After the New Year, the matter of Longkou Pass was over, and Wang Jibao and Zhu Linxi, who were anxious to see their son, packed their bags and rushed to Shaojing.

At first, they marched very fast, and when they reached the southerly region, Wang Xibao asked people to slow down their march.

"Sister Bao, aren't you in a hurry to go back to see your son? Why aren't you in a hurry now? Zhu Linxi looked at Wang Xibao in some surprise.

Wang Jibao explained with a smile: "Now is the season of spring ploughing. I used to say that I wanted to open up wasteland and farm, but since I came to Shaoguo, so many barren mountains and wastelands in my hands have been idle. Our country is vast and sparsely populated, and if we want to be invincible among several countries in the future, population, money and food are indispensable. ”

Compared to going out of Beijing to leave his son after returning to Shaojing, it is better to stop by now.

Wang Jibao said one by one: "Speaking of money, our country is now heavy on agriculture and suppressed business, and the revenue of the state treasury mainly comes from land tax. So the money has to be obtained from the land. Needless to say, the grain must be produced from the land. ”

Then he said: "As for the population, even if we encourage the people to have more children now, they will have no money to support them, and there will be no money to see the children when they are sick, how many of them can really live to adulthood?" Moreover, if we encourage the common people to have more children, won't other countries be able to do so? Therefore, the most direct and effective way to increase the population is to emigrate from other countries. But when it comes to immigrants, there is no land planted for families to support, why do people want to come to our Shaoguo? ”

Wang Jibao finally concluded: "So, all of these things are added together, and the first thing we have to solve is the problem of land. ”

Wang Jibao and Zhu Linxi began to want to establish their own territory at a very young age. It's just that they didn't expect that everything was beyond their plans, and now in addition to building the fiefdom that had been planned, they also had to build the entire Shao Kingdom.

This is a long and seemingly difficult task.

Zhu Linxi nodded, "This is also where my father and I have always had a headache." Fortunately, the mountain villa you built in Yongdu gave us hope. There's a lot of experience to learn from. "When it comes to Wen Taowu and Zhu Linxi, he is still good at it, and when it comes to farming, he really doesn't know anything except for participating in the construction of the villa in Wang Xibao Yongdu.

But he sometimes finds it strange that his little daughter-in-law has learned similar things to him, but she still has a lot of things in her head that he doesn't even know. He didn't plan to get to the bottom of it, so he could only say that his little daughter-in-law was usually more able to figure things out.

Wang Jibao smiled and said, "Can that small mountain villa be compared to the whole country?" I can leave a small cottage to my disposal, and there are enough people there, and the cost is not much. Even if it can't be built, there is not much loss. ”

She paused and continued: "But there are so many barren mountains and wastelands in the entire Shao Kingdom, and how difficult it is to transform! In addition, as you know, I have always been the master of paper, and it is up to you to carry out these things. But ......" Wang Jibao restrained the smile on her face and said seriously: "Land reform is a key to the future survival of my Shaoguo. ”

"Agrarian reform? Now that the reform of government is still in progress, if the land reform is added, will it be opposed by those nobles and families? Speaking of this, Zhu Linxi was a little worried: "After all, the entire Shaoguo is not the same heart now, and there are really many people who oppose us and want to find an opportunity to get rid of us." ”

I heard that my eldest brother has exterminated several traitors. This eldest brother's military exploits are much more than those soldiers who have survived for several years, or even decades, at the border and have not encountered war. Soon he gained a firm foothold in Shaoguo. I have to say that these people in my Yue family are all very good. How lucky I was to settle on Bao Mei early.

"There is a precedent for this land reform, let's go back and study it with my father-in-law. The best thing is to find a way to protect the existing interests of the gentry and not make them feel that they have lost too much, and in addition, it can also reduce the current burden of ordinary people and increase their income. Only by preserving the existing interests of the gentry will they not oppose us. Only when the common people get benefits will people from other countries think of the law and live in peace in Shaoguo. Dingguo sent troops this time because you suffered such a big loss, and you had to recuperate. But how can the personality of the emperor be in vain? So, there's no telling when they're going to make a comeback. It is estimated that once this recovery period is over, he will definitely find ways to retaliate back. This recovery period will not be too long, so the time left for us may also be very long. ”

This is a major matter related to the future life and death of Shaoguo, and they cannot but make arrangements in advance. Wang Jibao has already made up her mind, no matter whether her father-in-law agrees or disagrees in the future, she will find a way on the land she owns.

