Chapter 39: Butterfly's Wings (5)

Fengche Duwei, as the name suggests, is the emperor's chauffeur. At a time when the chariot has basically withdrawn from the stage of history, this title is actually a virtual title with more honor than reality.

Although it is a false title, the level is indeed not low - the emperor's driver. It is normal for such titles to be conferred on the children and grandchildren of the founding fathers.

"Your Majesty, the minister has just come from Fuling County. In the past year or so, Fuling County has been greatly governed. Take the hukou as an example: in the nineteenth year of Yanxi, there were 20,825 people in Fuling County, with 130,000 mu of registered land, and the taxes escorted to Yong'an that year were 28,000 stone of grain and 96,000 yuan. In the twentieth year of Yanxi, Fuling County had 23,51 mouths, 137,000 mu of registered fields, and the taxes escorted to Yong'an that year were 35,000 stone of grain and 125,000 of money. In addition, 10,000 stone of grain was also escorted to the general of Wudu County at the festival. As of April of the first year of Jingyao, the number of mouths in Fuling County has increased to 25,0023, and more than 350 acres of new fields have been added to this year's spring ploughing. It is expected that by the time of this autumn's harvest, the field tax and tax will be increased by one percent on the basis of Yanxi's 20 years! ”

The string of numbers on Guan Suo's back, except for the 10,000 stone fern root powder that Guan Yi gave to Jiang Wei was vaguely turned into food by Guan Suo, the others are all real numbers. For more than a year, with the large-scale hunting organized by the government and the expansion of the number of county soldiers, the Wuxi barbarian villages have been deterred. The range of activities of the inhabitants of Fuling County has expanded significantly, and the Han people, who had been confined to the valley area on both sides of the Wujiang River, began to dare to climb over the high mountains on both sides of the river and open up new land behind the mountains.

At the same time, due to the large production of fern root powder, a large amount of grain transported by the Mijia caravan, and a large amount of pork produced in the enclosure of Fuling County. As a result, food, which is a factor limiting the natural growth of the population, has been greatly alleviated. In the more than a year since Guan Yi was in charge of Fuling County, there has been no more case of Han people drowning a newborn baby in Fuling County. In the twenty years of Yanxi alone, the number of newborns in Fuling County has reached one thousand and five, which is the highest value since the establishment of Fuling County in Shu Han.

The abundance of food has led to more than just an increase in fertility. There are also many Han people who are outside the Han system and scattered in the deep mountains and old forests of Fuling County and voluntarily return to the civil register of the Shu Han government.

In addition, Guan Taishou strictly implemented the Shuhan government's hierarchical household tax policy: the larger the population of your family, in addition to the poll tax charged by each person, the household tax level of your family should also be raised. As a result, the already very small number of large landowner families in Fuling County had to release some of their slaves in order to lower the household tax level, which was too high, and the government collected far more money than the value of those slaves.

Of course, the biggest head is still the more than 1,000 captives in Qinjiabao. In addition, since the first year of Jingyao, there have been Wuxi barbarians who have been attracted by food and have gone down the mountain to join the civil register of the Shu Han government.

For more than a year, although according to Guan Yi's eyes, he has not yet begun to really exert his strength. But the flapping of his butterfly's wings has already caused a slight fluctuation in the sky of Shu Han.

"Good! Guan Zifeng knew that Fuling County had previously agreed with me that within ten years, the number of household registrations in Fuling County would increase by three times. It's only been a little over a year, and it's already up two percent. In this way, this ten-year covenant is worth looking forward to. Ladies and gentlemen, my Han now has 22 counties, except for Fuling County, which county has a two-percent increase in the number of mouths last year? ”

There is no need to answer this question. It rose by two percent a year, and Hanzhong County could occasionally reach - the general Jiang Wei won the Northern Expedition and calmly retreated. Then the people of two or three counties captured from the land of Cao Wei were put into Hanzhong County at one time. Otherwise, it is impossible.

