To everyone, what happened in Luoyang City was nothing more than a trivial matter. In just a moment, everyone had forgotten the incident, left the city gate, and embarked on the road.
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Among the five states owned by Li Xiang, Bing and He states have been occupied for many years, especially Bing state, which has long been managed by Li Xiang into a monolithic state, so there is no need to worry at all.
It has been some time since he captured Sizhou, and he has been personally in charge of Sizhou in the past few years, so he doesn't pay any special attention to the situation here.
Therefore, the place Li Xiang really wants to go this time is actually the newly acquired Yongliang Prefecture, and Sizhou is just a stopover on the way there. Because of the time factor, actually this time
The real destination is only Yongzhou. There is a high probability that he will not go to Liangzhou.
Along the way, Li Xiang stopped and walked. Occasionally when he encountered a village on the road, he might go in and have a look to see how the people lived and how the officials were managing it.
On this day, after walking along the official road for another two hours, Li Xiang arrived at Gucheng County, which he planned to visit today. After passing Gucheng, the next step was Hangu Pass, and then Guanzhong.
Already.
Three years ago, even riding a tall horse would not have been so fast. However, there is a saying in later generations: "If you want to be rich, build roads first." Convenient transportation is very important for economic development.
the driving role.
What's more, not only in economic development, but also in the military, transportation plays a huge role. If the transportation is convenient, perhaps the troops can reach the designated destination faster. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and perhaps arriving so early can change the situation.
The trend of the entire battlefield.
Moreover, building roads in this life is much easier than in future ones, so Li Xiang has always paid close attention to this aspect. From the current point of view, the road conditions are basically satisfactory.
Walking on the road on the outskirts of Gucheng County, there were farmers busy harvesting on both sides, and there were many county soldiers interspersed among them. Li Xiang nodded slightly as he watched this scene.
After all, Li Xiang has traveled through time, so many things have been influenced by modern times. Using the army to help the people and the army and the people as a family is his concept in military development, and if he wants to achieve this, he only needs to
Propaganda and agitation can play a big role if done well.
Now, let alone the newly acquired land of Yongliang and Liangzhou, among the three states of Bing, He and Si, the people under their rule have a very good impression of these armies under Li Xiang. At this point, Li Xiang
He was a big step ahead of the other princes.
Although it is still far from the level of equality between the military and civilians under the leadership of the modern socialist party, with the gradual development in the future, there will always be continuous progress.
"Fellow, we are traveling from Bingzhou to study, can we ask for some water?" When they came to a field, they saw a group of people taking a rest. Li Xiang and his entourage stopped their horses and laughed with the accent of his hometown that has been abandoned for many years.
asked.
"Haha, what's the big deal with a sip of water?" A middle-aged man smiled and said politely, and then took out a water jug, and then took out a few bowls to pour water and bring it to Li Xiang and the others. At this time,
The folk customs are very simple and the people are quite friendly to outsiders, which makes Li Xiang and his party feel very good.
"Brother, how's the harvest this year?" A guard pretended to be very thirsty and calmly stepped forward to take a sip. Then Li Xiang stepped forward and casually asked the middle-aged farmer.
The man sitting next to him asked with a smile, and drank the water in one gulp.
There is no pollution these days, everything is purely natural, even the water tastes sweet when you drink it. Unlike in later generations, you have to go to great lengths to find clean water.
"Hahaha, it seems that I must be a son of a wealthy family, and he actually cares about the affairs of this farmer's family." The middle-aged man patted his head honestly, and then told Li Xiang the specific situation, "Brother
, The weather is good this year, neither drought nor floods, and when the farming season comes, the county magistrate will also organize government servants to help everyone, and this year’s harvest will definitely be good!"
After saying that, the middle-aged man was still laughing happily. Yes, for these ordinary people, maybe they have a few acres of land and a good harvest. For them, it is a big deal.
That's it. Maybe just getting a few more kilograms of grain every year will be enough to keep them smiling all winter long.
"Oh, there is a good harvest this year, which is really a good thing. Then brother, after paying the tax, will the food left over be enough for my family?" He fetched a large gourd of water again and took a big gulp.
, seemed to ask again casually.
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Dong Zhuo were around, the taxes were heavy. Then there were a bunch of corrupt officials, a bunch of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. If you were unlucky, there might be some natural and man-made disasters. Therefore, the days at that time were
It can be said that my life was miserable.
However, after Li Xiang came to power, although these extravagant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were removed, the tax burden became much lighter. However, compared with peacetime or prosperous times, this tax is still much higher.
During times of war, it is necessary to maintain a large-scale army at hand, and in addition to the need for occasional wars, Li Xiang cannot lower this tax even if he wants to, and must always maintain it at a certain level.
"The dissatisfied brother said that after paying the taxes, the remaining family will not have much left after filling their stomachs. However, at least many of us people now have their own land and can survive! All this
, I have to thank King Jin for his kindness!" The man said honestly and with a grateful look.
Indeed, the current situation is many times better than it was a few years ago. If this was done more than ten years ago, let alone a family filling their stomachs, many people would not even be able to survive.
the point.
How could such a thing happen if it wasn't for the fact that there was no other way out of exchanging children for food?
The Yellow Turban Rebellion back then, if the people of the world were not in a situation where they could no longer survive, how could it have developed to such a scale that it almost swept the world.
It is precisely because of the recent Yellow Turban Rebellion that all princes, whether they are wise or foolish, can no longer ignore the huge power of the common people at the bottom.
It is precisely because of this that the princes from all walks of life will consider the interests of the people more when governing. It is also because of this that the people in the world are now many times better off than they were more than ten years ago!