Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Su Chen had already made up his mind, and decided to leave the papermaking and printing work to Li Tai.

He preferred to study this kind of thing, and he was really smart and serious about research.

Although movable type printing did not require engraving, engraving was still needed, so Li Tai would find someone who was good at engraving.

It was estimated that this work would be effective in a month.

It just so happened that Li Shimin asked Su Chen to be responsible for the mathematics textbooks for the future imperial examinations today, so someone would take on this tough job.

Su Chen also planned to build a primary school in the manor, and there were more than one or two hundred eligible children in the village.

"It seems that the primary school Chinese language should also be taken out, and this pinyin should still be popularized!" Su Chen thought to himself.

"Brother-in-law, how long do you think it will take to make paper and print books?" Li Chengqian asked tentatively.

"About a month, don't worry, Li Tai has a good brain, I'll give him the method, and he will definitely be able to do it within a month." Su Chen said frankly, he had great confidence in Li Tai.

After thinking for a moment, Su Chen continued, "But your majesty, there are two things that need to be implemented as soon as possible."

"What are they?" Li Shimin saw that Su Chen's tone was quite serious, thinking that it was not a trivial matter.

"First, the court should formulate detailed tax clauses as soon as possible, and it is best to set up a tax bureau.

Second, nationalize all the land in the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin could understand the first thing Su Chen said, and he and Fang Xuanling and others had previously discussed improving the commercial tax laws.

Nationalize all the land in the Tang Dynasty? This made Li Shimin very puzzled and even panicked.

If all the land is taken back, where will the people live? There are no fields for growing grain, what will the people eat?

Isn't this forcing the people to rebel? And those aristocratic families who own a lot of land, how can they easily hand over the land.

Li Shimin frowned, thinking deeply without saying a word... Then he got up and took everyone to Taiji Palace.

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"Today, I don't want to drink. It's easy to get sleepy in the hot summer. You should drink less. Let's go to rest after lunch."

When Li Shimin stepped into the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan saw from Li Shimin's face that he had something on his mind.

"We will follow the emperor's wishes!" The ministers looked at each other and said respectfully.

Fang Xuanling and others also found that Li Shimin's face was not right. There must be something wrong.

Everyone finished the meal cautiously. Su Chen didn't think there was anything wrong. He should eat.

After the meal, Li Shimin led the ministers to the imperial study in a hurry to discuss matters.

"Boy, tell the two things that Li Zhengdian said before again to you, my dear ministers!" Li Shimin came to the imperial study and said directly.

Su Chen nodded, stood up and said:

"I suggest that the court set up a special tax collection department, which is also responsible for setting the collection ratio of various taxes and fees.

This tax department must exist in every prefecture, city and county. The tax department of the court is called the 'General Taxation Bureau', and the others are local tax bureaus.

The number of people does not need to be large, but they must be good at overall planning and calculation."

This is easy to understand. The ministers nodded as they listened, and they all thought that such an arrangement was reasonable.

"Another thing is about land. The ownership of land must be nationalized, otherwise it will be detrimental to the long-term development of the country."

The ministers were puzzled and shocked at the same time.

"Su kid, let's not talk about how difficult it is to return the land to the court. Do you know what the consequences will be if the court issues this order?"

Changsun Wuji asked Su Chen seriously.

Su Chen smiled nonchalantly and said, "Uncle Changsun, before answering this question, I would like to ask you, have you ever counted how many people in the Tang Dynasty have no land?

Just like the more than 100 households in my manor, they can only survive by renting land."

"This..." Changsun Wuji was speechless and looked at Fang Xuanling and others.

"Su Chen, we have never counted this. After you asked, I found that we are the prime ministers, but we have ignored such a major issue of people's livelihood. Ashamed!"

Fang Xuanling and other ministers bowed to Su Chen.

Su Chen bowed in return and smiled, "Although I haven't counted it, I guess it must be quite a few, and most of the people had land at the beginning, but for various reasons, they sold their land.

In this way, they became tenant farmers like those in the manor. These people who rely on renting land to grow crops have no ability to resist disasters.

In the year of disaster, the harvest is not good, they either starve to death or become disaster victims and flee everywhere.

They cursed the sky and the emperor at the same time. They cursed the bad sky for not harvesting food, and cursed the emperor for leaving them without land.

This also confirms the saying: There is no idle land in the world, but farmers still starve to death!"

Only Su Chen dared to say this, but Li Shimin was not angry at all, and felt that what Su Chen said was very reasonable.

Everyone frowned and thought, Su Chen continued:

"I often hear a sayingWords: Hundred-year dynasties, thousand-year-old families, many dynasties cannot escape the fate of three hundred years of rotation.

You are all familiar with history. Why not look back and see if the people participated in the change of dynasties?

It is because there are too many ordinary people who have no land to farm. They can't survive. As long as someone raises their arms, they will rise up.

Because the change of dynasties is actually a redistribution of resources.

This resource is land. "

Li Shimin suddenly stood up and asked, "Boy, what do you think I should do?"

He didn't want the Tang Dynasty to perish in three hundred years. Since Su Chen said it clearly, there must be a solution.

"The first thing to solve is those landlords. They have too many fields. For example, I have tens of thousands of acres. The Tang Dynasty now has a population of more than 10 million. What if it has a population of 100 million or 100 million in the future?" Su Chen smiled.

"How to solve it? "Li Shimin asked.

"To distribute the tax on each acre, we must first re-measure the land and then distribute it reasonably according to the population.

At the same time, relevant laws must be formulated. The land only has the right to use but not the ownership. In other words, you cannot buy or sell the land allocated to you privately, and the same applies to the houses where the people live. "

"It cannot be bought or sold, but it can be passed down from generation to generation."

Su Chen did not continue to speak after he finished speaking, and let them think about it first.

"Su Chen, where do you think we should start to take the land back to the court?" Li Shimin asked again.

Su Chen thought for a while and said, "First, we should catch typical cases, starting with the aristocratic families, and let them release all the land in their hands."

"Oh? Do you think they will cooperate with the court?"

Su Chen suddenly remembered a sentence in the morning and smiled:

"If the people can be used, let them do it; if they cannot be used, let them know it."

"If they cooperate, it will be good for both sides, otherwise I will find a way to attack them commercially. Don't forget the fine salt we brought before. We can completely cut off their salt business."

"But we can't do this recklessly. We have to move forward slowly and steadily. It would be good if we can complete it before the third year of Zhenguan."

Su Chen glanced at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Li Shimin, smiling mysteriously.

"Boy, what do you want to do by looking at me like this?"

Li Shimin felt uncomfortable with Su Chen's gaze and asked angrily.

"Nothing!" Su Chen shook his head and smiled.

Thinking: Who is the biggest landlord in the Tang Dynasty?