"They were afraid that the snow would cover the ridges and stone piles, and that others would take advantage of them, so they simply poked higher wooden poles as markers. My lord, there is a saying that I don't know whether to say or not......"

Miao Kui's thinking has changed, but he still can't keep up with the progress of the donkey, and he has always been skeptical about the reclamation order.

"It's because they don't listen to the government, and they don't take you, the court official, seriously, right?" Miao Kui didn't need to say what he wanted to ask, and the expression on his face had the answer.

"Shouldn't the government be herdsmen?" Miao Kui is in the period of change of the old and new concepts, the original habitual thinking has been verified by the new things, but the new concept has not yet been formed, and he feels confused about many things and cannot judge.

"In fact, there is not much difference between the government and the people, without the government, the people can immediately get another one, but without the people's government, there will be no existence, who is the master and who must have a concept in their minds. It stands to reason that it is not the people who are shepherded, but the government. It's just that those who have been in power for thousands of years have been trying to confuse the concept so as not to lose power. Take Wujin Bank as an example, the official is the owner, and Zhu Bajin is the shopkeeper, and the official spends money to hire him. His job is to take care of the industry with his heart and let it flourish, and the job of the official is to choose a better manager, and the same is to ensure that the industry grows and grows, and the purpose is the same. As long as Wujin Bank develops well, both the official and Zhu Bajin will benefit a lot. But if the official interferes with Zhu Bajin's operation and management when he has nothing to do, Zhu Bajin thinks about how to deceive the owner of the official all day long, do you think this industry can have good results? ”

Miao Kui's question seems to be very simple, but I'm afraid no one can really explain it clearly, and Hong Tao can't do it. He can only give a relatively simple example and try to explain his understanding, but he is not guaranteed to be right.

"The wisdom of adults can completely replace Zhu Bajin......" Miao Kui estimated that it was the first time he heard this kind of theory about the government and the people, and most of them did not understand.

"That's the key, we're always used to handing over our fate to someone who seems to be more capable, but we don't know that as long as we are human, we will make mistakes, and the more people trust them, the more harmful mistakes are likely to be. You may not be able to understand it just by saying it, but remember the words of this official, and you will understand it when you encounter similar things in the future. ”

"The land has been sold to the pioneers, and they haven't taken it for nothing, and after three years they have to pay taxes, which is a fair deal. As long as the pioneers don't do illegal things, why should the government take care of poking a few poles in the land? Tell you the secret of being an official, the more you manage, the greater your power, and the more likely you are to make mistakes. The most reasonable way is to set the rules, and use them to set a set of people's behavior. As long as everyone is within the rules, then there is no government business, beyond the rules, whether it is reasonable or not, resolutely crack down, do not be soft. Whether this rule is correct or not, it can be improved while it is being implemented. However, as long as the rules are publicly promulgated, the government must abide by them, even if they know that they have suffered losses, they must admit it, and then find a way to revise the rules afterwards. The credit of the government is very important, and it is also the only channel that can communicate between the government and the people. ”

In the end, how to manage the people, Hong Tao still has some right to speak, in fact, China's affairs are very easy to solve, in the final analysis, it is a power word.

Of course, the right needs to be controlled, but how to control and to what extent it is appropriate, this problem was slightly better in the Song Dynasty, but it was only slightly, and there were still many major flaws.

But if you want to change all this, you can't rush it, and you can't copy the routine of successful countries in later generations. The era, environment, and culture are all different, and no one has the right to decide what is most suitable, so you have to try slowly.

"The last general will be dull, and every day I am sincerely afraid of being sad...... It's better to transfer Jiang Dalang to the north, he is better at this. Miao Kui still didn't understand what Lord Shuai Si meant, he didn't have the slightest idea in his head, and he couldn't grasp the main point, so he was very embarrassed.

