Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 212

When Liu Biao saw that Liu Xian, the other party, expressed his approval and agreed to his plan, he did not ask uninterestedly about the identity of the person who gave him the advice, nor did he ask why Liu Xian did not know about the documents sent to Yizhou.

Smart and knowledgeable, Liu Biao made two judgments for Liu Xian from the bottom of his heart: "Since Biejia has no objections, the matter is settled. I intend to put Cai Hao as the leader and Zhang Yun as the deputy to organize the troops and horses and refine the equipment." In the future, after Liu Jiyu sends troops to Hanzhong, let Cai Hao and Zhang Yun attack Xicheng and Shangyong to assist Liu Jiyu."

As he spoke, Liu Biao's eyes glanced at Kuai Yue's figure from time to time, and he sent a document to Liu Zhang, proposing a strategy to attack the rice thief Zhang Lu from Xicheng and Shangyong. As Liu Xian expected, it was Kuai Yue who sent him privately. Kuai Yue did not want to take credit, he just said that he would work for him. That was what Kuai Yue should do.

Liu Biao was very satisfied with the fact that Kuai Yue was more and more respectful. He thought about taking Xicheng and Shangyong in the future, and then turning Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling into one county and placing them under the rule of Jingzhou. Liu Zhang put an end to Liu Zhang's idea of ​​asking for Xicheng and Shangyong, and secondly made Kuai Qi the prefect as a reward from the Kuai family.

As for the name of the county where Xicheng, Shangyong and Fangling were combined into one county, Liu Biao had already thought about it and called it Hanxing County, which means the prosperity of the Liu family of the Han family.

"Your Majesty Jun Mingrui, that's how it should be." Liu Xian and Kuai Yue each raised their hands and praised.

Liu Biao, who had a smug look on his face and felt extremely comfortable, casually asked, "In your opinion, how long will it take for Liu Jiyu to capture Hanzhong and defeat Zhang Lu?"

Liu Xian was the first to speak. As a stranger, he seemed to have not fully gained Liu Biao's trust, so he was completely unaware of the matter of sending documents to Yizhou. At this time, he should behave well: "In my opinion , it may be as short as one year, or as long as two or three years.”

Kuai Yue, who was beside Liu Xian, did not answer, but listened silently.

"Oh, why do you have such an opinion?" Liu Biao leaned forward slightly, looking puzzled.

In Liu Biao's mind, he believed that the Hanzhong occupied by Zhang Lu was one to ten compared with the Badi, Shu, and Nanzhong occupied by Liu Zhang. Regardless of aspects such as household registration, money and food, Liu Zhang had great advantages. The advantages.

And Liu Zhang attacked Zhang Lu with ten times the strength. How could Zhang Lu resist? Even if Liu Zhang was exhausted, he could kill Zhang Lu. Therefore, Liu Biao's expectation was that Zhang Lu would be defeated in as short as three to five months or as long as one year. Liu Zhang's hand.

Liu Xian straightened his body and explained calmly: "Although the power of Bashu is ten times that of Hanzhong, Zhang Lu, the rice thief, has been operating in Hanzhong for a long time. Most of the Hanzhong soldiers believe in Tianshi Taoism and are infatuated with Zhang Lu. This so-called man Heye, secondly, Hanzhong is a country with four fortresses. To enter Hanzhong from Shu, you must break through Yangping Pass, and Yangping Pass is sandwiched between mountains and stands on the road. It is very difficult to capture, and the attack on the city will definitely delay the sun and the moon. , How can success be achieved without taking several years? This is the so-called geographical advantage... Although Zhang Lu only occupies one area in Hanzhong, he has the people and geographical advantages in his hands. If Liu Yizhou wants to capture Zhang Lu, it will not be easy."

Kuai Yue's eyes flashed, and after a moment he came forward and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Biejia's words are very good... And the more I heard about Zhang Lu, he never stopped for a moment. Zhang Lu was walking outside Yangping Pass. A walled city was built on the ridge, forming a horn with Yangping Pass, and the city defense of Yangping Pass was strengthened... Under such circumstances, even though Liu Yizhou was resourceful and had tiger and wolf troops under his command, he still wanted to capture Yangping Pass. Hanzhong is not easy to conquer either. Without going through spring, autumn, summer and winter, it may be difficult to win."

Although both counselors expressed some difficulty for Liu Zhang to capture Hanzhong, Liu Biao still had a different view: "I always feel that Liu Jiyu can easily capture Hanzhong. He is young and has great firepower. And if you look closely at what Liu Jiyu did, Because, whether it was to pacify Bajun or to conquer Nanzhong, Liu Jiyu did not delay the time, marching and fighting with an aggressive temperament, I am afraid that he will not be patient enough to attack Yangping Pass, and may find other ways."

