I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 524 How much tax will be collected in the first year of reform? I don’t scrape the poor people’s money, whoever has the money will scrape it!

In early November, the weather in Chang'an City has cooled down, and before you know it, autumn has descended on Chang'an City again.

Compared with last year, the climate this year is much warmer.

The shadow left by the turmoil a year ago has become much lighter.

Those who should be killed were killed, those who should be exiled were exiled, and the marks that should be erased were erased... The powerful Huo family completely disappeared without a trace, as if they had never been to Chang'an.

In the Shiqu Pavilion courtyard of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, the cabinet duty room was quiet and silent.

Except for Han Zeng and Zhao Chongguo, who led the army to attack the Xiongnu, the other five cabinet bachelors sat on both sides of the long table.

The first person on the list is, of course, the current Emperor of Han Dynasty - Liu He.

Underneath the upright and peaceful expressions of the six monarchs and ministers, there was a sense of excitement hidden, especially the few cabinet bachelors, who were as respectful as before and showed no resentment at all.

Two full months had passed since the murderous court meeting, and they were more in awe of the emperor.

On the case in front of Liu He, there were four love letters: from left to right, one was thinner than the other.

These four love letters are related to the four major events that have just been unveiled: planning, taxation, imperial examinations and expeditions.

For these four things, Liu He and the academicians present worked hard and suffered a lot.

"Your Majesty, the first love letter is a summary of this year's plans for the county and the country. It was compiled by the cabinet in the past few days. Your Majesty, please take a look." Zhang Anshi said.

Liu He nodded and picked up the first volume of the love book from the front of the case: there were as many as ten volumes in a thick stack, each volume had two hundred pages, and it felt heavy in his hand.

There were a total of 103 commanderies in the Han Dynasty, with more than 1,400 counties under its jurisdiction, and a total of tens of millions of people... After turning them into numbers and words, there were only ten volumes.

Compared with the heavy Han Dynasty, Shangji's love book is still too light.

The first love book in Liu He's hand was a summary of Yizhou's plan. After he opened it, he read quickly page by page.

There are some boring numbers and words in between. Because Arabic numerals have not been popularized yet, it looks even more dazzling.

About half an hour later, Liu He finished reading the first book of plans and relationships. To be honest, he didn't get a clue.

As the emperor, Liu He is not omniscient, let alone omnipotent.

Therefore, we cannot do without this group of cabinet bachelors and the officials in the court.

"Wei Qing, in the past two months, you have been responsible for handling this strategic matter, no matter how big or small it is. Thank you for your hard work."

"This book of plans and relationships is very complete, but I couldn't figure it out even after a quick glance at it. I hope you can explain it to me."

Liu He spoke very sincerely, and Prime Minister Wei was a little frightened for a moment. He quickly stood up and bowed to express his gratitude, and then began to speak.

"From the end of last year to the present, although the Huo Party has caused chaos, thanks to His Majesty's foresight, only Anding County and Beidi County have been attacked by soldiers."

"Other than that, there are no major turmoils, and with the protection of Taiyi God, the weather in the Han Dynasty is smooth, the sea is clear, and there is no fishing or drought..."

"His Majesty has vigorously promoted new agricultural tools and new farming methods..."

"So the top-level items in each county have made great progress compared to last year. It can be considered a good year."

Prime Minister Wei only made a brief opening statement, but the stone in Liu He's heart finally fell to the ground.

Sitting in the Weiyang Palace, it was difficult for him to see the whole situation of the Han Dynasty.

Although Xiu Yiwei has spread all over the country and can tell many local situations to the heavens, these news are only superficial.

Only through the plan of this county and country can a relatively complete man be presented in front of Liu He.

Now that I heard what Xiang Wei said for the first time, it at least set a positive tone for the trend.

The first year of the Yuan Dynasty was a good year, and Tai Yishen still wanted to give himself face as the new emperor.

If he is unlucky and encounters a year of great disaster, no matter how diligent Liu He is and how many achievements he achieves, he will still be questioned by the world because of the theory of "influence between heaven and man".

"The good harvest is not due to me, but to the blessing of God Taiyi, to the hard work of all the officials in the court, and to the diligence of the people in the world." Liu He said sincerely.

"Your Majesty is wise!" the cabinet ministers praised sincerely.

"Wei Qing, let's talk about the most important content. I and you guys can't wait any longer." Liu He said with a smile.

"It's the humble minister who has acted presumptuously. Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Wei Lian hurriedly apologized.

