Chapter 31: The Land of the West of the River
When the ministers dispersed, only Fusu, Meng Yi, and Fan Zeng were left in the Qilin Palace.
"Mr. Fan, I let Shusun Tong be the general of the Duhu, do you have no opinion? I know you want to go to the west of the river. Fusu asked Fan Zeng with a smile.
"Young man, the old minister never thought of becoming the general of Hexi Metropolitan Protection." Fan Zeng denied it with some weakness.
"Mr. Fan, you have already begun to plan for Hexi to recruit the people, and you also said that you have not thought about the position of general of Hexi. It's not good to tell lies! With Mr. Dacai, it is indeed a bit condescending to be the general of Hexi Duhu, I am ready to completely sweep away the troubles of Hu Hai, Jiangdong Xiang and Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam within two years, and I will definitely need the assistance of Dacai at that time. You'd better stay with me and give me advice, right? In the future, it will be better to worship the marquis. Let Shusun Tong do the matter of passing through the land west of the river! ”
"Childe, the old minister understands, the right son asked his uncle and grandson to go to the west of the river, the old minister is indeed a little lost, after listening to the son's arrangement, the old minister understands. The old minister must do his best to plan for the prince to calm down the civil strife. Fan Zeng said excitedly. How can being a general of Hexi Protector be compared with the marquis of worship?
"Meng Yi, Prime Minister Li Cheng is already old, and many things still need to be shared by you, Prime Minister Zuo. Don't you dare to tire the old man. They not only helped my father sweep away the Six Kingdoms, but also helped me regain the land west of the river, which can be described as a great achievement. If I get tired on my hands, then I'll be a sinner. ”
Li Si's hard work is in his eyes, and he has almost all the government affairs of Daqin. Whether it is the promotion and appointment of officials, or the treasury finances of various places, or criminal and prison lawsuits, they must all converge on Li Si. Fusu has clearly seen the drawbacks of the three public and nine secretary system, and it is imperative to reform the three public and nine secretary system. The reason why Fusu wanted to keep Meng Yi and Fan Zeng was to find out from the two people's mouths the attitude of the courtiers towards the reform of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system.
"I don't know if the two of you have ever found out that all the government affairs of my Daqin have converged on Cheng to get along, which makes it difficult for Prime Minister Li Cheng to rest! The system of three princes and nine kings began in the Xia and Shang periods, although our Qin people have improved, but they are still full of drawbacks and are out of date. I intend to reform the system of three public and nine secretaries, I don't know what the two of you suggest? After Fusu finished speaking, he looked at Meng Yi and Fan Zeng expectantly.
The reform of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries system was indeed somewhat unexpected by Meng Yi and Fan Zeng.
"Childe, this matter is very important, and it is not easy for your subordinates to draw conclusions for the time being, can you allow me to reply after careful consideration" Meng Yi said to Fusu with a cautious face.
Changing the law and restructuring has always been regarded as a major national event, and the slightest carelessness will cause a stir in the government and the opposition. Because the change of the law will inevitably touch the interests of some groups, it is inevitable that it will encounter resistance. It can even lead to death. In the past, when Chu mourned the king, Wu Qi changed the law to become stronger, making the national strength of Chu stronger and stronger. When the king of Chu mourned his death, Wu Qi was shot by the old nobles of Chu. Looking at Shang Ying, who made the Qin State on the road to prosperity through law changes, wasn't he killed in the land of Shang Yu by King Qin Huiwen. Even the corpse was brought back to Xianyang and the car was torn.
Fusu deduced the attitude of the ministers through Meng Yi's words, and it seems that the reform of the system of three princes and nine secretaries cannot be rushed.
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A month later, thousands of bamboo tubes containing the houses that recruited people to Hexian were put into the Yangtze River by the soldiers of Hengshan County, and these bamboo tubes drifted down the river to all parts of Jiangdong and were fished by many Jiangdong people. For a while, there was a stir in Jiangdong.
In just ten days, 30,000 or 40,000 Jiangdong people fled to Qin. Among them, there were many soldiers who escaped from the Xiang military camp.
