Great Military Division

Chapter 281 The farming strategy has achieved initial results, and the aristocratic family has gradually fallen into the trap!
Return to the palace from the smelting workshop.

He Yun immediately greeted him: "Your Majesty, before Xun Yu asked to see something, are you calling him into the palace now?"

Liu Bian frowned: "Oh? Do you know what happened?"

He Yun shook his head: "The end will be unknown."

"That's it."

Liu Bian thought for a while, and finally decided: "Just in case, let Wen Ruo enter the palace."

He Yun bowed and cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

Bow and leave.

Liu Bian then returned to Wende Hall, took out the silk script, and began to copy the simple mechanical equipment for making balls on the silk script according to the opinions of the experts of the Military Division Alliance.

"Hydraulic stamping machines mainly rely on"

"Pedal Sander"

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Just as Liu Bian sketched out the corresponding outline according to the expert's narration.

Squeak-!
Xun Yu pushed the door and entered, stepped forward, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "My humble minister Xun Yu, see Your Majesty."

"Wen Ruo is here."

Liu Bian copied the last stroke, and immediately waved his hand to signal him to sit aside, dried the ink, and put it away: "Wen Ruo, I heard that you came to look for me, but what happened?"

"His Majesty."

Xun Yu couldn't hide the smile on his face, and hurriedly bowed his hands: "Feng Xiao sent back the news that there has been news of buying and selling farmland in various counties in Nanyang."

"Oh?"

Liu Bian's eyes brightened, and his brows were beaming with joy: "Someone actually buys and sells farmland? Is this serious?"

Xun Yu nodded: "Well, it's absolutely true!"

hiss-!
Surprised, Liu Bian took a deep breath and asked inwardly, "Teacher, has our farming strategy worked?"

The Military Division Alliance was also a little shocked: "Well! It must be like this. Changing the land rent into a fixed tax, regardless of whether there is a harvest, all have to pay the tax. This is definitely not what the local rich people want to see."

"Especially when the news of Liu Bei killing Zhao Yan's entire family comes out, some wealthy families like it will definitely not be able to sit still. Since they can't resist, the land in their hands will naturally become a hot potato. They will definitely sell it."

"only"

There was a hint of surprise in the voice of the Military Division Alliance: "Even the experts did not expect which wealthy family would have such foresight to start selling farmland now."

According to the initial prediction of the Military Division Alliance, when the aristocratic family began to sell land, there is a [-]% probability that it will be after large-scale farming, but now it is before, and signs have already taken place.

This is enough to prove.
Someone had the foresight.

"Let me ask."

Liu Bian also had this doubt, and hurriedly asked: "Wen Ruo, can you find out which wealthy families are selling the land?"

Xun Yu was very sure, and nodded heavily: "En! Although the other party hid the news, Feng Xiao still found out the origin. It was the Deng family in various counties, as well as some small wealthy families."

"The Deng family?"

Liu Bian looked astonished.

He really didn't think so.

The first to sell cultivated land was actually the leading Deng family in Nanyang.

"kindness."

However, Xun Yu nodded and nodded: "I heard that Deng Zhi's father, Deng Tong, was looking for young talents in the clan, trying to pass the exams to become an official, and the Deng families in the counties he visited began to release news of buying and selling farmland. .”

"therefore."

Xun Yu took a deep breath, and there was a hint of affirmation in his eyes: "Feng Xiao and my ministers have inferred that the news of buying and selling farmland in various local guilds, seventy-eight out of ten are the farmland of the Deng family."

"The Deng family!"

Liu Bian chewed with great interest: "It's interesting! As expected of a wealthy family that has been prosperous for hundreds of years, it really has a sense of heroism of a strong man breaking his wrists, which makes me look at it with admiration!"

"Yes."

Even Xun Yu himself nodded in praise: "Although the Deng family is a family of military exploits, their family has experienced too many changes in the development of hundreds of years. Deng Xun, who can become the patriarch, is by no means an easy generation. .”

"His Majesty!"

Xun Yu bowed his head and said tentatively, "Should we take all of them back? Maybe it will be useful before farming is fully developed."

