I can't help but think that He Changzong doesn't think so, the prince is a soldier, and they are all civil officials who are powerless. Like Wei Zheng, he can still play two swords, and most of the remaining officials have never practiced martial arts.

If the crown prince himself used force to coerce the displaced people out of the mountain, it would make sense, how could they have 2,000 people and they couldn't be subdued, but it was still okay to intimidate 1,000 people.

When He Changzong said this, many officials immediately became suspicious.

The bet is only about the result, and there is no agreement that other means cannot be used. If the prince really used this method for the purpose of gambling, it would be too shameful!

Wei Zheng knocked on the table and said sternly: "How does the old man warn you on weekdays, whether it is speaking or playing, it should be after there is real evidence. Although the prince is only eight years old, do you think the prince can be bullied? ”

The officials shook their heads again and again, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the prince's status was as stable as Mount Tai, and almost more than ninety percent of them were the heirs of the next emperor. In such a situation, a fool goes to provoke the prince.

After sighing, Wei Zheng picked up the warm teapot and prepared to go back to his room to rest.

The result of a day, most likely, was just a coincidence. He didn't believe it, and it would be the next few days.

The next day - Lantian County

Shen Shigentry, the county magistrate of Lantian County, was so excited that he couldn't help himself after learning that the prince would inspect Lantian County.

Originally, after hearing the content of the gambling agreement between the prince and Dr. Wei, he still felt that he was going to be compared to the Wannian County Order, but he didn't expect that on the first day, the prince personally sent two batches of homeless people.

The displaced people who entered Lantian County were very honest, received the simple living utensils and rations prepared for them by the county government, and lived in the empty villages set aside for them. No one ran away, and no one made trouble.

Try it out for one night, it was an idea he came up with.

The outcasts are a group of restless elements, otherwise they would not choose to go into the mountains and be in the company of wild beasts. Although they are each thin, if someone makes trouble, it will not affect him well. Try to stay for one night, make sure that these homeless people are honest, and then distribute the land, and it is not too late to count the number of people.

Appeasing the displaced people and organizing production is the greatest political achievement of a county order. Although he was about to leave his hometown, Shen Shishen had almost fantasized about his dream of being promoted to another driver.

Such a sour opportunity to make political achievements was given to him by the prince, and the gentry Shen naturally understood, so he paid out of his own pocket early in the morning and ordered someone to go to Chang'an Restaurant to invite the cook over.

From Chang'an to Lantian County, the distance is still not close.

It was a full hour before Li Chengqian appeared in Lantian County.

Shen Shigentry, who was already in his forties, did not dare to slack off at all, just waited at the intersection, and when the convoy arrived, he personally helped the prince's carriage lead the horses.

Lifting the curtain and looking at the barren fields in Lantian County, Li Chengqian sighed and said to Shen Shishen: "Shen County Order, you still don't lead the horse to Lonely, come up and talk." ”

After the inspection that almost ripped off his underwear, Shen Shishen was allowed to enter the prince's car.

Honestly kneeling and sitting down, Shen Shishen did not dare to look down on the prince's age at all. As it turned out, even though the prince was only eight years old, he would be very wrong when he was an ordinary eight-year-old.

"Looking at the fertile soil in Lantian County, why are there so many barren places?"

Shen Shishen sighed: "There are few people, you can't plant it!" His Royal Highness didn't know that the population in Lantian County was very small during the Wude period. Although the emperor ordered to encourage childbirth, children are not weeds, how can they grow so quickly. In order to encourage childbearing, the lower officials even visited the countryside in person to persuade them to have children. A dignified seven-foot man, talking about the benefits of having a child in front of a woman, I am afraid that he will laugh for 10,000 years. ”

Li Chengqian smiled and talked directly in front of the woman about having a child, this county order really put down his face, just for the fertility rate.

Just by looking at Lantian County, you can understand how few people have become.

Located in the vicinity of Chang'an, it is still so desolate, so Shandong Road and other places with fewer people are not inhabited for hundreds of miles?

Two million households, even if the big family is one household, and some people in order to avoid paying taxes, a large yard of people is counted as one household, and the population is not tens of millions. War is really one of the fastest ways to cut the population.

