Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 336 Field System

Indeed, as Li Gui said, the current arrangement of the officials is really good, not to mention whether it is reasonable for the military household Zhang Youyuan to divide the seven acres of land, but the twenty acres of land can be included in their respective names. Reasonable, at least not lazy.

However, Liu Chan was still a little dissatisfied, turned his head to look at Dong Yun, and asked, "What do you think of this official?"

Dong Yun pondered a little, and said: "Your Majesty, if you only look at this matter, the officials' behavior is quite satisfactory, and there are still some shortcomings."

"Oh!" Liu Chan stepped on the gravel on the river beach and said, "What would Xiu Zhao do?"

Dong Yun straightened his sleeves, and replied: "If it is dealt with by the subordinates, Wang Housheng, a private household, will be divided into [-] mu of land. Without an order from the government, he will be named Xia's land and cultivate the land without an owner. He will be punished. Starting from next year, the land tax on the unowned land he reclaimed will be increased by one third of the normal amount as a punishment, but in order to encourage him to reclaim wasteland, it will return to normal after three years."

"If Zhang Youyuan, a military household, wants to continue to open up wasteland and farm, he can ask Wang Housheng, a civilian household, to assist Zhang Youyuan, a military household, to reclaim seven acres of land, and deal with Zhang Youyuan, a military household, according to the previous example."

Hearing this, Liu Chan nodded in satisfaction. Dong Yun is indeed the Four Prime Ministers of Shu Han in history, and his ability to govern is unquestionable, much more reasonable than officials.

The officials and soldiers simply divided the [-] mu of uninhabited land under their names, without punishment or encouragement.However, Dong Yun was different. He first punished them to open up wasteland without government orders, and then encouraged them to open up land. The fields were included in their names, and normal taxation would resume after three years.

At the same time, they also asked the two to assist in reclaiming an additional [-] mu of land, not to mention increasing taxes, and eased the relationship between Zhang Youyuan and Wang Housheng, leaving a good talk for the local area, with the contribution of enlightenment.

Li Gui on the side gasped, and couldn't help but be surprised by Dong Yun's handling methods. He hurriedly cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, I'm ashamed. I should inquire about the content and provide it to Your Majesty before we can settle the matter. I will let you know immediately." Officials will deal with it again."

Liu Chan chuckled lightly, waved his hands, and said, "No need, politicians must not change orders day and night. How can you let this official have the prestige to govern the people in the future? Besides, this official's methods are not wrong, but there are still shortcomings. You will Copy down the general strategy of government that Dong Shizhong said, and send it to the official to encourage him."

"No!" Li Gui clapped his hands in response.

Liu Chan pointed forward, slowed down his pace, approached Dong Yun slightly, and said, "Xiu Zhao, I've heard what you said earlier, and I'm only talking about this matter, what else do you think?"

Dong Yun was half a body behind, and replied: "I am thinking about what His Majesty said about the land system."

"I don't know if Xiuzhao can benefit from the land system?" Liu Chan asked.

Dong Yun exhaled, shook his head, and said: "I don't dare to say what I have gained, but I just read the words of the predecessors and thought about it."

Liu Chan's face was indifferent, and he said, "It's okay, let's talk about it for now."

Dong Yun looked at the Han River flowing eastward in front of him, and said slowly: "Your Majesty said that when the powerful and strong fields were annexed, I thought about what Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty did. Emperor Xiaowu accepted Dong Zhongshu's words and moved the powerful to Guanzhong. He also took the strict law as an official, and severely punished the strong Zong Haoyou, causing the Haoyou to be in a state of panic all day long."

Liu Chan frowned and thought deeply, and suddenly asked: "When Xiu Zhao knew Emperor Xiaowu, how did Haoyou spread all over the countryside?"

Dong Yun froze for a moment, stroking his beard to think deeply, and slowly replied: "After my great Han inherited the Zhou chaos and the Qin war, Gaozu ruled the world, and when it was handed down to Emperor Xiaowen (Emperor Wen), the world was empty, so Emperor Xiaowen urged Nongsang , Shuai is frugal. The people are enriched at the beginning, and there is no harm of mergers, so it is not limited to the people's fields and slaves."

"There is no limit to the land of the people. This is the fundamental disaster of the annexation of the fields by the powerful."

