Chapter 5:

That night, all the officials in Nanyang, including Tian Feng, Xun You, Guo Jia, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao and other high-level cores including He Chen, participated in this grand celebration banquet. The mellow and fragrant wine, the meat delicacies that attract the flow of mouth, and the white flowers and big steamed buns stacked like a hill, can usually only taste the delicious food during the New Year's holidays. The soldiers' eyes were almost shining, and they threw off their arms one by one, and they were swept away by the wind and clouds, and they drank nonsense. The mouth was full of oil, and the hands were barely patronized, and I was addicted.

The sound of the wine order of the roaring green tendons, the laughter of the jokes, the singing of the silk wind music, the juggling and the wonderful cheers, at this moment, the city is empty, the lights are shining in the sky, hundreds of people and businessmen spontaneously come to the school field in the west of the city to participate in this prosperous scene that is rare to see in a century.

He Chen just showed his face at first, drank a few glasses of opening wine, and then left the place. He knew that if he was here, he was afraid that the soldiers would not be able to open their minds and enjoy themselves, so after a few words of encouragement, he went to discuss important matters with his advisers overnight.

This wine in ancient times is really not in the taste of his sister, and he has time to improve it himself, He Chen thought so on the way back.

Although alcohol is not allowed on the march to war, you can also taste it when you have nothing to do. In this era of precariousness in the Han Dynasty, no one knows whether they will still be alive in this world tomorrow, so everyone is drunk today and drunk today, and they are very drunk. If you can make even the most ordinary wine in your previous life, you can probably win over the loyalty of the soldiers.

Since returning to the long-awaited county government conference hall, He Chen can be said to have felt a lot, since he came to this world, he can be said to be walking on thin ice, step by step, and he is afraid that if he is not careful, he will fall into this abyss. Now I finally have made some small achievements, but this is not enjoyment, nor is it a horse to put Nanshan, but to walk into a bigger stage, a wider space, to paraphrase Fa Ge's words: success, I have just started on the road. If you want to unify this chaotic dynasty, you have a long way to go.

At this time, several important advisers were all present, including Tian Feng, Xun You, Guo Jia, Chen Lin, Deng Zhi, Li Yan and others.

Dian Wei and Yan Ming, who were on He Chen's side, stood at the door of the hall to prevent others from approaching. The matter to be discussed tonight is definitely a heavy but inescapable topic.

After He Chen sat down, the maid offered fragrant tea and withdrew, and after bringing it to the door, the meeting officially began.

Before he could speak, the solemn expression on He Chen's face infected everyone in the seat, and even his emotions were a little suppressed.

He Chen picked up the tea on the table, blew it gently, felt the fresh aromatic breath into his nose, and his suppressed spirit lifted up a little, then Eagle Eye looked around and said slowly in a deep voice: "Yuan Hao and Gongda's suggestions have been carefully read, and most of them agree with your placement methods, but there are some aspects, and I have some of my own opinions, so I will discuss it with you today." ”

Everyone's spirit is tight, to be honest, He Chenping said that he almost obeyed these two people, and respected them to the extreme, and now he suddenly said that there must be something very important happening, otherwise the state pastor's expression would not be so serious.

"More than 100,000 displaced people will be resettled in batches in the 36 counties of Nanyang according to the situation, especially in the areas where the land is barren and damaged, and then the land will be distributed according to the population, exempted from taxation, and money will be allocated for them to buy farm tools, buy seeds, and provide 10 households with a ploughing cattle, etc., these are no problems, but we must not just focus on the present, we must take a long-term view. Nowadays, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and a large area of land is barren, and there is no problem at this time. Once the government is stable and the people are healthy, a large-scale population surge will follow, and according to incomplete statistics, the population will increase by more than 100,000 last year compared with previous years. With so much arable land available, it will gradually become saturated, and then the contradictions will gradually sharpen and eventually evolve into an uncontrollable situation. If we don't solve these problems now, it will be even more difficult to solve them in the future. ”

"The state pastor wants to take advantage of the victory and solve the problem of the land system single-handedly?"

When He Chen spoke, the hall was full of shock, and they all had shocked expressions.

Settle? He Chen smiled bitterly, China has not solved this problem for 5,000 people, how capable can he be? Can you use a woolen yarn? It must not be solved, even if it takes decades or hundreds of years, what you can do is to control the harm to the minimum, right?

"The state pastor is really dedicated to the people, and Ze is born by the people. Throughout the hundreds of years of the Qin and Han dynasties, the successive dynasties changed, on the surface, it seemed that the imperial court [***], the officials formed a party, in fact, due to the inequality between the rich and the poor, a large amount of land was concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, resulting in a huge crisis, the peasants who lost their land, the poor and helpless people, and finally took risks to go to the road of resistance. In the final analysis, it is the result of the wealthy family's excessive demand and continuous occupation of land. Whether it was the Qing Dynasty, the Party Rebellion, or the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the cause was the land system. Tian Feng took the lead in agreeing.