"What a smile, in Lone's opinion, if you can do this, you are really a pro-people official. Before I came alone, I heard my father say that you are diligent, and now I see that this is indeed the case. Do a good job, my father put the resettlement of the displaced people in Lantian County, which is a clear merit for you. ”

Shen Shishen didn't understand, and suddenly burst into tears, and bowed respectfully in the direction of Chang'an.

The carriage did not go to the county government, and under Li Chengqian's instructions, it first went to the village where the displaced people were settled.

When the car arrived at the entrance of the village, it stopped, and surrounded by guards, Li Chengqian walked into the village.

Although the mud houses and thatched houses look dilapidated, such buildings are much better than wooden houses in the mountains.

A large group of government officials, some of whom are going door-to-door to count the population and age, and the other part is distributing this year's relief food.

Now that autumn is in the autumn and the fields are not producing, the court needs to feed these displaced people who have left the mountains. When they are in production the next year, they will be able to solve their own food problems.

With a wave of their hand, the two guards posted a large piece of white paper at the entrance of the village.

Seeing that the government released it, the displaced people who had been counted came over in one go. Although they are illiterate, this does not disturb their mood.

After reading the content of the official document, Shen Shishen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, are you sure you want to do this?" The lower officials suspect that it will provoke a popular uprising. ”

Li Chengqian waved his hand indifferently, and only said on the stool brought by the guard: "You go and read it to them, I believe that Lonely, it will be fine." ”

Shen Shishen wiped his sweat and walked to the notice.

Seeing the county master, the homeless people immediately began to nod their heads. Mobile.. /

If when they first moved here, they were a little worried about being arrested and sent to hard labor, but now most of them have put their minds at ease. The attitude of the government seems to really want to divide the land for them.

After coughing lightly, Shen Shishen said: "Folks, presumably you all listened to the persuasion of the prince before you went out of the mountain and entered Lantian County. Here, I will tell you about the situation.

First of all, no matter where you were before, as long as you have a household registration in Lantian County, you are a native of Lantian County. As for whether you want to find the ancestral land in the future, you decide for yourself. However, if you want to leave Lantian County, you must do so after the atonement is completed.

You must have heard that although the prince appeases the homeless, although he can distribute land and register his household, he has to pay double the tax. I'll tell you what was written right now. That's right, it is necessary to double the tax, the average people need two out of ten, and you need four out of ten, and it will last for twenty years! ”

Hardening his heart to announce the news, Shen Shishen was about to be beaten, but when he looked at the reactions of the homeless people, he found that they were not angry, but had really such expressions.

A young man arched his hand and asked, "County master, are you right?" Are you sure it's only forty percent, just twenty years? ”

Shen Shishen was dumbfounded, he thought that the homeless people would ask questions, but he didn't expect them to ask this, and he had two "only" faces.

Could it be that even if it is such a harsh tax, they can still accept it?

Nodding again, Shen Shishen said: "That's right, it's forty percent, that's twenty years." It is harsh, but in a year of calamity, you will be exempt from taxation and offset by hard labor. The prince's prince also said that if there are active workers and children, the number of years can be reduced, and the minimum can be reduced to five years. ”

Hearing this news, the homeless people, who were already in a bit of a commotion, suddenly broke out!

The startled Shen Shishen was surprised to find that they were not angry, but cheering?

What the hell is going on with this other mother?

The gentry knew very well that Dr. Wei appeased the displaced people, but provided unconditional arable land without tax, and even promised to fight for the displaced people not to pay taxes.

But these fools still chose the prince's side!

Asked the guards to pull Shen Shishen over, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "The same prince's notice, Gu has prepared several sheets, and there will be a Laoshen County order to stick to all the homeless villages." ”

Looking at the homeless people who were dancing and running to tell each other, Shen Shishen nodded stiffly.

Until now, he hadn't figured out what had gone wrong. After repeatedly proving that he was still himself, he couldn't help but doubt the world. Do these homeless people really not know the comparison? Could it be that the crown prince's name is enough to make the exiles ignore the heavy taxes and reject Dr. Wei?

That's impossible!

However, when he took the prince's prince and traveled to the three villages where the displaced people were settled, he was speechless.

The displaced people all reacted in the same way: they saw it, they were worried. Breathe a sigh of relief to hear that the heavy tax is true. I heard that as long as I was safe, I could reduce the number of years of heavy taxation, and I was ecstatic.

