The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

After capturing Huichuan Prefecture, Shanju Prefecture is on the right, Nongdong Prefecture is in front, and Shicheng Prefecture is on the left.

Although the names of these places sound quite similar, in fact the prefectures and counties in Dali are very small, but the area under the jurisdiction of counties in the Central Plains is about the same area.

And these city-based administrative offices called prefectures and counties are only as big as the counties in the Central Plains. They do not have wide cities, let alone Xiongguan.

In the whole of Dali, there is actually only one Dali City, which is qualified as a state capital and can be compared with the capitals of other states in the Central Plains.

After the Huichuan Prefecture was captured, Zhao Tong pacified the people and sent many people to go deep into the people to listen to the people's voices.

Because we want to incorporate Dali into the management of the Qin State, change the country's name, and change its flag, I want to hear what the people think and what their emotions are.

Qin's espionage skills are naturally superb. After all, they have experienced successive wars between Xixia and Jurchen. They have experienced no matter how critical the situation is, no matter how difficult the environment is. It is easy to find information in this peaceful corner of Dali, let alone Huichuan now. All are already in hand.

Dali has been adhering to the culture of the Central Plains for a long time, but on the surface there is no strong resistance among the people. Da Qin is a kingdom of heaven, and Dali has been a part of it for a long time. Although the people are from the country, they subconsciously regard themselves as such. Treat them as Qin people. In this case, if Qin is still in charge in the future, then as long as they have enough food and clothing, most people will think that they are just their own family.

Although the people thought so much, the spies found out that those chieftains and kings were ready to make a move. A small number of these chieftains and kings who did not know how to appreciate them used their arms as chariots when the Qin army came and were crushed by the army. The rest On the surface, he was submissive and looked like he was welcoming the Kingdom of Heaven. In fact, he was secretly discussing to contact Dali City. In addition to resisting the Qin army, he was also secretly transferring his family's property.

"Transfer property?" Zhao Tong looked at Ouyang Bei, who was in charge of Qin army intelligence at this time.

When Ouyang Bei came with the army this time, he really couldn't stand the atmosphere in the Broken Jade Tower in the capital. He and Huang Gu were dragged out and criticized by brothers every day. Their bodies were bruised every time, and the brothers were told to repeat their crimes. They suffered great physical and mental torture. , can't stay any longer.

So he begged Zhao Tong to take him out no matter what, and Zhao Tong did. However, Huang Gu came to ask for help again, but was sent to Japan with a stick by Zhao Tong.

Although Huang Gu also wanted to escape from Tokyo, he didn't want to go that far. He ran to Japan all of a sudden across the mountains and the sea. He didn't know how long it would take to come back. He didn't want to go.

But Zhao Taohu was ashamed, he had to go even if he didn’t want to go. You came to ask for orders to leave Tokyo yourself. If you don’t go when you are given a place, then you can live in Suiyu Tower every day and be criticized by those bachelors. When will every brother find a wife? Please go home again sometime.

Huang Gu had no choice but to accept the order. Before leaving, Zhao Tao gave him a jade plaque and asked him to go to Utsunomiya's house in Naniwa, Japan, to find Utsunomiya Fengwu.

When Huang Gu heard that this was a Japanese girl's name, he hurriedly asked what he wanted to see this girl for. Zhao Tong explained something in a low voice, and then turned around and left while Huang Gu was stunned.

Afterwards, Huang Gu packed up and rushed to Dengzhou to go to sea from Dengzhou, while Ouyang Bei was appointed by Zhao Tao to the Privy Council to be in charge of secret espionage affairs. The Southern Expedition came directly with the army and was in charge of all intelligence information in the army.

"Young Master, we are just transferring property." Ouyang Bei whispered at this time: "Not to mention gold and silver, even grain and the like are being smuggled south."

"Food is also being transferred?" Zhao Tong frowned when he heard this, and then sneered.

"A lot of them have already been transferred out. I'm afraid that in a few days, after all the transfers are empty, people will also run away."

"This is about money rather than life. If the people don't run away first, we have to watch the money and food be transported away before the people leave..." Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes: "I am afraid that the people will leave first, and I, Da Qin, will accept them on the spot. its property?”

"I'm afraid... right." Ouyang Beizhun said.

"What can I do?" Zhao Tong glanced at him.

"This... Young Master, these earth kings secretly contacted Dali in the south, which is considered treason."

"Then have they all been killed?" Zhao Tao touched his chin. None of these local kings were good. In a barbarian land, their status was greater than the law. What they did was often wanton and reckless, and some even treated the people as ants. You are a fool, you don't care about others, you just want to use and play at will. Even if you kill the officials, it will be difficult to get ahead, because the earth king has his own territory, and the territory is like an existence like the earth emperor.

