When Ma Chao expressed his opinion, he was completely immersed in his own thinking, and he didn't notice that Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, and those Taishou and county commanders looked at him with blazing eyes. These people, including Jia Xu, have a perception of Ma Chao as a "fierce general with both wisdom and bravery". So when they found out that Ma Chao also had such a unique view on political affairs, it was like discovering a new continent.

Ma Teng rubbed his chin and said, "What Chao'er said is extremely true. So as you said, how do we set it up? ”

Ma Chao thought for a moment and said, "We still have 50,000 soldiers. Maintain 40,000 cavalry on the surface and 10,000 infantry troops secretly. The 10,000-foot army was evacuated to various counties, especially Hanyang County facing the imperial court, Wuwei County facing Han Sui, and Beidi County facing the Xiongnu, because these three were the future expansion direction of my Liangzhou. The task of the infantry army is to mainly garrison the cities of the three counties and guard against the invasion of the enemy. That is to say, the 10,000 infantry army is mainly stationed in the city, protecting the territory and the people, and keeping the enemy out of the country; The 40,000 cavalry were mainly used as field forces and mobile forces, waiting for an opportunity to launch an active attack on the enemy and invade the enemy's territory. ”

After hearing this, Ma Teng stroked his palms and smiled: "Good." Does anyone disagree? ”

Everyone listened to Ma Chao's complete suggestion, even Jia Xu and Yan Zhong didn't dare to say that they could stand out, of course, they all said: "Young master Gao Zhi, I will wait to obey." ”

Ma Teng said: "Chao'er, do you think we want to send infantry troops to garrison Qiangzhong?" ”

Ma Chao said: "No. There is no threat to us in Qiangzhong, and the chances of another rebellion are slim. Besides, Qiangzhong is mostly grassland, and the infantry army can't be used there. It is better not to garrison troops in Qiang, and show defenselessness to the people in Qiang, which is more popular. ”

Ma Teng said: "Chao'er is right, but it is for the heart of a father and a villain. By the way, speaking of Qiangzhong, the Assassin Prefecture initially formulated a partition plan for Qiangzhong. ”

Ma Teng said, there is a small official to hold a cowhide map in both hands and pass it to Ma Chao, Ma Chao unfolded it, it is a map of Qiangzhong, there is a radius of 800 miles, has been divided by a black line in addition to the four counties, in the hometown of Burndang Qiang, that is, about Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Xining City in the later generations, covering Qinghai Lake (called "West Sea" in the Eastern Han Dynasty) set up Burndang County; Zhong County was set up in Zhong Qiang's hometown, that is, in the area of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in later generations; In the hometown of Shenlang Qiang, that is, the eastern part of the later Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and parts of Sichuan Province bordering it, Shenwolf County was set up; In the hometown of Wuqiang, that is, the western part of the later Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, covering the area of Zhaling Lake and Ngoling Lake, Wujun was set up.

These four counties have basically covered half of the eastern part of Qinghai Province, which Ma Chao is familiar with, and the westernmost part has crossed the Jishi Mountain to reach Zhaling Lake and Ngoling Lake. Under the county, the Assassin's Mansion also set up counties, towns, and townships, and each county had seven or eight counties.

After reading it, Ma Chao had no opinion on the division of counties, but the name of the county made Ma Chao uneasy.

Ma Teng saw Ma Chao frowning at the map and said, "Chao'er, what's not satisfied?" ”

Ma Chao said: "The name of the county is named after the Qiang tribe, which is very dangerous, father." ”

"This is named by Mr. Yan, Mr. Yan?" Ma Teng looked at Yan Zhong.

Yan Zhong got up and said: "Young master, there are many cities in the place name of Xiliang that follow the pronunciation of the old Xiongnu. In the next thought, the four counties of Qiangzhong use the name of Qiang, which is so convenient, and it can also highlight the young master's contribution to pacifying Qiangzhong and opening up the territory. I wonder what's wrong? ”

Ma Chao said: "Don't drive, it's naturally good. But by the name of the Qiang, the Qiang people will always remember that those counties were once their territory. These powerful tribes and their histories will provide an excuse for the Qiang people to strengthen their identity and belonging. In this way, the possibility of rebellion is magnified. ”

Hearing Ma Chao say this, Yan Zhong also came back to his senses and said, "It's a mistake, the young master is high." ”

"Then Yichao'er, how should the four counties of Qiangzhong be named?" Ma Teng said.

