Governor please stay

Time has entered the severe winter season in a blink of an eye. After the heavy snowfall, Jiankang City is covered in silver.

Although the Chinese New Year is coming soon, many people are still busy, not relaxing at all, and even busier than ever.

For example, Yang Min, the "Fatty Yang" that Liu Yishou called, is currently settling accounts in the study of the mansion, with a look of scratching his head.

"The country is so beautiful, it attracts countless heroes, why is Zunyan (Yang Min's name) still in the study, come with me to find a woman from a good family to accompany me, wouldn't it be beautiful to watch the snow and cook wine?"

The study door was pushed open, and a gust of cold wind came in. Yang Min shrank his neck, put the pen in his hand aside, and sighed.

The person who came was Chen Yuankang. He did not go out with the army this time, but was sitting in Jiankang, dispatching the rear, and taking charge of the overall situation.Everything other than commanding and fighting is under his control.

Then Chen Yuankang left all the matters related to "money and food" to Yang Min, so now that Fatty Yang is busy, he is free after finishing his work.

"Your illegitimate son, how do you deal with it? I heard that Mrs. Wang has gone to the Wu Palace to sue you, but I don't know about it for the time being when the lord is away."

Yang Min didn't answer, but asked a question that Chen Yuankang couldn't answer.

"Let her go, my lord knows who I am, and won't embarrass me.

Besides, I have already married a wife and had children in Luoyang, so why did the Wang family who was born in the former Xiao clan princess insist on hooking up with me? If she still wants me to marry her, does she deserve it? "

Chen Yuankang said disdainfully, thinking of that Mrs. Wang, who was like brown sugar, was upset.There is also Li Shi, the original partner in his hometown of Luoyang, which is also very annoying.

For the bohemian Chen Yuankang, women are just tools, and there is no need to talk about feelings at all.

A beautiful young woman is fine for playing around. The wretched wife in the family is passed on from generation to generation. If you want to marry a powerful man, then the woman is a tool for marriage, everything is a tool anyway!
If it is like Liu Yishou, with a bunch of women and kids around him, holding each one in his hands, how tiring it would be.Chen Yuankang also knew that he was completely inferior to Liu Yishou who cherished feathers, so he simply looked away.

He has "just needs" for women, but not for marrying a wife.

"It's you, why don't you marry a wife and have children these years, it's very puzzling."

Chen Yuankang stared at Yang Min and asked.

"Why don't you have a wife? If you don't have a suitable one, it's better not to look for it. It's not like I don't have a concubine." Yang Min said calmly, patting his slightly bulging belly. He didn't eat for a while and was hungry again.

"That's true. We are all from the north. We will return to Luoyang sooner or later. The situation at that time was very different from what it is now. The good in-laws now may be a burden by that time. Instead, they will be alone. Take a good turn."

Chen Yuankang sighed and said, Yang Min ordered his servants to prepare a pot, and the two chatted about government affairs while eating the hot pot.

"My lord, I want to destroy Wei this time. It just depends on how Gao Huan responds. If Gao Huan doesn't handle it well, maybe we will celebrate the New Year in Luoyang at the end of next year."

Chen Yuankang said in a deep voice, without politeness.He didn't come here today to catch up with Yang Min. The two had known each other for almost ten years, and they knew each other well, so they didn't have much to chat about.

"That's true, it's just that... money and food are a little insufficient. Gao Huan went south this time too hastily. I'm still trying to find a way. There are more than [-] troops on the front line, and food and grass are not a small amount!"

Yang Min sighed.

Gao Huan went south very suddenly, which means that the preparations of the Eastern Wei Dynasty must be very insufficient, so if Gao Huan loses too badly this time, Wei Guo will not be able to keep Luoyang, and even Yecheng will be very dangerous!

But at the same time, Liang Guo had no corresponding preparations and no certainty of victory.

Therefore, in the competition between countries, there is often no so-called "excellent opportunity".

You are ready, and your opponent is also ready. Everyone has cards in their hands. Whether you can win or not depends on the card playing skills of those in power.

Before that, Liu Yishou decided to open up wasteland and build water conservancy in Liang State. He also promulgated the "Farmland Water Conservancy Law" and resettled refugees to farm and so on.These measures require a lot of investment in the early stage, whether it is money or food.

It takes a few years to transform into national strength, which is a typical example of the predecessors planting trees and the descendants enjoying the shade.

Now it is necessary to use troops on a large scale, with a total of more than [-] troops from all walks of life, fighting a large-scale war of annihilation in the Henan area.I have to say that the logistical pressure is quite high.

"My mind is full of money now. As long as I have enough money, I can do whatever I want. He can choose whether to prostrate three times or nine times in person!"

