Chapter 047: The Task Is Not Light (Plus Update)

The new government of the Great Song Dynasty was much more relaxed in its attitude towards the land occupied by the gentry clique, and would buy back the land from these people at a high price by means of voluntary redemption, and then sell it to the people who needed the land in installments, thus gradually turning the land into the private property of the majority of the peasants. At the same time www.biquge.info it is necessary to establish rules of relative checks and balances to prevent large-scale land annexation in the future in a fair-minded manner.

This is mainly for the sake of the reasonableness of the rules. The land of the gentry was not obtained by forcible seizure like the bureaucrats, they were also saved by thrift from generation to generation, and it cannot be said that whoever has more land is a bad person, and this theory conflicts with the rules that Hong Tao wants to establish, and it does not make sense.

Since private ownership is to be carried out in full, it is necessary to ensure the inviolability of private property, which is the basis of the rule, and it cannot be undermined at any time, even if the government does so in the name of the general interests of the state. If land reform is carried out by means of grabbing, it will be a failure, even if it succeeds. Because this will leave a very bad idea for future generations, making them think that the government is omnipotent, and they can take whatever they want. If they encounter the same thing in the future, they will do the same, and it is called a tradition.

On the specific issue of redemption, Hong Tao was ready to empty the Great Song Dynasty treasury, and most of the money and grain would flow into the hands of these gentry classes. Although this seems to be a loss for the government, in fact, it is not, and in the long run, the government, the gentry, and the people are all beneficiaries.

The gentlemen had money, but they could not annex land at will, and the new government vigorously encouraged investment in industry and commerce, and promulgated various tax cuts and support policies, and the money in their hands would soon become the start-up capital for the industrial and commercial foundation of the Great Song Dynasty. With these funds, the industry and commerce in the inland can also develop, the lives of the people will rise, and the government will also receive taxes, a win-win situation.

Government money is in the treasury and has no role other than public facilities, government spending, and national defense. Now there is no need to worry about national defense in the new government, as long as the Jinhe Empire does not go north, there will be no enemies around the Great Song Dynasty. If there are no enemies, there is no need to raise too many troops, especially the old ones like the Xiang soldiers and the village soldiers. They will basically all be laid off, and then they will go from eating the holes of government finances to being the main force contributing to the country.

Hong Tao had already figured out that the first people to fill the population of the north were these old armies that had been dismantled. Those who are willing to respond to the call of the new government and go to the north to start a business on their own will be welcomed by the new government with both hands and give priority to providing government loans and subsidies. If you are not willing to be self-reliant, and still want to lie on the country and suck blood, then don't blame the new government for being ruthless, where the conditions are difficult, where the land is barren, and where no one loves to go, these people will be forcibly organized into an agricultural reclamation corps and go to the land where the country needs it most to shine.

There is no hope of running and resisting, there is nothing to do here in Hongtao, there are only bullets and shells. With the power of sea and river transportation, there are not many places in the interior of the Great Song Dynasty that the new army cannot reach quickly, and the new army is no longer an old-style army that relies on numbers and morale, as long as the logistics and supplies can keep up, and then commanded by the officers of the Marine Corps, the mob is no longer an uncontrollable term.

Without the big burden of redundant soldiers, the financial foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, which was not too thin, would be more solid.

As soon as the negotiations between the Jinhe Empire and the Great Song Dynasty were over, a large number of imperial merchants with funds would gather in the inland areas of the Great Song Dynasty and use their money to build much-needed cities, roads, mines, factories and water conservancy facilities, which saved a lot of money.

Now only the expenses of the new government are left, and Hongtao does not want to pay this part of the money, because he is about to carry out a drastic reform of the original official system of the Great Song Dynasty and completely solve the problem of redundant officials. For a conqueror, Hong Tao had an innate advantage over any emperor in history to solve this problem. The reason is simple, the gun is in his hand, and there is no need to ask anyone if he is happy or not. They are willing to talk about it and disperse it, but they are not willing to raid their homes and destroy their homes, and by the way, they will collect the huge amount of property stolen from the homes of these officials and return them to the state treasury to pay for the expenses of the new government.

