Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1304 Although Zhou is an old state, his life is renewed

"Is the portion taken by the Production and Construction Corps based on a fixed ratio or a fixed amount? What if it encounters a famine year?"

It has to be said that although Cheng Wen came from a wealthy background, as the left servant of the household, he can be regarded as the key to the problem at a glance.Although this "household joint production responsibility contract system", which is specially implemented in Jingying Juntun, seems to be good, there are two keys to its current success: First, the year looks good this year, with abundant rain and sunshine, The climate is also rare and normal; second, the part of the "land rent" taken by the Production and Construction Corps is set at a high and pragmatic level, it seems that it must not be set high.

But since this is the case, once there is a problem, there can only be variables in these two points.For example, when a disaster occurs and it becomes a "famine year", it means that the harvest is reduced.Good luck is a small drop, bad luck is a big drop, and if the luck is extremely bad, it is not impossible that there is no harvest.

This involves the "land rent", that is, the portion taken by the Production and Construction Corps.If this part is high and pragmatic, it is a fixed amount, that is, no matter how much food you produce, I will take a fixed amount.For example, if I take [-] catties per mu of land, it doesn’t matter if you produce [-] catties or [-] catties, it doesn’t matter to me. I want the [-] catties anyway.

Under the circumstance that the quota is not high, this system looks very good, and the operation is very convenient - the Corps only needs to measure the size of the land, it is very easy to calculate.

But Cheng Wen knew that it was easy to get into trouble. For example, in a famine year, the military household was utterly unlucky and had nothing to gain.At this time, if his family contracted ten acres of land, they would need to pay five hundred catties of grain output. What would he give?Human head?

If you look at it this way, it is more "humane" to charge proportionally. For example, a military household originally produced [-] catties of grain every year, and he needed to hand over [-] catties. If a thousand catties are lost, then he only needs to turn in two hundred catties.

Bad luck is always bad luck, but at least it's better than the previous one.Because even if he encounters an extreme year, at least he doesn't have to post back when the grains are not harvested.

However, what Gao Pragmatist told him seemed less charitable, as Gao Pragmatist said, "It's a fixed amount."

Cheng Wen immediately seemed worried, and Hu Zhili was even more direct, frowning: "In this case, in the event of a famine or a military disaster, the farmland is destroyed and the grains are not harvested, then these military households will inevitably have to sell their sons and daughters. Even fleeing to the rivers and lakes..."

"No." Gao pragmatically shook his head and said, "There are supporting measures for this regulation. For example, this quota is not static, but is adjusted according to the actual situation every year according to different regions, and the adjustment date is at The first half a month after the rush is completed.

At the same time, there are also standards for the amount of this adjustment, that is, the 'fixed upper limit system' - the highest in good years does not exceed [-]% of the approximate yield per mu of the year, the highest in disaster years and famine years does not exceed [-]% of the approximate yield per mu of the year, and in major disaster years or Regional minimum or even no charge. "

Then Gao Wushi explained to them how the disaster levels of disaster years and famine years were divided, and how the "rough yield per mu" he mentioned was obtained.

These details were not decided by Gao Pengshi sitting at home and clapping his head. These are all from Jinghua people-especially the data provided by his farmers in Sanshenyuan based on their years of experience, and then aggregated to Jinghua, and then It is calculated by Gao pragmatically.

As a grass-roots cadre in a township in a previous life, Gao Wushi can almost be said to be his own bank. The possible problems he has encountered or at least heard of in the past are more confident than fighting a war.

The systems he set have been detailed to the extent that the new military and political servants do not have to intervene much, and the scope of adjustment is not large - to be honest, Gao Wushi has considered the issue of his own resignation sooner or later, so he will do this. Do it to prevent later monks from reciting crooked scriptures.

After hearing this, not to mention Cheng Wen's admiration, even Hu Zhili was filled with emotion, and said: "I have been an official for nearly 40 years. It's not that I haven't seen a good official who pleads for the people, but even Hai Gangfeng used to take There is no such kind and practicable solution.

The following officials want to come, although Hai Gangfeng is dedicated to the people, but his methods are not tough after all, and his approach is just 'robbing the rich to help the poor' in the final analysis. It seems fair, but it is not sustainable at all.Because there is a lot of wealth in the world, the poor take more, the rich must take less, but behind the rich there must be relatives and friends who are officials in the court..."

When Hu Zhili said this, he was surprised that he was right, and immediately changed the topic: "But Situ is not. The key to Situ's administration is never such useless actions as taking more and taking less. The 'wealth of the world' changes from one to two, from two to three, and starts again and again and never stops.

