"For this land inventory and measurement, I decided to open a new land office. This office is specially designed for this land inventory. It is not among the three ministers and nine ministers. It belongs directly to me and is responsible for the overall planning and responsibility for this land inventory and land survey. Land matters.
This government will be abolished immediately. What do you dear ladies think?"
Originally, the establishment of a new government was tantamount to changing the official system, which was a big deal. But Hu Hai immediately said that it was only temporarily established, and it was not among the three ministers and nine ministers. It was removed afterwards, so of course there was no problem. What's more, with this government as the official
It can better clarify where the responsibilities lie.
Hu Hai's idea of the Land and Resources Bureau naturally came from the Ministry of Land and Resources in later generations. It is not yet time to reform the official system. There must be someone behind the Ministry of Land and Resources, but whether the Land and Resources Bureau will be withdrawn by then depends on the situation.
, Hu Hai used a delaying strategy.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Well. I would like to let Feng Lao Aiqing temporarily take charge of this land and coordinate the survey and measurement of the land in the counties of Daqin. The two beloved ministers, Lao Zongzheng and Zhang Aiqing, are here to assist. The three beloved ministers are willing to take on this task.
Do you share the burden with me?"
Hu Hai chose Feng Quji, Yingteng and Zhang Han to cooperate in the investigation and measurement of the land. He had his own reasons. Feng Quji was the right prime minister. He was a highly respected and upright person, so he could be said to be the best candidate.
And Yingteng is Zongzheng, representing the Ying clan of Daqin, so anyone who dares to obstruct it will naturally have to think carefully; and Zhang Han is his confidant, holding the positions of doctor, commander, and young man, so he can be his representative throughout the whole process.
By participating in this matter, you can understand and handle any situation at any time.
"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
Feng Quji and Yingteng immediately agreed, not to mention Zhang Han.
"My dear friends, do you have any different opinions?"
After hearing that the three people responded simply, Hu Hai asked again.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Feng Quji is the prime minister, although he is on the right, but he is also one of the leaders of the hundred officials; Yingteng is the leader of the clan, and Zhang Han has two positions, one person is responsible for two ministers, and he is even more popular now.
The emperor's confidant.
Since these three people have all agreed, and the most important thing is that the important ministers in the hall have seen through the emperor's deeper thoughts from the three people he selected, naturally no one will object without opening their eyes.
"Well, good! Then the National Government will immediately issue an edict, and together with the Yushi Mansion, the Su Neishi Mansion, the Shaofu Mansion, and the Tingwei Mansion, the four governments will fully cooperate with the National Geomanage Mansion in the investigation and measurement of the land.
All the people and things you need can be transferred from the four palaces at will. What do you think, dear sirs?"
The four offices of Yushifu, Zhisu Neishifu, Shaofufu, and Tingweifu are also considered to cooperate with Hu Hai. Yushi is the supervisory system of later generations, and it is also the same in Daqin. Naturally, there must be someone to supervise the land inventory;
Li Si of Zhisu Neishifu just said that he is in charge of these matters, so of course he should also get involved;
It can be said that the Shaofu is the only one of the Nine Qings that Hu Hai knows about his responsibilities, because Zhang Han was the one he started to pay attention to when he was on his eastern tour, so of course there should be no less Shaofu in charge of Da Qin's taxation;
Tingwei would be the Minister of Public Security in later generations. Naturally, there would be friction and conflicts during this land inventory and measurement. With people from the law enforcement agency of Tingwei Mansion accompanying him, the execution would definitely be much more convenient.
Hu Hai had been thinking about the land matter after he killed Zhao Gao. Although he said tonight that he only understood the responsibilities of the five offices among the Nine Lords, it happened that all five offices could be used, so of course he couldn't let it go.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
These important ministers in the hall know the responsibilities of these four houses better than Hu Hai. And the emperor's arrangements for the cooperation of these four houses are just right, so naturally no one among these important ministers will have any objections.
"Well, since all the ministers have no objections, it's settled. Let me talk about my arrangements for this survey and measurement of the land."
Hu Hai picked up the tea cup on the long desk and took a sip before saying slowly,
"For this land inventory, I intend to use Nanyang, Yingchuan, Hanoi, Dongjun, Xuejun, Langye and other counties as the line. Considering the current situation of Daqin, the counties south of these six counties can be ignored for now.
Let’s discuss it later.
I hope that all counties north of these six counties, including these six counties, will be fully inventoried and measured within three years. All land owned by nobles, noble families, wealthy households, ministers of the court, and the people of all counties must be thoroughly investigated.
clear.
All unreported and occupied fields must be registered and recorded for reference. During this inventory and measurement of land, the population, number of households, livestock, etc. of the land surveyed must be recorded and recorded for the purpose of land granting.
These six counties include the counties in the north, and I plan to travel in batches. The National Territory Government will start from Neishi County, and..."
At this point, Hu Hai suddenly got stuck. The important officials in the hall were a little baffled. They didn't know why Hu Hai stopped right after he started.
