Ancient reformers such as Qu Yuan, Shang Ying, Wang Anshi and others did not end well, because changing the law would touch a large number of vested interests, and they would inevitably be hated and retaliated against.

Li You is different, when he touches other people's cakes, he still holds a bigger cake in his hand.

The current Tang Dynasty is different from previous dynasties, and Li You has Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, and a large number of court elites who firmly support him. It has advanced in science and technology, industry, commerce, and education beyond the strength of this era, and has the backing of a strong army loyal to the imperial court, which was not possessed by previous reformers.

The main conservative forces of the imperial court are the forces of the gate lord clan represented by the five surnames and seven clans, although they are strong, but compared with the strength of the imperial court represented by Li Shimin, they are still not the same. Especially after the fall of the Qinghe Cui clan, many families began to split, and their power became weaker and weaker.

Now, the most difficult thing for the five surnames and seven clans is the Li family, and the leader among them is Li Shimin's seven aunts, eight aunts and other relatives and other in-laws.

Lizheng Palace.

Seeing off Li Shimin's aunt, Princess Yunyang, Empress Changsun was extremely tired, she stretched her arms and took a few deep breaths to soothe the aches on her body.

Recently, Empress Changsun has received a large number of imperial relatives one after another, all of whom asked Li Shimin to change the new land policy of the imperial court.

At this time, Hai An came in and reported: "Niangniang, Princess Zheng asks to see you." Empress Eldest Sun shook her head with a wry smile, cheering up and waiting for Princess Zheng to meet her.

In this land census, only in Chang'an County and Wannian County, the land census found that from the first year of Wude to the present, among the people who annexed the land, 42 households of the emperor's relatives and relatives were involved, and 71 households of other civil and military ministers of more than 4 grades.

In order to set an example for the whole country's land reform, Li Shimin decided to attack them first.

The new land policy stipulated that all annexed land, except for the original land that had been divided by the royal family according to the title, must be handed over to the state, which would acquire it at the price of the local land. The new land division was temporarily suspended, and the land that had been divided into feudal areas to the emperor's relatives and ministers was subject to the new standard, and the excess land was to be acquired by the state.

For example, Li You, the king of Qi, his princely title is divided into food and actual land. It is often said that there are 3,000 households in the fiefdom, and the taxes of these 3,000 households are directly handed over to Li You according to the standards set by the Ministry of Households, as his money. The land ownership of 3,000 families belongs to them.

The actual possession of the land refers to the land owned by Li You, who only has 8,500 mu, and the 3,000 mu of land in Hancheng Lake that Li Shimin later gave him.

The new land policy stipulates that the actual possession of the prince shall not exceed 500 acres of land, and other noble officials shall be reduced.

This is another poisonous plan by Li You to split the gate valve clan. In order to keep the land they had worked so hard to accumulate, the large families had to divide their children and grandchildren, forcing them to divide their families further, and after this decree was enacted, the land-based gate lord clan practically ceased to exist.

This strategy touched the interests of all the big landowners, but the forces that resisted it were not great.

The Gate Valve Clan as a whole seems to outsiders to be powerful, but there are many contradictions within them, each branch has its own interests, and they all want to be the masters of their own affairs, so most of them are looking forward to splitting the family.

As for the extra part of the land stipulated by the imperial court after the separation, the amount will be much less when it is distributed to everyone, and I can bear it, not to mention the compensation given by the state.

The land recovered by the imperial court will again be distributed to the landless and small peasants, which won the support of the vast number of peasants for the imperial court.

In order to reduce the resistance to reform, Li You has a third trick.

Taiji Hall side hall.

After the morning of this day, the imperial court nobles in Chang'an and the officials above the seventh grade came to the Taiji Hall to participate in the year-end summary report meeting of the Industrial City.

In the wide hall, Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair facing south and north, and listened to the report of the industrial city with the ministers.

Yu Chi Baoqi is the absolute protagonist today, he took the summary report, walked forward, saluted Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty ......"

Yu Chi Baoqi talked eloquently, looking ugly and handsome. Yu Chi Gong's lips trembled with excitement, he was so proud of his son, Yu Chi Baoqi is now a good young man in the Tang Dynasty, in his early 20s, with the great achievements of the industrial city, he became a member of the imperial court, was canonized as an earl, and was about to marry Princess Yufeng.

Wei Chigong looked around, wanting to show his pride to his acquaintances. Cheng Yanjin knew about him, and hurriedly turned his face to the side, other people who were familiar with Wei Chigong had already been tired of hearing him boasting about his son, and they all pretended not to see him.

Wei Chigong was a little depressed, he had to clench his fists and whisper to himself: "It's my son, it's my son." ”

Yu Chi Baoqi first gave a brief introduction to the development history of the industrial city, and then reported the data of the industrial output value for this year.

When Wei Chi Baoqi said that the output value of the 723 factories in the industrial city last year was 23 million yuan, and the tax revenue handed over to the imperial court was 1.8 million yuan, the average output value per mu reached 170 yuan, and the average tax revenue was 15 yuan, and there was an exclamation in the main hall.

After Yu Chi Baoqi's report was completed, Li Shimin praised the achievements of the industrial city and also praised the contributions made by Yu Chi Baoqi and others to the imperial court.

Next, Li You appeared.

He said: "Father, what the sons want to talk about today is about the land reform of the imperial court.

Just now, Yu Chi Baoqi talked about the achievements of the industrial city, and I have some data on the development of industry in other places......"

Next, he introduced the achievements of glass, steel, copper, paper, highway, cement, sugar, salt and other industries, which opened the eyes of the participants. In particular, the windfall profits of glass have reached 2,180 yuan per mu.

He then talked about the development of business and the prospects for the next step in expanding overseas trade.

Li You said: "King Zheng and King Fu, the combined land area of your two families is larger than that of the Industrial City, and it is also in Chang'an County, but what is the output value of one acre, it will not exceed 200 yuan, right?"

You are all my elders, just kidding, you are all old hats, your eyes will only stare at the little food that grows in the land, and you will know that hoarding land has not only caused a large number of farmers to lose their land, but also increased the social instability.

You are all familiar with history, from the Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, the change of dynasties was not closely related to the land issue, every time when a large amount of land was concentrated in the hands of a few people, it was not far from the change of dynasties.

Therefore, the land must be in the hands of the state, so that the broad masses of the people can have land to plant, food to eat, and clothing to wear.

Elders, my lords, you have made meritorious contributions to the imperial court, and you cannot be treated badly by promoting reforms, and my father has given special instructions to ensure your interests.

The Imperial Court will introduce a series of policies, for example, the Industrial City has begun to expand, you can invest in the land, and there will be many similar projects in the Imperial Court that allow you to participate in the investment ......"

Li You explained in detail the envy of transportation, industry, commerce, and other industries that could be offered to the participants to participate in the shares, and answered various questions raised by the crowd.

Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li You and other princes, Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng and other ministers took the lead in responding to the new land policy of the imperial court.

Under the pressure of the imperial court's firm policy, and with the greater industrial and commercial benefits after the loss of land, the nobles and ministers chose to support the imperial court's land policy.

Land reform is a super event involving almost everyone in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and others are very worried that the development of the situation will be difficult to control, and the smooth landing in the Chang'an area has established confidence and provided them with experience.

After this incident, the gate valve clan began a second wave of separation, and their influence as a large family was gradually weakened.

Li You finally spent a yuan day in Chang'an.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li You went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to Li Shimin and Concubine Yin, and just returned to the Qi Palace, he received a letter from Xue Rengui.