Liu He smiled and waved his hand again, signaling Wei Xiang to continue.

"This year is the first year of your Majesty's reform of the Yuan Dynasty. The plans for the county and the country are much more detailed. When the ministers and Guang Luxun Gong Sui tested the plans, they were also particularly strict, so the results can withstand scrutiny."

"The total population of the world is 38,954,103, an increase of 374,951 from the previous year. This is truly a blessing."

In the original history, the annual population growth rate of 10% was already very high, and the effects of the New Deal would not be reflected in population growth so quickly.

This year's population growth rate of 10% has nothing to do with Liu He. It is the good foundation laid by Emperor Xiaozhao and Huo Guang.

In addition, the above-mentioned population only counts the registered residents, and does not include slaves and refugees. The total number of people is probably several million.

This hidden population resource must be unearthed next year.

"Prime Minister Wei, please draft an edict to include slaves and maidservants when we count the population next year," Liu He said.

"No!" Wei Xiang replied.

"Let's continue." Liu He said.

"The total cultivated land in the world is 8,524,000 hectares, an increase of 403,200 hectares from the previous year, which is the highest in history and exceeds the total of the past five years."

This time, Liu He was even more satisfied. The amount of farmland increased sharply, which was closely related to Liu He's implementation of new agricultural tools.

The amount of reclaimed wasteland is closely related to the overall agricultural productivity, so it is the most important economic indicator of the Han Dynasty.

Next, Prime Minister Wei reported the number of new agricultural tools promoted nationwide: This was an item just added to the above plan this year.

Just as Liu He thought, the common people and officials of the Han Dynasty were extremely smart and proactive in using and promoting new agricultural tools.

No wonder so much wasteland can be reclaimed.

"Next year, we must continue to increase our efforts to promote various new agricultural tools, and we must build more ditches in various places. We must not slack off."

"Promise!" All the academicians sang Promise in unison.

Then, Prime Minister Wei reported other items in the plan to Liu He in turn.

The items such as warehouses, grains, cattle, horses, cuosws, trees, and Confucian scholars all increased, while thieves, lawsuits, and prisons all decreased.

It can be seen that what Prime Minister Wei just said is true. Last year was indeed a good year and the weather was excellent.

This good year is not an ordinary good, it has exceeded the best years of Emperor Xiaozhao's reign.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaozhao, it was the most peaceful decade of the Han Dynasty in a hundred years. In comparison, this year is the best year since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

This was within Liu He's expectation, but it still made Zhang Anshi and others a little embarrassed - his actions against the emperor's new policy seemed too childish.

"In the coming year, if everyone in the court puts more effort, I'm afraid the year will be even better."

"promise!"

Liu He nodded and looked at the second pile of love letters, which was the love book for collecting taxes this year. The statistics of the county and the country show that this year is a good year, so the tax will naturally not be much different.

This tax book only records the amount of taxes paid by each county and county, and the content is much less.

The Han Dynasty had more than a hundred commanderies and more than a thousand counties, and they could only be divided into four volumes.

Liu He picked up the top volume and opened it.

This time, Liu He did not rush to read back, but carefully read the summary at the beginning.

This year, the various grains produced by the counties of the Han Dynasty amounted to 1,704.8 million shi, with a per capita output value of 43 shi and an output of two shi per mu.

The total amount is very impressive, but the per capita yield is far from satisfactory, and the yield per mu needs to be improved.

Among these three indicators, the one that attracted Liu He's most attention was per capita output, which was somewhat too "high".

When Liu He was still the king of Changyi, he sent someone to inquire. A family of five cultivated an average of 100 acres of middle and lower fields, and the per capita output was about 24 shi.

The difference is twice that of the national per capita output.

It’s not that someone made a false report, it’s just that the statistical caliber is different.

Liu He asked the individual households directly, and the number in front of him was averaged.

From a rough comparison, we can also draw a basic conclusion: common people from poor families are averaged out by wealthy families.

Many landless and extremely poor people must have received less than 43 dan, or even less than 24 dan.

A man in his prime consumes three shi of food a month and thirty-six shi a year.

A family of five can produce more than 200 shi of grain a year. Calculated according to "one small, two strong and two old", it will consume 150 shi of grain, leaving very little.

However, there are still many families of five whose land is less than 100 acres, and it is extremely easy for them to starve.

Based on this calculation, there are still a large number of people in the Han Dynasty who live a life of hunger and misery.

Under the current productivity, unless all the wealthy families donate their land, someone will always go hungry.

