Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 58 The Big Pit
Zhu Qiyu was very excited. If everyone had land, why would there be rebellion?But when Lin Cunde said that it could not be carried out now, his eyes dimmed.

Then he sighed and said: "Yes, the land is now in the hands of the landlords, and as you said, many landlords have connections with court officials and scholars. If this happens, the world will be in chaos. But if you have virtue, you can Isn’t there any way?”

"Yes, of course there is. If I remember correctly, the Queen's house was raided this time, but a lot of land was confiscated. If these lands are directly distributed to the people and allowed to farm, and the court's annual tax revenue is fixed, these lands will not be Trading is allowed, and only common people are allowed to plant, and it changes every ten years! However, His Majesty is willing to part with it, this is a huge wealth!" Lin Cunde nodded and asked Zhu Qiyu with a smile.

The Empress ransacked her house, but she confiscated almost a million acres of land, which was distributed across the country. After all, those eunuchs also came from all over the country.

"I'm willing to give it up!" Zhu Qiyu stared at Lin Cunde and said firmly.

Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu in surprise.

Zhu Qiyu then gritted his teeth and said: "Not only am I willing to give it up, but I also want to make it a practice. From now on, all the land that is confiscated will be taken over as state-owned land and cannot be bought or sold. It can only be given to the people who have lost their land!"

"Well, Your Majesty, there is also a problem with this law, that is, who should allocate these lands to? If we talk about landless farmers, do you know that because Taizu stipulated that people with meritorious status do not have to pay taxes, so many people gave their land to Give it to those who are famous, so that they can pay less taxes! Therefore, a large number of people have lost their land on the surface, but secretly, they have land for planting!" Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu and said.

After Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was also in a dilemma, but thinking that this method was said by Lin Cunde, he asked: "Do you have a way?"

"If there is, then distribute it to the people who rebelled. On the one hand, those people really have no land and no other livelihood. Secondly, if you distribute it to them, you can quickly stabilize the rebellion.

In addition, if possible, His Majesty can organize the rebels to reclaim the land. The reclaimed land will not be paid for five years and will be reclaimed intensively. The students believe that the rebels will soon settle down after hearing this news. At the same time, the court will The church can also provide seeds and grain in the first year!

Of course, it is also necessary to stipulate that all cultivated land is state-owned, and each person can own a few acres of land. This is for each person, not adults. If a family has five people, they can be allowed to cultivate more than ten acres of land. In this way, at least the people will not starve to death! Lin Cunde sat there and said.

"Good idea, good idea!" Zhu Qiyu stood up and said excitedly, reclaiming new land and all land will be state-owned, thus reducing land annexation. "

"Since the land is state-owned, tax revenue will be reduced, and the court will not be short of these grains! The people can be allowed to recuperate. In this case, the rebellion will be reduced. In addition, after five years, the people will tax the people, and the court's tax will increase. I The Ming Dynasty now collects about 1000 million shi of various grains every year, and there are more than [-] million taels of silver in cash, right?" Lin Cunde sat there and continued to ask.

"Yes, the data is almost the same. As you said, let's do it this way!" Zhu Qiyu said happily. He didn't expect that a trip here would solve the problem of how to settle the rebellion.

However, what worried Zhu Qiyu was the land owned by the landlords. They owned so much land, but the people had no land, so he said: "Cunde, this method cannot fundamentally solve the problem. It can't be done. In the future, when the people rebel, they will follow the rules." This method does not allow us to cultivate so much land. Even if we raid the houses, we cannot raid all the landowners in the Ming Dynasty. Is there a complete solution?"

After hearing this, Lin Cunde shook his head with a wry smile.

Zhu Qiyu said slightly disappointed at this moment: "No?"

"No, in the past dynasties, it was because after the land was annexed to its peak, the people had no way to survive, and then the dynasties changed! Your Majesty can do some in-depth research and find out!" Lin Cunde still shook his head with a wry smile.

"Is this the fate of every dynasty? A fate that cannot be changed? Knowing that it is a dead end, but you can only let it develop?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde very lonely and asked.

Lin Cunde shook his head with a wry smile. Of course there is a way, but he can't say it now. If it is said, once Zhu Qiyu implements it, Zhu Qiyu might not be able to become the emperor.

"You must have a way, right? Since you proposed this method, you must have a way to take back the land from those landlords, right?" Zhu Qiyu thought of this and stared at Lin Cunde closely and asked.Lin Cunde was helpless and could only persuade: "Your Majesty, what can students do? The crisis of the Ming Dynasty is not limited to this. Your Majesty still has many things to do! Besides, Your Majesty, now, these are long-term plans. First of all, It is more important to do the things at hand well. This year, counterinsurgency is the first priority. To counterinsurgency, do not kill indiscriminately. The main thing is to win over the people. Moreover, we must also win over the civil servants. If the action is too big, it may be more dangerous!"

Zhu Qiyu heard this, thought for a moment, and said: "That's right. We will talk about these things later. What we want to talk about now is the current situation. How to stabilize it? You said that there are other crises in the Ming Dynasty. Can you talk about them? ?”

