Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 174 Those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish (Part [-])
"This……"

Looking at the map in front of them, the three elders looked at each other again.

Although what Wu Liang said is very reasonable, and it sounds like they are completely on the side of the Zhu family and them, and they can't even think of any bad influence on them, but drawing a map is the first time for them. The first time I met him, I always felt a little weird, and I couldn't help but feel a little slander in my heart.

"Please be careful when you mark it. Afterwards, this map will be stored in the government office as a backup of the land deed. If anyone's land is illegally invaded in the future, they can come to the government office to appeal to me. I will definitely make decisions for you. , In addition, the Zhu family also wants to take advantage of the coming of the three dynasties to liquidate the exact property they own in Yongqiu."

Wu Liang then said with a smile, but the tone of his words was like an order.

"good."

Hearing the word "Zhu's family", the three elders felt a bit of pressure, but they couldn't think of any disadvantages this map would bring them, so they finally started to write.

After a moment.

As Wu Liang requested, many areas were marked on the maps of each township.

Among them, the largest area is naturally the property of the Zhu family, and these three elders also occupy a part of the fields close to the town. In addition, some large-scale properties in the township are also marked.

But even if these private properties are removed, at least four-fifths or even more of the land in each township belongs to unowned land.

Some land is really unsuitable for cultivation due to terrain and environmental factors, and some land is wasteland that has not been reclaimed due to population... After all, the population in this era is still very limited, especially now that the population is still declining after years of war, and the refugees who fled With more and more, productivity becomes more and more limited.

And what Wu Liang wants to use is these unowned lands.

The land system in the Han Dynasty was privately owned by individuals. Land not only belonged to personal assets, but also allowed to be traded.

It is also because of this system that most of the reclaimed fertile land is occupied by rich families and big households from all over the country. The people who originally owned the land had to become their tenants in order to make a living. A renter would either be forced to ruin his family by the landlord, or he could only become a refugee in exile.

And the so-called "farming system".

The essence is to combine and resettle those refugees who have no land with those unowned lands, which can not only avoid conflicts with those aristocrats who have a lot of social resources, but also complete the reintegration and reuse of social idle resources.

In this way, the refugees have land to cultivate, not to mention living and working in peace and contentment, at least they will not starve to death like before.

And those barren lands have been cultivated by people, social productivity has been improved, and with more grain output, it will be relatively easier for Boss Cao to buy grain or collect grain in the future.

Of course, the "farming system" is not without its drawbacks.

In other words, it is impossible for any system to be without drawbacks.

The biggest drawback of the historical "farming system" is that the common people are controlled relatively tightly, people are completely bound to the land, and as the war escalates, the exploitation will gradually increase, coupled with the increasing corruption of the bureaucracy, one day It will be a matter of time before they will stretch their hands into the land of the village, triggering the fleeing and resistance of the villagers, and it will be a matter of time before they completely collapse.

However, this was unavoidable, and it was beyond Wu Liang's control.

In the history of the Celestial Dynasty, since the establishment of the Great Qin Dynasty, almost no dynasty's national fortune can survive 300 years. These are not without reasons, let alone a system?
Wu Liang only knew.

Under the current circumstances, the "farming system" is implemented.

It's good for Boss Cao, good for those refugees, and good for himself, that's enough.

As for what this system will eventually look like in the hands of "people" after decades or hundreds of years... Wu Liang has already foreseen the result, but people still have to live in the present.

"Everyone, why don't you press your fingerprints again? After all, this map will be used as a proof in the future. If someone draws it and tampers with it, I'm afraid it won't count."

After looking at these maps, Wu Liang said with a smile.

While talking, someone has already brought up the previously prepared ink pads, and placed the map and ink pads in front of the three elders.

"This……"

A feeling of signing a contract of selling one's life arises spontaneously. The three elders have no idea in their hearts, but they still can't figure out what disadvantages this move will bring to them.

"Don't you all still have doubts about the Zhu family and your own field?"

Wu Liang asked,

"It's not..."

The three elders shook their heads one after another.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Wu Liang smiled.

So the three elders hesitated for a moment, and finally pressed their fingerprints on the map.

Then order people to take back the map. Wu Liang has successfully completed today's task. With the map that these three elders pressed their fingerprints on, when the system of farming is implemented later, they can clearly define their sphere of influence and ensure that well water does not violate the law. river water.

Not only does he not have to worry about sparring with the Zhu family and the big local households, but it can also prevent the Zhu family and those big households from stretching too far into his sphere of influence.

When the time comes to cut off their hands, it can be justified.

It will not affect the stability that Boss Cao wants, and naturally it will not cause too much trouble for himself.

