Many generals, after defeating a worthy enemy, will do everything in their power to protect their families, continue their rituals, and even build temples to honor them as gods.

Afterwards, Li Mu was so emotional about Wang Qian.

Wang Jian first agreed with Li Mu, and then reminded Li Mu that Li Mu's opponent was not him, but Gongzizheng.

Li Mu remembered Ying Xiaozheng's "discordant plan" declaration, his face darkened, and he found that Wang Jian was not a serious person in private, and he was very unbeaten.

Doesn't he have a more serious friend?

Oh, and Cai Xiangguo lamented with him that he was careless in making friends.

Zhu Xiang stayed in the barracks for more than a month, and finally received a notice from Bian Que that the ban on going to the ground was lifted, and he happily left Wucheng with a hoe and a pony.

When Lin Zhen sent him away, he scolded Xue Ji and Ying Xiaozheng: "Abandoning his wife and children for the sake of farming, such a man should be spurned by the world!" ”

Ying Xiaozheng agreed: "Uncle is right! ”

Yukihime couldn't laugh or cry.

How can a lover go to inspect the fields and abandon his wife and children? When you eat and live in the textile workshop, don't you become an abandoner?

"Brother, don't talk nonsense." Yukihime said.

The identity of a woman in the feudal era was from her father to her husband. When Xue Ji led the aristocratic female dependents to weave in Xianyang, although her identity followed Zhu Xiang's status, there were still many aristocratic female dependents who despised Xue Ji's blood background and were unwilling to make friends with a peasant girl.

Lin Zhen accepted Xue Ji as his adopted daughter on behalf of his father, and specially wrote a letter to his hometown to record Xue Ji in the family tree, so that Xue Ji's identity as a "father" became noble.

Therefore, Xue Ji can also be called "Lin Xue", and from then on Lin Zhen was called "brother".

However, Zhu Xiang still has no surname, and he has no plans to have one, so he has to insist on publicizing his common people's origins.

Lin Zhen said angrily: "What nonsense am I talking about? If he is sick from farming, will he abandon his wife and children in the future? ”

Hearing this, Xue Ji sighed slightly and said, "It's not a sickness, it's just a little tired." He is very persuasive, and he will raise it when he should raise it, and he will definitely be fine in the future. Among the common people who went to the fields to farm, there were also long-lived people, and the beloved ones had no worries about food and clothing, and there were divine doctors to take care of them, so the elder brother did not need to worry. ”

Lin Zhen heard Xue Ji say this, and his heart was even more unhappy.

Ying Xiaozheng said: "Let my uncle be pampered at home every day, and he may be even sicker." ”

Lin Zhen scolded Zhu Xiang fiercely, and said unhappily: "Also, no matter how worried I am, it is impossible for him not to go to the field, just like I can't prevent Lian Gong from going to the battlefield at a great age." None of them are worry-free! ”

Zhu Xiang was forced to rest for more than a month this time, because Xue Ji was going to the textile workshop and could not supervise Zhu Xiang, so he took Zhu Xiang's case from Bian Que and asked Lin Zhen to help supervise it.

In ancient times, farming was tiring, and even if Zhu Xiang did not run around for his livelihood, he would inevitably suffer from "farming diseases" such as strain injuries and minor parasitic infections.

Especially when it was necessary to rush for disaster relief, Zhu Xiang personally led people to work hard, not standing on the ridge to command.

However, as Xue Ji said, Zhu Xiang has no worries about food and clothing, and there is a miracle doctor staring at him, and he also pays attention to his health, so he is not sick at all.

It's like if you go to the battlefield and get injured, but the general will still go to the battlefield, it is impossible for the people around Zhu Xiang to keep Zhu Xiang from going to the ground.

The field is Zhu Xiang's battlefield.

"When he was young, he could still hold on, but when he was old, he would find all the problems in farming, and I would see how he regretted it when the time came!" Lin Zhen cursed, but there was no way to take Zhu Xiang in the end.

It's like he knows that drinking is not good, but as long as he is not on official business, he will definitely get drunk every day.

However, if his friends knew that he would compare drinking with Zhu Xiang's farming, they would definitely scold Lin Zhen for being unworthy, which was an insult to Zhu Xiang.

Zhu Xiang's farming is a job and an ideal! You drink alcohol as a bad habit!

"Zhu Xiang has gone to farm, and it's time for me to leave." Lin Zhen said to Ying Xiaozheng, "Zheng'er, do you really want to be the one who holds the knife?" ”

Ying Xiaozheng said: "Yes." ”

Lin Yi said: "Then come with me." ”

Yukihime was worried, "Is there something dangerous going on?" ”

Lin Zhen smiled: "It's not dangerous, it's just to give the people more land." ”

Xue Ji was puzzled: "Then how do you call holding a knife?" ”

Lin Zhen continued to laugh and said, "Because there are people who oppose it. ”

Xue Ji said: "It's a good thing to give more land to the people, but those who oppose it must be bad people." Zheng'er, no need to hesitate. ”

Ying Xiaozheng raised his chin and said, "I never hesitated. ”

Xue Ji looked at the child who was almost the same height as her, and couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic and a little relieved.

