After the wine feast, Sanniang asked Zhu Wu, Lu Junyi, Gongsun Sheng, and Huang Wenbing to stay alone to speak. After using the sobering soup for a while, Sanniang asked: "This trip to the east, how is the morale of the army and the people?" ”

Zhu Wuzheng sat down and said: "Since the arrival of Zhao'an's will, there has been a lot of restlessness in the hearts of the army and the people. Lu Junyi frowned and said, "How to be restless?" Do they still have their hearts set on the court? Zhu Wu said with a smile: "The staff is relieved, not to the court, but under our rule, all industries are prosperous, there is no official bullying and oppression, the army and the people are of one heart and one mind, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment for a long time." At first hearing of Zhao'an, the army and the people did not know where they were going, and they were deeply afraid that after the return of the officials and soldiers, the good days would never return, and the government bullies would bully and oppress them, so they were restless. ”

Sanniang sighed and said: "It's a pity that now is not the time to raise the flag, otherwise it will not make the people of West China angry." Zhu Wudao: "The lord is relieved, fortunately, the lord arranged for Shi Dalang, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu and others to lead a military horse to stay, scattered in the Haoqiang Zhuang courtyard in various states and counties, and the soldiers and civilians felt a little at ease." It is also necessary to make it clear by the holy decree of the Angel of Zhao'an that the past crimes will not be investigated, that is, after the return of the officials and soldiers, the people will be safe and prosperous, and everything will be the same, so that the restlessness can be calmed. ”

Sanniang hummed and asked: "Since ancient times, where the military horses have passed, no matter what, they will be harassed, I don't know if this delivery, after the official army entered West China, did they ever invade the place?" Zhu Wudao: "The lord cares about the people, and it is not in vain that the people of West China worship the White Lotus Holy Maiden." The main peace of mind, the officers and generals who led the troops into West China this time were Liu Guangshi, the commander of the Langyan Road Soldiers and Horses, and Han Shizhong, the defense envoy, these two people have always been loyal and righteous, although they have been confronted with our West China Department for a long time, but they feel that our army and people are of the same heart, the same desire from top to bottom, and the righteousness lies, so they have always been sympathetic to us. The imperial court sent him two leading troops to take over Huazhou, and where the soldiers and horses passed, the two of them feared our army, so they restrained the troops and did not intrude on the place. ”

Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, I'm only afraid that the people will suffer from the military disaster, originally we led the people to resist the heavenly soldiers, just to let the people live a good life, if I recruit peace, and let the people suffer, how can I bear it?" ”

Huang Wenbing suddenly interjected: "Why did the official army only send Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong to take over?" Sanniang said with a smile: "Yesterday, the spies from the northwest and the capital sent a news from the flying pigeon. It turned out that the Western army that confronted me in West China was only about to move because of the Xia Kingdom, so as soon as West China was recruited, most of them immediately went to the northwest to deter the Xia army. And the capital still planned to wait for Huaxi to stabilize in peace, so he immediately transferred Liu Guangshi's troops to the east, and together with the 100,000 western troops in the capital, they went south to quell the rebellion of Fangla. ”

Gongsun Sheng said with a smile: "Now I can see the benefits of the lord's insistence on refusing to raise the flag and build a number. Although I am strong and strong here, the imperial court would rather recruit an open town, and let it go for the time being, knowing that raising the flag and building a number is really unbearable for the imperial court. ”

Sanniang also smiled: "That's right, since the imperial court has used troops against each other on a large scale, and we won't come to wait for the time being, then we should seize this period of time and run the land of Shandong Road and Four Prefectures." Shandong is where our foundation is, and there will never be any more abandonment. In the future, when the world changes, we will take this as the cornerstone to fight the world and save the people from fire and water! ”

The four of them all got up and praised when they heard this, Sanniang waved her hand and motioned for the four to sit down, and then Sanniang asked: "What is the situation of the military and civilians moving eastward now?" After Zhu Wu sat down, he said: "Originally, more than 200,000 people in western China also wanted to move east with the army, but it was difficult to leave their homeland, and it was really difficult to choose. Fortunately, Shi Dalang and others led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses to stay, changed their appearance, and acted as powerful and powerful Zhuang Ding in various states and counties. Among the tens of thousands of people I brought with me on this trip, most of them were the families of the soldiers and generals of the eastward migration station, as well as thousands of skilled craftsmen. This trip to the east, there are military horses along the way, the grain and grass are abundant, and there are more than 1,000 doctors such as An Daoquan to take care of them, as well as the White Lotus monks preaching the scriptures along the way, so it is not the way to the east. ”

Sanniang bowed her head and said: "So many soldiers and civilians moved eastward, arranged so properly, and moved more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians safely. Zhu Wu got up and said humbly: "This is a subordinate duty, and I dare not take credit." Lu Junyi said with a smile: "Senior sister rewards and punishes strictly, Zhu Junshi doesn't have to be humble." ”

After a pause, Lu Junyi asked again: "100,000 soldiers and horses from West China come to the east, and there are only tens of thousands of family members with the army, is there less?" Zhu Wudao: "The 100,000 elites of my West China Department come from all over the world, there are reckless soldiers from the rivers and lakes recruited by the lord after going down the mountain several times, and there are also elites selected from the original army in West China, many of these people are homeless. Among some of the children of Huaxi, the elder brother is in the army, and the younger brother stays to take care of the family, and the younger family stays in Huaxi, so there are only tens of thousands of military dependents. There are more than 20,000 people left by Shi Dalang, who are 100,000 military horses, and in order to deceive the officers and soldiers, I here taught a military family to change their military uniforms, as 100,000, so it seems that there are fewer family members of the army. In fact, there were only more than 75,000 soldiers and horses from the east, and there were more than 86,000 people in total, including family members and skilled craftsmen, military doctors and scholars, and senior monks of the White Lotus Sect. ”

