Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 335 Field System

The sun is gradually rising in the east, the sun shines on the earth, the mist has gradually dispersed from the earth, and the rushing Han River sparkles under the sun.

The autumn wind passed by, bringing bursts of chill, fluttering the crimson cloak on Liu Chan's shoulders.

Holding the cold sword hilt in his right hand, Liu Chan walked slowly by the river, turned to Dong Yun behind him, and said, "I look at the book of Shenjian, and the rise and fall of the two Han Dynasties seem to flow before my eyes. The late emperor discussed with the prime minister For the loss of the Han Dynasty, everyone sighed and hated the two emperors Yu Huan and Ling."

"However, when I talked about the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty with the Prime Minister, I was more lamented that the later Han Dynasty was not destroyed by the two emperors Huan and Ling, but by the hands of the powerful. The collapse of the Han Dynasty was the same. There are hundreds of buildings, the anointed fields are full of fields, thousands of slaves and maidservants are attached to thousands of things; the people's house, if you ask for a building, you can't get it, and it is enough to get enough food and clothing for a while."

Liu Chan clenched the hilt of his sword tightly, his eyes were deep, and he said in a deep voice: "The world is like this, how can we not perish! Not perish by Cao Cao, but also perish by Yuan Shao."

The autumn wind blows against Dong Yun's face, Dong Yun's sleeves are fluttering, his face is thoughtful, and he cupped his hands and said: ""Xunzi" said: "A king is a boat; a commoner is a water; water carries a boat, and water capsizes a boat." Today, Your Majesty Words are just in line with the righteousness of the king's way."

Liu Chan shook his head, pointed around, and said lightly: "This is the responsibility of the king! Duke Ai asked Confucius about the government, and Confucius remonstrated: "The king left the four gates of Lu to look at the four suburbs of Lu. There must be countless ruins of the subjugated country. Gai Yan.' Now you and I, the monarch and minister, go out of the gate of Jihan to look at the surrounding suburbs of Jihan, the ruins of the Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han and Five Dynasties, which is enough to warn you and me."

"Qin was tyrannical to lose the world, and the world was boiling. Gaozu, with a small body, killed the white snake and rebelled, and finally ruled the world. Only then did the Han Dynasty come into being. At the end of the former Han Dynasty, the rich were connected with fields, and the poor had no place to stand. Wang Mang knew his bad governance. If you want to change it, you can't get it. The world is split, civil chaos is everywhere, Guangwu strives to restore the Han Dynasty, but does not change its system, and the fields are merged. And until the end of the later Han Dynasty, it was exactly the same. The Yellow Turban Rebellion was actually a rebellion of the poor. also."

Dong Yun looked at the back of Gao Wei in front of him, and couldn't help but be lost in thought.

I didn't expect His Majesty to have such a deep understanding of the gains and losses of the Han Dynasty. He just said something, although he didn't say clearly what system he wanted to change.But between the words, all revealed that they wanted to change the land system.

How difficult it is to reform the land system!
Since Shang Yang assisted Qin Xiaogong in reforming the law, it has become customary to abolish well fields and open fields.Even after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty still inherited the Qin system. The state granted the land to the people, and the people received the land according to their household registration. This is the famous land system.

Dong Yun couldn't help being puzzled, if he wanted to change it, how could he change it?

Dong Yun's doubt is also what Liu Chan is thinking now.

Liu Chan stopped, paused to think about the land system, looked away with his sword, and saw Li Gui, who was going to deal with civil affairs, came back to report.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, the civil dispute has been settled."

"How about this?" Liu Chan asked curiously.

Li Gui followed behind Liu Chan, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, this is a dispute between the new migrants and the old migrants over the newly reclaimed fields."

Liu Chan paced forward with his hands behind his back, pointed to Li Gui, and said, "Wen Yi, tell me first?"

Li Gui walked slowly, narrating from the beginning, and said: "Your Majesty, the old immigrant is Wang Housheng, and the new immigrant is Zhang Youyuan. Wang Housheng is a citizen of Ankang County. Soldiers who have meritorious service and want to go to Longyou can all be rewarded with land, so Wang Housheng moved to Wuxing with his family of more than ten people of the same clan, and settled down here, and established Wudu household registration."