In fact, with the founding of the Shu Han Dynasty for a long time, especially after the death of Zhuge Liang, the high pressure of the Shu Han regime on the power of the family has become weaker and weaker. The population on the books of the entire Shu Han government is constantly decreasing.

And the population under the government's actual control is the source of soldiers, money and food. It has only been one year and two months since Guan Yi was in charge of Fuling County, and the population has increased by 20%, and the money and grain handed over have also increased by more than 20%. Moreover, through Guan Suo, Liu Chan, who obtained the "Fuling County Industries Development Forecast Table" written by Guan Yi, knew that this was just the beginning: once the original capital accumulation (money, means of production, and labor) was completed, the various indicators of Fuling County would rise faster and faster, and more and more materials would be handed over to the imperial court. Guan Yi had already drawn a big pie for Liu Chan in the secret letter: there are two years at most, and the money and grain handed over by Fuling County alone are enough to support the 10,000 standing troops of the Yongan Corps. In the future, all the income of the two big counties of Ba County and Brazil County can be handed over to the CD, and when the time comes, Boss Liu, you can do whatever you want - which boss doesn't like such employees?

As for the reason for the collective attack of these small miscellaneous fish in the court today, Liu Chanmen is clear. In the opinion of this old fox, who has been an emperor for more than 30 years, it is completely permissible for a courtier to make a fortune on the premise of being able to increase taxes and population for the countryβ€”to make the family a little motivated. You pink eye patients want to rob when you see people getting rich? Then you don't have the ability to enjoy the title and fortune on the CD, and go out to do things by yourself?

In the face of the behavior of a large group of broilers launched by the Fei family to attack the host just now, it is of course the stupidest way to cut off the link one by one. The most effective way is: talk about the results - Lao Tzu and Lao Tzu's brothers have all seen the achievements they have made in the past year, right? Who can do it? Who can do it! If you can't do it, don't be crooked there - the top students with good grades are also studying when they sleep in class! You scumbags are pretending to be in class no matter how attentive you are!

"Well, Aiqing, do you have anything else to say?"

Quiet, the whole hall is very quiet.

The corners of Liu Chan's mouth twitched, and the corners of his eyes were raised, and Huang Hao was about to announce his next dynasty.

At this time, Lai Min, who had been half-closed and looked half-asleep, suddenly opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Fengche Duwei for leaving his post without permission and not going to court for many years without reason, this is contempt for the court!" ”

Nani? This old monster is really good.

Guan Suo, who was still proud at the beginning, also had to leave the table at this time to apologize: "The minister has indeed left his post without permission, and I implore Your Majesty to punish him." ”

This old guy, although he already understands that his side has failed this time in the group attack, but he also has to save a little face, so as to avoid the morale of his side from getting nothing - if this is the case, it will not be so easy to launch a group attack next time.

"Uh, okay. Zhao: Fengche Duwei Guan Suo, who has left his post without permission for many years. In addition to the post of lieutenant of Fengche. Demoted to the Yongan Governor's Mansion to join the army. ”

Poof~~~ Your Majesty the Emperor, do you want a face? Your chauffeur hasn't been at work for more than ten years, and in the end you will be demoted?

"Well, that's it for now. Retreat! ”

When he came down, a small yellow door full of sweat was already waiting outside: "Your Majesty, Shang Shuling's family came to spread the word, saying that Shang Shuling is no longer good." The imperial doctor said that today is the limit......"

"Bastard, why didn't you say it earlier." As soon as Liu Chan heard this, he was still in a good mood of "winning and returning to the court" just now, and suddenly flew nine days away: "Prepare the car and go to Shangshuling's mansion." ”

Shu Han's Shangshu Ling Chen Yuan lay on the hospital bed for nearly a year, and finally couldn't hold on at this time.

