Delong

Chapter 215 Walking in the Snow (14)

"I just don't understand... It's just that those people want to scatter their slaves to serve as soldiers, and those slaves were originally rewarded by the state. Now that the official slaves are gone, how can they withdraw the slaves issued by the state before?" So intense? Don’t even plant the land?”

In Wenroufang, Da Ma Jindao, the eldest lady, Paul Fang, who was seated at the top, was furious, and threw a cup on the carpet.

But there were dozens of red ribbons, black ribbons, and scattered white ribbons sitting around, but they just looked at each other in blank dismay.

In fact, there is no lack of experts here, and there is no lack of people with clear minds, so why don't they know what's going on?

If you really want to talk about the conflict between Uncle Cao and the leaders of the Guanlong army, it is actually very simple.

That is, after Emperor Cao Che failed three consecutive Eastern Expeditions, he brought the remaining core troops to Jiangdu. All conflicts and crises that erupt violently.

For Guan Long, they were originally a militaristic system, and forming an army was a matter of course.

But for one thing, Great Wei had conscripted troops on a large scale for three consecutive times in just a few years, and did not bring tangible rewards to the military leaders. Instead, they were defeated three times.
Secondly, everyone doesn't think Uncle Cao has the qualifications to replace Da Wei in a new round of mobilization of Guan Long.

This is a very fundamental contradiction.

But can this be said?
Saying in front of the Taibao that your boss and godfather are not qualified, why bother?

However, other things can be said, especially since everyone is from Jing'antai. From outsiders' point of view, they are all the direct descendants of the emperor's uncle. Now that some things are known, there is no reason to hide them.

Because Uncle Cao is well, everyone can be well.

Uncle Cao fell, and everyone did not fare well.

Sure enough, as some of the serving maids and the newcomer retreated knowingly, a senior Chang Jian, surnamed Chai, finally slowly spoke in his seat:
"Luo Zhushou, some things are not as simple as you think. Let me ask you, you are a serious Zhu Shou, ranked fifth, and have the qualifications to enter the palace. How much land has the court given you according to the law?"

"How would I know?" Luo Fang tried to save Chai Chang some face, barely suppressed his anger, and just spread his hands, and told him frankly. "I have always rented it out from officials, and directly converted it into money and cloth, and took it as a salary."

"That's it." Under everyone's serious eyes, Chai Changjian began to talk about some common sense that everyone knows, but there is really a lot of common sense that most people don't know. "But people with a clan behind them can't do this. They have a big family to support, and they have to maintain the manor locally, so they really have to plant according to the official land... Specifically, your The higher the official rank and the higher the title, the more slave quotas will be issued to you by the imperial court, and then you can buy official slaves and private slaves according to the quota, and then the imperial court will use your slave registration to give you actual land grants, slaves If you die, you have to immediately report, purchase, and re-grant the land... This has been a rule for many years, just to fear that someone will waste the good land and leave it alone."

Luo Fang was stunned for a moment, as if he realized something: "So, in these big clans, there are slaves who can actually grant land. The number of slaves is related to the amount of their fields?"

"Yes."

Chai Changjian's face twitched, but he smiled wryly again, and the mature Zhu Shou and Hei Shou around him almost all turned their faces away inexplicably. "But it's more than that, that's why I asked Luo Zhushou if he was farming?"

"Old Chai, don't play charades." Luo Fang realized something and waved his hand. "Let me put it bluntly, we are all from Jing'an Terrace. Only by relying on our adoptive father can we sit here and enjoy ourselves, and we don't have to suffer in the world outside... Not to mention that we are both prosperous and prosperous, and we are all damaged... Why bother Hidden?"

"If that wasn't the case, how would I speak?" Chai Changjian smiled wryly. "I still want to spend my old age in the Eastern Capital with my calligraphy and paintings."

People around also smiled wryly.

