A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 256 New Dynasty Elegance
Wang Mang succeeded to the throne and honored the Empress Dowager as the new wife Wenmu Empress Dowager. Ru Ziying was demoted to the title of Duke Anding. He transferred the five counties of Pingyuan County, including Pingyuan, Ande, Luoyin, Li and Chongqiu, with tens of thousands of households. Baili, as a stable principality, allowed Liu Ying to set up a temple for the ancestors of the Han Dynasty in the country to worship for generations. The title of Queen Mother (Wang Yan) was changed to Queen Mother Anding.

Wang Mang appointed Bai Xuan as the Grand Sikong, Liu Xin as the Grand Situ, and Wang Shun as the Grand Sima to assist him in governing the affairs of the country.

In order to solve the problem of dynastic fortune, that is, local conflicts. After deliberation, Wang Mang decided to restructure:

One: Announcement: The world’s fields will be renamed Wang’s fields, and private fields will be replaced by Wang’s fields; slaves will be renamed private, and like Wang’s fields, they may not be bought or sold. It is a land system for kings.

2: Implement the "five equals and six managements" system, that is, set up five equal officials in the capital Chang'an and the five major cities of Wancheng, Luoyang, Chaoge, Linzi, and Chengdu. Officials sent by the central government will manage the credit and prices of the five equals, and collect commercial taxes. , the government operates salt, iron, wine, coins, mountains and rivers, etc. Private individuals are not allowed to buy or sell.

Three: Abolition of five-baht coins and knife coins, and the issuance of treasures, including five items (gold, silver, turtles, shells, and copper) (money, gold, silver, turtles, shells, and cloth), a total of Twenty-eight currencies.

Four: Remove the civil order. For all unemployed vagabonds, the imperial court formulated punishment measures, requiring each person to pay one bolt of cloth per year. Those who were unable to pay, the imperial court would force them to perform hard labor and provide food and drink during the labor period.

Five: Rental interest order. People can borrow money from the local government for funeral or sacrificial needs, and only need to return the principal without charging interest. However, if you borrow money from the court for agricultural or commercial production, the court will charge one-tenth of the net profit as interest.

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After the introduction of this series of policies, the world suddenly became agitated. Some people were dissatisfied with the status quo and begged Wang Mang's restructuring to change the current situation. Some people were profiteers and were dissatisfied with Wang Mang's restructuring.

However, Wang Mang was the founder of the country and the leader of Confucian scholars in the world. Today's saints, even if the local powerful were dissatisfied, did not dare to openly oppose it. Instead, they began to collude with local officials to shirk the implementation of concealed policies.

But Wang Mang didn't know anything. He was busy changing his name at this time.

"Now there are Beihai County, Nanhai County, and Donghai County in the world, but only Xihai County is missing. I have just established a new era. This is really not beautiful."

Wang Mang looked at the map of the Han Dynasty, and now the word "Dahan" has been changed to Daxin.

But Wang Mang felt bored looking at the old names of the Han Dynasty in this area. He wanted to change the name. If he wanted to quickly eliminate the impression of the Han Dynasty in the hearts of the people, changing the name was the fastest way.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead the troops? I will definitely be able to capture Xihai County for you." Wang Yi went out to advise Wang Mang.

Now the Wang family is different. They are no longer relatives, but the royal family. They are also considered as clan members, and they have to contribute to the Wang family.

"Okay, since General Wei is interested, I will hand over Xihai County to you."

Wang Mang was very happy to see someone relieving his worries, and immediately sent Wang Yi to attack the Qiang people westward, capture Qinghai Lake, and establish Xihai County.

However, Qinghai Lake is a wasteland. In order to make Xihai County worthy of its name, Wang Mang ordered forced immigration and added 50 harsh laws to add tens of thousands of criminals to meet the needs of immigrants.

The second year of Xinmang (the second year of the founding of the People's Republic of China)

While Wang Mang was thinking hard on the map, what should the name of this Shu county be changed?

"Your Majesty, Da Sikong is here."

Wang Mang raised his head: "Bai Xuan is here? Let him in."

After Bai Xuan entered the main hall, he saw Wang Mang looking at the map and writing and drawing. He knew that Wang Mang was changing his name again.

