Zhang Gao frowned, holding in his hand the memorial that Zhang Xiaobao had just submitted through the Dengwen drum.
And after only reading a few paragraphs, he knew that this was Pei Yuan's narrative style.
Sure enough, at the end, Zhang Xiaobao also explained that part of it was what he saw and part of it was Pei Yuan's analysis.
"Pei Yuying, he is alienated from a certain family! He was afraid that I would not understand his plight, so I asked Zhang Xiaobao to submit a letter in this way."
Now, the one who accompanies Zhang Yan every day is Li Fang, a Hanlin scholar and Zhizhigao.
Li Fang naturally knew the emperor's temper very well, and knew that the emperor was not sighing, let alone blaming Pei Yuan, but praising Pei Yuan for knowing how to advance and retreat.
He said these words just to show that Pei Yuan was still his confidant and confidant.
So Li Fang smiled and replied: "This is not a matter of alienation, but a difference between the superior and the subordinate. Duke Pei abides by the courtesy of his ministers and does not become arrogant because of his closeness."
Zhang Hao smiled and nodded. The closeness between the monarch and his ministers actually depends on their official positions, and more importantly, they have to pay attention to the degree.
For example, Zhang Haozhong (Barbarian Bear), Zhang Haojie (Qiongre Duojin), who are close to the armor and stomach on Zhang Hao's body, or Li Fang, a confidant who is always around.
Of course, we need to get closer, because they are Zhang Gao's protection. The closer we are, the safer Zhang Gao will be.
But for a feudal official like Pei Yuan, he should not be too close to him, lest he lose his respect and respect.
For those who are far away from the imperial power, it is even more necessary to increase their awe for the imperial power.
Moreover, Zhang Yan saw two things from this petition.
First of all, the situation in Liangzhou is indeed somewhat serious.
Zhang Zhang's move to take control of the Central Plains basically drained away the strength of the athletes from the four states of Lianglan Guasha who had previously been the foundation of the Liang Kingdom.
The current situation in Liangzhou and other places is that the core population is almost gone, and there is no new force to fill in, so a vacuum has been created.
Secondly, the situation in Liangzhou is not that serious, because if it were serious, Pei Yuan would definitely not choose to take the path of Xiaobao in this chapter, but would directly submit a letter immediately.
However, these problems in Liangzhou are difficult to solve, because it is impossible for Zhang Gao to distribute the vacant land to other people at will.
In terms of ownership, these lands have been awarded as war merits. What the country still owns now is only nominal ownership, but no right to use it.
The right to use it belongs to the pro-army and forbidden warriors. To distribute it at will is actually to deprive them of their property. This must not be done.
If we want to fill the vacant land in Liangzhou with fresh blood, we must be cautious.
Because the pro-army and forbidden troops who followed Zhang Gao were either from Han families who still had inheritance, or were members of the Lianglan Aomo Liugu tribe who were brought back by Zhang Gao.
These people in Liangzhou are considered to be the most Chinese-oriented, and they also admit in their hearts that they are a Han ethnic group.
Now that they have left, in the more than a dozen prefectures and 70 or 80 counties in Longyou, Hexi, all that are left are the semi-Chinese Tuyuhun, Tubo and Dangxiang Qiang.
If you directly choose to put them all into Lianglan and Liangzhou, where the land is rich and the irrigation is convenient, and they are not completely Chineseized, then you are looking for trouble for yourself.
Although these people regard Zhang Xian as a god and Buddha, they can only use them slowly. At least they must be allowed in little by little while the Han culture in Longyou, Hexi Province is dominant.
Li Fang looked at the emperor's eyes and said cautiously: "Sage, in fact, the land in Henan is far more fertile than that near Chengtian Mansion in Xijing. The reason why it doesn't seem possible now is because it lacks complete water conservancy facilities and has been abandoned for too long.
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If these lands can be leveled out, they can be used to replace the lands owned by pro-army and forbidden army warriors in Xijing."
"However, too many Wubao occupies key areas and controls a large number of farmers. Even if the land is leveled, it cannot compare with Chengtian Mansion in Xijing."
