The Restoration of the Great Qin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 838 The Biggest Problem Right Now
Land annexation means that land is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number of big landlords and big bureaucrats, while peasants lose more and more land, or even have no land at all.

Land annexation is an incurable disease of centralized power in feudal society. In order to own more land, big landlords resort to various despicable means.

Especially in disaster years and war-torn times, due to some force majeure factors, aristocratic families and local tyrants plundered and plundered so that farmers who owned land sold their land and real estate and became tenant farmers.

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Ying Fei knew in his heart that the land annexation under the Marquis of Qin's mansion was so serious, it was obviously impossible. In history, there were no dynasties with serious land annexation that did not perish, no matter how powerful they were.

Even the hard-boned Ming Dynasty in history, who did not make peace, did not pay compensation, did not cede land, did not pay tribute, and the emperor guarded the country, and the king died of the country, also died of land annexation.

According to historical records, when the Ming Dynasty came to Chongzhen, a large amount of land was annexed to the gentry, and these gentry did not need to pay taxes. In the end, the treasury was clinking poor, and the soldiers had no food and the army had no pay.

Even relying on the emperor and empress to wear commoner clothes, reduce the expenditure in the palace, and personally ask for alms from the aristocratic family, can they get a few 10 taels of military expenses.

In the end, the Ming Dynasty fell to a group of refugees, and was even taken advantage of by the Qing Dynasty.Thinking of this, Ying Fei was full of shadows about the land annexation.

We must know that land annexation is often a prominent feature in the middle and late stages of a dynasty. It is the result of economic development and a manifestation of the private ownership of land by landlords and the strengthening of the landlord class.

Due to the weakness of the central government, land annexation intensified at the end of the Han Dynasty.The power of local tyrants and aristocratic families became stronger, and the people became refugees, and only then did the Taipingdao riots occur.

When land annexation is serious, two kinds of contradictions stand out.One is the contradiction between farmers and landlords, and the other is the contradiction between the imperial court and landlords. The development of these contradictions will lead to riots.

Ying Fei knew in his heart that land annexation was obviously unstoppable. Even though he was a traveler and was familiar with the history of the rise and fall of many feudal dynasties, it was still impossible for him to prevent land annexation from happening.

Because land annexation is basically unsolvable.

The only thing he needs to consider at this moment is that no matter how the land is merged, the tax source of the treasury will not be lost. This is the fundamental!

Thoughts flickered for a long time, Ying Fei looked at Guo Jia and the three of them, and said: "Today there are only four of us, everyone talk about how to solve the land annexation!"

As the words land annexation came out, the atmosphere in the study was tense, because they all knew that the difficulty of this problem was far higher than that of registered householder Qimin.

"My lord, land annexation became more and more rampant during the time of the Second Emperor Hengling, and now we have gone through the Taipingdao riots, the Xianbei invasion and the feudal lords' hegemony."

A look of seriousness flashed across Jiang Wan's eyes. He looked at Ying Fei and said, "The degree of land annexation is even more serious. If it wasn't for the lord Xiong crossing three states to curb the momentum of land annexation, I'm afraid it would have been even more serious."

"In today's Kyushu of the Central Plains, the place with the lightest land annexation is probably the three states of Liang and Yi under the command of the lord."

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Xu Shu's expression also became ugly. He glanced at Jiang Wan and Ying Fei, and said, "If the land annexation cannot be resolved, even if we implement the household registration law, the most fundamental situation will still remain unresolved."

"Ah."

Taking a sip of tea, Ying Fei nodded.Because he knew what Xu Shu said was right, if the annexation of land could not be resolved, even if the household registration law was enforced, the common people would have no land to farm and could only work for the aristocratic family.

In this way, the promotion of household registration and the law of the people will lose its greatest effect.

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Ying Fei shook his head, feeling a little heavy in his heart. One dynasty perishes and another dynasty is reborn. There is too much filth mixed in, which needs to be washed away with blood.

The issue of land annexation, along with the implementation of the Qi Min Law of registered households, has become the current primary issue of the Qinhou Mansion.

Problems followed one after another. Just after the implementation of household registration and Qimin, the land was merged. At this time, Qin Hou Yingfei also realized the seriousness of the problem.

The registered household Qimin is just a disease of scabies to aristocratic families and local tycoons, but with Qin Hou Yingfei's tough attitude, perhaps all of this will not be a problem.

It's just land annexation, which is the lifeblood of the aristocratic family. Once the Qinhou Mansion announces reform and control, it will cause the aristocratic family to resist.

Once it resists, it will be a disaster for the Qinhou Mansion today.

"My lord, the land annexation must be stopped. Now that the household registration law has just been implemented, once another move is made, it may cause a backlash from the aristocratic family."

Guo Jia rolled his eyes, raised his head to look at Ying Fei, and said, "When the New Year's Eve is over and it's time for corvee service, then we will raise young men, open new fields as official land, and attract servants to cultivate them."

"In this way, not only can the burden on the treasury be reduced, but also the servants can have land to cultivate."

"Ah."

Nodding his head, Ying Fei knew in his heart that Guo Jia's method was nothing but a solution. It could only ease the situation, but it could not be solved at all.

"Although Feng Xiao's words are good, but the harvest of newly reclaimed land is not high, and it is impossible to raise taxes at all. What's more, the country does not compete with the people for profit, so this method cannot be implemented quickly."

A look of helplessness flashed across Ying Fei's eyes. He looked at Guo Jia and the others, and said, "The annexation of the land must be resolved, otherwise even if the Great Qin is established again, there will be no long-term peace and stability."

"You must know that the biggest reason why the Han Dynasty fell apart was because of serious land annexation. If this matter is not resolved, the threat to the imperial court from the aristocratic families and local tyrants will not disappear."

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Following what Qin Hou Yingfei said, Guo Jia and the others also fell silent, because they all knew that what Yingfei said was not wrong.

Land annexation will lead to aristocratic families becoming bigger and threatening the court. At the same time, it will also cause the people to have no land to cultivate, and become landless refugees, increasing the chance of riots.

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"My lord, in your opinion, what should we do about the land annexation?"

After a long silence, a gleam flashed in Jiang Wan's eyes. He had a rough solution in his mind, but this solution required Qin Hou Yingfei's full support.

To be on the safe side, Jiang Wan had no choice but to ask Ying Fei, because he needed to know Qin Hou's attitude on the matter of land annexation.

Hearing Jiang Wan's question, Ying Fei showed a rare look of confusion. He took a sip of tea and his expression became extremely dignified.

"Gongyan, the Marquis intends to implement a new land tax law, and it will be implemented this year. The land tax of [-] taxes will remain unchanged, but the tax recipients will be expanded to the fields of the four states."

"Once the new land tax law is implemented, at that time, no matter whether it is a small family, aristocratic family, local tycoon, or even the land property of the Qinhou Mansion, they must pay taxes according to the law, and those who resist the law will not be tolerated."

(End of this chapter)