Since the introduction of policies and regulations to limit land rent, the emperor's worries about land annexation have almost disappeared.

Mongolia and Xinjiang have been reclaimed, and even the fields in the south of the Yangtze River have been relaxed.

Because of the policies of clearing up the tun and filling the salary, severely punishing the hidden arrears, and canceling the tax exemption of the gentry, they were overwhelmed, and the trembling landlords and gentry were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the rent was set at a fixed limit, the landlord could not exploit the tenants too much. But with the tax on the remaining fields, the landlord can also live well.

While protecting the low-level tenants, the emperor also gave the landlords a chance to survive, but they earned less than before.

Those who are content are always happy. Everyone knows this truth, and they also know the emperor's methods. If you dare to disobey the yin and the yang, you will be exiled to the whole family and have nothing.

The liberalization of land sales gave landlords the opportunity to increase their income with the total amount. If you want to have 18,000 acres, even if you only collect 10% of the tenants' rent tax, it will be enough for you to eat and drink spicy food and become a rich man.

Moreover, with a large number of immigrants recruited in both the north and the south, how many people are willing to give up their dreams of owning land and become tenants?

Therefore, if the landlord buys a large amount of land, he must find enough people to cultivate it. How to attract people to become tenants, one is that it is difficult to leave the homeland, and the other is to reduce the rent.

It is not only the landlords who compete with the landlords for manpower, but also the reclamation of state-owned land.

The imperial court stipulated that at least half of the wasteland reclaimed should be owned by the state, and in addition to relocating disabled retired officers and soldiers and their families, there was also a purpose to reduce the rent and tax.

The landlord can compete with the imperial court, and it is impossible to think with his ass. The conditions for leasing state-owned land naturally affect the landlords.

This is a kind of adjustment, if the year is good, it will be a little higher; If there are disasters, there will be fewer of them. It is not only the right to choose for the tenants, but also for the landlords to choose whether to be good and rich.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not do anything to kill everything. After Pingliao, even more so.

Anyone with a heart can see that as long as he does not violate the law and discipline, as long as he is not greedy, the emperor is willing to give everyone the opportunity to choose.

This is true of the landlords, the merchants, and the great salt merchants who used to be infinitely beautiful and rich to rival the country.

Xia Zhongshi, who was already the director of salt affairs, was sitting in the conference hall of the two Huai salt administrations at this time, coldly observing the many salt merchants with different expressions below.

In the north, the salt policy reform has achieved results, stabilized the results of the reform, and improved the rules and processes. Now, it is finally the turn of the two Huai salt administrations.

Originally, the "Open China Law" introduced by Taizu was conducive to the development of the national economy, especially for the development and construction of the northern border areas.

You must know that the merchants not only transported grain for salt, but also took the initiative to recruit laborers to go to the border towns to expand and reclaim the builders' tun in order to obtain higher profits from salt.

However, after Taizu, Kaizhongfa became the target of power rent-seeking by the Ming magnates and interest groups of all parties. As a result, the implementation of the Kaizhong Law has become difficult, and it is difficult to run well.

In order to ensure the income of the salt industry, the Ming Dynasty did not solve the problems of the Kaizhong method from the root, but chose the folding method of putting the cart before the horse.

This short-sighted approach sees only immediate financial benefits, but not the impact on the national strategic level.

In order to obtain higher profits, the border merchants who originally benefited from the opening of China and France directly built the border towns and merchants, which promoted the sufficient supply of military supplies in the border areas.

However, the introduction of the folding color method directly extracted the foundation of the economic development of the border towns, and the border merchants gradually withdrew, and the merchants were abandoned.

As a result, the military needs of the border towns were once again tight, military spending increased significantly, and the Ming Dynasty fell into an increasingly serious financial crisis.

Therefore, at the beginning, the emperor could choose to implement the "Kaizhong Law" again, and use the severe punishment to ensure the implementation of this good law.

However, the emperor thought about it again and again, and repeatedly discussed with his courtiers, and finally adopted a salt policy that was closer to that of later generations, simplifying the link of salt circulation.

Whether in ancient times or in modern times, the more intermediate links, the more likely it is to make mistakes. Just like a machine, the more parts there are, the more likely it is to fail.

Like the opening of the Chinese law, it is necessary to go through the report - the defense - the market to complete the whole process. In these three links, it is easy to deceive.

It is impossible to put an end to it, money moves people's hearts! Supervision and management should be strengthened, and the investment in administration will increase the financial burden of the imperial court.

Therefore, it is better to pinch the salt factory. The salt tax is added to the price of salt, and the minimum purchase amount is stipulated, and anyone can sell it.

This is very similar to the practice of later generations, and any taxes and fees are included in the price of goods.

Of course, such a salt policy is tantamount to breaking the monopoly of salt merchants. Although they can rely on the amount of salt they buy, they enjoy lower prices. But compared to before, it is much inferior.

Salt merchants also went through a lot of ways, and even bought bonds to show favor to the imperial court. At the same time, salt merchants also want to follow the example of major chambers of commerce and establish a general association of salt merchants. But this name was not approved by the imperial court.

Although unwilling, the will of the imperial court has been made clear and cannot be changed. The salt merchants also knew in their hearts that this meeting was just trying to get some better conditions.

"The method of opening the middle has long been broken, and the folding method and the outline method are also difficult to return. Today's salt law, there are few intermediate links, which is not only beneficial to sales, but also beneficial to the people, and you must be clear in your hearts. ”

In the middle of the summer, he took a sip of the teacup and said slowly: "The cancellation of the monopoly on salt introduction and the cancellation of the restriction on shore introduction seem to have an impact on your exclusive monopoly. But think about it, if you don't have Banzai to suppress the powerful, how can your exclusive trade last? Isn't the collapse of the law a good lesson? ”

If a businessman is simply doing business, it is naturally good. But how can the involvement of the powerful and interest groups from all sides be able to compete with ordinary businessmen?

The reason for this is that the officials and businessmen are dependent on the officials, and the officials provide convenience for the businessmen, so that the officials are not officials and businessmen are not businessmen, and the interests of the country and the people are ultimately harmed.

It's the same with monopoly, the emperor doesn't like it. Whether it was the wealth and luxury of the salt merchants, or the control of the price of salt, the emperor was not used to it.

It's easy to do with money, and there are many options for investment, so why stare at table salt? The emperor had no good impression of the short-sighted and greedy salt merchants.

The General Chamber of Commerce, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Yangtze River Chamber of Commerce all responded to the call of the imperial court and contributed to the country and the people.

How about the salt merchant, there is interest on buying bonds, and this sycophant can't impress the emperor at all. Even if it is a donation, the emperor is not rare.

You must know that the money earned by salt merchants was originally meant to go into the treasury, and it was pulled out of the mouths of the common people.

The new salt policy can be effectively and strictly implemented, and there is no need for salt merchants to donate, and the imperial court finances will get more. Moreover, the common people no longer have to endure the high price of salt.

There is another point, that is, the private salt will die out automatically, and there is no need for the court to pay for it. Private salt has been banned repeatedly, isn't it because the official salt price is high, and the people can't afford it!