Qiming 1158

Chapter 1172 They have no third option
As the minister of the Ministry of Finance of Ming Dynasty, Lin Jingchun has great status and right to speak.

Businessmen also understand how much influence the person in charge of the financial work has on national policy, so they have great expectations for the arrival of Lin Jingchun.

Even the fear of the Ming Kingdom has also been reduced a bit, thinking that they really want to do a good job here, rather than simply using military means to subdue it.

Otherwise, the person in charge of finance would not come, but a famous general.

Lin Jingchun called all the prominent businessmen in Quanzhou City and announced to them the latest policy of the imperial court.

Both Quanzhou Port and Guangzhou Port will be officially opened and normalized soon. This is an established strategy. The port will not be closed and commercial trade will not stop. This is the commitment of the Ming Dynasty to Quanzhou Port and Guangzhou Port.

But at the same time, all the business travelers living here must be clear that Quanzhou and Guangzhou are already Daming territories, and their actions must comply with Daming laws.

If they do not obey the Great Ming Law, they will have to bear all the responsibilities themselves.

The complete "Law of Ming" will be announced soon. Everyone here, no matter who they are, no matter where they come from, as long as they set foot on this land, they must uniformly abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they will be severely punished.

Lin Jingchun is very busy and has a lot of things to deal with. He doesn't want to talk too much nonsense with them, so the content of his speech is relatively concise, there is no unnecessary nonsense, and he doesn't plan to make excuses with them.

"Unblocking the port to resume business is a small matter, and it is also a good thing for you, but there is another point I must clarify with you."

Lin Jingchun solemnly looked at the local businessmen at the venue, as well as the guys with weird hair and eyes.

"I heard that you have all read "Hong Wu Zheng Lun", haven't you?"

When Lin Jingchun asked in this way, some businessmen held up the "Hong Wu Zheng Lun" in their hands, as if this book had some magical power that could represent something.

Lin Jingchun then smiled.

"Since you have read Hongwu's political theory, you should also be clear about some of Daming's policies, including the land reform policy I will talk about next. You must be clear that the land of Daming is public ownership, and all land belongs to Daming, not individuals. , individuals can use it, but the ownership of the land belongs to the state.”

As soon as Lin Jingchun finished speaking, some businessmen with extensive land in Quanzhou couldn't hold back.

"Lin Butang, what does this mean? Will my family's land be confiscated?"

"Does Daming want to take all our land?"

"I bought these lands with real money, not robbing them. Why did Daming take away my land? Even the kingdom of Daming can't be unreasonable, right?"

The merchants chattered and shouted their grievances. Even some foreign merchants shouted grievances against Lin Jingchun in Chinese with a strange accent. Obviously, they also bought a lot of land in Quanzhou. It can even be said that the amount of land they control is no less than that of local merchants. Once you nationalize this, then...

Lin Jingchun waved his hand to signal them to calm down, but the businessmen didn't seem to calm down so easily, so Lin Jingchun looked at the officers beside him.

The officer nodded, stood up, pulled out his waist knife and held it in his hand, and gave a loud shout.

"quiet!!"

The audience immediately fell silent, so quiet that even the chirping of mosquitoes could be heard.

Well, the weapon of criticism really can't replace the criticism of the weapon, what the chairman said is true.

Lin Jingchun was deeply touched by this.

Seeing that the audience was quiet, Lin Jingchun spoke slowly.

"I know that many of you have land and property, but Daming's policy is such a policy. All land is state-owned by Daming, which can be used by private individuals, but cannot be owned, so all your land will also be nationalized. .

However, pay attention to what I say next, but if you fully cooperate with the Daming government to rectify the land, actively cooperate, and do not contradict, then Daming has a redemption policy and will take away your land at the price set by Daming.

If you want to keep a part of the land, yes, according to the Land Law of Daming, the land is allocated according to the number of adult laborers per household. This is the land that each household can legally keep. Daming will directly issue the title deed, but the rest The excess land must be taken away. "

After speaking, Lin Jingchun looked at the quiet venue.

"Do you understand? Daming's land policy can be redeemed and the land stipulated by the Land Law can be retained, but the excess must be nationalized. If there is a need to expand production later, you can apply to the government again. When the time comes, the government There will be careful consideration.

If you do not contradict and take the initiative to cooperate with Daming, then on behalf of the Daming court, I will discuss the issue of the redemption amount with you, but if you do not want to cooperate with Daming, then it is not me, but the one around me who will discuss related issues. bit. "

Lin Jingchun pointed to the Weihai naval officer standing beside him.

The officer put his knife in the sheath and looked around at the merchants with a blank expression, which brought an invisible pressure to the merchants.

Anyone would be under pressure, and no one would object to this.

This is a typical policy of one-handed carrots and one-handed sticks. Either cooperate with Daming and get the ransom, or rebel against Daming and have knives to eat.

There is no third option.

It’s not easy for businessmen to make so much money and take so much land. Moreover, many people’s land is also related to their business. The raw materials for business are provided by the land. They used to be their own, which can reduce costs. If you are a country, you have to spend money to buy it.

There are so many business costs for no reason, and no one will be happy if they change it.

However, with the carrot and stick policy in front of them, businessmen seem to have no choice.

"Da Ming is doing this too much, isn't it?"

A businessman who felt a serious psychological imbalance said: "My family's land is related to the current business. Daming's taking away the land means that I will spend more money to buy raw materials in the future, and I will spend a lot of money for no reason. How can this business go on?"

"As for your question, Daming has also considered it."

Lin Jingchun pointed to the businessman and said loudly, "Because this problem has also occurred in the Central Plains before, the Emperor Daming issued a decree. The content of the decree is that people like you who are closely related to land and business can ask The Daming government filed an application.

Apply for a part of the land that is enough to support your business scale to produce raw materials. The Daming government will approve your application as appropriate after reviewing your application. After that, you can use this part of the land for production. As for whether it is your own production or you hire someone to produce it, it depends. Yes, but you need to file with the government.

The people who produce for you are counted as agricultural workers, not as tenants. You are just an employment relationship. The relationship between tenants and the main family will be completely abolished and will no longer exist. You need to pay them regularly and quantitatively. The wages must not be lower than the government regulations. standard. "

(End of this chapter)