Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4650 Bargaining

Pei Huaijie naturally knew that each family could not afford such a large amount of cash, but he had to put pressure on him: "Don't say this in front of me. You can go to Fang Er and cry in front of him to see if he can be a bodhisattva-hearted person." Open a wide net.”

Everyone was speechless.

To this day, who doesn’t know that it is a stick?

Yu Baoning said: "You know that we can't get the money, but you still want us to redeem it at the market price. Isn't this forcing us to break up? The landlord is cunning and will definitely not allow such a situation to happen, so he must be just The asking prices are sky-high, waiting for us to make a counter-offer.”

Yin Shusen nodded in approval: "That's the truth."

Now the matter of "measurement of land" is at a stalemate. The Henan family is unwilling to work and fight and form a grudge with the central government over this. How can Fang Jun and Xu Jingzong be willing to bear the charge of "forcing rebellion against Henan"?

This is a negotiation, it depends on who has more confidence and can persist longer.

Someone sighed and said, "But Fang Er is really unscrupulous. What if we act too decisively and cause the other party to misunderstand?"

Previously, Fang Jun demonstrated the method of sending troops to forcefully take over in Yanchi, Hedong. He was so powerful that it made the Henan aristocratic family extremely fearful and at a disadvantage.

This is like a confrontation between two armies. It seems that the situation is critical, but in fact no one dares to start a war, so it is not as tense as it seems. But the biggest fear at this time is that one of the parties will be unreasonable and do things that misunderstand the other party. It is easy to The gun went off.

Pei Huaijie said: "So we can only give in and let them measure the acres for now, and then we can make further calculations after the measurement."

As long as the center really only wants to let the family members use the money to buy back the occupied land, then everything can be discussed.

Everyone looked at each other and had no objections.

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Several big bosses from the "Three Law Division" returned to Chang'an with their subordinates.

After several days of preparation, Xu Jingzong once again led his civil servants to Yu's field in Luoyang between Yiluo. This time, the officials in Yanshi County did not make any mistakes. They honestly took out the land account books and found the land that belonged to this piece of land. The records were handed over to Xu Jingzong, and he cooperated with central officials to survey the boundaries and measure the land.

Wherever the state granted farmland, families like the Yu family in Luoyang had large plots of land. However, after more than ten or twenty years of occupation, land reclamation, and annexation, countless small plots of farmland were included, which resulted in the loss of farmland. The world is chaotic and tortuous, and sudden measurements are really troublesome.

However, the Yu family in Luoyang was the first breakthrough point and had to be measured steadily and clearly. Therefore, Xu Jingzong did not dare to rely on others and could only rely on the fields to personally supervise his subordinates all day long. He did not dare to have a trace of Half a minute of laziness and negligence.

Six days later, the 320,000 acres of Yu's land in Luoyang was clearly measured...

In the official residence of the King of Wei in Shangshanfang, Fang Jun compared the land account book with the actual account book for measuring the acres, and said to Yu Baoning on the side: "At the beginning of the country, we ordered all prefectures and counties to measure the land within their jurisdiction. , plus the rewards given to the family by Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong in those years, the total is 240,000 acres... Now it is measured at 320,000 acres, a gap of 80,000 acres. In just twenty years, the Yu family has invaded, After annexing so much land, if the Tang Dynasty had lasted for thousands of years, wouldn't your Yu family have occupied all of Luoyang? 'One family, one city' is amazing."

This is just Luoyang. If it were Guanzhong, the degree of occupation and annexation would be even worse.

Therefore, "land annexation" has always been the most fundamental reason for the demise of a dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the "equal land system" was established, and its significance was that "land to the tiller". Although annexation was difficult to avoid, in the end, trading was not allowed , and will not be recovered, the people will not be in a state of bankruptcy with "one house and no ridge of land".

How many years has passed since then?

Countless farmers have had their land occupied and annexed by aristocratic families through various means, sold into slavery, or rented farmland from aristocratic families, and have become landless and propertyless "gangsters"...

This is still the "prosperous age". If we encounter natural disasters one after another, the outcome can be imagined...

Yu Baoning was silent for a moment, sighed, and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, what can we do? There is no legal restraint and the world tacitly agrees to do it. This is the result. If the Yu family does not do it, the Zhang family, Lu family, and Pei family will also If you do, who can curb the greed for land? We can discuss solutions now and solve the current issues."

From ancient times to the present, "land" has been the obsession of the Chinese people. As long as they have a bit of money and an opportunity to buy land, they will never give it up. A rich family will not be envied, but a family with thousands of hectares of fertile land will be enviable.

Money and silk cannot be passed down from family to family, but land can.

Fang Jun had nothing to do with this national characteristic. He launched a large-scale maritime trade in the south of the Yangtze River in the hope of drawing the attention of the family members away from the land, and no longer regard the annexation of land as the top priority of family inheritance. He wanted to tell everyone that the land was not It's not the only kind of wealth. There are actually many ways to pursue wealth.

However, it did not have much effect. The Jiangnan gentry were very interested in maritime trade and invested huge amounts of money. After making huge profits, they would still use it to buy land...

It is simply an unsolvable knot.

The Chinese people's attachment to the land has long been integrated into their blood and deeply rooted in their bones...

Even in the scientific and open society of later generations, those big guys will not object to owning a few acres of land, building a garden, and spending their last days in poetry, wine and countryside...

