The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 128: The Battle of Mahan, Chang'an is prosperous, Luo Gongqi is in charge of Guanzhong
Yan Xing thought about it and it made sense. If he didn't convince Luo Yuan, what would happen if Luo Yuan caused trouble again?

After saying goodbye to Ma Teng, he went directly to Chang'an.

The fierce battle between Ma Chao and Han Sui still affected the common people, and many of them fled to Chang'an.

I thought Chang'an would be very chaotic!

Unexpectedly, when he arrived near Chang'an, Yan Xing saw the people organizing land reclamation. Officials took the people and tools and directly divided the land.

The officials in Chang'an made a rough and casual measurement, then with a point of their fingers, the land was distributed to the people, and then large-scale burning and reclamation began!
There are soldiers around maintaining order and clearing the ditches!
There was no trace of war in Chang'an at all, and it felt much more prosperous instead.

Yan Xing and his party were heading towards Chang'an. From time to time, they could see Cao's cavalry wandering in the wild. When they arrived in Chang'an, Yan Xing and his party were shocked!

The city wall of Chang'an is actually being renovated.

Some old people removed bricks from the city wall, cleaned them, and then asked craftsmen to repair them again. This cycle looked very boring!
Just as Yan Xing was about to leave, he saw Zhong Yao with a strange look on his face at the construction site, so he went over to greet him.

Seeing that it was him, Zhong Yao didn't care and smiled politely.

Yan Xing asked the question that puzzled him: "I see that these city walls are in good condition and do not need to be renovated. Even if they need to be renovated, why are there no strong men working on the construction site, but mostly the elderly and weak, and even children?"

A tiny child was crying anxiously because he couldn't lift the bricks. It was really worrying to see.

Zhong Yao laughed and said, "Now Chang'an is not my decision, but Luo Gongqi's. I don't know why the city wall was built!"

"You are actually willing to give up your power?"

Zhong Yao looked at Yan Xing and said, "Gongqi is a man Meng De trusts. If you are willing to stay, I, the Sili Xiaowei, am nothing. Your master has no idea what Gongqi is capable of. Now that he has been beaten by Ma Chao and has retreated to Jincheng, he has no choice but to ask for peace from you. However, Ma Chao will not negotiate with you, Gongqi allows!"

"Why? This is a matter between the two families, why do we need his consent?"

Zhong Yao smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know, Han Sui and Ma Chao are fighting fiercely. How could Ma Chao consume all the spoils of war, such as horses he captured? He has already transported them all to Chang'an. If Chang'an had provided Ma Chao with military rations, how could he have been so successful? Now Chang'an has 300,000 furs of various types, 30,000 war horses, and countless other supplies. Do you still think that it is Ma Chao who is fighting Han Sui? Ma Chao is just a tool of Luo Gongqi! The more you fight, the richer Chang'an will be. Otherwise, how could Luo Gongqi build the city and reclaim wasteland? Where does he get the money? It's all given by you!"

Zhong Yao shook his head as if he had seen a ghost.

Chang'an's economy was depressed because of Dong Zhuo's Rebellion and the Sanfu Rebellion, but this time, because of the war between Ma Chao and Han Sui, Chang'an actually seemed to be prospering.

It was really weird, how could war make Chang'an prosperous? He felt that there was a lot of profound knowledge in it, but he had been reading it for more than half a month and still felt that he didn't understand Luo Yuan's ideas.

Yan Xing thought about it and said, "My lord wants to stop the war. I wonder what conditions Gong Qi will have?"

"How would I know?" Zhong Yao laughed and said, "Now my words don't count. I am now an idle person. The local troops are all under Huang Zhong, and the key government affairs are in Luo Yuan's hands. I'd better go and move bricks. The child is so anxious that he is crying!"

Zhong Yao went over to help the child pick up the bricks and stack them up, then took out a piece of maltose and stuffed it into the child's mouth, then turned back and walked towards the Chang'an County Governor's Mansion with Yan Xing. Along the way, merchants could be seen everywhere trading in the prosperous market, and there were even merchants with Jingzhou accents. Chang'an felt like a great capital city.

Zhong Yao looked at the market and felt that he might be in the time of Emperor Huan.

Yan Xing was shocked beyond words as he watched people coming in and out of the shops on both sides of the street.

Has Chang'an changed so much in less than a month, or is the gap between Zhong Yao and Luo Yuan so huge?

Chang'an was not so prosperous even when Zhong Yao governed it!
"The key to governing the people is not to let you control them, but to let them go. The imagination of the people is endless. As the government, we only need to customize the framework and leave the rest to the people to play. If you want to control everything, not allow it today and not allow it tomorrow, this is not allowed and that is not allowed, then how can the people do business?"

"If a place wants to be rich, to put it bluntly, the treasury must have money. Where does the money come from? Does it rely on the gentry, the wealthy, or the aristocratic families? I don't think so. Money is grown by the people from the soil. Food and silkworms are all produced by the people. The people carefully take care of the land, and the land has a place. We officials carefully serve the people, and the people can have a good harvest. This is the same principle. The people take the land as their foundation, and we officials should regard the people as the land. If you want the land to be productive, you don't serve the people well and still want to have food to eat and want to be rich. I think that's a dream!"

"Chang'an is surrounded by waterways, so there is no shortage of them. After Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, water conservancy was emphasized. Guanzhong can feed a population of 5 million without any problem. So after the people have enough to eat, just let them have children. Those who have more children should be rewarded. We should give them cattle, horses and land. As officials, we should not be stingy. The more generous we are, the easier it will be for the people to make a living. The people are the land of us officials. Remember this. This is the key point. You should keep it in mind and implement it. You will have no problem becoming a famous local official in the future!"

A large group of officials surrounded a young man and bowed to him. They looked at Luo Yuan with fanatical eyes.

Have no idea!

They actually saw how Chang'an changed.

On the first day Luo Yuan took over Chang'an, he abolished the city gate tax. Because of the war between Ma Chao and Han Sui, the area near Chang'an unexpectedly became peaceful!

Luo Yuan’s second order was to abolish the checkpoint tax and allow merchants to travel freely in Guanzhong without paying taxes.

The third order was to distribute land. No matter where people came from, as long as they registered and settled in Chang'an, they would be given land, houses, and tools, and no taxes would be collected for three years.
The fourth order was to ask for money from the local nobles. Those who wanted to do business had to pay money every month, including transaction tax, industry tax, site tax and business tax. To do business, they had to buy a license from the government. If they didn't buy it, it would be illegal and they would be banned.

Cao Mengde has the greatest power in the Chang'an area now, so doesn't that mean Luo Yuan has the greatest power?

Kaka gave a series of commands and changes immediately occurred.

The nobles were very dissatisfied with the heavy taxes imposed on them by Luo Yuan, but when Ma Chao sent them numerous spoils of war, they immediately began to curry favor with Luo Yuan.

If you don't want the best war horses, and you can sell them for money, send them to Prime Minister Cao in Yecheng to buy them in large quantities.

Leather and other things can't be sold for money? Prime Minister Cao is preparing supplies for the southward journey to Jingzhou.

But without Luo Yuan’s note, do you think Prime Minister Cao will pay attention to you?
You said you have connections and contacts in Yecheng!
Ha ha!

Luo Yuan smiled and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)