Although Liu Hou felt that Sima Yi's reason was not necessarily right, it was still necessary for him to raise the standard of bereavement pensions, and Liu Hou had always been hesitant to improve the treatment of soldiers.

"It's a good thing to increase the bereavement pension for soldiers, but I'm afraid that the finances will not be able to bear it, after all, soldiers are being used everywhere now, and the expenses of the imperial court are very large." Liu Hou asked Sima Yi.

"Your Majesty, this is also the reason why Wechen proposed to give land instead of gold and silver directly. Now we have occupied a large amount of land in Wei and Wu, and many of these lands have been abandoned and used to reward the families of the fallen soldiers as a pension. In fact, this will not increase the financial burden of the imperial court at all.

After all, there is no one to cultivate these wastelands for a while, but they are just abandoned there. And sacrificing a soldier's family to get land is a more affordable thing than getting gold and silver. The gold and silver will soon run out, and the land will be produced in an endless supply, which will ensure that they will have food and clothing for the rest of their lives. Sima Yi explained.

Liu Hou thought about it, now is not the time when there are few people in the future, now there are few people in the land, there is a great lack of labor, and wasteland is everywhere. Therefore, even if you have a lot of land in your hands, it is useless, it is just a waste, if you can't find someone to cultivate it, then these wastelands are still wasteland, and there is no way to produce anything.

It's better to give these wastelands to the martyrs as a compassionate pension, anyway, the land is snatched back, and now it's just a generosity to others, and you don't lose anything at all, and you can avoid these lands from continuing to be lost. Although he can't collect taxes for the time being, after he is revived, the Han Empire will definitely exist for more than fifty years, and his son will still be able to receive taxes on these lands in the future.

"Sima Aiqing, your proposal was originally very good, but I thought of a problem. Now there is wasteland everywhere, which means that those who have no land can also pick up a piece of land that others have abandoned to cultivate. So why should they send their sons to join the army to win land?

Although you can get tax-free treatment after joining the army, the current tax is not heavy, and it is impossible for the people to risk their lives to join the army for such a small tax, right?" Liu Hou suddenly remembered this question.

"Your Majesty, this question involves Wei Chen's second suggestion. Wechen suggested that His Majesty should let the magistrates in various places register the people under his rule as soon as possible, measure the acres of land, and clarify the taxes. Those who have a title deed will continue to be taxed according to the current tax standard, and those who do not have a title deed will be charged an extra rent on the basis of normal taxes. Sima Yi said solemnly.

Liu Hou understood, Sima Yi suggested that the people of the whole country should be registered, that is, they should be registered, and then the land of the whole country should be remeasured and nationalized.

As for those who cannot get the title deed, they are illegally occupying the land. They could still cultivate the land, because the emperor needed someone to cultivate the wasteland, and the more the land produced, the more prosperous the country would be. However, these lands cannot be cheapened for nothing, because these lands are all owned by the state, all belong to the emperor, and are only temporarily leased to them for cultivation.

Since it is rent, it is necessary to pay rent, that is, the emperor will become the largest landlord, and those landless vagrants will all become tenants of the emperor. It is undeniable that with Sima Yi's method, the emperor will be the biggest beneficiary, and the grain that the imperial court can receive will be greatly increased, so that even if the army is greatly expanded in the future, military rations will not be a problem.

Liu Hou thought to himself, Sima Yi is worthy of being Sima Yi, the strategies are linked one by one, and the two strategies not only solve the problem of the future supply of troops, but also solve the problem of military food shortage after the expansion of the army, and he is worthy of being a top strategist, but why does he always feel that something is wrong there?

"Your Majesty, by all means." Deng Zhi heard the conversation between the monarch and the minister, and hurriedly came out to stop it, he pointed at Sima Yi and said, "Your Majesty, Zhi, please punish this traitor." ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Liu Hou couldn't help but feel very amused when he heard Deng Zhi's fierce words, and asked to kill Sima Yi as soon as he came up, so he asked.

"Since the first emperor, my Shu Han has always been based on generosity, and His Majesty has always been kind to the people. In the past, whenever the Heavenly Army went to a place, it recruited displaced people to open up wasteland and cultivate land, and lightly gave the people time to recuperate. This is good governance, and in the long run, the world will be stable and the people will return to their hearts.

What this thief just said is a great evil government, this law is called rent collection, but in fact it is a disguised increase in taxes. If this method is implemented, the tax of our dynasty will be the highest in all dynasties, and it will be higher than that of the tyrannical Qin. In the long run, the people will be miserable, and under the people's difficulties, can they not rebel?

Therefore, this law seems to increase the revenue of the imperial court, but in fact, it is a bad government of officials ~ forcing ~ people ~ to oppose it. Isn't Your Majesty afraid that there are not enough yellow nests and yellow turbans in the world? Deng Zhi said angrily. Speaking of excitement, he pointed at Sima Yi and scolded.

Sima Yi flicked his sleeves and retorted: "Hmph! A woman's kindness can accomplish great things. Taxation is the foundation of the country, and it cannot be neglected. Weichen recently studied the taxation of our dynasty, and found that His Majesty abolished the "calculation of the fu" and "mouth money" (poll tax), and the field tax was also reduced to thirty taxes, such a thin tax is simply unheard of.

Of course, this reflects the benevolence of the Holy Son of Heaven, and the people have benefited from it, but have you ever thought about how with such a low tax rate, how can there be enough money and food to feed hundreds of thousands of troops? Where to find money to distribute hundreds of officials? There is also disaster relief, resettlement of displaced people, repair of highways, construction of water conservancy, development of education, and so on, and there is no need for money and food.

But where does the money come from? Wei Chen roughly calculated, with such a small endowment in our dynasty, it is simply impossible to support the financial expenditure of the entire imperial court, and the land endowment collected is enough to support the army of the whole country, not to mention other expenditures. Don't you need to take it?

Lord Deng, don't you take it? What about you? What about you? Sima Yi first pointed at Deng Zhi, then pointed at Guo Yuzhi and others, and scolded loudly.

The crowd turned sideways to avoid his accusations, but did not refute him. His statement is not unreasonable, now during the war, the army is a money-burning machine, spending money like water, especially Liu Hou's army, the treatment of non-commissioned soldiers is outrageous.

Not only is there a salary, but the food is also ridiculously good, and the food of ordinary soldiers is comparable to that of some rich people in the countryside. There are also clothes, bedding, training supplies, etc., and there is no need for money anywhere. The point is that the Hong army used a lot of firearms, which accounted for the bulk of the army's expenditure, and these firearms burned up as much as silver.