After participating in the meeting, by the time Luo Guoqi returned to the house, it was already twilight.

Today is not as good as in the past, think that at the beginning, when Deng She just got Yidu, he was in ruins, he was poor and white in Yidu, and there was no foundation, and at that time, there were few local officials and gentry in Yidu, and there were many surrenders, and it was not good to confiscate the mansion and give it to his subordinates. At that time, Hong Jixun, Tong Shengyang, and Deng Chengzhi came, and there was nowhere to live.

And now, with the help of the reason why many wealthy people rebelled when Chahan attacked, and with the help of Wenhuaguo and Zhang Xiao'er to lead the pawns of tigers and wolves, the wind and clouds also cleaned up the opportunity of the surrounding prefectures and counties to surrender to the enemy, and Yidu Mansion has also done a major thing under the leadership and command of Yan Zhixi, Liu Mingjiang, Ju Sheng and other locals.

——, anyone who was charged with "captivity" and "speculation" in the battle of Yidu was confiscated from his farm and house, and his head was shown to the public.

The landlords and others in the city were either suspected of "being suspicious and unwilling to do things in order to speculate on the Tartars" during the war, or because they were affected by their relatives in the countryside, many of them were beheaded and their homes raided. The vacated mansion, Deng She waved his pen and ordered the Yidu Mansion to divide all the officials of Haidong who served in Yidu Province and were above the third grade. This kind of seizure of people's land, killing people's heads, and stealing people's homes is commonplace in troubled times. In fact, it is not surprising at all.

Earlier, when Mao Gui and Wang Shicheng came to Yidu, could it be said that they came alone? How many civil servants and generals came with them? When you come to Yidu, where do these people live? Where did Wang Shicheng's palace and Tian Jialie's mansion come from? It's not all the mansions that were snatched from the hands of local giants.

Luo Guoqi came back from western Zhejiang, and Zhang Shicheng's Taiwei Mansion was even more desperate, robbing the temple. There is the Yuan generation, respect Buddhism, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich, Suzhou is Dayi, Zhang Shicheng robbed the Chengtian Temple, the end of the construction is magnificent, it is really majestic and lofty. Grab it to make a temple, it's really the best.

Speaking of temples, there is also that Chen Youliang, not only the name is similar to Zhang Shicheng, one is from the "Analects", the other is from "Mencius", he was quarrying a few years ago, killed Xu Shouhui, established himself as the emperor, and when he ascended the throne and called the emperor, he couldn't find a good place for a while, and used a Wutong temple as a place to worship, and used it as a hall. The two of them can also be regarded as heroes, and they see each other in the same way.

Then there is that Zhu Yuanzhang, who also stayed in the temple before joining the army, is a small monk. Among the heroes of Jiangnan, these three people are inextricably linked to the temple. One was in the temple, one was enthroned in the temple, and the other was a monk in the temple. On the other hand, it seems that this also shows the prosperity of the temples in the world during the Mengyuan period. Zhang Yanghao said that in the world's population, monks account for eight or nine out of ten. Although this statement is exaggerated, it is not without ground.

This temple is not only a temple, but also has many temple fields, which usually employ tenants to farm, and collect rent every year, and the harvest is used to build additional temples or to support monks.

The big temples have thousands of acres of land, some famous temples and ancient temples, and there are monks and soldiers who have formed themselves, and some monks in the temples do not abide by the precepts, and there are still houses built outside, and there are wives and concubines who are married. Extravagance. It is said that he is a monk, why is he a stranger and strong?

Life was supposed to be good, with red scarves, the temple was gone, the land was gone, the wives and concubines were gone, and the people who supported them daily were gone, so they had to run around in embarrassment, just hoping for a fluke for a lifetime. Not only monks, since the Red Turban Incident, the landlords everywhere have been even more powerful.

And back to the present, compared with other places where the red scarves and the rebels killed the ,——local heroes, there are many places where the red scarves are gone, and the old wealthy families are all killed chickens and dogs. Deng She's behavior can already be regarded as "benevolent". At least, he only kills those who refuse to take refuge in him, and if they are willing to take refuge in him, such as Yan Zhixi, Ju Sheng, Liu Mingjiang, etc., he not only does not kill these people, but also gives them heavy responsibilities.