Here Liu Biao remembered something: "The man named Wu Yi, a descendant of the Wu Kuang family, was sent to Brazil County by Liu Jiyu... I remember that in addition to the Jinniu Road at Yangpingguan, there is a Mi Cang Road in Brazil that can lead to Hanzhong. "

As usual, Liu Xian was the first to speak and responded: "Your Majesty, Micang Road is even more rugged and difficult to navigate than Jinniu Road. If the Yangping Pass on Jinniu Road can be compared to ten, then Zhang Lu only needs to go to Micang Road. By sending hundreds of people, Liu Yizhou's army of ten thousand people can be blocked... And when marching from Shu to Hanzhong, there is no other way except Jinniu Road and Micang Road. Liu Yizhou will have to be patient this time and slowly march with him. Zhang Lu is entangled."

Kuai Yue then echoed: "Liu Yizhou first pacified Bajun and captured Nanzhong, so he did not delay the invasion and invaded like fire. This was because Bajun was a rebel group and did not belong to each other. It was even worse in Nanzhong. They were bandits and bandits. They are distributed in the counties of Yueqi, Yizhou, Zangqi, etc., and among the bandits there are wealthy people and barbarians, so it is difficult to unite...Liu Yizhou attacks the mob with a single-minded army. Naturally, it will be like the sun shining on the ice and snow, and the ice and snow will melt in an instant."

Liu Biao seemed to be convinced, and he said with a smile: "That's fine. Liu Jiyu's capture of Hanzhong will delay the sun and moon for a year. Then we in Jingzhou can safely capture Xicheng and Shangyong, and then conquer Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling." They are all placed under my rule in Jingzhou."

Things in the west of Jingzhou were settled, and Liu Xian, the biejia, attended and talked about a matter in Jiangdong. As a biejia, he would receive news from all over Jingzhou from his subordinates every day, and then sort out the key points and report them to Liu Biao: "Yuan Shu sent Zhe Chongxiao Lieutenant to act on behalf of Sun Ce, the general who killed the invaders. After crossing the river and reaching Jiangdong, he defeated everything he attacked. The offensive was as fast and violent as the wind and rain... I am afraid that in another year, the borders of Jiangdong will be destroyed. It is owned by Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu is greedy. If he gets Jiangdong and lives downstream, he will naturally spy on Jingxiang upstream. Even if Yuan Shu does not have this idea, Sun Ce is brave and his father Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Taishou, which has something to do with our Jingzhou. We share the hatred of Heaven, and I am afraid that Sun Ce will act arbitrarily and send troops to Jiangxia to invade our Jingzhou."

"Hiss." Liu Biao felt a toothache when he heard this. Sun Jian, the Jiangdong tiger, died, but there was still a little tiger Sun Ce, and Sun Ce, a young tiger who had just cried, didn't look like a kind person.

According to Liu Biao's current situation, Jiangdong is owned by Yuan Shu, and Wu County is the Sun family's home base. Jiangdong must be under the control of the Sun family. Sun Ce must be greedy for Jingzhou's geographical advantage above the river, and it must be the same as Jingzhou. There is a hatred for killing his father. As Liu Xian said, there is no doubt that Sun Ce sent troops to Jingzhou. Seeing Liu Biao's worried look, Kuai Yue, as Liu Biao's confidant, spoke up: "Don't worry, sir. Although Sun Ce is brave, he likes to kill. Since he crossed the river, he has killed all heroes from Jiangdong counties and counties. I heard that Sun Ce was happy Riding alone to show off the bravery of an ordinary man... As the saying goes, a son with a lot of money cannot sit down in the hall. If one or two of the heroes or disciples killed by Sun Ce want to make concessions..."

Liu Biao smiled knowingly, stroked his beard and said: "There are many heroes in Jiangdong, so it is inevitable that some will imitate Yu Rang."
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Farmers have less leisure in the month, but people are twice as busy in May.

The south wind blows at night, and the wheat is covered with yellow.

Liu Zhang sat in the car and looked at the ripe wheat on both sides of the field ridge, which was as bright as a yellow ocean. When the summer wind carrying the chirping of cicadas blew by, it swayed towards the distance like waves. It was exactly the same style. Harvest scene.

Liu Zhang, with a smile on his face, said to Wang Shang who was sitting next to him: "Wang Qing, I will be happy to have a good harvest this year. The people don't have to worry about lack of food. They can have enough to eat."

