121, Tianji Camp (by Xie Shuyou [You Will Die at Work]
The robber catching station exists to deal with bandits after they cause trouble. The other two items mentioned by Mi Heng can be regarded as prevention measures.
The first one is, of course, the seizure of civilian weapons of destruction.
The so-called folk refers to ordinary people and noble gentry.
Regarding the latter, Wang Zheng, who was well aware of the potential of these wealthy families in the Eastern Han Dynasty, always paid close attention to it. Now every time the Japanese army attacks a city, the first thing they do is to force the big families to hand over military weapons such as swords, guns, bows and crossbows. Especially armor.
The wealthy family of Kaiyang even attacked the city because of Wen Chou and were raided twice in a row. Now it is probably difficult to even find an iron weapon at home.
On the one hand, it is of course minimizing the threat of these unstable factors.
On the other hand, it was also because Wang Zheng's family was too thin. After coming to Xuzhou, he still found excuses to plunder to enrich his own army's equipment and weapons.
Relatively speaking, Wang Zheng didn't pay much attention to the ordinary people.
Mi Heng also discovered this and took the initiative to supplement it.
According to his advice, the people of the Han Dynasty have a strong spirit of martial arts, especially in places like Xuzhou where there are hundreds of battles. Ordinary people also have some iron rulers, slingshots, and these things, and they must be confiscated!
A bit exaggerated?
Wang Zhengben was a little hesitant. Isn't this similar to Qin Shihuang gathering the soldiers of the world to cast twelve golden men?
But after Mi Hengdi's repeated suggestions, Wang Zheng finally reluctantly agreed.
As for the second article, all counties and counties under the rule must implement the two prohibitions.
One is strictly prohibiting gatherings of people, and the other is implementing a night ban.
Implementing a night ban and not lighting candles at night was the old rule of the Han Dynasty. Naturally, Wang Zheng didn't think there was any problem. He believed that the people had long been accustomed to it and would not be too repelled by it.
The key lies in the ban on gathering.
After hearing Mi Heng's explanation, not only Wang Zheng but also everyone looked at each other in shock.
It turns out that this article is no longer aimed at the common people, or even the prominent families in each city, but at an existence that Wang Zheng and others have always ignored.
religion!
At this time, in the Han Dynasty, Sanskritism had not yet been introduced, so the Taoist sect was naturally the dominant one.
However, compared with Sanskritism, where thousands of temples share one ancestor and worship one Buddha, there are many sects within Taoism, and their classification standards are even different from those of later generations. They are not based on the founder of the sect (such as Tianshi, Quanzhen) , or divided by regional forces (Wudang, Huashan).
But it is divided based on academic principles.
A philanthropic sect that flaunts its merits.
A classicist characterized by belief in a certain classic.
The talisman sect uses peach wood to drive away ghosts and talisman water to cure diseases.
The Divination School, which focuses on physiognomy and divination, and the Alchemy School, which makes alchemy.
In today's world, none are more popular and have the most followers than the Taiping Taoism and the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
The two behemoths have been preaching in various regions, but they have always been in peace with each other for many years. This is because they both belong to the Fulu sect and have some incestuous feelings.
But according to Mi Heng, it is Wang Zheng who will take the lead in representing Taiping Dao!
Why don’t you play, hello, me, hello, everyone!
Otherwise, in Xuzhou, the Five Dou Rice Sect is too powerful.
Since the generation of Zhang Ling (also known as Zhang Daoling), the Five Dou Rice Cult has been preaching in the Bashu area. Over the past few decades, Yizhou has become the most powerful state of the Five Dou Rice Cult.
But Xuzhou is also a state where the Five Dou Rice Cult is extremely powerful, because Zhang Ling, the founder of the sect, was born in (Fengyi, Pei State) and is a native of Xuzhou!
Therefore, although there have been many Yellow Turban uprisings in Xuzhou, after Mi Heng's investigation, in terms of solid foundation, large number of believers, and influence among the people, Taiping Tao is actually not as good as the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
Is this even possible?
Mi Heng didn't know that Wang Zheng had never considered himself a Taiping Taoist. He only knew that his lord was reincarnated as Zhang Jiao and revolted in the name of the Yellow Turban!
