The Six-Eared God of Primordial Chaos

Chapter 107 Taxation
Sun Ming stayed in the Saint Master's Palace for three days, and on the last day Liu Er came again, and then gave Sun Ming all the things he found, and Sun Ming returned to the palace.Now the entire Chaoge area is moving, which made the surrounding princes a little nervous, but then they didn't care, because although Chaoge's army moved, they did not cross the boundary, but Migrate farmers within Chaoge area.

The redistribution of the population is a huge project, but it is relatively small. After all, the scope of Chaoge's control is limited. Although it is larger than the princes, it is also limited. Although the population is large, it is not just Just over a million.Most of the farmers do not need to move, but the work of relocating the population and measuring the land is a bit cumbersome, and the farmers who drag their families along are not going fast.

The army is more to help them build houses, and officials from various places are responsible for redistribution of land, but things are not so smooth, because the officials of the DPRK and China also have their own land, and they have a lot of land, which is the problem.

Especially the issue of taxation, whether the official's land has to pay grain tax, this kind of thing is troublesome, after Sun Ming came back, Shang Rong approached him immediately.

"My lord, is there any reply from the saint?" Shang Rong asked hastily.

"Yes, the holy master gave me three spiritual treasures. Although they are unusable, they are just right as the standard of weight and measure." Sun Ming waved his hand, and the servant came forward with a wooden plate on which there was a ruler, a weight, and a weight. coins.The three kinds of spirit babies are lingering, and they are extraordinary at first glance. After seeing it, Shang Rong was very happy.

"I really want to thank the holy master, so that my great merchant can unify the weights and measures, and further control the king's control over the princes." Shang Rong said happily.

"It can't be said, this matter still needs to be promoted by Chaoge now, and I will automatically let them in when the time comes. There is a priority for the matter. Now take this universe ruler and give it to the craftsmen, let them follow the description, the length Divided into inches, feet, and feet, this treasure can evolve, and anything can be used."

"Yes, but..." Shang Rong hesitated.

"Say." Sun Ming knew something went wrong as soon as he heard it.

"Yes, now that the land is re-measured, the farmers can easily say that their land must have increased. Everyone is willing to do this kind of thing, but what should the officials do? Their land is different, and there are still a large number of farmers attached to it. , if the farmers share the land, then no one will cultivate the officials' land." After Shang Rong finished speaking, he looked at Sun Ming quietly.

Sun Ming frowned. He ignored this point. In feudal countries, this problem is the most troublesome. Officials have too much land, and then evade taxes, and then they will not pay taxes in the future. Taxes will continue to decrease, and farmers will be burdened Most of the country's tax revenue is collected, and officials cannot live without land, because they cannot be officials for generations!
Fortunately, this is not a later life, otherwise the matter of the land being regarded as the lifeblood is really a bit of a headache, everything is possible in this period.Sun Ming thought for a long time, finally gritted his teeth, looked up at Shang Rong and asked, "Does the Prime Minister care about the land?"

"For the great merchant, the veteran can give up everything." Shang Rong was indeed loyal, and Sun Ming nodded.

"Tomorrow's court meeting, the prime minister will take the lead in donating the land to the country. From now on, all the land within the Chaoge area will be owned by the royal family, and the land will no longer be owned by individuals. Farmers are just renting crops. Renting is tax, and the annual tax is set at ten One tax, never more."

"Your Majesty, the relationship is too big at this time. What if the officials don't agree? Is the ten tax one too small? The army consumes a lot of food every year. It is a big taboo to never increase the tax." Shang Rong turned pale with shock.

"It doesn't matter, the amount of land reclaimed this time will be at least twice as much as in the past, and the tenth tax is not a lot. You can do the math. At the same time, the area we control will become larger and larger in the future, and there will be more land by then. There will be no shortage of court expenses. In addition, business taxes will increase a lot, but it is not the time yet, and the problem of officials is not a problem. The big deal is to let them resign, but the land must be owned by the royal family, and all land is not allowed to be traded. Personnel distribution, this cannot be changed.”

"Yes, the old minister understands that the great king is a general, but this matter still needs to be discussed with the grand master and uncle Wang."

"Well, you go talk to them, I think they will support Gu, and let the Grand Master be prepared. Once someone is dissatisfied with the rebellion, he will suppress it immediately. You don't need to ask more questions and just ransack the family." Sun Ming stood up and shook his head. Big sleeves, full of domineering, murderous aura overflowing, cold wind gusts on the political hall.

Shang Rong's heart was shaken, and he hastily bowed down: "I wish to achieve immortal hegemony with my king."

