A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 464 Cleaning up the censor and clarifying the outline of the court
After Daqian occupied the Hehuang Valley, a large number of people immigrated here, and the court needed to mobilize a large amount of money and grain.These newly acquired lands will require continuous investment for at least three years before they can produce a small amount of output.

The barbarians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau had been frightened by the Daqian army. A large number of Qiang and Huns tribes surrendered and were ordered by the court to move to Shangjun.

The Qiang and Huns in the Hehuang Valley were basically semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic, and the same was true here in Shangjun. Wang Xin directly dispersed all these people and resettled them separately.

The Qiang and Huns, who had just been beaten up by the Daqian cavalry and had their noses bruised and swollen, did not dare to object and could only obey obediently.

The imperial court spent a lot of money to occupy the Hehuang Valley, then moved a large number of people, and at the same time actively explored the south, finally partially solving the population problem.

Next, after some deliberations by the court, they are discussing whether to abolish the system of dividing land into small groups.

"Your Majesty, the land distribution system is the method used by the imperial court to establish the country. The ancestors of all dynasties have used this method. Therefore, the people follow, the soldiers serve their lives, and the world returns to work. If this decree is abolished, I am afraid that the world will be in turmoil." Qian Xiao, the imperial censor, stepped forward and said. .

"As a censor, Doctor Qian must be well aware of the situation in various places. Now that the population of Daqian is at its peak, the policy of enfeoffing land has long existed in name only. This decree has become completely useless. It is better to abolish it directly." A minister next to him said.

"Your Majesty, I am traveling around the world. Except for the Central Plains, there are not many acres of land in other places. It would be better to divide the land among the people in these areas." said the imperial censor.

The internal minister shook his head and said: "No, it is difficult for the people to leave their homeland. Moreover, if the land is divided like this, the people will travel thousands of miles to get the land. The mountains are high and the roads are long. There are too many variables. Once something goes wrong, it will be terrible for those people. A fatal matter."

"At that time, this land granting system will be a fatal system!"

"Yes, even if the imperial court organizes people to go there, not many people are willing to go, let alone this? If the imperial court is responsible, how much money will the imperial court have to spend in one year? I'm afraid it will be millions of dollars!" Tai Fu Ling Sang Hong Sheep Road.

For a time, the ministers of the DPRK and China argued endlessly about this decree.Wang Xin frowned when he heard this. The ministers who opposed it all talked about the ancestral system and the people, but did they really not know that this decree had reached the point where it had to be changed?
Wang Xin believed that they should know better, but it was still the case. What was that for?It was nothing more than the ancestral system. They were worried that the emperor would arbitrarily change the ancestral system in the future, which would affect their interests.

"Your Majesty, do you know why Daqian's population is so prosperous?" said the imperial censor.

"Qian Qing, what do you think?" Wang Xin asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, it's because of the land granting system for adults!" said the imperial censor.

"When the dynasty was founded, the first emperor had an order to grant thirty acres of land to men and fifteen acres to women after they became adults. Therefore, people all over the world rushed to have children. So the dynasty had a population of less than 3000 million and only used It exceeded 30 million in 5000 years.”

"If the granting of land to adults is canceled now, I'm afraid the people will no longer actively have children."

When Wang Xin heard this, his heart moved slightly. Is there such a good thing in canceling Cheng Ding's land grant?Now the land of Daqian can no longer bear the population growth. If it can be slowed down, there will be more time for external development.

"The imperial court is no longer able to maintain the Chengding land granting system. To maintain it forcefully is just a joke. At the same time, the imperial court has issued decrees but cannot do it. It will only damage the majesty of the court. In this case, let's cancel the Chengding land granting!"

"Your Majesty, you can't!" Several ministers immediately tried to persuade him.Wang Xin's face darkened, and his eyes swept back and forth over several people. The whole hall suddenly became quiet and settled, becoming more and more dull, and you could hear a needle drop. After a while, Wang Xin slowly said: "I have made it clear that now The dynasty does not have any more land for granting land to young people, so why are you so opposed to it?"

"Since several members of the Qing family are so opposed, how about taking out your family's land and granting it to the people?" Wang Xin said with a smile.

However, the expressions of those ministers changed greatly: "Your Majesty, it is a national policy to grant land to mature men. How can we grant land to ministers privately? This is not in line with etiquette, and it is not in line with the laws of the state!"

"Then you tell my court that there is no land to grant, how can we grant it?" Wang Xin said coldly.

"I am a censor, and I am just doing my job."

After hearing this, Wang Xin laughed angrily. The imperial court solved the problem, and you came to object. Now the emperor wants you to come up with a solution. You also said that this is not your business. You are just giving advice and not solving it, right? !When you see someone else trying to solve the problem, you have all kinds of objections and are making unreasonable troubles, right?
"If the imperial censor is worried about this problem, there is no need. I can first issue a decree to collect all the land from the families of several lords. In this way, it will become the country's, and then I will divide these lands and grant them fields. , won’t it be solved now?

As for the land in your family's home, I will find a way to make up for it. Your family has been blessed by the country and you are loyal to the country. You must be able to understand the current difficulties of the court. Oh, by the way, the land in your family's home must not be enough. Let's do that. , then let’s take back the land within the Qing family’s fifth server, including the father’s family, mother’s family, and wife’s family.

Presumably these lands should be able to last for a while. "

"Your Majesty, I am aware of my guilt!" Qian Xiao, the censor doctor, knelt down quickly.What His Majesty said is to take back all the land owned by his relatives within the three clans. If he really does this, he will be a sinner of the Qian clan.

If it were any other emperor, there might be some burden in doing it. This emperor has done it several times to the Yi clan, so he didn't dare to gamble.

"What's your crime?" Wang Xin said expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, I am old and frail, my eyes are dim, my mind is haggard, and I am unable to understand the meaning of the imperial laws. Please forgive me and allow me to beg for my bones and return home!" the imperial censor said quickly.

"Qian Qing is the pillar of the country by self-denial and devotion to the public. At this time, I need you to assist me in governing the world. How can I leave?" Wang Xin continued.

"Your Majesty, I am old and frail and unable to handle political affairs. Please allow me to beg for my remains and return home." Qian Xiao said again.

Wang Xinxin sneered, and continued to decline twice before reluctantly agreeing, and then directly asked him to beg for his body and return home.

Wang Xin has always been dissatisfied with the censors. The censors were supposed to inspect the world and supervise the officials. However, they have been colluding with the officials for decades. They were originally a knife in the emperor's hand, but now the knife is rusty. , Wang Xin wanted to polish it and replace it with a new one.

The imperial censor begged for the bones and returned home, while others were also trembling with fear.The imperial court quickly issued an edict to cancel the land allocation system. Starting today, the Chengding land allocation system that had lasted for nearly a hundred years since the founding of Daqian was officially cancelled.

(End of this chapter)