Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 351 Re-entry (5000)

When a problem is discovered, it is natural to solve the problem. It just so happens that the Guanlong area is vast and sparsely populated, and Longshan Mountain has been almost evacuated. Guanzhong originally lost 30% to 10% of its population due to the severe drought, and more than [-] households fled Chang'an with Yuwentai. Gao Cheng Previously, [-] civilian households and [-] family members of state and county soldiers were relocated. Compared with the vast land of Guanlong, it is just a drop in the bucket.

In particular, the 10 state soldiers and their families who were originally captured in the Guanlong area were also sent to the Sanhe area.

Continuing to migrate Sanhe people to the Guanlong area will not cure the root cause, but it can temporarily alleviate the problem.

But it's not now, the spring plowing has long passed, and if you want to relocate people again, it's best to wait until after the autumn harvest.

After Gao Cheng consulted with the staff of the Xiangguo Mansion, he immediately wrote to Luoyang, requesting that all the people left behind must make arrangements for the transfer of 100 million households in the Sanhe area to Guanlong westward after the autumn harvest. Of course, the person who issued this decree It must be the opinion of Yuan Shan, who acts arbitrarily. Little Gao Wang is on tour in other places, so what does it have to do with him.

Of course, we can't just throw the pot away, and the follow-up tax relief for these 100 million households must also keep up.

If the 10 prefectures and counties who migrated to each other from Guanlong and Sanhe were offset, Gao Cheng would migrate a total of 130 million households to the Guanlong area in two phases.

按一户5口计算，这一趟将迁徙650万人口，关东地区原有2000余万人口将缩减至1350余万左右，关陇地区人口也将从200余万提升至850余万以上。

It not only alleviated the conflict between the people in the Guandong area, but also restored the production vitality of the Guanlong area. At the same time, it could also stabilize the Gao family's rule in the Kansai area. After all, after the migration plan is completed, the former Eastern Wei Dynasty will occupy the majority of the population in the Guanlong area. The people under the rule have no feelings for Yu Wentai and the Western Wei regime.

But the price is not small. In the next 3-5 years, nearly one-third of the population will belong to the tax relief group, and the national fiscal tax revenue will drop by one-third.

In fact, Gao Cheng had already heard about the difficulty in obtaining the full amount of land for the people in the Sanhe area.

The national treasury, which is already poor and empty, will have to subtract one-third of its tax revenue in the next 3-5 years, making Xiao Gaowang's family who is not rich at first worse, so let it go, only in the first wave of migration, arrange They sent 30 civilian households and 10 family members of state and county soldiers to Guanlong. After a year or two, they survived the financial crisis and then organized the people to move westward on a large scale.

But now Gao Cheng intends to relocate households after the autumn harvest. The main reason is that the income brought by the salt drying method is enough to make up for the financial loss caused by the tax reduction and exemption for the relocation, and there is even a surplus.

With a population of 2200 million in the north, there is a huge demand for salt among the people. Compared with the boiled salt of salt dealers, sun-dried salt has many advantages, and can form a dimensionality reduction blow in terms of price.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, it relied on high salt tax to maintain its rule, while Gao Cheng planned to survive the financial crisis by means of small profits but quick turnover.

The salt dealers will definitely make trouble, but today is different from the past. Gao Cheng gave in to the salt dealers and allowed them to continue to monopolize the private market. He only strictly investigated tax evasion. Civil needs.

Now, once the sun-drying salt method is rolled out in the coastal states, the production of official salt will inevitably increase explosively, and there will be no worries about supply and demand. At the same time, Yuwentai, a confidant, will be driven to Sichuan. If the salt dealers dare to make trouble, they will definitely call them Knowing how powerful the Gao family's iron fist is, everyone in the big salt dealers is very rich, and maybe they can make a fortune from it.

The Bohai Palace in Jinyang has long been replaced with the plaque of the Qi Palace, but the traces of Gao Huan's life cannot be erased. After Gao Cheng moved in, he always saw Gao Huan in a trance, and suffered a lot for this frightened.

After only staying for one day, he hastily made a marriage for his eighth younger brother Gao Yu and the daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Inspector Xin Shu eats at the same table and sleeps at the same bed. Under Qi Wang's initiative to show favor, the relationship between the two became fierce.

Xin Shu is from Didao in Longxi (Lintao, Gansu). Like Gao Long, he is a rare science and engineering talent in this era. He is frugal and diligent in political affairs. A figure who leads the army and dismounts to rule the people.

