Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 602 The Emperor in the Mist
Zhang Tie frowned, and what he was holding in his hand was the memorial that Zhang Xiaobao had just cast through the Dengwen Drum.

And after only reading a few paragraphs, he knew that this was Pei Yuan's narrative style.

Sure enough, at the end, Zhang Xiaobao also explained that part of it was what he saw, and part of it was Pei Yuan's analysis.

"Pei Yuying, you've alienated a certain family! I'm afraid I can't understand his suffering, so I let Zhang Xiaobao write the letter in this way."

Now accompanying Zhang Ting every day is Li Fang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy and Zhi Zhi Gao.

Li Fang naturally knew the emperor's temper very well, knowing that the emperor was not lamenting, let alone blaming Pei Yuan, but praising Pei Yuan for knowing how to advance and retreat.

These words were just to show that Pei Yuan was still his confidant and confidant.

So Li Fang replied with a smile: "This is not alienation, but the difference between the monarch and his ministers. Duke Pei abides by the etiquette of his ministers and does not become arrogant because of closeness."

Zhang Ting nodded with a smile. In fact, whether the monarch and his ministers are close or not is divided into official positions, and more importantly, a certain degree should be paid attention to.

For example, Zhang Tengzhong (Brutal Bear) and Zhang Tengjie (Jongre Duojin) are close to Zhang Teng's armor, or Li Fang is a close confidant who is always by his side.

Of course, they need to get closer, because they are Zhang Ting's protection. The closer they are, the safer Zhang Ting will be.

But for a big official like Pei Yuan, he can't get too close, lest he lose awe and respect.

He is far away from the imperial power itself, and his awe of the imperial power must be aggravated.

Moreover, Zhang Tie saw two things from this letter.

First of all, the situation in Liangzhou is indeed a bit serious.

Zhang Ting's act of entering the Central Plains basically emptied the strength of the athletes from the four prefectures of Lianglan, Guasha, which had been the foundation of Liangguo before.

The current situation in Liangzhou and other places is that the core population has almost left, and there is no new force to fill in, so a vacuum has been created.

The second is the situation in Liangzhou, which is not that serious, because if it is serious, Pei Yuan will definitely not choose to follow the path of Xiaobao in this chapter, but will immediately write the book directly.

However, these problems in Liangzhou are not easy to solve, because it is impossible for Zhang Tie to distribute the vacated land to other people at will.

In terms of ownership, these lands have been rewarded for military exploits, and what the country still owns is only nominal ownership, but no right to use it.

The right to use belongs to the pro-army and the warriors of the Forbidden Army, and distributing it at will is actually depriving them of their property, which must not be done.

If you want to inject fresh blood into the vacant land in Liangzhou, you must be cautious.

Because the pro-army and forbidden army who followed Zhang Tie were either the Han family that still had inheritance, or the members of the Liugu tribe at the end of Lianglan that were brought back by Zhang Tie.

These people are considered the most Sinicized in Liangzhou, and they also admit in their hearts that they belong to the Han ethnic group.

Now that they have left, the rest of the more than a dozen prefectures and seventy or eighty counties in Longyou, Hexi are half-Sinicized Tuyuhun, Tubo, and Dangxiang Zhuqiang.

If you directly choose to put them all in Lianglan and Lanzhou, where the land is rich and the irrigation is convenient, and they are not completely Sinicized, then you are looking for trouble for yourself.

Although these people regard Zhang Ting as a god and Buddha, they can only be used slowly, at least to ensure that the Hexi Longyou Han culture is dominant, and let them in a little bit.

Li Fang looked at the emperor's eyes and said cautiously: "Sage, in fact, the land in Henan is far more fertile than that near Chengtian Mansion in Xijing. The reason why it doesn't look right now is because it lacks complete water conservancy facilities and has been abandoned for too long. .

If these lands can be leveled out, they can be used to replace the land of pro-army and forbidden army warriors in Xijing. "

"However, there are too many Wubaos occupying key areas and controlling a large number of farmers. Even if the land is leveled, it cannot be compared with Xijing Chengtian Mansion."

