After the New Year, the Great Xia Dynasty officially entered the first year of Hongning.

At the same time, the local state capitals also received orders from the capital to implement new policies.

This new policy was thoroughly drafted after spending several months and arguing for a long time in the court, and then after repeated deliberations on the details of the six ministries.

In the short term, it is already very detailed, and there is nothing missing, which can adapt to the current level of productivity in Daxia.

This new policy has made changes in several aspects.

Among them, the reform of agriculture has been the largest.

The first is the issue of land annexation, which has always been a headache.

If buying and selling were completely banned, or even changed to a public ownership system similar to the "well field system", on the one hand, it would be equivalent to exploiting the labor enthusiasm of ordinary small farmers, and on the other hand, it would touch the interests of too many people, and it would be difficult to promote it.

But if it is not forbidden, the final result will inevitably be that the rich will become richer and the poor will become poorer, and it will shake the foundation of the dynasty's rule.

So Qin Zhao came up with a compromise solution, at least to smooth the transition to the industrialization stage.

That's the tiered tax system!

At that time, he first found Yu Rui, the secretary of the household department, and said to him: "I am going to revise the taxation rules, you first listen to whether there are any difficulties in implementing them." When it comes to the court meeting, it will be officially announced. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak." Yu Rui said respectfully.

He had a premonition about this matter, and Qin Zhao had arranged for him to investigate the current production and farmland ownership in Great Xia many times, and it was inevitable to revise the tax system.

"At present, the tax in Great Xia is twelve taxes and one, and I am ready to reduce it to fifteen taxes and one."

"Your Majesty, this is probably too low." Yu Rui was stunned when he heard this.

At present, the pressure on democracy in Daxia comes from the four items of "tax", "endowment", "service" and "tribute", among which the pressure of tax is the greatest, and it is also the main source of state finance.

He had a rich experience, a prosperous life as a child, then served as a soldier, served as a conscription, and now holds a high position.

Therefore, I have a deep understanding of this kind of people's livelihood.

To be honest, the 12th tax is not high, and the 15th tax is even lower and excessive, so it may be difficult to maintain various expenses.

Not to mention, there are still various new buildings to be built in Daxia today.

These things, as the head of the household book in charge of money, Yu Rui couldn't be clearer.

"I know." Qin Zhao said lightly, "You listen to me first." ”

When Yu Rui heard this, he hurriedly gathered his mind and listened quietly.

"Previously, I have successively asked Zifei and you to count the national family situation, fifteen taxes and one, only for ordinary families. For farmers with more than 10 acres, the tax rate will begin to increase, and you will formulate the details in detail. Once it reaches 1,000 acres upwards, ten taxes three! ”

"Ten taxes three?!" Hearing this, Yu Rui was directly numb. This is no longer bloodletting, but cutting meat.

But the problem is that this meat may not be able to cut the body of the landlord class.

"Don't worry." Just by looking at it, Qin Zhao knew what he was thinking, "At the same time, laws must be promulgated to limit the upper limit of tenant rents. When the landlord or rich peasant looked for tenant farmers to cultivate the land, he collected a maximum of 3/5 of the rent. ”

"Huh?" Yu Rui was stunned.

That's it, it's really okay.

What is the concept of this tenant rent cap and the tax rate of 10 taxes and 3 taxes? This almost means that the excess land has no meaning in the slightest.

Because in fact, with this upper limit, it is very difficult for the landlord to fully collect 30% of the tenant rent.

When they lease their land to tenant farmers, they agree in advance the amount of grain to be handed over, rather than collecting rent in proportion to what they produce.

However, not all the farmland in the hands of the landlords was good land, and some of the fields could not produce much food at all. Tenants are not fools, and some of the properties can only be rented out at a discount.

Besides, in addition to taxes, there are also land taxes to pay.

In this way, the possibility of the emergence of large landlords can be greatly curbed.

At this point, in fact, Qin Zhao's strategy is very clear.

Land annexation, yes, but big landlords, can't.

If you have to be a big landlord, it's not impossible, provided you pay enough money.

After Yu Rui figured out the subtleties, he couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty is clever. This is not difficult to implement. ”

According to past statistics, the current Great Xia, after all, is a new dynasty that has just been unified by war, and there are not many big landlords.

At best, ordinary small landlords or kulaks.

The largest number of people are still homesteaders, which is equivalent to eating the dividend of tax cuts.

Because of this, there is a high probability that there will be no resistance to the implementation of this policy.

"There is another one," Qin Zhao said solemnly, "no land and no taxes." This matter must be implemented for me no matter what. ”

Yu Rui didn't react much to this policy, but pondered.

Now the number of commoners who do not have land is small, and whether this part is wanted or not, has little impact on the tax revenue of the dynasty.

At this time, he was thinking about the intention of the emperor's move.

Qin Zhao explained directly.

"People who are landless and proletarian find it difficult to continue their lives in the first place, and they do not even dare to raise their offspring. There are not many such people now, and the amount of tax that can be provided is even smaller.

"Rather than making them outcasts, or even traitors, it is better to remove this heavy shackle. In this way, these people can also live in other ways. ”

In fact, there are several other reasons, Qin Zhao did not say it clearly.

This kind of person is often the target of exploitation by the powerful, but for Qin Zhao, there is no benefit. Second, he needs to expand the population base of the Terrans today.

While the main constraints in this regard lie in productivity and food production, it is better to improve production efficiency than none.

"In addition, ordinary people are allowed to use labor or payment in lieu of military service." He continued.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean ......"

"Now that we have to start training elite soldiers, we don't need to expand the army further, and we can also use it to reduce the pressure on ordinary people."

When Yu Rui heard this, he reacted instantly, in fact, Qin Zhao had occasionally expressed his thoughts in this regard before.

This policy is actually very easy to understand, in addition to the elite of the Xuanjia Army, there are many people in the logistics troops in the current ordinary army who came in for military service.

The "endowment" handed over by the people is mainly used to maintain the army's expenses.

Since there is no plan to expand the army in the future, it is completely possible for the common people to choose one of these items.

As for the ordinary soldiers in the army, Qin Zhao also had other arrangements.

After Yu Rui received the order to leave and returned to the house to design the details, Qin Zhao secretly said in his heart: "The promotion of new agricultural tools, as well as the research on 'chemical fertilizer' by the Agricultural College, should also be promoted as soon as possible." Time is running out......"

In particular, chemical fertilizer can greatly improve the utilization rate of today's farmland, and can also be used in land reclamation, which has a great effect.