A few years ago, Xin Shu served as the governor of Qinghe County, but his father worried about his resignation. Qinghe's elders erected a monument to praise him. After the filial piety period, Gao Cheng originally wanted to recruit him under his command, but Gao Huan refused to let him go. Think about being under Gao Cheng's command. Gao Longzhi, who was used as a donkey, could know that Little Gao Wang coveted Xin Shu.

And reluctantly keeping Xin Shu in Fenzhou for the time being is actually to put a lock on Pan Le in Jinyang. Gao Cheng is so guarded against Dou Tai, it makes no sense not to guard against Pan Le.

Correspondingly, after the autumn harvest, millions of households in the Sanhe area moved to Guanlong one after another. It was impossible for Gao Cheng to let Lou Zhao and Wang Sizheng continue to be the only ones in Guanzhong and Longyou.

Especially for Wang Sizheng, the military power in Longyou must be divided.

After Gao Cheng got close to Xin Shu in Fenzhou for five days, he did not go south to Jinzhou and then enter Guanzhong. Instead, he crossed Fenshui first and went to Jianzhou. Because of emotion and reason, Gao Cheng had to visit Gao Lou Jin.

She Diqian's wife is only Gao Huan's half-sister, but Gao Loujin is actually Gao Huan's half-sister. Gao Huan's mother passed away after he was born, and he was raised by this same-sister, named aunt. Grandma is no different.

No matter what Gao Cheng thinks of Wei Jing, he must treat Gao Lou Jin with respect.

Outside the city of Gaodu (Jincheng, Shanxi), Gao Cheng met Wei Jing and his wife. Gao Huan's death seemed to have dealt a heavy blow to Wei Jing. He was over [-] years old, and his energy and energy seemed to be severely weakened.

After exchanging greetings with Wei Jing and other officials, Gao Cheng was pulled aside by his aunt Changshan Jun Gao Loujin, only to hear her whisper:

"The old man (Wei Jing) is not far from death, even if he offended him in the past, Ah Hui should not take it to heart."

It turned out that Wei Jing was worried these days, fearing that Gao Huan's death would bring up Gao Cheng's old matter again. After all, if Gao Huan's affection was not hindered back then, Gao Cheng really wished to settle the old and new grievances together.

However, Wei Jing's behavior has changed a lot in these years. In history, he also changed his old evil after being punished by the original owner.

For ordinary people, abandoning evil and pursuing good does not mean that past evil can be wiped out, but Wei Jing is indeed qualified to do so, even if it is not for Hou Jing, with Wei Jing's kindness in nurturing Gao Huan, Gao Cheng will also It is impossible to attack Wei Jing after he has become good, it will only chill people's hearts.

"Don't worry, aunt, if Duke Wei can restrain himself and serve the public, and benefit the common people, how can Cheng bring up old things again?"

Even though Gao Cheng only called Wei Gong instead of She Di Gan's respectful uncle, Gao Loujin felt relieved after getting the promise of his nephew.

After all, Gao Cheng asked his brothers and sons and daughters to come forward to salute Gao Loujin. On the way here, Gao Cheng had already explained the relationship between Gao Loujin and his family in detail, and no one dared to neglect him. Please be respectful.

Gao Loujin looked at the descendants of the Gao family and kept saying:

"Good boy, good boy, he really looks like He Liuhun when he was a child."

Talking, talking, I cried again.

Gao Cheng lived in Jianzhou for two days. During this period, when he summoned Wei Jing to discuss politics, he completely upheld his public heart.

Gao Cheng did not hesitate to praise what he did well, and he would teach him what needs to be improved.

When Gao Cheng set off to leave, Wei Jing's complexion obviously improved. It can only be said that Wei Jing, who was able to spray spitting stars on Gao Huan's face during Gao Huan's time, was cautious when Gao Cheng was in power. Little up.

Jianzhou crossed the Fen River to the west, which was the original foundation of the Gao family. Jinzhou, the state government was still located in Baima City (Linfen, Shanxi).

Among the members of the Gao family, only Gao Cheng and Gao Yang had memories of living in Baima City. The old house had been vacated long ago, but Gao Cheng only let his younger brothers move in, and he refused to live in it. The governor, Xue Xiuyi, found a big house for Gao Cheng, where he, his concubine and children could rest.

Xue Xiuyi is Gao Aocao's inmate, both of them were captured by Er Zhurong and imprisoned with him.

