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

Chapter 257: Situation in various places, Bai family’s restructuring

White Dukedom, Chaoge, Baifu

Bai Guan looked at the intelligence collected by secret guards from various places in his hand, among which the intelligence in Guanzhong was the most prominent.

"The Yin Department of Jingzhao in the central part of the Secret Guard Pass: One year after the New Deal was issued, the powerful disappeared, the people were given their land, the food was plentiful, and the people were prosperous. Everyone said the beauty of the new dynasty.

However, the New Deal did not make a big difference, and the New Deal did not change the various clan members, relatives, and families with more than two thousand dan, so each family did not respond to it. "

"Secret Guard Guanzhong Chang Anbu: Two-thirds of the people in the court, including the young master, are loyal to the new dynasty. There are dozens of others who are forced to follow the new dynasty's power. Some Liu family members are secretly A rebellion was planned, but after analysis, the success rate was less than 20%. Most people did not take action because they were watching the court's movements, but the powerful were generally dissatisfied with the New Deal."

"Secret Guard Guan Dongdong: After intelligence analysis by the superiors of various regions, the emperor's prestige in various regions is relatively stable, but some Liu clan members are planning a rebellion.

In addition, disasters occurred in various places, and the local government went all out to provide disaster relief. The disaster situation has improved and is expected to subside soon. "

"Look, the new policy of the imperial court still has some effect. If it can be successfully promoted to the whole country, this new dynasty may be the next Han Dynasty.

But if the promotion fails, it will be the next Qin Dynasty. It's just that those who opposed Qin at first were the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, but this time they were the powerful ones in the world.

Now that the new dynasty has offended the powerful, it is just afraid of the power of the central government and dare not take any action. If the central government cannot suppress it, it will definitely suffer backlash. "

Bai Guan handed some of the information to Bai Shi, and after reading it, Bai Shi asked:

"Father, what should we do? Now the situation is unclear, the war has started again, and the New Deal has not been pushed forward. How about calling my brother back to discuss it? Let's see what we, the Bai family, do."

Bai Guan sighed and shook his head: "I'm afraid your brother doesn't want to!"

"Why?"

Bai Guan looked at Bai Shi and said: "Shi, it seems that you still know too little about your brother. Brother Bai has great ambitions and has transcended the restrictions of previous family heads.

His heart is no longer in the family, or in other words, his ambition is in the world. He always believes that Wang Mang is the one who can realize the family's thousand-year-old wish. "

"But he is the head of the next generation of the family."

"It is precisely because of this that he devoted himself entirely to it. Look, these policies can solve most of the current problems.

If successful, the achievements of the new dynasty will be no less than that of the Han Dynasty, and most of the family's millennium long-cherished wish will be realized. "

"Then why don't we try our best to help Wang Mang and my brother? Isn't this exactly what we want?"

Bai Shi believes in Bai Xuan, because in his impression, Bai Xuan has always been a good big brother. When Bai Guan went out to work and travel, his brothers and sisters were taken care of by his eldest brother Bai Xuan, whether it was studying or teaching. , many of them were taught by their elder brother.

Bai Guan did not answer Bai Shi's question directly, but asked: "If you had a choice, would you place your life in the hands of others? Even the people you are closest to."

The Bai family is deeply influenced by the family. The concept that the Bai family has always instilled in the children of the family is that everything is for the family, everything is for the people of the world, and everything is for self-interest.

"If I have a choice, of course I will take my life in my own hands. It's not that I don't trust my relatives, but I am the only one who knows me best. Even if I lose my life, I won't blame others."

"The same is true for the family. Look at Wang Mang's new policy. He has turned local powerful people into enemies. You have to know how many powerful people there are in the world.

Even if he excludes various aristocratic families or does not take action for the time being, most of these powerful people are dependent on the aristocratic families, and the relationship between the two parties is intricate.

If a powerful person is hurt, will those high-ranking families not take action? Even if you don't go on stage, you will still support it secretly, because who doesn't understand the meaning of lip death and tooth decay?

Now that the tyrants have been settled, who has the most land in the world? It must be them. Then who? I'm afraid it's those princes who have sealed the country, right?
Therefore, embarking on this path is destined to be an enemy of the people of the world. Even if it is for the people of the world, who is in the hands of the people of the world? Aren’t they still those rich and powerful people? Now you understand! "

"You are saying that Wang Mang's winning rate is not high." The royal family guessed.

"Take another look at this!" Bai Guan did not answer, but handed over a piece of information.

"Nanyang Department in the Eastern part of Anwei Pass: Due to the change in the names of counties and counties, the government orders of various counties were confused. Officials were tired of explaining the new names and neglected the new policies. People everywhere still called themselves Nanyang County people, and the new place names were not widely spread in the local area. .”

"Instead of spending energy to implement the New Deal, but instead making great efforts to change the names of places and officials in various places, wouldn't it lead to poor circulation of government orders, and officials in various places will have to re-familiarize themselves with official positions, and their ability to solve problems will be greatly reduced."

The royal family hesitated and said: "But the eldest brother wrote a letter and said that Wang Mang did this to eliminate the influence of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible and make the people move towards the new dynasty more quickly."

Bai Guan shook his head and said: "The influence of the Han Dynasty cannot be eliminated by changing the name. The success of the New Deal in Guanzhong is because the power of the powerful people in Guanzhong is too small and the power of the court is too strong. The New Deal has indeed brought benefits to the people, so the people of Guanzhong will Heart towards the new dynasty.

