Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 576 Overall Planning and Layout
After Zhu Youjian read Zhuang Yuanzhou's secret copy of the book, he couldn't help admiring the keen insight, decisive courage and determination of this official newcomer.

Zhuang Yuanzhou was able to further judge the strategy he wanted to achieve through the simple event of encountering obstacles in the summer grain collection. This kind of very advanced consciousness was unique in Daming, whose overall thinking was solidified.

Because what I'm doing now, I don't show any intention to promote the integration of gentry and gentry. Even Wen Tiren, who is good at figuring out the holy will, didn't notice it at all, but Zhuang Yuanzhou, who was thousands of miles away, guessed it.

In addition to accurately studying and judging his main strategic intentions, Zhuang Yuanzhou also put forward his own solution to this problem in the title book, clearly expressing his determination to unswervingly implement the emperor's will, saying that even if he loses his reputation because of this, he will not lose his reputation. not hesitate.

Of course, Zhu Youjian can see that Zhuang Yuanzhou's last words are not so much a statement of determination and attitude, but rather a desire to give him a definite answer, hoping that he can be consistent in this important matter that involves the interests of countless people , He will not change sides halfway due to the huge pressure, then he will really die without a place to bury him.

Of course, Zhu Youjian will pay more attention to this courtier who has the courage to reform and serve, and has great potential in ability.

The reason why he directly named Zhuang Yuanzhou to go to Qufu at the beginning was actually the close relationship between him and Sun Chuanting that he valued the most.

As the saying goes, things of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. To judge a person's character and ability, you can get a rough idea from the friends he usually associates with.It was precisely because of his love for Sun Chuanting that Zhu Youjian took a high look at Zhuang Yuanzhou and asked him to be the magistrate of Qufu. He also wanted to observe the talents and virtues of this new Jinshi, so as to decide whether to promote and reuse according to the actual situation.

Unexpectedly, this unintentional act of his own has unintentionally discovered a great talent. Zhuang Yuanzhou's open mind and courage to take responsibility are exactly what he appreciates the most, and it is also the most scarce thing in Daming at present.

It is undeniable that Zhuang Yuanzhou's blatant declaration of loyalty was also driven by a strong sense of utilitarianism, but this did not arouse Zhu Youjian's resentment.

As long as one can make contributions to the whole society, isn't it a matter of course to become famous?
People live for a lifetime, fame and fortune are two words.No one is exempt, there is no truly selfless person in the world.In the world of mortals, everyone has many entanglements, and everyone does not only live for themselves. Without rich material conditions, how do you make those you care about healthy?
Zhu Youjian has a positive and positive attitude towards Zhuang Yuanzhou's attitude and ideas, but he has no intention of taking action now.Because once the gentry and gentry pay their grains together, once it is implemented, it will inevitably cause shocks in the entire Ming Dynasty. If it is not handled properly, the situation that was just stable will become turbulent again.

In the current Ming Dynasty, the tax-free land is in the hands of scholars, including officials. Without enough benefits as exchange and compensation, it is not the best time to force reform.

In Zhu Youjian's plan, the reform should be gradual and targeted, and the suzerains and vassals are the first choice.Attacking the vassals will not cause political instability, but will make everyone in the world applaud.

The fields owned by more than 20 hereditary vassals of the Ming Dynasty and the Lumi consumed every year are no less than the land occupied by the gentry. The vassals who have been in captivity for 200 years have no resistance to the force from the outside world , as long as the suzerains and vassals are settled, the next step is the turn of the gentry.

Daming belongs to the Zhu family, and even the Zhu family has to pay the grain. What capital do other people have to refuse to pay taxes?

Of course, at that time, whether it is suzerain, officials, gentry, or scholars, they will still enjoy certain privileges, which will reduce resistance to this initiative.

Jinshi meritorious officials will have [-] acres of tax-free land, [-] acres for juren, and [-] acres for students.

Officials above the fourth rank and below the second rank will add [-] mu to the merit of Jinshi, and officials of the first rank will have [-] mu of tax-free land. Military generals will follow this example.

