Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 738 Intervention
March, Chengdu.

"Your Majesty, we're here!"

Getting in the car, Fei Shi, who was holding the bamboo slips, walked down quickly and headed towards Sili Captain Ma Liang's office. He was quite eager to walk, and he would avoid the greetings from his colleagues on the road if he could, and return the salute hastily if he couldn't. Go straight inwards.

In the hall, Ma Liang was discussing the affairs of his subordinates with his subordinates. When he saw Fei Shi coming, he dismissed his subordinates and stood up to greet him, "How did Gongju come here? Could it be that there is something treacherous in Shu County?"

The captain of Sili, holding the festival, inspects the capital for the emperor, and corrects all relatives, feudal lords, and people below the three princes. He is the imperial envoy of the emperor.Therefore, in history, the status of Sili Xiaowei was based on the emperor's prestige, and his rights were also different.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, as the power of foreign relatives increased, Zhuge Feng, Zhuge Liang's ancestor, was relieved of his festival as Xu Zhang, the favorite minister of the Sili school lieutenant and picket.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sili Xiaowei simply joined the struggle between his relatives and eunuchs.

At the moment of the Han Dynasty, the Sili captain under Ma Liang has two major rights: one is the power of public security, and has the right to catch and kill criminals in the surrounding counties and counties around the capital according to the edict; He has an armed team composed of [-] Zhongdu officials, apprentices and slaves in his hands.

Among them, the margin of public security power is not limited, and can be supervised from senior officials such as Huang Quan, Jiang Wan, and Dong Yun.You can also inspect Shu County, which covers all aspects of social politics, economy, and life.Therefore, Fei Shi, as the prefect of Shu County, under certain circumstances, of course needs to communicate with the captain of Sili, and even ask him for instructions.

Fei Shi shook his head, handed over the bamboo slips in his hand, and said, "Ma Sili, the county of Shu is a capital city, the capital of the Han Dynasty, there are many powerful, noble families, and many people. Since the death of Duke Ge, the powerful and noble families have merged the fields. , There are a lot of things that hide the household registration, and some soldiers in the army may flee, and some pretend to be soldiers to receive military pay, such treacherous things happen one after another."

Shu County is located in the middle of Shu Plain, with fertile land and a large population.Not only farmers live here, but also military households live here.

After Zhuge Liang's death, low-level officials slacked off, and powerful and noble families also showed their fangs, concealed their household registrations, and annexed land.Farmers are no exception. In order to avoid heavy corvees and taxes, they try to hide under the powerful. (Note ①)

Moreover, among the military households, they go out to fight all the year round, and they get a lot of rewards. In order to keep their wealth, the rich don't want to fight for their lives on the battlefield, so they hire others to work for them and pretend to be themselves.

Although the big Han has reduced taxes as much as possible in recent years, under the war, the pressure on the people is also a lot.It's just better than Wu Guo and Cao Wei.After all, Wu Guodu has reached the point where he dare not have children.

It can only be said that Zhuge Liang's death had a great impact on the Shu Han.Liu Chan stabilized the top management through political means.But at the grassroots level, perhaps in the eyes of some people, Zhuge Liang's death represents the end of the Shu Han's harsh laws.

"The matter in Shu County cannot be solved by someone like Fei. I still hope that Ma Sili will help. Or what advice does Ma Sili have?" Fei Shi said.

Ma Liang flipped through the bamboo slips that Fei Shi had taken, and after a long time, he said with a serious face: "The matter of Shu County is still like this, I don't know what the local counties are like. Moreover, the matter of soldiers impersonating others is no longer easy for you and me. It's settled, this involves a military plan."

"What does Yima Sili mean?"

Ma Liang frowned, paced for a while, then stopped, and said: "This matter should be reported to His Majesty as soon as possible, and His Majesty will make a decision."

This incident is no longer a political incident. When the incident of soldiers taking the top has occurred, it has already involved the military system.

We must know that most of the core elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty are in the Bashu area. These elite soldiers who have been fighting all the year round are defeated by ordinary people, which will inevitably affect the decline of the army's combat effectiveness.If such an army was sent to fight against Cao Wei, wouldn't it be dangerous in terms of war!
Moreover, such cases have occurred in Shu County, and I am afraid that this situation will also occur in other remote areas.

