Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He nodded, and under the gaze of more than ten pairs of eyes, he spoke loudly.

"In order to solve the problem of people being reluctant to leave their homeland, the imperial court can formulate a policy to encourage the people of an entire village to migrate north collectively!"

"For example, the more people migrate to a village, the more permanent farmland the court rewards, and the longer the land tax exemption period will be."

"Or maybe the more people of the same clan and surname migrate, the more rewards they can get."

In the current villages of the Tang Dynasty, the people living there are basically all from the same clan, and they are all descendants of the same ancestor.

As long as the people can get more land and a better life in the new place, they will definitely be happy to migrate.

Du He's words made everyone in the hall nod in approval.

Li Shimin said directly: "Du He is right. The migration of the entire village will be more acceptable to the people!"

It is not just talk that it is difficult to leave one's hometown. This is the biggest obstacle hindering the imperial court from relocating the people.

Du He continued: "The specific incentives are nothing more than distributing more fields, houses and oxen."

"If the imperial court wants to relocate 5000 households to Gushazhou on Sishui Road, each household can be given 100 mu of permanent farmland, and the farmland tax will be waived for the first five years. The imperial court will also lend oxen to the people for free to work on the farm."

"At the same time, houses are distributed free of charge. The more people in each household, the bigger the house they will get."

"The court will set up a reward list to encourage villagers to migrate more people."

The army has seized more than 100,000 oxen, which can be lent to the people for farming.

Moreover, the houses were ready-made and people could just bring their bedding and move in directly.

Xiao Yu was very interested and asked, "Du Shangshu, can you tell me more about the reward list you proposed?"

Li Jing also smiled and said, "I am also very curious."

These wise ministers actually all had an idea in their minds, but since Du He had brought it up, they also wanted him to give examples to make it clearer.

Du He gave an example directly and said: "The court can set up a reward list in each state. The more people the village migrates, the higher the ranking, and the greater the additional reward!"

"For villages with the most relocated people, each household will be awarded an additional 5 mu of permanent farmland and will be exempted from land tax for an additional 3 years."

"The village with the second largest number of relocated people will be awarded an additional 3 mu of permanent farmland per household, and will be exempted from land tax for an additional 2 years."

"With additional incentive policies, people will take the initiative to invite their relatives and friends to migrate there without the need for the court to urge them."

This kind of interest-bundling incentive policy is countless times better than the incentive policy for a single individual.

Especially for the people of this era, it is difficult not to fall into this trap for the first time.

"As expected of a young man, his brain works well!" Li Shimin clapped his hands with a smile on his face, and then said to Zhangsun Wuji: "Fuji, you are the chief officer in charge of relocating the people, you have to remember this method!"

Changsun Wuji responded respectfully: "As you wish!"

As the executive department, the Secretariat was responsible for the promulgation and execution of all government affairs.

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit!"

"Du Shangshu grasped the word 'profit' and hit the nail on the head!"

Just when most of the ministers were praising Du He, a discordant voice rang out.

"Minister Du, there are no more people in Goguryeo and Silla. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as barren lands."

"If the people can't buy the things they need, which causes great trouble to their lives, will they still be willing to migrate there?"

Everyone looked up in the direction where the voice came from and found that the person speaking was Zhang Liang, the Minister of Justice.

At this time, Chu Suiliang also said: "In addition to the inconvenience of people's lives, the winter in places like Liaodong is very cold. If the people don't have winter clothes, they can't survive at all!"

"This is a major problem that directly threatens the survival of the people. If it cannot be solved, I am afraid there will be big problems."

When Li Chengqian saw that Zhang Liang and Chu Suiliang disagreed with his top think tank, he raised his brows in displeasure.

When suggestions are made, they never stand up and they are more enthusiastic than others in singing the opposite tune.

How abominable!

Du He curled his lips and responded: "You have all raised the issues. When formulating specific policies, can't we just solve these problems?"

"What I have proposed is only a rough outline. Specific measures will definitely need to be discussed and debated repeatedly before they can be promulgated."

"You don't think that the government order should be carried out according to my instructions, do you?"

Forehead...

Zhang Liang and Chu Suiliang were choked.

Du He, who is known for his sharp tongue, seems to have some truth in what he said.

Li Chengqian said directly: "What Du He said is correct. Now we should put forward the general framework and then gradually fill in and amend the specific details."

The other ministers of Li Shimin all nodded in approval.

This discussion is just to set a tone, and subsequent discussions and revisions will require a long period of time.

After a pause, Du He continued.

"In order to facilitate the lives of the people, the court needs to issue decrees to encourage merchants to open shops, or the court itself can operate official shops."

"If the above measures are not effective, we can open private schools in Xinzhou County to allow the children of the migrants to learn to read and write for free!"

After Du He finished speaking, he shut up obediently.

He had already said everything he could think of, and now it was time to hand it over to Li Shimin and a group of ministers to discuss.

"well said!"

Li Shimin shouted excitedly.

Although Du He only gave a rough idea, he had given them a very clear idea, and it was not difficult to implement.

Hou Junji, who had just been promoted to Shangshu You Pushe, also strongly supported his ally Du He.

"This proposal by Mr. Du is good. It can be promulgated after a little improvement!"

Li Jing also smiled and said: "No wonder Du He only needs a few dozen breaths to think about composing a poem, his brain is really fast!"

"The old minister's mind is still empty, but he already has a good plan."

Hearing Li Jing's self-deprecating words, Li Shimin and a group of ministers all laughed out loud.

"Hahaha~"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Duke Weiguo, you are too modest!"

"Du He has only studied military tactics with you for a few months, but he has already shined on the battlefield of Goguryeo. This shows how strong your ability is."

It is said that there must be deep meaning behind the emperor's words. When Li Jing heard Li Shimin praising his military strategy, he was shocked.

He waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I am too kind. I have only read a few military books, but I am far behind you."

Li Shimin nodded slightly and did not continue talking about this topic.

He turned to Changsun Wuji and ordered, "Assistant, after this meeting is over, you will organize the people from the Shangshu Province, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Personnel to formulate an executable measure."

"The specific content is based on what Du He said."

Li Shimin fully agreed with Du He's proposal and made the decision immediately.

Changsun Wuji first looked at Du He meaningfully, and then responded respectfully.

"The minister obeys the order!"