Chapter 299 The internal rift of the family, the public ownership of private fields is beginning to show results!
Xinye, Dengjia.
study.
Deng Xun put his hands behind his back and frowned, pacing back and forth, looking up from time to time outside the room, as if waiting for some news.
This time, Deng Xun was really worried. The entire Nanyang wealthy family regarded the Deng family, the Yin family and other aristocratic families as enemies. There were abuses and scorn everywhere. Even the Deng family members might be scolded for no reason even when they walked on the street.
, beat him up violently.
Although the county magistrate will still punish the perpetrators according to law after reporting to the official, this kind of thing is still forbidden repeatedly, which shows how the Nanyang wealthy family hates the Deng family and the Yin family to an unprecedented level.
But actually...
Deng Xun had already anticipated this situation. After all, after annexing the major wealthy families, it was inevitable that the trap would not be exposed. But as long as the cultivated land could be in his own hands, Deng Xun would not take this kind of thing to heart.
But now, not only has the farmland not been obtained, but the reputation of the family has also become bad. After working hard for several months, in the end, it turns out that the gain is not worth the loss.
How could Deng Xun not be annoyed?
"Master of the house—!"
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded outside the house.
It's Deng Tong.
Deng Xun judged it all at once and hurriedly raised his eyes to look.
Without waiting for the other party to salute, Deng Xun waved his hand to interrupt and asked urgently: "How is the situation? Has the investigation been clear?"
Deng Tong nodded: "It was the person next to Yin Lu who got drunk and leaked what happened. The other party even insulted our Deng family, saying that we were unscrupulous and were despicable villains."
In fact, land annexation was very common in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but most of them involved annexing some ordinary people. If they were a group, even if they openly bullied you, you would still not be able to make any waves.
But this time it is different. The Deng family, the Yin family and other aristocratic families want to annex the major wealthy families in Nanyang. Although their power is far less than that of the aristocratic families, they are by no means comparable to ordinary people.
If their family riots, it may not cause any trouble, but if there is a collective riot, even aristocratic families like the Deng family and the Yin family will still have to shake things up.
The most important thing is that the current Nanyang wealthy family has defected to the imperial court, and some of the slightly poorer quality land within their family has been publicized through private land, and has become a vassal of His Majesty the Emperor.
In other words, the emperor of Hanting in Nanyang, whom they backed, had such a terrifying person backing him. No matter how good the Deng family or the Yin family were, they probably would not be able to defeat him at all.
"hateful!"
The anger in Deng Xun's heart once reached his throat: "Yin Lu, this old guy, why didn't something happen sooner rather than later? But if something happens now, our Deng family will suffer terribly from him."
Deng Tong handed over his hand: "My nephew was also very angry when he found out that Yin Lu was drunk. He beat the drunken man half to death and drove him out of the Yin family, leaving him to fend for himself."
"snort!"
Deng Xun snorted angrily: "It's an advantage for him!"
Deng Tong nodded: "Master, what should we do now? The cultivated land we sold before can no longer be recovered. I heard that the people who took the Deng family's cultivated land dedicated it to the court and turned it into public land."
"Nowadays, the Nanyang Deng family is full of complaints. Not only did they lose a lot of land, they have even become the target of reviling by various wealthy families, asking us to give an explanation."
"These guys..."
Deng Xun was so angry that his teeth itched.
At first, when this group of people in the clan knew that there was a profit to be made, they all came together like pugs, eager to wag their tails and flatter you in front of you.
But now, Yin Mou who annexed the major wealthy families has been completely exposed, causing the reputation of the Deng family to be damaged. It is simply unreasonable for them to blame the clan leader instead of helping them make suggestions.
It’s hard to be a clan leader!
This is especially true for the patriarch of a big family!
Not only must he be able to withstand internal pressure, but he must also be able to judge the external environment and lead the entire clan to continue to thrive and grow on this land.
Deng Tong once again felt the patriarch's difficulties.
