At any time, interests are something that cannot be ignored. For farmers who have faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky all their lives, land is their lifelong expectation. He endured the pain of separation for the sake of the land, and even if he didn't agree, his family would not refuse.
Liang Guchun blinked his eyes in a rare and serious manner and asked quietly.
"Your Majesty, what about those who own land, own property, and own slaves?"
Zhou Baoer did not answer, but asked instead.
"Liang Aiqing, I remember that you are a beneficiary of the clan system. Why do you support such an action?"
Liang Guchun smiled bitterly and replied.
"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I don't want to walk on the blood of my relatives. At the same time, I don't want to move forward with a lot of burdens."
Zhou Baoer nodded, indicating that he understood.
Early the next morning, Yang Yiyi reported that slaves in each household must pay taxes. Of course, this tax does not go to the slaves themselves, but to the accounts of each master.
All men and women over the age of five, whether they were born into the family or sold into slavery, must have a household registration, and the master of each family must also pay taxes for them.
If someone does not establish a household registration for each family's slaves and pay taxes. Then, it means keeping a slave privately and needs to be punished. Who is the head of the family? Whoever has to bear this responsibility.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
Why
Some people are dissatisfied and some people ask questions.
Yang Yiyi sneered and answered.
"Population is such an important resource. It is a waste to serve people like us as slaves. If we leave it outside to open up wasteland, we will not know how much food we can provide in a year."
Zhou Baoer laughed loudly and said hello three times.
Yang Yiyi always has some wonderful ideas that can make the common people of this era live a better life.
As the head of a country, His Majesty has already agreed. Even if others object, there is nothing they can do.
Most of the people in the court were Zhou Baoer's confidants, and many people had the same interests as her. In order to show loyalty to His Majesty, the servants in the mansion were immediately registered and paid taxes.
But more people, after receiving the news, took the initiative to clean up the borers in their homes and let out some people who couldn't do much work to reduce family losses.
This will not only save a lot of monthly money and a lot of living expenses, but also save a lot of head tax in the future.
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Furong is a son of the family, and several generations have lived in the main family. When she was a child, she was lucky enough to be chosen as the personal maid of the family girl, and she grew up with the girl. They have experienced a lot of right and wrong, and have a little bit of emotion, so they can talk to each other.
A few months ago, the girl was about to get married, but was told that she could not marry. Nowadays, there is no such thing as marriage, and men and women cannot live together. Those who can live together can only be people related by blood, or their own slaves/masters.
When the girl heard the news, she breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, because although the man she married was well-matched and talented, his character was not very good and he was criticized a lot. At a young age, he had not yet reached the age of 18, and there were several wives in the family. It was said that he had children of common concubines.
When a girl is young, she will become a mother when she gets married. But what can be done? After all, the two families have agreed to get married a long time ago and cannot go back on their word. If they break off the engagement, who knows how they will be scolded
Now, the girl can stay legitimately and will not be criticized by anyone. Moreover, girls can also participate in family affairs and contribute to the family.
Unlike before, in order to prevent girls from turning their elbows outward after getting married, your family members spread the knowledge within the family to the outside world. Therefore, girls cannot participate in anything at home, so they raise a spoiled guest. Yes, and then get married. go out.
Now that the girls in the family cannot get married, they no longer have such worries, so they have the opportunity to serve the family.
Fleur was happy for the girl, but also thankful that such a rule existed. She actually hasn't told anyone that she already has someone she likes. The scary thing is that the girl's unmarried fiancé fell in love with her and hoped that after the girl got married, he would also take her in with him.
Although Furong was born as a slave, she was not someone who clung to wealth. Not to mention that he would not betray his family for a man, and most importantly, he would not betray the person he likes. Therefore, she was unwilling from the beginning to the end.
However, she was very worried that after marrying the girl, she would not be able to escape the clutches of her future uncle. Well now, with such rules, she will never have to worry about such things.
In recent days, Fleur discovered a secret that was not a secret, that is, the matrons of each family were beginning to clean up the family's slaves. The ones who are capable, considerate, and the ones you like will stay. The old ones, the lazy ones, the unfavorable ones, and the sneaky ones are all driven away.
It is not necessarily true to say that they are driven away. The correct term is to put them away. After you pass the Ming Road in the government, you will be able to get 20 acres of fertile land and live in peace and stability, just like the common people in the world.
However, there is a saying that is widely circulated in the world, that is, the seventh-rank official is in front of the prime minister's door. Except for a few people, who is willing to leave the blessing of home and go digging in the dirt outside.
Furong is the one who doesn't want to, because she doesn't know what else she will do after leaving the girl. She is very self-aware and knows deeply that she is actually a useless person. She is not like a farm girl who can work in the fields and support her family with a little hard work.
Therefore, at this time, she was a little scared and used her connections to inquire about the inside, hoping that she could stay with the girl. If nothing else, at least I can eat and drink well without being damaged by wind and rain.
After half a day, Furong knew what happened. It turned out that the imperial court issued a job, and all slaves needed to have a household registration. This household registration was in the name of the master's family, and they slaves also had to pay taxes. , as for this tax, it is also paid by the main family.
With all the slaves in the master's family, plus the thousands of people living in the manor, how much money would be wasted if this tax was paid. It would be strange if the matrons of the house could bear it, because this is taking money out of their pocketbooks.
Furong already had a hunch at this time that the master's family would definitely release a lot of maids. And the work these people will have to do in the future is expected to increase a lot.
She didn't want to leave the girl, let alone this prosperity. Therefore, she has become more considerate these days, hoping that the girl can keep her for the sake of her dedicated service.
One family gave birth to a child and another family left the child, and Furong felt panicked. He was afraid that the girl would get tired of her, so he wanted to put her in a good position.
One night, when the girl was about to turn out the lights, she was suddenly left behind.
Furong lowered her eyebrows and stayed where she was, facing the girl respectfully.
The girl coughed slightly and said.
"Fu Rong, I want to take this opportunity to let you out. What do you think?"
Hearing such words, Furong was shocked and quickly begged the girl to keep her
The girl sighed and said.
"Fu Rong, don't do this. I'm doing this for your own good."
Fu Rong said sadly with a sad face.
"Girl, if you really let me out, how will I live? In these years, I know nothing but waiting on the lady. And I heard that it is very unsafe for a daughter to live outside, and she can be there anytime, anywhere. What kind of rogue bothers me helplessly."
The girl sighed again and said.
"Fu Rong, although it's a little bitter outside, you will be a good citizen after you are released. Do you want your descendants to be slaves for the rest of their lives, unable to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives?"
Hearing such words, Furong suddenly hesitated. Should she stay or go out? She couldn't decide for a while.