"The new immigrant Zhang Youyuan is a military household of the Han Dynasty, Jiangzhou military household. A year ago, the inner government ordered the military households to relocate to fill the uninhabited land in Longyou. Zhang Youyuan moved to Wuxing with dozens of other military households, and settled here. It is a village, not a Wudu household registration, but a military household."

"According to common sense, there should be no conflict between the two families, but there is a government order in Wudu County. The people of Wudu County can make friends from Yizhou people come to join them, and they will all be rewarded. If one person comes, reward Shuzhong A plow for plowing; if a family comes with faith, they will be rewarded with a plowing ox."

Speaking of this, Liu Chan nodded slightly. This was Qinzhou's policy last year.

In an agricultural society, except for special circumstances, the state generally does not allow people to relocate, and people generally seldom relocate.Last year, in order to increase the household registration in Longyou, the Han court specially ordered that, except for the six prefectures of Longyou, local officials from all over the country were not allowed to prevent local people from going to Longyou.

"But Cao Zhen attacked me last year, and Sima Yi's army went deep into Ankang County, and the people were not at peace. Therefore, last year, Wang Housheng wrote to his wife and brother, asking his family to come and join him. His wife and brother were also worried about the frequent wars in Ankang, so they cited The family moved to Wuxing and established as Wudu household registration."

Hearing this, Liu Chan seemed to understand the reason, and asked aloud: "Could it be that the officials in Wudu County made a mistake in dividing the land, and assigned the land of Zhang Youyuan, a military household, to Wang Housheng's wife and brother?"

Li Gui shook his head and said: "Half of what your Majesty said is indeed a dispute over the land, but it is not the fault of the Wudu County officials. It is a dispute between the two families for the private land of 'no owner'."

"No owner's private land?" Liu Chan frowned.

"Exactly, Wang Housheng's family had a cow, plus one was rewarded by the government because his wife and brother moved, and there were two cows in total. Therefore, after plowing the field under his name, he had enough energy, and because of the help of his wife and brother, he went to the wasteland privately. Reclaim [-] mu of land."

"But the [-] mu of land seems to be wasteland and no one cultivates it, but the [-] mu of land is the private land opened up by soldier Zhang Youyuan before. He wants to cultivate it this year, but Zhang Youyuan is going north this year and he is not here. At home, the woman has no ability to plow more, so she has not opened up wasteland."

"Recently, it was discovered by Zhang Youyuan's father that seven acres of land had been cultivated by Wang Housheng. He was so angry that he went to Wang Housheng's family to argue. The two women insisted on their opinions and refused to give in. They quarreled for several days without any results. So Wang Housheng Zhang Youyuan's wife found a few members of the clan and came to help; and Zhang Youyuan's wife also found someone from the military household to come to help."

"Is there a fight?" Dong Yun asked.

Hearing this, Li Gui laughed impolitely, and said: "When I returned to Dong Shizhong, there was no armed fighting. Because most of the men were not there, they were sent to corvee, or went to the north with the army, and there were more women, so there was no armed fighting. , but the two families kept yelling and scolding."

Dong Yun didn't care about the behavior of the peasant woman, but stroked his beard a little, and asked, "How will the two families resolve it in the end?"

Li Gui suppressed his emotions, cupped his hands and said, "Gui is looking for officials. According to the situation and the law, the officials will order to return seven acres of land to Zhang Youyuan's family. Include it in your own name, and you must not miss paying taxes."

Liu Chan thought for a while, but did not express his opinion, but asked: "Xiu Zhao, Wen Yi, how do you two think this official is handling it?"

Holding the hilt of his sword, Li Gui replied slowly: "Your Majesty, these twenty acres of land are all uninhabited land. Zhang Youyuan opened up seven acres of land first, and then abandoned them. Wang Housheng opened up thirteen acres of land, seven acres The land is just weeding, and it is not too hard. The officials divide the land, and at the same time, it is included in the household registration name, so that it cannot be tax-evaded, and I think this is handled reasonably by the officials.”

(End of this chapter)