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The autumn harvest season is coming soon. This time, the attitudes of the two sides are completely different.

The imperial court, including Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande who were stationed in Nanzhili, didn't care about this autumn harvest at all. All they could think about was how to deal with Su Tiancheng's attack, or how to attack after they had enough strength. Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, of course, Zhu Youjian is still sober at least. Knowing that at this time, urging the army to attack Su Tiancheng is probably asking for trouble, so he did not urge Zhu Yousong, Qin Sande and others. As for Zhu Yousong Zhu Youjian is very clear about all the deployment and actions of Qin Sande in Nanzhili.

Zhu Youjian expressed a high degree of appreciation for the two resolutely beheading Zuo Liangyu. At this time, Zhu Youjian had forgotten Mao Wenlong's lesson. As far as the military officer is concerned, how much influence should it have? Zuo Liangyu is also the right governor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion. From a first-rank military officer, he was directly beheaded by the second-rank Minister of War Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande, who supervised the army. Although it is said that Zuo Liangyu has the idea of ​​preserving his strength and even taking advantage of the opportunity to make money, which general does not have such thoughts at this time? It is to be imprisoned and have the opportunity to perform crimes and meritorious deeds in the future.

Moreover, Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande went too far, beheading more than [-] senior officers under Zuo Liangyu. It is conceivable what a tragic scene it was. Those officers who fought desperately on the battlefield, He was promoted to a high position by virtue of his military exploits.It's just that he was ruthlessly beheaded and abandoned because of his different thoughts.

Even within the cabinet, there are different views, especially the cabinet chief assistant Zhou Yanru and second assistant Chen Xinjia, regarding the actions of Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande.Slightly dissatisfied, it's a pity that the emperor's attitude is firm, and they can't express different opinions. As for the new policies in Zhejiang and Fujian, no one dares to discuss them because of the strict blockade of the imperial court, and Jinyiwei and Dongchang are watching all the time. Whoever accidentally expressed his opinion was caught by Jin Yiwei.It would be too unfair to throw him into the prison.

It is precisely because of this atmosphere that the court did not notice this autumn harvest, and even ignored it more than usual. However, the court still requires all regions to pay taxes in full, and the duel with Su Tiancheng requires money. .

In fact, some places have encountered disasters, such as Shaanxi and Shanxi.Just encountered a drought, Shaanxi's original foundation is not bad.If it can survive, Shanxi will be miserable. It is impossible to have so much food in storage, but the government not only does not provide relief to the people, but instead increases the intensity of tax collection.

Predictably, shortly after the autumn harvest.There will be refugees again in the north.

Su Tiancheng attached great importance to this autumn harvest. Just after occupying Fujian and Zhejiang, Su Tiancheng attached great importance to farming matters. The first big thing that the governments of various places cared about was the farmers returning to the local area one after another.Land must be cultivated, and Fujian and Zhejiang are not allowed to see abandoned land.

You must know that Huzhou and other places in Zhejiang suffered large-scale locust plagues last year, and many places in Zhejiang also suffered from drought, including some places in Fujian. Coming back, this shows that in places like Zhejiang and Fujian, the people's ability to bear is very fragile. If they can't seize the opportunity of spring plowing and autumn harvest, the food will be insufficient again, and it will be really difficult for Su Tiancheng to provide so much Food relief, after all, there are still a lot of conquests in the future, and there are still a lot of places that need food and grass.

In order to relieve the many victims, Zhu Shenxuan spent too much energy, buying a large amount of food from places such as Luzon and Southeast Asia. Although there is a lot of food in Shandong, the consumption is also large. Expansion, with the increase of expropriation matters, I don't know how much food and grass will be needed. If there is no relief for victims of disasters, the food purchased locally can basically be guaranteed.

It is also because of this reason that Zhu Shenxuan pays more attention to spring plowing and autumn harvest than Su Tiancheng. When the autumn harvest season is approaching, he even goes to Zhejiang and Fujian to inspect in person. As for the autumn harvest in Shandong, there is no need to worry too much. , The officials over there understand the importance of the autumn harvest.

Because of the high attention of the government, and because of the supervision of Su Tiancheng, Zhu Shenxuan and others, the grain harvests in Zhejiang and Fujian have been bumper, and the common people are basically self-sufficient, and because of the implementation of the New Deal, the land has begun to go to the common people. Tilting, the price of food has shown a downward trend for the first time, which is not simple.

