At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 45

After experimenting on Qin Shubao, Xu Mu felt that his tricks of deception became more and more perfect.

After traveling for three years, he has gone farther and farther on the road of human trafficker and life mentor...

"Try to stabilize Yangcheng, and then go to Luoyang to lure a group of scholars back. If they don't cooperate, they can only be tied up."

Thinking so, Xu Mu walked out of the school grounds.

Today, the first batch of terraced fields he planned have all been reclaimed, totaling more than [-] mu. At Fang Xuanling's repeated request, he will be in charge of announcing the division of land and... the important policy of abolishing the agricultural tax.

The main reason was that these two measures were very sensitive, and Fang Xuanling did not dare to act on her behalf.

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On the wall of Wanmin City.

At this time, tens of thousands of people gathered outside Wanmin City.

These people whispered to each other and were excited, especially when they saw Xu Mu coming, they immediately bowed down and shouted loudly: "Long live the lord!"

Yang Guang, who was invited by Fang Xuanling this time, also stood on the side of the city wall, and saw the common people shouting long live again, his face still a little unnatural.

The expressions of these people are full of reverence. If they were treating him, he would naturally be very happy, but for Xu Mu...

He has been here for so many days, if not for the sound of long live, he would have almost forgotten his original identity.

In terms of prestige, Xu Mu, who tricked them into coming here, built various facilities to benefit the people, and distributed food for free, is unmatched in Wanmin City.

"Today, the first batch of terraced fields was measured, totaling more than [-] mu. According to the overall planning of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it will be distributed to [-] households."

Xu Mu announced loudly in front of the large wooden loudspeaker microphone, and the tens of thousands of people below couldn't help but make a sound of joy.

For them, the matter of dividing the fields is extremely important.

It means that they have something to settle down in this troubled world.

And he can really settle down in Wanmin City, so he doesn't have to live a life of ups and downs and precariousness.

Afterwards, Fang Xuanling announced one name after another according to the roster.

A few days ago, Fang Xuanling had...completed the household registration of tens of thousands of people by himself.

And according to the number of people with household registration, the fields are allocated.

In the first batch of [-] households granted land, each household has more than six people.

According to the amount, Fang Xuanling allocated land ranging from three to ten mu.

More than [-] acres of land were distributed as reasonably as possible.

When the title deeds of these lands were handed over to these people, all the people were grateful and fell to the ground again.

"Long live the lord, a thousand years for Fang Gong!"

Thousands of people shouted in unison, with great momentum.

But it made Lao Yang even more unhappy.

Just respect Xu Mu, Lao Fang?

A scholar without fame is also worthy of being called a thousand years old?
But although Yang Guang was unhappy, he didn't dare to show it.

Outside the city, the people who got the fields were grateful, and the people who didn't get the fields were not in a hurry, because Mr. Fang said that the second batch of terraced fields would be reclaimed in a short time, and the land would continue to be granted.

They came here to verify whether the lord's mansion will divide the land, and whether their words count!
It turned out that the Lord's Mansion...has really divided the fields!

After the division of land was over, Xu Mu continued to board the city wall and announced the most important decree: "From now on, within the scope of Wanmin City, the agricultural tax will be completely abolished, and the people's annual farming income will be their own. , take the opportunity to search!"

As soon as this remark came out, the originally noisy people instantly became silent.

Not only them, Yang Guang was also stunned.

As the emperor, he is very clear about what the agricultural tax means to the country's finances.

The agricultural tax of the Sui Dynasty accounted for a full [-]% of the country's finances!
Wouldn't the abolition of the agricultural tax mean the death of oneself?
When Lao Yang and the common people were in a daze, Xu Mu continued in a deep voice: "You must have heard that not long ago, in the various experimental fields outside the city, the Lord's Mansion cultivated potatoes with an yield of 31 stones per mu, and Winter wheat, spring wheat, cotton, peanuts and other crops, regarding these seeds, the people who have been assigned to the land this time can buy the corresponding seeds from the Lord's Mansion and plant them freely."

"If you have no money at home, you can write an IOU at the lord's mansion, and after the grain is harvested, it will be returned in exchange for the price!"

As soon as Xu Mu finished speaking, the originally silent people below suddenly became crowded, whispering to each other, and everyone seemed to be reborn.

Fang Xuanling looked at the group of people thoughtfully.

He saw this scene yesterday when he issued the decree.

But nothing about the seeds.

But the lord said today that he seemed to see a flame burning on these people, and it was getting hotter and hotter, as if it was about to start a prairie fire.

"My lord, there are eight people in my family, and they were allotted ten acres of land. But on the way to escape, the money and food ran out. Can I really pay on credit?"

A middle-aged man with a dark complexion shouted at the bottom of the tower.

He was very courageous, and he spoke out the aspirations of all the people, and the other people couldn't help but stop their noisy voices and listened carefully.

Xu Mu nodded with a smile and said, "Of course you can. After writing the IOU and repaying it in half a year, you can get the seeds."

Before the words fell, all the people couldn't help cheering.

Especially the man who was allocated ten mu of land waved his arms and said to the surrounding people: "Go! Today I have been allocated ten mu of land, and the neighbors all come to eat wine around me, open their bellies to eat! "

"Hey, Mr. Liu, aren't you afraid that the family of eight will starve to death?" People around joked.

