Chapter 397

Three questions

Gu Qianxue nodded and said, "the second prince is right. Rice and white flour are not available to everyone. Tens of millions of poor people eat weeds, vegetable leaves and some unknown things." when he saw the stunned fourth Princess and the fifth princess, he said with a smile, "believe me, these things are in front of you. Don't eat them, you can see them all I don't want to see it. "

The emperor knew that Gu Qianxue wanted to tell the princes about the sufferings of the people.

But not only that, Gu Qianxue asked another question: "what kind of fields are there, and how many fields can ordinary people have? Second prince, you answer

The second prince cried and said, "how can it be me again?"

The emperor glanced at the past displeasantly, and the second prince immediately straightened up. "There are two kinds of fields, official and private. There are four kinds of official fields, which are granted to nobles, officials and meritorious officials, Gonglin fields for official offices, post fields for post stations, and garrison fields for military and political use. The private land in Nanyue is distributed to the public by the equal field system. On average, the average household can get about 100 mu

Why does Gu Qianxue force the second prince like this, not because he repeatedly targets her? "How many people are there in an average household?"

The second prince replied, "I have three generations in the same hall. If there are four sons, there are about 15. On average, each person can get about six acres." Think of Gu Qianxue back to continue to ask him, he did not ask himself to calculate an average.

"How much grain can be produced per mu? How much is the tax? " Gu Qianxue didn't intend to let go of the second prince.

The second prince sighed, "a mu of farmland can produce 100 Jin of grain if the wind adjusts the rain smoothly without floods and insects, and all taxes add up to nearly one third."

Gu Qianxue nodded again and affirmed, "that is to say, in addition to taxes, 66 Jin of grain can be left in one mu of farmland, and 660 Jin of grain can be left in 100 mu, which is equivalent to 440 Jin of grain distributed to 15 people, which is equivalent to that each person can eat 36 Jin and 6 liang of grain every month, and it is also equivalent to that each person can eat one kilogram and two liang of grain every day Four Liang grain. Of course, this is only food to eat, not including food or meat! " With that, Gu Qianxue turned to ask the youngest sixth prince. "Your Highness the sixth prince, do you think the people are living well?"

The sixth prince was only five years old. He lowered his head and calculated it. Then he raised his head. His eyes were confused. "Sister Qianxue, how much grain is four liang?"

Gu Qianxue said, "about eight bowls of rice."

The sixth prince was surprised and said, "sister Qianxue, is it that the common people have worked hard to grow grain for a year, but not enough to eat?" Because yesterday he heard that Gu Qianxue suggested that the fifth Prince eat ten bowls of rice, which should be measured by the ten bowls of rice.

In addition to food and cooking, people are able to eat more than a thousand li. Pumpkin and sweet potato can also be used as food. They will raise some chickens, ducks, geese and pigs. In addition to eating some eggs, they are also sold in the market to exchange for necessities. In addition, they need to save some money. Not to mention the happy events, they also need to find a doctor to get medicine when they get sick. "

The sixth prince was relieved. "It's OK. It's OK. The people are industrious and capable. The prince is relieved."

Seeing that the five-year-old sixth Prince pretended to speak like an adult, Gu Qianxue couldn't help chuckling, but he couldn't help striking him. "Everything I just said was favorable weather and no disaster. In fact, these disasters happened once every two years on average. The disasters happened once every two years, ranging from food shortage to grain failure."

Don't talk about the sixth prince, several young princes and princesses are anxious, "then how to do? What if you don't have enough to eat? "

When the emperor saw the anxious appearance of the princesses and princesses, his eyes were warm and he nodded his head.

Qin Fei closed everything to the bottom of her eyes, and her lips were covered with a smile.

Gu Qianxue did not dare to imagine the images of the sufferings of the victims. She knew that her compassion was overflowing and that the cancer of the Virgin Mary was terminal. However, she believed that as long as a person with conscience saw the suffering of innocent people, it would be her reaction. Modern people are more charitable because they are well-educated. Not to mention various foundations, but only some crowdfunding software. Even though they know that many of them are fake, good people still can't help but lend a helping hand.

"Selling children and selling women is easy..." The word "Yi Zi Er Shi" slipped to his mouth but was swallowed back. Gu Qianxue felt that he would not frighten the children. "You can imagine yourself as them and try to find a way to survive."

The prince and the second prince were silent. The fourth Prince and the third princess, two older men, sighed faintly. However, some newborn princesses who were not afraid of tigers began to scratch their heads and ponder.

With a smile, the emperor picked up the tea on the table beside him and tasted it. However, he felt that this class was of profound significance.

And the emperor naturally can not imagine, this is just the beginning.

Gu Qianxue said, "even if the wind and rain are favorable, the people's days are not very prosperous. If they save money one by one, they should not only spend their daily expenses, but also take precautions against it. And what I say today is not only to let the princes and princesses know about the sufferings of the people, but to leave three questions"Three questions?" People don't understand.

"First, princesses and princesses can ask people around them how much they can sell a catty of grain, and how much it will mean to the people if the tax revenue goes up or down by one millionth." Gu Qianxue seriously said, "second, taxation is the foundation of a country. If there is no tax, there will be no state. Not far away, but what the princes and princesses eat and live in are all people who pay taxes. If taxes are lowered blindly, the people will not be hungry, and you will be hungry. "

The sixth Prince hurriedly said, "I don't want to be hungry!"

Four princesses and five princesses looked nervous and even shook their heads, "I don't want to be hungry!"

The emperor and Princess Qin couldn't help laughing. They also saw for the first time the images of the princesses and princesses born with the golden key afraid of starvation.

Gu Qianxue laid out his hand and said, "don't mention you, the officials' income also comes from taxes, including the monthly money my father gave me. If the tax revenue is really reduced, I will go hungry together," and then the tone changed, "then, the second problem arises. How can we make the people eat enough without reducing the tax, and it's better to have some balance?"

The little princes and princesses began to think of it anxiously, but the fourth prince said, "then we should try our best to build water conservancy, right?"

Gu Qianxue was positive, "yes, but not all right."