Zhao Cheng delivered the goods a few days later. In fact, he had already delivered them before and had been waiting for Shao Shude to teach him.
Shao Shude planned to keep this money in Tonghua and mainly use it for the relocation and resettlement expenses of the Heyuan, Jishi, and Zhenguo (Tongguan garrison) armies.
The main body receiving this money is the Military Envoy Yamen. They have opened a branch office in Huazhou, including the Arsenal Department, the Transportation Department, the Branch Department and other departments, to supply hosts and guests in Huazhou and Weibei Towns.
military.
After finishing these tasks, Shao Shude went south with his soldiers to inspect farmland in three counties of Huazhou.
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On this day, as soon as the sky cleared, Zhuangzi became lively inside and outside.
Spring has begun, and preparations for spring sowing need to be intensive.
Check the irrigation ditch to see if there is any blockage or collapse.
The seeds can be picked up, and next year's harvest will depend on them.
Are the farm tools still in short supply and unusable?
All in all a bunch of things.
"If you start to manage your business regularly in the spring, your achievements will be considerable. That's true." Shao Shude walked leisurely on the ridge of the fields, looking at the mountains still covered with snow in the distance, and then at the endless fields at his feet, and smiled.
This Zhuangzi belongs to Wang Bian.
It was originally a swamp. After putting in effort to tidy it up, he built a farm and recruited two hundred farmers to farm the land and pay rent.
There are also large fields next to it, most of which belong to Huazhou sergeants, but they do not cultivate it and usually leave it to their family members to take care of it, or rent it out directly to make a profit.
The big army has more land, the small army has less, and there are also many big soldiers.
Of course, this cannot be compared with the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties where the military system was prevalent.
For Fu soldiers, one ding is granted 140 acres of land, but in fact, families generally have more than one ding. It is not a problem for a Fu soldier family to have three to four hundred acres of land.
This is a small landowner.
He recruits his own troops to help farm the land, and occasionally works in the fields or does not participate in agricultural labor at all. He lives a comfortable life, often eats meat and wine, and has a lot of time to practice martial arts and purchase equipment.
In the West, this is called Lord Knight.
But this system is destined to be unsustainable for a long time, because as the population grows, the land is not enough.
If there were some dignitaries nearby, it would not be enough. In the twelfth year of Emperor Wen's founding in the Sui Dynasty, because the population in Guanzhong was so large that each dynasty only had 20 acres of land, the military system of the government had actually collapsed, and he had to order other people to do so.
Immigration to prefectures and counties with less land and more land means moving from "narrow townships" to "wide townships".
This is related to land annexation, but it is not the decisive factor. Population explosion in peacetime is. Suppressing land annexation can only delay it for decades, but cannot fundamentally solve this problem.
Perhaps, it is also inevitable to go from government soldiers to recruiting soldiers.
"Wang Shijun, the Heyuan Army, the Jishi Army, and the Zhenguo Army have come to Tonghua, and the Changcheng Town is here. The sergeants may want to purchase land, can you think of a way?" Breathing the breeze in the mountains, Shao Shude felt dizzy.
The air is refreshing and looking at the boundless wilderness makes me feel relaxed and happy.
The climate and environment in Guanzhong are naturally much better than those in Guanbei.
Guanzhong is rich in silk, while Guanbei is only produced in the four prefectures of Sui, Yin, Xia and Ling. The quality and quantity are not as good as those in Guanzhong.
The three states in Hexi, including Liangzhou, still produce silk, but the area has been Tubo-dominated for more than a hundred years, so the output and quality are worrying.
Regarding tea, tea is produced in Lingzhou in the north of Guanzhou, and in Tongzhou, Hua, and Jinzhou in the middle of Guanzhong.
This place in Guanbei is really not that interesting.
Zhu Quanzhong had five tea-producing states: Bian, Cai, Song, Huai, and Shou. Almost every state was rich in grain and silk. How could it be compared?
In other words, Hedong is a close friend. In the late Tang Dynasty, Luzhou produced tea, but it was Li Hanzhi's territory and was probably in a semi-waste state.
In order to continue to move eastward, it is impossible without a money and food base to support the army's expedition. Marshal Shao is now starting to think of a way in Guanzhong, but he is faced with complicated interests.
"Commander, since the Chao Rebellion, immigrants from Guandong have poured in in large numbers. The number of household registrations in the four prefectures of Shaanxi, Guo, and Tonghua has increased dramatically, even far exceeding that of the Kaiyuan period. But now there are less land and more people." Wang Bian Wang Bian Zhaoshi said:
"It's normal for sergeants to buy land after they have money and start a family. If you buy a little, or if you have a lot, it will be difficult!"
"There is no wasteland in Huazhou?" Shao Shude asked.
Although Huazhou was not under his control before, Han Jian made great achievements in history. He overcame obstacles, eliminated dirt and grass, and obtained a lot of fertile land out of thin air.
In fact, it is to turn some bushes, wetlands, swamps, and barren pastures into farmland to increase the area of cultivated land. Although it is suspected of damaging the environment and causing soil erosion, it is an indisputable fact that the production of grain, fruits, vegetables, and silk has increased significantly.
"Huazhou originally had a lot of wasteland, but in the past ten years or so, too many refugees from the Kanto region have poured in, and now it's not enough." Wang Bian replied.
"If you don't get enough points, you still get points." Shao Shude frowned and said in a more serious tone: "Long Commander Xiao Yu, previously sent his son to Shaanzhou to see me, saying that he wanted to sell a mountain, forest, swamp and wasteland in Huayin County, totaling more than a hundred hectares.
Thirty hectares of land can be cultivated. Think of a way to pick up as much wasteland as possible without disturbing the people. The soldiers are rich and can afford it."
