Chapter 284: Thief Spirit (Four Changes)
In the Song Dynasty in history, there were masters in the court who planned to find it very troublesome to collect grain and cloth, so they exchanged it for money, which resulted in a copper shortage and a money shortage.
The Song Dynasty was forced to formulate the laws of copper prohibition and money ban.
Private individuals are not allowed to buy, sell and use bronze utensils, and can only collect copper from the imperial court, and the crime is serious and punishable by death.
But the effect is still very poor, and one of Wang Anshi's changes is to abolish the money ban.
Later, in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, there was often a shortage of money. The Yuan Dynasty stipulated that gold, silver, copper, and iron goods were not allowed to go to sea.
Zhu Yuanzhang simply closed the country and waited until the credit currency, that is, the large-scale circulation of paper money, did not say that there was a shortage of money.
But the printing of this banknote is even more terrifying, and it can crush the economy.
"If this tax on acres can't be done, what about the heads?" Lin Nanzheng opened his mouth and asked, "No matter how much land your family has, the imperial court only looks at people when it collects taxes. ”
"That's fair!" Jiang Shuisheng's eyes lit up.
"Deceived." Cao Huaimin glanced at him innocently, and snorted lightly.
"What's wrong with that?" Jiang Shui looked at him puzzled and asked.
"The people who made this policy are thieves, thieves." Cao Huaimin's translucent black eyes looked at them and said, "In the early years of each dynasty, because of wars and plagues, more than half of the people died, and there must be fewer people and more people. The imperial court collects taxes according to the capitation, not according to the acreage. You have the motivation to open up wasteland, open up an extra acre of wasteland, and that is your own. ”
"Ahh I understand, if the harvest is based on the acres of land, who will be stupid to open up the wasteland! Jiang Shuisheng suddenly realized, "Sure enough, it's a thief." ”
"In the middle of the dynasty, the common people worked desperately to open up all the land that could be cultivated, and when there was more and less land, they should collect taxes according to the amount of land." Ye Yunyu's clear eyes looked at them and said.
"That's treacherous, isn't it?" Jiang Shuisheng couldn't help but smack his tongue.
"Don't feel treacherous, in fact, it is the same in every dynasty and generation." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with cold eyes and said.
The most famous whip law of Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty will be given to the land and collected by the mu.
In the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng engaged in the spread of land into acres, more land to pay, less land to pay less, no land to pay, all of which are the same reason.
Don't feel novel, this trick has been used in the previous dynasties, and the trick is not new, just be useful.
Is Yongzheng that great? He ended the poll tax for thousands of years, but the motive is probably that the land annexation is serious, the poll tax will not come up, and the wasteland will be cleared, so we can collect more taxes according to the land.
"This division of land, whether it is tuntian or granted, the people will not because of how good they can live, and the court will not collect more taxes because of it. To put it bluntly, it still can't stop the land annexation and the ultimate fate. Hong Lianshuo looked at them with inky eyes and said.
"And what are you going to choose for this field?" Lin Nanzheng looked at her curiously and asked.
Hong Lianshuo's bright black eyes smiled, like a peach and plum blooming, and said with a slight smile, "Choose the most suitable one." ”
This is a lie at all, Lin Nanzheng slandered in his heart, and said angrily, "Don't you say this?" ”
"I said it! It's up to you to defend whose interests. Hong Lianshuo raised his eyebrows lightly, looked at them with bright black eyes and said.
"You rejected the support of the nobles from the beginning." Han Baohu looked at her lightly and said, "What you want is to be the master of the people." ”
"I don't want to be at the mercy of people, to be a puppet, to be at their mercy. It's better to show the carriage and horses early. Hong Lianshuo looked at them arrogantly and said, "If people don't like it, they can find like-minded people, so as not to delay their promotion and wealth, and glorify their ancestors." But if you become a puppet, you may become the new emperor's vote and be sacrificed. ”
"This is a road that no one has ever walked before, full of unknowns, and the road ahead is also full of thorns and bumps." Lin Nanzheng's obsidian-like eyes looked at her with some concern and said.
"Nope! Some people walked by, but they all failed. Hong Lianshuo's clear eyes reflected their figures and said.
"Who?" Everyone looked at her curiously and asked.
"Wang Mang!" Hong Lianshuo's gaze swept over their red lips and said lightly.
"Isn't he a usurper, a rebel and a thief?" Chen Zhongyuan said without thinking.
"After listening to me, he introduced the land owned by the imperial court, that is, the tuntian system. Private individuals are not allowed to buy and sell, and the land owned by each family is capped, and if it is exceeded, it must be confiscated and distributed to the landlord's neighbors or relatives. The landless peasants were given to the peasants by the imperial court. There is also a minimum limit on land ownership. Failure to reach the lower limit was due to the lack of the imperial court. Hong Lianshuo looked at them with bright eyes and said, "Freeze the slave trade, slowly eliminate slavery, and achieve equality for all." After a pause, he said, "Everyone has to work, and second-rate sons, those who have nothing to do must be punished, otherwise they will serve hard labor under the supervision of the government." ”
"Yikes!" Chen Zhongyuan's big bronze bell-like eyes almost didn't stare out of the window, "I think he's a good person just for this point!" Really on my side! Good guys, great guys. ”
"Then why didn't it work out?" Jiang Shuisheng asked curiously.
"In short, the strength of the warrior clan is too strong, and he will naturally fail." Hong Lianshuo said simply and easily, "I can only sigh, Wang Feihuang, Mang Feilong, who let him meet Liu Xiu!" I can only sigh that fate is unfair. ”
"Tell us about it!" Chen Zhongyuan looked at her with green eyes and said.
"I'll tell you about this later." Lin Nanzheng pointed at himself with a smile and said.
"So! These can be found in history, so there is no need to make such a fuss. Hong Lianshuo's jet-black Tong Ren looked at them with a thin light and said.
"Then why didn't it work out?" Han Baohu frowned lightly and looked at her and said.
"Out of place! Just like fighting a war, we pay attention to the right time, place and people, and this policy is the same, and only by following the trend can it be a matter of course! Hong Lianshuo looked at them lightly and said, "Speaking of fighting wits and courage with the warriors, there is a more famous person. ”
"Who?" Jiang Shuisheng asked curiously.
"Emperor Wu of Han!" Hong Lianshuo looked at them with dark eyes and said.
"Tell me!" Jiang Shuisheng looked at Hong Lianshuo expectantly and said.
Ye Yunyu pursed her lips and snickered, and looked at Hong Lianshuo with a smile in her apricot eyes.
"What are you laughing at?" A hint of surprise flashed in Hong Lianshuo's eyes, and he looked at her and said.
"I think I know what you're going to say?" Ye Yunyu stretched out her hand and smiled slightly, "Please!" We still want to hear from you, and what you say is easy to understand. ”
"Then I'll talk about it, and after listening, you will feel that nothing is new, and we are just following the path of our ancestors." Hong Lianshuo's inky eyes swept over them and spoke.