"Lending?"

The concept of leasing is well known, but its application to land policy is unheard of.

"What does Your Majesty mean, how do you plan to lend the law?"

"No land is allowed to be bought or sold, but it may be leased to others, and the maximum term of fertile land is not allowed to exceed 10 years, and dry land and mountain land and water surface are not allowed to exceed 20 years."

These policies are so common in modern times that almost everyone knows about them, and they don't even need to think about them.

Zheng Xuan nodded frequently, his eyes flashing, "The method of leasing can indeed solve the drawbacks of land sales and alleviate the suffering of the people, it can really be described as a foolproof strategy." ”

The land policy is the basic national policy of the state, and it also determines the future development potential of the empire.

Since Liu Zhi had the intention to slowly transition the Han Dynasty from a typical feudal monarchy to a dual monarchy, he must solve the land problem well.

After all, the biggest characteristic of the feudal system is that it focuses on the interests of the landlord class, which breaks the distribution of interests of this stratum and is more conducive to the reorganization of the stratum.

Even the dualist monarchy he had in mind was very different from history, a hodgepodge of socialism and classical republics, and the preservation of parts of feudalism.

Zheng Xuan and Liu Zhi discussed with great interest the details of the land lease system, such as under what circumstances a continuous lease can be made, what official procedures are required, and so on.

In the end, Liu Zhi smiled meaningfully, looked at Zheng Xuan and said, "Kang Cheng is interested in helping me to facilitate this?" ”

This is to let him record the affairs of Shangshu and participate in the government politics, but land reform is a matter that offends people, and it is not a beautiful difference.

Zheng Xuan did not hesitate to arch his hand and said, "The minister obeys the holy order." ”

"In this reform, in addition to the lease system of the new system, I also want to take this opportunity to change the weights and measures, such as rulers, inches, zhangs, mus, hectares, catties, taels, and so on.

were reformulated, and then a national land inventory was carried out with new weights and measures. ”

Since Qin Shi Huang unified weights and measures, the weights and measures of the Han Dynasty were still chaotic, constantly changing back and forth, resulting in many acres of measurement not in accordance with the regulations.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the economist Liu Xin began experiments, using "millet" to determine the standard of weights and measures.

Choose medium-sized millet grains, 1,200 grains are 12 baht, 24 baht is about 1 tael, and 16 taels is equal to 1 catty.

One mu is about equal to 0.5 mu today, but in practice, due to miscalculations, there is often a distinction between large mu and small mu.

The weighing unit is equal to 20 liters today, and there is also a difference between size and size in actual operation, which is the reason why the measuring tool is not accurate enough.

So taking this opportunity, Liu Zhi planned to come up with a set of standard weights and measures, but he did not intend to follow the standards of the West in later generations.

Instead, they still used the standard weights and measures of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and created a set of officially issued tools.

At this time, there were already weights, but there was no standard scale, and due to technical reasons, the scale of the Han ruler was not very standardized.

If you want to re-measure the land, you must come up with a set of standard rulers, which should be a very easy thing to do with the existing Dahan industrial technology.

However, in addition, the existing phenomenon of land annexation is still irreversible for the time being, but after the expansion of territory, a large number of new immigration policies have balanced the uneven distribution of land.

During the last agrarian revolution, almost all the displaced people were given land, but after a decade or two of development, it began to become chaotic again.

As long as the sale of land is not stopped, no matter how many times the land is divided, the result will be the same in the end.

A few days later, the crown prince Zheng Xuan was appointed as a special envoy for the inventory, responsible for the inventory of the current state of land across the country.

This is a temporary position, which does not belong to any one institution and is directly accountable to the Emperor.

As early as when he was appointed as the crown prince, the court already knew that this young man would have an absolutely unlimited future in the future.

This person's talent has long been recognized, but as for his ability, it is interesting to see.

Through so many years of observation, Liu Zhi believes that his personality is very similar to that of the old lieutenant Li Gu.

Loyal to the country, upright, but his character is too willing to bend.

Such a courtier, after meeting a generous emperor, can achieve the name of a virtuous minister through the ages, but if he meets a mediocre king, the end will be very miserable.

At present, it seems that the crown prince Liu Jin is benevolent and can accept advice with an open mind, which complements the upright and selfless Zheng Xuan.

Because the ministers were given the air in advance, this land reform was not abrupt.