In fact, Zhang Tie has never considered leveling the land around Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, and then using them to replace the land in Liangzhou, Chengtian Prefecture, Xijing.

But the land around Tokyo has a characteristic, that is, the places with the most convenient irrigation and transportation are all occupied by the Wubao of local tyrants.

Their existence seriously affected Zhang Ting's development and utilization of Henan land.

If large-scale equalization of land is started now, the land that has been equalized will be divided into pieces by the local tyrant Wubao, which will not only affect the resettlement, but also leave hidden dangers.

"Your Majesty, at an extraordinary time, you should do extraordinary things. I know that Your Majesty sympathizes with the common people, and he does not want to break up their homes and move after they have suffered three years of catastrophe and the Khitans have raided the grasslands.

But in today's matter, His Majesty is not stable for the warriors under his command, nor is his family and country stable.I dare to ask, if I can't be stable for a long time, will there be eggs under the overturned nest? "

Zhang Ting was taken aback for a moment, and Li Fang almost pointed at his nose, saying that he cherished his feathers too much, and seemed a little indecisive.

Zhang Tie savored it carefully, and it seemed that he did have a tendency in this regard. He took benevolence and righteousness too seriously, and sometimes he couldn't help but start acting.

"In your opinion, how should I deal with it?" Zhang Ting was not angry because of Li Fang's blunt words, but humbly asked for advice.

Li Fang couldn't help but stroke his chest twice. He was sweating for himself when he said the emperor so bluntly.

But fortunately, it seems that the emperor is indeed a virtuous monarch who can listen to other people's opinions.

"I think that at this moment, it is time to cut the mess quickly, and the Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo and Luoyang, the capital of the gods, as well as the Shanzhou and Hezhong Prefectures upstream, should immediately start destroying Wubao and release the people.

Originally, the wealthy clan in Wubao placed the richest part in Luoyang, the capital of the gods, and the most powerful part was taken into the service of the imperial army, and they were severely punished for their stubbornness.

The people in Wubao were dispersed and resettled in various places. They could be ordered to level the land first, and plant peas, soybeans and other fertile crops on the abandoned land to restore the land's fertility.

The ripe fields in Wubao are just used by His Majesty to replace the land of pro-army and imperial warriors.

And the abandoned land that has been rehabilitated can be used to continue to reward the warriors as the soldiers of the great dynasty, and a part of it will be allocated in the middle to reward the common people for equal land. "

"But..." Zhang Tie rubbed his chin, still a little hesitant, "If we do it like this, wouldn't it be exactly the same as the rumors?"

"How can it be the same? According to the rumors, after forcibly equalizing the land, it doesn't care whether the people in Wubao live or die.

But according to this method, His Majesty needs to support the people for at least a year and a half, because when planting beans to fertilize the land, the harvest must not be enough to eat. Isn’t His Majesty not kind enough to support the people for more than a year? "

Zhang Ting was a little moved by what was said, but the rice grains, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar consumed to support the people who came out of Wubao for more than a year were not a small expense, and they should be able to stop the mouths of people in the world.

"If this is the case, then we will have to suffer even more for the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, otherwise next year's food will not be enough." Zhang Ting showed a fierce expression on his face.

According to Li Fang's strategy, it would take a year and a half, at least along the south coast of the Yellow River, not to mention how much taxes the experts would get, but a lot of it.

There is going to be a big battle with Liu Zhiyuan soon, and there should be insufficient food, so there is no other good way except to squeeze Nantang.

Li Fang gave the emperor a strange look, then immediately lowered his eyelids, and after considering his words, he spoke slowly.

"If only the counties of Hezhong, Shanzhou, Shendu, Tokyo, Huazhou, and Chanzhou on the south bank of the river are counted, the number of Dingkou released from Wubao is only about 700,000.

And in these docks, there is a large amount of food hoarded, and it only needs to be collected from them, which is enough for the people to eat. "

After Zhang Ting heard it, he immediately asked his servant to pass on to the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, and checked the data of Dingkou of the Ministry of Accounting. It turned out that Li Fang's estimate was relatively accurate.