So in the future, if we want to continue to thrive and expand our power, we still have to rely on Taipingdao.
The greater the influence of Taiping Dao and the more believers there are, the more stable the foundation of the royal government will be, and the more nutrients it will draw from the people in the future!
As a result, Taiping Dao, the base camp in Xuzhou, is not the first sect, so why talk about other places?
Therefore, Mi Heng's second proposal, called banning gatherings, actually suppresses all Xuzhou religions except Taiping Dao.
The Five Pecks of Rice Sect is the first to be affected!
The specific content of the proposal is that in Langya and Pengcheng, except for Taiping Road, any gathering of religious believers shall not exceed ten people!
It is also prohibited to propagate Taoism on a large scale and to publish Taoist texts from other sects!
After listening to Mi Heng's eloquent talk, everyone agreed and praised him, but Wang Zheng frowned and remained silent.
Is this what it means to “depose all the Taoists and only respect peace”?
Isn't it a little early?
Confucian scholars like Mi Heng don't know, but he, a time traveler, knows it very well.
Leaving aside Yizhou and Xuzhou, in the eyes of the world at that time, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was far less majestic than Taiping Dao. However, compared to the short-lived appearance of Taiping Dao, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect has lasted for thousands of years, and even became the real leader of the Taoist sect after the Song Dynasty.
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Even if it is less than a century old, its potential may not be lower than that of Taiping Road, right?
At this moment...
Take the initiative to provoke the other party?
"It is imperative to strictly prohibit gatherings and implement night bans." After thinking for a while, Wang Zheng considered it again and again, and said in a deep voice: "We inherit Huang Tian's ambition and want to build a heavenly kingdom on earth, so it is appropriate to vigorously promote the Tao of Taiping."
"But that's all for other sects. We don't need to suppress it too much for the time being. We can allow gatherings of people to preach. However, if there are more than a hundred people, we must report the printed Taoist book first!"
"Lord..."
Mi Heng still wanted to persuade, but Wang Zheng waved his hand to cut it off, and even took the initiative to change the topic: "Sir, are there any singers and storytellers in the teahouses and brothels in Kaiyang nowadays?"
"Brothel? Storyteller?" Mi Heng was startled when he heard the words, and then suddenly said:
"The brothel my lord is talking about is Zhangtai? Could the storyteller be referring to the actor?"
"Book of Han·Biography of Zhang Chang" says: "After the court meeting, I walked through Mazhangtai Street and asked the imperial officials to drive me so that I could pick up the horse."
During the Han Dynasty, the largest gathering of singing girls in Chang'an City was on Zhangtai Street. Later, Zhangtai was used throughout the country to refer to the place where these fireworks took place.
"Xunzi·Zhenglun": "Today's actors, dwarfs, and disciples, who insult others without being disrespectful, how can they be so ignorant of those who do not insult them when they are insulted?"
Actors refer to artists who were engaged in music, dance and comedy in ancient times. They are the oldest cross talk artist. The most famous actor in history is probably Dongfang Shuo during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Is it so elegant?
Wang Zheng nodded and said: "Exactly, from now on, we can designate what these actors and actresses who sing and sing storytellers say and sing within our sphere of influence!"
Before anyone else could react, Mi Heng pondered for a moment and then immediately exclaimed: "This is a wonderful strategy!"
"Lord, this is the way to control the way of speech. Once the speech is controlled by me, the people's hearts will also depend on it!"
"This policy is related to my lord's foundation. I am willing to ask for it myself!"
"Sir, you are a great talent, so you have to do your duty." Wang Zheng nodded. Except for Ni Heng, there were not many literate people under him at this time. He really couldn't find a second suitable candidate, but he still warned: "But please remember, sir,
If you want to control your speech, the key lies in two words!"
"Please speak clearly, my lord," You Heng said solemnly, "Heng listens attentively."
"Popular!" Wang Zheng said seriously: "The Book of Songs is certainly rich in diction, and the Chu Ci is also elegant in rhyme and diction, but in the eyes of most people, its popularity may not be as popular as stories like "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Sou Shen Ji".
