Chapter 62: Five acres of land per person
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Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice: "As long as there is enough profit, of course the businessman is willing to pay taxes. If there is no one to develop the mine, we develop it ourselves. The profits of mining are so large, it will not be unpopular. Well, to give a simple example, coarse salt is now no one wants, but refined salt is in short supply, green salt is a drop in the bucket, as long as we have the ability to drum out both refined salt and green salt, we are not afraid that businessmen will not flock to it. ”
Wang Mingyu nodded and said, "That's it." As long as there is interest, how can a businessman not come? ”
Liu Hang said steadily: "Yulin, the business of refined salt is still quite stable. But if a war breaks out, the officers and soldiers block the front line of Jimo, Jiaozhou, and Laiyang, and the refined salt will not be transported out at all! What salt lord has such the ability to continue to do the private salt business regardless of the impact of the battlefield? ”
Zhang Zhun said confidently: "Don't we still have sea freight?" I don't believe that anywhere else, no one wants refined salt. ”
Wang Mingyu asked suspiciously: "Yulin, are you really sure that even if there is a war, the refined salt business will not be affected?" ”
Zhang Zhun said affirmatively: "Yes." ”
The four of them had no objections.
Zhang Zhun was silent for a moment and decided to throw out all his ideas. He said methodically: "Actually, the way we make money is mainly overseas. Shandong has experienced so much turmoil, itself is already very weak, and the market digestion capacity is limited. Everyone also knows that the rich people in Shandong are mainly concentrated on both sides of the canal, concentrated in Jining, Linqing, and Dezhou, which is too far away from our Laizhou. ”
"In such a situation, it is very difficult for us to develop a business channel on the road. However, waterways are different. There are a large number of ports along the coast of Laizhou and Dengzhou, with the Liaodong front to the north, Korea to the east, Yuben to the southeast, Taiwan Island to the south, well, Dongfan Island, and the vast Jiangnan region to the southwest. A little further afield, there are Nanyang, Manila, Jakarta and other places. These are the places where we trade is focused. ”
"Of course, it's a bit premature for us to talk about maritime trade, we don't have that capability yet. However, everyone must have such ideas, such ideas, and such development ideas. Perhaps in the near future, one of you here will appear on the sea and take command. When I have the opportunity in the future, I will explain the basics of the ocean to you step by step. ”
Glancing at the dazed people, Zhang Zhun understood that they couldn't digest so much information for the time being, so he said: "Okay, these are all things in the future, and there is no hurry to implement them now." We continue to discuss the issue of land. ”
All four quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
This Zhang Zhun's ideas are really amazing, and their thinking can't keep up for the time being.
Next, the four of them began to discuss the issue of how to distribute the land.
Liu Hang and Wang Mingyu both believe that for each household, with a population between three and seven people, dividing 30 acres of land is a more appropriate number. The military households in Fushan City are divided into three to seven people, and there are almost 1,000 households. There are about 30,000 acres of land in Fushan, and each household has 30 acres, which can basically ensure that every family can get a share of the land.
If you feel that 30 acres of land is not enough, you can work hard to reclaim the land yourself. The land obtained from the reclamation belongs to the reclaimer. In fact, there is still a lot of land around Fushan that can be reclaimed as arable land. For example, to the north of Zhaojiatun, there is a huge plain area, and there is no problem at all in cultivating tens of thousands of acres of fields.
In the past, even if the military households reclaimed the land themselves, the land they reclaimed would be snatched away by the officials, and everyone was too lazy to reclaim the land. However, if it is announced that the ownership of the reclaimed land belongs to the reclaimers, it will definitely stimulate everyone to desperately reclaim the wasteland. It is not impossible to increase the number of tens of thousands of acres of land in a month or two.
The two also agreed that there should be clear rules that land could not be bought, sold, transferred, or abandoned. After the death of the landlord, the descendants should give preference to the original land as the inheritance. In the past, military households were relied on by officials to rob land or buy it at a low price. The prohibition of land transfer can effectively avoid similar drawbacks.
Liu Hang also proposed that the household registration management system should be abolished, and the different identities unique to the Ming Dynasty, such as military households, artisan households, fishermen, happy households, merchants, and yin and yang households, should be completely abolished. All people are equal, and you can do whatever you want. This measure may also be a small stimulus to merchants. After all, although the current merchants are very rich and live a prosperous life, their status has never been justified.
Hou Shanping proposed that after the redistribution of land, it is necessary to vigorously build water conservancy, develop agricultural science and technology, and increase grain output. At the same time, more private schools should be opened so that more children can go to school and read and write. He is a reader, so he naturally values this the most. He also suggested that there should be a clear rule that the peasants had surplus grain should only be sold to the convoy and not to outsiders without permission.
