I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 461: The Policy of Returning Good Farmland to the Country

"Father."

"I dare not take credit for it."

"In this battle, in addition to your son leading the troops, there are also the King of Jiangxia, the Duke of Chen, and hundreds of thousands of my Tang soldiers."

"Now Jiaozhou is stable, and this is all thanks to all the soldiers who went on the expedition and all the officials who govern the country." Li Zheng said with a smile.

"Do not worry."

"I will not treat badly any meritorious minister or meritorious person." Li Shimin smiled.

"It's been so long, how's the nationalization of the fertile land going?" Li Zheng asked Li Daozon and Hou Junji.

This is what he really cares about.

"Replying to the Emperor, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"All the good farmland in Jiaozhou will be nationalized. All the people whose household registration is registered can obtain good farmland allocated by the imperial court based on their registered population."

"The implementation of this policy has won the support of tens of millions of people in Jiaozhou."

"Of course, those powerful people who controlled the fertile lands tried every means to obstruct us, and even started a war to resist, but they were all suppressed by our Tang army."

"Since the implementation of the national policy, our Tang army has suppressed more than 50,000 powerful people who were stirring up trouble throughout Jiaozhou. The leaders were all killed, and those who were driven were given grace, household registration, and good land according to the will of Your Highness."

"The people of Jiaozhou Prefecture are at peace."

Li Daozon spoke loudly.

"it is good."

"This is the effect I want." Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

"It seems."

"The tax revenue of Jiaozhou should also be recorded." Li Zheng smiled and asked with concern.

This time when Li Daozon and his men returned, given Wei Zheng's personality, he would definitely report the real changes in Jiaozhou Prefecture.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise."

"This is the tax revenue from Jiaozhou Prefecture."

Li Daozon took out a book from his bosom and handed it over respectfully.

Wang De immediately walked into the hall, picked up the memorial and handed it respectfully to Li Shimin.

The latter immediately opened it and took a look.

There was also anticipation on his face.

"Okay, okay, great."

"It seems."

"My policy of emphasizing agriculture is not wrong."

Li Shimin held the memorial in his hand and laughed loudly. Then he looked at the civil and military officials in the court and said, "My dear ministers, do you know how much tax has been collected in the past year after the good farmland in Jiaozhou was returned to the country?"

All the civil and military officials in the court looked up, and were also very curious.

"If we use the collected grain, it may not be enough, so I will use silver."

"The tax collected this time, just from Jiaozhou Prefecture, was a full eight million taels of silver."

"This is just a prefecture." Li Shimin laughed.

"How could such a poor place like Jiaozhou Prefecture collect eight million taels of silver in grain tax every year?"

"Isn't this possible?"

"Did Wei Zheng report the taxes inaccurately?"

"Taxes are the foundation of a country. In the past, some people might have dared to make trouble for Fushui, but the current emperor is so wise, who would dare to make trouble for taxes?"

"This should be true."

"Even in Yangzhou, which is known as the land of plenty, the highest tax in a year is only 9 million taels of silver. This impoverished Jiaozhou has been under the control of the Tang Dynasty for less than two years, and yet it has such a high tax rate."

“This is incredible.”

All the civil and military officials in the court were discussing in amazement. Hearing such a number, they were really shocked and even found it hard to believe.

"My Lords."

"Are you surprised that Jiaozhou Prefecture, which you regard as a barren and barren land, has such high taxes?" Li Zheng smiled slightly and took in the expressions of the officials in the court.

"Your Highness, please enlighten me."

Many court officials bowed respectfully and were very curious.

"Two words." Li Zheng raised his hand and held up two fingers: "Hope."

"The Tang Dynasty has taken back the farmland in Jiaozhou Prefecture, giving hope to tens of millions of people in Jiaozhou. Compared to before, most of them did not have good farmland. The farmland was controlled by the rich and powerful. They had to pay high rents for farming, and they could only keep very little after the harvest. But now it is different."

"They only need to pay taxes, saving the high rent, and the rest belongs to them."

"As long as they have hope for the future, how can they not enjoy taking care of the fertile land?" Li Zheng smiled.

Hear the words.

All the ministers nodded and immediately understood what Li Zheng meant.

at this time.

Hou Junji suddenly took a step forward and knelt on the ground.

"What does Duke Chen mean?" Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji's actions, somewhat puzzled.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of Chengmen, Your Majesty the Crown Prince."

"Let Hou Junji make amends for his crimes and restore his title, and let many of my Shandong generals make amends for their crimes as well."

"now."

"I have personally witnessed the scene of Jiaozhou Prefecture collecting good farmland for nationalization and distributing it to the people, and I have also witnessed the scene of Jiaozhou Prefecture's bumper harvest."

"In the territory of our Great Tang, the powerful and wealthy have annexed good farmland and seized the good farmland that originally belonged to the people by various means. This practice is prevalent throughout the country."

"The bottom line is that the land has never been nationalized, which has given the rich and powerful an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Jiaozhou Prefecture has a good harvest, and its tax revenue exceeds that of many prefectures in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, it is a place that the Tang Dynasty originally considered to be poor."

"It can be seen that the policy of nationalizing land proposed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is of great use."

"I deeply understand this, your Excellency."

"For the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and for the eternal success of the Tang Dynasty."

"I am also a person who once annexed good farmland. I alone own tens of thousands of acres of good farmland, which are spread all over the place."

"Today, I am willing to hand over all the good farmland to the court and make it part of the country."

"Not only the minister."

"There are also 27 of my warriors from Shandong who are willing to return all the good land under their names to the Tang state and no longer covet it."

Hou Junji knelt on the ground and said sincerely.

The words fell.

Once again, a huge wave of uproar was stirred up in the court.

For the former Shandong lineage.

To make them bleed would be to take their lives, and they would definitely not agree to it. But today, Hou Junji actually took the initiative to ask for the return of all the fertile land, and not just for him, but for the entire Shandong lineage.

This was a groundbreaking event for the court.

A sense of uneasiness appeared on the faces of many court officials.

After all, the annexation of fertile land was not just the case with Hou Junji and other people from Shandong. There were also many powerful people in the court who used various means to annex fertile land. Hou Junji started the trend, and later the court would probably start to reform all the fertile land in the Tang Dynasty.

Smart people know that Jiaozhou Prefecture is a signal.

Now that taxes have increased dramatically, this signal has become even stronger. The current emperor will definitely implement the policy of nationalization.

Hearing Hou Junji's words.

Li Shimin and Li Zheng looked at each other with surprise in their eyes, as if they had not expected Hou Junji to make such a statement.

(End of this chapter)