Luoyang strongly recommended the field system, and in general, it was quite smooth.

In the government and county, all kinds of documents and books are piled up, and the civil officials and scribes are busy buying land property, compiling household registration, and granting land books. The books of the Song State that collected taxes not only had the number of land properties, but also divided the fields into grades, and now the Luoyang Mansion also set prices and redeemed the fields one by one according to the books. The total land output of the prefectures and counties near Luoyang is more than 3.8 million mu, and depending on the barren and thin, one mu of land is worth 200 wen to 2 yuan. This method seems fair, but it has caused many rich landlords to be anxious, because in the past, in order to escape the land endowment, everyone not only hid a large amount of hidden land, but also colluded with the government officials to deliberately register the fertile land as barren land and thin land. And if the imperial court redeemed the land according to the book, the rich landlord suffered a big loss.

In the past few months, the landlords and wealthy households have been running around the official offices, like carp crossing the river, and most of them have followed the old routine and privately entrusted the old officials of the state and county governments to secretly change the books of land assignments and change the number and grade of registered land properties. Since the Xia State entered Luoyang, in order to stabilize the situation, the officials of the Song State were mainly appeased and retained, and they were not greatly reduced. The rich asked to change the books, and the officials took the opportunity to make a windfall.

However, after Luoyang Mansion watched coldly for three months, Yuan Xingzong suddenly transferred more than 300 tax collectors from Guanxi.

The capable tax collectors in Kansai began to check one by one, while the officials in Luoyang were in a state of panic. The prefectures and counties have had account books over the years, and this inventory has suddenly made the books full of loopholes. Embracing ink is a serious crime in Kansai, and it will affect future generations. Under the strict investigation of the Luoyang Prefecture, five officials of the prefecture and county committed suicide, 467 were imprisoned for questioning, 272 were convicted, 158 were dismissed, and only 36 were reinstated.

Yuan Xingzong completely "cleansed" the yamen of the state and county, and the gentry of Luoyang also made a lot of noise, fearing that this fire would burn on them, and some people were even preparing to flee to Bianliang. Yuan Xingzong wrote to the Prime Minister's Mansion again, advocating that the acres of land be measured again, and a ransom would be paid according to the area and grade of the actual land. Because of the huge amount of money involved in the redemption of land, the Prime Minister's Office issued a redemption coupon with an approved annual interest rate of 4%. The landlord can not only demand a low price in cash, but also directly receive a ransom coupon to eat the annual interest of the harvest in the future during drought and flood. After the news came out, the shaky situation in Luoyang immediately stabilized. The Prime Minister's Office quickly agreed to a plan to re-measure the acres.

The atmosphere of resentment and fear that pervades Kanto vanished overnight.

After the re-measurement of acres of land, the total number of redeemed fields in Luoyang increased from more than 3 million to more than 5 million mu, and the wealthy families rejoiced.

Officialdom vacated many positions. Except for a small number of tax collectors in Kansai, most of them were still held by Kanto people. Yuan Xingzong also gathered around a group of staff and scribes from the Kanto region. The previous lesson established the majesty of the law, and the new officials were to be much more cautious. After this major blood change, the outdated habits of Kanto officialdom were swept away. The hundreds of officials who were imprisoned by Yuan Xingzong were suddenly forgotten by most of the gentry, and were replaced by the praise of Yuan Xingzong, the order of the Guanxi Imperial Court and the Luoyang Prefecture. Some people speculate that with the merit of pacifying the Kwantung region and having a close friendship with the crown prince of Luoyang, Yuan Xingzong is even likely to become the next prime minister of the Xia Kingdom.

In the back office of Luoyang Mansion, several green-shirted scribes sat in the hall, looking at the head with concern. A civil official sitting in the hall is none other than Yuan Xingzong, the commander of Luoyang Mansion, who has been hot recently. However, he did not look proud of the spring breeze at all, but his face was full of solemnity, and a roll of music was folded flat on the table. Several staff members were nervous on their faces, and Luoyang Mansion put forward some other ideas for granting fields, and wrote to the Prime Minister's Mansion a month ago, I don't know what the result was? Just looking at the expression of Lord Fu Ling, it is obviously a little bad.

"Lord Fu Ling, what does the prime minister mean?"

"The field system cannot be shaken," Yuan Xingzong was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Change the field system, and you can't mention it again in the future." ”

He closed the letter on the desk with one hand. This official letter is actually a secret letter, and the tone of Yuan Xingzong's right-hand man, Prime Minister Liu Yi, is rarely harsh. After the Prime Minister's Mansion received the suggestion of Luoyang Mansion to change the land grant system, it was very shrewd to keep it secret. However, under the impetus of well-intentioned people, the Protectorate Mansion and the General's Mansion still heard the rumors, and the Protectorate Mansion not only strongly opposed it on the grounds of shaking the country's foundation. Many school captains asked the prime minister to remove the Luoyang government order, but fortunately, Liu Yi took the pressure on himself. However, this kind of thing can not be repeated, the field system is the reverse scale of the Protector Mansion, if the Luoyang Mansion is touched again, it will mess up the morale of the army, even if the emperor Chen Xuan comes forward, he may not be able to protect Yuan Xingzong.

"But, Lord Commander?" Staff Feng Guocai was still unwilling, and seemed to want to fight for it.

