Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

"First, as Lord Liu said, the Nanyue Kingdom was founded not long ago. It is like a newborn baby, its foundation is not yet solid, and there is much to be done.

During this period, the most important thing is to maintain policy consistency and stability. We must not change policies every day, otherwise it will easily lead to public disunity and public resentment.

Furthermore, judging from the current situation, nearly half of the people are still enthusiastic and willing to devote themselves to the reclamation of wasteland, which is enough to prove that the relevant policies currently being implemented are quite feasible.

My king's benevolence is widespread throughout the world, and a series of good deeds such as reducing and exempting land taxes are undoubtedly beneficial to the people's living and working in peace and rest. I really don't see anything wrong with this!

Shen Qingge spoke passionately and righteously, expounding his views.

Her powerful words echoed in the court, causing some officials to nod their heads in approval.

However, the officials in the row where Su Mu was still looked dissatisfied. Su Mu adjusted his sleeves vigorously to express his strong dissatisfaction.

Shen Qingge took in everyone's reactions. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a calm smile. She then continued:

"However, the objections of Lord Su and the others are not without reason!

In my opinion, we should adopt a divide-and-rule strategy for wasteland reclamation policy, and add some corresponding clauses and regulations on the basis of the wasteland reclamation policy.

In this way, we can ensure the effective implementation of policies while taking into account the interests of all parties. Isn't this the best of both worlds? "

When Su Mu, Zhang Qiu and others heard this, they all showed a hint of surprise and embarrassment on their faces.

Obviously, they had never expected that Shen Qingge would actually give a certain degree of recognition and support to their objections.

At the same time, their deep curiosity was completely aroused, and they were eager to know how the so-called "divide and rule" mentioned by Shen Qingge was actually implemented.

Therefore, Grand Minister of Agriculture Zhang Qiu could no longer restrain his temper and hurriedly asked:

"I wonder how to implement what Lord Shen calls 'divide and rule'?

I hope you can explain it in detail.”

Shen Qingge replied with a smile:

“After in-depth conversations with some farmers, I learned that their reluctance to reclaim wasteland stems from their fear of taking risks.

After all, clearing land is not an easy task. It requires a long period of time and not only consumes a lot of mental and physical energy, but the final harvest is also difficult to guarantee 100%.

For these hard-working farmers, this uncertainty is truly worrying, so it is understandable that they are concerned.

So, if they prefer to become tenant farmers, why should we go against their wishes?"

When everyone heard this, they nodded in agreement.

Shen Qingge paused, then continued:

“However, if we want to truly protect the vital interests of these tenant farmers, then we naturally need to give those small landowners who own a small amount of land certain benefits and corresponding constraints so that they will willingly accept tenant farmers.

In addition, we have to admit that the current land reclamation policy is indeed not well-considered and completely ignores the interests of the small landlord group.

Therefore, we should uphold the principle of fairness, treat all people involved in agricultural production equally, and implement appropriate tax relief measures for small landowners.

What I have said above is the so-called "divide and rule" strategy I proposed!

Of course, this is just my humble opinion. If there is anything inappropriate in it, I hope Your Majesty can forgive me! "

After saying this, Shen Qingge raised his head slightly and cast his gaze towards Xiao Heng who was sitting above him.

At this time, many officials present were also nervous. They all looked at Xiao Heng cautiously, waiting for his response.

Everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Heng, who was slightly stunned at first. However, surprisingly, there was not a trace of displeasure on his face.

Then, an even more surprising scene appeared - Xiao Heng was not angry at all, but instead had a smile on his face, clapped his hands lightly, and exclaimed:

"Wonderful, wonderful... General Shen has penetrated deeply into the people's lives and has a thorough understanding of their sentiments and opinions. His suggestions for policy improvements are so thoughtful and comprehensive that I can't even begin to compare with him!"

As Xiao Heng finished speaking, many officials beside him also tactfully echoed him:

"General Shen is truly thoughtful!"

In this way, the originally controversial land reclamation policy was finally settled after some discussion.

Everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed and they breathed a long sigh of relief.

Next, we just have to wait for the drafting of the revised part of the land reclamation policy.

However, just as Xiao Heng was about to dismiss everyone, Shen Qingge still stood firmly in the same place, with no intention of leaving.

She looked directly at Xiao Heng and spoke again:

"I have something else to report to Your Highness!"

After hearing this, Xiao Heng immediately stopped what he was doing and said in a deep voice, "General Shen, please feel free to speak freely!"

"Your Highness, in recent days, I have personally inspected many wastelands in the surrounding area and learned that relying solely on the people to reclaim these wastelands on their own is simply too time-consuming and laborious!

Not only that, some of the wastelands are far away from water sources, and if you want to grow crops here, you must build ditches to divert water for irrigation.

But ordinary people alone cannot complete this huge project.

Therefore, I, Your Highness, today boldly request your permission to lead the troops to those wastelands, assist the people in reclaiming the land, and be responsible for digging ditches and other related matters!"