"Not necessarily." Wang Shang shook his head and denied Liu Zhang's words: "Although the land tax is low, it is only one thirty tax, but the taxes paid by the people, in addition to the land tax, also need to pay the calculation tax, and those with young children at home must also pay taxes. The oral tax must be paid, and in addition, in order to avoid corvee labor, the people must also pay additional tax... and it must be paid by the public."

"Suppose a family of five people has thirty acres of farmland, and the yield per mu is one and one-half dan, so the grain output is [-] dan. Calculating the price of grain in a good year is one hundred dan, the annual income is [-] dan. Money, perhaps the family has other miscellaneous income, such as women weaving and selling, and men doing farming, or the income can reach seven to eight thousand yuan... And for one item of expenditure, a land tax of [-] yuan and a tax of [-] yuan, you need to pay [-] yuan. Fifty qian, the household tax is [-] qian, the adult male is given [-] qian, the two adults are given [-] qian each, a total of [-] qian, and the three young children are given [-] qian each. A total of sixty-nine yuan, and there are other miscellaneous taxes, such as field and household taxes, etc., which are not listed one by one... For a family of five, it is also necessary to consider that the man eats three stones per month, and the woman eats two stones per month. For a young child, one stone is counted as one stone per month, and seventy-two stone per year, which is equivalent to seven thousand two hundred yuan, as well as renting cattle, farm tools, clothing and other expenses."

When Wang Shang calculated this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Under the standard, a family of five has thirty acres of land, which is just barely enough to support themselves... Not to mention that there are hundreds of people with no acres of land, powerful families, and invaders. The weak people seize the common people's land under various pretexts. The common people can only rent the land from the powerful for planting. Therefore, although the land tax is one in thirty, in fact, the ten or sixty-seven acres of the land are not owned by the common people, but belong to the common people. The remaining [-] to [-]% belongs to the people, and the people need to pay heavy tax, oral tax, and regular tax, which is really difficult for them to live."

Liu Zhang was silent. He set the lower limit of the feudal era very low, but he did not expect that the lower limit of the feudal era was so low. If, according to Wang Shang, a family of five with thirty acres of land could barely support themselves, then It's a bit similar to Tokugawa Ieyasu's famous saying: "It is the art of a ruler to keep the peasants from having enough to eat and not starving to death. They work hard every day and don't think about other things." ’

As a shepherd in Yishu, Liu Zhang should probably follow the example of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the ruling genius, and let the peasants starve to death, not have enough to eat, and have no time to think of other ideas. But Liu Zhang was different. In his previous life, he was a modern man, and he couldn't handle treating people like cattle and horses.

According to Wang Shang, Liu Zhang probably clarified the tax system of the Han Dynasty. There were roughly three types of taxes in the Han Dynasty. Thirty taxes: one was the land tax, which was the lowest among the taxes borne by the people, and the other was the head tax. , called suankoufu, suanfu is paid by adults, and koufu is paid by children, which is the bulk of the tax. Corvee is another type. It mainly involves serving as a conscript on the border of the country and the capital, and voluntary labor for national projects. The labor can be offset with money.

But here’s the problem. Most people don’t have land. They can only rent land from the powerful clans and farm it. They will exploit most of the output from the powerful clans. In addition, in this era, the majority of tax payers are On the calculation tax, the oral tax and the more tax, that is, on the head tax.

This will create a scene that Liu Zhang was familiar with in his previous life. The rich rely on various means to evade taxes, while the poor do not have so much time to do anything and can only pay taxes honestly, causing the rich to instead It is a strange phenomenon that the poor pay more taxes while paying less taxes.

Liu Zhang thought about it and followed Wang Shang's words and said: "According to what Wang Qing said, Qiang Zonghaoyou owned a large amount of land, but because the land tax was very light, it was only thirty taxes per one, so Qiang Zonghaoyou paid very little tax. Most of the people did not have land, so after the rented land was cut off by the powerful, the remaining grain was not enough to meet daily rations, but the people still had to bear the heavy calculation, oral and replacement taxes. … Over and over again, the powerful clan lords who should have paid more money and grain evaded taxes, while the poor people could not evade taxes and shouldered the bulk of county taxes.”

"Is this reasonable? This is unreasonable." Liu Zhang slowly shook his head. He thought of a big killer weapon that might be able to solve this problem.

Spread into acres.

It's just that running a big country is like cooking a small one. Liu Zhang realized that although it was good to spread his family among his own, he couldn't do it too hastily, and he couldn't presume to implement it in one step. He still needed to think deeply.

　Make up for it, I still owe one chapter

　　

　

(End of this chapter)