On this day, the Jiangdong guards sent a letter of persuasion from Qin to Xiang Bo's desk.
After Xiang Bo returned from patrolling the camp, he picked up the letter on the desk and read it, and was shocked by the content of the letter after only a few lines.
"All the people of Jiangdong who voluntarily settled down in the land west of the river were given five acres of fertile land, two stones of grain, and two thousand dollars in money, and after arriving in the land west of the river, each household was given another five thousand yuan in resettlement fees, and each household was given a set of ploughs and other farm tools and a ploughing ox. In the first three years, the taxes of the people in Hexi accounted for only 20% of the harvest, and the people in Hexi were exempted from forced labor for five years.
All the soldiers and soldiers of the Xiang clan Chu who voluntarily went to the land west of the river were given six acres of fertile land and 3,000 yuan each, and each household was given another 6,000 yuan for resettlement after arriving in the land west of the river......"
Xiang Bo didn't expect Fusu to dig up the corner of Jiangdong so blatantly, and the resettlement fee alone was enough to empty the Great Qin treasury. Xiang Bo really couldn't figure out that Fusu had brought so much money and grain to run the land west of the river. After thinking about it carefully, Xiang Bo decided that Fusu's move was just disturbing the hearts of the people in Jiangdong, so he didn't care too much about Fusu's digging of the corner. If Xiang Bo knew that Fu Su had four billion dollars and 70 million stone grains in his hands, he would definitely go crazy.
At the same time, the same news was quietly spread by the soldiers of Dongjun to the ears of the common people in the counties and counties under Liu Ji and Hu Hai. When the people under Hu Hai's rule heard the news, they chose to flee one after another, and for a time 140,000 people chose to flee to Qin. It can be seen how mediocre Hu Hai has become.
If you want to say who is the most depressed, it is Chen Sheng, who fled to Yingchuan County under Liu Ji's rule. Since breaking with Wu Guang, Chen Sheng sneaked back to Yingchuan County with 600 defeated generals, and even coerced and deceived 500 poor people of Yingchuan County to Songshan. Just as he was about to do a great job, he was abducted by a letter from Fusu and 600 people. The saddest thing is that the 300 relatives he sent out to intercept the 600 people actually ran away, so far, there are less than 200 people left under his command. Let Chen Sheng have a good experience of the pleasure of "stealing chickens does not become anti-erosion rice".
Two months later, in the spring of the third lunar month, Shusun Tong, the general of Hexi Metropolitan Protector, led 200,000 people to the land of Hexi. In order to let these 200,000 people see the determination of the imperial court, Shusun Tong chose to eat and live with these 200,000 people. Fusu was moved by Shusun Tong's determination, and specially sent 20,000 tiger troops to escort these 200,000 people to the four counties of Hexi along the way. At the same time as Fusu sent the Tiger Army, he ordered Meng Tian's 200,000 troops to seize the time to reclaim the fields.
In order to allow these 200,000 people to settle in Hexi as soon as possible, Fusu also specially arranged for the Daqin Ordnance Institute to work overtime to build ploughs and other agricultural tools. A month in advance, 200,000 construction craftsmen were recruited from all over Daqin and sent to Hexi to help relocate the people to build settled houses.
When 200,000 people arrived in Hexi, they were first placed in the military camp vacated by Meng Tian's army.
Two days later, 200,000 craftsmen and 20,000 ploughs arrived in Hexi as scheduled. The 30,000 head of ploughing cattle that Xiao He purchased from Xiqiang were also delivered as scheduled the next day after the plough arrived. At this point, the hegemony of Fusu through the Hexi Corridor officially kicked off.
Seeing that the matter of Jingluo Hexi had an eyebrow, Fusu finally breathed a sigh of relief. began to think about his marriage to Yu Ji, and after returning from Qingyao Mountain, Fusu has been busy with the land west of the river. put his affairs with Yu Ji on hold for the time being. Now that spring has returned to the earth, and everything is recovering, the restlessness hidden in Fusu's heart has begun to be active again.