Chapter 98 Understanding
But Liu Xun is different. Although he can be regarded as a child of aristocratic family, firstly, he comes from a later generation and is very mature in his thoughts and theories that suppress the aristocratic family. Secondly, he has already severed thousands of ties with the aristocratic family during the Lujiang army reform.
Inextricably linked. At that time, Liu Xun and the nobles were already at odds.
"The current situation in the world can be said to be that super-large gentry are separatist. For example, Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the third prince, is the number one gentry in Tianzi. They are a large group of small and medium-sized gentry, following one big gentry. As for me, Liu Xun
, in fact, there is no support from the nobles. As long as the people can support me, I will not fail.
We must reform, and we must win. During the reform process, we can be a little more tolerant. Of course, if the illegal gains are not only returned to the public, but also punished. Even if the owners do not agree, the nobles all over the world will rise up and resist.
I have to carry on forcefully." Liu Xun clenched his fists and was very determined.
As for the resistance of the gentry, Liu Xun simply dismissed it. After all, it was useless for them to be awesome. The power of the people is infinite. It must be known that those who win the hearts of the people will win the world.
And in these troubled times, only the army is the most reliable foundation for survival, and everything else is empty. As for the army, the officers in the past may have been controlled by aristocratic families, but it is different now. Whether his army is at the top or the middle or bottom,
They are basically composed of civilians. The field reform will undoubtedly gain more recognition from the army composed of these civilians. Moreover, this army is already very stable in the hands of Liu Xun.
Therefore, the emergence of Liu Xun was a special case. Liu Xun had the prerequisites to take advantage of the gentry and gain the power of the people.
And princes like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have deep foundations. Even if they want to reform the land, return the land and the people, and win the support of the people, it is impossible for them to do so. To put it bluntly, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and the others do not have such conditions and dare not risk their lives to confront the nobles.
Are you looking at how many of his men are not from noble families?
If Liu Xun returns the land and the people, not only will it not conflict with his rule, but it will bring him more tax revenue.
Moreover, this kind of reform is the only way to centralize power. Losing land for nobles means losing everything. As a monarch, you can better control the place.
And this kind of reform should be done sooner rather than later. It is obvious that the power of the nobles in several counties is much easier to deal with than the power of the nobles in one country. This is definitely the most effective method of centralizing power at present! Liu Xun couldn't help but feel a little complacent thinking about this.
What goes up and what follows leads to action. Now that Liu Xun, the local emperor, has made a decision, things will naturally become much easier to handle. Therefore, a vigorous land-to-the-tiller campaign led by Liu Xun is about to begin.
Of course, at the same time, Liu Xun did not dare to delay the preparations of the army. After all, time was tight. While he was reforming, the army would take a break. After the warship was built, he had to move on to the next target, Sun Quan of Kuaiji.
Liu Xun proposed to abolish the land ownership system of the gentry and replace it with the land ownership system of farmers.
Confiscate the extra land of the gentry and distribute it to farmers with little or no land for cultivation. At the same time, they also give the gentry their due share, allowing them to cultivate it themselves and make a living. If they cannot cultivate it themselves, they can also hire people to do it, but they must do so according to the regulations.
Labor must be paid, and people must not be exploited.
If this reform can be realized, agricultural production will be better developed in Liu Xun's territory in the future, allowing him to strive for world supremacy in the future and accumulate more strength.
Moreover, Liu Xun also proposed the policy of preserving the economy of poor families. The poor families here are actually the down-and-out gentry. In this way, the gentry can be isolated to facilitate the recovery and development of production and social stability.
On the other hand, Liu Xun is planning to improve the salary of the soldiers who fight for him on the battlefield. When the reform is implemented, Liu Xun will definitely make a lot of money, and it should not be a problem to increase the salary of the soldiers.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar in Liu Xun's territory. The farmers were not sure whether it was true or not, but they were full of eagerness for the land distribution. This won Liu Xun too many people's hearts. Naturally, the soldiers were extremely excited and couldn't wait to get the land.
Kill all the aristocratic families who dare to block the reform for your lord.
The nobles suddenly panicked, they didn't believe this was true.
The generals saw their lord's determination to carry out land reform. In these Jiangdong counties, Liu Xun was the "emperor", and anyone who resisted him would definitely die. And the policies implemented by Liu Xun were so popular that they were bound to succeed. Therefore,
As Liu Xun's subordinates, all of them supported their lord's decision.
Of course, the gentry should also have land, and how much land would be allocated according to the number of people in the family. Liu Xun would not force them to a dead end. The old aristocratic families in the past left them about five times the land of ordinary people. With these
The land is still very nourishing for them and they can survive.
And it is worth mentioning that Liu Xun only divided the land, but not the money and goods, which already left a way out for the nobles.
If they don't understand current affairs, then don't blame him for being ruthless.
Moling Prefecture
After several days of dissemination, Liu Xun's reform method seemed to have gained wings, and in a short period of time it had basically become known to everyone.
