After sending Pei Yinger and the child away, Wei Shuo was not idle, he was busy discussing political affairs with his subordinates. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoNow Liaodong has been developing for ten years, and even if Guanzhong has been developing for almost two years, it is at a crossroads.

The policies that were formulated at the beginning have been somewhat inappropriate to this day.

For some time recently, Wei Shuo has been busy discussing with his subordinates about the problems that have arisen in various policies, in order to find solutions to solve them.

"What should we discuss today?"

As soon as Wei Shuo's voice fell, he saw Huangfu Zhen stand up and reply: "Back to the lord, today's discussion and agricultural policy adjustment." ”

To be honest, the problems of agricultural policy in just ten years Wei Shuo did not expect, he always thought that with the implementation of the equalization system, agricultural policy can ensure that there will be no problems for at least 50 years, but it is a pity that Wei Shuo underestimated the influence of industrial and commercial development and the promotion of high-yield crops.

The promotion of high-yield crops alone has made the agricultural development of Liaodong far exceed that of the previous dynasties, and the problem of food and clothing has been solved to the greatest extent. The great abundance of food prompted the people to look away from the traditional land and gradually enter the increasingly prosperous industrial and commercial industry.

As Wei Shuo saw during his visit to Jinyang last year, the boom in industry and commerce has had a significant impact on agricultural development. This effect has both good and bad sides.

"Let's talk about the problems that have arisen in the current agricultural development!"

"Hui Zhugong, according to Nong Cao's investigation over the past year, after a long period of stable development, the economy is prosperous and agriculture is developing rapidly, and the people basically no longer worry about survival."

"On the contrary, due to the prosperity of industry and commerce, a large number of people have been attracted to leave agriculture, and in many places, many people have subleased their land to outsiders, and then their families have gone to the city to work and make money."

Listening to the introduction of Nong Cao's chief Rusui, Wei Shuo frowned, although he had expected this phenomenon, but he didn't expect it to appear so early. In fact, this situation is related to the current sparse population.

In total, a small population, even if no industry and commerce are developed, all of them are engaged in agriculture on the basis of the equalization system, which is enough to stabilize the empire established by Wei Shuo for one or two hundred years, and it is not impossible to create a history as glorious as that of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

But Wei Shuo was ambitious, and he was always worried that as the population increased, there would be land problems that had been inevitable for generations. In order to avoid this problem, Wei Shuo implemented the uniform land system to stabilize the people's minds, and at the same time made every effort to develop industry and commerce.

As a result, the problems of today's emergence have arisen when the boom in industry and commerce has attracted a large part of the population away from agriculture, resulting in a shortage of people engaged in agriculture, the abandonment of land or the concentration of land in the hands of a few, and the 'collapse' of the equalization system after only ten years of implementation.

"What solution can the Pastoral Government think of for this?"

After Pei Wei, Gao Zhan, Mo Han and the others glanced at each other, Mo Han stood up and said, "My lord, after the discussion of the pastoral mansion, two solutions have been found. One is to insist on agriculture as the foundation by referring to the experience of previous dynasties, restricting the development of industry and commerce, and forcing the floating population back to the land. ”

As soon as Mo Han finished speaking, he saw Wei Shuo's brows furrowed, and he suddenly knew in his heart that this strategy was not in line with the lord's wishes. In fact, Mo Han himself did not agree to implement this policy, but in the face of powerful traditional forces, Mo Han was powerless.

"No! This policy is to retrace the old path of history, and it cannot fundamentally solve the problem, at most, it will ensure the peace of the dynasty for one or two hundred years. With the passage of time, when the population increases, the contradiction between land and population will become more and more serious, and the 'Yellow Turban Rebellion' will definitely break out again! ”

"You are all highly intelligent people, and it is really disappointing for me to only propose such a solution after discussing for several days!"

Seeing that Wei Shuo rejected the first solution without hesitation, Mo Han breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was born in a businessman, and naturally he would not pursue a policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing business like some people from traditional scholars.

Wei Shuo didn't care about some frustrated people at the scene, he stared at Mo Han and continued to ask: "One has been said, what about the other?" ”

"The second is to continue to adhere to the policy of simultaneous development of agriculture and industry in Liaodong, but considering that there is an interdependent and mutually influencing relationship between the development of agriculture and industry, the pastoral government intends to make some fine-tuning of the original policy."

