The news of the abolition of corvee soon spread all over the country. Wherever it went, the people naturally rejoiced and praised the court's benevolence and kindness.

Among the people, more and more people are actively signing up and want to work with the imperial court, especially those with many children at home.

The family only had so much land. When the children grew up, the family would inevitably divide the land. Instead of living hard on those few acres of thin farmland, it would be better to leave the land and work for the court, at least the wages would be good.

The common people are happy and want to work, but some are happy and some are unhappy.

For example, local folk workshops.

Once the imperial court paid these forty cents, it was equivalent to directly setting a nationwide minimum wage system.

For example, in some relatively remote provincial capitals in the northwest and southwest, local employers will only give you twenty or thirty cents for wages. Once the official documents from the court arrive, without payment, the common people who still follow you will go to the court.

Sign up.

Correspondingly, working hours, work breaks, and work period systems have also blossomed across the country.

Youdao policy is the vane of the country's overall development. As soon as the imperial court's employment policy came out, all localities followed Youdao's example. In just half a year, all provinces, whether it was the recruitment methods of local governments or the employment of private workshops and firms,

Everyone follows suit and introduces the new.

In order to compete with the imperial court for workers, many businesses also offered wages of forty cash per day.

If you look at it, the wages are exactly the same, but the place still has the advantage.

That means you don’t have to leave your hometown.

It's better to be able to go home after working every day and stay with your wife and children on the hot bed than to follow the imperial court all over the world.

On the front line of national development, Guangdong has undergone the most dramatic changes.

Chen Jiading, who succeeded his father as the head of the Chen family, soon smelled something unusual from this policy.

However, out of caution, Chen Jiading still found Chen Xi, who had taken a back seat, to ask for advice.

"When the imperial court abolished corvee, it was bound to compete with the private sector for workers. In order to compete with the imperial court for workers, private merchants also had to improve workers' treatment, learn from the imperial court's practices, and introduce a more generous work-break system and work contract benefits.

As a result, the cost of labor has increased a lot. As labor costs increase, commodity prices in the circulation market will rise to ensure that profits are not reduced.

At that time, there will be a surge in commodity prices, and the rise in commodity prices will directly affect the living costs of the people. Although there are strict red lines for essential commodities such as rice, flour, oil, salt and vinegar, the prices of commodities follow the laws of the market.

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When commodity prices rise, it will be difficult for people to live in peace. Is it appropriate for the court to do this?"

If you think about it carefully, Chen Jiading's statement is correct, and it is very consistent with materialist dialectics.

Is abolition a benevolent government? There is no doubt that it is a benevolent government, but does it have no drawbacks? What Chen Jiading is talking about now is the drawbacks.

This is true for any policy. There is no absolute tyranny and no absolute benevolent government.

Everything has two sides.

Chen Jiading was born in a family of merchants. He has been exposed to the ways of doing business since he was a child. Now he has personally caught up with the great economic development period of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and he is progressive in his thinking.

"The basis for stabilizing prices lies in production. For example, in good harvest years, food prices are low, but in famine years, food prices are high. This depends on the amount of production.

If the overall number of workshops has not increased, it means that the overall productivity has not increased, but the labor cost has become expensive, so the price of the goods produced is bound to rise.

If the imperial court cannot control prices, how will it deal with the market economy that will continue to rise in the future?"

Chen Xiang looked at Chen Jiading in front of him, feeling very comforted.

There is no father who doesn’t want his son to succeed. His son has grown up.

"You can think of this, I am very happy to be a father, but you only saw the surface and did not think about it on a deeper level."

"Increased labor costs will indeed increase commodity prices, which will affect people's living standards. What will people do for the sake of their quality of life?"

After thinking for a while, Chen Jiading said: "The price of grain has been low. If we continue to farm, it will be difficult to ensure food, drink and clothing. Then the people may gradually leave the fields and go to work.

In other words, the number of workers in our country will increase significantly in the future."

"Yes, as the number of workers increases, there are more skilled workers, and the number of production workshops will increase, then productivity will increase, and commodity prices will naturally fall."

Chen Jiading immediately said: "However, as workers increase, the number of farmers will decrease, and food production will also decrease. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. The imperial court has also said many times that the red line of food prices must not be touched.

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"You have to know that the number of farmers will never decrease, it will only increase."

Chen Xi said: "You must not forget that the number of Dingkou is increasing very fast. The imperial court just issued a policy to stimulate the reproduction of Dingkou two years ago. If you give birth to a child, you will give it to the fields tax-free."

Chen Jiading suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Yes, why did you forget this matter? Dad, you mean that the imperial court has thought of these things a long time ago."

"Do you think that the imperial court's policies are all driven by slaps on the forehead?"

Chen Xi criticized: "Every national policy formulated by the king is connected one by one. Looking at it now, when the king promulgated the policy of encouraging reproduction, he had already made preparations to abolish corvee.

As a result, in fifteen to twenty years, the country's population is expected to exceed 100 million or more. Isn't this number enough to make up for the shortage of workers who leave the land to work?

The number of workers and farmers will increase, so the country's overall price will only become more and more stable. Even if labor costs increase and commodity prices rise, people's incomes are also increasing. So, the overall income and expenditure of ordinary people's households will still be

tending to be stable.”

Chen Jiading thought for a while and felt that what Chen Xi said made sense, but he still vaguely felt that something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he patted his forehead.

"Dad, after all this, farmers' incomes have remained unchanged. You see, no matter where the grain prices are, farmers' incomes will never change at all."

Chen Xi sighed and said, "Have you ever thought that when there are more and more commodities in the market and circulation and transactions become more frequent, the country's finances will become better, in other words, the country will become richer and richer.

When the country is rich, does it still care about the people's annual 30-yuan grain tax?

Can the imperial court be exempted from tax?

In addition to tax exemption, the court can also provide additional land subsidies to the people depending on the financial situation.

As the country gets richer and richer, farmers' income will only get higher and higher. How can it get lower and lower?"

Chen Jiading blinked in disbelief.

"Are you saying that the imperial court may abolish the land tax?"

"The imperial court can abolish the corvee system that has existed for thousands of years, and abolish the land tax. What's the surprise?"

Chen Xi muttered and sighed: "Child, we have caught up with an incredible era."

Corvee service was abolished and land tax was exempted.

If the scene of that day really comes, what a great and prosperous scene it will be!

Now Chen Xi has a feeling from the bottom of his heart.

I feel happy for everyone in the world.

I am so happy that the world now meets Chen Yunfu, King Yu, the Prime Minister of the Military and Political Council of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!