But this is not the case in Guandong. Although the imperial court is powerful, the local powerful are even more powerful. Before the influence of the powerful is eliminated, such random command will only give the local powerful an excuse to take action. The New Deal was not implemented, but it actually spent national power on an expedition to the Western Regions to force the vassal countries to rebel. Isn't this a mental illness? You can wait, but will the powerful people everywhere give you time to react? "

"So, father, you don't think highly of Wang Mang?"

"Do you know why our ancestors said that the prerequisite for realizing world harmony must be to preserve the family? Because you cannot guarantee that the people you rely on will never change, and the only thing that will not change is the family.

As long as the family survives, this long-cherished wish of thousands of years and the unity of the world will come true sooner or later. And this can only be achieved by us. We are the bearers, and as long as we exist, the fire will not go out. "

The royal family stood up and said respectfully to Bai Guan: "Father, don't worry, I will put the family first and will not be wanton. But, eldest brother?"

Bai Guan sighed: "Let him go, he has decided to follow Wang Mang and follow his ambition. Even if we forcefully bring him back, he will still be a walking corpse.

And he is not the head of the family yet. He can decide his own future. As long as he does not do anything harmful to the family, let him be. Sooner or later, he will see Wang Mang's face clearly. He is deeply involved in it and we should not be able to see clearly. "

"Yes."

Although Bai Shi knew Bai Guan's laissez-faire attitude, he still decided to write a letter and tell him the analysis at home, hoping that he would wake up on his own.

Now that the New Deal in Guanzhong is successful, the same stubborn diseases in the Bai Kingdom as those in the Han Dynasty can also be cured.

After two hundred years of development, except for the private land in the Taihang Mountains, the rest of the Bai Kingdom was no different from the Han Dynasty. At most, the grassroots officials were more honest and more capable.

Because they are too close to Chaoge, and the Bai Kingdom’s salary for these officials is also very high. In addition to the normal salary, the Bai Kingdom will also use 1% of the local finance as rewards for local officials. According to the official ladder distribution.

Of the rest, 59% will be reserved for development and 40% will be handed over to the White State.

After the local finances are handed over to Chaoge, Bai will use 5% of the current year's finances as rewards for central officials, and another 5% as rewards for the five major clans of Su, Quan, Yuan, and Hei who are advancing and retreating with the Bai family. , Wang's dividends.

Because in the Bai Kingdom, since the Zhou Dynasty, there has been no practice of enfeoffing the land. If you have done meritorious service, you have two choices, one is to be promoted, and the other is to take generous rewards yourself, including but not limited to houses, carriages, copper coins, cloth, etc. wait.

As early as when the Bai Kingdom was first established, the founding king Guang Xingong made a contract with the five major clans, not to divide them among themselves, but to use 5% of the national finance as a reward for the five major clans to loyally follow the Bai clan.

Therefore, the Bai family and the five major clans advance and retreat together, and truly live together with the country. As long as it is for the good of the Bai country, the five major clans have no objection. As long as the country's income is higher, the income of their own family will be higher.

In addition, some children work as officials outside and contribute income to the clan, so the five major clans are able to maintain so many children and clan schools.

The financial and commercial taxes of the White Kingdom exceed agricultural taxes, and they attach great importance to farming, mainly grain production, to prevent foreign countries from getting stuck.

However, due to the inertia of the wealthy families, although the business style of the Bai Kingdom was prevalent, many powerful people still appeared over the past two hundred years, and more and more civilians became tenant farmers or county citizens of powerful powerful people.

Now Guanzhong has given Bai Guo a pattern, and Bai Guo only needs to follow it.

In the name of Duke Bai, Bai Guan issued the State Land Order, confiscating all the land in the country and returning it to the state. No one was allowed to trade the land. All the former private fields were purchased by the State of Bai at market prices.

Then Bai Guan sent Bai Shi as the field envoy to lead a team to allocate land to the people with agricultural registration across the country. The proportion was the same as in Guanzhong, but the proportion for men and women was the same, and they were all one hectare.

If you just use money to acquire land, some people will still be dissatisfied, but Bai Guan has given them other benefits, such as lowering the restrictions and allowing them to do business with Bai's firm, or recommending their children to enter the Bai Kingdom. schools, and preferential treatment for serving as an official.

The Bai Kingdom has a popular business culture. When these powerful men got rich, they immediately joined the Bai Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, which was dominated by Bai's firm, and started doing business with Bai's firm.

Therefore, the policy of confiscating and dividing land was implemented smoothly.

The next step was to rectify the officialdom and thoroughly investigate corruption. After communicating with the heads of the five major clans, Bai Shi returned home. Bai Shi, who had not yet had a drink of water, was appointed as the inspector by Bai Guan to lead people to rectify the officialdom and the army. Those who are dawdling and corrupt officials should be kicked out, and those who should be jailed should be put in jail.

For a time, the atmosphere of the Bai Kingdom was cleared, sweeping away a hundred years of twilight.

The five thousand people of the Baiguo Central Army were recruited again and began restorative training, because Bai Guan felt that troubled times were coming. Whether the Bai family can survive in this troubled world remains a question mark.

Chang'an, Yushifu
Bai Xuan, who was on duty, couldn't help but sigh when he read the letter from home.

Why don't I know about some of Wang Mang's changes? It's just that I'm overjoyed and relaxed a little, this is human nature.

But his concept of serving the people of the world has not changed. As long as Wang Mang does not give up the New Deal, no matter what happens to Wang Mang, he will follow him.

Not only for Wang Mang's friendship with him, but also for the New Deal. In Bai Xuan's eyes, as long as the New Deal succeeds, the world will definitely change, and for the better. This is his confidence in the policies he proposed.

(End of this chapter)