I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

【But this will definitely lead to officials who keep slaves, and their land will continue to grow wildly. 】

【So, Yang Jian limited the number of land that officials of each level could grant to slaves, such as 300 for princes, 150 for second-rank officials, 100 for third-rank officials, and so on. 】

【However, the dark side of human nature is revealed, that is, it is easy for you to grant me land, but is it easy for you to take it back from me? 】

【And there is a bug in the equal-field system, that is, if you grant 100 mu of land, the government will only take 80 mu after the person dies, and the other 20 mu can be inherited. 】

【Does this mean that as long as a bureaucrat or landlord dies with a slave, he can permanently obtain 20 mu of permanent land through manipulation. 】

【And if he takes a new slave to make up for it, the government will have to grant him another 100 mu of land. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Good fellow, there is a bug here."

"If this continues, there will be no land for the Sui Dynasty to distribute."

"..."

Many ancient people from many dynasties before the Sui Dynasty were shocked.

Such a policy is completely a concession for bureaucrats and landlords.

If a more ruthless bureaucrat and landlord were to hoard land by causing the death of slaves and servants.

In the long run, wouldn't the land be concentrated in the hands of bureaucrats and landlords?

This is definitely not a blessing for the court.

……

【At that time, a minister named Su Wei pointed out this phenomenon, and he also said that it was necessary to reduce the land of meritorious officials and distribute it to the people. 】

【As soon as this suggestion came out, he was directly dismissed from office on the charge of forming a clique. 】

【No way, Yang Jian's throne was usurped, he had to indulge meritorious officials in exchange for his support. 】

……

The plane of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang shook his head.

He did not agree with Yang Jian's way of treating meritorious officials.

After the establishment of the country, meritorious officials should be suppressed and the imperial power should be strengthened.

Such indulgence of meritorious officials will only make them grow arrogant, make them lack respect for the imperial power, and even give birth to a rebellious heart. "Six Zero Seven"

……

【In addition. 】

【Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, also did a big job: unifying weights and measures. 】

【After the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south, he unified the rulers, scales and measuring cylinders used in various places in the past 300 years. 】

【Because in most of the ancient times, the people paid taxes in kind. 】

[Men farm and women weave. You farm and your wife weaves. Then the government comes with a measuring cylinder to see if the grain you grow is enough, and a ruler to see if the cloth your wife weaves is one foot long. 】

[So the unification of weights and measures is essentially for the economy, that is, to serve taxation. 】

…

The Great Qin Plane.

Qin Shihuang's eyes showed confusion.

He was very clear about the importance of unifying weights and measures.

This should be done.

But why do people in later generations blame Yang Jian for unifying the weights and measures?

"What problems will arise from unifying the weights and measures?"

Qin Shi Huang pondered in his heart.

...

[But. ]

[The Sui Dynasty played a trick here. ]

[For example, although the measurement units of the Sui Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty were both called one foot, the ruler used by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was the iron ruler of the Southern Song Dynasty, which was about 24.5 cm long, while the ruler used by Yang Jian was the newly created Kaihuang official ruler, which was about 29.6 cm long, nearly 30 cm. ]

[What is the concept? ]

[The Kaihuang official ruler is 20% longer than the iron ruler, which means that when the people pay one foot of cloth, they have to pay 20% more cloth, which means that they have to pay 20% more blood and sweat.

[The people at that time were not educated, and they did not understand Yang Jian's tricks here, so they could only swallow this loss. ]

[Also, the Sui Dynasty stipulated that three liters of the Han Dynasty was one liter, and three catties of the Han Dynasty was one catty. ]

[This means that the people originally only needed to pay one catty of grain, but now they need to pay three times the original amount. ]

……

"Shameless!"

Common people in many dynasties before the Sui Dynasty all denounced in their hearts.

From the standpoint of common people, they hated the Sui Dynasty's practice.

This was completely secretly exploiting the people.