"No need!"

Liu Bian interrupted without hesitation with a wave of his hand, the excitement on his face could not be concealed: "Now that the imperial court has taken back the land, it will not have much effect. This is just the first shot to lower the price."

"Don't worry."

Liu Bian took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly: "We have to be patient. When the high-drum car is invented, the price of grain will plummet when the tax collection is approaching. It's not too late to make a move at that time."

Once the cultivated land loses its tenants, it loses its existence value.

After changing to a fixed-rate tax, as long as there is an owner of the land, regardless of the harvest, the tax must be paid.

In a sense, the uncultivated land of the aristocratic family not only cannot create value, but even has negative value. Blood needs to be drawn from the aristocratic family itself to make up for the lack of land tax.

Once or twice is acceptable, but once the time has passed, even aristocratic families may not be able to afford it.

One mu of land is five liters of rice, and ten mu is five buckets. In the hands of these wealthy families who frequently own tens of thousands of acres of land, they lose hundreds or even thousands of shi of grain every year!
A blunt knife cuts the flesh and slowly bleeds.

Henceforth, the land is no longer a cash cow, but a vampire.

As long as Liu Bian's land tax policy remains unchanged, at least five years, at most ten years, a moderately wealthy family will be sucked into a mummified corpse, from a wealthy family to a poor family, from a poor family to a commoner.

"kindness."

Xun Yu thought about it carefully, and it really made sense.

He twisted his beard and pondered for a moment: "Now we really should be patient, but Your Majesty, if these lands are bought by other families, we will miss a great opportunity."

In view of the fact that Xun Yu came from a noble family in Yingchuan, Liu Bian did not tell Xun Yu that he changed the land tax to a fixed tax in advance. His real purpose was to depreciate the land in the hands of the rich. .

In Xun Yu's eyes, the fact that the Deng family in Nanyang began to buy and sell a large number of acres was really an unexpected joy when they were kind to the people, and it has not been possible to link this matter with the suppression of the aristocratic family for the time being.

but
Liu Bian is equally clear.

Things like this can't be hidden for too long.

After all, Xun Yu was the first person who was able to get in touch with Liu Bianzheng's decree.

Liu Bian waved his hands confidently: "Wen Ruo rest assured, the current situation is still unclear, those aristocratic families are not stupid, they will not easily buy land."

"Furthermore, even if Feng Xiao can find out who came to help him, how can he hide it from the other aristocratic families? Xinye is now the weather vane of Nanyang, and the Deng family is also the weather vane of the aristocratic family."

"Take over the land of the Deng family?"

Liu Bian let out a sneer: "Who has the guts?"

Xun Yu marveled at His Majesty's wisdom, and saluted: "What Your Majesty said is true, as long as the government's land tax decree is not revised, the price of uncultivated land will inevitably be reduced one after another. It is indeed too hasty to act now."

Liu Bian nodded and took a deep breath: "Let the matter continue to ferment, we just need to keep paying attention."

Xun Yu bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

Bow and exit the hall.

At the same time, Liu Bian once again communicated with the Military Division Alliance: "Teacher, let's kill Guo Jia and ferment this matter secretly, and strive to bring down the land price as soon as possible."

"Master Bian, don't worry!"

The Military Division Alliance directly denied: "We manipulate this kind of thing artificially, and it is easy to expose flaws, which will arouse the fear of aristocratic families."

"Although, even the current Deng family is still not our opponent, but once the two sides tear their skins apart, Lord Bian will tear their skins apart with the world's noble families."

"After all, it was with the help of the Nanyang aristocratic family that we were able to revolt quickly. If we wiped out the Deng family in order to forcibly recover the land resources, we would be completely against the aristocratic family."

"It's so irrational."

As far as this is concerned, the Military Division Alliance emphasized: "Given the current environment Lord Bian is in, with internal and external troubles, we can only adopt this gentle method to gradually weaken the family and at the same time strengthen ourselves."

"Since the current development is better than the experts' expectations, it is best to let this matter ferment naturally. We can monitor it at any time. If there are signs of deviation from the course, it will not be too late to intervene."

