On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 463 Resetting Rent Adjustment
In the 12th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, the imperial court had already realized that the household registration was increasing every year, but Guanzhong and Sanhe had less land but more people, and the people were short of food and clothing.

It's just that even if Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, sent envoys to various places to re-distribute the acres of land, the number of acres was only so small. If it fell into these densely populated areas, it would still only get [-] acres of land per Ding.

But as mentioned before, the rent adjustment in the Sui Dynasty was not determined according to the number of granted land, but a unified line was drawn:

One husband and one wife make one bed, and the land rent for each bed is three stones of corn. If there is a mulberry field, one piece of silk will be paid, each four feet long, and three taels of cotton will be added.

If there is a hemp field, the cloth at one end and the cloth at the other end will be six feet long, plus three catties of hemp.

Unmarried men and servants each pay half of it.

These taxes are determined according to the amount of land granted in the equal-field system.

For a monogamous family granting 140 mu of land, it is naturally called a generous tax.

But in fact, in the Sanhe and Guanzhong areas where the hukou breeds, it is normal to grant [-] mu of land per capita.

With 140 acres of income, [-] acres of taxes are paid, and the hardships of the people in Guanzhong and Sanhe areas can be imagined.

At the beginning, Liu Heita, Sun Anzu, Gao Xianya and others felt that farming could not support their families and had no way out, so they went to Anping County to join Cui Che.

Today, the Kanto area that Cui Che occupies, that is, the land of three rivers, is the most densely populated area in the world.

Since his war to unify the Kanto region did not delay for a long time and did not cause too much damage to the place, the problems that Yang Jian needed to worry about in the past also fell on Cui Che's head.

Last year, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he immediately issued an edict that he would no longer grant land to servants in order to ease the conflict between people and land.

Cui Che borrowed Yang Guang's light, and there was no need for him to be this villain himself.

But in today's Kanto, it is not enough to stop granting land to servants.

On the one hand, Cui Che encouraged the people to move to Yandi.

It is also true that a large number of people who were overwhelmed by heavy taxes chose to leave their homes.

At the same time, Cui Che was also planning another matter, which was to reset the rent adjustment.

Rent, that is, land rent, is the rent that the common people have to pay every year after the court allocates public land to the common people.

Tiao, that is, household Tiao, the imperial court collects silk cloth from the registered common people.

When Cui Che announced this to Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Liu Fang, and Zhao Yuanshu, the eldest grandson Wuji who served Cui Che could not help but say:

"Your Majesty, the people are poor now, and it is not appropriate to increase taxes. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Obviously, because of the plundering of Buddhism, Cui Che left a greedy impression in Changsun Wuji's heart.

Cui Che looked serious and reprimanded:

"I let you serve the left and right, not to allow you to participate in state affairs, whoever gave you the power, you are allowed to speak here!

"It seems that you are worried about people's livelihood, and you have good intentions. This time, I will forgive you for the time being. If you have any ideas in the future, you can sue me in private.

"If there is a next time, you don't want to stay in Jinyang, and go to Liaodong to guard the border."

This was the first time that Cui Che got angry with his eldest grandson Wuji, and it also made the 13-year-old boy at a loss for a while.

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Liu Fang, and Zhao Yuanshu all mistakenly believed that Cui Che was coveting the eldest grandson Wuji's mother. This is no secret in Jinyang City.

They all treated Changsun Wuji as Cui Che's adopted son, and they didn't feel dissatisfied because he spoke rashly.

Even Zhao Yuanshu, Minister of the Household Department, was still trying to smooth things over for Changsun Wuji even though he was frowning:

"Changsun Lang doesn't know something. Your Majesty wants to reset the rent, not to exploit the people, but to lighten their burden."

The four of them have followed Cui Che for many years, and they know their master very well.

He strikes hard at Buddhism and Taoism, but he will never use cruel means to scrape the money of the poor.

Seeing that by the end of the year, the tax money will be put into the treasury, but now Cui Che suddenly wants to reset the rent adjustment. The burden of the common people is certainly lightened, but those burdens are undoubtedly added to Zhao Yuanshu's shoulders.

The revenue of the treasury has decreased. If it is not enough to make ends meet, it is he, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, who is in trouble.
This makes Zhao Yuanshu happy.

Changsun Wuji looked at Cui Che in astonishment, he didn't expect Cui Che to mean that.

Cui Che nodded slightly and said:
"What Zhao Shangshu said is reasonable. Gu's resetting the rent adjustment this time is to make the rent adjustment floating, and he will bear as much rent adjustment as the land is allocated."

Fang Xuanling thought for a moment, then suddenly said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the tax can be reduced or exempted for the people with less land, but the tax for the people with more land can be increased appropriately. In this way, the poor people can survive, and the revenue of the treasury will not drop sharply."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the words.

The happiest person was Zhao Yuanshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He hurriedly echoed:
"Your Majesty, I think the words of the servants are very good. The current rent adjustment is indeed generous for the people who have a lot of land. The increase of taxes at the discretion of the Majesty is also within the range they can bear. I also ask the Majesty for your kindness." allow."

Cui Che was naturally extremely satisfied with Fang Xuanling's method, he clapped his hands and laughed loudly:

"What Fang Pushe said is very much in line with Gu's intentions, so I will reset the rent according to Fang Pushe's method."

Afterwards, Cui Che renegotiated with Fang Xuanling, Zhao Yuanshu and others to divide the rent adjustment into 120 mu, 140 mu, [-] mu, [-] mu, [-] mu, [-] mu, and [-] mu according to the amount of land granted. There are seven levels in total.

Among them, [-] mu of land is granted, which is equivalent to the previous rent adjustment.

If it is lower than [-] mu, the amount of rent adjustment will decrease, and if it is higher than [-] mu, the amount of rent adjustment will increase.

This is also the fairness that Cui Che can guarantee within his own ability.

After all, even if he copied Buddhism and Taoism, the land he got would not be enough to meet the needs of the people.

Simply change the way, so that the people can live on after paying the rent adjustment under the condition of only granting [-] mu of land.

The next day, early in the morning, during the court meeting, Cui Che raised the issue of rent adjustment in public.

Cui Che bowed to face the little emperor, and finished stating all his propositions, then straightened his waist, turned to face the officials in the Daming Hall, and said in a deep voice:
"Do your colleagues have a different opinion?"

All the ministers in the hall bowed their hands and said:
"Xiangguo's words are reasonable, and the minister seconded it."

The little emperor felt ashamed seeing the officials bowing to Cui Che, but when Cui Che turned his head, Yang Hao quickly put away his disgusted expression and said:

"Since the ministers also agree with this matter, then follow Xiangguo's instructions and issue the new lease adjustment to the whole country."

Cui Che nodded slightly, he was very satisfied with Yang Hao's cooperative attitude.

From the beginning to the end, Cui Che never thought that Yang Hao could be completely convincing to him, as long as he could maintain his superficial obedience, he would be satisfied.

After all, what Cui Che wanted was an obedient puppet, not a caring son.

　Only three chapters today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)