Land, an age-old topic.

Over the years, countless disputes, bloodshed, countless reforms, revolutions, countless wars from scratch, and countless dynasties from prosperity to decline have all revolved around this almost eternal topic. Before the rise of industrial civilization, land was almost the only basic resource in human society, the fundamental dependence of the continuation of human civilization, and the main culprit of people's cannibalism for thousands of years.

From a nomadic society to an agrarian society, it marked the first step of human beings from a primitive society to a civilized society. Because of the land, man began to have a stricter division of labor; Because of the land, human beings began to carry out more comprehensive institutional norms; Because of the land, the ethnic group is declining day by day, and because of the land, the state begins to appear.

No matter what kind of views historians hold, no matter whether the division of the evolutionary stages of human civilization in modern society is scientific or objective, whether it is the historians of the East or the West, they all affirm one point without objection that before the emergence of industrial civilization, any so-called recorded history of human political civilization is a history of land distribution and redistribution, and for thousands of years, land is the only driving force that promotes the development and progress of human civilization.

Every change of times is marked by the land; Every change of dynasty has a land as its content.

At the heart of the feudal system established by the Western Zhou Dynasty was a hierarchical distribution of land ownership from top to bottom.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; All the land in the world belongs to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is the largest landlord in the world.

This is the ultimate landlord, and in general, anything that is too absolute is often the least affordable.

Therefore, the actual land owned by the Son of Heaven was very small, only a little around the capital.

Most of the other lands were distributed by the Son of Heaven to his family, ministers, and nobles in the form of "feudalization".

These family members, these ministers, and these nobles who were divided by the Son of Heaven are called dukes, marquis, uncles, sons, and men.

And these royal ministers and nobles who accepted the division of the Son of Heaven are now called "princes" by us.

The princes would divide their domains twice and give a portion of these lands to their retainers.

The retainers of the princes are divided into upper, middle, and lower classes, and they are the upper doctor, the middle doctor, and the lower doctor.

The land owned by the Son of Heaven is theoretically unlimited, hence the name of this land is "Tianxia".

After obtaining the permission of the Son of Heaven, the princes could build two altars on their own land to worship the two gods in charge of the land and the grain, and these two altars were called "Shetan" and "Jitan" respectively, collectively referred to as "Sheji", so that the land of the princes who could establish Sheji was given a very fresh and fashionable name, called "Guo".

The doctors had even less land, and they could neither divide the land nor build a community, but could only use the food produced on the land to feed some people to work for themselves, and the doctors' land was given a very old-fashioned name, "home".

Those free men who eat the food of the doctors and work for the doctors and have various professional skills and knowledge are called scholars; They were a social class only one level higher than the slaves.

However, since the emergence of a brilliant scholar and thinker in the second highest rank, the class of scholars has undergone a fundamental change.

This class began to work hard from eating and sleeping and living under the fence to a common ideal.

As a taxi, they had no land, which meant that they had nothing but their own bodies......

Pure proletarian ......

Therefore, the ideals of the scholars began with their own bodies.

Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world......

These are the four stages of the ideal of a taxi.

The first stage is self-cultivation, through which you want to obtain some land, so that you can join the ranks of "doctors" and have a "home".

The second stage is the Qi family, through which the Qi family wants to obtain more land, so that they can become a prince from a doctor to the ranks of the princes, and have a "country".

The third stage is to govern the country, through which we must obtain more and more land than the princes, so that we can win the throne of the Son of Heaven from the princes and have "the world".

The fourth stage is to be a son of heaven to "level the world", flat, the most primitive meaning is fair, average, fairness will not be contradictory, average will not lead to disputes, the ancients so understood the nature of human society, they believe that the body can be cultivated, the family can be Qi, the country can be governed, and the world, can only use "flat".

The ancients believed that only by rebalancing and distributing the land under heaven equally would it not lead to war and bloodshed......

This is clearly a set of logic that calls on scholars to rise up and change the sky.

Who said that Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period to make the rebellious ministers and thieves afraid? He was clearly preparing for the scholars to rise up and seize power, and to prepare for theory and ideological arming.

