Great Xia incorporated the fourteen counties of Zhao into the territory of the territory, which was a great cause for the Xia Emperor to go down in history, but it also brought responsibilities and obligations, and it was not an easy task to govern a huge territory.

But what about the magnates in the Great Xia court? It was also time for them to share the pie, and they were happier than His Majesty, for they did not have to make much effort to share in this great cake.

After the Great Xia soldiers and horses broke through the Canglan Pass, the magnates in the area east of the Qijiang River knew that there would be the consequences of being occupied, so many top families and clans moved their families at any cost, because they were afraid that Great Xia would rob them of everything.

The gate lords and clans of the Zhao State all earned money by oppressing the people, and they were a few people who held the wealth of the majority of the people, so they were very afraid when facing the soldiers and horses of Great Xia, afraid that they would become the chicken that killed the chickens and set an example for the monkeys! I am afraid that I will become the target of punishment for Daxia to win over the lower class people!

Therefore, if you want to run, you would rather abandon your ancestral land.

When these top clans and gate lords moved, they could take everything away, but they couldn't take away the land, the land could grow food, and the grain could be exchanged for money, so the land could make money, how much deserted land is there in the fourteen counties now?

Rather than saying that Emperor Xia was the victor, the Manchu civil and military forces were the beneficiaries and could enjoy the spoils of war! Look, fourteen counties, sixty or seventy prefectures, hundreds of counties, countless empty official positions, countless fertile land, these are all ownerless things, but they will never be in the hands of the people, and they will still be concentrated in the hands of the magnates, but they have been transferred from the magnates of the Zhao State to the magnates of Great Xia.

Therefore, when His Majesty talked about the governance of the fourteen counties, the civil and military officials were very angry.

For them, they can let their children go to the fourteen counties and operate for more than ten years, and they can become one of the largest families in the local area. As long as they hold enough land, they will always enjoy prosperity and dominate everything.

Even, Great Xia was destroyed, and the Xiao royal family was destroyed, but they were all safe.

But what can be done?

Emperor Xia needs officials to govern the territory, so he can't stop the court magnates from sharing the cake, and he can't let His Majesty order that all the land belong to the imperial land, and His Majesty can't do this.

Then, His Majesty suddenly proposed the establishment of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, in addition to wanting to effectively control these fourteen counties, and also to increase the wealth of the royal family. It's not easy to be an emperor, make more money, share most of the cake, and let the ministers of civil and military affairs fight for the remaining small part.

"Father, the son understands his father's good intentions." Xiao Rui said respectfully.

Emperor Xia said: "In the newly established Fourteen Prefectures Assassin History, I am ready to select some loyal ministers who are dedicated to the country, even if they are old ministers of the Zhao State, it doesn't matter, but the Jiedu of the Anxi Protectorate must select a talented person with outstanding ability, so that he can take care of the Fourteen Prefectures for me!" ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Xia became interested and asked: "Emperor, the territory of the fourteen states is vast, and it is impossible for so many lands to be included as imperial fields, but you have to curb the strength of the gate valve and the clan, what good way do you have?" ”

A large part of the reason for the death of the Sui Dynasty in the previous life was from the nobles and families, and since Emperor Xia ascended the throne, he has been suppressing the family with remarkable results. However, the fourteen states are new lands, far away from the Kyoto Tengao Emperor, and it is difficult to control. Therefore, Emperor Xia did not want the existence of big clans in the fourteen states, but wanted to control the appearance of big clans and gate valves, and he could control them from the land! Without a lot of land to accumulate wealth, you can't become a big clan!

Facing Emperor Xia's inquiry, Xiao Rui thought for a while and said, "Erchen thinks there are three ways, one of which is to distribute the land to the soldiers and the people!" In the future, the war between Bactria and Qin was inevitable, and the families of the soldiers stationed in the fourteen states were not there, so Erchen suggested that the land should be distributed to them, and taxes should be reduced, and with the land, they could settle down and live and work there in peace and contentment. Second, in order to better manage the old people of Zhao, the people of Bactria could be relocated, and promised to give land and reduce taxes as long as they were willing to move. With the integration of these two aspects of the population, it will be faster to assimilate the old people of the Zhao State. ”

"That's right, this is indeed a good idea, and I will arrange this after I set up the Protectorate." Xia Huang nodded, then showed an inquiring gaze, and let Xiao Rui continue.

Xiao Rui continued: "Father, the son will first say the third way, and the third way is to sell!" Land other than the land held and divided among the people could be graded according to its fertility, and a portion of it could be selected for sale. The fourteen states are like a piece of cake, the imperial court cannot eat them all, and it is bound to be distributed to the imperial court magnates, in this case, why not sell them to the imperial court first? ”

Emperor Xia asked, "Will they buy it?" As far as they are concerned, as long as they run the place, they can obtain it through other means, whether it is by forcible seizure or coercion, they will always get the land. ”

How can the people fight with the officials? Now that the land is distributed to the people, as long as the officials gain a firm foothold, they can collude with each other to exploit the people, this is an eternal rule, and it will not be long before the land will still return to the hands of the powerful.

