Northern Dynasties

With Huan Shuzu's trilogy in place one after another, and the repair of Liumenyan began, it also marked the official start of the vigorous construction of Mianbei University.

Although only Huan Shuzu's family won the tender for Liumenyan, Li Tai used this to get a rough idea of ​​the powerful forces in the territory.Since the masses are actively bidding, of course he will not waste this enthusiasm. Since you want to work, there is endless work for you to do.

In the north of Damian, naturally not only a water conservancy project in Liumenyan needs to be repaired urgently, but of course there are also in other counties and counties.Li Tai picked out a few key projects, and then let other powerful families in the territory bid for them, and work together in autumn and winter when the water is dry and the agriculture is slack.

Taking advantage of the large-scale construction projects in the territory, Li Tai ordered the state government to open up a large market to buy the grain stored by the people to maintain the consumption of laborers.Although he brought a large amount of military rations from Kansai, they were exclusively for the army and naturally could not be used for other purposes.

At present, agriculture in Mianbei area is not prosperous, and the poor and small households own very limited land, their income is not much, and they have to endure multiple exploitations by the government and the powerful.

Although the tyrants occupy a vast area of ​​wilderness and mountains, they basically seldom do intensive farming. The farming technology can be said to be completely regressed, and there are still many subordinates who need food and clothing, so there is not much savings, otherwise it will not be possible. He was dizzy after being hit by Li Tai with money.

Even so, when the news of the government's grain collection spread to the countryside, many families rushed to sell their surplus grain, and some even didn't even keep much of their own rations.

At the beginning of Li Tai's entry, he attacked Xiangyang in the south, and his actual actions proved that he was capable of ensuring the safety of Jingzhou, and that he could ensure that the farming and weaving production in the coming year would not be affected by military affairs.The Daxing water conservancy works in the counties and counties means that the area of ​​arable land that can be fully irrigated will increase sharply in the coming year, which means that the price of grain will inevitably decrease in the coming year.

The Mianbei area was affected by the war. Although the industry was not prosperous, the folk customs were very lively. The people did not reject merchants' trading activities, and they were not ashamed to get rich by doing so.Even the tyrants in Guanzhong, who are a little old-fashioned in folk customs, can't stand Li Tai's temptation. Naturally, the tyrants here know how to choose between pros and cons.

So soon the state capital collected tens of thousands of grains, and the areas farther away from the state capital were still continuously transporting here.

Li Tai's frequent troubles not only make the people in the state feel uneasy, but also the people in the state government are often busy because of his single thought, especially Cui Qian, who is in charge of everything, is so busy that the time for eating and sleeping is compressed into pole.

On this day, Li Tai came to Zhitang of the state capital to discuss some matters with Cui Qian. After looking around for a week, he found that Cui Qian was lying with his head covered in a small space separated by several screens to catch up on sleep.

Cui Qian also stood up quickly when he heard the official's call, rubbed himself to wake himself up quickly, but still couldn't help yawning twice, then returned to the main hall to sit down, looked at Li Tai and asked: " What is your envoy to explain?"

Li Tai didn't talk too much nonsense, and said directly: "The former county magistrates are mostly obscene talents. I plan to weed out those who are incompetent before the end of the year. I ask Chang Shi to draw up a few in recent days based on the situation of the village. The method of performance appraisal is to ensure that good candidates are in office, and that the family can be successfully expanded and granted land in the coming year."

"So fast? Could it be a little too hasty? If it stirs up public dissatisfaction, I'm afraid the political success will be in vain!"

After Cui Qian heard the words, he said that almost all the magistrates in Jingzhou's subordinate counties are local people, and there are few capable and competent people.

"It's not too soon. It will be a long day for these rebellious people to come to the people to manage affairs. Today, the laborers are exhausting the people, and the food is scarce. If they still refuse to obey my law, it will be useless to stay!"

The most important thing for Haoqiang is nothing more than food and trilogy. Today, the forces of the most powerful Haoqiang tribes in the territory are concentrated in several construction sites, and the surplus grain of each family is also stored in the state warehouse. good time.

Li Tai doesn't intend to uproot all the tyrants in the territory, the key is to emphasize his own rules. From now on, I have the final say on what official positions you can hold in the state, not you. .

It's not that he doesn't want to get rid of his evil affairs, and there are not enough candidates for key subordinates to fill these official positions.In Jingzhou alone, there are eight counties and more than forty counties. Some counties are places of detention controlled by barbarians. The situation is very complicated, and only the locals can figure it out.

Cui Qian nodded after hearing the words, and then recorded the matter in the event book, marking it as a major event.And there are more than a dozen items of the same level.

Mianbei tyrants have existed for many years, and it is extremely difficult to eliminate their forces in an instant.Moreover, purging is not Li Tai's ultimate goal, it is to incorporate and utilize as much as possible to rebuild order, so Li Tai also prepared a whole set of combo punches for these people.