He has obviously been thinking about the fate of the whole clan, but in the end, not only can the clan members not share the responsibility with the clan leader, but they will even add insult to injury and hurt others with harsh words.
call-
Deng Xun covered his heart, took a deep breath, and tried to keep himself calm.
He is getting older, his body bones are getting weaker and weaker, and he cannot bear too much stimulation.
"Master, don't be upset, it's important to take care of yourself."
Deng Tong hurriedly stepped forward to help him, expressing concern.
"I'm fine."
Deng Xun took deep breaths several times and managed to calm down.
He waved his hand, indicating that he could do it.
Immediately.
Returning to sit down, he sipped tea and said, "My dear nephew, how is the situation at the court?"
Deng Tong sighed: "Zao Zhi was promoted to be the envoy of the rice field, in charge of the reclamation matters of the imperial government's public fields. Now the major wealthy families have registered their intentions. After the imperial court's review, the private fields can be publicized and handed over to the imperial government starting from next year."
"oh?"
Deng Xun frowned and continued to ask in depth: "What about Tian Fu?"
Deng Tong replied: "This year's land tax still has to be paid, but starting from next year, the court will select one-tenth of the land tax collected and distribute dividends to the actual holders of the farmland. According to the current calculation of the yield per mu, each year
You can get one dou and one liter per mu."
"One bucket per liter?"
Deng Xun twisted his beard and thought.
"kindness."
Deng Tong nodded affirmatively.
Have to admit it.
This data is just right.
After a rough calculation, it seems that there is some loss, but if miscellaneous costs are taken into account, the court's profit sharing is actually not much lower at all, at a level that is barely acceptable.
The most important thing is that the imperial court was able to obtain hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland without spending a penny, and tied the Nanyang wealthy families to the imperial chariot, thus making His Majesty the Emperor stronger.
The uneasy feeling in Deng Xun's heart became more and more serious.
Although the imperial court has never taken action against the Deng family and has only developed step by step, this secret knife has repeatedly made Deng Xun heartbroken, especially next year, which will surely usher in the first wave of tests.
After a pause, Deng Tong continued: "According to the intelligence, the imperial court still has new measures for next year's farming, which can ensure a stable increase in yield per mu. The actual income may not be less than one bucket per liter."
"Is there any other measures the court can take?"
Deng Xun frowned and couldn't help being surprised.
"this......"
Deng Tong couldn't guarantee it.
After all, the news came through non-regular channels: "The specific situation is unknown, but there are just such rumors."
Deng Xun, however, did not dare to deny it casually, and thought for a long time: "Among our Deng clan members, are there any people who intend to register with the imperial court?"
Deng Tong nodded: "Yes! In Rang County, Pheasant County, Bowang, Yuyang, etc., members of the Deng clan have all registered their intentions, but most of them are farmland of poor quality among the clan, not all farmland."
"Not only our Deng family, Yin family, Feng family, Li family and other aristocratic families, but their clansmen in various counties also have people who registered their intentions with the government, and there are a lot of them."
"Currently, the government is verifying farmland information, including land measurement, quality, etc. Some counties have already sent interest registration information forms back to the court."
Deng Xun clenched his fists subconsciously, and the anger in his heart surged.
The court's move was so cruel that it easily tied some Deng clan members to His Majesty's chariot and formed a united front with the Emperor.
This means...
Cracks have arisen in the Deng family.
His Majesty the Emperor's power has begun to seep into it.
However, Deng Xun now has no choice but to watch this happen. At best, he can only manage one-third of an acre of Xinye. As for the other Deng families, he has no right to interfere.
Although the fundamental role of farming is to produce food, on the surface, it seems that it would be more worry-free to leave it to the court to manage, and the yield is not low, and the income is not too bad.
but......
However, Deng Xun deeply understood that with such an extra link in the middle, his family's lifeblood was already in the hands of the court. If the court wanted to deal with you someday, it would be ten thousand times easier than it is now.
"Foolish!"
