Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 295 Patrolling Local Areas and Supporting Interest Groups
After returning from Jiangling, Shen Chen plunged into work non-stop.

At the end of May, Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang went to Jiangxia.

Anlu County in the Han Dynasty, later Yunmeng County and Xiaogan City, the south of Anlu County at this time is the vast Yunmeng Lake.

The reduction and training of the Jingzhou Army is in full swing, and the placement of the reduced soldiers must also be carried out simultaneously.

And the land of the aristocratic family cannot be moved, so they can only reclaim new land and redistribute the land.

So Shen Chen planned to start reclaiming fields around the lake.

Tell the truth.

This work has a huge impact on the environment.

Yunmengze had tens of thousands of square kilometers in the Han Dynasty, but it was reduced by more than half in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and then completely disappeared in the Tang and Song Dynasties, becoming the Jianghan Plain.

It is because after the Jin Dynasty, the south began to vigorously develop, and the area of ​​Yunmengze became smaller and smaller.

Noticing a team ahead of them that was bigger than them, and even an army following behind, the team stopped quickly, and the people on the carriage also got off, standing respectfully by the side of the road.

Among the 3000 people, less than half are from the Jiangxia Huang family, and more than two-thirds of the other are tenants of the Huang family.

At the end, Zhuge Liang even teased Shen Chen: "Xiaoqing, before my lord left, I asked you to take good care of Miss Ning. Now you leave her in Xiangyang and come to Jiangxia alone. If my lord knows, I'm afraid it won't happen." So happy."

Zhuge Liang said: "That's true. You are not young anymore. It's time to think about marriage. I heard that people from Jingzhou aristocratic families who came to propose marriage broke through the threshold. Don't you care about anyone?"

And not only food and grass, but also various types of ironware, farm tools, cattle, clothing, medicinal materials, etc. for the resettlement work. The government expenditure will be a huge amount.

This method must be effective in the early stage and rotten in the later stage.

Although a solid foundation was laid during Liu Biao's period, the problem is that the grain cannot be preserved for a long time. It needs to be replaced with new grain and old grain every year. In addition to years of wars, the treasury has 2000 million shi grains, but now there are only more than 1000 million.

Zhuge Liang nodded lightly and said: "Marriage is a major matter, it really depends on the character of the other party. But Ning Xiaoniang is not a spoiled child. She followed the lord since she was a child and suffered a lot. She is probably not arrogant."

Nearly 40 retired soldiers, plus their families, have a population of about [-] million. Based on these five counties, a huge grain production base will be established.

Even in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Du Yu, a great man who could enter the Confucian Temple and Wu Temple at the same time, married Sima Yi's daughter, Princess Gaolu.

The rice seedlings planted almost in March are now lush and green, and will be harvested in a month or two.

"clear."

The only problem is that the princesses are often arrogant because they were born in the royal family. For example, Princess Liu Shou of Liyi, Princess Liu Huang of Huyang, Princess Liu Jiande of Yincheng, and later Princess Cao of Qinghe of Cao Wei are not good.

So he placed a large number of retrenched soldiers around Yunmengze in Jiangxia County, and established Yingcheng County in the southwest of Anlu County, Qianjiang County in the east of Jingling County, and Xiantao County in the east of Qianjiang County. county.

Even if 40 people came all at once, and each person reclaimed 800 mu of land, it would only be [-] million mu.

Such as digging and building drainage channels, building flood control dams, building high slopes and so on.

Therefore, Shen Chen believes that development first and then governance is a necessary condition.

It's basically better than nothing if you pay, but the expenses are huge.

The aristocratic families want to eat meat from them, and the army will naturally fight back.

Shen Chen responded casually.

Like the newly established counties of Yingcheng, Qianjiang, and Xiantao, each county has a population of more than [-] to [-].

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Is this your Huang's team?"

A few carriages came from the field in the distance ahead, guarded by the carriages, and a group of more than a hundred people came head-on with their team.

"Yes."

And if the aristocratic family wants to deal with the owners of these fields like the people at the bottom, then they will be severely counterattacked.

The bad news is that this year's maintenance and land reclamation work has just begun, and there are very few fields that can be actually reclaimed. Most of the soldiers and their families have to be subsidized by the government, which will cause a certain pressure on finances.

So Shen Chen did not forbid the aristocratic families to purchase properties.

Shen Chen said with a smile: "I believe this, but some people live on their own hardships, and when they grow up to be rich, they forget their original aspirations, and there are some who get worse. Let's see it first."