"You were originally a general, and the official didn't let you garrison Liangzhou for herdsmen. Don't forget, it's still enemy territory, and it's your job to defend against them. As for the herdsmen, the number of people is still small, only dozens of households, you can keep an eye on it for the official first. Before the arrival of spring, it is estimated that a large number of pioneers will come here to fight for wealth, and then the official will select a suitable person to lead the civil affairs. ”

Hong Tao thought deeply of Miao Kui's suggestion, and he never planned to let Miao Kui be the governor of Liangzhou, let alone let Jiang Dalang come. Don't look at Mawei City as inconspicuous, but its location is very important, it can be attacked and defended, it is its own insurance, and it cannot be easily replaced.

The problem of Liangzhou is not difficult, and there is no need to go to experts in civil administration. Pioneers pin their heads to their belts, and are neither pure farmers nor herders, and of course they cannot be applied to the old methods. Didn't the ancients say that when the extraordinary time is used, Hong Tao plans to try the effect very much.

Since October, winter has officially come, and then Hong Tao has experienced first-hand why the northern nomads always risk their lives to go south to fight grass valleys.

The climate here is really torturous, and the slightest sneeze can cause strong winds and snowflakes to fly on the plateau. The sheepfolds and cattle pens were crushed, the sheep and cattle were scattered, and the herders could not catch up. No one can run around in a blizzard, otherwise the end will be as miserable as cattle and sheep.

In addition to God, there are also animals who come to make trouble, and the most terrible is the steppe wolf. They will appear in groups, sneak up on the corral in the middle of the night, bite a large herd, and then suddenly disappear, and no one dares to chase them.

Any pioneer who encounters one of these situations will basically go bankrupt, and without assistance, his family will be ruined and will not survive this winter.

Therefore, once they catch up with a large-scale natural disaster, these nomads with a relatively fragile survival foundation can only plunder southward, stay where they are or die, and go out to rob and still have the possibility of living.

After a few robberies, they will find that it seems easier to be a robber than to be an honest herd at home. When this kind of thinking becomes a habit, the southern invasion becomes inevitable, regardless of whether there are natural or man-made disasters.

Then some people may ask, what are the courts of Western Xia and Liao doing? They collect taxes from the people, isn't there a necessary welfare system? Won't the government provide the necessary relief in the event of a natural disaster? It doesn't take much, as long as you can get through the harsh winter, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary wars.

It should be said here that most of the nomadic peoples established a state that did not have a perfect tax collection system, and their government could only collect taxes from farmers and urban residents, but could not collect taxes from herders. It's not that they don't want to collect it, but the cost of collecting taxes is much higher than the taxes themselves.

The reason is very simple, these herdsmen have no fixed residence, no fixed assets except for cattle and sheep tents, neither house numbers nor temporary residences, so how can the tax collector find people?

The most common method was for herdsmen to form tribes, and the tribes were loyal to the emperor and regularly provided some finances such as horses, cattle and sheep as taxes. The other is military service, when the emperor gives an order, these tribes have to go out to help the emperor fight. Win the point loot, lose is deserved.

If you don't pay taxes, you don't have the right to state benefits. The government does not receive the tax and certainly does not provide any help to these people. When God gives face, the government will not reach out to ask for it, and when God is angry, the government will not lend a helping hand, which is reasonable.

But the pioneers of Liangzhou City are different, although they also have herdsmen, but they are different from traditional herdsmen, because they have their own land in their names.

Fixed assets represent a person's wealth, and at the same time, they can bind people. Whether it is a herdsman or a farmer, once they have their own land, as long as they still have a breath of air, it is difficult to leave, and they are firmly tied to the land.

This is the insidious thing about Hong Papi, on the surface, he is a good man who saves the people from fire and water, and the good ones are boundless, not only hundreds of acres of land are given away in vain, but also borrowed money, sent soldiers, and sent farm tools, which is closer than his father.

But they don't know that once they accept the land, it will be difficult for them to get out of the government's control, and they won't want to pay less than a penny in taxes. At the same time, he should also contribute to the government's accelerated economic development through his hard work, so that a dead city can be quickly restored, and more people will be attracted to come here to earn a living. And then the cycle goes on and on.