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Chapter 274: Farming in Liaodong (please subscribe)

Upon hearing this, Liu Yishen wanted to speak, but was rejected by Zhu Youxiao.

"Don't say anything, Mr. Liu Ge, this matter has been settled, but I also know that what you said is not unreasonable.

So when the specific details of the mining ban are discussed, you should come up with more ideas and see if there are any ways to supervise the imperial mining tax envoys and prevent them from wantonly exploiting. "

Liu Yishen was helpless when he heard this. It seemed that the emperor had already thought about banning mining, but Xu Guangqi just expressed his opinion on his behalf. Now asking him to come up with ideas was just to comfort and dismiss him.

But the matter had come to this, the emperor had made up his mind, and he had no choice but to bow and say:

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Yishen who reluctantly agreed and nodded with satisfaction.

He could understand Liu Yishen's thoughts. The ban on mining was a good thing, but it was ruined by Shenzong, causing people like Liu Yishen to have a stress reaction.

But the court can't stop doing it just because it hasn't been done well before.Now that mining is banned, he will naturally learn from the previous lessons and deal with this matter properly.

In his opinion, as long as mining is opened in various places, it is good not to mention how much mining tax the court collects, but to provide some jobs and give people some ways to survive.

Everything Zhu Youxiao is doing now is like this. In the future, there will be a severe drought for more than ten years and the people will have no livelihood, which will naturally cause social panic and turmoil. But as long as they are given a little hope of survival, who will not be able to think of rebelling!
This is also the purpose of Zhu Youxiao's ban on sea and mining, etc., to lift the constraints of production relations, promote the development of productivity, give the people more ways to live, and make money for the court, so why not do it.

"Then it's settled. The cabinet will continue to discuss these two matters with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. Regarding the minting, let the people from the Baoquan Bureau try the edge-tooth technology first, and then do it if it is feasible.

As for the ban on mining, it's up to you to discuss it, but it can't just be an edict banning mining and leaving it unfinished.Just like the last time the regulations on preferential treatment for industry and commerce were promulgated, they must be detailed and implemented in detail.

For example, what procedures are required to open a mine, how much deposit to pay, how much tax to pay for each type of mineral, how to determine the tax amount, how to collect it, etc., etc., all need to be detailed. Only in this way can people be convinced, and the court will have rules to follow when doing things. "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Seeing the emperor's detailed instructions, Liu Yishen and others nodded in admiration.

"Okay, that's it. Since the matter has been decided, don't worry too much. Try to get things done. You guys, go get busy."

The matter was over, and Zhu Youxiao didn't want to say anything more, so he just asked them to step back and do their work.

The three of them were already accustomed to the emperor's way of doing things, so they were not surprised when they saw the emperor issued an order to expel guests, so they hurriedly bowed down and left.

After Zhu Youxiao settled these two matters, the dispute in the court finally subsided.

Although many people still have opinions on the mining ban, it does not help.Now we can only hope that more supervision will be implemented to avoid causing another disaster like the Shenzong Dynasty's mining tax.
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Compared with the continuous major events and accidents in the capital, there are not so many surprises in Liaodong.

Since the bloody defeat of the Jianlu in the Hunhe River, the Jianlu's incursions into Liaodong have been much less frequent, which gave the Liaodong capital a chance to breathe.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao and the imperial court gave their support and attention to Liaodong. Liaoning salaries, firearms, etc. were continuously transported to Liaodong. Yang Lian was also inspecting the area during this period, and the effect was remarkable. This made the situation in Liaodong in the past few months difficult. A small good, but a great goal.

Eighty miles south of Liaoyang, Niuzhuang Fort.

Although Niuzhuang Fort is called a fort, it is actually a city. Because it is south of Liaoyang, there is no war intrusion. After the Battle of Saarhu, many refugees from Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places fled here to settle down, making the population here more and more dense. .

"Sir Governor, there are more than 600 registered households in Niuzhuang and 75 hectares of farmland. All the account books are here. Please take a look."

The guard of Niuzhuang Fort was standing on the front base of Niuzhuang Fort at this time, holding a roster in both hands, standing next to Yang Lian, and reporting the situation of Niuzhuang Fort to Yang Lian in detail.

Yang Lian didn't even look at him or answer his words.Instead, he stood on the platform and looked at Niuzhuang Fort in front of him, as if he could see the horizon at a glance.

"Li Shoubei, I have heard before that Niuzhuang Fort has many floods and swamps, so there are very few residents. There is no smoke in all directions, only the reeds are faint. Now it seems that is not the case. The people inside Niuzhuang Fort It’s quite a lot, it can’t be as simple as more than 2000 households.”

Li Shoubei felt panicked when he heard this, and his face soon showed a flattering look, and he quickly leaned over to explain to Yang Lian.

"The governor has a keen eye and can see the real situation of this fort at a glance. This yellow book was compiled in the early years of the dynasty, so many people and fields have not yet been counted. In addition, there are more refugees from the north, so the population is higher than what is shown in the book. There are more.”

