"you!"

This is the second time that Wei Zheng was robbed by Changsun. No matter what, he is also a junior. With so many people confronting him, Wei Zheng couldn't help but start angry and scolded: "There is no place for you to speak here!"

Changsun Chong was not afraid and said, "Mr. Wei, I have no intention of disrespect, but my teacher taught me that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Changsun Chong is not only a man, but also serves as the director of the Imperial Property Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He has a lot to say anything in public and private!"

Wei Zheng was choked again, so angry that he couldn't speak. Changsun Wuji felt very uncomfortable when he heard Wei Zheng scolding his son. At this time, he also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although the dog son is unscrupulous, he is obeying the orders of his master and performing his duties. I personally think that what Mr. Wei said is inappropriate."

Wang Jingze looked at the situation in front of him, stood up and said, "I think Mr. Wei is saying very well! On the contrary, what the uncle said is inappropriate. Changsun Chong is the son of his uncle. It is unfair to speak out and protect him!"

Someone stood up again: "I think..."

"Shut up!"

Li Shimin interrupted everyone's "thinking", stood up and pointed at the officials, and said, "You all think, what's the use of thinking? They only care about their own interests, don't think about the country, don't think about me, don't think about how difficult it is for the court now! They only know how good the verbal skills and don't do anything practical! You can't learn Li Mu? See how he did it!"

Wang Jingze said in a timely manner: "What does Your Majesty mean? Li Mu did something besides being arrogant and domineering and showing off his money!"

"Ha!" Li Shimin sneered and said, "If you don't want to say anything, if you are not blind, go to the East City after you retreat to the court. All such a large factory will be built by Li Mu. Nearly 200,000 yuan will be used to produce weapons and armor needed by the Tang army in the future. Why don't you stand up and do this kind of thing?"

"Li Mu has been to Chang'an for nearly a year, building factories, repairing the alleys in Chang'an City, etc., and has given me more than 500,000 yuan! If I have more than a few such ministers, do I still need to be restructured? You all make a fortune, but you have to make a mistake in the little taxes. I want to reform it. You want to use the previous dynasty to give me an example. I really don't know what you are thinking! From today on, if anyone is saying something to drag me down, I will go home to reflect on me, figure out whose bench I sit on, figure out what I am trying to be an official, and then come back. If I can't figure it out, I will give a memorial to retire, not more, not less!"

This is already very heavy, and it means something. According to common sense, if Wei Zheng, the first person to be involved, should have proposed to retire at this moment, but Wei Zheng did not. He knew that the power of the clan was already very weak now. If he retreated again, there would be no one who could stand up to the court. Although Wang Gui was a figure, he was a weak personality and would be done when he encountered tough problems. Although Wang Jingze was a backbone, his foundation was weak and he would not have the chance to speak when encountering major events.

Wei Zheng pursed his lips and said, "Since Your Majesty is so decisive, I have nothing to say, but I want to know whether the specific details of the so-called new policy are feasible, and it still needs to be discussed."

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Chong, who said, "The Imperial Property Bureau has prepared a specific plan, please read it with Your Majesty."

As he said that, he took out the prepared memorial from his sleeve and was about to present it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin waved his hands and said, "I don't need to read it. You should just talk in front of all officials. If there is any inappropriateness, I will focus on my ideas."

"This..." Changsun Chong hesitated for a moment and responded.

He opened the memorial and said, "The first article of the new policy is that all the land within the world is the king's land. All the land in the world belongs to the court, and all belongs to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has the final right to dispose of it."

This is what Li Mu said, and no one of the ministers has any objections.

"Article 2 of the new policy: abolish the equal-field system and change it to the contract system. Land is divided into three categories: one, food fields, no gender, no land is divided into birth, ten acres per capita, and return the land after death, no tax is required, and cannot be bought or sold. Second, renting the land. The maximum per capita is forty acres. Once the income is collected, the court will purchase 20% of the income as "public grain", and the remaining can be controlled at will. The land can be subleted and must be filed with the government. After the sublease, the original tenant will no longer enjoy the preferential treatment for renting the land. Third,

Contracted land, ration fields, and rented fields can be contracted land, and qualifications must be verified. Requirement 1: The contracted land can only be used for cultivation and cannot be used for other purposes. Requirement 2: The contracted land has a minimum output. If the output cannot be reached for three consecutive years, the contracted land will be revoked. Requirement 3: Contracted land is different from tax fields. In addition to collecting taxes and the imperial court priced to become ‘public grain’, it is necessary to pay an additional 10% of the tax and collecting an additional 10% of the public grain."

The amount of information in this paragraph was relatively large. As soon as Changsun Chong finished speaking, Wei Zheng raised questions: "The original equal-field system was 20 acres of per capita per capita, and 80 acres of land were divided into halves. Is this good for the people?"

Changsun Chong obviously had already thought of possible doubts, so he did not panic at all and replied calmly: "The former equal land system was only given to the government after the male was twenty years old, and there was no land in the past twenty years. Moreover, women did not receive land, so there were many disadvantages. For example, if the family did not give birth to male, it means that the family had no land. If the head of the household died, there would be an old widow and widowed woman and several daughters left. These people were facing the dilemma of landlessness. Even many people gave birth to daughters, because they could not be divided into fields and had to support them, they strangled these daughters to death. The lonely yin did not grow, and the lonely yang did not grow. Over time, there were more men and fewer women, how could they reproduce offspring?"

"And the new policy of my teacher greatly improved this kind of problem. Now that I have experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the war has been fought over the years, the population of the two rivers has reached a low point. If I want to rest and recuperate, everything is empty talk. So, how can I stimulate population growth? My teacher has given a solution. Regular population, regardless of men or women, will be given land at birth. That is to say, as long as one more child is given a portion of land. Although it is only ten acres, it is enough food. Don't forget that these ten acres of land do not have any taxes. When children are young, they cannot eat so much food. The extra grain can subsidize adults and wealthy families. When the children grow up, males rent land and women get married, so there is no need to worry about not having enough food and clothing." Changsun Chong said, unable to help but exclaim: "Only my teacher can think of such good governance!"
Chapter completed!