With the authority of the emperor, Liu Zhi directly issued an edict without a court discussion, and strongly announced that from now on, land sales will be stopped nationwide.

The system is changed to a long-term lease, and the specific price is set by each locality according to the local price, and the minimum guide price is issued.

At the same time, land surveying and inventory work has been carried out throughout the country, and all those who have taken more than they have eaten and occupied will be confiscated once they are discovered.

The Ministry of Household Affairs and the College of Agriculture dispatched a large number of manpower to assist the local authorities in completing the surveying work with the newly issued standard Chinese ruler.

For the sake of fairness, Liu Zhi decided to randomly transfer local officials and measure them in different places, so as not to collude with the local gentry.

Zheng Xuan was in charge of command and dispatch, and was on standby at any time, patrolling everywhere, and the crown prince Liu Jin also participated in it, following his teacher and devoting himself to the vigorous land reform.

Now that it is autumn and winter, the agricultural officials in various places are just idle, and there is no other major event except for the maintenance of water conservancy projects.

Therefore, to be able to invest a large number of people, such a big thing, naturally the participation of the Imperial History Institute is indispensable.

A large number of inspectors were dispatched to supervise the development of the survey work, and if there was a private disguised sale of land, it could be solved on the spot without reporting.

After this measurement, a register will be made to serve as the basis for future national policy adjustments.

As the soul of future generations, it is natural that I know best the importance of various big data to policies, and it is also a good opportunity to take stock of the country's population.

Liu Zhi's father and son, one sat in command of the Beijing Division, and the other went deep into the states to supervise the work, and they cooperated very tacitly.

In the last few days of Layue, Liu Jin came back from outside, and after not seeing him for a few months, he was a little taller again.

The wind and sun have been exposed, the skin has become rough, and the childishness on the face has faded, and he looks like an adult.

"Father, the child has really gained a lot of insight when he went out this time, and it turns out that the life of the people is much more difficult than I imagined."

Luoyang, the capital, is indeed rich, and even ordinary citizens live a relatively nourishing life.

But in remote areas, especially in places where the natural conditions are not very good, people are still living hard.

Working hard all year round, in the end, I can only ensure the most basic stomach conditions, what quality of life, it is really a luxury.

Zheng Xuan is a good teacher, not only took him to see the prosperous areas, but also the backward areas.

Let him use the most intuitive feeling to experience the hardships and difficulties of the people.

Although he went to Qingzhou last time to provide disaster relief, Liu Jin didn't realize that even under normal circumstances, the life of the people of Li was so difficult and difficult.

"Yes, the Han Dynasty has developed as a whole, but it is still far from enough, the people are like your people, whether they can eat enough or not has nothing to do with the emperor and the imperial court."

Due to inconvenient transportation, low land yield, uneven industrial and commercial development, etc., the situation in the north and south and east and west of Dahan is extremely unbalanced.

The Central Plains and the southeast are the most prosperous areas, with fertile land, abundant products, relatively mild climate, abundant water resources, convenient transportation, and huge development potential.

In addition, the development of Northeast China and Central China in the past ten years has also been very rapid, Jingzhou, Xiangzhou, Chuzhou and Northeast China have also caught up, and even in some aspects are no worse than the prosperous areas.

Shuzhou and Yunzhou in the southwest are also becoming more and more prosperous because they are important nodes of the Southern Silk Road.

After Liangzhou and Bingzhou changed from nomadic herding to farming, agriculture also developed very rapidly, and the output of dryland crops such as wheat, sorghum, potatoes, sweet potatoes and soybeans increased a lot, and the people were able to at least ensure food and clothing.

There is another place where the achievements are also very impressive, that is, the original Western Regions Protectorate, and later the Xizhou region.

The entire Western Regions is on the Northern Silk Road, where there are many ethnic groups, and there are many characteristic products, and the commercial development is very fast.

During the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions did not have as large an area of desertification as later generations, but had many oases.

Liu Zhi also ordered the diversion of water from the Tianshan Mountains and other snow-capped mountains to build canals, and vigorously develop cotton and grape cultivation in the Western Regions.

Today, the once desolate Western Regions has long become the most important cotton production base and wine supplier in Dahan.

Liaozhou and Hun still maintain nomadism, but in terms of grazing habits, they are coordinated by the government.