It was really shameless for the imperial court to use such dirty tricks.

……

[Therefore, the crazy growth of grain in the Sui Dynasty was by no means per capita Yuan Lao, but was cheated from the people. ]

[And what did the cheated grain do? 】

[Charity granary. 】

[As the name suggests, it encourages people to store grain during the harvest and use it for relief in years of disaster. 】

……

The plane of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Liu Xiu looked at the huge screen in the sky and his eyes lit up.

He thought this charity granary system was good.

With such reserve grain, there would be no need to worry about lack of grain in years of disaster.

However.

To ensure that the charity granary can play a role in years of disaster, it is necessary to ensure that the grain in the charity granary can only be used for disaster relief and cannot be used elsewhere.

Liu Xiu kept thinking in his heart.

……

[However, if we exhaust all the resources, the people will have no surplus grain at home. 】

[So, Yang Jian wrote a special edict: "The people do not think about the long-term plan, and they spend money lightly, which will lead to shortage in the future." 】

【The general meaning is that the common people are short-sighted and do not sympathize with the difficulties of the court, so now the charity granary has been changed to charity granary tax. 】

【Once it becomes a tax, it must be paid. 】

【Yang Jian thinks that he is divided into three levels of upper, middle and lower taxes according to the rich and poor. The upper households pay no more than one dan, the middle households pay no more than 7 dou, and the lower households pay no more than 4-. 】

【Yes, according to historical records, the taxes in the Sui Dynasty were notIt is high, not much different from the previous dynasty. 】

【But one dou in the Sui Dynasty was three dou in a normal dynasty. 】

The barrage flew out:

"The Sui Dynasty is a typical example of a rich country with poor people. The wealth of the people was plundered. The country looked rich, but the people were extremely poor."

"Reply--Indeed, Yang Jian's practices quickly made the country rich, but the people's living standards plummeted."

"Reply--The government of the Sui Dynasty hoarded grain for decades, but the people had no food to eat and could only rebel. It was also outrageous."

"Reply--Otherwise, why do some people say that the Kaihuang Reign was a prosperous era for the court, but not for the people."

"Reply--Keeping wealth in the hands of the people is a benevolent government. A monarch can only be called a wise monarch if he can enrich the people. Yang Jian's title of a wise monarch feels a bit exaggerated."

"Reply--Yang Jian himself was very frugal and diligent, but it's okay to say that he was sympathetic to the people. He just did things that competed with the people for profit."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Jian looked very unhappy at this time.

He felt that people in later generations had completely misunderstood him.

He firmly disagreed with the various accusations in the video narration and barrage.

What about not caring about the people, competing with the people for profit, etc., is completely nonsense!

……

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin smiled.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who seized the Sui Dynasty, he was of course happy to see that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was criticized and accused by people in later generations, and he was in a good mood.

Besides, he himself did not have a very high opinion of Yang Jian.

He quite agreed with these views of people in later generations.

"Chi Nu, remember, what the court needs most is to rest with the people and keep the wealth in the people. Don't be like Yang Jian, exhausting the pond to fish, impoverishing the people and enriching the country."

Li Shimin took the opportunity to teach Li Zhi a lesson.

Li Zhi naturally said yes respectfully.

At this moment.

A new batch of bullet screens appeared on the sky screen, which made Li Shimin's eyes fixed.

……

The barrage flew out:

"Keeping wealth in the hands of the people is not necessarily a good thing. The country also needs money."

"Reply--Indeed, whether to keep wealth in the country or in the people depends on the specific situation. Refusing to compete with the people for profits is not necessarily a good thing."

"Reply--It depends on how you understand keeping wealth in the hands of the people. If it means reasonable taxation and reasonable encouragement of private capital, then it is correct. But if it is interpreted as the less tax the better, or even that only reducing taxes can stimulate the economy, then there is a problem."

