Time flies.

The first four years of peace have passed unconsciously, and it is quite emotional to recall some of the things that happened this year.

In this world, it still continues to collapse.

The imperial court in Chang'an is also becoming less and less authoritative. Many people understand that this big man is really not good! Another troubled era is coming.

The times make heroes.

Although this troubled world is frightening, it is not an opportunity?

If it weren't for this troubled era, how could Lu Bu, a border county martial artist, be the current general of Zhenbei and the marquis of the county? If it weren't for this troubled era, such as Li Dao and Guo Yan's generation, where would they be able to take charge of the center and override the three princes?

It was Zhang Yan, who destroyed Lu Bu, who also saw this, so he had ambitions and wanted to fight in this troubled world!

In these troubled times, it is possible to get all the power, money, and women you want, even if you are not from one of those big families. Of course, the premise of having these things is that you have to risk your life to get them. If you win, you will naturally get these things, and if you lose, your life will be in danger, and even your family and people may be implicated.

But the advent of this troubled era had no impact on the situation in Chang'an. The Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are still under the control of Li Dao and Guo Yan. In the face of this turbulent situation, the Son of Heaven and the Third Duke were helpless.

Not only are man-made disasters endless, but this natural disaster is continuous, as if the sky has abandoned the Han.

If you talk about this man-made disaster, there is still a way to avoid it, but in the face of this endless natural disaster, from the Son of Heaven to Li Shu, there is no way. As a result, these three males are frequently replaced, but they don't seem to be of much use. Many people believe that the reason for this continuous natural disaster is because this treacherous villain is in charge of the government.

This is naturally talking about Li Dao and Guo Yan.

Logically speaking, this natural disaster really has nothing to do with these two people. But the evaluation of this treacherous villain is still correct. If it weren't for Li and Guo, the world might really be a little more peaceful.

Of course, Li Dao and Guo Yan will never admit this statement. Asking them to hand over power is tantamount to a fool's dream. But all the ministers who wanted to reprimand them for bringing disaster to the country, Li Guo and the two of them ruthlessly sent them to prison to death. But that's it, I still can't stop those people's mouths.

In desperation, Li Guo and the others had no choice but to discuss with Sangong the solution to this matter. After this discussion, it was decided to change the era name!

In this way, four years after the first peace, the Han Dynasty officially set a new era name - Xingping.

In the first year of Xingping, the curtain was kicked off in this way.

And just when the court in Chang'an wanted to change the name of the era to pray that the heavens would not bring disaster. In the past few months, Lu Bu in the state has been committed to the internal affairs of the state. First of all, he set out to work on this tax system.

Here is a popular science, the taxes in the late Han Dynasty are simply divided into three types: rent, tax, and tax.

There are many small types in these three. For example, this rent is not only the land rent, but also the city rent, wine rent, etc., and this tax, there is also mouth money, which is the poll tax that later generations know in detail.

The land rent tax rate in the Han Dynasty was very low, basically at the level of 30 taxes and 1, and the highest time was only 15 taxes and 1. At the beginning of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu increased the tax rate of land rent to the tithe collection system, but it was soon changed to the old system and restored to 30 taxes and 1. After Liu Xiu, only Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling increased the tax per mu by ten yuan, and the rest of the time, it was probably at the level of "fifteen taxes one" or "thirty taxes one".

But then again, with such a low tax rate on land rent, are the farmers of Dahan living happily?

Of course not!

If you live happily, the devil will rebel! How could there be a Yellow Turban Uprising, where did there be so many rebellions in this place, and how could the Han get to this point? In fact, the tax rate of this land rent is very low, but you must know that the tax of the Eastern Han Dynasty is not only land rent! Then there are also those who calculate endowments and mouths!

What is Calculation? All men and women between the ages of fifteen and five or six must pay one hundred and twenty yuan per year. As for this money, it is a tax for children between the ages of seven and fourteen, which is about 23 yuan a year.

Let's not mention this money for the time being, that is, you think that there is only one calculation per year? No way! As early as the period of Emperor Hui of the Western Han Dynasty, it was increased to five counts a year, and during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was about seven counts a year, and many places in the late Han Dynasty reached the level of one year counting! Think about it, this was originally only about 100 yuan a year, but at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was to pay 1 or 2,000 yuan! So where can this people afford it? This is nothing more than that since the end of the Han Dynasty, I don't know how many people will sell their fields and become slaves.

It is not without reason that Han lost the world.

However, Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. The life of these people can be described as miserable, and the people are not happy, but those families are strong, but they live very comfortably. This high tax has no effect on them. Why? Tax evasion!

With their status and power, there really aren't many people who dare to collect their taxes. And not to mention taxes, the government can't count the fields and populations they hide, so how can they collect taxes?