In fact, Zhang Yan had not yet considered leveling the land around Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, and then using it to replace the land in Liangzhou, Chengtian Prefecture in Xijing.
But there is a characteristic of the land around Tokyo, that is, the places with the most convenient irrigation and transportation are occupied by the forts of local tycoons.
Their existence seriously affected Zhang Yan's development and utilization of land in Henan.
If large-scale land equalization begins now, these equalized fields will be divided into pieces by Tuhaowu Fort, which will not only affect resettlement, but also leave hidden dangers.
"Your Majesty, you do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. I know that Your Majesty pities the people and is not willing to break up their families and move after they suffered three years of great disasters and the Khitan people cut grass and grain.
But what is happening now is that your majesty cannot stabilize the warriors under your command, and the country and the country are not stable. I dare to ask, if I cannot stabilize the Zhou Dynasty, will there be any intact eggs in the nest?"
Zhang Gao was stunned for a moment, and Li Fang almost pointed at his nose and said that he cherished his feathers too much and seemed a little indecisive.
Zhang Hao tasted it carefully, and it seemed that he did have a tendency in this regard. He valued benevolence and righteousness too much, and sometimes he couldn't help but start acting.
"In your opinion, how should I deal with it?" Zhang Yan was not angry because of Li Fang's blunt words, but he humbly asked for advice.
Li Fang couldn't help but caress his chest twice. He spoke so bluntly about the emperor, and he was also sweating for himself.
But fortunately, it seems that the emperor is indeed a wise king who can listen to other people's opinions.
"I believe that we should cut the knot quickly at this moment. Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo and Luoyang, the sacred capital, as well as Shaanzhou and Hezhong Prefectures upstream, should immediately begin to destroy Wubao and release the people.
The wealthy families in the original Wubao settled the richest people in Luoyang, the divine capital, and the most powerful ones were brought into the service of the Forbidden Army. Those who were stubborn were severely punished.
The people in Wubao were scattered and resettled in various places. They could first be ordered to level the land and plant the abandoned land with peas, soybeans and other fertile crops to restore soil fertility.
The ripe farmland in Wubao is exactly what your Majesty will use to replace the land owned by pro-army and forbidden army warriors.
And the abandoned land that has been renovated can be used to continue to reward the warriors as soldiers of the imperial court, and then some of the rewards can be allocated to the common people to equalize the land."
"But..." Zhang Gao touched his chin, still a little hesitant, "If we follow this, wouldn't it be exactly the same as the rumors?"
"How can it be the same? According to the rumors, after the forced land equalization, the people in Wubao did not care about the life or death of the people.
But according to this method, Your Majesty needs to feed the people for at least a year and a half, because when you plant beans and fertilize the land, the harvest will definitely not be enough to eat. Your Majesty feeds the people for more than a year. Isn't that kind enough?"
Zhang Yan was a little moved by what he said, but the rice grains, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar consumed by raising the people who came out of Wubao for more than a year were not a small expense, and they should be able to stop the mouths of people all over the world.
"In this case, we will have to suffer a little more for the Southern Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, there will not be enough food for next year." Zhang Hao showed a cruel expression on his face.
According to Li Fang's strategy, it would take one and a half years, at least along the south coast of the Yellow River. Don't expect to get much tax, not to mention a lot.
There will soon be a battle with Liu Zhiyuan, and there will not be enough food. There is no other good way besides squeezing the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Li Fang gave the emperor a strange look and immediately lowered his eyelids. He considered his words before speaking slowly.
"If we only count Hezhong, Shaanzhou, Shendu, Tokyo, Huazhou, and Chanzhou counties on the south bank of the river, the number of Dingkou released from Wubao is only about 700,000.
And there is a large amount of food stored in these forts, so just collect their food and it will be enough for the people to eat."
After Zhang Fang heard this, he immediately asked his chamberlain to pass it on to the Minister of Civil Affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and checked the data of Dingkou of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It turned out that Li Fang's estimate was relatively accurate.
In the vast Central Plains area south of the Yellow River, before Shi Jingtang entered Kaifeng, the household registration was still relatively prosperous, with a total of more than 4 million people in the core 117 counties of 15 prefectures.
