When it comes to the land, it touches the most sensitive string of all people.

Even Sima Guang couldn't be calm.

"Wang Xianggong, Brother Jiefu! The land is the property of each family, accumulated over several generations, and whoever moves it, they will fight hard! ”

Wang Anshi smiled, "Jun Shigong, have you been in contact with tenant farmers, do you know their situation?" ”

"I, I...... If you have something to say, say it. ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you that the tenants of the Kong family can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty at most, or even longer, and the family has been cultivating land for more than ten generations and paying rent to the Kong family for hundreds of years! Even if they owe the Kong family a mountain of gold and silver, they will have to pay it back a long time ago. But what about ...... You still have to pay the land rent every year, and if you have a little less, you will be beaten, and even sell your sons and daughters, is this fair? ”

"I'm ......" Sima Guang choked.

Wang Anshi took advantage of the victory to pursue, "Not only the Kong family, but also the families of Hebei, there are so many powerful clans, and the big families from all over the world...... They have made enough money, and if they are not allowed to spit it out, the common people will have no way to live, and the imperial court will have no money to develop industry......"

Wang Anshi said loudly: "Lord Wang, you have exhausted so much wealth, and you have only set up a Six Arts Academy, and now you are only cultivating a hundred workshops and thousands of craftsmen!" I want to ask, is this person enough? ”

"Of course it's not enough!" Wang Ningan said: "The imperial court should promote education, but also eradicate illiteracy, especially to cultivate science and engineering talents, not just wind and snow...... It's just that it costs money to run a school, and there is a lack of good teachers, and the local people may not be able to go to school. ”

"Lord Wang, of course the people are willing to let their children study, but the threshold is that they have no money...... If you can divide the land among the people and give a little food to every household, you can hire teachers, and the court can contribute some money to build a school building, and you can recruit students and read and write...... I strongly advocate dividing the land, but not for myself, Lord Wang, you shoulder the hope of the world, and you can't let the people down! ”

Wang Ningan bowed slightly, "Banshan Gong, what you said is extremely true, but you also know that this matter is too involved and you can't be sloppy, how are you going to start?" ”

"Quite simply, according to the calculation of the time of the lease, if it is more than 20 years, the land is directly owned by the cultivator, and if it is less than 20 years, in terms of years, it can be redeemed from the landlord...... If the people have no money, the court can pay in advance...... The people changed from tenant farmers to yeoman farmers, they did not have to pay rent, this part could be used to repay the loan, the court would not lose money, and the people would not increase their expenditures, and after a few years, they would have their own land, wouldn't it be beautiful! ”

"What about the landlord of the family?" Sima Guang asked sharply, "What should I do if they object?" ”

"The imperial court can help them develop industry and commerce, if they don't agree, they will be distributed, whether it is the Bohai Sea, the Western Regions, or the Nanyang, some are local...... If you are not reconciled, then cut off your head! Kill one person, and live tens of millions, it's worth it! ”

Wang Anshi was murderous, which made people shudder.

At least Sima Guang's face changed color in fright, and he sat on the chair, only gasping for breath.

Frankly speaking, all generations have known the dangers of Haoqiang, and they have all inhibited mergers, but no one has ever been as thorough as Wang Anshi...... After a brief moment of surprise, Wang Ningan fell into deep thought.

In fact, Wang Ningan is no stranger to unfair measures.

The French did just that, selling the land to tenant farmers and abolishing all the original rights; Coincidentally, during the Restoration, the Wa Kingdom also stripped the land from the samurai group and handed it over to the tenant farmers who directly cultivated the land...... Because of this, these two countries had a large number of small landowners until later generations...... Other countries, to a greater or lesser extent, have also touched the land.

To summarize briefly, the benefits of land division are obvious.

Only with constant production can there be perseverance.

When the people have land, society is stable.

Second, farmers' enthusiasm for cultivating the land has increased, land output has increased, and more food has been supplied to the city.

In addition, the abolition of the tenant relationship in the middle, and the peasants paid taxes directly to the imperial court, which could increase the imperial tax revenue as the primitive accumulation of industry......

I have to say that Wang Anshi's vision is indeed keen, and his insights are also very unique.

Only by solving the land problem can we start industrialization smoothly.

But the problem is, the land is really not easy to solve!

At present, the Great Song Dynasty is the most developed country in the world, and it is far ahead in all aspects.

It is far from a great change unseen in 3,000 years, and there is not such a strong pressure to lose the country...... Although Wang Ning'an knew in his heart that if he did not cross the threshold of industrialization, the Great Song Dynasty would always be very vulnerable, but in the entire Great Song Dynasty, in addition to him and Wang Anshi, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a few people with similar views.

Who am I?

Wang Ningan pondered for a long time, "Banshan Gong, the land must be solved, but it is not appropriate to be in a hurry, I think it will start with Yanzhou first and be a pilot!" ”

A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the reluctant Xianggong, but he quickly adjusted.

"Lord Wang, what do you mean ......?"

