"What?" Cui Fuyin looked confused.

What is paid servitude?

The tax system of Dachu is similar to that of the Han known by Li Yewu, and the common people here have to pay two kinds of taxes every year: one is the land tax, that is, the field rent, and the other is the poll tax.

As mentioned before, the land rent is generally collected by the government or the landlord, depending on who the land belongs to.

The poll tax is levied by the yamen, 2 taels per year for children and 12 taels for adults.

Thirty percent of the money collected went to the local county town, and the other seven adults were sent to the state treasury.

In addition, the people of Dachu also have a three-month period of voluntary labor every year, which is for each household to participate, such as helping to build canals, consolidate dams, repair the Great Wall, etc., as the name suggests, to serve in conscription.

There is no money for forced labor, and not only is there no money, but they must also bring their own food, clothing, and labor tools.

However, families serving in forced labor can be exempted from a portion of the poll tax.

At this time, Li Yewu proposed paid conscription: 200 wen a day, food and drink, and a temporary camp to live in.

Where is this conscription, it is clearly fat and beautiful.

Cui Fuyin once again felt that this official uniform on his body was in the way, if it wasn't for this official uniform to hinder him, he would have gone to serve the conscription!

Speaking of which, this couple is not a family that does not enter the door!

Xiao Jiuxi set up a refugee camp to distribute benefits every day.

The little lady is the latecomer and gets a paid servant.

Even if the benefits are paid, as soon as the paid conscription comes out, how will he implement other conscription in the future?

Cui Fu Yin shook his head again and again: "No, no, no, since ancient times, there has been no money for forced labor, and once this precedent is opened, it will be difficult to recover it in the future." ”

"It's not reasonable to work for free, what's wrong with abolishing bad habits?" Li Yewu replied simply.

Cui Fuyin gasped and wanted to cry: "Auntie, looking at the whole of Dachu, there is no place where the conscription is as neat as you, we have to listen to the court, we can't mess around." ”

"Cui Fuyin, you are narrow-minded."

In response to this problem, Li Yewu has long studied it thoroughly, there are a total of ten counties and three states in Great Chu, of which ten counties are directly governed by Emperor Wuhou, and the other three states are Shanhu, Tingliang, and Taiqi, which have become the fiefs of the three adult princes, and they are self-governing.

"Autonomy, as the name suggests, laws, systems, and management, as long as they do not violate the imperial court's restrictions on fiefdoms, can set their own rules.

As far as I know, the imperial court's restrictions on fiefdoms were limited to: Yu could not hoard more than 50,000 private soldiers; Unable to operate a salt and iron business; It is forbidden to privately manufacture weapons and armor-made ordnance; and regular tribute money, grain, taxes, and silver.

Other than that, there's no limit, isn't it? ”

"Indeed...... That's true...... But ......"

"It's nothing good, but, the people have been lying down and receiving benefits for five years, and now they are allowed to work without being paid, where is it justified? And I flatter a principle: under the heavy reward there must be a brave man, and if the reward and punishment are clear, they will be accomplished.

Oppression will only make people resist, and giving benefits can not only make people stable for a long time, but also allow ordinary people to find their own value. ”

"Looking for value?" Cui Fuyin was stunned for a moment, and vaguely seemed to see his teacher.

"Everyone has the value of living, some people are famous, some people are profit-seeking, ordinary people are just to support their families, and they can support their parents, wives and children so that they can study and live a good life, which is the value of the head of the family, and making money to feed their parents is the value of children.

Only when people continue to create value and realize value will society prosper. ”

To put it bluntly, in fact, the government pulls people to serve in conscription, which is similar to building high-speed railways and bridges in modern times, but everyone is equal in modern society, and if you want people to work, you have to pay the corresponding remuneration.

But often, because of this, it will eventually be overthrown by the accumulation of public grievances and public anger.

The fact that the ancients couldn't see this dead circle didn't mean that Li Yewu couldn't see clearly.

As an infrastructure builder, she knows the key to making society work.

Reassuring the people's hearts is the most important thing for social stability and prosperity.

Although Xiao Jiuxi's starting point is right, but the method is wrong, his welfare policy will make the people indulge in a honeypot of delicious and lazy.

To put it bluntly, the developed countries can pay generous welfare benefits because they have already completed the primitive accumulation and the overall level is at the world's leading level, so they have the capital and ability to implement high-welfare policies.

What about the city?

Agriculture is underdeveloped, the economy is not developed, and there is no breakthrough in science and technology.

In order to improve people's livelihood, we must first increase the employment rate, then raise people's income levels, and then talk about welfare policies.

When people realize their self-worth in their work, their sense of happiness will naturally come up slowly, and only when they are full of hope for the future will they become more and more motivated.

Cui Fu Yin's eyes trembled, and the shadow of his mentor on Li Yewu's body became clearer and clearer.

The people's peace of mind and seclusion are the words that his old man often says.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years have passed......

"I don't know where Madame heard this opinion."

"Uh...... The elders in the family used to be officials in the court, and most of them were exposed to it. Li Yewu is talking nonsense.

Anyway, the grandfather of the original owner did serve as a cabinet scholar, although he was dismissed thirty years ago because of a disagreement with Emperor Wuhou's politics, and died of illness soon after, but it is an indisputable fact that there is this origin.

She just needs to push these shocking opinions to her grandfather and father, this is the benefit of orphans, everything is unproven, it all depends on what she loves.

Cui Fuyin somehow had an idea in his heart, and asked in a ghostly manner.

"I don't know the names of the elders in your family."

"Li Deqing."

“！” Cui Fu Yin Dengshi changed his attitude and looked excited.

Really!

He said why he repeatedly saw the shadow of his mentor on Li Yewu's body, it turned out that he was really a descendant of his mentor!

Cui Fuyin trembled and waved his hands: "Mrs. was originally a descendant of her teacher, God opened my eyes and let me have the opportunity to meet my teacher again, I haven't waited in vain all these years!" ”

“？” Li Yewu was dazed.

"I'm a student of Li Gelao!" Cui Fu Yin Lao burst into tears: "But it's normal for my wife to not know me." At that time, Li Ge Lao was dismissed, and his students were either dismissed or transferred from Beijing, and I was always on the edge of the wilderness, and I was only transferred to Taiqi City five years ago.

In the thirty years of time and command, I never thought that the sons of the ancients were so big.

Speaking of which, your father was only twenty years old when I left Jingshi, and now he is also at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, is he okay? ”

Li Yewu didn't expect Cui Fuyin to have such a relationship with his family.

I just bragged for the first time and ran into an acquaintance, how can this be good...... Li Yewu, who was still secretly happy just now that he was dead and had no proof, cracked at this time.

However, looking at Cui Fuyin's attitude and reaction, he should agree with what he said, and maybe the original grandfather also said something similar.