Datang first village

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"Sit!" Li Yuanxing made a gesture of invitation, and then pressed a red protrusion on a black square on the desk: "Qiuxiang, send the tea stove here. Then send the report on the engulfment of the land from the Security Department of the Tang Empire !"

After finishing speaking, Li Yuanxing signaled the two senior officials to sit down.

Under the surprised gazes of the two elders, Qiuxiang really appeared. You must know that His Royal Highness King Qin's voice was not loud just now, and it is absolutely impossible for it to come out of this room.

"Your Highness!" Qiu Xiang put away the materials, set up the tea stove and retreated.

Coal is still used, but nobles still use bamboo charcoal to burn tea stoves, because bamboo charcoal has no ash and has a slight fragrance.

Cui Dunli was naturally responsible for boiling water and making tea. Wei Zheng tidied up the table and put the materials on the side where no one was sitting, so that the tea would not accidentally get wet.

Li Yuanxing placed a long black board and a round black object in front of him.

At this time, a bright light appeared on the large black square connected with many lines under Li Yuanxing's table. After a few flashes, a beam of light shot out from the flat black square on the table, and a map appeared on the white cloth.

Surprised, there was only surprise in the eyes of the two elders, what kind of fairy art is this!

Li Yuanxing held a remote control and pressed it, and all the curtains were lowered. This was made of the blackout cloth at the back. The whole room was darkened, but the map on the white cloth became very obvious.Cui Dunli's hand was almost reaching into the charcoal fire, and he retracted in time when he felt the heat.

"These things surprise you. Datang may be able to produce them 50 years later. This is why I praise craftsmen. Don't underestimate the power of craftsmen. They can double the wealth of Datang every year, and even More!" Li Yuanxing opened his pre-prepared ppt while speaking.

What is on the white cloth is actually just a table top.

Li Yuanxing chose the Datang map as his desktop.

Cui Shuli nodded: "Your Highness is absolutely correct. According to Cui's report last season, because craftsmen have made many sharp weapons. The output of various goods has greatly increased, and the cost has been reduced, and the production has become more exquisite. .”

Wei Zheng also interjected: "In the monthly report of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Chang'an's tax revenue increased by three times last month!"

"Let's not talk about that, just look at this map."

The map is a map of the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an, many of which are painted in red and blue.

"This is the land occupied by the temples and Taoist temples in Chang'an before this king's expedition. Among them, the red ones belong to the Buddhist sect, and the blue ones belong to the Taoist sect. The number is not too much, but it is also quite a lot."

After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he pressed the keyboard again, and the map changed again, and the red part increased several times.

"In one month, the Buddhist gate actually occupies so much land!" Cui Shuli couldn't believe it.

"Go and check the grain tax!" Li Yuanxing said indifferently.

But Wei Zheng said at this time: "Your Highness, do you still remember the form you prepared. Regarding the decree that nobles are not allowed to be tenants, Huangtian retracted this decree."

The two people sitting here are all gentry, so Li Yuanxing felt a little embarrassed: "Well, I was just talking about it at the beginning. There are also tenant farmers in my king's Qinwang farm, so this point really cannot be carried out. You're joking!" Li Yuanxing spoke with sincerity, but the two senior officials shook their heads at the same time.

It was Wei Zheng who said, "This method works!"

"It's feasible?" Li Yuanxing wondered if he heard it wrong.

Wei Zheng nodded very solemnly: "I think it's feasible, what does Cui Changshi think?"

"It is feasible, but I think the details need to be discussed. There will be differences between Wei Changshi and Wei Changshi!"

"In that case, let's discuss it!" Li Yuanxing knew very well that the prohibition of tenant farmers could protect the great development of Tang's agriculture, and the biggest advantage was the prohibition of land enclosure.

The tea was stopped, and the tea stove was thrown aside.

Li Yuanxing took out a dozen sheets of A4 printing paper and put them on the table, and Cui Shuli took out the pen that Li Yuanxing gave him.

"This king believes that whether the tenant farmers are banned or not, the key is to ensure the interests of the farmers. Let's put it this way, many farmers don't have enough to eat, so naturally they don't dare to have more children. This king thinks that more children are more blessed, and a full house of children and grandchildren is the most important thing." Blessing." Li Yuanxing expressed his opinion first.

"For the sake of the future of the Tang Dynasty, what His Highness said is very true." Wei Zheng's words are very fair.

Cui Dunli also said: "Your Highness, there are actually some distinctions, such as the nine grades His Highness divides craftsmen. His Highness has been busy with state affairs recently, and the Ministry of Industry has changed a lot of personnel recently, and has not reported it in time. In fact, states and counties There are seals, about craftsmen!"

Li Yuanxing nodded, he didn't bother to ask about these trivial matters.

"The matter should be caused by several conflicts between craftsmen and gentry family stewards. At the beginning, the states and counties made a statement. Since the craftsmen were set for craftsmen, the Tang Dynasty originally had a distinction between first-class households and second-class households. Please help Craftsmen are assigned grades. The new minister of the Ministry of Industry also put a seal on the saint, asking third-class craftsmen to be first-class people!"

"Suppressed!" Li Yuanxing laughed.

Cui Dunli nodded: "Yes, of course they will be suppressed, because third-class craftsmen are first-class civilians, which means that second-class craftsmen are nobles."

