Chapter 3 New Land Law (IV)

The valuable herbs in Zhuge Qing's family were those. In addition to the ones sold today, there were more than ten kilograms of stock, all of which were not dried or rare. They were reluctant to sell them to the shopkeeper Du who ate people without spitting bones. There were also more than ten kilograms of dried meat. This was the dry food they had along the way, and it was also something that could not be marinated and dried when hunting on Zhuge Qing Mountain.

The three planned to walk out of the Helan Mountains first, cross the Great Wall to the south, first enter the Ming Dynasty, then cross the Yellow River to the east, and return to the Central Plains.

This road is almost the same route that Zhuge Qing and his wife took when they left the shelter, so it is relatively more certain to take this road, but twenty years have passed, and things and people in the Central Plains have changed.

Since ancient times, the Helan Mountains have been a natural barrier between nomadic peoples and the Central Plains farming peoples. The nomadic people want to break through the blockade of the Helan Mountains and enter the flower world of the Central Plains. The Han Dynasty always wants to break through the Helan Mountain Palace and conquer the nomadic people. Under such a natural barrier, I don’t know how many corpses of soldiers were buried. Therefore, although the Helan Mountains have been destroyed again and again, it is always green and great.

Overnight, the old and his wife Zhuge Qing were empty, and they were almost taken away. The valuables, food and clothing were almost all taken away. Manager Du felt his scalp numb, and he began to realize that he might have caused a big trouble. Years of photography skills told him that the young man next to Zhuge Qing was not an ordinary person, and it was very likely that he would be the one who would have his own life in the future. Now he has fled far away and hoped that he would never come back.

Of course, this is the wishful thinking of Manager Du. At least he is still safe now, and this place is still God!

The road was rugged and difficult to walk beyond Dorgon's imagination. When the three of them protected each other and came to the turbulent and endless Yellow River, it was already ten days later. The jerky meat, steamed buns and food that they carried were almost finished.

Of course, if Zhuge Qing, who was familiar with the mountain love road, even if the three of them spent twice as much time, they might not be able to get out of the Helan Mountains.

"Uncle, I'll go ahead to see if there is a ferry. You two elders are here for a rest." In order to conceal Dorgon's identity as the Mongol, when he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, Dorgon was called Zhuge Qing's son and nephew, and would not arouse people's suspicion along the way.

"Okay, Doer, be careful and never argue with others." Zhuge Qing instructed worriedly.

"Don't worry, uncle, you will learn from your mistakes and learn from them. How can Dor be confused again after such a big lesson?" Dorgon responded hurriedly.

It was also the luck of Dorgon and the other two. A fishing boat came through the waves, which was only ten meters away from the shore where Dorgon established.

"Boatman, boatman..." Dorgon was overjoyed and took off his coat and waved excitedly.

The waves slapped the table. Although Dorgon's shouting was so loud, he still let him cover it up. Fortunately, the people on the boat heard his shouting. A gray-bearded fisherman came out of the cabin door and shouted loudly: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Dorgon immediately realized that this was not a market horse head, and it must be a place with few people. He hurriedly said, "I came from the other side of Helan Mountain, and there were two old men who were with me. They were my relatives. We were forced by local bullies and had nowhere to settle down. We escaped, hoping to return to our hometown to settle down. This place is deserted, so please help the boatman?"

The people on the boat probably understood what Dorgon meant. The people were simple and helpful. Immediately, Dorgon heard an intermittent voice in his ears, which meant that they agreed to his request. However, the water flowing at the place where Dorgon stood was too fast, so it was difficult to stop the boat. Let them go to a three-way front beach where the water flowing was not fast and the boat was easy to dock.

Dorgon was overjoyed and hurriedly went back to tell Zhuge Qing and his wife the news. With Dorgon's support, the old Zhuge Qing and his wife walked forward three miles and finally arrived at the place that the old fishermen on the boat said, and the other person's boat had been docking and waiting for them for a while.

The fishing boat was very small, and it was already very difficult for three people to get up. Not to mention that there were two people on the boat, one was the old fisherman who just called out to Dorgon, and the other was the old fisherman's son.

The old fisherman family was very hospitable. They not only took out the good wine from the boat, but also took out the dishes they had served and invited the three of them to eat together.

Dorgon was born in the imperial family. How did he understand the sufferings of the people? He could not drink a drop of the bad wine in this bowl before, but now he is so sweet. The pickled dried fish tastes far worse than the delicacies of mountains and seas, but now he chews it with relish.

After drinking three bowls of water and wine, Zhuge Qing became brothers with the old fisherman. The intimacy was no different from the brothers he had not met for many years. Dorgon thought to himself, maybe they were all Han people, so he could naturally talk together at once. When he remembered his identity, Dorgon was not only a little sad. During this period, he was far away from power and war, but found that his heart was unprecedentedly relaxed and comfortable. Sometimes he really thought that it was great to be an ordinary person, a simple mood and a simple life, but it was a pity that he might not be able to let go of power and hatred.

From the old fishermen's mouth, it was learned that this was the garrison of the Ningxia Guards and the Ningxia Zhongwei of the Ming Dynasty. To the west are Xiningwei and Liangzhou Guards, to the south are Qingyang Guards, and to the east are Yan'an Guards. However, these so-called garrisons have been abolished by the court. From here to the west, Jiayuguan is now the territory of the Ming Northwest Military Region. The disarmament reform was chaotic for a while, and many officers who did not obey the king's orders and rebels have been killed. Now they have calmed down.

The old fisherman's son was very excited when he talked about the murder and beheading. In his eyes, these people should have been killed long ago. These officials could not be considered officials at all. They were more abominable than bandits. They bully men and women and do all kinds of evil. On the day of execution, there were crowds of people and the people applauded!

