The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Early the next morning, accompanied by Xun Yue, Xun You, Le Jin, etc., Xun Zhen ordered a car out of the city to inspect the Juntun and Mintun nearby Rencheng County. Xi Zhicai didn't care about these things, and the weather was cold, so he didn't call him with him.

Compared with other counties in Yanzhou, Rencheng has fought more battles here, first the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then Xun Zhen and Cao Cao fought two large-scale battles here. It is only a hundred miles in diameter, and it is easy to manage. Furthermore, because there are dangers such as Kangfu in this county, it is a military location from Yanzhou to the north of Xuzhou, so Xunzhen has a lot of troops here. Another is because this county is very close to Xuzhou. , is almost next to Donghai County, where Tan County is located, so compared to other counties in Yanzhou, in terms of public security, the security in Rencheng is now quite good.

This time, Xun Zhen did not bring too many entourages when he inspected the military and civilian villages near Rencheng County and checked the living conditions of the villagers. He pointed out that Xu Chu and Dian Wei had led dozens of cavalry soldiers.

Since arriving in the county the night before, Xun Zhen has not asked Xun Yue in detail. Rencheng County was on the way to Juntun and other government affairs. On the way to Juntun, the two of them were in the same car. Xun Zhen asked Xun Yue and said: " Brother, how many household registrations do you have in Rencheng County?"

Xun Yue replied: "Rencheng County has suffered from the war, and half of the people's household registration has been lost. After I arrived in the county, I checked the number of household registrations. Above all, thanks to your love for the people, the implementation of benevolent government, and the good governance you have implemented, the number of households and accounts in Rencheng County has grown considerably, with more than 2,000 households. …These were reported to the Tanxian prefecture when they were counted in October last year.”

In the words of later generations, as mentioned above, every October to October of the following year is a fiscal year of the Han court. The reason why the month of October was chosen may be related to the Han’s inheritance of the Qin system, and Qin takes October as the beginning of the year. Every October, most of the top planners of the counties in the world gather in the capital to report to the imperial court the civil affairs of the counties in the current fiscal year. It is definitely impossible to report to Chang'an now, and Yanzhou is already the territory of Xunzhen, so in October, the counties in Yanzhou are now the same as the counties in Xuzhou. count". Of course, in order to avoid the suspicion of arrogance, the word "superiority" is not used. However, Xunzhen has now moved the shogunate to Changyi, and all the prefectures within his jurisdiction are planning to do this, and from this year onwards, they will move to Changyi. And needless to say.

Xun Zhen said: "I know everything about the situation before October last year. Brother, what happened from October last year to the present? Has the number of household registrations increased again?"

Xun Yuean sat in the driving car, stroked three long beards, and smiled unconsciously: "Zhenzhi, there are three major sources of household and population growth in this county, one is the refugees who have been recruited, and the other is a disciple of a former noble family. Attached, the people who are now re-listed as Qimin, one is the Mintun people who are registered in this county, ... Next, among these three sources, the latter two have been registered and registered, and there will be no more in the short term. If you want to continue to increase the number of households and mouths, you have to continue to attract refugees and wait for the people to multiply. So, if you want to quickly increase the population of this county, how can you easily? It has only been two or three months since October last year. !"

When Xun Zhen heard Xun Yue's words, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother, I'm in a hurry!"

Xun Yue said, "I can understand how you feel." Sighing, he stroked his beard and said, "In the fifth year of Yonghe, the household registration in China will be checked. There are more than 30,000 households in Rencheng County, with a population of 150,000 or 60,000. Forty or fifty years. In the past, in today's Rencheng County, not only has the population not grown, but because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the existing population is only one-third of what it was in the past. Zhenzhi, you are anxious, and I feel sorry for it!"

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Big brother, you are right, it's useless to be in a hurry, and you can't be in a hurry!" Xun Zhen recalled the account book of Rencheng County she saw last year, and asked, "I remember In Rencheng County’s plan last October, when it comes to households and census, about 40% of the newly added households and registries are from the people of Mintun who have registered in the county, about 20% and less than 30%. It is the refugees who have been recruited, and the remaining 30% or more are originally apprentices of powerful families in Rencheng’s counties?”

"Exactly."

Xun Zhen asked: "The number of households increased by more than 2,000, and more than 30%, that is, the households are six or seven hundred, and the mouths are more than 3,000. . . . The editor, the tyrants of the county and the counties, will not readily accept this, and must be deeply dissatisfied!"

