I became the son of Renzong

The measures to open up wasteland and reduce agricultural taxes were hindered by the development of the country's industry...

This time, Zhao Xi ordered "Shi Lun" to build momentum first. To put it bluntly, he wanted to use public opinion to lower the agricultural tax as much as possible.

And Fu Bi, because of poor communication in the cabinet for the first time, cooperated with the officials to publish the adjustment of agricultural tax in the report.

This day is the day when the workshop city will sell...

It was also on this day that "Shi Lun" published a piece of news on the inconspicuous page about the emergence of a dingkou sales market in the country, and it was accompanied by an explanation of the imperial court's regulations prohibiting the sale of dingkou.

It would have been unnecessary to use such a method, and the cabinet could have directly promulgated the agricultural tax reduction and exemption decree after the cabinet discussed it. Originally, Fu Bi thought that he could give his official career a perfect ending.

However, most of the elders believe that once the imperial government reduces or exempts the agricultural tax by such a large scale, or even has no tax for life on the newly opened land, it will affect the cultivation of the current cultivated land, and even further affect the problem of industrial employment, which is a disorder that damages the imperial court.

The reason is a reason, from different angles, there will be different views.

For example, Han Qi, Mr. Han Ge, among the Han family's farmland in the entire Xiangzhou, almost [-]% belong to the Han family, that is to say, there are [-]% of Xiangzhou's tenants.

Once the imperial court governs in this way, there will inevitably be the possibility that the tenants will open up wasteland and gradually separate from the Han family... What about the Han family's farmland?

Workshop City considered the relationship between the court officials and local industry participants, so they chose a holiday to sell.On this day, Fu Bi volunteered to be on duty in the cabinet...

Except for the article published in "Shi Lun", there seems to be nothing unusual about this day.

"Zirong, what do you think will happen when the agricultural tools and handicrafts are sold out this time?"

It was also at this time that Zhao Xi summoned Su Song, Shen Kuo and others to the Hall of Qinzheng as a reward, a celebration, and a reward for their team.

"Officials, although the country's industry is prosperous, I think that no matter merchants or courtiers, the emphasis on farming and mulberry affairs is not comparable to that of new products in the heart industry. According to my analysis, although farm tools only account for [-]%, the money and food obtained from the sale may not be comparable. It will be more than half..."

This time the farm tools are sold out, Su Song is still confident.Although the power problem cannot be solved as the officials thought, even after the improvement of farm tools, the use of animal power can also reduce labor to a considerable extent.

For example, the conventional plow, although still the basic principle of the curved shaft plow, has increased the coulters to three columns, and added plow blades, and can even be used with a wide rake.This can triple the original efficiency.

For example, the valley windmill, the workshop city uses a connecting rod device, so that the valley windmill can be connected to the water wheel, and it can work continuously by using hydraulic power.

For example, the grain pestle also changes the stone to iron or copper, and also borrows various devices, which can borrow animal power and water power.

To be honest, in Su Song's eyes, this revolution in agricultural tools is an agricultural revolution, a major revolution that greatly improves the agricultural industry.

All new agricultural tools have been verified countless times by the workshop city.

"That's good, it can increase wealth and relieve some pressure."

This is not only a matter of reducing pressure on Fu Bi, but also an excuse for those ministers who are circling in their own interests to switch.

Chapter 801

As Su Song expected, after the sale ended, farm tools accounted for nearly [-]% of the proceeds from the sale... There is no one among the so-called gentry who passed on farming and reading, who does not know the size of the market for farm tools.

It was also during various celebration banquets that the news published in "Shi Lun" also spread among the courtiers.

"Once the agricultural tools sold this time are put on the market, I am afraid that the number of customers will also be reduced by [-]%. How to arrange these customers, the court will face another difficulty."

"What's the problem? There is no shortage of hired workers in that state capital now? There are still not enough slaves from foreign races."

"The imperial court will not prohibit the trading of slaves, will it?"

