Jia Xu smiled and said: "The young master wants to destroy the family in one fell swoop, so that the whole world will implement the uniform land system, and the people will not be exploited by the family. The subordinate is right, right? ”

Ma Chao smiled: "Sometimes, I really want to kill you." Because you know me too well, it makes me feel scared. ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "The young master's mind is too easy to guess, and he can't blame his subordinates." ”

"Tell me why?"

Jia Xu said: "From the very beginning, the purpose of the young master's conquest was different from others. Others are fighting just to gain benefits and seize power in troubled times. The young master is different, not only wants to hold power, but also has a deeper purpose out of benevolence. The young master couldn't bear the hardships of the people, so he did everything possible to pacify Liangzhou, and took many reform measures after Liangzhou was pacified. Win over Yang Fu among the families, crack down on the rest of the families who don't know the times, and implement the equalization of the land system, so that the people have their own fields and people do their best.

Serving the people and resting the people is what drives the young master to constantly overcome all difficulties and fight bloody battles. Of course, this is also the reason why the subordinates appreciate the young master the most and are loyal to the young master. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Go on." ”

The subordinates then thought that if the young master did not enter Beijing by edict and stayed in Liangzhou, it would only be able to maintain the status quo that the people of Liangzhou had their fields. and angered His Majesty, attracting the imperial court to conquer, and the good situation of Liangzhou will also be in vain.

And only the young lord was edicted to enter Beijing, which not only allowed Liangzhou to maintain the status quo, promote the Juntian system to continue to deepen and become customized, but also allowed the people of Sanfu to breathe. Because the Sanfu family was swept away by our army, the people were doing their thing.

Moreover, the young master led the army into Beijing, with the 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry in his hand, as well as the full support of His Majesty, he could naturally become a political force no less than the Ten Standing Servants, the general He Jin, the Taifu Yuan Kui and others, and occupy a place in the city of Luoyang and in the imperial court.

With the wisdom of the young master, the young master only needs to operate many times, and there is still a great chance to realize his ambitions. That is, to suppress the family, eliminate land annexation, and implement the equalization system, so that the people of the world can have their land. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "Those who know me, Wen Heye." ”

Jia Xu said: "If you want to complete this, it will be difficult. Because the big families are all over the state and county, there are basically more than a dozen big families in each county. They have a lot of land and people, and even a lot of soldiers. In the locality, they hold filial piety and honesty; In the imperial court, there are a large number of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The young master wants to win the battle, and there are many difficulties, but it is not impossible to complete, everything depends on whether the young master's means are appropriate. ”

Ma Chao's eyes were cast into the distance, since he had already made up his mind, of course he already had an idea in his heart.

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Wenhe." I already have a plan. Even if it can't destroy the family, it can still cause it to suffer a heavy blow. ”

Jia Xu said leisurely: "If you want to destroy the family, you must mobilize all the power that can be used, and transform the power that cannot be used into the power that can be used, and use it for me." ”

Ma Chao looked at Jia Xu and said, "You mean, let me win over Yang Biao and think it is for my own use?" ”

Jia Xu said: "The Hongnong Yang family is no less than the Yuan family of Runan. If Yang Biao can be used to deal with all the families in the world, he will naturally have a lot of chances of winning. ”

Ma Chao said: "Okay, you can step back first." ”

After Jia Xu left, Ma Chao ordered the guards to invite Yang Biao to come.

After a while, Yang Biao rode a horse and approached Ma Chao's side.

I haven't seen Yang Biao for a long time, Ma Chao took a few more looks, and saw that Yang Biao was still the same, energetic, and resolute.

When Yang Biao saw Ma Chao, he said, "What is the general looking for the old man?" ”

Ma Chao glanced at Yang Biao with a smile and said, "Yang Gong, I am no longer General Shenwei, I have been appointed by His Majesty as Guangluxun." ”

After Yang Biao heard this, he thought for a moment, then figured out the joint, and said, "I didn't expect that my feet would actually transform into a loyal minister of Your Majesty." ”

Ma Chao said: "Yang Gong knows, what did I do when I entered Beijing?" ”

Yang Biao said: "Su Wei Forbidden Province." ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "More than that. ”

"And what do you want?"

Ma Chao looked at Yang Biao and said, "Yang Gong was born in the Hongnong Yang family, can you introduce me to Hongnong Yang's family business, how huge is it?" ”

Yang Biao asked suspiciously, "Why do you ask this?" Could it be that the Sanfu family has not plundered enough, and still wants to plunder the family of Hongnong County? ”

Ma Chao said with a smile: "If Yang Gong doesn't say it, when I lead the army through Hongnong County, I will go to find the answer I want." ”

Yang Biao thought for a while and said: "I Hongnong Yang's family, occupy thousands of hectares of land, 23 hectares of ponds and marshes, and 54 hectares of mountains and forests; There are thousands of servants, 1,000 guests, tens of thousands of soldiers, tens of thousands of tenants, and hundreds of thousands of cattle and horses; There are dozens of dock forts, the middle and high inside are like forests, and the houses are like mountains; There are dozens of manors, including windmills, stone mills, ponds, grain drying fields, warehouses, enclosures, blacksmith shops, salt wells, and oil mills. ”

Ma Chao said: "In other words, a Hongnong Yang clan is actually equivalent to a small vassal state?" ”

Yang Biao said: "So to speak. ”

Ma Chao said again: "How many families like Hongnong Yang are there in the world?" ”

Yang Biao pondered for a moment and said, "Immeasurable, there should be dozens." For example, the Yuan clan in Runan also occupies thousands of hectares of land. ”

Ma Chao said: "What about other families?" ”

Yang Biao said: "The inferior families occupy thousands of acres of land and support thousands of people; Once again, a first-class family occupies hundreds of hectares of land and has tens to thousands of people; Again, the first-class family occupies a hundred acres of land; The big clan occupies dozens of acres of land. The number of great families and clans is innumerable and incalculable. There are several in almost every county, and there are more than 100 in each county. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "I am looking at the acres of land, and the registered tax payers are only six or seven million hectares. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people were displaced, the countryside was barren, and the area of cultivated land was greatly reduced. There are no more than 5,000,000 acres of land on the register.

Of course, the fields of the great families are not registered; In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, two or three million hectares of land were annexed.

In my dynasty, when Emperor Huan lived for three years, there were 10.67 million households and 56.48 million mouths, which can be described as extremely prosperous. However, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the household registration was greatly reduced, when there were 8 million households and 40 million households.

Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there should be 1 million households and 5 million mouths. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the family took the opportunity to restrain the displaced people into servants and tenants. Therefore, the household registration of the big family should have 2 million households, 10 million households, or even more. ”

Yang Biao listened to such a huge amount of data, although he wanted to refute it, but he couldn't say anything to refute it. Because he knows that to refute is to lie.

Yang Biao could only bite the bullet and said, "That's roughly the case." ”