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——Xun Yue and Xun Zhen mentioned the "minton villagers" several times, referring to the people who lived in Rencheng County. These people are all transferred from Xuzhou. Among them, a few of them are refugees recruited by Xuzhou, mainly the Yellow Turbans. They are now settled in Rencheng County. From now on, here is their new hometown.

However, Ren Chengguo has only three counties, relying on government measures such as dividing the fields, giving grain and seeds, giving farming ox, giving farm tools, and reducing or exempting the first two to three years of land taxes, and regained the Tufu under the rule of the county government from the hands of the tyrants in the county. There are actually three thousand mouths! From this, it can also be inferred that after the long-term war, the total number of household registrations that the right-surnamed gentry and powerful clans in various states and counties have taken the opportunity to occupy and hide will be astonishing.

Xun Zhen actually knew quite a lot about this after Yanzhou's massive "involvement of the people" this time.

As far as the whole of Yanzhou is concerned, since the implementation of the policies of suppressing the tyrannical powers, seizing the people and returning them to rule, the counties added together, the total number of households has reached nearly 100,000 households, with a population of 40,000 to 500,000. . 100,000 households with a population of 40 or 50, this number of people does not seem to be many in the past years of peace, such as Runan and Yingchuan in Yuzhou, and Shanyang, Chenliu and other major counties in Yanzhou, and the population of a county. There are more than one million, or even more than two million, a mere four or five million, but the number of people in a few large counties seems to be insignificant. However, in today's troubled times, if there can be an extra population of forty or fifty people, it is definitely not a time of peace.

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Still as mentioned above, if 30 people support one full-time soldier, then the tax paid by the 400,000 to 500,000 people can support Xunzhen by 20,000 more soldiers. Not only can he raise more soldiers, 100,000 households, calculated by the amount of one small household, but also can send 100,000 more troops to Xun Zhen, or 100,000 people who are requisitioned in wartime. Not to mention fighting, usually build a canal, build an official road, build a military station, etc., and add 50 more people. For local counties, they can use a lot of labor.

In all respects, it is very beneficial.

Including the government, as Xun Yue said, Yanzhou has basically come to an end.

Next, when Qingzhou is relatively stable, Xunzhen plans to implement this policy in Qingzhou as well.

As far as Xuzhou is concerned, in the past few years when Xun Zhen governed Xuzhou, although he was very polite to the wealthy people with the right surname in Xuzhou county and county, and he used all their representatives, but he never condoned or appeased them and the government. Grabbing the population is because the hidden population phenomenon of the tycoons in Xuzhou County is not serious, at least for now, there is no need for rectification.

In addition to these three states, the other three enclaves are Jiujiang, Fuling, and Henan Yin. The top priority of these three places is to protect the territory and protect the territory. The only thing that needs to be done for the local tyrants is to win over. The government of the people" cannot be implemented in these places. And Yingchuan County, nominally this county is now under the jurisdiction of Sun Ce, so it is not appropriate to do anything.

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Xun Yue replied to Xun Zhen, stroked his beard, and said, "This is natural. The strong and right surnames regard apprentices as their personal wealth. The more apprentices they have, the more powerful they will be, and the more they will be able to take back their own belongings from the hands of their peers. All the people of the country are like cutting their flesh!"

Xun Zhen said: "So, what are the reactions of the tyrants in the counties in the county?"

"There are those who are dissatisfied, and there are those who criticize in private."

Xun Zhen asked, "Brother, what's the countermeasure for this?"

"In order to alleviate the dissatisfaction of the tyrants in the counties, I not only removed the talented and famous people from their clan, entered the county government as officials, and led the counties, but also selected more children who could be used to remove them. Besides..." After speaking, Xun Yue laughed.

Xun Zhen said, "What are you laughing at, eldest brother?"

"Besides, Zhenzhi, didn't you have a heavy army stationed in the middle of Rencheng County? I, Hu Jia Hu Wei, used your soldiers to scare them, so as to deter them."

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Civil and martial arts, two-pronged approach, eldest brother is brilliant."

The tyrants are dissatisfied, this is also impossible. Taking the apprentices from other people's hands, making them more important to the people, and harming their vested interests, it is impossible for everyone to be willing. And the dissatisfaction of the dissatisfied, to be honest, it is indeed not easy to eliminate it quickly. There is only one way to appease them with the power of permission and control, and at the same time use force to intimidate them. With the passage of time, these tyrannical dissatisfaction will eventually be completely eliminated. ——The premise is that there will be no more Chen Gong in Yanzhou.

