Zhuge Liang led Jiang Wei to the study to sit down.

Between the seats, Jiang Wei looked around, but saw that the study was clean and clean, and there were no precious calligraphy and painting decorations, only the first vase with a simple shape on the side of the case, and a few peach branches inserted in the vase. But even such a casual collocation is an embellishment of its own; and the wisp of sandalwood fragrance between the mouth and nose is enough to make people feel elegant and indifferent, relaxed and happy.

After the boy served tea again, Jiang Wei hugged his fists and said, "I really shouldn't bother Mr. on the day of rest." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled: "You and I must meet often in the future, and there is really no need to be formal." It's just that Boyo is not here just to introduce Deheng, right? “

Jiang Wei bowed his head and said, "Yes, there is another matter that I want to ask Mr. for advice." ”

After a slight pause, he continued:

"In that case, I beg your pardon. On the eve of Shang Shuling's death, he has been by his side. Shang Shuling's last words were that Jingzhou could no longer be plotted, and his only wish was to hope that Mr. could persuade the lord to give up the eastward expedition and concentrate on the northern expedition in order to achieve after-effects. ”

Zhuge Liang heard it and sighed: "The matter has come to this, how do I not know that the ownership of Jingzhou is a foregone conclusion?" I will also do my best to stabilize my colleagues and support the great cause. As for the Northern Expedition, Boyo can rest assured that Guan Yun's long life was lost at the hands of Cao Cao, and the lord hated Cao Wei in his heart, and he would definitely suppress other opinions in the DPRK and China and be determined to go on the Northern Expedition. “

Jiang Weidao: "The military advisor understands the righteousness and really admires it. In addition, regarding the resettlement of the people of Jingzhou, I wonder if the DPRK and China have reached a conclusion? “

Zhuge Liangqi said: "Oh? Is Boyo also involved in people's livelihood? If you have any ideas, please let us know. ”

Jiang Wei sat up straight, hugged his fists and said:

"In the lower senses, the lord and the military adviser wanted to do what they wanted, but to organize the household and the people, and the court obtained taxes, conscription, and military service. It's just that if you want to resettle 100,000 people, you have to reclaim 500,000 hectares of new land in Shu County. Not to mention the loss of manpower and material resources during this period, in terms of time alone, without three or five years of silt and fertile land, the people of Jingzhou would not be able to be self-reliant. If the imperial court could not properly receive help, these people had to take refuge in the wealthy families as tenants in order to make ends meet. In this way, isn't it cheaper for the wealthy family to be cheaper, and contrary to the original intention of the imperial court? ”

He didn't know if it would be too direct to say this, and as soon as he finished speaking, he looked up at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang was surprised at first, and then after smiling slightly, he asked, "Then according to the opinion of the Boyo, how to settle is the right way?" “

Jiang Wei knew that his words were half consultation, half teaching, and he lifted his spirits at the moment and continued:

"Wei thinks that the best place to settle the people of Jingzhou is Hanzhong!"

"Hanzhong governs seven counties of Nanzheng, Baozhong, Chuyang, Chenggu, Puchi, Nanxiang and Xixiang, which are surrounded by mountains and rivers, the climate is warm and moist, the land is fertile, and the river plains and hills and flat dams that are conducive to agricultural reclamation are more conducive to agricultural reclamation, and Guanzhong and Shuzhong are said to be rich, and they can raise 100,000 people, and 100,000 people in the resettlement area are naturally not a problem."

"In the past, Zhang Lu ruled Hanzhong, implemented good governance, retreated and cultivated, and was the people of Hanchuan, with a household of 100,000 and rich soil. Previously, Cao Cao was defeated in the Battle of Hanzhong, although the people of Hanzhong were relocated, and the fertile soil still existed, enough to settle 100,000 people in Jingzhou. It is now March, and if the people migrate in time, there will still be time to plant this year's spring grain. In this way, the imperial court only needs to spend one season, and it can get 100,000 households! ”

"Moreover, if the army wants to carry out the Northern Expedition, the supply of grain and grass is a matter of life and death. Although Shuzhong is fertile for thousands of miles, rich in grain and millet, it is a pity that the road is far away, the pass is dangerous, and the grain and grass are really difficult to transport. However, if the people of Jingzhou train in Hanzhong for several years, they can not only solve part of the supply on the spot, but also reduce the huge operation cost of the imperial court and save a lot of manpower and material resources. Wouldn't it be better to kill two birds with one stone? ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he laughed and said: "What Boyo and I have seen coincided. ”

As he spoke, he took out a bamboo slip from the case, beckoned to Jiang Wei, and motioned to look.

Jiang Wei stepped forward to take a look, but when he saw that the first title of the bamboo slip was "Placing Jingzhou Soldiers and Civilians in Hanzhong", he immediately opened the bamboo slip and read it carefully.