On this day, Liu Xun summoned the civil and military officials in the meeting hall of his mansion. As expected, the military attachés were extremely enthusiastic about reform, but the attitude of the civilian officials was intriguing.
Soon Zhang Zong and Deng Qiang, who were responsible for collecting intelligence, sent various information, and Liu Xun made a summary.
The dissatisfaction of officials in various counties and counties is gradually increasing. On the contrary, the army is very supportive of Liu Xun. Basically every soldier supports Liu Xun. Liu Xun is a bit difficult. After all, it is easy to solve it by force, but
Culture is a flaw. How can there be so many talents in just a few years of development? If we kick out all the officials at this time, how will we manage this huge land?"
"If it is fully promoted, I am afraid that there will be considerable resistance. It is better to conduct a pilot project first, which can shock the nobles in various counties." After thinking for a long time, Liu Xun decided to conduct a pilot project first, and then we will introduce the point to the general situation.
After all, there are many benefits to the pilot. First, it will not cause big troubles. Second, shortcomings will be discovered from this practice. Third, it will be beneficial to subsequent comprehensive reforms and provide rich experience.
Liu Xun waved his hand and prepared to take the lead in implementing it in Lujiang County, where he had a relatively stable foundation. He quickly settled all matters in Moling and temporarily let Gan Ning serve as the prefect of Moling. But he himself returned to Lujiang without stopping.
After returning to Lujiang County, Liu Xun found Liu Panjin without taking any rest.
In the hall, Liu Xun told Liu Panjin his thoughts.
Liu Panjin hesitated for a moment and then said eloquently: "My Lord, although your idea is good, it will be very difficult to implement it. Lord, if you think about it carefully, you will know that the power of ordinary people is no match for the nobles? Han
When Emperor Ling was on the throne, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was very powerful, but the nobles united to suppress the huge Yellow Turban Rebellion. Don’t you think the power of this family is not intuitive enough?"
Although what Liu Panjin said was reasonable, for Liu Xun, he certainly knew that the power of the people was strong. Liu Xun said without thinking: "Every change of dynasty started with the peasants. The Yellow Turban Uprising was just because there was no correct leadership.
, if not, it is enough to overturn
The destruction of the Eastern Han Dynasty, let alone a mere aristocratic family. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army is fundamentally different from the prefect. After all, the Yellow Turban Army's military discipline is corrupt and it is equally harmful to both the nobles and the common people. How can they get the support of the common people like this? So think about it with your butt
Then we know his ending.”
Liu Panjin was stunned for a moment when Liu Xun said this, "My lord, what do you think of Wang Mang?"
Liu Xun couldn't help but smile, thinking how could he be the same as Wang Mang from later generations. Liu Xun's face straightened and he said firmly:
"Ban Jin, I will definitely succeed in reforming. I am not Wang Mang. I have deduced my own reform and it will definitely be successful. And I started from one county. How can Wang Mang be the same when he changed the whole country? It's just a county like this.
, with my current strength, I can even bulldoze it.
But can Wang Mang bulldoze the whole country? The answer is of course impossible. And I have the most important resource, the army. The ultimate beneficiaries of this reform are the soldiers and ordinary people. As long as the army is in hand, the people's hearts will naturally be in hand.
In my hands, whoever troubles me will be killed by the prefect."
Looking at Liu Xun, who was determined and unquestionable, Liu Panjin suddenly fell silent. He suddenly felt that he was a little timid. What were he afraid of? The Lord always took one step at a time and looked at three steps in doing things, and every step was very successful. That's how he is now.
Such a huge situation. With such a talented and strategic lord, he has nothing to fear.
After coming back to his senses, Liu Panjin said: "My lord is wise, and Pan Jin is willing to contribute to my lord's behalf."
Seeing that Liu Panjin agreed, Liu Xun was overjoyed and immediately ordered Liu Panjin to issue a decree. "The reform will begin in three days. Let the families be mentally prepared in the past few days. And you can also prepare your own work in advance."
As expected, the people of the aristocratic family couldn't sit still when they heard the news of the reform. They visited various places to discuss the matter of resistance, which made Lujiang a little restless in the past two days.
The family was quite satisfied with the results of the past few days. The reform order issued by Liu Xun was almost completely resisted. The head of the Lu family was very proud at the moment. He seemed to be the hero who led the heroes of Lujiang to deal with Liu Xun. He was preparing to lead his people tomorrow with high spirits.
Besiege the county government to make Liu Xun retreat in the face of difficulties.
They didn't know at the moment that everything they were doing was under Liu Xun's cold eyes. Liu Xun's eyes were full of murderous intent. The army had been mobilized secretly, and everything was waiting for the moment to explode.
That night, when Liu Xun learned that Deng Qiang, the Thousand People General, belonged to a noble family, he hesitated and ordered his attendants to call Deng Qiang and his clan leader, Deng Hua. Although Deng Qiang was also from a noble family, he had already been
Chapter completed!