"This ......"

Looking at the map in front of them, the three elders looked at each other again.

Although what Wu Liang said was very reasonable, and it sounded completely on the side of the Zhu family and them, and they couldn't even think of any bad impact on them if they did this, but it was the first time they had encountered such a thing as drawing a map, and they always felt a little weird, and they inevitably felt a little strange in their hearts.

"Please be sure to be more detailed when marking, afterwards this map will be stored in the government as a backup of the title deed, if anyone's land is illegally occupied in the future, you can come to the government to appeal to me, I will definitely make the decision for you, in addition, the Zhu family also wants to take advantage of the coming of the three dynasties to liquidate the exact property in Yongqiu."

Wu Liang then said with a smile, but the tone of his voice was like an order.

"Good."

Hearing the word "Zhu Family", the three elders felt a trace of pressure, and they really couldn't think of any disadvantages that this map would bring to them, so they finally started to write.

A moment later.

The map of each township marked many areas as Wu Liang had requested.

Among them, the largest area is naturally the Zhu family's industry, and these three elders also occupy a part of the fields close to the town, in addition, some large industries in the township are also marked.

But even excluding these private estates, at least four-fifths, if not more, of the land in each township is terra nullius.

Some of the land is unsuitable for cultivation due to the topography and environmental factors, and some of the land is uncultivated due to demographic reasons...... After all, the population in this era is still very limited, especially now that the population is still declining after years of war, and the number of displaced people is increasing day by day, and the productivity has become more and more limited.

And Wu Liang wants to use these borderless lands.

The Han Dynasty's land system was a private ownership of individuals, and land was not only an individual asset, but also allowed to be bought and sold.

It is also because of this system that the vast majority of the cultivated fertile land has been encroached upon by the wealthy families and large households in various places, and the people who originally owned the land had to become their tenants in order to live.

And the so-called "tuntian system".

The essence is to combine those displaced people who have no land with those who have no land and those who have no terra nullius, which can not only avoid conflicts with those noble clans who have a large number of social resources, but also complete the reintegration and reuse of idle social resources.

In this way, the displaced people have land to cultivate, not to mention living and working in peace and contentment, at least they will not starve to death in large numbers as before.

And those barren lands have also been cultivated, social productivity has been improved, and with more grain output, it will be relatively easy for Boss Cao to buy or requisition grain in the future.

Of course, the "tuntian system" is not without its drawbacks.

In other words, it is impossible for any system to be free from its drawbacks.

The biggest drawback of the "tuntian system" in history is that it manages the common people relatively to death, people and land are completely bound, and with the escalation of the war, exploitation will gradually rise, coupled with the increasing corruption of the bureaucratic class, one day it will reach out to the tuntian land, triggering the escape and resistance of the tuntian people, and it is only a matter of time before it completely collapses.

However, this is something that cannot be avoided, and it is not something that Wu Liang can manage.

In the history of the Celestial Empire, since the establishment of the Great Qin, almost no dynasty has been able to survive three hundred years, and these are not without reason, let alone a system?

Wu Liang only knew.

Under the current circumstances, the "tuntian system" is implemented.

It's good for Boss Cao, it's good for those homeless, and it's good for yourself, that's enough.

As for what this system will eventually become in the hands of "people" after decades or centuries...... Wu Liang has already foreseen the result, and people still have to live in the moment.

"You might as well press your handprint again, after all, this map will be used as a certificate in the future, and if someone takes it to draw and tamper with it privately, I'm afraid it won't be able to count."

After looking at these maps, Wu Liang said with a smile.

As he spoke, someone had already brought up the ink that had been prepared before, and placed the map and ink in front of the three elders.

"This ......"

A feeling that they were signing a deed of sale arose, and the three elders had no bottom in their hearts, but they still didn't think of any disadvantage to them.

"Do you still have any doubts about the Zhu family and your own fields?"

Wu Liang asked,

"It's not ......"

The three elders shook their heads one after another.

"So what are you waiting for?"

Wu Liang said with a smile.

So the three elders hesitated for a moment, and finally pressed the handprint on the map.

Then ordered someone to take back the map, Wu Liang has successfully completed today's task, with these three elders pressed the handprint map, when the tuntian system is implemented later, you can clarify your sphere of influence, so that the well water does not interfere with the river water.

Not only does he not have to worry about fighting with the Zhu family and the local big households, but he can also prevent the Zhu family from stretching too far with those big families and reaching into his sphere of influence.

When the time comes, it will be possible to cut off their hands, and it will be able to do it with reason.

It will not affect the stability that Boss Cao wants, and naturally it will not cause too much trouble for himself.

