Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 551 Early Warning of Land Mergers
The businessman kept telling the butler at the dinner that he wanted to get acquainted with a backer, but he was obviously the housekeeper of the Chai Lingwu family, but he kept silent. The businessman was a little anxious, but it was useless. I know, I have lost my initiative.

After drinking until the end, the housekeeper didn't let go, and the businessman left disappointed.

Seeing the back of the businessman leaving lonely, the butler showed a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth.

Although the butler and the businessman were good friends when they were young, it has been many years since then, and the so-called friendship has long since disappeared. The butler agreed to have a drink with the businessman, which is enough for the other party, and he still wants to help himself and his own. When the master meets, let his master be his backer, stop dreaming.

However, at this moment, the butler remembered the businessman's no-cost transaction just now, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again. If he told his master about this no-cost transaction, then his master had earned [-] million yuan. A little is enough to eat and drink by yourself.

Moreover, the master of his own family has the grace, so he will definitely be able to succeed in doing this, and he is certain that the butler has regained his energy and rushed back to the Chai family's mansion.

It’s just that the housekeeper didn’t know that, just after he left the small restaurant, the businessman appeared from behind again, and at this time, Ma Shancai was standing behind the businessman, and Ma Shancai handed the businessman a bag of crystal beads (glass balls) .

The businessman left gratefully, and then Ma Shancai smiled faintly: "Everything is under control!"

"If we have no money and no money, why is our mansion so expensive?"

Chai Lingwu also has his own troubles, that is, the family's money is not enough, because Chai Lingwu is not the eldest son of the family, so most of the Chai family's property is given to Chai Lingwu's elder brother.

In fact, Chai Lingwu has a lot of salary, as long as he doesn't do those messy things, it will not be enough, but Chai Lingwu likes to spend a lot of money, so he has no restraint in spending money, and always feels that the money is not enough.

Li Tai often came to help, but he couldn't always ask Li Tai to help. Chai Lingwu also tried to find some property to do it himself, but he didn't understand these things, and his subordinates were all idiots.

He would only lose more. At this time, Chai Lingwu looked at the accounts handed over by the housekeeper, and his head was getting bigger. It's not yet the end of the month, and the money is already stretched.

Seeing Chai Lingwu's bitter look, the butler at the side said slightly: "Your Majesty, why don't you borrow some from the princess!"

The princess good wine mentioned here is Chai Lingwu’s wife, Princess Baling. Let me explain this. After the princess gets married, she does not live in the Chai family. After the princess gets married, she will have her own princess mansion.
If the son-in-law dies first, then the princess mansion will be the place where the princess will retire and die. After the princess dies, the descendants of the princess will return it to the court, and the descendants will move to another place without the right to enjoy the mansion.

If the princess dies first, then the son-in-law must return the mansion and garden to the imperial court after fulfilling his duty of filial piety. .

Therefore, when the princess is alive, the son-in-law has no worries about food and clothing. Once the princess dies, all aspects will feel embarrassed.

The princess also has her own dowry according to how much she is favored by the emperor. These dowries include fields, shops, mines, etc. They are all taken care of by the officials in the princess's mansion, so Princess Baling has income every month, and it is better than Chai Lingwu. To be a lot richer.

That's why Chai Lingwu's housekeeper asked Chai Lingwu to go to Princess Baling to borrow money.

It's just that in ancient times, although men were superior to women, this was not the case with the princess and the consort, especially the princess of the Tang Dynasty. After the princess of the Tang Dynasty married, because the princess was the emperor's daughter and had a noble status, after marrying the princess, the father-in-law and mother-in-law would live together every day. You have to go to the princess to perform the so-called "monarch and minister's ceremony". You know, it is usually the daughter-in-law who salutes the father-in-law and mother-in-law.So this is also unacceptable to many families.

What's more, after marrying the princess, the son-in-law and the princess don't live together every day, but live separately.The princess has the princess mansion, and if the son-in-law wants to see the princess, someone has to tell the story.And if they act as husband and wife, it will become more complicated.

Moreover, the son-in-law is always restrained by the princess. If he is found touching other women, the consequences will be very serious.

Chai Lingwu has no parents, so the first one has nothing to do with him, but the second one makes Chai Lingwu not very happy all the time, so he is not willing to ask Princess Baling, if he goes, he will be looked down upon by Baling .

"Is there no other way? Butler Lin, think of a way." Chai Lingwu looked at the old butler and asked.

At this time, the old housekeeper also showed embarrassment, and at this moment, the second housekeeper of the Chai family, who had a meal with his childhood businessman friend, walked in.

"Master, what's wrong with the butler, this month's accounts are not working anymore?"