The child who was as thin as a little monkey and could easily be picked up with one hand has now grown into a handsome young man.

Time flies.

"Zheng'er, it's time for you to keep your hair." Xue Ji stroked Ying Xiaozheng's still drooping head, "In another year or two, my aunt will look up at you." ”

Ying Xiaozheng said: "My aunt doesn't need to look up at me, Zheng'er will bow down when she sees her aunt." ”

Xue Ji smiled: "That's so tiring." Zheng'er holds his head high, as it is now, it is best. I'm just tilting my head a little bit, and the politician in my eyes will look taller, and that's a good thing. ”

Ying Xiaozheng was silent.

Lin Zhen patted Ying Xiaozheng's shoulder and said, "Listen to your aunt." You don't have to think too much about it in front of your uncle and aunt, they don't pay attention to these false names, they just want the family to get along as usual. ”

Ying Xiaozheng was helpless: "Okay." ”

That's right, if he acted like a dutiful son to his uncle, his uncle would be frightened, and then touch his forehead and ask if he had picked up mushrooms he didn't know and ate them.

Zhu Xiang went, not only to inspect the fields of Wu County, but also to Nanjun and Qianzhong County, and by the way, he visited Zhang Ruo, the guard of Qianzhong County, who was ready to die in Qianzhong County, and sent Chinese cabbage to Zhang Ruo.

Zhang Ruo smiled and under the guidance of Zhu Xiang, he pulled out the flowers and plants in the courtyard and cultivated a cabbage field.

After that, Zhang Ruo accompanied Zhu Xiang to Yunmengze for inspection.

It was once a swampy wetland, and Zhu Xiang also left a legend of fighting the evil gods here.

Now here the rice fields are connected to the fields, the rice fragrance is bursting, and the farmers have groped in the farmland for a while, catching a fish that I don't know what kind of fish it is, and wants to add food for Zhu Xianggong.

Zhu Xiang processed the fish on the spot, lit a bonfire, and grilled the fish with Zhang Ruo.

"Now there are often Chu people who secretly cross the river and come here." Zhang Ruo said to Zhu Xiang.

Because of the start of the trade war, Lü Buwei organized a number of caravans to travel back and forth between Qin and Chu from Southern Qin County.

When the Qin State attacked the land of Southern Chu, many Chu people fled to the north of the Yangtze River with the Chu nobles, and some stayed for various reasons.

Now the life of those who stayed behind is better, thinking of their relatives and fellow villagers who have left, and asking the merchant to send a letter to report his safety when he goes north.

Because the state of Chu was a feudal aristocratic system, the land directly under the king of Chu was not much, and it was difficult for the Chu people in the north to get enough land. Many people became tenant farmers or even serfs for the feudal lords.

After they listened to the message from the people in their hometown, some people felt that it was better to gamble if they couldn't get by, and some people were really homesick and couldn't leave their homeland, so some people secretly went south to find their relatives.

Yunmengze reclamation requires a lot of labor, and the more young and strong laborers, the better. Zhang Ruo specially arranged for Qin Jun to respond and return to his hometown to teach Qin Lu one-stop service.

At this time, the county warden was very powerful, and he could make some laws and regulations on his own.

Zhang Ruo stipulated that all laborers who cultivated land in Qianzhong County could obtain reclaimed land after paying taxes for a few years, so as to encourage the common people to reclaim the land.

During the Warring States period, this method was mostly used to persuade the people to reclaim the famine.

However, after Zhang Ruo got along with Zhu Xiang for some time, he also learned Zhu Xiang's habit of "going to the countryside". Most of the officials under him were the students of the Xianyang Academy brought by Zhu Xiang, or the disciples of the Southern Chu Confucian Sect who had attended classes with Zhu Xiang, and they all picked up Zhu Xiang's habit, which was very inconsistent with his identity in the world.

After their visits, they found that the common people did not reclaim much wasteland, and most of the fields fell into the hands of Haoqiang, and they were considering how to change it.

After listening to Zhang Ruo's emotion, Zhu Xiang said: "How many fields can a common person cultivate? It's nice to be able to do farm work in your own field. The scholars had servants and could also hire people to cultivate for them, so they could naturally cultivate many fields. ”

Zhang Ruodao: "Originally, as long as the wasteland could be reclaimed, I should not care about it. It's just that when I saw that the Chu people who were still thinking about the king of Chu were growing in power, I always felt that it was a hidden danger. ”

Chapter 144: Lin Zhen Xintian Ritsu

The land was in the hands of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms who were not subject to the Qin State, which was of course a hidden danger.

In the later period, after the Qin State unified the world, although it was very rich in the world, it was more tolerant of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms. In order to appease the old people of the Six Kingdoms, Qin Shi Huang ordered the people to check their own fields, which was to recognize the old nobles' possession of the fields.