"Fengzong! Bongjong! You can't be fine! Liu Chan is really anxious this time: without Chen Yuan, who will control Shangshutai for him? Zhuge Zhan is a disobedient, Dong Ju? A coward who doesn't even dare to fart in the court today! What is Shang Shutai? It is the credit of the monarch to carry out the will of the monarch and receive good results. If the effect is not good, you must decisively take the blame for the monarch. Just Dong Ju's kind of person? How can you hand over Shangshutai to him?

However, judging from it, now the Han is only a little more capable of these two people. Hey, when did my talent wither?

"But is Your Majesty here? Yes? ”

"Fengzong, I'm here. You can't be fine! I can't live without you! ”

"Hehehe, to be so praised by His Majesty, the minister has no regrets." Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and after confirming that it was indeed Liu Chan who was standing in front of him, he cheered up: "Your Majesty, when the minister is dying, he has a confidant to say. Your Majesty, please step back and go. ”

"Good! Good! Get out of here, get out! Come on! ”

"Huangmen Ling, please stay too."

"Huh? Do we want to stay? Huang Hao was dissatisfied when he heard that Chen Yuan wanted to talk to Liu Chan alone, but when Chen Yuan asked him to stay, he was also full of uncertainty.

"There is not much time left, so I won't talk about those false courtesies. Your Majesty, after the minister goes, please use Dong Gong to record the Shangshu affairs, and at the same time add the Huangmen Order as the permanent attendant. In this way, the inner court can be safe. ”

"Good, according to you."

"General Jiang Wei, although he also has the selfish desire to maintain his power through the Northern Expedition, he is indeed loyal to my Han Dynasty. On the day of the court, he withstood the pressure of many parties to support his Northern Expedition. Indeed, there is also a selfish desire to maintain the position of vassal through the support of the military. But Your Majesty, if my Han does not go on the Northern Expedition, his name will not be right, and he will not even be as good as Liu Zhang at that time. If it weren't for the Northern Expedition, my Han would not die in Cao Wei, but in Yizhou. Therefore, the Northern Expedition was the only way for the Han to survive. After the minister left, there were many difficulties, and His Majesty still needed to firmly support the general's Northern Expedition. ”

"Okay, I've got it all down."

"Yellow Gate Order ......"

"Shang Shuling has something to explain to our family... Whining...... Woowoo woo ......"

"General Jiang Wei doesn't like you and never sends you money, I know you hate the general deeply. But you have to remember that the general is the only pillar of my Han dynasty, and after I leave, you have to assist Your Majesty, suppress Zhuge Siyuan, and continue to support the general's Northern Expedition! ”

"Our family... Woowoo...... We remember. ”

"Your Majesty, when the first emperor founded the country in the past, Jingzhou, Dongzhou, and Yizhou stood on three legs. Although it was the first in Jingzhou and the second in Dongzhou at that time. But I only have one state now, Yizhou. The people of Jingzhou and Dongzhou are all rootless trees. With the passage of time, the people of Jingzhou and Dongzhou can only become weaker and weaker. If Your Majesty doesn't want the Yizhou people to dominate the court, you need to ...... early Ahem...... Early layout...... Cultivating the Yuan from future generations to be a check and balance......"

"Fengzong, don't talk about this, do you have anything else to do at home? Let's talk about this. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's sons are not successful, with Your Majesty's generosity, there must be a good lord, and the minister has nothing to worry about. Ahem, Your Majesty, the minister originally thought that the people of Yuan Cong had been abolished, and the rise of the Yizhou people was irreversible. Who would have thought that Guan Yi Guan Zifeng had done a good job this year! However, this son is too sharp, and there will inevitably be a lot of harm on all sides. It also needs more love from His Majesty. Ahem...... If Your Majesty allows it, please let the eldest son of the minister also go to Fuling County to take up his post......"

"Okay, it's all up to you, I'm all up to you. Fengzong, I still think it's best for you to return to Shangshutai. I...... Fengzong? Bongjong! Heavens, why are you so ruthless that you want to cut off one of your arms! ”