People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 271
Baling!

Li Yao patrolled so far, in order not to disturb the refugees, he did not lead the army, only less than a thousand guards accompanied him.

Following Li Yao's order to open the cemetery of the previous emperors, a large amount of cultivated land has grown nearby.

There are still refugees who are busy in it. They still have no household registration, so they are still considered refugees. These lands are only rented, not divided.

Li Ru followed Li Yao, pointed at these and introduced to Li Yao:
"There are too many refugees, and I have too few people to use. I can't be accurate to individuals. There are still more than 9 households of Luoyang refugees..."

"In the past few years, they were not properly disposed of. Some died on both sides of the road, and some hid in the mountains as robbers. Even the grand master's palace at the time buried many civilians..."

"The land around Chang'an has been allocated by the general to the military households in the army, but the general ordered the opening of the Emperor's Mausoleum, which can be regarded as finding a place for the refugees..."

"At least 7 households have moved to the vicinity of the cemetery. Each household has less than ten acres of land. They can barely support the family and cannot afford the tax. Lantian, Shangluo, and Shang County are very well managed, and I can't get involved. The next step is to continue to expand and measure the land in Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng!"

Speaking of this, Li Ru looked at Li Yao with a slightly weird look.

Jingzhao Yin is not small, if roughly divided into three parts, around Chang'an, the Cemetery of the First Emperor, and the land of Shang Yu, Li Yao has occupied the land of Shang Yu as his own since a long time ago, and he still manages it as a monolith.

It proved that Li Yao had great ambitions, but how could he have guessed that Dong Zhuo would come to a miserable end? After Dong Zhuo's death, all his reactions were too quick.

Li Ru couldn't figure it out...

At this time Li Yao smiled, and then said:

"That's not bad. If the refugees can be self-sufficient, it will no longer be my burden. It's really good to change the land to rent, sir. I also thought of a way. Since the land can be rented to the people, then we will continue to rent it..."

"In the future, adult men will be given [-] mu or [-] mu of land, and adult women will be given half of it. Children will be raised until they are eight or nine years old, eleven or twelve years old. They will not die easily, and the land will be divided according to half of the adult man. As long as the man is still alive, the land will remain his property until he dies. The land will be returned to the government and distributed to the landless people..."

"In this way, the land belongs to the country, and powerful families cannot easily merge it. Unless the corruption within the court reaches a serious level and the people have no land to divide, the world will come to this point again. Divide the land of the world and share the fields of the world. This is called the equal land system..."

"This is combined with the military household system. Soldiers go to battle to kill the enemy, and they can get land rewards. The land belongs to them forever, and their children and grandchildren will never take it back. This can also inspire bloody courage in soldiers. Whoever dares to annex a soldier's land will directly copy whose home and destroy whose clan..."

"Soldiers go to battle to kill the enemy and fight with their lives. The imperial court should be their strongest backing. If a powerful family can annex the land of the small people, it means that the small people are alone and have low ability to resist disasters..."

"However, if this land belongs to the imperial court and the soldiers, with the stability of the imperial court and the cleanliness, it will be possible to restrain the aristocratic and powerful families from annexation?"

When Li Ru heard this, he was greatly shocked. Li Yao proposed a policy that seemed very feasible. At least in his opinion, this policy was indeed feasible. Unless the corruption within the court had reached a serious level, it would be able to maintain the stability of the world for a long time.

But after thinking about it, he said solemnly:
"The general is really a great talent. This kind of policy is really wonderful. However, if the general wants to change the evils of the world, the world will want to change the general's order. Now we are only enemies with the big clan in Guanzhong, but if we want to implement this kind of policy, the world will definitely usher in backlash. There must be people who will resist desperately!"

Li Yao laughed out loud when he heard the words, turned to look at Li Ru and said:
"We are not talking about making enemies of the world now, not talking about Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Liu Biao... just talking about the imperial court, how many people want us to die..."

"It's really naive, thinking that after we die, the big man will be able to recover, and the world will be on the right track. It's impossible. Now the world is in chaos, and it's where we come in..."

"However, this kind of policy requires a lot of care from Mr. to make changes based on the current actual situation. The original land of the people cannot be nationalized, and the land reclaimed by the people cannot be nationalized. My original intention is to protect the people from being seized by wealthy families and annexing land. If a move that benefits the people becomes a move that harms the people, I have no confidence that I can become an enemy of the world. Private property is private, state-owned is national-owned, land equalization is more for the purpose of dividing landless land among landless people!"

Li Yao stands on the shoulders of giants, so many negative examples are also impressive, for example, there is Wang Mang between the Han Dynasty.

No matter how good the policy is, it must be combined with reality in the end, otherwise it will only reap the consequences.

Hearing this, Li Ru was absent-minded for a long time, and finally remained silent for a long time, and then he clasped his hands and said:

"Follow the order!"

He felt a pity in his heart, why isn't Li Yao Dong Zhuo?So smart, wise and decisive, this wise master!
After hearing Li Ru's agreement, Li Yao smiled gratifiedly, and continued:

"After that, please take care of the household registration and land matters. When Guanzhong is on the right track, we have to readjust the taxation, reduce the burden on the people, and generate income for the country. We need some new taxation policies. We can start with the monopoly of salt and iron, and then extend the collection of commercial taxes..."

Household registration, land, these things are best left to Li Ru, who is ruthless and strong in execution. It is inevitable that he will have to compete with the rich and powerful.

Li Ru began to frown upon hearing this. Reducing the burden on the common people and generating income for the country are completely opposite. Specializing in salt and iron, commercial taxation... It seems possible, but the implementation is not that simple.

Now that the world is in chaos, salt and iron are strategic materials. If you can’t get a large amount of salt and iron, how can you monopolize it to make huge profits? Once the war breaks out and the business routes are cut off, it will not be easy to do business. If those unscrupulous merchants hoard food, they still need to be suppressed.

At this time, Li Yao had already set off again, he did not step on those fields, and walked forward along the path in the middle of the field, the cavalrymen of Qianyi had already formed a long queue.

Among the fields, those busy refugees also straightened up at this moment, looking at the cavalry with vigilance, as if they would flee in all directions if there was any disturbance.

Thin stature, ragged clothes, and long-term hardship have had a great impact on them.

Now the land under their feet has become all their sustenance.

(End of this chapter)