If Wei Wuji had not said that he had a plan to govern the country before, Chu Huan would only smile indifferently at most and would never take it to heart. Wei Wuji looked only in his thirties. Although heroes have been young since ancient times, Chu Huan did not believe that such young scholars would have any plan to govern the country. In Chu Huan's opinion, those who can truly support the country should be experienced in the world, have a lot of experience, and have a little older age.

However, with the previous long discussion, Chu Huan really did not underestimate this scholar. He looked solemn and asked: "I wonder what good strategy Mr. Wuji said is the best? Mr. Wuji is right. Xiguan is revived, with the largest population. Now Xiguan is vast and sparsely populated. The first thing is to allow the refugees living abroad to return to their hometown as soon as possible. There are many people in order to do things."

Wei Wuji stared at Chu Huan, pondered for a while, and finally said, "Juntian."

"Juntian?" Chu Huan was stunned. Pei Ji stroked his beard gently and asked, "I don't know what Juntian said about Mr. Wuji?"

Wei Wuji said seriously: "The land is owned by the government, and the government will manage it. The land is inspected, the household registration is registered, and the land is divided into equal parts."

Chu Huan was a little confused and asked, "Young Master Wuji said it more general. Can you... be more detailed?"

"Duke Chu, if you make a big move, the key is to simplify the complex. "We can continue to apply it." Wei Wuji said solemnly: "To put it bluntly, it means to directly collect all the deserted fields and unowned fields into the government, and then the cultivated land area is tested and calculated, and the area is divided into areas, and then the local people's population is counted, and the average land is rented to the people according to the number of males. There are advantages and disadvantages in farming, and you can plan in detail according to the advantages and disadvantages of farming. For example, each male can equal land of ten acres. If the best land is distributed, two acres can be reduced. If it is inferior land, two acres can be added...!"

Pei Ji thought something and asked, "Young Master Wuji said, "Don't divide the land into different places? Can a tenant farmer?"

"That's right." Wei Wuji nodded and said, "The so-called equalization of land is not divided into any object. Each male household has equal land and taxes are also paid according to the head of the man. Of course, the ownership of all land belongs to the court at the beginning, but adults can also issue additional laws. For example, if arable land is more than fifteen years, the ownership of the land can belong to the farmers. However, such land is prohibited from being bought and sold, and only farming is allowed... And the most important point is that the taxes collected by the government are extremely low at all." After a pause, he explained: "The purpose of equal land is to allow the people to have land to plant, as well as hopes and hopes. At the beginning, equal land is actually the same as the land rented by tenants who rent land owners. They are both rented. If it were just like this, those people from tenants who came from tenants may not return to their hometowns, so the people must understand the actual difference between landlords renting land and government equal land, so that they can feel the actual benefits."

Chu Huan was a little overwhelmed. He lacked this kind of internal affairs the most. Although he was a little confused, he had a very good understanding and vaguely understood some of the meanings in Wei Wuji's words.

"Does the so-called actual difference mean light taxation?" Chu Huan didn't understand the internal affairs very well, and asked cautiously.

Wei Wuji nodded and said, "What Chu Du said is that it is light taxes. Wuji had an investigation before. Before the war, the tenants in Xiguan rented the farmland of the landlords and had 50% of the income from the employer. The tenants had to bear nearly 30% of the taxes. There were very few left in their hands and could only support their families."

Chu Huan knows a little about this.

"The Chu governor implemented equalization of land, so naturally he could not do this again." Wei Wuji said: "Fortunately, the court exempted the taxes paid to the court for three years. The part of the taxes paid to the court can be exempted. Even if the Chu governor divided the shares of the employer in front of the station and collected 50%, the people could still leave half of them."

"To cultivate the people, 50% of the time begins." Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Young Master Wuji must have thought of the most appropriate share?"

"The Chu governor wants to revitalize Xiguan, and the Ministry of Revenue Department cannot be without money, so taxes must be collected. According to Wuji's idea, 30% of the taxes will be collected within these three years, which is enough to relieve the people." Wei Wuji said seriously: "Tenant farmers have land that can be cultivated, and in the past, they can only leave less than 30%, but now they can get 70% of the harvest. Of course, they are willing to return home. At the beginning, taxes reflect the difference between equal land and landlords renting land... But Wuji said that the biggest advantage of equal land is that the people can produce with peace of mind and full of hope. The core point is that the land ownership after the arable land reaches its age."

