"The 30th day of December over there is the 15th day of the first lunar month here." In the outskirts of Bianliang, another Buddhist temple was built, faster than the construction progress of Liang Palace. At this moment, two people were chatting.
This is the second Buddhist temple in Bianliang, one in the south and one in the north, facing each other far away.
The manpower required to build the temple was the strong men and women of the Chenliu refugees.
The land needed to build the temple was donated by wealthy families.
The money and food needed to build the temple are also raised by believers.
The speed at which Buddhism develops is truly staggering.
While the two were talking, a Buddha statue was being transported into the temple.
The Buddha statue is one foot six feet long and is golden in color. The sun and moonlight are gleaming in the neck, which means that it can change in no direction and penetrate everywhere, so it can transform all things and greatly benefit all living beings.
Some believers followed beside them, burning incense and walking - since the Han Dynasty, burning lamps, burning incense and scattering flowers have been common methods of worshiping Buddha.
"Sramana alchemists do have some knowledge." Pengpi sighed: "I heard that there is an alchemist named 'Fotucheng', and there are many believers in Yecheng. There are wealthy households who plant more than ten acres of flowers and send people to the Buddha every day.
In front of you, scatter flowers to make offerings.”
"It's just shameless." Cao Yi snorted coldly and said, "Fotucheng pretends to be a ghost and attracts foolish men and women. We disdain to do such methods."
Tianshi Dao also has some tricks to attract believers, but they are not as diverse, subtle, and down-to-earth as Buddhism.
In addition, Tianshi Dao has been severely suppressed recently. Qingzhou believers have repeatedly revolted, resulting in heavy casualties and heavy casualties. The government is disgusted, so it is even more difficult to compete with others.
Apart from anything else, the Celestial Master and Taoism teach people to rebel, and the Shramana pacifies people. Which one do you think the superior prefers?
"Mr. Cao is right," Feng Pi said with a bitter smile.
The two of them looked around casually for a while and then entered the city.
Of course, it is not right to say entering the city. Since Bianliang does not yet have city gates or city walls, it is not really possible to say "entering the city", but the various lanes in the city have been divided in place.
The two of them came with their entourage and did not ride in a carriage. They only entered from the Golden Light Gate in the middle to the west of the north side and walked slowly along the north-south street.
There is a huge half-built building on the right side of the street: Cangcheng.
As they passed by, the two couldn't help but stop.
There were many people gathered in Cangcheng, most of whom were old, weak, women and children among the refugees in Jizhou.
The main force in Jianliang Palace and Bianliang City is the refugees and prisoners. The locust plague last July caused the construction of Bianliang to be suspended. Many refugees were resettled, and the prisoners were also organized into a group and headed to Shanfu County, Jiyin County.
Settled down as a garrison army.
But there are still many people left. If nothing goes wrong, the construction of Bianliang City and Liang Palace will continue this year. After all, there are so many refugees, and it is suitable to use work as relief. I just don’t know where the money for this relief comes from.
"Mr. Cao, I heard that Mr. Liang intends to appoint you as a military officer. I don't know..." After looking at Huicang City, Fengpi suddenly asked.
"It is indeed true." Cao Yi did not hide anything, and admitted openly: "If there is nothing wrong, I will be a military officer and a lieutenant. What else can I do?"
Cai Guan Xiaowei is under the control of Cai Guan General Yu Liang. If nothing else, Cao Yi's main job is to assist Yu Liang in building Bianliang. This is a job he likes. He was deeply involved in the construction of Guanggu City back then.
Very experienced and can provide a lot of advice.
Furthermore, as a subordinate, Shao Xun looked up to him by giving him an official position. It is not appropriate to refuse a subordinate, because it will make the superior think too much and think that you are resentful.
Compared to Wang Jun, he was so lucky. The latter's family fortune was ruined, his three daughters died unexpectedly, and his teenage son was missing. However, Lao Cao's family was all around him and he still had an official position. He should cherish it.
After passing through Cangcheng, the two of them walked south and watched.
The right side of the road is basically the boundary of Liang Palace.
The entire Liang Palace is located in the northwest of Bianliang, encompassing the sand sea, with swamps, lakes, forests, grasslands, gardens and palaces all available, which Liang Gong would enjoy.
However, the current palace is no different from the wild land, and it may need to be built continuously for many years to reduce the pressure on money and food as much as possible - of course, if you recruit hundreds of thousands or even millions of manpower for free in one go, it can be built very quickly
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After passing the area where Liang Palace is located, there is a shallow ditch in front of it, called "Daliang Canal".