After Emperor Xiaozhuang killed Erzhurong, Xue Xiuyi and Gao Aocao were rescued. Gao Aocao and his brother Gao Gan were appointed ambassadors of Hebei, and returned to their hometowns to recruit troops. (Shanxi Yongji), Zhengping (Shanxi Xinjiang), the governors of the four counties, became neighbors with Gao Huan, who was the governor of Jinzhou at the time, and the two were able to make friends secretly.

After Gao Huan entered Jinyang, Xue Xiuyi, then governor of Nanfen Prefecture, naturally joined Gao Huan.

Even though he is 64 years old now, and he was born in the army. He has been in battle for a long time, but his spirit is very strong. Unlike most generals, he is plagued by diseases in his later years.

If Fenzhou Inspector Xin Shu was Pan Letong's first blockade to Luoyang, Jinzhou Inspector Xue Xiuyi was the second blockade.

At night, Gao Cheng tossed and turned, unable to sleep, wondering if he had buried He Liuhun lightly, causing him to run out of cash underground, and came to him to ask for money to spend.

On the second day, Gao Cheng called Hexi Shele, and ordered him to arrest the monk from the only temple in Baima City, to perform ritual rituals for He Liuhun, and to burn more paper money. The national treasury is really empty, and He Liuhun can understand it if he wants to come.

After all, paper money is also money. Although I don’t know the purchasing power in the underworld, but how many points are correct.

As a result, the incense and candle shops around Baima City were almost wiped out of paper money that day.

After completing the religious affairs, the filial son of the Northern Dynasty finally felt relieved, and led the army across the Yellow River from Puban to the west, and it was already autumn when they arrived in Guanzhong.

As early as when Gao Cheng was still in Hebei, the government decree he personally drafted concerning the use of sun-dried salt in the coastal states had passed the review of Menxia Province and was handed over to Shangshu Province for implementation.

From south to north, countless government-run salt farms have been established in Xuzhou, Jiaozhou, Qingzhou, Cangzhou, Yingzhou, and Youzhou, and even Liaozhou has a few. These salt farms are managed by the central government and maintained by local state and county soldiers. law and order.

A large amount of low-priced official salt flowed into the private market, which caused a huge impact on the salt sellers, and at the same time won the unanimous praise of the people. Of course, these praises were all aimed at King Qi.

For smart people, don't worry about why they are also patrolling abroad. Virtuous government means that the king of Qi personally drafts government decrees, and evil things such as emigration are the arbitrary actions of Yuan Shanjian. The king of Qi is far away and cannot stop it.

The truth is this, if you don’t believe it, you will be imprisoned for three days, or your heirs will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination. Anyway, the prosperity of the clan is your weakness, and His Royal Highness Qi Wang is the best at such things.

Some people are happy and some are worried. The people get benefits, and the salt sellers will suffer, especially the big salt merchants. With its low price, it is widely praised by the public. Who would buy boiled salt, which is more expensive than sun-dried salt?

If a private salt merchant who is new to the industry launches sun-dried salt, there will always be some dirty tricks to deal with him, but this is the government. Waiting for you to plot chaos and come to eat your family business.

Although people died for money and birds died for food, the big salt merchants saw that the court had already made full preparations, and they made a wise choice between the ruin of their families and the unsalable salt and heavy losses.

A large amount of boiled salt was sold at a low price, obviously with the idea of ​​admitting compensation and leaving the market. Anyway, after so many years, they have accumulated a lot of wealth.

It's not that some people have never thought about participating in the sun-dried salt business, but the court made it clear that they wanted to monopolize it. King Gao is so poor now that he can't give anyone a chance to get involved. The seaside area is often patrolled by state and county soldiers. In case someone opens the salt field privately.

Those who didn't know thought that Japanese pirates started 1000 years in advance.

In the future, when the finances are ample, Gao Cheng may properly loosen the restrictions on private salt, but it is definitely not now. The poor and crazy little Gao Wang now only wants to eat alone, and no one will help him.

Not to mention those private salt dealers, many nobles wrote to Gao Cheng asking for permission to open a salt drying farm, but Gao Cheng refused all of them, but his tone was very tactful, just presenting the facts and reasoning.

The imperial court has become so difficult. His Royal Highness Qi Wang did not mobilize everyone to destroy the country and donate their salaries. What should Wei Zhongliang do?

The nobles of the high party didn't know when they had something to do with the word "Dawei Zhongliang", but they actually had a clear understanding of the poverty of the imperial court.