Although there are many wealthy noble families in the Central Plains, no one dares to do this. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the so-called fiefdoms are almost all remote territories. In fact, they are just titles. No one has greater rights than the law. The law is Above all else, if a prince breaks the law, he is also guilty of the same crime as the common people.

Although the same crime is punished differently.

But this is the best that can be achieved, showing that whether the royal family or the court, they value the people and love the people, and do not despise the common people based on their status.

But here in Dali, we are actually still in a barbaric state. Among the territorial tribes, they can do whatever they want and do whatever they want, no matter what the king says. They don't care about the law and they don't listen to the emperor's orders. They do whatever they want. , covering the sky with one hand.

This was simply impossible in the Song Dynasty. Even if Emperor Daojun was fatuous, others thought he was fatuous. He did not think so himself. He still thought he was a wise king.

Do writing, drawing, playing with rocks, and drinking orange juice count as mediocre? Of course it doesn't count.

What he did was really very different from the barbarian chieftains and kings.

Although the places they manage vary in size, if those earth kings are allowed to manage such a large world, the harm will be many times greater than that of the Tao Lords and Emperors. The harm will be extremely great. I am afraid that within a few days, the whole world will be in chaos, because In the hearts of these earth kings, they are "powerless" and in their eyes "no heaven". They are the boss, they are the only one who can do whatever they want, and there is nothing to restrain them.

Therefore, these earth kings have actually committed countless crimes on this land, and they all deserve to die. They all deserve to die for their emotions, the law, the current military situation, and their actions at this moment!

Putting aside his past evil deeds, just secretly contacting Dali City is worthy of death, and transporting food is even more damning.

Food during wartime is something more precious than gold. Generally speaking, when the army is traveling outside, in addition to the food and grass transported from the reserve, it will also be purchased locally. The buyers are usually wealthy gentry and the like.

But now in Dali, there are no squires, only big and small local kings, so naturally they are responsible for their purchases, but these people secretly transported all the food and grass away, which is to transfer property, and to change the direction to fight against the Qin army. They are supporting the enemy and providing help. The Qin army inserted its sword.

All deserve to die!

"Kill...kill them all, young master. This, this doesn't seem to be good for your reputation, right?" Ouyang Bei trembled. It was easy to kill him, but since he wanted to incorporate Dali into the territory of Qin, it seemed a little bad to kill him like this. ?

"What's wrong?" Zhao Tong said calmly.

"Sir, I'm afraid that the people will complain. After all, those earth kings have ruled here for hundreds of years. If they are killed, the people will remember these hatreds, right?" Ou Ouyang Beiqi Ai Ai said authentically. "Do the people have complaints? Do the people remember these hatreds?" Zhao Tong looked at Ouyang Bei strangely.

"Young Master, isn't it?" Ouyang Bei was a little confused. He seemed to be right. "And Young Master, kill all the local kings, take their property back to the government, confiscate the land, and return the money to the people in the city." It's easy to say, the people in the countryside who make a living by farming the land, how can they not hate our Qin army if they lose their land?"

Zhao Tong touched his chin and looked Ouyang Bei up and down: "Everyone else is a mother who is stupid after one pregnancy for three years. How come you, a father, are stupid too?"

"Ah? Young Master, I..." Ouyang Bei was confused when he heard this, not knowing what Zhao Tong meant.

"Those people will remember the hatred of the Qin Dynasty for killing the Tuwang? Why should they remember it? Where did the hatred come from?" Zhao Tong sneered.

"Aren't the people in those villages all the subjects of the Tuwang?" Ouyang Bei asked doubtfully, wondering why Zhao Tong spoke like this.

"Haha!" Zhao Tong shook his head: "There are not many good things about these chieftain kings, especially the younger the chieftain kings, the more unscrupulous they are. Will the people remember them? I wish they would die!"

"This..." Ouyang Bei suddenly realized that it must be that the Tuwang usually treats the people poorly, and these people don't support the Tuwang at all?

But when you think about it, it's true. He once disguised himself and went to the residences of the earth kings in the countryside outside the city. It was true that the earth kings were domineering and treating the people in their territories like cattle and horses.

"But Young Master, even if the people don't like the Earth King, they will kill them all. The people will not hold grudges, but what about the people who live off the land?"

Dali relies first on agriculture to maintain its basic livelihood from top to bottom, followed by animal husbandry, mainly horse breeding, and then some handicrafts, such as weaving and spinning silk.

Dali's agriculture includes several aspects, one of which is growing tea.

There are many tea mountains in Dali, but these tea mountains do not belong to ordinary people. They all belong to the earth kings. The land also belongs to the earth kings. None of them belong to the common people.

