"The tiller has his field"!

Land annexation, as has been the case for generations, is the nature of landlords. As a result, the land was highly concentrated, and the vast number of people were reduced to tenants, so that among the provinces, those who had land tithe, and those who did not have land.

China has always been based on agriculture, with the vast majority of the population living in agriculture, and the land issue is the top priority. How to solve the land problem is related to the rise and fall of successive dynasties, as well as the prosperity and decline of social economy.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a rule of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan. In the Song Dynasty, land annexation was laissez-faire, and the rich man's land income increased day by day without increasing the land endowment, and the poor man's land income did not decrease with the decrease in land income. According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", only three out of ten taxpayers were paid at that time, and even those who had 100 acres of private land only paid a tax of 4 acres.

Throughout the Song Dynasty, peasant uprisings continued, and the Great Song army, composed of most peasants, had no combat effectiveness, and the Great Song Dynasty was almost dead.

Suppress the powerful landlords, and the country is rich and the people are prosperous. If the land is concentrated in the extremely rich gentry, the peasants are displaced, and the productive forces are destroyed, which will inevitably lead to a large-scale peasant uprising.

"Rich country" and "strong soldiers", Wang Anshi's change of law was a flash in the pan. The "Fangtian Tax Law" eliminated tax evasion in hidden fields, found that the land was concealed, reduced the burden of the people, and greatly increased the government's tax revenue in the short term, but finally it was repealed due to the strong opposition of the powerful landlords.

Under the Xuanfu Division, due to the long-term war and the large reduction of the population, the old hierarchy has long been broken, and a new round of land reform is imperative.

In Hebei, before the Jin people invaded south, there were five or six million people, but now they are less than half. The decline of the population, the disasters of war, and the desolation of a large amount of fertile land made Wang Song also moved the idea of "equalizing the land and suppressing the wealth".

"Xianggong, the mob is so rampant, beating officials, gathering crowds to make trouble, the lower officials are powerless, Xianggong wants to be the master of the local government!"

In the lobby of the Xuanfu Division, Zhao Ying, the governor of Cizhou, and Guo Yong, the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, sat down, and Zhao Ying still had several scars on his face, which were clearly visible.

"Governor Guo, what the hell is going on?"

Wang Song looked at the two adults below in puzzlement.

To be honest, he hated the fact that he didn't do it well, crying and throwing his burden to his boss's officials at every turn.

At the beginning, he also saw that Zhao Ying had a high prestige in the local area, so he made him the governor of this Cizhou. Now it seems that whether this Zhao Ying is an official and benefits one party has to be marked with a big question mark.

Wang Song's inquiry, Guo Yong also seemed a little uneasy.

"Xianggong, the tax in Fuyang, Cizhou can't be collected, and Zhao Zhizhou can only let the government forcibly collect it, who knows that it will cause dissatisfaction among the people of Fuyang County and provoke a civil uprising. The mob stormed the yamen, killing two public servants and injuring several officials, including Zhao Zhizhou. ”

"Xianggong, you must be the master of my Cizhou officials!"

Zhao Ying shook it to the end again, and tears flowed out again.

Wang Song pressed the unhappiness in his heart, nodded, and said softly: "Zhao Zhizhou, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!"

The two left, and Ma Kuo came out and said in a cold voice:

"Xianggong, the villain also knows a little about Cizhou. Xianggong must be cautious, otherwise it may cause turmoil in the two rivers and a civil uprising. ”

"Ma Xuanzan, what do you know?"

Wang Song nodded and asked. It seems that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

"Xianggong, the affairs of Cizhou have always been reported by the people, but the local government has been calming down."

Wang Song nodded slightly and sat down. Looks like there's a lot of fame out there.

