Trading, it's a transaction.

Liu Mu believed that it must be the Tang Emperor Li Shimin who had a certain deal with the five surnamed Qiwang, otherwise how could there be tens of millions of acres of fertile land transferred to Li Shimin's hands.

The treasury is owned by the emperor, which is equivalent to the emperor's possession, which is the Tang Dynasty.

Liu Mu put down those field deeds, slowly closed the wooden box, and there was a trace of depression in his expression, at this time Liu Mu's heart was calm, and his brain was chaotic.

This game is difficult.

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin didn't promise anything to these seven families, but being able to get so many land deeds out is enough to prove that the price to be paid is huge.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, it has become customary for large landowners to annex land.

There are only two possibilities for these big landowners to lose their land.

The first is when someone loses their land, and that is the incident of exterminating a person.

And the loss of land for many large landowners can only be the change of dynasties.

Now, there is a third possibility.

Liu Mu slowly raised his head, and at this moment he realized that this was a sign that the landlord class was about to upgrade to the big capitalist class by exchanging land for capital.

There was silence in the hall for a quarter of an hour, half an hour later, before Yanagi spoke.

Liu Mu understands that if he doesn't speak, these people will definitely not speak first.

Liu Mu said: "Uncles, grandfathers, grandfathers. ”

This opening remark made everyone sitting in the seat slightly stunned, and then they all showed a hint of laughter.

"What is Datang lacking the most? Junior asks! ”

None of the people sitting in the main seat opened their mouths, but let a few juniors answer, and they were not grandchildren, and the few people who spoke were all around forty years old.

Liu Mu's question seems ordinary, but it is not something that a fledgling young man can answer.

There is nothing to be said in a gossipy.

At this time, a middle-aged man from the Li clan of Zhao County walked out of his seat.

Liu Mu naturally didn't know him, Cui Yuan whispered to Liu Mu: "Zhao County Li Clan's East Ancestral Fang Famous Scholar Ye Wang, according to the ancestral genealogy, he is the eighteenth grandson of Li Mu of Zhao State. His brother is the eldest grandson and the owner of the house. ”

As soon as Liu Mu heard this name, coupled with Li Mu, Liu Mu knew that he would have a grandson born in the past ten or twenty years, and his grandson was a celebrity, three prime ministers, and finally crowned Zhao Guogong. Talented, but of ...... character

Not so good!

first followed Zhang Yizhi's brothers, then followed Wu Sansi, and finally followed Webster's party, and historians did not leave a few good words on him.

King Li Ye opened his mouth and said: "The rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty is in ruins. It seems that there is no shortage of cattle, just this cow, when it is the most difficult time in Hedong, there may not be a cow in 10,000 acres. There are no cattle, the output of the fields is insufficient, the grain is not enough, and the natural people are not enough. People don't have enough to eat, and they don't have more children. ”

"What Datang lacks most is population."

"Wonderful." Yanagi high-fived in agreement.

Liu Mu said: "What Datang lacks most is population, so dare to ask Uncle Li Shishu how to make the population enter the outbreak period." ”

King Li Ye shook his head: "In addition to the peace of the country and the people, the wind and rain are smooth, but I can't think of any other good plan. ”

Li Yewang retreated, he didn't dare to accept Liu Mu's title of uncle.

It's not that you look down on it, it's that your identity is too far away.

Liu Mu stood up at this time: "Uncles, grandfathers, grandfathers. The younger generation hasn't read many classics, but I've read a lot of miscellaneous books, and if you make mistakes, please correct some shallow opinions. ”

No one answered, and Yanagi also understood that there was no need to wait for someone to answer at this time.

Liu Mu continued: "Let's talk about the sharp decline in population first, the rebellion at the end of Qin, the conquest of the Xiongnu by Han Wu, the chaos between the Three Kingdoms and Wen at the end of the Han Dynasty, the rebellion of the eight kings of Jin, and the excessive conscription of Sui. ”

"Well said. Then the first one of the virtuous nephews is civil strife, indiscriminate conscription, and poor soldiers. Although it is said that the Han Wu expedition to the Xiongnu was to protect the family and defend the country, it did cause the population to drop by more than half during the reign of Emperor Wu. Sui conquered Goguryeo, even more so, the war was correct, but the strategy was inappropriate. Liu Muxian's nephew is high, and he should praise it. ”

It was Li Yanshou who spoke, the patriarch of the Li clan in Zhao County, who was the same generation as Li Yuan in terms of generation, and a celebrity.

The imperial court invited him to be an official several times, and he finally agreed, but he was not an official and was willing to revise history, as a scholar, he knew that he was not good at official affairs, so he was willing to participate in the revision of history.

"Praise." Several people agreed with Yanagi's words.

"Then the younger generation will say some arrogant words, and the second one is to return farmland. In the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty, too many people took the opportunity to occupy a large amount of land, and even let it be barren. This matter will hurt the interests of countless people, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to do. ”

Everyone nodded, and this was reasonable.

Whoever is willing to hand over the land in his name without compensation is impossible.

"Well, spread it out into the acre. The per capita tax was abolished, and the grain tax was paid according to the number of fields owned. Add three new taxes, the first one is called the workshop tax, take the yarn mill as an example, with its own yarn machine, output, sales, etc., to set a tax, which is also equivalent to the tax of the acre, this matter is difficult, it is difficult to set the rules. ”

Cui Yuan opened his mouth and said: "Some people have no land, but there are thousands of looms, and I am afraid that the output is not less than 10,000 acres of fertile land." If this thing can really be implemented, I am afraid that it will be debated for half a year in the court just to set a rule. ”

"Half a year is not a long time, and I am not afraid of disputes, as long as the rules are reasonable."

The five surnames and seven wangs have actually discussed, and their willingness to take out the land is to see the changes on the side of Wajima, and the Tang people on Wazhu Zidao use the mu tax method, which has many problems, and there are many things that need to be adjusted and improved, but they are really different.

The Seven Families believed that the court of the Tang Dynasty also saw this benefit.

Just talking about the population, how long has it been, and the number of pregnant women waiting to give birth on Wadao Island is twice as high as in the affluent villages around Chang'an.

It's because Ding has no tax, he doesn't worry that he will pay more money when the population increases, and he can't afford to raise children.

Trend.

Once they find that they can't stop a certain trend, they will definitely take advantage of the trend and adjust the family strategy as soon as possible in this change.

The thousand-year-old family is a thousand-year-old fox.

Besides, the workshop has huge benefits, how can the imperial court give up this part of the tax, rather than all races and others, it is better to take the initiative to participate in this new tax discussion.

"Please continue." Li Yanshou motioned for Liu Mu to continue.

"And then the second tax, the artisans have no land, they live by their labor. Take Chang'an as an example, how much does a family need to spend every year to ensure moderation. Below this income, no tax is paid. The higher part, if it is ten times high every year, 500 texts, and 20 cents, that is, 500 texts for the first ten runs, plus 800 texts for the last ten runs. ”