Once the Qin army takes all these into official ownership, there will definitely be a period of emptiness, because various complicated procedures must be completed, measurements, registration, etc., and tenants must be hired again. It is very likely that these mountainous areas will be barren for a period of time. time.

Then during this period of time, people will have no work to do, no work to do, and they may starve.

In this era, people who really rely on farming for a living often do not have any surplus food.

After hearing what Ouyang Bei said, Zhao Tong couldn't help but think about it, and then walked to the window.

He was currently on the Yaoyue Tower in Huizhou City. This building was three stories high and was built very steeply. It was the tallest building in Huichuan City.

He stood at the south window, looked outside, and said softly: "What should we do with the people who live on the land? Isn't this difficult to handle? Kill the earth king and divide the land!"

"Ah..." Ouyang Bei was stunned when he heard this, what? Divide, divide the land? !
How to divide? To whom? How much?
Ouyang Bei's face twitched as if he was shaking in the wind. This seems to be something only those rebels can do, right? Even if they are rebels, it seems that it is rare in ancient times to directly distribute land to the people, because the land is the lifeblood of the country, how can it be directly distributed to others?

What's more, land is something that can be sold easily. The price is clearly marked on a first-come, first-served basis, or the person with the highest price is informed. If this is directly allocated, how will it be divided? Could it be equalizing the land? But things like equalizing land can only be talked about, and it is difficult to achieve.

The land is complex, high and low, fertile and barren, and terraced fields on the mountains, rivers, and plains are all different. People are not worried about scarcity but inequality. Wherever is better, it should be distributed evenly?

"Divide the land." Zhao Tong put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance. Huizhou was not too big. From the third floor, the city wall could be seen from a distance.

"Take the Tuwang's land back to the imperial court. No measurement and registration will be done for the time being. It will be distributed directly to the farmers who previously planted the land. They will return to him whatever they originally planted."

"Your Majesty, do you mean to give it directly to the farmers and take tenants like the Tuwang did at that time?" Ouyang Bei was a little confused. Since this is not called land distribution, it is just to directly change the land to another owner. What should we do next? What to do, there is no need to do the detailed work of measuring and registering for the time being, which is trouble-free, but why is it called land distribution?
"Add one more rule. After a farmer has cultivated the land for ten years, he can buy the land at 90% of the market price. After thirty years, he can buy the land at 50% of the market price. After sixty years... the land will directly belong to the farmer!"

"Ah?!" Ouyang Bei was stunned when he heard this, and his head couldn't turn around: "Young master, this, this..."

Zhao Tong wanted to do an experiment, but at the moment the Great Qin court did not have much land for farming, so it was an opportunity to take over the land belonging to the Tuwang.

The land of Qin State was mostly concentrated in the hands of gentry and wealthy gentry.

The gentry clan has a profound and long history. Each generation has its descendants who serve in official positions, and many of them will even become court officials or feudal officials. This is the heritage.

The tycoon is an emerging landowner. This word "luxury" actually refers to a tycoon who takes advantage of others. Although he has no background, he has some skills, ruthlessness and unscrupulous means. He relies on big trees to annex land and rises rapidly.

Another characteristic of the wealthy gentry is that they are willing to donate money to scholars. Because of their lack of background or the time of their rise, their families are not very rich, so it is difficult for people to become officials who study in a short time.

Then the wealthy gentry would take a shortcut and directly subsidize some students from ordinary or poor families. If they subsidize a lot, one of these students will eventually stand out, pass the Jinshi examination, and eventually become an official.

Out of the desire to repay the favor, students who become officials will generally repay the gentry's support and help them as much as possible. The gentry will continue to invest in students who can help them in return, spending money to help them do more in the officialdom. The bigger they get, the more deeply the two will eventually become entangled, forming an interest group and colluding with each other, which is extremely detrimental to court affairs and local government affairs.

Most of the land in Da Qin was concentrated among these two groups of people. The imperial court actually did not have much land, and the royal family had even less arable land, but Zhao Tong still wanted to do such an experiment.

If you cultivate it for ten years, you can buy it at 90% of the market price. If you cultivate it for thirty years, you can buy it at 50% of the market price. If you cultivate it for sixty years, then the land is yours.

It goes without saying that this will greatly arouse farmers' enthusiasm for planting. After all, these lands are not the kind of hard land cleared from wasteland, which does not have much harvest, but are fertile fields that have been cultivated for thousands of years.

If this experiment sets off a farming boom and raises national power to a higher level, then... Zhao Tao smiled, land is not something that cannot be obtained.

In fact, there is still a way to get the best of both worlds, which can not only acquire land, but also get people to support and not oppose it...

(End of this chapter)