He knew very well that if the system was like this, it would be difficult for the regime to be stable if it did not rely on the landlord class. But it is not possible to kill the landlords, wealth and land are in the hands of the landlords, and if you do not kill the landlords, how can you get wealth and land? If there is no wealth, how can the country be used? If there is no land, how can we reward the heroes and attract the hearts of the people?

It's just that whether to kill or not to kill, we must grasp a scale in the meantime. Yidu is the heart of Shandong, and it must be stable, and the landlords who are not in the same heart as Haidong can be killed ruthlessly. The landlords of other prefectures and counties cannot simply be killed. or stay, or migrate, or find a crime and exile to the army. All in all, we must be tolerant, but we must not show mercy, "the king is domineering and miscellaneous".

The mansion assigned to Luo Guoqi was originally the residence of a large family in Yidu.

This big family was raided, but not because he defected to the enemy, but because he was implicated by relatives in neighboring counties. Those who surrender to the enemy are killed, and those who are implicated are exiled. Not long ago, he was exiled to Goryeo. Dragged the family with the mouth, dozens of people. Including the entire batch of exiles, the surrounding prefectures and counties of Yidu alone are added together, and there are no less than twenty households in total, and the number of people is three or four hundred. This can be regarded as a prelude to Deng She's migration to Shandong Haoqiang.

In Shandong, as Hong Jixun worries, there are still a lot of strong portals.

Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains, and Shandong Haoqiang was more dependent. The famous third marquis of the Han people in Shandong, Dongping Yan, Jinan Zhang, and Yidu Li. Although, after the Yidu Li clan rebelled, the army was defeated and died, and it was destroyed early. And Kublai Khan has long had the measure of canceling the marquis and suppressing local forces, and the career of the Yan family in Dongping is also very smooth, but the Yan family and the Zhang family are big families after all, and when they were the marquis, they were in power, and they still have influence today. and spread out, the power of the family is not small.

There are also many eunuchs who originally served in Mengyuan, or returned to live in the countryside after retirement, or are still living in other places. He is loyal to Meng Yuan.

Take Yan Zhixi as an example, he has a clansman, called Yan Yu, who is the fifty-seventh grandson of Yan Zi, in the seventeenth year of Zheng, Tian Feng raised troops, Yan Yu took his family to Yuncheng to avoid chaos, and was held by Tian Feng's troops on the way, asking him to help write a banner. He refused, refused, and was killed. Another example is Tengzhou, Li Ji, the official to Shandong Lian visiting envoys, people at the time called Mingqing. Another example is Binzhou Yang Cheng, who once served as a member of the left and right divisions of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and in the sixteenth year of Zheng, he died because he refused Zhang Shicheng's surrender. Another example is Yanzhou Wang Sicheng, who once served as the secretary of Shaanxi Xingtai, when the red scarves attacked Guanshan, he took measures for the defense of Shaanxi with illness, and died of illness. Another example is Zichuan Zhang Mingde, who was the head of the Banyang Road Governor's Office, to the fifteenth year, Mao Gui took Shandong, he adhered to the Banyang Road, was defeated, and died after the city was broken. Another example is Yuncheng Fan Zhijing, who once served as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, guarding Hangzhou, but also died in battle because of the broken city.

Among these people, either they are still not dead, or although they are dead, their families are still in Shandong. Mao Gui killed a batch, Wang Shicheng killed a batch, and most of the disobedient and stabbed heads have been beheaded. However, there are many things that go against the yang. As soon as Chahan came to Shandong, many jumped out. Cutting down the grass needs to be eradicated, and it is imperative to move them elsewhere. At the meeting, Deng She not only discussed Qing Qianxing's proposal with the ministers, but also briefly talked to the people about the local affairs at the end.

Luo Guoqi returned home in the rain, and his mood was relaxed and heavy. Relaxedly, the mission of the envoy was successfully completed and was praised by Dunshe; It's heavy, but it's because of these two things.

Qing Qianxing proposed to imitate the example of the five yas of Haidong and the two yas of Yidu, and set up a yajun army for Lishu, which is related to the army and the weapon of the country, and the relationship is very important, so it must be pondered. And Hong Jixun's proposal to move is also related to local stability, and the relationship is also very important, and it must be cautious.

