Chapter 1064 - Felling (6)
Sun Guo took a large number of magnates with him on the way to the west, so the density of magnates in a county reached an unprecedented level, coupled with the infiltration of Liang State, almost as long as it was a place, there were fiefs, a large amount of land fell into the hands of the magnates, and a large number of ordinary people became tenants, which increased the burden on the people, and also dragged down the national finances, and King Sun was helpless to stabilize the power.
It is impractical to take for granted the implementation of the land system of Xianguo, and Baili Yan thought about it and simply took Sun Guo as an experimental model to try out the capital model.
Due to the outrageous density of the aristocratic class in the Sun Kingdom, the relationship between land interests is complicated, and it is definitely impossible to move, so there is only two ends, one of which is to change the tax and implement the tuntian. The second is to recycle most of the money-making industries and monopolize commerce.
It was the aristocracy who changed the tax, and the more fiefs they had, the more taxes they paid, and the more tenants they had, the more taxes they paid. Of course, there will be the phenomenon of hidden households and hidden populations. But Bailiyan invented a means of checking the population, which could basically eliminate hidden households, that is, the distribution of benefits in kind in the name of the imperial court.
In the name of distributing benefits, they are collected one by one within a limited time, but all individuals who receive benefits make marks on their foreheads with special ink, no matter how they scrub them, as long as there is no special potion, they cannot be washed off within a month, so as to avoid fraudulent claims and fraudulent claims.
At the same time, the time for receiving benefits in a fixed area is only ten days to half a month, and it refuses to entrust and collect on behalf of others, but those who exceed the time limit do not enjoy the benefits of free distribution, so as to attract individuals to receive them.
By recording the number of distributions, and finally checking the local population, in most cases, the kind and simple people do not care so much, so they will flock to "self-trap".
In addition, there are other means to estimate the population of hidden households and black households, only the world can't think of it, and there is nothing that he Bailiyan can't do.
Since the tax rate would affect the interests of the magnates, the tax rate was set to leave a buffer so that most of the magnates could withstand the adjustment of the tax rate, and at the same time, as long as a certain amount of land and tenants were retained, rather than a vicious enclosure, the tax rate was relatively modest, thus encouraging the magnates to return the surplus land to the imperial court for the resettlement of ordinary people.
Of course, since it is a capital model, there are naturally other ways to make profits to meet the needs of the powerful, but if the enclosure is too much and you don't want to pay more taxes, and you don't want to spit it out, the court will take a fixed proportion of your cash assets, so as to carry out business activities for shares, and you can get dividends every year, and the principal can be recovered, but you have to wait for 20 years.
This clause is a mandatory clause, and by leveling down other small magnates, a very small number of wealthy elites will not help even if they oppose it. Further, there are dividends every year, and the principal is not completely irredeemable, but only a temporary loan, so in essence, there is no loss of the elite, and there is still a gain.
Moreover, the atmosphere of Sun's demise also contributed to the unity of the aristocracy, and the reform of the tax rate was not met with great resistance.
At the same time of reforming the tax rate, the implementation of a nationwide tuntian, intensive use of land, and the popularization of the latest agricultural technology in Xianguo, Bailiyan also brought the highest yield of rice and wheat seeds, so that the yield of crops per mu in Sun Guo generally increased by more than 60 percent, and only one quarter of grain production relieved the national grain shortage and the pressure of public sentiment
The land reform was accompanied by the nationalization and joint ventures of most industries.
Theoretically, the property of the elite was given by the monarch and was a state-owned enterprise, but in practice it was much more complicated, and the recovery of industrial rights was more troublesome than that of land, so it could only be carried out in joint ventures.
The elite forces from all walks of life will be gathered together to set up joint stock enterprises, and at the same time, the government will contribute a part of the funds to participate in the shares, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the industry, and in the future, through the continuous injection of capital by the government to dilute the equity, so as to finally control the industry.
At the same time as the reform of the Sun State, the Xian State was transfused with the economy to restore its vitality, and at the same time, through the monopoly of upstream commercial channels, the Sun State economy was forcibly integrated into the economic strategy of the Xian State, so that it could never be separated from the economic system of the Xian State until it was incorporated into the Xian State as a whole in the future.
At present, what Sun Guo needs most is labor, and land is not only a political risk, but also too small a population, too large a land will dilute its population density, reduce the rate of population reproduction and labor intensity, and thus drag down the recovery of Sun Kingdom. Therefore, in the design of Bailiyan, Sun Guo has no possibility of rapid expansion in the short term.
At the same time, the conversation with Gusimi Khan in the afternoon reached the Son of Heaven:
"Your Majesty, according to the report, Bailiyan promised to sell iron and firearms to Ximan, train talents for him, and jointly deal with the country, and will also send ships and warships to the West Sea to protect the merchants, which has the intention of curbing the country in the future."
Xiangguo Jia Zhou said quickly, and the next moment the Son of Heaven asked him:
"Bailiyan is here to Boyuan just for this matter?"
"According to what he said, he also came to the armistice with the patriotic country, and the minister thought that it must be the king of Xian who gave him the right to negotiate peace, so he came to Boyuan to talk quickly, so as not to drag down the national strength of Xianguo for a long time."
