Chapter 64: The Desire of the Common People
"Have you heard? The government is going to divide the land for the common people! ”
"Really, fake?"
"Of course it's true, how can the news from the Assassin Mansion be fake?"
"Yes, yes, I've heard that, too. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Originally, this good thing was not our turn, thanks to the guard capital to protect the rebellion, seeing that the common people in Hexi had no land and lived in poverty, so he proposed to Lord Assassin Shi that he wanted to follow Gaochang to implement the equalization system, that is, to divide the land to the common people. ”
"But the land is in the hands of the powerful family, what does the government give to the common people?"
"That's it, that is, the government and the family are all wearing a pair of pants, how can they give us the land of the powerful?"
Just when everyone was questioning, a young man said mysteriously: "You don't know this, I heard that the guard is planning to take the local heroes, as long as the land and the subordinates are handed over, they can get a certain amount of compensation, if they are unwilling, there will be a large army to encircle and suppress." ”
"Hiss~ really?"
"Who is so bold as to dare to attack the family?"
"Alas, it would be good if Wei Duwei really exterminated Haoqiang, then we would have a field, and we would no longer have to look at the eyes of Haoqiang landlords to live."
"Humph! How can there be such a good thing? Do you think those landlords are easy to bully? Take the two major families of Suo and Guo in our county, each family has thousands of people alone. If they really annoy the Haoqiang family, they will definitely not be restrained. ”
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Originally, the controversy about the Juntian system was only circulated among the wealthy families, but somehow, all of a sudden, the relevant details reached the ears of the low-level common people, and the various policies implemented by Gaochang began to circulate among the common people.
Coupled with the rumors that the Assassin Mansion intended to emulate Gao Chang, for a while, the low-level common people were ready to move, and they were all looking forward to it.
On the contrary, those families are all mourning, and they know very well that if they can't mobilize the common people, they will lose their greatest support.
Immediately afterwards, all kinds of rumors spread all over Dunhuang, and after hearing about it, some wealthy families rushed to the Assassin's Mansion to inquire about the news.
In accordance with Wei Shuo's instructions, Assassin Shi Du Jin sent the powerful people of the family who came with an ambiguous attitude.
Without getting any definite news from the Thorn History, the powerful people of the family became more and more restless.
At the same time, with the uniform field system, the three-long system, the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry, the immunization law, the employment system, the slave release order, etc., the policies that had been implemented in Gaochang gradually spread to the ears of the common people in various places, and the low-level common people, who accounted for more than ninety percent, were boiling.
For many years, they had nothing, and their families were reduced to slavery, enslaved by powerful families, and even lost their lives if they disobeyed.
Now at last someone is going to liberate them, to give them back their freedom, to give them land and let them settle down.
Countless ordinary people couldn't help shouting in their hearts, as long as someone raised their arms and shouted, countless ordinary people would automatically rise up and knock the high family to the ground.
The Thorn Mansion, which had always been deserted, suddenly became very lively.
In addition to the subordinate officials, countless ordinary people visit the door every day, wanting to see when the government will start to divide the fields.
Early in the morning, the whole Dunhuang suddenly became lively, and dozens of people shouted all over the city with gongs and drums.
"There is an order from the Assassin's Mansion, please come to the gate of the mansion quickly, and the Lord of the Western Regions Metropolitan Guards will personally introduce you to the details of Gaochang."
The clever and clever man who was waiting in front of the gate of the mansion immediately thought that this might be a precursor to the division of the land by the government, so he immediately ran out of the city, and he wanted to quickly notify his relatives and friends to come and listen to it, so as to save him confusion when dividing the land in the future.
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Assassin's Mansion after a while, and in order to prevent anyone from making trouble, Wei Shuo specially sent hundreds of sergeants to maintain order.
When he arrived, seeing that more and more people were gathered, Wei Shuo finally appeared accompanied by Duan Ye, Song Miao and others.
The ragged common people stood around, and they pointed at Wei Shuo, as if to say that he was the Wei Du who proposed to divide the land to the common people.
Wei Shuo swept his eyes, only to find that the people at the scene were basically ragged commoners, and there were occasionally a few well-dressed people standing in the middle corner, who seemed to be the henchmen of some wealthy families who had come to inquire about the news.