Qin Shi Huang still wanted to recuperate at that time, but he didn't realize that the "people" he wanted to appease should not be this group of old nobles of the Six Kingdoms. The old nobles of the Six Kingdoms will not give up their former wealth and glory and "hatred of losing the country" because of this "charity" of Qin Shi Huang.

This appeasement policy caused the price of grain in Qin to soar and the people to live in poverty, which was the last straw that caused Qin Shi Huang to give up recuperation and re-implement the policy of exhausting the people.

This is not to blame Qin Shi Huang, because in this era, no one really regards the common people as "people", whether it is the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State or the scholars of the world, the rest and recuperation they want refers to the old scholars of the Six Kingdoms, and it has nothing to do with the common people and Qianshou who have really suffered heavy blows and urgently need to recuperate.

My First Emperor cub should be able to see this, right? Zhu Xiang's eyes trembled slightly, and he smiled with a smile: "Of course it's a hidden danger." Zhang Gong, have you ever heard of 'a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake'? ”

Zhang Ruodao: "Although I haven't heard of it, I can understand the meaning of this sentence." ”

He pondered for a while and said, "If the scholars of the Chu State who do not obey the Qin State grow stronger and occupy most of the cultivated fields, I am afraid that the Qin State will be hindered whether it is collecting taxes or conscription. What's more, when Qin and Chu were at war, they might be in turmoil in the rear. ”

Zhu Xiang bowed: "The monarch and the princes of the court also thought of this. This time, Zuo Xiang came to Nanqin, which was to try out the Xintian law. ”

Zhang Ruo knew that Zuo Xianglin Zhen was Zhu Xiang's best friend, and he was the son of Lin Qing and Lin Xiangru, who had been in the heart of King Qin Zhaoxiang all his life.

The right prime minister of the Qin State nominally respected the left prime minister and supervised and contained the left prime minister. Generally speaking, the right prime minister chooses the old and the respected, the many clans or the highly respected people; Prime Minister Zuo is the person who actually does things, and most of them are served by Keqing. Now it is Xunzi who is the right prime minister to sit in charge of the government, and Lin Zhen is the entire left prime minister who is running around in the Qin country.

"Lin Xiang is in Wu County now?" Zhang Ruo asked, "I've heard its name for a long time, I really want to see it." ”

Zhu Xiang originally wanted to save some face for Lin Zhen, but when he thought that after Lin Zhen and Zhang Ruo met, he was afraid that he would not save face for himself, so he took precautions in advance: "Lin Li is very talented, has a bold and free temperament, and is worth befriending, but he is too free and easy." ”

Zhu Xiang saw that Zhang Ruo was puzzled, and added in a low voice: "He repaired Lao Zhuang, and he was taught and enlightened by Zhuangzi himself. ”

Zhang Ruo gasped, and then realized that his reaction was too big, and hurriedly said: "Zhuangzi is a great sage, and Lin Xiang is a famous disciple." ”

Zhu Xiang nodded: "It is indeed a famous disciple, if it weren't for Gong Lin who couldn't rest assured of me, and had to let him take care of me, he would have gone into seclusion in the mountains by now." ”

Zhang Ruo was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but say: "I probably know what kind of character he is." Or prepare some wine for him, and you will be able to receive him well. ”

Zhu Xiang sighed: "Zhang Gongzhen hasn't met yet, so he understands Lin Li." ”

Zhang Ruo laughed.

When Zhu Xiang introduced Lin Zhen to Zhang Ruo, Lin Zhen was talking to Ying Xiaozheng about this experiment with Xintian Law.

Qin's policy of dividing land was very vague and divided into three types. One is divided according to the "household"; A kind of partially cultivated field that has been reclaimed; The last is the way in which the people now mainly obtain the land, that is, the knighthood of military merit.

Due to the frequent wars, the implementation of the division of land according to households in the Qin State was relatively vague, and most of them were led by the local officials themselves according to the actual situation. Most of the common people who came to Qin reclaimed wasteland to obtain fields.

"Military merit is not only hard to earn, but unless you die in battle, you only need one generation." Lin Zhen said, "Now that the world is undecided, this move can improve the morale of the Qin people in battle." However, the world was unified, and it was difficult for ordinary Qin people to obtain military merits, and the disadvantages of awarding military merits to the fields appeared. ”

The purpose of the Qin State's military merit conferral field is to make the Qin people spontaneously become consumables on the battlefield, so the military merit conferral field of the lower title can only be passed on to the next generation when the soldier dies in battle. At the end of his life, the land will be reclaimed.

Ying Xiaozheng said: "When the world has been decided, the fields can be counted, so that the fields that the Qin people have occupied can be hereditary." The Qin people received low-level military merit titles can also be demoted to hereditary status. ”

That's what Da Yingzheng in the dream does. However, Da Yingzheng let the old people of the Six Kingdoms also nucleate their fields, and Ying Xiaozheng was limited to the Qin people, and added a downgraded hereditary title.