"Quick talk!" The Son of Heaven questioned, and then said, "Isn't it ruining the widow's plan?" ”
"Exactly. If Wei and Xian talk quickly, Wei Guo will withdraw the army from the Central Plains, and the Jin State will have no way to start in the West Sea, and Zhen Kuo, the prince of Sun Guo, will go to the Xianguo Pavilion to see Bailiyan, which should also be for the restoration of the country, and this matter must be guarded against. ”
"Hmph, the little Sun Kingdom has not sent a single soldier, how can He De divide the land of the widowed, it is simply unreasonable." The Son of Heaven was dissatisfied, got up and paced back and forth for two steps, and said, "Lord Xiangguo, is there a good way to solve this situation?" ”
"Your Majesty, now more than a dozen counties of the country are in the hands of the Xianguo, as long as the Xianguo has a degree, in the face of the strong Xian army, the Weiguo will definitely abandon our country and make peace with the Xianguo. Bailiyan is here for quick talks, and is bound to give up the benefits in exchange for a compromise to defend the country.
For today's plan, it is either to join forces with the princes to attack Xian, or to make a plan, and use the Xianwei to talk quickly and obtain land benefits from the Xian State as much as possible. ”
"Master Mo Jianzi has already said that it is impossible to join forces to attack Xian for the time being, so it is tantamount to helping Xian. But if it is calculated, how will the Xianguo give up the land in hand to the widow. ”
"Back to Your Majesty, King Xian is now only the king of the county, and King Wei only has the title of vassal king, if the Xianguo wants to dominate, only the king of the county is not enough to serve the princes, Your Majesty can negotiate with the king of Xian in exchange for more benefits."
The Son of Heaven thought for a moment and was cautious, and he said to Jia Zhou:
"King Ping is only one step away from the King of the Central Plains, so it's not appropriate."
"King Ping can have more than one, but the king of the Central Plains can only have one, now that the two countries are good, Bailiyan should not attack Zhi in his lifetime, as long as he dies, the future will not be up to him."
"Well, Aiqing's words are very unpopular."
The kings are from low to high, in order of vassal kings, king Lijun, king ping, king of the Central Plains, and king Ding.
Now the hat of the King of the Central Plains is worn on the head of King Zhi, and the King of the Central Plains is nominally the overlord recognized by the Liang State, since he is the overlord, of course there can only be one.
Don't look at Wei Guo's fierce fierceness, his king name is only the "vassal king" king, even in the heyday of its invasion of the Central Plains Tiger Hinterland, Liang State has never been promoted to its king title, so the land obtained by Wei Guo does not have political legitimacy, which is also where Wei Guo has always sought from Liang State.
At the beginning of the Black Turban Rebellion, King Xian was only titled "King Li", in order to persuade Xianguo to drag the main force of the Black Turban to attract firepower, the Son of Heaven Jin named King Xian as the "King of the County", just for this title, more than 100,000 people died in Xianguo, which shows how lethal a "king" is.
Jia Zhou's old tricks are repeated, but he is still a white wolf with empty gloves, and his mouth is not beneficial.
Under the traditional political system, the title still has its political significance, but the driving force behind the evolution of politics is still economic and military strength. Even if there is only a vassal king, he will unify the world and unify the country, and he will add a few titles if he wants to, who will care what others say.
The next day, Bai Liyan did not go to the Son of Heaven to meet him, but went to the pavilion of the Patriotic State in Boyuan early in the morning, and explored the bottom of the Patriotic Empire on the truce, but sent Liu Boxun to Xingyuan to report the itinerary.
The envoy of the Patriotic State in Boyuan was Shen Tonghao, and two years ago Bailiyan went to Jinye to offer condolences and had some contacts with him.
This person has a resolute personality and is thoughtful, and he is a scribe deliberately selected by King Wei in order to show his face and improve the influence of the Central Plains, so Shen Tonghao is also decent, but he is not an easy person to deal with.
This person is very principled and a staunch defender of the Weiwang faction, so it is impossible to buy him, and it takes some effort to calculate.
The orders he got should not be completely consistent with the orders received by Zhong Ting, Zhong Huai, Zhong Mi, and Feng Ziyu, Shen Tonghao represents the interests of the country, and since Zhong Ting, Zhong Huai, and Zhong Mi have acquiesced in their independence, Shen Tonghao is more of a bargaining chip.
Therefore, the chips given to him by King Wei were not the same as those in the hands of Zhong Ting, Zhong Huai, and Zhong Mi, so the independent benefits of the three of them could not bypass Shen Tonghao and Liang Guo in the end.
When he saw Shen Tonghao, as an enemy country, his face was naturally not good-looking, so he blocked Bailiyan outside the pavilion. Still, politeness on the scene is needed.
"Ben Shuai came uninvited, and I hope that Lord Shen Haihan."
"Hmph, if the Marquis of Yongxing comes to show off his might and humiliate my country, please go back, this envoy will not accompany you!"
Shen Tonghao issued an eviction order in front of him, but Bai Liyan disagreed, he said:
"Lord Shen has misunderstood, Ben Hou is here to make peace between the two countries, not to show off his might and humiliate your country, and I hope Lord Shen will learn from it."
"Since it is for the sake of peace, your country will withdraw its troops first, and it is not too late to talk."
"For the sake of friendship between the two countries, this commander can order the withdrawal of troops at any time, and it is okay to talk about it after the withdrawal of troops."
Shen Tonghao was taken aback when he heard the news, and after thinking about it, he only thought that Bai Liyan was ridiculing him:
"You're not teasing me!"
Bai Liyan said solemnly:
"This marshal has no jokes, my country can withdraw the army first and then negotiate peace, the specific details need to be discussed by you and me, I don't know what Lord Shen wants."
"Are you serious?"
Shen Tonghao asked, and Bai Liyan definitely said:
"Naturally, it's true, Lord Shen won't be here to talk about it."
"Alright, come with me."
Shen Tonghao led Bailiyan and others into the inner house, and the place was obviously much larger than the Xianguo Pavilion Station, which showed that Liang Guo maliciously neglected Xianguo.
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