Ji Tang

Chapter 948: Restoration of the Governor’s Mansion

"One hair move affects the whole body, and the world will never deceive me!"

Who would have thought that an action against the Longxi military group would eventually turn into a migration movement that many emperors wanted to complete?

Guanzhong suddenly lost more than [-] idle people, and the public security in the countryside and cities was much better.When those people got into the hands of the border troops, even if they were as thin as firewood, they could squeeze out a few ounces of oil.

As time passed, when everyone in the Tang Dynasty learned about the lives of those people who went to the border areas, those who could not survive, those who had many sons at home, those who had few fields, and those who could not marry a wife, all brought simple gifts and took With a little start-up capital given by my family, I walked towards the border with full of hope.

Even those who committed crimes were attracted in all directions.Because the imperial court has issued an order, as long as it is not a heinous crime, one will automatically be reduced to one level when arriving at the border area, and he can atone for his sins by working in the border areas. Once he changes his ways and offsets his crimes, he can immediately enjoy the treatment of others.

The world was boiling now. Those who went deep into the mountains and forests to avoid the government, those who committed crimes in their hometowns, and many who were bandits who had no lives on their hands, all ran down the mountain to surrender.

The purpose is to make a new life and to build a family fortune for future generations.

The local government had already received the news, and those who committed crimes and surrendered were always welcome to come.

"Remember, this is His Majesty's pity for you, and he is giving you a chance to be a new person. When you get to the border, you will be honest. Those people are not us. If you make them unhappy, you will lose your life if you turn around."

The local magistrate came forward to give his own account, and finally said: "I also know what happened to you. Your wife stole someone, and you got angry and accidentally killed someone."

"Based on your crime, even if I am the judge, you will be sentenced to three years in prison. But now as long as you go to the border area, the crime will be reduced by one level, and as long as you work for the local garrison for one year, you will be free. This is The border area is vast and sparsely populated, so there is a real shortage of people, otherwise where would you find such a good thing?"

"This is your trouble on the road. Save money on the road. If you dare to take money and run away, you will have no place in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor's grace is so great, can he allow such a person to go unpunished?"

"Remember, remember!"

The middle-aged man whose face was covered with stains burst into tears. He immediately knelt on the ground and choked up: "Don't worry, I will die on the border even if I die. If I dare to run away, I will not have a good death!" "

After saying that, he kowtowed three times, saluted, and walked out of the city step by step.
Scenes like this are happening all over the place, and local officials are doing their best to help them.Because from the moment they surrendered, they became the people of the Tang Dynasty again. They went to the border area for the sake of stability in the border area.Otherwise, how could the Tang Dynasty be reassured if those Protectorate were all foreigners?

As long as there are enough Han people to start families and establish businesses in the local area and lay down the foundation, then it can truly be regarded as the land of the Tang Dynasty.

When Ji Song saw the numbers on the secret report sent by the Military Intelligence Department, he was in a state of confusion. 50, breaking through 50 so easily.

In one year, from the end of the 20th year of Zhenguan to the winter of the 21st year of Zhenguan, the number of young Han people who migrated to the major protective offices in the Tang Dynasty exceeded 50.

He didn't know how the emperor felt when he heard the news. Anyway, he had nothing but shock.I am both gratified and distressed by the behavior of these people.

What a lovely nation this is. Even if they are at the end of their rope, they have never thought of making trouble in the past. The court just opened an opening for them to settle down and live. In just one year, such a nation has been formed. A trend.

There are countless fields, and the Tang Dynasty has been stable for 20 years. These 20 years are enough for a generation to grow up.When the Tang Dynasty was just established, many places were deserted due to years of war. In order to increase the population, the court was full of wisdom and used all kinds of methods.

Aren’t you unable to get a wife?Okay, the government will match it for you.Don’t want to get married when you’re old enough?hehe!Increase taxes!Add it until you are broke.

Then the land is divided according to population. Adult men are allocated [-] acres of land and women are allocated [-] acres. The more people in the family, the more land will be allocated. Anyway, they will do everything they can to make you work hard.

This has resulted in a trend of increasing population over the past 20 years, but while the population has increased, the number of fields has not.Many years later, the court discovered that the land was not divided enough?

what to do?The court was also trying to figure out a way. As for those who had no way to allocate land, the government could only let it go.Families that were originally wealthy became increasingly poor because of the number of children.