These two words were almost squeezed out from between the teeth.
Deng Xun was angry that he would not fight, and felt resentful in his heart.
"Master, what about us?"
Deng Tong pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "Should we send someone to notify them and not allow them to publicize the Deng family's ancestral property? This might be able to save it."
"That's all."
Deng Xun waved his hand to interrupt.
He knows the moral character of this group of people very well.
The current situation has already plunged the Deng clan into a turmoil. If we send people to dissuade us now, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble and even muddy the waters.
This is what Deng Xun does not want to see: "They are all adults and should make their own decisions. We have fulfilled our obligations. The rest is up to them to decide on their own. We will no longer interfere."
Deng Tong had already expected Deng Xun's cold treatment, so he was not surprised at all.
but......
Deng Tong pondered for a moment, frowned, and asked tentatively: "Master, over there with the Yin family... let's..."
Before he could finish speaking, Deng Xun waved his hand and interrupted: "Xiannephew, do you really think it was a slip of the tongue caused by drunkenness?"
Deng Tong frowned: "What do you mean by this, head of the family? Do you think this was done intentionally by the Yin family? But what are the benefits of doing this? After all, they are also victims now."
"No!"
Deng Tong shook his head and directly denied: "The reason why the Yin family became victims is because the imperial court suddenly announced the public ownership of private land. If it hadn't been for this, our Deng family would have been the victims, and the Yin family would have been the beneficiaries."
"Ah, this..."
Deng Tong frowned and pondered for a moment.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case.
If the imperial court had not announced the public ownership of private land, then the Deng family would have been criticized by thousands of people, and the Yin family would have taken advantage of it and seized the farmland, becoming the ultimate winner.
Yin Lu and Deng Xun have a long history of grievances.
at this point.
It's just lice on a bald man's head, it's obvious.
Moreover, in the process of suppressing farmland prices, Deng Yun had played tricks on the Yin family more than once. The Yin family had some grudges, and it was normal for the Yin family to want to fight back.
"It's indeed possible."
Deng Tong nodded slowly and tried to ask: "But head of the family, do we have any evidence?"
Deng Xun twisted his beard and said with a sullen face: "There is no evidence! But besides the Yin family, who else can know what happened to us back then?"
The matter of secretly controlling farmland prices is originally a secret among secrets.
Not many people even in the Deng family knew about this kind of thing, let alone others.
Only Yin Lu, a sworn enemy, would keep an eye on the Deng family's movements all day long, trying to understand the truth as quickly as possible, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity and make more money.
certainly!
This is just Deng Xun's conjecture.
Deng Tong tentatively asked: "Is it possible that it is His Majesty? After all, the imperial court's announcement of the public ownership of private fields is so coincidental that it has to be imagined."
"His Majesty?"
Deng Xun shook his head and gave his own judgment: "If His Majesty had known that we were secretly manipulating farmland prices, he would have attacked us long ago. Why wait until now?"
"Is it possible that you are caring about Zhi'er's face?"
"Humph! Zhi'er is not that proud."
"That's true."
Deng Tong nodded slowly and then ruled out the possibility of the imperial court: "Looking at it from this point of view, this matter may indeed be a coincidence. Maybe your Majesty has already begun planning to publicize private land."
"After all, the Nanyang wealthy family has no harvest this year and it is difficult to collect the land tax. Your Majesty cannot sit idly by and ignore this matter. It is indeed reasonable to issue such a decree now."
Deng Xun was convinced, and he twisted his beard and said in a ferocious voice: "Yin Lu, this old guy, has been fighting with me for decades, and has always been at a disadvantage. Now that he has made such a damaging move, it is only reasonable that he wants to completely reverse the defeat."
"but......"
Deng Xun suppressed the anger in his heart: "My Deng family has invented the high-tube rotating car. Even if it suffers a loss next year, it will not be too bad. But your Yin family has nothing. I want to see how you can survive!"
"
*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Military aircraft pavilion.
In front of a huge sand table.
