Because the previous tax law of the Dazhou Dynasty was to levy one-third of the tax on good farmland. No matter what kind of land you cultivated, it was all calculated as good farmland. It was simply outrageous and left no way for people to survive. This is why after Wang Shiyu came, the family stopped farming, otherwise they would starve to death sooner or later.

It was only after Zhou Qingyun registered and changed the country's name that the land grades were separated. However, it was difficult to implement. Who would be willing to pay more taxes? Everyone was trying to turn the land in their hands into medium-sized fields, following the court's path. Many corrupt officials were discovered all of a sudden. In the end, Zhou Qingyun angrily withdrew his decree, and everything was still levied according to the good land. I don't know if these people are mentally ill.

At the same time, in order to make the appearance of showing kindness spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Qingyun had no choice but to agree with the words of the Lord of Jizhou City. At the same time, he also implemented a policy in other places that no taxes would be paid within five years. For those who reclaimed land in the deep mountains and forests, they could just keep it secret and not pay the tax, but basically no one was willing to keep it secret for that little thing. After all, the punishment was too severe and it was not something that ordinary people could accept.

This policy actually made Zhou Qingyun famous all of a sudden, and it made the regent very angry. But no matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do. After all, the emperor had a natural advantage over him. The newly reclaimed wasteland did not yield much harvest, which made the people very happy. This immediately mobilized people's enthusiasm. Almost all the places that could be reclaimed in the mountains and plains were reclaimed by people. Even if it was far from home, some people were willing to go. Even if it was far away, some people were willing to build a small shed and live in the wilderness in groups of three or five.

The Regent actively cooperated with Zhou Qingyun's decree and let his men open up wasteland. In fact, the ones who benefited were still these aristocratic families. After all, they had sufficient manpower, which gave them an advantage over the common people. But it also left a way to survive for the people of the world. At least they would no longer starve to death because they did not dare to open up wasteland due to lack of land.

Instead, it made Yu Xiuming and Wang Shiyu laugh. The fights between the two in the court had spread to the people. Even Wang Shiyu, who usually didn't pay attention to these things, heard about it at home and realized how fierce the fight between the two was.