Chapter 359 The wasteland must be given to the tenants to plant

"A group of Diao people actually despise the official positions given by the imperial court so much." Ying Zheng said angrily.

The three acting village chiefs were too frightened to squeak.

This is the first emperor is angry, who is not afraid.

Li Si immediately said, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger." ”

Ying Zheng exhaled slightly and said, "Forget it, it's because Qin An has improved the lives of the people, so he will look down on a small village official." ”

Li Si saw that Yingzheng saw it thoroughly, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, this is still a good thing, which proves that the business is a correct choice."

The imperial court could consider giving some benefits to the merchants to expand their business. ”

"Your Majesty." Feng Quji said, "At present, there is still a lot of wasteland that has not been cultivated, and once too many people go to business, I am afraid it will not be a good thing for the reclamation of wasteland." ”

Ying Zheng frowned slightly, and said: "The people take food as the sky, and the people's heart is food, without food, then everything is vain."

The postponement of the business can allow the people to take the lead in reclaiming the wasteland, and when the steam engine is made, it will be too late to support the people in the business. ”

The acting village chief wanted to speak, but he was worried that he would say the wrong thing, especially because his identity was not qualified to talk to Yingzheng.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty." The villain has something to say. ”

Ying Zheng looked at the acting village chief in surprise and said in a deep voice: "Say." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, in fact, the reclamation of wasteland has nothing to do with merchants, no, in fact, it also has a relationship." The acting village chief said a little nervously.

Li Si on the side said: "Don't be nervous, speak slowly, speak carefully." ”

The acting village chief nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Majesty, there are currently a lot of wastelands that are borderless, and you can buy them from the government for a little money.

Actually, it's not the best way. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Your Majesty." The acting village chief explained, "By selling the wasteland, it seems that the court or the local government will get a lot of money, and the people will be able to grow food again, which is a double win." ”

"Isn't it?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Of course not." The acting village chief said, "Although the imperial court or the government has received money, it has lost a piece of land, and if you want to get it back in the future, I am afraid that you will have to pay several times, or even dozens of times."

And the people who buy land are basically those who are rich, and they have no shortage of land in the first place. After they bought the land, they hired peasants to farm for them, and the villains called the peasants who cultivated the land tenants, and the big landowners the landlords.

Tenants were required to pay a fee for farming the land to the landlord, although the imperial court had enacted new tax laws.

However, there are still landlords who secretly take more, and the tenants do not give it, and the landlord can take back the land and prevent the tenants from planting. ”

"How dare they do this, aren't they afraid that the court will blame them?" Ying Zheng said angrily.

"Your Majesty. The reason? The acting village chief said, "The landlord has paid the agricultural tax according to what the court said, and the landlord can directly say that the tenants have given more grain."

Even if a tenant sues the landlord, it is only a punishment, and they are not afraid at all.

However, the tenants could not afford to lose the land.

Rather than this, it is better to rent all the wasteland to the people free of charge in the name of the imperial court or the government, and the people who have no land at home are given priority.

There are several advantages to doing this, first, it can let the people know the good of the court and achieve the people's will.

Second, it can be that those landlords will not exploit the tenants excessively, and the tenants are also landless, and it is better to farm for the imperial court than to farm land for the landlords who exploit themselves.

3. The imperial court can purchase the people's grain as soon as possible. The people cultivate their own land, there is no need to exploit the landlords, there will definitely be more grain, and after the imperial court collects these grains, plus the autumn harvest, the price of grain can be controlled.

In the future, the opportunity for grain traders to control food prices will be lost.

And the fourth point is that after the people sell their grain, they will have money in their hands, and they will consume it, which can promote the development of commerce. ”

Feng Quji frowned slightly, and said: "In this way, the imperial court is moving the interest of the landlords all over the world, I'm afraid this will attract the landlords all over the world to hide it." ”

Ying Zheng knew the seriousness of this matter, he looked at the acting village chief, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect you, a small village chief, to have such thoughts.

Then you must have seen the disaster behind this matter, and I believe that you must have a solution. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this is actually not the villain's idea, it is sir." The acting village chief said, "The last time the villain went to reclaim the wasteland, the gentleman saw it and told the villain about it.

Mr. also said that in fact, if this matter is not handled well, it will cause disaster, and if it is handled well, it will be a good thing for all the people in the world, and it is a good thing for Daqin. ”

Qin An's idea?

The faces of the three of Yingzheng softened a lot, since it was Qin An's idea, then there must be a solution.

"Say, what is Qin An's solution?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the solution is actually very simple, that is, the transfer of interests." "The landlords think that the more land they have, the more money they make. The imperial court could use other interest to divert the landlords' attention from that bit of grain. ”

"The way you want to talk about it is not to be a businessman." Ying Zheng asked.

"Your Majesty is wise." "The acting village chief said," said the officer, "At first, everyone refused, because the merchants were not welcomed.

But once the court supported the merchants, and then cultivated the merchants in various places, it was better for the landlords to see that the merchants were making a lot of money.

At that time, even if there was no need for the court to speak, the landlords would come to the door and ask for business.

Friends who were originally as rich suddenly became richer than themselves, and ordinary people couldn't stand it. ”

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "This method can be tried." Li Si, Feng Quji, what do you think? ”

"Returning to Your Majesty." "Actually, we're already doing this. ”

"Huh?" Ying Zheng frowned, "Why don't I know?" ”

"Your Majesty, Feng Xiang's caravan, Weichen's industries, Qin An's workshops, and the industries of Jiang Lu Gongzi and Hu Hai Gongzi, they have all made a lot of money.

Now that the textile industry is also on the rise, it won't be long before the price of cloth will be lowered, and at that time, everyone will look to the imperial court.

As long as the imperial court made a favorable word to the merchants, I am afraid that all the landlords would do business because of it. ”

Feng Quji said: "What I am most afraid of now is that this group of landlords is insatiable, not only to do business, but also to annex all the land. ”

Ying Zheng said: "Some people are indeed very insatiable, such people need to be treated well." ”

"Your Majesty, you can't touch them." Feng Quji said, "Today, we are like Shang Ying's change of law, and we need to stand up for faith. ”

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