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- "Lord Sima, if there is such a system that stipulates that the people only have to pay as much grain as they want in a year, and the remaining grain grown will belong to them, no matter how much it is, the court will not overcharge even a penny, nor will it pay any penalty. Farmers have any labor assignments, do you think they can be enthusiastic about farming under such circumstances?"
"Um?"
Sima Bei thought he heard wrongly, "The imperial tax only collects their grain? No money?"
"right!"
"There is no labor apportionment?"
"right!"
"Then can the imperial court still be able to maintain it?" Sima Bei spread his hands, "All we collect is food. What's the use of having too much food? And the imperial court's expenses are all money! If those profiteers add insult to injury, By constantly lowering food prices, wouldn¡¯t the imperial court lose its pants?¡±
"The maintenance of the imperial court depends not only on farmers all over the world." Liu Mingqi said, "Don't we still have commercial taxes?"
"Business tax can only account for part of it. There are still taxes that farmers should pay." Sima Beidao: "Not to mention the abolition of all labor! That means that if a disaster strikes, not only will they not contribute, but the court must Do you need to give them money and food before they can go to disaster relief?"
"yes!"
Now it was Liu Mingqi's turn to nod, "In this way, the farmers' production will not be delayed at any time, and their lives will be able to live well! It will not be like what happened at the end of the previous dynasty, when a labor force was transferred and a family collapsed. By the time he comes back from hard labor, he won¡¯t even have a home, let alone a wife and children!¡±
"You said so"
Sima Bei was stunned and was speechless for a long time.
After a while, he said: "Your Highness, the tax you mentioned before is only paid on grain. It would be appropriate to increase the amount of grain paid, and then the court would lose a little, which is reasonable. After all, our Dakang business is developed, and in the future Taxes are also increasing.
But exemption from labor service is not enough! If this is the case, the court will spend huge sums of money every time for these major disasters in the past few years, such as floods, droughts, emergency dam repairs, etc.!
Don¡¯t you know that the consumption as high as a mountain and as deep as the sea is astonishing? If the enemy doesn't attack us a few times, our court will have no money to buy food and pay salaries to the border soldiers. Who will still work for the court? "
Liu Mingqi sneered: "If a country can only sustain itself by reaching out to the people digging in the fields, how can this country survive for a long time? How can it develop into a more advanced civilization? If this is the case, it will only delay the development of prosperity at best. It was just a matter of time before it was destroyed, no different from any previous dynasty."
Sima Bei has nothing to say.
He had no way to defend himself.
Because every time a dynasty fell, it was because the farmers had no way out.
Liu Mingqi said: "As long as the imperial court can refrain from reaching out to the peasants except for food, then the chance of chaos in the world will become smaller. Of course, you have to pay attention to one thing, that is, the land affiliation and affiliation of big landowners and officials. Hide! It just so happens that this time you have the support of everyone in the imperial court, so you don¡¯t have to worry about offending people, just go and find them out with all your might!"
"I know this."
There was a hint of ferocity in Sima Bei's smile.
When he was in Xinye County, because it was his first time in power, his methods were relatively mild. Even after building canals, he killed very few bully squires.
But as a legalist, how can you not hold your butcher knife high?
This time when he arrived at Pengzhou Mansion, in order to make money for the court and to let the glory of Legalism shine on this land, Sima Bei must do something big.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the country squires, nobility and high officials, they are all bullshit!
"As for the fact that the imperial court spent a large amount of money on disaster relief, it is actually simpler." Liu Mingqi said: "First of all, the most important point is that all the officials of the imperial court, as well as all the noble family members, including the emperor, everyone It relies on the common people to support it. It is the duty of the court to relieve the people's worries. How can it shirk it when it encounters difficulties?
Then the second point is, if you can¡¯t receive money from ordinary people, then find money from other places! Wouldn't it be possible to significantly increase income by actively increasing various commercial exchanges, making commerce more developed, and thereby collecting more business taxes? Needless to say, as long as business tax revenue can be doubled in a year, can labor be abolished? "
Sima Bei looked in disbelief: "Double?"
"yes!"
Liu Mingqi said, "Wait until afterIt is watertight, but many Legalists still have flaws.
Why were important Legalist ministers like Miao Yan and Ge Songdao able to win the emperor's trust?
Isn¡¯t it just because they are rare?
If every Legalist disciple was like them, how could Emperor Jing He value these two people so much?
There is also Wang Zhiru¡¯s eldest brother Wang Liangxin. His father Wang Feiteng, the Minister of Household Affairs, committed such a big crime, but it did not affect him in the end. Is it just because he is a descendant of Legalism?
of course not!
Is it because Wang Liangxin is smart, hard-working, fair and honest, and does not tolerate mercy, so people can see the shadow of Miao Yan?
But then again.
What Sima Bei said is actually quite good.
Although many Legalist disciples have flaws, it is still most reassuring to leave this kind of matter to them, because generally speaking, they are more reliable.
If we add the secret observation of Xiuyiwei, we may be able to minimize the losses and corruption!
After all, it is simply impossible for everything in the world to be as pure as water!
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