The local government of Qianguo lent cattle, sheep and horses to peasant households by taking advantage of the opportunity to make a living, and not all peasant households were able to borrow cattle, sheep and horses from the government.

First of all, those who already have cattle, sheep and horses in the family can no longer borrow livestock from the government; Second, farmers who do not have land or property cannot borrow livestock from the government; Third, those who do not have land or real estate, but have someone as a guarantor, can borrow livestock from the government; Finally, compensation should be made for losses in the process of borrowing cattle, sheep and horses for breeding.

In addition, if you want to raise livestock on a large scale, you must follow the government's regulations that the number of livestock grazing per unit area of the pasture cannot exceed the number set by the government, which was specifically proposed by Zhao Junsheng in order to prevent overgrazing and desertification of pastures.

Although the government has so many prerequisites and restrictions, as long as they settle down in Qianguo, they can basically reclaim wasteland and own fields, so if they do not have cattle and sheep in Qianguo, they can basically borrow livestock from the government to achieve the purpose of borrowing chickens and laying eggs.

Where did the cattle, sheep and horses that the government used to lend to farmers come from? Most of them were seized in previous foreign wars, and these captured cattle and sheep have been managed and grazed by special personnel sent by the imperial court, and the meat and fur obtained every year are a very large income.

However, in order to increase the income of the people, the court lent these livestock to the farmers It seems that the court has suffered a loss, so that the people have benefited, but in fact it is a win-win situation, the people have to trade with livestock, and they must pay taxes in the process of trading, and the livestock transaction tax obtained by the court is actually equivalent to the interest earned by lending livestock to farmers, but the government does not charge interest, only transaction tax, Zhao Junsheng believes that this should be easier for the people to accept.

Half a year after the promulgation of Ma Zheng, Zhao Junsheng inquired about the implementation and effect of this decree, and asked Pei Jin and Dongfang Chen for questioning.

Pei Jin said: "My lord, according to the feedback from the local government below, seventy percent of the livestock of the local government has been loaned out, and more than sixty percent of the farmers have borrowed livestock from the government. ”

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Is there a case where a farmer borrows his livestock and then kills it to eat meat, and does not want to return the livestock after three years?" Are there lower-class officials who collude with the wealthy to lend their livestock not to those farmers who really need it, but to lend it to the rich for profit? ”

Dongfang Chen arched his hand and said: "At present, we have not received any unfavorable rumors in these two aspects!" ”

Zhao Junsheng frowned and asked, "Didn't you send a commissioner to follow up and observe the implementation of this decree?" ”

Pei Jin and Dongfang Chen glanced at each other, and Pei Jin replied: "King, if you send a commissioner to follow up and observe, does it seem that the imperial court does not trust the officials below?" You also know that officials are famous, and if the court does this, I am afraid that as soon as the commissioner arrives in a certain place, the officials in a certain place will hang up their crowns and leave! ”

Zhao Junsheng is well aware of the greed of human nature, and without a good supervision mechanism, he does not have much hope for the discipline of those officials, and he thinks about it and says: "Sending a commissioner to supervise and follow up the implementation process and effect of the decree should form a system, not for a certain person, nor for distrusting officials, but just a preventive measure!" ”

Dongfang Chen agreed: "In this case, after the ministers go back, they will send commissioners to the states to follow up and investigate the details of the implementation of Ma Zheng!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "You must hurry up here, the people sent must be loyal and reliable, and this king will also send people to visit various places secretly!" ”

The two of them were in their hearts, and hurriedly agreed: "Yes!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked again: "You just said that there are still some farmers who don't believe that the government will help them regardless of gains and losses, and don't believe in such a thing as pies falling from the sky, and if it happens that some farmers break cans and break down, kill the borrowed livestock and eat meat, have you considered that these things will happen, and if they do, how to solve them?" ”

Pei Jin thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that this decree be adjusted in a year or two years, abolishing the transaction tax on the sale of livestock by farmers, and charging interest to farmers instead!" ”

"Tell me your reasons!" Zhao Junsheng raised his eyebrows.

"Yes! Since ancient times, people in the world have a consensus of killing people to pay for their lives and repaying debts, and it is natural to lend money to charge a certain amount of interest, since the borrower agrees, he will generally be willing to fulfill the promise of paying interest, but increase the transaction tax on farmers selling livestock, which will make the people think that it is a harsh tax! ”

Zhao Junsheng listened to Pei Jin's words and realized that his idea was wrong, and it was easier for people in later generations to accept paying taxes in a society governed by the rule of law, but at this time, it was not in the rule of law society in later generations, and every additional tax type in ancient times would increase a heavy burden on the people, and the people would definitely have complaints.