In this way, the land of the Confucian family, as well as the other families, was divided equally among all the tenant farmers...... Cotton spinning still needs to be developed, and it is a key project. Isn't Wen Kuanfu going to toss, just let him toss, I will hand over Yanzhou to Banshan Gong, and Jeju and Shanzhou to Wen Kuanfu, and you will each push according to your own ideas...... We'll judge fairly which model is better...... Again, the examples are there, and the next step will be much easier. ”

Wang Anshi hopes to make a bold move and push it directly, but he is not the same now as before.

After going to the folk once, he found so many problems, and what he ignored was not the same...... Wang Anshi felt that his journey to enlightenment would continue.

"Lord Wang, I have said everything I should say, the matter of Yanzhou, please ask another Gao Ming, I can provide advice, but it is not good to interfere, otherwise things will turn sour."

Wang Ningan thought for a while, "Banshan Gong, let's do it, no matter where you go in the future, if you find anything, send me a copy, I want to know the most real situation!" ”

"No problem, I will definitely send it to the prince on time."

"Okay, Yanzhou? We must send elite soldiers and strong generals...... Banshan Gong, what do you think of Su Zhe? ”

Wang Anshi thought for a while, "He is honest, but he is not flexible enough, so the prince should match him with a deputy." ”

Wang Ningan fell into deep thought, he really couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while.

"Lord Wang, I have a candidate."

"Who?"

"Lu Yan!"

Lu Yan is the magistrate of Liang County, Zhou Feng's case was so big at the beginning, so Wang Ningan had to push for the development of planting and breeding to solve the local financial embarrassment.

Because of the complexity of this case, after Zhao Shu ascended the throne, he pardoned many death row prisoners, Lu Yan and Zhou Feng were among them, and now Lu Yan has been in prison for more than a year.

"This Lu Yan is willing to do things and can develop local talents...... It's just that the conditions in Liang County were too poor at the beginning, so he could only forcibly expropriate the land, and the case was solved...... Now that the land of the Kong family in Yanzhou has been collected, let him let it go...... With Su Zhe in charge of the overall situation, it can definitely be done! ”

Wang Anshi put forward his own suggestion, Wang Ningan thought about it, and said with a smile: "Well, he is a talent, so he will do it!" ”

After speaking, Wang Ningan looked at Xianggong and Sima Guang again.

"The three of us must not miss half a word about the things we talked about today...... As for the matter of dividing the field, we can't let anyone know, including Wen Yanbo's side, if the news is leaked in advance, we will not be able to eat and leave! ”

"What the prince said is, let's write it down = it!"

Wang Anshi didn't stay long, he had to continue to investigate, and the next stop was Jiangnan.

In recent years, Jiangnan has given up rice fields, planted cotton, and planted mulberry trees, which has intensified, Wang Anshi wants to see what the problem is, and can also speculate about the situation on Wen Yanbo's side.

In order to facilitate contact, he left his second son Wang next to Yanzhou, and he took his brother Wang Anli south.

As a result, Yanzhou has gathered several elite soldiers.

Su Zhe is good at financial management, rigorous in doing things, he controls the overall situation, Lu Yan can rush, and he is a guilty body, he must be eager to produce results, let him rush in front.

Wang Bi has a true inheritance from his father, and he helps to pick up the missing and fill in the gaps.

Besides, the uncle and nephew of the Zhang family can also help, it seems that the problem is not big.

Wang Ning'an immediately issued an official letter in the name of the political affairs hall, announcing to the world that all the land and property of the Confucian family were recovered and distributed to the original tenants, and the imperial court sent a commissioner to be responsible for the implementation and guide the development of the industry.

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"It's disgusting!"

Wen Yanbo slapped the table angrily, "It's all because of that stone, he simply came out of the pit, and that Wang Ning'an, he is so soft-eared, he has no responsibility at all, how can he preside over the political hall!" ”

His son Wen Jifu was waiting on the side, and said casually: "Wang Ningan may be afraid of the wind on the pillow!" ”

"Hmph, haven't you gotten married yet? His Majesty said that he would not get married until the end of filial piety! It's almost two years to go! He, Wang Ning'an, was afraid of Wang Anshi, what a shame! ”

Lao Wen kept cursing, in fact, he was not afraid!

Now the Kong family's land is going to be returned to the tenants, and such a big piece of fat has slipped away, but Wang Ningan promised him at the beginning...... If you had known this, you would rather die than come to Yanzhou, and you wouldn't help Wang Ningan settle the Pang family and the Han family!

"You say, has the father been deceived? The guy surnamed Wang designed me from the beginning? ”

Wen Jifu thought for a while, "Dad, if that's the case, Wang Ningan's mind is too deep...... According to his son, he should have been held by Wang Anshi, but he was still on his father's side from the bottom of his heart. ”

"How so?"

"Didn't he hand over Jeju and Shan Ju to his father! These two places are no worse than Yanzhou, and they are also suitable for growing cotton. And this time more than 3 million acres of land were harvested, of which more than 1 million mu were in Yanju, and as for Jeju and Shanzhou, there were also 800,000 mu. The cotton cloth came out with a bang, and the silver flowed in...... As long as the local government and the court see the money, everyone will say that Daddy is wise at that time! Wen Jifu chuckled and said: "As for Wang Ning'an, he didn't take responsibility, but he was reluctant to be a minister, and he was bent on currying favor with the people, and when the time came, the banner of the court's change of law would have to be carried by my father!" ”