397, three questions
Gu Qianxue nodded and said, "The second prince is right. Not everyone can enjoy rice and flour. What the poor people eat are weeds, vegetable leaves, and some unknown things." When they saw the stunned fourth and fifth princesses, they smiled and said, "Believe me, if you put these things in front of you, let alone eat them, you won't even bother to look at them."
The emperor understood that Gu Qianxue wanted to tell the princes about the sufferings of the people.
But not only that, Gu Qianxue asked the next question, "What types of fields are there, and how many fields can an ordinary family have? Second prince, you answer."
The second prince wept bitterly, "Why is it me again?"
The emperor glanced over displeasedly, and the second prince straightened up immediately, "There are two types of land, official land and private land. Official land has granted land for nobles, officials, and meritorious officials; official land is for government offices. There are four kinds of public fields; post fields used by post stations; and farm fields used by the military and government. My private land in Nanyue is distributed to the public through the equal-field system. On average, an ordinary farmer can be allocated about 100 mu."
Why did Gu Qianxue persecute the second prince so much because he repeatedly targeted her? "How many people are there on average in an ordinary farmer's family?"
The second prince replied, "I, Nanyue, usually live in the same family for three generations. If there are four sons, that's about fifteen families. On average, each person can get about six mu." Thinking that Gu Qianxue would continue to question him, he didn't ask himself. The answer is an average.
"How much grain can one mu of land produce? How much is the tax?" Gu Qianxue didn't intend to let the second prince go.
The second prince sighed quietly, "If the weather is good and the weather is good, there will be no floods or pests for one mu of land, it can produce one hundred catties of grain, and the total tax revenue will be about one-third."
Gu Qianxue nodded again to express her affirmation, "That is to say, after deducting taxes, there will be 66 catties of grain left in one mu of land, 6,600 catties in 100 mu, and 440 catties for 15 people. Ten catties is equivalent to thirty-six catties and six taels of grain per person per month, and it is equivalent to one catty and two taels of grain per person per day. According to three meals a day, each person can eat four taels of grain. Of course , This is just food for food, neither vegetables nor meat!" After finishing speaking, Gu Qianxue turned to ask the youngest sixth prince. "Your Highness Sixth Prince, do you think the common people are doing well?"
The sixth prince was only five years old, he lowered his head to calculate, then raised his head, his eyes were full of confusion, "Sister Qianxue, how much is four taels of food?"
Gu Qianxue said, "About eight bowls of rice."
The sixth prince was surprised, "Sister Qianxue, is it possible that the people have worked so hard to grow food for a year, and it is not enough to eat?" Because yesterday he heard that Gu Qianxue suggested that the fifth prince should eat ten bowls of rice, and the ten bowls of rice should be used as a measure.
Gu Qianxue nodded, "Yeah, you can't get enough by eating food alone, but the common people are hardworking and capable. In addition to food, they also grow some vegetables, which are added to rice and porridge in addition to cooking. Pumpkins and sweet potatoes can also be eaten as rice, and some chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs can be raised. In addition to eating some eggs, they are also sold in the market. The money sold is exchanged for some necessities of life. In addition, some money must be saved Let’s not talk about weddings and weddings, even going to a doctor to get medicine when you are sick, they all ask for money.”
Only then did the sixth prince breathe a sigh of relief, "It's okay, it's okay, the people are hardworking and capable, so this prince can rest assured."
Seeing the five-year-old sixth prince pretending to speak like an adult, Gu Qianxue couldn't help laughing, but she couldn't help hitting him, "Everything I said just now is a situation where the weather is smooth and there is no disaster or disaster. As a matter of fact, these disasters happen every two years on average, and when disasters happen, they may not be able to eat enough, and if they are serious, they will lose crops.”
Let alone the sixth prince, the young princes and princesses were anxious, "Then what should I do? What if I can't get enough to eat?"
Seeing the anxious looks of the princes and princesses, the emperor's eyes warmed up, and he nodded in relief.
Concubine Qin took everything under her eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of her lips.
Gu Qianxue didn't dare to imagine the suffering of those victims. She knew that she was full of sympathy and that the Virgin Mary had terminal cancer, but she believed that as long as a person with conscience saw innocent people suffering, she would react like this. Modern people are more philanthropic because they are well-educated. Not to mention various foundations, but only some crowdfunding software. Even though they know that many of them are fake, kind people still can't help but lend a helping hand.
"Sell your children, sell your daughters, Yi..." The word Yiziershi slipped to his lips but was swallowed back. Gu Qianxue felt that it was better not to frighten the children. "You can imagine yourself as them and try to find a way to survive."
The prince and the second prince remained silent, the fourth prince and the third princess, who were slightly older, sighed faintly, but the princes and princesses who were not afraid of tigers at newborn calves began to scratch their heads and think.
With a smile in his mouth, the emperor picked up the tea on the table beside him and tasted it, but felt that this lesson was meaningful.
But the emperor naturally couldn't imagine that this was just the beginning.
Gu Qianxue said, "Even if the weather is good, the people's life is not very rich. Saving money every penny requires both daily expenses and precautions. What I said today is not just to let the princes and princesses know the common people pain, but three questions remain."
"Three questions?" Everyone was puzzled.
"First, princes and princesses, you can ask the people around you how much a catty of grain can be sold for, and how much it means to the people if the tax rises or falls by a penny." Gu Qianxue said seriously, "Second, the tax It is the foundation of a country. If there is no tax, there will be no country. Not to mention the distance, but to say that the food and housing of the princes and princesses are paid by the people. If the tax is lowered blindly, the people will not be hungry. Hungry."
The sixth prince hurriedly said, "I don't want to go hungry!"
The fourth and fifth princesses shook their heads nervously, "I don't want to go hungry either!"
The emperor and concubine Qin, who became spectators, couldn't help laughing. It was the first time they saw these princes and princesses who were born with golden keys in their mouths afraid of starvation.
Gu Qianxue spread her hands and said, "Let's not talk about you, the officials' income also comes from taxes, including the monthly money my father gave me. If the taxes are really lowered, I will go hungry together," and then changed her tone, " Then, the second question arises, how to feed the common people without lowering taxes, preferably with some surplus?"
The little princes and princesses began to think anxiously, but the fourth prince said, "Then we must try our best to make the weather smooth and build water conservancy, right?"
Gu Qianxue positively affirmed, "Yes, but not entirely."
398, the pain of childbirth