Xiao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Erchen understands, so Erchen has to talk about the second way." Since the Imperial Protectorate is the first province to be established, there is no precedent in the past, so why not come to a precedent, such as the establishment of a Huangtian group, officials will not buy land, then this group will come forward, buy the land in the fourteen states on credit, and run by this group, and pay the imperial court every year to repay the debt, and the actual controller of this royal group is still the imperial court! ”

"Let's talk about it more carefully!" Emperor Xia immediately became interested and asked Xiao Rui to explain in depth.

Xiao Rui introduced some concepts from his previous life.

This is like COFCO, which belongs to the central enterprise holding, and Huangtian Group is also in this way, external production, planting, and management are all the affairs of Huangtian Group, but the actual holding is the imperial court, and these lands are the imperial fields of the imperial court, not the imperial fields of the Xia Emperor, and of course not the official fields of the household department.

As for the way of credit and loans, the Huangtian Group borrowed money from the imperial court to purchase land and paid in installments.

After all, the Huangtian Group purchased land and repaid the debts on a regular basis, ensuring the income of the household department, which was a major event for the benefit of the country and the people. At the same time, it also facilitated the sale of land. In addition, he also told the magnates that if you don't buy land, then the imperial court will sell it to the Huangtian Group.

And His Majesty did not directly participate, no one could speak ill of him.

As for the land in the hands of the Huangtian Group, how the group uses it is to resell and sublease it for the second time, but to hire people to farm, that is the matter of the Huangtian Group. But it will not let the people and the court lose money.

This is equivalent to cultivating the Huangtian Group into the largest clan.

Emperor Xia understood Xiao Rui's suggestion and exclaimed with great joy: "This is indeed a good way!" The imperial court holds the shares, but the group has independent management rights, relying on the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, which will surely make the maximum value of these cultivated lands. Also, the idea of a loan is very new. ”

"Father, in fact, at the same time as the establishment of the Huangtian Group, the Daxia Bank can also be established! It is also controlled by the imperial court and has an independent chamber of commerce, which can issue loans and deposits......"

Xiao Rui told the bank's thinking again.

Emperor Xia's eyes lit up again.

"Emperor, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea? Seeing that you have a clear mind, you must have already had an idea in your heart, and you have been hiding it from me! Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Erchen also had an idea not long ago, and there is no suitable opportunity, and Erchen does not dare to make random suggestions, for fear of being scolded by his father, saying that Erchen is not doing his job!" ”

The status of businessmen in Shinong Industry and Commerce is low, whether it is Huangtian Group or Daxia Bank, it is all commercial in nature, Xiao Rui will indeed be scolded as a businessman of Daxia Prince.

Emperor Xia glared at him and said, "Are you a faint monarch?" How can I punish you for the great things that benefit the country and the people? ”

Xiao Rui smiled and didn't refute.

"Fourteen states are just the beginning. The Anxi Protectorate is in charge of the Jiedu Envoy, who does the emperor think is the most suitable? Who is in charge of the Huangtian Group and Daxia Bank? Emperor Xia asked.

Xiao Rui thought for a while and said: "The Jiedu envoy must choose a brave and resourceful person, otherwise he will not be able to suppress the fourteen states. As for the Huangtian Group and Daxia Bank, Erchen does not shy away from relatives, Xiao He and Shen Wansan are very suitable. ”

Xiao He is a master of internal affairs, and it is more than enough to manage a Huangtian Group, and Shen Wansan is a business wizard, so it will be a piece of cake for him to run Daxia Bank.

Emperor Xia nodded and said, "I have a candidate, I don't know if he is willing or not, let's go, go back to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

Xiao Rui saw that His Majesty didn't want to mention more, so he didn't ask more.

The content of today's conversation is not something that can be achieved overnight, it needs to be planned well and in the long run, Xiao Rui and His Majesty can be regarded as formulating policies, and how to do it has to be done slowly.

The two returned to the Heart Cultivation Hall for tea.

Xiao Rui drank his tea, his eyes peeked at His Majesty, he was trying to figure out how to say that.

Which thing? Let Your Majesty play dead!

Xia Huang put down the teacup and asked, "What aims!" Something to say! ”

Xiao Rui gently signaled to the other officials in the hall, Emperor Xia understood and gave Hai Dafu a look, telling everyone else to retreat.

Later, when Hai Dafu was about to retreat, Xiao Rui smiled and said, "Father, Father-in-law Hai can stay." ”

Emperor Xia nodded, and Hai Dafu stayed.

There were only three people left, Xiao Rui decided to be concise, so he asked: "Father, there are no outsiders here, so the minister will speak directly." Erchen just wanted to ask his father, did his father pretend to be dead? ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was quiet.

Hai Dafu wanted to go out, he didn't want to stay here, he felt that His Highness had the rhythm of looking for death, but it was obvious that His Highness couldn't die, and it was himself who died.

Xia Huang was happy, shook his head, and said, "I haven't pretended to be dead, what, do you want me to pretend to be dead?" ”

Xiao Rui nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Father, it's not fun to be busy with state affairs, why don't you play a big game this time?" ”

Emperor Xia sat up straight, he understood that something big was happening.