Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 69 The Village
He Ting frowned as he looked at the reeds and the weeds began to turn yellow.He said to Duan Hachiro, who was beside him, "How can you farm the land like this? Putting us here, I don't think that Wang Zhizhou has a good heart."

Duan Hachiro said: "You can say a few words less. At least these days, we have food every day, which is not better than the previous days? Set up here early, and pick up your wife and children, so you have a place to stay."

Huang Tongyuan said: "It is true. We have hands and feet, how can we rely on the government to distribute food? As long as there is land, we can always grow food."

He Ting shook his head, obviously disagreeing with what the two said.They have wives and children, and they are alone. How is it?
At this moment, Cui Zhi walked over quickly.When he arrived in front of everyone, he said loudly: "Know the state's decree, let you all know. Those of us who come to open up wasteland will be arranged according to 45 households per village and 55 mu per household. At least [-] households in each village, and at most [-] households. You people are arranged in the same village. Each household has two ding, and families with more than two ding must be separated. Reclaiming fields will be organized by the village, roughly [-] mu per ding. Reclaiming and planting together , Harvest together. After harvesting the grain, three are divided into taxes, five are given to the villagers, and two are stored in the village. The one that is stored in the village is to prevent famines, and the other is to do some public welfare work.”

Hearing this, Duan Hachiro said loudly: "People have birth, old age, sickness and death. If the family is divided like this, some have children, some old people die, so what? Some people have children at home, and some people have elders at home. It's not the same."

Cui Zhi said: "In addition to the land planted together in the village, each family is divided into [-] acres of private land. These [-] acres of private land are not allowed to be bought and sold, only food and fruit trees can be grown. People outside the house will do the cooking. Therefore, if there is no one at home, you can sublet it to others and receive some interest. In addition, each village plans its own plans, including orchards, pastures, and ponds.”

Hearing this, everyone started to talk about it, and they all found it funny.The formation of the village and the use of the land are all up to the peasants themselves, and the government rarely asks.It is unheard of to have every village planned like this.

Seeing that Cui Zhi didn't listen to him again, he couldn't help being a little unhappy.He said loudly: "This is a personal order from the Zhizhou, and no one can violate it! How much food to pay next year is regarded as the political achievement of the village, and there is no reason to be vague!"

He Ting said loudly: "You are the village leader, what do you have to do with us? As long as we have food to eat, why worry about the rest!"

Cui Zhi said: "Don't worry about it? The more food you pay, the more you eat, and your life will be good. As a village leader, I also want to farm in this village and work together, just to avoid corvée and send some money and food. ."

"By the way, you're only talking about farming, not corvée!" Together, they were all angry.

For peasants, taxation is naturally important, but corvée is more important.Taxation is most of the time associated with land, and it can kill people.Corruption is different, it is based on the head, and it can really kill people.

In ancient Chinese society, taxes were generally not heavy.From [-] taxes to [-] to [-] taxes, there are not many land taxes.But in addition to the land tax, one is miscellaneous taxes, there is no accurate number.Not only are they different from time to time, they are also different from place to place.The worst is corvée.Since there is no uniform standard, once the war is launched, it will bring huge disaster to the farmers.In the middle and early stages of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Lizheng Ya front office often ruined the people's homes.Wang Anshi's reforms, and the change of the lizhengyaqian to the recruitment system, changed this situation.

Cui Zhi said: "This matter is also mentioned by the state. Every male in the village has [-] jobs per year. In addition, people cannot be recruited, and the recruits must be paid at the market price. Fifty workers are not considered heavy labor. "

Each job is the amount of work a strong man does a day, so it is popular at this time to measure.In other words, the people in the village have to work for the government for fifty days a year.As for what to do, we'll talk about it later.

Huang Tongyuan said: "Although there are only [-] workers, the time is different, and it is different for our people. During the busy season of the farming season, if you take it out to work, it will affect the harvest. If it is only during the slack season, it will not be a big problem."

Cui Zhi said: "What did you say? You are planting twenty acres of land for the village, planting and harvesting together. When the farming is busy, what will happen to the land in the village? Don't worry, it must be working during the slack."

Everyone was talking about it together, and they couldn't make up their minds for a while, not knowing whether the battle was light or heavy.

Corvée has been a heavy burden on farmers for thousands of years, no less than taxes.Even in New China, it was slowly canceled after the 90s.Volunteer labor used to be a heavy burden on farmers in New China.

For the regime, in such an era, limited by the level of productivity, it is unrealistic to abolish corvée.Once cancelled, many things the government will not be able to do.Wang Xiao hunted down [-] workers, but it was made by cutting and cutting it with reference to the previous Song Dynasty corvée.Whether it is suitable or not requires actual verification.For the common people, many people can't even count, how can they be counted at a time.

Seeing the endless discussion, Cui Zhi raised his hand and said, "Don't mess around, just listen to me! From today, you and I will be people of the same village, and will be the neighbors in the future. No matter what happened before, you must Live peacefully and happily."

He Ting said: "There is one more thing. Now in the early autumn, we can't plant land, open up wasteland, and even harvest grain. What will we eat this winter? If the court provides grain, how will it be calculated?"

Cui Zhi said: "You are all people with hands and feet, how can you eat grain for free? The government will loan us the grain this winter, and it will be repaid within three years. Knowing the state's benevolence, the loaned grain does not count as your interest. .how?"

After hearing this, no one spoke.Everyone understands that without charging interest, Wang Xiaohun can be a benevolent character.In this day and age, is there any interest on borrowing other people's money?Government loans have [-]% interest a year.

Cui Zhi said: "You must understand that if you have food this winter, you will be able to live. Without food, you don't know how many people will not survive this winter. Zhizhou let everyone cultivate their fields. To put it more seriously, it has the grace of life for everyone. "

It is the end of July now, and if you look around in the wild, there will always be something to eat.Therefore, these people who were sent to cultivate the fields were not very grateful to Wang Xiaohun.In their eyes, Wang Xiaohun was just coveting the labor of everyone to help cultivate the fields.If in winter, when everyone is cold and hungry, it will be another idea.

Wang Xiaohun also understood this truth.The so-called emergency does not help the poor, and organizing people in winter can reap their favor.It's just that Wang Xiaohun thinks that what he is doing is a big thing, and those small means are disdainful.Small measures have temporary benefits, but they will not stand the test of time.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Cui Zhi sighed: "Everyone, before the Jin army came, I was just a bookkeeper in Kaifeng city, and I only knew a few words. Knowing the state's appreciation, let us join the army and give us a bite to eat. Now we need to reclaim the land and arrange for those of us who are literate to come to the village to be village chiefs. Zhizhou explained to us clearly that if we do it well, we will have a bright future. If we do not do well, the village chief will be replaced. Do. In the future, we will live in a village, and we will need your help in many things."

Huang Tongyuan said: "Everyone is the same. If it weren't for the Jinbing coming from the south, we would still be burning kilns in the mountains, how could this be!"

Cui Zhi said: "Yeah, we are dying, what can we do when we meet this time? Just to survive, be patient with everything."

(End of this chapter)