After careful consideration, Zhao Junsheng said to Pei Jin and Dongfang Chen: "It has been half a year since Ma Zheng was promulgated, whether this decree is good or bad, and the reaction of the common people should have been revealed, so let's send someone to investigate first, this king needs a detailed report from the state capitals and counties!" ”

The two agreed: "Yes!" ”

Zhao Junsheng did not believe that the officials below were disloyal to him, nor did he disbelieve the officials under him, and after thinking about it for several days, he decided to go out for a walk in person, to see with his own eyes the changes of the people after the promulgation of this decree, and to hear with his own ears the views of the people on the promulgation of this decree.

In February 437, Zhao Junsheng only took Li Bao, Cui Hao and a few guards to obey Qianjing and set off.

After a few people walked for a day, they were chased by Mulan, and Zhao Junsheng wondered, "Why did you keep up, child?" ”

Hua Mulan rode a horse fast, consumed some physical strength, and her breath was a little short, "I've been very stuffy after staying in Qianjing City for a long time, and I want to come out for a walk." I sent my son to A-Niang, and A-Niang liked him very much. Besides, this kid is too clingy to me, he is now more than three years old, I can't let him stick to me all the time, it's not good for his growth, I think it's good for him to leave him for a while! ”

After hearing this, Zhao Junsheng also felt that Mulan's idea was reasonable, and he couldn't let his children be too clingy to his parents, let alone spoil his children too much, and spoiling his children too much would become doting.

"That's okay, it's good to let him live with his mother-in-law for a while!"

Two days later, when they arrived at the boundary of Fangcheng, it was getting late, and Zhao Junsheng and others stayed at a post station.

Since Zhao Junsheng took office as the assassin of Youzhou, he has been sparing no effort in the construction of the post station system, with a great investment and a great return, the official documents between the court and the government have been transmitted much faster, and the quality of service provided by the post station for merchants, officials and soldiers has also undergone fundamental changes.

"Yo, a few guest officers, please!" A postman greeted him and looked very enthusiastic, and Zhao Junsheng and the others thought they had walked into the inn.

Zhao Junsheng said to the postman: "Does the little brother have a guest room?" ”

"Yes, yes!" The post man beckoned and led Zhao Junsheng and others into the courtyard of the post station, there were several carriages parked in the courtyard, the carriages were neatly parked on one side, and there were some officials in the courtyard who were busy working.

"I don't know how many rooms are needed? There are four kinds of rooms in our station, I don't know which one the guest officer wants to live in? The postman asked.

Zhao Junsheng asked rhetorically: "What kind of rooms are the four kinds of rooms?" ”

"Tianzi single room, ground number double room, human size quadruple room, and font size ten room! The prices are the same as the local inns, which is stipulated above, and the guests are all understandable people, and villains will not take advantage of you! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "In this way, I want two land numbers and two people's names!" Also feed us the horses! ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you to take two people to lead the horse to the stable, and the others can go with the villain!"

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan lived in a place room, in order to be as low-key as possible, they dressed up as a small caravan, the merchants could only live in the ground room at most, and the sky number was for officials and military generals, and others were not qualified.

Li Bao and Cui Hao lived in one place, and some other caravans dressed as guards lived in two people-shaped rooms.

Dining in the post station can not be in the guest room, can only be in the lobby, Zhao Junsheng and others washed up and came to the lobby to let the post staff send food, Zhao Junsheng and others asked for two tables of dishes, there are many people living in this post station, and there are six tables, all of whom do not know each other, both officials, businessmen and soldiers.

Two officials at one of the tables sat facing each other while drinking and talking, and the official on the left took a sip of wine and said, "Brother Chang, this Ma Zheng has been promulgated and implemented for more than half a year, what is the situation in your Yangxiang County?" What is the government livestock lending rate? ”

"About seventy percent!" The official surnamed Chang replied.

"This loan rate is already very high!" The official on the left nodded, "The promulgation of this decree of the king today is really beneficial to the country and the people!" ”

"Hey, you don't understand this!" The official surnamed Chang said, "The original intention of the king and the court is good, but there are many problems when it is implemented!" ”

"Tell me about it!" The official on the left poured wine over the official with the surname Chang.

The official surnamed Chang ate a glass of wine and said: "First of all, most of the people have not served these animals, and they don't know how to raise them to make them grow faster. Second, the livestock do not know how to deal with and diagnose and treat when they are sick, there are many farmers who only have sheep for two or three months and then die of livestock, and there is still time to remedy the death, if they all die, it will be miserable, who can owe the government a debt and not pay it? ”

Zhao Junsheng heard these words clearly, gave Cui Hao a look, and motioned for him to write down the official's words.

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