I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On the 20th, the second court meeting.

The issue at issue is still land reform.

Compared with the last time, more officials expressed their views this time.

Some firmly oppose it, some express the need to take a long-term view, and some choose to support it.

Relatively speaking, there are more people who oppose it.

After all, most officials belong to this class.

This concerns their vital interests, and they have to fight no matter how dangerous it is.

Faced with this situation, Wei Ziwen spoke up.

He offered his 'own' insight, Wu Changqing's solution, a tiered tax bill.

When this plan came out, both the opposition and the neutrals were a little surprised.

Because this plan sounds very delicate, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like a temporary idea, it's a bit like a plan that has been prepared for a long time.

Many aspects have been considered in great detail, and the opposition has not even been able to find the problem of the plan for a while.

Contact Wei Ziwen's identity again, and many things will come out.

Where is his suggestion from Wei Ziwen, it is clearly Wu Changqing's compromise plan.

People in the opposition are going to vomit blood, which is really bullying.

The emperor's side is carefully planned, one link after another, and preparations are sufficient.

And their opposition has been rushing to respond.

If they are prepared to deal with it on the spot, they will naturally suffer a big loss.

For a while, they couldn't even think of good words to refute.

Faced with this plan, the opposition is naturally still dissatisfied, and such a taxation system is not much better than the forced distribution of land for free.

Although the forms are different, the final result is that the land in the hands of the big landlords will be transferred to the hands of the poor.

The means seem to be much gentler, but it doesn't make sense.

Their core demand is to keep the land in the hands of the big landlords.

If you lose the land, you will lose.

However, although they were not satisfied, the opposition was not as fierce as before.

On the one hand, there is a lack of words, and on the other hand, it also lacks the strength of rigidity.

In any case, the emperor made a concession.

If you want to negotiate a result, you must make some concessions. Just like bargaining in the vegetable market, you can only proceed with mutual concessions, and finally reach a compromise and complete the transaction.

If they continue to adhere to their previous attitude, I am afraid that the emperor will overturn the table, which will not benefit both parties.

If you want to make a counteroffer, you can't just pay it back.

There is more, and there is no way to continue talking, and there is less, and it is easy to suffer losses.

This should have taken time to study, but now it is under debate, and there is no time for the opposition to study it.

At this time, the ability of officials will be tested.

"In order to ensure the landlord's private property rights and interests, and at the same time to improve the enthusiasm for production, the minister believes that the landlord's ownership of the land can continue to be maintained.

However, through decrees, the landlords were allowed to contract their land to other people for renting crops. The common people pay a fixed rent, and all the food produced is owned by the common people.

In this way, people will be more attentive to farming in order to increase their income. The landlords are also more likely to accept this plan, so that there will be no major rebound and turmoil. "

Qian Qianyi personally went off the court and proposed his compromise.

In this plan, the landlord class will suffer a little loss, and there is no way to exploit the common people without limit.

However, compared to the land being divided, this result is many times better.

If they can win this condition, it will be considered a victory for their opposition.

Moreover, when the policy is concretely implemented, the landlords can also take advantage of their own capital's dominant position to continue to safeguard their rights and interests.

For example, one mu of paddy field stipulates a very high rent, and at the same time, regardless of drought or flood, the rent must be so high.

When encountering a good year, the people may still taste some sweetness. However, in the event of a disaster year, the output may not be enough for rent.

At that time, the people will owe the landlords a lot of debt, and they will not dare to resist the exploitation and slavery of the landlords.

Given enough time, the landlord can change the method to gradually bring down a household, annex its land, and then annex its population.

Turn these people into people without household registration, hide them, and evade taxes.

According to Wu Changqing's system, there are about 83 million people under his rule, but the current household registration population is less than 70 million. If there are no statistics of infants and wild people, it is probably only 78 million.

That is to say, at least 5 million people are hidden in the manor of the big landowners.

This is not a small number. If these five million people are counted, an objective tax can be added.

"Mr. Qian, this method is not appropriate. The land is not in the hands of the people, and they have never been able to obtain the right to talk to the landlord on an equal footing. The landlord can arbitrarily increase the rent, or decide whether to continue renting it next year, in order to blackmail the people.

In short, if the land is not in the hands of the common people, the landlords have a way to continue to exploit the common people, resulting in a new round of land annexation. The dangers of land mergers, I don't think I need to say more. "

Wei Ziwen retorted.

The two sides continued to debate, in order to win the support of those neutrals.

From their arguments, some officials have come to a decision.

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The minister believes that the tiered tax rate is feasible. It gives the landlord the right to choose, and also solves the problem of people's enthusiasm for production, and is also conducive to the development of industry and commerce. "

Hong Chengchou spoke, and he chose to support.

As long as this decree is issued, many landlords will surely sell their land.

The only way out for the money sold is to invest in industry and commerce.

This is a good thing for the Ministry of Commerce.

Hearing Hong Chengchou's clear-cut support for the reform, those opposition parties felt depressed for a while.

Immediately afterwards, Ruan Dacheng, who had a heavier weight, also chose to support the reform.

The reason why he chose to reform is also very simple, because this is what the emperor wants to do. As a solitary minister, it is natural to support the emperor's policy without hesitation.

Among the eight, two have chosen to support the reform and two have opposed it.

As the debate continued, Ma Shiying and Zuo Zongwu also supported the reform.

As a result, the reformist supporters accounted for half.

The last ones who have not made a statement are Zhao Mingchong of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Zeng Yi of the Ministry of Public Security.

The attitudes of the two of them are very important. As long as one person supports the reform, the reformers will have the majority, and Wu Changqing has reason to agree to the reform, which can make the opposition speechless.

Zhao Mingchong and Zeng Yi were both officials representing the interests of the landlord class.

However, at this moment, they were hesitant in their hearts.

They saw Wu Changqing's determination to reform. If they chose to oppose and tie with the reformers, then this matter would probably be endless.

This is not a good thing for the court.

Due to various considerations, Zhao Mingchong finally expressed his support for the reform, but he hoped that the means should be more moderate in the formulation of specific plans.

After all, not all landowners' wealth is obtained illegally.

There are some landlords, which depend on the accumulation of ancestors for generations.

There are also people who make money by doing business and then buy it legally.

These people all need to be treated a little differently. Otherwise, it will inevitably hurt some innocent people by mistake.