Infrastructure: I survive in troubled times

Chapter 281 Productivity (one more)
"Why did Cao Wei perish? It's like the original tenant farmer who farmed the land for the landlord, and now farms for the emperor. It's pretty good? How could it be?" Is it very high?" He clapped his hands and said, "It must be very high."

Hong Lianshuo looked at Jiang Shuisheng, who was thinking fast, with bright eyes, smiled and said, "Yes! That's right, Cao Cao is more ruthless, and he takes [-]% of the common people's harvest."

"Hey..." The people present gasped, "Black, this heart is really black!"

"Don't worry, Cao Cao's descendants are even more ruthless, [-]%!" Hong Lianshuo gestured with his fingers.

"Grandma's, he's going to have to worry about everything, why keep [-]%!" Sixi said angrily.

"His grandma, he is not finished, who is finished. He is more ruthless than ordinary small landlords." Chen Zhongyuan's eyes almost fell out of the window.

"But in this world, is it the king's land, does he need to charge such a high rent?" Jiang Shuisheng asked inexplicably, "How much can the emperor eat alone?"

"The emperor can only eat three meals a day, even the delicacies of mountains and seas, rare and exotic animals, and he can't eat so many rented children!" Chen Zhongyuan echoed, "Yes! Why does he charge so hard? I don't know what to do to fish!"

"Yes! They know a lot more than you, but don't forget, who would think too much money! And there are huge officials?" Hong Lianshuo kindly reminded them after hearing the words, "For example, in this city It is better to go moldy than to distribute the food to the hungry people.”

"This..." Sixi gritted her teeth and said, "then they deserved to be overthrown, and they have no heart of benevolence."

"Then combine the two! Since both have shortcomings, let's take their advantages." Lin Nanzheng's eyes fluttered slightly, and suddenly he fixed his eyes on Hong Lianshuo and said excitedly, "For example, the emperor gave the people one hundred acres of land, and twenty acres It’s the people’s own random planting, and what to plant in the [-] acres must be in accordance with the court’s regulations, of course, this land is their own, and they can handle it privately.”

Hong Lianshuo's black eyes flickered when he heard the words, and what Lin Nanzheng said was that the government leased 80 acres to farmers, and they could only grow food. After the farmers died, the government would take it back.This is the land-equalization system developed in the Tang Dynasty.

"Is this feasible?" Lin Nanzheng looked at them with bright eyes and said, "Let's pick a better one."

"No, no, you should choose the one that suits you." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with deep and upright eyes and said, "Choose the one that can mobilize the farmers' enthusiasm to the greatest extent." He looked at them calmly and said, "The land is privately owned. Qin and Han are very powerful, and Cao Wei, who owns the land, is not weak. They were very effective in restoring agriculture at the beginning of the dynasty." He raised his index finger and said solemnly, "But they have a big drawback that they cannot solve land annexation. Although The imperial court has severely cracked down on land annexation, but everyone can see the effect, and those who should perish will perish."

A typical 20.00-80.00 principle that applies to everything, [-]% of the elite, [-]% of the common people.

No matter how hard the court cracks down, the land will inevitably go to 20.00% of the people in a few decades.

Just as 20.00% of the people hold 80.00% of the wealth, the wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people, and the gap between the rich and the poor is too large.

Therefore, the contradiction between more people and less land in the 300s of the Unified Dynasty intensified, and a large-scale peasant uprising broke out.

Everyone fought and killed, and then two-thirds of the people died, and the remaining one-third were redistributed.

The new dynasty shed its burdens and set off lightly.

The feudal society of more than 2000 years has been in a cycle like this, and no dynasty can escape the cycle.

"A dynasty can be strong without the land-equalization system. Even with the land-equalization system, there is still no way to escape land annexation. It's only a matter of time before it will be destroyed." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with cold eyes and said.

"Can't we avoid land annexation?" Cao Huaimin looked at them with a frown.

"There seems to be no way at the moment?" Hearing that, Han Chuhu frowned and looked at them and shook his head slightly, "This land is the lifeblood of people, and there is wealth in the soil, who would be willing to give up!"

"Then let people not regard the land as their lifeblood!" Sixi said innocently looking at them with black and white eyes.

Lin Nanzheng shook his head and laughed when he heard the words, "How is this possible?"

"There is a way, but it can't be done." Hong Lianshuo said suddenly.

Swipe... Everyone's eyes turned to Hong Lianshuo and asked in unison, "What can I do?"

"Increase the yield per mu!" Hong Lianshuo looked at them calmly and said, "Can't the existing land be able to support all the people and the future like rabbits, a litter and a litter of people are born in vain Fatty. Farming is no longer making money, and land is no longer the lifeblood. This land merger will be resolved naturally.”

"How much is the yield per mu?" Four Xi looked at her and asked hopefully.

"For wheat, let's say a thousand catties per mu!" Hong Lianshuo said easily.

"Hiss..." Everyone gasped, swallowing saliva.

"We only produce [-] catties per mu now. You have to increase it by five times, and you will die." Ye Yunyu pursed her lips and looked at her with wide eyes.

"Not to mention that technology is the primary productive force!" Hong Lianshuo said regretfully looking at them.

It should be that science and technology are the primary productive forces, and the problem of land annexation that the feudal society has never been able to solve, the industrial society came, and it was solved at once.

The state's taxation is no longer dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is still the top priority. It has to be tightly controlled by oneself. If you don't have enough food, you will have a big mess.

Whoever controls the food controls the human race.

The current per-mu yield is too low. There is no chemical fertilizer, and it depends entirely on manure. Not only is the yield low, but it also contains lower nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.It is strange that the production capacity per mu has gone down.

"Especially, the fields have to be cultivated in rotation, that is, they have to be planted for a year and rest for a year." Ye Yunyu took a deep breath and said, "So the imperial court encourages land reclamation."

"Isn't there a lot of land that has been opened up, and it's privately owned?" Chen Zhongyuan remembered when he heard the words, "I'm afraid if you have the strength!" He rolled up his sleeves.

"It would be good to have some output in three or five years from the land reclaimed. The yield is even lower." Ye Yunyu looked at them in dismay and said.

"The low yield and the rapid population growth are enough to offset the output of land reclamation." Hong Lianshuo said as he looked at them with his dark eyes.

"The yield per mu is two hundred catties, which is enough for us to eat." Chen Zhongyuan said.

"You still have to pay taxes!" Hong Lianshuo kindly reminded him.

"Ah... oh..." Chen Zhongyuan scratched his head and said, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "What if everyone pays taxes! That way, we can pay less."

(End of this chapter)