The aristocrats already control absolute power, so if they don't stand up to fight against the Wuhu, then who can they be? A poor family? Common people? They don't have money, food, land, official positions, or any appeal. Besides being soldiers of the aristocrats' warlords, what else can they do?
However, it was precisely because of the infinite expansion of the family that the Han Dynasty's vitality disappeared. They caused this result, and they cannot be said to be innocent just because they worked hard to clean up the mess.
What's more, they failed to clean up this mess.
Sima Hui and others didn't say anything. Liu Zhang came here not because Sima Hui said he wanted to feel proud. Liu Zhang didn't have that idea. Liu Zhang really felt that the culture of the Han Dynasty had many essences, and after the Tang and Song Dynasties,
It has not been passed down.
And these essences are obviously derived from the aristocratic family. Based on this, Liu Zhang felt that he was worthy of coming here.
Liu Zhang also wanted to tell himself that the era he overturned was not without merit, and if the era he was about to inherit was not as good as this era, then he would be a sinner.
"I heard a legend that on a continent, there is a very powerful creature. This creature can defeat all other creatures living on this continent. They are the undisputed kings of that continent.
Therefore, this kind of creature continues to multiply and occupy territories, until it takes over the entire continent.
But then, because the number was too large, their food became scarce, so they had to bite each other.
In so-called animal fights, the bigger ones have the upper hand, so in the fierce competition for resources, only the bigger ones survive.
But the food is still not enough, because these large ones also have a large appetite, so they continue to bite, and the smaller ones are all eliminated. After tens of thousands of years, hundreds of thousands of years, hundreds of millions of years, in the end all these creatures are incomparable.
It's such a huge species that it can shake mountains and break rivers.
But they eventually perished, and I don’t need to tell you, you should know why.”
"The body is getting bigger and bigger, and the food intake is getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, there will be a shortage of food in the end. Of course, it can only perish." Lu Su said, but suddenly frowned.
Liu Zhang smiled and turned to a few people and said: "I know you hate me Liu Zhang to the core, but I really don't hate you, at least for you personally. I don't hate it, but the era dominated by you must pass. I don't want the big man's
The water bladder burst."
Liu Zhang stood up, and Lu Su suddenly raised his head and said: "King Shu, maybe you are right. As the family continues to grow, it will eventually perish.
But the new era established by His Highness the King of Shu at the cost of massacring hundreds of thousands of clan members, if those who lead this era are like those people, I, Lu Su, will never rest in peace, and all the descendants of the clan will never rest in peace."
Liu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, did not answer Lu Su's words, and walked towards the high platform. Zhang Ren ordered the execution, and the others were beheaded. Huang Lan, Li Cai and the main members of the family, including Sima Hui, Lu Su, Pang Degong, Zhuge Ci, etc.
, all Lingchi.
Liu Zhang stepped onto the steps and faced all the civil and military officials: "Everyone, before ascending the throne, I announced three political decrees, all of which are based on the previous New Deal."
Huang Yueying took out a scroll and came forward, opened it and read aloud:
"His Royal Highness, King Shu of the Han Dynasty, falsely established the Three Orders as the national policy of the Han Dynasty.
The first order of His Highness King Shu of the Han Dynasty is the Land Order. Every citizen of the Han Dynasty has the basic right to own land. They can give it up, but they can never be deprived of it.
For each citizen, the government calculates the private land standard for each adult based on the number of local acres, population, and land fertility.
Private land can be bought, sold or leased, and only basic taxes are paid.
If the people of the Han Dynasty wanted to expand their land, all land outside the stipulated private land standards would be leased by the court. Not only would they have to pay taxes, but they would also have to pay rent. The double taxes must not be in arrears, otherwise the leased land will be taken back.
The leased land is not privately owned and is owned by the imperial court. The lease period cannot exceed ten years. The lease can be renewed at the end of the lease period, and the state can also take back the land. The Han people who lease the land cannot use any excuse to stop it.
If private land is sold or sold, the seller also has the rights to standard land and can buy back the land in the future. The local government must allocate the land according to private standards and must not increase the market price or impose additional taxes or persuasion.
If the buyer exceeds the private land standard, the purchased land cannot be converted into private land, but can only be leased land, and taxes and taxes are paid at the same time.
There are two exceptions. First, those who hold the title of Han Dynasty can obtain more private land rights according to the title. From baron to king, the amount of private land is different, and all private land only needs to pay taxes.
If the title is downgraded or abolished, the right to own the excess land will be automatically deprived. If you want to continue to own it, you need to pay rent and taxes, and the court has the right to take it back when the lease expires.
