The family has controlled absolute power, so if they don't stand up to fight Wu Hu, who can they? Poor family? Common people? They have no money, food, land or official position to appeal to them. What else can they do besides being soldiers of the family warlords?
However, it was precisely because of the infinite expansion of the family that the Han Dynasty's vitality disappeared. They caused this result, and just because they worked hard to clean up the mess does not mean they are not guilty.
What¡¯s more, they failed to clean up this mess.
Sima Hui and others didn't say anything. Liu Zhang came here not because Sima Hui said he wanted to feel proud. Liu Zhang didn't have that idea. Liu Zhang really felt that the culture of the Han Dynasty had many essences, and after the Tang and Song Dynasties, It has not been passed down.
And these essences are obviously derived from the aristocratic family. Based on this, Liu Zhang feels that he is worthy of coming here.
Liu Zhang also wanted to tell himself that the era he overturned was not without merit, and if the era he was about to inherit was not as good as this era, then he would be a sinner.
"I have heard a legend that on a continent, there is a very powerful creature. This creature can defeat all other creatures living on this continent. They are the undisputed kings of that continent.
So this kind of creature continues to multiply and occupy territories until it occupies the entire continent.
But then, because the number was too large, their food became scarce, so they needed to bite each other.
But there was still not enough food, because these large ones also had a large appetite, so they continued to bite, and the smaller ones were all eliminated for tens of thousands of years. Hundreds of thousands of years, hundreds of millions of years, finally all these creatures have become extremely huge species, capable of shaking mountains and breaking rivers.
But they eventually perished. Needless to say, you should know why. "
"The body is getting bigger and bigger, and the appetite is getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, there will be a shortage of food in the end. Of course it can only perish." Lu Su said, but suddenly frowned.
Liu Zhang smiled and turned to a few people and said: "I know you hate me Liu Zhang to the core, but I really don't hate you, at least for you personally. I don't hate, but the era dominated by you must pass. I don't want the big man's The water bladder burst.¡±
Liu Zhang stood up, and Lu Su suddenly raised his head and said, "King Shu, maybe you are right. As the family continues to grow, it will eventually perish.
But if His Highness the King of Shu established a new era at the expense of slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people, if the people who dominate this era are like those people, I, Lu Su, will never rest in peace. All the descendants of the family will die with their eyes open. "
Liu Zhang let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the high platform without answering Lu Su's words. Zhang Ren ordered the execution and all the others were beheaded. Huang Lan, Li Cai and the main members of the family, including Sima Hui, Lu Su, Pang Degong, Zhuge Ci, all Lingchi.
Liu Zhang stepped onto the steps and faced all civil and military officials: "Everyone, before ascending the throne, I announced three political decrees, all of which are based on the previous New Deal."
Huang Yueying took out a scroll and came forward, unfolded it and read aloud:
"His Royal Highness, King Shu of the Han Dynasty, falsely established the Three Orders as the national policy of the Han Dynasty.
The first order of His Highness King Shu of the Han Dynasty is the Land Order. Every citizen of the Han Dynasty has the basic right to own land. They can give it up, but they can never be deprived of it.
For each citizen, the government calculates the private land standard for each adult based on the number of local acres, population, and land fertility.
Private land can be bought, sold or leased, and only basic taxes are paid.
If the people of the Han Dynasty want to expand their land, all land outside the stipulated private land standards will be leased by the court. Not only will they have to pay taxes, but they will also have to pay rent. The double taxes must not be in arrears, otherwise the leased land will be taken back.
The leased land is not privately owned and is owned by the imperial court. The lease period cannot exceed ten years. The lease can be renewed at the end of the lease period, and the state can also take back the land. The Han people who lease the land cannot stop it with any excuse.
If private land is bought and sold, the seller also has the rights to standard land and can buy back the land in the future. The local government must allocate it according to private standards and must not increase the market price or impose additional taxes or persuasion.
If the buyer exceeds the standard for private land, the purchased land cannot be converted into private land, but can only be leased land, and taxes and rent will be paid at the same time.
There are two exceptions. First, those who hold the title of Han Dynasty can obtain more private land rights according to their title. From baron to king, the amount of private land is different, and all private land only needs to pay taxes.
If the title is downgraded or abolished, the right to own excess land will be automatically deprived, if you want to continue to own it, you need to pay rent and taxes, and the court has the right to take it back when the lease expires.
Second, anyone who commits a crime can be deprived of his standard land rights depending on the crime. If he wants to redeem his rights, he needs to make an equal contribution to the Han Dynasty. "
This is a new land order that was changed from the original land order after Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying discussed it.
