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The bsp;tái government decree of Qianjing stipulates that under the premise of protecting the area covered by soil and vegetation, farmers can raise one cow and three sheep at a time. After three years, a calf and three lambs must be returned to the government.

If farmers do not raise cattle and sheep, they can also raise horses. In principle, each household can only raise one horse. If the horse is suitable for military horses, it can be sold to the army. If private individuals want to raise cattle, sheep and horses on a large scale, they must have a large enough area Only those who are suitable for military horses can only be sold to the military, and those that are not suitable can only be sold to civilians for pulling carts and farming land.

Chapter 655

The local government of Qianguo lent cattle, sheep and horses to farmers by taking advantage of the opportunity, and not all farmers could borrow cattle, sheep and horses from the government.

First of all, those who already have cattle, sheep and horses at home can no longer borrow livestock from the government; second, farmers without land or real estate cannot borrow livestock from the government; third, those who have no land or real estate but have someone as a guarantee can borrow livestock from the government ; Finally, in the process of borrowing cattle, sheep and horses for raising, compensation should be made.

In addition, if you want to raise livestock on a large scale, you must follow the government's regulations. The number of livestock that can be raised per unit area of ​​the pasture cannot exceed the number stipulated by the government. This regulation was specially proposed by Zhao Junsheng. desertification.

Although the government has so many prerequisites and restrictions, as long as it is settled in Qianguo, it can basically reclaim wasteland and own fields. Therefore, if farmers in Qianguo do not have their own cattle and sheep, they can basically borrow from the government. Animals, to achieve the purpose of borrowing chickens to lay eggs.

Where do the cattle, sheep and horses that the government uses to lend to farmers come from?Most of them were captured in previous foreign wars. These captured cattle and sheep have been managed and grazed by special personnel assigned by the imperial court, and the meat and fur obtained every year are a very large income.

However, in order to increase the income of the common people, the court lent these animals to the farmers, which seemed to be a loss to the court and benefited the common people, but it was actually a win-win situation. Taxes must be paid. The livestock transaction tax obtained by the imperial court is actually equivalent to the interest earned by lending livestock to farmers. However, the government does not charge interest, only transaction tax. Zhao Junsheng believes that this should be easier for the common people to accept.

Half a year after the promulgation of Ma Zheng, Zhao Junsheng asked Pei Jin and Dongfang Chen to inquire about the implementation and effect of this decree. Both are prime ministers.

Pei Jin said: "My lord, according to the feedback from the local governments below, [-]% of the animals in the local governments have been loaned out, and more than [-]% of the farmers have borrowed animals from the government, but they have not yet borrowed animals. Most of the farmers either already have livestock at home, or they are hesitant about the government's policies and are timid, thinking that there is no such thing as pie in the sky!"

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Has there ever been a case where a farmer has borrowed an animal and then killed it to eat meat, and does not want to return the animal after three years? Are there low-level officials colluding with rich households and not lending animals to those farmers who really need them?" , instead of lending livestock to wealthy households for profit?"

Dongfang Chen cupped his hands and said, "So far, we haven't received any unfavorable rumors about these two aspects!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned and asked, "Have no commissioners been sent to follow up and observe the implementation of this decree?"

Pei Jin and Dongfang Chen glanced at each other, and Pei Jin replied: "Your Majesty, if you send a commissioner to follow up and observe, does it appear that the imperial court does not trust the officials below? You know, your majesty, that officials value their reputations. If the imperial court If you do this, I'm afraid that once the commissioner arrives in a certain place, the officials in a certain place will hang up their crowns and leave!"

Zhao Junsheng is well aware of the greed of human nature, and without a good supervision mechanism, he does not have too much hope for the integrity of those officials. After thinking about it, he said: "Sending a commissioner to monitor and track the implementation process and effect of the decree will form a This system is not aimed at a certain person, nor does it distrust officials, it is just a preventive measure!"

Dongfang Chen clapped his hands and agreed: "Since that's the case, I will send commissioners to the states to follow up and investigate the details of the implementation of Ma Zheng after I go back!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "You have to hurry up here, the people you send must be loyal and reliable, and this king will also send people to visit various places unannounced!"

The two were shocked, and quickly agreed: "Yes!"

Zhao Junsheng asked again: "You just said that there are some farmers who don't believe that the government will help them regardless of gains and losses. They don't believe in things like "pie falling from the sky." Killing and eating meat, have you considered that these things will happen, and if they happen, how to solve them?"

Pei Jin thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that this decree should be adjusted in one or two years' time. The transaction tax on farmers selling their animals will be canceled and interest will be charged to farmers instead!"

"Tell me your reason!" Zhao Junsheng frowned.

"Yes! Since ancient times, people all over the world have agreed to kill people to pay their lives and pay debts to pay back money. It is a matter of course to lend money and charge a certain amount of interest. Since the borrower agrees, he will usually be willing to pay the interest. Promises, but increasing the transaction tax for farmers to sell animals, this will make the common people think it is exorbitant taxes!"

After listening to Pei Jin's words, Zhao Junsheng realized that he had made a mistake in his thinking. People of later generations are more likely to accept paying taxes in a society ruled by law, but this time is not in a society ruled by law in later generations. The people will increase the heavy burden, and the people will definitely complain. If someone uses this as an excuse to compare this decree to tyranny, it may even cause dong àn in serious cases.

After careful consideration, Zhao Junsheng said to Pei Jin and Dongfang Chen: "It has been half a year since the Ma Zheng's decree was promulgated. Whether this decree is good or bad, the common people's reactions should have been revealed. Let's send someone to investigate first. This king needs detailed reports from all states and counties!"

