The Prosperous Era of Longwan

After listening to Wei's father's story, Wei Guangde knew that the land was hidden land. It was land that was not registered with the government, which meant that there was no need to pay taxes. Except for a small amount of the output given to farmers, the rest was all owned by the family. of.

But now the trouble lies here. This thing cannot be exposed because the consequences will be serious.

Originally, Wei Guangde should be happy knowing that he still had Yin Tian, ​​but now he has become the capital for others to threaten.

According to my father, this land has been opened up for many years. If the land tax is really required to be recovered, it will only be confiscated, which may not solve the problem. If not, I will not be able to keep my official position. It is no wonder that Father Wei Hesitated.

"Dad, if that land is traded normally, how much money would it cost per acre?"

"It won't be less than ten taels. After so many years of farming, the land has long been mature and the yield is pretty good."

"More than that, the Jiang family in town sold a piece of land before, and it was said to be worth twelve taels of silver."

Wei Wencai spoke at this moment.

Although the relationship between the Wei family and the squires in the town was not good, it was precisely because of this that he was more concerned about what was going on there.

He naturally understands such a big thing as buying and selling land.

Wei Guangde thought about it in his mind. If the other party came directly to discuss the sale, he must be sure that the land was hidden land, and the person must have a strong background, so he had no fear of lowering the price to close the deal.

Wei Guangde quickly figured it out. He couldn't resist and could only accept it.

Since people have a big background, they are not afraid of things coming out. At most, they can let the government confiscate it and then find a way to redeem it, use some tricks, and sell the land at the price set by Tian Tian.

Since the other party came directly to negotiate a deal, they naturally had this consideration in mind.

I guess I didn't want to make a big fuss, so I did this. If I could avoid making trouble with the government, I wouldn't make trouble with the government. Then the land would still be hidden land and no taxes would be paid.

After all, using the power of the government is not in vain, it will definitely increase a lot of costs.

"How many acres is that land? I think it's very large."

Wei Guangde had never been to the land that Wei Lao mentioned, but he had an impression in his memory that he had been there before, on horseback with his elder brother.

My impression is that the land is very large, covering the entire slope of the mountain. There is dry land on the slope and paddy fields below.

"More than a hundred acres."

Wei Wencai said.

An acre of land would cost at least seven taels of silver, and more than a hundred acres would cost a thousand taels of silver.

After calculating this number in his mind, Wei Guangde didn't want to continue asking.

At this moment, Mrs. Wei, who had been sitting silently, said, "How about I go back to my parents' house and listen to what my brother wants."

"You should go back tomorrow and talk to him about the matter, but don't force it. Even if you let him know about it, he should be careful over there."

Father Wei has nothing he can do at this moment. Looking at the expressions of his two sons, he knows what's going on. He has nothing to do, so what else can he say.

Fortunately, he still held the official position of this hundred households and had more than a hundred soldiers on hand, so the other party did not come directly to grab the land.

You know, Hidden, that's not protected.

To put it bluntly, whoever has the biggest fist belongs to him.

The other party is willing to pay for it, and it seems that he should be satisfied, and it is not a waste of money.

"Dad, how about I take someone to kill that Taoist priest?"

At this moment, Wei Wencai gritted his teeth and said something.

However, Father Wei waved his hand and said, "He is just a lobbyist. What's the use of killing him? It will only create grudges."

Wei Guangde naturally wouldn't say anything at this time, although he knew the Taoist priest. Is it useful?

In this area of ​​Jiangxi, anyone who dares to target local snakes like them is definitely not easy to deal with.

Although Wei Guangde was not good at studying at that time, he had read many reports and knew how the Ming Dynasty finally perished. The emperor even hanged himself.

The reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was naturally mentioned in those reports, and they were all relatively concentrated, that is, financial collapse and the court had no money.

The so-called Little Glacier is easy to deal with, as long as you have money for disaster relief.

The rebellion in the north and the Jurchen rebellion in Jianzhou outside the Pass were easy to deal with, and they hired soldiers to fight.

As long as you have money, all those things can be solved tomorrow.

There is nothing in this world that cannot be done with money.

Money can make the mill push the devil.

One of the reasons for the financial collapse of the Ming Dynasty was the large number of hidden fields.

Of course, the main reason is that scholars are unreasonable, because scholars do not pay taxes.

These scholars, in fact, including the official families themselves, also financially helped those talented students from poor families to take the imperial examinations through financial support, and even helped them get into the positions they needed after the imperial examinations, allowing them to gain power in disguise.

They gained power through the imperial examination, and then gradually controlled and even monopolized many industries to make huge profits without having to pay taxes after making money.

Their control is not only in business, but also in land, and they acquire and annex land through various means.

It seems that the last years of the dynasty were all the same, that is, the big families wantonly annexed the land, making the people miserable and had no choice but to rebel.

The cards were reshuffled through rebellion, and then the lands were dispersed again and annexed again in the development of new dynasties.

It's good to have a meritorious title. If you have a meritorious title, you don't have to pay taxes. This is why Father Wei threatened Wei Guangde not to buy land for him unless he gets the meritorious title.

Because you have no fame, the taxes on the land will destroy you, and in the end you will have no choice but to sell the land at a low price.

If you can’t keep your family property, why should I share it with you?

However, now, the father, who seems to have an official status, is also threatened by someone with more power.

Wei Guangde took a deep breath and tried to relieve his somewhat depressed mood.

Looking back, Wei Guangde also felt that taking these hundreds of taels of silver was not a bad thing.

The loss is definitely a loss, and a big loss.

The land in Jiangxi is no better than others.

In today's Ming Dynasty, Wei Guangde estimates that the land in the north, near the Great Wall, should be worthless. The Tatars can attack the capital. Isn't that land the pasture of the Tatars?

In addition, the coastal areas in Fujian are not valuable, and there are still Japanese pirates. Who knows when a few Japanese pirates will appear.

Not only in Guangdong and Guangxi, but also in Yunnan and Guizhou. Ethnic minorities also cause trouble from time to time. Although there are many reasons, it is true that the place is not peaceful.

Looking at the whole country, Jiangxi and Huguang are really the best areas, as long as there are no floods.

Wei Guangde guessed that land prices in Beijing and the Yangtze River Basin should be the highest.

One night, the whole family was in a bad mood. Who would feel better if they were forced to sell their land at a low price?

Wei Guangde had no intention of thinking about hunting birds for a long time. Even the homework assigned by Master Sun was just done casually. He was really not in the mood.