The beginning of the game is to escape from marriage, and the crazy prince is chasing after her

Chapter 687 Preferential Policies

Upon hearing what Shang Jiao said, Prime Minister Wen bowed perfunctorily again.

"Then I am all ears!" There was still sarcasm in his eyes.

There are more and more refugees now, and even the emperor couldn’t solve the problem when he was here. They just came here and they want to solve this problem. Aren’t they kidding me?

The others thought the same thing, and when they looked at Shang Jiao, there was mockery in their eyes.

Shang Jiao didn't care either, as if he didn't see it, and continued talking to himself.

“The state’s relief can only solve the problem temporarily. If we want to solve this problem completely, we can’t just rely on the court.

It requires the efforts of all parties, and the first thing to solve is the settlement of the refugees.”

"The issue of settling down?" Prime Minister Wen stared at Shang Jiao.

He really didn't understand, and he wanted to hear how this kid solved the problem of settling down.

“That’s right, let the refugees settle down first, and then distribute land to them so that they can settle down.

Once they have a home, they not only have a sense of belonging, but also become motivated.”

"Your Highness, those refugees have a place to belong." Prime Minister Wen looked at Shang Jiao.

Those refugees all had homes and land, but they left their homes to flee because their families suffered from disasters year after year.

They all have land under their names, so if the land is divided up, wouldn't that be too much?

He also felt that it was unnecessary and that it would be enough to just let them return to their hometowns. ”

"This won't work." Shang Jiao shook his head.

“Now they have moved so far away from their homes, and some have not returned home for years.

Not to mention whether they can farm the land at home, the journey is so long that I’m afraid they would starve to death before they even get home.

Therefore, I think it is unrealistic to ask them to return to their registered place of residence. We can only let them settle down where they are.

If we give them land, we can solve the problem of long journeys and there won’t be a problem of large numbers of people starving to death.”

"Then, what about their original land?" Prime Minister Wen looked at Shang Jiao.

There was a hint of urgency in his tone, and his eyes were no longer as mocking as before.

What the kid said makes some sense.

“Nowadays, there are refugees everywhere. I believe there should be many refugees in their hometowns as well. Let them settle down where they are.

Distributing land to them can solve the problem of a large number of refugees returning home and dying of starvation on the road. "

"But even if we distribute the land to them, it is difficult to guarantee that they will have food to eat given the constant natural disasters today." Prime Minister Wen asked impatiently again.

Although what the child said makes sense, there are constant natural disasters every year and it is common for the grains to be unripe.

Even if they were given land and settled down, they would still starve if they had no food to harvest.

Although the others did not speak, they all thought the same thing in their hearts. If it were so easy to solve the problem of food and clothing, then there would be no refugees in their Tiansheng Country.

“This needs to be taken into consideration when distributing land, so that a place that is prone to disasters cannot be allocated to one family.

It must be shared equally among everyone. Similarly, good land that can produce stable yields cannot be allocated to just one family, but must be shared equally among everyone.

In this way, every family will have a field that can produce stable yields. Although it cannot guarantee adequate food and clothing, at least the whole family will not starve to death."

"Your Highness, this is a good plan, but the refugees have at least a dozen people in their families. We don't have much good farmland now. I'm afraid that even if we get the good farmland from each of their families, we still won't be able to make a living."

Prime Minister Wen bowed to Shang Jiao, and even Shang Jiao didn't realize that his tone was much more respectful than before.

I have to say that what the kid said is right, but their Tiansheng Country has been in turmoil in recent years, and there are not many fields that can guarantee a harvest.

It is difficult to ensure that every household has enough food and clothing under the current circumstances.

"This involves the second question I mentioned." Shang Jiao looked at everyone present with a serious face.

“If you want to have enough food and clothing, you need to have enough food. If you want to have enough food, you need to have enough land.

Therefore, my father and I decided to divide the land among all the women so that they could have their own fields like the men.

This way, each family will have more land and will be able to harvest some food."

"Women also get land? But how can there be so much land to give to them?" Prime Minister Wen looked at Shang Jiao in shock.

This really surprised him. Since ancient times, women have to obey their husbands after marriage. How could they be given land?

Also, if the land is divided among women, the men will have less land, and the harvest of grain will not be that much.

"This is the third question I want to talk about." Shang Jiao put his hands behind his back like a little adult.

“If you want to have enough arable land, the only way is to reclaim wasteland and make use of all the idle land.

Once all the land is cultivated and turned into good farmland, each family will have more land, and even if there is a natural disaster, the harvest will not be completely destroyed. "

"..." Everyone looked at each other.

Everyone looked at each other, and it was not difficult to see that they were shocked by Shang Jiao's words.

I was shocked not only by his composure, but also by his steadiness and clear thinking.

It is hard to believe that a five-year-old child can say these things unless you see it with your own eyes.

“Your Highness, this plan is good, but if you want to turn the wasteland into fertile fields, it will take at least two years.

Not to mention that the farmers will go hungry, they will not be able to pay taxes either.”

"Prime Minister Wen is right. This involves what I am going to talk about next." Shang Jiao nodded like a little adult.

“Although it is a long process to turn wasteland into fertile farmland, we have to do this for the long-term consideration.

Therefore, I have discussed with my father and decided to exempt the people from taxes for two years, and only collect 10% of the third tax.

This will give the people enough time to resume their normal lives, and I believe they are willing to do so.”

"Two years of tax exemption! Where will the court's expenses come from?" Prime Minister Wen looked at Shang Jiao in shock.

He looked at Shang Zhanchen again, who looked calm and composed, and exempted him from tax for two years, and in the third year only collected 10% tax.

How much less taxes would be collected, and where would the various expenses of the court come from? This is no joke.

"Prime Minister Wen does not need to worry about this matter, as Tiansheng County is now part of the Great Shang territory.

The various local expenditures are naturally allocated by the imperial court." Shang Zhanchen said in a flat tone.

Now that Tiansheng Kingdom is already a part of the Great Shang Kingdom, all expenditures should be paid by the imperial court.

Although the pressure is great, fortunately I have saved some money in the past few years, and if I spend it carefully, I can still make ends meet.

“……”Everyone was stunned again.

You look at me, I look at you. Although nothing seems to happen on the surface, everyone is excited in their hearts.

Although I hate the father and son for the loss of their country, I have to admit that this series of policies is indeed for the benefit of the people.

If this can really be implemented, then the people of their Tiansheng country will most likely be freed from suffering and will no longer starve to death.

After a moment, Prime Minister Wen took a step forward and clasped his hands behind his back.

"If the Crown Prince and the Little Prince can really implement these policies, I am willing to follow you even to death!"