"Then what is the most commonly grown crop in Dayun now?"

"Rice, Zhe'er, Chengmi." Jiang Nan'an thought for a while and added: "What little brother Chu wants to ask is that the crops that farmers mainly sell for money include some tribute-level fruits, such as lychees.

If fruits such as swing fruit and bamboo shell fruit are grown in large areas, then these three fruits, including sugar oranges, moon pears, and cangshu, are all considered."

"Dayun is a land with vast resources and a large population. Naturally, there are many types of food."

"Then what is the current cultivated land area in Dayun?"

"I don't know about that." Jiang Nan'an shook his head: "Although Dayun has prospered in recent years, the problems of the past have not actually been solved."

"The number of land, the number of people, the number of cultivated land..." Jiang Nan'an said this, glanced at Gu Feixue who was sitting not far behind Chu Tianshu and counted money, and smiled without saying a word.

Everything is left unsaid.

Chu Tianshu nodded: "Is there an approximate number?"

"I'm going to go look for this from the superior officials." Jiang Nan'an shook his head: "Logically speaking, there should be some, but for some reason, the higher-ups have classified these things as secrets."

Although he said this, Jiang Nan'an's eyes always suggested that Chu Tianshu should seek answers from Gu Feixue.

Chu Tianshu looked back at Gu Feixue.

"Where did you get so much money?"

Gu Feixue raised her head: "What?"

"Nothing." Chu Tianshu sighed: "You continue."

"There's something wrong." Gu Feixue curled her lips.

"What about the farmers around Tianjing?" Chu Tianshu asked: "How much land does each household have in their hands on average?"

Jiang Nan'an looked at Chu Tianshu in surprise: "Brother Chu, isn't he a native of Tianjing?"

"It should be said that we have never understood each other." Chu Tianshu smiled.

"In the two hundred miles of Tianjing city, not a single piece of land is owned by a farmer."

A chill rose from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

"Not a cent?"

"That's definitely not a penny." Jiang Nan'an smiled and glanced at Gu Feixue who was counting money: "The royal family, the royal family, has always been very powerful in the country."

"The land belongs to the royal family?"

"They belong to the royal family." Jiang Nan'an nodded: "More than ten years ago, when Qin was not the assistant government, there were several memorials that accompanied the current national policy."

"However, because these memorials were rejected by the late emperor or were hindered in subsequent implementation, they are unrealistic and not many people know about them today."

"But there is a memorial, which is a proposal in the Farmers' Meeting that is discussed every year and postponed by the emperor every year."

"Didn't drop it?"

"Isn't it good?" Jiang Nan'an spread his hands, his handsome face full of regret.

"This memorial..."

"Return to the land." Jiang Nan'an slowly said this memorial: "Qin Fuzheng believed that the problem in Dayun in the past was that the powerful and the landlords were powerful, while the small people were weak."

"Most powerful people and landowners can have special privileges and are not required to pay taxes, do not have to do military service, do not have to do labor service, do not have to do civil service and other labor services."

"Moreover, after they took over the land, as a large number of peasants were squeezed out of their lives, the powerful and landlords even transferred some of the unavoidable taxes and labor that should have been borne by the powerful to the heads of the common people.

."

"Do you think this is right, little brother Chu?" Chu Tianshu looked at Jiang Nan'an.

"It should be considered correct."

"Everyone thinks so."

"The consequences of such a situation are that the court cannot collect taxes; the country cannot have strong laborers to serve as soldiers; and hundreds of local industries are in ruins."

"Qin Fuzheng believes that if this continues, the country will inevitably perish."

"During those times, farmers in Dayun rose up in rebellion every year."

"Many people would even rather leave their homes and go to some weak country, or go to the deep mountains and forests."

Chu Tianshu listened quietly.

It sounds like the background of any land reform in history is the same.

"Based on this situation, Qin Fuzheng's opinion is to divide the land among the people."

"It means that from the royal family down, everyone has allocated part of their land and distributed it equally to the common people who have no land."

"And, take this opportunity to determine the land of the world and conduct an inventory of the domestic population."

"After the land is divided, the tax system will be reformed."

"We will cancel the redundant taxes and redundant labor in the past. If they cannot be abolished, we will discuss the number of taxes and levies based on the number of land occupied."

"Tsk." Chu Tianshu shook his head: "Such a memorial has not been rejected?"

"Such a memorial is definitely impossible to be implemented." Jiang Nan'an smiled nonchalantly: "But the late emperor actually couldn't deny it outright."

"Except for letting the royal family pay for the land themselves, everything else is actually right."

"The late emperor probably also wanted to ask other people to provide money for the land, so this memorial, which sounded unreliable at first glance, was not rejected, but was repeatedly discussed."

"Later, because the author of this memorial, namely Qin Fuzheng, his status became higher and higher, so fewer and fewer people dared to deny this memorial."

"And because Qin Fuzheng's decision was so correct, the late emperor was actually quite afraid of others mentioning this memorial."

"Everyone is quite scared."

"Gradually, this memorial has become something that will be shelved for further discussion every year and postponed until next year."

"But because of the existence of this memorial, the late emperor directly delegated the land around Tianjing to the tenant farmers for farming."

"In order to show his benevolence, the late emperor also deliberately lowered the rent."

"Ordinary landowners, when renting land to tenants, often charge 50% of their harvest, some 60%, and some even 70%."

"But the emperor only takes 10%."

Chu Tianshu nodded: "It is indeed low, but what about the taxes? What about the various taxes? What about the various calculations?"

"Taxes are inevitable."

"But for things like gifts, calculations, etc., you can pay off your debts through work."

"Is this also one of the benevolence of the emperor?"

"Of course this can be counted." Jiang Nan'an nodded: "But although it is a measure to demonstrate benevolence, it will still cause a series of problems."

"Robbing someone?"

"Grab people!" Jiang Nan'an nodded: "Brother Chu is quite transparent. Maybe he really should take the exam and become an official."

"Forget it." Chu Tianshu shook his head.

Jiang Nan'an laughed loudly: "Look at me."

Chu Tianshu obviously set his sights on a road that leads to the sky. What kind of test does he need to take?

"I gained a lot from my exchange with Brother Jiang today." Chu Tianshu thanked him: "Thank you so much, Brother Jiang."
Chapter completed!