, he can complete everything Ye An gives him with the most efficiency.
In a short period of time, he and his debtors cleaned up an abandoned garden and cleared out all the withered weeds and miscellaneous trees. At this time, the large garden could be seen at a glance.
Ye An nodded with satisfaction, walked to the crowd and said: "In the following time, what you have to do every day is to make bricks with yellow clay and build a brick kiln according to my rules."
Brick kiln? Many people are a little confused. Brick burning is not an unfamiliar term to the people of the Song Dynasty. The square bricks on the city walls were all fired.
But burning bricks is too troublesome and takes a long time. Digging a huge brick-burning cave in the ground can accommodate up to 10,000 bricks. It will take more than a month to bake them, and even dry the bricks. If it were not for Kaifeng Prefecture
If you need it on the city wall, you will generally not do such a thankless task.
Although the blue bricks were strong and durable, they took a lot of work. After the debtors learned what they were going to do, they were reluctant to continue working. They originally planned to learn a craft in Zhuangzi, but who knew it would be brick-making?!