The third year of Xingqing in the Great Song Dynasty, August, Sichuan, Chengdu Fu Road, Mianzhou.

It was in the afternoon, ten miles outside the city of Mianzhou, at an intersection next to the official road, on a big tree with scraped bark, pedestrians from south to north were reading the list around the bark, and some people shook their heads and read it, but it was a farmer who rolled up his trouser legs and was thirty years away.

The Great Song Dynasty has a strong literary style, and it is because of this rural farmer, who also has a rough understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics, and it is not a problem to read and write.

"Notice of the Sichuan Preparation Division; The edict ordered the people from all walks of life in Sichuan: Wang Shi's Northern Expedition, the hometown of China in Hexi, all kinds of ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, and the people are urgently recruited to immigrate. Anyone who wants to immigrate to the west of the river should be given 10 acres of water per person, and they will always be given as a business. The wasteland belongs to it, the official gives cattle seeds, listens to the people to reclaim it, makes up the value according to the discretion, and is exempt from paying taxes for three years. The Immigration Branch of the Sichuan Preparation and Establishment Department made a register and transferred it to the state capitals of Hexi, properly provided rations, boats and vehicles, and sent officials to move them and make them settle. Those who come on their own should be reimbursed for their travel and entanglement, until the Hexi lands, the supply of rice and grain, and everyone should know the ......"

After the middle-aged man finished reading, he provoked a burst of exclamations from the onlookers around him.

"10 acres per person! My family of five has less than 15 acres of land. Is this true? ”

A middle-aged man with a hoe and shabby clothes immediately screamed.

Sichuan Fourth Road, Chengdu Fu Road has the largest population, has reached 5 million people, the average per person is less than two acres of less than three acres, and each household is only about ten acres of cultivated land. Now this person has given 10 acres of land, which is really scary.

Besides, a family of three, with young and strong laborers, cattle and farming tools, is only 30 acres of land. No matter how much you give, you can't plant it.

"Second Brother Gao, what's so strange about this! The news just came back that the official army had seized the land west of the river, and what Liangzhou, Guazhou, and Yumen Pass were all occupied by the official army! ”

Another middle-aged man with trouser legs and a basket on his back squatted on the ground, his forehead wrinkled.

"Lao Meng is right! The people west of the river were all killed by the Tatars. There is no one to farm in Hexi, and the official army occupies Hexi, so someone has to farm the land! ”

Young and tall offspring, but high-spirited.

"Brother Xiaoyi, how do you know?"

The fair-skinned old man in satin asked in surprise.

"Li Yuanwai, don't you know, my Erlang is in the army on Lizhou West Road. This time, he went to Xixia to defend the city, made military achievements, and granted 50 acres of land, which was in Liangzhou. He sent me a letter urging me to go to Liangzhou. I'll have to talk to my dad about it. ”

In Brother Xiaoyi's eyes, he couldn't hide his pride.

50 acres of land were granted, and from now on, he is at least a middle-sized family.

"Brother Xiaoyi, you said it lightly! Your Erlang is an official soldier, with swords, guns and artillery, and can protect himself. The Tatars kill people like hemp, if we go, unarmed, what if we run into the Tatars? ”

The second year of high school was already excited, but he refused to relax.

"Second brother Gao, look at what scared you! No matter how ferocious the Tatars are, they also have officers and soldiers. The current Great Song Dynasty official army is not what it used to be! Let's go, maybe the government will issue knives and guns, can't we still be a militia to protect our families? ”

Brother Xiao Yi said with a smile, and the face of the sophomore in high school softened a lot.

I am young and strong, and I have the strength, what are you afraid of?

If you meet those Tatars, what are you afraid of, just do it with them!

"Who's to say it isn't? In the 100th year of the Great Song Dynasty, did any officials and troops recapture Hexi? This is the first time! The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is in Hexi, are you still afraid of a ball? ”

Niu Er, a local idler who was squatting on the ground and in shabby clothes, laughed.

"No matter how powerful the Tatars are, haven't they been beaten away by the official army? Otherwise, Western Xia will also be destroyed! Whether you go to Hexi or not, look at it yourself, I, Niu Er, am going to go. When the time comes, I will become a household, beg for a good family, and give birth to two big fat boys, you don't want to be greedy! ”

Niu Er's words made all the villagers laugh and their hearts came alive.

This kid speaks directly, and he doesn't know how to shy away from it at all.

"Hexi is not far from Sichuan, everyone go back and talk to the villagers, they want to go together, and then there will be a response!"

Lao Meng has some appeal, and when he said this, everyone nodded.

"What if the county doesn't let you go?"

The sophomore was nervous and asked again.

"The turtle son's go sue him! If the Sichuan System Division can't do it, let's go to the emperor to sue! I heard that the emperor was in Hexi, and when the time came, I sued him, and saw how his turtle son would be an official? ”

Niu Er squatted on the ground and raised it for everyone.

"When the time comes, I really go to Hexi, and I am not familiar with the place, and I am afraid that life will be difficult!"

Thinking about it in the second year of high school, it is still a little unsteady.

"Each village, town, and county is self-contained, and there are officials in charge of it. When I arrived in Hexi, I was still a village in the same village, a county in the same county, and I was still an old acquaintance. Along the way, there were government aids, official and military escorts, and officials from Sichuan and Hexi supervised all the way. How can it make you starve to death and die of exhaustion? ”

Lao Meng understood it very carefully and relieved Gao Er.

What he didn't know was that the method of keeping the same village and county unchanged and the officials being responsible was all proposed by Shi Songzhi, the new county warden of Wuwei County, Hexi.

"The immortals are gone, who will farm for Lao Tzu in the future?"

Everyone left one after another, and Li Yuanwai shook his head and muttered in his mouth.