Most of the people he selected to be in charge of the project were well-known powerful sects in the territory. First, only they had enough troops to exhaust the manpower of their trilogy. They tend to be tough, and using them can disintegrate some entanglements of nostalgia.

For example, if the ponds, weirs, and ditches that have been illegally built by various rivers are not prohibited, even if the fortifications are rebuilt, the effect will be limited.If the government came forward to ban the destruction, it would be very easy to cause confrontation between the government and the people, but if these powerful sects in the territory do it, it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, it’s okay if they don’t do it. Anyway, if the project fails to pass the acceptance, they don’t want to get the final payment.The state capital is always innocent, and whoever can deliver a qualified project will pay the final payment.

The construction of water conservancy will definitely harm the interests of some people, and turn their good land that can be fully irrigated into barren dry land.

Li Tai did not ignore this, and the state government has already drawn up an order to encourage land reclamation to be announced in due course.

These families only need to pay a small part of the deposit, and they will have the priority to obtain the right to reclaim these new irrigation areas in the coming year, which can not only directly increase the cultivated area in the territory, but also make up for the shortage of state and county residents.

The reclaimed fields will not be levied for three years, and they can be returned to the government after three years, or they can continue to cultivate, but they need to bear normal taxes.

Of course, if they refused to pay even such a small amount of money, the state government also had a preferential policy, that is, slaves and servants would be granted land.As long as you see as many slaves and maidservants as you can, you can get as much new land, and the treatment is the same as reclaiming wasteland.

In order to prevent some people from taking advantage of legal loopholes, some supporting decrees must also keep up, that is, the prohibition of slavery.It is forbidden to illegally occupy and rob Juntian households as servants and servants. Once the crime is found out, the soldiers will be released immediately and the master’s family will be arrested. The master’s family will either be sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, or they will be required to pay the Juntian household’s five-year rent transfer. used as a penalty for atonement.

This prohibition of slavery is accompanied by the household expansion order. First search the old registration to ensure that all the people who saw the registration actually exist. Criminals are granted land immediately after registration.

The cultivation capital built with the efforts of the tyrants will in turn compete with the tyrants for the tribal population they shelter.As for the funds previously advanced, they will be gradually recovered through administrative fines and other means.

The implementation of this series of decrees will inevitably lead to the loss of a large number of powerful tribes, maybe one year, maybe two years.In short, as long as the general environment here in Mianbei can remain stable and the agricultural cultivation continues to develop, the households will always get rid of the tyranny's shelter and become naturalized again.

When things have developed to this point, government orders can be issued to confiscate abandoned properties. All land that has been abandoned for more than three years will be used as land grants without officials.Without enough tribal population, the land owned by Hao Qiang will inevitably be gradually eroded.

This is the trajectory of the basic government orders concerning population and land formulated by Li Tai for Jingzhou in the next few years.The implementation may not be smooth sailing. After all, the general situation of the world will be in a period of violent shocks in the next few years, but even if there are twists and turns, Li Tai has enough strength to put it back on track.

Here in Zhitang, he and Cui Qian sorted out the context of the next government order to determine the timing of specific implementation and matters that need attention.

But when he saw Cui Qian's tired face and bloodshot eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Cui Changshi, do you want to rest for a few days? Let the government officials take charge of the case, cousin, you can take an overview. "

"All the staff in charge have not been in their new posts for a long time, and there is still a lack of running-in within the schedule. Once any omissions occur, it is inevitable that there will be serious delays."

Cui Qian shook his head and said with a smile after hearing the words, and then looked at Li Tai with emotion and said: "After working with you, A Pan, I know that you really deserve this reputation. Jingzhou is a deserted place, but you can Taking care of things calmly and simplifying the complexity. We and the people who are serving seem to be busy, but in fact, we will work hard to make up for it within your plan. It is a blessing for the people of Mianbei that you can keep this side. Good luck waiting!"

After Li Tai heard these compliments, he said a few words of humility, and the young Liang Rui, who had already served as the governor of his tent and was always accompanying him, couldn't help but echoed: "I used to be in the Taifu, Daxingtai often said that Xihe Gong is It is rare for the young and old people in Kansai to seek great talents for the country. Tell me that if I can follow suit and get three points, I will not worry about making achievements and becoming self-reliant.

Since entering the town, I deeply feel that Daxingtai's words are true, so that your strategy is as deep as the sea, and the people inside and outside are in the palm of your hand. Although what I see is short-lived, it is like looking up at the vast sky! "

Hearing Liang Rui's slightly excited words, which seemed to have been brewing in his heart for a long time, and finally found a chance to confide, Li Tai couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He knew that the identity of this kid was quite unusual, he was adopted by Yu Wentai since he was a child, and he treated him like a nephew, so he arranged for him to continue to cultivate him, and of course it was inevitable to be a small informant.

As a result, not long after he came to Jingzhou with him, this kid has already looked like a little fanboy, which made Li Tai feel that he is indeed very charming. If you keep pampering me like this, then I'm really welcome!