The struggle for rebirth is in the harem

Chapter 311

Whether it is for Liu Heng or for the entire court, the fifth year of Fengyuan is a very memorable year.

In this year, the Yingchuan and Hongnong rebellions that had spread for nearly ten years due to Dutian were completely quelled.

During the reign of Emperor Jianwu, in order to limit the influence of local tyrants, clarify the number of their annexed land and enslaved population, and make it easier for the state to collect taxes and collect corvee, he issued an order for land allocation in states and counties across the country.

This move harmed the interests of the local tyrants. These tyrants are armed and known as "commanders of the general surname". They have hidden fields and a large number of people attached to them, and they are the main force against the investigation.

Local officials are afraid of them, and some are greedy for bribes, so they collude with each other and allow the landlords to lie; as for the peasants, they not only measure the fields, but also measure the houses and Liluo as fields, and report them to make up the number. a great deal of pain.

What's more, due to the irregular wind and rain, people in many places could not support themselves by farming under natural disasters, so they sold their children or daughters or fled with their families, becoming a large number of refugees.

When the local officials implemented the "Du Tian" edict, "they were uneven, or they were rich and powerful, and they were invading and weak", and they completely lost the original purpose of "Du Tian". Hidden danger.

Among all the rebellions, Yingchuan and Hongnong were the most powerful.Even in order to preserve their strength, the tyrants in other places rely on each other with the tyrants in these two places, forming a more powerful force.

After the tyrants of Yingchuan and Hongnong formed their respective forces, they absorbed and confiscated some refugees as private soldiers, and became even more dominant.In addition, the national treasury is tight and the military strength is insufficient, so it has not been possible to catch all these people for many years.

In order to get rid of the weakness of the country, in the 40th year of Jianwu, Emperor Jianwu adopted Lin Yucheng's suggestion and implemented the Fangtian Average Tax Law.And after Liu Heng ascended the throne, he consolidated and strengthened this important reform.

In the end, after nearly seven years of implementation of this law, it has played a great role. After a few years, the people's hearts have been stabilized, and the national strength has also steadily increased. In the end, Liu Heng is determined to completely eradicate the local tyrants who caused chaos.

Regarding the several forces in Yingchuan and Hongnong, Liu Heng adopted a policy of combining suppression and division, stipulating that the rebels "correct each other (tí vigilance, expose), and five people beheading one person will be exonerated."

The crimes of staying, avoiding, and cheating of local officials were pardoned to mobilize their enthusiasm for fighting the chaos.Once the captain of the general surname is captured, he will be severely punished according to the criminal law.

These measures have achieved very good results. In the fifth year of Fengyuan, the Dutian Rebellion was completely ended, and the Yingchuan and Hongnong areas were pacified.

Subsequently, Liu Heng rectified the administration of officials and increased the verification of local officials. A large number of officials in other counties who had "spent land" were exposed, and Liu Heng also severely cracked down on them.

After rectifying the administration of local officials, Liu Heng set his sights on the officials in the capital. Most of these people were nobles and famous families, and they relied on their parents to hide their official positions. To add to the chaos is to cause disaster.

For these officials, Liu Heng formulated a strict evaluation process for officials. If they fail to meet the standards, they will all be removed and replaced with new ones, and the channel for the family's son Enyin to be an official will be cancelled.And in order to supplement the positions of these dismissed officials, Liu Heng also changed Qiu Wei from once every three years to once a year.

Obviously, this policy of his was fully resisted by the nobles and aristocratic families, and the dismissed officials were all their children and nephews, which seriously weakened their bond of interest inheritance.

(End of this chapter)