Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 129: Equalizing land and food between the government and the people
"So Li Qing, tell me if the tax system needs to be changed, how will it be changed?" Zhu Biao looked at Li Jin and asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang also raised his head and cast his gaze on Li Jin.

Now that we can see the problems with Ming Dynasty’s tax system, there must be corresponding solutions.

"The plan I want to propose is that the government and the people should be on the same side, and the land should be equalized and the food should be equalized."

Li Jin paused and then said: "First of all, 'equal land' smoothes the tax gap between official land and civilian land. This will greatly reduce the burden on official land and allow those who cannot bear the heavy taxes on official land to flee. The people can come back and continue farming. In this way, the court can not only restore tax revenue, but also reduce the number of refugees, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"Secondly, it's about equalizing food."

"What I mean by equalizing grain is to divide all the taxes and expenses of the people into the acres of land, so that those with more land should pay more taxes, those with less land should pay less taxes, and those with no land should pay no taxes."

The waste in Li's import refers to the loss and transportation costs caused by the government's delivery of taxes and grains to the people.

This is a heavy burden for the people. In the most outrageous case, one stone of taxed grain cost as much as seven or eight bushels of grain!

In the past, consumption was levied on a per-household basis, which was naturally beneficial to the wealthy and powerful households with many fields, but it brought an extremely heavy burden to ordinary people like Mr. Tian.

Spreading waste into acres of land can allow wealthy and powerful families to afford the taxes they evade, and can also reduce the burden on ordinary people. Doing so can also greatly curb the phenomenon of migration.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao listened, the brighter their eyes became.

It's just wonderful.

In their view, the tax reform that Li Jin just talked about, "the government and the people are on the same page, the land is equalized and the grain is equalized", can be said to be the right medicine.

Simply wonderful!

"Li Jin, your advice has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Please tell me what reward you want." Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and said.

Zhu Biao was the same way. Looking at Li Jin, his eyes were full of Yang Xian's shadow.

Zhongshu Province.

"Prime Minister, the policy on tax reform that you just talked about was really written by Li Jin?" Hu Weiyong's face was full of shock.

From his perspective, he can naturally see that this tax reform policy is worth tens of thousands of dollars.

"Otherwise, why do you think that His Highness the Crown Prince specifically named him the first choice for this encore?" Li Shanchang put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Hu Weiyong, and said. "Just now, he was summoned into the palace again. If I guessed correctly, he is in the imperial study room at the moment."

"Xiang Guo, do you think we can win him into our camp in advance? This Li Jin is a talent at first sight and will definitely be reused by His Majesty in the future. And I have investigated and found that he is Ma Nanshan's nephew, so he is our From the Huaixi lineage." Hu Weiyong said.

Li Shanchang was silent.

Hu Weiyong continued to speak: "Prime Minister, the situation is serious for us now. It's not like you don't know Yang Xian's current popularity. Not only was he granted the title of Daming God Marquis, but His Highness the Crown Prince also ran to Yangzhou every two days. What we can do now , just seize the time to win over these first batch of Enke scholars, Li Jin is an example."

"My subordinates are worried that if we don't take action and allow Yang Xian to grow bigger, Liu Bowen and Yang Xian will eventually enter the Zhongshu Province, replace the benefactor and his subordinates, and take over the power of the court. By then, our lives will be It’s even worse, even to the extreme.”

Obviously, the sudden rise of Yang Xian in the past two years has made Hu Weiyong panic.

He originally thought that after Li Shanchang retired, he would be [-]% sure about the position in Zhongshu Province, but now it seems that this is far from the case.

Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong and said seriously: "Weiyong, there is one thing you must keep in mind. The emperor will not let any group of people take charge of the power of the court. Just wait and see, as long as this Li Jin is really talented , if he can get up, he will soon replace Yang Xian's current position." Yu Shufang.

"I dare not take credit for this matter." Li Jin bowed and saluted.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao both thought that Li Jin was just being modest at the moment, but they soon realized that they had misunderstood.

I saw Li Jin continue to speak: "About the shortcomings of Ming Dynasty's current tax system and the methods of tax system reform, Wei Chen did not come up with it himself."

Wasn't it Li Jin who came up with it?
Who would it be? !

Fortunately, Li Jin gave the answer quickly.

"These all come from Lord Yang Xianyang, the god of Ming Dynasty and the prefect of Yangzhou. I am only responsible for tying together what he said. At best, I can only play the role of a tailor. Therefore, if your majesty really wants to reward him, then give it to Lord Yang. Come on." Li Jin bowed even lower.

This policy theory actually came from Yang Xian!

Regarding this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and his son were both surprised, but also felt that it was reasonable, as if this should be the case.

Sure enough, it is so easy to find another great talent like Yang Xian in this world.

Zhu Biao's eyes were shining.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jin and said: "Get up, Yang Shenhou has merit, and you have merit too. If it hadn't been for your policy, we wouldn't have known about the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's tax system. Let me keep my word and tell you. I will give you a reward.”

"Tell me what reward you want."

"Weichen benefited a lot from his teaching career in Yangzhou Primary School in the past few months. Without the experience during that period, Weichen would never have achieved the fame he has today. Weichen wants to continue learning with Mr. Yang." said. Li Jin then knelt down.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jin.

In his opinion, Li Jin is definitely a young talent, worthy of training. If he is placed next to Yang Xian, he will be [-]% to [-]% without studying. As long as he has three or four basic skills, it will be a great thing for the court. Good thing.

"We promise you. You, this group of Jinshi, will go to various grassroots yamen for training. You can go back to Yangzhou and learn your skills from Yang Xian. Then you can better serve the court." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile. .

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Jin knelt down and said gratefully.

After Li Jin left.

The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly faded. He looked at Zhu Biao and suddenly said: "Boss, you said that Yang Xian clearly knew that there was a problem with our Ming Dynasty's tax system, why didn't he tell me."

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Zhu Biao felt a thump in his heart.

He knew his father very well.

Zhu Biao quickly explained: "Perhaps Yang Qing did not find a good time to talk about this matter. It is also possible that he planned to make complete preparations before telling us about this matter."

Seeing Zhu Biao's slightly nervous look, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, patted Zhu Biao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, boss. I have no objection to Yang Xian. I just asked him casually."

(End of this chapter)