It can be seen that Sage Kong himself is the originator of the rebellious ministers and thieves.

But Confucius was a saint, a well-deserved saint, a saint who was not deceived by a false child, because he revealed with a deafening voice in that dark age, when everything was obscured by the appearance of chaos, that truth was incomparably practical and incomparably objective—whoever owns the land owns everything.

The ideal of the scholar is to redistribute the land under heaven in a more rational mode and with a more scientific system, so that the limited land can protect the interests of more people.

We have to say that even today, this is still a great ideal, an ideal worthy of our admiration and praise.

As a result, there was Shang Ying's "20th class military merit title system".

The fundamental difference between the Qin system and the Zhou system is that the Qin kingdom used land to motivate its citizens and soldiers, and used war to build a bridge from the common people to the nobility, and land was the core content of this identity change.

A soldier of the Qin State only needs to cut off the head of an enemy to obtain a first-class knighthood promotion, and with the title comes the ownership of land of the corresponding scale.

It's that simple.

Only by being simple can the actual operation be successful......

From the beginning of the implementation of this system to the destruction of the Six Kingdoms by Qin to unify the world, the Qin Kingdom spent six generations.

Some people say that the unification of the world by the Qin Kingdom was the victory of Legalism, and it was the victory of Qin's harsh punishment and strict law over the benevolence, righteousness and morality of Confucius, Mencius, and Confucianism.

However, we all know one fact, the Qin Dynasty's harsh punishment led to the death of the second emperor.

We also know the fact that the two representatives of the so-called Legalist thought, Han Fei and Li Si, have a common teacher called Xun Kuang.

Xun is a Confucian.

Therefore, we believe that the monarchs and ministers of the Qin dynasty reformed the land distribution system, so they defeated the six kingdoms and became the rulers of the world.

This is a contest between the advanced land distribution system and the backward land distribution system.

However, the strict punishment and strict law only ensure that this advanced system will not be eroded by corruption in a short period of time and lose its advanced nature......

Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms, Han Ping and Western Chu, are all for this reason.

Whoever can distribute land in a more rational and scientific way is the will of the people.

The leaders of the peasant uprisings who shouted "equal land" countless times will never understand that the average is not always reasonable, and that only by allowing their soldiers to gain benefits through war, and only by making their people willing to obtain land through the army, will they fight for their lives to fight for the leaders.

Therefore, the thieves from poor backgrounds fell, and Xiang Ji, who was born rich and noble, also fell, and stepping on their bones, a scoundrel named Liu Bang stood up and established the first feudal state dominated by the Han nationality in Chinese history.

More than a thousand years later, on the bones of Liu Futong, Han Shantong, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng, a monk named Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and established the last Han dominated feudal state in Chinese history.

Those who can see the land in their eyes can see the world.

Hundreds of years later, there will be a person who will climb out of the ravines and ravines, along the land of China, to the top of the world.

From the 20th rank military title system of the Qin and Han dynasties to the military system of the Northern Dynasties and even the Sui and Tang dynasties, all the heroes who seized the world in a short period of time without exception established an advanced and reasonable land distribution system in a short period of time, and all established a powerful army that was dominant in the world through the redistribution of land. The fundamental reason why the soldiers of the early Tang Dynasty were able to defeat all the enemies on the internal and external battlefields was because they had the most primitive desire for survival and life, and land was the only condition for them to realize this desire, and war was the only way for them to obtain land.

This is also the fundamental reason why the professional army of the ancient conscription system was not as strong as the semi-professional army of the government military system.

Military merits are awarded, this is indeed a ladder to realize the emperor's cause.

It's a pity that in the troubled times of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms, no one seems to see this.

Zhu Wen, Li Congke, Shi Jingjiao, Liu Zhiyuan, Guo Wei, Chai Rong, all the way to Zhao Kuangyin, no one in the era of strong people like a forest has thought about why Qin Shi Huang was able to destroy the Six Kingdoms, and no one has analyzed why Li Shimin was able to become the Heavenly Khan. The top figures of the era only focus on power and wealth, but often ignore the basis of power and wealth.

