The next day, Marin didn't wake up until noon. Then, not knowing what came to his mind, he suddenly sat up from his bed, put on his dressing gown and slippers, and ran from the backyard of the palace to the office area of the forecourt of the palace.

"Schwartz, are the brothers gone?"

Schwartz was stunned when he saw Marin's appearance of having just woken up, and then replied:

"No, they still have to go to several departments today to go through the formalities in a centralized manner. For example, the discharge procedures, as well as the implementation of benefits after discharge. After all, they are at least at the level of squad leaders, and they will have to divide the land after they are discharged from the army. In the end, there are not a few days that can't be done. ”

"Divide the land?" Marin was stunned. Then, suddenly, he asked:

"Didn't I give each of them 5 yugram land on the island of Texel? Still want to score? ”

Schwartz nodded and said:

"Yes, 5 yugram is 60 acres, which is the treatment of ordinary veterans. But they are all officers, and according to the plan I discussed with Kohler, the squad leader will start with 200 acres when he retires from the army. The company captain is higher, starting at 500 acres. And the deputy phalanx leader is estimated to score 1,000 acres of private land. I discussed with Kohler that these fields were not considered aristocratic fiefdoms, and needed to be incorporated into the manor system for collective cultivation. At that time, in addition to the tithes, these fields also need to pay an additional 10% of the land tax. But there was also the advantage that the serfs on the estate could help them farm for free. This is something I just discussed with Kohler yesterday, and I haven't had time to report it yet. How's it going? ”

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"The plan is good, but the 60 acres (5 yugrams) of land given to each family have been promised tax exemption. Therefore, the 60 acres are still tax-free. If you add more, count it according to your plan. Also, tell them that the tax on the acre of land will only be in effect while they are alive. If their children inherit the land, if their children join the army, they will continue to collect a tax per acre. If the children do not join the army, an additional 10% of the war tax will be charged. ”

"In the future, if you wait until the fertilizer secret is leaked, then there is no point in monopolizing the acreage. At that time, I will choose to divide all the land among the serfs. Then, according to this tax law—a tithe of 15 pounds per acre, a tax of 10 per acre, and a war tax of 10 percent. Of course, military families are exempt from war taxes. ”

This is Marin's long-term plan, and now, he has monopolized a large amount of land as a manor in his name by virtue of mastering the secret of fertilizer. However, Marin knew that serfdom would have to be abolished sooner or later. When the time comes, it is inevitable that the land will be distributed to the serfs and let them become peasants.

At that time, if there is no output from the estate, the state finances will easily collapse. Therefore, Marin planned in advance. Even if he didn't wait for the emancipation of the serfs alive, he could leave it to Caesar. With a steady tax of 20 percent (tithes are for the church), the state treasury can be overspent.

At that time, the 10% tax per acre will be used to maintain government expenditure. And that 10% of the war tax was used to feed the huge army.

Of course, the fiefdoms of the nobility are still not taxed in the future. But that doesn't matter, because there's a huge America behind Marin. Later, taxes could be levied in the American colonies. In this way, there is no fear of insufficient taxes.

Now, whether it is Marin or other monarchs, the current monarchs of Europe are only dependent on the output of their own territories. Even the salary of the minister is paid by his own family. At most, you can collect some business taxes and duties. With such a tax system, it is no wonder that European countries cannot afford to raise an army of more than 100,000 people. Even France, a top European power, will dispatch tens of thousands of troops in a war. You don't know that in the Spring and Autumn Period of China and the Warring States Period, a Qin State had a population of only 5 million, but when it destroyed Chu, in the case of Li Xin's 200,000 army defeated, it could still take out 600,000 troops...... The number of its troops is far more than one-tenth of its population......

And now France, with a population of more than 15 million people. If it is according to the Qin State's model of the Warring States Period, it is reasonable to raise 2 million troops. However, because the country did not have universal taxation, the monarch was poor, and the army of 100,000 could not be supported......