"All the grain and grass allocated by the state government have also been distributed to the people. Now the government treasury is piled up like a mountain. The monthly allocation of grain, grass and grain has reached 390 four stones, and salt is 390 stones. It is estimated that by October this year, the late rice After they are ripe, there is no need to allocate grain and grass."

If there is a full-scale conflict, serious civil strife will occur in Jingzhou, and the consequences will be disastrous.

"Juyan Han Bamboo Slips" records that a soldier consumes about 3.3 stones of food per month.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you understand my lord's heart, Xiaoqing. If you are the lord's son-in-law, Xiaoqing and the lord will be even closer."

By October, after almost 40 people have been resettled, this number will break through to 500 million shi, which will greatly consume government food reserves and financial expenditures.

However, the princess has a noble status, and you can't afford to offend her. She often becomes a consort, a high-ranking official of the court, and it is easy to be angry at home.

Huang Zhi smiled wryly and said, "The price is too high. Most of them sell it on the farm, and they ask for tens of thousands of dollars. I don't dare to buy it. I just ask the price."

Moreover, one mu in the Han Dynasty is equivalent to 0.7 mu in later generations, which means that 4000 to 5000 million mu of land can be developed in the Jianghan Plain in later generations, and [-] million mu in the Han Dynasty.

Shen Chen asked again.

Shen Chen asked.

Some are digging and building canals, some are reclaiming new fields, some are casting embankments, and some are dragging their families to the temporary resettlement sites built by the county government.

Although the status of the later princess consorts was not good and they had no real power, they certainly did not include the consorts of the Han Dynasty.

Using magic to deal with magic has a counter effect.

Because being a son-in-law in the Han Dynasty is actually not a bad thing.

Zhuge Liang also said: "Although there are few droughts in Jiangxia, it is necessary to prevent such things from happening. Some reservoirs, diversion canals and waterwheels can be built in each village, just in case."

Huang Zhi's face changed slightly, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, we will never reclaim the land designated by the state capital, we will only sell it."

Fortunately, a solid foundation was laid during the time of Liu Biao. Although civil strife continued, the grain and grass in the Xiangyang government treasury were still piled up like mountains, and old grain and new grain were constantly replaced, which happened to be used for resettlement work.

Huang Zhi shook his head and said, "If you count it by reclamation, it doesn't cost ten thousand dollars per mu."

They will form a huge interest group to fight against those aristocratic families who covet their land.

of course.

Zhuge Liang is now the military adviser of General Zuo, and was appointed as the prefect of Nanjun by Liu Bei.Shen Chen is a general of the five senses, and is in charge of the affairs of the left general.The former's official position is to command Jingzhou soldiers and horses, while the latter's official position is powerful.

A few people walked around to see that since Anlu was the earliest resettlement site, judging from the current situation, the resettlement work was relatively smooth.

Shen Chen is not disgusted with being a son-in-law.

Accompanied by officials of all sizes from Anlu County, Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen inspected the rice fields at Yunmeng Pavilion, Chang Township, Anlu. In the distance, countless former soldiers and current farmers are busy.

Therefore, Shen Chen supported a community of interests represented by veterans.

After a while, a modest man in his twenties, wearing a robe, walked up to the crowd, bowed his hands and said, "Greetings, General Shen, Zhuge Military Advisor."

Although this will greatly increase the labor of the villages, these are infrastructures, which can be used regardless of floods and droughts. They are things that need to be built, so no one objects.

"I don't expect to find someone as gentle and virtuous as my grandmother these days, I just want to find someone who doesn't cause trouble for me."

This means that before the late rice is mature in October, the counties have consumed more than 60 shi of grain per month. From February to now, a million shi has been consumed.

"Ah."

In this way, the class contradiction will change from the original contradiction between the ruling class and the landlord class to the contradiction between the landlord class and the army.

And the current resettlement work is only two-thirds completed, and the remaining one-third of the population is gradually being migrated.

Shen Chen also nodded noncommittally: "Well, let's discuss this matter later, I need to see Ning Xiaoniang's character."

Because the owners of these fields are Jingzhou veterans.

The magistrate and magistrate nodded again and again.

"It's better to cultivate it yourself."

Therefore, marrying a princess in the Han Dynasty did not affect your ability to be an official, and it was even easier to be reused because of the son-in-law.

Because for these veterans, this is a no-cost business.

Shen Chen said indifferently: "The shores of Yunmengze Lake have been designated by the state government to appease veterans, and the land can be bought and sold, but if you offend so many state soldiers, even the Jiangxia Huang family, those who are like wolves and tigers The soldiers will not buy it, and when the time comes, you will be outraged and no one will be able to protect you."

