The diseased bones are torn apart and the gauze cap is wide, and the lonely minister travels thousands of miles away from the river.
With such a humble position, I dare not forget about worrying about my country. The matter is settled and I still have to wait for the coffin to be closed.
The gods of heaven and earth support the temple, and the elders of Beijing look forward to Heluan.
When I started, I learned about the present and the past in one table. I turned on the light in the middle of the night and took a closer look.
——Lu You, "Sickness arose from the book"
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Although Mrs. Guo is the biggest beneficiary of this land feast, as a ruler, many things must be done with the overall situation in mind.
Xuanzong thought about it, but he still felt uneasy. Now, the Tang Dynasty was at peace, and he had great power. Looking at the world, no one had the prestige and strength to challenge him. However, the aristocratic families all had centuries-old foundations, and their foundations were deep and should not be underestimated.
Walking on frost, the ice is strong. Could it be that they smelled something?
Withdrawing from the court that day, Xuanzong left Li Linfu alone and asked about the matter.
After hearing Xuanzong's concerns, Li Xiang took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Gao Lishi.
Li Linfu replied calmly: "Reporting to your Majesty, I am also aware of this matter. I wanted to report to you after I have compiled all the statistics on the Luoyang real estate transactions of the wealthy families. But since you asked, I will inform you first.
I will report to you the situation collected so far.
Judging from the evidence verified by the minister, the aristocratic families who followed Taifu Xu south this time were only the families who were usually on good terms with him. Most of the wealthy families in Luoyang were still doing business as usual. Although there were also wealthy families such as the Wenxi Pei family and the Hedong Cui family who moved south.
, but they are all part of their family and have not shaken their roots.
In addition, I also sent additional manpower to secretly investigate the Guanlong nobles in Chang'an. There was no change in the Dugu family, Changsun family and other families.
It can be inferred from this that this southward migration was not a unified action by the Guanlong nobles."
Xuanzong looked through the memorial and found that there was indeed no Dugu family, Changsun family, etc., so he felt relieved.
Xuanzong asked: "In the Luoyang area, aristocratic families are selling off their land in large quantities. Is this abnormal?"
Li Linfu smiled and said: "In my opinion, this is a good thing."
"Oh, tell me." Xuanzong asked curiously.
Li Linfu replied: "Land annexation has been the source of troubles since ancient times. Once farmers lose their land and become refugees, they are not far away from the mob. Just like sparks falling into a pyre, wars and disasters occur every minute. The Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty,
The chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty was nothing less than this. The root cause was the annexation of large amounts of land by powerful landlords, which led to the people's dire livelihood.
Now, some of the aristocratic families have moved south, reclaiming the south of the Yangtze River and the south of the Five Ridges, turning the barbaric land into fertile soil, and at the same time freeing up farmland in the Central Plains. Wouldn't it be great?
Officials from the six ministries discussed that for this land transaction, there was no need to pay silver to the court, but only a certain proportion of land should be handed over to the state treasury based on the area of the land being traded. The Ministry of Household Registration would then register the land and redistribute it as the court's oral allocation of land.
The land owned by the imperial court was leased to the refugees for farming. The grain earned on the land was turned over to the state treasury in proportion, and the remainder went to the refugees to support their families.
In this way, the ancestral system during the reign of Emperor Gaozu in the seventh year of Wude can be restored - Xuyong modulation:
Rent: An adult male can get a hundred acres of land from the government, a disabled person can get 40 acres of land, and a widow can get 30 acres of land. Among these fields, two-tenths are family property fields, and eight-tenths are oral land.
When a Shoutian person dies, his family land will be inherited by the head of the household, while the oral land will be returned to the government and redistributed to others. The Shoutian person pays taxes to the government at the rate of two shi of millet per male per year.
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From now on, the national treasury will be full, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the world will be at peace."
After hearing this, Xuanzong nodded in praise and finally felt relieved.
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Some families were happy and some were sad. In another compound in Chang'an, Prince An Qingzong reported to An Lushan in detail about the skyrocketing land price in Luoyang.
After hearing this, An Qingxu said in frustration: "If dad hadn't donated all the silver mines to the court, half of Luoyang would belong to our family during this land feast."
An Lushan's eyes glowed like a hungry wolf, and he struck him with a whip, cursing: "You worthless wolf cub, all of Luoyang will belong to us in the future!" After that, he threw the whip to the ground and walked away.
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Although Luoyang has recently been visited by visitors and merchants from all over the world, no matter how the market is turned upside down and in full swing, Mrs. Xu and his party are still packing their luggage unhurriedly and doing the final relocation work.
During this period of time, Taifu Xu taught Bai Fu everything he had learned in his life.
On this day, after Taifu Xu finished talking about the financial system of the Tang Dynasty, he closed his book and sighed:
"The financial crisis is our real crisis in the Tang Dynasty! The empire's financial hidden dangers have not been eliminated, but are constantly accumulating. Once the balance is imbalanced, the world will be in chaos. And based on my analysis and prediction of the imperial court's financial revenue and expenditure in recent years, this day should not be far away
That's why I urge the famous families to move to the south as soon as possible to avoid disaster."
Bai Fu Daqi asked: "Financial crisis? Isn't it the bad astrology of 'Sha Po Lang'?"
Taifu Xu laughed heartily, took a sip of tea, and said:
"From the early years of Kaiyuan, His Majesty appointed a series of virtuous prime ministers to govern the country. Yao Chong, Song Jing, Su Ting, Zhang Jiazhen, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Jiuling and others successively worshiped the prime ministers. They were either honest officials, lenient in punishment, or
Full of literary talents... These sages assisted the Holy One and jointly created the prosperous Kaiyuan era!
However, these prime ministers also have a common fatal weakness: they will only persuade His Majesty to save financial expenditures, but will not help the court increase fiscal revenue. Because they know very well that increasing the tax burden means exploiting the people. This is a familiar reading of Confucius and Mencius
The sages and prime ministers who have learned so much will definitely not be able to do this.
With the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty's ambition to open up new territory and expand the territory, measures to save financial expenditures such as streamlining the bureaucracy and reducing military operations have become increasingly limited.
Therefore, the most important thing for the imperial government's finances is to open up new sources of funds!
During the Tianbao period, the average annual fiscal revenue was approximately: more than 2 million yuan in rent, more than 19.8 million hu of grain, 7.4 million pieces of silk, more than 1.8 million tons of cotton, and 1,000 pieces of cloth.
More than 350,000 yuan. This money and food is far from enough to maintain the operation of the entire empire, let alone to promote our country's prestige and conquer the barbarians, even if they are far away, they will be killed.
As a result, another group of "capable ministers and officials" who know how to make money came into His Majesty's sight:
Prime Minister Pei Yaoqing, Supervisor Yushi Yu Wenrong, Land and Water Transport Envoy Wei Jian, Taifu Qing Yang Chongli's son Yang Shenjin, Hukou Sex Service Envoy Wang Zhi, Prime Minister Li Linfu...
In my opinion, except for Pei Yaoqing, everyone else is a minister who makes the imperial finances drink poison to quench their thirst and go to the cliff. In order to gain the favor of the Holy One, they do not hesitate to exploit the local area, squeeze the people, and more importantly, completely undermine the imperial court.
Formal financial system.
With the rise of Tubo in the west and the tense border affairs in the north, Datang's finances could no longer support the border troops.
The Holy Emperor had no choice but to set up Jiedushi, granting the military, financial, and administrative power at the border to the same person, allowing him to find his own way to feed the army and prepare for war.