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Up to today, in fact, it is all relying on the people's autonomy under Huang Lao's Wuwei thought.

For the old Huang faction, as long as the people don't break the law, even if they break the earth, they won't interfere.

The system has worked very well over the past few decades.

In fact, there is no better system to work with.

The ruler, as long as he draws a red line and tells the people: these things cannot be done, and if I do, I will arrest you.

Then, the common people obey the law and pay taxes on time.

The government is responsible for getting rid of those thorns.

However, the operation of any system, over time, will inevitably go wrong.

And the Chinese are the smartest and most daring people in the world.

Not to mention the Han family's simple small government policy of doing nothing.

Even in the Qin Dynasty, the strict laws were also played with many tricks.

Not to mention, the famous sentence of later generations 'there is a policy above, and there is a countermeasure below'.

Therefore, the system of the Han dynasty began to slowly ossify, and countless loopholes in the rules were drilled by the local gentry.

The Qilu region is a typical representative.

The local landlords and gentry, in collusion with the government, easily reduced the people to tenants.

There is even a huge Jinan country, and there are only 300 landed families in the country.

Later, the Tian Wei case and the Guan Fu case that appeared in the Wu Emperor Dynasty exposed the flaws of this system.

Especially in the case of the grub, a mere grub, relying on the protection of Dou Ying, actually pressed a county, and the county guard and county lieutenant became the lackeys of the Guan family, and the people had no way to redress their grievances, so they could only cry.

In the end, if it weren't for Tian Dou's competition, Tian Wei would have used the irrigation man as a breakthrough.

I'm afraid that the Guan clan dominates the local situation, and I don't know how long it will last.

Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Wu, the Legalists were blowout, and one by one the officials who used harsh laws and took the heads of local heroes to brush up their political achievements, rose to the top.

Among them, there is a deep social foundation and the needs of the masses.

Now, Liu Che is not sure that he can make subversive adjustments to the national policy of the Han dynasty under the condition of ensuring political stability.

However, small repairs and small repairs are still possible.

Huang Lao did nothing, but did everything.

Tinkering is the characteristic of Huang Lao.

Of course, on this issue, Liu Che knows that he can't make a decision with a pat on his ass.

Extensive and in-depth research is required.

Then, find another experimental site, conduct experiments, evaluate the effect, and then gradually push forward.

Just like the government-run policy of salt and iron and the policy of protecting the price of grain, only by slowly promoting it and not improving it can we avoid harming the people and leaving them in harm.

Besides, it's about to be a big battle.

Liu Che didn't want the soldiers in front to be bleeding and sweating, but the court in the rear was stirred up.

Therefore, Liu Che sat up straight and asked Shang Rong: "In Aiqing's opinion, if you want to change today's predicament, what should the court do?" ”

Hearing the question of the Son of Heaven, Shang Rong also lifted his spirits.

Dilemma!

This adjective of the Son of Heaven indicates that the Son of Heaven also saw the consequences of such a situation continuing.

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

There will be a more terrifying polarization in society than in any previous era.

Today's wealthy families use advanced farming tools and advanced farming techniques.

They used cattle and horses to plough the land, and fertilized them with silt, manure and grass ash, as well as bone meal and chemical fertilizer bought from the salt and iron yamen.

They take good care of their land.

And the output of the land did not fail them.

The yield of one acre of wheat is one and a half times or even more than two times that of corn.

As a result, they were able to support more children and own more land.

Poor families, on the other hand, can only continue to live in the old times, using old methods and growing old crops.

Over time, within twenty years, they will be abandoned by the times.

The state and the government must be more concerned about and cherish the people who use one acre of land to produce two acres of grain.

They will also receive more political treatment and social status.

It is possible for their children to join the army or study and become an official.

And what about the poor?

Still living in the predicament of not having enough meals and even owing it to the landlord all year round.

What's even more terrifying is when there are two groups growing different crops and at the same time disparity.

Society is divided.

Wheat growers may feel that they are inherently higher than corn growers.

And such a division will do more harm to the country than any benefit.

Qin Shi Huangdi, spent a lifetime, to promote the car on the same track, the book on the same text, a hundred years later in the Han Dynasty, but there were two groups of different crops, and the status was very different.

Even people who are not sensitive to politics know that there must be something big wrong.

What's more, it's an elite like Shang Rong?

Therefore, after discovering this fact, Shang Rong has been thinking of ways to report to the Son of Heaven through various channels.

It's a pity that in recent years, the Son of Heaven and the courtiers have been paying attention to the Xiongnu and the war.

As for the domestic situation, everyone feels very optimistic and very gratifying.

Countless people sang the praises of virtue.

Even the imperial historians who were supposed to be the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven pretended not to be blind to the situation at the grassroots level.

Everyone is saying 'Yuande Shengshi'.

And the rule of the first emperor and Taizong is called the 'rule of Wenjing', and the 'prosperous era of Yuande' is the unprecedented prosperity of the rule of Wenjing.

Even, some people think that the 'Yuande Shengshi' will prosper for at least 30 years.

Idealists even believe that 'great harmony can be expected' and 'three generations can be achieved'.

Only officials who are like this, who often go to the grassroots level and conduct serious research, will be clear.

Under the prosperous era, there is a great crisis.

Now, this crisis lurks beneath the surface of a prosperous economy, masked by military victories and social development.

However, once this crisis is ignited.

I'm afraid that the prosperity will disappear immediately.

Instead......

Gone!

