Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 526 Promise Point

Chapter 522

Xiao Yu asked about food, and the other ministers immediately looked at Xiao Yu.

"Well, Xiao Shangshu can see it clearly. That's right, it's the food problem. The increase in population means that the demand for food will increase. Everyone, do you know how much fertile land we have in the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin continued to ask. Asking those ministers, those ministers immediately looked at Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"Return to Your Majesty, my Great Tang has [-] mu of fertile land!" Dai Zhou stood up and said to Li Shimin.

"How many people can it support?" Li Shimin then asked.

"Estimated to be 3000 million people!" Dai Zhou said again.

"Yes, 3000 million people, do you know how many people are there in my Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin continued to look at Dai Zhou with a smile and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to statistics in the first year of Zhenguan, there were 380 million households! There is no statistics in the past six years, so the increase must not be too much, but the population may have increased a lot. The minister's family has added ten new households in recent years. Many people.

In addition, each of the households in Chen’s family has added at least two people. No, no, if it is counted by the number of households, a family has added at least seven or eight people in the past six years. Well, five or six of the father and son belong to the same household, so the Ministry of Civil Affairs does not know the exact number of people! "Dai Zhou immediately said to Li Shimin.

"In the future, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will add a statistical method to count the people of the world, not only counting the number of households, but also counting the number of people, and also counting how many children there are, and how many children are born within the statistical period. " Li Shimin explained to Dai Zhou.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou said immediately, cupping his hands.

"Well, now do you estimate how many people are there in my Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin looked at the ministers below and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, even if there are 5 people in a family, there will be nearly 2000 million people, but a family is far more than 5 people. On average, it will not be less than 10 people, and even more A lot, if counted in this way, the food in my Datang is already not enough,

However, there is also a problem with the statistics of fertile land by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. There are so many fertile land registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but there are still many people who have reclaimed wasteland. This wasteland is not taxed. As far as I know, in Chang’an, many people’s homes, There are at least five or six acres of wasteland. Although the yield of this wasteland is not much, it may be about 100 catties per mu of land, but if you want to calculate it, it can barely feed two people! Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and said to Li Shimin.

"That's right, this does exist. Many people have wasteland in their homes!" The next official also nodded frequently.

"This is also true, I know, but have you ever thought about it, so many children were born this time, and these children need food. As they grow up, they need more food. If it is a family, They may need more than two acres of land,
However, for a country, a family with two acres of land and 300 million households need 600 million acres of land. If a family has three or four children, it needs 3000 to [-] million acres of land. Where does this land come from? How come? "Li Shimin continued to stare at those ministers and asked.

"This!" Those ministers also considered this question in the exam, but they hadn't considered it before.

"Your Majesty, can the people be allowed to open up wasteland?" Li Xiaogong stood up, looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, allow the people to open up wasteland!" said the other ministers.

"It's okay to open up wasteland, but poor people basically have no harvest for three years when they open up wasteland. They even can't afford seeds, let alone farm tools. I believe that rich people can afford it. For example, everyone, Let you open up 100 acres of wasteland and you can all open it up, but what about the poor?" Li Shimin answered the questions of those ministers.

"Your Majesty, from now on, we need guidance from the court!" Fang Xuanling stood up at this moment, and said to Li Shimin.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the court needs to come up with policies to guide the people, reclaim wasteland, grow more food, and avoid food crises. I also hope that with these farmlands, the people can feed more children. With more people, my Tang Dynasty will be even better. Powerful!" Li Jing also stood up and said to Li Shimin.

"Well, what you said is very much in line with my wishes. Come on, read it! This memorial was written by Shen Yong. Listen, if there is anything that needs to be improved!" Li Shimin said and handed the memorial to Wang De, Let Wang De read it.Wang De came over immediately, took the memorial, and began to read, while Wei Hao fell asleep while sitting down. Wang De had read for a long time before.

