Chapter 221: Shu Branch
Liu Bei in history, after entering Shu, ordered Zhuge Liang to preside over the revision of the "Shu Branch", among which other people who participated in the formulation of the "Shu Branch" also included Fa Zheng, Yi Ji, Liu Ba, Li Yan and others.
And this time, there is another Zhang Xi.
Although Zhang Xi is not from a legal background, he has a little understanding of some modern laws, although he can't say why, but he can really brag about lifting the bar or something.
That's it. Well, the law in these years really doesn't pay attention to people-oriented.
To give a simple example - the "Han Law" stipulates that if someone is making trouble and hurting someone, and you see it but do not step forward to stop it, then you are also guilty, and you will be punished at least and exiled at worst.
According to Zhuge Liang's meaning, in the newly formulated "Shu Family", there is no option to be responsible, and they will all be exiled.
Now Zhang Xi is really a little bit on the same front as the Fa - is it a little too heavy?!
But Zhuge Liang's theory of "first rationalizing the strong, then rationalizing the weak", as well as repeatedly emphasizing the concepts of "precepts and clarifying the law" and "persuading the good to overthrow the evil", anyway, Zhang Xi felt that he couldn't say Zhuge Liang, and Fa Zheng also felt that he was not an opponent.
The two main opposition parties stopped talking, and the tone of "Shu Ke" was completely set - strict and serious.
In fact, Zhuge Liang's purpose in doing this was really not to go to the people.
In these years, those who dare to be female offenders are still dominated by the powerful family, and whether the people abide by the law depends to a certain extent on whether the strong family can abide by the law.
If the family is strong and strong, then the people will never have the courage to break the law.
Before Liu Zhang's father and son governed Bashu, they were too laissez-faire and strong, whether it was the Yizhou faction or the Dongzhou faction, they were all unscrupulous, so the people of Shu slowly did not abide by the law.
Zhuge Liang is strict with the law, and the first goal to be rectified is the strong family, and when the family is strong and law-abiding, the people will naturally slowly abide by the law.
And for the family Haoqiang, you don't have to be strict, will people really take it seriously?!
is still the above example, according to the "Han Law", as long as you pay enough fines, can you be exempted from punishment for the family lack this money? !
All of them will be exiled, and it will be seen if these clans dare to break the law with their bodies.
After determining the tone of these legislations, Zhuge Liang and others began to revise the Shu Branch. In fact, the "Han Law" was slightly modified, the punishment was increased, and then it was popularized.
This process takes time, and the current Liu Bei does not have the time to wait for the revision of "Shu Branch" to be completed.
The rewards of the soldiers should be cashed out quickly, and it is easy to cause dissatisfaction in the army if it is late, so Liu Bei has handed over the gold and silver in the treasury to the generals of various departments and asked them to distribute it to the soldiers.
Then Liu Bei summoned some representatives of the families in Chengdu and returned them to these families one by one according to the amount of grain silk collected by Liu Zhang.
Then, it is the establishment of an official market, and the hairstyle is a matter of 100 yuan.
Yes, Liu Bei can't wait for the implementation of Zhibaiqian after the formulation of "Shu Ke" is completed, because there are rats in the treasury, and he can't afford to wait.
Therefore, it can only be implemented first, and then "Shu Branch" is used to ensure the circulation of straight 100 coins.
As for some of the losses that may be caused in the early stage, and the family may pass on the losses to the people. Liu Bei really had no choice, he could only make a choice.
Either he has no money to govern Shudi, which leads to the bankruptcy of the government's credit, or he is sorry for the people for a while and buys himself time.
Liu Bei was not a saint, so he chose the latter.
Liu Ba also knows Liu Bei's current situation, since this kind of unlucky errand that will be scolded by others was mentioned by himself, then he should stand up and preside over it, and it can be regarded as helping the current lord carry the black pot.
As soon as Zhang Xi heard about this, he immediately looked at Liu Ba a little differently. This person, although he is a little pretentious, is quite responsible.
After nearly a month, Zhang Xi discussed with Zhuge Liang and others about formulating "Shu Branch" for a while, and at the same time discussed with Liu Ba the promotion and popularity of Zhibaiqian, and he was very busy.
In the first month of the nineteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei officially set up an official market in Chengdu, stipulating that bulk goods transactions must be carried out in the official market, and at the same time, the first batch of Zhibai coins replaced the five baht coins and appeared in the official market.
The reaction of the Maisons to this was quite strong.
In these days, the people who need to trade large quantities of goods are all families, and the people who have a large amount of five-baht coins are also families.
Even if Liu Bei casts a straight hundred coins very exquisitely, the weight of a straight hundred coins is even four to five times that of five baht coins. But a straight hundred coins are exchanged for 100 five-baht coins.
A superficial algorithm is equivalent to a direct increase in purchasing power by 20 to 25 times.
Even if it is a large transaction of goods, the entry of such a large denomination currency will cause prices to soar significantly.
