The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 296
It took nearly ten days, until the end of August, with the escort and help of the Yellow Turban Army, all the villagers in Linfen and Jiangyi finally arrived in some places in the north safely.

On the way to escort the immigrants to the north, there were not only the ordinary soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army who escorted them and the Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guards to maintain law and order, but also the civil servants who were responsible for counting the number of people.

Because of the rebellion in Hedong County, all the civil servants appointed by the Yellow Turban Army in Hedong County were also dismissed. Now all the officials in Hedong County are Fu Zhu trained by the Yellow Turban Army from the Taoist hall.

I have to say that perhaps these Fu Zhu are not as familiar with some government affairs as the original Han court officials, but whether it is the enthusiasm, carefulness, or seriousness of the work, the original Han court officials are absolutely incomparable.

With the investigation of these civil servants, Fu Qi also made a plan for garrisoning the fields early, personnel arrangements, and land distribution have been carefully formulated.

Baibo Valley in the north of Linfen.

There is no shortage of fertile land in the valley, and now almost two-thirds of the land in the north of Hedong County has been attributed to the Yellow Turban Army.

Those powerful families have basically been put to death.

Xu An and his party rode war horses, walked slowly among the fields, and inspected the surrounding fields.

Among the fields on both sides, there are patches of crops, which were cultivated when the tyrants of Hedong County were still there.

Now it has all been given to immigrants by Fu Qi's plan, and the local villagers are farming.

However, the agricultural tax collected by these renters this year has also been increased by [-]%, after all, what they receive is already cultivated land.

In Xu An's hand, he was holding a book bound with yellow sky paper. On the paper were densely written small characters with a brush. These were Fu Qi's policies for farming.

Xu An was on the slightly bumpy horse, looking at the contents of the book.

The strategy that Fu Qi formulated this time to farm the fields really won Xu An's intention.

Tuntian is divided into Mintun and Juntun.

It will take some time for the military settlement to proceed, and Xu An is still in the process of selecting soldiers.

What Fu Qi formulated this time is the content of Mintun.

Each folk village has a hundred people as a village, and ten villages are a gathering. For each gathering, a team of about one hundred Yellow Turban soldiers is arranged to guard. There is one Diannong officer and two deputy Diannong officers, both of whom are Fu Zhu.

Then, according to Xu An's arrangement, there were the captain of Diannong, the captain of Diannong, and the general of Diannong Zhonglang.

Although most of the thieves and bandits in Hedong County were wiped out by the Yellow Turban Army, considering the possible hidden small groups of thieves and bandits, the possible sabotage by Han army spies, the villains in the countryside, and the stability of law and order.

Therefore, Fu Qi set a military quota of about [-] people in every ten villages.

The on-duty officer is mainly in charge of finances, collecting agricultural taxes, and handling disputes. There are two deputy on-duty officers. One is in charge of water conservancy construction, farm tools, and cattle leasing, and the other is in charge of the garrison in the village.

Holding the paper books in Xu An's hand, he felt quite relaxed, the simple and heavy books were cumbersome and heavy, and it was time-consuming and laborious to pick them up and look at them.

When working, it not only affects the office efficiency, but also is not easy to carry.

And even though Xu An has been using bamboo slips for so long, he still feels unaccustomed to it. It is much better now that he picks up paper books again.

Now the craftsmanship of Huangtian paper is becoming more and more proficient, and the output is gradually increasing. The Huangtian paper in his hand is sent by the workshop for office use.

"Duke Ming ordered the craftsmen to make agricultural tools such as curved plows, and I have already ordered people to use them personally. Both curved plows and waterwheels are sharp tools for farming."

Fu Qi then said to Xu An who was walking in front.

"However, Duke Ming missed a question."

Xu An was a little surprised when he heard Fu Qi's words, logically speaking, he had already considered it carefully.

"Using the curved edge plow requires the use of cattle. Minggong said that iron plows are used for intensive farming, but how can ordinary farmers farm cattle? Although Minggong implemented the cattle policy, farmers can rent official cattle for farming, but most of the farmers' homes There is no money left, let alone people who are already poor enough to rent public land for farming."

"This is something I didn't expect..."

Xu An frowned, he really lacked consideration for this matter.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu An consulted Fu Qi and said.

"Since it is a lease, why not allow it to be repaid after the next year's harvest?"

Fu Qi smiled slightly, and said: "I also think so, but I think that the cost of renting cattle and farm tools can be directly added to the tax."

"Those who rent farm cattle and agricultural tools are taxed according to the public four people's six; those who do not lease are still collected according to the public three people's seven."

Xu An thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Just follow what Mr. Fu said."

Fu Qi's arrangement is very appropriate. If the rent is paid with money, the farmers may still suffer a layer of exploitation. It is a good way to offset it directly with rent and tax.

"Mr. Fu's understanding of agricultural affairs is really detailed, and I admire his profound knowledge."

Xu An closed the book in his hand and put it into the saddle pocket.

"However, I think it may need to be changed about the garrison."

Fu Qi frowned and said: "There are [-] troops in the garrison. If the Mintun is implemented later, although it will take up a lot of soldiers, but considering the surrounding situation, I think it is necessary at this stage. If Duke Ming wants to reduce the garrison, we should gradually Less is better."

Although it was Xu An's words, Fu Qi still did not directly agree.

Hedong County has suddenly cleared out so many powerful families, if they don't leave garrisons in the land of the people, I am afraid that many disasters will arise.

And once there is chaos, it may be difficult to carry out the matter of Mintun.

The initial implementation of any detection is extremely important, and even the smoothness of the initial implementation largely determines the subsequent development.

Xu An waved his hand, slowed down the speed of the horse, and maintained the same row with Fu Qi's frame.

"The number of troops stationed, I know Mr. Fu must have considered it carefully, I just want to add something."

Fu Qi clasped his hands together and said, "I would like to hear more about it."

"The matter of the military station has also been gradually put on the agenda. I can arrange for those soldiers who have been eliminated to serve as these garrisons, and they will not exist as a standing army."

Xu An pointed to the field beside him and said.

"I think some land can be allocated to these soldiers. Firstly, it can be used as a demonstration of military settlements, and secondly, it will not prevent them from being in the interior, except that they have nothing to do."

"I didn't expect this. Mr. Ming's method is feasible, and he should act like this."

Fu Qi's eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he said with a smile.

"I'll revise it later when I go back, and perfect the strategy that Duke Ming made."

"Military settlements, civilian settlements..."

Xu An raised his head and looked at the settlement not far away.

"We have to do something about reducing the army."

(End of this chapter)