"It's hard to say... this is troublesome. Once the foreign slaves are banned..."

"Isn't it enough to use customers?"

"Can this be compared? The client is a citizen of the Song Dynasty, a good citizen registered in the government office, and protected by the laws of the Song Dynasty. This is not the case for foreign slaves. Besides, how can the salary used by the client be comparable to that of foreign slaves? "

The discussions at various banquets may be different, but they basically focus on the issue of the reduction of customers, that is, the number of tenants, and also on the issue of whether the imperial court will prohibit the trading of foreign slaves.

You elders, you have also seen the content published in "Shi Lun".

"Does Fu Xiang know the utility of those farm tools sold this time?"

Han Qi came to the door, and after seeing the content published in "Shi Lun", he hurried to Fu Bi's house for consultation without caring about celebrating with his shopkeeper.

"The old man does know."

"What does the official mean?"

"The old man has already said that the government intends to prohibit Dingkou trading. This is justified, and the ministers have no reason to object."

Han Qi understood, not only understood the issue of agricultural tax reduction and foreign slave trading, but also understood the purpose of the government to let the workshop city rush to sell farm tools...the government has kept their face.

"Brother Yan Guo, Han Qi believes that the reduction and exemption of agricultural taxes will benefit the country's long-term stability and governance.

That's it, if there is no rush sale of innovative farm tools today, I'm afraid Han Zhigui...forget it, doesn't he, Fu Bi, also know about the innovation of farm tools?Didn't he, Fu Bi, also let the officials postpone the complete no agricultural tax?

Not all people are sages, they all have selfishness.

"Sir, Mr. Zhang Ge is asking to see..."

Zhang Fangping also came to the door after the family steward spread the word...

Fu Bi let himself go to the yamen until he fell asleep, and he received all the elders in the cabinet except Wang Anshi and Lu Gong.Such a situation gave Fu Bi only one feeling: the cabinet really should be replaced.

The next day, no one expected that the article on reducing or exempting agricultural taxes would have such a big response, and "Shi Lun" had to issue a supplement to publish too many signed commentary articles.

When the elders in the court consulted Fu Bi in a daze, all the young and important ministers began to speak out and signed articles to support the imperial court's implementation of agricultural tax reduction.

As for the so-called ban on the trading of foreign slaves by the imperial court, it seems that no one has noticed, and there has been no sound at all...

They are all masters!Even Zhao Xi had to sigh with emotion.

After this operation, as long as he was not blinded by the interests, he could understand Zhao Xi's purpose.Farm tax, tenants, plowing, hired labor, foreign slaves, farm equipment sales, all the affairs are connected, it is not difficult to understand the real purpose.

"Shameless You!"

Han Qi said.It was a bad taste, very bad, for a cabinet to be stabbed like this at the end of the curtain call.

But who can be blamed?This is Fu Bi's emotion.If at the beginning of the discussion, they were not so entangled in the status difference between the grassroots and the gentry, and did not care so much about the conflict of interests, how could there be such a result?

It could have been a perfect curtain call.

In this term, the cabinet fought in Hedong, Pingxixia, and took over Dali, expanding the territory of the Great Song Dynasty thousands of miles away.Not to mention internal affairs. By the 21st year of Zhenghe, the imperial tax revenue had tripled compared with the first year of Zhenghe.

The military power is strong and the reputation spreads far and wide, the business transactions connect east and west, the market is extremely rich in material goods, and the people's lives are quite affluent.With the real momentum of ZTE, the real country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious.

Originally, their current term could have ended perfectly. However, because of a reduction or exemption of agricultural tax that benefited tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty, the entire term of the cabinet was not guaranteed.

Don't expect no one to know, the moment it was published in "Shi Lun", it meant that the imperial court did not keep the matter a secret, and it gave the ministers, workers and even the common people the right to discuss it.

"Our era should be over, so we should have the awareness to be a ladder for others."