The Great Han under the rule of Liu He has brought the word "martial arts" into full play.

The implementation of the "equal field system" and the "military merit Baron system" has mobilized the enthusiasm of everyone from top to bottom in opening up to the outside world to the limit.

Ordinary people, who rely on the land sharing system, have the water conservancy facilities built over the years. Under today's light corvee and low taxes, they can make a family live a life of food and clothing, and they can eat dry rice instead of porridge. They can also eat a few meals of meat during the new year's festival. Some more hardworking farmers will have a better life by raising a few more chickens and ducks.

However, this is only limited to food and clothing. If you want to seek more wealth and even shine on the lintel, there are only two ways. First, you can become an official if you enter an official school or a Imperial College and have achieved success in your studies. Even if your parents and grandparents are farmers or even slaves, you can become an official as long as you meet the standards of the imperial court.

However, this is obviously very difficult. Although the imperial court is now fighting in the South and North, ruling more and more cities, and your Majesty's innovation has made a great gap among officials in the imperial court, your majesty has always insisted that it is better to be short than excessive. Therefore, there are only hundreds of students who can meet the standard in the Imperial College every year, and the official schools in various places have just been transformed from private schools, To recruit tens of thousands of new students.

Although those who failed to be recruited by the imperial court can find a good way out by virtue of their own achievements, such as working in chambers of Commerce, engineering teams, mining departments and even major workshops run by the imperial court, they can not only show their talents and knowledge, but also get a lot of remuneration. Those who perform well can also be recommended for promotion. Although they are not officials, they also take the salary of the imperial court, But compared with those who really wear official clothes, they are always inferior.

This road is too narrow, then there is another way - joining the army.

Now the imperial court is using troops everywhere. Although the Qiang people in the West have generally surrendered, there are still some tribes who do not want to surrender to the big Han, and they still often set off rebellion.

The capital of Koguryo in Eastern Liaoning was bombarded by two generals, Ma Chao and Tian Yu, and more than 100 thunderbolt cars day and night. As a result, the so-called impregnable high city wall became extremely damaged. After the moat several feet wide was almost filled up, the new leader led all civil and military officials out of the city to surrender. Now both the Lord and the princes and nobles of Koguryo have come to Luoyang, accepted the title of the emperor of the Han Dynasty and become the ministers of the Han Dynasty.

After the imperial court sent Secretary General Zhan Qingyuan to investigate the fields and soil, he concluded that the land in this country is extremely fertile, especially one of the dark land. It is said that it is so fat that it is several times more fertile than the land in Guanzhong. This secretary general was very excited. He decided to take root here and manage it well with hundreds of secretary generals and farmers in the official farm of the imperial court.

After hearing that there are more such black lands in Wuhuan, Fuyu and Sushen in the north, the people of you, Ji and the three prefectures are completely crazy. They spit on those ignorant Hu people who guard such a good land and live like primitive people. They often have to come to the big men to rob them so as not to starve to death. It's a tyrant, This feeling became more and more intense after Mr. Hua Tuo took his disciples and grandchildren and people from the minerals Department of the Ministry of industry to the nearby mountains and said that there were many miraculous herbs and various minerals in the mountains.

In view of this, Zhao Jin, governor of Youzhou and Tian Yu, together with Xun Yan, governor of Bingzhou and Cui Jun, governor of Jizhou, played to the imperial court and asked to send troops to attack Wuhuan, Fuyu and Sushen, in order to avenge their harassment of the Han border for many years and support Koguryo's invasion of Liaodong.

As for the south, there is a fierce battle with the thief sun CE. Although he lost the battle on the river not long ago, it is said that the loss is small. After all, it is normal for the Northern Navy to suffer some losses in the first actual battle. No one thinks it is a big problem, or we can say that everyone's eyes are not on the victory or defeat of the war.

The imperial court said that Jingzhou and Yangzhou are land of fish and rice, and among the mountains in Lingnan, Jiaozhou and even more south, there are countless spices, gemstones, minerals, fur, etc. it is said that there is still food that can mature three times a year.