It's okay for a woman to say that when the time comes to get married, her husband's family will be worried.But what about my own son?Does it cost nothing to get engaged?Getting married for free?
So, now, the population is more, but in the prosperous land, the land is never enough.As far as Guanzhong is concerned, there was basically no population loss without a major war.

The aristocratic families have not experienced harm from the rebel army, and they have a lot of land in their hands.After the imperial court divided the fields, it had already divided almost everything it could get.

If Ji Song had not established Sinong Temple in the early years of Zhenguan and opened up a lot of land in Guanzhong, the poor would have been more poor than poor and the rich more than rich.

But even so, by this time, a large number of landless people had appeared in Guanzhong.Those with connections in their families would find someone to be a guarantee and work for wealthy families to make money.With no connections and no skills, they became idle workers in the countryside and cities.

Petty theft is a common thing, and prison is as familiar as entering your own home.

But now it's better, everyone has a place to go. According to the news Ji Song got, those bastards are just brats. Tian doesn't feel bad.I didn't know how to read, so I used a map to mark out territory for others.

The maps are all military-standard maps, and the proportions on them are fixed.But as long as there is a slight difference in the above, it will be a loss of thousands of acres of land.

There were a lot of jokes at the beginning. Some people were given wives and land, and they had to build their own houses.But after the officer left, the man found that his land was a little too big.

After finding out how big his territory was, the man was dumbfounded.I tossed and turned all night but couldn't sleep, and I didn't even care about my new wife.

He ran to the military camp early the next morning and said that he did not dare to ask for so much land and asked the officers and soldiers to take it back quickly.Just leave a hundred acres to yourself.

The officer tried to talk good and bad, but it just didn't make sense. No matter how he promised that the land was yours, since it was assigned to you, you could just farm the land with peace of mind. Where did there come from so many moths?
If you don't accept it, I'll beat you until you accept it. The man went back aggrievedly. A year later, when his wife gave birth to a boy, the officer cleared another piece of land.

He sat on a small hill and looked at the land in sight, but his face was full of sadness, because the place within a mile radius should be his.

"Mom, get a wife and have babies. I want three more. No, ten. Otherwise, how can I finish sowing so much land?"

When the people from the Military Intelligence Department finished telling Ji Song this, he even laughed.

Ji Song was also dumbfounded. He was stunned for a long time and could only hold back one sentence.

"What a fucking talent!"

"They are really talented people. Why didn't I realize that these rough guys have such a shrewd side before? This is forcing the migrant people to marry and have children. If they have more children, they will get more. It's a shame they can think of it."

"If you don't marry ten or eight people, you won't be able to afford these barren fields and pastures." Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a long time to hold back these words.

It is really.
Li Jing's gray hair didn't look so dazzling now. His smile showed wrinkles. He was very happy that these killers still have such a side.

"But Your Majesty, we can't let them continue to mess around."

At this time, Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said: "If this continues, although the local population can be increased in a short period of time, it will also consume the local potential. Since we regard this policy as a national policy to solve the problem of population increase in the future, it must be a steady stream, and we cannot The potential of the local area has been exhausted in one fell swoop!”

"Fang Xiang's words are serious!"

Li Jing's back was very straight at this time. This time, the military brats had gained face for their newly established Wuying Pavilion. Now some people say that they are not good, how can this be done?

"Although this is a bit excessive, you don't know that just these people passing by are just a drop in the bucket for the place. They are scattered on the ground and cannot even be touched. Even if there are ten times or twenty times more, it will definitely not be enough." No pressure.”

"Furthermore, if the people's demand for land cannot be satisfied by then, it means that it is time for the Tang Dynasty to expand its territory. At most, we can just continue to lay down enough land. What's the big deal?"

As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, he immediately aroused the recognition of the military generals.

Cheng Yaojin raised his nostrils to the sky and said, "You scholars just manage the people well, why are there so many troubles? If we don't have enough land, we just keep grabbing it. What kind of problem is this?"

"Didn't Ji Qing and the others discover Yinzhou in the north and south? I heard that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and you can't see a single person for thousands of miles. There are hordes of wild beasts. Damn, I heard that the number of bison herds is one million."