"The main reason is that the number of slaves is related to the land. In fact, they have hidden too many private slaves." Chai Changjian continued, but he made it clear. "Otherwise, how could there be so many manors and fields? In the land of Kansai, almost all the upper fields accounted for [-] to [-]% of the total land, and they were all owned by the manors of people with official titles. Who doesn't know? So, in the final analysis, it is They have a guilty conscience and are afraid that if the slaves take it, the land they have been granted will be taken back. Therefore, as long as our Zhongcheng can promise not to use this matter to take away their good land, and then the big clan will send out a few slaves, we should still be able to take some slaves to serve as soldiers. At the very least, it won't be like now, where the upper and lower are integrated and formed into blocks to fight against..."

Luo Fang nodded, and then suddenly thought of a question: "It's still not right... Why can they grant land when they hide private slaves? It stands to reason that slaves are just the middle of the land where officials and ranks are ranked. It should be fixed, right?"

Speaking of this, Luo Fang himself became confused, and his tone became weak, because he himself realized the problem, that is, from the earliest appearance, it is an established fact that the Guanlong clan occupies a large amount of land, and it is not even just Kansai. , in the Kinki area of ​​the Central Plains, there are now many Guanlong manors.

So, what went wrong?
Fortunately, the conversation has come to this point, and no one cares about it, but it is surprising that it is Qin Bao, the son of Dongjing who came from another place, who opened up this paragraph.

"It was the first emperor who let it go." Qin Bao drank a cup and explained without hesitation. "In the later years of the late emperor, the law was changed. When the servant died, he had to re-grant the land when he was promoted or demoted. At this time, he was allowed to reserve [-]% of the difference and grant the land as a reward... As for the servant, it is death. Five slaves, when re-purchasing the land granted by the slaves, one more person's land will be reserved. The original intention is probably to adopt people's hearts, and there are also sayings that slaves reproduce naturally. Considering people's roots and emotions, it is indeed necessary to grant more. Almost all the officials and titles belonged to the Guanlong family, so it became a means for the Guanlong family to take advantage of the opportunity to annex. In the next few years, it became even more unscrupulous, hiding private slaves, and then reporting their death, annexing the country's land in an open manner."

There was a moment of silence at the banquet, because what I said was clear enough.

The law is like this, once there is a hole, the strong can play tricks for you...

Even in the east, the tyrants can achieve a de facto merger by forcing the people to rent out Yongye Tian at a low price, let alone the Guanlong masters who hold actual power.

Hidden servants, false reports of death, etc., if you have the guts, come and investigate, you, a seventh-rank official, dare to investigate the manor of Shangzhu country?Do you dare to report after finding out?

Why did you die so fast?He just died so fast!As fast as you die!

And when granting land, no matter how narrow or wide the township is, I want the best [-] mu of land, and I will measure it myself!

Of course, there are some things I don't understand, but I really can't talk about it, or even think about it.

Because it's hard to say whether the former emperor who didn't have Jackie Chan was confused in his later years, or he knew it in his heart.

Did he bribe other Guanlong army leaders in this way because he wanted to eradicate the heroes?Or from the very beginning, he felt that the world was ruled by the masters of Guanlong, so he should let the masters of Guanlong eat and drink well?
These words are too harsh, especially the old man Cao Huangshu on Jing'an Terrace, in essence, he has to carry the banner of the late emperor in order to stabilize his legal rationality, so as to stand in conflict with the saint.

But in short, it was the former emperor who had strict laws in his later years and killed ordinary people in the Eastern Territory for a penny. At the same time, he suddenly changed the law, allowing the nobles of Guanlong to legally annex a large number of people in a short period of time. Fertile land.

Today's saint, who can quickly play the world like this, is by no means as simple as he is a genius.

He is really not the supreme being on earth.

Some problems are rooted in the Great Wei, some are from his father, the sage and wise king, and some, I am afraid, can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty's journey to the south, the opposition between the north and the south, and the opposition between the east and the west, and even the failure of the earlier emperor's westward expedition. superior.Everything, of course, is the choice and behavior of people at this moment, but everything seems to have a little origin from history.

This is where the history gets interesting.