Chu Huan listened carefully, but Pei Ji sighed: "What Mr. Wuji thinks is really a big deal. Throughout history, only kings, princes, generals and ministers can receive fiefs, and tenants have never heard of them before."

Wei Wuji smiled and said, "Mr. Pei, as I said, if... well, it's just an inappropriate example. If you were a tenant farmer, the imperial court equalized the land, and the taxes collected were extremely low. What's more important is, if you could cultivate the land for fifteen years, the land could live in your name, what would you think?"

"If I were a tenant farmer, I would never dare to think about it." Pei Ji sighed: "How could a tenant farmer have such a dream."

"Yes, this is just a dream for tenant farmers." Wei Wuji said: "The tenant farmers rent land from landlords and are busy all year round, but they can only fill their stomachs. Day after day, year after year, generation after generation, without any changes. Even for this opportunity to survive, they have to sell their self-esteem. Once they offend their employer and cannot even cultivate land, they can only starve to death. Suddenly one day, they will tell you that the government will give you land and plant it for fifteen years, so who can not be ecstatic?"

"This can not only stimulate the enthusiasm of the people to cultivate, but most importantly, it can control the mobility of the people." Chu Huan gradually appreciates the huge benefits of equalizing the land. "Before obtaining the ownership of the land, farmers will naturally strive to cultivate for fifteen years in order to obtain the land, as long as there is no big change. When the fifteen years are over, they will obtain the ownership of the land and have their own fields, it will be even more impossible to leave their own arable land... If it can be implemented smoothly, Xiguan will definitely be stable."

Wei Wuji gave a thumbs up, "Du Chu wisely, and saw the benefits at a glance." After a pause, he said: "The purpose of equilibrium is to stimulate the enthusiasm of the people to cultivate land and allow them to engage in production with peace of mind. However, what is most afraid of this policy is that after everyone has fields, private land transactions will occur due to various situations. Once this happens, the foundation of equilibrium will be severely damaged. Therefore... On the contrary, who can farmland be born in fifteen years, but in fact, the government still has to control the ownership of the equilibrium."

Chu Huan asked, "Is it what Mr. Wuji said just now that private land transactions are prohibited?"

"Yes!" Wei Wuji said seriously: "At the same time, the law prohibiting private land transactions must be registered. Of course, this law is not in a hurry to be made public. After all, fifteen years are still long, and after the time limit, this law can be promulgated. Private land transactions are prohibited, and the people still pay taxes. With the harvest and environment, the tax rate is flexibly adjusted. Although the fields are nominally farmers, as long as they are prohibited from trading, they are actually waiting if they are still renting land from the government, and they do not have the right to deal with the fields privately, and they will not be able to destroy the effectiveness of the fields themselves."

"After all the time, if everything goes well, the people will be at ease to produce, the government will be at ease to collect taxes, and the barren fields can be fully utilized...!" Pei Ji couldn't help but show his admiration in his eyes, "Young Master Wuji, your plan to equalize the land is really a major strategy for governing the country."

"At the same time as equalizing the land, most people will definitely benefit. In addition, equalizing the land and corvee labor can be linked." Wei Wuji talked about his positive thoughts. His thoughts were not on a whim, but after careful study for many years, he knew that the significance of them was of great significance, but always, whenever he mentioned them, he was sneered at the moment. At this time, it seemed ridiculous and incredible. However, Chu Huan, who is in a high position today, listened carefully and expressed his opinions.

He had a great interest, how could Wei Wuji not be excited? He only felt that after searching for many years, he finally found a confidant. The most important thing was that from Chu Huan's attitude, he felt that his ambition was likely to be used, and he was excited. "The laws issued by the governor of Chu in Xiguan should be regarded as the people's expectations. Naturally, the rebuilding of Xiguan, paving bridges and roads, digging ditches and dams were necessary, and corvee labor was also indispensable...!"

Chu Huan finally realized that this infatuated and down-and-out scholar had much more knowledge than he showed on his appearance, and immediately asked: "Young Master Wuji also has good suggestions for corvee labor?"