In fact, it's not that Hu Hai didn't want to talk about it, it's just that he didn't know which of the counties in the world of Da Qin was which. The six counties he mentioned before were only written down after he mentioned them many times because of his own countermeasures. At this time
Without a map he was helpless.
Just when everyone in the hall was at a loss, Hu Hai spoke.
"Cui Niang! Someone bring the map from my study."
"My slave obeys the order!"
As soon as Hu Hai finished speaking, a delicate voice responded outside the hall.
Soon, several eunuchs and maids brought over the giant map from Hu Hai's study.
Hu Hai stood up and came to the giant map placed in the lobby, and all the officials in the hall gathered around him. At this moment, Hu Hai's brain was running rapidly in front of the map, absorbing information about farm reform in later generations.
"Dear dear friends, please take a look. Our Great Qin Dynasty has more than 30 counties along the north of the six counties of Nanyang, Yingchuan, Hanoi, Dongjun, Xuejun and Langxie. These numerous counties are divided into three phases in three years.
, each year is a stage.
In the first stage, I want to start from Xianyang, Neishi County, and then proceed to the eight counties of Hanzhong, Ba, Shu, Longxi, Beidi, Shangjun, Jiuyuan, and Yunzhong.
The second stage starts from Sanchuan County, along Hedong, Shangdang, Julu, Guangyang north of the line to Liaodong and other thirteen counties.
The third stage includes Nanyang and other ten remaining counties.
All counties, arable land, uncultivated land, barren land, mountainous and forested land, the number of households, people, livestock, etc., must be registered in a register.
After each county has completed the inventory and measurement of the land and the registration of the population and other matters, it will immediately grant arable land to the people. Please note that at this time, I am willing to take such a big risk but also have the purpose of inventory and measurement of the land, so people
Ding statistics and land granting are fundamental.
This matter must not be taken lightly. Every land should be inspected and given land. The top priority should be to appease the people and restore farming and production. A three-year period is what I hope for. If something cannot be done, it should be done.
Postponed.
Dear friends, please inform the wealthy households or aristocratic families who have no title but own a lot of land. I will not let them hand over the land in vain. Each government can retain up to 5,000 acres of the original land, and the court will buy back the excess land with taxes.
In other words, the court exempted them from the taxes they should pay to finance the purchase of land; and wealthy households or aristocratic families who wanted more land could purchase it at a price after the court inspected and granted the land, with each household worth tens of thousands.
Limited to acres of land.
All newly granted or purchased land can be transferred or leased, but the transfer and lease must be notarized by the government. The purchased land must not be left uncultivated, and the purchased land must not be used for building houses. Violators will have all their land confiscated. Everyone
What do you think, Aiqing?"
Hu Hai finished speaking in one breath, glanced at the ministers gathered in front of the map, and then asked.
In fact, he wants to buy land as well as build a house, but it is impossible to do everything in one step, right? Step by step sometimes the results will be better.
Leaving 5,000 acres of land for wealthy households or aristocratic families without titles should reduce their resistance and reduce backlash.
Allowing rich people to buy land indirectly gives the breeding ground for the feudal landlord class, because if these people who have money and nowhere to spend it cannot get an inch of land, then their own land reform will encounter unimaginable obstacles, as the saying goes
Well, money can make all the difference.
As for whether there will be too many rich people or too many people with titles, so that in the end the common people will have no land to give to them, Hu Hai is not worried at all. There are tons of land outside waiting to be developed, if nothing else.
, how much arable land could there be in the three eastern provinces of later generations alone? And what is the current population of Da Qin?
Similarly, under the mandatory order that the fields cannot be left uncultivated, wealthy households or noble families who have land must find someone to cultivate it. However, if the common people have land and want to earn more income, of course they can do it. But Da Qin currently only has a few people to farm it.
There are less than 20 million people. Compared with the huge land of Qin, the people are few but the land is plentiful.
At that time, in order to find enough people to help them farm, these landowners would inevitably win over the people who worked for them. Naturally, they could minimize the oppression of the tenants. Because it is not good for the tenants, I will not follow you.
When you're done, go and do it somewhere else.
Of course, legislation will be required later to protect the interests of ordinary people, so that the interests of the lowest class people can be better protected.
In this way, the life of the people will be greatly improved. If you want to obtain more labor force when there are more people and less land, you will definitely encourage the old and young men of Da Qin to exercise more at night and have more children. In this way, the population will increase in a short period of time.
will increase dramatically.
Moreover, Hu Hai has already thought about it. When the population begins to grow later, legislation will be used to protect and assist the poor people in need. This is a story for another day.
As the elites of this era, the ministers in the hall had already weighed the pros and cons in their hearts when Hu Hai said it.
It can be said that all of Hu Hai's land clearing plans have taken into account the current reactions and interests of all strata in the Qin Dynasty. They are methodical, step-by-step, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. It can be basically considered perfect.
Upon hearing Hu Hai's question, Li Si and others looked at each other, and then Li Si stepped forward and bowed to Hu Hai and said,
"Your Majesty's words take into account all aspects and proceed step by step. I think it is very good. However, Your Majesty, I think what should I do with the salary of the people who have no title but no land?"