The two agreed: "Yes!"

It's not that Zhao Junsheng doesn't believe that the officials below are disloyal to him, and it's not that he doesn't believe the officials under him. After thinking about it for a few days, he decided to go out for a walk in his own clothes, to see with his own eyes how the people reacted to the decree after it was promulgated. and listen to the views of the people on the promulgation of this decree.

In February [-], Zhao Junsheng set out from Qianjing with only Li Bao, Cui Hao and a few guards.

After walking for a day, Hua Mulan chased them up. Zhao Junsheng wondered, "How did you catch up, where's your child?"

Hua Mulan rode fast, exhausted some energy, and felt a little short of breath, "I was bored after staying in Ganjing for a long time, and I wanted to go out for a walk. I sent my son to my mother, who likes him very much. Besides, this child Too clingy to me, he is more than three years old now, I can't let him cling to me all the time, it's not good for his growth, I think it's good for him if I leave him for a while!"

After hearing this, Zhao Junsheng also felt that Hua Mulan's idea was reasonable. Children should not be too clingy to their parents, let alone pampering them too much. Too much pampering will turn into spoiling.

"Well, it's good to let him live with his mother-in-law for a while!"

After two days, we arrived at the boundary of Fangcheng, and it was getting late. Zhao Junsheng and others stayed at a post station.

Since Zhao Junsheng became the governor of Youzhou, he has spared no effort in the construction of the post station system. He invested a lot, and the return was very fast. The transmission of official documents between the court and the government was much faster. The quality of service provided by the military has also fundamentally changed.

"Hey, some guest officials, please!" A postman greeted him very enthusiastically, Zhao Junsheng and others thought they had walked into the inn.

Zhao Junsheng said to the postman, "Brother, do you have a guest room?"

"Yes, yes!" the postman greeted and led Zhao Junsheng and others into the yard of the post station. There were still several carriages parked in the yard. The carriages were neatly parked on one side, and there were still some officials' attendants busy in the yard. with.

"I don't know how many rooms the guest officers need? Our station has four types of rooms: Tiandiren and four kinds of rooms. I don't know which one the guest officials want to live in?" asked the postman.

Zhao Junsheng asked back: "What kind of rooms are the heaven, earth, people and the four kinds of rooms?"

"Single room in Tianzi size, double room in Dizi size, quadruple room in Herringbone size, and ten people room in Zizi size! The prices are the same as those of the local inn, which is stipulated by the superiors. The guest officials are all sensible people, and villains will not occupy you. cheap!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "In this way, we need two local brands and two herringbone names! In addition, feed us the horses!"

"Okay, please take two people to lead the horse to the stables, and the others can just go with the villain!"

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan lived in an underground room. In order to keep a low profile as much as possible, they dressed up as a small caravan. The merchants could only live in the guest rooms of the local store, and the Tianzi store was for officials and soldiers.

Li Bao and Cui Hao lived in one place, and some other caravan guards dressed as guards lived in two.

Herringbone room.

You can't eat in the guest room at the inn, but in the lobby. After Zhao Junsheng and others washed up, they came to the lobby to ask the postman to deliver food. Zhao Junsheng and others ordered two tables of dishes. There are many people living in this inn. There are six tables, all of whom do not know each other, including officials, merchants and soldiers.

At one of the tables, two officials sat facing each other while drinking and talking. The official on the left took a sip and said, "Brother Chang, this horse policy has been promulgated for more than half a year. How is the situation in your Yangxiang County?" What is the livestock loan rate?"

"Probably [-]%!" The official surnamed Chang replied.

"This lending rate is already very high!" The official on the left nodded, "The promulgation of this decree by the current king is really beneficial to the country and the people!"

"Hey, you don't understand this!" said the official surnamed Chang, "The original intention of the king and the court is good, but after implementing it, there will be many problems!"

"Tell me!" The official on the left poured wine for the official surnamed Chang.

The official surnamed Chang drank a glass of wine and said: "First of all, most of the people have never served these animals. They don't know how to raise them to make them grow faster. Some farmers let them free range and only send their children to watch them. There is no growth for half a year. Second, when the animals are sick, they don’t know how to deal with them and how to diagnose and treat them. Many farmers die after only two or three months. It will be miserable, who can owe the debt to the government and not repay it?"

After Zhao Junsheng heard these words clearly, he gave Cui Hao a wink and motioned him to write down what the official said.

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Chapter 656

Zhao Junsheng did not rush to ask those two officials about the current situation in the past half a year after the promulgation and implementation of the horse policy. The few questions that the official surnamed Chang said were representative, so he asked Cui Hao to record them. On the way, you can ask the farmers whether there are any of these problems.

In response to the official surname Chang’s saying that most of the people do not know how to feed livestock and prevent diseases, Zhao Junsheng himself thought that it is necessary for the government to send a herdsman who is proficient in feeding livestock to teach the people experience and serve as feeders for the people for a long time. The technical consultant of the livestock, the function is similar to the technician of the agricultural technology station of later generations.

Before going to bed at night, Zhao Junsheng himself took a small notebook to write down this matter.

Hua Mulan leaned over and asked, "What are you writing?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "You heard it at dinner just now. The lower-level officials think that the farmers are not very good at taking care of the animals. I think it makes sense. I wonder if I should order the local governments to send some shepherds who are proficient in feeding animals to the local government. Farmers pass on experience!"