Holding the cold sword hilt, Liu Chan sighed and said: "Today Zhang Youyuan and Wang Housheng are fighting over private land because of no one. Perhaps it can be seen that when Emperor Xiaowen ruled, the world was empty, barren fields were everywhere, and the people occupied them one after another. The world is peaceful, When people reproduce for several generations, the fields of the rich will be connected with fields, and the poor will have no place to stand."

Dong Yun looked at Liu Chan, agreed and said: "Your Majesty's words hit the nail on the head. But it's a pity that since Emperor Xiaowu, when mourning the emperor, you can't accept Shidan's words to limit the fields of the world."

Liu Chan looked at Dong Yun, looked at him seriously, and said: "Even if Nashi Dan said that the land is limited, it is difficult to cure it. At that time, the powerful clan and the right have spread all over the countryside. The former Han Dynasty is terminally ill and cannot continue."

Dong Yun was silent, speechless.

The senior officials of the Han Dynasty are quite familiar with Shi Dan, because he, like Zhuge Liang, is from Langya County.

It was already the end of the Western Han Dynasty when Shi Dan became an official.At that time, the Western Han Dynasty was politically corrupt, powerful families, aristocratic bureaucrats, rich merchants and great merchants frantically annexed land and occupied people's land by force.The people are poor and destitute, and they are all resentful, just like dry wood.

In order to save the country and make it stronger, Shi Dan joined forces with Prime Minister Kong Guang, Da Sikong He Wu and other ministers to propose restrictions on powerful families from annexing land.However, in the face of opposition from the people who benefited from the world, Emperor Ai issued an edict to "do not wait for the future", and the reform plan was shelved and became a dead letter.

After a long silence, Dong Yun asked: "If it is according to His Majesty's wishes, do you want to restrict the fields at this time?"

Now it's Liu Chan's turn to be silent. Every emperor has his own mission.Just like Emperor Xiaowen, at that time the world was empty and fertile land was barren. In order to quickly accumulate national power, it was the most appropriate policy to not limit the people's land.

The big Han at this time is just like the time of Emperor Xiaowen, or even worse, after all, it is not yet unified.Now there are more fields in the Han Dynasty and fewer people, and it has not yet reached the point where it is necessary to limit the land. On the contrary, restricting the land is not conducive to the accumulation of the national power of the Han Dynasty, and even hinders the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Chan grasped the Han sword tightly, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't plan for the world, you can't plan for a moment; if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region." "The Doctrine of the Mean" also said: "Everything is forewarned, and if it is not forewarned, it will be abolished." For politics One should not give up because of difficulties, not to mention that our Great Han Northern Expedition was not difficult!"

After a pause, Liu Chan looked at Dong Yun, and continued: "I think that the land of the Han Dynasty is empty and the population is sparse, so it is very easy to establish it at this time; if the population is prosperous in the future, it will be difficult to establish it again. And it is limited Tian and saving the country to conquer and restore the Central Plains are not in opposition, or they can help the big man go further."

Indeed, as Liu Chan said, when people are prosperous, it is difficult to limit the land at that time. At this time, the population is small, and it may be possible not to touch the interests of the beneficiaries.

Dong Yun nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's words are not unreasonable, and I deeply believe that there should be a suitable strategy between limiting land and accumulating national strength, which can be applied to me."

As he said that, Dong Yun changed the subject and said, "However, Your Majesty, the tyrants in Bashu and Lianglong now have large tracts of fertile land. If you want to formulate a policy to limit the land, you need to be cautious, not to hurt the hearts of the people, so as to mobilize the national strength of the Han Dynasty. .”

Liu Chan smiled wryly, feeling very helpless. The policy of restricting land is really to avoid many bombs, which will explode if you are not careful.

It is easy to deal with the tyrants who already own the land. The big man now has a lot of land and few people, so it can be avoided.If it is impossible to avoid it at the end or middle of the dynasty, this must be faced.

"Send the summary of what you and I talked about today to the prime minister, so as to see the prime minister's thoughts."

"promise!"
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Pay attention to the interpretation of Jifei [Mo], "Shuowen Jiezi": Ji, Shaoye.

The word Ji Han, historically Liu Chan's edict called Shu Han Ji Han.Yang Xi, the current prefect of Wudu, is also the author of "Praise of Ji Han Fuchen", so there is nothing wrong with calling him Ji Han.

Yang jokingly called the Western Han Dynasty the Former Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty the Zhonghan Dynasty, and the Shu Han Dynasty the Jihan Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)