This is a super large sand table mainly located in Nanyang and radiating to Jingxiang, Ruying, Guanzhong and Heluo.
At this moment, Liu Bian, Xun Yue, Lu Su, and Zao Zhi were all gathered together.
Liu Bian held the simple drawings drawn by Zao Zhi and compared them with the sand table one by one, while Zao Zhi carried a thin bamboo stick and described vividly next to him:
"Your Majesty, although the amount of cultivated land reported by the major wealthy families is not too large, and the quality is relatively average, if you combine it with the imperial government's public land, some of the fields have been inadvertently connected."
"Look here."
Zao Zhi pointed to the sand table near Wancheng and said softly: "The acres contributed by the He family and the Zhu family are connected with the acres previously cleared by the imperial court and the acres owned by the Kong family."
"Although the quality of these cultivated fields is relatively average, and the yield per mu is less than one and a half stone, the ultimate reason is that there is insufficient irrigation, and the court only needs to add more canals to collect water and overturn the trucks to solve the problem."
"And here..."
"..."
Zao Zhi was very excited, as if a whole new world had opened up.
Not to mention him, even the experts from the Military Advisor Alliance could not hide their excitement: "Master Bian, just now the experts entered all the land information into the 3D intelligent program."
"Judging from the land resources we currently have, we can already call it a big family. Although it is not enough to compete with the Deng family, Yin family and other families, it is already in an invincible position."
"Currently, experts are designing new irrigation and planting plans based on rivers, ditches, land and other conditions. In addition to food, we can also plan a place to plant other crops."
"Huh?"
Liu Bian couldn't help but be curious and tried to ask: "If we don't grow crops, how can we distribute dividends to the wealthy families? Are these things reflected in the articles of association?"
The Military Advisor Alliance followed: "Don't worry, Master Bian. It is reflected in the charter. If the cultivated land is used for other purposes, compensation will be made in currency and other means based on the average yield per mu of similar plots of land."
"good."
Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief: "The experts have really considered it thoroughly, and all these contents have indeed been included."
The Military Advisor Alliance said with absolute certainty: "Of course! With practical experience, this issue can naturally be considered comprehensively."
Liu Bian exclaimed: "I admire you!"
"Okay."
The Military Advisor Alliance got back to business: "Let's get down to business. Experts will re-plan the water conservancy construction and strive to open up all the water networks in Nanyang. This is not only for irrigation, but also to ensure grain transportation and save transportation capacity."
"Even attacking Jingzhou in the future will have certain benefits. This will be the focus of our farming work next year, improving the Nanyang water conservancy network and laying the foundation for future development."
Liu Bian frowned and couldn't help but wonder: "Teacher, are we not going to open up wasteland next year?"
The Military Advisor Alliance explained: "According to expert analysis, there are currently less and less land that can be reclaimed in Nanyang. If we continue to reclaim land on a large scale, the problems we will face will be very complicated."
"For example, we need to eliminate local wild beasts, adapt to local poisons, weeds, weeding, build water conservancy projects, improve the soil environment, study the local planting environment, and even build houses to ensure manpower."
"These issues are relatively complex. If you can avoid touching them, try not to touch them. Unless the population of Nanyang continues to skyrocket and the cultivated fields can no longer meet the needs of the population, then we will spend a lot of effort to open up wasteland."
"but......"
A god from the Alliance of Military Advisors said: "It is estimated that by that time, the times will have further developed, and it may even be possible to discover wild diseases and truly create hybrid rice."
"In short, the response methods are different at different times. In a short period of time, experts will focus manpower and material resources where they should be used instead of wasting them on unnecessary things."
"good."
Liu Bian thought: "Listen to the experts."
For the planning of human and material resources, as well as strategic level development.
Although Liu Bian has made great progress, he is still a bit immature in front of the expert-level military advisor alliance.
He is studying like crazy, trying to rely on Nanyang County to basically master the development strategy of a place.