One military, one government. What is the best choice, the right decision? The ministers discussed in the hall for a long time, but in the end, they still had no decision. Before the meeting ended, they said that they would go back and think about it carefully. Leave it for tomorrow, and the discussion will continue at the court meeting.

As far as Luo Guoqi's original intention is concerned, he agrees with the first article. However, he was somewhat opposed to the second one. It's funny to say. The mansion where he lived was originally snatched from the Haoqiang, but now that Haoqiang was relocated to Goryeo, he hesitated and couldn't bear it.

In the final analysis, he couldn't bear it because he was from Shandong.

Although his family is not a wealthy gentry, there are few relatives who can be called the standard of a large family. However, he had studied in Nishan Academy, and there were few Han scholars who could go to the academy to study, and most of the teachers, classmates, and seniors he met were the children of landlords. Once it becomes a decision, the migration is a big deal. Then, more than half of his teachers and classmates, to say the least, must meet the conditions for migration. Ten years of repairing the same boat. In the face of the teacher and his former classmates, how could he not be compassionate.

Human affection, human affection, human beings, who can be ruthless?

He returned to the house with a heavy heart. Some of the servants in the palace were brought by him from Haidong, and some were rewarded to him by Deng She. Luo Guoqi is cautious, and in front of his subordinates, it is not good to show his troubles. Ate hastily. That is, he retired from the maid and stayed alone in the study. Think about it repeatedly.

Listening to the sound of rain outside the window, the cold rain soaked into the room in the early spring when it was warm and cold, and I didn't feel that the twilight gradually turned into night. He lit the red candle. From a distance, in the rain curtain of the night, there is a faint light, which seems to give people a little warmth. The window paper was reflected, but a figure was seen.

The night grew darker again.

There were visitors in the middle of the night, but it was Fang Congzhe who came.

Luo Guoqi couldn't help but be strange, put aside his boredom for the time being, personally greeted him, entered the room, sat down relatively and said: "When I came back from western Zhejiang, I first took the sea route and then the land route, and the road was very hard. Early tomorrow morning, I have to go to the court again. Why doesn't Zhonghan rest at home? I came to visit in the rain at night, I don't know why? ”

Fang Congzhe was in good spirits, and he couldn't see the fatigue at all, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to hide Luo Gong." I just came out of Ji Gong's house. Ji Gong and Luo Gong's mansion are next to each other, so they come by the way to visit. ”

Luo Guoqi knew that without Ji Zongzhou's recommendation, there would be no way to be reused. As soon as he came back, he went to Ji Zongzhou's mansion first, but it was also a matter of course. Luo Guoqi let out an "oh" and said, "In the afternoon, Ji Gong was also present. Come to think of it, Zhonghan has been waiting in Ji Mansion for a long time, right? ”

"It's not long. Zhonghan went there when it was almost night. Originally, I just wanted to send some specialties from western Zhejiang and Ji Gong. Unexpectedly, after listening to Ji Gong's words, at this afternoon's meeting, the lord proposed two things. One is the proposal of Lord Qing, which is specially designed for the Lishu. One is Hong Gong's proposal to relocate the wealthy people. Ji Gong didn't think it was shallow and ugly, and specially asked my opinion. Therefore, it has been delayed so far. ”

Luo Guoqi was stunned, and thought to himself: "I happened to be sleepy, so I sent a pillow." ”

Isn't that what he's worried about these two things? However, although he appreciated Fang Congzhe, in the end, he knew each other for a long time, and it was not a gentleman's doing, but he refused to tell him about the worries in his heart, because he just asked slowly: "Zhonghan is far-sighted, and it is expected that he must have insight into this?" ”

"Zhuo Jian didn't dare. It's just a matter of opinion. ”

"I want to hear about it."

