The autumn examination in Tan County was in full swing, and Cao Ang was not idle in Pengcheng.

For Cao Ang, the one-year filial piety period only allowed him to switch from being public to private, but the things he should do did not decrease. If he really only observes filial piety but does not care about other things, he would be a fool.

In fact, both the previous "Zong Thief Case" and the Autumn Examination were under Cao Ang's control.

In the case of the "Zong Thief", Cao Ang confiscated hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, accounting for 30% of the entire Xuzhou arable land. As for the wealth gained, it was countless.

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Taking advantage of the Autumn Examination, the limelight of the "Zong Thief Case" was suppressed, and no one knew how much Cao Ang earned.

With Cao Ang's character, if he has money and land, he has to start making troubles.

In the past, Cao Ang had a lot of ideas, but unfortunately, limited by his strength and status, he couldn't do many things easily, but it's different now.

No one in the world could restrain Cao Ang, so he used Xuzhou as a testing ground.

And Cao Ang's first fire was to burn the land.

At the end of August, before the "clan thief case" was over, Cao Ang summoned Ban Ying, Guo Jia, and Zheng Du to Pengcheng to discuss matters, and the matter to be discussed was how to deal with the confiscated land.

According to Ban Ying's estimate, approximately 200,000 hectares of land were confiscated this time, and much of it was not registered.

During the Xiping period of the Han Dynasty, there were about seven million hectares of land in the country, but last year, only four million hectares were left. The remaining land was not deserted, but fell into the hands of local wealthy families due to various reasons such as wars.

Cao Ang has always hoped to clear the land again, but he was worried about causing a counterattack from powerful clans, so he never took action. At this time, he held one-third of the land in Xuzhou, and the local wealthy clans were also wiped out by Cao Ang, which made Cao Ang fall out.

confidence.

In the meeting hall, everyone was present, and Cao Ang did not hide anything and said directly: "Of these two hundred thousand hectares of land, part of it must be used as reward, but even so, there will be a lot left.

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However, two hundred thousand hectares of land seems to be a lot, and there may be more in the future, but we cannot arrange for people to plant every piece of land. If these lands cannot be managed effectively, they will fall into pieces in a few years. Everyone

Are there any good ideas on what to do with this land?”

In fact, the three of them had been thinking about how to deal with the land for a long time.

Ban Ying, as the shogunate official, was the first to say: "Although Xuzhou has been stable in the past two years, there are still a lot of refugees. In addition, there are more than 100,000 people who have poured in from Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places.

How about allocating these lands to the ownerless people. At the same time, one person from each household can serve as a soldier, prepare his own weapons, armor, horses, and food, and obey the call. In this way, our army can obtain the land without spending a single money or food.

One hundred thousand troops."

Cao Ang couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. This should be the original version of the "Mansion Army System".

In fact, whether it was the military system of the Sui and Tang dynasties or the guard system of the Ming Dynasty, they were all extensions of the feudal system, that is, I give you land and you help me fight the war.

It has to be said that this system of integrating military and civilians has reduced government expenditures to the greatest extent. However, the biggest problem is that with the annexation of land, the land-based system of receiving land will definitely collapse, and its lifespan will basically

Problems will arise within a hundred years, or even thirty or fifty years, unless there is another reshuffle.

Cao Ang doesn't want to follow these old paths anymore. He doesn't know how long his method can survive, but he hopes to find a long-lasting path amidst the twists and turns.

So Cao Ang said: "I am not going to divide the land."

Ban Ying immediately understood Cao Ang's thoughts and asked immediately: "Master, do you want to set up public land?"

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Cao Ang nodded.

Ban Ying did not think that Cao Ang's idea was safer than granting land. After thinking about it, he said: "If we set up public land, it will be difficult to see results in the short term. But granting land to the common people can make Xuzhou the fastest."

The people are at home. And wherever we attack, we will grant land, and then we will be able to have enough soldiers without spending any money."

"Gongyu is right, and there is even a huge profit in the present. But has Gongyu ever thought about it? Once the land is granted to the people, not to mention three generations, five generations, but twenty years later, how many people will be able to hold on to these lands?

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Ban Ying was speechless for a moment. He also understood the issue of land annexation.

Cao Ang continued: "I think these lands should be set up as public land, which belongs to the country and can be leased by the people. Du Ji did a good job in setting up civilian villages in Langya Kingdom. The lease of the people is long-term and can stabilize the people on a certain piece of land.

Except that they cannot buy or sell it, it is no different from their own land. Except for the land, they can even rent the country's cattle, farm tools, and seeds. As long as the tax is paid in full, the rest belongs to them.

By doing this, the land may not belong to the people, but in fact the government is responsible for the land output, and the people only need to work harder and get more, and they don’t have to worry about selling the land.”

Cao Ang's idea was to adapt to the current conditions. Some were organized by the government through large-scale contracts, mainly sinili villages and military villages; some were distributed to households in the form of leasing, mainly civilian villages.

The former ensures food preparation for war, and the latter ensures people's livelihood.

The three of them nodded. Ban Ying still felt that land granting had certain operational value, so he added: "My lord, people have no choice but to sell their land. We cannot stop eating because of this matter."

"Gongyu, I understand the people, who understands the country.

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Excessive land annexation is the biggest killer of a country's demise. It is true that there is plundering and plundering by powerful families, but it is precisely because of the sale of land that this matter is aggravated.

I can't restrict private land from becoming public, so now these public lands are the final barrier to ensure the stability of the country.

No matter how poor the people are, if the government rents land to them, they can maintain their food and clothing. However, if the land is not controlled by the government and the people sell the land, once a natural disaster occurs, what will the people do and what will the government do? It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

Ah. The final result is either death or rebellion."

Cao Ang was very firm on the matter of granting farmland.

The government's control of a certain amount of public land is the guarantee of national food security. In other words, if chaos breaks out in the world, the court will at least have a stable source of food to quell the chaos.

Cao Ang encouraged the people to open up wasteland on their own, and whoever opened it would own it, but he would never grant land to the people for free.

The main reason for land annexation is the plundering of landowners, but the fact that many people feel bad about selling their land is also an important reason. Many people do not cherish things obtained for free as much as those obtained with difficulty.

The main reason why the country took back the newly allocated land and used it to make a living is that in many places, land was allocated less than ten years ago, and there are already signs of land annexation. Anyway, it was issued by the government, so you can just buy it and wait for the government to do so.

Just post it next time.

Cao Ang is even preparing to implement a grain monopoly system in the future, but he just needs an opportunity.

Cao Ang is not afraid of overcorrecting. Problems will emerge bit by bit in development. If the bottom line is set higher now, it will take longer for the bottom line to decline later.
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