How do you know that Tian Feng's words changed sharply, and he said impassionedly: "It's just that whether it is Gaozu or Emperor Wu, they are all supported by the powerful family or are local clans themselves." Even if the "ban on Chi Shan Ze" under the rule of Wenjing and the forced introduction of the "Du Tian" system by Guangwu Zhongxing, it still had little effect, and Gai was strongly opposed because it violated the interests of landlords, merchants, and wealthy families, especially the nouveau riche and imperial relatives near Kyoto. Naturally, the local officials could not afford to offend the powerful and powerful, so they had no choice but to protect them and shift the burden on the small and medium-sized peasants and the poor peasants. Since then, the restructuring has ended without a problem. Jinnai has caused contradictions in all aspects, and the world is in turmoil. Although the state pastor is full of fists, this matter is really tricky, and it seems that now is not a good time. Tian Feng didn't care about how ugly He Chen's face was, but still said righteously.

"If you want to measure the land from the new and increase its taxes, I am afraid that I will offend the families of Nanyang; Second, I am afraid that land annexation will continue to happen in the long run. Besides, the state pastor itself started with a local wealthy family, and at this time, he just made some achievements, so he crossed the river and demolished the bridge, for fear that it would damage the reputation and at the same time, it would also cause instability in the hearts of the people in Nanyang. I also hope that the state pastor will think twice. At this time, Xun Yu followed Tian Feng's words and said seriously.

"The lord is the heart of the country and the people, and the five bodies admired by the officials are thrown to the ground. It's just that people have good and bad luck, things have priorities, the Central Plains is in chaos at the moment, swords and soldiers are everywhere, and the powerful power of the clan is prevalent, all of which can affect the gains and losses of a city, and the lord waved his hand at this time and fell, only afraid of chilling the heart of the world's wealthy families, and only afraid of ...... "Although Deng Zhi is a famous family, but the family is in the middle of the road, to his ancestors' previous generation, almost said that the son is cold, even if he agrees in his heart, but still can't agree with He Chen's move to restructure the land at this time."

Say, Lao Tzu has stabbed a hornet's nest?

Although he knew that this matter was difficult, he didn't expect how excited the reaction of a few henchmen and advisers would be, and He Chen had to re-examine the land system. Uncle, Lao Tzu used to only be in charge of military warfare and never interfered in internal affairs, but now it is rare to put forward an idea, and he is slapped by everyone and smacked in the face, how can he feel embarrassed?

He Chen sneered in his heart, he could still guess a little bit of the thoughts of his subordinates. In the era when the ancient clan was almost larger than the country, which of Xun You, Chen Lin, Guo Jia, Tian Feng, etc., didn't think about glorifying their ancestors and seeking benefits for their families? Damn, Lao Tzu doesn't have much strength now, and he will settle accounts after the slow autumn. When the time comes, there is a way to knock it over one by one.

He Chen understood that this matter could not be done for the time being, a smile appeared on his face, and he sighed and shook his head: "You are really, isn't this state pastor going to discuss with everyone to solve this matter?" How can we find a balance between the scholars and the common people, so that the people can have land to cultivate for a long time? ”

Only then did everyone sigh out, and every word you said and I said was already a good idea, which was nothing more than the old way of opening up wasteland.

He Chen shook his head, and then threw out a second bomb and said: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying: no agriculture is unstable, no work is not rich, no business is not living, and the contemptible people think about it again and again, and think that land annexation is so harmful, and a very important reason is that land is an important means of accumulating wealth. As a result, the land is concentrated in the hands of a few. If we encouraged the development of industry and commerce, and raised the status of the merchants, so that they could turn their attention away from the land, would we be able to alleviate this problem greatly? ”

Everyone was stunned again.

What happened to the state pastor today? How shocking is everything that is said?

Shinong businessman, the status of the merchant has been ranked to the most uninhabited, worse than the peasant, the state pastor said to improve his status? Now the advisers quit again, and there was another heated argument.

He Chen suddenly felt that he looked quite majestic on the surface, but sometimes he was really cowardly, and he was good militarily, and he could do what he said. However, in domestic affairs, he is restrained everywhere, and he feels almost powerful and has nowhere to go.

"Slap" He Chen finally became a little angry, slapped the table fiercely, and said coldly: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what's the use of this state pastor?" In the future, if there is anything you can handle by yourself, Lao Tzu will be a state pastor in peace, drink a little wine when you have nothing to do, and flirt with a beautiful woman. Why be born and die like that? Needless to say, the rest will be disbanded. ”

Everyone was stunned and looked at He Chen, who had a ruffian face, striding towards the door, I was really afraid that the shepherd of this state would have a temper and quit, so what is famous all over the world, isn't the glory and wealth all gone? Hurriedly blocked He Chen, you and I will persuade you first.

In the end, several people finally reached an idea in He Chen's strong insistence and bargaining.

Despite this, He Chen's heart is extremely angry, fuck, Lao Tzu doesn't care about anything this time, first train a few desperate soldiers and horses, and then treat all kinds of disobedience, disagree? Lao Tzu copied your nest, still don't agree? Lao Tzu copied it again, and my mother forced it.

(To be continued)