Fang Congzhe was slightly stunned, he was not a person who was easy to show, if it wasn't for Luo Guoqi to ask, he would never take the initiative to say that he had just met Ji Zongzhou, and even Ji Zongzhou asked for his opinion. Approximately show off. However, since Luo Guoqi also seemed to be very interested in this, he had nothing to hide, and replied bluntly: "Lili is the army for a while, and it will be unfavorable in the future, so it is not advisable." The migration of wealthy people may be turbulent for a while, but it will certainly be beneficial to the future, and sincerity is a good policy, which is desirable. ”

It is just the opposite of Luo Guoqi's opinion. Luo Guoqi was really interested and asked, "What is a temporary profit?" And what is bound to benefit the future? Tell me more about it, and let me hear it. ”

Fang Congzhe understood slightly, he looked at Luo Guoqi, and thought, "But it turns out that Luo Gong is also worried about these two things. No wonder I don't sleep in the middle of the night and stay alone in the study. He went to western Zhejiang with Luo Guoqi, although Luo Guoqi's eloquence was not as good as his, but he was steady and victorious. He also has more respect for Luo Guoqi. Therefore, he did not become pretentious because of this,—— only a few hours of work, and two ministers personally asked his opinion on these two matters, but they were more modest, and said: "Congzhe is not in his position, and he does not seek his government." You shouldn't be tempted to talk about politics casually. However, if you have to ask Luo Gong, you have to ask questions, and you have to answer. I was bold enough to say it. ”

"Please."

"I heard Ji Gong say that Lord Qing has the benefits of forming a Lishu Yajun Army in the article Chen. Indeed, these benefits are there. However, I have also heard that Hong Gong is firmly opposed to this. Hong Gong's worries are also very correct. Although a large number of Li troops were formed, although they could temporarily gain temporary benefits, the newly acquired land of Goryeo was not attached to the hearts of the people. Besides, the old lord of Goryeo, Wang Qi, is still there. After a long time, if the beauty is in the army, assuming that Wang Qi comes out with a secret book, will these Goryeo troops obey? It's hard to predict.

"The Wang family has been established in Goryeo for hundreds of years and has won the hearts of the people of Goryeo. Why has the lord refused to kill him so far? Just house arrest. Those who are concerned about it are here. I am afraid that because of the killing of Wang Qi, it will cause changes in Goryeo. As long as Wang Qi is still there, it is like the leader of the old ministers of Goryeo, which can be used as a call. However, although Wang Qi can be placed under house arrest, how can all the former princes and eunuchs of Goryeo and important ministers of the royal family be placed under house arrest?

"Most of the old Li ministers, although they also surrendered because Wang Qi had surrendered to our Haidong. But is it true that among them, all of them surrender in good faith? How could there not be a few who were unwilling? The subordinates of their generation, under the pressure of my strong soldiers, may not dare to complain.

"However, if I set up a beautiful person as a ya, once the Li army gains power, and even if there is no secret book from Wang Qi, will there be some strange thoughts among these people who have resentment? It's hard to predict! If there are really one or two treacherous thieves among them, they suddenly give orders, pretending to be Wang Qi's will, calling on the people of Li, and rebelling against them, what will happen to the non-commissioned officers and generals in the Li army? Are you willing to follow?

"Although Congzhe doesn't have much talent, why does my lord of Anfeng claim to be a descendant of the former Song Dynasty today? And the former Song Dynasty, my ancestor Chen Qiao's mutiny, and the addition of the yellow robe, aren't you afraid of repeating it? If you set up a beautiful woman to serve as a ya, it will be like my Haidong has been given the authority of others and handed over the sharp weapon of the country to the traitor. Although it can be temporarily profitable, if it continues for a long time, it will definitely suffer from chaos. is unfavorable later. ”

"The lord is not unaware of these truths. Actually, even like me, it's very clear. However, Lord Qing said in the article that as far as the current situation is concerned, if only the Han people in Liaodong and Yidu are used to fight, then with the development of the war, there will inevitably be a situation where there are fewer Han people and more beautiful people. There are also drawbacks. I think what he said was actually good. North Korea and South Korea provinces have tens of millions of beauties; And in my two provinces of Liaodong and Yidu, the Han people are full of calculations, and they are only hundreds of thousands. In addition to women and children, the prime of life is only a few hundred thousand at most. The conquests were all Han Chinese; The casualties were all Han Chinese. If time goes by, it will indeed be detrimental to the stability of Haidong.

