Chapter 44: Wei Zheng Goes to the Countryside (I)
Chang'an City can be said to be noisy and lively recently, and the main reason is that Li Jidong has returned from the expeditionary army, of course, just the return of the army can not make Nuoda's Chang'an become so noisy, and what makes the prosperous Chang'an fall into the hustle and bustle is the more than 90,000 captives he brought back from Goryeo and Baekje.
Most of these people are young and strong, and almost half of them are women and children, who were originally the children of Goryeo and Baekje, but now they have a new nationality, that is, the people of Tang.
Li Er held a grand celebration ceremony at Taicang Wharf, on the one hand, to celebrate that General Li Ji once again contributed to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, Li Er wanted to let those captives who had never come to the Tang Dynasty see the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, so as to give them a strong shock, let them worship the Central Plains culture, yearn for the Central Plains culture, and thus assimilate them.
Li Er's methods were very effective, after getting off the ship from Taicang, after getting off the ship one by one, the Goryeo and Baekje people all looked around at the busy and prosperous wharf, and they all grew their mouths, as if it was the first time they had seen such a scene.
The vessels that cover the sky and the sun, the shipyards that are about ten feet high, and the busy docks are like the comparison of the bright moon and the bright fire compared to the ports of their own country.
After these Goryeo and Baekje people disembarked, the household department had already sent a large number of officials to register them, and those who were strong and had no family were sent to the mines and factories, and those who had families were assigned to the border land, so that they could reclaim wasteland, and the newly built outer cities of Chang'an, and now there were many vacant gate houses, and those who had not had time to be allocated were settled there first.
More than 90,000 people. Such a large number of people. It's like a shot in the arm. continued to promote the industrial and commercial development of Datang, and the locomotive of Datang once again accelerated its speed......
"Your Majesty, this is an excerpt submitted by the Ministry of Households, which is about the total amount of industrial and commercial production, as well as some personnel allocation."
In the imperial study, Bai Mei respectfully handed a letter on the table.
"Well, put it there." Li Ertou didn't raise his head. The red pen in his hand kept reviewing something, and judging from his slightly frowning look, it seemed that there was something tricky.
"By the way, has Wei Aiqing gone to the countryside now?" Li Er seemed to remember something, raised his head and asked Bai Mei.
"Returning to His Majesty, Duke Wei has already taken the investigation team and reporters of Nanshan Academy to the countryside yesterday, according to His Majesty's will, this time they will focus on investigating the problem of unreasonable land division among the clans."
"Hmm." Li Er showed a thoughtful look and said earnestly: "The land survey is imminent. According to my observations, with the prosperity of my Datang business over the years. The family is becoming more and more intertwined, and the issue of land annexation is becoming more and more strict, but I don't know how strict this problem is, and this time I sent Wei Qing to thoroughly understand this problem. β
"What His Majesty said is extremely true, and the slave feels that as long as Wei Xiang comes out, he will definitely be able to solve it."
When Li Er heard this, he pursed his lips undeniably, turned his head and asked again: "By the way, I heard that Guiguzi has accepted another Guigu disciple, can the identity be proven?" β
"Now there are two disciples in Guigu, one is Wu Zhao'er, the third daughter of the late Yingguo Gong warrior, and the other is Di Renjie, the eldest son of Shangshu Zuocheng Di Xiaoxu, this Di Renjie is a well-known precocious young man in Kuizhou, I heard that he is talented and intelligent, proficient in judging cases and reasoning, and he is also well-known in Kuizhou." Bai Mei replied respectfully.
"Hmm." Li Er stroked his beard, "I know, if there is any change in the subsequent ghost valley, I will return it to me immediately, understand?" β
"Minions understand." β¦β¦
"Lord Wei Zheng, the front is Linyi Village in Yunzhou, should we prepare and inform the local Yamen government, so that it is convenient to act?"
In a horse-drawn carriage galloping on the county road, a young man asked an old man in a gray robe.
"No, no, no, let's go to the countryside this time, just to avoid the official yamen, take a look at the most real land situation, and see how those wealthy families have annexed the land, and how they can inform them." The gray-robed old man said with some disgust.