Therefore, Jingzhou's state affairs are handled by the General Zuo's Mansion, and having the post of General Zuo's Mansion, means that when Liu Bei is away, all affairs in Jingzhou, big or small, are handled by Shen Chen, so Shen Chen's official position is higher than that of Zhuge Liang .

The two were talking quietly.

The main reason is that the population of Anlu County is less than 3000 due to years of war.

"Oh."

Shen Chen warned: "The rice field has other functions. You can raise some crucian carp, carp, and eel in the field to enrich aquatic products, and then catch some frogs and put them in the field. The frogs catch insects, which is beneficial to the field."

As long as the purchase of land is legal and compliant, they can use whatever ability they have. They are welcome to buy land.

Even if the aristocratic family wanted civil strife, they could not find a suitable reason, and there was no way to unite against Liu Bei.

Huang Xi replied, "I'm buying land."

In this regard, he has the confidence to reject Liu Bei.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Not to mention the magistrates, Jiuqing, Sangong and even the prime minister (Xue Xuan) among the sons-in-laws of the Han Dynasty, just the name Wei Qing is enough to shock the past and present, and it is definitely ranked first among the son-in-laws of all dynasties.

The good news is that the silt at the bottom of the lake is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and by using retting technology, the yield of rice that can be planted by enclosing the lake for land reclamation is very high.

The old man's name was Huang Xi, he was Huang Wan's cousin, he nodded and said, "Yes."

Shen Chen nodded and said: "Okay, let's go. We welcome all the big families to buy land, but remember, don't break the rules, otherwise even if I agree, the hundreds of thousands of troops in Jingzhou will not agree."

The locations of these counties are probably near Santai Lake in Hubei Province in later generations, and located in the northwest of Yunmengze. In this way, adding the two counties of Anlu and Jingling, there are five counties used for resettlement.

Huang Zhi was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she could only say: "The villain will never dare to disobey."

Shen Chen rolled his eyes and said: "When I come to Jiangxia to inspect the rice fields, sometimes I have to go to the fields to see them in person. The fields are planted with mud, and the smell is suffocating. The beautiful Ning Xiaoniang came here, making her body dirty and smelly. Not beautiful."

Although rice is planted in water, it is actually afraid of flooding, so a lot of preparatory work is required during construction.

Therefore, Shen Chen decided to observe and observe to see how Liu Ning's personality is before making a decision.

This is just Anlu County.

Last year, Jiangxia's total population was only 15 households, less than [-] people. It is in a situation of sparsely populated land.However, with the layoffs of the army, as well as Lei Xu, Mei Gan, Chen Lan and others from Lujiang County joining forces to vote, the population soared four times overnight, and now there are more than [-] people.

While introducing the current resettlement situation, Bao Chu reported his work: "General, military division. At present, there are 360 households and 690 people from Dingkou in Anlu County. There will be another five in the future. More than a thousand households, about 7000 people have not yet arrived, but the three newly built village pavilions are ready and will be able to move in soon."

This is the transfer of contradictions.

The county magistrate nodded.

Since Liu Bei is the shepherd of Jingzhou and the general of the left, the former is the governor of Jingzhou in name, but in terms of the size of his official position, the general of the left is the same as Jiuqing, with a rank of two thousand shi, which is higher than the state herd of two thousand shi, so Liu Bei built a mansion in Jingzhou. Ya did not open the mansion with the state shepherd, but with the left general.

What's more, according to historical records, people at that time could not reclaim so many fields, and each person's ability to cultivate ten acres was considered the limit.

Even Liu Biao must unite with Cai Kuai's two clans to form dominance.

It can be said that the entire Anlu County is now an empty county, and the people can run away and escape. Even the Huang clan's own internal clan members are mostly tenant farmers who cultivate the clan's property, and there are very few Huang clan who are really rich.

The group walked through several village pavilions, and planned to stay at Yunmeng Pavilion for dinner after noon. Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang were still very satisfied with the work arrangement in Anlu County.

There will even be a large amount of land that is idle and cannot be reclaimed. If the aristocratic family comes to buy it, as long as it is traded fairly, it can not only generate tax revenue, but also increase the income of the people, which is killing two birds with one stone.

But in the Han Dynasty, they were already considered older unmarried youths, and they were urged to marry every day.

The young man replied: "Huang Zhi, the word Zimei."

However, the resettlement work was not done overnight. It was divided into several batches. Over the past few months, the pioneers had built fields, residential houses, and village pavilions, and the latecomers continued the work of the pioneers under the organization of local officials.

"If you want to sell and buy, you must be fair and just. You must sign a contract with the government and pay taxes."

