The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 276 Government Decree (Seeking Monthly Ticket Subscription!!)

There are a total of three government orders in the bamboo slips.

One is the Farmland Water Conservancy Law:

Send special officials to various places to take charge of this matter.

Officials and people who can propose land planting methods, point out the advantages and disadvantages of ponds, dikes, and ditches, and they are effective, can be rewarded according to their utility.

The second is the recruitment law:

The abolition of the original civilian households needs to undertake corvee labor such as hard labor, miscellaneous labor, and military service.

Under the rule of the Yellow Turban Army, the method of employing people for service was adopted, and the expenses required by the employees were apportioned by households.

The tyrants, landlords, and aristocratic families who did not have to bear the burden of labor had to pay labor money, which was called "servant money", and even borne heavier taxes.

The third is tax law:

In the first two years, [-]% of the land was collected from powerful landlords, [-]% of the tax was collected from ordinary households, and [-]% of the tax was collected from those who leased land. The reclaimed wasteland was exempted from tax for one year, regardless of whether the rich or the poor.

From the third year onwards, both powerful and ordinary people collect [-]% of the land tax, and [-]% of the land tax is charged for renting land, but the more land there is, the heavier the tax will be.

Those with more land pay more, those with little land pay less, and those without land don’t pay.

Divide all farmland into three grades according to the degree of fertility of the land. Upper fields are more expropriated, middle fields are expropriated as usual, and lower fields are less expropriated.

The investigation of the land is judged by Yinglangwei, Fu Zhu, the Secretary of Agricultural Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Anyone who dares to deceive the land maliciously, or who is corrupt and perverts the law will be punished.

Yang Ji held the bamboo slips in his hands, feeling as if they were extremely heavy.

The first farmland water conservancy law does not have any problems, but it just costs more money and food.

But the second and third clauses are undoubtedly the meat and meat of the powerful landlords.

Although Yang Ji was under the rule of the Yellow Turban Army, his family did not have much land in Bingzhou, but once this order came out, the Yang family would definitely have to bear part of the "service money".

But the most important thing is that although the Yellow Turban Army is powerful enough to suppress the powerful landlords in the territory, once these two decrees are issued, they will violate the interests of the powerful families in the world, and they will definitely push all the powerful families to the opposite side.

Money matters are small, if the Yellow Turban Army is defeated, the Yang family may not be able to survive, Yang Ji has to think about his own family.

Therefore, Yang Ji should choose to oppose whether it is for official or private matters.

"Ming Gong." Yang Ji's complexion changed, thinking about how to use words. After all, Xu An has a lot of prestige, "I think the first one is feasible, but the second and third decrees are issued now. Not very timely."

Pang Bo frowned, and echoed: "I agree with Wen Zhong. Although our army has gained some advantages now, it is not a crushing situation. Just like this, forcing the world's powerful families to come to the opposite side of us, our army will be unable to move an inch. This law is not appropriate.”

Fu Qi examined the content on the bamboo slips, shook his head slightly, and advised:

"Duke Ming should be worried about money and food, so he wants to issue these three decrees to enrich the warehouse, right?"

Xu An nodded, the money and rations in the Yellow Turban Army followed the transfer of the army, as well as the expenditure of various policies, it was like flowing water.

"I thought my Yellow Turban Army was born to be incompatible with most of the powerful families. It was in a situation where we were in the same situation. When we attacked the two counties of Hedong and Shangdang, the private soldiers of the powerful families even far outperformed the regular Han army."

As for what Yang Ji and Pang Bo said, once these two decrees came out, they would violate the interests of the world's powerful families and force the world's powerful families to go to the opposite side of the Yellow Turban Army. Xu An had also considered it.

But the Yellow Turban Army does not have the name of righteousness, and it belongs to the peasant uprising. So far, no powerful family in the county is willing to join the Yellow Turban Army.

Yang Ji, Fu Qi, and Pang Bo were willing to join the Yellow Turban Army for a bright future because of the threat from the Liangzhou rebels, Yan Zhong's kind invitation, and the potential of the Yellow Turban Army.

As for Yan Zhong, although he is a celebrity in Liangzhou, he is different from those powerful families that belong to the Han Dynasty. He is ambitious. He has seen the weakness of the Han Empire, and he wants to replace it and gain the merits of the dragon.

Xu An's voice was low, and he said, "The powerful family is already on the opposite side of us, so how can we force it?"

