The hall was silent, only the old minister's voice echoed.

Some people were heartbroken.

What Your Majesty just said is quite clear. You are really stubborn.

This old minister's name was Tang Ji. He was the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and was responsible for supervising the two northern states. He was also considered an old man of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Your Majesty is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, so why be in a hurry?"

Anyone can feel that this veteran has no other intentions and is really doing it for the country.

What he said is correct.

The implementation of the Farm Law only had successful experience in Yanzhou, and it was only because Li Fu, the state herdsman, was a lieutenant general in the army and had special means that it continued normally.

Would it have been successful if it had been done elsewhere?

It’s good if you don’t cause any trouble.

As your Majesty is still young, there is no need to be anxious, just figure it out slowly.

"I know your concern for the country, but the situation on the mainland is tense. The conflict between Daning and Liang is irreconcilable, and we have a dispute with Wei. I dare not slack off for a day. The implementation of the Farm Law is to save money for the country and to prepare for the war.

When the time comes, will I be able to cope with it...Do you know my difficulty?"

"I am terrified."

Censor Tang Ji said: "I will do my part to promote the farm laws."

They all understand.

There were several wars and conflicts with Liang State, which could not be reconciled at all.

There is no doubt that after several defeats, one will inevitably plot revenge.

Originally, the relationship with Wei State was relatively good on the surface, and the marriage was good, but due to the crackdown on Wei merchants last year, the relationship between the two countries also dropped to a freezing point.

That's right.

I don't know when the war will come.

The country must have savings and preparations.

After hearing this, the faces of the courtiers became more solemn.

They can empathize with His Majesty's pressure.

He is carrying the entire country!

Love has said it, reason has also said it.

Naturally, no one had any objections anymore.

"The minutes of today's court meeting will be compiled and circulated to all states, and what I said will be disseminated exactly as they are!"

He basically said it all alone, and there was no objection.

Guan Ning was actually prepared to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Let’s resolve some obstacles first.

But very few people gave advice.

Are courtiers and officials so sensible now?

Guan Ning was a little surprised.

But a promise is a promise, the key lies in execution.

What he wants is results.

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for raising officials' salaries, and the Ministry of War is responsible for recruiting soldiers.

What Guan Ning is focused on is the implementation of farm laws.

The earliest idea of ​​the farm method was actually proposed by Li Fu.

He followed his example and divided the land among the local tycoons in the south, and transferred all the land from landlords to farmers into the hands of the government.

These lands became public fields, and Li Fu rented these public fields to the common people, which meant that the common people became tenant farmers of the government.

However, the land rent is lower than what the landlord charges, and the income obtained is also higher.

The government will not exploit tenant farmers.

However, Li Fu found that the common people were quite repulsive to this method, and their willingness to engage in farming was not strong, which meant that their enthusiasm was low.

He changed the mode again.

The land was contracted to farmers by signing an agreement.

During the contract period, you have the right to cultivate these acres. The government will only collect a fixed share of grain, and the excess will be earned by you.

The more food you produce, the more you get.

There is no doubt that this has greatly improved farmers’ enthusiasm for farming. The more they pay, the more they gain.

At the beginning of implementation, all the subcontracted acres received good harvests, and the government also received a fixed and stable tax revenue.

Li Fu saw the benefits, so he promoted it and continued to improve.

He gathered many acres of land and subcontracted them uniformly, so that farmers who did not have land could have land to cultivate.

If single-family is not possible, multi-family contracting will be used.

In short, it is distributed according to work.

The more you give, the more you will gain.

Under this method, farmers' enthusiasm has been greatly improved and their motivation is quite high.

In order to increase production, collective farming and collective work were carried out, and water conservancy projects were also built together.

It's like a farm, hence the name farm method!

Later, Li Fu further improved it on the existing basis.

He hired a large number of experienced farmers who grew crops, specialized in teaching farming techniques, and implemented unified farming. In Guan Ning's view, Li Fu had reached the level of scientific farming.

He detailed every process of farming, including reclamation, cultivation, watering, fertilizing...

There were no chemical fertilizers in ancient times, so only human or animal excrement was used.

He also arranged for special personnel to study how to maximize the effectiveness of feces.

When to apply fertilizer and how much to apply.

All have been carefully researched, and after the results are obtained, they will be compiled into books and taught to farmers.

A general who commanded tens of thousands of people was so meticulous in farming.

It's really hard to imagine.

But this is true, and this is where Guan Ning’s confidence lies.

Li Fu's success has accumulated valuable experience.

Guan Ning recognized this system and further improved it based on his own knowledge and experience.

In fact, this should be regarded as a type of planned economy.

When productivity is underdeveloped, planned economy is actually quite practical.

To explain it in modern terms, the difficulty with farmstead law lies in the change of ownership.

Convert private land that originally belonged to individuals into public land to achieve resource redistribution.

average!

It is the core of farm law!

A landowner has 100 acres of fertile land and distributes his land to ten other households of farmers who have no land.

On average, each household has ten acres of land.

In this process, the interests of landlords, peasants, powerful people and powerful families will inevitably be affected.

This is also where the contradiction lies.

Especially the implementation situation across the country is different...

In front of Guan Ning was placed a book of literary works, with the words "On Farm Law" written on the cover.

This was written by Yang Juncai, the Prime Minister of Mi Cangfu.

When he was on patrol to the border two years ago, he passed by Mi Cang Mansion and Guan Ning raised the issue of the farm law with him.

At that time, Yang Juncai pointed out the difficulties in implementation, and there was no need to resist or violate it.

Just double it.

This will completely destroy the Farm Law.

The so-called doubling it actually means doubling it.
To be continued...