Second, anyone who commits a crime can be deprived of his standard land rights depending on the crime. If he wants to redeem his rights, he needs to make an equal contribution to the Han Dynasty."
This is a new land order that was changed from the original land order after discussion between Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying.
Liu Zhang's only purpose was to prevent land annexation and ordinary farmers from becoming tenant farmers or slaves.
Private land standards were measured according to specific standards in various places and reported to the government for record. Although it could not be enumerated on a large scale like the census of later generations, the imperial court would send people to local inspections every few years to see if it was concealed or unfair.
These private lands are the basis of life for the people at the bottom. Maybe these people will encounter a major disaster one day and need to sell their land. That is fine, but after selling, these people still have the right to own standard land and buy back the land.
The price won't be too expensive.
In this way, when people have money in the future, they can still buy back these lands.
Of course, these are only useful for those who have the ability to regenerate. For example, if you can own five acres of land as a standard, if you sell one acre of land and make money in the future, you can buy it back.
If it is true that this family is in ruins and can no longer have money, then Liu Zhang cannot save them. In any era, there will always be the poorest and poorest people, and it is inevitable.
All Liu Zhang could do was to make the system as reasonable as possible and try not to create a large number of poor people.
As for those buyers, if the original standard amount of land is insufficient, they will buy it as private property. If it exceeds the standard, they will still have to pay taxes and rent taxes. And the government can take it back at the end of the lease period.
This will definitely dampen the enthusiasm of some local tycoons to buy land, but those who want to start farm operations will still have channels and will not eliminate their livelihood.
At the same time, it will not cause serious land concentration. If it is found that land is seriously concentrated, the government can increase rents and taxes as a first step. If it is ineffective, it can directly take back the land.
The government cannot take care of the interests of the local tycoons and keep renewing the lease, because the new land order stipulates that every adult citizen has the right to own standard land.
If a person's standard land is insufficient and he is able to buy land, the government cannot stop it for any reason and must sell it to him. In this way, if the land is seriously concentrated, the government has only one way to take back the lease rights.
During the feudal period, in an era without industrialization, land was undoubtedly the most important asset. Liu Zhang did not want land annexation to happen again, nor did he want the people to have no way out because of the oppression of the system and big families.
It seems unfair that people with titles can get land, but that's only for previous titles.
After the titles are reduced, land cannot be annexed for a long time. People with high titles who previously owned a large amount of land can only disperse these lands as long as their descendants do not contribute enough to maintain their titles.
The title is a reward for those who have made meritorious service to the Han Dynasty. It is also a kind of privilege. Liu Zhang feels that people who have made outstanding contributions to a country are qualified to have certain privileges.
And many bad criminals don't even deserve to be citizens, let alone own land.
Those noble families, Sima Hui, Pang Degong and others who had been brought to the execution platform heard the new land order. If it were them before, such an order would be a joke.
Because no one will implement it.
But now they think about it calmly, this kind of policy may be the way to really prevent the water bag from bursting, and now the Sichuan Army has not started to build a big army, everything is blank.
The resistance to promulgating such a national policy at this time is the least. If we wait for decades for the first group of vested interests to stand up, it is absolutely impossible to implement this kind of policy that deprives the upper class of their rights.
At this time, these families knew that the dynasty established by Liu Zhang might be better than the previous ones in terms of land.
"The second order from His Highness King Shu of the Han Dynasty is a price limit order.
The price limit order does not apply to all products. Luxury items can have unlimited price increases as long as they are traded fairly.
The price limit order only targets people's daily necessities. For all daily necessities, specialized departments must be responsible for calculating market prices and maintaining basic supplies.
The government must maintain a certain amount of daily necessities in stock to face disasters and other reasons for production reductions. No businessman or wealthy family is allowed to hoard goods at a time when necessary items are in short supply or sell them at high prices."
The price limit order was similar to the one issued before and did not change much. However, it must be mentioned because during the entire campaign between Liu Zhang and the Sichuan Army, the only ones that really encountered resistance were the Land Order and the Four Imperial Examinations.
The price limit order was almost forgotten.
But Liu Zhang knew that the current surplus of agricultural products in the Han Dynasty would inevitably lead to commerce. When commerce developed, the price limit order would be the biggest obstacle. If it was not emphasized, the imperial court, which would be dominated by the influence of businessmen, would abolish this decree.
maybe.
Liu Zhang must make this decree a national policy.
Unless there is widespread famine across the country, price limit orders can ensure the basic living order of the people and are also a means to avoid exploitation by capitalists.
Even if there is no disaster, if these daily items are manipulated, it is considered a disaster, and Liu Zhang has to guard against it.