Kai Fu Han

Chapter 442

"I will not participate in the subsequent operations. Sun Li will be fully responsible for the Northern Route Army."

"Yes!" Sun Li stood up and accepted the order.

The two had communicated about this appointment in advance, so Sun Li was not surprised.

After completing the entire western offensive strategy, Sun Li would stay in the west and become the general person in charge of the entire western front defense force.Liu Xinqi planned to leave three to four field regiments on the western front and two field regiments on the southern front. The other field regiments would be transferred to the northern front to defend the Kingdom of Jin.

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After leaving the Northern Route Army, Liu Xinqi led his guards to Xia County.

There is a county in Yanzhou that is very special.

Xianyuan is Qufu.

The hometown of Saint Confucius, there is a giant beast "Confucius Mansion" here.

The "Confucius Mansion" that put Liu Xin'ang in trouble was because of their status as descendants of saints.

Their ancestor, Confucius, was revered and worshiped by scholars all over the world and was revered as the Sage of Confucius. In order to win over scholars, the imperial courts of all generations would reward Confucius' descendants.

The hereditary title of the eldest descendant of Confucius - Yanshenggong.

No matter which dynasty he was in, Duke Yansheng was a great nobleman who enjoyed privileges.Therefore, Duke Yansheng benefited from the glory of his ancestor Confucius and became a special duke in history who has been prosperous and prosperous for generations. He and the imperial court depended on each other, so he endured for a long time.

but!

This court does not specifically refer to the Han court.

Liu Xinqi came from later generations and knew that in the Yuan and Qing dynasties, when foreign races ruled the land of Kyushu, "Yanshenggong" did not show his "literary integrity."

It is the same in this life.

After Kaifeng was captured by the Jin army, Song Gou moved south. Kong Duanyou, the current Yanshenggong, was still brave enough to take the Kong family and follow Song Gou to move south.

But the Kong family is too big, and there are all kinds of birds in the forest. Not all Kong family members are willing to leave their homes.

Maybe it's because there is a disagreement within the Kong family, or maybe it's because the Kong family is betting on both sides.

As a result, the Kong family is now split into the Southern and Northern sects.

Liu Yu established the puppet Qi regime, and named Kong Fan, the son of Kong Duancao, the younger brother of Kong Duanyou, as Yanshenggong, and presided over the worship of Confucius Temple in Qufu (Xianyuan County).

Liu Xinang's secret letter stated that the Kong family's influence in Yanzhou was too great. In Xianyuan County alone, the county magistrate was a rubber stamp. Everything in the entire county was decided by the Kong family, and [-]% of the people in the entire county relied on it. Live with the Kong family.

When they attacked Xianyuan County before, the Kong family did not die personally, but they instigated and secretly funded other gentry in Xianyuan to recruit troops to resist the Xinghan League, causing more than 4000 casualties on both sides (mainly enemy troops).

The name of the Kong family was too loud, and Liu Xinang did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he sent a letter asking Liu Xinqi for instructions on what to do next.

Because of the upcoming land reform, the Kong family, which occupies [-]% of the cultivated land in Xianyuan, will be the main target, and the Kong family also has a large amount of cultivated land in other counties of Yanzhou.

Governing the country requires scholars, and the example of scholars is Confucius.

If the Xinghan League relied on scholars to govern the people, then Liu Xinqi really had nothing to do with this "Confucian mansion".Otherwise, it will be attacked by scholars all over the world. Although there will not be an existential crisis, troubles will definitely continue at that time.However, the Xinghan League governed the people mainly by relying on the officials it cultivated, the "literate people" recruited through the "official recruitment examination".

There is an essential difference between "literate people" and "literate people".

On July [-], Liu Xinqi arrived at Xia County, where the capital of Yanzhou is located.

"How many fields does Yan Shenggong's family have?"

Liu Xinang replied: "It has not been found out yet, but according to preliminary estimates, it should be more than 400 million acres."

"Four million acres!" Liu Xinqi exclaimed in surprise, "There are actually so many."

"What I reported to you in the letter before was still too short-sighted. At the beginning of the founding of the country, Taizu rewarded them with a total of 20 acres of farmland. However, subsequent dynasties received rewards and accumulated a large amount of farmland for the Confucius family. Added The Confucius family's 'accumulation' over the generations by Yan Shenggong has annexed a large number of fields. Their family's fields are not only in Yanzhou, but also in surrounding prefectures. And it's not just under the name of the Confucius family, there are also a few from side branches and in-laws." Liu Xin'anghui reported: "Yanshenggong's influence in Yanzhou is very, very large, and the people here have a high degree of trust in Yanshengong."

An ordinary small landowner can double the amount of land under his name in a disaster year. With Shenggong's ability, it is not difficult to acquire millions of acres of farmland over the past 160 years, let alone them. There is also the accumulation of previous dynasties.

The annexation of land is a fact, but after all, Yan Shenggong is a descendant of a saint and a scholar who sets an example. There is still a bottom line for eating looks.

The lives of the Kong family's tenants were pretty decent, at least they didn't have to worry about starving to death.Compared with other surrounding state capitals and other gentry tenants, it seemed a bit "superior", so the people of Yanzhou were "submissive" to Duke Yan.

The people "submitted" Yan Shenggong, but Liu Xinqi hated him very much.

After all, Yanshenggong was not a saint of Confucius.

Later Liu Xinqi understood the history of Yanshenggong in various generations, and he could be said to be very "aware of current affairs", and he was more capable of "big things" than the Goryeo Kingdom.

When gold comes, gold drops, when yuan comes, yuan drops, when Qing comes, Qing drops, and when sun comes, sun drops.There are also the "Preface to the First Admission" and "Manuscript of the Shangsha Tou Memorial" given to the Manchu Dynasty by the Kong family.

"Have you investigated whether this generation Yan Shenggong has any illegal records?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"During my stay in Yanzhou, I also heard about some of the actions of Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion, which are indeed very irritating." Liu Xin'ang replied: "According to the laws of our Xinghan League, it is definitely illegal, but according to Zhao Guo's Or the laws that are pseudo-standard are somewhat ambiguous."

The establishment of the Puppet Qi was too short, and the time when Duke Yan Sheng of Yanzhou came to power was also too short.

"Leader, do you really plan to touch the Kong Mansion?" Liu Xinang hesitated: "If you touch the Kong Mansion, will it have any impact on the future development of our Xinghan Alliance?"

"There will definitely be an impact, but if it doesn't move, the negative impact will be even greater." Liu Xinqi said.

Let Yan Shenggong become a special existence, and the legal deterrent force of Xinghan League will drop sharply.

"Presumably Yan Shenggong won't accept the land reform obediently. Is there any solution for both?" Liu Xin'ang asked, still wondering if he could handle it properly.

"The best solution for both? There is, it depends on whether Yan Shenggong has eyesight." Liu Xinqi sneered.

For the family who can write high-end flattering articles such as "First Entry Form" and "Shangshatou Plays" in later generations, "knowing current affairs" should be integrated into the blood.

"Let's talk to him first. If the Kong family can consciously cooperate with the land reform, then everyone will be happy, and I won't ask him to do things about Shenggong. If you don't cooperate..." Liu Xinqi rubbed his brows: "The king of heaven is here. It’s no use either.”

Saints are also human beings, and I, Liu Xinqi, am an "immortal"!
With the system as the golden finger, no one in this world is tougher than Liu Xinqi.

(End of this chapter)