"Reply--Yes, the necessary taxation of the government and the concept of keeping wealth in the hands of the people cannot be completely opposed." (To read the violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Reply--That's right. For example, the Ming Dynasty pursued the classical model of light taxes and levies, and did not compete with the people for profits. The fiscal and taxation policies made China regress directly to the period before the Tang and Song dynasties. Not only did it not expand the types of taxes on industry and commerce, but it regressed to a system dominated by land taxes and salt taxes.The traditional taxation was raised, and the court was poor. ”

“Reply——Alas, the Ming Dynasty should have learned from the Song Dynasty, adopted a positive fiscal and taxation model, vigorously developed industry and commerce, and expanded industrial and commercial tax types.”

“Reply——The tax collection capacity of the central government of the Ming Dynasty was too low. On the surface, it seemed that the people were rich, but the court had no money to use.”

“Reply——Some people describe the rise of Western capitalist powers as rich, and believe that the ancient feudal dynasties hindered the development of capitalism because of their heavy taxes, but the real face of history is just the opposite. 】

“Reply——You are right. Capitalist countries have actually greatly improved the government's tax collection capacity, while the feudal dynasties' tax collection capacity was surprisingly low.”

“Reply——The management capacity of the feudal dynasties was too inefficient. In a sense, the rise of capitalism was a process of continuous expansion of national capacity.”

“…”

…

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin looked at the comments in the barrage and realized something. []

Whether it is "hiding wealth among the people" or "hiding wealth among the country", it cannot be extreme.

We must make the people rich, and we must also make the country rich.

And.

The fiscal and taxation models of agricultural and industrial societies are completely different.

This is where adjustments need to be made after the Tang Dynasty starts the industrial revolution in the future.

……

The plane of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the barrage criticizing the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and taxation policies, and his eyes were full of thoughts.

He had to admit that these criticisms made sense.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to start the industrial revolution in the future and embark on the road of industrialization, it must improve the country's management capabilities and efficiency, and it needs a stronger team of court officials.

And this requires the court to have sufficient financial resources to support it.

And even if the Ming Dynasty has not started the industrial revolution at this moment, the fiscal and taxation policies also need to be adjusted.

As people in later generations have said, we should implement positive fiscal and taxation policies, vigorously develop industry and commerce, and expand industrial and commercial tax types.

……

[By the way, did the Sui Dynasty really use the grain in the charity granary for relief during the disaster years? ]

[You know, human nature is ugly. It is easy to give these grains to others, but it is not easy to get them back....

]

[In the 14th year of Kaihuang, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, and there is no record in historical materials that Yang Jian opened the granary to release grain. ]

[According to the description of Li Shimin, a contemporary of Yang Jian, Yang Jian had stored grain for 50 years, but he would rather let the people go to other places to beg for food than open the granary for relief, so he deserved the destruction of his country. ]

[Li Shimin's words may be a smear on the rulers of the Tang Dynasty, and cannot be used as a single reference. 】

【However, the "Book of Sui" records that due to the lack of food, the people had nothing to eat, but the government's granaries were full, and the officials at that time did not dare to open the granaries to provide relief, so the people first ate tree bark and leaves, and then ate Guanyin soil,In the end, people ate each other. 】

Then the barrage flew out:

"Then guess who wrote the "Book of Sui"?"

"I don't think Li Er would discredit Yang Jian. He has always looked down on Yang Jian. He publicly said that Emperor Wen was not clear and liked to observe. There is no need to deliberately discredit him."

"Whether it is Li Er's smearing or not, anyway, in the 14th year of Kaihuang, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong. Yang Jian did not open the granary to release grain, but let the people go to Luoyang to find food."

"Reply-about this matter, there is a saying that the granary in Guanzhong is indeed out of food."

"Reply-it is also possible. It is said that due to the war, agricultural production in Guanzhong has been greatly damaged."

"Reply-who knows whether it is true or not."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Wen of the Great Sui Dynasty.