Zhuge Qing has been away from his homeland for more than 20 years and urgently needs to understand the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, so he talks very easily. Dorgon also has the purpose of understanding the Ming Dynasty more, and he listens with relish and keeps his eyes closed and thinks about it from time to time.

The old fishermen also almost learned about the past of Zhuge Qing and his wife. In addition to expressing sympathy, they also told Zhuge Qing and his wife a shocking news, that is, if they go back, they may get back what originally belonged to them, their ancestral home and medicine garden.

"Is this true?" Zhuge Qing's excited voice trembled a little. He had just forced him to come back without any help, and he had no idea about what he had lost. This time they came back like a place, waiting quietly for the day of death, but he didn't expect that God would give him hope.

"The court has promulgated a new land law. As long as it is unowned land, as long as someone proposes to reclaim it, first report it in the yamen and get a quasi-land deed. With this yamen, you can apply for grain cultivation and loan from the bank. Every year, the yamen will send people to verify the reclamation situation and grain output. In three years, all grains must be paid to the treasury to repay the loan. After three years, this quasi-land deed goes to the yamen to exchange for a new land deed. After all the loans are repaid, this land will always belong to you. You only need to pay the taxes stipulated by the court every year, but the premise is that the land must not be allowed to be transferred or sold within thirty years, otherwise the court will immediately reclaim the land.

Brother, what about your situation? If the person who forcibly occupied your medicine garden was still there, then you can go to the yamen to sue him directly. Don’t worry, don’t worry that he will retaliate against you. The court is investigating the administration of officials. If your county magistrate ignores it, you can also sue him at a higher level. As long as what you say is true, the court has laws and sue him at a higher level. If the situation is true, it is not a crime, and all the expenses at a higher level will be paid for by the court. If that person is dead or has been severely beaten by the government, then as long as there is evidence that the medicine garden was forced to take over by him, then after the court confirms the facts, the medicine garden will be returned to the brother, and there will be a considerable compensation." The old fisherman said with a flushed face.

"The sky has changed, is it really the sky has changed? God has opened his eyes!" Zhuge Qing was so excited that he burst into tears. Although he still didn't understand what the meaning of "bank", "loans" and "crippling" mean, it can be seen from the excited and flushed faces of the old fisherman that this is a good thing, absolutely a good thing.

Dorgon was shocked after hearing this. Although he only heard a little bit of content about the new land law, it is really immeasurable how much impact this little content will have on the Ming Dynasty. If he understands the Ming Dynasty, it will undoubtedly give the people in the Ming Dynasty a great reassurance. Land is the foundation of the people. When the people have land, they will have the hearts of the people. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world.

Dorgon is now eager to know the entire content of this new land law, and what the Ming Dynasty implemented was also needed by Dajin.

The promulgation of the "New Land Law" is based on the completion of the Ming Dynasty's census and land inventory measurement. Although Zhu Yinglong knew that the land was in the hands of a small number, he did not know the specific amount. As well as the national population, he could only roughly understand a number from the history he knew. This number was still speculated by later generations. He still needed it. Of course, it was impossible to accurately reach individuals, but at least not speculate. After four years of hard work,

There is also a figure for the land in Qingquan nationwide. The country's arable land is about 7.53 million hectares and the population is 79.44 million. According to Zhu Yinglong's knowledge, the world's population at this time was about 400 million, and the Ming Dynasty accounted for one fifth of the population. The average area of ​​the Ming Dynasty was about 10 acres. This proportion is much more abundant than that of later generations. Even if the output is 10 to 1, so much land production can feed all the people of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this is an ideal state. In fact,

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people died of hunger in the Ming Dynasty, and land annexation was quite serious in the late Ming Dynasty. Although Zhu Yinglong had thought of some ways to ask some people to take out the land and return it to the people before this, this was all about the symptoms but not the root cause. The promulgation of the "New Land Law" is the way to cure the root cause, solve the problem of farmers' land. First, reclaim more land and let farmers cultivate. Second, crack down on and curb land annexation, establish and improve the land trading system, and third, expand externally.

Getting more land to alleviate domestic pressure. These three are feasible at this stage, but the first biggest pressure is the finances. The second resistance comes from the major princes, nobles and landlords. They have almost perverted obsession with their emphasis on land. Of course, they cannot be said to be wrong, but they must spit out the land they illegally plundered. This is also the bottom line set by Zhu Yinglong. The third step is that at this stage, they can only make small fuss, and it is not time yet.

The New Land Law stipulates that as long as it belongs to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, all unowned land, including mountains, rivers, and rivers belong to the court and the emperor. In the future, no one shall possess or reclaim without authorization without permission. The offender may be imprisoned for not more than 20 years.

The "New Land Law" divides land for the first time, stipulates the use of land, divides land into agricultural land, construction land and unused land. Strictly limit the conversion of agricultural land into construction land, controls the total amount of construction land, and implements special protection for cultivated land.

Agricultural land refers to land directly used for agricultural production, including arable land, forest land, grassland, farmland water use land, aquaculture water surface, etc.; construction land refers to land for building buildings and structures, including urban and rural residential and public facilities land, industrial and mining land, transportation and water conservancy facilities land, tourism land, military facility land, etc.; unused land refers to land other than agricultural land and construction land.

The Land and Resources Department was established, affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture, in charge of the use and management of land across the country, and fully adopt new land deeds. The land sale was subject to high contract taxes, vigorously curb land annexation, and crack down on private land sale. In the future, if land sale must be approved by the Land and Resources Department or its subordinate land and resources office, and the seal of the Land and Resources Department is stamped. Otherwise, all land sale will be invalid. The court will not recognize the interests of both the buyer and the seller, and private sale of land will be severely punished by law.
Chapter completed!