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Chapter 403 People's Livelihood Development

He still likes to call core officials to discuss matters alone.

After all, the abilities of Zhuge Liang and others are obvious to all, but the more people there are, the more opinions there are.

"My dear ministers, the Persian capital has been captured, and the remaining territory will soon be under our control."

"From now on, all of Asia belongs to Daqian."

"But now is the time to rest and recuperate. After years of fighting, Daqian has paid a heavy price."

Ning Quan said lightly.

"Your Majesty is right. We should rest and recuperate, and not fight again."

Zhuge Liang nodded.

The others also echoed.

"Well, since you all agree, let's do this. For the next two years, try not to mobilize troops."

"Regarding recuperation, there are three main areas: industry, agriculture, and people's livelihood."

"In terms of industry, Daqian now has steel mills, metallurgical plants, power plants, rubber plants, engine plants, and so on. It can be said that the basic foundation has been established."

"But the quantity and scale are far from enough. We need to expand production, improve efficiency, and enhance technological level."

"There is only one way to solve this problem, and that is to have the ability to build our own factories. This is the right way."

Ning Quan said seriously.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Ning Quan's words, the ministers nodded.

They naturally know the benefits of industrialization.

However, Daqian’s existing industry is not comprehensive and lacks many shortcomings, so it is very difficult to build its own factory.

"The military advisor will be in charge of the industrial sector, with Du Shi assisting."

Ning Quan looked at Liu Bowen and Du Shidao.

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Well, I feel relieved to leave it to you."

"The industrialization process must be accelerated. Come up with a plan for my review."

"What projects do you want to develop? What problems do you encounter that need to be solved? Write a report and give it to me. I will help you find a solution."

Ning Quan warned.

"Yes! Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

Liu Bowen bowed solemnly.

"As for agriculture, this is a commonplace issue, but agriculture is the foundation of everything and the very foundation of the country, so it cannot be overemphasized."

"I won't talk about developing agriculture, reclaiming land, and building water conservancy facilities."

"There is only one thing I want to say, and that is that the people must have land to farm."

Ning Quan stared at Zhuge Liang and others with sharp eyes and said.

"What does your majesty mean?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang asked hesitantly.

"That's right. I want to solve the land problem. All the land held by the gentry must be handed over, at least half, and distributed to the landless people for cultivation."

Ning Quan said in an extremely domineering manner.

Land annexation is a contradiction that has existed in all dynasties.

The same is true in Daqian. Ninety percent or even more of Daqian's land is monopolized by aristocratic families and landlords.

Ning Quan had wanted to solve this problem for a long time, but he had never found the right opportunity.

Now, he felt the time was almost right.

"Your Majesty, doing this might cause unrest."

Zhuge Liang frowned.

He understood Ning Quan's thoughts.

But I didn't expect such drastic measures to be taken.

You have to know that those lands were originally the private property of the rich. What would happen if they were forced to hand over half of the land?

"Hehe, turbulent?"

"So what if there's turmoil?"

Ning Quan said coldly.

Of course he knew that this move would cause dissatisfaction among the aristocratic families and cause shock, but so what?

"Your Majesty, I understand, but... in this case, I have no choice but to go on a killing spree."

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and said.

"No problem. If any noble family dares to jump out, just kill them."

"I'll let Military Advisor Jia assist you in this matter. All you have to do is sign up, and Military Advisor Jia will do the killing."

Ning Quan said without hesitation.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

Zhuge Liang said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. If anyone dares to oppose me, I promise to kill his entire clan."

Jia Xu said grimly.

Jia Xu is a ruthless character. As long as His Majesty speaks, he will definitely kill whoever he points to without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask one more question. Regarding the recovery of the land, can we give the aristocratic family some compensation?"

"For example, money and grain, or land in Australia and America, or even land in Central and South China. Then the noble families might be more cooperative."

Zhuge Liang said cautiously.

He knew that His Majesty had long wanted to take action against the aristocratic families.

But we also don't want Your Majesty to act too harshly. After all, aristocratic families occupy an important position in Daqian.

"Yes, compensation in cash and grain is fine, but the land exchange must be limited to a maximum of fifty years."

"After fifty years, the family must return it. Of course, they can renew the lease first."

Ning Quan thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After hearing Ning Quan's words, Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, enough about agricultural issues. Prime Minister, please write a plan and submit it to me later."

"Next is the issue of people's livelihood. People's livelihood includes many issues, such as ensuring that people have enough food and clothing, and ensuring that people have land to farm."

"Guaranteeing that officials are honest and upright, and that the people have a place to appeal if they have grievances, etc."

"Of course, this goes without saying, and you all know it."

"I want to focus on business. Business is also part of people's livelihood."

"Only when business is prosperous can the country become strong and prosperous, and only then can there be more money to develop industry, build more factories, and more infrastructure, such as roads and so on."

"I intend to personally handle this matter."

"I intend to establish several state-owned chambers of commerce, chambers of commerce dedicated to trade, so as to attract more merchants and wealthy gentry to join, thereby promoting economic prosperity."

"I am also planning to establish a central bank, with the Ministry of Revenue leading the investment, and I will also personally invest."

"What is a central bank? It's actually a money house that provides private lending and serves businessmen."

"But it is more formal than a money exchange and more secure because the central bank is backed by the Daqian Dynasty."

Ning Quan finished speaking and looked at the people below.

Zhuge Liang and others certainly didn't know what a central bank was, but they immediately understood after Ning Quan explained it.

State-owned banks are of course protected.

"Your Majesty is wise."

They all exclaimed in praise.

"Hahaha, thank you so much, thank you so much."

Ning Quan smiled.

"Well...these two things have been settled. Besides that, we also need to talk about the tax issue. Regarding taxation..."

Then, Ning Quan continued to speak.