But after speaking of the county seat, Xun Zhen lifted the curtain of the car and walked along the way, talking to Xun Yue and watching the scenery of the fields passing by.

Compared with the previous tour state to Renchengguo, at this time, the situation of the fields has been greatly improved.

The last time I visited Rencheng, although agriculture was recovering, deserted fields were still uncommon. At this time, the fields on both sides of the road were basically reclaimed and no longer abandoned.

Although it was still the first month and the weather was very cold, there were already farmers busy in the fields.

In the first month of the first month, spring begins, "the earth's air is rising, the soil is long and sturdy, the old roots can be pulled out, and the soil is strong and the fields are black." The one who taught the people in the book is also. "Soil grows with a peg", refers to cutting and inserting raw wooden stakes in the ground, and when the stakes grow new buds, it marks the beginning of spring ploughing; "揑" means anti-grass, killing grass and trees, that is, weeding.

At this time, to prepare for planting wheat, there is still quite a bit of farm work to be done.

On the gray-black field soil, under the blue sky, Xun Zhen leaned against the car window and looked out, and saw farmers in rough clothes and buns scattered in the fields, or planting stakes on the ground, or weeding, Some were tired, straightened up, pounded their waists, and took a rest; they also saw women leading their children down the official road to bring water to their husbands and fathers.

Xun Zhenjue felt relaxed and happy.

Looking back, Xun Zhen said to Xun Yue who was sitting opposite: "Brother, in this situation, do you know what I remembered?"

"Remember what?"

Xun Zhen said leisurely: "This reminds me of when I was young! Brother, I used to live in Yingyin. I often see this kind of field scene! ... Yes, brother, I remember that you went down to the ground and did Farm work, right?"

Xun Yue's father, Xun Jian, died early, and his family was poor. When he was young, he certainly went to the ground, but it was not a field in the countryside, but a vegetable field opened in his courtyard.

Hearing Xun Zhen's way and the past years, Xun Yue smiled calmly and said, "Isn't it! Zhenzhi, you probably don't know what vegetables should be planted during the first lunar month? But I know it in my chest. Right now, there are two plots of vegetable fields that I cultivated in the back of the county house."

"Brother, you are underestimating people. You are only allowed to grow vegetables, but not me? I used to grow vegetables in the back house of the prefecture in Tanxian County! This is the first month of the year, and there are more vegetables to grow. Melons can be planted, gourds can be planted, sunflowers can be planted, leeks, mustards, onions, and garlic can also be planted.”

After Xun Zhen finished speaking, Xun Yue looked at each other and smiled.

In fact, the two of them were quite similar when they were young. They were both wealthy and noble families, and their parents died early. Therefore, although the economic conditions of Xun Zhen's family were stronger than that of Xun Yue's family, when he was young, he was not a four-body family. Not diligent, the grains are not divided, just like Xun Yue, who has grown vegetables.

"Government

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Xun Yue said: "I just follow the various policies that have been set. These are all good policies of Zhenzhi. How dare I take credit?"

"No. Big brother is wrong! No matter how good a policy is, it is people who implement it. If people can't do it, no matter how good the policy is, it will turn sour."

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Let’s talk about it, we arrived at the place where the military camp is.

Sishui runs through the north and south of Rencheng. There are large swamps in its territory, rich in water resources and fertile land, and it is adjacent to Xuzhou. It was also convenient to send the harvested grain from Juntun and Mintun to Tan County. Small, there are several military and civilian villages in the county, located in three counties. From those two counties, Xun Zhen didn't plan to go, and today they were inspecting the military and civilian villages outside Rencheng County.

The car stopped on the side of the road, Xun Yue asked to get off first, and Xun Zhen also got off the car later.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Le Jin, Chen Qun and others also got off the bus and gathered over.

Xun Zhen took the lead and stepped into the field.

Walking on Tianlong, Xun Zhen didn’t think the soil was dirty. From time to time, she leaned over to see the condition of the soil. She grabbed the soil and crushed it, and sometimes put it under her nose to smell it. Ask Xun You about fertilization, and whether there are enough cattle and livestock.