"Do you really think that my dynasty is a martial arts country, and the sergeants are rude and uncivilized?" Pan Shaowei said secretly in his heart, "The power of the Protector Mansion is absolutely unimaginable to you, the Kanto people." "He came from a little bit of experience in the Kansai Bureau, and from the beginning, he was not optimistic about this time. Smoke rose again on all sides, and most of the captains led troops in various places, and the number of people discussing matters in the Dunhuang Protectorate was reduced from 200 to less than 100. However, the decrease in the number of people made it easier to unify opinions, and the Protectorate Office handled and responded to various incidents much more quickly than usual, especially the change of the land grant system, which "endangered the national capital". However, these "Kanto people" suggested changing the land grant system.

They believe that it is too rigid for a household to grant 60 acres of land, and that some peasant households cultivate diligently, while others are lazy and dull, and that instead of treating everyone equally, it is better to increase or decrease the number of fields granted to each household year by year according to the situation of land management. If there is a large amount of grain harvested, the amount of land granted can be increased from 60 mu to 90 mu, 120 mu, or even 200 mu or 300 mu. If the grain harvest is small, the imperial court will take back the granted land year by year. Farmers who are not good at crops will be gradually squeezed out, and Luoyang industry and commerce are booming, and it is just necessary to recruit a large number of apprentices. In addition, according to the old folk custom of the Kanto region, strong men could form teams to sow seeds, plough the land, apply fertilizer, and harvest, and help the heads of households who were short of labor to do farm work when they were busy farming.

The output of grain will definitely increase greatly, and the biggest beneficiary will be the treasury of the imperial court. However, the number of farmers will be reduced, and the distribution of land will not be uneven. Those complicated and difficult affairs still have to be done by the state and county, the lizheng, and the township officials. In each locality, the government collects 30% of the land endowment and transfers it to the military government in each locality, and then the military government distributes it to the sergeants. As a result, most of the local authority was transferred to civilian officials, and although the military government was less troublesome, its control over the local government and the shaded households was greatly reduced. The captains are all elected by the sergeants, and they are all like ghosts, how can they not see it?

Pan Shaowei pursed his lips imperceptibly and looked out the window.

"Lord Yuan," the scribe Huang Jingzhi said in a low voice, "we can go to the Prime Minister's Mansion again......"

"Shut up." Yuan Xingzong interrupted him. He looked gloomy and sighed: "Let's behave properly, sit upright, and have a clear conscience." The matter of changing the field system is not trivial. This official was too negligent in the past, and he will not mention it again in the future. He looked at the few officials in the study, all of whom could be trusted, and waved his hand to tell them to step down. Although Prime Minister Liu kept Yuan Xingzong, the lieutenants of the Protectorate Mansion refused to give up, and they suspected that someone in Luoyang Mansion had been bribed, so that they were in collusion with the Kwantung gentry. Therefore, when Yuan Xingzong saw this letter, more than a dozen officials who had investigated Cao were already on their way to Luoyang.

After the staff retreated, Yuan Xingzong leaned weakly on the back of his chair. He was honest and self-controlled, not afraid of others coming to check, looking at the shadows of the trees outside the window, and thinking a little tiredly: "There are many people in the Kanto region, and the land is 60 acres, but it only benefits this generation." In order to govern the Kanto region, it is not possible to adhere to the system of granting land after all. When the people multiply and the population grows, it is necessary to increase the output of food in order to feed. It is necessary to greatly promote industry and commerce before there is something to do. A household of 60 acres remains unchanged, and the situation cannot be maintained after all. Unless ,......, expand and cultivate on the sea like the Song Kingdom, but the waves are treacherous, is this road really so successful? ”

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Yesterday, when the experienced sailors saw the dark clouds, they cried out that something was wrong, and said that a great storm was coming.

Sailing in a storm, even in the offshore sea, is extremely dangerous, so Zhao Xingde had to order the fleet to dock and find a seaside harbor to shelter from the wind. It was noon, but the sky was pitch black, the sky seemed to leak, and the rain was pouring down, and even in the harbor it was turbulent. Lightning pierced the sky like a fiery serpent, accompanied by thunderclaps. At this moment, all the sailors and soldiers, as well as Zhao Xingde himself, are extremely grateful for yesterday's wise decision.

In the harbor, more than 80 sea ships are constantly bumping and undulating, like paper boats that may be overturned at any time.

The sea breeze was blowing strongly, and the turbid waves were slapping one after another, slapping the hull of the ship. The hull shook violently, the anchor chains stretched straight again and again, and the sailors in the bilge heard a tooth-aching creak. If it weren't for the big waves, there would definitely be ships swept away by the wind and waves. In each cabin, the entire cabinet that was not fixed was overturned, and all kinds of bottles and cans were rolling all over the ground. Outside, the wind and waves were loud and small, or as sharp as a ghost crying wolf, or like a battering ram "banging" against the hull of a ship.

With the exception of a very small number of those who watched the wind from the deck, most of the sailors were tied to plank beds with ropes.

Some people were pale, some were constantly vomiting, and everyone's eyes widened and they kept praying for the blessings of the gods and Buddhas. Since the South China Sea sailors went to sea, they have never encountered such a big wind and waves. This awe-inspiring heavenly power made everyone feel a sense of powerlessness that could not be resisted. Zhao Xingde, like most people, vomited a mess, and he now regretted even more that he didn't let the army go ashore and set up camp. If the ship sank, the sailors did not know how many of them would be able to escape in the wind and waves. Although mudslides are also very dangerous, it is better to stay on the shore after all, and mudslides do not have to happen, do they?