In this way, since the wealth of the world has multiplied, the amount of distribution will not be so sensitive. It may be more or less, but it is not a big problem.Situ, Xiaguan suddenly remembered your court examination strategy theory in the eighth year of Wanli - "The Great Troubled in Poverty". "

"Oh?" Gao pragmatic did not expect him to suddenly bring up his controversial policy theory back then.

However, Hu Zhili seemed so excited that he stood up and recited aloud: "Today's great trouble lies in poverty: poor officials lead to robbery, poor people lead to robbery, poor army leads to trouble, and poor country leads to weakness.

In ancient times, it was said that poor people were not frugal at first, but they thought that if they were frugal, they would be rich, and if they were rich, they would be comfortable.

The so-called poverty is also, for the common people, the production is not enough for self-sufficiency, and the trade (trade) is not enough for self-use. If we look at the source, there is nothing more than a lack of production and poor transactions.

The so-called poverty, as far as the country is concerned, is less than the annual income, and its expenses far exceed the annual income.Officials have low salaries and want to live, how can they not be greedy?Small people want to live with low production, how can they not steal?The army is underpaid and wants to live, how can they not make trouble?The country wants to live after a poor harvest, how can it not be weak?

For this reason, if you want the officials not to be greedy, you must first increase their salaries; if you want to prevent the common people from stealing, you must first enrich their income; if you want to prevent the soldiers from making trouble, you must first pay for them; if you want to prevent the country from being weak, you must first enrich the treasury.

Your Majesty may ask: This is all a fee, and the state is not enough, why is it?If it is levied, officials will have full salary, soldiers will have full salary, and the country will have full treasury, but will the people be more impoverished?

The minister heard that there were fewer taxes in the past dynasties than in this dynasty.In the former Song Dynasty, when he crossed the south, he was in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, and his annual income was still in the tens of millions. In this dynasty, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces, and dozens of countries that pay tribute. It is as far away as the Han and Tang Dynasties, but the annual income is less than 500 million ears.China has been rich and prosperous since ancient times, so why is this dynasty poor? "

Hu Zhili recited the opening part of Gao Wushi's article word for word, then heaved a long sigh, and suddenly bowed deeply to Gao Wushi, saying, "When this article was published in the past, Zhili could not fully understand its meaning. He has slandered in private, thinking that this policy is difficult to implement.

Now it seems that Situ's strategy is far beyond what he can measure by obedience.In the past, it is really the axe in the class, the inscription in the Confucian temple, and the teacher is really ashamed of the ceremony... Please forgive me. "

Gao Wushi hurriedly stood up to help him up, and said, "Master Yazhai, please don't destroy the students, you are a senior Shilin, and you are a student when you comment on late-born articles. What's wrong with this, why is this?"

Seeing him, Hu Zhili immediately took two steps back, bowed his hands and returned the salute. He felt more relaxed, and said with a smile: "When Situ was young, some people joked about it as 'Old Xiaoge', although I don't know if it was true at the time, But now it seems that Situ has the bearing of a prime minister."

Naturally, Gao pragmatism did not dare to talk, and the two sides exchanged a few polite words.After he sat down again, Hu Zhili talked about the business again and asked, "Situ just said why the Production and Construction Corps has such income, but I don't know why they are willing to turn over such a large amount of money to the Ministry of Households? Besides... uh, The next official also wants to ask one more question, if this money goes to the household department, can the household department make some use of it?"

This is the meat of the show, why the production and construction corps has so much money is not the key, the key is how they are willing to pay, and whether we can use the money.

Gao Wushi smiled and said: "There are indeed some reasons for this..." So he repeated the worries of the nobles, and hardly concealed anything.

Cheng Wen couldn't help frowning when he heard it: "This group... is really a good plan. In order to preserve the results of the Beijing camp's restructuring, Situ has to shelter them from the wind and rain?"

Before Gao Wushi said anything, Cheng Wen continued: "According to the opinion of the lower officials, busyness can help, but it's a lot of work, but it's not a good idea to help white people." Look at Hu Zhili.

Of course Hu Zhili knew what Cheng Wen meant, but he agreed, so he said: "Yes, the lower officials also think so. Situ, the Ministry of Household is in a hurry to spend money now, since the production and construction corps has such a large amount of money, but They don't need it for a while, so it's always alright for the household to move it around for a while, right?"

Gao pragmatically smiled and replied simply, "Yes."

Ok?
Cheng Wen and Hu Zhili were a little stunned, so simple, so easy to talk?
No wonder they were surprised. In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, the Jingying area, regardless of whether it was the Imperial Guard or the Production and Construction Corps, had the word "Gao" on their foreheads, saying they were high and pragmatic descendants. Not too much.

