Chapter 168 Population Problems

Now that Yan Guo is deepening the new policy, he has no intention of changing the law, and Lin Feng knows that the resistance is great and the difficulties are many.

After all, before Shang Ying entered the Qin Dynasty, he also said: Now I want to change the law to govern, and I am more polite to teach the people, and I am afraid that the world will discuss me.

Shang Ying knew that it was difficult to break the old and establish the new, but he still threw himself into Qin's transformation with the spirit of not going to hell and who will go to hell.

In a total of 21 years before and after the Qin reform, Qin Minda said, the road is not forgotten, there are no thieves in the mountains, and the home is sufficient. The people are brave in public war, cowardly in private fighting, and the countryside is governed.

However, the old nobles who were hit and punished because of the change of the law were the Shang monarchs who had been in Qin for ten years, and the nobles of the clan had many grievances.

Until the death of Qin Xiaogong and the accession of Qin Huigong, Gongzi Qian and others accused Shang Yang of rebellion, and was split by Qin soldiers.

Shang Yang was executed, Qin law is still unchanged, even if Hui Gong, Zhaoxiang King, embarked on the road to hegemony, Zhaoxiang King era, Bai Qi as a general, successively defeated the three Jin, Qi, Chu and other countries, obtained Wei Hedong and Nanyang, Chu Qianzhong and Chu capital Ying

King Zhaoxiang of Qin, worshipping Fan Ju as the prime minister, changed to implement the strategy of distant friendship and close attack, and defeated the Zhao army in Changping. Under his command there were Fan Ju, Wu Youbai Qi and other capable generals, who destroyed the Western Zhou State in 256 BC, laying the foundation for the victory of the Qin Unification War.

It can be seen from this that although Qin changed the law, although Shang Ying died, it finally made Qin embark on an increasingly powerful road, as Wang Chong said: Shang Yang was filial to the prince and opened the emperor's business for Qin.

Compared with Qin's changes, Lin Feng thought that Yanzhi's new policy had very little resistance, at least weaker than Qin's.

Two years ago. Han Fang's death almost wiped out the resistance of the upper families in the court, and many old nobles migrated to other countries. During the implementation of the New Deal, the remaining nobles began to gradually transform and strive to adapt.

The Yan State is weak, the emperor is strong, he is in charge of the army, and the new policy is strongly implemented. Either welcome a new life or die a rigid death. There is no other way, so. The New Deal was implemented for two years, especially when it deprived the old aristocracy of its budding, although there was resistance, but it had little impact. Hitherto. The military merit system and the imperial examination system are normally implemented in the Yan State.

However, the next abolition of slavery, in which the cultivators had their own land, had a very wide impact and involved many people. There will inevitably be resistance.

It's just that Lin Feng believes that he also has great perseverance. The big hand caused Yan Guo's change to persist, Qin's change, twenty years, one year, Yan's new deal, ten years, twenty years, he also spent it.

"What Situ said is true, whether it is the criminal law, the land system, or the slavery system, etc., all must be renovated. Next, I plan to personally supervise the new policy reform, Situ will improve the law, and Liu Aiqing, Zhao Aiqing, and Li Aiqing will be responsible for the implementation. Lin Feng immediately made a decision, and did not compromise at all on the issue of the New Deal, compromise will die, this is the conclusion he came to with reference to the Warring States Period, Zhao and Chu.

It was said back then that although Chu had three households, the death of Qin would be Chu, but it was a pity that the Chu State with a territory of thousands of miles still had no resistance when the Qin army pressed the border, which is enough to show that the new policy is the only choice for the current Yan State.

"However, what Liu Aiqing said before is true, you can't rush to change the law, so I don't need to worry, you don't need to worry, try to minimize the people who obstruct it, and implement the policy, not for one year, two years, two years, five years, everyone is in the prime of life, and there is time."

The seven people saw Lin Feng's determination to implement the new policy, and decided to change the law to become stronger, and no longer obstructed it, only Lin Xiao asked: "Your Majesty, the implementation of the new policy is step by step, and the current affairs of Northern Zhao and Song must be resolved. ”

"Lin Xiao, internal and external troubles, we must solve internal worries first, so that we can free up our hands to solve external troubles, the affairs of Northern Zhao and the Song Kingdom, I am thinking about it, and I can't come in a hurry." Lin Feng said lightly.

Northern Zhao and Song are in a hurry, nothing more than to win over Yan State, the current five ** teams are rapidly assembling, Kaichun is not able to cripple Song State, and it will definitely carve up part of the territory of Song State.

Whether it is Northern Zhao or Song State, to win over Yan State, before acting, Yan State must first squeeze some oil and water from the other party.

Without thinking much about the affairs of the two countries, Lin Feng glanced at the seven people and said: "The matter of the new deal, let's talk about it in advance, the seven of you are the pillars of the country, the mainstay, if our monarchs and ministers are unified, tomorrow at the court meeting, there will be military generals to support, and a small number of civil ministers and old nobles will not be able to turn the sky."

What's more, the aristocracy in the Yan court was extremely weak, even if these people obstructed the abolition of slavery and the abolition of land reform. When we went to court, we only needed to suppress these arrogances, and we would definitely be able to help me implement the new policy. If someone is stubborn and stubborn, causing a disaster of blood and light, I have nothing to do.

