Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 497: The art of uniting the people changes people’s hearts

During this period, part of the land outside the Great Wall was actually cultivated. However, compared with the Central Plains, the distribution of the land was uneven, and there was not enough cover, so it could not be considered a stable place.

However, several Xianbei tribes are somewhat different. Due to the sinicization of the upper class of the tribe, these Xianbei people are inclined to build cities, and some tribes around the cities also engage in farming.

Not to mention, the shrinkage of the Han Dynasty's control areas and territories vacated some suitable areas on the frontiers, allowing the nomadic tribes to obtain a lot of arable land.

In fact, even in the land of Youzhou and even the north of Daijun, in the theoretical New Han territory, there are many nomads occupying a piece of land for farming, and the northern part of Daijun is also a famous place where Hu and Han people live together. .

Therefore, Chen Zhi's "Essential Art of Qi Min" is also of significance to the nomadic tribes.

"It has been a while since I came to Daijun. From the merchants who came and went, I also saw that the tribes outside the Great Wall now imitate the customs of the Central Plains, but retain their own customs. If I can make them turn to farming , then within and outside their clan, they will gradually be confined to the land and have their own source of food and grass, which will undoubtedly reduce their plunder of the Central Plains."

This kind of reduction is of course very limited, but Chen Zhi clearly knows that the Xianbei people have many sinicization events in their original history. Several different tribes belong to almost all of them have had iconic sinicization events.

Therefore, the more things that can bind them to the land, the better.

The meaning is actually not complicated, but no one has figured it out in the past, so Zhang Kang and Shujiao understood it as soon as Chen Zhi said it.

However, Zhang Kang then asked: "What about other families?"

Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

Zhang Kang continued: "Prefect Jilai Daijun, although on the surface you are negotiating with aristocratic families and talking about good relations with the Tang family, Liu family, etc., it can be seen that you actually have a lot of concerns about these families. There is a vague intention to suppress them, and they even have the intention to suppress them. I don’t like them to control a large population, and they are determined to change the situation and reverse the distribution of households. In this case, if the art of Qi Min Yao is spread, wouldn’t it strengthen these aristocratic families?”

When this question was asked, even Shujiao fell silent.

Chen Zhi looked at the two people in front of him, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The power of aristocratic families in this era is indeed very powerful, but it is not only reflected in financial, material and influence, but also in education.

The two people in front of him could only judge their intentions from a few words and some of their actions. Although this was due to their close relationship, it was more reflected in the deduction of the situation.

Although this ability is innate, it is mostly learned.

However, Chen Zhi could not answer the two of them for this question. He just smiled and said: "I am the prefect of Daijun and the pastor of Daizi. The farmers of this county have lived a good life, which is my affirmation. What’s there to be dissatisfied with?”

He knew very well that the aristocratic family would not let anything that could be profitable be done to their tenant farmers, and would definitely exploit them in every possible way. These important methods of improving the people were not complete in themselves, and without the equipment to coordinate with them, it would be fine if the aristocratic family did not pay attention to them. , once you pay attention to it, it will only further squeeze the population in your name, and it will not have any impact at all. Even if it does, it will be counterproductive.

But this kind of view is hard to say to Zhang Kang and Shu Jiao, because they are also members of the aristocratic family.Zhang Kang and Shujiao didn't believe Chen Zhi's high-sounding statement, but they also knew that Chen Zhi didn't intend to say it explicitly, so after saying a few words, they saw that they couldn't persuade Chen Zhi, so they left first.

But when the two of them arrived outside the door, they started muttering again.

"I'm still not sure about you, Grand Administrator." Zhang Kang shook his head and sighed.

Shu Jiao was open-minded and said bluntly: "This is normal. After all, you and I have not made it clear that the chariot and horses are going to join us. Whoever it is, we can't rest assured."

Zhang Kang then lowered his voice a little and said, "Actually, my family's attitude towards this prefect has changed these days. I think he has a tendency to lose his ambition by playing with things, so he has called me back."

"It turns out that you are like this too," Shujiao showed a little surprise when he heard this. "It's the same at home, but it's because of Wang Jun's recent movements that he's worried that I'm in danger here. It's said that there will be war in the north. If it spreads to Youzhou, Daijun is a place of four battles, and it will fall if you are not careful."

Zhang Kang was not surprised. Apparently there was relevant news, so he asked: "Then why did you invite me to come over today to meet with the prefect?"

"Isn't it because of the "Essential Art of Qi Min"?" Shujiao twitched his beard, "The prefect has been obsessed with papermaking recently, and is trying to sell paper to Luoyang and even Jiangnan. He seems to have been obsessed with it and cannot see the situation clearly. , but this is his limitation in the overall financial situation. After all, after all, this prefect has never really been in charge of a party in the past, and it is normal to have deviations. After a few years, with experience, of course it will be fine. Besides, with his background, there’s no need to worry about getting sidetracked.”

But Zhang Kang laughed: "We can't afford to pay for it in the past few years. When you and I came out, we also wanted to do a good job and show the family, not just to explore the way for the family."

Shujiao nodded and said: "Yes, so I had thoughts of leaving before, but now it seems that this prefect has some abilities. The previous situation may be just a special case, maybe it is his personal preference, or maybe it is It was a moment of confusion.”

"Yes, I just hope that things like this paper mill will not happen in the future." Zhang Kang shook his head and laughed, "But having said that, there was a lot of movement in this paper mill, but now it has returned to calm. I believe that once No one has mentioned it for a while. When the matter is over and we find some people to lead the conversation, others will naturally forget about Chen Zhi’s foolish behavior and maintain his reputation."

Shujiao said: "That's not necessarily true. I don't know if you have received the news. Several families in this county are all looking at the paper mill. After all, you and I both know the material of the paper. This thing In the hands of Taishou Chen, it could not produce the desired effect, but if it fell into the hands of other families, the situation would be different. Therefore, many families sent spies or bribed the craftsmen of the paper mill. I heard that some results have been achieved. ”

Zhang Kang said: "This is not necessarily a bad thing. If the paper mill can be built, it will indeed be good for Daijun. However, if it is led by a noble family, it may go against the original wishes of the prefect."

While the two people were talking, a figure appeared in the main room where Chen Zhi was sitting, it was Ran Zhan.

"Gentleman, the paper mill has caught a lot of people spying in these days. I heard that some craftsmen secretly went out, maybe to inform people. However, the craftsmen didn't know the whole story. What they said was not much, but the accumulation was small. How much! What's more, even brothers Li Li and Li Wei have been contacted by others. When will we take action? "

When Ran Zhan arrived, he looked like he was asking for a fight.

Chen Zhi nodded and said, "Continue to understand the situation and remember which families are in contact with the craftsman."

　Because I have to go out of town for more than a week, plus I have to write code, etc., I have too little time. The number of words in each picture these days can only be maintained at [-]. I will try my best to write as much as possible. I hope you understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)