Fortunately, he still has Long Linwei as his eyes and ears, otherwise he would really be deaf and blind.

Regarding the question of the county order of Pei County, Deng Yan had already written a chapter and sent it over, and this person was Zhao Jie's protégé.

In this shocking case, he was just a small chess piece, and after Duan Cheng led the troops over, he knew that he could not escape the law, so he killed himself.

And Dong Ban's army, after being trapped on the island, unexpectedly did not know the local lake bandits, and even finally persuaded one of the forces.

Even if Duan Cheng didn't go south to rescue, they would be able to get out of trouble on their own.

After Deng Yan left Peixian, he visited many poor people in Xue County and other places, although there were water bandits, they were not plundered, and the situation was much better than that of Qingzhou.

But even so, the people in Xue County and other places are still having a hard time, the water surface here is wide, there are many swamps, and the fields that can be cultivated are limited.

Originally, many of them relied on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water, and many of them made a living from fishing, but in recent years, the lake has also been monopolized by various big families.

Not to mention fishing for money, even if you go out to ferry on weekdays, you need to pay the boat fare, so that many people don't even dare to go out.

Life is going well, but once something happens, you can only be reduced to selling yourself into slavery, becoming those powerful slaves, and becoming a lowly person.

The population of the Han Dynasty is decreasing at an alarming rate every year, and one of the reasons is that they have been converted into slavery and removed from the official household register.

And these, the former Deng Yan is not clear, he was born in the Deng family, even if the family has declined, and even later was so poor that he moved to the city to live.

But he was still far luckier than the real poor.

These days, he has seen too many injustices in the world, and he has also seen too many really poor people.

Deng Yan's heart was very heavy, and he had been thinking about the root of the problem.

Liu Zhi quietly listened to him confide in his heart, as a nobleman of the Han Dynasty, it was rare to be able to raise such a direct question to the soul.

"Yancheng thinks, what's the problem?"

He wanted to see how far Deng Yan's thoughts could go.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Deng Yancai said hesitantly, "The people take food as the sky, and the people have no land, and they have lost everything they rely on for survival."

However, the land has been cleverly seized by the big families, and if this situation is not broken, the contradictions among the people will only intensify. ”

Very good, as an aristocrat, it is already surprising that he can clearly understand the class contradictions.

"Yes, do you remember when I discussed with you about recovering some of the land through the suppression of bandits?

That's also a helpless move, the problem of land annexation has been around for a long time, and the emperors of all dynasties have noticed it, and they have repeatedly issued edicts, but they have worked in vain, why not? ”

Liu Zhi deliberately guided him to think slowly, if he wants to reform thoroughly, he must have like-minded people to follow, otherwise it will always be difficult to support himself.

When the minister read the history books, he also noticed this problem, the situation was already serious in the former Han Dynasty, and when the Xinmang Rebellion was made, he proposed the Wang Tian system, which nationalized the mountains, rivers and forests and redistributed them.

But the result aroused the dissatisfaction of the family, and they all rose up to resist, and Emperor Guangwu also initiated the action of Dutian, but the surname of the county actually started to kill the officials, and in the end it was not done. ”

Liu Zhi also sighed with emotion after hearing this, "Wang Mang's system is actually correct, but it doesn't consider the actual situation, it is too pedantic, and it is reasonable that the order will change overnight, and it will eventually perish."

Emperor Guangwu once had the support of the big clans, even if he was coerced by the power of thunder, he could only move those small surnames, but it had a deterrent effect.

However, the situation of land annexation in that year still eased somewhat, and the number of households increased significantly. ”

Saying that, he let out a long sigh, "But now I don't have the majesty of Emperor Guangwu, but the land annexation situation is even worse than in the past.

Yancheng thought, what should I do to solve this contradiction? ”

Yes, the matter of taking advantage of the bandit trouble to recover part of the land mentioned before is a minority after all, and it will not hinder the overall situation, and it will not change the entire social pattern.

Wanting to recover the land that has been annexed from the hands of the family is simply a tiger's mouth, and today's Haozong not only has a wide range of land, but also builds a high dock fort and forms a private army.

Compared with the time of Emperor Guangwu, its power is even more incomparable. If they rise up and do the opposite, I am afraid that the edifice will collapse.

Deng Yan was conceited and smart, but at this time, he meditated hard and fell into a stalemate, and he couldn't find a way to solve it no matter what.

His face became more and more ugly, "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent, and when he thinks about it, he can only move his fur, and he can't turn things around." ”

Liu Zhi nodded, "It's not easy for you to think of this, you see that the palace is full of ministers, and they are all proud of the prosperity of the family."

On weekdays, he is sanctimonious, full of benevolence and morality, and once he touches his interests, he immediately turns his face. ”

As he spoke, he patted Deng Yan on the shoulder, "Do you know why I have spared no effort to support the reform of the procuratorial system?"

And at the same time develop private schools and schools? ”

Deng Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that he suddenly jumped from the land issue to the inspection reform.

According to his previous thoughts, it must be His Majesty's thirst for talent, hoping to recruit talents and leave no trace of talent.

But now he knew that it must not be so simple, and after thinking about it for a long time, he asked with some hesitation.

"What does Your Majesty mean, do you want to bring more children from the poor family and let them fight for the interests of the people of Limin?"

"Haha, that's interesting."

Liu Zhi smiled appreciatively, "I want to promote the Hanmen, I hope to break the family's monopoly on officialdom, once their power is not enough to subvert the imperial power, it will be the day for me to do it."

Of course, this initiative alone is far from enough, and we must go hand in hand to change this pattern bit by bit. ”

These words obviously inspired Deng Yan's thinking, and his eyes lit up.

"I heard that Your Majesty has reorganized the Imperial History Observatory today and added a new inspection of the Imperial History, but for this matter?"

"Yes, even if it doesn't change the situation, you have to make sure that it doesn't get worse.

It takes time for various policies to be implemented, and the big families are like behemoths in the Han Dynasty, and they can only be reduced quietly and slowly. ”

Now that the imperial power of the Han Dynasty is declining, the power is falling, and even the emperor is restrained by many ways, so he can only take steps forward.

"Your Majesty's far-sightedness has come to this point, and the ministers are very impressed."

Deng Yan was really convinced this time, rather than simply singing praises of virtue, "The minister can't share his worries for His Majesty, and I'm deeply ashamed." ”

"Yancheng has done a good job, and I'm very satisfied."

Liu Zhi looked at him sincerely, "I just want you to understand what the purpose of doing these things is, so that you can have a bottom in your heart in the future." ”

"I understand, thank you for your trust."

Deng Yan's expression was resolute, and the honesty between the monarchs and ministers was a real heartfelt statement.

"Okay, you've worked hard from afar today, so let's go back early and rest, and in a few days, we'll find a time to talk at night."

With such a sharp shock in thought, Liu Zhi didn't want to instill too much at one time, so let's give him some time to digest it slowly.