Of course, now that Marin has the fertilizer technology alone, he can still eat alone for many years, but he is not in a hurry to divide the land. However, it is also possible to test the tax per acre on veterans who have been allocated land. When everyone is used to the existence of the acre tax, in the future, when the land is fully divided, everyone will not be surprised. If the soldiers all accept this tax, they still have to manage the serfs? The soldier is holding the gun in his hand......

Moreover, the income per acre of these veterans is also very high. With the fertilizer provided by Marlin, their fields have at least 400 pounds of yield per acre. Even after deducting the tax on one or two acres of land, plus 15 pounds of tithes, there is at least 345 pounds. Excluding the cost, how to make a profit is also 300 pounds. Under the premise of high grain prices at present, the annual income per mu of land can reach 300 fennig, which is 5 gold coins. 60 acres is 300 gold coins, and 200 acres is 1,000 gold coins...... This income is not worse than that of ordinary knights......

Moreover, because they did not need to raise horses and squires like the knights of the fief, the expenses were more than half less. These incomes are all pure income......

……

Marin drank some honey water and sobered up, and felt that the plan should be improved......

In addition to getting the soldiers to adjust to the taxes, Marin felt that it seemed that land inheritance was not appropriate......

For example, this veteran became a company captain and was allocated 500 acres of land. However, even if his son joins the army, he may not be promoted to company captain. It seems unfair to inherit 500 acres of land from generation to generation......

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At this time, Ma Lin suddenly thought of the Juntian system of the Tang Dynasty. According to the Tang system, the land was mainly divided into Yongye Field, Kou Divide Field and Position Field.

Among them, Yongye Tian is 20 acres, which can be passed down to the family and has land property rights. On the other hand, the land is allocated to the labor force in the prime of life. But if he dies, he will take it back. This kind of land division is actually equivalent to state-owned land being planted by private individuals. And the land rent is the land endowment.

In addition, for officials, there are also job divisions. That is, according to the position, the acres of land are allocated. This is used to offset wages, that is, if you are given a field to plant, you will not be paid. Anyway, the output of the job field is enough to offset the wages.

According to the Tang system, from the first rank of the official to the ninth rank of the official, the number of job fields ranged from 12 hectares to 2 hectares. In ancient times, one hectare of land was 100 acres, and two hectares of land was 200 acres. Even if the yield per mu in ancient China was only more than 200 catties, and the income per mu was 1 stone meter, the annual income was 200 stone meters, which was very considerable.

In fact, this kind of job system is much less troublesome than paying salaries. In ancient times, there was no UnionPay, and it was very inconvenient for officials to receive salaries and soldiers to lead salaries. If you encounter a corrupt official and turn your hand in the middle, it will be over. And the division of duties is a field, and it saves a lot of trouble for officials to toss it by themselves. Moreover, I am not afraid that there will be corrupt officials in the middle.

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Marin also intends to promote this system in the Beihai Kingdom, of course, the way the nobles divide the fields remains the same, but in the future, try to seal it towards North America. As for the retired officers, Ma Lin plans to divide 60 acres of Yongye land, plus post fields.

Needless to say, Yongye Field is naturally a private property. As for the post field, Marin intends to give the arrangement of "passing on the first generation". The so-called "passing on one generation" means passing on only one generation. The main reason is that I am afraid that the children of the officers will not be angry and give them a generation of buffer. If the next generation is not good, this field will be recovered.

In addition, Yongye Tian is granted on a Dingkou basis. As long as there is a man, 60 acres of Yongye land can be awarded. This standard is three times that of the Tang Dynasty, but Marin has such confidence. After all, the Tang Dynasty only had such a big place, and the desert grassland outside the Saiwai did not count. The fact that 20 acres of Yongye land can be given to each ding is because of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population has decreased sharply, and there is a lot of land.

And Marin has the vast Pampas steppes of North and South America in his hands, and he does not have to worry about having no land to share. As long as you have a dingkou, I will have enough land for you......