"In future generations, crazy men, young men, and cunning and unethical people may use their names to steal, and steal their weapons to sell them for adultery." Ren Chen made the decision.
The emperor waved to Mu Shun, indicating that Xun You and others, who had been waiting for a long time, could come forward.
Xun You frowned slightly. Privately, he did not think that Jia Xu was an upright and loyal person. Otherwise, he would not have instigated Li Jue to rebel for the sake of his wealth and life. If he and the emperor had not carefully calculated and made arrangements in advance,
That time, Jia Xu almost overturned the finally stable imperial regime.
Such a person who only cared about personal gain and disregarded political discipline, and later gained favor by betraying Li Jue and others, gave Xun You a very bad impression.
If it weren't for the emperor's overwhelming and almost paranoid appreciation of the opponent's ingenuity, and if it weren't for Jia Xu's great efforts in pacifying the rebels, and if he still needed to win over the Liangzhou generals at this time, Xun You would have suggested that the emperor had left him out in the cold.
, how can you be patient enough to work with Jia Xu?
Do heroes think alike?
Except for his strategy that Xun You really admired, the rest of his character really made Xun You not willing to be with him.
This time the emperor deliberately separated Xun You and met Jia Xu alone, which made him vaguely aware of some threats. However, he did not show it, but stood aside honestly, looking at Jia Xu secretly while listening to the emperor.
What he said to the two men who encouraged farmers.
"In the order to encourage farmers, you are responsible for recruiting people to work in the fields, encouraging teachers to teach farmers, and other tasks. I wonder if you have achieved results in the past ten months?"
"Only." The fifth patrol responded hurriedly. He came in a hurry and did not bring the farm map and records. Fortunately, he has been busy with this matter in the past few days and is familiar with it and can handle it. He
He reported the situation in Sanfu and other places in a very organized manner, saying that the inventory of wasteland had been completed, the recruitment of refugees in various counties and counties, the field registration and other matters had also been sorted out, and all preparations had been completed.
Seeing that he spoke in great detail, the emperor praised him for the first time: "Thank you for your hard work. Guanzhong is thousands of miles of fertile fields and a vast land with few people. I heard that there are tens of thousands of refugee households in Hedong and other places. I wonder how many refugees have been recruited now?"
The Fifth Patrolman thought for a while and said: "It took only ten months for the imperial court to issue the edict of establishing land to the counties. It will take a lot of time for the refugees to arrive after hearing the news. Now the four counties of Sanfu and Hongnong have only admitted 40,000 to 50,000 households of refugees. Among them,
Jingzhao is the largest, after all, it is the seat of the imperial court. Looking from far and near, there are more than 30,000 households. Shanwu."
The emperor asked: "A few days ago, the commander of the Sili School raided the three auxiliary powerful men. Are you counting the people who joined these powerful men and reclaimed Shanglin privately?"
"Your Majesty asked about the refugees, so they were not included." The fifth patrol hesitated and said, "If we include these, there will be about 60,000 households."
“Is there enough land?”
"Your Majesty." The Order of Shanglin Yuan on the side suddenly interjected: "This time alone, we can clear thousands of hectares of cultivated land in Shanglin, and there are tens of thousands of hectares in the entire Guanzhong. The cultivated land is completely enough."
Shanglin Yuanling was alert, thinking that the emperor did not remember his name, so he hurriedly said: "I am Hu Miao, the Shanglin Yuanling, who was recommended by the Sili Colonel to participate in the Qing Dynasty and Shanglin matters."
The emperor couldn't help but look at him twice, and immediately remembered this person, Hu Miao, also named Jingcai, who was an authentic Liangzhou native. Since Dong Cheng had gained power, he was eager to establish his own team, and he also had the need to win over the Liangzhou generals.
, so he paid special attention to the scholars from Liangzhou.
It is said that Hu Miao was good at flattery and liked Dong Cheng very much, so he dismissed the former Shanglin Yuanling for condoning powerful men and recommended Hu Miao to be the Shanglin Yuanling, so that he could make a fortune in political affairs.
Being robbed of the conversation, the fifth patrol leader looked at Hu Miao dissatisfied, not daring to vent his anger.
"You said that the land used for farming is enough, let me ask you." After all, the emperor still had to worry about the face of the fifth patrol, and deliberately defended it: "There are still refugees in various parts of Guanzhong who have not yet joined, except for the implementation of fashion in farming.
In addition to the fact that the refugees further away have not yet learned about it, it is also the reason why they have not applied for the recruitment. What can you do?"
This is the responsibility of the fifth patrol of the Farming Order, and should not be what Hu Miao, the Shangliyuan Order, should answer.
If ordinary people know how to promote, they will naturally step aside.
However, Hu Miao claimed to be a good friend of Dong Cheng, but he did not take the fifth patrol seriously. At this time, he mistakenly thought that the emperor was intending to promote him. Hu Miao saw the preferential treatment given to Dong Cheng by the emperor these days, and he naturally had a problem.
Such a fantasy.
"Nowadays, there are tens of thousands of refugees in Guanzhong. They are either scattered in the countryside or gathered in cities. Some even have their whole families hidden in the mountains. It is difficult to get news." Hu Miao said confidently: "So I thought that we can share it from the county level down.