"and!"

The Military Division Alliance solemnly said: "According to experts' speculation, the Deng family probably didn't see through our strategy. They just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to annex the small Nanyang wealthy family and strengthen themselves."

"So, the price of arable land will be lowered slowly by themselves. We just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, quietly waiting for the final result."

"rest assured."

The Alliance of Military Division finally added: "When it's time to make a move, the experts will never be ambiguous."

Liu Bian took a deep breath and nodded in agreement: "Well, I will be patient, and I must not act too hastily. If it arouses the suspicion of the aristocratic family, the loss outweighs the gain."

"Anyway!"

Liu Bian grasped the essence and said affirmatively: "As long as our land tax policy remains unchanged, the value of these lands will not recover. We have enough time to mediate with the aristocratic family."

"That's right!"

The Alliance of Military Advisors was very satisfied with Liu Bian's answer: "Master Bian has basically grasped the essence of this war without gunpowder. Remember that we are the ones who will do the fighting. Even if it is a huge family, it is just fish on the chopping board."

A thousand-year-old family, an emperor of flowing water!
Why did this happen?
In the end.

It is because the means of production such as fields, mines, forests, rivers, etc. are all in the hands of aristocratic families, and the emperor is at best their agent.

Therefore, regardless of the vicissitudes of life and the change of dynasties, the agents can change at will, the survival of the fittest, but the master of this world has never changed.

Liu Bian didn't want to be just an agent!

And if you want to stand up and be the master, you must firmly control the means of production in your own hands!
This is an extremely complicated process, and it must not be rushed, especially now that under the continuous operation of the military division alliance, it has already achieved initial results, let alone act recklessly.

call-

Liu Bian let out a long breath and tried to keep himself calm: "Teacher, since our first and second steps have achieved initial results, let's hurry up and prepare for the third step."

"kindness."

The military division alliance said with certainty: "Don't worry, everything is under control. As long as the water conservancy machinery and equipment are manufactured and the grain production is guaranteed, the effect of the third step will be displayed soon."

"it is good."

Liu Bian responded, and impatiently took out the silk script: "Teacher, let's continue."

The military division alliance paused, and continued: "Pedal grinder, in a sense, is similar to the principle of a sewing machine. Master Bian should have seen it before. You can think about it carefully."

Liu Bian had indeed seen a sewing machine, and the corresponding picture immediately appeared in his mind.

At the same time, the previous description of the military division alliance was integrated in an instant: "I understand! Is it supposed to be like this?"

The Military Division Alliance is extremely sure: "That's right! That's true, let's continue."

Liu Bian thought: "Good!"

"Next is."

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*****
Nanyang, Xinye.

Yin's old house.

In the side hall.

Yin Lu turned around abruptly, and said in disbelief, "What did you say? The Deng family has already started selling farmland?"

Yin Xiu'en nodded his head, frowned slightly, and also looked in disbelief: "That's right! I have repeatedly confirmed that the Deng family's wealthy families in various counties have already started selling farmland."

hiss-!
Yin Lu gasped, stared at the other party with a frown, and kept thinking in his mind, but he still had no answer: "What is the old man of the Deng family going to do?"

"Impossible"

Yin Lu tentatively asked: "Does he think this government decree will last for a long time? Your Majesty is just showing grace to the people. He will still fight in all directions in the future. Without enough money and food, how can he do it?"

You must know that land tax is a very small part of the imperial court's taxes. Oral tax, calculated tax, and more tax are the most important taxes. The reduction or exemption of oral tax and calculated tax is to revitalize the imperial land, but it should only be short-term. Just a stimulus.

Although he will suffer a little loss now, in Yin Lu's eyes, selling the cultivated land is simply a treasonous act, and only a stupid person would do it!

But rather.
The old man of the Deng family actually did the same thing! ?

This is a bit intriguing.

"Ziyi."

Yin Lu really couldn't figure it out, so he asked instead: "What do you think about this matter?"

"this."

To be honest, even Yin Xiu himself was helpless.

