Duan Ye knows that this kind of cap tax has a long history and tradition on this land and is suddenly abolished. Of course, it is a good thing for the people, but Duan Ye cannot be a philanthropist.
The taxes that should be collected must be collected, otherwise what should I use to fight, build, do welfare, and do charity?
Duan Ye often read yy novels in that era. In it, many protagonists seemed to make money easily, and they almost had money. For Duan Ye, who had the insights and vision ahead of the times, I wanted to
It's not difficult to get some money
But the problem is that your own money is your own money, private money, and the government's money is public money.
Just like many time traveling seniors, they don’t distinguish between public and private affairs, donate the money they earn to the government and raise the army. That’s not bad, but Duan Ye doesn’t want to do this, and even disgusted with it.
If you don't distinguish between public and private, then a big problem will happen sooner or later
Duan Ye is more willing to establish institutionalized methods so that the government can get enough money to maintain and develop without increasing the burden on the people. This is the long-term solution to the problem.
There are only so many people and only so many land. If you really want to receive more tax burdens, the best way is to figure out the distribution of private wealth and set a good proportion to spread the minus. There is no doubt that
It's a way to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot
In this era, due to war, although a large amount of land is deserted, Duan Ye also encourages land reclamation and attracts the people, so that these lands will not be unable to create value all year round
But almost all the remaining land is in the hands of a few people. Their land stretches for thousands of miles, their long-term workers reach tens of millions, and almost everyone in the local area is working for them.
As for Jiangnan, it is even more serious. The wealthy and gentry almost monopolized the land. Once they monopolized the land, they monopolized the resources of the entire society. However, in the current tax laws, they did not have to pay much tax at all, while those self-cultivated farmers who were already very hard,
Have to pay a heavy tax burden for them
If this continues, the consequences can be imagined, which will only lead to a large amount of land annexation.
In addition, when there is a war and disaster, farmers cannot live. The only way is to sell their children and women to sell their land. After investigation, Duan Ye discovered that the land that can be cultivated in Liangzhou is less than one percent.
At that time, when Liu Muzhi and Zhang Gun told Duan Ye worriedly, Duan Ye was also shocked, but it was useless to just shock. The most important thing was to be able to solve the problem, and the severe punishment and law advocated by Liu Muzhi,
In Duan Ye's view, things that do not involve economic interests are not feasible. It is a good way to restrict them through laws and regulations. However, this kind of thing related to large interests is not possible if you want to use the law to prohibit it.
What's more, the law is originally ordered by people, and there is usually room for flexible explanation
The best way is to let them annex the land without substantial benefits, so naturally they will not take the initiative to annex the economic structure to determine the superstructure. This is an immortal truth.
Specifically, digging into a mu is a good way to alleviate the land annexation crisis. Of course, Duan Ye must say that he knew this method and learned it from the Manchu Tartars. The Qing rulers were not so kind.
The reason for doing this is entirely because if they don’t do it, they will encounter a catastrophe. It is different from Duan Ye who actively does it when he is not threatened.
During the Qing Dynasty, their royal family, nobles and officials of all sizes frantically occupied the land of the Han people. Land annexation was unstoppable, and later, as the rule stabilized, the degree of resistance of the Han people decreased, and naturally they would welcome.
After a period of economic recovery, and when these Manchu nobles had money, they became more arrogant about the annexation of land, either to buy, to negotiate, or to contribute, with various means, especially in such a commodity economy.
In the era of certain development, land was also included in the category of commodities for transactions. The transfer of land rights accelerated due to land purchase and sale. The land concentration of "800 owners of thousand-year-old fields" has reached an unreproducible level, so a large number of unemployed lights have been divided into rural areas.
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In any era, these young and middle-aged people lost their territory were a great hidden danger. Of course, the Qing rulers also knew this.
Those who lost their land either rebel, and then they would need to spend money and food to suppress or escape. If they flee, they would directly reduce the government's taxes and would not be levied. In this way, there would be a chain reaction, which would endanger the situation.
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When Duan Ye explained the truth clearly to his subordinates, fortunately most of them were clear about the overall situation, so they basically agreed.
As for those who are still somewhat suspicious, Duan Ye did not force them, but told them clearly that on the one hand, the taxes are now distributed to the land, which will cause losses to their interests in the short term, but after all, this is a trend of long-term land annexation. If it is not in its infancy,
Eliminate it, it will be of no benefit to anyone
On the other hand, Duan Ye also knows that for these people who have great benefits, it is not good to sing high-profile with empty talk and white teeth. Duan Ye clearly promised them that the slightest benefits they have lost now will definitely use them in the future.
