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Chapter 57 Fan Jinyan's Wish 6

"Why are they reluctant to support conscription? Is there any interest in it? On the way back, Fan Jinyan suddenly asked Gu Fan, who was napping next to him.

"Hmm...... Oh, that's right, Ji Lang is not only the Marquis of the Western Realm, he is also the big landlord of the Western Realm, and the entire land of the Ten ** in the Western Realm is on his house. And the people of the West have also become tenants of the Hou Mansion in the West in disguise, we recruit soldiers, in fact, it is his family's labor force, of course he is not happy. Gu Fan rubbed his eyes and said.

After listening to this, Fan Jinyan couldn't help but think that land annexation was indispensable in any dynasty, and at the same time, it also indicated that the country was gradually declining.

So he asked curiously: "It's rare that the king doesn't care?" Don't tell me the king doesn't know. ”

"Hehe, what's there to care about, the king himself is the biggest landlord, and whoever has the land is his." Gu Fan said with a smile.

Fan Jinyan was curious: "Then how does he collect taxes?" ”

"Forty percent of the land is handed over to the royal family, twenty percent is given to the treasury, and the remaining forty percent is one's own. And the official land was handed over to the royal family for 20%, the treasury for 20%, and he was left with 60%. Gradually, some officials wanted to let the people sell their land to them, and only half of it was handed over to the officials every year, and naturally no one would refuse this win-win method, and gradually the people became tenants of the officials. Gu Fan explained.

"After a long time, the king is losing money! By the way, you're no exception! After Fan Jinyan finished speaking, he nodded when he saw Gu Fan nodding, and then stopped speaking.

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A few days later, Hou Jilang sent people to the temporary camp to bring 3,000 strong men, and the originally empty camp suddenly became as noisy as a lively market.

However, when Fan Jinyan and the two saw these so-called young and strong men, they couldn't help but have an urge to give Ji Lang three knives and six holes and then unload eight pieces.

Three thousand people are indeed a lot, but who has ever seen a young man in his fifties or sixties, you must know that in ancient times, forty years old was considered old, not to mention these three thousand old birthday stars.

Fan Jinyan hesitated and asked Gu Fan, whose face was already purple, "What will happen if you send them to the battlefield?" Will you seduce a bunch of old ladies back for us? ”

Gu Fan was silent for a long time before gritting his teeth and replied: "I don't know if I will seduce the old lady, I know that some people are going to be unlucky." ”

"Holy, no! It's rare that you still want to kill Ji Lang, let's just make a show, are you really ready to train a standing army? Fan Jinyan was puzzled.

"I don't care if there is a standing army or not, but these three thousand old birthday stars can't hide from the spies of the country. In this case, I will meet their request and fight with this Marquis of the Western Realm, and let them know that I, the great general, have no time to care about the war between the two countries. Gu Fan said.

Fan Jinyan hugged his arms and smiled, and said, "Interesting, then let's have fun and help the old king take care of his disobedient brother." ”

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Boom!

Gu Fan threw out a fine porcelain teacup, and shouted angrily at the few guards kneeling below: "It's been three days, what are you doing to eat, you can't even find out the slightest clue, what do I want you to do?" Do you have to go into battle in person before you can do something? ”

Several of the guards kneeling in the room were trembling all over, and their faces were full of fear, but more of shame. Gu Fan asked them to investigate the bad things that Hou Jilang had done in the Western Realm, but for three days, Mao didn't find out. They know very well that their generals are generally like good old men, and once they get angry, they will be whipped and beheaded.

Fan Jinyan put down the teacup and coughed twice before he said slowly: "The general is angry, and he can't blame the brothers below, if the old fox's foot pain is so easy to catch, then he will not be appointed by the king as the pastor of the Western Realm." ”

"There has been news from the national capital, the peace talks have ended, and King Wei will soon send an envoy to discuss the marriage of the little princess. We didn't even finish the first plan, don't forget what you promised me. Gu Fan's anger did not disappear because of Fan Jinyan, and his face became more and more ugly.

Fan Jinyan couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, this guy is really an anxious person, and he is almost carried away by love.

"General, you really care about chaos, have you forgotten the purpose of our coming?"

"Huh? What do you mean by that? ”

"We are here to act, so that Wei Guo thinks that you will stay in the west all the time, so that you can fight back against Kan Guo with confidence." Fan Jinyan continued.

Gu Fan, hi ...... slapped his forehead and said with a wry smile: "I'm really confused, it's all messed up, but fortunately you reminded me." Arise, all of you. And every man went to the quartermaster and received two taels of silver. Then, don't be in a hurry, check slowly. ”

"Wait."

Fan Jinyan stopped the soldiers who were about to leave, and said to Gu Fan: "General, in fact, you don't need to investigate, as long as you go to the field and inquire casually, you can know Ji Lang's crime." ”

"Oh? …… It's that simple? Let's talk about it. Gu Fan asked curiously.

"In fact, the reason is very simple, it is land, after Ji Lang arrived in the western realm, he mastered more than half of the land in the western realm in just ten years, is this normal?" Fan Jinyan said with a smile.

"It doesn't work, because of taxes, people voluntarily buy land to officials, didn't I tell you?" Gu Fan did not agree with Fan Jinyan's approach.

Fan Jinyan was not angry, but explained with a smile: "The general doesn't know that land is the lifeblood of farmers, and even if the taxes are high, most farmers will not be willing to sell their heirloom land." After all, landlords are much freer than tenants. ”

After speaking, he asked the soldiers who were still standing in the house and asked, "Has your family encountered this situation?" ”

After the soldiers looked at each other a few times, one of the younger soldiers said that his grandfather was unwilling to sell the land, and was later framed and imprisoned by local officials. He also forcibly robbed the land, and the family who was killed ended up begging for a living, and finally his parents died in the war, so he came to be a soldier.

After listening to the words of the little pro-soldiers, Gu Fan nodded thoughtlessly and said to the pro-soldiers: "You just do what General Zhang said, remember, don't arouse Ji Lang's suspicions." ”

After the soldiers were ordered to leave, Gu Fan clenched his fists and said to Fan Jinyan: "My lord is really knowledgeable, 'I can see people's hearts so clearly, Jin Yan admires.'" ”

Fan Jinyan replied to the question: "I'm wondering, how can you not know, you are rarely afraid of offending the entire officialdom?" Or have you done it yourself? Don't forget, you're from the underworld now, and everything here has nothing to do with you. ”

Gu Fan glanced at Fan Jinyan, who was smiling, and suddenly smiled......

(In the past few days, I have helped my uncle demolish the house, and I haven't even written a word, and I have used all the chapters that I have saved so hard, and I want to cry!) I'm going to help in a few days, alas! Once I go back to my hometown, I'm in the east, I'm in the west, and I don't even have time to code words, so I'm really sorry to watch the friends. Right...... No...... from)