The content contained in the table is Zhuge Liang's suggestion that Liu Bei resettle the soldiers and civilians of Jingzhou in Hanzhong, and the reason is similar to what he said, but the sufficient basis between the lines and the detailed data are far beyond Jiang Wei's knowledge.

For example, the table shows how many old fields there are in Hanzhong, how many new fields have been reclaimed by Zhanglu, how many iron mines there are, and how many water conservancy facilities are available for use.

The table also shows that Lu Yi is the superintendent of agriculture and performs the position of agricultural counselor, and it is recommended that Si Jin Zhonglang send Zhang Yi to Hanzhong to re-operate the iron officials of Chuyang set up during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty but were interrupted for a time.

The more Jiang Wei looked at it, the more he admired it.

He knew that after the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao moved the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and Shu Han gained the land of Hanzhong and lost the people of Hanzhong. Today's Hanzhong can be described as a withered people's livelihood, and a hundred wastes are waiting to be rebuilt.

And Zhuge Liang's recital is not so much a request for Liu Bei to resettle the people in Hanzhong, but rather a strategy to take the resettlement of the people as an opportunity to comprehensively develop and operate Hanzhong.

Jiang Wei looked at it, respectfully returned the watch to Zhuge Liang, and sighed: "The military advisor is far-sighted and thoughtful, Wei is really a class with an axe." ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, shook his head and smiled:

"Without him, plan ahead. In fact, long before the people of Jingzhou entered Shu, I had already sent Yang Hong, Shang Shulang and Jiang Wan from Yizhou Zhizhong to Hanzhong to explore and investigate the 'open fields' and 'grass fields' in the territory, and to make available waterways and water conservancy facilities. The strategy was generally prepared, but there were different opinions among the colleagues on the policy of relocating the people's fields, so the lord was unable to make a decision. ”

"The strategy of the acre?"

"Yes, at the moment we are stopping here, and most of my colleagues are inclined to practice tuntian, but I think it is inappropriate in my heart."

Jiang Wei knows that the method of Tuntian has existed since ancient times. The most famous person who practiced this method was Cao Cao, who, in order to ensure a large amount of grain and grass for the war, began to cultivate the fields where the army was raised, and carried it forward too much.

Tuntian is divided into Mintun and Juntun, and Mintun is divided according to whether or not to use official cattle, and the harvest is divided between the common people and the government in proportion. If you don't use official cattle, you will open it at five-five. The grain of the military tun was all owned by the imperial court and was mostly used for military purposes.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and the merger of the princes, the world was in turmoil and strife, the people were displaced, the land was barren, and there was a shortage of food.

Faced with this situation, Cao Cao erected the banner of "Tuntian Anmin", gathered the displaced people, and lent the ownerless and barren land to them for cultivation. Although most of the harvest belonged to the government, the displaced people were barely able to feed themselves, and they were sheltered by the government army, and their personal safety became stable.

Both the exiles and the government benefited greatly from this move, and Cao Cao quickly stood out among the princes.

Historically, Cao Cao was in Tuntian in Xudu for a year, and he got 1 million grains that year, so as to "accumulate valleys to conquer the Quartet", which became the basis for his hegemony; Since then, Xiahou Dun, and later Deng Ai, have traveled to Tun many times, which have played a huge role in the conquest of Cao Wei and even Jin.

However, Jiang Wei also knows that a system can come into being and rise with the trend, mainly because of the changes in the needs of the background of the times.

For those who are in power, they cannot blindly advocate a system, and they must choose rationally according to the specific situation.

For example, for the resettlement of soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou, he did not recommend the use of the tuntian method.

After a little hesitation, he said: "I think that the policy of Tuntian is probably not suitable for the people of Jingzhou." No matter how good the tuntian system is, in the final analysis, it is only a system in which the land is owned by the government, renting the land, cattle, seeds, and other things to the common people, and collecting high taxes. In other words, the soldiers and civilians of Tuntian were nothing more than tenants of the government. When the people of Jingzhou were homeless farmers and small landlords in their hometowns, if they traveled thousands of miles to Shuzhong, not only did they get nothing, but they themselves became tenants of the imperial court, and there would be a huge gap in their hearts, and they would also turn into resentment, which would be unfavorable to the country after all. ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he was faintly surprised, and said in his heart, this son can consider the gains and losses of the imperial court from the perspective of the people, and he is not an ordinary martial artist.

He became interested and wanted to teach a thing or two, so he asked, "What about the opinion of the Epyo?" ”

Jiang Wei reasoned out his thoughts and said slowly: "Now there are legacies in the land, the land of the valley has not been fully cultivated, and the benefits of the mountains have not been exhausted!" At this time, the land should be given to the people, so that the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and will not be homesick. ”

Zhuge Liang showed a hint of a smile:

"Isn't it the 'land granting system' of the Qin Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty? Indeed, there are many colleagues who support the implementation of this system, such as Ma Liang Ma Jichang, who once revised the imperial court and suggested the implementation of this system. ”

Jiang Wei shook his head again.