The knowledge and foresight of people in the 21st century is indeed not comparable to that of people more than 1,000 years ago.

Modern people are no smarter than ancient people, and when it comes to practical ability, a hundred Li*, three heads, and six arms together may not be able to surpass either Li Bin and Qin Gu.

However, what is condensed in Li*'s mind is the crystallization of the wisdom of 2,000 years of agricultural civilization, and it is the most essential part after summarizing and refining. Regardless of ability, whether it is actual or not, it is the case, Li * was able to see things that Li Bin and Qin Gu could never see, and it had nothing to do with knowledge and ability, just because they came from different eras.

In Li*'s brain, there is also the experience and wisdom of Li Bin and Qin Gu, but these experiences, wisdom, and even lessons have been refined, summarized, and studied and analyzed by countless experts and scholars after more than a thousand years.

Therefore, what Li* said as common sense, listening to the ears of the ancients, was tantamount to a loud bang that shook the ears.

However, in Li*'s view, the military merits can only be said at present.

No matter how advanced a theory is, there are no conditions for its implementation, and it is just a few empty words.

The most direct problem faced by Li * is that he is only a lowest-level subordinate officer in Yanzhou, he is not Gao Yunquan, he is not the envoy of the Zhangwu Army recognized by the imperial court, he is not the owner of millions of acres of fertile land in Yanzhou, and he is not the big landlord on this territory.

So he smiled bitterly: "I'm just a little lieutenant of the accompaniment, people speak softly, although the system of awarding military merit is good, but it is not something that my strength can promote, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in the high service and Xicheng will not listen to my ......"

He paused: "However, if Li Guan can convince Gao Shizhong, there is a possibility that this matter will be implemented......

Li Bin and Qin Gu glanced at each other, and both shook their heads.

The difference is that Qin Gu is sighing and shaking his head, while Li Bin is smiling and shaking his head.

"Huairen, you think too highly of Gao Shizhong, but you underestimate yourself too much-"

Li Bin's words made Qin Gu and Li * raise their heads at the same time, and looked at the leader of the Yanzhou civil officials, Gao Yunquan's cronies and important ministers in confusion.

Li Bin said slowly: "The senior servant knows the general situation, knows the overall situation, knows the advance and retreat, and knows the gains and losses; As a feudal town, he is indeed a man of understanding. That's why I can honor him to this day. If he was also Gao Shaoji's arrogant and clever erector who was clever everywhere, he wouldn't be able to sit in Yanzhou today......"

However, he is not Han Gaozu, nor is he Tang Taizong. He can't be in a corner with the overall situation in mind, all he thinks about all day long is how to continue the wealth and power of the Gao family, and how to maintain the semi-divided situation of Yanzhou. In his heart, he does not have the ambition of enriching the country and strengthening the army, let alone the suffering of the people in the world. He is not interested in doing such a thing as awarding military merits, let alone having the courage to do it. Even if the old man lobbied him, he was afraid that it would backfire, but he suspected that the old man was too involved in military affairs and wanted to be detrimental to his Gao family. Hehe, well-intentioned to be a wicked person, the old man doesn't care to do such a thing......"

Zijian was originally a person close to Gao Shizhong, but since he became the county commander of Fushi, he has become increasingly disappointed in Gao Shizhong, not because Gao Shizhong is not kind to him, but because he has different aspirations. Zijian is a scholar, a hero who prides himself on being a scholar, and he, like the old man, has the ambition to take the world as his own responsibility. In the center, he should be a good minister, and in a corner, he should be Li Shu's parents. Zijian is a national scholar, not a slave of the Gao family. I'm right, right? ”

Qin Gu hesitated for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The countryman Yunyun, I dare not be ashamed, and what the literary quality is said is basically not bad." The high servants treat me like a mountain, and I should be loyal to serve in my personal feelings and righteousness. It's just that Qin is really not a person who wants to end up in the old frontier, and I have nothing to say in the middle of the high service, so I should try my best to maintain the situation of skin and charity, so as to live up to the trust of the servant. Once the service is in the middle for a thousand years, Qin will have nothing to do with the Gao family, and if he hangs up the crown and leaves, it will not be regarded as the grace of the acquaintance in the service......"

