Historically, the poll tax has been from the pre-Qin era to modern times.

Kang Mazi once said that "breed people, never add endowment", and abolished the poll tax of the regenerated population.

By the time of Yongzheng's reign, the poll tax was officially abolished.

However, the poll tax has not been completely outlawed!

"The king, the great Miao said in the history of the Su Dynasty!"

Dazai Jiza said with deep hatred: "How can I levy the mouth of my Wu country? Li Shu's life is not easy, and now Wu State divides Shi farmers and industry and commerce, and taxes are levied according to the population, which is bound to make the rich richer and the poor poorer! ”

"There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in the country, which is not good for the country. In this way, I am afraid that poor families will suffer from heavy oral endowments and no longer have too many children, isn't it wrong for the country and the people? ”

This is exactly what Qingji is most worried about.

Because once the poll tax is raised, it will inevitably lead to a wider and wider gap between the rich and the poor of the people of Wu State, and the serious consequences caused by polarization are unimaginable!

Among them, the direct impact is the population!

Qingji also pondered to encourage the people to have more children and recuperate, if the poll tax was levied at this time, how could the people of Wu dare to have more children?

This is contrary to Qingji's idea and the national policy of hiding wealth from the people!

Fan Li also knew this, so he said: "King, the oral endowment must be levied." However, on the basis of the original, Wu Guo can levy a tax of thirty taxes according to the annual income of each household! ”

Qingji bowed slightly, but he had to frown, and continued to ask: "Thirty taxes and one, is it too heavy?" ”

"Back to the king, thirty taxes and one is still light."

"If a husband and wife usually have three or five children, and more than ten people, depending on their family background, there are more wealthy families and fewer ordinary families, and there should be nothing wrong with balancing the oral endowment!"

Ji Ran, who was on the side, couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, and said, "The history of Zhisu is wrong. ”

"The oral tax of thirty and one does not seem to be heavy. However, as you said, if there are 10 people in a family, according to the standard of 1 tax for the first 30 per person, is it not 30 taxes and 10? ”

"Even if it increases year by year, the taxes borne by Li Shu are too heavy, lest each family suffer from the heavy burden of oral endowments and dare not have too many children."

Twisting and turning, the problem seems to be back to square one!

However, I saw Fan Li say unhurriedly: "What the right prime minister said is true. But, Fan Li has thought about it! ”

Fan Li lowered his hand towards Qingji on the throne and said, "The king, the minister thinks that he should give a new reform. That is, it is ordered that if there are more than two adult males in a household, they must form a household of their own, marry a wife and have children! ”

"Violators will be prosecuted!"

"The minister has visited various parts of the Wu State for many days, and the Wu State is the same as the Jin, Lu, Chu, Qi and other kingdoms under the heavens, and there is a big problem."

That is, a man who is too old to be weak, or even a man who is still in his prime, has not been separated from his parents. Whenever my father died, the brothers would get a share of the inheritance, such as fields, houses, farm tools, ploughing cattle, cloth, and so on! ”

"In this way, the number of households in my Wu country is not much, and the men who live in their parents' homes, even if they have married wives and had children, have not really started a family, and they also lack the enthusiasm to produce."

"If such hidden dangers are not eliminated, how can we improve the productivity of Li Shu?"

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help but bow his head slightly and agreed.

Regarding Wu Guomin's situation, Qingji knows about it.

Fathers, sons, and brothers living in the same room is one of the customs of Wu Land, which has existed since ancient times, and once Qingji imposes a poll tax, they are the ones who suffer the most damage!

If the small family policy is implemented in this way, the impact on them will be greatly reduced.

The 30 tax on the head of the family, if a family has three people, must pay one-tenth of the annual income.

If a family has 10 people, it must pay one-third of its income every year.

Looking at it this way, Qingji is still not satisfied!

"Young uncle, the widow thinks that even if Li Shu is separated and transferred, it is still inappropriate."

Qingji shook his head and said, "The widow wants to encourage Li Shu to give birth vigorously and increase the population. ”

"The right person is divided, and Li Shu is not under much pressure, but after many years, a couple has children in one or two years, and I am afraid that before they grow up, their families are already overwhelmed!"

"Therefore, the widow's will, the collection standard of oral endowment still needs to be rectified."

"Thirty taxes for a family of three, sixty taxes for a family of six, and a family of ten or more, according to the same standard, it can't be easier!"

"In addition, it is a verbal tax, which can be changed to be levied from people over seven years old and under sixty years old, and the rest are not required to pay oral taxes."

"The king is wise!"

Ji Za, Sun Ping, Ji Ran and other ministers couldn't help but praise loudly.

Fan Li also had to sigh and say: "The king is wise. It's a mistake to consider! ”

Since Qingji wants to encourage the population to have children, it is impossible to raise the poll tax by a large margin, nor can it blindly follow the standard of 30 taxes and 1, or people of every age need to pay oral taxes, so as to discourage the enthusiasm of the people to have children.

In this era, with the development of private ownership of land, the vassal states successively carried out the reform of the tax system.

For example, the "initial tax per mu" implemented by Lu Guo in the fifteenth year of Lu Xuangong is the most famous reform of the tax system.

The initial tax per mu is to start taxing per mu.

During this period, regardless of public or private land, taxes were levied on the basis of acres. The tax rate is 1/10th of the harvest, which is the so-called "tithe"!

After the reform of the tax system in the state of Lu, all the vassal states successively carried out tax reforms.

In 548 B.C., the state of Chu "wrote the soil field" and measured the amount of cultivation; Zheng Guo "made Qiu Fu" in 538 BC; In 408 B.C., the Qin State "first rented He", all of which have the same effect.

At this time, Qing Ji had an idea, and suddenly said: "The second and third sons, as far as the adult male is divided and transferred according to Shi Shicai, the widow thinks so. ”

"The widow will eliminate the barbarian customs left in the Wu State, prohibit fathers, sons, and brothers from living in the same room, and implement the policy of small households. It is stipulated that if there are two or more sons in a household who have reached the age of starting a household and do not separate, the household registration tax will be doubled! ”

"The household registration tax is also thirty taxes and one. If you don't separate, then 15 taxes one! ”

"At the same time, the household registration was compiled, five families were in the family, and ten families were not, and it was stipulated that Li Shu should register the household registration of each person, and began to collect taxes according to the population of each household."

"This, is the so-called household of the people!"

Hearing this, the faces of the ministers present could not help but show surprise or puzzlement.

The concept originated in the Western Han Dynasty, and now in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it is only a "household", and there is no consciousness of "Qi Min"!

Qingji knew this, so he explained: "What is the household Qimin? That is, to take the household as the unit, to govern Li Shu, is to 'make up households'. ”

"Locally, the old squire of the abolition clan, all of them are the subjects of the widow, and they are for the 'Qi people'!"

The emergence of the people means that the era of "my courtiers' courtiers, not my courtiers, and the monarch has no absolute power" will be gone forever!

This will undoubtedly deal a great blow to the power of the nobles and feudal lords of Wu, and then strengthen the royal power of Wu.

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