In order for the Yan State to become stronger, it is necessary to confiscate the property of those who are full of evil and endanger the imperial court, redistribute the land to the slaves, and implement the practice of cultivating their land! ”

"Your Majesty, the stubborn problem of the new deal lies in the liberation of slaves, and Weichen thinks that there is no need for iron-blooded means, promulgating laws and decrees, and the court implements them from top to bottom, and in addition, the court funds to purchase slave redemption contracts to liberate slaves." Wen Jishi said that as a nobleman of Yan State, the implementation of the new government affairs must involve the family, but what he is saying at the moment is based on the interests of Yan State, and said: "The royal ransom of slaves not only reduces the losses of the nobles, reduces the resistance to the implementation of the new policy, but also can win the hearts of the people, so that the emperor has the prestige of a benevolent monarch among the nobles and the common people, and avoids the situation of rivers of blood." ”

"Yes, Master Ji, how many silver taels do you think it takes for each person to redeem themselves." Wen Jishi's words said that Lin Feng's heart was on the road, and he didn't want to push the old nobles to the hostile side when he implemented the new policy. Next, the Yan State needs to fight in the south and the north to expand its territory, and it is necessary to maintain the unity of the ministers and unite the whole country.

Moreover, there are only 700,000 registered slaves, and how many have not been registered, Lin Feng doesn't know, but if he wants to get five million taels of silver, it should be enough.

"The minister thinks that those who are registered will have ten taels of silver, and those who are not registered will have no two or two lines of silver." After Wen Jishi finished speaking, his expression turned on one side, and he said coldly: "Royal funding, if someone is still stubborn, the only choice is to kill without mercy to set an example." ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Yu Zheming again and asked, "Lord Yu, as a household secretary, you should understand the value of slaves, and how about the price I set?" ”

"Feasible!" Yu Zheming nodded, "Not long ago, I bought three singers, two hundred lines of silver, but singers are different from ordinary slaves, and the price must be extremely high." In addition, the royal family has made concessions and expressed goodwill, but those who have the heart will lose some money, but it will not be empty. ”

"Okay, just as Master Ji said." Lin Feng agreed, and said: "The territory of Yan Country is more than 10 million miles, and there is currently less than 10 million people, and a lot of land is deserted, but many people are tenant farmers and slaves, and a large amount of land cannot be effectively used.

"I implemented the new policy, which is to liberate the population of Yan State, as for the aristocratic and wealthy families to annex the land, whether there is anyone to cultivate, for the time being, they can only manage to solve it themselves, it is really not possible, the land can be sold at a low price, let the tenant farmers and slaves cultivate.

In addition, the royal family funded the abolition of slaves, and then, whoever buys maids, men, must be registered in the government, and there must be no more than three waiters for a family of five, otherwise, they will be fined several times. ”

At this time, everyone understood that Lin Feng was implementing the new policy, and he was first to liberate the population and strive to use all the idle labor force on the blade.

In this way, the big family will inevitably release a lot of people to solve the problem of labor shortage in Yan Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, how to resettle refugees from various counties and states, as well as migrant populations, as well as Jin and Song people who have taken refuge in other countries?" Zhao Shide asked.

In the previous war in the Bishan area, the people were displaced due to the war, Lin Feng distributed food in Gyeongju and saved many refugees.

Lin Feng didn't hesitate for a moment, and replied: "Accept, accept all, if you are willing to stay in Yan Kingdom, you can arrange and allocate land nearby." If you don't want to become a citizen of Yan Kingdom, as long as you stay in Yan Kingdom, you can also rent land to it, and you only need to pay taxes. For those who have compiled a registered household registration and rearranged the Yandi refugees, they can move to the Hunhe area, and they can bring back their original household registration, which can be humanized and do not need to be compulsory, and can be voluntarily chosen by the people. Princes, regardless of status, are equally welcome. ”

Yan is vast and sparsely populated, next, a policy will be promulgated to encourage the people of the vassal countries to move to Yan State, Lin Feng understands, the population problem can not be solved overnight, but if the foreign population migrates, it will greatly increase the population of Yan State.

"What is the standard of national taxation?" Yu Zheming asked.

"No matter which nationality, whoever settles down in Yan country, the tax is the same as that of the people of Yan country, whether they are engaged in agriculture, handicrafts, or commerce, they must be treated equally, and they must not deliberately make things difficult! This matter will be stipulated in detail in the following criminal law. "If you want the people of the vassal country to settle down in Yan Country with peace of mind, you must let the other party feel a sense of belonging, so in terms of taxes, Lin Feng will not deliberately make things difficult and impose heavy taxes on foreigners.

"Very good, very good!" Yu Zheming applauded again and again, Wen Jishi smiled lightly, Situ was enthusiastic, the emperor was very open-minded, without the slightest sense of the countryside, and kept the foreign population out!

"Okay, let's go back and prepare, I will go to Wenhua Hall to see Murong Qiyan, after all, they are relatives, and they can be regarded as a parting send-off for her." Lin Feng smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth and got up suddenly.

Lin Feng left the warm pavilion and traveled simply. In a few days, Murong Qiyan will return to the grassland, as a personal friend, it is time to see her off, and by the way, take her around the palace to feel the customs of the Central Plains.

When he was not far from the Wenhua Palace, An Heng walked up quickly, without saying a word, and directly handed him a handwritten letter.

After browsing, Lin Feng's expression changed slightly, and he ordered: "Immediately send Feng Shihu to take his soldiers and soldiers to the starry night, as much as you can save, send Hou Mingfeng to intercept with blade soldiers along the road, be sure to capture Yelu Tiemeng alive, inform Liu Xuanyuan, Borshu dares to rescue, Black Flag Pass takes advantage of the situation to attack, and will definitely hit the other party hard, go quickly!" ”

"Yes!"

(To be continued.) )