But now, after three years of great disasters and the Khitan people clearing grass and valleys, the number of remaining people is roughly around three million.
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In less than twenty years, more than a quarter of the population has been lost, and 80% of this quarter has been lost in the past five years.
There are about 1.5 million people in the major prefectures, counties, major cities such as Shendu and Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, and the surrounding countryside that the imperial court can still control.
The rest are scattered across the vast Central Plains, and about half of them are controlled by Wubao. This is believable.
However, Zhang Hao still doesn't like this kind of robbery-like policy, which is completely contrary to the philosophy he pursues now and the education of future generations.
Not to mention that his ideal was to rejuvenate China in this world. But as soon as the country was founded, he started this kind of operation similar to the Manchu horse racing and enclosure, which was unacceptable to him.
Moreover, the Wubao tycoons in Henan are different from those in Hebei.
Hebei has a tradition. Since the Anshi period, to the three towns in Hebei, and finally to the resistance to the Khitan, the local tyrants in Hebei have always been labeled as armed.
They have formed associations to protect themselves for more than a hundred years. A Wubao is a small local armed force.
But that's not the case in Henan. Henan was simply forced into this situation by the chaotic current situation and the cruel government.
It can be said that according to the law, the Wubao leaders in Hebei will definitely have some fish slipping through the net even if they kill twice and kill them. However, most of the Wubao leaders in Henan are poor people who were forced to go to Liangshan.
"Let's use the method of loan and redemption! Divide the people of Wubao into ten households as Jia, set up Jia chief, Ten Jia as security, set up security chief, five security as li, set up elders, above elders, officials will be appointed by the court
manage.
The mature fields taken out by the leader of Wubao were divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. After the improvement was completed, they would be repaid one-to-one according to the number of acres and grade.
If you can understand that it is not easy for the court and take the initiative to organize the people, you can appoint Baozhang, elders, etc. on the spot. When the land is repaid, it will be repaid at a ratio of one to two.
The grain in Wubao will be registered by the imperial court and repaid in batches with the value of money, cloth, silk and other materials over a period of five years. However, if there are still those who are ignorant, they will be severely punished."
In fact, for the land of Henan, there is no shortage of land at all.
This is equivalent to more than three million people living on the land of most of Henan Province plus part of Shandong and Hubei in later generations. How could it be possible to occupy all the land?
Even based on the productivity at this time, it is affordable to increase it by seven to eight times.
Historically, during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Henan still had land that had been abandoned for too long and was difficult to cultivate again, so there was no need to hold on to the land. The population was not so large that it was impossible to equalize the land without cracking down on local tyrants like the Republic.
situation.
Li Fang frowned slightly. From his perspective, the emperor in front of him seemed to be wrapped in mist.
Sometimes he is wise and mighty, and sometimes he is mother-in-law and mother-in-law.
He often cannot see through some simple things, but he can see through many things hidden in mysteries at a glance.
For example, when it came to destroying the Diwubao in Henan, an ordinary emperor would have sent troops to intimidate, extract oil and water for his own use, and win over the soldiers.
A wiser emperor would have started destroying Wubao a long time ago, and there is no way he could wait until now.
But what about the Emperor Shaoming? First he went on an expedition to the Southern Tang Dynasty, killing hundreds of people, and then conquered the local tycoons in Hebei who were even more difficult to deal with. But it happened that Wubao in Henan was delayed until this time.
Now he has to compensate the people. Should we say that he is benevolent and loves the people? Or is he benevolent as a woman?
But immediately, Li Fang's brows widened. Although the emperor had to compensate the people of Wubao, it would inevitably put a certain pressure on the court's finances, but with such an emperor, everyone can rest assured!
They don't have to worry about the emperor imprisoning them at any time, ransacking their homes, and they don't have to worry about the emperor killing people at will. Everything you get is guaranteed.
As long as you don't break the law and make people angry, you don't have to worry about your life and safety all the time. What the emperor said will always count.
"Your Majesty is a truly benevolent Lord! All the emperors have always hated those who have little money and no reason to subsidize the people. On behalf of these millions of living people, I would like to thank you for your kindness."