Since Liu Bei issued an edict to the prefectures to search for hidden households, the prefectures have strictly adhered to the law and urged the counties to verify the household registration of the big clans. Although there were more than ten riots during this period, they were all suppressed by the county soldiers.

In July, Yangzhou Thorn Shi Buqi took the lead in reporting that Yangzhou had 68,312 men and women.

In the same month, Gu Yong, the assassin of Jingzhou, reported that 59,681 men and women were separated from the counties of Jingzhou.

In August, Zhuge Jin and Xu Shu of Liangzhou reported that 26,356 men and women had been precipitated in Liangzhou; Jiangzhou precipitated 45,571 men and women.

According to Shangshu's calculation of Sun Shao, in addition to the six counties of Xuhuai, the four counties of Nanzhong, and the seven counties of Jiaoling, a total of 326,719 men and women were precipitated in the six prefectures of Han, which was consistent with Zhuge Liang's judgment earlier.

Among the 330,000 or so hidden people, their origins are complex, whether they are slaves, or doormen, or tenants. They fled to the great clans, either because of trafficking, because of poverty, or because of war. For their own benefit, the big clans either actively or passively hide them in their homes.

In the early years, it was not easy to find out these hidden populations, but with Liu Bei's prestige reaching its peak and Zhuge Liang's governance, it was not difficult to isolate the hidden population.

Liu Bei frowned and paced, and asked, "What is the opportunity for what Kong Ming said?" ”

"It has always been green and Xu. Wancheng and Shouchun, trapped by the enemy, west of Chang'an, Wu Yu Ma Chao, Lu Xun, and Xu Luo's people are bound to separate. Your Majesty will march forward with the horns, and the people will respond. ”

Qin Mi, the character is a native of Guanghan County. He has learned from people and is good at knowing the heavens.

When Liu Bei went to Yizhou, Guanghan Taishou was recruited as an official, and was later transferred to the inner court by Wang Cang, responsible for the celestial omen of the Han Dynasty.

"Do you still have a good time?"

Qin Mi came out to ask for a performance and said: "Your Majesty, this month is too white and less yin, there is a vision, and the ministers have a sparse performance. ”

Zhang Zhaozuo bowed and said: "In the past, when Emperor Xuan was in the middle of the Han Dynasty, he often asked the ministers about the government, and asked why there were displaced people in the eastern part of the country. Why are people's livelihoods so difficult? ”

Qin Mi coughed softly and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the Lord Star is called the country, and it is for China." Now the main star is dim, when China is declining. The star under it has the tendency to cover the lord, and if it is a minister, the country is uneasy; In the country, the southern soil is prosperous, and our Han family is gradually strengthened. ”

"If there are those who have excellent political achievements, in addition to promotion and transfer, they will be rewarded with Shu brocade and salt and sugar. There should be a long history of labor in this matter, and the name of the meritorious official should be submitted. ”

Liu Bei listened to a bunch of professional terms, and almost didn't hear a word.

"Huh?"

"No!"

"So happy, it seems that Xu Huai is fine!"

But Zhuge Liang and Zhang Zhao are right, and they are now at the beginning of his governance of the country, and it is not appropriate to use troops easily.

Liu Bei stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "What the second monarch said is reasonable, now we should govern the southern land of Qi, and we should be strong in order to wait for changes in China." At that time, the Northern Expedition should be as strong as the southern soil and the thieves will decide the victory. ”

Liu Bei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since the years before last, I have been lightly dispensing with meagre endowments, persuading farmers to teach mulberry and cultivating military officials, which is for a moment of happiness. Today, the hidden households of Guangzhen, the mountain people are attached, and the people are precipitated, which can be described as the great governance of the southern soil! ”

Zhang Zhao arched his hand and said: "When the far-reaching mountain people are attached, the south and the central are returned to the dynasty, the national strength is prosperous, the elite soldiers are elite, and the grain and grass are surplus, and it is not too late to map China again!" ”