Yang Min said with a distressed face, he really thought of all the ways he could think of, transportation is not the problem, where the food and grass come from is the big problem!
"Actually, there is a way. There is a lot of food in Sanwu. There has been no war for so many years, and the granaries of the big families over there are full!"

Chen Yuankang smiled meaningfully.

"But...it belongs to a big family in Sanwu, and it's not ours. You can't lead troops to snatch it, right? This time, Shen Ke of the Wuxing Shen family in Sanwu led thousands of troops on the front line, and other places in Sanwu also donated There is a lot of food and grass, and now they can no longer send food and grass to support the front line."

Yang Min said helplessly.

Of course it's easy to make money shamelessly, but Liu Yishou has drawn a red line and can't extort money.

Now Liang Guo has issued a "Bronze Buddha Order". Within [-] days, all bronze Buddhas in domestic temples must be replaced with wooden Buddhas or clay Buddhas.The folks are also not allowed to hold bronze wares weighing more than five catties, and they can exchange them for cloth within a limited period.

Then Liu Yishou ordered people to use the copper coins cast by these bronze Buddhas to trade "luxury handicrafts", which really made a lot of money.

However, such measures are only temporary and limited.

In the short term, the overall wealth of society has not actually increased. In essence, it is just a plunder at the national level.

Liu Yishou or in other words, when the wealth in the center of the Liang State increased, the wealth of the people decreased more or less. The only difference is whose wealth was robbed. This is a secret that many people see through but don't tell.

No matter how to cast copper coins, in the end Liang's domestic grain did not increase, and it was impossible to buy grain from other countries.Nowadays, it is still a bit stretched to use large-scale foreign troops.

Perhaps Gao Huan's fearlessness also took this factor into consideration.

"There is always a way, we just need to sell the land."

Chen Yuankang said disapprovingly.

"Sell the land? Where is the land sold?"

Yang Min was taken aback for a moment, completely understanding what Chen Yuankang was talking about.

After Liu Yishou came to power, the sale and purchase of land has been strictly prohibited. Where can there be land for sale?At present, a lot of land in Liang State is "state-owned", and except for a part due to the tenants, the rest of the grain produced is used for military supplies and regular warehouses.

Liu Yishou's point of view is that if we cannot directly eliminate the big families, then we should turn the country into the largest big family and suppress land annexation!
The tax rate of "Guotian" has always been kept slightly lower than that of the big families. This move is also to maintain economic balance and prevent those big landlords from setting the rent too high.If you set the rent too high, all the tenants will go to the "country field" to cultivate.

Liu Yishou didn't have the ability to kill all those big families, but he still thought of many ways to make those people feel uncomfortable everywhere!
"My lord has said that the land of the Liang Kingdom cannot be sold, of course the land in the north must be sold."

Chen Yuankang took out a letter from his cuff, shook it in his hand and said.

Can you still play like this?
Yang Min took the letter with a dull expression, read it from beginning to end, fell into silence, speechless for a long time.

"Sell the land in Gao Huan's hands to the people of Sanwu, the Lord is indeed able to do it."

Yang Min sighed softly, with mixed feelings in his heart and didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Liu Yishou is a person with ideals, ambitions and goals, and he still has the world in his heart.If Liu Yishou really wants to play bad, just look at the bad water in his stomach, how many people will be harmed!
Liu Yishou's method is fundamentally different from Gao Huan's brutal "land sale".

Gao Huan doesn't feel sorry for calling the cub to sell his father, but Liu Yishou has a complete overall plan, and there are endless routines in it.

The first one, the land mentioned in the letter was "sold" very cheaply, and it was all around Yecheng, near the Zhangshui River.No one knows whether it is fertile land, and it cannot be investigated for the time being.

However, from the topographical point of view, the places close to the river and convenient for irrigation are very likely to be fertile fields.

Second, Liu Yishou said before, "Is there any place in the world that is the land of the king", so these newly occupied lands also belong to the category of the king's land before the imperial court rewards them.

Now "selling land" is not a real sale, it is just a "lease" of the land to the big households in the Sanwu area. fee".The payment is based on the area of ​​the field, more for larger areas and less for small areas.

In other words, the money Yang Min collected this time was just money for "going through the formalities" and had nothing to do with the nature of the land itself.

Once the land is allocated successfully, the lease period is ten years, and there is no need to pay additional rent except for the official government tax (which has always been very low).After ten years, you have to go to the government to "renew the contract".If the "renewal" is unsuccessful, the government will take back the land.

And the "renewal" still needs to pay a one-time "handling fee", which is the same as the "land sale" this time.

That is to say, if the big families who rented the land at that time had to fight against Liu Yishou if they did not support Liu Yishou, then they had better pray that the private army in their hands could fight against the court.

Otherwise, whether it is an open rebellion or a secret resistance, the imperial court has a way to play them to death within the rules.