"This king understands that the gentry is classified by household and person. The eldest son of a first-class gentry can also be a first-class gentry, and the illegitimate son is a second-class gentry. The specific method seems to need to be discussed in detail!"

"Your Highness is right. This can be discussed at the Tianying Pavilion, but the seal must be issued by the Prince Qin's Palace. In the Tang Dynasty, no one except the Prince Qin Palace dared to issue some seals. Even if the Seventh Family wanted to, they would not dare to issue such a seal. With the gentry ranks, it is possible to regulate the number of tenant farmers according to different grades, as well as the ratio of the per-mu yield that the tenant farmers can allocate." Cui Dunli's words are considered to be representative of the Seventh Family.

Li Yuanxing had a vague feeling that the Seventh Family wanted to take this opportunity to rise to power and become a first-class noble family in the Tang Dynasty.

This is a name.

So what about Lee?Li Yuanxing was looking forward to what kind of benefits the family would return to Datang.

Sure enough, Cui Dunli continued: "Each level of noble family will naturally have a hard surname standard. How about donating taxes for Datang every year? If you don't have enough taxes, donate!"

If it is really a big family working, they are careful in handling things, and every request will be rewarded.

"Okay, let's write the seal!" Li Yuanxing rummaged through the bookshelf after speaking, but he didn't have half of the paper for the seal, so he had no choice but to ask the guard to get it from other places in the village.

While waiting for the paper for the seal, Wei Zheng continued: "What is a temple? The people cannot use tenants. This will be an iron law. Common people and landlords can still buy slaves, but temples cannot raise slaves. Slaves themselves are inconsistent with Buddhist laws. , so there are no tenants and no slaves, and even if there is land, there is no way to grow it. It is a kind of barren land. The monastery cannot control the land by punishing grain."

"However, we have to wait until the ranks of the nobles are settled!"

Cui Dunli hastily added. "There are laws of the country first, and then there are states and counties to deal with it, which is to abide by the laws and regulations!"

Li Yuanxing said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry, and this king didn't expect to solve the troubles of Buddhism overnight."

"As your Highness said, the recent grain and tax inspection is only the first step. It's just a trick!" Cui Dunli asked again.

Li Yuanxing opened the file of the Security Department of the Tang Empire, found a page and pushed it in front of the two long historians: "After reading this paragraph, you two, if it's just a tiger, this tiger is too powerful."

The dossier of the Security Department of the Tang Empire.

Naturally, it was the food tax plan prepared by Qin Qiong. Qin Qiong estimated a figure.

40 dans of grain, 50 guan in silver!

This huge number shocked the two long history, 50 guan, what a huge number this is.When Li Yuanxing fought against the Turks, he mobilized the power of the state at that time, and the cost converted into silver was only a little more than 37 guan, and the grain tax to be paid for only a temple 50 miles around Chang'an was [-] guan.

"Abstain, even if the four guards of Tiance Mansion are used!" Wei Zheng said through gritted teeth.

"It is necessary to collect, and this is the lowest value estimated by General Qin. The specifics will not be known until the Ministry of Households is liquidated, but the difference will not exceed [-]." Li Yuanxing's words strengthened the reason for the two long historians to clean up the Buddhist sect.

Li Yuanxing opened the map again: "Let's start with the Taoist sect first, and Taoist Yuan will cooperate."

"It's better to attack at the same time!" Wei Zheng suggested again.

"Alright, let's analyze the specific actions. The Qin Palace Staff Council should be established immediately, so that the younger generation can get in touch with these things earlier, and it will be of great use in the future!"

"Your Highness is wise!" the two chief officials said in unison.

Li Yuanxing flipped the map, and several thick red lines appeared on it: "This is Chang'an Bahui planned by the king. Eight water canals can increase Chang'an's fertile farmland by one million acres, and expand waterways to the west of Lantian. After three years, there will be tens of millions of acres. Liangtian, this matter must be carried out, it is related to the people's livelihood of the Tang Dynasty!"

Cui Dunli shook his head lightly: "Your Highness, there is another problem. As shown in the picture, this fertile land is still occupied by a temple."

"This is your problem. These fields must be taken back, and the beneficiary families must also spend money to repair the canals. The rest will be returned to the Huangzhuang, or the Holy One will bestow it on meritorious ministers."

Cui Dunli and Wei Zheng looked at each other, and they both knew in their hearts that it seems that the fight with Buddhism will be fought to the end.

As for the eight water canals named Bahui, the section in Chang'an County was naturally built first, then the land was controlled by the noble families, and finally the land owned by the Buddhist sect.

"Collect grain tax first, and start tomorrow!" Li Yuanxing had already made a decision.

"Why don't we start today!" Wei Zheng was already very excited, Li Yuanxing nodded: "Okay, just today!"

Wei Zheng and Cui Dunli stood up at the same time: "Follow Your Highness's order!"

Wei Zheng straightened up: "Let's start with Daxingshan Temple first. Since they dare to accept millions of acres of donated land, they must have enough money and food to pay taxes. If there is not enough money and food, they will arrest people to reclaim the land!"

"Let the Security Department of the Tang Empire cooperate!" Li Yuanxing ordered. (To be continued.)