"Even if the beauty doesn't make trouble, we Han people can't bear it. Zhonghan is not impressed with the large-scale recruitment of beauties from the military, so do you have a good solution to this worry about Lord Qing? ”

Fang Congzhe was silent. This question, when he was in the Ji Mansion just now, Ji Zongzhou also asked him the same. To be honest, he didn't have much to do about it. This is a contradiction. If you want to solve the conflict, you have to find the root knot. Where are the roots? The root knot occupied Goryeo in Dunshe. If Deng She did not occupy Goryeo, but only occupied Liaodong and Yidu, he would not have to worry about the ethnic composition in the territory. However, could it be that because of this thorny trouble, Goryeo would simply be abandoned? It is also obviously impossible. Therefore, it is really difficult to find a solution.

He said: "To solve this contradiction, it is nothing more than four words: 'open source and reduce expenditure'. Those who open sources and expand the source of troops, that is, take various measures to attract Han people from the Central Plains to come to Haidong, so as to increase the proportion of Han people in Haidong and increase the number of Han people in Haidong. ”

"Yidu is bordered by the sea in the east, and the north, west, and south are all surrounded by the Yuan army. It's like a caged bird. It is difficult for those on the inside to get out, and it is difficult for those on the outside to get in. Even if the lord took all kinds of measures to attract immigrants, how could the Han people from the Central Plains and Jianghuai come in? I'm afraid it's also difficult. ”

"So 'throttling'."

"How to throttle?"

"I, the Han people in Liaodong and Yidu provinces, just as Luo Gongshi said, although there are few people in the prime of life, there are no less than hundreds of thousands. Therefore, the reason why I still feel that the recruitment of soldiers is insufficient is because most of the middle-aged men in my Han people are working in the family farms. If all of them were conscripted into the army, there would be no strong men left in their homes, and all their farmland would inevitably be wasted. Yes, it is not feasible.

"And some parts of the military rank system issued by the lord are modeled after the Qin Zhi's military merit knighthood system. If you get the 'shi' level, you can give it to fields and houses. The lord also discussed that he wanted to move the Goryeo untouchables to Yidu. Why not combine the two for the immediate troubles? ”

Luo Guoqi suddenly understood what Fang Congzhe meant, he was taken aback, and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"Meng Yuan has a 'driving mouth', all the people captured in the war are all privately owned, driven like slaves. Mongolia destroyed the gold, and the income was 'driven away', almost half of the gold people. Mongolia took the land of the Southern Song Dynasty and plundered the people as the driving mouth, and all the captives it obtained, and even the surrendered people and good people were all used as slaves, and there were tens of thousands of them at every turn. The amount of his income is also extremely large. At the beginning of the Mengyuan Dynasty, Song Zizhen said: "The school is almost half of the world. 'It's not a lie. The powerful minister Ahma, with a family of 7,000. The Marquis Zhang of Shandong, with thousands of servants. Even Totok, Dong Wenshan, and Maha lost their strength, and they were able to lead their slaves and servants to charge into battle.

"This policy is indeed a maladministration. But for now, as a stopgap measure, it seems that it might as well be emulated. If you compare the word "exorcism" with the slut of Goryeo, the essence is different. One is or was originally a good family, but was captured by the war and forced to be enslaved, and the other was originally a pariah and enslaved for generations. However, there is one thing in common, which is that they are all lowly.

"All he asks for day and night is a free body. The Goryeo sluts have been slaves for generations, and it is expected that the desire for their own will be stronger. The lord migrated them to Yidu, and in my opinion, it seems that there is no need to directly distribute the fields to them in a big way from the beginning. Just give them freedom first, and that's enough. Qin's military merit knighthood system not only rewarded the soldiers with fields, but also gave them to slaves to help each other in farming. Soldiers killed the enemy on the front line, and slaves cultivated in the rear.

"I thought, since we have imitated the military merits and bestowed fields, why not give them to slaves as well?