I don’t know why, but Wang Mang was so keen on changing names. He “restructured the ancient system” in the name of the new dynasty Yazheng. Not only did he change all the names of local counties and counties, but he also changed the names of central government officials beyond recognition.

He appointed Da Si Nong as Xi He, Dali as Zuo Shi, Taichang as Zhizong, Da Hongxu as Dian Yue, Shaofu as Gong Gong, Shuiheng Duwei as Yu Yu, Guang Luxun as Sizhong, and Tai The servant is the Taiyu, the Weiwei is the Taiwei, the Jinwu in charge is Fenwu, and the lieutenant is the military commander.

At the local level, the prefect was changed to Dayin, the captain was changed to Taiwei, and the county magistrate (chief) was changed to Zai.

Looking at the place names of counties and counties again, for Guanzhong, Jingzhao Yin was changed to Jingzhao County, and based on Sanfu, Jingwei County, Shiwei County, Yiwei County, Guangwei County, Fuwei County, Liewei County, These six captain counties firmly protected Jingzhao County.

Luoyang was changed to Yiyang, and surrounding areas, Henan County was changed to Baozhongxinqing, and the eastern part of the original Henan County was divided into counties, Qidu County was established, Hongnong County was changed to Youtai County, and Yingchuan County was changed to Zuotuan County. Team County, Hedong County was changed to Zhao Team County, Hanoi County was changed to Hou Team County, Nanyang County was changed to Qian Team County, and six teams of counties were used to protect Zhongxin Qing.

It would be okay if it was settled after the change, but Wang Mang didn't. Not only did he change it once, but in some places he even changed his name three or four times.

Originally, Wang Mang gave Bai Xuan the important task of abolishing private fields and establishing royal fields. Bai Xuan planned to focus on Guanzhong first, and then expand it to the whole country step by step.

And this series of measures is indeed very powerful. The power of the Xinmang Dynasty in Guanzhong is very powerful, and the local tyrants cannot make trouble at all.

In order to smoothly implement the royal land system and reduce resistance, Bai Xuan first bypassed the private lands of high-ranking officials serving in Xinmang and put most of his energy into the local powerful.

The effect was also very obvious. Bai Xuan took back the powerful land at a fair price, then sent a large number of officials to measure the land, and then re-divided the acres according to population. A man was divided into one hectare and one hundred acres, and a woman was divided into half an acre and fifty acres.

The fields were also divided into rich fields, flat fields and poor fields according to their fertility, and the undeveloped raw fields were distributed equally, that is, a man had 30 acres of rich fields, flat fields, and poor fields, ten acres of raw fields, and a woman had rich fields, flat fields, and poor fields. The fields are ten acres each, and the raw fields are twenty acres.

The fields were allocated, and the people in Guanzhong burst out with great enthusiasm, because they no longer had to worry about exploitation by local powerful men. They only had to pay the court taxes, and the rest was theirs. Moreover, the rent and interest order issued by the imperial court also provided great help to the people of Guanzhong.

So this year, with the efforts of the people of Guanzhong and officials such as Bai Xuan, Guanzhong had a great harvest, and Guanzhong became the most solid support for maintaining the Xinmang regime.

Seeing the success of the New Deal restructuring, Bai Xuan was ready to promote it to the world, so he came to meet Wang Mang.

"Your Majesty, the New Deal is a success. Guanzhong will have a great harvest this year."

"Great, it seems there is no problem with our new system." Wang Mang was very excited, thinking that he was about to achieve his ideal.

"If this is the case, the new policy must be rolled out to the world as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Bai Xuan quickly agreed.

Bai Xuan did not stop Wang Mang's crazy move of changing his name, because this move greatly helped him act in Guanzhong.

Guanzhong was originally the foundation of the Liu family. Since the establishment of Xinmang, many people felt uncomfortable, especially when they saw that the imperial court was not a Han Dynasty, but they and others lived under the counties of the Han Dynasty.

So, are you and others considered old citizens of the Han Dynasty? Or the new dynasty and new people?
This sense of psychological fragmentation made the atmosphere in Guanzhong very depressed after the establishment of Xinmang. However, Wang Mang changed the official names of places in Guanzhong.