After all, Yuan Shanjian borrowed [-] pieces of silk cloth from the Qi Palace with the tax of the fief after the Zen throne as collateral, and the IOU is still in Cui Jishu's hands, and he will only ask for it year after year after Yuan Shanjian abdicates to the fiefdom in the future. .

Compared with the inappropriate person of the younger Gao Wang, the nobles still have to show some face, at least they won't think about official salt in a short time.

By the time Gao Cheng's car drove to Yubi City, the governor of Huazhou, the first batch of salt sales had already arrived in Luoyang, which greatly eased the urgent need for the treasury.

It was a bitter cry to say, from the end of spring to the beginning of autumn, there have been two seasons, Yuan Shanjian couldn't even afford new clothes, and the patch he was wearing was made by Empress Rengao.

The little money left in the internal treasury was all taken away by Cui Jishu in the name of interest, except for the normal meals of the palace people.

Why, although you Yuan Shanjian is the emperor, you borrowed [-] pieces of cloth from the king of Qi in order to provide for the king of Qi to go on tour. The loan period is so long, who knows when you will abdicate, such a large sum of money, don't you want interest? Yes, the emperor can't be unreasonable.

Yuan Shanjian never imagined that there are people in this world who are more odious than Gao Longzhi. Now that Gao Longzhi has found a large amount of shipbuilding timber and is on his way back to Beijing, there is Gao Longzhi on the left and Cui Jishu on the right. The score can be less.

At this moment, Yuan Shanjian wished Gao Cheng could start the process of usurping the throne as soon as possible. He had enough of being the emperor!Whoever loves to be whoever is!

People with hearts towards the Son of Heaven dared not speak out, so they had to cry secretly to the ancestors of the Yuan family, trying to cry to death the high-ranking thief.

Little Gao Wang was not cried to death, but lived a more nourishing life.

After learning about the sale of official salt, Gao Cheng took a lot more ostentatious steps when he inspected the city wall.

On the day Gao Cheng entered Yubi, he restored the original name of the city to Huayin, and planned to build a real Gaohuan Happy City on the mountain plateau in the east of the river when the finances were restored in the future. It is necessary to build it. After all, it is not a problem to have a smooth journey from east to west. Maybe future generations will still need it.

Of course, Gao Huan's mausoleum will not be moved, and the new city will be township with Wang Qi.

Some time ago in Jinyang, he saw He Liuhun's figure in a trance several times, which made Gao Cheng feel lingering fear, and really buried him under the jade wall, guessing that Lao Gao would really climb up to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.

After experiencing the matter of soul piercing, no matter how determined a materialist is, it is inevitable that he will make a murmur.

Leaving Huazhou, crossing the Luohe River, and coming to the battlefield of Shayuan, Yu Wentai planted trees four years ago to remember his merits, but now the trees are growing gratifyingly, and the impressive tree has changed.

Gao Cheng didn't pull up these trees to vent his anger. After all, he was not the one who was beaten into disgrace four years ago, right, He Liuhun.

Moreover, environmental protection is everyone's responsibility, so this small forest was left behind.

The army then crossed the Weishui River and first arrived at Xianyang. Yu Fude, the county governor of Xianyang, was the one who responded to the surrender of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and captured Xianyang.

If someone works hard for you, there must be no less rewards, otherwise, no one would dare to risk their lives to plot chaos for you.

Gao Cheng has no friendship with Yu Fude, but it does not prevent him from praising Fude for stabbing Yu Wentai in the back. Of course, Yu Fude is also lucky. You cut it with a knife.

Although King Fu Tian killed his elder brother Fu Fa, he also ate all men and women, so it doesn't make sense for him to be obsessed with morals and cleanliness!

When Gao Cheng was in Xianyang, he first sent someone to Chang'an to inform his uncle Lou Zhao that he would be entering the city tomorrow, so that his uncle could make preparations.

This is how he walked along the way. Every time he arrived at a place, he would always send someone to inform the chief of the next place in advance, and he would be ready to welcome him.

Although Gao Cheng would send people to Guanzhong to divide Lou Zhao's military power after the autumn harvest, when the people from the east moved westward, his uncle was indeed one of the few people he could fully trust.

After all, Lou Zhao, whose family members are all in Luoyang, has no motive for rebellion. Gao Cheng did this more to prevent his uncle from having any accidents, and some of his subordinates would have mischief.

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