Moreover, they never even considered the idea of the entire country taking back all the land.
But then I suddenly realized it was perfectly normal, and even a very good national policy.
This directly prevented landlords from arbitrarily seizing land, after all, the Ming Dynasty was ultimately destroyed here.
Finally, the mother and her three children naturally engaged in a heated discussion about this land system.
Furthermore, after analyzing its advantages and disadvantages, it was discovered that this was a system with almost no flaws.
However, there is great resistance to its implementation, since farmers currently have limited land.
It was mostly in the hands of the landlords.
They certainly wouldn't be willing to give up the land they'd accumulated over generations for nothing.
But if the imperial court were to pay for it, how much silver would that cost?
Although the national treasury is not short of money now, the main reason is still what Wanwan said before: the sea is a highly profitable industry.
Even if the imperial court paid for it, the landlords might agree on the surface, but they would definitely have grievances in their hearts.
Moreover, their land wasn't acquired for free; it was mostly purchased with money through legitimate means and opportunistic schemes.
In Wanwan's view, all people should be treated equally.
We can't use force to make the landlord spit out the fat meat in his mouth; that would be a very bad strategy.
The two brothers and their two brothers discussed methods to solve this problem, but no matter what they said, the result was not good.
Although the ultimate goal will certainly be achieved, bloodshed is inevitable in the process.
Moreover, at this time the country had just been established, and the priority was to stabilize the political situation.
If things go wrong at this time, it could easily make all the efforts of the past ten years go to waste.
Yinyu helplessly tugged at his hair, feeling that he was not far from going bald, and that his hairstyle was not as good as before.
You can't tell from the bald spot at the dock.
Yinyu sighed, and the other two sighed as well. It was true that although the national policy was good, it was too difficult to implement.
The imperial court can't just resort to robbery, can it?
Seeing the three brothers looking troubled, Wanwan shared her thoughts: "I have a method that the court doesn't need to do anything but issue a policy that will make these landlords hand over their land obediently."
Upon hearing this, the three brothers immediately perked up; they were surprised to find such a good method.
Yinyu couldn't wait any longer. "Mother, tell me quickly, what's a good method?"
Wanwan spoke her mind, “Actually, as you all know, it’s very difficult for children from poor families to achieve great things. Only one or two can do so every few years, and that requires the entire clan to work together to support them.”
"Instead of that, it would be better to let those merchants participate in the scientific expeditions as well, but there should be conditions."
When Wanwan suggested allowing merchants to take the imperial examinations, the three brothers were already reluctant. After all, the general national policy was to prioritize agriculture over commerce, based on the traditional social order of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.
However, the three brothers were willing to listen.
Yinling was more receptive to "Mother, please continue."
"Although the sea is currently a highly profitable industry, no one can guarantee that it will still be a highly profitable industry decades or even centuries from now. So the question is, will the tax revenue from the sea be much less in the future?"
"It is difficult for children from poor families to achieve success, so the gap is often blocked by those who have served as officials for generations."
“If there were a national policy now, that if those landlords and merchants were willing to hand over all their land, then their third or fifth generation descendants could take the imperial examinations and become officials.”
"Then they would be very happy to accept."
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