307 Land Issues

Land. This ancient and long historical question. This land under the feet of man. The foundation of human existence. How land is used has always been a key issue for human development. Slash-and-burn, humans learned to plant. Slave owners learned the management of their land. In feudal society, people regarded land as a kind of capital, and the rapid development of industry as a resource.

Feudal land was operated in small plots. The business model is also very unscientific, and the development mode is extremely rough. And for capitalist development to develop on a large scale, it is necessary to solve the problem of the land producing surplus food. It is best for those who use it. Grain production is the largest. The contradiction between population and land became a focal point. Capitalism in history arose out of these two contradictions.

The population is small, the land has low food production, but there are many places that need people. In particular, the development of handicrafts. There is also a lack of a large number of manpower. Under such contradictions, land becomes concentrated. The centralized method is more convenient to manage, and it is easy to use the brain to use external machinery on a large scale to complete.

And those who use large-scale population expansion or other methods because of the land and food problems are extremely stupid methods. Population, food, land. Become a vicious circle. And in this strange circle, there are people who have been using it for a long time. It's like a donkey pulling and grinding.

For capitalism to develop, it must centralize the management of the land. Treat land as a resource to drive capitalism. The concentration of land allows for the use of large-scale machinery. For the convenience of management. The crops will be planted in a single piece. In contrast to the feudal system, the land was divided into small pieces. This model is more scientific. Plausible. More suitable for fast-moving requirements.

In terms of the current situation, the Qin State has reached such a critical point. Because of the war. A large number of young adults began to switch to the orbit of war. The establishment of factories attracted most of the labor force. A large area of labor was drawn from the land. so that the land is left untenable. In order to prevent land from becoming vacant, many people began to sell land on a large scale. Land was gradually concentrated in the hands of a few through annexation. This was before the war, and after the war, the Qin state would acquire large tracts of territory. In particular, the current Qin State has expanded its territory several times at once in a short period of time. In order to control these territories, a large number of immigrants will be required. The number of people who have been evacuated will be staggering. Land is the main source of food. If you follow the original pattern. Then the Qin State could only conquer a large territory and lose it. Everything must be returned to its original state. It's impossible to happen, and it's impossible to change.

The scarcity of the population, the vastness of the land, the establishment of factories. All of these pushed the Qin state to a crossroads of development. At this time, someone must also stand up. Large-scale innovation.

"Land. We live and prosper because of the land. Shang Wen first talked about the introduction of some topics.

"A lot of us come from rural areas. We responded to the call of the nation to join the army. Unfortunately, we didn't make the choice. But we've moved into other departments. Contribute to the country. This is worth affirming. This is where everyone's division of labor and responsibilities lies. Only when we stick to our posts can we win the battle by those soldiers on the front line. The factory provided bedding, weapons, foodstuffs, and much more. Transport wagons, transported to the front. Then the raw materials are shipped back. Everyone is contributing to this war. No one can deny this. All can see it. "Shang Wen put a high hat on everyone.

"Because we have a different division of labor, we want to contribute to this country. The land in our hands was forced to sell. Gradually, these lands were concentrated in the hands of a few. I believe. Those few will do better. Because our laws need them to do better. This was because the Qin state had strict laws regulating agricultural production.

"At the same time, they have to do it themselves. I don't know if commodity futures are listed or not, but in the future, our grain production will be bought and sold as freely as commodities. In this way, agricultural production can be stimulated on a large scale. But when the few get their hands on the land they desire, they will play with it. In order to increase production. I think they'll always have a way. Hire more people and use more ploughing cattle. Or use large machinery like a factory. We want them to do that. ”

"Commodity futures will greatly stimulate agricultural production, and prices are volatile. He always offered a high price when we needed it. Shang Wen said jokingly. The people below also find this sentence very interesting. Because it is. When we crave something. His prices are always so outrageous.

"But such high prices always attract them and encourage them to go to mass production. That's the magic of the market. An invisible hand, I hope we don't frighten. Let him do it. We'll get cheap food. Shang Wen said loudly.

"If I were Prime Minister, I would go with the flow of these things, because we have changed a lot. It is impossible to go back in time, we can only follow the wheel of history and go further. Shang Wen said.

Speaking of which, Shangwen's land policy is basically over. At its core, it is about encouraging mergers. Centralized land management will play a greater role. We don't have to worry about what happens. At this time, Shangwen legalized the land annexation. This was voluntarily given up by those peasants. Cities need more labor, and they get paid more than they do for farming.

And this problem, because the ancient authorities, or those in power, were seriously detached from life, and saw the massive loss of land as a disaster. Instead of remedying it in other ways, a stupid way of going back in time was adopted. The land was forcibly divided. Then those landlord minorities disagreed, and war broke out. And then peace. Divide the land. Gradually, it was concentrated again. War broke out again. It's a vicious circle. In such a vicious circle, no one can find out the root cause, and if they do not know the cause, they will not be able to push society to another qualitative society.

The war gave the Qin state a chance to develop. It is also an opportunity to catalyze transformation. It is no longer possible for the population to provide a large labor force for agriculture. The solution is like setting up a factory.

The foundations of Qin's agriculture began to falter. This will shake the entire feudal foundation. War is the catalyst. The fast-paced and fierce contradictions force the government to use bold and innovative new methods to solve problems efficiently and quickly. Qin met all these conditions. So the state of Qin was at the forefront.