……

More than half an hour later.

Tonight's banquet finally ended, during which Wu Liang did not cross the river and tear down the bridge, and after achieving his goal, he still drank and laughed with these three elders.

On the one hand, the uneasiness in the hearts of these three elders was eliminated as much as possible, and on the other hand, they also briefly understood the situation in each township.

In this world, not only the people are not happy, but these "landlords" are actually not as good as they imagined, so that these three elders are constantly pouring bitter water on him.

At present, the most serious problem is naturally the loss of tenants, which is what Wu Liang expected.

Not to mention anything else, just the Zhu family's fields in Yongqiu County, after Zhang Miao rebelled and allowed Lu Bu to loot and arrest Ding, at least nearly half of them were in a state of uncultivated, so that the rent collected at the end of the year was at least half less than in previous years.

And the three elders and local big families like them are even more miserable, not only the tenants have decreased sharply, but they were also fiercely blackmailed by Lu Bu's soldiers and horses some time ago, and they were forced to pay a lot of blood.

But do they think that's bad enough?

Wu Liang smiled and said nothing, they will definitely be even more miserable next year......

Because next year, that is, a few months after the beginning of spring, there will be a very serious locust plague in Yanzhou, how serious is it?

It was so serious that after Boss Cao was stolen by Lu Bu and Zhang Miao in history, he couldn't get any military food when he returned to the army for rescue, and he couldn't even grab it, so he had to choose a truce, and almost sent his family members to Yuan Shao as hostages as a condition for sending people under the fence.

Even.

At that time, in order to help Boss Cao solve this problem, Cheng Yu was forced to order people to loot in Dong'e County, which he was under his jurisdiction at that time, and only made up enough military rations for Boss Cao for three days.

Moreover, among these military rations, there is also a part of dried meat made of human flesh......

It is said that this is also one of the reasons why Cheng Yu did not rank among the third dukes in his life, because this fact is too bad for his character, although the Cao family is grateful to him, they do not dare to risk the world's disapproval to let him be ranked as the third duke.

However, these things can be seen from the side how serious this locust plague is.

At that time, Boss Cao's soldiers and horses were not too many, and tens of thousands of people were killed, so he looted a county so much, and he could only make up three days' worth of food, so didn't it mean that the food in the hands of every household in the county was basically stretched at that time, and it was enough to eat for a few days at most?

Therefore, if Wu Liang wants to implement the tuntian system, the locust plague in the coming year will be a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

However, Wu Liang had already thought of countermeasures in advance, although it was impossible to lose nothing, but he could also reduce a lot of losses.

Certainly not eating locusts.

Before traveling, Wu Liang had read a lot of history, and they all used the method of "eating" to solve the locust plague, not only by themselves, but also by driving large groups of chickens and ducks to eat.

Wu Liang wants to say that this is completely nonsense that is divorced from life.

The ancients were only limited by the level of scientific research at that time, and their understanding of everything in the world was not as thorough and scientific as that of later generations, but they were not fools.

It is important to know that as long as there is a swarm of locusts, these locusts will have a deadly toxin on their bodies.

People will be poisoned to death if they eat this toxin, and even the natural enemies of locusts such as chickens and ducks will lose their appetite due to the influence of this toxin and smell, and they will not eat it at all.

Therefore, if you want to solve the locust plague by eating, people will only die faster than locusts.

As for what method Wu Liang plans to use......

Sell it first, and when the time comes, when the Zhu family and these three elders or big families are deeply affected, Wu Liangzi will let them know what it means to prosper and perish those who disobey me.

"Three elders, this is the end of today's feast, I hope you are all happy."

Seeing that the wine and meat on everyone's table had already bottomed out, Wu Liang finally got up and smiled.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

The three elders also stood up one after another to give thanks.

"You're welcome, I'll send you."

Wu Liang returned the salute with a smile.

In fact, at this moment, his heart has gone outside the yamen.

During the banquet, Dian Wei had already come to report that after Zhu Lu and the others ate his closed door, they did not leave in a huff, but stubbornly stayed outside the door, and they didn't know what they were thinking......

What ideas can you make?

It's just that I'm unhappy and want to get back on the field?

Now it is the cold winter season, they have been freezing outside for more than half an hour, and the resentment in their hearts must be overwhelming, as long as Wu Liang opens the door, these people will definitely have an attack immediately.

"Open the door."

Wu Liang didn't pay attention to it at all, and nodded with a smile when he came to the door.

It is said that the third son of the Zhu family is the most unsuccessful son of the Zhu family, and he just took this opportunity to see what kind of character he is.