As long as we can fully grasp the development of Nanyang County, we will have a basic idea for dealing with a state or even a country in the future. We will not be like now, where we are not careful enough to do things and do whatever we want.
"Oh right."
The Military Advisor Alliance reminded: "Experts have prepared the design drawings of the ship. This kind of ship is not restricted by the flow direction and wind direction, and it is absolutely very easy to use inland."
"Moreover, experts have designed it in depth and added many things that are beyond the times. It can be used as a ferry to transport supplies in peacetime, and it can be converted into a warship for combat during wartime."
Liu Bian's eyes suddenly brightened: "So powerful? Are you afraid of arousing Jingxiang and Liu Biao's suspicion?"
The Military Advisor Alliance gave an explanation: "The Democratic Reform Army is indeed a hidden effect, but it is not the most important. However, we can indeed consider secretly training the navy. After all, Sun Jian's plan is Jingxiang and Jiangdong."
"no problem."
Liu Bian agreed without hesitation: "I will let Li Ren take charge of this matter. Let's start with the ship model first and try to build a batch of warships in batches next year."
"good."
The Military Advisor Alliance responded: "You deal with the matters here first. When we have time, we will copy the design drawings. This is a bit complicated and may require some time."
Liu Bian thought: "Okay! With the end of farming, my world has become a lot richer. Now that I'm busy, I won't have to rush next year. I understand this."
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty?"
Zao Zhi shouted twice, and then Liu Bian came back to his senses: "Well, you are very good at what you said. According to your current ideas, try to come up with a farming plan for next year, just like we did at the beginning."
Zao Zhi bowed and held up his hands: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will complete the farming plan as soon as possible and report it to the Chancellor."
Liu Bian nodded and reminded: "Remember to take into account people, machines, materials, methods, and environmental factors. Moreover, today is different from the past, the environment has changed, and the plan must also change."
"kindness."
Zao Zhi responded: "I have written it down."
Lu Su was a little confused as he listened, feeling like he was listening to a book from heaven. He couldn't keep up with the thoughts of Zao Zhi and His Majesty the Emperor, and looked like a fool.
He only knew that there was a farming production task responsibility letter, but he didn't know much about the farming production plan, as well as things like people, machines, materials, methods, and environment.
"Zijing, don't be anxious."
Fortunately, Xun You whispered: "I will explain these things clearly to you later. With your ability, you can master them in a short time, and there will be no problem."
"good."
Lu Su felt relieved and continued to remember with all his heart.
Although there are some things that I don’t quite understand, but after all, I am a person who came from farming and has a certain understanding of the imperial decrees. Based on my actual situation, I can make a rough guess.
Liu Bian reminded: "The water conservancy plan must be put forward as soon as possible. Even if winter comes, the things that need to be prepared must be prepared in advance. This is better than the farming plan."
"Your focus should be on the entire Nanyang, not just for irrigation, but also on the movement of merchant ships, transportation of grain and grass, etc. The functions of those ditches must be clearly marked."
"at this point."
Having said this, Liu Bian turned to Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo."
Xun You hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Here."
"You have to serve as a reminder and reviewer to help complete the water conservancy plan, do you understand?"
"Here."
Xun was secretly amazed.
His Majesty the Emperor's thinking is no longer limited to farming and irrigation, but also combines it with military and commerce. How far-sighted it is to take these issues into consideration at this time.
Starting from now on to build the Nanyang water network, most likely it is to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass, to prepare for the attack on Jingxiang, and to integrate it into farming and water conservancy, it will not arouse suspicion from others.
sharp!
It’s really awesome!
"Zijing."
Immediately, Liu Bian turned to Lu Su.
"exist."
Lu Su responded.
"Leave the water conservancy matters to Wen Ruo."
"so......"
Liu Bian said softly: "You are responsible for the people of Nanyang spending the winter this year. Those people who have migrated in must be properly accommodated. If you need any supplies, just ask the court."
Lu Su leaned over and cupped his hands and said, "Here."
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