On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 463 Re-determination of rent

In the twelfth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, the imperial court had already realized that the household registration was increasing every year, and the Guanzhong and Sanhe areas were small but crowded, and the people had insufficient food and clothing.

It's just that even if Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian sent envoys to various places to redistribute the acres of land, the number of acres was only so much. In these densely populated areas, each person could still only get 20 acres of land.

But it has been mentioned before that the rent transfer in the Sui Dynasty was not determined based on the number of farmlands granted, but a unified line was drawn:

One man and one wife have one bed, and the land rent for each bed is three stones of corn. If there is a mulberry field, one piece of silk, four feet each, plus three liang of cotton.

If a field of hemp is granted, then the cloth will be six feet long at one end, plus three kilograms of hemp.

Unmarried men and slaves each paid half.

These taxes are determined based on the amount of land granted under the land equalization system.

For a family with one husband and one wife to grant one hundred and forty acres of land, it can naturally be called a generous tax.

But in fact, in the Sanhe and Guanzhong areas where household registration is prevalent, twenty acres of land per capita is the norm.

With an income of 20 acres and a tax of 140 acres, one can imagine the hardship of the people in Guanzhong and Sanhe areas.

At the beginning, Liu Heitai, Sun Anzu, Gao Xianya and others felt that farming could not support their families and had no way out, so they went to Anping County to join Cui Che.

Today, the Guandong region occupied by Cui Che, also known as the land of three rivers, is the most densely populated region in the world.

Since his war to unify Guandong did not last long and did not cause much damage to the place, the problems that Yang Jian once had to worry about also fell on Cui Che's head.

Last year, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he immediately issued an edict not to grant land to slaves in order to ease the contradiction between man and land.

Cui Che borrowed Yang Guang's light, and there was no need for him to be the villain himself.

But in today's Kanto, it is not enough just to stop granting land to slaves.

On the one hand, Cui Che encouraged the people to move to Yandi.

It is true that a large number of people who were overwhelmed by heavy taxes chose to leave their homes.

At the same time, Cui Che was also planning another matter, which was to reset the lease.

Rent is the land rent, which is the rent that the people have to pay every year after the court allocates public land to the people.

Tiao refers to household transfer. The imperial court collects silk cloth from the registered people.

When Cui Che announced the matter to Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Liu Fang, and Zhao Yuanshu, Changsun Wuji, who was serving Cui Che, couldn't help but said:

"Your Majesty, the people are now poor and it is inappropriate to increase taxes. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Obviously, Cui Che left a greedy impression in Changsun Wuji's mind due to his robbery of Buddhism.

Cui Che looked serious and scolded:

"I allow you to serve the right and left, not to allow you to participate in state affairs. Who gave you the power to allow you to speak here!

"Seeing that you are worried about people's livelihood and have good intentions, I will let you go this time. If you have any thoughts in the future, please come back to me in private.

"If there is a next time, don't stay in Jinyang and go to Liaodong to guard the border."

This was the first time Cui Che got angry with Changsun Wuji, and the thirteen-year-old boy was at a loss for a while.

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Liu Fang, and Zhao Yuanshu all mistakenly believed that Cui Che coveted Changsun Wuji's mother. This was not a secret in Jinyang City.

They all regarded Changsun Wuji as Cui Che's adopted son, and they were not dissatisfied because of his rash remarks.

Even Zhao Yuanshu, the Minister of Household Affairs, was still trying to smooth things over for Changsun Wuji:

"Lang Changsun doesn't know something. Your Majesty wants to reset the rent, not to exploit the people, but to reduce their burden."

The four of them have followed Cui Che for many years and know their master very well.

He struck hard at Buddhism and Taoism, but he would never use brutal means to rob the poor of their money.

It was expected that the tax money would be deposited into the treasury by the end of the year, but now Cui Che suddenly wants to reset the rent. Although the burden on the people has been lightened, the burden has undoubtedly been placed on Zhao Yuanshu's shoulders.

The revenue of the treasury is reduced. If it cannot make ends meet, isn't it him, the Minister of Household Affairs, who is in trouble?

How happy this made Zhao Yuanshu.

Changsun Wuji looked at Cui Che in astonishment. He did not expect that Cui Che actually meant this.

Cui Che nodded slightly and said:

"What Zhao Shangshu said is reasonable. This time the rent adjustment is reset, it is to make the rent adjustment floating. The amount of land allocated will be the amount of rent adjustment."

Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that the taxes can be reduced or reduced for the people who are allocated less land, but the taxes can be appropriately increased for the people who are allocated more land. In this way, the poor people can survive, and the treasury revenue will not drop sharply."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.

The happiest person was Zhao Yuanshu, the Minister of Household Affairs, who quickly echoed:

"Your Majesty, I think this is a very good thing for the house servant to say. The current rent adjustment is indeed generous for the people who have a lot of land. Your Majesty will increase the tax as appropriate, and it is within the range they can bear. I also ask for your kindness. allow."

Cui Che was naturally extremely satisfied with Fang Xuanling's method. He put his hands on his hands and laughed and said:

"What Fang Fushe said was very much in line with Gu's wishes, so we decided to reset the rent according to Fang Fushe's method."

Subsequently, Cui Che renegotiated with Fang Xuanling, Zhao Yuanshu and others, and divided the rent into 20 acres, 40 acres, 60 acres, 80 acres, 100 acres, and 120 acres according to the amount of land granted. , one hundred and forty acres totaling seven levels.

Among them, 80 acres of land will be granted, which is equivalent to the previous lease transfer.

If it is less than 80 acres, the amount of rent will decrease; if it is higher than 80 acres, the amount of rent will increase.

This is also the fairness that Cui Che can guarantee within his own capabilities.

After all, even if he copied Buddhism and Taoism, the acres of land he gained were not enough to meet the needs of the people.

Simply change the method so that the people can survive after paying the rent adjustment even if they are only granted 20 acres of land.

The next morning, during the court meeting, Cui Che raised the issue of rent rescheduling in public.

Cui Che bowed to face the young emperor and stated all his opinions. Then he straightened up, turned to face the ministers in the Daming Palace, and said in a deep voice:

"Do your colleagues have a different view?"

All the ministers in the palace bowed their hands and said:

"What the Prime Minister said is reasonable, and I agree with you."

The little emperor felt ashamed when he saw the ministers groveling to Cui Che. However, when Cui Che turned his head, Yang Hao quickly put away his disgusted expression and said:

"Since the ministers all agree with this matter, then according to the instructions of the Prime Minister, the new lease transfer will be issued throughout the country."

Cui Che nodded slightly, he was very satisfied with Yang Hao's cooperative attitude.

From beginning to end, Cui Che never thought that Yang Hao could be sincerely convinced by him. As long as he could maintain his superficial obedience, he would be satisfied.

After all, Cui Che wants an obedient puppet, not a caring adopted son.

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