I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 94 Withdrawal and State
Since he wanted to withdraw from Luoyang, he had to evacuate quickly, but before he left, he left a thousand elite soldiers disguised as civilians and hid them in advance, waiting for the day when he returned to Luoyang. Break into Tongguan and Huayin, waiting for your order.

On the other hand, he took away all the wealth in the Luoyang Palace, as well as the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom obtained from Luoyang.

He withdrew from Mengjin to Hanoi County by boat, gathered the army under Lu Bu and Xi Zhicai, and prepared to withdraw from Jiguan to Jinyang.

Before leaving, Chen Gong was appointed as the prefect of Hedong County and Hanoi County to appease the people's livelihood, resume production, and rebuild their homes.Cheng Lian was left behind to lead an army of [-] to garrison Hanoi County, and obey Chen Gong's command and mobilization.

The reason why Cheng Lian was kept was because he had always been upright, loyal, and extremely brave. He should have been one of Lu Bu's eight great generals, and he was also one of the few generals under Lu Bu's command who did not rebel in history.

Before leaving, Li Shimin specially gave an opportunity to Chen Gong face-to-face, telling him that the main thing is to pay close attention to farming, sweeping away banditry, reforming the administration of officials, and returning to Wanghua.At the same time, pay attention to Chang'an dynamics and collect intelligence.

Chen Gong was naturally very grateful. He had just joined Li Shimin's command, and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility. He also saw Li Shimin's long-term plans, and he was very grateful for his contribution.

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A month later, Li Shimin led his army back to Jinyang smoothly. On the same day, Li Shimin held a banquet for his civil and military subordinates.

In the previous life, Li Shimin liked to feast his ministers very much, and had a good time with many confidantes and generals.It may also be that the blood of Hu people also flows in his body, and it is his nature to be forthright and open-minded.

Now, of course, he still has the same style.

The civil and military generals under his command also like this kind of relaxed and happy occasion. Everyone has fun together, there is no intrigue, no internal strife, and there is not too much courtesy. Instead, everyone works together and has the same goal. The generals are integrated together.

Everyone toasted to Li Shimin one after another. Li Shimin naturally would not refuse anyone who came, he drank heavily and was very generous. Such a demeanor really impressed all his subordinates.

It also made Xi Zhicai and other counselors very impressed, thinking that his protagonist's ability to win people's hearts is really too clever, without deliberation or affectation.I am afraid that no one can compare to the ability of spring wind and rain, and the ability to hold things silently.

Finally, after bowl after bowl of booze, Li Shimin was a little overwhelmed, and his eyes were a little blurred.

Xi Zhicai saw that he drank a lot today and that everyone enjoyed himself, then he asked Li Shimin, "My lord, I think everyone has drunk enough, why don't we leave here."

It is true that Li Shimin drank too much, but his consciousness is still there. After listening to Xi Zhicai's words, he followed suit and said happily, "Everyone, we will drink as much as we can today. We will go back and rest for three days. See you at the Chinese Army Camp."

Then he went down to rest under the escort of a group of iron guards. Zhang Rui, who hadn't seen Li Shimin for a long time, stood by his side, waited for him to undress and go to bed, and thoughtfully prepared sober medicine, put it on his bedside, and was ready to go down.

Just as Zhang Rui was about to go down, Li Shimin grabbed her hand suddenly and hugged her tightly, his eyes were fascinated, and he looked at Zhang Rui affectionately.

At this time, the scene was a bit ambiguous. Zhang Rui was close to Li Shimin, feeling his warm temperature, and could clearly hear his heavy breathing. The two just stared blankly at each other. Some distraught.

Zhang Rui saw that it would be difficult for her to go on like this, so she stood up abruptly and said shyly, "General, I'm going down first, you should rest well, and I'll come see you tomorrow."

Although Li Shimin felt a little regretful, he also knew that women at this time abided by the etiquette and would not have intercourse with him before they got married. Although it was a pity, he did not force too much, and soon fell asleep.

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The next day, after Li Shimin woke up, he continued to devote himself to his great cause.It's time for spring planting now, and this year's harvest depends on this time, so Li Shimin also attaches great importance to it.

He personally inspected the fields to understand the progress of spring plowing. This is related to this year's harvest and the major event of using troops at the end of the year.

At the same time, Xu Shu and others were invited to accompany him to inspect.

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The Han inherited the Qin system and inherited the Qin land system. Therefore, the Han Dynasty implemented the land grant system. Of course, the land grant system can have many benefits, and it did help the Han Dynasty quickly recuperate and restore national strength.

First, it enables farmers to obtain stable land use rights, improves the utilization rate of land, and stimulates farmers' enthusiasm for farming. Since it is their own field, of course they must be cultivated well, and the more they work, the more they will reap.

The second hit the aristocratic class, and the subjects paid taxes to the country, instead of enfeoffing the subjects of the noble lords.It is equivalent to weakening the sense of existence of the feudal country and strengthening the rule of the central dynasty.

Third, it reduces the burden on farmers and further promotes the development of agriculture. Because the tax rate is fixed, it is very clear how much tax to pay.

Li Shimin really wants to implement the land equalization system, because this linkage is his own military system, but he also let him know that it is not appropriate now.

In the area of ​​Taiyuan County, due to the flow of the Fen River, a large number of alluvial plains have been formed, and the land is very fertile.But on the whole, there are still very few fertile fields, and the available acres of land in their hands are also very limited, and it is still difficult to feed hundreds of thousands of troops.

Therefore, at this stage, Li Shimin can only adopt the method of garrisoning land and land granting in parallel.

All wasteland and unowned land will be nationalized and cultivated by refugees. They are similar to tenants of the government, and most of their income will go to the government.

Now is the time of war, and food is extremely important, so these refugees need to hand over most of the harvested food to the treasury, but the remaining food is enough for these refugees' rations for a year.

The land that originally belonged to the landlord class cannot be moved temporarily, but the land tax must be paid normally according to the tax system.

Along the way, Li Shimin was naturally very satisfied to see the people living and working in peace and contentment, working hard and farming in full swing.He just walked to a village and found a large area of ​​good fertile land that hadn't been cultivated by anyone, so he asked Xu Shu in surprise, "Why is this fertile land not cultivated?"

Xu Shu said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "My lord, this is the private property of the Linghu family in Bingzhou, maybe it hasn't had time to cultivate it, and they don't have to pay taxes on their land, so it's not easy for us to ask."

Li Shimin found clues from Xu Shu's flickering expression. He knew that the Linghu family must have exploited the people too much. Many tenant farmers turned to farming the official land of the governor's mansion, at least they had a stable income.

Immediately, he was furious and was about to explode on the spot...

(End of this chapter)