When Wang De finished reading, those ministers were also muttering there, some agreed and some opposed, among them, the officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs were the most entangled. They knew that Wei Hao's suggestion was good and correct, but this required the Ministry of Civil Affairs to accept it. The money comes out, 500 million yuan in three years, and even more is needed. Doesn't this bring greater pressure to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?

"Your Majesty, this opinion is good, but is it because the court paid too much money, and will the court also give those seeds and farm tools?" Dai Zhou stood up, looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Yes, the court is here, the people's families are poor, so it's okay for us to tighten our court!" Li Shimin nodded affirmatively, making Dai Zhou very embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, in this case, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be unable to make ends meet. There are too many places where the court needs money, and money is needed everywhere. Our Ministry of Civil Affairs does not have any money in the treasury. As soon as the tax money arrives, it will be sent out. Already!" Dai Zhou immigrant looked at Li Shimin helplessly and said.

"How can the Ministry of Civil Affairs have no money? Now that the tax has increased so much, and there has been no war in the past two years, there is still no money. It is three years, not one year!" Cheng Yaojin said very unhappy.

"That's not a lot. It's nearly 170 million yuan a year, not 17 yuan. If it's 17 yuan, I wouldn't even say it!" Dai Zhou looked at Cheng Yaojin helplessly and said.

"Don't talk about it, just say, how much tax do those workshops and courts charge in a year? Besides, Shenyong will go to Luoyang next year, and there will definitely be many workshops in Luoyang. These are all Money!" Cheng Yaojin continued to speak against Dai Zhou.

"But isn't it still there? What if Shenyong doesn't do it? What if there is a sudden war next year? What if there are other expenses? You know the snowstorm this winter. How much did the court spend?" ? That's all cash!" Dai Zhou also said anxiously.

"That's right, the court also needs to keep some money as a reserve, isn't it worried about some natural disaster?" A servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs stood up and said.

"Shen Yong, Shen Yong!" Sitting on it, Li Shimin called Wei Hao when he heard what Dai Zhou said.

"Shen Yong, Shen Yong, His Majesty is calling you!" Cheng Yaojin immediately pushed Wei Hao, and Wei Hao woke up.

"Down?" Wei Hao looked at Cheng Yaojin and said.

"There is no next court, His Majesty calls you and asks you where the money comes from!" Cheng Yaojin whispered to Wei Hao.

"Oh, yes, I am here, Father!" Wei Hao poked his head out from behind the pillar immediately.

"Oh, you, why do you sleep when you go to court?" Li Shimin said helplessly to Wei Hao.

"Father, don't you understand?" Wei Hao said with a sneer.

"Nonsense, you still don't understand the memorial you wrote yourself?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and said.

"Isn't there no need to listen to what I wrote?" Wei Hao muttered, Li Shimin heard it too, and stared at Wei Hao.

"Okay, just now Dai Shangshu said that the Ministry of Civil Affairs does not have this money, so what should we do?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"Ah, ask me?" Wei Hao pointed at himself in surprise and looked at Li Shimin.

"If I don't ask, who do you ask? Hey, can you go to court and not sleep?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao very depressed.

"He is Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he has no money. He asked others, no, where can he go to reason?" Wei Hao also looked at Li Shimin very depressed. He said he was right yesterday, and the money is probably fine. Why now? There is also a problem.

"No, Shen Yong, it's written in your memorial!" Dai Zhou immediately looked at Wei Hao and shouted.

"Yes, you don't have to agree. After three years, the common people will have no food to eat. What should you do as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?" Wei Hao nodded, turned to look at Dai Zhou and said.

"No, you, can't you promise something?" Dai Zhou looked at Wei Hao and said dumbfounded.

"What do I promise? What does this have to do with me? I am the governor of Luoyang, and I can guarantee that the people of Luoyang will not starve to death. You are the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and you must ensure that the people of the world will not starve to death!" Wei Hao pretended Looking at Dai Zhou with a look of incomprehension, he said.

