Prince of Chaos

Chapter 377
After several months of vigorous and intensive land distribution campaign, the [-] registered military households in Ji Town were all assigned their own fields.

At the moment when these fields were obtained, these poor low-level military households felt the mighty grace of the emperor for the first time.

They were so excited that they cried bitterly, lying on their own fields, thanking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and wishing that His Highness the Crown Prince would live a thousand years and a thousand years.

Xiao Ruxun was also greatly touched when he saw the scenes of these military households. He did not expect these military households to be so excited after acquiring these lands.

Although these lands are assigned to these people, according to the final order of His Royal Highness, these lands belong to the imperial court, and these military households who have been converted to peasant households only have the right to cultivate them for a period of five years. , every five years must be redistributed according to the newly added or reduced households.

And in terms of land tax, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also referred to the previous standard of land tax collected by the Ming Dynasty, which was divided into summer tax and autumn grain.You only need to pay about 5.00% of the tax and grain for each tax payment, and about [-]% of the land tax is collected a year.

This kind of land tax is simply a conscience tax in today's Ming Dynasty.

Although the taxes in the Ming and Ming Dynasties are not heavy, they cannot stand up to the superimposition of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes by officials at all levels at all levels. In addition, many farmers actually have no land in their hands, and the land they plant is almost all the land of big landlords. , For this reason, they have to pay another heavy rent.In the end, the food left in the hands was hardly enough to feed the whole family.This has also led to many farmers being forced to bear the usury of many landlords and rich people, and they have to farm and enslave these rich and unkind big families for life and life.

So, looking at these newly converted military households now, their life is simply paradise.

It is not difficult to understand why they are so excited.

"His Royal Highness, this is really a benevolent government through the ages. The land belongs to the imperial court in name, but the common people only have the right to cultivate, but not the right to buy and sell. This fundamentally restricts the acquisition of land by rich households. The high is really high! "

Standing beside Xiao Ruxun, Fang Shoushi looked at these military households who got the fields, and couldn't help sighing.

After Xiao Ruxun heard Fang Shoushi's exclamation, he turned to Fang Shoushi and asked, "Is Master Fang so optimistic?"

Xiao Ruxun really didn't understand these methods. He was born in the army and knew almost nothing about local martial arts.

Fang Shoushi looked at Xiao Ruxun and asked, and he didn't mean to belittle and ridicule. He explained to Xiao Ruxun in detail: "Since ancient times, land has been privately owned, and even the imperial court has only the right to collect taxes. However, this tax is also It doesn't mean that you can collect it. Many old and powerful people have the privileges granted by the court and don't have to pay taxes. Moreover, in the process, these people are still using their power and wealth to continuously annex the land and erode the land. The imperial court’s taxation has made the imperial court helpless to them. Now, His Highness’s move has almost resolved the annexation of these dignitaries. This is an eternal benevolent government for Ming Dynasty!”

Xiao Ruxun still half understood what he heard, but if Fang Shoushi could praise her like this, it must be an extraordinary benevolent government.

During this period of time, the communication between Xiao Ruxun and Fang Shoushi has been increasing.

Back then, Xiao Ruxun's military officer had almost no communication with civil servants like Fang Shoushi.

However, ever since he was recommended by Li Chengliang as the governor of Shuntian, the communication between him and Fang Shoushi, the Yi of Shuntian Prefecture, has increased.

Of course, this does not mean that he, the governor of Shuntian, can control Fang Shoushi, the Yi of Shuntian Prefecture.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave Fang Shoushi a lot of power, and his Shuntian Governor is just a temporary post to put it bluntly.

If he really took a chicken feather as an arrow, then he is really stupid.

Therefore, what Xiao Ruxun has been busy with all along is the transfer of military households in Ji Town to farmers.

Xiao Ruxun said: "I don't read many books. I seem to remember that in ancient times, the land seemed to belong to the imperial court. The common people were responsible for farming and then paid the imperial court taxes."

Fang Shoushi heard what Xiao Ruxun said, and Fang Shoushi explained: "You are talking about the well field system of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The well field system and the new government decree of His Royal Highness are completely different. Although the ideal of the well field system is good, it is rotten. Those who farm land for the imperial court will not devote themselves wholeheartedly to the imperial court, and those lands do not really belong to the imperial court. Therefore, in the end, the well field system will inevitably collapse. After the founding of this dynasty, the common people He once listened to the words of his subordinates, practiced wells, and abolished allotments, which was a disaster for the country. It caused resentment among the people all over the world, and Emperor Chengzu had no choice but to do things that were difficult.

