Ancient reformers such as Qu Yuan, Shang Yang, Wang Anshi and others had bad endings because the reforms would touch a large number of vested interests and would inevitably be hated and revenge.

Li You is different. When he is touching someone else's cake, he is holding a bigger cake in his hand.

The current Tang Dynasty is different from previous dynasties. Li You had Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, and a large number of court elites who firmly supported him. He had progress in science and technology, industry, commerce, and education that surpassed this era, and had the conditions that were not met by previous reformers.

The main conservative forces of the court were the forces of the aristocratic clans represented by the five surnames and seven clans. Although they were strong, they were still incomparable to the strength of the court represented by Li Shimin. Especially after the fall of the Cui clan in Qinghe, many families began to be split and their power became increasingly weak.

Now, the most difficult thing for the five surnames and seven clans is the Li family. Among them are Li Shimin's seven aunts and aunts and other relatives and other in-laws.

Li Zheng Hall.

After sending Li Shimin's aunt Princess Yunyang, Empress Changsun was extremely tired. She stretched her arms and took a few deep breaths to relieve the soreness on her body.

In recent times, Empress Changsun has been connected with a large number of royal relatives, all of whom have asked Li Shimin to change the court's new land policy.

At this time, Hai'an came in to report: "Empress, Princess Zheng is asking for a meeting." Empress Changsun smiled bitterly and shook her head, cheering up and waiting for Princess Zheng to meet.

During this land census, only Chang'an County and Wannian County were found in the land census that from the first year of Wude to the present, 42 royal relatives and 71 other civil and military ministers above the fourth rank were involved.

In order to set an example for national land reform, Li Shimin decided to attack them first.

The new land policy stipulates that except for the original land enfeoffed by the royal family according to the title, all the annexed land must be handed over to the state and purchased by the state at the price of the local land. The new land enfeoffment will be temporarily stopped, and the original land enfeoffed to royal relatives and ministers will be implemented, and the more than ones will be acquired by the state.

For example, Li You, the King of Qi, was divided into fiefs and actual land possession. The often-called fiefs of three thousand households were given the tax directly to Li You according to the standards set by the Ministry of Revenue. The land ownership of the three thousand households belonged to them.

The actual possession of land refers to the land owned by Li You, who only had 8,500 acres, and the 3,000 acres of land given to him by Seoul Lake that Li Shimin later gave him.

The new land policy stipulates that the prince’s actual possession of land shall not exceed 500 acres, and other noble officials shall decrease.

This is another vicious plan for Li You to split the clans. In order to save the land they had accumulated, the big family had to share it with their descendants, forcing them to further divide the family. After this decree was implemented, the land-based clans actually no longer existed.

This strategy touched the interests of all the landlords, but the resistance was not large.

As a whole, the clan clans seem to be powerful to outsiders, but there are many contradictions within them. Each branch has its own interests. They all want to be the masters of their own families, so most people look forward to splitting up.

As for the extra part of the land stipulated by the imperial court after the separation, the amount was much smaller and I could bear it, not to mention the compensation given by the state.

The land recovered by the court will be distributed to farmers with no land and a small amount of land again, winning the support of the majority of farmers for the court.

In order to reduce the resistance to reform, Li You has a third move.

Tai Chi Hall Partial Hall.

After the morning court that day, the imperial court nobles and officials above the seventh rank in Chang'an all came to Tai Chi Hall to attend the annual summary report meeting of the Industrial City.

In the broad hall, Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne facing south and north, and listened to the report of the Industrial City with his ministers.

Yuchi Baoqi is the absolute protagonist today. He came forward with a summary report, saluted Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty..."

Yuchi Baoqi talked happily, looking ugly and handsome. Yuchi Gong was so excited that his lips trembled. He was so proud of his son. Yuchi Baoqi is now a good young man in the Tang Dynasty. In his early 20s, he became a fourth-rank official in the court with the great achievements of the Industrial City. He was named an earl and was about to marry Princess Yufeng again.

Yuchi Gong looked around, trying to show his pride to his acquaintances. Cheng Yaojin had known this before, so he hurriedly turned his face to the side. Others who were familiar with Yuchi Gong were already tired of hearing his boasting of his son, and each of them pretended not to see him.

Yuchi Gong was a little depressed, so he had to clench his fists and whisper to himself: "It's my son, it's my son."

Yuchi Baoqi first introduced the development history of the Industrial City, and then reported various data on the industrial output value this year.

When Yuchi Baoqi talked about the 723 factories in the Industrial City, the output value of 23 million guan last year was 23 million guan, and the tax revenue was 1.8 million guan, and the average output value per mu of land reached 170 guan and the average tax revenue was 15 guan, a burst of exclamation sounded in the hall.

After Yuchi Baoqi finished reporting, Li Shimin praised the achievements of the Industrial City and the contributions made by Yuchi Baoqi and others to the court.

Next, Li You appeared.

He said: "Father, my son is going to talk about the land reform of the court today.

Just now, Yuchi Baoqi talked about the achievements of the Industrial City. I have some relevant data on the development of industry in other places..."

Then, he introduced the achievements of glass, steel, copper, papermaking, highway, cement, sugar, salt and other industries, which opened the eyes of the participants. In particular, the huge profits of glass have reached a land output value of 2,180 guan per mu.

Then, he talked about the development of business and took the prospects for the next step in expanding overseas trade.

Li You said: "King Zheng, King Fu, the land area of ​​your two families is larger than that of Industrial City, and they are also in Chang'an County, but what is the output value of a mu of land? It will not exceed 200 yuan, right?

You are all my elders. Just kidding, you are all old-fashioned, and your eyes will only stare at the little food grown in the land. Just one mind knows that hoarding land will not only cause a large number of farmers to lose land, but also increase social instability.

You are all familiar with history. From the Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, the replacement of dynasties was not closely linked to the land issue. Every time when the land was concentrated in the hands of a few people, the change of dynasties was not far from that.

Therefore, the land must be in the hands of the country, so that the vast majority of people can have land to plant, eat, and wear clothes.

Dear elders and sirs, you have made contributions to the court and cannot treat you badly if you promote reform. The father has given special instructions to ensure your interests.

The court will introduce some policies, such as the industrial city has begun to be expanded, you can invest in the land, and the court will have many similar projects that allow you to participate in the investment..."

Li You explained in detail the envy of transportation, industry, commerce and other industries that can be provided to participants in the meeting, and answered various questions raised by everyone.

Princes such as Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li You, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and Wei Zheng took the lead in responding to the court's new land policy.

Under the firm policy pressure of the court, there were greater industrial and commercial gains after losing land, and the nobles and ministers chose to support the court's land policy.

Land reform is a super event involving almost everyone in the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin and others were very worried that the development of the situation would be difficult to control. The stable landing in Chang'an area has established confidence and provided experience.

After this incident, the clans began a second wave of division, and their influence as a large family became increasingly weak.

Li You finally celebrated a New Year's Day in Chang'an.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li You went to the palace to greet Li Shimin and Yin Concubine. As soon as he returned to the Qi Palace, he received a letter from Xue Rengui. After reading it, he immediately frowned.
Chapter completed!