The man named Liu Laosan laughed loudly and said in a rough voice: "There is the miraculous seed of the Lord's Mansion, what are you afraid of doing! I have ten acres of land, and I can harvest hundreds of shi of grain in a few months, and I don't need to pay Taxes, a family of old snacks will not be a problem for ten years!"

The surrounding people deeply thought it was true, and they all laughed in good faith.

"Let's go together, if you're poor, your family will treat you to my family tomorrow!" A few people who didn't know each other brazenly coaxed.

In the end, tens of thousands of people reluctantly left Wanmin City under the escort of the army. When they left, they all shouted long live the lord.

For them, Xu Mu really gave them hope in life.

"Old Fang, what do you think of this scene?"

After the people left, only Xu Mu was left on the city wall, and Xu Mu couldn't help looking at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling was taken aback for a moment, still immersed in the voice of the people shouting "Fang Gong Qiansui" just now.

He... seems to have won the support of the people.

"This subordinate...seems to have understood what my lord meant yesterday." Fang Xuanling sighed lightly, and gave a ninety-degree gift to Xu Mu.

Yang Guang who was on the side looked sideways slightly, and couldn't help pricking up his ears to listen.

"Oh? Tell me?" Xu Mu raised his eyebrows.

Fang Xuanling took a deep breath, pointed to the people returning from outside the city, and said: "My lord abolished the agricultural tax and gave this group of people hope again, and with hope, they will work hard to farm, and what they cultivate is all for themselves. Yes, it must be extremely positive, and it only takes a few months, and the people's prosperity is just around the corner! As the old saying goes, let the people be rich, and the people will be close, and the people will be close, and the poor will leave. My lord's move will completely stabilize the rule of Wanmin City."

"When it comes to the way of governing the people, the lord has far-sighted considerations. Whether it is the Manmin Square, granting land and dividing land, or borrowing seeds, it is all a step and a hundred steps, and the subordinates can't match it."

Saying that, Fang Xuanling bowed to Xu Mu again.

After hearing this, Yang Guang couldn't help showing doubts. Is this related to my Wanmin Square?
In the past few days, the second floor of Manmin Square has been completed.

It's just that there is only one salt shop in operation in the huge Wanmin Square.

Hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Xu Mu laughed and asked back: "Then tell me, what does Wanmin Square have to do with this?"

Fang Xuanling knew that the lord was testing himself, so he sorted out his thoughts a little, and then he cupped his hands and replied: "Wanmin Square, all businesses are merchants, and the people's crops are more than self-sufficient, so they must be sold and exchanged for money. My lord built the Wanmin Plaza in advance, and set up countless stalls on the first floor, just for these common people. If the people are rich and the business is connected, the country will be strong, and the finances will continue to flow, making the country even richer."

The premise is that there is a 15.00% commercial tax... Those merchants can accept it.

Fang Xuanling put a big question mark on this, but the lord said that there is no need to worry about it at all...

Hearing Fang Xuanling's explanation, Xu Mu couldn't help nodding.

I have to say that Comrade Lao Fang really deserves to be the prime minister. I just told him about the agricultural tax and commercial tax yesterday, and he was able to diverge his thinking and think of so many things.

"I have an old house, it's really like a tiger with wings added." Xu Mu nodded, and couldn't help expressing emotion.

Fang Xuanling hurriedly said modestly: "The way of the lord to govern the people contains profound meanings, and the subordinates are far from enough, and need to continue to grow and improve."

Yang Guang: "..."

He listened to the two bragging each other from the sidelines. As the Son of Heaven, seeing Xu Mu governing the people with his own eyes, he actually felt that there was some truth to it.

The abolition of the agricultural tax was so incredible that he didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

But developing business is what he has been doing.

After he ascended the throne, he built canals, spread them widely, and specially guided Jiangdu to become the most prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River. It was his move to promote business.

Seeing Xu Mu Zhimin on the city tower today, Yang Guang couldn't help but think about it, if he took the initiative to expose his identity and recruit Xu Mu...

It is very likely that he was clicked by a knife.

"Forget it, don't think about it so much. After three months, I will leave the thief's den before thinking about it." Yang Guang shuddered in his heart, and quickly abandoned this dangerous idea.

I'd better be the director of the Municipal Planning Department for these three months honestly.

……

After finishing the granting of the land, Xu Mu returned to Xiaoyanglou, and before he had a rest, he received the news from the research institute.

Give him a lift.

"Have you researched it?"

His eyes lit up, and he walked quickly towards the research institute.

He proposed this subject to the craftsmen of the research institute within a month, asking them to step up their research.

Today, finally, the research has produced results.

"This is the method of pouring steel. The improved method of pouring steel after the Tang Dynasty has finally come out."

Along the way, Xu Mu was excited and had been looking forward to the Guangang method for a long time.

In fact, during the Northern Qi Dynasty, the steel filling method appeared, but at that time the steel filling method was not yet mature.

Only in the middle and late Tang Dynasty did the iron filling method become more and more mature, which greatly improved the performance of steel and... the lethality of weapons!

Among them, the plain knife refined by the steel pouring method in the Song Dynasty has become the standard equipment of rebels.

During the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Army was equipped with knives refined by this method.

They gave it a nice name, Taiping Dao!

(End of this chapter)