Liu Bei used Zhibai money to buy goods that were originally priced at five baht, which could enrich his treasury in a short period of time, but the price of grain in the entire official market also began to soar sharply.
Fortunately, this is an official market, not a private market, and if the private market becomes like this, then the people should be "boiling with public resentment".
After Zhang Xi's reminder, Liu Bei also set up an official warehouse in the people, took the grain collected for hundreds of dollars, and released a part of the grain to sell at a fair price to the outside world, so as to curb the prices of the people, and prevent the families from manipulating the prices of the people and passing on their losses to the people.
However, this method is effective in Chengdu City, and the more he deviates from Chengdu City, this effect will slowly weaken, but now Liu Bei really has no way to take care of it comprehensively, and he must get enough money and food to maintain the operation of the government.
Fortunately, Liu Bei can be regarded as entering Yizhou, and the deterrent effect is still there in the short term, and the families around the country are only testing Liu Bei's bottom line, and they did not immediately launch a counterattack, so for the time being, the food prices in various places are still under control.
Of course, the time has been slowly long, and there are not many people who don't open their eyes, and there are not a few people who jump out and curse Liu Bei, after all, there will always be a few jumping joys in a huge place.
I don't know if these people really don't have a brain, or they were thrown out by the family to explore the way, in short, these people cursed Liu Ba in public, and they dared to curse Liu Bei directly.
Then Fa Zheng used the excuse that these people scolded him in his early years, and now he wants to take revenge. Don't go through the legal process, just slaughter.
Then, someone took advantage of this incident to ask Zhang Xi, saying that a few of you are making laws, but now the law is correct but you know the law and break the law, what do you think of this matter?!
How can I see it, I can see it with my eyes open.
Now Zhang Xi understands why Zhuge Liang in history turned a blind eye to Fa Zheng's killing. Fa Zheng is doing dirty work for Liu Bei, this kind of thing, can you blame Fa Zheng?!
So, Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang's external answers are surprisingly consistent - Fa Xiaozhi has made such a big contribution to the public, why did he kill some people? !
The subtext is - if you throw these heartless people out to test it, we have the same internal opinion, kill a few if you come, and you can do it yourself.
Suddenly, the matter of 100 dollars in Chengdu City stopped for a while.
But it will definitely not work for a long time, so Zhang Xi discussed it with Zhuge Liang and others, and felt that it was better to formulate the "Shu Branch" as soon as possible, and then promulgate the whole territory.
Once the law is the criterion, then Liu Bei can launch a blow against those families who plot against misdeeds and hoarding in accordance with the law, after all, the teacher is famous, and there is no need to let Fa Zheng hold the consciousness of the bad name and kill people to carry the black pot.
In this way, after another month of intensive revision, finally at the end of February of the 19th year of Jian'an, the formulation of the "Shu Branch" was completed, and it was promulgated and implemented throughout Yizhou.
The promotion of Zhibaiqian finally has a legal basis and can be slowly implemented in Shudi.
Of course, having a legal basis is not completely over, and the real difficulty is to truly implement the law.
And this involves another important matter - the appointment of personnel in each county.
After Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, he did not move the county chiefs appointed during Liu Zhang's period, the purpose was to maintain stability.
But now, the issuance of 100 coins has filled the treasury, and the treasury of "Shu Branch".
There is a legal basis for the formulation, coupled with the military power in Liu Bei's hands, which is enough to ensure that Liu Bei makes a large-scale adjustment to the chief officials of each county.
Of course, Liu Bei employs people, only looking at talent, not background. At least locally, yes.
It has always been said that the Shu family was not reused in the early Ji Han Dynasty, but this cannot be said to be wrong.
In the early days of the Ji Han Dynasty, until the reign of Zhuge Liang, the local families in Yizhou were in the upper echelons of the Ji Han Dynasty, and there were almost no people who could speak.
But in the middle and low-level counties, there are actually a lot of people from local families in Yizhou.
It is said that some people have calculated that people from local families in Yizhou account for more than 45% of the grassroots officials, and nearly half of the grassroots officials are Yizhou locals.
The Jingzhou people and Dongzhou people combined were only 36%, and the remaining part was Liu Bei's Yuan Cong faction and the talents who entered Yizhou from other places in the later period.
So, as soon as I heard that Liu Bei was going to replace the chief officials of various counties and counties on a large scale, especially when it came to a county Taishou like this, the people of the Yizhou family couldn't sit still.
Although the matter of 100 coins has caused heavy losses to the family, in terms of local officials, the Yizhou faction will not watch Liu Bei hand over to the Dongzhou people or the Jingzhou faction brought by Liu Bei.
To put it bigger, this is a matter of the right to speak in Yizhou's local heroes. His own people occupy the position of the chief of a county, are you still afraid that this loss will not be able to make up for it?!
In these years, the vision of the powerful families will not be limited to the past and the present.
If there really is such a short-sighted family, even if it is extinct, it is not a pity at all.