Tut tut Tut, who says Lingnan is a barren land? It is clearly a treasure given by God. Of course, it is given to hardworking and intelligent men, not those stupid barbarians who guard the treasure, but still have a tribal war for an iron pot and a few liang of crude salt.

Under the military merit Baron system, officers and men who perform meritorious deeds will be rewarded with money, silk, land and real estate according to their merits. Although this reward is many, it is not rich. However, for undeveloped areas, this reward will be increased to three times the original, which will become very tempting.

This is not the most important thing. What makes the soldiers crazy is that the specialties on these new lands, a complete mink fur, only need more than 100 yuan xingtongbao in Liaodong, and at least 5000 yuan will be marked in the shops in Luoyang City. This is still the price when the place is stable and the official road is smooth. Six or seven years ago, this price would have more than doubled. God damn, no wonder those businessmen would rather risk being robbed and killed by bandits and Hu people when they were so chaotic decades ago.

Although the imperial court has strict orders and the army is not allowed to engage in business, the officers and men have just captured a new land and bought some local specialties. Even those imperial officials in the imperial court can't pick it out. These specialties will be brought back to their hometown in the future. For ordinary people, they are treasures that can be passed on to their children and grandchildren.

Therefore, in today's big men, those who are not excellent in their studies and are difficult to enter Imperial College, even if they go, they are also the people with the lowest grades, so they simply give up the hope of studying and becoming an official, and find a way to throw them into the army and obey orders. If there are more than two sons in the family, the idea of parents will become stronger and stronger.

A dignified seven foot man, he can't serve the imperial court, and he can't seek wealth for his children and grandchildren. What's the use of living? When my father was young, the imperial court was fatuous and civil strife continued. The people even wanted to eat enough. Now you catch up with a good time and have a good day, how can you sit at home?

These parents will use this sentence to teach their son.

In this way, for their own merit, merchants for the rich specialties outside the pass, soldiers for their own glory and wealth, and the people for the honor of their families and shelter for their children, all the officials were eager to red their eyes one by one. Everyone rubbed their hands and prepared to attack those neighboring countries and barbarian tribes that have been very unfriendly to the big men for nearly a century.

Of course, on the surface, it must be said that this is for revenge. Well, national hatred must be rewarded. It has nothing to do with interests.

Well, that's it. That's what everyone says anyway. I can't find any fault.

As the initiator and ultimate controller of all this - Liu He, this is the most wonderful thing.

The essence of the land equalization system is to nationalize the land, achieve a relatively fair distribution, avoid and slow down the speed of land annexation as much as possible, and let the vast majority of people have their own land. In this way, there will be no man-made opposition. A court that can be supported by the vast majority of farmers naturally has a much lower probability of being overthrown, which is the best choice for the Emperor himself and the people.

The biggest enemy of the equal field system is the overly powerful door valve. There are hundreds of people in their family, and they can share a lot of land. If they monopolize the opportunity to become an official and make meritorious service, at least seven or eight of the country's land will fall into their hands in less than a hundred years.

Nowadays, it's best to give some of the opportunities to study, become an official and join the army for meritorious service to the people. Although the children of the people's family, whether they study or join the army for meritorious service most of the time, they can't compare with the children of a big family who have a strong family background and can get better education since childhood, they always have a chance.

The people have the largest population. Even if the chance of success is 1% or 1 / 1000 of the children of a big family, they will account for a considerable proportion of the officials in the court and the list of meritorious service in the army.

With the increasing population, there will always be a day when the land will not be divided enough. Therefore, it is a best way to turn the subjects' eyes outward. The great man is so rich that he is almost unique and far ahead in the whole Asian region. As a graduate student of history, Liu He knows this very well.

Therefore, the surrounding Huns, Xianbei, Qiang people, Koguryo, Fuyu, Wuhuan, Shanyue and Nanman all had the idea of coming to bite. Even when the Han Dynasty was weak, even the small countries in the western regions took part in bullying after taking refuge in the Huns.

