Tong Yuan is also in a dilemma, this Hedong County is indeed different from Haoyang County, more than half of the land and property in each county here are in the hands of these Dashi clans.

To put it bluntly, it is in the hands of the scribe landlord, whether he is engaged in tuntian or land distribution, he will touch the bottom line of the scholars.

If tough measures are adopted, it is estimated that except for a few Hanmen scholars such as Zhang Ji and Jia Xu, all the famous scribes who can speak in the Three Kingdoms will regard themselves as great enemies. It was certainly not the situation he wanted to see.

So how do you balance the interests and relationships of multiple parties? When discussing with Zhang, he proposed a specific analysis of specific problems that could be emulated from Xiayang and Haoyang counties.

In other words, the areas where the Dashi clan occupied a large amount of land, such as Anyi, Linfen, and Xie County, were still managed by them, but they were required to pay taxes, grain, and military service. For example, in places where Pusaka, Fenyin, Pishi and other people are scarce, you can continue to divide the land or tuntian.

As for the tax grain, now all the princes will levy a large amount of grain from the nobles and heroes in the ruling area, which is already a norm, as long as it is not too excessive, they will also accept it.

The Xinxi Liangjun can exempt his tuntian households and those who divide the land from taxes, but the scholars and the powerful must be collected, but they don't need to be very heavy.

As for convincing them and consciously supporting them, I am afraid this is not something that can be done now, and we need to explore it step by step in the future.

Tong Yuan saw Wei Qi, Pei Zheng, and Liu Fu, and sure enough, the scholars of this era are like scholars, and their etiquette and behavior are completely different from those of the military.

Judging from his later experience, everyone is the kind of person who has read a lot of books, is very confident but unassuming, and makes people feel calm and talented when they come into contact.

As an elder, after Wei Qi introduced the background of the three and the reason for coming, Tong Yuan didn't say much and went straight to the point.

"The three of them are all leaders in the Hedong Wang clan, and Jia Kui of the Jia family is cooperating with our army to recover Linfen, Yang County and other places. Although Bai Bo is now defeated, he still occupies the area of Anyi, Yi and the east, and if the three families cooperate with our army to fight together, they can naturally win a big victory. ”

Liu Fu, who represented the Liu family, replied anxiously: "We have this intention, although this white wave thief is also called an official army, but he is a yellow turban moth thief, and he has been suffering from Xihe and Hedong for many years, and even killed Henan County last year. As long as the opportunity is right, our generation will naturally cooperate with the general to return a Qingping to Hedong. ”

Wei Qi said: "The three of us, the Liu family has been out of the control of the Baibo Army, and the neighboring Anyi can also act together. However, the Wei family and the Pei family have a large amount of property scattered in the county town and the countryside, and if we deal with the Baibo army alone, we may not be able to support it. ”

Tong Yuan replied: "Since you have invited you, Yuan is naturally obliged. However, it is best if this battle can be resolved peacefully without too many casualties and destruction. ”

Pei Zheng said: "Most of the Baibo army are homeless thieves, they are lazy in farming and are good at killing and plundering. So it's better to be able to eradicate them, otherwise they will rebel if they have the chance. ”

Tong Yuan was stunned for a while, he didn't expect that the third son of the Pei family, who was proficient in metaphysics and morality, would be so decisive, and it was really different from some nerds in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But he really wasn't going to cause fearless killing and destruction.

He said solemnly: "What Mr. Pei said is good, but since I dare to come to Hedong to pacify the Baibo army and plan to subdue them, I will never let them rebel again." They are all the people of my Han Dynasty, now the world is uneven, the people are turbulent and displaced, since Weiyang Jun and a certain came to the border, it is to help the homeland and settle the people. ”

Pei Zheng didn't say anything more on the surface, but in his heart he still didn't have a good impression of a border warlord like Tong Yuan. It sounds so good, the notoriety of the Xiliang Army is like thunder, since that's the case, let's see what you do.

Wei Qi knew that Pei Zheng was very displeased with Bian Haoqiang, so he took over and replied: "Since the general has already planned to make arrangements, it is no better, and the three of us will fully cooperate." Now that the autumn harvest has been completed, 30% of the harvest will be served as usual, and a full amount of labor will be dispatched. ”

Wei Qi talked about the post-war taxation in the hope of testing Tong Yuan's future plans for Anyi and other places, and now negotiating the division can prevent the Xiliang Army from turning its face in the future.

A thought flashed in Tong Yuan's heart, why don't he start practicing his ideas from this grain and grass tax, which must help subdue the Hedong Shi clan for his own use.

He said with a straight face: "You are all righteous men who have been of great help to the Dong family and the Dreadnought Army, how can I collect so many taxes? My idea is that two percent is enough, and if there are iron tools, cattle and sheep, minerals or other special products, it can be converted into only one percent or even less as needed. ”

The three of them sat there and looked at each other without making a sound, as if they were hesitating about something. Tong Yuan thought that they didn't realize what they meant all of a sudden, and they were still sitting there thinking hard. Repeat:

"Of course I need food, but I value iron tools, minerals, livestock, cloth, and other special products, and if I give them these materials, I can get a tax of 10% at the price of the converted grain."

Tong Yuan's idea was actually to guide them to develop in industry, mining and handicrafts, rather than constantly enclosing land. Because as long as the landlords keep enclosing the land, the small peasants will one day become tenants, or even homeless. Tong Yuan didn't want to take the initiative to jump into this pit.

On the other hand, he learned from later generations to use taxation to regulate the development of the industry. The use of violence to push is most efficient, but it is sure to meet with some backlash. What's more, the contradictions are not so fierce now, and the Hedong Shi clan is welcoming themselves instead of resisting, so there is no need to implement them like that.

If the iron tools, minerals, animal husbandry, or handicrafts can reduce taxes, then these nobles are not stupid, and they will definitely increase their investment in this area. But there will also be stubborn ones who hoard food and occupy land, and he will have a way to deal with them when the time comes.

Among the three, Liufu City Mansion is not deep, and it is more welcoming to the Dreadnought Army, he took the initiative to ask: "General Jiuwen has the people in his heart, filial piety and benevolence, Fu is deeply admired, and I thank General Tong again." But can the land and property of our families be protected by the general? ”

Tong Yuan reacted at this time, they were worried about this matter, so he said: "Please rest assured, we are welcome to accept, and the land and property will also be protected." Except for Puban, Fenyin and counties with few people on the border, no one else will go to reclamation or land division. ”

Liu Fu was overjoyed when he heard this, and bowed down again to thank him. Some details were discussed, and a consensus was reached very happily.

Tong Yuan asked: "A few people who took the initiative to come to me must have an idea and plan to deal with the Bai Bo army, and I also asked a few people for advice, and my dreadnought army will definitely find a way to make Hedong peaceful."