"So far, there are ten counties in my Wu country, Wu County, Huiji County, Jiujiang County, Surabaya County, Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County and Guilin County."

"There are 580,000 households, and there is a population, more than 4.1 million people!"

Ji Ran said loudly: "This is only the preliminary coordination. In the six counties of Lingnan, there are still some barbarians who have not been naturalized, so they are not counted! ”

Hearing this, Qingji bowed slightly, quite satisfied.

After learning that Wu now has a population of 4.1 million, the ministers and doctors in the court all nodded and were very excited.

You know, population is the foundation of a country.

In this world of great controversy, the population of some small countries is only a few tens of thousands, or even 10,000.

Countries with a population of more than one million are now only the states of Jin, Wu, Qi, Qin and Chu.

This population of more than 4 million is definitely a conservative estimate for Wu Guo.

Not to mention the foreign population that settles in Wu every year, there are still many Baiyue tribes in the six counties of Lingnan that have not yet been classified under the rule of Wu.

Moreover, this census did not include Jing Guo.

If you add a Jing country, the population of Wu country is afraid that it can exceed six million!

What is this concept?

Qingji estimated that in this era, the total population of the Chinese countries may be more than 10 million.

The Jin state occupies at least a quarter, that is, four or five million people.

Therefore, the current state of Wu, at best, is barely on par with the state of Jin in terms of population.

However, the population utilization rate of Wu is really not as good as that of Jin.

Because the state of Wu was in the six counties of Lingnan, it did not exercise effective rule.

The six counties of Lingnan practiced a feudal system, and each small country and tribe was obliged to follow the orders of King Wu to send troops.

However, the mobilization capacity is at stake.

Don't look at the current territory of the Wu State is the first in the world, and even the Jin State can't compare.

However, the vast majority of the land is barren, sparsely populated, and the utilization rate is too low.

Rao is like this, Qingji is already satisfied.

"The king, the minister has something to do!"

At this time, Fan Li, who was the history of Su Nei, stood up.

"Please."

"Recently, there has been a large number of local officials fleeing in the six counties of Lingnan!"

"Why?"

Qingji couldn't help frowning.

Fan Li hurriedly replied: "According to the report of General Zhennan (Sun Li) and the report of the Imperial History Observatory supervising the imperial history, some officials can't bear the hardships, so they choose to abandon their officials and flee. ”

"Some officials are because they can't survive in Lingnan."

"The county guards, county magistrates and other officials of the six counties of Lingnan are full of complaints, and those who complain are that the land in Lingnan is not suitable for cultivation, and there is always a situation where there is no harvest."

"So much so that the rice produced by cultivated land is not enough for one's own consumption."

"Many officials are suffering from the farmland system, and have to go into the mountains to hunt or fish like hunters, so that they are harmed by jackals, tigers and leopards."

“……”

Qingji has realized the seriousness of the problem.

As the saying goes, thousands of miles are only for money.

In this era, the scholars were disciplined, and there were very few corrupt officials.

However, the scholars served as officials, and they couldn't even fill their stomachs.

Or even have to pay out of your own pocket to solve the problem of hunger?

How does this work?

The current state of Wu is not a poor and weak country.

"Can the second and third sons have a solution to the escape of the officials of the six counties in Lingnan?"

"The king, the minister thinks that for today's plan, only by reforming the Tianyi system can it be solved!"

Tianyi system?

This celebration is known.

During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, officials were based on land, because the earliest state implemented the "Tianyi" system.

The state will divide the land of various sizes for the ministers and doctors.

The greater the official position of the minister, the larger the area of land allotted, and the local officials can choose to grow agricultural products on the land.

Every year, except for a part of the surrender to the state, the rest goes to their own.

The Tianyi system is different from the feudal system.

The Tianyi system is a field product, while the feudal system is a fief and a food estate.

The state of Wu had already banned the Shiqing Shilu system, basically canceling the fief and converting it into a food estate.

However, Rao is like this, not every minister and doctor has food!

Even the ministers of the court did not necessarily own their own food estates, let alone magistrates at the county level.

Therefore, officials such as county guards and county magistrates only have land property.

Jun 10 Qinglu, Qinglu 4 doctors, doctor times sergeant, sergeant times corporal.

This is the "Tianyi" system of the current state of Wu.

The vassal states of the Central Plains like the Jin State are "the secretary of the great powers, the field of a brigade, the field of the doctor, and the field of a pawn".

It means: the officials of the secretary level of the great princely states give 500 hectares of land to the rich; An official at the level of a doctor will be given a hundred hectares of land.

It is worth mentioning that Tianyi is separated from fiefdoms and food eups.

Tianyi belongs to Yulu, which is the so-called "salary".

However, this type of land is hereditary.

In fact, Qingji also advocated this "Tianyi system".

It is just that land annexation cannot be ruled out.

"Fan Li, how do you think this Tianyi system should be reformed?"

Qingji asked with squinted eyes.

"My lord, the minister thinks that since the land in Lingnan is difficult to cultivate, and every harvest fails, why not use the government to distribute money or rice to the local officials for convenience?"

"Good."

Qingji nodded and said, "Since you want to reform the Tianyi system, it will be more thorough." ”

"The intention of the widow is to implement a new Yulu system in my Wu country, that is, the Gulu system."

"What is the Gulu system?"

"The grain system is to change from the original fields to real grain and rice."

The ministers in the court all looked a little strange.

They kind of saw it.

Qingji and Fan Li, the two gentlemen and ministers, singing and harmonizing, are clearly singing double yellow!

Truly.

On this matter, Qingji discussed with Ji Ran, Fan Li and other confidants, and after thinking that it was feasible, he moved to the bright side.

Public.

This Tianyi system, like food and fiefdoms, is hereditary and resigned, and in fact there is a certain degree of harm.

Because every official will receive a steady stream of wealth on his own land.

Qing Ji is very clear about the consequences of serious land annexation.

Fortunately, this is not a unified dynasty, otherwise there will definitely be Li Shu, who is forced to be helpless, and he will rise up.

Like the countries of the Central Plains, there were many Li Shu who went south and came to settle in Wu.

Judging from the current stage, the Tianyi system did not cause any harm to the Wu State.

Because Wu still had the strength to spare, he granted the officials a large number of fields and was hereditary.

However, arable land is limited after all.

One day, when Wu is unable to expand externally, or the pace of expansion stagnates, a vicious circle will be created.

Therefore, Qingji also had to think about his successor and solve this hidden danger when he was still alive.

This is a precautionary measure.