Chapter 519: New Capital of Beiping! Farmland Support Fund!

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Beiping!

Yang Shiqi looked at this future new capital and felt a little lost!

After leaving Zunhua Iron Smelting Factory, he came to the new capital of Beiping with His Highness the King of Han.

The two stopped and chatted along the way, talking about everything about Nanyang and the Ming Dynasty, and time passed quietly.

But when he really saw the city of Beiping, Yang Shiqi was stunned.

Peiping, in Yang Shiqi's impression, is considered a bitter and cold place.

In the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, all the heroes came together, you sang and I came on the stage, smashing the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains to pieces, and also caused a sharp decline in the population.

Later, Emperor Taizu Gao established the Ming Dynasty by establishing the Ding Mountains and rivers, and implemented various benevolent and benevolent deeds to recuperate and recuperate, so that the Ming Dynasty was able to recuperate and gradually regain its vitality.

However, a Jingnan War broke out immediately afterwards, and the people of the world were once again plunged into war and suffering, especially in the north, which was the main battlefield, and suffered greatly.

Until the Yongle period, His Majesty the Emperor personally led the Northern Expedition on many occasions, and most of the young civilians who transported grain and grass were transferred from the nearby Beizhili. This further caused the grain production in Beizhili to decrease and the people's lives to be difficult.

In his early years, Yang Shiqi made a living by studying abroad. He once traveled to the provinces of Northern Zhili and what he saw and heard was that the people were in dire straits.

The song "Desolate Village" by Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han Dynasty, can be said to be the most realistic portrayal of the life of the people in Beizhili.

"The village is very desolate and suffers from drought and locusts every year."

"The old man pays the debt, the young man sells the grain."

"The walls are broken and the house is prosperous, and Liang Yueyue falls into the bed."

"Who knows that herdsmen are unwilling to report disasters and injuries?"

Natural disasters continued, taxes and servitude were heavy, villages were desolate, and nine out of ten houses were empty.

People, people, servants, servants to pay debts, children to sell to get enough food, the people have no means of living.

This is the Beizhili in Yang Shiqi's impression.

However, the Peiping that comes into view at this moment is a bustling and majestic city.

There was a huge flow of people and merchants gathered.

There are many shops on the street, selling everything from jewelry and antiques, satin and leather goods, calligraphy brushes and inkstones, to clothes and cloth, knives, scissors, ceramics, paper flowers and toys. It is a glorious scene of a prosperous age!

This before and after comparison is too strong!

How did the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu do it?

Yang Shiqi was a little surprised and couldn't help but look at Zhu Gaoxu.

"Prince Han, on the day I returned to the capital, Mr. Xia, the Minister of Household Affairs, personally greeted me at the pier..."

"Haha, that old guy is doing it for food, right?" Zhu Gaoxu chuckled.

Xia Yuanji is an old man who will do anything for money and food.

In the past two years, Zhu Gaoxu has vigorously developed business in Beizhili. It is inevitable that a large amount of labor will be used, resulting in a reduction in grain production in Beizhili. This is also inevitable.

But Xia Yuanji, an old man, didn't care what you were doing. He kept making reports to impeach Zhu Gaoxu, and even wrote letters to scold him.

If Zhu Gaoxu hadn't been busy with his own business plans and had no time to deal with this old Pixiu, he would have really wanted to go back to Beijing and beat this guy up!

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu's face was not very good, Yang Shiqi immediately asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Han is wise, according to Mr. Xia, the grain production in Beizhili has dropped significantly in recent years, so why is Beiping becoming more prosperous..."

"Simple." Zhu Gaoxu looked at the bustling and noisy city of Beiping and said proudly: "Don't I know the importance of food? Although the development of commerce is important, the problem of reduced food production must also be solved. This is thanks to Huangfu Yunhe .”

"Huangfu Yunhe?"

Yang Shiqi was a little stunned when he heard the name.

This name is somewhat familiar, but why can't I remember it?

Wang Jing revealed the key in one sentence!

"The prince is talking about... Daming Bank?"

Yang Shiqi: "!!!"

