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Rubbish!

What kind of waste is this?

Perhaps, those who have read for a few years, they seem to have received a modern education, they have learned to read, they have learned mathematics, they have learned geography, they know that the earth is round, they have even learned Darwin's theory of evolution, they have learned basic scientific knowledge, they have learned about the world, and they may even speak two sentences of English.

What about after six years of high school?

For rural primary school graduates, there are not many options, they either go to secondary school, provided that they get a scholarship, after all, secondary education is not free, and now they are trapped by financial resources, and it is simply impossible to implement compulsory education at the secondary school level. Either they are admitted to a free normal school and receive a free five-year teacher education.

For the large number of peasant children, the proportion of both is very limited. Eventually, some of them, even if they could consider going to junior high school, would choose to abandon their studies because they could not afford the tuition, and these hopeless students would be like "intellectuals" in the countryside in a country full of illiterates, just like the children and talents in the countryside in the past.

That is, this group of students who are supposed to play a role in the countryside and receive modern education, but they no longer adapt to the countryside, or to the change of identity - from students to farmers again. Therefore, as Cai Yuanpei said, like the showmen in the past, they reached out and didn't take two taels.

"They can't help their families and they don't care about it, and they don't even bother to go to the city to work, because they see it humiliating to even go to the factory......

Cai Yuanpei's words reminded Tang Haoran of another time and space, and another educator's deafening warning about rural education came to mind.

"China's rural education is on the wrong track! He taught people to leave the countryside and run to the city, he taught people not to grow rice for food, not to grow cotton for clothing, and not to build houses without forests. He taught people to envy luxury and look down on farming. He taught people to divide profits and not generate profits. He taught the farmer's children to become nerds. ”

What will this nerd become in the end?

Most of these "nerds" have become "rookies", and as for the few elites who have been admitted to the normal school to receive free education, what path will they take?

Most of these people come from poor families, and without exception, they are the best among the rural youth, and their abilities have been proved by the fierce competition in the entrance exams, which gives this group of people a sense of superiority. At the same time, they also have a sense of grievance, because in their view, the admission to the teacher training system itself reflects the injustice of society: if they pass the examination because of their merit, they could have a better future, but they are forced to enter a free teacher training due to financial difficulties, rather than a more promising secondary school.

And when they look to their future, they are doomed to be trapped in the countryside, poorly paid, poor, with little communication with the urban intelligentsia, and with little prospect of changing their situation. And more importantly, after entering the normal school, they were exposed to some modern ideas, some radical social theories, which made them begin to reflect on rural society.

The same family background and arduous study experience made the children of the peasant families in the school have a common language, form an invisible circle of communication, and stimulate their class consciousness. It is precisely for this reason that normal schools are likely to become hotbeds of radical ideas and centers of social activity. In this atmosphere, many students became radical thinkers and in turn became sympathizers and supporters of the revolution......

All this is the reality of another plane, and in this plane, all this is not manifested now, but who knows the future?

Smoking a cigar, Tang Haoran stood there silently, his eyes turned into the distance, his expression became more and more solemn, he first thought of the revolution, thought of the hotbed of the revolution......

Teachers have the potential to be a breeding ground, after all, unlike in another time and space, where the government provides free teacher education and a secondary school scholarship system, but the latter is only available to the best students in each school.

Once in Northeast China, there were some people who reported speculation and tried to receive free secondary education through teachers, but had no intention of serving as teachers, and it is precisely because of this that strict laws and regulations were introduced, and even fundamentally prevented normal students from entering universities within ten years of graduation.

It is precisely for this reason that those people will inevitably have discontent, and these discontents are the hotbed of revolution!

Ten years ago, Tang Haoran himself was a revolutionary, but now, as the emperor of the empire, he is by no means a revolutionary, and it can even be said that the revolution and him are mutually exclusive, and they will never be integrated into the imperial system, and the suppression of the revolution must be ruthless!

As in the past few years, the so-called "progressive writings" have been suppressed in China, and it can be said that no effort has been spared in the domestic crackdown, and those writings have even been convicted of "the conspiracy of imperialist conspirators to subvert other countries", as well as other crimes such as these, and anyone who preaches the so-called "progressive theory" will be arrested as "enemy spies".

In fact, this kind of "panic" is not only in China, but also in Europe and the United States - the Russian Revolution shocked everyone, to be precise, the brutality and massacre of revolutionaries exposed after the defeat of the Russian Revolution shocked the whole world, and during the war, the "spreading momentum" of that kind of thinking made countries fearful.

In Europe and the United States, politicians feared that revolutionary ideas would become a contagion, that "the most appalling and terrible thing that has ever been seen in the human mind, that would degrade the morals of Europe, the civil war, and the economic collapse", so they did everything possible to prevent all this, and thousands of activists were arrested and imprisoned by governments on charges of "sedition" and other crimes.

However, no one knows better than Tang Haoran what a revolution is, knows more clearly what ideology is, and thought cannot be killed!

As long as the hotbed of revolution exists, as long as the soil of revolution exists, then one day revolution will still inevitably erupt. And this is exactly what Tang Haoran feared at this time, because he clearly knew that the power of revolution was hidden, especially for China.

Especially in the countryside, when a group of rural children who are dissatisfied with the government serve as village teachers, they become natural "revolutionary teachers", and their ideas will inevitably affect their students - more people will accept the revolutionary idea, and the revolutionary idea will most likely take root in the countryside, because the countryside has always been the weakness of the empire!

"Otherwise, stop collecting land taxes?"

Almost instinctively, Tang Haoran thought of the "advanced experience" of exempting agricultural taxes in later generations, but this thought was only a slight movement, and another number immediately appeared in his mind.