Ma Chao said: "First of all, we must first send Taishou in to take office; Subsequently, he went to the imperial court again and brought these four counties under Liangzhou. ”

After Jia Xu heard it, he nodded without a trace. Jia Xu knows very well that Ma Chao has two hands, in fact, he is a plan to cut first and then play. First of all, he sent Taishou to actually control the four counties of Qiangzhong, otherwise if he first asked the court to include the four counties under Liangzhou, it would give the court a wake-up call, and the imperial court would oppose the four counties being included in Liangzhou and setting up another state out of consideration for weakening and restricting Xiliang; And Ma Chao first sent Taishou to take office, and if the court wanted to divide the four counties, it lost its excuse; At this time, the imperial court could only agree to the four counties to be included in Liangzhou; In this way, the Ma clan has a legitimate reason to occupy the four counties of Qiangzhong, and only when the name is justified can it be justified.

Ma Teng probably didn't realize Ma Chao's thoughts, and said, "Then what? ”

Ma Chao said: "There is Xihai in the hometown of Yaodang, which can be named Xihai County; In Zhong Qiang's hometown, the Yellow River changes its flow direction and can be named Hequ County; There is Minshan Mountain in the hometown of the wolf, which can be named Minjun; There is a stone mountain in the hometown of Wuqiang, which can be named Jishi County. ”

Ma Teng said: "Okay, just arrange it according to what Chao'er said." ”

Ma Chao thought for a while and said, "Father, when it comes to the disposal of Qiangzhong, I think that there are five things that are most urgent for us at the moment. ”

"What five things?"

Ma Chao stretched out his index finger and said, "First, rest and recuperate, resume farming, hoard grain, and eliminate famine." ”

Ma Teng said: "This is natural. What are your plans? ”

Ma Chao said: "After discovering the war, there are many wastelands in Liangzhou. The son suggested that the father divide the land equally among the people, and the people could have the right to use the land, but the ownership rights belonged to the Assassin Mansion. The land is divided into open fields, mulberry fields and hemp fields, the open fields are planted with grain, mulberry fields are planted with mulberry, elm, poplar and other trees, and hemp fields are planted with hemp.

The people could cultivate the land, but they could not buy, sell, transfer, or lease, and if the people committed a serious crime, or were unable to cultivate, or died, the Assassin would take back the land and give it to someone else to cultivate. According to the fat and thin quality of the land, it is divided into upper, middle and lower fields; According to the population and wasteland area in the area, it is divided into wide townships and narrow townships; Some land needs to be left fallow to maintain its fertility, and the Thorn Mansion can grant the people twice as much land, which is double the land.

The people who were granted land were to pay taxes, levies, and military service to the Assassin's Office. Of course, taxes, conscription, and military service were to be levied according to the situation of the households and their land grants. In addition, each county and each county shall have a separate field, which shall be given to the officials of the county, and the harvest shall be used as a reward for the officials. After the official leaves office, the office is handed over to his successor. This system is called the Junda system. ”

Ma Chao also made some changes to the equalization system, such as the original equalization system, which allowed farmers to obtain ownership of part of the land after a certain period of cultivation, that is, it could be hereditary. However, Ma Chao felt that this could easily lead to land annexation, and the original intention of the land equalization system was to curb the annexation, so Ma Chao proposed that the ownership of all land should belong to the Liangzhou Thorn Mansion. In this way, the big landlords could not annex the land of the Assassin's Mansion.

In addition, the original equalization system had many restrictions on those who gave land, such as slaves and maids, ploughing oxen, and men could only be granted land when they reached the age of 15. In addition, women are given less than half as much land as men, and widows and widows receive little or no land. Ma Chao felt that this would hinder fairness and equality, and besides, there was so much wasteland in Liangzhou, but there were so few people, so he decided to grant land equality.