Lu Junyi bowed his head and said, "I see. Huang Wenbing interjected and asked: "The department moved east, how to settle the original industry in West China?" Zhu Wudao: "The ordnance and firearms workshop was divided into two, one was moved east with the army, and the other was handed over to Shi Dalang, placed in the depths of Shaohua Mountain, and still supplied military supplies for Shi Dalang's more than 20,000 military horses. Among the private industries, such as Liulifang and brewery, they have all moved to the east, and most of the taverns, tea shops, inns, gambling houses, etc., are still operated by Shi Dalang and other powerful people, and they have become the industries of the powerful in various states and counties, and the rest are sold to the government at a price, and Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong are there, and we are in charge, and we have sent two restaurants, which can be regarded as making friends. There are also Zhao'an Angels, along with the Zhizhou, Zhixian and others who took over Huazhou, they also sent some industries, so naturally they will not inquire about the whereabouts of our and other industries. ”

Gongsun Sheng sighed when he heard this: "The court is corrupt, how can it be undefeated?" Sanniang smiled: "If he is not corrupt there, we are still good citizens, how can we sit here?" Everyone laughed together.

Laughing Sanniang said: "Now that the eastward migration of military horses has arrived, then we will settle the military and civilians as soon as possible and start preparing to operate Shandong Road." In the four prefectures of our country, there are more than 1.8 million households, a population of more than 5.7 million, more than 25 million mu of fertile land, more than 200 iron mines, coal mines, and other minerals, more than 500 salt farms, and a number of forest farms, fisheries, and pastures. These are all recorded in the original Song court official government at the time of delivery, and it is expected that there are still many people, fields, and industries that have not been written on them. ”

Gongsun Sheng said with a smile: "The biggest omission of the government is my large area of Liangshan. Everyone laughed again when they heard this, and Sanniang also said: "Around Liangshan Shuibo, we have also cultivated a lot of fertile land, the fishery is thriving, and there are many various industries, which will be included later." ”

After a pause, Sanniang said: "Now that we want to govern Shandong Road, it is very important to clarify our own family background." I think that at the end of the year, after the end of the war against bandits, I will recount the registered population and measure the land, so as to prepare for the next step of governance. ”

Lu Junyi praised: "Senior sister's move, I think of the front, governing the place is like a housekeeper's business, of course, you have to calculate the number of population, fields, and industries in the family, otherwise there are thousands of things to do, and there is no way to start." ”

Sanniang said with a smile: "I've been used to killing since I was a child, governing the place and running the industry, naturally I can't compare to you, the rich man, Senior Brother, this matter of governing the place, after the big project phalanx is decided, naturally you still have to preside over it, Senior Brother." When they heard this, they all laughed again.

Lu Junyi said with a smile: "Senior sister's orders, how dare you disobey?" Sanniang hummed and continued: "Clarifying the family background, counting the registered population, fields, and industries is the first priority that comes to mind. In addition, these days, I have also made a three-year plan, and I will start to implement it as soon as the family background is clarified. Tonight, I would like to invite you to take a closer look. ”

At that moment, Sanniang took out a thick booklet and handed it to Huang Wenbing to read. Huang Wenbing respectfully took the booklet, gently unfolded it, and read it aloud: "Shandong Road Three-Year Governance Outline." General Provisions: In order to ensure the development of local people's livelihood, military, transportation, and other important tasks after the opening of Shandong Road, this outline is hereby formulated, and all ministries and armies should take this as the key link to govern the localities, and never slack off. ”

Gongsun Sheng said solemnly: "This is the cornerstone of the governance of my Shandong Road, and with this as the outline, there will be no deviation in action." ”

I only heard Huang Wenbing say: "My lord, he has listed thirteen large and small policy outlines, please listen carefully." The first is to clarify the local tax system. In the future, the Shandong road tax system will be divided into three types of taxes. One is agricultural tax, the other is commercial tax, and the third is gold. The agricultural tax abolished all the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the Song system, and all the fields should be delivered at the rate of 11 according to the output produced, and the delivery can be made in kind and in silver, and the money and grain consumed in the delivery are not borne by the peasant households, but are borne by the feudal towns. Spread into the acre, breed the population, and never add endowment. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Wu and the others were taken aback, and Zhu Wu said: "The rest of the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are exempted, and even the poll tax is exempted?" Sanniang said: "Since the Qin Dynasty, there have been poll tax or poll tax-like tax systems in all dynasties, this kind of tax is not conducive to the balance of the wealthy, the rich family has a large population, and the tax is a dime, and the poor people, if the population is large, they can't afford it, so that when the household registration is checked, there are many people who conceal the report. After the poll tax was paid, the poor people rejoiced. ”

Huang Wenbing interjected: "This move is conducive to breeding population, and when there are more people, everything can be done." Sanniang nodded secretly, in the era of the Song Dynasty, transportation basically relied on walking, communication basically relied on roaring, manpower is the only criterion of national strength, with population, there is more money, food, soldiers, as for whether it can feed so many people? The land reclamation area of the Song Dynasty is only half of that of the Qing Dynasty, and a large area of wasteland is still waiting to be reclaimed, so there is no need to worry at all. (To be continued.) )