Will never levy taxes or do these high-yield crops be damaged?

After hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang did not show any anger. If it were someone else, he would have killed him on the spot and killed the nine clans.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly about the eldest grandson: "Since ancient times, there has never been such an example. Why did the eldest grandson think so?"

Zhu An explained: "Although the crops of old man, corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes are high-yield, they cannot replace rice."

"Their demand for land does not require deep cultivation like rice, and can be planted even in remote places like hilly and mountainous areas."

"The yield of such crops is naturally not too high. Currently, a large amount of fertile fields are controlled by the gentry and nobles. For their own interests, they will definitely not promote the cultivation of these crops."

Zhu An said slowly. In fact, in his heart, he wanted to talk about the Qing Dynasty's policy of digging into acres. The idea of ​​tax exemption for crops such as sweet potatoes also comes from the so-called "sweet potato prosperity" of the Qing Dynasty.

Although the population growth in the Qing Dynasty originated from the implementation of the policy of "never increase taxes for breeding people".

But sweet potatoes do feed a lot of poor people.

Even in Zhu An's previous life, his father had experienced famine many times when he was young. Although he was not hungry, it was difficult to eat rice all year round.

Basically, it is cooked together with a large pot of sweet potatoes and a little rice.

If you eat too much sweet potato, it is easy to feel full and bloating, which stimulates the large amount of gastric acid secretion, and refluxes gastric acid to the esophagus, causing symptoms such as acid reflux, water, heartburn, etc.

So much so that Zhu An, an elder of many people at the age of Zhu An, became a shadow and memory of their childhood.

That's why Zhu An thought of a tax-free policy for crops like sweet potatoes.

"We know Dasun, you are kind-hearted and a good boy, but you have to know that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food. The impact of such crops on the Ming Dynasty is something we cannot predict at present."

"A newly emerging crop will be directly abolished taxes, which will lead to a large number of civilians who will directly abandon rice cultivation and fully plant these crops."

"Because of tax exemption, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty treasury will drop drastically, and the price of rice will inevitably rise. When the people can eat enough and the Ming Dynasty treasury has no money, it is easy to cause trouble."

Zhu Yuanzhang said in succession that although he did not have the concept of class contradiction in his heart, he actually had this consciousness.

Once this situation occurs, class contradictions will become more and more acute. Today's Ming Dynasty relies entirely on agricultural tax to maintain fiscal revenue. Once this situation occurs, it will be a crisis for class rulers.

That is, the crisis of the Ming Dynasty royal family.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame Dasun because Dasun is currently thinking about problems as a civilian, rather than at the level of the emperor.

So Zhu Yuanzhang gave Dasun details the reason for this.

Zhu An smiled casually and quickly realized that he was still too naive.

In the Ming Dynasty, abolishing taxes on a certain crop was a shake of the foundation of the royal family.

And there is no ability to cancel certain crop taxes now.

If you want to cancel, you can only develop commerce first, improve the rice planting conditions, and increase farmers' production enthusiasm, such as the land contracting system in later generations.

There are also research and popularization of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which can improve rice yields, and even hybrid rice has been studied.

When every meal of white rice can be enough and the sweet potatoes grown by each household are fed to pigs, taxes on sweet potatoes and other crops are cancelled.

"Old man, I thought it was too simple." Zhu An said apologetically.

"It's not a problem. We can understand the grandson, and Your Majesty can understand the grandson. Let's talk about it, what else does the grandson want?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, very satisfied with Zhu An's reaction.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, but we are not good at body, so we can teach you slowly.

"I'd like to ask the old man to tell His Majesty that I should not be made public." Zhu An said.

In fact, in his heart, he really wanted to ask whether he could create some craftsmen who could make firearms for him.

But now firearms are forbidden objects for the Ming Dynasty.

If Your Majesty knew about this, what did you want to do with a businessman and a lighter?

Zhu An also thought about using this credit to exchange for a title or something.

But when you think about it carefully, you are still less comfortable than the identity of a businessman.

Especially after getting the title, you will undoubtedly be involved in some disputes at the upper level of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, with your reputation, some secret things cannot be hidden, and it is easy to cause trouble.

Furthermore, the great fame brought by this crop is due to Zhu An's character in Zhu An's heart.

Now I have discovered some clues about myself. I might be led by His Majesty before his death, just like those Huaixi generals, and that would be a mess.

"Okay, then let's say this to Your Majesty. If there is no reward at that time, don't regret it." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

With the great grandson’s contribution, it is not an exaggeration to directly be named a Duke and a marquis.

But the Ming Dynasty belonged to the Grand Hisun, and the Duke and Hou were all depressed by the Grand Hisun's face.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still very happy about Dasun's behavior of not caring about fame and fortune.

"Don't worry, old man, I don't lack food and drink, just regard it as accumulating good deeds." Zhu An said indifferently.

"Your Majesty will remember your good dear grandson. It's getting late. Let's go back first and offer these crops to Your Majesty." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said.

"Old man, wait for a moment."

Zhu An got up and took out a book from the study.

"This detailed introduction to the cultivation methods and some characteristics of these crops are also given to Your Majesty, so you can avoid detours."

Zhu An's book contains some planting experiences and precautions for sowing corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes.

This is formed by Zhu An based on some vague memories of his previous life and then through actual planting.

This book was actually not compiled by Zhu An, but was described by some of the peasant students in his hands.

As early as a few years ago, after getting these sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, Zhu An, who was originally excited, was quickly extinguished by a basin of cold water.

These high-yield crops are not as exaggerated as he imagined.

You should know that the sweet potatoes and potatoes that came to him at first had a yield of 7,000 or 8,000 kilograms per mu.

What Zhu Yuanzhang saw now is that after several years of cultivation, the yield has dropped to a thousand pounds per mu.

When Zhu An realized this, he knew that if he wanted to solve the problem of eating, the focus was on rice.

The improvement of varieties and the research of pesticides and fertilizers are the key points.
Chapter completed!