"He wants you to promise how much tax Luoyang can increase next year!" Cheng Yaojin added later.

"Uncle Cheng, how can I promise this?" Wei Hao turned to look at Cheng Yaojin in shock and said.

"I don't know, but I feel that you can promise, let's not say much, just Luoyang, it is no problem to increase the tax by 20 yuan a year!" Cheng Yaojin immediately said to Wei Hao.

"I dare, I dare!" Wei Hao nodded immediately.

"Not enough!" Dai Zhou continued to look at Wei Hao helplessly and said.

"It's not enough for you to figure out your own way, you can't rely on Shenyong for everything, can you?" Cheng Yaojin couldn't stand it anymore, and said to Dai Zhou.

"Shen Yong, increase it!" Li Shimin said while sitting on the table.

Wei Hao was very speechless and wanted to say: "You can sit and talk without back pain, and you can increase it. This is tax. If you want to create so much tax, you need to increase sales by millions of dollars. That's money. !"

"30 yuan!" Wei Hao said again, and Dai Zhou just stared at him.

"Not enough? You don't want to hear me say 160 million yuan, do you?" Wei Hao stared at Dai Zhou angrily and shouted.

"If that's the case, of course it's the best!" Dai Zhou immediately smiled and said.

"You!" Wei Hao pointed at Dai Zhou, so angry that he didn't want to speak.

"This won't work. Shenyong is under too much pressure. Let me just say, Shenyong is going to open a workshop in Luoyang, and the royal family must take a stake. By then, within three years, no, within five years, those All the profits from the workshop will be supplemented to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which will be used exclusively for reclaiming fertile land! Is it possible?" Li Shimin looked at Dai Zhou as he spoke.

"Your Majesty, of course I have no problem, but, hey! Minister, minister!" Dai Zhou felt a lot of pressure, money was needed everywhere, and they were all things that needed to be done urgently.
"If there is any difficulty, let's just say that after today's matter is settled, the Ministry of the Central Secretariat, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Officials, and the Overwatch Council must cooperate well. Anyone who dares to mess around here will be severely punished!" Li Shimin faced The people below said, and several responsible persons heard it, stood up immediately, and said yes.

"Your Majesty, the expenditure of the court is getting bigger and bigger. Money is needed everywhere, and money needs to be prepared for emergencies. Your Majesty, in three years, 500 million yuan will go down. For the Ministry of Civil Affairs, The pressure is huge. Unless an additional 100 million yuan can be added, otherwise, it will be difficult for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to complete this matter.

Otherwise, you can only transfer other funds. In addition, the straight road also needs a lot of money. Now that the straight road has been laid in more than half of the country, it is a pity that the straight road has brought benefits. The benefits are obvious, and it cannot be stopped!

Water conservancy facilities are also very important. Last year, there were no huge floods or droughts. Although some places were dry, there were reservoirs, and the crops of the people were preserved. This is also a matter of benefiting the country and the people. can't stop
In addition, on the side of the Ministry of War, the army of the Tang Dynasty has been stationed at the border, and now the court side is okay, and you can’t save money from them. So, your majesty, ministers, ministers are also embarrassed. I can guarantee that I will spend 100 million yuan within three years, but if I don't have it, I will have to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall! "Dai Zhou stood there, looking at Li Shimin in embarrassment and said, there is no way to do this, Li Shimin also understands very well.

"Shen Yong, is there a way?" Li Jing turned to look at Wei Hao and asked.

"No, this, hey!" Wei Hao was also in a dilemma at the moment, why it fell on his own head.

"Shen Yong, don't be humble at this time!" Cheng Yaojin also looked at Wei Hao and said.

"It's not that I'm humble. I'm definitely trying to earn as much money as possible, but who can guarantee it? Otherwise, I donate 10 yuan to the Ministry of Civil Affairs every year, and 30 yuan in three years. How about it?" Wei Hao thought for a while , It’s better to donate money by yourself, so that you can feel more comfortable, and you can earn money with the money, so don’t worry that you won’t be able to donate it.