Xun Yue was a practical man, and he answered all the questions concerning civil affairs and agriculture in the county.

The establishment and management of the military colonies in Yanzhou are exactly the same as those in Xuzhou. The management of the upper half is militarized; the establishment of five li and one tun, with 60 people in one tun, is set up by Sima; Sima and above are the chief officials. The chief officer was appointed by the shogunate. The chief officer of the village was originally a Sima of another department under Le Jin's tent. He was injured in the battle and became disabled. Le Jin recommended him to the shogunate, and he was changed to be the chief officer of the village, and now he is following him.

The rest of the Sima, who were supposed to be in the military camp, came without notice.

A village chief in a nearby field heard the news that their chief officer and Xun Yue had come with a high-ranking official, and hurriedly brought a few people to meet him.

Panting and sweating profusely, the village chief bowed down and saluted.

He didn't recognize Xun Zhen, but he also knew that if he could have his chief official and county governor Xun Yue accompany him, he must be a noble person, lying on the ground, trembling and afraid to get up.

Xun Zhen was kind, and asked him to get up.

This village is in his fifties, and his accent is like a Xuzhou accent. Xun Zhen is a little strange.

You must know that these people in the military colonies of Yanzhou counties are all descended from the Yellow Turbans of Yanzhou or the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou who were transferred later, but none of them were from Xuzhou. Why does this person speak with a Xuzhou accent? Xun Zhen only found out after asking him.

It turned out that the head of the colony was from Langya County. When the Yellow Turbans were in chaos, he became a refugee and went north to Qingzhou, and then joined the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. Therefore, although he was sent to the military colony of Rencheng as a descendant of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, he was still a refugee. His native place is Xuzhou.

Xun Zhen asked with a smile, "Is it because you are a native of Xuzhou that you have to settle for this?"

No one introduced Xun Zhen to him. The colony chief still didn’t know who Xun Zhen was, but it didn’t affect his sense of Xun Zhen’s arrogant and arrogant bearing. Hearing this, he was startled, sweating even more, and explained in a panic. He said, "King Qigong, the villain has to be the colony chief, and it has nothing to do with the villain being from Xuzhou! The colony chief is first recommended by the soldiers of the colony, and the second is the appointment of the captain of the school. He was elected, so he was finally promoted by the school captain, and served as the chief of the village."

——"Xiaowei Gong", which is the chief officer of the entire military camp here.

This is the truth. The reason why this colonel had to be the colonel of this military colony had nothing to do with his place of origin, but because he was older, and when he was in his hometown in his early years, he was a good farmer.

Xun Zhenxiao and Xun Yue said, "This old man can't be funny." He said to the colony chief, "I'm not saying that you are being favored by others, so you don't need to panic." We talked with the colony chief and the team leaders for a while. , asked about their daily life, and sent them back to their respective homes.

——Several days later, the colonel chief and others learned from the county officials they knew that it was General Zhendong who was talking to them that day. Everyone looked at each other, and they couldn’t believe that General Zhendong was famous. When chatting with them, they are so easy-going!

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After looking at the fields, Xun Yue led him to the place where the soldiers lived in the military camp.

This was originally a village outside Rencheng County. Later, due to the war, the people in the village were withered, and the remaining population was small and basically deserted. After the soldiers from the military camp arrived, Xun Yue placed them here to live.

Xun Zhen walked along the village road and stepped on the ground with her feet. Although it was a dirt road, the ramming was relatively firm. Even if it rained, it would probably not be very muddy. enter its courtyard.

The door was unlocked. Xun You had a high official position and a low rank. He took the initiative to push the door open. Xun Zhen waited to enter the room. After all, it is the early spring season. There is no one in the room, there is no fire, and it is quite cold, but looking at the furniture, beds and other items in the room, there are all the things that should be there.

Xun Zhen went to the vat where the noodles were stored, lifted the lid, and looked in. There was not much food in it, it was better than empty.

There are two standards for the taxation of military camps. The military camps have their own cattle, and the official family will share half of it. There is no cattle. These two standards can be said to be very heavy, but compared to the precariousness of the refugees, the life of starvation and death on the roadside is always stronger. of.

Xun Yue grieved at the difficulties of the people's livelihood and said, "Zhenzhi, but I don't know if the shogunate has a plan, when will the general colony be converted into a civilian colony?"

The military colony belongs to the military, and if it is converted to a civilian colony, the future will be much better.

