The Nameless of the Common Clans

A long time ago, Chen Mo had inferred that if the policy implemented in Guanzhong was promoted to the whole country, not to mention the resistance, the manpower and material resources required would be an astonishing number. The reason why it could be implemented in Jizhou before was that Chen Mo reasonably killed the gentry when he entered Jizhou. More than half of the wealthy and prominent families in Jizhou died in that battle, leaving a large amount of land for Chen Mo to take over the government office. This made the laws established by Chen Mo to be smoothly implemented in Jizhou.

But this time, Cao Cao's initiative to give in did not leave Chen Mo this opportunity. Cities in various places surrendered. Although Chen Mo seized a large amount of territory in a very short time, it was precisely because of this that Chen Mo encountered great resistance in the process of further governance. The officials sent from various places could not move forward. The local gentry and prominent families would not openly oppose the government office, but would use various means to restrict the power of the government office and make the officials sent by Chen Mo empty.

In fact, in Chen Mo's view, the wealthy and powerful families are only one aspect. The really difficult thing is the grassroots clan forces. If these rural clan forces are discussed alone, they cannot be compared with the wealthy and powerful families, but there are many of them. The resistance of these people in a village or even a village is the real difficulty.

If the butcher knife is used, there will be nothing left in the Central Plains. It is not realistic to control it with public opinion. The Central Plains is densely populated, and the villages are extremely wary of outsiders. Chen Mo can control public opinion in Guanzhong because Guanzhong has been experiencing wars and refugees everywhere. After Chen Mo reorganized, he established enough prestige. At the same time, the Skynet established at that time could easily penetrate into the people.

And now there is no such foundation. Although Skynet has infiltrated before, it only targets cities, but now the most important resistance comes from the villages.

The court's law is no match for the clan's family law. Even if someone commits a crime, the villagers will protect him. It has been more than 20 years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the rules of the people have long been restored. Even if the Central Plains princes fought each other later, the Yellow Turbans of the past were not comparable to the current princes in terms of combat power, but in terms of the damage to the people, the princes would protect the people under their rule to a certain extent. Although the people would be displaced due to the war, the damage to people's livelihood was still not as great as the Taiping Religion of the past.

"My Lord." In Suiyang, the former Cao Mansion, Xun You and Xu Shu sat under Chen Mo. Xun You bowed to Chen Mo and said, "I think that the current situation in the Central Plains is different from that in Guanzhong. Continuing to implement the laws of the past will make the political situation in the Central Plains unstable. We should slow down!"

Although Xu Shu did not speak, he obviously agreed with Xun You's words. Although the law is the foundation of the country, unless it can be truly consistent from top to bottom, even if the law itself is good, it is easy to have problems in the process of implementation, and various problems will arise instead.

For example, Chen Mo's tax law is to collect taxes based on the land owned. This seems simple, but the people who occupy the most land in the village are obviously unwilling to change. They will gather the villagers to resist. Chen Mo's tax law protects the people with less land in the village. In theory, these people should support Chen Mo, but in fact they do not.

Those who occupy a large amount of land in the countryside are generally the head of the village, the three elders, or the clans related to them, or the entire village is originally a clan with one surname. Although these people occupy a lot of wealth, they will also benefit the clan members on weekdays, and the clan members will support them more. To put it bluntly, how they deal with problems internally is their business, and outsiders cannot interfere. At this time, the new law of the court may be good for them personally, but for the entire clan, it hurts the interests of the entire clan. In addition, the people who convey the political orders are the heads of these clans. How can the complete decree be passed down at this time?

The people in Guanzhong have already accepted this system. Even if the clan leaders want to change it, the people in the village will not let them. But here, the imperial decree may be good, but it cannot reach the ears of the people. Even if it does, the people have low judgment and are more willing to accept the methods of their own people. This is the fundamental reason why Chen Mo's decree is difficult to implement.

Now the counties of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou have basically attached themselves, but as officials at all levels are sent down, riots have appeared instead.

It's not that Chen Mo's law is bad, but this thing has to be done step by step. If it is enforced by force, it will be resisted. Like now, riots have begun to appear in various places.

Chen Mo nodded. He also noticed this, so he asked two people to discuss: "The tax law cannot be changed. It can be appropriately reduced or exempted, but it will not change. Since they are unwilling to accept this, then measure the rural land and collect taxes based on the villages. The tax officials of each county only need to find the three elders and the head of the village to collect taxes."

Fundamentally, it has not changed, but it is equivalent to asking the three elders and the head of the village to help collect taxes and then hand them over to the tax officials.

It seems different, but in fact, Chen Mo made concessions to these people. Chen Mo reduced some taxes. A village or a township will collect taxes based on all their cultivated land. The three elders or the head of the village only need to pay what the court wants. However, when the three elders and the head of the village convey the government order, they have the final say on how much tax to collect. The difference during this period will be in the hands of these people.

Of course, if someone goes too far and is too greedy and really stirs up civil unrest, the contradiction will be transferred from the people's dissatisfaction with the court to these people. When the court steps in to quell the rebellion, as long as the court's taxes are announced, most of the people's anger will be dissipated, and the rest will fall on these people.

Of course, this is just an ideal state and an emergency measure. Others can be in chaos, but the people cannot be in chaos. This is the fundamental. As long as the people are not in chaos, the affairs of the nobles and the prominent families can be dealt with slowly. Chen Mo is not only good at killing. Since the war has not damaged them, then the next step is to deal with the problems in the non-war period. As long as these people do not go too far, Chen Mo does not want to do things too radically.

"My lord is wise!" Xu Shu and Xun You breathed a sigh of relief. They were really worried that Chen Mo would taste the benefits of the massacre in Jizhou that year and was ready to kill to control the chaos. In that case, the Central Plains might have another war.

"Pass it down first and see the effect. If it doesn't work, think of another way." Chen Mo looked at the two people, shook his head and smiled.

"Well, I will go and pass the order now." Xu Shu and Xun You stood up, bowed to Chen Mo and left.

The decree seems to be fine for now, but the specifics will depend on the reaction of the local authorities after it is implemented. This matter cannot be rushed. Cao Cao has retreated to Qingzhou and may counterattack at any time. Sun Ce and Liu Bei are also ready to make a move. At this time, the Central Plains should focus on stability.

The state is not very good. The number of words in these two chapters is a little less. I will find the state