I narrowed my eyes happily, feeling the face brought by Li Shu's finger pressing, waiting for the palace maid sister to speak. The palace maid sister really lived up to my expectations. When I mentioned the disadvantages of the equal-land system and the renting and mediocre adjustment method, I was very informed, and there were many problems that were not exposed. The palace maid sister captured all her vision and outstanding knowledge.

"In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, after the wars, the people were separated and the world was reduced to zero. The population in the world was only three or four more than the previous dynasty. Therefore, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the equal-field system and renting and mediocrity method were implemented, which played a positive role in the recovery of agricultural production and the prosperity of the social economy in our dynasty.

However, the equal land system and the renting and mediocre method have many disadvantages. Not to mention other things, just one thing, the current land replacement system in the Tang Dynasty actually opened up the restrictions on land purchase and sale in the Tang Dynasty. I am not saying that the land replacement method is not good, but that even without the method of handsome, the restrictions on land purchase and sale in the Tang Dynasty are becoming wider and wider. The separation of land is also allowed to buy and sell under specific circumstances. This has led to the increasing intensification of land annexation..."

"As far as I said, in fact, no matter which era, the problem of land transactions is endless. From the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, when will there be no big landlords appear? This problem is like a river that will eventually merge into the sea, and any method is just a temporary suspension. Human nature is evil and greed is owned by anyone. It is this innate concept that makes land annexation almost impossible." I sighed. The ancient Chinese civilization for thousands of years was agricultural civilization. The particularity of agricultural civilization is that it has strong trust in the land.

When there is an inconsistent gap or a fault between land and population, and after the people even lose the land that depends on the most, it will inevitably lead to sharp conflicts between the ruling class and the people, and the ultimate result is war or dynasty changes.

My remarks made the palace maid and sister agree with each other. She nodded and chuckled, "Jung-lang pointed out the fundamentals of land annexation. In fact, not only these are the same, but also the general land granted to officials. These officials occupied land widely. But have these officials paid taxes? No, not to mention others, my father, Duke Yingguo, owned tens of millions of land and hundreds of households, and their land was not handed over to the country, but was taken over to the nobles..."

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The palace maid said this very lightly, but Li Shu and Cheng Luanluan couldn't help but stop. Here, it involves the big ones. It not only involves the upstarts in the Tang Dynasty, but also involves the princes and nobles of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the royal family. Li Shu sat next to me and put his hands in my palm with a soft and cool hand: "Sister Zhao'er's words are right, to be honest, I didn't take the fief given by my father seriously. However, speaking of it, the land that my father and grandpa have given over the years is probably several times higher than the total number of Shangzhou land in our Tang Dynasty. But even a monday tax can't be collected."

Li Shu's words also showed her attitude to me. She asked Cheng Luanluan to nod her head on my side. After all, they are all my family. Their selfless support can make me feel more selfless in handling this incident.

I stood up and walked on the floor, saying, "That's the reason. To be honest, how much money can a mu of land make in a year? I'm afraid it's less than half a pile. For business, we take the smallest profit of our brick and stone yard as an example. After a year, we can earn tens of thousands or tens of thousands of piles of land. What does this mean? Land is the foundation for maintaining the country, but it is not necessarily the direction of the economic development of our Tang Dynasty.

The nobles of the Tang Dynasty, the royal family and the bureaucratic landlords all enjoyed the privilege of duty-free service according to regulations. They occupied a large amount of land, but did not bear taxes and service. The heavy burden of taxes and service fell on the self-cultivated farmers. Therefore, the equal land system was just an average on the surface, but in fact it was uneven at all. The renting and mediocre adjustment method did not bring much benefits to the people, but instead had many disadvantages." I raised my hand and waved it very hard, as if the proletarian revolutionary fighter was about to go to the battlefield.

Applauded, the three beautiful ladies and three dowry girls all understood and encouraged me with applause. Well, the atmosphere was quite good. The whole family gathered together to offer suggestions and the discussion was very lively. The palace maid looked into the distance, pointing out a more terrifying result.

