I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 799 A King Needs a Black Belly

Zhao Xi did not go into the process of which farmers became tenants, whether it was natural disasters, man-made, or the system.But one thing, Zhao Xi can be sure, the imperial court's agricultural tax is a factor that cannot be ignored.

The reason why the country's farmland was concentrated in the hands of the gentry and gentry was not because of the need for a certain degree of agricultural productivity development, but because of taxation.

But once the agricultural tax is abolished?Zhao Xi believes that there is no measure that can promote agriculture and mulberry more than this.

The root of land annexation lies in interests and people's dependence on land.After so many years of planning, to a certain extent, those rich and powerful country gentry in the country have focused their minds on industrial development to a certain extent, and gradually relaxed their emphasis on land.

But for the grassroots, for most of the people, the land is still the foundation of survival.

The characteristic of farming people is to turn the land under their feet into farmland as much as possible.This has been the case for generations to come.

As for what Zhao Xi saw during his private visit, even the tidal flats of the Yellow River were barren.That is to say, the measures to promote Nongsang’s so-called three-year tax exemption for newly reclaimed wasteland in the early years did not change the status quo that the tenants and farmers of the Kingdom Dynasty accounted for half.

The reason is that the implementation of a tax law did not fundamentally change the ratio of the country's agricultural tax.What kind of tax or what kind of tax.

It's just that because of the rapid increase in industry in the past few years, farmers have more ways to benefit, which conceals the burden of absolute taxes.Also to a certain extent, it made the people of the country rich.

Similarly, such a situation did not change the status quo of the tenants and farmers in the country.

Once the farmers have no tax, the tenant will have the confidence to break away from the landlord... because the temporary loss of the landlord's protection will not affect his survival.

This was an idea that Zhao Xi had already had before the private visit.

However, Zhao Xi still needs to consider how to promote this policy.

To be honest, the implementation of such a policy, in Zhao Xi's opinion, is detrimental to the interests of the gentry class, and it is likely that the court will have great resistance.

The gentry class had no agricultural tax.The policy of no tax for farmers, to put it bluntly, is purely for the benefit of the peasants.For the gentry class, on the contrary, because farmers have no tax, their own tenants will leave, which will cause the entire gentry class to lack labor in farming and industry...

"Officials, veterans think that this method should be done step by step..."

Fu Bi could feel that the officials were in a bit of a dilemma. Maybe the officials were planning how to implement this law, or they would dig a huge pit again, and then let all the gentry of the dynasty get into it and be buried.

It is also because I am so persistent that I let the officials explain it.

Zhao Xi did have this idea, but he had been thinking about it for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out. He couldn't find a way to make the gentry ignore it, or to replace the greed for land.

"What does the rich man think?"

Fu Xiang is willing to serve the public, but he is also a nobleman of the country.Now that he is honest, Zhao Xi also wants to see what Fu Bi thinks when he is honest.

"The officials and veterans think that the agricultural tax can be reduced by [-]%, and then adjusted according to the tax revenue of the country and the development trend of the industry."

"In addition, a separate tax rate can be calculated for the newly reclaimed cultivated land, and it can even be said that a complete tax exemption can be set for the newly added land."

"Officials and veterans think that the conditions for completely exempting the agricultural tax are immature. It's not that the conditions for the imperial court's taxation are immature, but the environment of the court is immature."

What Fu Bi said was the truth, and this was also what Zhao Xi considered.

"Forget it. Fu Xiang, how about I hand over this matter to the cabinet? Formulate a detailed, regional, and operable agricultural tax reduction and exemption policy."

"Although I have seen the fact that there is a trade in slaves, or in other words, human trafficking in the country. I think that it can be done if the law does not prohibit it. As long as the court does not issue a decree restricting the sale of slaves from other countries, so be it..."

It's an exchange.Zhao Xi and Fu Bi expressed an obvious exchange intention.

In other words, the imperial court delayed the promulgation of the ban on the sale of Dingkou in exchange for the approval of the gentry class for the transformation of the agricultural tax.

There is no way, Zhao Xi's power may be able to force the court to issue a decree of no agricultural tax, Zhao Xi is sure that the entire court and even local government officials will increase a lot of necessary expenditures out of thin air in the coming year...

"Do you understand?"

Fu Bi left, and Zhao Xi saw that his son was still in deep thought...~
"Going back to Dad, I don't understand the reason why the policy of no taxation for farmers cannot be implemented at the moment, but I don't understand why Dad referred this matter to the cabinet."

In the eyes of the prince, whether it is the father of the official family or himself as the prince, being able to initiate the reduction of agricultural taxes is a matter for all families to become Buddhas.I don't understand why Dad ordered the cabinet to handle it.

To be honest, the prince really wants to propose it himself.

"Son, no matter who initiates the policy, as long as it is promulgated by the court, the people will be grateful to the royal family."

"In addition, Fu Bi needs to give his father an explanation for the reduction and exemption of agricultural taxes. He knows the ultimate goal of his father."

"This degree requires a balance between the father's ideas and the interests of the gentry class, and needs to be acceptable. What the father said in the end is to provide Fu Bi with a basis to persuade the ministers."

The prince's governance is quite satisfactory, or in other words, it is okay to be upright, but as a king, the prince is less black-bellied.

This is also the period when the crown prince left the palace to practice, and it coincides with the fresh period of the country's system reform, and all officials have not yet behaved like that.

Although he has also experienced grassroots politics, he is somewhat lacking in conspiracy and tricks.

"Father is saying that because Fu Xiang accompanied Daddy on a private visit, he can use this as a basis to persuade the ministers to compromise on the grounds that the imperial court prohibits the sale of slaves from other countries?"

"Nowadays, the sale of new industrial technologies in the workshop city is imminent, and the demand for hired labor is strong. Once the imperial court prohibits the sale of foreigners, it will inevitably affect the production of various industrial technologies after the sale."

"In this way, the ministers and workers will calculate the gains and losses between the prohibition of selling foreigners and the reduction of agricultural tax, so as to promote the policy of agricultural tax reduction?"

The prince couldn't believe it.Just because he's not black-bellied doesn't mean he's not smart.Having said this, he has figured it out.

It’s okay, Zhao Xi nodded, agreeing.

"Son, the king is not a petty official. He doesn't need to do everything. It's the king's right to use his servants. It's the king's right to take the blame."

"Looking back at the implementation of various policies since my father came to the throne, what did you do for your father?"

"Being a king, even if you have a clear goal, you have to use the hands of your ministers to achieve it. The key lies in how you plan and how to bring your own thoughts into it without leaving a trace when mediating disputes between ministers and workers."

"A king doesn't need to please anyone, even if there are, they are still his subjects...~This is a broad definition. Therefore, being a king should pay more attention to results..."

Looking at the traces of the prince's handling of government affairs and his thinking tendency, Zhao Xi felt that he had to tell his son: A king needs a black belly.

(End of this chapter)