Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 391 Household Registration and Farming Registration

"Wang Jun..."

Listening to this name, Chen Zhi faintly felt the weight, and was even more curious. The unification of the New Han Dynasty and the rise of the Liu family could not change the development trend of the family, but it would not allow one family to dominate. There must be a reason for this.

The aristocratic family developed in the two Han Dynasties, matured in the Three Kingdoms, and finally came to fruition in the New Han Dynasty. This was not because of the indulgence of the New Han Dynasty, but because of historical trends. The birth of the ninth rank was not the reason for the dominance of the aristocratic family, but the result of the growth of the aristocratic family.

But he also knew that now was not the time to delve deeper into this person, so he suppressed his thoughts and focused on looking at the file in his hand.

The entire main hall suddenly fell silent, and the only sound left was the sound of Chen Zhi turning the pages of the files.

Yang Jie sat quietly, while several servants waited on the side, carefully looking at his uncle.

Chen Zhi's name was also spread among the Yang family's servants. After he was confirmed as the son-in-law to support the family, many servants talked about it, but most of them praised him.

In the eyes of these servants, this choice of the Yang family is very wise and a reasonable marriage. This new uncle is the best choice in terms of reputation, talent and momentum. Combined with the power of the Yang family, it is a perfect match!
As time goes by, the sun rises outside and the room gradually gets hotter.

It is summer now, and the temperature is getting higher as it approaches noon. A steward of the Yang family glanced at Chen Zhi and then at Yang Jie. He couldn't help but walked over and said in front of Yang Jie: "Master, why don't you go and take a rest first?" ? I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish watching this half-hour.”

"No need," Yang Jie shook his head and said with a smile, "My son-in-law is a very fast reader and it won't take him long. He can finish reading this little thing very quickly." There was a sense of satisfaction in his words.

The steward was surprised when he heard this. In confusion, he looked towards Chen Zhi. After noticing the files, he couldn't help but frown.

With so many files, it would take a normal person several days to read them. How can they be read in just a short while?

However, after he paid so much attention to the past, he finally discovered something was wrong.

"Isn't our uncle reading the pages too fast?"

It turned out that when Chen Zhi was flipping through the pages, there was almost no pause. As soon as his hands dropped, he turned the page with almost no pause.

How could anyone read the dossier like this?What can be seen from this view?
The steward couldn't help but murmur in his heart, and understood why his master was so sure that Chen Zhineng would finish reading it quickly.

According to this posture, it is not watching at all, it is pure translation!Of course it's fast, but it's hard to say how much it can be seen.

While he was muttering secretly, Chen Zhi suddenly stopped and sat up straight.

"How is it? What do you see?" Yang Jie was sipping tea. When he saw this, he put down the tea cup and asked with a smile.

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "The situation in Youzhou is not very good. There are seven counties and 83 counties, not even [-] households."

Yang Jie sighed and said: "The population is small and cannot be compared with other states and counties. In the northern states, Sizhou has 50 households and Jizhou has more than 30 households. These are the states with the largest population." He said casually that it was important. Data, these records are very precious and difficult for others to know.

However, Chen Zhi knew very well that his father-in-law held the position of Chief Minister of Agriculture and had frequent access to this information, otherwise he would not have been able to get such a large volume of information for himself.

Yang Jie continued: "However, in the past few years, natural disasters and military disasters have continued. Many people have left their homes, and many have escaped into the mountains and forests. With the addition of hermits, the number of households has dropped sharply, and they have been separated from Pingzhou. Calculating this, it’s not bad, after all, Yanzhou now only has more than 8 households, while Yuzhou has 11 households.”

Both Yanzhou and Yuzhou are in the densely populated and well-developed Central Plains, and their population is just that, but considering the size of the two states, the situation is different from that of Youzhou.

As Yang Jie spoke, he changed the subject and added: "These files are actually complicated and have no statistics. There are parts here and there. Without the guidance of government accountants, it is difficult to understand them. Don't divide them." Xin, by the way, what else do you see?"

Chen Zhi understood that his father-in-law wanted to test him again, so he couldn't help but ponder, and combined the information he saw in his mind.

Seeing his uncle's silence, the steward of the Yang family thought that he might not have seen anything because of his wild rumblings just now. In order not to embarrass the superior, he wanted to say something to smooth things over.

But before he could speak, Chen Zhi said: "Fanyang County has eight counties under its jurisdiction, with [-] households; Yan County has ten counties under its jurisdiction, with [-] households. Both the counties under its jurisdiction and the population within the territory are The best in Youzhou; Beiping County governs four counties, with [-] households; Shanggu County governs two counties, with [-] households; Guangning County governs three counties, with [-] households; Dai County governs four counties, with [-] households Thousands and four; the last one is Liaoxi County, which governs three counties and [-] households."

When the steward of the Yang family heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Yang Jie nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, apart from the messy information, the most important among these files is this one. The number of households in each county is of great significance. It will be your future It is an important basis for governance. In addition, if you are sent to a local area now, you actually have a disadvantage, which you must check." Chen Zhi nodded, knowing very well what the so-called disadvantage refers to, and said: "It is already the beginning of summer. The autumn plan is not far away. If I go to a local county to serve as the governor of a county, I will have to catch up with the plan before I can start government affairs. I will inevitably have to endorse the previous county governor."