This canal connects to the Shahai Sea in the west and Bianshui River in the east, making it convenient for ships to go directly to Bianliang to transport materials and personnel.
In addition, the Daliang Canal can also inject water into the sand sea to maintain its water body, or serve as a channel for the discharge of accumulated water in Bianliang, so it is also called the "Xiecheng Canal".
At this time, the Daliang Canal was not really excavated, it was just a trench with a simple wooden bridge for pedestrians, vehicles and horses to pass through.
After crossing Daliang Canal, you will see the Lifang residential area similar to Yecheng.
The group of people went straight to Shangshanfang.
A wall has been built, with doors on all sides, to enclose the residential area.
Cao Yi's house was gifted by Liang Gong. It is located to the west of the house of Su Shuyan, the chief military officer of the barbarian army. The two families are neighbors.
There are several soldiers on duty outside the square gate, and these are the soldiers and horses under the direct control of Wei Wei Chen Jin - in fact, the entire internal security of Bianliang is under the responsibility of Wei Wei.
Before entering the door, Cao Ni turned around and looked at Jishanfang opposite (to the west).
This village has no walls yet, but several houses have been built, which is very grand.
Building a house in Bianliang is not easy.
Prime Minister Yu Chen issued the "Order to Build Houses" in the first year of Shengui. However, to actually purchase land and build a house, someone needs to be sent by the department to inspect, approve, and finally issue a permit document. It cannot be built casually.
The most magnificent house in Jishanfang is undoubtedly the house of Liu Shan, the governor of the General's Mansion.
It's understandable that Mr. Liang's uncle was granted a large piece of land, and then he recruited refugees himself and roughly built it in a year. By this time, his family had moved from Xuchang.
Since there was no wall blocking the view, Cao Yi could see clearly.
Sitting north and facing south, entering the house almost occupies one-fifth of Jishanfang. There are stone lions standing in front of the door, lamps are hung, and servants wearing brand-new clothes are holding knives and sticks, looking boredly at the dark inner square.
For some reason, the word "nouveau riche" suddenly popped into Cao Yi's mind.
Scenes like the Zhumen Courtyard and the servants in fine clothes are very common in Luoyang, but now Bianliang is also slowly taking shape.
Cao Yi turned around, smiled at Feng Pi, and said, "Don't look at it anymore. Let's go and sit at my house."
Feng Pi smiled and agreed.
He did not live in Bianliang City, but bought a private house outside the city. Every day he rode a donkey to work in the shogunate of General Long Xiang, who temporarily governed a manor in the countryside of Junyi County.
The group of people arrived at Cao's Mansion within a few steps.
Cao Yi was the first to enter. He ordered his maidservants to boil water for tea and prepare candied cakes. Then he took Fengpi into the study.
After sitting down opposite each other, Cao Yi asked directly: "How do you think about what you asked about earlier?"
Feng Pi collected his thoughts and said, "It's very troublesome."
"What kind of troublesome method is this?" Cao Yi asked anxiously: "It is not a solution to just sit back and have nothing."
When Cao Yi surrendered, he got Liang Gong's promise that the woman would take nothing from the property, so he came to Bianliang with a large amount of money - clumsy things that were inconvenient to take away, Guanggu's mansion, manor, and even stored grain, he tried his best to find a way Sold.
Cao Yi is now rich, and extremely rich, but he is very aware of the crisis and knows that if there is no input but only output, the family will not be able to survive sooner or later.
Therefore, he needed to purchase land to build a manor near Bianliang, recruit refugees to work on it, and provide him with a steady stream of food.
"I've been asking for a long time -" Feng Pi pondered for a moment and said: "The old lands of the wealthy families before the establishment of the Liang Kingdom are slowly being cleared. Tian Cao's approach is to ignore what was done before Yongjia for the time being. What is occupied after Yongjia will depend on whether it is in compliance with the law or not. Those who violate the rules must be handed over."
"What kind of compliance law?" Cao Yi asked.
"If Duke Cao is to confer a rank of officer, he is the sixth-grade official. According to the regulations, he can only occupy twenty-five hectares of land." Feng Pi said.
"By system? Which system? Jin system or Liang system?"
"It is both a Jin system and a Liang system." Fengpi said.
After finishing speaking, he briefly explained the land occupation system of the Jin Dynasty - a system that encountered huge resistance when it was introduced and was not implemented seriously.