"Oh." The young man also scratched his head embarrassedly, "Then what we saw and heard this time, should we truthfully write it in the "Datang News"?" β
Hearing the young man's inquiry, Wei Zheng showed a firm expression and said righteously: "No matter what the reality is, this time we must present the folk facts to the scholars of the world in the news newspaper, so that they can know the real status quo of my Datang." ββ¦β¦
On the street of Linyi Village, a team of officials held a gong in their hands, beating and beating, along the street, shouting as they walked: "Listen to the villagers, the state government has an order, grant the land today, and each household will quickly take the acres of land and gather under the old banyan tree at the entrance of the village!" β
Since the implementation of the equalization system in the seventh year of Dawude, every year all localities have to take back a part of the ownerless land, regrant it to another part of the households, and register it in their household registers.
However, things are not so simple. Over the years, there have often been many troubles and disputes in the acquisition of land, and there have been many fraudsters who have taken advantage of the opportunity. As for how to receive the land this year, it is still a mystery in the hearts of the people of Linyi Zhuang.
At this moment, under the big banyan tree, the whole village has gathered all the old and young. The wistful gazes of the villagers were cast on the square table under the banyan tree. On the table is a stack of acres of land.
In March of the seventh year of Wude, the imperial court implemented the uniform field, and the field was given by Ding, and the registration was made, and the households who granted the field were given such a small book with a yellow cover, although they were not in accordance with the express provisions of the imperial court at that time, and the fields were granted, but they finally got some land. Therefore, people regard these acres as treasures. Last year's catastrophe, some houses collapsed, and after people rescued their loved ones, the first thing to look for was this treasure.
According to the regulations, the villagers handed over the land book to the messenger, who forwarded it to the Lizheng in front of the square table.
The book of acres was first read by Li Zheng, circled and sketched for a while, handed to Si Tian Zuo, Si Tian Zuo sketched for a while, handed over to the left officer, and the left officer according to the number determined by Si Tian Zuo, re-filled in a new booklet, filled in, transferred to the right officer, corrected by the right officer, with a seal.
The villagers of Linyizhuang opened their eyes wide, looking at the repeated procedure in front of the square table, no one spoke, even the children's frolicking and noisy were ruthlessly stopped, people all had a heart, this is a major matter related to the survival of the family, and they have to be attentive.
The repetitive process at the square table finally stopped. Si Tian Zuo signaled to Li Zheng, Li Zheng left his seat, and announced to Zhuang Min: "Fellow villagers, in accordance with the order of the state government, Ben Li Zheng has completed the registration of the land in my village, reported to the county government and submitted to the state government for approval. Speaking of which, he owed Si Tianzuo a debt and continued. Now, according to the reassignment situation, the register will be re-registered, and all villagers are invited to come and collect it! β
An errand officer picked up the newly filled "Book of Acres of Land" and read it out in turn: "The head of the household, Lai Zhong, forty years old, middle-aged male; Xu Wuniang, a middle-aged man's wife, was re-granted 20 acres of wild fields, 21 acres of mouth fields, and 1 acre of residential gardens, a total of 42 acres. β
The man who called Lai Zhong was taken aback: "Master, the villain's original field is sixty-one acres, why is there forty-two acres left?" β
"It's back to the government." The officer replied coldly and continued to readβ
"The head of the household, Zhang Qushi, fifty years old, widow, son, Zhang Xiaosan, fifteen, little man, changed to Shahe Yantian forty wow, Zhuangdong eight wow."
"Master, no, my family was originally a good land of fifty acres, and I didn't apply for a grant of land, why did I change it?" Widow Zhang shouted, refusing to accept the booklet.
The officer threw the booklet at her feet.
There was a sudden chaos in the crowd, and people were talking and asking questions.
"What's going on this year, changing all the land?"
"I have corn and potatoes planted in my field, why should I change my land?"
"What the hell is this?"
Si Tianzuo shouted loudly, trying to stop the people's clamour: "Don't make noise! Don't make noise! This is the order of the government, who dares not to obey? β
At this moment, a small and thin-faced old man, with the help of several young people, squeezed in from outside the crowd and asked Si Tianzuo in a soothing and aggressive tone: "Dare to ask your lordship, the Juntian Law clearly stipulates that the land of the villagers cannot be changed privately, and it can only be changed after I confirm it. ββ¦β¦ (To be continued......)