Lin Xuan took ten official slaves back to the Lin family and gave them to Butler Lin to make arrangements.
He didn't ask about their previous identities, it was nothing more than a tragedy.
They may have been involved by relatives at home and are very innocent.
But they must have enjoyed the convenience brought by relatives before. Whether they are innocent or not, no one can tell.
Lin Xuan returned to the study and began to draw drawings. The drawings of the hospital and the stadium were all waiting for him to draw.
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The next day, morning.
"Your Majesty! All the Zhenguan plows around Chang'an have been distributed," said Dai Zhou, Minister of Civil Affairs.
Of course, when Dai Zhou said "distribution to all," he did not mean that every household would receive it.
Although Zhenguan plows were cheap, if every household were to distribute them, the court wouldn't have that much money.
What he meant by distribution was just a few distributed to each village.
As for whether it will be insufficient, it does not exist at all. In fact, the common people do not have much land at all. Most of the land belongs to lords and aristocratic families. If they want Zhenguan plow, they can make it themselves.
It's ridiculous to say that the Ministry of Civil Affairs once investigated that 80% of the land around Chang'an belongs to lords and noble families.
Chang'an City and some surrounding counties have a population of more than one million, but only occupy two floors.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said: "It seems that spring plowing will not be delayed this year."
"Your Majesty, not only will there be no delay, but you will also have a lot of free time." Dai Zhou said with a smile.
Fang Xuanling stood up after hearing this and said: "Your Majesty, since the people have free time, I think some policies should be issued to encourage the people to open up wasteland."
"What good advice does Fang Qing have?" Li Shimin asked.
Increasing food production has always been his greatest concern, and his ambitions are all based on food sufficiency.
It is no joke to say that "the troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass have to go first". Without food, there is no such thing as a war.
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the land reclaimed by the people should be owned by the people. It should be tax-free for the first three years, halved for the next two years, and return to normal after five years."
There are several reasons why the people are unwilling to open up wasteland. The first is that the tools are backward. They are too busy with what they have, so they have no time to open up wasteland.
The second reason is that it is not cost-effective to rent land for land reclamation.
The output of newly reclaimed land is very small. Although the rent of renting land is very high, it is still more cost-effective than reclaiming land.
The most important reason is that the land created from wasteland does not even have title deeds and does not belong to the people themselves.
"Your Majesty, I think this is not feasible. Allowing the people to open up wasteland freely is equivalent to allowing them to occupy the mountains. What if the people fight because of the wasteland reclamation?" Cui Hao came out and said.
Cui Hao seems to be righteous, but in fact it is this policy that affects the interests of the family.
A large number of people are going to open up wasteland. Who will rent their land to?
Of course, it is impossible for all people to open up wasteland, but as long as some people are willing to go, it will affect them.
In order to rent out the land, they have no choice but to increase their treatment.
"Yes, I don't think it's appropriate either."
"Your Majesty, please think twice."
As soon as Cui Hao finished speaking, people from other aristocratic families agreed.
At that time, more than half of the people in the court disapproved of this matter.
Li Shimin frowned, of course he knew that this move violated the interests of the family.
But the people's land reclamation is a major event for a powerful country, and no one can stop it.
"I have made my decision on this matter and there is no need to discuss it further. As for the matters that Cui Aiqing is worried about, the local government will coordinate them." Li Shimin said without any doubt.
When the Tang Dynasty was founded in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, the mode of renting and banning was implemented.
What is renting?
When the Tang Dynasty was first founded, every adult man was given 20 acres of Yongye land and 80 acres of Koufenkou land.
Yongye fields belong to the people and can be passed on to their children and grandchildren, while the oral fields must be returned to the state after the age of sixty, which is equivalent to renting them to you for farming.
This kind of land allocated by the state to farmers is called "renting".
Although 80 acres have to be returned to the state, 20 acres of Yongye land are privately owned. If it is passed down to several generations, the family will have dozens of acres of land.
But that was when the Tang Dynasty was just founded. After a long period of war, the population dropped sharply and a lot of fields were deserted. Only then could land be distributed to the people.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has been founded for more than ten years, there is simply not that much land left to distribute to the people.
In addition, after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, natural disasters continued, and aristocratic families took the opportunity to annex land. In fact, the people still did not have much land.
Logically speaking, Yongye Field cannot be bought and sold at will. Unless there are special circumstances: if a household dies and the family is poor and cannot provide burial, Yongye Field can be sold.
This may seem like unfreedom, but it is actually a good thing. Land cannot be sold privately. Firstly, it can prevent land annexation. Secondly, it can prevent prodigal sons who "don't feel bad about selling their own land" from losing all their family property.
But when a natural disaster occurs and the court is unable to provide relief, we can't let the people starve to death guarding their fields, right?
The imperial court could only acquiesce to the people selling Yongye Field to aristocratic families.
Large-scale annexation of land has always been a major concern for the imperial court.
Li Shimin wanted to increase the fields in the hands of the people through land reclamation.
Although this still cannot solve the problem of land annexation, it can at least alleviate it.
When Cui Hao and the others saw that Li Shimin was going his own way, they said nothing.
But even though they can't stop it, it doesn't mean they have nothing to do.
Didn’t you say let the local government coordinate?
It just so happens that there are quite a few children from aristocratic families serving as local officials, so they will definitely 'coordinate' well.
Of course, Li Shimin also knew that the noble family would secretly block it, but he had no choice.
Not all local officials are from aristocratic families, and there are still many places where they can be promoted.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Ma Zhou stood up and said.
"Say it." Li Shimin said.
Ma Zhou said: "Your Majesty, the commercial taxation has been implemented in Chang'an for some time, and the results have been remarkable. I think it is time to promote it nationwide."
"Oh? How much commercial tax has Chang'an collected in the past month?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
"Back to Your Majesty, I collected a total of 230,000 guan and 310 coins." Ma Zhou said.
"So many?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.
Although he knew that the business tax collected a lot of money, he did not know the specific figure.
I didn’t expect that Chang’an alone would have more than 200,000 guan in just over a month. So wouldn’t there be 2 million guan in a year?
What if the whole world?
Although other places are definitely much less than Chang'an, there are so many cities in the Tang Dynasty, and together they are definitely more than Chang'an.
"I have given you full responsibility for the commercial tax matters. If you think the time is right, just do it." Li Shimin said.
"Yes!" Ma Zhou bowed and stepped back.
After that, some trivial matters were discussed, but no one came forward anymore.
Li Shimin looked at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs and said with a smile: "Why is no one submitting the memorial?"
The ministers below looked at Li Shimin strangely. Normally, no one would report to Li Shimin, so why didn't he just announce his resignation?
"Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses. When I am alone, when I deal with some things, I will inevitably have some inconsiderations. You should be careful
That’s the advice.” Li Shimin said.
Everyone tasted Li Shimin's words carefully and felt that although this sentence was simple, it contained profound philosophy.
"Your Majesty's words show his humility in accepting advice. I believe that the people of the world will be proud of having such a wise king as your Majesty." Changsun Wuji said loudly.
"Your Majesty is wise!" the ministers cheered.
"Haha, let me and you work hard for the Tang Dynasty forever." Li Shimin laughed and said.
Li Shimin did not explain that this sentence was said by Lin Xuan, and directly took it as his own.
The ministers quickly shouted: "Great Tang Dynasty forever!"
Li Shimin enjoyed it very much. After the voice fell, he waved his hand and said: "Retreat from the court!"
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin left the hall in a hurry.
This may be the reason why Li Shimin was not in the right position. Not only was he a little overjoyed at success, but he also liked to be flattered by others.
Listening to the praises of the officials, he felt very happy.