According to this system, a first-grade official is allowed to own up to fifty hectares of land, and the number is reduced by five hectares for each lower official rank.
Cao Yi was a sixth-rank official and could only own twenty-five hectares of land.
In terms of exemption from taxes and servitude, Cao Yi could protect three families without paying taxes or serving in the military. Those with more than three families did not have this privilege.
Theoretically speaking, the system of the Jin Dynasty still placed certain restrictions on aristocratic families, but why after fifty years of development, the land of powerful nobles was spread across the country, with thousands of villagers and villagers?
Apart from anything else, people like Shi Chong became rich during the reign of Emperor Wu.
Who was Emperor Wu? The de facto founding monarch. But how much land did Shi Chong have? I'm afraid no one can tell clearly.
During the reign of Emperor Hui, Shi Chong openly intercepted business travelers and annexed land, which may have been thousands of hectares, tens of thousands of hectares of fine farmland. Jinguyuan was extremely luxurious, and he became famous for fighting against others for wealth.
Where did the extravagance of the gentry in the dynasty come from? It was caused by the fact that these gentry, who were the same as Shi Chong, occupied a large amount of land, population, military strength, and wealth.
After hearing Fengpi's explanation, Cao Yi thought about it, became a little unhappy, and said: "In other words, the land occupied before will be ignored. From now on, the fifteen counties of Liang Kingdom will be organized according to the Jin system?"
Feng Pi nodded, shook his head, and said: "Actually, it depends on the situation. But in your situation, Mr. Cao, you should only be able to occupy an area of ​​twenty-five hectares."
"Where are those officials in Shao Xun?" Cao Yi asked.
"The warriors under Liang Gong's account have only been around for a very short time, and most of them have not reached the land limit." Feng Pi said: "Under Liang Gong's nose, they probably won't have the chance to occupy much land."
This is a question of wealth accumulation.
Most of the warriors started from scratch. They were originally poor, not to mention money, and they didn't even have slaves. The period of their rise was too short, they didn't know how to manage, and they didn't actually have much money or land.
For example, General Jin Zheng of the Right Army could theoretically occupy thirty-five hectares of land, but his family occupied 134 hectares of land in Xiangcheng, Jiaxian, and Kunyang, and his wife, Li's clan, helped manage it.
In Liang County, there is an acre and more than 60 acres of vegetable fields, and several disabled soldiers are hired as garden guards. All the proceeds from the sales belong to themselves.
There are three hectares of land in Xuchang.
One hectare and one hundred acres, a total of 1,780 acres of land, this is Kim Jong's main property.
The rich man is certainly qualified, but he is not really a wealthy man.
His wife, Mrs. Li, came from a poor family, and her family had limited talents and could not provide much help, let alone Kim Jong's own family. Management of the estate required professional talents, which was the biggest shortcoming of the nouveau riche.
Buying land requires money, and if you accumulate it from scratch, the development speed will be too slow. In other words, Jin Zheng often performed meritorious services and received many rewards. After going to war, as a senior officer, he could also take a large amount of loot as dividends. Otherwise, he would not have been able to do so.
The size of the family business is now close to twenty hectares of land. After all, Liang County, Xiangcheng, and Xuchang are all orderly places, and they cannot be left to you to plunder.
"Liang Gong is too stingy." Cao Yi sighed: "There are so many wastelands in the world, only twenty-five hectares. I don't think 250 hectares will affect the people's livelihood."
"Twenty-five hectares of land is actually enough." Fengpi said with a bitter smile: "Recruiting fifty households of refugees as villagers is enough to maintain Mr. Cao's dignity."
"Decent?" Cao Yi shook his head.
There is no standard for decency.
If it is a respectable family, it cannot be supported by a mere twenty-five hectares of land.
For example, if his family's house was not given by Liang Gong, how many years would it take to afford it with the income of twenty-five hectares of land? No, it is unlikely that a house with two squares of Shanshan and Jishan would be circulated on the market.
"If Mr. Cao wants to buy property, he should go outside the fifteen counties of Liang and find a way." Fengpi said, "I don't care about that."
The reason for leaving Liang Guo aside was to avoid provoking too much conflict, and Feng Pi was very clear about it.
"That's all we can do." Cao Yi sighed and said, "We have to find a place close to the river. The manor's grain and cloth can be transported to Bianliang by water."
"This is the right principle." Feng Pi replied.
Chapter completed!