Although Zhou Changfeng himself thought this was outrageous, but considering the current situation of Daming, all kinds of magical things emerged one after another, so he boldly tried to imagine Zhu Lingjing's intentions.

Who knew that Zhu Lingjing heard the words with a look of "you are funny", and said leisurely: "What do you think... Too much. ”

She put the teacup on the small table beside her, slowly stood up, and said calmly: "What I am pursuing, Yu Gong, is to prosper the society and serve all nations; Selfishness is power, and it is the pleasure of influencing the government. ”

When she said this, she acted very calmly, as if she did not bother to hide her intentions and pursuits.

However, Zhou Changfeng knows very well that politicians and aristocrats are good at it, and it can be said that it is a routine operation to be double-faced and three-faced.

So, this woman wouldn't be deliberately pretending to be fooled, right?

But it doesn't matter, just flicker, one day you won't be able to pretend.

So Zhou Changfeng said with a straight face: "People have selfish intentions, if Your Highness, your pursuit is really so ambitious, then I am willing to cooperate." ”

"Cooperation?" Zhu Lingjing squinted at him, "Shouldn't it be to follow?" ”

"Okay, then follow."

This guy, if you agree, you will agree, and you are still so twisted and pinched! Zhu Lingjing, who looked as usual, complained in her heart.

From the first meeting to the next few phone calls, it can be said that Zhou Changfeng has a bad impression of this princess - he is mysterious and secretive, and he uses words to threaten, and he can make people uncomfortable when he speaks.

The second time we met today, I don't know if I'm used to it, he actually thinks it's okay, so he talked a few more words.

The ensuing conversation surprised him, as the two had been discussing the current government and politics before somehow turning the topic to the land issue.

“…… Nowadays, the scope of implementation of the "Law on the Redemption of Acres of Fields" is limited, too narrow and too small. It is time for the obstacles to economic development to be removed..."Zhu Lingjing said very firmly: "If we want to pursue a better economic management of the world, this land system must be changed. ”

Since the main means of production in the agricultural era was land, it was common in East Asia that the reclaimed land was annexed and concentrated in the hands of large and small landlords such as the village tycoons and gentry, and many peasants were landless tenant farmers.

Such an agrarian system greatly restricts the development of productive forces and is a source of inequality.

Since the establishment of the constitution in the fourth year of Zhichang, although the Ming Dynasty officially entered the capitalist road, due to the compromise between the old and the new, this reform is not thorough, and there are still a large number of feudal landlords in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty that are not conducive to economic and industrial development.

Especially in the vast rural areas, the conservative forces represented by the landlords are particularly strong and deep-rooted.

In order to speed up construction, the only way to speed up construction is to change the existing land policy and increase agricultural output, so that the development of light and heavy industries can be financed and the market for industrial products can be provided.

After all, compared with poor tenant farmers, the initiative and spending power of the former are certainly a little higher.

Very early on, people of insight realized this, and successively went to the imperial court; Later, as more and more officials pointed out this, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry worked together to draw up a draft reform of land policy.

After months of arguing with the members of the Advisory Council, it was finally approved, and the emperor followed suit.

However, it is only allowed to be tried in Suzhou and Baoding, which are two provinces in the south and one in the north.

Even so, this policy was fiercely opposed by many conservative people in the Ming Dynasty at the time, and several Lang officials who participated in drafting the plan received letters of threats and intimidation; Many of the officials in charge of the implementation were also obstructed, and three people were assassinated one after another.

In the end, with the efforts and joint promotion of countless people of insight, this policy was survived and continued, rather than dying in the middle of it.

In the 28th year of Zhichang, this decree called the "Law on the Redemption of Fields and Mu" was officially promulgated after the adjustment, and the government forced the purchase of land in the name of landlords with more than 80 acres, and then distributed the purchased land to tenant farmers in the form of half selling and half giving away, so that they could turn into semi-self-cultivated farmers or self-cultivated farmers.

In fact, the standard of this decree was broader at first, and the standard for compulsory redemption was 50 mu, because according to the statistical results, there were not many large landlords who owned a huge amount of land in the Nanzhili area, and most of them were small and medium-sized landlords who owned 100 mu or dozens of mu of land.

The price was set at 50 mu, which was naturally more extensive, but the conservative side of the DPRK and China resolutely opposed it, and finally had to raise the redemption standard to 80 mu.

Moreover, since the promulgation of this decree, the Ming government has been cautious in its implementation, showing extreme caution, and paying the landlords are real banknotes, which can be called polite.

In some areas where opposition was fierce, the local government even privately paid for more "credit-rich" gold to appease landlords who had been forcibly bought their land.

Obviously, this policy is inefficient, ineffective, and costly to a large budget.

So far, it has been implemented for a total of nine years, and only the two provinces of South Zhili and North Zhili have completed most of it; Other provinces have only a small number of state capitals to implement it, and progress is uneven.

The only good thing is, I'm afraid... It is mild and stable, and it is not easy to get messy. Stability is supreme, which is exactly what the Ming monarchs and ministers who are bent on seeking stability generally pursue.

But what's interesting is that Zhu Lingjing doesn't seem to be the case?

Zhou Changfeng said with interest: "I think so too, so how to change it?" Continue to deepen on the basis of the "Law on the Redemption of Acres of Fields"? ”

"It's stupid to do this with a real money budget, the cost is too high, and it's really the best policy." Zhu Lingjing put one hand behind her back, and the other hand rested in front of her, and said slowly: "Replace it with national bonds, so you don't have to worry about spending, you have to print as much as you want." ”

Grass! The money printing machine is your family's business, right?

"But the national debt also has to be repaid, how can it be repaid?" When Zhou Changfeng said this, he actually knew very well what the answer was.

Zhu Lingjing on the other side didn't speak, just smiled indifferently, and the meaning was self-evident.

Are you afraid of running out of money when you start a war? Grab it! There is a lot of real money and all kinds of wealth in the South Seas.

"What if it doesn't go well?"

"There are many ways to do this, such as deferring repayment, printing more banknotes, etc., but you have to try to control the depreciation."

If you don't grab the wealth, you can only delay a little longer, and when you win, you will naturally have money; At the same time, it can also allow the banknote printing plant to run at full capacity and print more money, at the cost of inevitable inflation.

However, it is not like that, the Nanyang region is a low-hanging fruit for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Lingjing's idea is still good in Zhou Changfeng's opinion, at least it is very attractive to him.

In today's Ming Dynasty, in other provinces except for the north and south of the country, large, medium, and small landlords own about 52%-60% of the land, and countless peasants are dependent on them, and hired farmers, tenant farmers, and semi-self-cultivated farmers account for as much as 70% of all peasants.

However, there are not many pure tenant farmers, and the tenant farmers are mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai; In other places, such as Shandong, semi-yeoman and yeoman farmers are the main group, and pure tenant farmers are about 10%-15%.

Looking at it in the near future for the sake of the Great War and in the distance for the sake of economic development, land must be redistributed.

This vote, it's done!

(End of chapter)