Mention of land reform.

Although it did not affect the interests of wealthy families and wealthy squires, it was a wake-up call for them.

Ying Zheng deliberately dispersed the court meeting again, just to hear what Li Yu could do to deal with these tumors that had become hindering the development of the empire.

"I sent Meng Qing to look for you, but I was just afraid that the prince and the marquis would have a bad one, you must know that today's Great Qin needs you Li Yu."

In the study, as soon as Ying Zheng's words came out, he couldn't help but shout that Li Yu was a little surprised.

Seeing Yingzheng's eyes burning, he thought that he had a second spring, and his desire for conquest also appeared again.

Li Yu was not pretentious, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the various levels of the Great Qin military meritorious titles represent the amount of land in each and the amount of edible tax, and these people can not only not participate in farming, but also rely on the large amount of land in their hands and lease it to the poor, which is tantamount to exploitation.

And the more high-ranking people are, the more land they have, and the more poor people are naturally exploited.

In the case of the marquis, in the land of a county, there are about 30,000 households and a population of 100,000, and Li Yu thinks that he can't do it. ”

Ying Zheng's face was ruddy, and there were not too many waves, just listening to Li Yude's analysis, his face suddenly became a little surprised.

Then he asked: "Could it be that the prince already knew that land reform was going to be carried out today?" ”

Ying Zheng's words were asked, and his surprise had turned into shock.

Shocked that when Li Yu was rewarded at the beginning, Li Yu refused the reward of a county.

It turned out that as early as that time, Li Yu had seen through it......

Li Yu, who already knew a lot, was more and more determined by Yingzheng to be a first-class land immortal.

Then again.

Li Yu is indeed more resistant to this kind of behavior, which is tantamount to standing on other people's shoulders to eat and drink.

However, since Ying Zheng has doubts, it is inevitable that he still has to explain.

"Your Majesty, how can Weichen have that ability, it's just that he has seen a lot and thought a lot, and he has seen through the system, so he has some opinions."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yusheng was afraid that Yingzheng would deviate from the topic, and said: "There are about seven or eight marquis in Great Qin today, all of whom are large landlords who collect rents from tens of thousands of households, among which Wang Jian and Wang Ben, the two father and son of the Great Qin military pillar of the year, are the most prominent, I think Your Majesty knows better." ”

Wang Jian ......

Wang Ben......

Ying Zheng's expression changed slightly, these two people are great heroes who have laid the foundation for themselves!

Since Li Yu mentioned Wang Jian and his son, I am afraid that he wants to take him as a typical example.

The two generals retreated bravely, and now it is understandable to be a landlord in the opposition.

Ying Zheng instead had some nostalgic thoughts, so he said: "Can you change the ......?"

Seeing that Yingzheng was a little hesitant, Li Yu raised his eyebrows and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, General Wang was only in order not to be suspicious of His Majesty, so he would have a fief every time he fought a big war, and his son followed suit.

Now it can be regarded as a family and two marquis, and the lintel of the gate is light, but it can also be imagined how much fiefdom has to eat.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Wang family can be called the first landlord of Daqin.

If the old general Wang Jian of Wucheng can be persuaded to take the lead in returning the land to the state, then the first shot of land reform can be fired. ”

Ying Zheng's expression changed, not knowing what he was thinking.

Meng Yi beside him listened sincerely, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, what the prince said is not unreasonable, if the respected old general Wang takes the lead, then Meng Yi and the eldest brother should follow suit." ”

Li Yu's heart was relieved, as long as Meng Yi let go, this matter was already half done.

Sure enough, Meng Yi finished expressing his loyalty, Ying Zheng's expression turned grim, and he said directly: "Since Meng Qing has also spoken, then it is up to you to persuade Wang Qian, Marquis of Wucheng." ”

Li Yu didn't have the slightest surprise in his heart, he was afraid that no one could do this task except himself.

Compared with convincing Wang Qian, the more important thing at hand is to let Ying Zheng issue an edict to migrate the population to the south of the river.

"Your Majesty, the empire has a very wide territory, but the cultivation of cultivated land is still inefficient, in addition to convincing the wealthy nobles, it is also necessary for Your Majesty to issue an edict to recruit civilians to develop the land."

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "The land of thousands of miles, less than three-thirds of it, it is indeed necessary to develop the land in preparation for the foreign war in the coming year." ”

Since Ying Zheng nodded, he didn't think he had to worry about how many people he would recruit to reclaim the wasteland.

Li Yu then arched his hand, revealing a hint of his desire to leave, after all, Wang Qian's hometown is not close to Xianyang.

After solving the big problem in his heart, Ying Zheng waved his hand, and Li Yu left Xianyang Palace and went straight to Pinyang Dongxiang.

Wang Jian and his son fought countless battles in the past, and now they are retreating bravely and living a rural life.

Li Yu inquired in many ways, and only then did he find the royal mansion, an ordinary residence with two ears and one hall.

No one would have thought that the Wang father and son would be so low-key......

Looking at the unpretentious royal mansion, this reminded Li Yu of the people of a certain province who were also unpretentious and stepped on flip-flops to collect rent.

That's right, it's the spicy uncle who said that the ten buildings next to him belonged to his family and sold duck rice.

Today's Wang Jian and his son are all over the place, obviously living on the rent of more than 100,000 people, but they live in an inconspicuous homestead.

According to Li Yu's estimates, the population of this Dongxiang is only two or three thousand households, and the radius of a hundred miles around this is only the real estate of the Wang family.

Although he has already arrived at the door, it is better to find someone to touch the temperament of this Wang father and son first, after all, Li Yu has never seen what Wang Jian and his son look like.

Li Yu glanced around the palace and saw an old man in his sixties and seventies lying under a tree resting.

Li Yu got closer and asked, "Uncle, I'm looking for you to inquire about my brother." ”

The old man was looking up at the sky, and suddenly heard that someone was arguing about his tranquility, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed, so he waved his hand and said, "Young man, didn't you see that the old man was resting?" ”

Li Yu was stunned when he heard this, this old man was obviously looking up at the sky with Erlang's legs, what kind of rest is this.

What's more, it's afternoon, and people who have come back from farming have to enter here, and they are bustling with people coming and going, and they can rest for a while......

Li Yu was puzzled, so he spoke: "Uncle, you are a place where people come and go to rest?" ”

The old man sighed and said: "This person, when he was young, he had a beautiful time, but he couldn't bear the loneliness when he was old, so he simply watched people come and go every day, which is also very good." ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Yu became even more surprised and curious.

Not to mention, Li Yu took a closer look, this old man's figure did not show the slightest ricketism, but he still showed the strength of a young man.

The beard and hair are all white, and although the contours of the cheeks are loose and shriveled, they still reveal a bit of perseverance.

A hint of strangeness flashed in Li Yu's heart, and he glanced at the gate of the royal mansion.

Could it be this old man......

Thinking of this, Li Yu couldn't help but be surprised, so he was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to see the famous Marquis Wucheng, General Wang Jian here, and the younger generation is disrespectful." ”

Before Li Yu's words came out, the old man straightened up, how could he look like an old man.

The old man was a little surprised, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and then he looked at Li Yu and said with a smile: "I didn't want to let the old man wander in the countryside for more than ten years, and there are still people who remember my name, hahahaha." ”

As the old man's words came out, Li Yu was still shocked even if he had guesses and preparations.

It's really the general Wang Qian!