Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 732

A deal, it's a deal.

Liu Mu believes that there must be some kind of deal between Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Wu Xing Qiwang, otherwise how could tens of millions of mu of fertile land be transferred to Li Shimin's hands.

Owned by the treasury is equivalent to owned by the emperor, this is Datang.

Liu Mu put down those land deeds, and slowly closed the wooden box, with a hint of depression in his expression. At this time, Liu Mu's heart was calm, and his brain was chaotic.

This game is difficult.

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty didn't promise anything to these seven families, but being able to ask for so many land deeds is enough to prove that the price to be paid is huge.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has become a common practice for big landlords to annex land.

There are only two possibilities for these big landlords to lose their land.

The first type is when someone loses their land, which is an event against someone like ransacking the family and exterminating the clan.

And for many big landlords to lose their land, it can only be the replacement of dynasties.

Right now, there is actually a third possibility.

Liu Mu slowly raised his head, and at this moment he realized that this was exchanging land for capital, and the landlord class might be a sign that the landlord class would be upgraded to a big capitalist class.

The silence in the hall lasted for two quarters of an hour, that is, half an hour later, Liu Mu spoke.

Liu Mu understood that if he didn't speak, these people would never speak first.

Liu Mu said, "Uncles, grandpas, great-grandpas."

This opening remark made everyone sitting there slightly stunned, and then all showed a hint of smile.

"What is the most lacking in Tang Dynasty? Please ask me, junior!"

None of the people sitting in the front seats spoke, but a few juniors answered, not grandchildren, and the few who spoke were all around 40 years old.

Liu Mu's question seems ordinary, but it is not something that young people who are fledgling can answer.

Talking about everything.

At this time, a middle-aged man from the Li family of Zhao County came out of his seat.

Naturally, Liu Mu didn't know him, so Cui Yuan whispered to Liu Mu, "The Ye Wang, a famous scholar in the eastern ancestral house of the Li family in Zhao County, according to the ancestral tree, he is the No. 18 grandson of Li Mu in Zhao State. His elder brother is the eldest grandson, Homeowner."

As soon as Liu Mu heard the name, plus Li Mu, Liu Mu knew that he would have a grandson born in ten or twenty years. His grandson was a celebrity, served as prime minister three times, and finally became Duke Zhao.Brilliant talent, but character...

not so good!
First he followed Zhang Yizhi's brother, then he followed Wu Sansi, and finally he followed Webster's party. Historians have not left a few good things about him.

King Li Ye said: "In the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a thousand wastes were waiting for prosperity. It seems that there was no shortage. Just talking about the cattle, at the most difficult time in Hedong, there may not be one cattle per ten thousand mu. There are no cattle here, and the fields can't produce enough. Insufficient, food is not enough, naturally people can't eat enough. If people don't have enough to eat, they won't have more children."

"What the Tang Dynasty lacks the most is population."

"Wonderful." Liu Mu clapped his hands in agreement.

Liu Mu said: "The biggest shortage in the Tang Dynasty is population, so dare to ask Uncle Li Shi how to make the population enter the explosive period."

King Li Ye shook his head: "Besides the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people, the weather will be smooth, but I can't think of any other good plan. I hope to hear Liu's son-in-law's advice."

Li Yewang bowed his hands and retreated, he didn't dare to answer Liu Mu's title of Uncle.

This is not to look down on, but the status is too far apart.

Liu Mu stood up at this time: "Uncles, grandpas, great-grandpas. I haven't read many classics, but I have read a lot of miscellaneous books. If I have some simple opinions, please correct me if I am wrong."

No one answered, and Liu Mu also understood that there was no need to wait for someone to answer at this time.

Liu Mu continued: "Let's talk about the sharp drop in population first, the chaos at the end of Qin Dynasty, the conquest of the Xiongnu by Wu of the Han Dynasty, the melee war between Wen and Wen in the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty, the rebellion of the Eight Kings of Jin Dynasty, and the excessive conscription in Sui Dynasty."

"That's a good point. Then the first point of my nephew is civil strife, excessive conscripts, and poor soldiers. Although it is said that the Han Dynasty conquered the Xiongnu to protect the family and the country, it did cause the population to drop by more than half during the reign of Emperor Wu. Sui conquered Goguryeo, even more In this way, the battle is correct, but the strategy is not appropriate. My nephew Liu Mu's high opinion should be praised."

The one who spoke was Li Yanshou, the elder of the Li family in Zhao County, who was of the same generation as Li Yuan and a celebrity.

The imperial court asked him to be an official several times, and he finally agreed, but he was not an official and was willing to compose history. As a scholar, he knew that he was not good at officialdom, so he was willing to participate in compiling history.

"Praise." Several people agreed with Liu Mu's words.

"The younger generation will say some arrogant words again. The second is to return the farmland. During the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, too many people took the opportunity to occupy a large amount of land, and even left it barren. This matter will hurt the interests of countless people. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Everyone nodded, it made sense.

Who is willing to hand over the land under his name for free, such a thing is impossible.

"Then, the per capita rate is equal to the mu. The per capita tax is abolished, and the grain tax is paid according to the number of fields owned. Three new taxes are added. The first one is called the workshop tax. Take the yarn workshop as an example. Sales volume, etc., to set a tax, which is equivalent to the tax per mu of land, this is very difficult, the difficulty is to set the rules."

Cui Yuan said: "There are people who have no land but have thousands of looms. I'm afraid the output will be no less than ten thousand mu of fertile land. If this matter can really be implemented, I'm afraid it will take half a year to debate in the court just to make a rule."

"Half a year is not a long time, and I am not afraid of disputes, as long as the rules are reasonable."

The five surnames and Qiwang have actually discussed it. They are willing to take out the land because they have seen the changes on the Japanese Island. The people of the Tang Dynasty on the Japanese island of Zijiu used the mu tax law. There are many problems in it, which need to be adjusted and improved. There are many places, but they are really different.

Qijia believes that the court of Tang Dynasty also saw this benefit.

Just talking about the population, how long has it been since the number of women who are pregnant and waiting to give birth on Wa Island is twice as high as that in the wealthy villages around Chang'an.

It is because Ding has no taxes, and he does not worry that the population will increase and he will pay more, and he cannot afford to raise children.

trend.

When the general trend comes, there are countless capable people among these big families with five surnames and seven wangs. Once they find that a certain trend cannot be stopped, they will definitely follow the trend and adjust the family strategy as soon as possible amidst this change.

A thousand-year-old family is a thousand-year-old fox.

Let’s talk about the workshop, which has huge profits. How could the imperial court give up this area of ​​taxation? Instead of other ethnic groups, it is better to take the initiative to participate in this new tax discussion.

"Nephew, please continue." Li Yanshou signaled Liu Mu to continue.

"Then the second tax, artisans have no land, they rely on work to make a living. Taking Chang'an as an example, how much does a family need to spend each year to keep a moderate income. If the income is lower than this income, no tax is paid. The higher part, If you pay [-] wen for ten guan every year, then you will pay [-] wen for the first [-] guan, plus [-] wen for the last ten guan.”

(End of this chapter)