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"So if you want to control the way of speech, you need to tell some dramas and stories that the people like to hear and are interested in hearing and reading! Instead of empty poems and boring poems."
"And there are two key points in these stories. One is the myths and stories related to my Taiping Road and Huang Tian. The other is the gap between the rich and the poor and class conflicts such as the oppression of the common people by some landlords and tycoons!"
Class? This fresh word made Mi Heng fall into deep thought, chewing on it again and again, thoughtfully.
"Sir, please relax. Although I don't have any ideas, I have a lot of stories like this in my mind." Wang Zheng looked at Mi Heng's serious face and said with a smile: "Let's discuss more next time, work together, and solve the problem as soon as possible."
These scripts and songbooks are made."
"You can't just rely on the actors in each city." Judging from Ni Heng's reaction, it can't be said that the Han Dynasty doesn't have storytellers at this time, but it is probably an industry that has not yet formed a large scale. Wang Zheng thought for a moment and added: "From Tianfu
Select some literate and intelligent people from the battalion and the ground army, and form a separate battalion. Well... let's call it the Tianji Battalion. It will still belong to the military, and all will be managed by Mr., and then all counties in Langya County will be notified.
Let them send these actors and singers to Kaiyang as soon as possible, and we will conduct unified training!"
"My lord is very talented and thoughtful, and Heng is really unmatched." Ni Heng said with admiration: "In that case, our place is settled, then we have to consider farming."
"Heng conducted an inspection yesterday and found that there are actually quite a lot of abandoned fields in Wulangya County. Heng suggested that we set up an agricultural promotion department and set up special agricultural envoys to be responsible for reclamation and mulberry farming in cities in the two countries. Candidates for agricultural envoys should be selected.
Soldiers with farming backgrounds can be selected from the army like generals and transferred to military status and official status."
"Wait a minute, there are a lot of barren fields?" Wang Zheng interrupted Mi Heng's continuation and said in surprise: "Langya country is not as war-torn as Pengcheng. When our army attacked this place, the war lasted only a short time and did not disturb the people. Why?
Will there be a wasteland?”
"My lord, I don't know." Mi Heng was confident and explained: "The wasteland in Pengcheng is naturally more due to the war, resulting in a lack of population and strong men. If there is land and no one is there, it will naturally be a wasteland."
"As for Langya,...ahem...the master's power is too strong. Although the big families can't leave much for the time being, some small and medium-sized noble families are constantly leaving..."
“The landowners have all run away, how many of the tenants are still farming?”
"Besides, although our army has never disturbed the people, the reputation of the Yellow Turbans...hey, how many people can farm their land with peace of mind."
This is true.
Arable land is not plowed today and harvested tomorrow. It is plowed in spring and harvested in autumn. It takes two seasons.
When the ground is planted, it is a question whether it can wait until the autumn harvest; when it waits for the autumn harvest, it is a question whether it can be harvested and stored in warehouses; when it waits for the harvest, excluding the rents handed over to the landlord, how much of the rent and property of the county can fall into your own hands?
Is it enough to survive? Another question.
What's more, although the king's government does not disturb the people now, and there is no sudden change in taxation, but now and then, he suddenly turns his back during the harvest season, what can the people do about it?
Therefore, persuading farmers to cultivate mulberry trees is not a simple matter, nor can it be solved by setting up an envoy to encourage farmers.
Mi Heng lists various countermeasures for various problems that may arise in detail below.
Landowners who have run away or died can be easily solved. Including the original official land of Kaiyang, private land of prominent families, etc., all the land that has been idle for more than one year will be taken into public ownership.
Those who are currently cultivating land without owners will have their land ownership rights recognized and land deeds given to them. However, the land of surrendered officials and prominent families will not be moved for the time being.
In fact, Wang Zheng had already done this in Pengcheng before. Now it is just a matter of directly forming rules and regulations. From now on, he can just act according to the rules.
The public land is divided into two parts, 50% is given to the poor, 20% is given to meritorious soldiers, and 30% is reserved as military land. Some counties (such as Pengcheng) are extremely short of young men and women, and the land cannot be divided completely, so they are left to attract refugees.
Where refugees settle down, they will be exempted from rent and taxes in the first year. Landowners who have fled and are willing to move back within the first year must cultivate the land first.