The third one is the "restricted purchase" of land, which is first come, first served.This is the first batch, and there will be a second batch and a third batch later, but the "handling fee" will definitely increase, so it's up to you.So this time "buy is earned".

Fourth, if the person who "leases" the land commits a crime, the lease will be taken back, and the handling fee will not be refunded.The lease contract cannot be transferred or inherited, and the lease is canceled upon death.If someone violates it, the government can take back the lease in advance.

Fifth, after the death of the lessee, the relatives have the priority to renew the contract, but the handling fee cannot be saved.

sixth……

The familiar handwriting, the familiar taste, and the familiar imagination are indeed from Liu Yishou himself.

There are deep routines hidden in the interests, just like Liu Yishou's previous style.These northern lands will definitely make those big families in the south love and hate.

You say you don't want to play?

There are a lot of people queuing up behind, and some people want to play!Go away if you don't play!

"How did my lord come up with these things?"

Yang Min touched the bun on his head, he also claimed to be a smart person, but when it comes to playing tricks, then Liu Yishou would take the second place, no one would dare to take the number one.

Renewing the contract after ten years, and renewing the contract after another ten years, will always hang those big families and prevent them from really eating.Once there is trouble, the court can justifiably take back the land.

The most important thing is that through this round of "land sales", Liu Yishou got the much-needed military rations, and also tied the big family members who might make trouble behind their backs to his chariot.

If Liu Yishou really promised to directly distribute the land to the big families who are now sending food and troops after he goes to the north, no one would believe it!
This group of people will definitely think that it is a routine, and the conditions offered by the imperial court are too favorable, so it must be a big pit.Even if it succeeds, it is inevitable to kill the donkey afterwards.

This is the result of thousands of years of accumulated experience handed down.

However, Liu Yishou's "lease" system renews his contract every ten years, and the price he offers is very reasonable.It neither exceeded the psychological expectations of the big families in the Southern Dynasties, nor was it so boring that it was not worth watching at all.

The point is that Liu Yishou doesn't want much, and the "handling fee" is very cheap. He mainly relies on quantity to win. It is estimated that many self-cultivating farmers can make a fortune from it.

Who doesn't want more land at home?As for ten years from now, the world is precarious now, who knows what will happen ten years from now?Let's talk about it after ten years!

The grain hoarded in the granary of the wealthy families cannot produce value when there is no disaster, and the grain itself will not make money, so why not use it in a profitable place?

"You don't need to worry about those, just tell me, send it through the channel of the Ministry of Accounts, whether it is okay, if not, I will write to the lord to say something, and then make a decision."

Chen Yuankang asked seriously.

Yang Min thought about it, and hesitated for a while.Any policy has drawbacks, and Liu Yishou's move undoubtedly intensified the social conflicts that may arise after the occupation of the North.

As soon as you came, you "leased" the land of the original landlord to other people. Wouldn't these landlords fight you desperately?

Yang Min, who was born in the direct line of a great family, can understand this sentiment very well, although their family's land has long since belonged to another family because of Er Zhurong's killing spree in Luoyang.

"Zunyan, I know what you're thinking. But you can only win the future if you win the present. If you can't annihilate the main force of Gao Huan's army this time, then there's no way to talk about the distribution of land. You're thinking so much now, why don't you what's the function?"

Chen Yuankang tried hard to persuade.

It is true that he is an all-rounder in government affairs, but when it comes to managing money, Yang Min is obviously better at it, and he is indeed Liu Yishou's "money bag".To really spread out the matter of "lease land", Yang Min's work must be done well, otherwise it will definitely not be able to proceed normally.

"Understood, there is no need to delay, let's start preparations. Once the river thaws, the grain and grass from Sanwu will be transported directly to the front line, and there is no need to enter the Danyang warehouse."

Yang Min nodded slightly and said that he had agreed to this matter.

Orders are placed in the same batch, shipped from different places of origin, and received in different front-line warehouses.The difficulty of raising food and grass, in fact, only lies in whether the big families, mainly from the Sanwu side, are willing to open the door of their own granaries.

But willingly taking out food and grass is only the first step, and it is Liu Yishou's long-term plan to tie it to his chariot step by step.

He's also obviously not going to talk all over the place.

"That's good, you eat slowly, and I'll be back home right away."

Chen Yuankang got up to say goodbye. There was still a lot of dishes on the table, and he hardly touched it.

"Uh, don't you want to eat it? This mutton slice is very fragrant when rolled in the pot."

Yang Min pointed to the stack of cut mutton on the table and said, the chopsticks in his hand were still stirring in the pot.

"In the future, when the lord builds a new capital in Luoyang, it won't be too late for me to eat and drink."

Chen Yuankang sighed, waved his hand, and signaled Yang Min not to see him off, and left the other party's house on his own.