Taking a deep breath, Shang Rong bowed and said: "In the humble opinion of the minister, the minister thinks that in addition to the need for the imperial court to adjust its policies to take care of and guide, the poor people can also cultivate wheat, and they also need His Majesty's great favor!" ”

He took out a pamphlet that had been hidden deep in his breast, opened it, and read: "Today, a calf is worth 15,000 yuan, and a calf is worth more than 6,000 yuan." Even if the people have a bumper harvest of 100 acres, it will only be 150 stone for millet and 6,000 for money, but a family of five will need 100 stone of corn for one year old......"

Liu Che nodded, knowing that Shang Rong was not wrong.

Back then, when he was still a prince, he already knew that if the people only relied on land, even if they were self-cultivated farmers, in a year, even if there were no harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, under the condition of normal burdens, a peasant's annual income would never be able to catch up with expenditure.

Not to mention, if there are several children in the family.

That's even more terrifying!

Fortunately, after Liu Che ascended the throne, he noticed this fact.

At least in Guanzhong, Liu Che took his private money and money from businessmen to build water conservancy and overhaul roads and bridges.

is thinking of relying on these means to subsidize the people.

But, even so.

Liu Che also understands that even ordinary families in Guanzhong may find it difficult to scrape together a sum of money that can buy cattle or horses.

Only small and medium-sized landlord families can have that financial resources.

Of course, soldiers who have made meritorious contributions can also take bounties and buy ploughing cattle from the government.

However, the proportion is still too small!

Not to mention, if you buy an ox, you always need a plow!

A curved plow, even the simplest.

It also weighs more than 40 catties (Han catties) and is worth more than two or three thousand yuan.

Therefore, the meaning of Shang Rong is actually about to come out.

Fake animals!

In the name of the state, cattle and horses and ploughs were rented to the common people at equal prices.

It's not a brainstorming idea.

Before this, the Han family had a fake horse system.

After the fall of Yuan An, Liu Che introduced a policy to encourage the common people to raise horses.

Qualified people can submit an application to the Taifu Yamen and the Shaofu Yamen to apply for stallions, and then take them home to keep them, and after three years, repay the fake horses and interest.

This policy is now widely promoted in the north.

It is also the foundation for small and medium-sized landlords to be able to afford to pull horses.

However, the common people are not up to this policy at all.

Even if they go to the government to apply, they will not be approved.

Because they can't afford to pay their principal and interest, and they can't afford to keep horses.

Moreover, there was a shortage of horses in China, and even if a large number of horses and livestock were captured after the Battle of Mayi, there was still a serious shortage of horses.

After all, although there are many seizures, China's population base is too large.

Millions of livestock, spread out evenly over individuals, become insignificant.

What's more, the state also had to breed its own war horses and keep a large number of livestock as supplies for the army.

But the problems of the common people will not work if they are not solved.

Liu Che scratched his head and said to Shang Rong: "In this way, Qing will first choose a county, this county must be poor enough, at least sixty percent of the people have no cattle or horses!" ”

"Then, after the secretary chooses the county, report it to me, and I will appoint the secretary as the ambassador and be fully responsible for the affairs of the county!"

"Qing is in the local area, try to promote the strategy of fake cattle and fake plows!"

After thinking about it, Liu Che continued: "But, this strategy should be different from a fake horse!" ”

This is for sure, the fake horse was intended to encourage small and medium-sized landlords, especially families who could train cavalry, to raise more horses, so as to expand the number of horses in China.

However, these fake oxen and fake ploughs are to solve the livelihood and production of the poor people.

They can't, and can't do it, to scrape together enough money to repay the principal and interest in three or five years.

If that were the case, they wouldn't need fake cows, horses, and plows.

Wouldn't it be nice to save your own money to buy it?

What Liu Che hopes to solve is their fundamental dilemma.

It allows a large number of poor people in the lower classes to have the right to cultivate winter wheat.

Of course, the state cannot suffer either.

If any policy does not bring benefits, then it will not last.

Therefore, there was no way, Liu Che had to learn the skills of later generations of real estate dealers.

"I went and consulted with Yousi, and agreed on the parity of a plough and oxen and horses, and at this price, I would make a difference with the people. Order the people to repay the principal and interest every year! With a tax of eleven, thirty years! Liu Che said.

There is no doubt that this is the mortgage that has torn the hearts of countless house slaves in later generations.

This policy is hated to the core.

However, it does solve the dilemma that many people cannot afford to buy a house.

It has also led to the prosperity of real estate.

In the pre-AD era, Liu Che felt that this might be the best way.

Ordinary people, can't afford to buy ploughing cattle and ploughing tools?

No problem!

Free rationing by the state!

However, they need to repay the principal and interest in a fixed amount every year, and they must pay it together with the field tax.

Of course, Liu Che is much more conscientious than a real estate businessman.

He gives ten percent of the total interest.

In other words, if the ploughing ox + plough tool + other supporting tools, the total amount is 20,000 yuan.

Then, the people who rent the seeds only need to repay one-thirtieth of the 22,000 yuan a year, that is, three or four hundred yuan.

This is undoubtedly very conscientious.

The common people have benefited, and the country has not suffered much.

What's more, it can drive the sales of ironware!

There are nearly seven or eight million households in China now, and in the future, it can even reach 10 million!

As long as half of them, buy tillage tools and tools from the salt and iron yamen.

Then, the annual sales volume of the salt and iron yamen is millions of sets.

It is self-evident how much there is in this.

Of course, the specific effect depends on the pilot.

Even, Liu Che feels that the pilot is actually unreliable.

It should be felt slowly through practice.

As for whether the people will default on their debts?

Hehe......

In China, only the state relies on the people's account, and I have never heard of anyone daring to rely on the state's account!

Officials at all levels will be willing to teach those who are not paying their debts how to behave.

The Great Wall and various future projects are also in need of free labor that can be relied upon. (To be continued.) )