"Take the Goryeo slut and reward it to the meritorious sergeant. or if there is a man from the family who is in the army, and there is a lack of labor, he also gives a reward to the servant. There is a difference in quantity, that is. In this way, a large number of Han children in the prime of life have been freed up to serve in the army, and there is a lure of military merit rewards, and there is no need for the lord to exert his strength to recruit, maybe they themselves will be enthusiastic and compete for the lead. Second, they do not cultivate farmland by mistake. Wouldn't it be wonderful? ”

"But, according to you, are these who are rewarded to the sergeants still slaves? Give it freedom, where to start? ”

"It's a stopgap measure. It certainly can't be practiced for long. Set a number of years to be a slave, or three years, or five years, after which you will be freed. and if he does a good job, he will be rewarded to the field. And during the period of slavery, they were also allowed to study, and they were also allowed to go up, and if they received the praise and permission of the head of the family, they could also be cut off in advance. If you have talent, if you have more suggestions and suggestions for my Haidong, and if you have real merit, you will not think of your lowly status, and you can be promoted to an official immediately. Just imagine, those Goryeo sluts, will they not rush to follow and be willing to obey? If you let them go, you can not only reward them to the people of Yidu, but also to the people of Liaodong.

"Although I am limited by the situation, I can't 'open source' for the time being, but if I do it in this way, won't it be considered 'throttling'? The lord is wise and martial, although he is now under the blockade and siege of the Yuan army, he will be able to defeat Chahan sooner or later. Maybe it won't take three or five years to take the Central Plains. When that time comes, naturally there will be no more worries about the large number of Koreans. And wait until then, and then cancel the policy. It is to get the benefits of this government, but not the disadvantages of this government. Why not? ”

Luo Guoqi praised the festival and said, "What a plan! Brilliant plan! He also asked, "Why does Zhonghan think that the migration is beneficial to the future?" ”

Luo Guoqi was originally from Shandong, who doesn't know Haidong? Fang Congzhe also knew it, so he said with a smile: "The migration of wealthy people will benefit in the future." Luo Gong is far-reaching, how can he not know this? Why bother? From Zheye, I know that Sang Zi is deeply affectionate, maybe Luo Gong may not be able to bear it. But those who are ministers are merit in the community and benefit the people. The public is a person, although it is 'stable', it is impossible to reach it. However, Gong also has a disease, and he is also a little too 'thick'. From the philosopher and the public envoy to the west of Zhejiang, the public instruments and talents are very admired and admired, there is a word of persuasion: although it is unbearable, but it is also indispensable. ”

I heard that there were more drums on the street, and it was already two watches. Fang Congzhe didn't stop any longer, and got up to say goodbye.

Luo Guoqi personally sent him out of the house, and saw that he came alone, because the road was slippery in the night rain, he called two more little servants, lit lanterns, and ordered him to be sent home. Seeing Fang Congzhe go away, Luo Guoqi turned back to the study, and thought about his opinion several times until late at night, and then he went to sleep.

After sleeping for less than two hours, he got up again. Washing, dressing, eating some food, getting ready, ordered a sedan chair, and came to the palace of King Yan.

It was not yet dark, and when Luo Guoqi arrived, he saw that a lot of sedan chairs and horses had been parked outside the palace. There were several acquaintances at the door one after another, and they were all Yidu officials who had come to participate in the court council. greeted each other, divided into ranks, and entered the council hall in the palace before and after.

Deng She was diligent in government, and he also got up early. Many times, he was informal, and he didn't wait for the ministers to arrive, so he came to the hall first and ascended to the right position.

When he saw Luo Guoqi and the others coming in, he was talking to Hong Jixun and Ji Zongzhou about some gossip, that is, he put down the conversation and said with a smile: "Luo Gong only came back yesterday, and the road was hard. It's pretty early today. My front foot has only arrived, and your back foot has come. ”

Luo Guoqi also smiled humbly and said, "The lord is diligent in government, how dare the ministers dare to snooze?" ”

The questions and answers of the monarchs and ministers are quite harmonious. Wait for the ministers who are eligible to participate in the court council to arrive. With a few chimes, the ministers entered the class, and the formal council began. The first topic was to continue to discuss Qing Qianxing's article and Hong Jixun's proposal to move to the civil court. Deng She didn't have time to wait for others to speak, and he already knew the opinions of Hong Jixun and others. Yesterday's discussion, Luo Guoqi said that he was not familiar with the situation and did not speak much, but this time, he first named Luo Guoqi and taught him to speak. Luo Guoqi came out in response to the order, stepped over the class, and said something.