Zhuge Liang looked at the young man in front of him with interest, and his eyes shone slightly.

Roughly the land system of this era was either the land official ownership system represented by the tuntian system, or the private land ownership system with the land grant system and the famous land system as the core, and Jiang Wei actually denied both kinds of land systems in a row.

This made him a little puzzled, so he asked: "Neither tuntian nor granted, what kind of field system does Boyo think is better?" “

But seeing Jiang Weilang's voice: "The court should grant land, regardless of men and women, according to Ding's dictation, recognize Ding but not recognize the field, and levy labor according to Ding." For example, a man over the age of 15 is given 40 acres of open field for growing grain, 20 acres for a woman, and 160 acres for a family of five and two daughters. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and said in his heart, isn't this "counting and dictating fields", it can be regarded as a kind of system of granting fields in the early Han Dynasty, and it is nothing remarkable.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the land was privately owned, and it was forbidden to sell it, because it was a hundred years after Chengping, the wind of annexation was flourishing, the rich were in the fields, and the poor had no place to stand, which eventually led to the evil results of the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Although the "planning and oral granting of fields" can quickly bring the people of Jingzhou to their annexation, in the long run, there is still the possibility of annexation in the future, and it is not as good as the system of public ownership of land in the tuntian, which can be more stable for a long time.

However, it can be seen from Jiang Wei's speech performance that this son has a wealth in his belly, which can be described as both civil and military. This has already impressed him, and he is about to comment on the last two sentences.

But seeing that Jiang Wei's tone did not decrease, he continued:

"Of course, the imperial court should grant the ownerless wasteland to the people, but how to grant it, who will receive it, and how long the land grant is, there is a lot to be done. In the next thought, the fields granted by the imperial court to the people can be divided into two categories: Yongye field and mouth field! ”

"These two are new words." Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and asked: "What is Yongye Field, and what is Koufen Field?" ”

"Yongye field, the court granted to the people, for the people's private property, can be passed on to future generations, so called 'Yongye', with the consent of the government, can also be privately traded;

Jiang Wei paused, saw Zhuge Liang's expectant and encouraging gaze, and said:

"There are at least three benefits to the implementation of this field system."

"First, the people who grant the land hold the eternal industry in their hands and divide the two fields in their mouths, and they only need to work diligently, so that they will be able to have food and clothing, and avoid the bad luck of becoming tenants and slaves of wealthy families; There is a limit for the rich, and a minimum for the poor. ”

"Second, in order to obtain a share of the land, the tenants of the homeless people, savages, foreign nationalities, and even wealthy families should voluntarily contribute their membership and place them under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, which is conducive to the transformation of the people outside the country into the household of the imperial court, so that the number of self-cultivated small farmers controlled by the imperial court will greatly increase, and then the source of servitude will be ......."

Just when Jiang Wei was gushing and talking at length, Zhuge Liang's eyes were blazing, and his heart was full of shock.

He was good at politics and was able to immediately understand the difference between the new and old system described by Jiang Wei.

In general, the system of tuntian land and the system of granting land are either public ownership of land or private ownership of land, and the distinction between the two systems is clear, and the judgment is like an abyss, and the two systems have their own advantages, but the disadvantages are also very obvious.

In terms of benefits, the system of granting land for private ownership can greatly enhance the people's enthusiasm for farming, and is a stable source of servitude for the imperial court. However, in terms of defects, once encountering disasters and famines, in order to survive, the people will sell their acres of land at a low price, and the wealthy families will be cheap, and the wind of annexation has flourished.

And if the implementation of the land ownership system, from the perspective of benefits, can effectively inhibit the annexation - dare to ask which wealthy family has eaten the bear's heart and the leopard dares to annex the land of the imperial court? ; However, the disadvantage is also very obvious, because the harvest is very small, so the farmers' enthusiasm for farming is not high.

However, the new field system proposed by Jiang Wei at this time, which included "Yongye Field" and "Kou Divide Field", combined the advantages of the two into one - that is, it could fully mobilize the peasants' interest in production, stabilize the source of enslavement, and also restrain the strong and powerful to a certain extent.

This new field system is not completely detached from the original two field systems, but learns from each other's strengths and complements each other's weaknesses, and eventually becomes a good way to save the situation.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, cooking fish is annoying, it is broken, governing the people is troublesome, and knowing how to cook fish is knowing how to govern the people. On weekdays, Jiang Wei is good at managing the army, but he didn't expect that today he would be able to tell such a tainted system. ”

When Zhuge Liang thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

At this time, Jiang Wei was just halfway through speaking, and he was facing Zhuge Liang's complicated eyes, and he was stunned for a moment, and said apologetically: "I don't choose what to say, and I ask Mr. for forgiveness." ”

Zhuge Liang sighed lightly and replaced it with a smile: "There is a third benefit, please finish it together." ”