After all, other than Gao pragmatism, who can handle the mess in Jingying?Don't you see how many times the Beijing Camp has been restructured, and every time, the mud can't support the wall, and he always looks like he is dying. That is to say, Gao pragmatic's restructuring has the fastest effect, and it is almost immediate.

But what followed was that Gao Pragmat himself had a huge influence on it, and it was almost irreplaceable - the Guards were not only selected by Gao Pragmat, but also depended on the supply of money from the Production and Construction Corps, while the Production and Construction Corps If we want to be able to supply, we not only rely on the various regulations set by Gao pragmatically, but also rely heavily on the cooperation with Jinghua.

After turning around, the rope was still in Gao Qiji's hands.In this case, how can others not think that Jingying is actually a direct line of high pragmatism?At least, unless it is the emperor's decree, his influence is unparalleled.

In this case, is it not surprising that Gao pragmatic is willing to let the Ministry of Household embezzle the money?

He made such a promise, but Cheng Wen and Hu Zhili were a little less confident. The two looked at each other, and finally Cheng Wen, who had brought up the topic, spoke first and said, "This... Situ, this money is related to the stability of the Beijing camp after all. The Ministry of Household’s annual deposit of silver is basically fixed, if the production and construction corps uses the money to fill other holes, and if it can’t make up on time, the production and construction corps may be there…”

Afraid of what?It's nothing more than that the Production and Construction Corps couldn't pay the Praetorian Guards, and then the Praetorian Guards made trouble for pay!

The 6 soldiers of the imperial guards are not the Beijing camp, the 6th regiment, the [-]th regiment, and the three major battalions in the past. The combat effectiveness of these [-] people can already be seen from the quelling of the Northwest Rebellion. I am afraid it will not Weaker than Xuanda and Jiliao frontier armies.If such a large army that is placed in the capital raises its wages, if there is some kind of "violent capital shock", who can afford the consequences?

I don't dare to say too much, I'm afraid it's not a big problem if the Ministry of Household loses a few heads.

But Cheng Wen and Hu Zhili knew something, and Gao pragmatic head was very stable, because at that time, I am afraid that the emperor could only ask him to go out to appease the guards.But the heads of the two of them are quite unstable - you two are singing and proposing to "move"!
Seeing this, Gao Wushi couldn't help laughing in his heart, but his face was serious, he shook his head and comforted: "Don't worry, firstly, this money must not be misappropriated, and secondly, part of this misappropriation is only for emergency use, and soon I will There will be another way to get a sum of money to fill this hole."

The two of them were greatly surprised. Everyone had a rough idea of ​​how much silver from the Ministry of Household could be put into storage every year, because it was all fixed under the regulations of the state.There are only so many fields in the world, and the Qingzhang has been completed. Even if the whole world is favored by God this year, and the weather is good everywhere, in fact, there is not much more money.

At this time, the Ming court basically did not have much disaster relief capacity at the national level, so they would not have paid more for it.Then, conversely, when the weather is good, it is nothing more than that there are more deductions that need to be reduced or exempted according to the regulations. Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system, but that is also impossible, because the peasants are poor not because the emperor earns more, but because the bureaucratic landlord class in the middle earns more.

Seeing their confusion, Gao Wushi said, "Don't be surprised, the two of you, the money is indeed available - the headquarters has decided to crack down on profiteers on a large scale this year and strictly investigate tax evasion and evasion."

When it comes to tax evasion and evasion, the two servants first thought of Tian Fu, and they almost persuaded them together.But they quickly reacted - Gao pragmatism has never cared much about Tian Fu. He just mentioned 'strike against profiteers', so this sentence 'strict investigation of tax evasion and tax evasion' is not aimed at landlords, but wealthy businessmen. Jia!

The number one "rich businessman" in the world is Gao pragmatic himself, but the tax he pays every year is terrifying, this blow will definitely not hit him, then...

Cheng Wen and Hu Zhili suddenly felt a sense of oppression overwhelmed by dark clouds.

Cheng Wen, one of the important figures of the Shi School, was a little bit better. It was nothing more than another fight with the Xin School, no big deal.

However, Hu Zhili had to worry about the big changes in the court, and quickly said: "The business tax was never seen in the early days of the country. Although it is gradually promoted now, after all, the time is limited. If it suddenly becomes severe, the lower officials will be worried..."

"Can't the system at the beginning of the country be made easier?" Gao pragmatically said solemnly: "Although Zhou is an old state, its life is restored. If the rule of the world is not consistent, the country will be unlawful. Since the old system is insufficient, it is time to change the new system. If everyone If I dare not say it, I dare not do it, why do people in the world want me to wait for my parents to be an official?"
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