During the Western Zhou Dynasty, roads and channels crisscrossed the land, dividing the land into squares, shaped like the character "well", so it was called "well field".

The well field belonged to the king of Zhou and was allocated to the common people, and the lord was not allowed to buy, sell and transfer the well field, and a certain tribute had to be paid.

The lords forced the common people to cultivate the well fields collectively, with private fields around them and public fields in the middle.

And its essence is a private land system, because in the three dynasties of the Xia, Shang and Zhou (Western Zhou), all land belonged to the state!

"Hu Qing's words are wrong."

Qingji shook his head and said: "Blindly following the ancient system, how can you make the country strong?" ”

"Taking Lu as an example, Lu has carried out tax reform, regardless of whether it is public land or private land, all taxes are paid per mu, and in fact, private ownership of land has been established."

"In this case, why can't I, the state of Wu, go further and abandon the wells and fields, open up the land, so that the people can buy and sell, and recognize the private ownership of the land?"

"King!"

Hearing that Keiji was going to turn the land that originally belonged to the state into private land, even Dazai Jiza couldn't stand it.

"The system of Ida is not unreasonable. If the land is changed to state-owned and private, it is inappropriate, please think twice! ”

Is it inappropriate to abolish the well field system and allow land to be bought and sold freely?

What's wrong?

Jiza didn't say it, and he couldn't actually find any decent reason to argue it.

Because the enslavement system of Wu is tribute, assistance, and thoroughness.

All of them are in labor on the public land, and all their income is owned by the lord, and all their private income is owned by individuals, which is a kind of labor tax.

The Zhou Dynasty implemented the Jingtian system, which was used not only as a unit of rank for the princes and hundreds of officials, but also as a unit of calculation for controlling the common people.

Land under the Ida system is not allowed to be bought or sold, and can only be inherited by the same surname in accordance with the patriarchal relationship of the descendants.

The so-called "well field" is a square field with a certain plan, mu volume and boundary.

A square field of 100 steps in length and width is called a "field", and the acre of a field is 100 acres, as a "husband", that is, the land cultivated by a laborer.

The well field planning is inconsistent in different regions. Some places use the decimal system, and some places call a "well" with nine square fields.

Because the nine square fields are placed together, it happens to be a "well" shape, and this is how the name of the well field came about!

The area of a well is one square mile, and one hundred wells are ten miles square, called a "cheng", which can accommodate 900 laborers.

10,000 wells are 100 miles square, called one "same", which can accommodate 90,000 laborers.

In the well field, between the field and the field, the inside and the li, the into and the cheng, and the same and the same, there are different sizes of irrigation channels, called Sui, ditch, blood, and mud.

Parallel to the channel, there are also vertical and horizontal passages, called paths, paths, roads, and roads.

The size, depth and width of the various channels have certain specifications.

"The king, there is nothing wrong with the ministers thinking that there is nothing wrong with abandoning the well fields and opening up the fields so that the people can buy and sell."

Imperial Doctor Sun Wu stood up and said, "The system of Ida has long collapsed!" ”

"With the extensive application of more advanced agricultural tools, such as quyuan ploughs and ploughing oxen, and the king's encouragement of the reclamation of wasteland in recent years, attracting displaced people from all over the world to Wu, the cultivated land of my Wu country has increased exponentially."

"The well-field system of 1,000 couplings and ploughing, and the 10,000-dimensional coupling form of collective labor has long been outdated."

"In addition, in the first change of the law, Wu Guo organized the people and established a family as the labor force, at this time, if the well field is wasted and the people are opened, so that the people can buy and sell, it is the right time!"

Zhisu Neishi Fan Li followed: "King, what the Imperial Doctor said is very true. ”

"The inherent system of Jingtian is no longer applicable to the state of Wu. The Ida system has long since collapsed! “

"During the reign of King Gong of Zhou, many doctors forced the common people to reclaim the vacant land outside the well fields."

"The fields reclaimed in this way cannot be square, nor can they have a certain amount of acres, they are private property that is hidden from the public office and does not pay taxes, and it is private land!"

"A man has a field, but you have it. The people have the people, and you will take them again. ”

"In the past, King Huan of Zhou took the land of Zheng State, and he got the land of Wang Jinnei and Su as a condition of exchange. Secretaries of state and doctors are fighting and litigating for the fields, and there are also endless streams! ”

"Rujin seized Yiyang Wutian, but he fought with Changyu for the field; Zhou Ganren and Jin Yan Jia fought for Yan Tian; The Marquis of Jin Xing and Yongzi competed for the field, and they didn't know how many. ”

"And to open up and cultivate a large amount of private land, it will inevitably require a lot of manpower."

Fan Li talked eloquently and said, "Ranmin is unwilling to do his best to the public field!" For example, the three Huan of Lu State bought the hearts of the people by expanding the acres of land without increasing the amount of taxes. ”

"In this way, the slaves fled from the public office to the private door, is it tantamount to that?"

"Good!"

Qingji bowed slightly.

Fan Li's words are so eloquent that they are irrefutable!

As a traverser, Qing Ji knows that private ownership of land is the mainstream trend of history.

Not to mention slaves, that is, farmers with free bodies, only have the right to use the land in their own name, but not the ownership of land.

How does this work?

This has greatly dampened the enthusiasm of the farmers.

The use of iron tools and the popularization of cattle ploughing have brought convenience to people to open up vast mountains and forests and build large-scale water conservancy projects.

The area of cultivated land and agricultural output have increased by a large margin, and the development of agriculture has made it possible for small production of households and of small peasant strata characterized by self-employment to become the foundation of society!

"Ji Ran, literature."

"The minister is here!"

Ji Ran, the right prime minister who was read his name, and the left prime minister, Wen Chong, hurriedly got up.

"It's up to you two to take care of this matter."

"Minister, obey the king's orders!"

As a result, the next state of Wu will abolish the well field system of the aristocracy, open up the frontier, abolish the slave land state ownership system, implement private land ownership, and the state will recognize the private ownership of land and allow free buying and selling!

……

After taking a break for a while, Qingji came to a grass hut surrounded by the ministers and a group of guards.

At this time, many farmers were enjoying the shade in the grass hut and talking to each other.

"Who are you?"

"The king is here, why don't you come and see him soon?"

As soon as they heard that Qingji was the king, the peasants in the grass shed were unsettled, and they knelt down and said, "The grass people see the king!" Long live the king! ”

"No need to be polite."

Qingji helped him for a while, sat in the middle of the crowd, looked around, and said, "The second and third sons don't have to be restrained. I just want to know what your objections are to the latest decree issued by the government? ”

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The peasants couldn't help but look at each other and didn't dare to speak.

Qingji also knew what they were worried about, so he smiled slightly and said, "I, Wu Guo, will not be convicted for my words. Therefore, the widow expects the second and third sons to speak freely. ”

"The king is magnanimous!"

One of the old farmers stubbornly said: "My lord, the grass people did not dare to criticize the national government, but the new policy of the national government prohibits us and other farmers from entering the mountains, rivers, lakes and rivers to make a living, which really should not be." ”

"Like farmers like us, in their spare time, they can go to the mountains to cut firewood, hunt, or fish in the lakes, and then sell the fruits at the market."

"However, now that the new policy of the national government, we and the farmers who rely on the mountains and the water no longer dare to approach the mountains and rivers by half a step!"