He didn't care about this, he only stretched out his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
Seeing this, the people quieted down one after another, looking at Wei Shuo with longing eyes.
"Fellow villagers, in Xia Weishuo, like Er, are all from ordinary people, so they are well aware of the suffering of the people and are determined to work for the welfare of the common people in the world."
"At the beginning, Shuo was fortunate to have Gaochang and Yang Taishou to help each other, and made a little achievement in Gaochang, and today I will share it with everyone."
"According to the regulations, all the people of Gaochang, no matter whether they are noble or low, as long as they are at least 15 years old, men can get 40 acres of land, and women can get 20 acres of land."
"Every year, each mu of land only needs to pay a certain amount of grain to the government at the rate of 15 taxes and 1 tax, and the government will no longer levy other taxes related to agriculture."
Wei Shuo's opening remarks are powerful and simple and clear.
For the common people who have been in a hurry because of all kinds of rumors these days, his speech is like a long drought and a rainstorm, and it suddenly reaches the hearts of everyone, and everyone is excited and does not know why.
Many of the low-level people present were eager to get their own land.
"Your Excellency is wise!"
"Lord Wei is such a person!"
"Gaochang people are so happy!"
"Dare to ask my lord, when will I divide the field in Dunhuang?"
"That's it, that is, when will Dunhuang also divide the fields?"
Many ordinary people cheered with tears in their eyes, and they clapped their palms vigorously, eager to slap them for fear of rotting.
It seems that this is the only way to vent the excitement in your heart.
Some people even pinched their muscles with their fingernails, for fear that all this in front of them was just a dream.
It wasn't until he frowned and gasped that he was convinced that everything in front of him was real.
What surprised the ordinary people present was that Gaochang had greatly reduced the agricultural tax.
Although it is not as light as the 30 taxes and one tax at the time of the Han Dynasty, compared with the heavy taxes since the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, the taxes formulated by Gaochang have greatly reduced the burden on the common people.
What's more, Gaochang does not levy other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and if you really want to talk about it, the burden on the people is definitely greatly reduced.
According to the production efficiency in ancient times, before high-yield crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes were promoted, the yield per mu of crops such as wheat and rice was usually only one hundred and forty catties, that is, about one stone.
According to the Gaochang tax rate, 40 acres of land need to pay four stone of grain to the government every year.
In ancient times, an adult male could easily take care of forty acres of land with the help of cattle and horses.
Considering that ancient fertilizers could not keep up, under normal circumstances, ancient farmers would divide 40 acres of fields into two parts for rotational cultivation, that is, only 20 acres of fields produce grain every year, which is about 30 stones.
Even so, an adult man can take care of forty acres of land every year, and there is twenty-six stone of grain left, which can easily feed a family of four.
If the family is strong and wealthy, you can basically live a well-off life in ancient times by only farming in the wind and rain.
There were also many slaves who had become powerful families, and they couldn't help but be moved when they learned that slavery had been abolished on a large scale in Gaochang and that they had begun to grant land to slaves.
Although being a slave in a family is better than being a common person, it is not as comfortable as being the master of the house in any case.
If Dunhuang can be like Gaochang, it means that people like them can live a normal life from now on.
Not only can you have your own land, but you can also let your descendants study and study, and you will no longer be a lowly slave to be slaughtered.
Looking at the people below with different expressions, either they were excited to death, or they were crying bitterly, Wei Shuo was also full of emotion.
Who made it so difficult for the common people, who occupy nearly eighty percent of the world's population? Who deprives their offspring of the right to education?
Obviously, all the injustices suffered by the common people in the world come from the deformed society of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
In this society, the family should be in charge of everything in the world, and they deserve to enjoy the wealth provided by the common people.
And Wei Shuo wants to break all this, end this troubled world as soon as possible, and win a glimmer of life for those ordinary people who are struggling at the bottom.
"Right now, Shuo and Du Tingshi are trying to persuade the family Haoqiang, once a compromise is reached, they will arrange manpower to divide the land for everyone as soon as possible, please be patient?"
"What if the family is unwilling to give up the land?"
"This ......"
Wei Shuo's hesitation cast a shadow on the hearts of the people present, but it also ignited the anger and hatred in the hearts of the people for the powerful family.
Wei Shuo believes that as long as the time is ripe, just a little spark is enough to ignite a raging fire, and all the powerful families will disappear.