In order to avoid the transition of grazing in some places, there is no opportunity to recuperate.

The vast grassland has become the supply center of Dahan beef and mutton, but the vast land area has also brought a burden to the border defense of Dahan.

Even in today's era of peace, it is necessary to maintain a large number of border troops, and military expenditures are very large.

This is also something that cannot be helped, as long as the country becomes stronger and stronger, one day in the future, all countries will come to court.

At that time, even if not a single soldier is released on the border, I believe that no one will dare to invade the land of the Han Dynasty.

"Father, after the New Year, my son wants to continue to follow Taifu to other places to have a look, if he doesn't even know his own country, then how can he govern?"

Liu Jin can have such a pragmatic attitude, Liu Zhi is naturally very pleased, if he can always maintain this principle of doing things, I believe that he will definitely be a good emperor in the future.

"There is no need to go to Tibet for the time being, it is a waste of time, and it is right to walk more in other places."

It's not that Liu Zhi discriminates against Tibet, it's really that Tibet at this time is vast and sparsely populated, coupled with inconvenient transportation, and I can't come back after a year and a half.

Moreover, there is no geopolitical crisis in Tibet, and for a crown prince, there is really no need to visit the scene in person.

"Yes, father."

Liu Jin is okay with everything else, but he is too obedient, and Liu Zhi is always worried that he will not be assertive.

However, at his age, when he was still desperately seeking knowledge, he did not form his own values and style.

I believe that in a few years, it will be different.

On the first day of the second year of Changkang, because of last year's disaster, Liu Zhi ordered everything to be done simply, and this year's agricultural taxes were exempted for another year to ease the pressure on the people.

At the banquet on the first day, something unexpected suddenly happened, the Roman envoy Otis, made a request to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, hoping to help them extinguish the plague.

Between 161 and 166 A.D., the Romans waged a war against the Sabbath, invaded Armenia and Syria, and recaptured Ezesa.

The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ordered his co-ruler Verus to guard Syria, and the general Marcus Statius Priscus, invaded Armenia in 163.

Another Roman general, Avedius Cassius, invaded Mesopotamia in 164.

The Romans captured Seleucia and Ctesiphon and burned them to the ground, while Roman soldiers contracted a deadly plague in the region.

The plague was rampant, and the Roman army had no choice but to retreat and bring the plague back to the Roman Empire.

In just a few years, this highly deadly plague spread within the confines of Rome, causing a large number of national deaths.

However, Rome's existing medical methods were helpless against it, and this great plague severely weakened the national strength of the Roman Empire.

They were envious of the Han Empire's impressive achievements in plague treatment, so they tried to ask the Han for help, hoping to help them extinguish the plague.

According to the symptoms they described, Liu Zhi did not need to pass on the imperial doctor, and he also knew that it was smallpox.

Smallpox is a fierce plague that spread in ancient times, which is extremely contagious and has a very high mortality rate, and is vividly called "genocide disease" by later generations.

Modern scholars believe that it originated in ancient India, and there are no records of smallpox in ancient China.

It first appeared in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Fubo general Ma Yuan was ordered to attack the Western Regions, and after a great victory, he was infected with sores by the captives, and half of the whole army died.

This sore, it is smallpox.

Because the Han Dynasty had already had the concept of isolation in the treatment of plague, smallpox did not cause an extinct spread in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Over the years, smallpox was barely seen in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so the study of plague focused on two diseases, typhoid fever and cholera.

As for smallpox, there really hasn't been much research.

However, as modern people, even ordinary people know how to prevent smallpox, which is the well-known cowpox.

Since the Roman Empire asked him for help, as a friendly country, Liu Zhi naturally would not ignore it, but this help was by no means gratuitous.

"The Han Dynasty and Rome are friendly countries, and they naturally do not look at each other coldly when they are in trouble, but this kind of plague has not been prevalent in the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, it will definitely take a lot of time and energy to treat, and now that China's medical resources are insufficient, it is indeed a little difficult. ”

Liu Zhi said slowly, as an envoy, this Otis is naturally also a good person, and he will understand it immediately.

"The head of state of our country promised that as long as the Great Han Kingdom is willing to lend a hand, as a token of gratitude, he will donate a batch of special medicinal materials to your country.

He also offered rhino horns, glaze and luminous walls to His Majesty the Emperor as a sign of respect. ”