Chapter: 99

"In the end, we can naturally come up with the most reasonable solutions for the three points of corvee, grain, and cattle seeds."

"And after such a clear deduction of logic, even a mediocre person like Erchen can boldly come up with a few ideas, let alone a peerless talent like Mr. Jiang?"

"My son is really looking forward to how Mr. Jiang will formulate a new land policy for the Ming Dynasty based on the three points of corvee, grain, cattle and seeds, and ease the conflict between the landlord class and the self-cultivating farmers!"

Zhu Gaochi bowed to the ground and said in a loud voice.

"Congratulations, father! With Mr. Jiang's advice, my Ming dynasty will surely last forever!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di also put his hips on his hips and laughed loudly. He laughed so hard that he pointed to the wall and said.

"In that case, let's wait for Mr. Jiang's brilliant plan!"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while, and then spoke slowly under the tree.

"For the three points of corvee, grain, cattle and seeds, let's first talk about the land and taxation system solutions to the first point."

Hearing this sentence, not only Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu beside them pricked up their ears, but even Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi in the secret room cheered up and listened seriously.

These high-level officials of the Ming Empire naturally knew the strong relationship between the people's hearts and the corvee, and no one present, hoped that the Ming Empire would cause turmoil due to the heavy corvee!

When Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall to prevent foreign invasion, the biggest reliance was actually the cheap manpower obtained by the Great Qin through the unification war, which could suppress the servants of the six countries through harsh punishments and a powerful Qin armyed, and s qu people's power unrestrainedly.

However, after the Great Qin unified the six kingdoms, the goal of 'completely repairing all the Great Walls' had not been fully realized, so it became a piece of scorched earth during the garrison called Hanguju.

Instead, the national system was inherited by the Great Han, and the Great Qin, as the founder, eventually ended up subjugated.

After the Han Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the powerful empire once again unified in the history of China, was also because of the abuse of people's power, digging the Grand Canal, conquering Goguryeo three times, completely boiled the hearts of the people who yearned for stability, and ruined themselves.

Although the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is booming, if it wants to be as invincible as the Qin Dynasty and as rich as the Sui Dynasty, it is still far away...

So everyone is looking forward to what good solution Jiang Xinghuo can give to solve the corvee problem?

"For a self-cultivating farmer, it is certainly one thing to delay farming without being paid to bring his own food to serve the corvee. However, during the corvee period, he was enslaved and exported by others, and he would even lose money and even go bankrupt because the officials determined that the corvee was unqualified.. ...even the fact that the wives and daughters in the family are bullied because they can't take care of the family is a more important aspect."

Everyone was a little silent when they heard the words. Although this may not sound good, it is indeed a fact faced by the bottom self-cultivating farmers.

Corvée is ten times more difficult than taxes!

But after Jiang Xinghuo bluntly exposed this fact, he didn't speak out about his solution, but asked instead.

"Then have you ever thought about why there is such a thing as corvee?"

Zhu Gaoxu who was under the tree was suddenly a little dazed when he heard the words.

Why is there corvee?

For people in this era, corvee has existed for thousands of years, and it has been so long that their ancestors have regarded it as a matter of course.

Just like when the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, people will not be asked why... Isn't it a matter of course to serve the government as a corvee? Where and why?

"Naturally, the government is short of manpower, and various servants are needed to complete the tasks that need to be done." Li Jinglong beside him replied confidently.

Jiang Xinghuo frowned and continued to ask.

"Then why is the government understaffed? Is it because there is no one to hire?"

Hearing this, Li Jinglong was a little tongue-tied.