Chapter 65: Enlarged Cabinet Meeting (6/15)

Liu Wangfu and other landlords reacted at this time, and fell into the trap of Li Guanqi, he deliberately put on a posture of discussing with everyone on an equal footing, and then used his status as an emperor to easily let everyone accept his opinion.

This edict immediately reduced the income of the landlords by 15 percent, and judging by this posture, there will only be a rent reduction in the future, and there will be no time for rent increases. At the same time, although the edict said that tenants were not allowed to default on land rent at will, it was then added that the landlord had the right to terminate the lease only after the total amount of rent owed for two years had reached the total amount, which actually meant that the tenant could continue to owe part of the rent as long as he wished, as long as it did not exceed the total amount of rent for two years.

Liu Wangfu and other landlords did not approve of this new policy in their hearts, but there were hundreds of civil and military officials and tens of thousands of ordinary people who "testified" for the emperor, and the edict he had just announced was not done behind closed doors, but consulted the opinions of both the landlords and tenants. If you want to regret it now, it is estimated that Li Guanqi can take the opportunity to be furious.

Moreover, although Li Guanqi's new policy has harmed their interests, the land is still in their hands in the end, and if the tenants increase their enthusiasm and can plant the land better in the future, although the proportion of land rent has fallen, their total income may not necessarily fall.

So after thinking about it, these landlords simply expressed their high support for Li Guanqi's new land policy.

In fact, after Li Guanqi said it, he knew that everyone present would definitely accept it. Needless to say, his new policy greatly reduced the burden on the tenants; The landlords, though certainly not very happy in their hearts, were within the limits of their acceptability to reduce these benefits, and they could not afford to jump up against their own emperor for the sake of the fifteen percent of the rent.

Li Guanqi actually wants to fight the local tyrants to divide the land and return the land to the people. The so-called "cultivators have their land" is realized, but in that case, neither the landlord nor the official will agree, and perhaps he will be forced to pull up the team and go up the mountain to fight guerrillas.

And now this is a more peaceful and pragmatic reform strategy. But there will hardly be a big opposition. As long as this policy can be smoothly implemented throughout the country, Li Guanqi is confident that the subsequent reform will also be carried out smoothly.

When the land rent rate in the whole country falls, land prices will inevitably fall as well, and at that time, the conditions will be ripe for Li Guanqi to further carry out land reform.

Then it all starts with this land.

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"Everyone, everyone has seen the situation yesterday, and it is here in Yingtianfu. Right under my nose, to what extent has the land annexation been? The one named Liu or something, there are more than ten or twenty thousand acres of land, and he can pay it back like this? ”

In the Qinzheng Palace, Li Guanqi walked back and forth excitedly, and said in a fierce tone: "I will make it clear to you today that I want to be the master of the Zhongxing of the Great Qianchao, and I want to make a great career for future generations." That's why my era name is Qianwei.

How is it called ZTE? What is the great cause? In fact, it is very simple, it is just eight words -- the country is rich and the army is strong, and the people are happy to work. However, if we fail to get rid of the ills and implement the new policy, we will not be able to talk about enriching the country and strengthening the army, and it will be even more impossible for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

This year is the first year of Qianwei, and I really hope to get off to a good start. All of you here are all ministers of our Great Qianchao Pillar Country. Please also do your best to express your views and carefully scrutinize my "Qianwei New Law" so that the new policy can be implemented smoothly. Qin Minzhong, you are the head of the hundred officials, you talk about it first! ”

Although the Qinzheng Hall is not as spacious as the main hall like the Xuanzheng Palace. But as the emperor's office, it can't be small, but now it's crowded. Not only the cabinet ministers, but also the Zuodu Yushi Lin Bai and the various Shangshu, Shilang, as well as the Zhengqing and Shaoqing of Dali Temple, all arrived.

After many consultations with the three cabinet ministers over the past period, Li Guanqi's new policy has basically sorted out some clues and summed it up into 24 new Qianwei laws, which involve the official system, the administration of officials, land, taxes, imperial examinations, and the military system.

Although the policy has come out, Li Guanqi knows very well that in order to smoothly implement the policy that he has painstakingly studied, the first thing to do is to get the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and it is impossible for him to arrest all the ministers one by one and ask them, so he can only consult the opinions of these so-called elites first.

That's why today's "enlarged cabinet meeting" has been held, and the people who came to attend the meeting were the first and second leaders of various departments, and they were able to achieve such a high position, and they all had a certain degree of ability. And Li Guanqi also knew in his heart that although Zu Donglai had fallen, these people were actually still in different camps, at least the three cabinet ministers had their own cronies.

The reason why Li Guanqi called all these people here is to be able to improve the system and have fewer loopholes, so that once it is formally implemented, the obstruction can be minimized.

Hearing Li Guanqi call his name, Qin Minzhong smiled at everyone present, and then said to Li Guanqi: "The minister is also the household department, so the feeling is deeper, in recent years, the state treasury has become increasingly empty, and the various uses are becoming more and more scarce, the minister only feels that he is powerless, and it is difficult to move forward, and after careful consideration, he knows that the country has accumulated deep shortcomings, and it is difficult to achieve results without drastic measures, so the minister believes that reform and innovation are imminent, and the promulgation of new laws is also imperative." ”

The lowest rank of the officials present today is also the third grade, and the people who can achieve this position, not to mention anything else, at least are people who know how to observe words and colors and pay attention to current affairs. What has happened since Li Guanqi ascended the throne to the present shows that this new master is not a peaceful person, he must be tossed, and whoever opposes reform at this time is joking about his career. Therefore, as soon as Qin Minzhong's words fell, everyone expressed their support for the new law.

Li Guanqi saw that everyone had no opinion on the reform, so he nodded happily and said, "Okay, okay." Everyone is united, and everyone supports the new law, and I am very pleased. But the words of the same heart are as smelly as an orchid, and I am not afraid to listen to unpleasant words, so you should still be bold in discussing them. Isn't anyone willing to say it first? No one took the initiative to say it, but it was still my name. Who's that, Cao Yongli! You look like you have something to say, say it! (To be continued......)