When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 118 Where is the time to have fun!
Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin also nodded: "The people are like water, and the king is like a boat. Water can carry a boat and also capsize it! Matters related to the livelihood of the people cannot be overemphasized!"

The situation in the early Han Dynasty was such that everything was in ruins. If the country did not restore its strength and recuperate, it would probably collapse again within a few years. At that time, the world would once again fall into the chaos of war. Where should the people go?

The same is true for the Tang Dynasty. After experiencing the Sui Dynasty and even the previous hundreds of years of strife, the people were already miserable. The Tang Dynasty was just a start-up. How many years had it been?
Therefore, I have always emphasized that taxes on people's livelihood must be cut again and again, and reduced again and again.

At the same time, he looked at Wei Zheng. While the miracle was telling the story of Emperor Taizong of the Han Dynasty, Wei Zheng had already advised him several times, constantly warning him not to be greedy for pleasure and to be considerate of the people.

Of course, he nodded in cooperation and responded over and over again. At the same time, he recalled what he had done during this period to make Wei Zheng so active.

You know, since the miracle occurred, I have been busy from morning to night every day.

The ministers are busy day and night, how can he, the emperor, have no time to spare!

Where is the time to have fun!
Although he felt unhappy every time he was criticized by Wei Zheng, he also knew that Wei Zheng was the leader of the Qing school in the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, this is not the fundamental reason why I can't touch him no matter how angry I am.

The most important thing is that Li Shimin uses it as a mirror to remind himself and keep himself true to himself.

[The situation in the early years of the Han Dynasty was obviously extremely bad. Although Lu Pheasant continued to promote economic recovery through various means during his reign, which made the people of the Han Dynasty richer at that time, and the economy of the Han Dynasty was restored, the overall treasury was still at a low level. A state of distress. 】

[During Liu Heng’s reign, he never built any new palaces or buildings, rejecting them all on the grounds that they would cost too much and waste money and people. 】

[Even his favorite concubines are not allowed to wear fancy clothes and always maintain a frugal style. 】
-
Qin Dynasty.

The First Emperor was also a little speechless. Could it be that the Qin Dynasty he was currently in couldn't even afford to build a palace?

Of course not!
It’s okay to have more than one practice at a time!

Not to mention the gorgeous clothes and all kinds of luxuries.

The Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were only separated by one Hu Hai and several years of conquest, but they actually trapped the people of the world to such an extent!
The emperors of the Han Dynasty have not been able to recover for several generations. Although some of the problems are the emperor's, it is obvious that in the final analysis, Hu Hai is still to blame!
[So how will the economy recover?The vast majority of people in the world are farmers. In addition to their own food and clothing needs, most of their consumption is on top of taxes. 】

[Therefore, during Lu Pheasant's period, the tax rate on land rent was reduced to one tax per fifteen, and land was distributed to all Han Dynasty people. Even criminals released after serving their sentences could get half an acre. 】

[This move greatly promoted the economic recovery of the Han Dynasty and laid the foundation for the growth of the Han Dynasty's national power in later generations. 】

[Liu Heng went a step further and changed the land rent to [-] taxes per year, and occasionally exempted all land rent for a certain year. 】

[This move greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of farmers, resulting in good agricultural harvests in various places year after year. 】

[During Liu Heng’s reign, the living standards of the people have been greatly improved. 】

[At the same time, he also cut each person's annual tax by two-thirds, and changed the corvee service for adult men to once every three years. If there are special reasons, it can be exempted or postponed! 】

[These measures played an extremely critical role in the development of agriculture in the early years of the Han Dynasty, greatly reducing the burden on farmers and promoting population recovery. 】【At the same time, Liu Heng also vigorously promoted the dissemination of many agricultural knowledge among the people. 】

[In addition to agriculture, Liu Heng also imposed severe sanctions on business in the early Han Dynasty. 】

[In the early Han Dynasty, merchants were not allowed to wear silk, ride gorgeous carriages, and were strictly prohibited from raising taxes without authorization. 】

[Such severe restrictions are naturally due to the huge benefits involved. 】

[During Liu Heng’s reign, many local private individuals close to mountains, rivers and forests were allowed to exploit minerals, agriculture, forestry and other resources, and fisheries, sea salt and other resources could be developed in places such as the seaside. 】

[Such a policy greatly encouraged businessmen to participate in various economic activities, promoted the development of people's side businesses, and the advancement of folk technologies such as the salt and iron industry. 】
-
The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang once again thought of the situation when he couldn't even get the horses together. Although he was open-minded and thick-skinned, it didn't mean that he was forgetful. He obviously still remembered that kind of thing.

I was too poor to fight back against the Hungarians, and was forced to sue for peace in the end. This insult will never be forgotten!

Thinking of this, Liu Bang couldn't help but glance at Lu Pheasant next to him again.

Fortunately, he seemed to have chosen Liu Ying in the future but actually chose Lu Pheasant. His behavior was extremely correct. Lu Pheasant successfully allowed the Han Dynasty to survive that dangerous period and preserved the Liu family.

He persisted until Liu Heng grew up and took over to handle affairs and promote the development of people's livelihood.

You must know that even the Tang Dynasty, which later implemented the land equalization system, could not be like the Han Dynasty where everyone had land and everyone could farm.

And his own big man did it. Although it is related to the decline of people's livelihood in the early Han Dynasty, there is no doubt that his big man clearly left a very profound mark in history.

Those dynasties in later generations will definitely not last as long as the Han Dynasty! ——
Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the rent reduction and exemption policies of Liu Heng and Lu Fei of the Han Dynasty, and couldn't help but recall his own experiences when he was young.

Land rents were reduced, and corvees were even more so, once every three years.

If he had met such an emperor back then, how could he have raised an army?

How could anyone starve to death!
It is a pity that except for the early years of the Han Dynasty, such a system could be achieved, and I am afraid that future dynasties will never be able to achieve such effects.

Dynasties are constantly changing, and the people are constantly going from prosperity to poverty. It is really hard for the people to prosper and to die for the people.

As for Liu Heng's various commercial measures, Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree.

Giving so many things to those merchants, even if it did help the Han Dynasty's economic recovery at that time, if time goes on and future emperors do not have Liu Heng's various means, how will there be checks and balances?
[These policies obviously greatly stabilized people's hearts and further promoted the economic recovery and development of the Han Dynasty. 】

[After Liu Heng, his son Emperor Jing also followed the same line as his father and vigorously developed the people's livelihood economy, which laid a great economic foundation for the later Emperor Liu Che to launch an expedition against the Huns. 】

(End of this chapter)