"The Ming clan will eventually defeat the Ming Dynasty!" Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu and said.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde in horror. He did not expect that Lin Cunde would mention the Ming Dynasty clan. This made it difficult for Zhu Qiyu to believe that if everything Lin Cunde said before was not verified to be correct, Zhu Qiyu would definitely stand up and reprimand Lin Cunde.

"Your Majesty, don't believe me? Your Majesty, please settle the score. Just follow the rules set by Taizu. I heard that some princes gave birth to fifty or sixty sons. One of them is hereditary prince, and the other sons are hereditary princes. One son is hereditary king of the county, the other sons are made generals of the country, and so on!

Your Majesty, every year a prince needs 2000 shi of rice, [-] guan of banknotes, [-] pieces of brocade, [-] pieces of silk, [-] pieces each of gauze and Luo, [-] pieces each silk, and [-] pieces each winter and summer cloth. There are [-] taels of cotton, [-] taels of salt, and a thousand catties of flowers, all of which are annual branches.Horse fodder, fifty horses per month.

The county court hall needs to pay 25 shi of rice per year, 500 guan of banknotes, [-] pieces of brocade, [-] pieces of silk, [-] pieces of Luo, [-] pieces each of silk and winter and summer cloth, [-] taels of cotton, and [-] pieces of salt. Ten coins, three hundred kilograms of tea, ten pieces of fodder for horses per month, women who have been granted titles and married, one thousand shi of rice per year, one thousand four hundred guan of banknotes, and satin and silk made by the prince's kingdom.

Is the student right?Your Majesty has calculated this account in detail, not to mention that the clan members encircled a large amount of land. After all, their land is not taxed, and if they violate the law, they will not be punished, right? Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu and said lightly.

"Yes, this is a rule set by Taizu Taizong. Its purpose is to ensure that the children of my Ming Dynasty clan will never go hungry!" Zhu Qiyu nodded, still a little dissatisfied in his heart. He didn't know why Lin Cunde wanted to mention the clan matter.

"But Your Majesty, if you calculate carefully, if a prince only gives birth to six sons, of course in reality most of the vassal princes will exceed it. After all, having more sons means making money, and they have nothing to do, so why not have more, Your Majesty can go find out and see if what the students said is right, even if they have six sons for each generation of princes! Is it feasible?" Lin Cunde continued to ask. Lin Cunde wanted to make it clear to him that the vassal king consumes too much court every year. If you pay taxes, you will spend money to support a bunch of idle people.

"But, of course, most of the vassal kings have exceeded it!" Zhu Qiyu nodded. Of course, Zhu Qiyu knew how many children those vassal kings had.

After hearing this, Lin Cunde nodded and said: "Okay, if we count according to seniority, it is the fifth generation that has been passed down to His Majesty. But, then, from the first generation, there is almost one prince and fifteen county princes. , not to mention, the sons born to these four generations of emperors were crowned princes. During the Taizu period, the princes were passed down. From one prince to the next, there were 75 prince, [-] county princes, and [-] generals who controlled the country! Not counting the country. There are only four generations of clans below the general. Calculate how much more expenditures there will be compared to the early Ming Dynasty!
Counting grain, the prince has 38 dan per year, the county prince has [-] dan, and the general has [-] dan, a total of about [-] dan of grain. This does not include the salary of the general and below, and now it is only the fifth generation. If it is passed down By the sixth or seventh generation, this number will probably easily exceed one million shi of food. Now the Ming Dynasty has more than twenty princes, and your Majesty will also give birth to many sons in the future. Your Majesty, you can count on it, and the clan can Empty all the income of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention, those clans occupied so much land and did not pay taxes. I am afraid that for more than ten generations, the grain paid by the people of the Ming Dynasty was not enough to pay the clans! "

Zhu Qiyu's face was livid at the moment. He started settling accounts with Lin Cunde, especially when he counted the 75 generals who ruled the country. He knew that things were in trouble. Those princes were trying their best to have sons. Among them, King Qingcheng seemed to have given birth to 100. He has many children, and his eldest son has now given birth to fifty or sixty children, and he is still alive!

"I, I, I, what should I do?" Zhu Qiyu felt his head was pounding at the moment. He didn't know, but after all, it was fatal!
Lin Cunde saw Zhu Qiyu being so nervous and couldn't help laughing inwardly, but he still said with relief: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. We will discuss this matter after we have straightened out the affairs of the court and completely controlled the court. Now, the student just wants to I want to inform Your Majesty that there are still many potential crises in the Ming Dynasty!"

"Call brother-in-law!" Zhu Qiyu reminded Lin Cunde.

"Yes, brother-in-law, I'm really not in a hurry, I'm just afraid of settling some accounts!" Lin Cunde said, holding back a smile.

Zhu Qiyu glared at Lin Cunde. He was looking at his own joke. However, he couldn't be blamed for this. He couldn't help but sigh: "What a hole Taizu has dug for the kings of later generations! He is a kind-hearted old man, but he has suffered terrible consequences." I can still withstand the kings of future generations, especially the kings of the future, but what about the kings of future generations?"

When Lin Cunde heard this, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

(End of this chapter)