The discussion between the monarch and his ministers went on quickly. Wang Shu Bigan was very worried, but he supported Sun Ming's decision. The Shang Dynasty is not stable now, and doing so may exacerbate the instability, but He knew that Sun Ming had great ambitions, so he was willing to take risks.But the grand master didn't care too much, and it was fine to press positively. Some officials were not princes, so it was impossible to stir up any troubles.

Farmers don't care when the decree is issued. In their view, the land belongs to the king. Now the king lets them cultivate it, and the tax is one tenth. How cheap, and at the same time, there will never be any tax increase, and at the same time, they have a lot of land. Yes, there are no more varieties.

The officials are also different. Some loyal officials directly donated the land and dismissed the tenant farmers. After all, the land is redistributed now. These farmers also have their own land, and some servants at home are also dismissed. After all, the income is low Too many people are useless.Naturally, Sun Ming would not take it for nothing, and directly raised the salaries of officials by three levels to ensure that they could live a prosperous life.

Of course, there were disagreements, Fei Zhong and You Hun were two of them, they gathered again to discuss, "Today's court meeting is bound to boil with resentment, what should we do?" Before the court meeting, the two quietly discussed outside the palace gate .

"It depends on the situation. If the majority of officials object, then we will oppose it. This kind of thing must not be done by the king. If there are few people who oppose it, then we will not object. After all, it is not suitable for you and my brother." The grass on the wall knows their own affairs. Although they are unwilling to take out the land, they dare not stand out. After all, the king is still young, and they don't know how to flatter them. After all, children have no concept of beauty, and they probably don't lack money. , this is the king.

The court meeting began, the palace gate opened, and a group of officials entered the palace under the leadership of Shang Rong and Wen Zhong, while Bigan waited in the Yizheng Hall first.As soon as they entered the palace gate, the ministers were all shocked. A stone road led to the Yizheng Hall, and both sides were full of troops. The army was neatly lined up on both sides, and there were estimated to be 5000 people on one side. Wen Zhong and Shang Rong walked forward unhurriedly, and the minister who was a little cautious behind started to think again.

Fei Zhong's eyes rolled wildly, "You Hun, it seems that His Majesty has made up his mind, we should stop talking, and we must support His Majesty when the time comes, understand?"

"Understood, I still can't see this posture? But if you want to make a splash, after all, you must attack first." The two didn't say any more after that.

The court meeting began, and Fei Zhong and You Hun came out immediately after the officials in front of the hall announced the start loudly, "I want to report to the king, I am willing to donate the land to help the king complete his great cause." Suddenly, especially suddenly, the two sloppy Standing up suddenly, talking coldly, Shang Rong and Wen Zhong took the lead in this kind of thing, but the two of them jumped out.

And to put it bluntly, the decree is just a rumor now, and it hasn't been officially issued yet. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for the two of you to say that?It directly disrupted Sun Ming's plan, but Sun Ming laughed. The news was released, but he couldn't say it publicly.

"Okay, the two lovers are loyal to the country, and they are very lonely. Fei Zhongsheng is promoted to a senior doctor, and You Hun is promoted to a lower doctor. This commends the achievements of the two of you." Doesn't Sun Ming value their first contribution so much? , but to set up two targets, so that the prime minister and grand master would be less troubled, so just right.

Fei Zhong and You Hun were overjoyed, they didn't pay attention to the gazes around them at all, they hurriedly thanked each other, and enjoyed themselves in the joy of their elevation.The eyes of many officials around were full of hatred. They were officials who were unwilling to donate their land, and those who were willing echoed it one after another, so that all the officials could only follow, and the matter was settled like this.But the conflict has already been planted, Sun Ming doesn't care about it at all, it's best for these moths to jump out, if they don't jump out, how can he deal with it?
"I can't treat my ministers and workers badly. The salaries of officials at all levels will be promoted to three levels. When the economy improves in the future, they will naturally increase. The lonely ministers and workers will not have a bad life." There is a warning in it, and you can only follow me Have a good life, the ministers understand.

But Chaoge's matter is not just their own business. The news has spread throughout the princes' territories within a month. Go to find the four princes and ask for advice.

The four princes are also confused, the new king is only six years old, he can really do such a bold thing, but this matter seems to have little to do with them, because the decree has not been issued to them, They are still princes, they have the final say on matters in the fief, and they don't believe the saying that the per capita land is mu. After all, the time for spring plowing is limited. Will so much land be reclaimed?

The performance of the four princes was the same, and they comforted many small princes. After all, this matter has nothing to do with them, and the decree has not been issued, and from their point of view, even if the king wanted to do this, Shang Rong and Wen Zhong would not agree. Will agree, this is forcing eight hundred princes to oppose business at the same time!

(End of this chapter)