Li * listened silently, and secretly said in his heart that you and Li Bin are so close, I am afraid that when you want to flash people, Gao Shaoji will not let you go.

However, Qin Gu is not famous in history, and he has not left a single word of record, and Li * can't say what his future fate will be.

At this time, Li Bin smiled and said: "Zijian doesn't have to be discouraged, although he can't be counted on in the high waiter, isn't there already a Li Huairen in front of him?" ”

Hearing this, Li * suddenly had goosebumps all over his body, and hurriedly shook his hand and said, "What can I do with a martial artist?" ”

"What about martial artists, now all those in power are martial artists—" Li Bin reprimanded angrily.

"Brother Huairen is too humble, a martial artist like you, the younger brother has never heard of it since he was sensible and enlightened!" Qin Gu also nodded with a smile.

"The old man was unfortunately born in troubled times, seeing thousands of Li people being devastated by soldiers and bandits, losing their fathers and children, losing their mothers and children, and the newly married husband and wife will become a permanent secret. And the dignitaries and dignitaries, the princes of the feudal towns, who knows the suffering of the people, and who is sympathetic to the life and death of Li Shu? It is a disaster for Wufu to be a country, and it is a catastrophe that Zhuxia has never seen for thousands of years. Jin room south crossing, five chaotic China, its disaster is not huge, its situation can not be said to be miserable, compared to today, the old man thought that Yidi also has a king, and Huaxia is also a tyrant. For decades, the Central Plains has been in dispute, what are they fighting for? The old man is a Confucian student, so the old man doesn't care who is the emperor, whether it is Shi Jingjiao or Liu Zhiyuan, as long as he can stop the strife and war in the world, as long as he can let the people live a peaceful life, the old man will recognize him as a good emperor——"

He breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone softened a little: "Huairen, the old man said this to you today, not to encourage you to rebel, nor to encourage you to do anything big. You came out of the old man's house, and the old man no longer regarded you as a slave since the day he left the house, do you know what this is for? ”

Li Bin sighed, and said sincerely: "Observation and I have the grace to save my life, *It is difficult to repay the powder......"

"I'm not asking you this, I'm asking you, do you know why I don't see you as a slave anymore?" Li Bin interrupted him a little irritably and asked again.

"I don't know." Lee said honestly.

"Wen Zhigong no longer regards Brother Huairen as a slave, not because Brother Huairen has the merit of guarding him to quell the chaos. It was because Brother Huairen witnessed the slaughter of the people by the rebellious army on the day of the rebellion, and dared to act with righteous indignation, so that the soldiers were peaceful and the people of the city were saved. Although Brother Huairen killed and injured nine people that day, he didn't know how many innocent people in Fushi City had been saved. On the gate of the small people, the portrait of Brother Huairen has been replaced by Duke Jing De and Duke Shubao......" Qin Gu said with a slight teasing aside.

"Ahh

"Zijian is right, but it's a pity that the painting is too poor, and he doesn't even seem to be half-point......ed," Li Bin also smiled.

He paused: "You, a person born as a slave, can have this kind of benevolence, and you will not come to this world in vain." If you talk about human conduct, how many times stronger are you than Gao Shaoji's shaft? Today, you are trying to save the displaced people, which proves that the old man is not wrong, you are a merciful person, and a righteous man who cannot see the suffering of the people......"

Qin Gu also nodded: "Yes, Brother Huairen's actions today, not to mention the risk, but also to ignore his own future, openly against Gao Yanei, this liver and gall, the little brother is ashamed of himself." ”

Li Bin didn't seem to allow Li * to speak at all, and immediately followed: "So Huairen, you must not be arrogant, if there are any difficulties, Zijian and I will do our best to solve them for you." Yes, you are a martial artist, but you are the most conscientious and courageous martial artist that the old man has seen in the past few decades, you are pure by nature, and you regard Li Min as your parents. Now that you are training on Fenglin Mountain, the old man has high hopes for you, and I really hope that one day, you can raise a shelter umbrella for the people of Yanzhou, for Guanzhong Lishu, and for the people of the world......"