Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

Nima!

Look at Wen Tiren being so positive.

The Confucian officials below are almost swearing!

This bastard really risked his life just to gain fame.

"Wen Aiqing..."

"We haven't talked about the policy yet."

"It is impossible to stop land annexation without bloodshed."

"Are you sure you want to take over?"

Above, Li Chen was also speechless.

His original intention was to let the Legalists take charge of this matter, but since Wen Tiren was so proactive, he couldn't refuse directly.

All he could do was remind him.

However, Wen Tiren did not flinch at all.

He cupped his hands with a determined look on his face.

"Your Majesty, it is what we and other ministers should do to share your worries."

"Not to mention that I am the chief minister of the cabinet, so I should take the lead in serving His Majesty."

"As for bloodshed, any change must be bloody."

"I know this."

"But as long as it is beneficial to the people, I will not back down!"

Just kidding, you have taken out the position of the chief assistant of Lingyan Pavilion, so what do I have to be afraid of?

Especially now that hundreds of schools of thought are contending inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, and it coincides with troubled times.

Military strategists and legalists are all at home like a fish in water.

If I, a person born in Confucianism, can firmly sit at the top of Lingyan Pavilion, then no matter how dissatisfied the Confucian people are with me, they can only hold it in.

After all, in the grand scheme of things, I am trying to gain face for Confucianism!

"Taizu, can this man do it?"

"Isn't he just a peaceful person?"

"Although I don't know how to solve land annexation, it must be solved by finding people with means."

"Wen Ti Ren him..."

Listen to this old guy's righteous words.

Zhu Youjian frowned and couldn't help but said.

For Wen Tiren, his senses were just like that.

The reason why he is able to sit where he is now is because of Taizu's promotion.

If it weren't for Taizu's help, given his temper, he would definitely not have raised Wen Tiren to such a high level.

"That's all, he can still do this."

"Wen Tiren is indeed an old fox, but that doesn't mean he is incapable."

"Don't forget that he was already in the cabinet during your brother's time."

"To be able to reach this point in a group of people, knowing people, reading their faces, talking to people and talking to ghosts are all the basics."

"This kind of person may not have that strong professional skills. It will definitely not work for him to forge iron and make weapons."

"But if it's a job that requires dealing with people, ten Xu Guangqi can't compare to him and Wen Tiren."

"Do not worry."

Li Chen smiled after hearing this, shook his head and explained.

Whoever can make it this far is not a human being.

Even if corrupt officials make good use of it, it will be of great use.

After comforting Zhu Youjian, Li Chen looked at Wen Tiren again.

"In that case, let's tell Wen Aiqing the solution."

"It is indeed not easy to prevent land annexation. After much thought, we came up with a way."

"That's [spreading a small person into an acre]!"

He let out a breath and paused for a moment.

Li Chen immediately spat out these four words in a serious tone.

Divide a small family into an acre?

A group of officials below heard this very unfamiliar word and were all a little confused.

It sounds a bit mysterious.

"Your Majesty, please make it clear!"

Wen Tiren thought for a moment and didn't think about it, so he simply didn't think about it anymore.

Ask directly.

Li Chen didn't hide it anymore and revealed the entire plan.

"it is good."

"Then please listen carefully. If you have any questions, please tell us."

"The so-called spreading a small family into an acre is something we expanded and perfected from Zhang Juzheng's whipping method."

"It can also be called spreading the ding into the ground, and the ding of the ground becoming one."

"This time we want to abolish the poll tax that has been implemented since the Western Han Dynasty."

"Since these people want to seize land with evil intentions, then we will impose heavy taxes on these evil people!"

"The number of acres is a ding. If there are more fields, there will be more dings. If there are less fields, there will be fewer dings. The calculation of acres is based on calculation, so there is no way to cheat."

"To put it more bluntly, those with more land will pay more, those with less land will pay less, and those with no land will not pay."

"The specific operation is also very simple. Apportioning ding into mu actually means dividing the dingyin (head tax) evenly into the land tax, and the two taxes are collected together."

"After the reform is completed, each province will have a total head tax (dingyin), and then a total number of acres of cultivated land."

"We only need to spread the total head tax evenly to each mu of cultivated land. In this way, the tax collected on each mu of cultivated land is no longer just land tax, but also includes the equally distributed head tax."

"When taxing, we will levy taxes based on the number of cultivated land, and we no longer need to worry about the number of people."

"Don't those bastards have a lot of land in their hands? Aren't they trying every means to turn people into farm servants?"

"Okay, when the taxes are collected, Jinyiwei will let these people know what it means to live in a life of their own doing!"

hiss!

As soon as Li Chen finished speaking, waves of gasps suddenly sounded in the hall.

This method...

It simply exceeded their expectations.

Even Wen Tiren began to sweat on his forehead at this time.

Good fellow, if we really follow your majesty's method to reform the land, it will be like cutting off the flesh of those wealthy landlords.

But I have to say, this method is really good!

It not only facilitates tax collection, but also greatly reduces the burden on the people.

What's more important is that the landowners can completely give up their desire to control the land.

After all, no one wants to end up working for the imperial court after a year of busy work.

"Whatever, it can still catch everyone's eyes."

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Chen slightly curled his lips and spoke.

The Confucian officials who finally came to their senses looked at His Majesty above with an expression no different from that of a dead horse.

He looked sad, as if his energy had been drained.

They all hold a lot of land in their hands.

If this method is really successful, most of the family's savings of hundreds of years will have to be spent.

It hurts!

But even though they were distressed, they did not dare to have any thoughts of refuting.

Now His Majesty is no longer within their control.

It's better to have a heartache than a headache.

"This is a method that lasts for thousands of years! It's enough for people to remember for thousands of years!"

"I sincerely request your Majesty to leave this matter to me!"

"Whether it's a mountain of swords or a pan of oil, I will implement this method throughout the Ming Dynasty!"

Wen Tiren, who also reacted, saw that his colleagues around him were like arsenic, and a trace of disdain flashed across his face.

Then he knelt down and shouted loudly.

What is land?

As long as you serve this master well, you will have fame, wealth, power, whatever you want.

And this method is truly unique!

As long as he does it well, Wen Tiren will definitely become a celebrity like Zhang Juzheng and Yu Qian!

Forever remembered by history!

Seeing the decisive look on this guy's face, Li Chen nodded and gave the final reminder.

"Has Wen Aiqing really thought about it?"

"This is the most important national policy of the Ming Dynasty in the next three years."

"If you take it, it will be equivalent to shouldering all the burdens of the two capitals and thirteen provinces."

"People under Confucianism will regard you as an enemy, and those landlords and gentry will want to kill you."

"Everyone in the world, including us, will always be watching you."

"If you do it well, your reputation will last forever, but if you don't do it well..."

Speaking of this, Li Chen paused and did not continue.

As an old fox, Wen Tiren understood immediately.

"If this fails, I..."

"I am willing to die to apologize!"