Shizhu County's first county-level "imperial examination" (officially known as the official selection examination) was finally successfully concluded under the auspices of the crown prince Zhu Hexing, who was alias Zhu Yun.

Of course, the process is a bit messy!

There was a zombie during the exam, but fortunately there was no danger...... Finally, after inspection, it was found that the zombie was not a real zombie, but a misunderstanding. In the end, this candidate Li Jinxue, who was mistaken for a zombie, also took the Shizhu Imperial Examination (the first case in the county examination) and was awarded the official from the ninth grade.

More than a dozen candidates living in eastern Shizhu County went missing on their way to the test or on their way home..... Because they are traveling in a group, it is unlikely that they will be captured by a tiger or some other beast, and most likely they will be harmed by the rogues on the Great Wind Castle!

In addition, there are four elderly scholars who fainted in the examination room crying because they failed the martial arts test...... Become a martyr in the examination room!

Li Jinxue's coffin and the set of shrouds came in handy, and they were acquired by Zhu Hexing for the old scholar who died in the exam, and gave him a beautiful funeral - it was really a beautiful funeral!

The princess wrote a memorial text, and the prince personally read the sacrificial text, and buried it on the edge of the Confucian Temple (Zhongxian Temple) in Shizhu County, which was about to start, and built a very beautiful tomb......

After paying the loss of more than a dozen missing people and one death, the imperial examination of Shizhu County finally took out thirty-seven imperial court officials from the ninth grade!

It may seem like a lot, but it's still needed.

Because Ma Wanchun brought very few subordinates from Zunyi, that is, a county officer, a chief bookkeeper, and two county lieutenants, the division soldier and the judiciary, a total of four officials. According to the current local official system of the Ming Dynasty, Shizhu County still needs to be equipped with at least four county lieutenants, including officials, households, scholars, and engineers, as well as two town mayors and eleven township heads, a total of seventeen officials.

In addition, Shizhu still needs to do a lot of township courage here, and a group of officials have to be appointed.

As usual, Xiang Yong belongs to the county lieutenant of Sibing, and there is no fixed number of officials who can be assigned under the county lieutenant of Sibing, and there is only an approximate proportion of officers and bravery. About 200 township warriors can set up a team leader, and the township warrior team is not awarded military ranks, and those who are awarded civil qualifications can be selected by examination, or they can be specially appointed by county officials. However, the township warrior team specially appointed by the county official can only serve in the township bravery, and cannot be reassigned to other positions.

This time, Ma Wanchun was going to recruit 4,000 township warriors, so he set up 20 township warrior teams and recruited them together after passing the exam.

In addition to the Xiangyong team, each Xiangyong team (200 people) can also have a team deputy, no official rank, but can be paid according to the standard from the nine grades, and can be promoted to the team leader (special appointment) in the future.

And these 15 people were not examined, but by the thirty-seven local talents who were recommended from the Jiupin petty officials - this is Ma Wanchun's idea again!

Whether Ma Wanchun is an old county magistrate for more than ten years, but an ancestor or a hundred years of Bailihou, he can't figure out other things, but how to manage a small county in a poor and remote area, he is definitely an expert.

He knew that there was no way to find out the most tossed people in a county by relying on the imperial examination, because many people who could toss may not be able to read and write.

At this time, it is necessary to let the officials who pass the exam to be promoted! Raise all the leaders in all aspects and let them help run the group exercises, and the 4,000 people can still pull it up.

However, in order for these 4,000 people to really work hard, it is not enough to have the boss to suppress them, there must be one good thing that makes the eyes of ordinary people the most hot - land!

Speaking of land, the Dashun Dynasty really had a bit of a stone to shoot at its own feet - the land problem in Sichuan was originally a very big confused account, and Zhang Juzheng was so capable that he only found out more than 13.4 million mu.

And the ownership of the land on these books is even more chaotic, if it weren't for Da Shunchao directly overturning the table, it would be difficult to find out.

Moreover, even if it is checked, it is not easy to change, even if it can be changed...... The conflict of interest involved is too great!

But the Dashun Dynasty not only found out the land situation in Sichuan by Zhu Cihong, but also turned all the Sichuan people into tenants! Now Emperor Zhu wants to redivide the land of Sichuan, and he will be able to get the support of all Sichuan people - no matter how it is divided, the Sichuan people can always get a little, right?