Governments across Fujian and Zhejiang have also set up free warehouses as required to provide relief to farmers who have suffered disasters.

In most areas of Zhejiang and Fujian, rice is double-cropped. After the autumn harvest, rice will be planted again immediately. Therefore, this autumn harvest is not only about harvesting rice, but also the supervision of re-planting.

The tax on grain has also been adjusted, which is a little higher than before. According to the output of rice, each stone of grain needs to pay about one bucket of tax. The average grain output in Zhejiang and Fujian is more than two stones per mu. , so in conversion, the tax has reached about 15.00%, but apart from these taxes, there is no longer any burden.

This is Su Tiancheng's helpless move. It will take some time to develop commerce, but the salaries of officials have already been raised, and these burdens also need to be borne by farmers. In the process of commerce development, there must be a buffer period. I can temporarily make a fuss in the field.

If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive rice, oil and salt are.

But on the other hand, the government has also done a lot of things in urging the people to cultivate and adjust the cultivated land. Especially after the abolition of many guards, a large amount of official land has been taken back. There are also some gentry and rich households. After the camp arrived, they fled the local area, and the cultivated land was naturally taken back by the government, so the government has a lot of official land in its hands.

According to Su Tiancheng's opinions on the disposal of cultivated land, all the cultivated land taken back by the government is government land, and the government is responsible for leasing it to farmers for farming, and the government has to find ways to take back the cultivated land year by year. In the future, the cultivated land and dry land, including forests, etc. etc., are all owned by the government and no longer belong to private individuals.

In this regard, Su Tiancheng also specially explained that the ownership of land and the right to use land need to be separated. It is enough to compensate the common people.

How to stop the act of merging land, even after hundreds of years, there is no good solution, the gap between rich and poor always exists, Su Tiancheng can only try to prevent the occurrence of land merging according to his own understanding , The land is owned by the government, which is what he thinks is a good way.

Because the hard work of the government has won the recognition of the people, there is basically no problem in paying taxes. For the people who really encountered a famine, after verifying the situation, the government will not only not collect taxes, but will also give relief. Great for stabilizing farmers.

A bumper harvest of grain means an increase in taxes. This year's taxes are mainly used to pay the salaries of officials. Su Tiancheng also thought that the imperial court should be separated from local economic needs, and everything cannot be managed by the imperial court. It has been a long time. , the officials below are definitely not motivated. Only when the localities are developed and the officials in the rich places can get more salaries, will the officials be more motivated to work hard. Economic incentives are always best means.

However, the New Deal has just begun, and these are all things to consider in the future, and at present, conquest is still the main focus. At such a critical moment, stability is the first priority. Spending money to buy stability is something that must be done.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of silver, especially in Fujian, when we wiped out those rich people who colluded with each other inside and outside, and got a lot of gold and silver, Zhu Shenxuan couldn't believe the amount. He felt that those rich people along the coast of Fujian, Even Emperor Bi was rich, and he often said tens of millions of taels of silver. With these silver support, within a few years, Zhu Shenxuan didn't worry about the lack of silver, not to mention that there are only Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and In Taiwan and other places, the territory is not very large.

The implementation of the New Deal may not necessarily be approved by all officials from the bottom of their hearts, but what everyone needs to see is the actual effect. In places such as Huzhou, Zhejiang, which were once starved to death, after only one year, the people basically recovered their vitality, and the market transactions There are too many, and it has become prosperous, and water conservancy facilities have been built in various places to ensure that the impact of natural disasters is minimized. From the current situation, as long as the grain can be harvested, the market will be able to prosper.

Of course, many officials came from Shandong. The situation in Zhejiang and Fujian is far from comparable to that in Shandong. You must know that the main support for Shandong's development is commerce. Only with the development of commerce can the locality be truly prosperous. up.

The attitude towards the autumn harvest is completely different, and the impact is also different. Many scholars originally thought that Su Tiancheng was a rebel and outrageous, but after seeing the situation on the spot, many scholars really understood the lives of ordinary people. , views changed rapidly, and some scholars even stayed directly in Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places. They also heard that once Su Tiancheng took Nanzhili, the imperial examinations would begin, and the imperial court needed a lot of talents , These scholars think that the time has come to display their talents, and it is an honor to be able to participate in the first imperial examination held by the new dynasty. Besides, they approve of the new policy from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, there are also some officials who are ready to move, especially the officials in Shaanxi, Henan and Shanxi, thinking that they can go directly to Su Tiancheng. (To be continued..)