"Stop, don't tell me these things, just tell me how many people there are and how much land there is." Yang Lian didn't want to talk to him about anything else. How could he not know these things clearly? The population in the account book just now paid taxes and levies. Others not on the books could easily escape.

When Li Shoubei heard this, he immediately handed the yellow book in his hand to the scribe nearby, thought for a while, thought about the numbers, and quickly reported it.

"My Lord Governor, since I heard that you were coming to inspect, I have done a rough census of the population. Currently, there are 4 people in Niuzhuang Fort, and 610 people in Ding (men).

There are currently 410 hectares of cultivated land, including 210 hectares of private land and 150 hectares of official land. Among them, [-] hectares were donated by the gentry last year, and [-] hectares were new fields opened according to the imperial edict. "

Fifty hectares?Yang Lian was not very interested in what he had concealed just now, but was very interested in this newly reclaimed farmland.

"Let's go and see the newly reclaimed official fields."

After Yang Lian finished speaking, he ignored Li Shoubei and led the officials from the Liaodong Dusi Yamen down to the platform, leaving Li Shoubei and the scribes at Niuzhuangbao looking at each other.

"Follow me quickly and cheer up. Whoever dares to neglect you today will see how I deal with you."

Seeing that Yang Lian had already gone down, Li Shoubei didn't even have time to wipe the sweat on his head, so he called for the clerk of Niuzhuang Fort to follow him. Then he winked at an old clerk, who understood and immediately Walked up to Li Shoubei.

"Are the people over there ready? Don't make any mistakes when the time comes."

"Don't worry, sir. The fifty hectares of land are actually there. It's just that there are not enough people. The younger one has selected many people from those who fled to the north to expand the manpower. Not only will the governor not be angry if he knows about it, , but will also praise you for your benevolent government and caring for the people."

Li Shoubei finally let go of his hanging heart, wiped the sweat off his head with his hands, and breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's good, that's good. The name of King Yang Hell is not for nothing. It has only been more than 20 days since we left Liaoyang City, and already two guards have been withdrawn and four have been punished. Now it has made people panic, why don't you call it I worry."

When he got off the platform, he saw that Yang Lian was already preparing to mount his horse, so Li Shoubei quickly led others to mount his horse and lead the way, fearing that he would offend Yang Lian by falling behind.

The newly cultivated fields are in the south of Niuzhuangbao City. When walking, you have to pass by Niuzhuangbao City. Along the way, ceremonial guards open the way and the people kneel to greet them.

Although Yang Lian was not very polite to these local officials, he still sympathized with the people. Although there were decently dressed people on both sides of the street, there were more people in ragged clothes, which made him feel uncomfortable.

When Li Shoubei saw the refugees on both sides of the street, he secretly thought that Yang Lian didn't like to see the refugees. He was afraid that Yang Lian would punish him for dereliction of duty in the future, so he immediately stepped forward and explained:
"My Lord Governor, please forgive me. These are all refugees who fled from the north. There are too many people. Niuzhuangbao cannot accommodate them. I will sort them out later."

"They escaped from Kaiyuan and Tieling. How many of them are there?"

Li Shoubei was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Yang Lian to ask such a question, but he quickly reacted and thought for a while and said:
"At first there were more than 3 people, but they found that our area is small, so some of them continued south, towards Haizhou. I guess they either went west to Guangning, or to Gaizhou, Jinzhou and other places. , the remaining 5000-odd people who don’t want to leave will stay here.”

When Yang Lian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was really hard for the people to prosper and to die for the people. As the governor of Liaodong, he naturally knew this situation.

Since the Saarhu period, hundreds of thousands of Han people have fled from the north of Shenyang. They have been displaced all the way. Liaoyang city is full of refugees.

Every time he thought about this, his hatred for Jiannu grew even more. If Jiannu hadn't been so ruthless and harassing his neighbors, the people would not have been displaced.

"Isn't your Niuzhuangbao a farm? It just allows these refugees to farm. It can be regarded as good governance to save the world and benefit the people."

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly came to his senses and said with a smile:
"The governor clearly knows that Xiao Xiao has this intention. Most of the newly reclaimed land of 1000 hectares is to recruit refugees from the north to cultivate it. Now more than [-] people have been resettled."

Yang Lian looked at Liu Shoubei in surprise when he heard this, thinking to himself that this man cares about the people and looks really good.

"There are more than 1000 people. Although there are not many people, they have tried their best. It seems that we have to continue to cultivate farmland. But you are also willing to do this. I will reward you well when the time comes. If you need any farm tools, just ask me Mention, I will try my best to satisfy you as much as I can."

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's all a matter of humble position."

When Liu Shoubei heard this, he immediately expressed his stance, but although he looked righteous, he was bleeding in his heart.

Although these fifty hectares of land have been cultivated, he had secretly promised most of the farmland to the wealthy families in the city. This time, in order to cope with Yang Lian's inspection, he temporarily arranged so many refugees to farm.

Now he was self-defeating, and Yang Lian was so happy that he wanted to reward him. This made him don't know what to do, and he was a little different inside and out.

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