The same is true for the tyrants and nobles who hide their household registrations and annex land.They will have a great negative impact on politics, and if they do not strike hard, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction and tempt people to follow suit.

As soon as he said it, Ma Liang took off the cloak from the hanger, took Fei Shi and walked towards the palace.

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In the palace, Liu Chan flipped through the brief population and household registration numbers sorted out by Shangshutai.

After the Han Dynasty conquered Hunan and Jiaozhou, it gained about 130 million people. In addition to the previously conquered Jingzhou, it gained more than 160 people.The three prefectures of Hunan, Jiaozhou and Jing total about [-] million.

Five or six years ago, after the Great Han conquered Guanzhong Chang'an, the Great Han once counted the population at one time.At that time, the three states of Yi, Qin, and Liang were soldiers, officials, and farmers, with a population of about 330 million.

Now the newly recovered population of the three prefectures, plus the population of the three prefectures of Yi, Qin, and Liang, is about 490 million registered population.

Although Liu Chan does not have the population data of Cao Wei, but according to Liu Chan's speculation, the current national strength of the Shu Han is almost the same as that of Cao Wei.It's just that due to the vast territory of the Han Dynasty, compared with Cao Wei who occupied the Central Plains, it is not convenient to dispatch soldiers.

That is to say, the big man will try his best to shorten the round-trip time of the soldiers' dispatch as much as possible, and reduce the fatigue caused by the fatigue of the soldiers.

Just as Liu Chan was thinking, the attendant reported: "Your Majesty, Ma Liang, the captain of Sili, and Fei Shi, the prefect of Shu County, are asking to see you."

"Xuan!" Liu Chan responded.

"promise!"

Ma Liang and Fei Shi stepped inside and saluted Liu Chan respectfully.

Liu Chan counted the number of Han population and household registration, and asked curiously: "The two Qings are here, do you have something important to do?"

Fei Shi took the lead in putting up the bamboo slips, and reported truthfully: "Your Majesty, in the past few months, tyrants and gentry have annexed fields... and there are many fraudulent incidents of false leaders receiving military salaries. I discussed with Ma Sili Afterwards, I think that what is happening now may not only be in Shu County, but also in the counties of Han Dynasty."

After Fei Shi finished speaking, Ma Liang added: "Your Majesty, such matters involving the military and politics are no small matter, and I, a man, still need to deal with them strictly..."

Listening to the narration of the two adults and the bamboo slips presented by Fei Shi, how could Liu Chan, who is the king of a country, not know the seriousness of this matter.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Chan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sigh: "As Ma Qing said, concealing your household registration and escaping military service is a serious crime. I want to treat him with strict laws. What do you think?"

Ma Liang pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be lenient and strict, and should not be too strict, which may cause people to worry and cause local chaos."

Ma Liang believes that the handling of this matter should be lenient and strict, because different people have different treatment methods.The people who fled because of this matter should go to Haosheng to persuade them.For the tyrants who annex land and hide population, it is appropriate to strictly rule by law.

"Good!" Liu Chan looked solemn, and ordered to the attendants beside him: "Immediately send an order to ask Yushitai and the governors of various states to investigate this matter strictly."

As he spoke, Liu Chan looked at Ma Liang, who was at the bottom of the steps, and said in a deep voice: "For this matter, Dong Yun, the imperial historian, and Fei Yi, the Chinese military adviser, will jointly investigate the lawlessness of local tyrants and the impostors of soldiers. Those who commit crimes will be severely punished. I want them to know that although the prime minister is dead, the law between me and the Han Dynasty still exists, and those who violate it will be punished."

"promise!"

This is the necessity for Ma Liang to report to Liu Chan. As the emperor, Liu Chan can use his power to quickly coordinate officials at all levels and departments.

This joint operation involved not only local officials, but also giants from the monitoring system and the military system.Only with the cooperation of multiple departments can this kind of large-scale matter be resolved as soon as possible.
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"Three Kingdoms Lu Yi Biography": "The meeting of the capital of Shu County has a large number of household registrations. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers and soldiers went into exile, and they became more reckless. The traitors are not the same."

(End of this chapter)