Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 795 Every inch of land has its owner
Su Liao was still confused and thinking in his mind.

Su Liao knew a little about Chen Zhi's financial improvements. Most of them were accompanied by statistics on population and tenants. In addition, they added categories and names of commercial taxes.

Originally, the merchant was not happy. After all, most of the merchants were traveling merchants. As travelers, they were naturally changeable. They could come to Daijun, or they could go beyond here and go to other places.

It's just that the current Dai County has industries and output that others don't have, and it also has special circumstances that cannot be compared with other places. It has a vague view of thoroughfares in all directions, so everyone pinches their noses and recognizes it.

Thinking of this, another layer of worry emerged in Su Liao's heart, and he couldn't help but said: "Is it because the income has been increased because of the money collected from the checkpoints? But this kind of behavior does not last long. Many merchants are doing it because of the current county paper. , Dai kiln, and coal mines, they had to follow it. Moreover, many of the merchants also felt that there would be war in Dai County afterwards, so they rushed over eagerly with the mentality of making a profit and leaving. , this resulted in a large number of merchants and fleets gathering in a short period of time, bringing in a large amount of income. If it were to happen after the incident, I am afraid it would not be sustainable..."

Chen Zhi smiled and said, "You are wrong now. Do you think that the increase in income is due to the money collected from merchants?"

Su Liao was stunned and subconsciously asked: "Isn't it the case?"

Chen Zhi shook his head with a smile, pointed to the account book, and said: "The main money and grain here are obtained when counting the number of households. In fact, they are getting back some of the money and grain that should have been court taxes, and These border counties have a high degree of autonomy, and a lot of money and food should have been in their hands, but they were lost to the aristocratic families, and now they just return to their original owners."

Su Liao was startled and humbly asked for advice. This was not because he wanted to do what he wanted, but because he really didn't understand enough.

"The key here lies in the roots of Chinese culture."

Chen Zhi said it directly. Su Liao was one of his important arms. Many things would depend on him to handle in the future. Sorting out the key points would also help assist with taxation work in the future.

But Su Liao had been prepared after all, and he understood it as soon as he heard it, and asked: "The law of the land in the Chinese and Han Dynasties?"

The so-called Chinese Han Dynasty actually refers to the Later Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty founded by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. From the perspective of the New Han Dynasty, it naturally occupies an intermediate position.

Chen Zhi nodded and continued: "During the Chinese Han Dynasty, almost every inch of land in the Han Dynasty had its own owner, and [-]% of it was in the hands of aristocratic families. Afterwards, China was in war and warlords were separatist, but no matter which family it was, Relying on the local aristocratic families, whether it is the Han Dynasty of Emperor Zhaolie or the puppet dynasty of the Cao family and Zhao family, they actually inherited the land laws of the Han Dynasty and did not dare to change too much and still maintained the aristocratic family land. In exchange for the support of those big families, we can mobilize troops to attack and have talented people to govern the place."

Su Liao was also familiar with these inner allusions and had an impression in his heart. When Chen Zhi said it, he understood the key behind it.

The New Han Dynasty was founded in the south, and the ruling group was from outside. In order to balance internal and external relations and win the support of the Jiangzuo gentry in the south, they naturally did not dare to make drastic changes, so they acquiesced to the land held by the aristocratic families. However, the founding king did not have such courage. , the emperors who followed behind had the guts, but also were powerless. One of the typical representatives was Emperor Xuanwu.The emperor who truly united the north and the south naturally had similar thoughts. However, the aristocratic families were so intertwined that even the royal family was actually just the top family. As the head of the families and the leader of the alliance, in the end they had to compromise.

While Chen Zhi was speaking, he sat down again and said with a smile: "Not only facing the Jiangzuo family, but also the north after reunification, there has not been much change. The word reunification actually refers to the relationship between people. Unification, not land. To unify people, there must be a foundation of unity. This foundation is land. Emperor Xuanwu also made compromises in order to bring the Northland into governance instead of endless war. Those aristocratic families and clans Most of the land was still retained, but for the purpose of checking and balancing, he left some southern generals who followed the Northern Expedition in the north to manage it, and allowed them to leave some blood branches, such as the Zhu family of Daijun. That's how it came."

Su Liao nodded and said: "My subordinates also know something about this. After Emperor Xuanwu unified the north and the south, he issued a decree to cease military operations and abolish the troops stationed in various places. In fact, the influence of the family was also reduced at the same time, because at that time the world To a certain extent, the connection between the north and the south of the aristocratic family often penetrates the local area more heavily than the government, so that many of the soldiers stationed on the ground are actually equivalent to the servants of the aristocratic family..."

Having said that, he was suddenly taken aback, thinking of the current situation in Daijun, he suddenly felt that it was very similar to the original situation. Chen Zhiyi got the real power of the general, and many Wuding were included in the local guards. And show the name of soldiers?

Thinking about it again, the several forces in the North, especially Wang Jun and King Jiangdu, are actually in a general situation. Even Zu Ti, who seems to be the most loyal, the most effective combatants under him are not actually officers and soldiers, but other soldiers. After people arrived in the North, the refugees gathered and recruited, as well as the troops composed of the local Wubao children, if they had relied on the original officers and soldiers, they would have been driven back to the south.

It is precisely because he is in charge of intelligence that Su Liao's understanding of the surrounding situation is more three-dimensional and comprehensive. In this way, he can't help but wonder, does this situation indicate that various situations in the late Chinese Han Dynasty will repeat?
When he thought of that era of frequent wars, he instinctively felt chills all over his body.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zhi asked, pulling Su Liao back from his thoughts. He replied that it was nothing, and continued: "This reduction of local defenses has caused many aristocratic families to lose the government's food supplies and weapons, but It also made the place a lot more peaceful.”

Chen Zhi said: "Although that is the case, when I was the Secretary Supervisor in the East and West Gardens, I have read the classics, and know that behind this Yanwu Order, there are actually a series of imperial orders. The distribution of land in the Shu region was finally overwhelmed by the backlash of the aristocratic family, which made the situation unstable for a while. This also contributed to Emperor Xuanwu's final distribution of county kings, stabilizing these newly conquered lands, and resulting in the current situation of feudal states in various places. "

This is the first time Su Liao heard about it, he was a little surprised, and then asked: "Could it be that Dai County's income has increased greatly because the Lord has achieved this move?"

"If we say it's achieved, it's not necessarily true. It's just a trick," Chen Zhi said calmly. "On the one hand, it's because Daijun is a small land and is not as big as the Han Dynasty. If you use military power to suppress it and use paper kilns to benefit it, the family will not be able to prosper. Secondly, there is another key factor here.”

"What factor?"

Chen Zhi paused and uttered two words——

"Tuntian!"

(End of this chapter)