Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 350
Fenghou not only brought fame to Jinyu, but also income. Fenglu is a relatively stable part, as well as the court's repair fee for the mansion... This has not changed much for thousands of years, even if later generations lose their titles , as long as they reach a certain level, there will also be unit dormitory points. Of course, only some of them are villas, and more are buildings.If it weren't for the imminent banquet guests, Yang Ying would have started a new round of expansion project long ago.

Humans are profit-seeking animals.In view of the various benefits brought by being a marquis, some people travel thousands of miles to gain military merits.As soon as the generals are successful, the few people who have fought in ancient times have paid back. It can be seen that military achievements are hard to come by, but there are still women who "repent to teach their husbands and sons-in-law to find a marquis". safety.What is the use of such a daughter-in-law?To have a prairie on your head?
There have been several large-scale banquets in Jinjiazhuang before, but this is the largest one so far.Most of the famous aristocratic families, Dukes, and Lords in Chang'an City have already sent congratulatory gifts in advance, solid real gold and silver!At the beginning, Jin Yu was still a little complacent, but as more and more congratulatory gifts were given, Jin Yu became a little anxious.

It's just a marquis. From the treatment of the third rank, it's not enough to be a deputy minister if you change it to the top of the world, let alone have no real power?Why are there so many presents?
After consulting Mr. Qin, Jin Yu realized that his title not only contributed to the vaccination method, but also contributed to the promotion of the good method of planting.

What is missing now?people!food!Compared with the previous dynasty, the population has dropped sharply!In the long river of history, population represents everything, and all dynasties have encouraged childbirth.Vaccination can effectively reduce the number of child deaths, but without food support, it is still impossible to achieve stable population growth.It's a complementary thing.

Some people may question that there is no shortage of food in Zhenguan. After taking over so many granaries from the previous dynasty, it will not be a problem to eat for three to fifty years, right?People who can ask this kind of question can be called "why not eat minced meat".

The vacuum-packed rice of later generations has a clearly marked shelf life of only 18 months!Can the expired one still be eaten?Eat it, anyway, the problem comes from the person who is responsible, and the manufacturer doesn't care.

Wang Gui once said that "to calculate the world's reserves, it takes five or 60 years", but they have a time premise-to the last year of Kaihuang, that is, 600 AD.When Yang Ying's father came to power, he had a large population, digging, building, and repairing all kinds of things. How long can people eat horses?What's more, in the next 30 years, there were constant wars and no one cultivated. Even if there is capital, how long can it last?Taking a step back, even if there is a surplus of food that has been stored for 30 years, who would dare to eat it?After Boss Li Er came to power, he clearly stipulated that "the nine years of millet storage, five years of rice storage, and the wetlands, five years of millet storage, and three years of rice storage, are all written in the order."

Some people may still question, four or five dollars for a bucket of rice, and four or five dollars for a bucket of rice!The price of rice is so cheap, how could there be a shortage of food?

If you don't live in this era, you don't know what the people are facing these days.

In the first year of Zhenguan, there was a severe drought in Shandong, and severe frost in Henan and Longyou. Boss Li Er took the initiative to reduce his meals due to the famine in the world.Boss Li Er is eating less, you said there is no shortage of food?
In the second year of Zhenguan, there was still a drought, and there was also a plague of locusts. The people in the pass begged for food and were amnesty (the prison food was not so delicious, there was no food, and they could not afford it).

Zhenguan three years, still drought!Three years of drought, what should we do?Boss Li Er is also very helpless!I personally went to the field to demonstrate, so that everyone can stabilize.To what extent is the food shortage?Even the rewards were replaced by food!It was also in this year that the army set out to conquer the Turks!

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, "the world is full of people, and the homeless return to their hometowns", "rice is worth four or five dollars", and the grain harvest is good!Have you ever heard of Mi Jian Huan Nong?When the harvest is bumper, food will be cheap. However, don't worry, is there still a shortage of food?lack!Only when there is food at home can we not panic!Although the harvest is bumper, there are still some abnormal weather. Have you ever seen a strong wind that can pull weeping willows upside down?It has been in Zhenguan for four years!No one can guarantee a good harvest next year!So, how did Boss Li Er reward those who made contributions to the Turkic expedition?Rent free this year!Just leave some surplus food for their family.

