Three Kingdoms: Plundering Entries, From Merchants to Emperors

Zhang Chen has been in a very good mood these days. Because good news comes one after another.

First, Qu Yi sent someone to deliver a generous gift, on the one hand to thank him for the gift of grain, on the other hand to congratulate Zhang Chen for pacifying the banditry, and his words were full of the intention of making friends.

Zhang Chen naturally understood that people like Qu Yi wanted to find a wise leader for the brothers in the Xiandeng Camp so that they could make achievements and rise to prominence in the future. And the fact that he sent someone to make friends with him meant that he had caught his eye.

This was a good sign. As long as he showed more of the image of a leader in the future and showed kindness, he would surely be able to make him join.

The second good news was that the letter of appointment he had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived. Looking at the letter of appointment with the seal of the prefect, Zhang Chen's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

Especially when he heard the messenger say that he killed Zhao and Guo in accordance with the secret order of the prefect.

Zhang Chen could not help but feel deeply moved, secretly thinking that the governor was indeed upright and had a pair of wise eyes to distinguish right from wrong.

From this moment on, he, the magistrate of Guangping County, was finally legitimate.

He could finally show his talents and realize his ambitions!

As for the third happy event, he checked his assets again and was really amazed by the money-making methods of Wu Guanjia.

[Property: 62,500 gold (1,500,000 coins)]

[Shops: 12 rooms]

[Land: 60 acres]

[Tenants: 120 people]

[Grain reserves: 1,400 shi]

In just a few days, not only did he earn back all the military expenses of the previous Xianzhen Camp, but he also expanded his industry a lot.

Really good, now I have money, I can squander it again!

The bandit problem has been resolved, and it is time to put the previously planned village construction on the agenda. Those farmlands that have been reclaimed need to be taken care of, and the best way is for the people to build a village on the spot.

However, before that, there is one thing that needs to be planned in advance, that is, the land system.

How many refugees will participate in the reclamation, how many acres of land will be reclaimed in total, how much each person will get, by person or by household, how to pay the public grain after the autumn harvest...

All these must be planned in advance. Otherwise, it is very likely to cause favoritism and affect everyone's enthusiasm.

Of course, Zhang Chen only has these things in mind, and it is inevitable that he will have a headache if he wants to do it himself.

Fortunately, he has someone who can do the accounting under his command. Isn't Wu Guanjia ready-made?

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen hurriedly ordered someone to call Wu Guanjia and Zhang Fu.

As soon as the two arrived, Zhang Chen said straight to the point: "I invited you two here today for only one thing. A few days ago, Zhang Fu led the refugees to open up wasteland and got more than 800 acres of land. I plan to let these people build villages near the land and settle down. But how to distribute the land, I would like to ask you two for help and make a decision."

"Your Excellency's move is really a good move that benefits the people." Zhang Fu praised immediately after hearing it: "In this way, these refugees can finally have a home to return to."

After Zhang Fu finished speaking, he took out a booklet and handed it over, saying: "Please look, your Excellency, these refugees who participated in the land reclamation have all been registered, including their families, a total of 3,529 people, a total of 720 households."

Zhang Chen frowned as he flipped through the booklet.

After working hard for more than half a month, he could only settle more than 3,000 refugees. Obviously, Zhang Chen was not satisfied with this result.

Zhang Fu seemed to see what Zhang Chen was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sir, it's a little late to open up the wasteland this year. Wait until the spring of next year, and I will gather refugees to open up the wasteland. Then, I will give you a satisfactory result!"

Zhang Chen nodded and sighed: "This is all Zhao Xiong's fault for ignoring the farming season, and it has nothing to do with you. Let's think about how to settle these people first. I plan to distribute all the land for the reclamation to the people who open up the wasteland so that they can make a living. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Wu Guanjia said immediately: "Young Master's move is really a kind move to be close to the people. I think that the land can be divided according to households. The court has already made clear standards for all of them. law. However, at the time of autumn harvest, each family needs to hand over grain as land tax, and the proportion needs to be determined by the young master. "

Zhang Fu shook his head and said, "Sir, this is not appropriate. The dynasty implements the 'equal field system'. All land is publicly owned and distributed to the people according to population for cultivation. It will only belong to them after a certain number of years. Now, most of the land under Guangping is public land. If the land is directly distributed to refugees, I am afraid that other people will be dissatisfied. "

"Well..." Zhang Chen pondered for a moment and said, "What Zhang Fu said is reasonable. I was too hasty."

Indeed, it is not the lack of land that is worrying, but the inequality. This is the evil of human nature. If the land is divided at this time, the original people will be resentful and feel that they are treated unequally. This will be very detrimental to future development.

Zhang Chen thought carefully and felt that it was better to take it slow, soHe said, "In this case, we should first include the reclaimed land into the public land and let the people cultivate it. As for the land distribution, we will formulate a new land system after some time."

"New land system? Are you trying to break the original 'equal land system'?" Wu Guanjia asked puzzledly.

Zhang Chen nodded and said, "Yes, the reason why the world is in turmoil is that the people have no land to cultivate, they are not well fed, and they are not well clothed, so they have to rebel. To save the Han Dynasty from danger, the only way is to let the farmers have their own land. When everyone fills their stomachs, they will naturally not talk about rebellion, and the world will be peaceful."

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he looked at the two people. Wu Guanjia and Zhang Fu both had a look of surprise on their faces.

After a long time, the two bowed deeply.

"Your Excellency's kindness is a blessing to the people."

Zhang Chen waved his hand and said, "The people have been displaced, and now they finally have land to cultivate. The grain tax will only be 20%, and we will make adjustments later depending on the harvest."

"20%? This is lower than the tax set by the court." Zhang Fu frowned and said, "It is good that your Excellency loves the people, but the annual income of the government should not be underestimated. The food and grass of the Xianzhen Camp and the salaries of the officials are not small amounts."

"Just 20%, it is better to live with the people. If the treasury is in deficit, I will think of other ways." Zhang Chen said, "Zhang Fu, Uncle Wu, please come up with a plan as soon as possible."

"Yes."

The two responded and retreated.

Zhang Chen watched the two retreat and couldn't help but ponder in his heart.

Although one of them can manage finances and the other can govern, their abilities are limited after all. If they were given a strategy and asked to deal with the details, it would be no problem, but if they were asked to give advice, they would not be very effective.

Take the land system for example. Resettling refugees is only a temporary solution. In the long run, it needs to be thoroughly reformed. But the specific plan is definitely not something that the two of them can agree on.

Guangping today is in a state of disrepair. If you want to succeed, you must find real talents.

Zhang Chen is in urgent need of a real strategist.

Jizhou is full of talents. Where are all these famous strategists now?

Zhang Chen closed his eyes, and the names of Jizhou strategists began to flash in his mind.

Cui Yan of Qinghe, Xu You of Nanyang, Tian Feng of Julu, Ju Su of Guangping...

Guang...!!!

Suddenly, Zhang Chen opened his eyes and slapped his head.

"Yes! How could I forget him! This talent for managing the world is right next to me!"