"Champion Hou, the military system of the Tang Dynasty, the collection of rents and mediocrity, the foundation is all in Juntian, if Juntian is destroyed, the land annexation is serious, the people will inevitably be displaced, the finance and taxes are gone, the natural prosperity is not there, the past dynasties have done their best to suppress the merger, Champion Hou, do you think this strategy will not work?"

Unconsciously, Li Gu had already used an inquiring tone.

An old man of half a hundred, busy all morning, his face was intertwined with mud and sweat, how miserable it was, it was rare that he didn't complain, and Ye Hua didn't have a black face.

"Lee Sang-gong, I'm not saying that Juntian is bad, nor am I against suppressing the merger...... For example, Datang's land is divided into Yongye Tian and Kou Tian, Yongye Tian cannot be bought and sold casually, just to prevent mergers, but I want to say, it's difficult, it's difficult! ”

Li Gu nodded, "If it is difficult, it should be implemented with great determination and perseverance!" ”

Li Gu said that he was impassioned, and the literati have had such a problem since ancient times. They never think that they are wrong, even if it proves unworkable, they will stubbornly think that the whole world is wrong, that makes everyone drunk and I wake up!

If this kind of stubbornness is just for learning, it doesn't matter, if it is placed on national politics, then it will cause trouble, and the more stubborn it is, the greater the trouble, such as the reluctance of the prime minister......

Ye Hua wasn't sure if Li Gu was such a person, he could only try his best to lobby, hoping that he could listen.

"Li Xianggong, after the founding of the country in successive dynasties, will implement the equalization of land, meet the land requirements of the people, and resolve the root cause of the peasant uprising...... But after the world is peaceful, every household gets the land, even if it is the same size, but some people are willing to contribute, some people are unwilling, some places have good weather, some places have many disasters, or it will not be long before the situation will be very different, people who live well, with accumulation, will have to buy land, and those who have a bad life, in order to cope with the immediate trouble, will have to sell the land...... As the saying goes, there are eight hundred lords in a thousand years, human nature is like this, how can you go against the sky? ”

Li Gu is familiar with history books and has been an official for many years.

How could it be that nothing is known.

In fact, the Juntian system of the Tang Dynasty was destined to be difficult to last for a long time from the beginning.

First of all, there is a problem with the design of Yongye Tian and Kou Fentian, although Yongye Tian cannot be bought and sold in principle, but under special circumstances, it can also be sold, and it cannot be banned when it is opened. As for the division of land, the imperial court stipulated that it was 80 mu, but the situation was different in different places, especially after the population skyrocketed, it was impossible to have enough land to distribute to the people.

What's even worse is that although the mouth divides the field and stipulates that people must be handed over after death, can it really be done? If it can be divided exactly right, reclaimed, and evenly distributed, how strong should Datang's administrative ability be?

Without computers, without enough civil servants, it is simply not possible.

This is only a small part of the problems of Junda Ling.

In fact, the Juntian Order is not even at all, according to the size of the official position, the clan relatives and nobles, the emperor's relatives and relatives, each of them has a different area of land, but all of them are much larger than the common people. There are also temples, which not only have land, but can also be exempted from taxes and servitude, and many people donate their land to temples to avoid taxes...... With so many loopholes combined, Junda Ling will last for two or three generations at most, and collapse is inevitable.

The military system built on the land of the government, the rent and the mediocrity, are all difficult to maintain. There was no way but to appoint the Hu people, and as a result, an Anshi Rebellion destroyed the prosperity and majesty of the empire......

It's not that Li Gu doesn't understand, it's just that he always thinks that there is a way to restrain the merger, and what others can't do, maybe he can succeed, or after a while, there will be a smarter way to come out.

Literati, it's always inevitable to like naïve fantasies.

As for Ye Hua, he just wants to wake up Li Gu!

Just ask, a young man who can't understand a word, he knows that he has to save money to buy land, and if he has land, he will have everything...... What about the others? When everyone is crazy about the land, although the world is big, how much land can be divided, even if it is the emperor of the Ninety-Five Supreme and the Heavenly Constitution, he can't go against more than ninety percent of the people.

Li Gu's head was sweating, more than he had just been working.

He racked his brains, but he had to admit that what Ye Hua said made sense.

"Champion Hou, according to what you mean, don't you want Juntian and no government soldiers?"

"Definitely!" Ye Hua hurriedly shook his head, "Li Xianggong, the root cause of the turmoil in the world lies in the uneven land. As for the government soldiers built on Juntian, it is also a good way, including suppressing the annexation, this is all good governance, and it can't be sloppy! ”

Li Gu smiled angrily, "Since it's all good governance, what are you against?" ”

Ye Hua rolled his eyelids, "No matter how beautiful a boot is, can you wear it out of the door?" I think you should walk on two legs, not just one aspect. ”

Li Gu asked, "What is the other leg besides plowing the field?" ”

"Business and Commerce!"

Ye Hua gave an answer very easily, "Li Xianggong, didn't you ask me just now, why didn't you let the people send grain and vegetables from the beginning?" The reason is very simple, the people don't trust us, last year the court granted the land, after a year of hard work, the people have a harvest, pay the rent of the emperor's grain field, fill the warehouse at home, and store a lot of vegetables, many people have been temporarily satisfied......"

Wandering, wars are continuous, to be able to settle down, what luxury is there, the people have been frightened, bitter, dare not leave the house, let alone run to the capital to sell things.

Ye Hua could only let people go to the village, real money, real goods, and exchange with the people, and when the people got the money and believed them, the situation was completely different.

"Actually, I thought wrongly, thinking that the people who settled down would think about eating well, wearing good clothes, and opening more shops in the capital to make money. After walking in the countryside for a few days, I realized that most of the people, they don't think so, they would rather drink porridge and eat pickles, but also save their money to buy land and buy land, even if there is more land and produce more food, they will tighten their belts and have more land! ”

"Take that boy as an example, if he is lucky enough, he saves enough money, buys wasteland, cultivates it for five years, the land becomes more and more fertile, the family accumulates more and more, and works hard, and by the time he is forty or fifty years old, he may be able to become the biggest landlord in the village!"

Ye Hua found that there are actually two kinds of landlords, one is hard work, and several generations of hard work and accumulation. As for the other kind, it is difficult to generalize about these two kinds of people by relying on power, stealing and grabbing, using all kinds of methods, grabbing everywhere, abducting and deceiving, and doing all kinds of evil.

"Li Xianggong, when the villagers are willing to exchange their goods, there are some clever farmers, they take the initiative to stand up, help us buy grain and vegetables, buy everything we want, with them, our efficiency is higher, and other villagers are also exempted from the pain of running around and toiling...... However, I also have to guard against these people, lower prices, and even use coercive means to force the people to take out food, so now I go to the village to understand the situation, just to see these situations, if someone behaves badly, I must immediately terminate the qualification for collection, and if it is serious, I will hand it over to the yamen for justice. ”

Li Gu listened attentively, and when he heard the end, he suddenly realized that he had been struck by lightning......

"Wonderful, wonderful! These people who stand up to collect grain on behalf of them are actually businessmen who walk the world! The champion Hou went down to visit and prevent them from harming the people, which is to carry out the supervision duty of the imperial court! The principle of seeing the big with the small and governing the world is actually in the middle of this small business! The old man has been reading thousands of books for half a hundred years, and he is not as good as what he got in half a day, I am really ashamed, ashamed! ”

Li Gu got up, patted his buttocks, and said happily: "Champion Hou, let's go to the countryside for a walk, the old man still has a lot of things to ask for advice......