It can be done by dealing with the bureaucracy Hong Tao himself, and it is most appropriate to hand over the work of raiding homes, killing people, and confiscating them to the Indian soldiers in the Marine Corps, plus the 5,000 Army troops borrowed from the Jinhe Empire, who dares to say a word? In fact, it won't give you a chance to speak.

It's not easy to deal with the gentry group, these people can't all be killed, Hong Tao doesn't have time to reason with them, even if he has time, he is impatient. Therefore, it is necessary to find a person who is familiar with the Great Song Dynasty, has a flexible heart, has a certain prestige, and has a certain political skill to do this work instead of himself. Thinking about it, this candidate is none other than Wen Hao. Jia Yidao and Ding Daquan are not suitable for this job, they lack Wen Hao's knowledge, and their roots in the Great Song Dynasty are too deep, so it is easy to read their own good scriptures crookedly.

Wen Hao is different, he does not have any family power in the interior of the Great Song Dynasty, or he does not have any deep roots in the Great Song Dynasty, and it can even be said that there are more enemies than friends. At the same time, he held a high position in the imperial court, and the most important thing was that he knew himself better than any other official of the Great Song Dynasty. This understanding, instead of causing him trouble, will make him more restrained. As for whether he will make trouble for himself in the future, Hong Tao can't say for sure, let's take one step at a time, and give him a shot if it's a big deal.

is still the same sentence, as long as you don't look ahead, don't be afraid, and don't treat Da Song as something that must belong to you, then no one needs to be afraid. The worst result is not to run back to North America and continue to be the emperor of the soil, there is nothing unacceptable!

"Your Majesty, please say, even if I go and kill the official family, and then you correct me again, I have to go." Wen Hao has killed Hong Tao countless times in his heart, and he has used the torture method of death all over the world. It's all up to this, and I still pretend to ask myself if I want to hear it, and if I don't listen?

"Oops...... It's a pretty creative idea, so I'll write it down for you and keep it for later. Now, you've read this stuff and tell me how sure you're going to make it. I can remind you, don't lie to me on this issue, if you don't do it well, you won't even have a chance to die, and I will make you unbearable. "Hong Tao really didn't want to let Wen Hao be a substitute for the dead ghost, but now that he has this idea, if he really can't deal with Emperor Lizong's family in the end, this method is really good.

“…… Your Majesty wants me to be a bad minister! The document that Hong Tao gave to Wen Hao was not thin, but Wen Hao read it quickly, and after reading it, the hand holding the document trembled.

“…… How dare you compare! Although Wang Anshi is a loser, he seems to be much more noble than you, right? But don't say it, your work is a bit similar. Hong Tao thought for a few seconds, and finally remembered who this reluctant minister was, Wang Anshi, the reformer of the Northern Song Dynasty! Hong Tao doesn't know much about this famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, and of course he is not qualified to comment on his merits and demerits. But no matter whether Wang Anshi is right or wrong, successful or unsuccessful, Wen Hao is too far away from others.

"I—Why can't I compare to him! If it weren't for Your Majesty, you have been blocking me, my achievements would not necessarily be worse than Wang Banshan. Humiliated by Hong Tao again and again, Wen Hao's self-esteem was really a little unbearable, and he forgot the taste of seawater.

"Even if you become an emperor, future generations will not say hello to you. Even if Wang Anshi's reform fails, future generations will remember him, do you know why? "Hong Tao has never had an in-depth chat with Wen Hao, this time he plans to make an exception, anyway, there is still some distance from Lin'an City, and he is idle.

"I don't have the literary ...... of Gong Jing" Wen Hao just said angry words, no need for Hong Tao to correct it, he himself knows that he can't be compared with Wang Anshi.

"Wencai? You're going to disgust me again, believe it or not, I'll fill you with two more barrels of seawater? Do I have a literary talent? I'm fifty-seven this year, have you read my poetry or have you heard me preach the scriptures? There are my books on the market in the Great Song Dynasty, but those who like to read are peddlers and pawns, and even if scholars like you secretly read them behind people's backs, they will scoff at the books I wrote in front of you. But if you go to the Jinhe Empire and ask, and then go to Guangzhou, Fuzhou, and Quanzhou, how do the people of the Jinhe Empire and some of the people of the Great Song Dynasty evaluate me? "Hong Tao hates the word Wencai the most, and talking about Wencai with a science student is not scolding.

(To be continued.) )