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After receiving the order, Wang Ziwu immediately led his men and blocked Daihou Granary (today's Guoyang Town, Yuanping, Shanxi).

Then he sent an envoy to Ningwu to discuss the division of the border with the Xingtian clan. In order to make Yan suffer a loss, Wang Ziwu still gave more than a hundred cattle in exchange for control of Yangwukou. Basically, It is to completely control one-third of the southeastern territory of the Xingtian clan.

Wang Ziwu's move was not small, and he didn't expect Xinqu not to know about it, so after they had settled the boundary, they immediately sent people to Datong to inform Xinqu that this land was their boundary and hoped that Xinqu would not cross the boundary.

"What is this guy Wang Ziwu doing? Are you Hijikata planning to break up with us?"

In the General's Mansion in Datong, Xin Qu was listening to the envoy's quibbles, while several people stood below him, including Xue Zhi, who was roaring now.

Xue Zhi, fifteen years old, was already tall and tall. When he heard the earth envoy below dividing the boundaries, he couldn't sit still on the spot.

As the cousin of Mrs. Yan, Xue Zhi was also a rare talent among Feng surnames. Therefore, after Xin Qu determined that he wanted to cause trouble in Datong, he immediately led troops from the Forbidden Army here.

As a result, he heard this scene and was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.

The earthwork is not authentic! They threatened the Xingtian clan in front, and even made a posture that they might fight to the death at any time, which meant that Yan Guo had to bear all the dangers, and then you, Tufang, quietly traded with me, and it was so cheap!
After you finished it, you actually sent someone to tell Yan Guo that I bought the land.

Are you treating Yan Guo as a fool?
"This...this is all...an accident."

"Accident?" Xue Zhi rolled up his sleeves and widened his eyes.

The next second, Xin Qu coughed lightly and said: "There are many savages in that mountain. If you want it, you must be prepared to be killed by the savages in the mountains at any time."

The messenger was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Is it possible that Uncle Bei agreed to divide it like this?"

Xin Qu glanced at him and sneered: "Boundary division has always been the right of the strong. I say I will draw this boundary, but you don't agree and you can't beat me, you can only recognize this boundary.

And I don’t know how many savages are wreaking havoc in those mountains.

As long as you can defeat the savages, then that's all you can do.

If you can't beat it, it's useless to draw it, right? "

"..."

The messenger's cheek twitched slightly, as if this was the truth.

"Respect is mutual." Xin Qu tapped his fingers on the table, "Well, since Tufang claims that this land is yours, then the rights should be yours.

Today, a year later, we have redrawn the boundaries.

Specially look for those mountain passes and rivers to set up camp.

According to the unit of one hundred people, there is one village for every one hundred people. Tufang occupies a hundred-man stronghold. There will never be a stronghold of Yan State within fifteen miles to the west.

On the contrary, no Tufang stockade can be seen within fifteen miles to the east.

As for the savages between us, how about we each destroy them according to our own abilities? "

"This...is good!"

The ambassador thought for a moment and realized that savages were indeed a problem.

"Okay, then give back. There is no need to stir up chaos. A village of one hundred people will not count. Villages with less than a hundred people will not be counted, so let Wang Ziwu be prepared to fill the population.

Otherwise, once I start going into the mountains to hunt down these savages, they may run towards your territory.

They are not my country, Yan, and they can still reason with you. After entering, they will only burn, kill and loot. "

After Xin Qu finished speaking, he had the messenger taken away.

The scene fell into silence for a while, and for a moment Xue Zhi couldn't hold it back and said: "Uncle Bei, is it really okay? Just let them divide the land like this? They are closer to Ningwu than us! When we start arranging camps to fill the population, the fastest We have to wait until autumn, they have been busy in the mountains for more than half a year. "

"You know nothing." Xin Qu glared at Xue Zhi, then shook his head slightly and said, "The southeast direction of Ningwu and the passage into Daihou's granary all intersect at Yangwukou.

Once Yangwukou is captured, nothing will be a problem.

Besides, where did so many savages come from? Anyone with a name and surname will follow the Xingtian family to move westward. "

"Isn't that worse?" Xue Zhi looked puzzled.

"Then you, kid, go be a savage for a while, so you don't have to yell at me every day." Xin Qu rubbed his brows and shouted angrily at Xue Zhi.

Xue Zhi was stunned, but he reacted in a moment, and then stood up excitedly: "Okay! I'll be a savage for a while! Make sure they can't move the population in."

"Wait, not now."

Xin Qu stopped Xue Zhi, "It takes time to open a mountain, and it takes time to set up a stronghold. There are all logistical gaps behind it, so you take your people and start building military camps around Datong.

After autumn, we will get some harvest to reduce our grain transshipment.

I will arrange for a small team to go into the mountains to survey and map and find suitable places. "

"Oh, okay! I get it!"

Xue Zhi laughed. He thought that Xinqu was really ready to give up the land they had fought for, but he didn't expect that Xinqu was actually planning to increase his population.

