Because it is a new crop, it is exempt from taxes for three years before being evaluated. After three years, whether there is a harvest or not, land tax will be levied. Land tax is lower than field tax and is levied once a year, except in years of famine.
If the agricultural tax is 1/10, the land tax is 1/20, and it can also be offset with silver, calculated based on the lowest grain price of that year.
If there is no harvest and the farmers are unwilling to farm or pay taxes, the county government can only take the land back into the hands of the public, take back the land deeds, and bear the losses themselves.
County Magistrate Zhu certainly doesn't want them to get to this point. He is full of hope. He hopes that the Liu family can lead Fulai Village to achieve results, and that the Liu family can lead Yukou Town and Changle County to create brilliance. If these sandy fields can grow such good crops, it doesn't matter if he doesn't hold the position of official.
This was discussed with the Fu'an City Governor Huo Jinhai a few years ago, and all parties encouraged the cultivation of sand fields.
However, the people could not even cultivate the sand fields they were allocated, let alone anyone who would buy them, so this policy was never implemented.
Liu Yuhan quickly calculated in his mind that 200 acres is 100 taels. In order not to show off his wealth, he paid 50 taels first. He would be exempt from taxes within three years, and after three years, it would be 1/20, which is 5%. No problem!
Liu Yuhan nodded to his grandfather, and Liu Daling took out fifty taels and gave it to the county magistrate. The county magistrate took the official seal with him, wrote the contract, signed the contract, and signed (Liu Yuhan signed on behalf of Liu Daling). Liu Daling pressed his fingerprints and stamped the official seal, and the 200-acre land deed was obtained.
The county magistrate, along with two yamen runners, the village chief Lin and others, rode on horseback with Liu Yuhan to measure and mark the land. They used the Wangtian method and the Luomu method.
The field observation method is to assess the size of farmland by observing the fields from a distance and measuring them.
The acreage rule is to divide the field into small plots and then calculate the area of the entire farmland by the number or area.
Both methods require meticulous measurements of each plot of land, which varies in size and shape.
It was a bit of a hassle, but luckily we had horses, and after a day's measurement, we were almost there. Liu Shihu and Liu Shinan followed along, marking the path with hoes and stakes.
At first, the villagers didn't know what the county magistrate was taking them with him for, and they didn't dare to approach. After the county magistrate and his companions left, they found out that the Liu family had bought 200 acres of sandy fields!
Liu family...what are they doing...
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