Chapter 112: Land Reform
The tea was fragrant, and the attendant poured tea for the two, and then quietly retreated.
"What's going on in the Six Dynasties, it's just a private plan." Mu Tianyang took a sip of tea, and his words were a little sharp:
"I don't want Brother Lin to be the same now."
"I'll admit, I'm selfish too."
Yan Ling said calmly:
"But my original intention is also for the prosperity of my family and country, and the happiness of the people."
"How?"
Yan Ling stood up, opened the window, and looked down on the bustling city from the top of the tall building, the breath of rolling red dust poured in, diluting the lightness and loneliness on his body.
"This can be seen in the future."
He said, in a serious tone.
A world where the people are happy.
A nation that grows stronger.
Mu Tianyang stopped talking, and in his mind, the scenes after entering the Hua Dynasty flashed.
The people are happy.
Yan Ling turned around and stretched out his hand:
"Now is not enough, would you like to encourage me?"
Mu Tianyang lowered his head and thought.
After a moment, he stood up with a solemn expression, gave a salute, and said solemnly:
"The Mansion of Qianguo is willing to participate in this prosperous era together."
The two looked at each other, and their eyes shone with the same brilliance as they did a hundred years ago.
"It just so happens that I have a plan to release it all over the world, but for some reason...... Now you can use it, you listen? ”
Yan Ling said with a smile.
After some narration, a look of surprise flashed across Mu Tianyang's face, but then, admiration surged again.
"Brother Lin is a talented ......"
……
Yan Ling summoned the various Shangshu and placed a document in front of them.
"This is a statistical book of all the cultivated land in my territory, which has been counted, and there is no doubt about it." He said:
"After a series of events such as wars and cleansing of the lawless gentry over the years, nearly one-third of the cultivated land is still in the hands of the landlords and gentry."
"And most of these are still fertile fields."
"Now that the country has just been established, there is still such a situation, and I don't dare to imagine what kind of scene it will be in a hundred and ten years."
"I have decided to recover all the gentry's fields and then redistribute them to the people of the world, of course, the court will give some compensation."
His voice was sonorous and powerful, and he was greeted with the shocked eyes of the ministers.
Even after this turbulent era and all kinds of turmoil, the land occupied by the landlords and gentry is still a huge amount, and you can imagine how vast their land was before.
In the homes of the gentlemen, there are more than 1,000 hectares of fields, and even if there are few, there are 5,700 hectares.
Where the field of the world is five feet for the step, two hundred and forty steps for the mu, and one hundred mu for the acre. These hundreds or thousands of hectares of land are a very large number. It is no joke that the landowner is eleven and the tenant author is nineteen.
It has become a fact that the rich have no place to stand, and the poor have no place to stand.
Even though he had experienced a series of changes, Yan Ling decided to change all this.
And when the ministers heard his words, they were also looking at each other.
It is not that successive dynasties have not suppressed land annexation, but it is rare for him to do so.
Even in the heyday, once an emperor proposed to do so, he would fall into a sea of rebellion in the blink of an eye.
This is an offense to the landlords and gentry! Even if there is compensation, how can it compare to the land that can make money continuously?
But all of you here are smart people, and when you think about it, you quickly think of the benefits.
The peasants' 2,000-year-old uprising is just for a piece of land, so what if they have food to eat and land to plant?
Then the people will be at peace! The world will be peaceful!
A few people have received people's education since childhood, so the acceptance is extremely high at this time, and after a while, the stunned on their faces has disappeared.
On that side, Yan Ling didn't care about the reaction of the ministers, but continued:
"Including all the fields owned by the royal family, they will also be divided."
Yan Ling's words fell, and he once again ushered in a shocked look, and some people even couldn't help but set their eyes on Yan Quan, who was also a little sluggish on the throne.
Hey, take care of your father Ji, he even wants to do it for you!
Don't you want to take this opportunity to weaken the power of the royal family and increase his power!
There were also people loyal to the emperor who immediately said:
"Shousuke-sama, not really. These lands are an important source of internal funds, and the royal expenses depend on them, and the rent is also very low, and the people praise it, so there is no need......
Yan Ling replied with a firm look in his eyes:
"The reform of the world, how can there be a special reason for the royal family? Land reform, starting with the royal family! ”
At this time, Yan Quan also reacted. He trusts his ancestor unconditionally, and at this time he also opened his mouth to stand for him:
"It's okay, Shoufu's words are reasonable, I must not be special, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone to be unanimous."
Hearing this, the ministers couldn't help but be silent for a while.
Good guy, this knife is even flesh and bones, and even you can cut yourself!
This kid really trusts his father Ji! You are a politician and the first thing to consider should be interests rather than right or wrong.
But since Yan Quan also said so, then naturally they would not have any objections.
Yan Ling wasn't worried about this.
In fact, in addition to land, the family has operated a lot of properties over the years, and the ownership is in the hands of Yan Quan, which alone is enough for the royal family to live a prosperous life.
What's more, with the compensation for the land, it will not be a small amount, but it will help the royal family to focus on the industry and commerce that are more likely to shine in the future, and get more returns.
Subsequently, Yan Ling recounted the general line of thought, and the ministers acted immediately according to his instructions.
Soon after, Yan Hongliang presented a reform plan, which was the result of comprehensive consideration by many courtiers.
The gentry landlords were allowed to leave an additional 100 acres of land, but the rest had to be purchased at a market price of 50%.
The land will be distributed to the people, and although it is not gratuitous, the price is extremely low, and it does not have to be paid immediately, but only within five years.
However, this is also conditional. The amount of land owned by each person must not exceed the limit of 50 acres of medium land, which is converted into 20 acres of high-class land and 100 acres of low-class land.
Land transactions were strictly limited to a certain range to avoid recurrence in the future, and the amount of land that could be purchased per person, including a husband and wife, was enough to enable the people to live a fairly prosperous life.
Now that the natural disasters have been eliminated, and there are no heavy rents, and there are so many fields, five years of repayment time is enough for them to save enough money.
Yan Ling looked at the plan in front of him and nodded with satisfaction, and then Yan Quan put his big seal on it.
(End of chapter)