"It doesn't matter." Luo Fang thought for a while, and replied in a deep voice. "I will tell Lord Yifu about this matter, and it is up to Lord Yifu to make a decision... In fact, I called everyone here today, not because I, Luo Fang, wanted to do something, but because I wanted to say, no matter what, I am Yifu." Adopted son of the old man, it is difficult for you to say some things, I have no scruples, and the foster father can come and listen... You have other things to say, and I will never reveal your names! The foster father is alright, Let's be fine! Reasonable, I won't repeat it again and again."

When everyone heard the words, they were quite interested.

But in the public, there seemed to be some barriers to speaking. For a while, everyone wanted to speak, and everyone had scruples.

After a while, Qin Bao actually said, "I do have an idea...Luo Zhushou, now the former three patrol teams are almost disabled. In the past, the three towns' governors dispatched each other, and the transfer with the army was also abolished. Now Sometimes it is difficult to count on these three groups to quickly stand up again... So, can you ask Zhongcheng to dispatch me and send me to Nanyang to join the army? For one thing, my mother pointed at me as my wife and son, and hurry up Meritorious service; second, it saves me from sitting here."

Luo Fang frowned and was about to answer.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Qin Bao said this, it was as if a sluice had been opened, and the whole hall was buzzing immediately, almost all of them suggested similar measures.

Everyone believed that Cao Zhongcheng should release these confidants from Jing'an Terrace.

It's just that some people want to go to the court, some people want to go to other places, and a small number of people like Qin Bao want to go to the army... From everyone's point of view, the current situation where Uncle Cao is being beaten passively is because he was fighting with the army at Jing'an Terrace. There is no branch of his own outside, especially now that the eastern capital is empty, and there is no organized army, which makes Cao Huangshu lame a leg.

Even because of this lame leg, he was pinched from all sides, so that even a villain like Zhang Xing could be bullied, let alone those Guanlong clans.

Therefore, the more at this time, the more we must know how to appoint private individuals.

Of course, isn't it also a kind of mutual achievement for everyone to take this opportunity to stretch their legs and feet?

Luo Fang was equally moved when he heard it, and secretly made a note in his heart that after the banquet that day, he was going to bring a few other eunuchs to the Black Tower together, and report to his adoptive father in person.

In the end, he was stopped by several people.

"Li Twelve, Qin Bao, Lu Changheng...and Qian Tang, what do you mean by this?" Luo Fang saw these four people gathered together, looked back at Xue Liang, the second eunuch who was wrapping his hands, and became vigilant for a while. .

There is no way, these few people, those who have family background have family background, those who are capable have ability, and they are generally young, but they all climbed to the top of the black ribbon. Coupled with some common experiences and insights, they faintly became a faction ...not only these four, but they also came from the edge of Jing'an Taishuitan. They have a lot of qualifications, relationships, and relatives in Taichung.

Terrible indeed.

"It's for business." Li Twelve was injured inside, and now his face is still pale and frightening, and since he came back, he has never looked good. At this time, he took out a document from his arms, which was like drawing a knife. "This is a note written by the few of us after we came back, looking at Zhongcheng's difficulties and the current situation... Since you are going to see Zhongcheng, you might as well bring it with you."

Luo Fang finally got impatient when he heard this, grabbed it with his hands, flipped through a few pages, stuffed it in his arms randomly, and walked over without saying much.

But half an hour later, these eunuchs appeared on the fifth floor of the Black Tower.

"I knew it……"

The wind chime in the tower rang slightly. Cao Lin sat in his seat and listened carefully to the narration before speaking. "These people can't stand loneliness, and people in the world can't control their own selfishness."

"My lord foster father." Luo Fang leaned forward and cupped his hands in front of the group of Taibao, speaking earnestly. "Of course I also know that they are all selfish. They feel that since the foster father is in charge of Dongdu, they want to raise the tide...but first, this is human nature; Not to mention the Guanlong side, even in the Eastern Capital City, it is difficult for the foster father to stretch his fists. And the strike of farming this time is a clear proof."

Amidst the slight sound of wind chimes, Cao Lin was silent for a while, and the atmosphere was inexplicably tense.