When Wang Bian heard the words "Don't disturb the people", he felt enlightened. He was not stupid, he had already figured out that the Lingwu County Prince was not ready to completely break up with the powerful people, and planned to maintain the relationship for a while.
He had served as a military envoy in the Zhenwu Army and had some knowledge of the local situation.
Generally speaking, Guanbei is vast and sparsely populated, with almost no aristocratic families. Most of the wasteland is ownerless, and a blank piece of paper is easy to draw on.
Henan and Huainan, which were once severely troubled by Huang Chao, Qin Zongquan, Sun Ru and others, are similar, but Guanzhong is not.
Since the Western Wei Dynasty, this place has always been the center of governance. There are countless aristocratic families living here, with intertwined interests and control of power and wealth.
If they don't support you, it will be difficult to stabilize your rule.
It seems that the fertile lands owned by the aristocratic families are not the target of Prince Lingwu now. Because those fertile lands are cultivated by tenants and given to the sergeants, how will they live?
However, the aristocratic family has many other businesses and occupies a lot of wasteland. It is impossible to say that these wastelands will be taken over.
"Commander, maybe it's not enough." Wang Bian thought for a while and said, "Some people may not be willing to sell their land, even if it is wasteland."
"Think of a way." Shao Shude said the same thing again.
Wang Bian's heart trembled, the dirty work fell on him?
He had actually figured it out just now. The King of Lingwu County probably wanted to establish a foundation for stable rule in Guanzhong, and he planned to start from Tongzhou and Huazhou.
The Heyuan Army, the Jishi Army, and the Zhenguo Army totaled 33,000 people. If Changzhen Tonghua, settled in the local area, got married, established a business, and owned a land and house, they would be Marshal Shao's "one of his own."
It seems that people like the aristocratic family do not have the trust of Marshal Shao. He will only take advantage of them, but he will not really trust them.
Furthermore, what kind of world is today? The country is ruled by warriors! It is obvious how the military leader will choose if he chooses between a noble family and a big-headed soldier.
Shao Shude saw that Wang Bian had figured it out, smiled and said: "In the past, I made an appointment with all the armies to share wealth and wealth. The soldiers who lived in Lingxia all had fields and sheep, and there was no shortage of meat, milk and wine. The three armies from Heyuan came to the same place, Hua,
Naturally, it can't be too hard. Your Majesty, please do your best. I will remember your merits."
Wang Bian immediately responded: "I will obey the command of the commander-in-chief."
Shao Shude nodded and said: "Wang Shijun, you should take a longer view and don't focus on the petty gains in front of you. What's the point of this?"
Wang Bian, this is what Han Jian did in history. He would dare to kill anyone, even the prince, let alone some of the big families in Guanzhong.
Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean killing someone.
Discuss it carefully in advance, pay for the redemption, and then sell it to the sergeants after sorting it out.
Although this will offend the old interest groups, it will also leave a bottom line and control the conflicts within an acceptable level. At the same time, it will also create a group of new vested interests in the local area. This group supports Marshal Shao.
This is enough.
If someone resists, there's no need to be polite. It's just an excuse to clean up and send his family and tribal villagers to the land of Helong, and the freed space will be given to those who support Marshal Shao.
That’s how the basic disk came about.
And after the base gradually expands, there is no need to pay special attention to those aristocratic families, and more means can be used.
After Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu had established their positions, they kept looking for trouble to rectify the big clans, which greatly reduced their strength. Otherwise, most of the people who raised armies to conquer the world at this time were these big clans, exactly like other dynasties in the last years, rather than grassroots
A warrior by birth.
Furthermore, in fact, the top sects are very discerning. Xiao Yuan has figured it out now and plans to cut off his tail to survive.
The world is in chaos, the people are miserable, and everyone is suffering. Can't a wealthy family suffer losses?
"That being the case, my family also has some wasteland. In Zheng County, it seems that we can cultivate dozens of hectares of farmland." Wang Bian said helplessly: "The three counties in Huazhou are still not big enough. Tongzhou is bigger, but most of them are limited. This is
So many sergeants have come here this time, and we have already reached the limit. If we kidnap people again in the future, I am afraid we will not be able to relocate them to Tonghua."
Huazhou was the first stop for recruiting refugees from Guandong, and the natural population increased dramatically. This time, tens of thousands of people captured by Henan Prefecture were allocated. The state's population has reached 4.5 million, which greatly exceeds the carrying capacity of the land.
"Don't worry, abundance is better than desolation. You can have as much land as you want, and we will send it there from now on." Shao Shude said.
Feng, Sheng Erzhou has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. It can even be described as barren. Land is not a problem at all.
However, according to the policy set by Shao Shude, a household can only have a maximum of 60 acres.
At first, Huizhou encouraged immigrants to guard the border, and each household was given one hectare of land (100 acres). However, this policy has been abolished now, because it is no longer the border.
If Feng wins the two states and it is not enough, then we will send immigrants to Helong. This is the general policy.
"Spring sowing will begin next month, so we can't delay it." Shao Shude warned again: "This is not the only time for the Eastern Expedition. Food in Huazhou is very important."
"Commander, if there are no disasters in the three counties of Huazhou, they may be able to produce more than two million dendrobium of grains and beans this year." Wang Bian said again.
Shao Shude made a rough estimate and felt it was acceptable.
Weibei and Huazhou Second Town, a total of five states, are still very different from Guanbei and Helong. The most important thing is that they have a larger population and the social order has not been subversively damaged. Even during the Chao Rebellion,
Nor has it completely broken down the original interest strata.
It will naturally take more time and energy to digest these areas.
After digesting it as a sample, if the effect is really good, then it can be generalized.