Because of this, Zhu Cihong had to share a point...... Even if he knew that most of the small farmers who were allocated land would eventually lose their land!

But now in order to defeat Da Shunguo, he still scores!

Therefore, when Zhu Hexing and Ding Yuying were busy taking the imperial examination, Zhu Cihong, who arrived at Yong'an Palace, officially promulgated the edict of "Sichuan people have Chuan Tian", announcing the redistribution of land in all parts of Sichuan, so that the peasants in Sichuan can have their own land.

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"Now it's good! Your Majesty has issued 'Sichuan people have Kawada edict', we can let go of our hands and feet to divide the land! ”

In the Yanai of Shizhu County, Ma Wanchun took the text of the Eastern Sichuan Festival Division that he had just received, and smiled at Zhu Hexing, Ding Yuying, and three or four officials: "Everyone, we have to make good use of the rare opportunity to divide the fields this time, use the fields to mobilize the township brave, and pull up all the 4,000 township warriors in our Shizhu County!" ”

Although Shizhu is a lower county (according to the amount of tax and grain), it has a large population and a large area, so it is more than enough to pull out 4,000 townships. If you fight, 10,000 people can also be mobilized.

But Ma Wanchun knew that the payment of Fort Gale was a protracted battle, and it was more than endurance, not explosiveness. Therefore, he was unwilling to recruit too many people at once, so as to put too heavy a burden on Shizhu County.

He paused, and then said: "What this official means, these 4,000 township Yong's families are all divided into paddy fields on both sides of the three rivers and streams, and the family of five is divided into at least 20 acres!" ”

As soon as Ma Wanchun's words fell, Zhu Hexing interjected: "Only 20 acres? Isn't it a little less? ”

This is a bit surprising again!

20 acres of paddy fields is still less? The paddy field here in Shizhu is still quite fat, if the wind and rain are smooth, one acre can produce 3 stones of rice a year, and 20 acres can produce 60 stones of rice! If you take it out for rent, with the land rent here in Sichuan, the landlord can get at least 30 stone rice, and after deducting the field endowment, it will cost 20 stone income!

If you give it to a family of five, you can get a full 4 stone of white rice in one bite!

"Tongzhi," Ma Wanchun said with a smile, "Sichuan is no more narrow than the southeast and the Central Plains, and the land has always been narrow and densely populated. Shizhu is still a wide county, if you count those plain and narrow counties, it is impossible to have 4 acres of land per capita in Sichuan, and 2 acres may not necessarily have ......"

"Not two acres?" Zhu Hexing was a little surprised, "How can you eat enough?" ”

Excluding Sichuan, the Ming Dynasty (including the Northeast, Jinou, and the West) has a population of about 180 million to 200 million, and the registered cultivated land is about 1.5 billion mu, and the per capita cultivated land is about seven or eight mu. In this way, a lot of grain had to be imported from Siam and Annam every year.

There may not even be 2 acres per capita in Sichuan, how can there be enough to eat!

Ma Wanchun said with a smile: "It's because it's not enough to eat that the rogue can't stabilize the situation!" I think that when they first came, the population of Sichuan was not as large as it is now, and the number of soldiers in the Liukou government did not swell to 600,000 households, but the Sichuan people have been comfortable for many years! ”

As he spoke, his gaze swept coldly in the county hall, and many of the twenty or thirty-year-old "Congjipin" present unconsciously lowered their heads...... They, or their fathers, all met King Chuang, but they didn't expect such a result.

Ma Wanchun then said: "There are so many paddy fields here in Shizhu, all of them are given to the Xiangyong family, and a family will give a maximum of 20 acres, even if the population exceeds 5, it will not be given much, but the slope land will be replenished separately." That's it...... You all go to the following and say, if you are willing to follow along, you will come to Xiangyong, and Xiangyong will recruit up to 4,000 people, and you have to hurry up.

As for the others, they are all divided into slope terraces, according to one person and four acres, and the fields are divided into households! Don't be too little, there is no kind of villager who bravely kills the rogue, that's all!

In addition, whether it is distributed to paddy fields, terraced fields or sloping land, you have to pay for food! ”