How important is food these days?From the prince to the common people, most of the benefits are settled with grain, so Yang Yingcai said that most of the rice stored in the family warehouse is Jinyu's Lumi.There are not many people who recognize money, whether it is casual work or monthly salary, many people choose food instead of copper coins.Even shops accept that common people use grain to settle the value of commodities.Therefore, food is the hard currency. It is okay to have no money, but it is absolutely impossible to have no food!It also incidentally created the people's attachment to the land. Land annexation is actually a deep-rooted preference. I'm afraid of being hungry!

"Dou Mi San Wu Wen" is just a reference, and not many people actually go to buy grain.Besides, the grain store in Zhenguan is really different from the grain store in later generations.It is difficult to see moldy and spoiled grains in the grain stores of later generations. Rice is real rice, and there are all kinds of millet, rice, and brown rice.What about the grain store in Zhenguan?Moldy and sandy ones are also available.There is no vacuum technology these days, and the shelf life of everything is relatively short.In order to prolong the shelf life of grain, what do ordinary people do?That's right, it is stored in the shell, and even the rent collection is in the shell, which can be eaten as it is eaten.Therefore, rice that costs three to five pennies a bucket is definitely not good rice, moldy, spoiled, sandy, shelled... it's a word game, it's a thief.

Some people may still question it, thinking that this is nonsense, in the prosperous age, it is simply impossible.However, it is easy to understand by analogy. When Jin Yu was a child, he often listened to his grandfather talk about ancient times. There are no tall grain piles, but pure memories.In the 60s and [-]s, there were many people in the countryside who couldn't get enough to eat, and there were not a few people begging.What's more, Wude and Zhenguan have always been blessed by natural disasters and wars, so it is strange that there is no shortage of food.

Although there is a shortage of food, the tax rates of Wude and Zhenguan are outrageously low!

Boss Li Er and his father set up a tax system called "Zent Tiaoyong", which was the source of most of the fiscal revenue during the Wude and Zhenguan years (in 1950, agricultural tax accounted for 39% of the country's total fiscal revenue).For ordinary people, the comprehensive tax rate is about 6.5% (the family produces 100 catties of grain a year, and if you pay six and a half catties, you don't have to do anything, and you don't have to go to labor).

Tea tax?No.Salt tax?No.Iron tax?No.Commercial tax?Yes, the government demarcates business boundaries, and everyone here pays taxes. The most obvious examples are Dongshi and Xishi.The other is land tax and household tax.After Boss Li Er came to power, he found that he was really poor and couldn't even build a palace, so in the second year of Zhenguan, the land tax was increased by two liters per mu.Household tax is probably income tax based on the family as a unit. Those with high incomes pay more, and those with low incomes pay less.All taxes combined account for about 8% of the annual income of ordinary people (if two crops are planted a year, the tax rate will be lowered even further).

Although it has been more than two years since the severe drought, the hunger is still lingering. When not working, no laborer is willing to let go of his stomach and eat dry food. It is normal to have two meals a day, one meal for full and one meal for hunger.It is a consensus from top to bottom to save more surplus food to deal with disaster years.

The common people want to harvest more food, the aristocratic family also wants to store more food, and Li Erye even wants to collect more agricultural taxes.Tuhungu is dishonest, I have long wanted to hate them, Goguryeo is too arrogant, and it is also destroyed!The world is so big, there are still many places that he has not designated as his own.The house at home is also old, should it be refurbished?There are not many palaces outside, and it is not easy to escape the heat.Which doesn't need food?
However, regardless of the low tax rate, no high-yielding seeds, and no proper planting methods, the people will be sprayed to death by excessive taxation.Only when the yield per mu increases and the people become richer, can Second Master Li have a reason to justifiably charge more taxes.

Mr. Qin also said, His Majesty, this is a conspiracy to kill several birds with one stone. Vaccination can not only reduce the number of premature deaths, but also conduct a census by the way, laying a solid data foundation for future troubles.It is also through the matter of being a marquis that Jin Yu can actually come up with ways to increase food production.

After Jin Yu listened, one head and two big, this task is not easy to complete, the pressure is very high!However, how can there be grains that are conjured out of thin air?Some benefits are indispensable, and the potatoes are detoxified by the way. This plan is very good!
　Hoe Wo is also stressful.After the last update, the monthly pass for book friend xxxxxxjj came over, ashamed, there are still too few updates.

　　Thousands of words, thank you for your support, and wish you all a happy Chinese New Year!
　　
　
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