Development requires time and energy, but now Yan State does not have so much time and energy to take care of this. Since Wang Ziwu wants to dance by himself, then let him.

The population under Wang Ziwu's command is limited, but if Wang Ziwu is good at it, he will be happy with his achievements and pile a lot of manpower into the mountains, it will be a good thing for Xinqu.

Because Wang Ziwu's main force has entered the mountain, the defense of Yanmen Mountain Road will be reduced. If Tufang really breaks up with him, Xinqu doesn't mind attacking Yanmen Mountain Road directly.

What's more, Lingqiu County is in his hands, and the construction of Feihu Road is in full swing. He wants to attack Shanxi. Xu Xu's plans are true, but Xin Qu has committed ten years of time and energy.

The gains and losses of one city and one place are actually the least important.

What is needed most now is population.

"Uncle Bei, the population from the west has been transported. Do we really want to auction it?"

Xingrenchun, who pushed open the door and entered, said with a pity look on his face.

"Sell, such a large population is a burden to us."

Seeing his appearance, Xinqu couldn't help but shake his head: "For the time being, those small clans need more people than us. During the auction, please increase their loan amount and extend the loan period. The longer the period, the more people will be borrowed." The interest rates are also higher.

For the time being, our task is to help them achieve feudal landownership, and then use them to help us achieve local control.

Remember, tell those clan officials that their land will be designated as family land.

Starting next year, farmland west of Yanqing will be allowed to be bought and sold, but it can only be bought and sold under household registration within the county, or sold directly to the county government.

The county government established the county seat and the suburbs of the town. The land in the county seat was uniformly designated as official land. Sales and redistribution were not allowed. Instead, prisoners and slaves were used for labor reform.

The land purchased by the county government from the local area or newly reclaimed is set up as the suburbs of the town. The land on the outskirts of the town is used for hierarchical distribution of equal fields, family fields, and public fields. The proportion will be determined later. But remember, priority should be given to equalizing land for the wealthy population in the county.

The Pingren Division is responsible for urging the payment of taxes and loans, leading local development and coordinating commerce and trade.

If a natural disaster occurs, such as drought or flood, and they cannot afford the loan, they can be allowed to use the developed farmland as an offset.

This is a long-term deal and a subtle approach.

Finally, we urge those clans that have borrowed money from us to firmly implement the system of primogeniture and the distribution of property required by the clan law.

If they can't, we immediately withdraw their loan. "

Xingrenchun nodded, while the other clansmen looked at Xin Qu cautiously.

Xinqu smiled disapprovingly and said: "This is a general trend. If you are worried that your children will not be able to manage money in the future, it is better to help them get rid of their land as soon as possible, or buy land in Shanxi.

Although according to my requirements, land can only be bought and sold within this county, I did not say that you cannot move your children's household registration here. "

"Beibo Yingming!" Some people finally came to their senses. This was also a means of dividing the family. It could save a lot of financial expenditure. After all, the price of the wilderness in the border areas would be extremely cheap. Pointing at population and farming tools can not only expand the population, but also ensure that all eggs are not put in one basket, which is good.

Only Xin Qu smiled and then fell into deep thought.

With the expansion of his territory, the quality of his population is temporarily not enough to support him to quickly annex local land, so he can only find ways to spread out more people while reducing local unrest and migration.

Then, feudalization will inevitably unfold.

These small nobles of the trade alliance were merged into the lordship system of the Yan Kingdom and enfeoffed. In fact, they were transformed into feudal lords. At the same time, a county was broken into pieces except for the county seat and suburbs, and regulations for permitting land sales were introduced. Private ownership The land will begin to flourish.

After that, it will be left to time to take over. In the first 150 years, as long as the state's control is strong enough, Yan will not see local control out of control for the time being.

Even if it does happen, if the big landowner wants to connect several counties, he must also consider whether the family members can work together.

Unless something like the Tian clan replaces Qi occurs, it will be difficult to achieve local separatism.

Then, the worst and worst outcome is that the manorization of the Han Dynasty occurs, but the foundation of manorization does not necessarily exist.

Because Quyuanli Xinqu has begun to be popularized, the ability of individual families to resist risks can basically be achieved in one step.

As long as we are not swept away by a wave of plague or natural disaster, the population can recover quickly.

So for the time being, the land is still enough.

In short, whether it is feudalization or manorization, it is the best way for current development.

Relatively complex land allocation plans can also improve county control.

As long as a feudal family falls and the land is merged into a developed market town, the population can be split into new counties.

Xinqu hadn't started collecting Ding tax before. Should we ask the Shi Feng District to collect it now?
Or, perhaps, simply spread it all over the land?

"Let's stick with the Ding tax." Taxes are the best.

In short, the policy for the next stage is to build more princes with less effort, split the big clans into small families, and then implement small taxes, especially the taxes imposed by clan princes on their slaves and common people.

It should be possible to further replenish the treasury and prepare for the next round of conquest. (End of chapter)