"Hey!" With a sigh, Steward Lin looked at the second housekeeper with a slight frown and said, "There is a gap of two thousand guan, I asked Mr. Wang to find the princess to raise money, but Mr. Wang refused. If not, I had no choice but to go to Wei Wang's mansion. take a trip.

Although the king of Wei said that Mr. Lang can go to his treasury to get as much as he wants, but every time I go there, I don't feel good about it. "

This butler Lin is an old man from the Chai family. He used to follow Chai Shao. He grew up watching Chai Lingwu, so Chai Lingwu dared not refute what he said. stand up.

Dare to talk to himself like this, he is really looking for death, but after the butler Lin said it, Chai Lingwu could only lower his head slightly.

"Oh, hehe!" The second housekeeper smiled and said: "Boss, this princess, you and I also know that these people in the mansion think that they are from the palace, and their eyes are higher than the top. Consummating the house, even the mothers in this mansion are going to intervene, if you ask your lord to ask the princess to raise money at this time, even if you succeed in raising money, those servants in the princess mansion will probably be even more disrespectful to our lord."

"That's right!" Chai Lingwu looked at Steward Lin and said, "Butler Lin, you don't know, those mothers in the princess mansion are really bad, if it wasn't for King Wei behind me, those people would have stuck me to death. If I go to raise money from the princess, these nuns will never look down on me again, so I will definitely not go to the princess's mansion to raise money."

"Lang Jun.!" The second steward looked at Chai Lingwu with a smile again and said, "Mr. Lang should also consider the chief steward. The chief steward used to be the chief steward of the Duke's Mansion and the Princess Mansion. The generals in the army can be called brothers.

Now going to Wei Wangfu to be looked down upon by some lowly stewards, the chief steward is not feeling well either. "

"Then what should I do? You have said everything, Lao Qiu, give me an idea." Chai Lingwu looked at the second housekeeper and shouted.

However, it is obvious that the second housekeeper is Lao Qiu, and he came prepared. When Chai Lingwu put pressure on him, Lao Qiu looked at Chai Lingwu and said, "Mr. There is an idea that can make a lot of money for Mr. Wang."

"Do you have an idea to make a lot of money?" Not only Chai Lingwu, but also Lin Butler on the side was also interested.

Seeing that both Chai Lingwu and Lin Butler were interested, the old Qiu here also began to speak eloquently, but what this old Qiu said was basically what the businessman friend said.

To sum it up in four words is land annexation.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a system of land equalization was implemented in the Tang Dynasty. Each soldier in the government owned 20 acres of Yongye land. Prince Zhigong Hou Bozinan received 60 acres of Yongye land, and deacons from the first rank to the ninth rank received 60 acres of Yongye land. (One hectare is equal to 100 mu)
It is not difficult to see the huge difference in the amount of land received by the soldiers and the ruling class, and it also shows that the land equalization system in the Tang Dynasty was still a tool for maintaining the feudal ruling class, because the biggest beneficiary was the ruling class.

But at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the balance was not broken, and there was still a lot of land, so this difference did not affect the Fubing. Anyway, your royal family has 20 mu or even [-] mu, and that has nothing to do with my Fubing. There is also my [-] acres, I get my own, I don't care how much you get.

At this time, the land equalization system was still very good, but later Li Shimin added a clause, that is, the Yongye land and the granted land of the nobles and bureaucrats can be sold freely; the government soldiers who have moved, unable to live and funerals can sell Yongye land, because there are many wars. Yes, many government soldiers died in battle or were incapable of living, had broken hands and feet, had no children, and couldn't farm even if they had land, so you can sell it.

This recognized the legitimacy of land sales to a certain extent, but also created conditions for the prevalence of land mergers and the destruction of the land equalization system.

So this will lead to a phenomenon. As long as some royal nobles and officials have bad intentions, they can use their political privileges to seize the land of the people.Landlords and businessmen, on the other hand, relied on their economic strength to buy, sell and merge land, and bought more fields and houses.

The land would gather in the hands of a few in many ways.These merged lands were called "Gian Zhuang" or "zhuang" after the middle Tang Dynasty, and their main function was to lease land.

And the businessman's idea was to buy these Yongye fields from these government soldiers at a very low price. Of course, you have to use some tricks to buy these Yongye fields. If you buy it at a normal price, it is meaningless, and then turn these Yongye fields into a farm and rent them out to those who don't have land to collect rent.

The businessman did a rough calculation, and there are nearly [-] to [-] mu of Yongye farmland just around Chang'an. This is just around Chang'an. Fake.

However, it is very profitable to do this, but there must be a person with a background who can use tricks to suppress these deceived government soldiers. As long as these government soldiers can be suppressed, then this is a person who has Great stuff with huge profits.

　happy National Day!
　　
　
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