Just as it is not against the law to eat giant pandas under special conditions, if you talk about protecting the environment if you can't even afford to eat, it is undoubtedly a sign of brain twitching.

Everyone is colluding, bullying low-level soldiers and so on.

Because it’s not just as simple as reclaiming the fields. The flood season in the south is after May. Once it rains, the lake will surge and the rice fields will be submerged.

Shen Chen smiled and said: "The price is not high, but you don't know that the paddy field is now piled up with silt from the bottom of the lake, and the soil is extremely fertile. In the future, we will use the method of retting, turn over the field and sprinkle manure and plant ash during the slack season. Ueda is even better, and it only sells for ten thousand yuan, so you have taken advantage of it."

At the moment, besides Anlu county magistrate Bao Chu, Anlu county magistrate Dong He, Pan Jun, Jiang Xia's deputy, and Jiang Xia's governor, Su Fei, are following behind the two of them.

"what's your name?"

Huang Zhi was in a hurry to answer, and stepped aside, not daring to say anything.

Shen Chen said: "The state government is very concerned about this matter. Once you find something wrong with it and the retired soldiers report it to the state government, then you will not offend a few soldiers, but offend the hundreds of thousands of troops in Jingzhou. What is it?" I hope you can understand what is more important."

In the past, Anlu County was managed by the Huang family himself, and the county magistrate and county magistrate were also temporarily appointed this year to handle the resettlement work, so the overall relocation efficiency is still very high.

"What are they doing?"

Shen Chen asked with a smile: "I heard that you are buying land, how many acres have you bought?"

The eight top aristocratic families in Jingzhou, as well as countless other aristocratic families, large and small, have huge hidden powers. A full-scale conflict with them is extremely unfavorable to the rule of the Liu Bei Group.

This is the collision of interest groups.

The county magistrate, Donghe, talked about his income and expenditure.

In the final analysis, it is because Yunmeng Lake now covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers, and the Jianghan Plain in later generations has 4000 to [-] million mu of arable land, so there is a lot of land that can be developed.

Shen Chen nodded thoughtfully, and waved to the other side, motioning for people to come over.

"You are not allowed to reclaim it yourself."

This is an extremely large project.

Shen Chen turned his head and asked an old man in the crowd.

In order to prevent civil strife, Shen Chen couldn't afford to provoke the aristocratic family in a short time, and he didn't dare to touch their bottom line.

At least because the county magistrate and the county magistrate only need to devote all their energy to this aspect, including the public security work, which is also handled by the middle and lower-level officers sent by Su Fei, so that there is no other distraction, and there is nothing wrong with it.

The original aristocratic families oppressed the people at the bottom and plundered the land and population of the people at the bottom to fill themselves. If the people at the bottom could not unite to form strength, they could only be squeezed by the big family.

However, the prerequisite for protecting the environment is that the people can afford to eat, eat and drink enough to protect the environment.

For example, aristocratic families win over military officers and drink the blood of veterans together.

Hearing the words of the county magistrate and magistrate, Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen both nodded noncommittally and looked around. At this time, thousands of acres of rice fields had been reclaimed in the south, and houses were built and villages were gathered in the farther places.

The state government gave them land, as long as they cultivated it themselves, sold the land and paid taxes, and continued to cultivate it. On the contrary, it enriched them and the state capital, which is not a bad thing.

He will be 23 years old in October this year. In later generations, he just graduated from university, and there are many unmarried people.

Ordinary people consume about 2 shi per person per month, and more than 5 people consume about [-] shi per month.

But those are soldiers, and food consumption in wars is high.

"Ah."

So to a certain extent, Jingzhou will suddenly have an additional 500 million mu of land because of the lake reclamation campaign.

Those in power who want to protect the interests of the common people will form conflicts with these aristocratic families.

But there is no after.

After Mrs. Huang left, Shen Chen's expression darkened instantly.

After a while, when Liu Bei got Yizhou, Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang went to Yizhou to preside over the internal affairs, Fazheng came to Jingzhou to carry out massacres, and see how many aristocratic families can resist this wave.

　I asked for a day off yesterday and forgot to write a leave note. I went to the hospital for a lung CT scan and a gastroscopy. Currently, I have acute bronchitis, chronic gastritis, and reflux esophagitis. I bought more than 2000 medicines alone. I may have to eat seven or eight kinds of medicines a day. Medicine, I have lived a 30-year-old life before I turned 60. I can’t live through this day. I really need to exercise well in the future. I get up and run every morning, otherwise I’m afraid I won’t live to be 50.

　　
　
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