Qiming 1158

Chapter 1173 Why do you need so much money?
The Ming Dynasty's land policy caught the businessmen in Quanzhou off guard and didn't know what to do.

It was the first time they faced such a thing, the first time they faced the court in the true sense of protecting the interests of the people at the bottom, so that they were not used to it.

In the past, the imperial court preferred to work with them to earn money from poor ghosts. Occasionally, one or two so-called honest officials who love their people like sons did not want to make money from poor ghosts, and they would be transferred away soon after.

Because the attribute of this court is to make money from the poor with the big family, which is the so-called sharing the world with the scholar-officials.

However, the Zhongdu court seemed to be a decidedly different anomaly. Don't make money from poor ghosts, but rather make trouble with the big families like them.

This makes businessmen feel very uncomfortable.

At this moment, most of their backers are dead. Those children of the Zhao Song clan are the backers of many of them. They are already dead. It was when they wanted to break free from their shackles and develop upwards, but the Ming government came like this. one move.

The businessman who asked the question was very depressed.

"Minister, this..."

"Also, land is not necessarily available for application, it mainly depends on the scale of local agricultural production. If there are local farmers who need land to grow food, then businessmen should shy away from applying for land. The supply of land is mainly provided to farmers, only after farmers apply for excess. The land will be handed over for commercial use.”

Lin Jingchun grinned and said what the businessmen were even more reluctant to hear.

"Lin Butang, could this be..."

"This is a mandatory rule of the imperial court. In the future, all commercial land must be re-evaluated. There were too many irregularities in the use of land in Jiangnan. This time, it must be fully clarified."

Lin Jingchun shook his head and said: "The primary task of the land is to grow food, to grow enough food for everyone to eat and to store in abundance, not for other things. Food is always the first priority, I hope you can understand, don't Do irrational things."

The merchants felt a chill in their hearts again.

At this time, some more savvy foreign businessmen also heard something wrong.

A foreign businessman with brown hair and brown eyes raised his hand and asked Lin Jingchun a question.

"Lin Butang, what did you mean when you said that all commercial land must be re-evaluated?"

His Chinese was quite standard, and Lin Jingchun understood it and nodded affirmatively.

"It literally means that all agricultural land that is not used for growing food, vegetables and fruits, etc. that can be eaten must be evaluated to determine whether to continue to use it or recover it for agricultural purposes."

"Then what if..."

"I know what you want to ask, and the answer I gave you is yes."

Lin Jingchun said without hesitation: "Even if it is related to the commercial land that may be involved in the goods you need to buy, it must be evaluated. The first task of Daming's founding is to ensure that no one will starve to death. If this goal is not achieved, Daming would rather Not in business.

The things you want to buy may not be as large as they are now, and the prices may fluctuate. I hope you are prepared, because Daming's determination to safeguard the right of the people to eat can't be shaken. "

Good guy, this can be said, it looks like the problem is really serious.

For a time, both local and foreign businessmen showed extremely solemn expressions.

It is true that the Ming Kingdom will not kill people indiscriminately. All policies have prerequisites, but all policies are also directed at them.

And whether these policies will be implemented or not, and whether there is room for negotiation, is also clear.

They couldn't help but start to miss the time when the Southern Song Dynasty ruled them.

When the Southern Song Dynasty ruled, as long as money could be obtained, what was agriculture?What is food?What is human life?
That was their favorite golden age.

But right now, it looks like there's no going back.

Like a bubble in the sun, dreamlike, colorful, but fleeting.

Click, it's gone.

Of course, if not, anti-urbanization and restricting commerce are the established strategies of the Ming government. Bringing the financial bubble caused by the false commercial prosperity of the Southern Song Dynasty back to the right track is what should be done in this era.

If there is not enough productivity to produce enough goods, what do you need so much money for?
Just like inflation?

Don't think of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce as a derogatory term. In ancient times, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is equivalent to the modern government's operation to force the hot money that entered the financial industry back into the real economy.

The current Ming Dynasty does not need too developed business.

Developed commerce needs commodities, and it needs enough commodities to be brought by enough production capacity. Without so many commodities, money can only become worthless.

The commercial land owned by the merchants in the Southern Song Dynasty occupied a large amount of agricultural land, and many fertile fields were used to grow cash crops instead of food. The common people who eat are miserable.

The overseas trade of the Southern Song Dynasty was very profitable, and it would make the ruling class richer and more luxurious, but not a penny of copper could fall into the pockets of ordinary people.

In addition, a large amount of land and labor are used to deal with overseas trade, engaged in firing porcelain, spinning silk, planting tea, etc., and normal food production is also threatened.

At the same time, a large amount of inedible currency exchanged from overseas trade has entered the circulation field, which has also indirectly pushed up the price of food and the cost of living of the common people. The common people can only cry in the face of the rising price of food and other necessities of life. No tears.

In Su Yonglin's view, this situation is unacceptable.

There are many disasters and disasters on the land of China. On average, there will be a long-term meteorological disaster every five years, which will cause agricultural problems. People are bound to starve.

Guiding people to do farming is one point, and it is also one point to ensure sufficient agricultural land at all times, both points must be grasped, and neither point can be relaxed.

This was publicly stated by Su Yonglin at a meeting established by the Ministry of Agriculture in Daming.

Of course, this kind of policy will not be welcomed by businessmen. What businessmen need is unlimited freedom, a world that only has policy protection but no policy restrictions. In this world, Daming cannot give them.

So the businessmen wanted to resist, but when they saw the majestic officer next to Lin Jingchun, they had no such thoughts.

resistance?

Knife?
That was really too much to think about.

This briefing meeting was over soon, and before leaving, Lin Jingchun specially asked the businessmen to say something.

"You pay attention, don't violate the Ming law, once you violate the Ming law, no matter who you are, where you come from, what background you are, you must be dealt with in accordance with the Ming law, and will not tolerate it, I don't want you to meet at the next meeting. Some of them will never come again.”

After saying these words, Lin Jingchun grinned meaningfully, turned around and left.

He still has a lot to do and has no time to waste here.

Merchants, look at me, I look at you, with different expressions, and then with a heavy heart, they left the Shibo Company one by one.

However, get together in twos and threes, or go to someone's house, or go to a pub or restaurant, or go to a place with a good view to relax, and discuss what to do next.

And there are some wise people who know that things can't be violated. They have already started to count their properties and count the amount of land, and they are ready to be the people of the Ming Dynasty.

If you can't resist, then lie down and accept it.

Once he accepts his weakness, he is invincible.

No matter how sharp the steel knives of the Ming army were, they could never cut through my limp body.

(End of this chapter)