In the vast Central Plains south of the Yellow River, before Shi Jingtang entered Kaifeng, the household registration was relatively prosperous. The [-] counties in the core fifteen prefectures had a total of more than four million people.

But up to now, after three years of catastrophe and Khitan people raiding the grass valley, the remaining common people, according to rough statistics, are only around 3 million.

In less than 20 years, the population has lost more than a quarter, and [-]% of this quarter has been lost in the past five years.

Now the imperial court can still control the major cities and counties, as well as big cities such as Shendu and Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo and the surrounding countryside, with about 500,000 people.

The rest are scattered in this vast Central Plains, about half of which are controlled by Wubao, which is credible.

However, Zhang Tie still doesn't like this kind of policy that is the same as robbery, which is completely contrary to his current philosophy and the education of future generations.

Not to mention his ideal, which is to rejuvenate China in this world.But as soon as the country was established, it was unacceptable for him to start this kind of operation like the Manchu staking.

Moreover, the Wubao local tyrants in Henan are not the same as those in Hebei.

Hebei has a tradition. Since Anshi, then to the three towns in Hebei, and finally to resist the Khitan, the local tyrants in Hebei will always carry the label of force.

They have been forming associations to protect themselves for more than a hundred years. A Wubao is a small local armed force.

But Henan is not. Henan was forced into this situation purely by the chaotic current situation and the brutal government.

It can be said that according to the law, the leaders of Wubao in Hebei must still slip through the net, but most of the leaders of Wubao in Henan are poor people who were forced to go to Liangshan.

"Let's use the method of borrowing and redemption! The people of Wubao will be divided into ten households, and the Jiachang will be set up. The ten Jiajia will be the guarantors. manage.

The mature fields that the leader of Wubao took out were divided into three categories: upper, middle and lower. After the renovation was completed, they would be repaid one-to-one according to the number of acres and grades.

If you can understand that the imperial court is not easy, and take the initiative to organize the people, you will be appointed as Baochang, Qichang, etc. on the spot, and when the land is repaid, it will be repaid at a ratio of one to two.

The grain in Wubao is registered and recorded by the imperial court, and is repaid in batches with silver money, cloth, silk and other materials for a period of five years.But if there are still ignorant people, they will be severely punished. "

In fact, for the land of Henan, there is no shortage of land at all.

This is equivalent to more than half of Henan Province plus a part of Shandong and Hubei in later generations. There are only three million people living on it. How can it be possible to occupy all the land?
Even in terms of productivity at this time, an increase of seven or eight times is affordable.

Historically, during the reign of Song Renzong, Henan still had land that had been abandoned for too long and was difficult to cultivate, so there was no need to hold on to the land, and the population was not so large that it was impossible to equalize the land without killing local tyrants like the Republic the point.

Li Fang frowned slightly. From his point of view, the emperor in front of him seemed to be shrouded in mist.

Sometimes they are wise and powerful, and sometimes they are mother-in-law.

He often can't see through some superficial things, but he can see through many things hidden in mysteries at a glance.

For example, when it comes to destroying the fortress of Diwu in Henan, the general emperor must have sent troops to intimidate them, squeeze oil and water for their own use and win over soldiers.

The wiser emperors had already started destroying Wubao, and it was absolutely impossible to wait until now.

But what about this son of Shaotian?First, the expedition to the Southern Tang Dynasty killed a lot of people, and then conquered the more difficult Hebei local tyrants, but for Wubao in Henan, it was delayed until this time.

Now he even wants to compensate the common people. Should he be said to be benevolent and caring for the people?Or the benevolence of women?

But immediately, Li Fang's brows relaxed. Although the emperor wants to compensate the people of Wubao, it will inevitably put a certain pressure on the court's finances, but following such an emperor, everyone can rest assured!

They don't have to worry about the emperor imprisoning them and ransacking their homes at any time, let alone worry about the emperor killing people at will. Everything you get is guaranteed.

As long as you don't break the law and make people angry, you don't have to worry about your life all the time. What the emperor said will always count.

"Your Majesty is truly the Lord of Benevolence and Virtue! All through the ages, the emperors only hate those who have little money and have no reason to subsidize the people. On behalf of these millions of people, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

(End of this chapter)