After waiting for a while, when Uncle Cao finally wanted to express his opinion, unexpectedly, Luo Fang, who lowered his head, couldn't bear it and spoke again.

"Your foster father." Luo Taibao said nervously. "According to Hai'er, in order to stabilize the Great Wei, it is necessary to pacify Hebei, the Eastern Territory, and the Central Plains, and then ensure that the Eastern Capital and the Jiangdu are unblocked for the future; and to pacify Hebei, the Eastern Territory, and the Central Plains, it is necessary to integrate Guanlong. , to build a large army; and to achieve this, the Eastern Capital must be established first, because the Eastern Capital has a reputation here, and it also has enough storage for more than ten years, and it is located in the world, which is convenient for attacking from all directions; Dongdu, unless it has wide wings, the upper and lower, the inner and the outer are integrated, and it is impossible to do everything for the righteous father."

The wind chimes rang a few times, and Cao Lin looked at his adopted son seriously: "Is this what you say in your heart?"

"This is what Lao Chai and Lao Hu said, and then Li Qingchen called Qin Bao, Lu Changheng, who seemed to be Qian Tang, and recorded everyone's words, and compiled a document for my boy, my boy ...The boy summed it up by himself...it's from the heart." Luo Fang actually blushed a little.

When Cao Lin heard this, he felt a little relieved. He stood up, walked past a few cases, grabbed the other person's hand, and said earnestly: "I only thought you guys were brave men, but I didn't expect that The current situation has come to this point, you guys have experienced some things, suffered some losses, and know that you have benefited... Now it is not easy to continue to use you guys as minions to the outside world, but as arms."

"My son, I'm ashamed." Luo Fang felt a little guilty, and quickly gritted his teeth to explain. "It's really not something I sorted out, it's just a paraphrase."

In fact, he was not the one who sorted it out, he threw the document into the pool outside Jing'an Terrace on the way... To put it bluntly, these eunuchs felt that those people wanted to rob themselves in front of their adoptive father. Brother, I was in the limelight, but I just flipped through it at the time, and I happened to remember this passage, and I didn't seem to hesitate when I saw Cao Lin just now, so I caught it temporarily.

"Don't feel ashamed." Seeing this, Cao Lin continued to sigh. "Willing to do things, willing to listen to people's advice, willing to admit losses after suffering, the key is that you are still young, and some people will go... Maybe you can't become a general in the future."

Then, Uncle Cao let go, turned back to the case, and said seriously: "There are some things that I didn't plan to get involved with you before, but now it seems that there is no need... What you said today is actually very important. It makes sense, but I can answer some, and I need to think more about some... For example, the matter of granting land was completely ruined by the former Tang Dynasty on this matter, so from then on, in the three dynasties, land was granted in this way. He is a person of accomplishment, so he must insist on this matter. After a while, you asked me to promise those bastards. I am really embarrassed, because once I open the mouth, it will be difficult to clean up."

Luo Fang was slightly solemn, but felt that something was wrong.

Didn't the first emperor not insist?

Is he not an accomplished person, or is it true that he will be confused when he gets older?

"However, I admit that I will send you out, control the places and key points, and strengthen the control of the army." Cao Lin continued. "If you don't engage in personnel affairs, you really can't do things... that's all right, you go and get that document, I'll look at it and compare it, and let the trustworthy and talented people out boldly!"

Luo Fang was overjoyed at first, then suddenly startled.

How can he go fishing this late at night?

After a pause, under the almost helpless eyes of the brothers behind him, Luo Taibao said earnestly, "Why do you need to read some documents, Mr. Yifu? Why don't you call Li Twelve and Qin Er over, and let's face to face together?" Care about?"

But hearing this, amidst the sound of wind chimes, Uncle Cao became more and more relieved... This boss has been beaten up, and he has learned to be tolerant!

It can be seen that setbacks can still sharpen people, so why not take advantage of his shame and courage, and let him out as well?
PS: Continue to sacrifice the new book "Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes"

(End of this chapter)