The prince's tax-free land will be increased according to the regulations of the Taizu at the beginning of the country, [-] mu per mansion, which should be a lot.

The existence of this unique identity of the Kong family can enjoy [-] mu of tax-free preferential treatment.

This kind of reform was not thorough, and the feudal princes and gentry still enjoyed preferential treatment, but after implementation, it could bring fundamental benefits to the imperial court's finances.

Take Lu Wang Mansion in Yanzhou Prefecture with the Kong family as an example. The fields owned by the Kong family in Qufu and other prefectures and counties in Yanzhou Prefecture add up to more than [-] mu. This is twice as much as that of the two families, and both of them occupy good irrigated fields. The average yield of summer and autumn grains per mu is about two shi.

That is to say, the grain output of King Lu's Mansion reached more than one million shi a year, but the imperial court did not get a grain of rice tax from the million shi.

If the tax-free tax of 50 mu of the Prince's Mansion is used, and the remaining 30 mu is paid at 30%, then the imperial court will have to collect at least 400 shi of grain a year, and the twenty-odd vassals will have an average of [-] mu per family, and each year will pay [-]%. According to the calculation of two stones per mu, at least [-] million stones can be collected every year.

What is this number?
The total amount of grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital is about 400 million shi every year. As long as the suzerain-vassal reform is successful, it will be equivalent to another amount of grain transported. With such a huge amount of grain, why worry about the instability of the world?

There were more than [-] mu of land under the name of the Prince of Chu’s mansion, which had already been cut off. After being expelled, all of them belonged to the name of the public land. Now it is mainly cultivated by many collateral children of the original Chu king’s family named Zhu, who are also taxed according to the three levels. Paying rent and taxes can bring more than [-] shi of extra income to the local government every year. Most of these grains are collected in the local Changping warehouse, and a small part is used for the daily expenses of the local nursing home.

The same effect is also provided by the 30 mu of land donated by Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyan. These extra income have played a huge role in the government's relief of the lonely and helpless.

With the large-scale development of various measures to increase production and income such as land reclamation and water conservancy organized by governments around the country, the current food price has dropped significantly compared to the time of war and famine a few years ago, and it is an era of relying on food to earn huge profits. It can be said that it is gone forever.

Take the capital city with a population of one million as an example, there is not only a stable water transport input, but also successive increases in grain production in the states and counties of the capital, so the price of grain has dropped from the sky-high price of four taels of silver per stone when it was the highest in the seventh year of Chongzhen. At the beginning of the year, it was about seven yuan per stone.

With the construction of water conservancy facilities in various places, the summer grain harvest in the Gyeonggi area is generally bumper this year, and now the price of grain per stone has dropped to about five yuan, and it is all new and more delicious grain.

When the large area of ​​the lake is successfully developed, the price of grain in the whole country will be even lower. At that time, it will be the best time for Zhu Youjian to launch the plan of gentry accepting grain.

Because the sharp drop in food prices means that the benefits obtained from food have decreased sharply, and it can even be said to be unprofitable.Because when the supply of grain on the market exceeds demand, if you think about hoarding it again, just wait for the grain and rice to rot in the warehouse.

When food is no longer a scarce commodity, gentry who want to earn huge profits through a large number of fields in their hands will naturally choose to obtain wealth through other means such as doing business and setting up factories, which will also greatly reduce their emphasis on and dependence on land .

The plan belongs to the plan, and various reforms still need to be laid out slowly and launched at the right time.

In Zhu Youjian's plan, the development of Huguang is the first task, and the completion of the agreement with the Dutch is listed as the second, which includes the transformation of Zheng's Group.

As long as the above two major events go well, the reform of the suzerain and vassal will follow the trend, and then the gentry will pay for it.

According to the time calculation, the Jinyi Tiqi who went south should be in place. After they have contacted the guards in Quanzhou and Fuzhou, investigated the situation of the main leaders of the maritime merchants and pirate groups, and made full preparations, they will wait. The negotiation between Zou Weilian and Zheng Zhilong came to an end.

The life and death of Zheng Zhilong and the Zheng family all depended on his thoughts.

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