After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

"During the Qing Dynasty, the Ming system was followed and the Single Whip Law of the Ming Dynasty was still in use. However, due to the increasing number of people hidden by landlords and the growing number of refugees, land consolidation and population growth, the poll tax became a heavy burden on farmers."

How miserable were the farmers of ancient China! They had to share the burden on their small plots of land, no matter what the circumstances.

And this burden has not lessened at all.

"In order to ensure a stable tax rate, alleviate class contradictions, and determine the population size, in the fifty-first year of Kangxi's reign, an order was issued to levy taxes based on the population of fifty years, and that no additional taxes would be levied on the population that would be added thereafter."

"This means that the original amount of the poll tax from each province is distributed across the land of each prefecture and county, and a certain amount of poll tax is distributed among the land tax of one tael. The land tax and poll tax are combined into one, called land and poll tax. At the same time, other taxes and levies besides land and poll tax, such as artisan tax and fishing tax, are also collected in the land tax."

"The reform of the land tax system into a single land tax was another major reform in ancient my country, which changed the dual tax system of ancient my country into a single land tax, and it was of great significance."

"The merging of land tax and poll tax reduced the burden on landless and land-poor peasants. Furthermore, the implementation of the merging of land tax and poll tax meant that the state relaxed its supervision of peasants, allowing some landless peasants to enter cities or mines, etc., and become employed workers, thus promoting the budding of capitalism."

"Since the tax was no longer levied based on the number of adult males, farmers no longer had to worry about excessive taxation due to population growth, and therefore no longer needed to conceal their population, which led to very rapid population growth."

"However, the conversion of poll tax to land tax also has certain historical limitations. There are always countermeasures to policies. If you transfer the poll tax to the land, then I, the landlord, will increase the rent and incorporate the poll tax into the land rent."

"After the implementation of the corvée system, although it was abolished by law, the practice of levying additional corvée labor was not eradicated."

Zhu Qinggu could only explain it to these ancient people in this simple way.

The wisdom of the ancients was profound and extensive. Later generations mainly know a lot because of the rapid spread of information and their broadened horizons, but the ancients were no less knowledgeable.

Zhang Juzheng recorded everything Zhu Qinggu said and was slowly contemplating his Single Whip Law and the Land Tax System.

There were many people like him, especially those who longed for reform during the Song Dynasty.

They could not stand by and watch the Song Dynasty perish. Now that the heavens have appeared, revealing the crisis to them, and the obstacles from top to bottom are very small, isn't this the perfect opportunity for them to carry out reforms?

Such a policy was ideal, but it was not very effective during the Qin and Han dynasties.

One reason is that the amount of arable land during the Qin and Han dynasties was not as much as during the Qing dynasty. If the land tax was converted into poll tax, they would not have examined whether the tax revenue could cover the country's needs. Therefore, the policy was mostly shelved.

Only after the Northern Song Dynasty moved south and greatly developed the south in all aspects did the effect of the land tax reform become significant.

However, the landlords were very unhappy about the conversion of land tax into poll tax.

They've been constantly criticizing the Qing Dynasty, saying "The Tartar dynasty is bound to be evil," but that's only because their interests have been affected. They don't dare to speak of the Qing Dynasty anymore; someone was struck by lightning for saying it before.

Zhu Yuanzhang also pondered this deeply. He felt that he was the biggest landlord, and he would be reluctant to accept the land tax reform with no increase in taxes. But if the Tartars could do it, why couldn't the Ming Dynasty?

It wasn't that Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't do it, but he preferred to proceed cautiously. After all, the Ming Dynasty had only been established for a few years, so naturally, he needed to proceed slowly.

Li Shimin pondered deeply, "The Qing Dynasty actually possesses such boldness..."

Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; the words of a monarch can sometimes determine the life and death of many people. Therefore, Li Shimin would not make any decisions lightly. However, he was extremely interested in the so-called "equalization of land tax and poll tax" and "never increasing taxes."

However, the powerful families would never sit idly by and watch him implement this policy, so Li Shimin did not rashly summon his ministers to discuss it. In any case, this was sending a certain political signal, and it was not a simple matter.

At present, promoting paper is still the top priority.

When Wang Anshi heard about the "equalization of land tax and poll tax," he thought of the previous loans. Measures like the "equalization of land tax and poll tax" were absolutely impossible in the Song Dynasty because they would affect the interests of many people, and the Song Dynasty's military was in disarray.

It is obvious that implementing the land tax reform would require a powerful and capable emperor who also holds military power.

Wang Anshi frowned slightly, but continued to examine the Green Seedling Loan in his hand.

We can only start from other areas: enriching the people and strengthening the military.

(Zhang Juzheng, Ming Dynasty: Thank you, Miss Zhu!)

Only a few minutes have passed since I answered that question.

Zhu Qinggu usually allocates about twenty minutes to answer their questions.

If there isn't enough time, keep asking questions.

Questions were drawn again from the sky, and everyone asked what they wanted to know.

The system immediately extracted it.

(Han Dynasty, Liu Heng: Miss Zhu, how did the issue of bestowing titles of kings be resolved throughout history?)

Having observed the Heavenly Curtain for so many days, Liu Heng had learned quite a bit, especially about the Ming Dynasty, and the problem of the Ming Dynasty's vassal kings was also too big to be solved.

He wanted to find a balance among these dynasties.

Upon seeing that it was Emperor Wen of Han, many emperors who took Emperor Wen of Han as their role model, or those who admired Emperor Wen of Han as a model emperor, lit up their eyes.

Liu Heng's question immediately struck a chord with many emperors, especially Ming Dynasty emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Jingnan Rebellion was always a major headache for Zhu Yuanzhang, and he could never forget it. So he vented all his anger on his fourth son, and tried many methods, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt that none of them were appropriate.

It just so happens that Emperor Wen of Han also asked this question, so let's hear it.

Ying Zheng was also very interested in this issue. He admired Zhu Yuanzhang's decisive and efficient approach, but Zhu Yuanzhang's restoration of ancient practices still made Ying Zheng somewhat uncomfortable.

For example, having concubines be forced to commit suicide.

Perhaps Zhu Yunwen's idea of ​​implementing a retro style like the well-field system has some historical basis...

The issue of bestowing titles of kings is actually quite interesting. Although Zhu Qinggu disliked the Qing Dynasty, he had to admit that the Qing Dynasty had its merits in many aspects.

Even people have two sides, a positive and a negative.

"After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang enfeoffed members of the imperial family as princes, which led to the Rebellion of the Seven States."

“Political struggles in ancient times were very complex. If an emperor wanted to seek help, he would definitely seek help from his blood relatives, such as hoping that they would come to his aid and protect him. However, if the power of the vassal kings was too great, they might threaten the royal family.”

"Throughout history, there have been two main methods: one is to weigh the power of the princes and limit them to a controllable range, and the other is to strengthen the education of the princes and cultivate their loyalty to the emperor."

“The power of the imperial princes was strictly limited, and this became extremely harsh during the Cao Wei period. After Cao Pi established the Wei Dynasty, he took strict precautions against Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi’s every move was under his surveillance. Cao Pi would even frequently relocate Cao Zhi, and he treated his other brothers the same way.”

"When Sima Yi seized power later, not a single member of the Cao clan resisted."