Chapter 211: People Walk Away in the City
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In fact, this small city located at the foot of Yanshan is only connected by the east and west gates, and the passage leading to Yanshan at the north gate is walked out by people, and the south gate is a small road leading to a river called Xunshui, and the trail is lined with Wu forts and manors. Large tracts of land suitable for cultivation have been fenced off, which of course have now been harvested and left untended.
Because most of the owners of these Wu forts and manors followed Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang to Liaoxi County. Cao Pi looked at the field between the mound and the muddy water and said to Cao Zhen beside him: "It's just that this land has at least 2,000 acres of fertile land. ”
Cao Zhen said: "Although there are many fewer fields in Youzhou than in the Central Plains, there is still a place after all, and the land is vast and sparsely populated, so it is still a strategic place. ”
Cao Pi smiled: "That's right. Then he sent someone to call Xian Yufu and said to him: "General Lao Xianyu has removed the camp at the south gate, outside this south gate is the water and the land is fertile. ”
After Xian Yufu received the order, he rushed to his army, and then Cao Pi sent someone to spread the word Zhang Liao, Cao Xiu, and Yu Ban, and ordered the foot soldiers to be stationed outside the east gate, the tiger and leopard cavalry to be stationed outside the north gate, and the people were stationed outside the west gate, and then he entered the city with a small number of guards, these guards were actually selected by the tiger and leopard riders under Cao Xiu to be an outstanding knight.
After entering the city, Cao Pi was greeted by a young man, although the clothes on this man's body were made of silk, and the dyeing and embroidery were quite good, but they were a little ill-fitting, and they looked a little smaller, which should be someone else's clothes.
Behind this man there were several old men, neatly dressed, but they were all sackcloth. It is not autumn yet, but the end of summer, and people who have the conditions will not pass on unsightly linen clothes at this time, and those who wear linen clothes only prove that their living conditions are not very good.
When the man saw Cao Pi surrounded by everyone, he immediately stepped forward and saluted and said, "Nickname Xunnan Township Sifu Wang Dalu, see... I've seen Shangguan. "The young man didn't stutter, he just hadn't seen a big man, so he was a little nervous, as did the old man who saluted him.
Cao Pi raised his hand, signaled that they didn't need to be polite, and asked, "The countryman, the long ear of a township, why are you here to greet me?" So where is the magistrate of Tuyin? "Less than 10,000 households are long, and more than 10,000 households are ordered.
Wang Dalu replied: "Return... Back to Shangguan..."Cao Zhen on the side said: "This is Youzhou Mu, ruling Jinwu Cao Gong!" ”
For many local princes, generals, and court officials, Cao Gong is Cao Cao, but for the people of Youzhou, Cao Gong is the new state pastor Cao Pi. 【】
"It's... Be.... Hui Cao Gong, the county magistrate of this earth... County Cheng... There are also a number of officials who have followed Yuan Xi to Liaoxi, Xiaomin... It was the villagers from all over the country who were elected to manage Tuyin County, in order to maintain the peaceful life of the people left here...", but Cao Pi also understood that these people in the township rarely had the opportunity to study, and the so-called township was just a place where the people lived outside the city, and most of the people in the township had their own thin fields, and they went to do odd jobs for the big clans to earn extra money to support themselves and their families during their spare time, which was a very common thing in the late Han Dynasty.
The estates of the local gentry and the Wubao family together have much more people living in a township than in a township, but most of these people are not in the household registration, and if they are in the household registration, they have to pay a poll tax. The so-called township is just a place where the bitter people live, they not only have to do odd jobs for the big clans, but also pay the taxes of the imperial court, which is also the reason why they voluntarily sell themselves as tenants, at least to avoid the taxes of the imperial court, otherwise they will not be able to pay the taxes when there is no natural disaster, and the local officials will inevitably pull them to the army.
Cao Pi glanced at the old men behind Wang Dalu and asked, "Are these your township officials?" ”
Wang Dalu pointed to the three old men behind him and said: "These three people are the three elders in my township, as for the other township officials.... I've already gone to Liaoxi County. ”
After all, Cao Pi is a person who is familiar with the history of the hundred schools of thought and the Han law, and knows that in addition to the township sifu, there are three official positions in the township, you, and rank, of which the township is to assist the township squirrer in handling all affairs, to put it bluntly, he is the deputy township head, You is responsible for maintaining public order, and the rank is responsible for collecting taxes, and the three elders are responsible for educating the villagers.
It is not difficult to understand at all, most of the three official positions of Xiangzuo, Youzuo, and Youzhi were placed by the local government, Xiangzuo is responsible for controlling the township, Youzuo is responsible for deterring the villagers, and Youzhi is responsible for collecting taxes from the imperial court.
As for the three elders, they are in charge of the education of the villagers, saying that they are educating the villagers, but in fact, most of the three elders are illiterate, but tell the villagers' children stories, common sense of farming and raising livestock, and some legends in the countryside, to put it bluntly, they are passing on their own life experience to the next generation, so most of the three elders are farmers who have lived a hard life all their lives. It is very difficult to live at the bottom of society in this era, because it is difficult, so they are highly respected. Naturally, such people would not go with Yuan Xi, because they had been here all their lives.
Cao Pi smiled and asked, "Then is the township official in this mound almost gone?" ”
"Positive........ Exactly," replied Wang Dalu.
"Okay..... So how many people are still in this mound city? How many households are still there? Cao Pi asked again.
"This ............" Wang Dalu immediately asked the three elders for help with his eyes, but the three old men were also at a loss.
Cao Zhen whispered: "Brother, it is difficult for the people in the township to be literate, how can they know how to count household registration?" They are just people who have been selected by Xian Yufu to maintain the peace here, and if you want to ask, you still have to ask Xian Yufu. ”
Cao Pi laughed at himself when he heard this, and said, "Brother Xian reminded that it is... Alas. Mounds
In this way, presumably the rest of Youbeiping is not much better, at that time, Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Zhang Nan and Jiao Touch were stationed in different counties, and they thought they were wary of each other, but now it seems that it is because the officials of Youbeiping are gone, and it is necessary to maintain local order, Cambridge, go and find Xian Yufu. ”
At this time, Wang Dalu suddenly said: "The state... State pastor... Fortunately, Tian Gongzi can know these things. ”
"Tian Gongzi!" Cao Pi immediately remembered Tian Yu. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.