I'd rather lose 2,000 stones, and live up to everyone!

Are all this ballads fake? That's real! Since the end of the Han Dynasty, it has been a county guard of 2,000 stones, and they dare not provoke those local powerful families. is really an upright county guard, if you have to force these powerful families, it is natural to avoid the name of a cool official, which can cause extremely serious consequences for the future career! For the sake of the country's taxes, and to provoke these powerful clans in vain, become a "cool official", cut off their careers, how many people can do such a thing?

The topic is further off.

Let's go back and talk about Lu Bu's reform of the tax system! Fortunately, Lu Bu lived in a very good era, just when the Yellow Turban Rebellion shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and the death of Emperor Ling of Han also left the Han Dynasty without a ruler. This makes some people have an opportunity, and after Dong Zhuo enters Beijing, abolish the world, and move the capital to Chang'an, it is announced that the arrival of this troubled era is announced! And in this troubled world, what reason, what career, that is a matter of far-reaching! In troubled times, a soldier is a king! It doesn't matter what kind of family you are, you're really in a hurry, and you can't be cut down with one sword?

Under such circumstances, Lu Bu was able to make a bold move to carry out the affairs of land cultivation and household registration in Bingzhou.

Where do taxes come from? It's not like it's scraping off these powerful clans! I am afraid that the taxes that these hundred families can pay are not worth the taxes paid by a large family!

As a ruler, how could Lu Bu, who has experienced a lot of education in later generations and knows what it means to be people-oriented and worthy of his heart in everything, continue to exploit those poor people? Moreover, Lu Bu doesn't understand that the strength of the world lies in the strength of the people, and the wealth of the world lies in the truth that the people are rich! If you want to merge states and become strong, how can you ignore taxes that cost lives?

So, in order to ensure that the people would not let those heavy taxes be forced to death, Lu Bu convened his staff, and after many days of discussion, he began to reform the tax system.

In the first month of the first year of Xingping of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu promulgated the "Decree on Collecting Land Rent" in Bingzhou, "Those who have a country and a family do not suffer from widowhood but inequality, and do not suffer from poverty but suffer from anxiety." The rule of the country makes the powerful and arrogant, and relatives annex; The people are poor and weak, and they are rented on behalf of them; Showing off his family wealth is not enough to meet his orders...... If you want the people to be attached to you, and the armor soldiers are strong, how can you get evil! He harvested four liters of land, and the household produced two horses of silk and two catties, and he was not allowed to prosper! The county and the country are clear about the inspection, and there is no way to hide the strong people and the weak people are also endowed! ”

The decree stipulates that all the people under his rule shall receive 4 liters of land and rent per mu, and each household shall pay two horses of silk and two catties of silk. In the Han Dynasty, the field tax was 30 taxes and 1, and a mu of grain was required to pay more than 5 liters of grain at a minimum, and the higher the yield, the more grain needed to be paid. However, the tax system reformed by Lu Bu is that no matter how high or low the yield is, only the lowest 4 liters per mu is collected! Increase production without increasing taxes!

Secondly, Lu Bu abolished the calculation of taxes and mouth money and various additional taxes, and adopted the household modulation, each household only needs to produce two horses of silk and two catties of cotton per year. In terms of market price, this piece of silk is about 1,400 to 1,600 yuan, and the price of a pound of silk cotton is about 400 yuan, and the sum of these two is about 3,600 yuan. This also means that in addition to only paying the land rent of four liters per mu every year, the people of this state only need to pay two horses of silk and two catties of cotton, which is about 3,600 yuan per year.

It seems that 3,600 yuan a year is no less than the money that has been levied more than a dozen times. However, you must know that this is calculated as well as mouth money and various additional taxes, which add up to at least thousands of dollars in that year, and even local officials may collect miscellaneous taxes under various pretexts, reaching the level of tens of thousands! Compared with this, it is very easy to have two horses of silk and two catties of cotton.

What's more, Lu Bu's land rent is only four liters per mu, and in terms of two stones per mu in the Han Dynasty, that is the level of fifty taxes and one! Moreover, the increase in production does not increase the tax, which means that even if your yield per mu is as high as seven or eight stones, you will only be charged four liters of tax!

Of course, the burden of this concocted expropriation on the people is still not light. But now is also an extraordinary period, and the state is very short of money, and Lu Bu is also short of money! Even if he has pity on those people, he also has to pay attention to a reality, right? It would be impossible to reduce taxes to the level of peacetime.

Even in times of peace, when facing war, all kinds of taxes have to be levied, not to mention this troubled world! It is also remarkable that Lu Bu was able to reduce taxes to such an extent!

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