Liu Zhang¡¯s only purpose was to prevent land annexation and ordinary farmers from becoming tenant farmers or slaves.
The standards for private land are measured according to specific standards in various places and reported to the government for record. Although it cannot be enumerated on a large scale like the census of later generations, the imperial court will send people to local inspections every few years to see if it is concealed or unfair.
These private lands are the basis of life for the people at the bottom. Maybe these people will encounter a major disaster one day and need to sell their land. That is fine, but after selling, these people still have the right to own standard land and buy back the land. The price won't be too expensive.
In this way, when people have money in the future, they can still buy back these lands.
Of course, these are only useful for those who have the ability to regenerate. For example, if a common person can own five acres of land as a standard, if he sells one acre of land and makes money in the future, he can buy back the acre.
"If this family is really in ruins and can no longer have money, then Liu Zhang can't save them. In any era, there will always be the poorest and poorest people, and it is inevitable.
What Liu Zhang can do is to make the system as reasonable as possible and try not to create a large number of poor people.
And those buyers, if the original standard amount of land is insufficient, they will buy it as private property. If it exceeds the standard, they will still have to pay taxes and rent taxes. And the government can take it back at the end of the lease period.
This will definitely dampen the enthusiasm of some local tycoons to buy land, but those who want to start farm operations will still have channels and will not eliminate their livelihood.
At the same time, it will not cause serious land concentration. If it is discovered that land is seriously concentrated, the government can increase rents and taxes as a first step. If that is ineffective, it can directly take back the land.
The government cannot take care of the interests of the local tycoons and continue to renew the lease, because the new land order stipulates that every adult citizen has the right to own standard land.
If a person¡¯s standard land is insufficient and he is able to buy land, the government cannot stop it for any reason and must sell it to him. In this way, if the land is seriously concentrated, the government has only one way to take back the leasehold rights.
During the feudal period, in an era without industrialization, land was undoubtedly the most important asset. Liu Zhang did not want land annexation to happen again, let alone the oppression of the system and big families, leaving the people with no way out.
It seems unfair that people with a title can get land, but that's only for the previous title.
After the titles are reduced, the land cannot be annexed for a long time. People with high titles who previously owned a large amount of land can only scatter these lands as long as their descendants do not contribute enough to maintain their titles.
The title is a reward for those who have made meritorious service to the Han Dynasty. It is also a kind of privilege. Liu Zhang feels that people who have made outstanding contributions to a country are qualified to have certain privileges.
"And many bad criminals don't even deserve to be citizens, let alone own land.
Those noble families who have been brought to the execution platform, Sima Hui, Pang Degong and others, heard the new land order. If it were them before, such an order would be a joke.
Because no one will implement it.
But now they think about it calmly, such a policy may be the way to really prevent the water bag from rupturing. But now the Sichuan Army has not started to build a big army, everything is blank.
??The resistance to promulgating such a national policy at this time is the least. If we wait for decades for the first group of vested interests to stand up, it is absolutely impossible for this policy to deprive the upper class of their rights to be implemented.
At this time, these families knew that the dynasty established by Liu Zhang might be better than the previous ones in terms of land.
"The second order from His Highness the King of Shu of the Han Dynasty is a price limit order.
The price limit order does not apply to all products. Luxury items can have unlimited price increases as long as they are traded fairly.
The price limit order only targets the daily necessities of the people. For all daily necessities, specialized departments must be responsible for calculating the market price and maintaining basic supply.
The government must maintain a certain amount of daily necessities in stock to face disasters and other reasons for production reduction. No businessman or wealthy family is allowed to hoard goods at a time when necessary items are in short supply or sell them at high prices. "
The price limit order is similar to the one issued before, and there is not much change. However, it must be mentioned because during the entire campaign between Liu Zhang and the Sichuan Army, the only ones that really encountered resistance were the Land Order and the Four Imperial Examinations.
And price limit orders are almost always bannedThey forgot.
But Liu Zhang knew that the current surplus of agricultural products in the Han Dynasty would inevitably lead to commerce. When commerce was developed, the price limit order would be the biggest obstacle. If it was not emphasized, the imperial court, which would be dominated by the influence of businessmen, would abolish this decree. maybe.
Liu Zhang must make this decree a national policy.
Unless there is widespread famine across the country, price limit orders can ensure the basic living order of the people and are also a means to avoid exploitation by capitalists.
Even if there is no disaster, if these daily items are manipulated, it is considered a disaster, and Liu Zhang has to guard against it.