……

More than half an hour later.

Tonight's banquet was finally over, during which Wu Liang did not cross the river and demolish the bridge, and after achieving his goal, he still talked and laughed with these three elders while drinking.

On the one hand, they eliminated the uneasiness in the hearts of these three elders as much as possible, and on the other hand, they also briefly understood the situation in each township.

In today's world, it's not just that the people are having a hard time, but these "landlords" are not as easy as they imagined, so that these three elders are constantly pouring bitter water on him.

The most serious problem at present is naturally the loss of tenants, which was expected by Wu Liang.

Not to mention anything else, at least half of the Zhu family's land in Yongqiu County was left uncultivated after Zhang Miao rebelled and Lv Bu robbed and arrested Dingding, so that the rent collected at the end of the year was at least less than that of Zhu Ding. In previous years, it was reduced by half.

The three elders and local big households like them were even worse. Not only did the number of tenants drop sharply, they were also severely blackmailed by Lu Bu's soldiers and horses some time ago, and they were forced to bleed a lot.

But do they think this is bad enough?

Wu Liang smiled without saying a word, next year they will definitely suffer even worse...

Because next year, that is, a few months after the beginning of spring, there will be a very serious locust plague in Yanzhou. How serious is it?

It was so serious that in history, after Boss Cao was stolen from his home by Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, when he returned to the army for rescue, he couldn't get any rations, or even robbed him, so he had to choose a truce, and almost sent his family members as hostages to Yuan Shao. The conditions under the fence.

even.

At that time, in order to help Boss Cao solve this problem, Cheng Yu was forced to order people to loot a lot in Dong'e County, which was under his jurisdiction at the time, and only managed to scrape together enough rations for Boss Cao to last three days.

Moreover, some of these military rations are dried meat made of human flesh...

It is said that this is also one of the reasons why Cheng Yu has not been ranked among the three princes in his life, because this fact is too degrading. Although the Cao family thanked him, they did not dare to risk the displeasure of the world and let him be among the three princes.

However, these things can be seen from the side to see how serious the locust plague is.

At that time, Boss Cao didn’t have too many troops, and if he died, he would only have tens of thousands. After looting a county like this, he could barely scrape together three days’ worth of food. The food in the hands of the households is basically already stretched, is it enough for a few days at most?
Therefore, if Wu Liang wants to implement the farming system, the locust plague in the coming year will be an urgent problem to be solved.

However, Wu Liang had already thought of countermeasures in advance. Although it was impossible to have no loss at all, it could also reduce a lot of losses.

Definitely not eating locusts.

Before crossing, Wu Liang read many historical novels, in which the method of "eating" was used to solve the locust plague, not only for people to eat by themselves, but also to drive large groups of chickens and ducks to eat.

Wu Liang wanted to say that this is completely nonsense out of life.

The ancients were only limited by the level of scientific research at that time, and their understanding of everything in the world was not as thorough and scientific as the later generations, but they were not fools. If the locusts in the locust plague were really edible, how could they watch the locusts flying in front of their eyes and starve themselves alive? die?
It should be known that as long as there are swarms of locusts, a deadly toxin will appear on these locusts.

People who eat this toxin will be poisoned and die. Even the natural enemies of locusts, such as chickens and ducks, will lose their appetite due to the toxin and smell, and will not eat at all.

So if you want to solve the locust plague by eating, people will die faster than locusts.

As for what method Wu Liang plans to use...

Let's keep it a secret first, and when the Zhu family and these three elders or big households suffer greatly from it, Wu Liang will let them know what it means to obey me to prosper and oppose me to perish.

"Three elders, let's end today's banquet, I hope you all enjoyed yourself."

Seeing that the wine and meat on everyone's table had bottomed out, Wu Liang finally got up and said with a smile.

"Thank you for the hospitality, magistrate."

The three elders also got up to salute and thank each other.

"You're welcome, I'll see you off."

Wu Liang returned the gift with a smile.

In fact, at this moment, his heart has already gone outside the government office.

During the dinner, Dian Wei had come to report that Zhu Lu and the others did not leave angrily after eating his closed door. Instead, they stubbornly stood outside the door, not knowing what they were planning...

What can you do?
It's nothing more than feeling upset and want to get back on the stage?

Now it is the cold winter season, they have been frozen outside for more than half an hour, the resentment in their hearts must not be increased, as long as Wu Liang opens the gate of the government office, these people will definitely explode immediately.

"Open the door."

Wu Liang didn't take it to heart at all, and nodded with a smile when he came to the door.

It is said that the third son of the Zhu family is the most incompetent son of the Zhu family, so he just took this opportunity to see what kind of guy he is.

(End of this chapter)