Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 352
Chapter 355

Xie An deliberately pretended to be afraid, arched and bowed, and said tremblingly, "What's your job, this poor man?"

The yamen servants usually come into contact with all kinds of religions and nine streams, relying on observing words and deeds, although Xie An was dressed in shabby clothes and beaten very poorly, but the yamen servants immediately saw the difference in Xie An, he stepped forward and said, "Are you a scholar?"

Xie Qiang made a sincere and fearful look and said, "Yes!"

"Very good!" The yamen servant continued: "You follow me. As long as you have hands and feet, you will have food and food in our Wei country, and we will not be hungry. Our Wei country lacks nothing, but people. Especially scholars. Even less. If you are knowledgeable, our Licheng county government still lacks a clerk, two shimi a month, although not much, is enough to support a family!"

The yamen servant seemed to be very talkative, chattering endlessly: "If you don't want to be a scribe, the county school needs a school principal. You can go to be a teacher, teach and educate people."

Xie An was very surprised: "There is an academy in Licheng??"

"It's not just in Licheng!" the yamen official proudly said, "Actually, as long as there are more than [-] people in our Wei country, we must establish at least one academy. Children from good families with good character, as well as martyrs, military children or orphans, are all You can enroll for free. Moreover, His Majesty also allocated special funds to provide students with good food and clothing."

"How could this happen?" Xie An felt incredulous.After all, in this era, academies are controlled by each family, and each gentry has a family study, which specializes in training the children of its own family.Although there were also Guozijian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, these Guozijian were all young talents recommended by various states and counties.They don't teach basic courses, just a token teaching.

But Wei Guo actually has such courage?Taking Jizhou as an example, there are almost 65 counties in Jizhou, 78 counties in Qingzhou, 98 counties in Yanzhou, 91 counties in Yuzhou, 500 counties in Sizhou, 500 counties in Bingzhou, and the quiet area occupied by Wei State. Seventeen counties in the state. More than [-] counties, more than [-] academies.

Xie An took care of the family studies of the Xie family, and knew very well how much an academy would cost a year.

I am afraid that these more than 500 academies will be more than enough to support an army of 20.

At this moment, Xie An realized that Ran Min's ambition was really serious.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, clan politics had matured, and if the imperial examinations were carried out rashly, it would definitely offend the noble clans.

The power of these noble families is the strongest in this era.

It can be said that the Xie family of Chenjun and the Wang family of Langya pushed a poor and white Sima Rui to the throne and stabilized the country.It is enough to see the power of the clan.There is also an obvious example, that is Yang Guang in the Sui Dynasty.

In fact, when we look at Yang Guang's life now, we can find that Yang Guang is actually a talented emperor.It was he who led the army to complete the unification of the Sui Dynasty, moved the capital to Luoyang to weaken the Guanlong gentry, and dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to connect the north and the south.

Develop the Silk Road in the Western Regions to enrich the country, and complete the Celestial Dynasty system that opened up borders and cracked soil.Initiated the imperial examination and organized education.But history has played us a huge joke.The Sui Dynasty ended in the hands of Yang Guang.

In fact, the facts are definitely not as written in history, Yang Guang is a licentious and stupid king.If it was really licentious, Yang Guang would not have only three sons after he took the throne, but Li Er had more than 100 children.There is a saying that history is written by the victors, and the winners are the losers.

As Ran Ming, who has more than 1000 years of historical knowledge, of course he understands that Yang Guang actually touched the interests of the gentry family, and the gentry family thought that Yang Guang could not satisfy their interests for their own interests, so they overthrew Yang Guang .

In order to avoid the gentry clan's counterattack against Wei in this era, Ran Ming offered advice to Ran Min, using the emperor's "benevolence" as a smoke screen to deceive the gentry clan.

The State of Wei opened schools in various places, with the purpose of cultivating living martyrs and children of the military. The soldiers of the Great Wei Army fought bloody battles for the establishment, and most of them died. In order to show Ran Min’s sympathy for the soldiers, the state paid for their children. What’s the point? No?

If the gentry objected, it would not only chill the hearts of the more than [-] Wei army with vested interests, but would even stand loyally by Ran Min's side.

At this time, everyone understood Ran Min's military accomplishments, and it was an almost impossible task to defeat him in the military.Ran Ming's strategy not only allowed Ran Min to successfully cultivate a good living environment for the imperial examination system, but also won the loyal support of Wei's army soldiers, because they also wanted their descendants to stand out.

As for those orphans due to the war, the gentry had no reason to refute. They said that His Majesty would be a holy king and a benevolent king. Now Ran Min not only did it, but also did it better.

Let the gentry all over the world have nothing to say.This is where they shoot themselves in the foot.