As for the taxes of the Han Dynasty, if we only talk about taxes, they are actually very light. They are "one tax per thirty".
The bulk is still being given.
In the Han Dynasty, there was a household registration tax. In the Western Han Dynasty, from the age of 15 to 56, 120 yuan was collected per capita every year for forty years. Merchants, slaves and the like had to pay twice as much, and women were taxed from 15 to 56 years old.
If you are not married at the age of 30, then five years will be counted.
But by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the tax calculation has become so exaggerated that it starts from the age of one!
This is the biggest mountain pressing on the people.
What's even more terrible is that the calculation of wealth is to collect money, not directly to collect grain, which gives the opportunity to the noble gentry to have the final say on how much a grain of grain is worth!
According to Mi Heng's suggestion, the territory is not large now, so there is no need to formulate an overly detailed tax system, it can just be adapted to local conditions.
Wang Zheng currently occupies Langya and Pengcheng. There are differences between the rich and the poor. In the future, as the territory expands, there will be even more differences. It is not suitable to continue to collect according to the proportion of the Han system. It can be formulated separately in each county. If Pengcheng is poorer, it can be levied according to the Han system.
Two liters per mu were levied. If Langya was richer, it was levied at four liters.
As for the calculation of taxes, we still have to continue to levy them. After all, we need to hedge against the waste of troops, chariots and horses in the library.
But there is no need to use money as a unit anymore, and it gives the powerful people an opportunity to take advantage of. Anyway, Wang Zheng still needs to continue to recruit troops and horses after receiving the money. It is better to collect goods directly, and collect donations on a household basis, such as cotton, rice, copper and iron, etc. Any useful material can be
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"This..." Although this move seemed reasonable, Wang Zheng still had some considerations.
That's all. Only Pengcheng and Langya are treated differently...
After all, when he first started the uprising, he also grasped the principle of "don't worry about the inequality of poverty" in human nature. He said that don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Now that he is doing the same thing in his own family, will it cause internal conflicts?
"Sir," Wang Zheng said hesitantly: "Why don't we charge two liters per mu in both Pengcheng and Langya?"
"Lord, you absolutely must not do this." Mi Heng said seriously:
"Pengcheng is the gateway of our army, but Langya is the warehouse of our army. If the taxes here are too low, where will the money and food come from, and where will the soldiers and horses come from?"
"Once this rule comes out, it cannot be acted rashly in the short term, otherwise it will be more likely to cause resentment among the people, so Langya must not conquer it lightly like Pengcheng!"
"Okay then..." Wang Zheng knew that what Mi Heng said made sense, so he reluctantly agreed.
But Mi Heng said again: "Besides, all the seeds, cattle, and farm tools, Heng also suggested that we collect them together and then distribute them to each household. It may be more effective."
"Each household?" Wang Zheng thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's too complicated."
"It would be better to divide a hundred households into one community and put them under the jurisdiction of local agricultural envoys. Cattle, farm tools, and seeds should be centralized and allocated according to the plan. If there is insufficient, you can apply to Kaiyang or Pengcheng for supplementary supplies as appropriate."
"How about we call this cooperative a cooperative?"
Hearing this, both Mi Heng and Yu Jin's eyes lit up.
After Yu Jin managed Kaiyang for a long time, he also gained some experience, so he added:
"The general's plan is a great one, but I think it is not limited to farmers, but can also be used by merchants and travelers."
"In troubled times, there are fewer traveling merchants, and the circulation of grain, oil, cloth, and salt is far less than before. Not only are they scarce, but prices are also inconsistent."
"Wouldn't it be better for our army to purchase these from various merchants in the future, then distribute them to cooperatives at a unified price, and then sell them to the people?"
"Wen Ze's words are good." Wang Zheng was reminded by him and thought of more. He mentioned the land allocation in Pengcheng again and said:
"In the future, in any city occupied by those who are willing to join the army, their families can be given good farmland first. Military households have the priority to reclaim unclaimed wasteland."
At this point, the other generals finally had the right to speak, and Fubo immediately cheered loudly:
"General, this is a good idea! We no longer have to worry about anything, and will be able to work even harder when we go to the battlefield!"