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Chapter 857: Do something big

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    It seems that many places where food cannot be self-sufficient are often barren mountains and ridges, which are very remote. Once the court wants to transport food, the loss on the road will be huge.

    Now that there is a major disaster in Yunnan, the court has to adjust food supplies.

    This year, although it is a good year for the imperial court, it is necessary to recruit a large number of civilians to adjust grains. The consumption involved is really staggering.

    Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said: "Hurry up and adjust the food supply. Don't delay."

    But Liu Jian thought about it and seemed hesitant.

    After being silent for a long time, Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

    Emperor Hongzhi stared at Liu Jian.

    Liu Jiandao: "Fang Duwei has received great merits since he presented sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes. In recent years, the imperial court began to promote his potatoes and sweet potatoes, but I discovered that due to the large area of ????harvest, the price of grains  , plummeted. As a result, many gentry believed that grain was too cheap, and they might not be able to obtain the expected returns if they rented their own land. Therefore, many fields were abandoned, leaving many young and strong people,  Unable to rent land, they had to leave their homes and become refugees. Fortunately, these refugees do not have no place to resettle. There are hundreds of thousands of refugees resettled in Xishan."

    "But I'm afraid that if things continue like this in the long run, that's not the answer. Let's just say this year, although a lot of grain has been harvested, the amount of land that has been abandoned is staggering. There are even many gentry who have heard that growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms is profitable.  So they converted their own land from grain to mulberry on a large scale. Your Majesty, in this world, there is no farming and instability, not to mention that more than 70% of the grain income of the current imperial court comes from Jiangnan. However, as a result, the land in Jiangnan has been abandoned and transformed.  The grain is mulberry, but it is the most serious problem. The imperial court needs to rely on the collected grain to provide relief to various disasters, and it also needs to adjust grain and transport it in large quantities to the southwest and Liaodong. It is not an option to continue like this."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded slowly and looked at Fang Jifan: "What do the Fang Qing family think?"

    Fang Jifan said: "It is understandable for the gentry to do this, and I also thought that this was a hidden danger. Liu Gong was right, there would be no stability without farmers, but I also thought that without business, you would not be rich. The pressure of food wealth in Jiangnan  , especially large. What¡¯s even more frightening is that in the south of the Yangtze River, the gentry who really own a large amount of land, nine out of ten, have almost no need to pay taxes because of their fame, while ordinary people only have a few acres of thin farmland, and the court  The grain and tax are almost all imposed on them."

    "In the past, grain prices were relatively stable, and these small farmers could still make a living by relying on some fields. But now, because of the plummeting grain prices, the gentry's families have big businesses, and it's just a matter of the harvest. But for these small farmers,  , but it is a disaster. I thought that the world may not be short of food, but the food collected by the court is decreasing year by year. Where is the root cause? "

    Fang Jifan thought for a while: "I dare to say that the root cause is that the government cannot collect the grain tax from those who have grain in their hands. On the contrary, those small farmers who rely on grain to survive are taxed extremely heavily. If it can be solved  The real solution is for the gentry to pay food as one body. Even if a large amount of land is abandoned, the food in the national treasury is enough to solve the current problem."

    The gentry all receive their food as one body

    The monarchs and ministers all looked at Fang Jifan in horror.

    This guy really dares to say it.

    Gentlemen are landowners of all sizes all over the world. Their children are famous, and they themselves are powerful in the local area. Even the government may not be able to offend them. Their privilege lies in being able to use various methods to avoid taxes.  You, Fang Jifan, are really you can't stop dying even if you don't say anything surprising.

    Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly and looked at each other with Liu Jian and others.

    Li Dongyang couldn't help coughing.

    Fang Jifan looked innocent: "Why, isn't it right? People who have land, food and money, shouldn't they pay for the food?"

    "This" Liu Jian glanced at Li Dongyang.

    Li Dongyang no longer knows whether Fang Jifan is really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

    In fact, the Ming Dynasty has always given preferential treatment to gentry. For example, they can be exempted from taxes. At the same time, because the officials appointed by the court only reach the county level, and below the county level, they almost all rely on these gentry for maintenance.

    Just like paying taxes, this is almost always the case in the Ming Dynasty.  .

    For example, in this township, how much grain does the court need? How much grain does it need to collect? How to collect it?

    Under normal circumstances, most people think that there will be special tax collectors to collect taxes.

    But in fact, this is not the case, because the county simply does not have so many personnel to be responsible for these things, and if the government does everything by itself, the cost will be too high.

    Taizu, but what's the use of saving it? People who occupy the vast majority of the land in the world don't need to pay grain taxes, and how much can be done with the money and grain from the national treasury.  We are the successor to the vassal vassal. Although such a person agrees to pay for food, the princes claim that they are the disciples of the saints. Are they so afraid?  "

    Eh¡­¡­

    Liu Jian raised his head and sighed, and fell to the ground: "I have been honored by your majesty. What Captain Fang said is not unreasonable. I am the chief scholar of the cabinet, and I am known as the prime minister I am really ashamed of myself. Your Majesty, if  I have made a decision, and I am willing to follow His Majesty's lead, even if my body is broken to pieces, I will not hesitate."

    Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other with shock. Liu Gong actually agreed.

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