Yang Jian's face became more and more ugly.

In his opinion, Li Shimin was discrediting him.

Also, how come Li Shimin looked down on him? What does it mean that he was unwilling to provide disaster relief? What does it mean that "Emperor Wen was not clear and liked to observe"?

It's just nonsense!

Although Li Shimin was evaluated as "the greatest emperor in history" by later generations thousands of years later, Yang Jian did not think that he did a worse job than Li Shimin in the position of emperor.

……

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was also unhappy.

He was also dissatisfied with the doubts of later generations.

How could he, the lord of the Tang Dynasty and the Khan of Heaven, do something to deliberately discredit the emperor of the previous dynasty?

That was a completely objective evaluation!

……

[Everyone knows that in ancient China, grain was actually wealth. ]

[So, what did the Sui Dynasty do with the wealth it saved? 】

【According to records, in 610 AD, Emperor Yang of Sui held a meeting with international friends in Luoyang. 】

【The performance of 5,000 people lasted for a month. At the same time, in order to show the strength of the Sui Dynasty to Western merchants, he renovated all the stores in the city, and even the vegetable sellers were equipped with exquisite dragon beard mats. 】

【He also allowed Western merchants to eat as much as they wanted without spending money, because he wanted to show the world: China is rich, and wine and meat can be free. 】

【The Hu merchants looked at the big tree wrapped in silk and asked the locals: I see that many people here are too poor to wear clothes. Why don’t you give them to the people instead of hanging them on the tree? 】

【The locals were ashamed and could not answer. 】

【Yes, it is obvious that the people in their own country are so poor that they can’t even eat, but they still pretend to be rich to support others. I really can’t understand this behavior. 】

……

"What a tyrant!"

The ancients in many dynasties before the Sui Dynasty all rebuked Yang Guang in their hearts when they saw what he did.

This kind of emperor who only cares about face and doesn't care about the lives of the people is definitely a tyrant!

……

The Great Han Emperor Wudi plane.

Liu Che shook his head.

This man is so vain and stupid, no wonder he is the king of the ruined country.

……

The Great Sui DynastyEmperor Wen's plane.

Yang Jian's face turned pale, and he cursed:

"Rebellious son!"

This video made him so upset.

...

[Besides this, discrimination in the Sui Dynasty was very serious. ]

[The Sui Dynasty inherited the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and then went south to annex Chen, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty had previously annexed the Northern Qi Dynasty. ]

[So in the eyes of the ruling class of the Sui Dynasty, the Guandong region and the south were the ruled. ]

[Therefore, many policies of the Sui Dynasty were to whip the people in Guandong and the south, such as the charity granary and the Grand Canal. ]

[From the map, we can clearly see that all the national granaries are along the Yellow River, and the end points of the Yongji Canal and the Tongji Canal are exactly Luoyang, the capital of the Sui Dynasty. 】

[In other words, the purpose of the Sui Dynasty to build the Grand Canal was not to connect the north and south traffic, but to simply maintain rule, suck blood from Hebei and Jiangnan, and let the ruling class of the capital eat. 】

[And the Sui Dynasty placed the large granary along the Yellow River purely for the convenience of the old Yang family. 】

The barrage flew out:

"UP host has directly destroyed the reason many people use to praise Guangshen, haha."

"Reply-To be honest, every time I hear someone praise Yang Guang for building the Grand Canal, I feel speechless. I really want these people to go to the Sui Dynasty to build the Grand Canal."

"Reply-Many people who praise it don't know that the straight Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal used later was not the one built by Yang Guang at all."

"Reply-The role of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty cannot be completely denied. Before the Yuan Dynasty built the straight Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, this canal still played a significant role."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Jian sighed.

How could he be deceived by Yang Guang in the original historical time and space?

Although Yang Yong was extremely mediocre, he should not be as ambitious as Yang Guang.

Perhaps the Sui Dynasty would not have perished in the second generation. .