I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 633 Land Occupation and Tax Increase
Why do you say that Wang Anshi is holding power?The first point is that after so many years of careful management, Zhao Xi has indeed put aside the focus of the courtiers on farming, so that the gentry no longer care too much about farming and focus on industrial development.Wang Anshi should have noticed this.

The second point is that last year, Zhao Xi's operations against the Chen family in Langzhou did have signs of firing at the local tycoons of the Guochao, and it did make the tycoons of the Guochao feel awe of the court.

Based on the above two points, Wang Anshi threw out this law of occupying land and increasing taxes that tends to rob the rich and help the poor...
Wang Anshi always stared at this land.

From the Young Crops Law, the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, to the Land Occupation and Tax Increase Law that has been thrown out today, they have never been separated from the land, and only the land is in their eyes.That is to say, in Linchuan, Wang Anshi's hometown, the landform is dominated by hills, followed by mountains, hills and valleys and plains.Land has always been a scarce resource.

In these years, Zhao Xi has been working hard to divert the courtiers' attention from the land.

The concept of Guochao has gradually changed from simple farming to semi-industrialization (Zhao Xi still dare not use the word industrialization). The direction of operation, and gradually let go of the enthusiasm for land.

Then, due to the explosion of various industries (this has already achieved initial results), the tax revenue of the country increased to a certain extent, and the court adjusted the two taxes, thus stimulating the enthusiasm of farmers to open up wasteland.At that time, it is absolutely possible to use a method of moistening things silently to change the country's land policy.

At that time, it will be natural to achieve the effect of Wang Anshi's new law now.Zhao Xi has always emphasized the difference between what I want to do and what I want to do. This is a difference in subjective initiative, and it is also a difference in whether the results are significant.

As a result, at this time, Wang Anshi threw out such a new law, and it was still during the Great Court Meeting.Obviously, Wang Anshi wanted to avoid being revised and adjusted by the officials again, and directly disclosed it to the entire court.

"You didn't discuss it in the cabinet?"

Zhao Xi felt that Wang Anshi's throwing this out at this time seemed to be a reminder to the courtiers, a kind of greeting to the courtiers, don't forget to plow the fields, and a reminder to the courtiers to value the land.I had to summon Fu Bi to know the specific process.

"When I returned to the official house, the cabinet was caught off guard. According to the regulations of the three-level decision-making system, the proposals of the cabinet ministers do not need to be answered by the court office. They can be announced directly, and all the participants in the political discussion will be discussed in groups."

"What do you think the chances of passing?"

Zhao Xi hoped to pass, but knew it was impossible.The point is that he doesn't want the courtiers to continue to pay attention to the land and conflict with his general strategy.

"I think it is absolutely impossible. Wang Jiefu's new law allows various types of land occupation to be taxed not according to cultivated land, but to increase taxation twice that of property. On this point, it is impossible to pass."

"The old minister is blunt. Guochao guides the development of industries, and the workshop city sells various products, forming a situation of developing industries in Guochao. Courtiers, from cabinet discussions to political participation, are involved in various industries. The land used for these industries, Most of them are cultivated fields that were not taxed in the first place.”

"In fact, the achievements of industrial development in these years have indeed led to a decrease in cultivated land. As long as Annan's grain trade is guaranteed, there will be no grain shortage in the country as Wang Jiefu said, and naturally there is no need to collect land occupation tax as a backup .”

What Fu Bi said mentioned a condition: Annan’s grain trade guarantee; mentioned a result: the country’s cultivated land decreased; and also ignored a problem: whether land occupation should be taxed according to cultivated land.

Zhao Xi couldn't figure out why Wang Anshi had to make life and politics so frustrating, and why he had to make the reform so earth-shattering.

There is a saying in later generations called a soft landing.For so many years, Zhao Xi has been changing the status quo of the country based on this principle.

It is Wang Anshi who is now proposing this idea of ​​land occupation and tax increase. Zhao Xi feels that in a few years, this will be a matter of course.

Zhao Xi has been planning for many years and has been in power for many years. All in all, he has never tried to divide the interests on the existing basis.As a later generation, for the current Song Dynasty, he is fully capable of creating more benefits to change the plight of the country.

Therefore, all the changes have been carried out based on stability and without causing turmoil.Even Wang Anshi's new methods, Zhao Xi has made adjustments, and turned them into moderate, roundabout, and non-injurious innovations.

It seemed that Wang Anshi really couldn't see the power of the country. Zhao Xi covered him, and he still wanted to jump out to provoke others.Really stubborn!

It is correct to levy a different tax on industrial land than on farmland.But the timing is really not right.From Zhao Xi's original intention, he naturally hoped to pass, which would reduce his effort.The problem is that Guochao's industrial development is still in its infancy, still very delicate, and needs careful maintenance.

Such a new law of land occupation and tax increase is likely to slow down the progress of the country's industrial development, and make these landlords of the country's dynasty powerful and powerful, and value land again.This is not what Zhao Xi hoped to appear.

"Industrial development has greatly increased the tax revenue of the court. How can it be compared with the tax revenue from farming? The old new law of Wangge is only retrograde and retrogressive. It emphasizes farming and neglects industry, which is contrary to the five-year plan of the court. topic."

"Guochao's food is overly dependent on trade. Once Annan cuts off the grain trade, the disadvantages of reducing cultivated land will immediately appear."

"Since my Great Song Army can beat Annan twice, I can continue to beat him. He Annan dare not!"

"In fact, the cultivated land has not decreased, at least in the east of the river, but it has not increased as fast as when the Farmland Water Conservancy Law was implemented."

"However, Guochao's population is increasing."

Discussing in groups, the ministers and workers still continued the way they did in the previous court meeting. They were never able to discuss the matter, and they could always be dragged away by the ministers who had a sense of presence.

In fact, all the ministers and workers are avoiding the question of whether the land occupation should increase taxes or not.In fact, the income generated by the industry is far from comparable to that of farming. If it is said that the two taxes on farming have been paid all the time, it is impossible to say... After all, the current officials are not easy to fool.

The problem is, according to Wang Anshi's proposal of land occupation tax increase law, directly pay according to the product, which is twice the commercial tax, then it is better to resume farming.

Therefore, all group discussions avoided the issue of whether to agree with Wang Anshi's new law, and talked about him from left to right.

Wang Anshi still had too much trust in the conduct of his courtiers.

However, Zhao Xi was a little overjoyed when he saw the group discussion news summarized.In such a situation, perhaps, some adjustments can be made to the policy of industrial land occupation now.

Zhao Xi still underestimated the consciousness of scholars.

(End of this chapter)