Liu Bei seemed to understand the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words, and said generously: "What Kong Ming said is extremely true, this time to search for hidden mouths, and now to inspect hidden households, such as expanding the people of a state, its merit is not inferior to the great victory of the Northern Expedition." The internal and external ministers have a lot of merits, and I think that I can increase the number of officials to work for the officials. ”

When he was about to leave the hall, Liu Bei remembered something and asked, "How is Zhong Miao doing recently?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei laughed and got up and went down the steps, helped Zhang Zhao up, and said that everyone laughed: "I have no intention of boasting about my merits, and the question I am asking now is really because of the idea of the Northern Expedition." ”

"Speak!"

Zhuge Liang persuaded: "When the Chinese soldiers were in turmoil, they went out of the southern land, and the whole country went on a northern expedition, so that the strong held the halberd, and the defeated were transferred." His Majesty led the six armies, out of Xiangfan, and drove into Luoyang. The west ordered Lu Xun to send the pawn of Shu Han, the army was in Longyou, and Huo Jun and Pang Tong were awarded to the public, and they directly pointed to the Zhengshouchun. ”

Liu Bei put down the song, looked at the people under the steps, and said with a smile.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Qing has merit in divining celestial phenomena, so he should be given money and food." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Zhang Gong said is extremely true!"

Zhuge Liang got up from the table and arched his hand and said: "Although Cao Pi does not have Cao Cao's strategy, his goodness can win the hearts of thieves. There are tens of millions of stone of grain in the year of thieves, and the people are in Han. If the army is lost, it can be reinstated. And His Majesty has been on expeditions year after year, and there are many elite soldiers who have lost their soldiers. The minister thinks that there is no good opportunity today, and it is not appropriate to act rashly! ”

It was not Zhang Zhao who swept Liu Bei's prosperity, but Liu Bei had signs of drifting recently, and Zhang Zhao had to come forward to advise, after all, there were not a few emperors in the past dynasties. Like Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, his martial arts were at their peak, but in the later period, he also began to covet pleasure and shut up the advice of virtuous ministers.

Jinghou is not someone else, it is Liu Ba who died some time ago, under the invitation of Zhuge Liang, Liao Li and others, Liu Bei posthumously called Liu Ba as Jinghou.

Zhuge Liang held the fan and arched his hand, and said humbly: "If it is not the work of Liang and Changxu alone, there are still the hard work of the princes and scholars of Jinghou and Shangshu, as well as the county magistrate Cao Zhi. ”

"This time the search for hidden households lasted for more than a year, and it was a hard work for Prime Minister and Sun Lingjun."

Liu Bei was unhappy in his heart, and said coldly: "I have fought with the thief several times, and I have won many victories and few defeats. The thief lost his army and lost his land, and there was a disaster inside, how could he say that the man was not stronger than the thief? ”

The reason why he has the idea of the Northern Expedition is not that he thinks that the Northern Expedition has an opportunity to take advantage of, but that he feels that he is old, and those hidden diseases are tormenting him, if he does not fight hard, he is afraid that he will never have a chance in the future.

"What do you mean?"

Nowadays, regardless of the Han and Wei dynasties, there is a discrepancy between the money received by officials and the nominal money, and on average, it is generally discounted by 5%, so it is normal for honest civil officials to have no surplus wealth.

Zhang Zhao's expression became serious, and he arched his hand and said: "China's household registration is double that of the southern soil, Cao Cao's world, the prefectures and counties are listed as field officials, and there are tens of millions of years old to serve as soldiers. Your Majesty has ruled the southern land since the previous year, but he is only two years old, and An dares to say that it is stronger than Wei Hu? ”

Cao Wei has always suffered from natural or man-made disasters in China. For example, when a locust plague occurred in Jizhou last year, Cao Pi moved south to harm the people; This summer, due to the rain for more than 100 days, there was a flood in Cao Wei's country, and the river was flooded, and the people of Sili were drowned by the river, and the fields and houses on both sides of the bank were destroyed.