So let's not talk about occupation and annexation. Anyone would do it. Now that the matter is over, let's talk about how much money our Yu family should spend to redeem these lands.

Fang Jun nodded and said: "The law does not punish everyone. It is true that this matter cannot be done to the Yu family. However, if these fields are included in the Yu family's account books, it is unreasonable and cannot be tolerated by national law."

Of course, it is basically impossible to nationalize it, because this is not done by the Yu family in Luoyang, but by all the aristocratic families in the world. If all the fields occupied and annexed by all the aristocratic families are nationalized, That would lead to chaos in the world.

Yu Baoning was full of expectations: "What exactly does the central government plan to do with this part of the land?" If the land can be completely returned to his family through "redemption", then of course he is absolutely willing to do so.

Taking money to solve your worries is the best solution.

Sure enough, Fang Jun said: "After all, these acres have actually been farmed by various families, so the central government hopes that you can pay to buy them, then register them and own them permanently. However, this is just an intention and needs to be discussed carefully. , has not been finalized.”

These lands were illegally obtained by aristocratic families, but it is extremely difficult to nationalize them. Moreover, even if they are taken back now, in ten or eight years, they will be occupied and annexed by aristocratic families again.

The root of the problem of land annexation lies in the development of industry and commerce, allowing the family members to shift the focus of their wealth from land to industry and commerce. This will not only slow down the speed of land annexation by the family members, but also enable the people who have lost their land to get a share of the land. Work and have a full meal.

Yu Baoning shook his head repeatedly: "What can be discussed about this matter? It is absolutely impossible for the Central Government to take back these lands. You know this, I know the Prime Minister, and your Majesty knows it even more, so it is better to be happy. The Yu family is willing Use the money to redeem these lands.”

Fang Jun pondered undecided: "But even so, we have to put together a lot of wisdom to figure out the price."

Yu Baoning said: "To be honest, Pei Fuyin has already told me and others that the bottom line of the central government is to sell these lands at market prices. Why do you, Lord Yue, have to go around the bush?"

Fang Jun was speechless: "Is this Pei Huaijie broken? Such important decisions should not be publicized everywhere, otherwise if the central government finds out, he will be impeached."

Yu Baoning didn't care about Pei Huaijie's life or death at all now. The reason why he came alone to meet Li Tai and Fang Jun was to gain the upper hand and take the initiative.

"Your Majesty has a very good relationship with my brother. Our families can be considered family friends, right?"

Fang Jun reluctantly nodded: "That's right..."

"Well, Erlang just needs to tell me, does the central government really intend to let us redeem the occupied and annexed acres at market price?"

Fang Jun hesitated for a moment, and finally admitted reluctantly: "That's true."

Yu Baoning's eyes were intense, his upper body leaned forward slightly, and he stared at Fang Jun: "Erlang must also know that even though the central government's move can ease the conflict with the local government, the wealthy family cannot afford this money at all."

Fang Jun was displeased: "This world belongs to the Tang Dynasty and to His Majesty. Once Your Majesty urges the Central Committee to issue a decree, do you still dare to disobey the Holy Will?"

The conversation between the two became more and more tit-for-tat, but their names became closer and closer...

Yu Baoning smiled and said: "You don't need to fool me, Erlang. This is not a question of whether the family abides by the decree, but a question of not being able to come up with money at all. You can't sell your ancestral property to redeem these acres, right?"

This is a fact. Even if you put a knife to the necks of the noble families, they will not be able to get the money.

Yu Baoning continued: "So, the center must have a corresponding strategy. I wonder if Erlang can tell him?"

The emperor is not a fool, and neither are the central ministers. It is impossible not to calculate how to deal with such a huge occupied and annexed land after it is measured, and it is even more impossible not to know that it is impossible for the family members to redeem it at the market price, because everyone takes Don't pay this amount.

There must be a countermeasure.

Fang Jun thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "Since Uncle Shi is so straightforward, I won't hide it anymore. According to the central government's plan, the 'Eastern Datang Company' will pay for the money, and the family members need to pay for it." The property is pledged and interest is paid for a period of three years.”

Yu Baoning nodded, as expected.

The family members can't come up with the money, and the central government obviously won't give up the money, so "Eastern Datang Company" lending it to the family members is the best solution. Because the company's shares are very complex, nobles, clans, and clans all have shares in it, and the largest share is the emperor.

Anyone who dares to waste this money will suffer unimaginable suppression and retaliation.

Fang Jun saw Yu Baoning's expression and asked curiously: "Uncle Shi, if you have any ideas, please speak up."

Yu Baoning stopped beating around the bush and said: "A noble family loves money as much as their lives. How can they be willing to use money to redeem these acres that they have already acquired? Even if they borrow money, they are not willing to do so. But everything is difficult at the beginning. If someone takes the lead in making this start, Things will be easier to deal with in the future. The Yu family is willing to support Your Majesty and Erlang. They would rather be criticized and reviled by the family members, but they must have a righteous heart and change their past mistakes."

Fang Jun understood that the Yu family "dare to be the first in the world" and would rather be reprimanded and cast aside by other aristocratic families. Of course, the premise is to gain enough benefits.

So he asked: "What conditions does Uncle Shi have?"

Yu Baoning then opened his mouth: "The land occupied and annexed by the Yu family does not need to be paid. It should be registered immediately and the court will confirm that the property rights are permanent!"

(End of this chapter)