"Oh? What fine-tuning are there? Wei Shuo was interested, and couldn't help but lean forward and ask Mo Han urgently.

"First of all, in terms of policy, we no longer adhere to the equalization system, and allow the people to sell their land freely, so as to provide convenience for some people who want to enter industry and commerce. At the same time, this would prevent land from being left unused by concentrating it in the hands of a few. ”

"Isn't this going back to the old road of the Taikang period? Wouldn't the land being in the hands of a few families endanger the rule of Liaodong? ”

Facing Wei Shuo's questioning, Mo Han explained unhurriedly: "Please rest assured, how can the ministers let a few families control the land in the world?" According to the new policy, a household can only buy a maximum of 50,000 mu of land, which not only prevents the concentration of land in the hands of a small number of people, but also does not make too much land a burden. ”

According to Nongcao's investigation, under the premise of using a large number of agricultural machinery, livestock, and not asking for help, a family of five can take care of about 10,000 acres of fertile land at most. Otherwise, it will either invest more in recruiting workers, or it will have to abandon some of the land. ”

Wei Shuo's face showed a hint of satisfaction, he closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then asked another question, "Where does the Mufu plan to implement the new agricultural policy?" ”

"Due to the new policy adjustment, coupled with the fact that Guanzhong, Bashang and other places have just been recovered, the local industry and commerce are underdeveloped, and such a problem has not yet arisen. Therefore, after discussion, we unanimously decided to implement it only in the four prefectures of Youping and Shuo, and after a few years of development in Guanzhong, Bazhou and other places, and then decide whether to promote it to other places according to the effect of the implementation. ”

"Well, the pastoral government is very thoughtful, do other people have any opinions? If not, let's start with it, right? ”

At this moment, Han Jiao, the director of Ji Cao, said with a questioning face: "My lord, since it has not been long since the implementation of the equalization system to divide land, and now we want to encourage land concentration, why not directly abolish the equalization system in the newly recovered Qingzhou and other places, but also vigorously promote the equalization system, so isn't it too troublesome?" ”

Many people present heard Han Jiao's words, and their faces showed puzzlement. Obviously, many people don't understand why Wei Shuo has to toss so much, and in the eyes of most people, since time has proved that the equalization system is not a good solution to the land problem completely, it is better to completely abolish the equalization system.

Wei Shuo glanced at everyone present, stood up and explained: "I know that everyone will have such a question in their hearts, thinking that Liaodong is so tossed, it is purely a waste of energy, material resources, and manpower!" ”

You and others only saw the disadvantages of the Juntian system, but found that through the implementation of the Juntian system, Liaodong completely broke the original local interest class, and then extended Liaodong's influence to the grassroots level. If there was no equalization system, would Liaodong's rule be so deep into the village and township level? ”

"The implementation of the Juntian system may seem like a redundant move, but in fact it is the only way to establish Liaodong rule in various places! Even if there is a suspicion of duplication and waste, we must insist on implementing the equalization system on the newly recovered land, and then adjust it according to the actual situation after a period of development. ”

"If not, what is the difference between Liaodong and those in power in the Wei and Jin dynasties?"

"I see, the lord is wise, and the ministers are obedient!" After listening to Wei Shuo's explanation, everyone suddenly realized.

"Alright, stop slapping!" Wei Shuo waved his hand and continued to remind the subordinates below: "Ladies and gentlemen, the next step is to see the implementation of the new policy, in order to prevent people from abusing their power for personal gain, the Supervision Office must do a good job of supervision. ”

"If you find that someone has far more land than the amount set by the shepherd's government, hum! I don't mind chopping off a few people's heads! ”

"The ministers will never dare to defy the law!"

When everyone present heard this, they all looked at the Taiwan property next to them, who was in charge of the Supervision Bureau, with a frightened look. Since the establishment of the Supervision Bureau, in the past few years, Taiwan has investigated and dealt with a large number of officials who have violated discipline and law, and soon won the reputation of "Iron Mask Imperial History" in Liaodong! (To be continued.) )