"I'm a good boy, if you don't take this place back, aren't you afraid that future generations will dig up your grave?"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling was furious. She pointed at Cheng Yaojin and was so angry that she couldn't speak.

"Shut up! If you dare to speak again, your mouth will be sealed!"

Li Shimin gave Cheng Yaojin a hard look and asked him to calm down for a while.

"Your Majesty is just partial. What's wrong with me saying a few words?"

Cheng Yaojin murmured in a low voice, but the echo in the hall seemed to be good, and everyone present could hear it clearly!

Li Shimin had a dark face and made up his mind not to talk to this bastard. This bastard was just a piece of shit. Sometimes there was really nothing he could do about him. The more he talked to him, the more he became more and more enthusiastic.

"You all shut up and listen to what Xuan Ling says!"

He directly interrupted the general's yelling and motioned for Fang Xuanling to continue.

Take a deep breath and try to calm yourself down, thinking that I can't get angry with that guy!
"Your Majesty, what I mean is to limit the amount of land divided. We do not seek absolute fairness and justice, but at least it must be roughly consistent. Now the border troops divide the land casually. The boundaries are blurred and the ownership is unclear. Now the land It’s okay that Guangzhou is sparsely populated, but if the population increases in a few years and all the families are connected together, there will definitely be great disputes.”

"In order to prevent the future, I still hope that the imperial court will send officials to the major protective offices to help the people divide their fields."

"In addition, I hope to send the Ministry of Industry and some college students to the local area to conduct detailed surveys of local mineral deposits and draw maps to make preparations for the future!"

When Fang Xuanling finished speaking, the general was a little surprised. He thought that Fang Xuanling would restrict the rights of the major governors, but he didn't expect that he was just worried that he would not do well and lay hidden dangers for the future!
"Also, they divided too much land for the people. Not only did this fail to supervise, but it also fostered their lazy mentality. When I established the land division, I considered the people and acted according to their abilities. Let them have enough The land we use to support ourselves can still serve as a reminder.”

Du Ruhui also stepped forward and said, "I also agree!"

Li Shimin did not hesitate this time and said: "Pass the message!"

"All the major governor's offices are aware that all land divisions in the Tang Protector's Office will be managed by the officials after the arrival of court officials, and the governor's office has the right to supervise.

According to the order, all common people whose land has been divided will not collect any taxes for five years. After five years, the actual cultivated acres will be counted as actual owned acres. The remaining excess land will be returned to the state and the government will not buy or sell it at will. "

Fang Xuanling quickly drafted the imperial edict, handed it over to the emperor for review, and after confirming it was correct, handed it over to Chen Shou, stamped with the national jade seal, and then passed through the Qilin Pavilion. After review by the three provinces, it would take effect and be sent to the major governor's offices.

"In addition, Xuanling has to work hard. The officials from the Ministry of Industry are easy to talk to, but you still need to make a trip to the academy students. Tell them that they only need to go for three years, and the court will give priority to hiring them after they come back. If you are willing to stay in the place, any gathering place For towns with more than 1 people, the imperial court established counties, and they were the first county magistrates."

"His Majesty."

Fang Xuanling looked at the emperor in shock, making sure he heard correctly?

Even Li Jing and others looked at the emperor in surprise, not expecting that His Majesty would spend such a large sum of money this time.Where more than [-] people gather, the county will be established?

This time, 50 people went to the border areas. If all counties were established, there would be fifty county magistrates.Moreover, there are prefectures above the county. If the prefectures were divided, there would be fifteen or six governors.

This matter requires a big official distribution!

"That state governs"

Fang Xuanling said hesitantly.

"We will not establish a state for the time being. In addition, we will restore the Han Dynasty's Governor-General Shi's Mansion to manage local government affairs full-time, while the Governor-General's Mansion will only be in charge of the military."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Fang Xuanling felt relieved.Your Majesty still knows it well.If these counties are all managed by the Great Protectorate, what is the difference between this and the Tu Emperor?
It’s been a long time, so what’s the point?
Now it's better, the government affairs are under the management of the Chief Shifu, and the military power still belongs to the Protectorate.In this way, no one company can dominate, creating new checks and balances.

But Li Jing and others felt a little uncomfortable. Things had been going well before, but now there was a decentralization of power. Are these governors of the Protectorate willing?It would be weird not to complain.

(End of this chapter)