"That won't work, then I can ask for your money!" Li Shimin immediately denied it when he heard it.

"I have already guaranteed 30 yuan in tax money a year, Dai Shangshu, that's a lot!" Wei Hao said looking at Dai Zhou.

"Don't lie to me. Don't think that I don't know. If you want to develop Luoyang, you can spend more than 30 yuan a year. Let's say Chang'an Wannian County. The annual tax revenue has reached 150 million yuan. Chang'an County also has 50 guan, 100% of which is related to you, you go to Luoyang, [-] million guan, easy!" Dai Zhou stared directly at Wei Hao and said.

"Who said it's easy?" Wei Hao looked at Dai Zhou speechlessly.

"Why is it not easy? Let's do the math. A piece of glass is estimated to sell for millions of dollars a year. There are 20 dollars in tax money, and there are glass cups. You can buy it for 30 dollars." , There is 6 yuan of tax money in it?

There is also this year's carriage, the business is not good, there is still no big workshop, just last month, you sold 1 yuan, if you count it, it is estimated that you can sell 3000 yuan a year , there is still 20 guan in it, Shenyong, 4 guan will be here, tell me, you promise me 30 guan, it’s not modesty, don’t you just set up these three workshops in Luoyang, You lied to me? "Dai Zhou calculated for Wei Hao directly,

Everyone knows that Wei Hao's glass is not worried about selling at all, and now everyone wants to buy it. As long as Wei Hao produces it, it will be a big market!
"That's right, Shen Yong, you can't do this, it's impossible to just build 3 workshops, right?" Cheng Yaojin and the others heard this, and stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"No, you can't listen to him settle accounts like this, how can you buy it for 100 million yuan, what are you kidding!" Wei Hao waved his hand quickly and said.

"Well, Dai Shangshu, how much Shenyong can produce is a later matter. I believe that Shenyong will definitely do his best, but the Ministry of Civil Affairs also needs to work hard, isn't it? The pressure is on Shen Yong, and Shen Yong has more important things to do!" Li Shimin looked at Dai Zhou and said, Li Shimin hoped that Wei Hao could produce food, other things were not so important.

"Yes, I agree with this point. You can't put everything on Shen Yong. To be honest, Shen Yong has done enough!" Fang Xuanling also nodded at this moment, then looked at Dai Zhou and said: "In this way, This afternoon, the six ministries and the Overwatch Council have a meeting to discuss reducing expenses if possible!"

Liubu Shangshu and Li Ke looked at Fang Xuanling very depressed at the moment, but there was no better way, because this matter really needs to be resolved, if it is not resolved, there will really be a crisis in the court, and now it is everywhere Babies, those babies grow up, they need a lot of food.

"Okay, what Fang Fushe said is right, if it can be reduced, it will be reduced. By the way, Gao Ming is responsible for this matter. Gao Ming, how much money is needed for the East Palace every year, you can say the amount yourself!" Li Shimin said and looked at it. With Li Chengqian.

"My son spends 10 guan every year, this is the limit of my son!" Li Chengqian heard it, thought about it, and immediately cupped his hands and said.

"Okay, that's it. In the afternoon, you have a meeting with them to discuss this matter. The next court meeting will settle this matter!" Li Shimin heard it and said, and then other ministers wrote letters.

Wei Hao sat down and continued to sleep leaning against the pillar,
After coming down to court, Wei Hao left the palace, he didn't want to stay here anymore,
On the side of the court, many ministers are also worried, for fear that it will be difficult to do things if they lose their own department's money at that time, but this matter of fertile land is indeed a top priority, and it will not work if it is not done.When Wei Hao returned to the mansion, someone came to report that Patriarch Wei had arrived and was resting in the living room.

As soon as Wei Hao heard it, he knew what was going on, and it was probably about Wei Guifei going back to her natal home tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)