He still couldn't figure out the real purpose of Deng Xun's move, so he could only tentatively say: "Patriarch, from what I know, although the Deng family is selling cultivated land, most of it is the cultivated land of wealthy families in various counties, and not all of them are sold. , just buy and sell a small part.”

"Of course!"

Yin Xiu immediately added: "There is certainly an influence of the imperial government's decree, but in my opinion, it is definitely not the main factor. Just as the head of the family said, the imperial court's grace to the people must be temporary. As long as the cultivated land is revitalized, it will sooner or later recover."

"As for the Deng family selling farmland"

Yinxiu breathed a sigh of relief, guessing: "Perhaps it is just to relieve the pressure of the big families. After all, once the autumn harvest comes, the price of plowing the land may be lower, and buying it back at that time will not only make up for the shortfall in land tax, but even make up for it. And make a lot of money.”

"Make the difference?"

How could Yin Lu not understand such a routine.

It is clear.

Because the powerful families in various places are weak, there will be many people who cannot afford the imperial court's taxes.

At this time, if you choose to sell the land in your hand, you can save part of the cost when you need to pay the land tax.

Even if the poor-quality arable land in the clan is disposed of at this time, and at that time, it may be replaced with better-quality arable land. Isn't this a huge profit?

"It's really possible!"

No need for Yin Xiu to be sure, Yin Lu nodded himself: "Although the imperial government's decree is short-term, it is not certain how long it will last. Maybe one year, two years, maybe three years, or five years."

"If it's only for one or two years, it's fine. Even wealthy families from all over the world will definitely be able to bear it. But if it lasts for three or five years, even the wealthy Deng family will definitely not be able to bear it."

call-

Yin Lu let out a long breath, his eyes brightened.

He felt that he had got the essence of what the old man of the Deng family did: "Now selling the cultivated land will not only make you less money, but also relieve some of the pressure on the land tax, and even make a lot of money when the price of cultivated land plummets in the future. .”

"Humph!"

Yin Lu snorted softly: "I really didn't expect that the old man of the Deng family would be so shrewd. Fortunately, we keep an eye on the Deng family, otherwise we would really miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Yinxiu was startled and suddenly felt bad: "Patriarch, do you want to learn from the Deng family?"

Yin Lu smiled lightly: "Why, can't it?"

Since it is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can Yin Lu give up?

After all, no one can live with money.

"Ah, this"

But Yin Xiu always felt that his thinking was immature, and frowned slightly: "Patriarch, I think it's better to observe and observe before it's too late. After all, this is just my speculation. As for Mr. Deng's real thoughts, we don't know yet."

He has practiced in Luoyang Chaotang for many years, and as a yin cultivator in the Shaofu, he is in charge of the royal family's money and food, and his sense of all kinds of business is far superior to others. After all, if there is even half a mistake, his life will be lost.

Therefore, Yin Xiu never draws a conclusion lightly. Even if the analysis reveals a golden opportunity, he will be careful and cautious until he is [-]% or [-]% sure before taking action.

But Yin Lu is different, he is extremely confident about this: "Don't worry, I know the old man of the Deng family, he must have this idea, as long as we follow him, we will definitely not suffer!"

"Ziyi."

"exist."

"Just run for me and let the wealthy Yin family in each county sell some of their cultivated land. Remember not to say anything about it. If more people know about such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, something bad will happen."

"Here."

******
Xinye, Deng's family.

Octagonal Pavilion.

While tidying up his flowers and plants, Deng Xun smiled and said, "This old fellow Yin Lu moves really fast. We just started selling land here, so he followed suit."

"This old thing."

Speaking of this, Deng Xun sighed helplessly: "It must be aware of our intentions."

Deng Tongen nodded: "That's right! My nephew sent someone to inquire about it. The Yin family also adopted a pseudonym. They didn't intend to reveal their identity for fear of causing panic. They are just like us."

"Humph!"

Deng Xun snorted softly, and didn't take Yin Lu seriously at all. Instead, he asked, "Is there any movement from the imperial court? Are there any signs that they want to reclaim the land?"

Deng Tong shook his head and said in doubt: "No, there is no movement at all. Logically speaking, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as you buy the land now, you can catch up with the cultivation."