Other ways to make up for them!
So everyone is happy and things are over
Of course, any reform policy will definitely have opponents. Whoever infringes on the interests of the person will oppose it.
But Duan Ye doesn't want these big landlords? These grassroots gentry sang against him at this time.
If you can do something good under the table, don't spread it out and make everyone ugly
So, when the news just spread, many people began to guess, the people from the governor's mansion had arrived
Next, there was an extremely luxurious dinner. Not many people knew what Duan Ye had talked to them.
But what everyone knows is that when the law on digging digmu was officially announced, not only did no one objected, but several major landlords in Liangzhou also took the initiative to stand up and express their support.
Since the big landlords have supported them, what else can you say about the small and medium landlords and gentry?
So this far-reaching policy was decided so that everything went very smoothly
After finishing this, Duan Ye will do another major task, because in just three months, Duan Ye will hold the imperial examination in Guzang!
Before, Duan Ye had promised all the gentry and students in Liangzhou that in the future, they would rely on their own abilities, not just relying on their ancestors’ protection or family. The way to test whether you have the ability is the exam!
However, now, Duan Ye's strength is already ranked first in the world, and Duan Ye is also confident that in a very short time, he will further expand his sphere of influence, so his past plans cannot keep up with the changes. Duan Ye has decided to
, I not only have to screen talents in Liangzhou, but also select them throughout the world
Of course, Liangzhou is Duan Ye’s own territory after all, and the operation will be much more refined. Last year, Duan Ye held two consecutive exams, with the purpose of just conducting a rough survey of scholars and figuring out the level and depth of scholars in Liangzhou.
At the same time, of course, this kind of imperial examination cannot be traded in one go, but must be tested in a layered manner. Through these two exams, the first time the literate scholars can practice their skills, and the second time the child test, the test has been tested.
People are qualified to enter the next stage, while those who cannot do so will go back and continue their studies for the third exam, which is the unified examination held in Liangzhou. That time is the key.
As for the form of the exam, Duan Ye thought about it over and over again before he decided to take poetry and policy theory at the same time. This is also impossible. Originally, Duan Ye was very serious about the demonization of the eight-legged essay in that era, but in this era, Duan Ye realized that the eight-legged essay was actually
It is very good at taking the exam, mainly because a lot of people who are not capable of getting into the eight-legged essay test complains every day, and later they gained the right to speak and made their reputation bad.
For those who want to be an official, the necessary writing ability is of course indispensable, especially standardized application writing. Can these things be tested?
You said that the eight-legged essays are not good, but you can't even do such unlevel things well. What else can you say?
In addition, Duan Ye also thought about it carefully. In fact, there is a reason to take the eight-legged essay. Eight-legged essays essentially limit the style and subject matter for you to make words on behalf of the sage. For those who write articles, of course,
It's very difficult, but when you think about it from another perspective, doing this can also be beneficial, because although an official has power, it is definitely not what you want to do. You are an official, but the people below
, if you are angry, you will be rebellious. The officials above want to avoid you. Just say something. Those who are officials want to do something. In fact, to put it bluntly, they are all under a lot of constraints and restrictions.
Make decisions when many people have to take into account the interests of
Here is the real level of view. From this perspective, the eight-legged essays are of course very reasonable.
On the other hand, the strategy theory is a test of whether these scholars can come up with a solution and draw up a paper, which is a basic level test.
Of course, since ancient times, there have been many people who can speak white teeth and cannot do it. When Duan Ye really made a final choice, he still had to interview. After all, the interview can truly test many things that cannot be tested in words.
However, for those who passed the first two exams, Duan Ye also awarded them the title of scholar and sent minor officials to their hometowns to report good news, so that they could taste the taste of glorious ancestors.
This is awesome all of a sudden. Nowadays, I have been wearing red and hanging colorful horses, riding a tall horse, and being escorted by the government guards to return home. That is amazing. The poor scholar in the past has now become a scholar. It is said that if he can pass the exam again, he will be a scholar.
Even if you are a Jinshi, you can become an official at that time and become a farmer in the court and enter the government hall in the evening. Where can you find such a good thing?
So for a moment, the sound of calligraphy was loud and the style of writing was prosperous.
Given that scholars, juren and jinshi are too famous, Duan Ye does not intend to abolish this title for the time being, but now, Duan Ye has no time to wait three years to take the exam, but directly decides to hold the first time this summer.
Formal imperial examinations and clearly stated that those who pass the examination can become officials
What is even more shocking is that Duan Ye made it clear that this exam is not only for Liangzhou, but for the whole world!