It was a quarter to nine.
The sun was already hanging high in the sky.
Ying Fei was led by Fang Xuanling and the others into the Ministry of Personnel and sat at the head of the table.
"Everyone, please take your seats."
"Yes."
A group of civil and military officials took their seats.
The entire hall of the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs fell into a strange silence.
"I just walked around outside. This city is really well built. It showcases the magnificent beauty of our eastern civilization everywhere.”
"There's no time like the present. From today onwards, Babylon will be renamed Chang 'an and become the capital of the Great Qin Dynasty.”
"According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Classic of West Mountains, there is a mountain in the extreme west called Qian Mountain. There is copper on it, jade at the bottom, and wood at the bottom.”
"Let's name the Zagros Mountain Range north of Chang 'an as Qian Mountain.”
"To the south of Mount Qian, the Euphrates River is renamed the Qian River, and the Tigris River is renamed the Qin River.”
"The two river basins have large cities such as Eridu, Larsa, Uruk, Ur, Lagash, Kish, Niebur, Uma, and so on.”
"Ten counties: Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Chiyou, Zhuanxu, Shaohao, Ku, Yao, Shun, and Yu.”
"Each of these ten counties will have ten thousand households, county magistrates, county officers, and will be under the jurisdiction of Chang 'an Ling and Zhijinwu.”
Waving his hand, Ying Fei gestured for his followers to draft an edict.
"Your Highness is wise."
Hearing this.
Most of the generals present did not feel anything, but the civil officials 'eyes lit up.
From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present, the Xia Dynasty had been unified, and the Great Qin Dynasty had expanded its territory even more than before.
It was because of this that Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, dared to call himself the first emperor, meaning that he was more virtuous than the three emperors and made more contributions than the five emperors.
However, the First Emperor was far inferior to Ying Fei in expanding his territory.
Ying Fei led thousands of troops to the west, cutting through thorns and thorns along the way, expanding more than 100,000 miles, subduing nearly 20 million indigenous people.
Chang 'an Fortress alone was not enough to show his great contribution.
The ten counties around Chang 'an were all named after the Three Royals and Five Emperors. It was a stroke of genius.
From then on, the land of West Earth would be completely marked with the mark of the Eastern Xia, and the name of Chang 'an and the Ten Cities would be passed down for thousands of years.
"I thought of one thing before I came back.”
"Let me show it to everyone first."
As they spoke.
Ying Fei nodded.
A dozen of Yong Jun's attendants, who were already prepared, hurriedly placed the silk books in front of the six ministers and the Imperial Censor of the Hall of Governmental Affairs.
"This is…"
Fang Xuanling, Liu Bowen, and the others all revealed puzzled expressions as they opened the silk book one after another.
At this moment, Ying Fei stood up and looked down at the officials. He said in a deep voice,
"Ever since the Zhou Dynasty, the annexation of land in the Central Plains has become increasingly serious.”
"In a city, one has land and nine have no land.”
"The demise of the Zhou Dynasty is not in the court, but in politics.”
"The well-field system has caused the people of the country to flee and become local barbarians.”
"Thus, the various countries competed to implement the prefecture and county system.”
"This disadvantage is even more obvious in West Earth.”
"Not only did the nobles occupy the land, but they also dominated everything.”
Hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked at Ying Fei with a heavy gaze.
It had to be said that the problem of land was the most serious problem of a dynasty.
In every dynasty, it was only when the commoners at the lowest level could not survive that they would rebel.
If all the commoners had land to cultivate and the output of the land could feed their families, why would they take the risk?
"I want to take all the cultivated land in West Earth back to the state. Private people are not allowed to buy or sell it.”
"Re-divide the land. For a family of five, the adult male will be given ten mu of land and the female will be given five mu.”
"No more head tax, but land tax based on land.”
"Taxes are calculated according to the land, and the number of people is divided into acres."
Everyone was shocked.
"Your Highness."
"Who proposed this idea of putting people into the fields? It is indeed a strategy that benefits the country.”
The Minister of Revenue, Du Ruhui, was the first to see the importance of the farmers.
Once the household tax was distributed, the situation of the lack of gold and silver through the household tax would completely change.
With the integration of taxes and labor, the land was complete and stable, and the population could move. This way, the commoners would fight to cultivate the farmland.
It had greatly liberated the labor force and productivity.
As a result, the country received sufficient food and soldiers.
The nobles had lost their slaves and tenants, so they also lost the ability to wantonly annex land.
Not only that, the great clans and local tyrants all had to pay taxes, and the country's finances would be so rich.
"Good plan."
After Liu Bowen finished reading it, he slapped the table and cheered.
He had lived from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, so he had a deeper understanding of the land problem than anyone else present.
Undoubtedly, the best way to solve the livelihood problem of the common people was to share the land.
Perhaps in the Central Plains and Nine States, this matter would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. However, in West Earth, the Qin army had just broken the established order, and everything had to start anew.
It could be formulated from the very beginning and even deeply rooted in the bone marrow, becoming the deepest foundation of a country.
"It is indeed beneficial to the country and the people."
Not only him, Fang Xuanling, Kou Zhun, Gu Yong, Xun Yu, and other civil officials all supported this national policy.
"Since that's the case, this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue to implement.”
Without any hesitation, Ying Fei made the decision.
The distribution of labor into mu would end the chaos of land, household, labor, and other taxes.
The process of merging the head tax into the property tax was completed.
Since the tax was levied on land, the government could relax its control over household registration.
Peasants without land were freed from the burden of labor and were no longer confined to the land.
It further relaxed the personal attachment of the peasants to the feudal ruling class. They could choose to do business or politics.
A large number of free labor appeared in the market, which would definitely enliven the commodity economy.
"Yes."
The Minister of Revenue, Du Ruhui, immediately accepted the order.
"Your Highness."
"I think that before we implement the plan, we need to do one more thing.”
At this moment.
Liu Bowen, the Imperial Censor of the Hall of Governmental Affairs, stood up and said loudly.
"Hmm?"
Instantly.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Even Ying Fei couldn't help but frown. What else was there to prepare?
"It's not enough to just set up a stall. Officials can easily be deceived by the local government.”
"I suggest that before we implement it, we should re-register the household.”
Liu Bowen's eyes flashed with ruthlessness as he spoke firmly.
"Hiss!"
Instantly, everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air.
The registration of households was a matter of pulling out one's tendons and skinning one's skin.
If it was really as Liu Bowen said, then all the nobles 'backgrounds would be exposed.
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