According to the number of refugee households that need to be recruited, officials will be rewarded in batches according to the effectiveness of the farming in order to gather the refugees."
"It's really a fallacy." The fifth patrol seized the opportunity and said coldly: "If there are some treacherous officials who treat the landed people as landless refugees and forcibly integrate them into the farmland, if it causes public resentment, I am afraid it will go against the original intention of His Majesty's farmland.
"
This was indeed something Hu Miao had not expected. He was suddenly at a loss and looked at the emperor tremblingly.
The emperor had no expression on his face and waved his hand casually: "Go down!"
Hu Miao couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, stopped showing off, and quickly retreated.
The emperor watched Hu Miao leave coldly, and said to the fifth patrol: "What he said is not worth mentioning, and you are an order to encourage farmers, which is your duty. Now the court has a good strategy. In addition to the refugees from Sanfu and Hongnong, Hedong
I am waiting for the refugees but no one has applied for the job. Do you have any strategies for this?"
This is the real exam. Fortunately, the Fifth Patrolman was prepared in advance, otherwise he really wouldn’t know how to answer this question: “There are two reasons why the refugees dare not apply. One is that the Yellow Turbans from Hedong threaten the refugees.
, to prevent them from going south to promote agriculture. If bandits are entrenched on the way, the people will not dare to come. Secondly, hiding people in Guanzhong has become a trend, and the refugees would rather live in the mountains than work on the fertile soil."
"Well, that's right. I have already sent Huben Zhonglang General Gai Shun and others with their troops to various places to use battle as training to wipe out the bandits and bandits who enslave the people and occupy the mountains and fields. As for the yellow scarf bandits in the east of Hedong, no.
Japan will also send a large army to conquer." After the emperor nodded, he asked curiously: "But what did you mean when you just said that hiding the people has become a common practice?"
The Fifth Patrolman cheered up and said: "During the Guanghe reign of Emperor Xiaoling, brothers Zhang Jiao in Guandong plotted a rebellion, and in Guanzhong there was a demon named Luo Yao who taught people how to hide and hide, helping them hide their traces and flee to counties. The government could not catch up with them.
"
Although this Burmese method was said to be a Taoist invisibility technique, in fact, after listening to the description of the fifth patrol, the emperor quickly understood that this Burmese method was just teaching people how to cover their tracks and hide themselves in the mountains or somewhere.
Without being discovered by anyone. After thoroughly studying the functions and uses of the Burmese method, he couldn't help but develop a strong interest in this Taoist Luo Yao.
"You have analyzed so carefully, do you have any good ideas?" the emperor asked.
The Fifth Patrolman said in a dilemma: "This involves the imperial court's wealth and the people's livelihood. I don't have a detailed plan, so I dare not make any nonsense."
"It doesn't matter if you say so. The people here are all officials of the imperial court. It's okay if you say it and brainstorm ideas." The emperor said curiously.
"I secretly believe that the main reason why these refugees would rather live in the mountains is because the imperial court's taxes are too heavy." The fifth patrol continued without any further explanation and directly got to the point.
"Taxes?" The emperor looked at Xun You and others in confusion and said, "I remember that this dynasty had a tax of thirty per cent. Although there were occasional increases, it was not a regular rule. Could it be that it was another tax?"
The fifth patrolman nodded and said: "The important part of taxation is not the land rent, but the calculation of the tax. According to the regulations, all adult men and women aged fifteen to fifty-six years old each pay one hundred and twenty yuan every year, which is called a calculation."
In addition to this, there is also the oral tax, which is levied starting from the age of seven, and each person is twenty cents per year. However, since Emperor Xiaohuan and Xiaoling, the number has been increased many times, and the oral tax has even been levied since the infancy, so that the people's livelihood has not been able to survive.
If you give birth to a child, you will drown in the water."
The emperor knew that land rent was very light during the Han Dynasty, but other taxes were very heavy. At the end of the Han Dynasty, people were full of resentment, which was also related to the serious taxes.
"Your Majesty followed the system of farming in the past, which was beneficial to the court, sufficient military supplies, and appeased the refugees, but the tax of six officials and four civilians was really too harsh for the common people. Because they had to bear the tax and other taxes,
I also have to bear the land rent of 10% tax and 40% tax, so I thought this was not a long-term solution." The fifth patrol said cautiously, after all, farming is the most important thing on the emperor's mind. If you criticize yourself, one bad move will bring trouble.
"Recruiting people to farm fields is of immediate benefit and must not be discarded." The emperor once again set his tone, but he also knew the shortcomings of farming: "But I didn't think carefully. I thought that the refugees had no livelihood at all. As long as they were given farmland,
I wasn’t afraid that they wouldn’t gather around me, but I didn’t expect that I would have such concerns.”
The emperor looked at the fifth patrol and said: "This is easy to handle. I originally planned to inform the young government and the chief minister on the tax issue. Since you first discovered the problems in the farming policy, you can't make up for it now.
In the evening, after I return to the palace, I will ask the minister to issue an edict that all people who work in the fields will have their official tax reduced by half, their oral tax will be eliminated, and all other taxes will be exempted. Let Mr. Jia prepare the edict."
Jia Xu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he had other matters of his own, but he was just drafting an edict. This was his responsibility as minister. He immediately replied: "Your Majesty is wise, this move will make all the people in Guanzhong counties homeless."
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