"You kid, please tell me carefully. You must tell me this matter in detail!" Li Shilong saw Qin Mo say a few words and take two puffs of cigarette, and he became angry.

Qin Mo still ignored him and said to Li Yuan: "Old man, the land is constant but the people are not, so let's take the village as the unit.

The nearby mountains, fields, land, woods, and ponds are classified as the collective property of the village!

The level above the village is the township, which governs the villages. Each village has a limited amount of land and forests.

For example, Yuchi Village has 10,000 acres of arable land, and there are 50 households in the village. The extra 5,000 acres of arable land is collectively cultivated by the village. However, the property rights of these fields are not owned by individual households, and the property is collectively owned.

The food grown in these lands is used for taxes, and the excess is used for storage or distribution. If it is not eaten, it is sold. The money sold is divided equally among the villagers according to their headcount.

If this is the case, will anyone still be willing to become a dependent farmer?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. This method... seems to be much better than the equal land system, except for Yongye Field.

The excess land in the village can increase the income of the village and make farmers rich.

Secondly, the imperial court's taxation will not hurt the bones.

Moreover, rewarding acres of land according to people can also reduce the hidden population.

It can also encourage everyone to have children.

The most important thing is that taking the village as a unit can greatly curb land annexation. The nobles cannot annex every village or town.

"What if there are still people who are dependent farmers?" Li Yuan asked.

"Just pay taxes as an official, let them annex, collect taxes and kill them!" Qin Mo said.

"Officials and honors are all taxed together?" Du Jingming exclaimed.

There was no imperial examination in Daqian, so there was no saying that officials and gentry paid taxes together.

"That's right, the official and honorary people pay taxes together!" Qin Mo said: "To be honest, who here doesn't have a family whose land is measured in hectares?

According to the Daqian Order, the Duke's permanent farmland is one hundred hectares, which is 10,000 acres of cultivated land, not including mountains, forests, ponds, etc.

You've already been fed enough by eating food, and there are all kinds of salaries and businesses, so stop focusing on the little land that the common people have.

Of course, you are all great and good officials, and you will definitely not do such a thing, but it is hard to say for those officials who are as high as the sky and the emperor is far away."

Li Yuan was a little frightened. He paid for his official honors, so he shouldn't be too cruel.

If this knife is used, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.

He glanced at Li Shilong.

Li Shilong's eyes were also full of surprise, obviously he didn't expect Qin Mo to have this idea.

"To tell you the truth, old man, the reason why the land in Lingnan was measured during this period was to pay for the official honors, and the village-based method was actually implemented a few months ago.

The feedback from the people is very good. Everyone is working hard to reclaim wasteland, so next year, the land will be measured again.

From now on, the land will be measured every two to three years to ensure the amount of land.

The restructuring of various yamen in Lingnan, including taxation, has been implemented two months ago. The tax revenue collected will become a guarantee for their future.

For example, Uncle Yuchi is now a low-level official with six jobs. After retiring at the age of fifty, he will have no salary and income, and he will be useless.

However, things are different now. Uncle Yuchi has been hired back by Liumen as a consultant with no real power. He also has a monthly pension and a salary that will not be worse than when he was on duty.

If this money is allocated by the court, it will become a huge expenditure over time. If the tax is deducted, not one person will benefit, but all the petty officials.

There are more officials than officials, and officials at least have a guarantee, while officials have no guarantee at all."

Li Shilong's expression changed again and again, "You're only talking about such a big thing now!"

Qin Mo glanced at him and said to Li Yuan: "Old man, someone told me to do whatever I want, but I have to make some achievements before doing so, right?

This is just the beginning. What’s the use? Anyway, it’s already been implemented. We’ll see if it works or not within a year!”

Li Yuan nodded, it was indeed a good idea to implement reforms in Lingnan, since everything here has been reopened.

If these two sets of combined punches continue, the people will not be willing to rely on them. The officials feel that annexing the land has no benefits, so naturally they will not think about annexing!

Li Shilong was also helpless. This piece of shit was really good at causing such a big thing without making any noise.

Fortunately, this is Lingnan. If it had been placed elsewhere, those lords would have reported it long ago.

"However, this kind of system can also easily give birth to Li Hao over time." Li Yuan said.

"You can divide the family. After the family is divided, the land will be divided from the original household registration.

After the family is separated, the children and grandchildren will also have to support the elderly.

As for families, some people are willing to separate their families, while others are not. There are always those who are unwilling to work on the land.

After people have money, they will think about pursuing a better life, such as going to the county seat, letting their children study, taking the civil service examination, and pursuing an official career.

Open more schools and regard children's reading as one of the criteria for local officials' assessment. If you have knowledge, you will not be stuck in the fields all your life.

Within two generations, there are many scholars in Daqian.

After three or four generations, it may become a question whether anyone is willing to go to the countryside to farm!"

"Absurd, who would despise Di?" Yu Boshi said.

"Ask your grandson if he wants to go back to his hometown to farm!" Qin Mo pushed him back with just one sentence!

Yu Boshi opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute. His grandson was unwilling to go to the suburbs of Beijing, let alone his hometown.

"People go to higher places, water flows to lower places, their families have more food, and they have money in their pockets. Who doesn't know how to enjoy it? Look at the capital, how many people there are. Is it just because the capital is the most virtuous place?

No, it's because there are many opportunities in the capital, and young people can find ways to make a fortune there.

Don't look down on country people, anyone who looks down on country people is a fool!" Qin Mo snorted: "What annoys people like you the most is that you think farmers can only be farmers and soldiers must be soldiers, just like fools!"

"I didn't, you wronged me!" Yu Boshi was so angry that it wasn't the first time he had dealt with Qin Mo, but it was the first time that Qin Mo scolded him so harshly.

Qin Mo rolled his eyes and ignored him at all, "In short, Lingnan has started to implement the policy of transferring land to villages, and Cangwu has also started to implement the policy of paying grain to each of the merchants and farmers with honors!"

"Your idea is indeed a good idea, but it's a bit too radical." Li Yuan stroked his beard, "Moreover, your idea seems to be in conflict with the tenancy system. If there are more than one person in a household and there is not enough land, the capitation tax will be applied.

, will greatly increase the tax burden!”

"Old man, you are wrong. There will no longer be individual taxes. All miscellaneous taxes will be exempted. Instead, taxes will be paid based on the total number of acres. In this way, the more fields there are, the more taxes will be paid.

Coupled with the payment of grain through official honors, land annexation can be curbed to the greatest extent and the small people can be protected.

Moreover, the taxation time is determined to be summer and autumn, so that tax collectors will no longer be able to collect taxes randomly.
Chapter completed!