Han Shizu

Chapter 1801 Still Land Issues
Emperor Liu didn't look murderous, but the meaning revealed in his words still made Kou Zhun awe-inspiring.After organizing his language a bit, Kou Zhun calmly said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court's policy of emigrating to the border has always faced resistance from three aspects. The common people love the land very much, as long as they have a few acres of Susukida to cultivate and support their families, they will not easily leave their homes and go to the frontiers to cultivate; the third is that the local tyrants use their power to restrain and control the people.”

Hearing Kou Zhun's words, Emperor Liu's face remained unchanged, and he said, "I can understand the concerns of the local government and the people. But the former is controlled by the authority of the imperial court. The government's resistance has been reduced a lot. I don't believe it, they dare to blatantly violate the imperial court's major policies!

As for the people, what I have always adhered to is to lure them with profit, so that the people can see the benefits, give money, land, farm tools and seeds, tax incentives, and policy protection.In recent years, both Anton and Anxi have been effective. Obviously, this method is still useful even if it is slow to take effect.

In contrast, how did the local tyrants you mentioned obstruct this matter?And why? "

When the word "local tyrant" was mentioned, Emperor Liu's tone was already a little off.For a long time, because of the five words "imperial power does not go to the countryside", there is a lot of disgust towards the local powerful clan forces, thinking that they are grabbing imperial power, eroding the foundation of the empire, and shaking the rule of the great Han.

In the past few decades, they have also tried their best to rectify and suppress, including forcibly relocating landlords and powerful landlords from various places to consolidate the border.However, what is the result? The Yulin Rebellion has learned enough lessons. The policy of relocating tyrants is desirable, and there is no big problem with the method, but the biggest problem is that after the relocation, it was not brought under control. .Moving to a border area was the next best choice. That thief Yuan Ke was able to succeed at the beginning, not just because of his wolfish ambition.

And how much has changed in the places where Haoqiang has been cleaned up? The answer is that there is no change at all except to make room for ordinary Qianshou and to increase some available means of production for the government.

Decades later, a new batch of powerful landlords rose again, and what they did still had an inherent class character.However, the pressure on the head of Li Min was still the mountains of nobles, bureaucrats, and landlords. However, under the relatively clear political environment and relatively stable social security of the big Han, the style of conduct was slightly restrained.And these three mountains are precisely the ruling foundation of the current Han Empire.

After breaking through the inherent thinking, Emperor Liu also gradually came to his senses. It is nonsense to try to use imperial power to go to the countryside.

Even the management of the bureaucracy is so difficult, and the administration of officials has always been difficult to clarify, let alone the lower levels.And if there were no powerful clans to help govern and maintain the stability of the place, the empire would not know what kind of chaos it would be.

"Those who have land are unwilling to move, and those who have no land are trapped under the control of rural tyrants, so even if the imperial court lures them, relying on the people to apply for immigration spontaneously is difficult to achieve results.

Hearing this, Emperor Liu finally put away that lazy posture, sat up, and murmured: "It's only been a few years since the founding of the big man, is it really unstoppable?"

Facing Emperor Liu's concerned gaze, Kou Zhun replied sternly: "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, at least [-]% of the peasants have lost their land, and the rest of the Daozhou, I have never seen the specific situation. unknown!"

"Your Majesty, I have little knowledge, so I can only report to His Majesty what I have seen and heard in Huazhou. In the early years, thanks to the court's kindness and the government's best efforts, the people of Huazhou have their own fields and live in With a house and enough food and clothing, even if the court lures them, there are very few people who are willing to go to the frontier to cultivate, unless the court uses force. Even some people who are not willing to be trapped in the fields go out to work in cities and towns to make money.

However, when Kou Zhun mentioned this time that there are local tyrants making waves, controlling the people, and opposing the great policies of the imperial court, it seems that Ni Lin has been touched, and at the same time he feels a sense of embarrassment.

However, it didn't last long because someone was stopping them.Those tyrants who merge and buy land not only need the land, but also need people to cultivate and produce it after taking the land, otherwise after buying the land, it will be abandoned because no one cultivates it, and this business will lose money."

In addition, for land buyers, although the transaction tax is high, it only needs to be paid for once. It only needs to continue to cultivate and produce output, which can be paid back in as short as three to five years, and as long as eight or nine years.

In view of these reasons, as well as getting older, Emperor Liu has gradually formed an "appeasement" mentality towards the localities. As long as the overall safety and health are guaranteed, he is unwilling to make any more troubles.

Kou Zhun felt a sense of tremor just because of the vague anger. Therefore, when replying, he was more careful in his speech organization.Without directly mentioning those tyrants and what happened, Kou Zhun slowly said in a way of talking:

"That's right!" Emperor Liu sighed, "Since ancient times, the land has been annexed, and it's not just those self-cultivating farmers who annexed. They swallowed all the land and people, and turned my people into their slaves!

Kou Zhun said: "The land transaction taxes and fees formulated by the imperial court are high, but they are shared by both buyers. In order to save convenience, government tax collectors only look at the tax amount more often, regardless of who the taxpayer is.

After venting his anger, Emperor Liu said again: "The purpose of setting high taxes on land transactions is to restrict land transactions. Now it seems that it is really easy to think..."

Under such circumstances, the imperial court's policy of immigrating to the border is a good place for these people.As far as I know, there are no less than a thousand people in Huazhou alone who are recruited from the frontier to cultivate under the hardship of livelihood.

Local tyrants take advantage of this opportunity to annex land, and there are always those who do not manage well, and when they run out, they sell the land.Therefore, in Huazhou, the landless population is increasing. Because they are registered, in order to pay the two taxes, they have to live with the powerful landlords and become tenants.

In addition, it is difficult for the government to manage all aspects of the local area, and it is also impossible to achieve comprehensive supervision of land transactions, so private transactions are inevitable, and local local tyrants help hide land and household registration.

The instinct of land is to pass it on to the family, and with the rise in food prices in the past two years, more people are willing to invest in land management.

However, this situation, after more than ten years, finally changed.Farmers manage the land, if the weather is good, after paying taxes and serving in the army, their livelihood can still be worry-free.Once there is a natural disaster, the livelihood of the land will be destroyed.

In the past, what was effective and able to break the restrictions of local tyrannical powers was only when His Royal Highness Qin Wang recruited the people for Andong, and the officials of the governor's mansion leaned over to personally go, and the village dared not stop it! " Kou Zhun continued.

Speaking of this, Emperor Liu couldn't react, interrupted Kou Zhun, pondered for a long time, and asked seriously: "Kou Zhun, tell me honestly, the annexation of local land is really as serious as you said! "

Simply hateful!Can the imperial power not go to the countryside?In the Han area, relying on such local tyrants and gentry to maintain stability, can it last?This is already the case less than 40 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. After a hundred years, it will be fine! "

There's even..."

Speaking of this, Kou Zhun stopped, but seeing his expression, Emperor Liu said angrily: "What's more, there are collusion between the officials and the gentry, and they are robbing and plundering. This is what you want to say!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Kou Zhun bowed his body and said solemnly.

"I really don't want to use my wisdom in these situations!" Emperor Liu said coldly.

(End of this chapter)