"Your Majesty, Ma Chao, wolf ambition, how can you be safe? It will be reversed in a few years. ”

At present, after two years of recuperation, the treasury of the Southern Han Dynasty has gradually increased its money and grain. This time to search for the population, the local officials did an excellent job, and Liu Bei is also willing to give more year-end bonuses. Although being an official is slightly different from a part-time job, it does not mean that officials do not like money, and it is better to be happy alone than to be happy.

"Good!"

Saying that, Liu Bei was vaguely proud and asked: "And the locust plague in Jizhou that went against Wei went to, and the people were hungry." This year, Yi and Luo overflowed, killing people, destroying houses, and destroying fields. Under the two, one eliminates the other, and the monarchs think that the Han and the reverse Wei are stronger? ”

"No!"

Qin Mi presented it to the general and said: "It is too white and less yin, the main star is dim, and you can't change careers, so you can't change careers, so you can't go through the sky because you don't have the boundary." Through the heavens, it is seen that it occupies the mourning of soldiers, a sign of disobedience, and a change of throne; The master is weak, and the servant is strong. ”

Of course, it is not that there are no big clans who choose to rebel for the sake of some money. But under the thunderous methods of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, these big clans were all ruined. Even without the need for the Han soldiers and horses to be dispatched, many clansmen took action in advance to eliminate the crisis internally.

Compared with the wind and rain of the Han Dynasty, the country has made great efforts, the population of the people has increased, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

In order not to touch the fundamental interests of the big clans, the government did not change the nature of the household registration of these separated people, and they were slaves or tenants before, and they will still be slaves or tenants in the future. Only after that, the big clan had to pay taxes truthfully according to the number of people under their names, and serve as conscripts in accordance with the law.

"Could it be that someone wants to rebel?"

The success of the Northern Expedition is still said that if the Northern Expedition fails, not only will the national strength be damaged, but the military prestige he has accumulated over the years will also dissipate.

"Your Majesty, Xu Huai is gradually calming, the people are happy to work, and the sergeants are training in an orderly manner. Recently, Huo Du has been fishing rivers and lakes, riding horses and hunting. Wang Cang replied.

"The generals are facing each other, Huo Jun is invincible, the thieves are flawless, and if one army is defeated, the three armies will be centrifugal. His Majesty drove in, marched through the city, and took advantage of the victory to chase the north, then set Huaxia and Ji Xing Han Chamber. ”

Under the moderate policy, most of the scholars and heroes chose to accept the report of the hidden population and spend money to eliminate the disaster.

"What does Kong Ming think?"

Liu Bei paced, revealing a worried look.

"Your Majesty's rule of culture has taken shape at the beginning, and now there is no chaos in China, and it is easy to send troops, but the effort is in vain. In today's politics, I am afraid that the previous achievements will be wasted, and Your Majesty should endure it for a few more years. ”

"Your Majesty's governance of the southern land, a little great merit, not as good as the ancestors' business, then there is a good merit, Zhao is really worried about Your Majesty. Today, it is not yet peaceful, and I hope that Your Majesty will uphold the original intention, govern the country diligently and thriftily, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. If Your Majesty Ji Xing, the old minister is willing to beat the drum and blow the sheng, thinking that His Majesty congratulates! ”

"The world is safe, the ancestors are generous, often worried about the depression in Kyushu, and the people of Li are blocked, so they stop the sword and enrich the treasury."

"Today's civil and political affairs have just begun, the people are slightly peaceful, it is not appropriate to raise widows, frustrated by the city, it is easy to retreat repeatedly, the people are tired and deterred, and the previous achievements are abandoned, which is not the best policy!"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Send an edict to recruit Huo Du to return to Beijing, and let Shiyuan and Zitong do their work." ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)