The earliest civilian villages, taxation standards and military

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ It is the same, but now it has changed, it is divided into two years, that is, it is divided into half, three years of tax, and four years of tax to make it so, to the third In four years, it is the normal household Qimin, and the rent is paid according to the normal taxation.

"There is no decision yet."

Xu Chu pouted and said, "They are all Yellow Turban thieves, and Duke Ming is extremely generous in suppressing them without killing them. He even divides the fields for them to plant, and lends them cattle for their use. Half and 60% of the annual harvest is given to them. Let them farm and live... Thinking about the disciples in the powerful family, some of them have to turn in more grain every year than this ratio. Compared with the early years, Huangfu Gong and Zhu Gong refused to accept surrender, and they must all be punished. Duke Ming is so gracious! Turn it into Minton? In my opinion, that would be too cheap for them!"

Xun Zhen shook her head and said, "You can't say that. Didn't you listen when I was talking to the village chief just now? When asked about farming, he was right and he was a good hand. Although they used to be thieves , but most of them are forced, just to beg for food.

Now that I have surrendered and turned thieves into people, I will treat them equally sooner or later. Yu Xun Yue said, "It's just eldest brother, now that the war is still in full swing, and the population is scarce, in order to ensure the supply of food for both the military and the government, I have to do this. "

Xun Yue also understood and answered yes.

After coming out of the house, Xun Zhen stopped and pointed to three or four boys and girls who were hiding behind the fence of another house not far away, looking over here, and said to Xun Yue, "The soldiers in the army are going to work in the fields. , I have no time to take care of the children, these children can’t let them run around. Big brother, why not set up a village school where the military and civilian colonies are located? Since the military and civilian soldiers are not worried about their children when they work, There is no difference in teaching, and it enlightens and enlightens the people, which is also the way of the sage."

Xun Yue replied, "I actually have this idea too, but there is a problem."

Xun Zhen asked, "What's the difficulty?"

"If we set up a rural school, the teacher's support is one, and the daily books, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are two. These all require money, and the families of the soldiers in the military and civilian villages are very poor, and they are afraid that they will not be able to provide the money."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "How difficult is this!"

"Zhenzhi, do you have a solution?"

Xun Zhen said: "How much money can this cost? If the money in the county government is not enough, eldest brother, you can also go to King Rencheng and ask him to help."

This is a way. The skinny camel is bigger than the horse. The life of Liu Tuo, the king, is not as good as it used to be. After nearly 20 years of gathering money, he is still very rich. Let him give some money. Even if he feels distressed, he will not dare reject.

Xun Yue smiled and agreed.

Xun Zhen led away from this and said to Xun You and Xun Yu: "Gongda, all the military and civilian villages in the entire Yanzhou county can follow this practice. Wenruo, Xuzhou and Qingzhou military and civilian villages can also set up schools respectively. You draw up an official document and pass it on to the two states, and order them to follow."

Xun Yu and Xun You agreed.

After seeing this military colony, Xun Zhen inspected the neighboring civilian colony.

The labor of the mintun is the refugees and the soldiers of the original army who were changed to the mintun. The nature of the labor is different from that of the military. Except for this, the rest are similar to those of Juntun. After a tour, it is not as orderly as the military colony, but it has a more market atmosphere.

It was getting late, and everyone returned to the county.

The next day ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Xun Zhen went out of the city again, and looked at several villages under the jurisdiction of Rencheng County one by one.

The day before yesterday, Xun Yue had already sent people to two other counties in Renchengguo, Fan and Kangfu, and invited celebrities and patriarchs with the right surname to come to Rencheng County. After two days of hard work, the invited people came in an endless stream. That evening, Xun Zhen held a banquet and had a feast with them.

According to Xun Yue's evaluation, Xun Zhen praised those who supported Ren Chengguo in various government affairs and performed well; Xun Zhen did not give them a bad look, and had a modest demeanor.

After staying in Rencheng County for three days, Xun Zhen did not ask Xun Yue to send him out of the country again, and led the crowd to continue their journey to Changyi.

After passing Kangfu County, becoming a city-state, and going southwest is Shanyang County.

Entering Shanyang County, passing Jinxiang County, and crossing Jishui, a tributary of Sishui, that is, Changyi County.

On the day of Changyi, I only arrived at the prefecture, and before the shogunate had time to see it, another military newspaper was sent from Yin in Henan.

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^