This is the extremely powerful Han Dynasty, but there are still a large number of people who do not have enough to eat, and there is still an insurmountable gap between the rich and the poor.

This only counts grain production. If all households were counted, the gap between rich and poor would only be even more shocking.

Prosperity, people suffer; death, people suffer.

For the first time, Liu He had a clear understanding of this sentence. A hungry prosperous age is not what Liu He wants.

It seems that productivity must continue to be improved.

Farm intensively, cultivate improved seeds, introduce high-yielding crops, popularize fertilizers, build water conservancy projects, and develop the south with better light and heat conditions...

These things are urgent and we cannot wait another day.

Of course, we must spare no effort to continue to attack powerful families.

If the disease is not cured, the medicine cannot be stopped.

Liu He thought about these things, and his expression gradually changed from calm to serious.

The academicians could not understand what the emperor was thinking, so naturally they did not dare to interrupt.

Liu He continued to open the love book and soon saw the land rent item.

The new tax system has not been implemented this year, and land rents are still collected at the rate of thirty taxes per land in the world.

If all the people pay rent in full, they should be able to receive 56.87 million dan out of 1,704.8 million dan.

But in fact, the land rent received was only 11.37 million shi [about 1.1 billion yuan], which was only 20% of the theoretical value. This means that 80% of the land did not pay rent.

It seems that 80% of the land is in the hands of princes, princes and wealthy families with titles, which is consistent with Liu He's calculation.

The Han Dynasty is indeed very rich, but the richest people are the aristocratic families.

Liu He couldn't help but raised his head, suppressing the sudden anger, and looked at Zhang Anshi and others with a provocative smile - they were naturally looked at in confusion.

If he had seen these numbers three months ago, he would not have let Zhang Anshi and others pass so easily. He would have killed the powerful family again.

In the future, if Zhang Anshi and others change their opposition to the New Deal, Liu He will definitely not let them go.

After a long time, Liu He looked away, and then looked down at the income from oral money and tax.

The amount of money per mouth is twenty-three qian, and the collection targets children between the ages of three and fourteen.

The sum of the tax is 120 yuan per family, and the tax is collected from those in the prime of life between the ages of 15 and 56. Adult unmarried women are charged an additional 40 yuan.

If you exceed this range, you don’t have to pay tax anymore.

Out of the 38,954,103 people of the Han Dynasty, 30% of the money was paid as a gift, 60% of the money was counted as a gift, and 10% of the adult population was exempted from the population tax.

Therefore, a total of 268 million yuan was collected from oral money, and a total of 2.8 billion yuan was collected from taxation.

The two largest contributors to Da Si Nong's income were tax and land rent. Together, they collected a total of 3.9 billion yuan.

Coupled with the profits from the salt and iron monopoly, the profits from the average loss, the replacement money and other miscellaneous taxes, Da Sinong's income this year reached 5 billion!

This number has reached a new high, a full 30% more than last year.

Next year, after the implementation of the new tax system, Da Sinong's income is expected to exceed 10 billion yuan.

The poor don't have much money, but the rich and wealthy have plenty of money. It seems that the rich and wealthy will have to suffer even more.

A sinister smile flashed across Liu He's face involuntarily, and he firmly believed in the idea of ​​tax reform.

The chief minister's money belongs to the court, and the young master's money belongs to the emperor.

Liu He then looked down, wanting to see how much private money there was.

The Shaofu's income consists of oral money, fine gold donated by princes, and various property taxes and commercial taxes.

The oral money is 260 million, the mint gold is 280 million this year, the property tax is 900 million, and the commercial tax is 1.9 billion, which adds up to 3.3 billion.

This also set a new high, a full 50% more than last year.

This money is completely at Liu He's disposal and does not need to go through the court. It is the basis for Liu He's implementation of the New Deal.

Arming a new army, expanding the embroidered guards, building sailing ships, opening up trade routes, winning people's hearts... everything is inseparable from money.

With this money, many things will be easier to do.

In addition to the Shaofu and Da Sinong, Captain Shuiheng also has two major sources of income.

One amount was two billion five baht coins minted by Captain Shuiheng, and the other amount was one billion yuan in various stolen money received by Shuiheng Bank.

Adding everything together, the revenue of the Han Dynasty this year reached 11.5 billion yuan, which is a very shocking amount.

No wonder today's Zhang Anshi is in awe from beginning to end. I'm afraid they have to admit that the emperor's reform is very successful - they have just tried their best, and they have gained a lot.

But Liu He was not satisfied enough.

(End of this chapter)