Now, in the name of revenge, they beat down their land inch by inch, expanded the national strength, inspired the morale of the army, comforted their ancestors, and included those vast and sparsely populated places in the territory of the Han Dynasty, so that the Han Dynasty could continuously expand the land while the population grew. Wouldn't it kill more with one stone?

Zhao Kui, who is proficient in animal husbandry, is discussing with people from the Ministry of work on how to make better use of wool and how to combine grazing with animal husbandry. Many merchants have also shown great interest in this. They have set up many workshops to assist the imperial court in such experiments. Their keen sense of smell tells them that if wool can be woven into cloth on a large scale, It is not a simple and crude wool felt like the Hu people, but real cloth, which can be made into beautiful clothes. The benefits are enough for them to spend their lives.

Tong Jian, who is good at water conservancy, is also racking his brains to build water conservancy facilities on the vast grassland. As long as there is a stable water source, building more cities on the grassland is not a dream. The herdsmen on the grassland, whether originally Xiongnu or Xianbei, are eagerly looking forward to this as big men, No one wants to live in tents if they can live in strong cities and warm houses.

If these two can be achieved, the suffering of the grassland nomads who have plagued the Central Plains for thousands of years will completely become a thing of the past. Not only is it not a disaster, but it is wealth. Great wealth. All foreign herdsmen will break their heads and run to the territory of the Han Dynasty. They will be afraid of each other for the identity of a Han people. They will be proud to pay taxes to the Han Dynasty.

After all, this tax is definitely much less than the share they have to pay to the leaders and nobles of their tribe, while the protection and living environment provided by the big Han are much better. Even if the herdsmen are illiterate, they can clearly calculate this account.

Thousands of miles of land, including cultivated land, pastures and forests, can feed tens of millions of people. These tens of millions of people can provide a few 100000 horses, hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and livestock, millions of stone grain for the big man every year, not to mention many minerals on the grassland. The mining department has found more than 10 iron and copper mines near Yunhai and Shuofang counties, And for the whole grassland, it's not even a dime.

But Liu he thought that he might not be able to see the prairie completely attached in his life. This is not something that a generation or two can do, but when he started, naturally someone will finish it, so he doesn't have to worry about future generations.

Another person who also found the value of these seemingly barbarian places was Sima Yi.

Although he did not see as thoroughly as Liu He, he also saw the wealth hidden in the mountains of Lingnan. It's so poor here. It's so rich. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so impatient to kill SHIXIE and completely control Jiaozhou.

Sima Fu, who had just finished the coronation ceremony a few months ago, came in with a pile of account books. He saw his second brother in a daze at the model map of Lingnan and Jiaozhou, and a smile appeared from time to time.

He has often seen such scenes since he was sent by the Lord to help his second brother not long ago.

"General, I have sent you the information about the mountain yuezhai just settled and the material account books to be sent to Jingzhou in a few days. Please have a look."

Sima Yi cared for his younger brothers and sisters at home, but he was extremely strict in the official residence. On the first day of Sima Fu's arrival, he was dragged down by him for the crime of disrespect and beat the 20th army stick in front of many soldiers in the school field.

Although Sima Fu was angry about this, when he knew that some newly returned Shanyue generals and newly recruited soldiers were punished in public after seeing the commander's brother commit a little military regulation, it seemed that everyone was much more honest. Sima Fu understood the intention of his second brother and didn't feel angry about it anymore.

Sima Yi looked back at his brother, waved his hand, motioned him to put down those documents and books, ignored them and continued to look at the model.

Sima Fu went forward and looked at it for a long time. He opened his mouth several times, but he still didn't speak.

"Say what you want to say, and there is no rule in the army that subordinates can't ask the general to solve their doubts."

Sima Yi didn't look up, but she seemed to see the changes in her brother's expression in her eyes.

Sima Fu got permission and immediately said, "general, although this Lingnan land is not as barren as expected in the past, it is still not as good as Jingyang, let alone Yuzhou and Xuzhou. Why do you rejoice here?"