The New Han Dynasty court stipulated that every autumn and winter, the household registration should be checked, the living should be logged in, and the dead should be removed. In addition, the appearance and physical characteristics of the family members in each household should be checked to see if there were any inaccuracies. at.

The results of the inspection must be reported step by step. This process is called "upgrading".

The size of the population is an important criterion for testing a local government official, and the result of the calculation is the reference standard for the central government, and an important basis for the collection of corvee and tax collection.

This involves a very real issue. It is summer now. If Chen Zhi goes to a place to serve as a county guard now, it will not be long before he has to face the autumn and winter plans. However, the results of the plans come from above. A county magistrate should be used to evaluate Chen Zhi, the new county magistrate's political performance. This result is undoubtedly very uneconomical and unfair.

Chen Zhi had not done his work yet and wanted to be held accountable. If something happened again, he would be implicated.

But the Xinhan system was like this, involving a vast land, and it couldn't be changed just by one person.

Yang Jie also knew this very well and said: "So, when you go this time, you must stay calm in the first two years and lay a solid foundation first. Don't think about making a leap. Do it solidly and steadily, but don't go too far." Don't worry, I will take care of things for you in the court and try to transfer you back in the third year. You don't have to worry about Zhang Ying, he can't bully others too much and suppress you again and again."

Chen Zhi naturally thanked him. He had other plans in mind and had concerns about Zhang Ying, but it was not a good choice to refuse Lao Taishan's kindness in person.

Yang Jie followed up and said: "In addition, although this part of the file records a lot of population households, it is not all of them after all. In addition to the refugees and hidden households I just told you, there are still many households that have not been recorded. Put it on the record, do you know who they are?"

Chen Zhi took advantage of the situation and said, "Are you talking about the rural folk registration?"

"That's right!" Yang Jie nodded in satisfaction, "It seems that you have really worked hard, you are the people who belong to the village, and the household numbers files of these people are all in Wang Jun's hands, and even the court can't get them." , the exact number of people is really unpredictable. After you pass by, you can spy on them. Of course, you can’t get the files of this group of people, but they can’t escape. They are still in the local area, so they can be used. Take them into consideration."

Chen Zhi nodded and thought about this issue, because this was also the issue he was thinking about before.

The so-called garrison registration includes two types, one is the military garrison registration, and the other is the civilian garrison registration.

In today's Xinhan Dynasty, Tuntian Minji is a special kind of Minji. In contrast, the normal County and County Minji is called Ling Minji.

Most people believe that the origin of the rural folk registration comes from the Three Kingdoms period. The more representative one is Cao Wei's rural farming policy. This special production organization located on the frontier has built a different organizational unit from the grassroots, so that its members are from the county. It is separated from the county administrative system and is called "tun" or "camp".

Among them, the settlements of soldiers and their families are called military settlements, while the places where civilians and semi-military people are settled are called civilian settlements.

This type of place of birth, born in a specific historical period, represents a militarized management system and embodies the invasion of military power into government affairs. The hereditary soldiers of the sons of farmers and civilians actually help warlords maintain their own power.

In a borderland like Youzhou, rural registration was indispensable. Due to the power of Wang Jun, the governor of the two states, it was difficult for the imperial court to fully manage the population and household registration within its control.

That's why Yang Jiecai said that this part of the population cannot be ignored.

Chen Zhi nodded to express his understanding, but asked rather puzzledly: "Now that the world is unified and the imperial power is not small, why is Wang Jun allowed to expand in the northern border? Even the population and household registration can be concealed from the imperial court. It seems that It’s a semi-independent place, so the imperial court doesn’t have any means to restrict it?”

He had asked this question a long time ago, and he had also speculated about it. Since his father-in-law brought it up, it was just the right time to ask it, so it wouldn't seem out of the blue.

Yang Jie sighed and said: "In the case of the Xiongnu, the imperial court was reluctant to send troops any more and wanted to use gentle means to divide and disintegrate them. How much more is it Wang Jun who guards the northern border for the imperial court? Wang Jun said exactly what he said in Youzhou, but what the imperial court said did not matter. His words are effective, if you go to Youzhou, don’t despise this person, and don’t get too close to him.”

He looked at his son-in-law, paused for a moment, seemed to be pondering, and finally said: "Wang Jun is different from the Xiongnu. After all, he did not rebel. He was still a northern barrier, blocking the Hu people from going south. It is not easy to take action, otherwise he will be forced to rebel. Once the northern barrier is gone, the north of the Han Dynasty will suddenly be in peace."

"So, Wang Jun is still suspected of supporting the bandits?"

Chen Zhi understood that there had always been cases like this with frontier generals. Because there were enemies, they had to be used. In the end, they were so deeply ingrained that it was difficult to move lightly, otherwise the whole body would be affected by a single move.

Yang Jie nodded, then lowered his voice and said: "This matter is for you and me to discuss, and it must not be spread outside. In the past two years, the imperial court has become more and more stable and unwilling to use weapons easily. This is also because the treasury is empty and can hardly make ends meet. If there's another disturbance, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on."

　Thanks to "Diana", "vicky~" and "Weaving Night Brocade" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)