The land is now in her name, and in the future it will actually go back to her children. To put it bluntly, they will still return it to their old Zhu family, which is why their father-in-law was so generous in the first place. But whatever she said, it's now at her disposal. Therefore, she must think of a solution as soon as possible.

At the end of the day, she needs people, and she needs money. And these two aspects are exactly what she needs at the moment.

"I remember that when your third brother took the examination in Shaoguo, you once wrote answers to questions about how to increase taxes in the household department. I guess you're thinking about the same now as you were then, right? Zhu Linxi once wrote down the answer on Wang Jibao's paper and sent a copy to Zhu Yonghong. At that time, my father was impressed by my little daughter-in-law.

"The answer at that time was at that time, besides, the situation in Yongguo and our Shaoguo is different. Of course, you can't use the same scheme. ”

Wang Jibao summed up his thoughts and said: "There are many places and people in Yongguo. But in fact, most of those lands were in the hands of families, nobles, officials, wealthy merchants, and some landlords, who were the gentry I just mentioned. And there is not much land in the hands of ordinary people. As for our Shaoguo, the land is also in the hands of these people, but those are all land that has been developed. Compared to undeveloped land, the land that has been developed is less than half of the undeveloped land. So, there's a lot of room for us to make a fuss. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Jibao smiled slyly, "After we go back this time, let all the households that don't have to pay taxes report how much land they have." ”

Looking at Wang Jibao's appearance like a little fox, Zhu Linxi couldn't help pinching her little nose and petting her: "What are you holding back?" ”

Wang Jibao smiled and said, "Guess, will they report more or less?" ”

"Is this still a guess? Of course it will be underreported! Seeing that Wang Jibao was in a good mood, the corners of Zhu Linxi's mouth also rose.

"That's it." The corners of Wang Jibao's mouth curled higher, "Let's compile the amount of land they reported into a book, and let the head of each family and the officials in the court sign and draw it for future use." Then, this should be regarded as a base number for each household. The rest that exceeds this base is the portion of the tax they will have to pay in the future. She paused again, looked at Zhu Linxi with big eyes and said, "You say, is this enough to increase a lot of taxes for the country?" ”

Zhu Linxi took Wang Xibao in his arms and couldn't help kissing her watery eyes. I didn't feel like it, so I kissed her forehead again, and then began to kiss her little by little, and finally stayed on her red lips as if tasting the delicious food of the world, entangled with it, and refused to let go.

Even if it's delicious, you can't eat it! Zhu Linxi finally reluctantly rubbed Wang Xibao's somewhat swollen lips with his fingers, and added in a slightly hoarse voice: "This is a good idea. We can also release news to the outside world that we will pay taxes according to the amount of land they reported this time? "That way, no one will overreport.

"yes, that's perfect." Wang Jibao did not hesitate to praise.

"It's still the lady's idea before." After Zhu Linxi finished praising him, he asked casually, "Is there anything else?" Let's talk about any other ideas you have. ”

Wang Jibao thought for a while and replied, "There are still some more, then I will tell you when I think about it." Later, when I see a spring ploughing, can you accompany me to get off the carriage and take a good walk? ”

"Good. But now you have to be satisfied with your husband. Zhu Linxi's voice became even darker, and his hands began to be dishonest.

"I hate it," Wang Jibao tapped Zhu Linxi's chest, "You've fallen recently!" ”

"That's also because of you, lady."

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The fields were a little muddy because of a light rain that had just fallen. But the farmers were happily busy plowing the fields.

Zhu Linxi and Wang Jibao, who changed into the clothes of ordinary rich children, walked on the muddy field road with only a few entourages one foot deep and one foot shallow.

After this period of maintenance, both of them have regained their previous delicate and perfect fair faces. Their appearance soon attracted the attention of the farmers.

Some bold people even took the initiative to talk to them, and some even asked them if they were immortals sent from heaven to observe the people's feelings.

Zhu Linxi looked at the rough men staring at Wang Jibao, full of unhappiness. And the burning eyes of those big girls and little daughters-in-law who bet on him are automatically ignored.

He bent down and picked him up in Wang Jibao's exclamation, and even found a reason.

"This road is too difficult to walk, and it is really inconvenient for the lady to walk alone. The skirt will also get dirty. It's better to let your husband hold you. ”

Wang Jibao was also very uncomfortable when she saw the hot eyes of the group of women staring at Zhu Linxi. So, he cooperated with Zhu Linxi very much and left with him.