Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Li Ke nodded and said: "Actually, alfalfa has been introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, but alfalfa is specially bred, and its yield is higher, it is more resistant to cold and drought, and it is very effective in fertilizing fields. "

There are many types of alfalfa. The earliest alfalfa has been introduced into China since the Han Dynasty, but alfalfa was actually bred by later generations, and it is not comparable to alfalfa in this era.

"What I'm thinking about is that since people's land is too late to grow food, it is very good to plant alfalfa with ten acres or twenty acres in rotation. It doesn't need to be taken care of, and it has a great effect, and when it grows taller , it can be harvested directly and then stored as hay, so that people like this will not lack food whether they raise sheep in winter or other things.”

"In this way, a lot of land can be vacated for the people, and then some poultry and livestock can be raised. In this way, after the people have oil and water for food, the demand for food will also be reduced."

"In addition, crops such as mulberry and hemp are also kept up, so that people are not afraid of wasting land. As for cultivated land, my suggestion is to assign a long-term task to the Ministry of Industry and other six ministries, that is, let the counties every year It is necessary to conduct a partial inspection of the cultivated land under his command, and some cultivated land suitable for growing food is stipulated by the imperial court, and it is strictly forbidden to buy and sell land at will."

"Partial revisions are made within the scope of the current Datang Law. The current Datang Law allows the common people to sell Yongyetian and Koufentian under special circumstances, but not to private individuals. The imperial court will buy Yongyetian and Koufentian at market prices. , In this way, the future land annexation in Datang will be avoided." Li Ke said with a serious face.

"I have no opinion on crops, but is this necessary for the acquisition of Yongyetian?" Li Shimin frowned.

"Yes, we must stick to the red line of arable land unwaveringly. Land annexation is very serious. Father, think about whether similar things will happen in the past dynasties. A large amount of land will be concentrated in the hands of aristocratic families. At that time, lose The people of the land can only become tenant farmers, but to become tenant farmers, they not only have to pay taxes to the court, but also pay a share to the powerful families, and at that time, the tax collection method of the "rent and mediocrity adjustment" of the Tang Dynasty will collapse." Li Ke Seriously, he said, "And the powerful family has tax-free land, and it will be a vicious circle at that time."

Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said with some entanglement: "The problem is that if this is the case, wouldn't it take up a lot of funds from the imperial treasury? And the acquired land can't be idle, and it always has to be distributed to other people for planting. How to distribute it?" ? Can’t it be distributed for free? At that time, the common people won’t get a sum of money without any price?”

"I know that you have always thought of these people with the greatest kindness, but believe me, people's hearts will not be satisfied. Although most of the people are relatively simple, there are also many cunning villains. These people always They will find ways to opportunistically exploit loopholes."

Li Ke nodded: "I know, but our policy is only to avoid land annexation by powerful families to the greatest extent, and for the common people, as long as they have a choice, they will not sell their land. The land will only be sold if there is no other way.”

"At this time, we can give them a choice, that is, after they sell the land to the government, they have the right to redeem the land within a period of one or two years. But if they redeem it, they need to pay a certain amount of tax To make up for the vacancy in the treasury."

"This part of the land sold is definitely not much, and don't worry about the lack of land distribution. The population of Datang is not large now, but with the increase of Datang's national strength, the population of Datang will definitely skyrocket."

"The number of newly added households in Datang in 19 years was 18+ more than that in Datang in 10,000 years, and there will definitely be more this year."

"The arable land around a village is limited. When the population of the village increases, there is no way to allocate more land. Instead of worrying about too much arable land, dad, you should worry about how to change the land equalization system in the future, otherwise If so, the land of the Tang Dynasty will not be enough sooner or later." Li Ke shrugged.

When Li Shimin thought about it, it was true that the land is dead, but the population is alive. Only when there is not enough land, why worry about not enough people?

"Then since you have brought it up, tell me how to reform the land equalization system?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked again.

Li Ke was a little helpless: "Father, it will be here in two months, you can think about it yourself, and the land equalization system, if the land is not enough, then emigrate. Datang will have a lot of new land in the future, as long as you are willing to immigrate there , give more Yongye fields, just follow the policy implemented in Xizhou."

Li Shimin thought for a while, and this seemed to be a solution.

"However, has it been two months so soon?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke with some excitement.

Li Ke looked vigilant: "Old Li, let me tell you, if you let me supervise the country again, don't blame me for making troubles, I am afraid of troubles."

Li Shimin: "..." I haven't said anything yet.

"What are you talking about? As far as your ability to deal with political affairs is concerned, do you think I rarely use you? If you didn't make a mistake, who would let you supervise the country? But if you don't want to supervise the country, then just be good to me, if you If you make another mistake, you will have to start at least half a year." Li Shimin said with a sneer.

"Ah, I got it now, dad, don't worry, I won't cause trouble." Li Ke patted his chest with a "slap".

"Okay, you don't need to supervise the country at the next court meeting. You have tossed enough things now. When you go back, write me a memorial to what you have done during this time, and then I will start from Zuo Wuwei. Transfer 5000 guards to you." Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"Why are you guarding me again?" Li Ke felt a little helpless.

"What do you think? Although you didn't have any problems this time, it also shows that there are too few guards around you, and now whether it is the Datang Welfare Industrial Zone or the old soldiers in the city, they all use you There are less than 500 guards around you every day, and isn’t the city that never sleeps going to start work? Another 5000 people will be transferred to you, so that you don’t have enough time to employ people.” Li Shimin glared at Li Ke.

Someone is already going to assassinate you, and you still ask me why?

"Okay." Li Ke was a little helpless. I think you just want to reduce the burden on the court. Seeing that I have too much money, after all, he will be responsible for the related expenses when transferring people to him. Although these troops do not have military pay, but You still have to pay for meals.