Daming: I have a showdown, my father-in-law is the emperor

Chapter 246 Land Reform
We are not stupid, on the contrary, we are very smart.

The future prosperity of the capital has been deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts.

Compared with the hometowns of the ministers, this capital is simply a fairyland.

The convenient food, clothing, housing and transportation have made everyone forget what hometown is.

What the ministers were thinking about was to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate the family to the capital.

Since then, he has settled down in the capital.

Even these important officials of the imperial court thought this way, thinking about how impatient other ordinary people would be when they learned that they could settle in the capital.

"There is another important benefit of moving the common people to the capital, that is, it can break the curse of dynastic change for thousands of years."

As soon as Chen Fan finished speaking, the meeting hall was instantly quiet.

Everyone looked at Chen Fan with disbelief, as if they had heard some strange talk from the Arabian Nights.

Just break the curse of dynasty change and move the common people to the capital?

How can this be?

Everyone looked in disbelief.

Especially Chongzhen, he wanted to believe but couldn't believe it.

For the royal family, who doesn't want to live forever.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen certainly had this ideal.

Continue the Zhu Ming Dynasty for thousands of years, ten thousand years.

But he also knew that this was basically impossible.

No dynasty in history can last more than 300 years.

It seems that 300 years is a curse, a reincarnation.

As soon as 300 years come, new dynasties will replace the decaying dynasties.

But now, the virtuous brother actually said that he could break the curse and continue the Ming Dynasty forever.

How could this not make Chongzhen excited.

When Chen Fan said this, he took a special look at Chongzhen.

really.

I knew that Chongzhen would be interested in this topic.

Chen Fan didn't intend to whet Chongzhen's appetite, and directly explained why moving the common people into the capital could solve the curse of dynastic change.

"As you know, a dynasty is like a broken ship with leaks everywhere, and it is on the verge of collapse. There are many reasons for the demise of a dynasty, such as political corruption, continuous natural disasters, heavy taxes, refugees everywhere, and endless wars... ..."

"And the most fundamental reason for the change of dynasty is that the common people can no longer survive, so they must change the dynasty and welcome a brand new dynasty, so that they have a chance to survive."

"Why are the common people driven to a dead end? Because their fields have been annexed by landlords and gentry. Not only that, but they also have to complete heavy taxation tasks. Once they encounter a disaster year, they will have no way to survive and will inevitably embark on the road of rebellion .”

"So, in the final analysis, the problem of dynastic change is caused by land annexation."

"Why do you say that moving the common people into the capital can solve the curse of dynasty change? This is the reason. As long as the problem of land annexation for thousands of years is solved, the curse of dynasty change will naturally be solved."

"And in order to completely solve the land problem, I plan to..."

Speaking of this, Chen Fan stopped and looked at the crowd below.

Because next, Chen Fan is going to announce a big event, which is enough to cause an uproar in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Everyone looked at Chen Fan expectantly. The land issue was a thousand-year-old disease, and no one could solve it.

Now that Chen Fan announced that the 1000-year problem can be solved, how can everyone not be curious?

But soon, everyone found that they expected too early.

"I plan to take all the land in the Ming Dynasty back to the imperial court, and private ownership is no longer allowed."

As soon as this word comes out.

The conference hall lost its voice and became eerily quiet.

Everyone looked at Chen Fan on the podium in shock, are you kidding me?

Everyone thought they had heard it wrong, otherwise how could they have heard such a ridiculous plan.

But when everyone looked left and right, they found that the colleagues on both sides looked at each other in blank dismay.

Only at this time did everyone realize that they had heard correctly, the National Teacher really wanted to take the land of the whole country back to the imperial court.

Knowing this, the ministers present gasped.

How could the national teacher have such a crazy idea.

Doesn't he know that confiscating the land of the whole country will only cause fierce resistance from the people all over the country.

After a strange silence, the scene immediately boiled.

Everyone voiced their objections.

"National Master, this is unacceptable. It will only cause confrontation among the people across the country."

"Yes, the national teacher, please think twice, once the land of the whole country is forcibly returned to the public, I am afraid it will cause turmoil in Ming Dynasty."

"For thousands of years, no dynasty has ever dared to invade the country's land. It's not that they don't want to. It's that they don't dare. Once they move this idea, their dynasty will immediately fall apart."

At this time, Chongzhen also spoke out against it.

"Yes! Brother, is this inappropriate?"

Speaking of it, Chongzhen was very contradictory.

The moment Xiandi said that he would take the land of the whole country back to the imperial court, Chongzhen's heart trembled, and he was tempted.

Turning all the land in the country into the Zhu family's will make Chongzhen laugh out of his dreams.

But Chongzhen soon came to his senses, and he also knew that this was impossible.

If the land of the common people across the country is taken back to the imperial court, they will not be able to rebel!
After a long while, seeing that the discussion was almost over, Chen Fan explained unhurriedly:
"Everyone is thinking wrong. You think I will seize and seize the land by force and forcibly confiscate the land across the country? How is this possible? I am not that kind of person. I will compensate everyone and let the common people voluntarily hand over their land."

compensate?

Hearing the word "compensation", everyone relaxed a little.

It's not about taking by force.

Although I don't think the compensation from the national teacher is useful, it's still good to hear it.

Let's see what kind of compensation plan the National Teacher can come up with.

You must know that the people of Ming Dynasty have a deep-rooted attachment to the land.

The common people will not sell their land until they cannot survive.

In particular, landlords and gentry in rural areas will buy land as soon as they have money.

Because in the eyes of these landlords, land can be passed on forever, and it is the most valuable wealth management product.

As long as the land is there, their family will not be dilapidated, and they can live without worrying about food and clothing.

Therefore, in the eyes of the ministers, it is almost impossible for the national teacher to exchange land from these landlords who occupy [-]% of the country's land.

Even if the compensation offered by the national teacher is attractive enough, these landlords will not agree.

The compensation will eventually be spent, but the land can always be passed down.

Some of the ministers present are big landowners. Their families own thousands of acres of land, and some even have tens of thousands of acres.

In all fairness, no matter how much compensation the National Teacher gave, they would not be willing to sell the land.

Even though everyone has decided to move the family from their hometown to the capital, they still have to keep the land.

The land is a hen that lays golden eggs. As long as the land is there, they will earn a lot of money every year.

(End of this chapter)