I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 269
The Liu Bei and Cao Cao military groups entrenched in Xuzhou and Qingzhou are Li Shimin's deadly enemies. There is no possibility of reconciliation at all, and they are bound to fight Li Shimin to the end. Therefore, if they want to win these two territories, they can only use military means , Mobilize heavy troops to encircle and completely eradicate without hesitation.

But the situation in Jingzhou is completely different, and there is a possibility of division and wooing.Liu Biao in Jingzhou was very old, and his two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, were involved in the issue of heir disputes.

At first, Liu Biao liked his eldest son Liu Qi very much because of his similar appearance.But later Liu Cong married the niece of Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao's stepwife. Cai loved the house and Wu, loved Liu Cong but hated Liu Qi.Cai often slandered Liu Qi in front of Liu Biao. Because Liu Biao trusted Cai, he gradually believed it was true. Therefore, Liu Biao actually wanted Liu Cong to take over his position.

This led to the dispute between the heirs, and also gave Zhang Yun, Cai Mao and other villains the possibility of gaining power.This is why Li Shimin adopted such a strategy for Jingzhou.

After deciding on a strategy to pacify Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jingzhou, Li Shimin immediately took action without hesitation.

Although it was already the middle of winter and it was not appropriate to dispatch the army, Li Shimin couldn't wait so long. He would launch an offensive after the spring plowing in the next year, so deployment in place in advance would allow him to take greater initiative.

In the direction of Cao Cao in Qingzhou, in addition to the Zhang He Baotao Army that has already pressed on the border of Jizhou, there are also the Longxiang Army of Guan Yu in the direction of Shanyang County and Rencheng County in Yanzhou.Li Shimin also prepared to transfer Bu Xugu's Tiger and Leopard Army and Xu Rong's Tiger Roaring Army to the front line of Yanzhou, with a total of about 30 troops besieging Cao Cao.

Although the strength of Cao's army has been greatly reduced, and the total strength is only 15, there are many generals under his tent, and his combat power cannot be underestimated. Li Shimin also pays enough attention to Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao is a true hero of this era.

Relatively speaking, Liu Bei's strength is the weakest, with only 20 troops under his command, and only Zhang Fei and Gongsun Ce can fight. Therefore, Zhao Yun's Shenwu Army and Lu Bu's Huben Army have prepared a total of [-] troops to deal with Liu Bei and Li Shimin.

As for Gao Lan's Modao Army, Qu Yi's Pioneer Battalion, Cheng Lian's Flying Tiger Army, and the newly formed Yizhou 15 Wudang Flying Army, a total of [-] troops were transferred to Luoyang to support the Quartet.

The external military arrangements have been properly arranged, and a letter of order has been quickly spread to the various armies along with the cavalry, and the supplies such as food, grass and supplies have been handed over to Xu Shu, and it will definitely be done properly.

After handling military affairs, Li Shimin will sit in Chang'an to handle government affairs, appease people's hearts, establish a solid and stable rear, and prepare for the next year's war.

Among them, the most important thing is the evaluation and appointment and removal of officials, as well as the implementation of the field mu system.The former is related to their own effective rule, while the latter is related to the livelihood of the people and the implementation of their own military rewards.

Xi Zhicai presided over the evaluation and appointment of officials, and Cai Yong was in charge of the imperial examinations, so Li Shimin invited the two to discuss the promotion and dismissal of officials, and to select and supplement county officials from the imperial examinations.

"My lord, according to the official evaluation regulations we have drawn up, this evaluation involves Xiliang, Yongzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places. There are a total of 55 prefects and 30 county magistrates. There are ten high-ranking prefects, 15 middle-ranked, 30 low-ranking, 50 high-ranking county magistrates, 27 middle-ranking, and [-] low-ranking, please check it out." Xi Zhicai wrote this The results of the second assessment were handed over.

Li Shimin nodded, accepted the results handed over by Xi Zhicai, and said sternly: "What we need is both ability and political integrity. We would rather be deficient than indiscriminate. All low-level officials will be dismissed. We will vigorously promote the excellent performance in the examination and evaluation. Just let Xinke Jinshi fill it in, don't care about the background, no matter the poor family or the rich, as long as they have both ability and political integrity, they will be appointed."

Li Shimin stepped down from his position and continued: "In addition, let Tian Feng strengthen the supervision of officials, regularly organize censor inspections, impeach lawbreakers, and never let treacherous people get involved."

Xi Zhicai and Cai Yong clasped their fists together and said, "I would like to obey the Lord's order."

Afterwards, Xi Zhicai, Cai Yong and Tian Feng organized to dismiss incompetent officials one by one, and severely punished those who had serious crimes of corruption and corruption without any mercy.

Moreover, Li Shimin has no shortage of officials now, and there are a lot of proposals waiting to be arranged. If you don't want to do it, naturally some people will.

After the implementation of a series of measures, the atmosphere in the officialdom has also taken on a new look, and the oppression of the common people has also been greatly reduced. This makes the common people feel grateful to Li Shimin, and feels the great difference between Li Shimin's rule and the original Liu Xie. They put more emphasis on Li Shimin in their hearts.

After talking about the administration of officials, Li Shimin discussed with Xu Shu, Chen Gong, Jia Xu and others the field mu system, which is very important because it is related to taxation and military merit rewards.

After deliberation, Li Shimin decided not to implement the land equalization system for the time being, but to retain the existing land-acre system for the time being. Under the land granting system of the Han Dynasty, coupled with the continuous merger of land, most of the land was actually in the hands of landlords, that is, in the hands of some big and small families. However, after Li Shimin overthrew the princes from various places, he also took the opportunity to confiscate the good land of many families. For example, the Gongsun family in Youzhou and Yuan Shao in Bingzhou were all nationalized by Li Shimin.

In addition to the excavation of wasteland, the confiscation of unowned land, and the donation of land by some families, Li Shimin has 70% of the land in the existing counties and counties, and these lands are currently handed over to some refugees and some tenants. The tax paid is as high as [-]%. Although it is very high, at least they can survive in this troubled world, so everyone has no complaints, at least they saved their lives.

And because it belongs to Li Shimin, he can take it away at any time.

From the perspective of objective conditions, the basis for implementing the land equalization system has actually been laid. However, at this stage, the world is at peace, and a large amount of grain is still needed to pacify the world. Moreover, the military exploits of the soldiers also need to be rewarded with acres of land. Therefore, Li Shimin considers Actual immaturity.

However, after Yizhou, Huaisi, and Nanyang, the main grain-producing areas, were taken by him, the pressure on grain and grass was much less, so Li Shimin decided to reduce the original [-]% land tax to [-]% to benefit the people and let the common people Live better.

This move is bound to buy the hearts of the people even more, and it will also make Li Shimin's rule stronger. After all, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

For some existing aristocratic families, although they are not forced to confiscate fertile land, they must also pay their talents according to the system, which can be regarded as breaking the tradition of not paying taxes for aristocratic families.

Under Li Shimin's blade, they naturally did not dare to say no.

(End of this chapter)