"Outside of Li Yuan, there are many people who farm the land, as long as you reduce the rent more!"

Niu Er stood up, still smiling.

This miser, the hundreds of acres of land in his house, it is best that no one plants for him, and it is best that all of them are deserted.

"Just don't charge rent! Do you think that the government's taxes are a joke? ”

Li Yuanwai glared at Niu Er, turned around and left with a heavy heart.

If you have land, you have to pay taxes, and you have to pay as much taxes as you want. The poor have emigrated, who will farm for him? How do I pay my taxes?

"No matter how much you pay taxes, your turtle son is not good at eating and drinking, and there are several concubines! Lao Tzu is still a single! Phew! ”

Niu Er looked at Li Yuanwai's back, spat on the ground, and turned to leave.

It doesn't matter if others go to Hexi or not, he is going to Hexi anyway.

…………

Chengdu Fu Road, Mianzhou, Fuguo, Brazil County, wasteland outside Xicheng.

"Everyone is standing, now let's start the roll call!"

Jiang Wanli opened the roster in his hand and began to shout:

"Brazil County, Li Zhi!"

He originally worked in Xiangyang Mansion on Jinghu Road, and was recommended by Shi Songzhi, the general judge of Shangguan Xiangyang, to come to Sichuan to prepare for immigration to Shibian, and was responsible for leading Mianzhou immigrants to Hexi.

A special person is responsible, and each person is responsible for one state, one county, or even one prefecture according to the local population of Sichuan.

"Hui Xianggong, in Li Zhi, Xia Pasir County, I have seen Jiang Xianggong."

A Forty-Year Confucian came out and bowed his hand.

"Li Zhi, what is the situation of immigrants in the townships of Brazil County? Women and children, are they all clearly recorded? ”

Jiang Wanli nodded and asked Li Zhi.

"Back to Xianggong, there are 476 households and 1,963 immigrants in Brazil County. Among them, 286 were children under the age of 10; 175 people over 10 years old and under 15 years old; There were 1,502 men and women in adults. A total of 1,963 people, all of whom arrived. Please check with the public. ”

Among the 1,963 immigrants in Brazil County, there are almost no people over the age of 50, and many young adults in their twenties and thirties are singles. It seems that the problem of singles has plagued the land of Shuzhong.

"Zhao Xian, Li Dayi, start the inspection!"

Jiang Wanli nodded, and the two entourage officials went down and began to check the roster provided by Li Zhi one by one, very carefully.

You know, when they take these immigrants to Hexi, there are as many people as they leave, and as many people as they arrive. In addition to force majeure factors such as illness and death or accidents, if you neglect your duties, you will be held accountable, and even lose the black gauze hat on your head.

"Xianggong, 286 young children, 175 middle children, a total of 461 people, the survey is correct!"

"Xianggong, 1,502 adult men and women, the survey is correct!"

The officials Zhao Xian and Li Dayi came back and reported them one by one.

"Good! Li Zhi, you take the people of Pasir County and wait on the spot first. ”

After Jiang Wanli finished ordering, he shouted again.

"Changming County, Deng Huiteng!"

"The villain Deng Huiteng of Changming County has seen Xianggong!"

"Deng Huiteng, the situation of immigrants in Changming County......

It took more than half an hour to check the number of people one county after another, and when the eight counties came down, Jiang Wanli and the others were sweating profusely.

Like other state capitals and counties, the majority of them are young and middle-aged singles, and most of the immigrants are poor families with many brothers and few fields.

"Xianggong, there are 509 migrant children in Mianzhou, 363 middle children, 3,663 adult men and women, and a total of 4,265 immigrants in Mianzhou!"

After the officials finished counting, they reported to Jiang Wanli and handed over the roster.

4265 people! It seems that the number of immigrants is good, and it can be felt, and not everyone can be content with poverty.

"Folks, let's go to Hexi, only bring clothes and other valuables, don't bring other things, pots and pans, the court will distribute them. As for the grain of each family, it will be transported by cattle and horses, and there is no need to carry it on their shoulders. The less stuff the big guy has, the better, so it's easier to get on the road. ”

Jiang Wanli carefully admonished, not forgetting to comfort.

"Young children are transported by horse-drawn carriages on the flat roads and horses on the post roads. Our number has been reported to the Sichuan Preparation Division and Lizhou Rong Division and Lintaofu Road Rong Division, along the way there are officers and soldiers to respond, as for everyone's food water, along the road post stations are also prepared, you don't need to worry, we Mianzhou 4265 people, will arrive in Hexi safely! ”

"We have 4,265 people in Mianzhou, and when we go to Hexi, we are still 4,265 people! No one is missing! ”

The clerks also began to cheer up the immigrants.

"Let's go!"

After Jiang Wanli finished his exhortation, he waved his hand, dozens of carriages came out, young children got on the carriages one after another, and some immigrants kowtowed in the direction of their hometowns, reluctant to give up.

A team of officers and soldiers escorted, the wheels were rolling, the immigrants were heading north, the official roads were full, and the eyes of many people were full of hope.

The capture of Lanzhou, Lintao Mansion, and the capture of Hexi made everyone in Sichuan rejoice, but for the poor people in Shu, immigrants granted land and changed their faces, which is what they are most interested in.

In all dynasties, the most in the world are always the poor.

Just like the Song Dynasty, the commercial tax was much higher than the field tax, which was due to the monopoly of tea, wine, vinegar and salt alum, the ubiquitous layers of commercial taxes, and the evasion of the field tax by the powerful.

What is the development of commerce, an agrarian society thousands of years ago, there were no steam engines, and the industrial base was basically zero, where could commerce go?

The amount of land and the amount of taxes are the real people's livelihood.