The smoke screens released by Ran Min can be said to have successfully deceived all the noble families in Wei, but Xie An saw through his real intentions at a glance.

This is the prelude to Ran Min's plan to weaken the noble family.

Regardless of the children of Wei Jun martyrs, the children of soldiers, or orphans, they are all vulnerable groups. They are usually fed up with the cruelty of the world, but as a person, whoever treats them well and who treats them badly.They still have the ability to tell the difference. Ran Min's move not only saved them from the rough fate of homelessness, but also gave them hope and light to continue their lives.

Xie An can imagine that Ran Min will get a large number of all-round talents in civil and military affairs in the near future, and these talents will become the most solid supporters of Ran's Wei State, even if the whole world will oppose Wei State and Ran Min, but they will not .

Once these talents grow up, no one can shake Ran Min's status.Even if the gentry from all over the world unite, they will not be able to endanger Ran Min.

The gentry could be detached in the feudal era, and even the emperor could not target them, and there was a limit to suppression, because they were afraid that they would shake the rule.

Conquering the world requires powerful soldiers and horses, but governing the world requires talents.Before the promotion of the imperial examination system, more than [-]% of the talents came from various aristocrats.You can't let their illiterate old men mount their horses to fight wars and get off their horses to manage the people, right?If this is the case, there will definitely be a big mess.But if Ran Min's policy is implemented smoothly, the gentry will lose the fundamental power to deter the emperor in the future.

Thinking about these things, Xie An was full of worries.As a leader of a gentry family, Xie An was worried about the future of the Xie family in Chen County. He was even worried. Was it right or wrong for him to go north to Wei State?
Obviously that yamen servant was a big guy, he didn't notice Xie An's strange behavior at all, he was still showing off his eloquence.

"Our Great Wei is absolutely different from your Jin State." The yamen servant said happily: "If you know how to farm, as long as you work hard, you will definitely have unexpected harvest. Now our Wei State has a lot of wasteland. Within five years , as long as you report to the government first, you can apply for a piece of unowned wasteland for reclamation. If you have a family of three, you can apply for reclamation of 20 acres of land. As long as you are tax-free for the first three years, half tax within five years, and cultivated for [-] years , the right to use the land here belongs to the individual, and it can be handed down to the family or rented out, but trading is prohibited.”

Xie An was puzzled, and secretly said: "This policy is good, convection is definitely attractive." However, Xie An immediately thought of the difficulties involved, and he asked: "But most of the refugees have already lost their homes and have no money. Long things, how to buy seeds? Farm tools? And cattle?"

The yamen servant said: "Mr. is really worrying too much. Our respected Emperor His Majesty has thought of this a long time ago. If you have nothing, it doesn't matter. You can apply for a loan from the government or the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce. Loans from the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce are available. One additional condition is that after the grain is harvested, it must be sold to them at a price below the market price. With a discount of [-]% below the market price, you can apply for their interest-free loan. Of course, if you think it is not worthwhile, you can pay one cent of the annual interest interest and sell them at the market price."

Xie An nodded. The heart of the Huaxia Business Alliance is not too dark. No matter which method is adopted, the farmers are actually very compatible.Xie An asked again: "Then what if you borrow money from the government?"

The yamen servant said: "The government's interest rate should be higher. The annual interest rate is 20 cent and [-] percent. It will be repaid in five years, ten years, or [-] years."

"One cent and five per cent interest?" Xie An said in disbelief, "How can it be so low?"

It is no wonder that Xie An would be surprised that among the aristocrats, there are three main sources of wealth and income, namely land rent, shops and lending.The interest rate at this time is very high. Even if the Xie family is more benevolent, the interest on the loan they release is about three cents per annum. The 13 yuan is all calculations of rolling interest.

The yamen servant said: "Although our government's interest rate is slightly higher than that of the business alliance, it can be used as a labor loan."

"Oh?" Xie An asked enthusiastically, "What is a labor loan?"

The yamen servant said: "In the past, when there was a famine, the people had to take out debts in order to survive. Afterwards, due to the high interest rates, they were unable to repay, and countless families were ruined. His Majesty knew this well, so he ordered the governments of all places to credit First, you must follow the regulations. According to the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty, crediting tasks should not exceed two cents of annual interest, and those who violate the rules will confiscate the family property of the crediting party. The borrowing party can refuse to repay. When roads and cities are repaired, participate in the government's conscripts, and use wages to repay debts."

"So, you Wei people don't have to do corvee?"

The yamen official said: "That's not necessary. The government doesn't have to directly handle the construction projects in our various places. Instead, they are contracted out by various merchants. For example, roads, city walls, and ditches are connected."

(End of this chapter)