"Yulin, what do you think?"
Liu Hang finally consulted Zhang Zhun for his opinion.
Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "Everyone's suggestions are very good. I have an idea that we should stop allocating land according to the unit of the household. What I mean by this is that it is distributed according to the population, and both men and women, as long as they are more than three feet tall, are allocated five acres of land per person. ”
Hou Shanping hesitated and said: "In the past, it was distributed according to the number of households......
Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "We must encourage the development of the population and encourage more births and more children. Don't you think that our population is still a little less? ”
Hou Shanping thought about it and had no objection.
Now that it has been decided to redistribute the land, it no longer matters how it will be divided. There is only a slight difference between thirty acres of land per family and five acres per population. Relatively speaking, Zhang Zhun's suggestion is a little fairer and conducive to the work.
Wang Mingyu immediately proposed that if land is distributed according to the population, there will be a stipulation, that is, the land under the name of each population shall not exceed 50 mu at most. This is also necessary to prevent land annexation.
Liu Hang had no opinion, but said cautiously: "Yulin, is the foreign population also implemented according to such standards?" ”
Zhang Zhun said happily: "No problem." We have enough wasteland for them to cultivate, and as long as they are willing to come, we will set aside a piece of land for them to reclaim by themselves. Anyway, there is no tax, so let them toss themselves. ”
Before this, Zhang Zhun had actually calculated carefully. There are almost more than 2,000 square kilometers of land around Qingdao, which is nearly 3 million mu when converted into acres, and most of them are plain areas except for Laoshan Mountain, and as long as there are enough manpower, there will be no problem in cultivating about 800,000 mu of fields. Such a land area can feed tens of thousands of people.
In fact, the current population of Fushan Institute is less than 10,000 at all. It can be said that the space for maneuver is very large, and it is not a problem to receive tens of thousands of floating population. If he is not mistaken, after Kong Youde's tossing, the population of Dengzhou Mansion and Laizhou Mansion should all add up to less than one million. During the Wanli period, the actual population of the entire Shandong is said to have exceeded 10 million. However, during the period of Tianqi and Chongzhen, Shandong continued to be in turmoil, and the population must have decreased. At present, the actual population of Shandong is about seven or eight million at most.
Liu Hang said: "Why isn't it a regulation of how old you are? More than three feet? ”
Peng Feizai said: "It's easy to do, it's clear at a glance, and there is no possibility of cheating." ”
Zhang Zhun nodded, agreeing with Peng Feizai's statement.
Age is incognito, and many military households are simply "black hukou" that are not registered, and the ghost knows how old they are, but if they are determined according to their height, as long as they go there, they can see if they are three feet long, as long as they are not blind. Generally speaking, a five- or six-year-old child is already three feet tall, and such a standard should be acceptable to everyone. No matter how small it is, it's a doll.
Liu Hang is a person who loves to think, thought about it, and said: "Yulin, redistributing the land, not only Fushan City, Jimo County and Laizhou Mansion will be overthrown. It seems that the fields of all parts of our Fushan are far away in Pingdu Prefecture! ”
Zhang Zhun said unhurriedly: "Are you scared? ”
Peng Feizai's blood surged, and he immediately said: "I'm afraid of a bird!" If they dare to come, we will dare to fight back! Ah, no! Even if they don't come, we're going to find them! ”
Liu Hang said calmly: "Yulin, relying on the current strength of the Yangjiatun Guards, you can't stop the counterattack of Jimo County and Laizhou Mansion, right?" We don't know much about military affairs, so it's up to you to talk about that. ”
Zhang Zhun nodded and said calmly: "That's right." That brings us to the second issue that we have to discuss. I am going to draw people from your guards and form the guards of Fushansu together with the Yangjiatun guards. ”
None of the three had the right to speak on this issue, so all three of them quietly listened to Zhang Zhun's explanation. In fact, each tun has successively set up its own escort team, such as Liu Hang and Peng Feizai, who are the captains of each tun escort team. However, they lack professional training and lack sufficient weapons, and the combat effectiveness of the escort team is obviously not comparable to that of the Yangjiatun escort team.
"If you agree, I will take over the affairs of the guards of Fushan."
Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.
Of course, the three of them had no objection and agreed on the spot.
Subsequently, the five reached an agreement on the formation, personnel, command, training, and sources of weapons of the convoy. After the basic agreement was formed, all the rest of the matters were handed over to Zhang Zhun with full authority, and there was no need to consult the opinions of the four people. In fact, militarily, they don't have much to suggest. Of course, in order to better cooperate with the escort team, it is very necessary to hold an exchange meeting once a month.
The number of convoys was determined at four hundred.
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