This feeling disappeared immediately, because some of the things around me were new, new place names, and new things. It happened that Bai Xuan led people to implement the New Deal, so the people in Guanzhong, who were insecure, immediately responded with great enthusiasm. Accept the New Deal.

There was no strong force to stop it, and the nobles did not move, because the remaining land was enough for the common people.

Moreover, a large amount of raw farmland has been allocated, which has greatly increased the area of ​​cultivated land in Guanzhong. Therefore, the grain produced in Guanzhong this year is much more than in previous years.

Although it is not stopped, it is still necessary to remind those who should be reminded.

"Your Majesty, although changing the name will help eliminate the influence of the previous dynasty as soon as possible, such frequent name changes will still cause confusion in the issuance of government orders.

Therefore, I suggest that the changes should be made slowly. When the new policy arrives, the new name will be sent out. This can also eliminate some negative effects. "

"Hey, Xuan, you don't know, this name will become familiar after being called for a long time. Now the new name is unfamiliar and the people can't accept it for a while. This is normal. How can you be very familiar with it as soon as you come?

Moreover, when the new dynasty was first established, there were still a large number of Han survivors and Han clan relatives in the area. The influence of the Han Dynasty for two hundred years is too great. If it cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, the people of this world will definitely be instigated by those ambitious people.

By then, the world will be in chaos and we will be tired of suppressing the rebellion. What energy will we have to implement the New Deal? "

Seeing that Wang Mang refused to listen, Bai Xuan had no choice. After all, Wang Mang was right. The new dynasty had only been established for less than two years, and the Han Dynasty had been standing for two hundred years. The situation in the world was already decaying very quickly. We did not have time to wait for the Han Dynasty. influence fades.

When the influence of the big man fades away, the world will be in a state of irreparability.

When Bai Xuan retreated, Wang Mang turned his attention to the map again. After thinking for a while, his eyes lit up and he said quickly:

"Write, Hanzhong County was changed to Xincheng County; Guanghan County was changed to Du County; Shu County was changed to Daojiang County; Qianwei County was changed to Xishun County; Yizhou County was changed to Xinjun; Zangke County was changed to Tongting County; Wu Dujun will be changed to Leping County; Yuexun County will be changed to Jixun County. As for Bajun, let's not change it yet.

However, Linjiang County under the jurisdiction of Bajun must be changed to Jianjiang; Anhan to Anxin; and Fuling to Bating.

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In the same year, the Xiongnu, Goguryeo, Western Regions, Southwest Yi and other vassal states that originally submitted to the Han Dynasty came to court, but they did not want to change their masters.

In order to allow the vassal states to integrate into the new dynasty more quickly and to reflect the majesty of the new dynasty, Wang Mang ordered that the original "kings" of each clan be demoted to "hou".

The largest among the vassal states, the "Xiongnu Chanyu Seal" awarded by the Han Dynasty, was taken back and destroyed, and was instead given to the "New Xiongnu Chanyu Seal", and even changed the name of the Xiongnu Chanyu to "Subject to the Nu", and Goguryeo was renamed "Xiaguryeo". .

After the envoys from various ethnic groups returned home, their king was very angry. He was demoted to the king and insulted without doing anything. So all ethnic groups announced their separation from the New Dynasty, claiming that the New Dynasty was not the successor of the Han Dynasty, and refused to surrender to the New Dynasty. .

Wang Mang was very angry after hearing this. He appointed Pinglu Hou Baiwei as the Pingyi general and commanded hundreds of thousands of border guards on the northern border to resist the invasion of nomadic tribes in the north and look for opportunities to subdue them.

With his clan kinsman Chengdu Marquis Wang Yi as a common barbarian general, he commanded hundreds of thousands of border guards on the southern border to resist the attacks of various mountainous ethnic groups in the south and choose opportunities to subdue them.

Due to the border crisis, a large amount of money and food were sent to the north and south borders. The process of implementing the New Deal in Guandong had to be postponed. Tasks were simply assigned to local officials at all levels and several censors were dispatched to supervise the implementation of the policy. But he didn't do it himself like Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)