"Training labor to households!" Wei Wuji said without hesitation: "All the population registered in the household registration can give each male a time to work in the prescribed age. For example, each male needs twenty days of labor to work within one year, so no one can avoid these twenty days of labor. In the past, the gentry and wealthy clans were exempted, just like a flood, and the people could only fight against the flood because of labor, while the whole gentry and wealthy clans had no efforts. When others fought against the flood, they took their families and moved their wealth and stayed away from other places... In fact, the flood really couldn't resist. Those ordinary people did not have much wealth and the losses received were far inferior to those aristocratic families. But those who were responsible for labor were the people. Do you think they were convinced?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't be convinced." Chu Huan sighed.

"So, the gentry and tycoons should also perform labor service according to the number of people. Treat everyone equally, and they will definitely win the hearts of the people." Wei Wuji said: "Of course, the Chu governor can issue a law at the same time, which Wuji personally calls the mutual adjustment of taxes and labor."

"Taxes and labor exchanges?" Chu Huan only felt that this word was a bit novel.

"The meaning of mutual adjustment of taxes and labor is just one sentence. More taxes can be less taxes, and more taxes can be less taxes." Wei Wuji paused slightly, thought for a while, and then explained: "It's good that if a gentry has twenty days of labor service, but he doesn't want to perform labor service, then he can pay more taxes instead of labor service. The government issued a law that if a day's labor service is one bucket of rice, then his labor service can be replaced by twenty buckets of rice. Similarly, if some people cannot pay the prescribed taxes because of poor production or due to lack of collection, they can use labor service instead, so that they can change flexibly and resolve many contradictions. Wuji calls it mutual adjustment of taxes!"

Pei Ji couldn't help but clap his hands and said, "Okay, Mr. Wuji, I'm convinced." He said to Chu Huan: "Second brother, Mr. Wuji's strategy today is really a good strategy for governing the country. Once the law on equalizing the land order and the mutual adjustment of taxes and labor services is promulgated, the refugees who are wandering abroad will inevitably return in a flood. I even think that those refugees who are forced to become bandits will abandon bandits and follow the good because of these two laws."

Chu Huan also clapped his hands and said, "Brother, I finally understand today that a pen of a literati can be used as a hundred thousand soldiers. If those bandits can be willing to go home to farm, it will be much better than sending troops to fight."

"If it can be implemented smoothly, the population of Xiguan will inevitably grow rapidly." Wei Wuji said confidently: "Not only refugees who are living outside Xiguan, but I am afraid that people from other places will also come to Xiguan?"

"What does Mr. Wuji mean?"

"The equalization of fields in Xiguan is of course limited to the people in Xiguan." Wei Wuji said: "But after the equalization of fields, the tenant farmers had their own fields to cultivate. The most hit was probably the gentry class in Xiguan. They used to hire a large number of tenant farmers to cultivate themselves at the lowest cost. Now the tenant farmers have other roads, and the land of the gentry has difficulty hiring people. Their fields cannot be left untreated, but they can only increase their treatment and hire long-term workers. Then the people in other places are likely to enter Xiguan and become gentry workers...!"

"It makes sense!" Chu Huan nodded.

Wei Wuji said: "As long as we persist in the mutual adjustment of land and taxes and labor service, Wuji believes that it can bring great wealth to the government and stabilize the lives of the people. Xiguan will inevitably gradually become rich and powerful... With the powerful Xiguan Road, if Xiliang sends troops to attack, Xiguan may not be afraid."

Pei Ji nodded repeatedly. He was very familiar with military affairs, but he was not as good as military affairs in internal affairs. Today, Wei Wuji said, but he could hardly imagine that if he thought that the country was rich and the people were strong, he would be able to do whatever he did. Wei Wuji seemed to be a scholar who came to him in a down-and-out manner, but who would have thought that such a person had the talent to govern the country, and he was very good at speaking, and he had thought about everything in detail.

Speaking of this, Wei Wuji had already taken out a booklet from his arms, and the booklet was a little panicked, "Duke Chu, this is Wuji's detailed explanation of the mutual adjustment of equal land orders and taxes and labor services over the years, and there are also methods of implementation. Please read it!"

Chu Huan took it, opened it and looked carefully. Wei Wuji said softly: "The implementation of these laws is easy to say, but it is very complicated to implement, and involves a lot of things. First, we must inspect the land and measure the land area for equal land use. In addition, we must count the household registration and figure out the number of people in equal land, and we must also count the land area owned by the local gentry and tyrants. Many gentry and tyrants concealed the land area and avoided taxes. The counting statistics are correct. I think a large part of the tax can be increased. In addition, although the people have land, the biggest problem is to solve the grain and the tools for farming...!"
Chapter completed!