Doupeng laughed: "Where have they gone? It is impossible for Liu Yu to know the whereabouts of each brother too deeply. In his case, these brothers who have made meritorious services are awarded titles and rewards, and then return to their hometown to buy land.
The house has been given back to the village chief, Li Zheng, Youyou and other official positions. With the power at the grassroots level, doesn't it mean that we can live a good life? Our Marshal Liu has to worry about military and national affairs every day.
Thinking about how to conquer the barbarians in the north, pacify the demon bandits, and conquer Shu in the west, he only sees legions in various places, training and formation of troops, weapons and supplies, etc. How can he ask the grassroots officials in small villages and towns? "
"Even if he wants to ask about it occasionally, people like the five tigers of the Shen family and some who are wealthy landlords in Wudi and have done well in the countryside will come into his sight first. He thinks that other people have lived like this.
As for their life, the most important point is that after these land deeds and manors were returned to the noble families, the conditions in exchange were that they had to pay the court taxes in full. For these noble families, although it meant that every year
The taxes I have to pay are a lot more, and the food and cloth I can possess are a lot less. But at least I got the land back first, and I will definitely make money. Otherwise, if the land and the manor are really gone, then there is nothing.
Gone."
The black robe also laughed: "This deal is quite a bargain, but aren't the original land deeds in the hands of the major guards of Black Hand Qiankun, such as the Tianshi Dao Rebellion, Xi Chao, and Wang Ningzhi?
After his death, most of the land deeds of Wudi Manor are in their hands, so will they be gone?"
Doupeng curled up his lips and said: "Since I single-handedly planned Sun En's uprising, I naturally had a way to get rid of Xi Chao and Wang Ningzhi and at the same time control the secret land deeds in their hands. Outsiders thought that these were ruined
In the flames of war, but few people know that I was the one who got these land deeds in the end. In a certain way, I let Liu Muzhi and Wang Miaoyin have these land deeds. This was their bargaining capital with the noble families. And now.
Xie Daoyun is the main reason why he can firmly become the leader of the family."
The black robe's eyes widened: "These land deeds are still there. No wonder Liu Muzhi, a poor boy from a poor family, can actually make high-ranking families obey his orders."
Doupeng nodded: "Yes, because I am sure that Liu Muzhi and Wang Miaoyin are from aristocratic families after all, and they are members of the noble clan. Their positions will not change. This determines that they will not be as naive as Liu Yu.
To benefit others, they would change their approach and compromise with the noble family, return the original manor real estate of the noble family in exchange for their cooperation. On the other hand, the noble family still has talent reserves after all. Those who seem to be
Useless disciples, at least those who have read books, even if these people are useless, there are still some talents among the village heads, retainers, and even the scholars who have come to join them for many years. Isn't Liu Muzhi himself like this?
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"With these talents, the manor land occupied by the noble family members can resume production. Of course, some legally recognized procedures must be passed. For example, the amount of land occupied depends on the title.
This was a rule set after Liu Yu Jianyi, but Liu Muzhi and others, by allowing big families like Yu Yue, could donate military rations and pay enough taxes in exchange for their nephews to follow the military merits and obtain
Title, so that in name you will have enough title to own these manors."
The black robe gritted his teeth: "In this way, the reason why Liu Yi, He Wuji and others were appointed as generals during the Western Expedition was because hundreds or even thousands of children from aristocratic families could be allowed in places where Liu Yu could not see them.
Are you going to follow me and get a title? If Liu Yu himself wants it, I'm afraid he will never allow it."
Doupeng laughed: "Later, during the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan, Liu Yu also understood this, but in order to fight, he had no choice, because at this time, the manor in Wu Di had been divided according to titles through various methods, including land deeds.
The land, as well, has once again returned to the hands of major aristocratic families. At most, a few families did not listen to Liu Yu's words. For example, Wang Yu's family was directly confiscated and exterminated. The land of the Wang family's manor also naturally belonged to other obedient aristocratic families. These
Yu Yue won't tell you anything."
The black robe sneered and said: "I didn't expect this playboy to be able to hide these things in front of me. It's because I can't control his manor and property in Wudi that he can hide it from me. He is in Jiangzhou, but he can't hide it from me."
The nephews have plotted out pieces of land in advance, waiting to be rewarded for their merits after the war. After they get the title, they will be given to the nephews to run. Since you have decided to overthrow Yu Yue, what about him?
The manor is definitely dead and will be transferred to Liu Yi."
Doupeng waved his hand: "These are trivial matters and nothing more. Once Yu Yue himself loses his power, even the manor property owned by the Yu family will be taken away by others sooner or later. In this regard, he and those Liu Yu who built righteousness back then will
There was no big difference among the veteran brothers who were sent to the countryside at that time. Liu Yu only cared about whether the taxes were sufficient and whether the money and food were timely. It was a bit difficult for him to concentrate on handling these industrial matters. Therefore, he took these things
The matter was fully entrusted to Liu Muzhi, Xu Xianzhi, Wang Miaoyin and others. Of course, Meng Chang, who was then Jing Zhaoyin, also participated in handling the matter, but most of what he dealt with were the properties of these high-ranking families in the capital."
The black robe's brows raised: "That is to say, these noble families have to give up some of their properties in Jiankang City in exchange for the land deeds of their country manors with the military officials who went to the countryside. Oh, no, Liu Yu didn't do it
Things like land deeds refer to the title ownership rights of those lands, right?"
Doupeng smiled, nodded and said: "Yes, being granted a title and occupying the land seems to be a great benefit on the surface, but on a deeper level, I have relied on military merit in this life, and with the title I can occupy the land, but when I die, I will not be able to occupy the land.
If his son loses his title, then these lands will also be returned to the national court. Liu Yu was actually tricky in this regard. Even as an old brother, he can only maintain his wealth in this life, at most when he is an official.
You can use the power in your hands to get some benefits for yourself. But if someone who has also made meritorious service and has been awarded a title later comes to this place, he may not even have an official position. Therefore, this kind of military merit and title system was only a temporary thing in the Qin State.
The excitement makes people happy to hear about the war, but the final result is that the people have no money left. The vast majority of people end up with nothing and rely on the land allocated by the country to live in Dingkou. They want to be tax-free and live a good life.
As time goes by, we have to fight constantly. To put it bluntly, this is tyranny!" (End of Chapter)