"745 million!"

What is this number?

It is the income from last year's land endowment, which is also the land endowment of 2.38 billion mu of cultivated land, which does not even include the land rent received by the government through the release of public land. It can be said that the taxes borne by the peasants today are by no means inferior to those of the late Qing Dynasty, and perhaps, because of the popularization of improved varieties and the exemption of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the peasants' incomes are increasing, but in reality, the peasants' hardships are still inevitable.

But despite this, although everyone from Tang Haoran to the ministers knew that the peasants were burdened with heavy and far from easy land endowments, they knew better that the state needed land endowments. For China, a traditional agricultural country, if land rent is applied, more than 50% of the government's fiscal revenue comes from land revenue, and may even exceed 60%, and for the annual fiscal expenditure of more than 3 billion yuan, even if Tang Haoran is interested, the government will not agree.

What's more, Tang Haoran knows better than anyone how important this money is to the government.

"Your Majesty, tax exemption is impossible!"

As the Minister of Finance of the Empire, Tang Rongjun said categorically that as the former president of the Imperial Bank, he has his own views on taxation.

"One thing we must see is that nearly one-third of the state's fiscal revenue comes from the field endowment, if there is no money, the annual military expenditure of 350 million yuan will be useless, and even the 220 million yuan of education funds will not be guaranteed, unless Your Majesty is determined to stop industrial construction, after all, the current investment in industrial construction is equivalent to half of the government expenditure, and if the construction expenditure is canceled, the government can barely maintain the balance of revenue and expenditure......

That's where the deadliest part is!

Domino effect!

Construction investment is the core of the five-year plan, and the annual construction investment of not less than 1.5 billion yuan is a long-term development plan for the establishment of basic industries drawn up by the Economic Control Commission in accordance with China's industrial strength; in the first five years, the annual investment of 1 billion yuan will be maintained, and in the second five years, the annual investment will exceed 3 billion yuan.

After 20 years of such development, China may become the second industrial power after the United States, and thus have the ability to challenge the United States, or to compete with the United States in an all-round way.

Obviously, from the long-term perspective of the country, the expropriation of the land endowment will be directly related to the future of the country, that is, no matter what, the expropriation of the land endowment must be carried out.

"Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, the imperial grain and national tax are justified, even if they are occasionally exempted, they are only given the emperor's favor, how can they be exempted from all of them?"

Tang Rongjun's words made Tang Haoran's brows raise slightly, and he nodded and said.

"Indeed, the national tax on imperial grain is a matter of course, and it is the obligation of the people to pay the national tax on imperial grain! It is also one of the national honors! ”

This sentence is a little "cheeky", but Tang Haoran knows that he has no other choice, after all, revolution is only a possibility, and missing the last opportunity for development in front of him is a crime against the entire country and nation, not to mention, after all, compared to another time and space, the political situation of the empire is more stable. It is by no means comparable to the warlord melee and local division in another time and space.

Even if there is occasional dissatisfaction, it is just a problem of ringworm scabies!

But if there is long-term discontent in the countryside...... groaning, Tang Haoran suddenly spoke.

"Tang Qing, if about 500,000 households are exempted from land taxes every year, how much pressure will it put on the finances?"

"500,000 households...... Hmm,"

After pondering for a moment, Tang Rongjun nodded and said.

"It's about a few million dollars a year, which is acceptable, just like our tax exemption for the families of military bereaved families, which is only a few million yuan a year, Your Majesty ......"

Suddenly, Tang Rongjun's words paused, looked at His Majesty, and guessed His Majesty's thoughts, he hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty, the tax exemption for the bereaved families of soldiers is originally a kind of imperial favor, and it is also the fundamental way to highlight the different identities of the bereaved families.

The bereaved family's bereavement pension is directly related to the army's combat effectiveness, and it is precisely for this reason that the interests of the military bereaved family have always been deeply valued by the state, and now, if there is another group enjoying the same rights as the military bereaved family, it is naturally not what Tang Rongjun is willing to see, or anyone else is willing to see.

"Tang Qing guessed my thoughts?"

"Last year, the army and navy conscripted about 545,000 soldiers, and if the ministers expected it was true, His Majesty wanted to give them tax exemption privileges."

"You're right, but ......"

After pondering for a moment, Tang Haoran continued.

"However, I did not intend to completely free their share of the field tax, and I thought that the land tax could be exempted during their military service and reserve period, and after their retirement, the field tax could be reduced by four-fifths in return for their service in the township, and at the end of the fifteen-year period of village service, the land tax could be reduced by thirty percent in return for their service to the country! Of course, this is a generation! ”

"Bribery" To a certain extent, Tang Haoran was "bribing" his subjects, and when he realized that there might be a hotbed of revolution in the countryside, and after realizing that this problem was extremely difficult to solve, the army became his only reliance, and the soldiers naturally became the objects of bribery and dependence.

"After a generation, this preferential treatment can naturally end!"

"This ...... Your Majesty......"

After a moment of silence, Tang Rongjun realized the significance of this preferential treatment policy with soldiers and their families, which is by no means just a simple nail in front of the door with an iron sign of "military dependents", but a symbol of superiority, just like the national nurses in the Song and Ming dynasties, but in the Song and Ming dynasties, the state raised scholars, and now, His Majesty has chosen soldiers. This undoubtedly created a new class in the countryside - a privileged class that did not have to pay taxes.

In this case, the state only needs to spend millions to tens of millions of dollars a year to get the full support of a fixed group - millions of soldiers and their families will always be the staunchest supporters of the imperial court! (To be continued.) )