That is the issue of fleeing households. "My Tang Dynasty has been from the ninth year of Wude to the twenty-two years of Zhenguan. The household registration increased year by year, but the tax was not good. Everyone went to the township and townships, and they were lazy, some wealthy people became the spring, or some traitors were killed, and the deceased officials accumulated over time and became more and more prosperous." The words of the palace maid made me confused. Although I already had a considerable understanding of classical Chinese, after all, I have lived in later generations for so many years.

It is still rare for me to be completely correct in an instant

Cheng Luanluan quickly explained to me that some people turned to the family of landlords and noble families because of various reasons such as disasters and other reasons, and became hidden households. Moreover, some officials colluded with local tyrants to report or not to report hidden households, making these large landlords a protective umbrella for fugitive households. The output of fugitive households became the selfish interests of landlords without paying taxes to the state. Moreover, this phenomenon is becoming more and more serious. On average, the fugitive households reported by the average annually, at least nearly 10,000 households, what does this mean? It shows that the country reduces at least 10,000 yuan in revenue every year. This is only obvious and does not include hidden factors.

Well, the more you analyze it, the more you become, the more frightened he became. In the sharp writing of the palace maid, several large pieces of paper were written one by one. I am afraid that just giving these things to Uncle Li would definitely scare him into a cold sweat.

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After spending several days, he finally sorted out the drawbacks of the current tax system of the Tang Dynasty. The old man spent a whole day to personally review it. Sure enough, the old man was also shocked by the shocking numbers above. He did not expect that the tax system of the Tang Dynasty would have so many loopholes and drawbacks.

"I didn't expect that the blood, sweat and cream of the people of my Tang Dynasty were actually given by these nobles and nobles..." The old man said a little bit and stopped talking angrily. Well, if he continues to scold him, it is equivalent to scolding himself. The old man has a very flexible mind and is very fast. However, who is my old man? A famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

He relies on a spirit of selfless dedication like me, and his fearlessness and sacrifice to fulfill his self. This is why he is so valued by Uncle Li, and the Tang Dynasty can prosper in his hands, so that he can stand in the position of the Tang Dynasty for nearly twenty years.

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The old man is indeed very righteous. At least he appreciates and praises the shortcomings and shortcomings we have sorted out. He discovered loopholes in advance and repaired them. He can reduce the damage to the Tang Dynasty even more than repairing the sheep.

"Is this what you and your wives made?" When the old man saw Yuehua Chusheng, he put down the thick stack of paper in his hand and said with emotion. I quickly filled the old man with tea and replied respectfully: "That's right, these are all things that the son-in-law and they discussed together."

"Haha, it's true that I didn't expect. Back then, I knew that these daughters-in-law were really not simple!" The old man stretched his brows and laughed loudly. However, at this time, it was in the old man's room, so my four wives naturally didn't follow me. After all, it was better for me to ask for advice on this kind of thing with my father.

"Erlang, this thing is left here for your father. Tomorrow, I will present it to Your Majesty personally, so that Your Majesty will know that you have not been doing useless achievements in the past few days. Secondly, I can also make Your Majesty's desire to reform my Tang Dynasty tax system. My father is old, and I can only rely on you to give advice on your Majesty's future." When the old man said this when I sued, I felt high in fighting spirit.

At least, the support and persuasion of the old man, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, will definitely make Uncle Li's determination stronger. In this way, the reforms encountered by my new tax system will be smaller. After all, the Tang Dynasty is a centralized feudal imperialist country. The will of His Majesty the Emperor represents the will of the Tang army and also represents the will of the Tang Empire. No matter how many people oppose it, it will appear weak in the face of the country's war machines.

Moreover, my ideas can definitely make the people more balanced psychologically, because in my considerations, no matter who pays taxes, it is an obligation that everyone must fulfill in the Tang Empire, from His Majesty to the immigrant people.
Chapter completed!