Two waves of displaced people, the same reaction.

What shocked him the most was that when he finished explaining in the third village, the third, fourth, and fifth groups of displaced people entered Lantian County under the scolding of the prince himself.

After asking, I learned that they both refused Wei Zheng's recruitment, and chose the prince instead.

Why?

The same question also appeared from Wei Zheng's mouth.

Early the next morning, when they planned to enter the mountain, they found that the homeless people who had rejected them yesterday had chosen to go out of the mountain today under the scolding of the prince himself.

Although the mouths of these soldiers are very stinky, there is no one who does it after all. Judging from the fact that the displaced people were unharmed, the prince really did not use force.

Yu Tai had seen Wei Zheng, and after recognizing Wei Zheng in the civil official ranks, Yu Tai came over to clasp his fists and salute.

"Zheng Guogong, hard work."

Pointing at these homeless people, Wei Zheng asked, "This official asks you, what conditions did the prince give them?" Why did they choose to go out of the mountains now? ”

Yu Tai said with a smile: "What is this that Gong Zheng said, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince break his promise, the condition that the prince personally promised to the homeless people is to go out of the mountain and divide the household registration on the land, but on the premise of double the reluctance to atone for their sins." There has been no change in the slightest, what the bet is like, how we, the soldiers, convey it. As for those soldiers' bad mouths, Gong Zheng shouldn't care, the prince's personal rate is all rude men, and he is used to scolding, and the lower officials must be strictly disciplined when they go back! ”

After speaking, Yu Tai clenched his fists and turned to leave.

The two thousand princes led by themselves, except for the one thousand who are still carrying out the hunting mission, the other one thousand are now divided into two teams, one team is responsible for escorting the displaced people out of the mountain, and the other team is responsible for picking up the displaced people outside the mountain and sending them to Lantian County.

A thousand people ran between Qinling and Lantian County, but it was a hard work.

Although he said goodbye, Yu Tai still left the Sky Monkey, transformed into the appearance of a guard of the forbidden army, and blended into Wei Zheng's team.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said that it would be more efficient to let Wei Zheng go first, and then the prince would take the lead to appease him.

I don't want to try it today, it really works, as long as it is the homeless stronghold that Dr. Wei went to yesterday, as long as the prince personally contacted him a little today, he immediately agreed to go out of the mountain. And yesterday, they borrowed the relationship of Liu Yang's cottage and persuaded the second camp to be homeless.

I watched the prince personally lead his troops to approach a homeless camp, then announced the conditions, and finally led the homeless people to move out of the mountain.

After witnessing the whole process, Wei Zheng, like Shen Shishen, almost had to suspect that he was dreaming now.

Why did these exiles choose the harsh conditions of the crown prince and ignore his free conditions?

Could it be that the crown prince's name is louder than that of him, the imperial historian?

Fart!

An eight-year-old doll with a *hairy name!

Dangerously and dangerously, Wei Zheng glanced at the listless subordinates behind him, and said angrily: "Let's go, let's follow the homeless people to Lantian County, the old man admits defeat, but it is absolutely necessary to find out what the reason for this is!" ”

Following the displaced people out of the mountain, Wei Zhengtie's blue face softened a little when he saw the smiling faces of the settled displaced people.

Hearing that the crown prince was in the newly settled homeless village, Wei Zheng revealed his identity and was led into the village by two officials.

There were only two officials standing at the entrance of the village, and it was impossible for the displaced people to return to the mountains. Although the houses resettled for them in Lantian County are dilapidated and the land is barren, all these scenes are scenes that they dare not dream of.

In the center of the village, there were officials who were distributing food, and the Shen gentry still maintained their own way, and any homeless people would only be officially distributed rations and fields after spending the night in peace.

When Wei Zheng saw the prince, he found that the prince was actually receiving the rice of millet rice, which had already made him afraid of the meal, and the prince did not feel a little disgusted when he ate it, and even talked to a few old men about his future life plans.

is obviously wearing a pale yellow robe that represents the identity of the prince, but people who see the prince now will never associate him with the words "pampered".

didn't bring a guard, just a prince who shared meals and chatted with ordinary people. At this time, it made him feel a little dazzling.