"The rich have fields and fields, but they pay less money, and the poor have no land, so they collect more corvees?"

Since we cannot rely on powerful families, it is better to issue decrees to win the hearts of the people and rely on the masses to rely on the people.

The interests of the Yellow Turban Army and the interests of ordinary people are completely bound together, to open up the wisdom of the people, to develop and grow, and to take a path that no one has ever traveled before.

"The aristocratic family has a thousand years of heritage, a century of collections, and a large number of talents. This is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, and I know that."

Xu An raised his head slowly, and there seemed to be sharpness in his eyes.

Yang Ji and Pang Bo could not help being surprised when they felt Xu An's sharp gaze.

Xu An pressed the copybook, and said slowly: "The voice of one person is like a mosquito."

"The voices of ten people are already full of voices, but the voices of a hundred people can shake the deaf."

"Although we don't have strong soldiers or huge wealth, we have the people of the world! The voices of thousands of people will surely shake the heavens and the earth!"

Xu An finished speaking, but the house fell silent, almost a needle could be heard.

Fu Qi pondered for a long time, bowed first, and said: "Minggong said that the powerful family is on the opposite side of our army, I'm sorry I don't agree with it."

Xu An was a little puzzled, but he didn't know why Fu Qi said that.

"Chu and Han are fighting each other. In the past, the great ancestor Zhan Baisnake rebelled. It has been hundreds of years since the Han Dynasty.

"The situation in the world is not peaceful, and the atmosphere of the Han Dynasty has not seen a bright decline. Most people naturally still have their hearts towards the Han Dynasty."

"The false emperor clearly stated that the death penalty for those who enter the path of peace is more likely to implicate the clan, so it is natural that people who follow him are rare."

Fu Qi put down the slips and saw Xu An's expression of listening, so he continued to speak.

"The decline of the Han Dynasty. The false emperor issued an edict to abolish the governor and replace it with the state pastor. The authority was loosened. All the ambitious people in the court wanted to buy officials with huge wealth."

"When the world is in great chaos and when all the heroes rise together, there will definitely be powerful families like the three of us who will place their bets on the Yellow Turban Army. The three orders of Minggong are undoubtedly to reject most of those who are willing to follow suit. outside the door."

"Now the Duke of Ming governs the four counties of Bingzhou and half of the county in Hedong, but the population is only a million. If they want to develop, if the powerful family resists too much and the power of the prefecture grows, if they rely on the strength of the family, it may be difficult to develop."

Xu An also fell into deep thought because of Fu Qi's words. He really didn't consider the points Fu Qi said.

Fu Qi bowed slightly
"I believe that the two laws, the Service Recruitment Law and the Taxation Law, need to be slightly revised."

Xu An said sincerely: "Mr. Fu, please tell me."

Fu Qi saluted again, and said: "First of all, I believe that our army is not short of money. Because of the land issue, Duke Ming sent Wei Lu, the governor of Langwei Township, to Hedong County, and he will definitely be able to collect part of the money. "

"'Assistance money' may not be levied for the time being, and it can be fully afforded by relying on our military finances."

"Secondly, in the taxation law, I believe that powerful and powerful landlords should not be treated differently, and those with more land should not be taxed more, just treat them equally."

"If Duke Ming wants to collect more land taxes, he can slightly lower the standard for land use. This method will not cause too much resistance, and it can increase fiscal revenue."

"Wait until the time is ripe and knowledgeable, then you can carry out the government of Minggong today. To govern a big country is like cooking a small fish, Minggong should not be too anxious. Our army and civilians are only a million, and the army is no more than a hundred thousand. We will do it after we are small and powerful. Conspiracy."

"Listening to Fu Gong's words is better than studying for ten years. This matter should be taken slowly."

What Fu Qi said was indeed quite reasonable, after Xu An thought carefully, he nodded in agreement.

The powerful forces at this time are too strong, but the power of the Yellow Turban Army is relatively weak compared to the powerful families in the world, so it is really not appropriate to force them too much.

If the world's powerful and powerful families all had the same hatred and attacked the Yellow Turban Army first, then even if Xu An's power is beyond the sky, I am afraid that there is only one way to defeat.

For the current plan, the best way is to boil the frog in warm water, and first snatch some benefits from the powerful family bit by bit to accumulate strength.

Temporarily hiding the clumsiness, not showing too much edge, let Liangzhou, and the follow-up Youzhou rebels, attract the firepower of the Han army and the heroes, this is the way to win.

(End of this chapter)