"Now the method used by His Highness is thousands of times better than that of the well field! The land is directly owned by the imperial court, and the people have the right to cultivate it, and pay taxes to the imperial court on time. This not only fundamentally solves the problem of land annexation, but also guarantees The common people have land to plant and fields to rely on. In the future, whoever annexes these lands is robbing the imperial court's land. Robbing the imperial court's land is digging the foundation of Ming Dynasty! Anyone who dares to do such a thing, That is to be an enemy of Daming. It can be seen how clever His Highness's government is!"

Fang Shoushi really admired him extremely, he really didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come up with such a good trick.

It's really admirable and admirable.

Listening to Fang Shoushi's words, Xiao Ruxun finally understood Zhu Changluo's good intentions.

Xiao Ruxun said: "Such a good government, if His Highness can extend it to the whole of Daming, wouldn't it mean that from now on, Daming's taxes will no longer have to worry about!"

Fang Shoushi glanced at Xiao Ruxun's appearance.

Fang Shoushi slightly shook his head and said: "It's not easy. It's not that simple. There are still a few places like Ji Town in Daming. If it really extends to the whole country, it will be an enemy of the whole world. This is Unwise move."

Xiao Ruxun disagreed when he heard this, and habitually touched the knife on his waist. Unfortunately, he is now dressed as a civil servant, and he has long since stopped carrying a knife.

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? Daming belongs to the emperor and his highness. Why can't it be extended to the whole country?"

Fang Shoushi looked at Xiao Ruxun and said with a smile, "Governor Xiao said yes. The whole world belongs to the emperor and His Highness. But people have selfishness. They can't Obediently and obediently, you donated the land in your hand. As far as Governor Xiao’s family’s land is concerned, are you willing to dedicate your family’s land to the court?”

Xiao Ruxun was at a loss for words for a moment.

yes.It is easy to be generous to others.Once, it is not so difficult to contribute what you have.

Looking at Xiao Ruxun's silence, Fang Shoushi also knew that His Royal Highness still has a long way to go.

However, Fang Shoushi is willing to dedicate his life to the Crown Prince if he can work hard for this bright road!
Because, he also longed for the day that Daming could truly be rejuvenated.

And he is not only a witness, but also a participant!
Thinking of this, Fang Shoushi felt a sense of pride!

"Okay, that's the end of the chat today, let's go to Ji Town to make a delivery. From today, Ji Town is the Ji County under the jurisdiction of our government."

Hearing Fang Shoushi's words, Xiao Ruxun also laughed.

"Then Xiao also congratulates Mr. Fang for his promotion."

Fang Shoushi smiled happily, it feels good to be promoted.

On the day when Dashun Tianfu was established, the crown prince also specially invited an imperial decree from the emperor to designate Yiwei as a second-rank official in Shuntian Mansion, which is equivalent to the position of the chief envoy of each province.

For Fang Shoushi, this news is tantamount to great joy from heaven!

He really didn't expect that in just over a year, he would complete such a magnificent transformation and become one of the most senior civil servants in Ming Dynasty.

And all these graces come from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Therefore, Fang Shoushi's gratitude to Zhu Changluo can be said to go deep into the bone marrow, and he has an urge to die for his confidant!
And this is also the result Zhu Changluo wants, Zhu Changluo needs a strong Shuntian Mansion right now.

Otherwise, the many affairs in Beijing would be absolutely impossible for the original Yi Zhizun of Shuntian Prefecture.

However, it is different now, Shuntian Prefecture Yi is already regarded as a feudal official of one side, and he is still located in the center, so he can naturally do more things.

In this way, Zhu Changluo became more comfortable in directing.

After all, with his honor as the crown prince, if he leapfrogged and commanded a Shuntian Fu Yi who was not of high grade, after a long time, he would inevitably be gossiped about.However, now this worry is completely gone.

He can rest assured and be bold, and call Shuntianfu Yi to his Ciqing Palace to give a face-to-face opportunity.After all, it is much more attractive to summon a second-rank official to play the right match than a third-rank official.

　hoo hoo hoo! ! !

　　Chapter 4 arrives! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)