Sima Yi glanced at him and seemed to dislike him.

"How can you make the Sima family as big as you?"

Sima Fu was ashamed and bowed his head.

"No matter how much I talk to you, I'm afraid you may not be able to understand it. You should follow me well. After a year and a half, you will understand that this mountain will become the most stable foundation of Sima."

As he spoke, Sima Yi's eyes twinkled with strange light.

He had heard that more than ten days ago, the Lord and Zhou Yu led the exhausted defeated army to fight with Jiang Huan's 50000 Navy.

With the help of Pang Shiyuan, a famous Jingzhou scholar, and Zhou Gongjin's unparalleled ability in water warfare, he managed to repel Jiang Huan. Although Jiang Huan was almost unable to command the battle because of poisoning, he somehow saved Jiangdong and the face of Lord Zhu and Zhou Yu.

After the war, the status of the Ponzi family in Jingzhou rose. In addition, after the first World War of hulaoguan, CAI and other big families suffered heavy losses and lost their vitality. Therefore, today's Ponzi rises rapidly and has a hidden tendency to lead all ethnic groups in Jingzhou.

As for all ethnic groups in Jiangdong Yangzhou, there are four families headed by Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang of Wu County. This time, Danyang county was almost lost, which made the four families also worried and gave their own episodes, food and grass to show their loyalty.

In addition, Pang Tong asked for a series of songs from all ethnic groups in Jingzhou. Now, under the Lord Sun CE, there are forty or fifty thousand more soldiers to fight, which not only makes up for the losses of Yuzhou World War I, but also makes the troops grow.

Today, these recruits are trained under the command of Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu respectively, but there is a huge gap in materials and ordnance. Therefore, a military order came to Sima Yi to prepare ordnance in Lingnan. Now they are fully prepared and will be transported to Xiangyang tomorrow.

Sima Yi fought a series of battles here, and tens of thousands of mountains have fallen back. Compared with the great defeat of Yuzhou, Sima's reputation has also improved a lot. Sun CE wanted to grant Sima's father and son a knighthood, so Sima Fang took the initiative to ask to install the fief in a remote place in Lingnan instead of the prosperous city of the nine counties of Jingxiang.

This move won the unanimous praise of sun CE and Jingzhou scholars. On the day when the imperial edict came, Sima Yi knew that the first step had been successful.

No one will know how much he has gained in Lingnan. One kilogram of crude salt is exchanged for ten kilograms of spices and one piece of linen is exchanged for one thousand kilograms of iron ore. in this way, the merchants in Xiangyang City have taken advantage of the price. No one doubts that even if they suspect that Sima has gained some benefits, they think it is just a fraction, Everyone takes this for granted. It's understandable to make such a contribution and get some benefits for themselves.

However, only Sima Yi knew that the real benefits exchanged with the local people were twice as much as this. He hid half and sent half to Xiangyang. The Lord and the so-called ministers in the court were already elated and exclaimed. Even my father and brother don't know this.

Those aboriginal tribes worshipped themselves as gods. Five Xi barbarians took refuge in this way. After they announced that they would forgive their past sins, those Shanyue people also went down the mountain to be loyal to themselves.

Sima Yi was a very generous man. He gave the expensive tea to these leaders. Those leaders were so precious that they were only willing to take it out and smell it on weekdays. They were never willing to take it out and drink it until there was a happy event or festival.

Sima Yi knows that these people have not lived for two years. Why? Only God knows. Anyway, I have enough confidence to turn all the episodes and people under their command into Sima who is loyal to themselves rather than a leader within two years.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su are smart people. They seem to see something, but they have no evidence anyway. In addition, now that Yuzhou has been defeated, the government and military affairs in the central government are so busy that people can't wait to grow eight hands to deal with it. They are also cautious. They don't have the energy to investigate themselves. After all, the enemy in the north is rectifying the army in Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Yizhou, Maybe it will go south again soon.

"Liu He is a good man." Sima Yi had this idea for the first time.

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