After all, the land of the aristocratic family is all ready-made arable land, which can be put into production with only a little care. This is much better than sending officials to open up wasteland.

"My nephew."

Deng Xun straightened up, smiled at him, put down the tools at hand, turned back to the banquet, and sipped tea: "You are still too young to understand His Majesty's methods."

"Oh?"

Deng Tong frowned, raised his eyes and looked suspiciously: "I also ask the master to give me some advice."

Deng Xun said: "Actually, His Majesty is not indifferent, but he knows that the price has to go down. As long as the government's decree remains unchanged, the price will drop to the bottom. The initiative is completely in His Majesty's hands. Your Majesty Of course you won't be in a hurry."

"If His Majesty has bought the property, it proves that the court's decree of favor to the people will soon end. Now that the troops are standing still, it proves that it will continue for a while."

hiss-!
Deng Tong couldn't help being amazed, and nodded slowly: "It makes sense."

Deng Xun said softly: "Nephew, don't look at our majesty's young age, but this method is indeed amazing. Even the old man has been thinking about it for a long time before he thought of such a method to try."

At the beginning, when Deng Tong went to select young talents from various families, he received a letter from the patriarch Deng Xun, asking him to persuade the wealthy Deng family in various places to sell some of the farmland with poor quality to test how the court should deal with it. .

result!

The court stood still, as if it hadn't received the message at all.

Deng Xun immediately realized that the government's decree would never end in a short time.

"The head of the family is really clever."

Deng Tong sincerely admired: "Then I don't know when the Patriarch thinks His Majesty's decree will end?"

Deng Xun frowned, thought for a moment, and said with his beard: "Within three years, it must be over! Even if His Majesty is unwilling to end this order, Dong Zhuo in Chang'an will force him to end it."

The confrontation between the Northern and Southern Han courts caused the prestige of the Chang'an Han court to drop significantly. Dong Zhuo would never allow the emperor in his hands to be devalued, so as long as he regained his vitality, he would definitely start a war against Nanyang.

What is the battle?
It's money!
Without money and food, how could it be possible to support a huge battle.

You know, when Liu Bian was discussing Dong, it only took a few months to spend hundreds of thousands of shi in Nanyang for food and grass, and only one Deng family raised 20 shi!
But once Dong Zhuo makes a comeback, his momentum will definitely become stronger, and Nanyang Hanting will need to spend more money and food to support this battle. Under the pressure of the external environment, how can Liu Bian be kind to the people?

"Makes sense!"

Deng Tong admired the patriarch's overall view.

The other party's thinking not only considered the situation in Xinye, but also combined with the pressure of the external environment.

The conclusion drawn in this way is naturally more accurate: "In this way, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Perhaps our Deng clan will be stronger than before."

The noble families in Nanyang can't support it, but the big families like the Deng family and the Yin family have thick skin and strong financial strength, so they can remain invincible in the face of the government's decree.

In this way, it is an opportunity to annex a small wealthy family. Deng Xun has already begun to spread bait, and as long as the time is right, it will be the rhythm of gradual harvest.

"My nephew."

Deng Xun waved his hand and said: "If someone picks up the bait we cast, it's fine. If no one picks up, after half a month, the price will be lowered once, and we will gradually lower the price."

Deng Tong naturally understood what the old patriarch meant, and clasped his hands together: "Patriarch, don't worry, I will leave it to my nephew."

Deng Xun nodded. He had a positive attitude towards Deng Tong's ability: "Yes! I can rest assured that you can do things, but remember, if there is any movement from the court, it must be reported in time, and there must be no mistakes."

Deng Tong affirmed: "Patriarch, don't worry."

Deng Xun waved his hand: "Since that's the case, you should step back, I'm going to rest."

Deng Tong cupped his hands: "Here."

　There are so many foreshadowings in front, so it is a little dull. From now on, the layout of the Military Division Alliance will gradually show its strength. Readers must be more patient, the author will not let you down!All the points in the previous layout will definitely be used, and none of them will be wasted, so don’t feel useless, it’s because you don’t understand the author’s thinking yet.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)