"Since the declaration of peace, the issue of taxation in Fuyang County has been boiling with public resentment. The rich have thousands of acres of fertile land, and the poor have no land. In fact, this is true not only in Fuyang County, but also in the entire Lianghe region. ”

"The landlords took the land by their tyranny and seized the land on a large scale, and the people could only be reduced to tenant rents. Powerful palms

Holding a large amount of land, but hiding the land and avoiding taxes. The poor people have no land in their hands, but they have to bear the burden of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In the tax registers of the prefectures and counties, the owners and numbers of lands are in name only. ”

"Since Ma Xuanzan knows, don't Guo Yong and Zhao Ying know?"

"Xianggong, Guo Zhifu, Zhao Zhizhou, Li Gong, which one is not a hundred acres of good land, as for whether they have paid enough taxes, the lower officials do not know."

Ma Kuo's eyes were leisurely, and Wang Song laughed.

"Ma Xuanzan, in addition to the 150 acres of land granted by the Xuanfu Division, you have nothing to lose, and you have also folded it into silver taels. In my loyal army, you are a "proletarian" through and through! ”

Ma Kuo also said with a smile: ""Proletarian", what Xiang Gong said is extremely true. The minister has only one ambition, that is, to drive out foreign races and restore my Han family, and my heart is enough. ”

Ma Xuan praised the heart of a child, combining his own ambition with the ambition of the nation. In the future, you can have a big fiefdom, but it must be on the journey of my Han people. ”

Wang Song's brows furrowed, and his voice became louder.

"The case of the rebellion of the people in Cizhou because of the tax will be handed over to you to deal with. If it is true as you say, the rich have as much land as they have, and the poor have no land......"

His eyes became cold, and his tone was even more cold.

"What to do, you know what?"

Ma Kuo's forehead was sweating and worried.

"The sky is not enough to be afraid, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate. Xianggong, now that the strong enemy is on the side, and the belly and back are affected by the enemy, you have to cut the flesh of the strong at this time, I am afraid that you will attack it in groups. Think twice! ”

"The two rivers are eroding, the Song dynasty has moved south, the fertile land is barren, the powerful are going south, and the refugees are flocking in, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you miss it, you will regret it too late."

Wang Song said in a deep voice: "The government protects the people, and the people pay grain and taxes, which is justified. In the land of two rivers, are there more ordinary people, or are there more powerful people? Am I going to do it against millions of people for the sake of hundreds of thousands of heroes?"

Wang Song's voice became louder:

"Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials, and under the prestige of the government, the people swallowed their anger and sold the land. Aren't they afraid of repression by the officials and the army?"

Since ancient times, the people do not fight with the officials, and the people are inferior to the officials, if they are not forced to have no way out, how can the people be enemies of the government?

Zhao Ying, these people, after this incident, no matter whether they are right or wrong, they will definitely be pushed to the end.

"Xianggong, the fields in Fuyang County are unfair, and the people can't bear it. Haoqiang Zhang Biao, Zhang Jun and others hid their fields and evaded taxes. The people were unarmed, but they had to bear the burden of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Half of the tax books registered by the Fuyang County Ya are fake. ”

After Ma Kuo finished speaking, Cao Ju, the commander of Fuyang County, immediately stood up and stammered.

"Xianggong, the lower officials collect taxes according to the tax base book of the field tax, and this is already the case when they take office. The lower official is Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and he does not fill his own pockets and accepts bribes. Be clear!"

Zhao Ying, the governor of Cizhou, turned red and immediately stood up.

What Ma Xuanzan said was too exaggerated. Our army fought with the Jin people, Zhang Biao, Zhang Jun and others were all loyal and righteous people, donating food and materials, worth more than 10 million. Please be careful!"

Ma Kuo sneered, and said loudly: "Xianggong, Xiaguan and other four out of the four outputs, the acres of land in Fuyang County are more than 23,400 hectares, and there are 382 people who have no land and bear the land endowment. Zhang Biao's land is 923 acres, but the annual land is 36 acres, Zhang Jun is 765 acres, and the land is only 14 acres. If all the taxes in Fuyang County are collected according to the law, last year's arrears alone will reach 140,000 yuan!"

He handed over the booklet and said in a deep voice: "Xianggong, this is the tax book."

Wang Song took the booklet and read a few pages, gently

It was placed on the desk.

