Shi Jin and others claimed to be heroes in Liangshan, and they had never harassed the people, but they also punished many thieves and evil gentry and village tyrants, and sheltered the people.

Therefore, Shi Jin and others are very famous among ordinary people, and there are many people who go to Liangshan to take refuge in Shi Jin.

However, the actions of destroying Zhujiazhuang and Zengtou City made Shi Jin and Liang Shanjun no different from other thieves in the eyes of the landlord Haoqiang and scribes, and they would only rob homes and houses, only destroy, not build.

In the past, the Liangshan army led by Shi Jin did not capture the city, and basically nested in Liangshan, which had nothing to do with the scribes. Most of the scribes would talk about Liangshan occasionally in small talk, but many of the time they ignored it.

But now that Liangshan has captured the city, it will directly affect the landlords and scribes.

Of course, the landlord Haoqiang and the scribes, who did not have a good impression of the thieves, would not have good comments on Shi Jin and others.

They thought that these bandits could succeed for a while, but there was absolutely no way to shake the imperial court. Under the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army, Shi Jin and other thieves will definitely be eliminated.

In ancient times, social discourse was basically in the hands of the scribes.

They were dissatisfied with Shi Jin and believed that Shi Jin would definitely be defeated, which affected the people's opinion of Shi Jin and Liangshan.

The Liangshan thieves will definitely be wiped out by the imperial court, and naturally there will not be a few people willing to jump into the fire pit.

In addition, although Shi Jin sheltered the people of one side before, he was more of the people near Liangshan, and he didn't have much to do with the people in other places.

Shi Jin could not obtain the support and recognition of the scribes, and did not bring benefits to the people, naturally during this time, even if Shi Jin and the Liangshan army were strictly disciplined, the people at most did not give Shi Jin trouble, and did not enthusiastically support Shi Jin.

The fundamental reason why Shi Jin encountered difficulties in recruiting soldiers and horses and talents to take refuge in these aspects.

After being reminded by Wu Yong, Shi Jin understood that he had to put forward appropriate political propositions, so that he could be cleared from the identity of a thief to the "Lord of Destiny" who had the ability to compete in the world and govern the world in the mouth of scribes

Just like Li Zicheng back then, before he put forward his own political ideas, he was surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers many times. Until the slogan of "Juntian is exempted" was proposed, those who immediately responded were like flowing water, day and night, calling for millions, and its momentum could not be extinguished.

Shi Jin desperately recalled from his mind that he had read the books about policy, and of course, the most important knowledge of land tax.

Li Zicheng's Juntian exemption?

Not to mention that none of the insurgents who put forward such political ideas succeeded in the end.

If you dare to put forward the policy of breaking the landlord and the rule of most of the scribes. There will be strong opposition from them immediately, and they will inevitably work together to destroy themselves.

Not only will they oppose it, but they will also oppose it.

These people under him are looking forward to following him to conquer the country, to be a landlord and to bless his descendants.

If you tell them yourself, brothers, everyone will follow me to fight the world. After seizing the country, we must be selfless and divide the land of the world equally among the people.

I'm afraid that most of my subordinates will blow up immediately and turn their backs on themselves.

Recalling the famous Zhang Juzheng reform in the Ming Dynasty that was talked about in the history books, Shi Jin felt that this was more reliable and more suitable for the current situation.

Shi Jin said: "Now taxes are complicated and cumbersome, and there are too many places where officials can cheat. It is better to simplify the complex, not according to the population, but only according to the fields. The poll tax, conscription, and other miscellaneous taxes in the states and counties were abolished, and only one type of land tax was levied, and only in kind. This greatly simplifies the tax system and facilitates the collection of taxes. At the same time, it makes it difficult for local officials to cheat, which in turn increases fiscal revenue. Do you think such a tax would work? ”

Zhu Wu's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said, "Big brother, this method is good." However, the population is mobile, and once the household register is lost, it is not easy to account for it. But the land is fixed there, and it is easy to approve it. The most important thing is that there is only one kind of tax, and if there are no other miscellaneous taxes, those officials will have no excuse even if they exploit the people! ”

Wu Yong pondered for a moment when he heard it and said, "Big brother, if only one kind of tax is levied, will the income be greatly reduced, and will it cover the expenses?" And how much is the right amount of tax for this field? If only silver is levied! ”

Although Shi Jin graduated from a third-rate university, he is also a graduate of economics.

Shi Jin knew that in the future, commercial tax and personal income tax would be the avenue, and the agricultural tax would basically be abolished in the future, and even the state would subsidize a lot.

Of course, it is unrealistic to abolish the agricultural tax now, and at the very least, it is necessary to rely on the agricultural tax to hoard grain and grass and ensure the supply of grain for the army.

Shi Jin said: "For the time being, we will pay the proportion of ten taxes and two per mu, and then change the proportion according to the situation in the future." Of course, land taxes alone cannot support expenditures. That's why we want to be a big advocate for business. No business, no rich! ”

Wu Yong shouted in surprise when he heard it: "Advocate business? Big brother, no. The pre-Qin dynasty advocated commerce, but after the people pursued profits and vigorously developed commerce, a large number of people abandoned agriculture and started business. As a result, the fields are barren, food is scarce, and social unrest is caused. ”

It is difficult to explain the profound theory clearly, and Shi Jin said in the simplest way: "In the pre-Qin period, how many people were there? The land is vast and sparsely populated, and if the people abandon their fields to do business, a large number of fields will naturally be barren and there will be a shortage of food. But how many people are there now? How many fields are there? Is it the people or the fields? ”

"This ......," Wu Yong said after thinking about the books he had read, "now there are more people than fields?" ”

Shi Jin said: "During the Qin and Han dynasties, a common person could plant an average of more than ten acres of land. But now do you see if a common people can get an acre of land? What do you let him do with this extra people? They must have work to do and be fed! Zhao Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty used the method of 'raising soldiers' to integrate the unemployed people into the army, hoping to raise these unemployed people and alleviate social unrest. But now you can see how much damage this has done! Of course, the kind of situation that Brother Wu Yong said is also reasonable and very likely to occur. But everything is too much, too much suppression of commerce, too much development of commerce. There must be a degree of this, and the right degree of business development can stabilize and prosper the society. Excessive commercial development will cause social harm! As for what is the right scale, we will be able to find a balance when we accumulate more experience in the future! ”

In fact, excessive is not excessive, it is a problem of supply and demand. Is it in short supply, or is it in excess of demand.

However, even the truth of this single room is still too complicated for Zhu Wu and Wu Yong.

Maybe I should write down the macroeconomics I studied in college, and maybe I will become the father of economics in the future.

Shi Jin was still fantasizing about copying macroeconomics and leaving a name in history.

Zhu Wu said: "As for whether it is light business or heavy business, we will talk about it later." I think the tax system proposed by the eldest brother is very good, and it should be vigorously promoted, and at the same time publicized, so that the people and scribes can see that the eldest brother is definitely not a thief who can only smash and rob, but a master who rules the world! ”

Wu Yong nodded and said, "Indeed, we can start to implement the new tax system proposed by the eldest brother from Yizhou, and at the same time let Gongsun Sheng help publicize it." Let the people of the world know and understand the benefits of this new tax, so that they can wholeheartedly support Big Brother! ”

Thank you for the support and encouragement of "Zhejiang Tianqi" and "Longwang Xu"!