Huangfu Yunhe!

General Manager of Daming Bank!

The former housekeeper of the Han Dynasty!

What does His Highness the King of Han mean?

"Yes, it's Daming Bank!"

"In three years, Daming Banks have already been opened in major cities in Beizhili!"

"In response to the problem of reduced grain production, I asked the bank to launch some brand-new businesses, aiming to encourage the people to farm the fields."

"For example... farmland support fund!"

Everyone: "???"

arable land?

Support?

fund?

What does it mean?

Do you still need support for farming?

Isn't this a matter of course for the people?

The common people cultivate the land, the craftsmen forge, and the military defend the country. This is a matter of course!

"The people in Beizhili are living in hardship, and you must be aware of it."

"This farmland support fund, to put it bluntly, means that ordinary people can get a low-interest loan from a bank, use the money to buy seeds and agricultural tools, and then plant them in the fields designated by the bank!"

After hearing this, everyone was even more puzzled.

Low interest loan?

How low can the interest rate be?

And it is still planted in the fields designated by the bank?

Isn't Daming Bank just a bank that engages in lending? Where did the land come from?

Besides, even if there is an extra piece of land, the taxes that should be paid still have to be paid. In fact, the harvest of the people is not necessarily greater than before.

Because you have more land and pay more taxes, who can guarantee that this year's harvest will be good?

This method seems to be a bit more costly than gain!

Moreover, the key problem in the reduction of grain production in Beizhili is the lack of young and strong labor force, not the lack of fields and money and grain!

Yang Shiqi slowly expressed the question in his heart, but His Highness the King of Han Dynasty rolled his eyes.

"Of course I understand what you're talking about, and I'm not stupid!"

"Those fields were all harvested by my king after punishing corrupt officials and local gentry in the past two years. They were all placed under the banner of the Ming Dynasty Bank. Therefore, the common people who cultivated these fields did not have to pay additional taxes to the court. They only had to pay Daming Bank’s 10% harvest!”

Everyone: "!!!"

Numb!

Completely numb!

Damn it, you are going crazy!

The King of Han is giving the land of officials and gentry to the common people in disguise!

And the court has no right to tax!

This is the most shocking place!

The imperial court cannot impose taxes, how can His Majesty the Emperor tolerate it?

Not to mention His Majesty the Emperor, Xia Yuanji could even scold Prince Han to death!

Compensate the land owned by officials and gentry to the common people through Daming Bank!

His Highness the King of Han has offended the entire world, from the emperor to the gentry!

"Your Highness the King of Han, can you...the Emperor agree?"

Yang Shiqi looked a little solemn and asked this question bravely.

"Oh, why don't you agree?"

Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "In the past two years, the commercial tax paid by Beizhili to the imperial court has been more than ten times that of the past, which is more than enough to make up for the reduced agricultural tax!"

"Besides, when food production resumes, agricultural taxes will naturally rise."

"My king will return the land annexed by officials and gentry to the people. The tax revenue the court deserves will not be reduced but will be increased. Why don't you agree?"

"Having said that, but..."

Yang Shiqi opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, or he couldn't say something.

But in this way, you, the Prince of Han, have completely offended those gentry to death!

Land is the lifeblood of the gentry, so you might as well just take it away from others and distribute it to the common people almost free of charge!

If the imperial court is nationalized, those gentry can still understand. After all, no matter how powerful it is, it cannot be greater than His Majesty the Emperor.

However, these fields were finally given to those mud-legged men for free by the King of Han. How could you let the gentry and officials accept it?

Kill people, but also kill your heart!

No wonder the reputation of Prince Han has become increasingly bad in the past two years!

Zhu Gaoxu shrugged indifferently, his face full of indifference.

"Oh, when Zheng He and the others come back, I will give these gentry officials a big gift!"

"Beizhili is just Beizhili after all. There are still many hungry people in the entire Ming Dynasty!"

Yang Shiqi was shocked and vaguely guessed the purpose of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu.

When Zheng He brings back the "god seed", it will probably be the time when the King of Han shows his sword to the gentry of the world!

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