Since the Zhongyi Army entered Lianghe, except for the land of the original inhabitants, all the barren and fertile fields of the Zhongyi Army were gradually cultivated and distributed to the displaced people and refugees who had reclaimed the famine.

Today, the population of the two rivers is basically about 4 million, although it is less than half of the 9 million before the war, but the land of the two rivers has recovered its vitality, and it is becoming more and more prosperous.

Basically, the people who were newly allocated to the land, although life was still difficult, they were finally able to eat enough. The reason why they can't be more comfortable is that they still have to pay taxes from the various governments under the Xuanfu Division.

Ordinary people work hard, wear the stars and the moon, plough before the sun rises, hoe the moon, can only fill their stomachs, but honestly pay taxes. Can these heroes get away with the law and feel at ease?

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These inactive officials think that it is natural for them to conceal taxes by arrogance and force, and they cover it up in every possible way, but they are really entrusted to people and mislead sentient beings.

The sergeant came up and whispered a few words in Wang Song's ear. Wang Song nodded lightly, and his eyes swept to Zhang Biao and Zhang Jun who were standing below.

Seeing Wang Song's eyes sweeping over, his eyes were cold, Zhang Biao and Zhang Jun were both frightened, and their legs and feet trembled.

Zhao Ying was infatuated, and said with words: "Xianggong, although Zhang Biao and Zhang Jun have little endowment, these two people are kind and generous, and whenever they encounter embarrassment in the county, they are generous, and they are benevolent, righteous, loyal and filial people." Don't let the prime minister wronged a good person because of other people's gossip!"

"That's nonsense!"

Ma Kuan's face was red, he stood up, poked his finger at Zhao Ying and scolded: "Zhao Ying, the people are poor and have no money to pay. You know that they have no land, but you still send the public to forcibly expropriate and imprison the people, so that it leads to civil revolt. You have no intention of repenting, and you are still making nonsense here, what kind of parent official are you doing? That's how you treat the people under your rule? Do you still have a conscience?"

"If this official is on one side, he naturally has to think of the people!"

Zhao Ying was awe-inspiring, and his face did not change:

"If the official can't collect taxes well, how can he explain to the Xuanfu Division? The mob stormed the official premises, killing two public officials, injuring many others, and affecting the official himself. If the mob is not punished, where will the government lose face, and how will the public go out and do things?"

Cao Ju also said boldly: "Xianggong, the local people's feelings are complicated, and the clan forces are intertwined, and it is difficult to collect Tian Fu completely for a while. I hope you will understand!"

Wang Song raised his head and said softly:

"Zhao Zhizhou and Cao County Order, after saying so much, you just didn't say it, why did the government know that the bottom book did not match the reality, and you didn't collect the land that these powerful families should have? The Xuanfu Division asked you to govern the place, pacify the people, and persuade the farmers to teach the mulberry, did you do that?"

Wang Song's angry shouts rang out, echoing in the lobby.

The guards guarding the door were nervous, and after serving for so long, Wang Song rarely lost his temper so much.

Zhang Biao and Zhang Jun's faces turned pale. The killing aura coming from Wang Song's body made them shudder. The other party is a bloody butcher with heavy soldiers and countless killings, and it is not easy to kill a few of them.

The two of them were sweating profusely, and they couldn't bear the pressure in their hearts anymore, so they knelt on the ground together and kowtowed.

"Xianggong, the villain is willing to make up for the debt. I beg the princess to spare my little life!"

"Xianggong, the small ones are also willing to make up for the Tian Fu. I beg you to spare your life!"

Zhao Ying and Cao Ju looked at each other, Zhao Ying reacted, and hurriedly said: "Xianggong, since Zhang Biao and they are willing to make up for the arrears, it is better to turn this matter into a big thing and a small matter."

Cao Ju also echoed: "Xianggong is benevolent and righteous, I will appease the people in the future, reduce incidents, and no longer be difficult to be fair!"

Ma Kuo shook his head repeatedly. How can things be solved like this, I really think that I can get through with the mud.