The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 366 The Golden Wave of Wheat

In September, the land in Guanzhong is golden.

The spring wheat sown urgently this spring has finally matured.

The Da Sima Mansion ordered: All officials of Jihan, during the entire spring wheat harvest period, must take at least one rest day to go to the field to harvest wheat!

As soon as this order came out, although the officials of the former Shu Han had some thoughts in their mouths, they basically did not resist.As for the officials left over from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, everyone complained.They all expressed unacceptable.

It's a pity that now Da Sima says one thing in the big man, it's hard to accept, but he still has to accept it.Didn't you see that Da Sima went to the fields in person?Not to mention Da Sima, even the crown prince went to the field himself.

"Why did my family come here? The lower officials are talking about all the officials, and you are the king."

"Hehehe, Da Sima, I used to read "Mencius" by myself. When I saw the sentence 'born in sorrow and died in peace', although I felt touched, it was only a feeling. It was only after experiencing the crisis of subjugation six years ago. I really understand the deep meaning of this sentence. I think it is because of the events of that year that Da Sima asked all the officials of Dahan to go to the field to harvest wheat today, right?"

Haha, well, it’s because in the era I traveled through, everyone liked to put on a show.

However, if officials don't even make shows, then the country is really dying.

"Da Sima, after I came to Chang'an alone, I walked around Guanzhong. I have a lot of feelings."

"Please tell me at home."

"Among other things, Yongliang's official style is really far behind Yizhou. Therefore, the "Taocheng Law" formulated by Da Sima before is really far-sighted. The newly established Independent Commission Against Corruption is also extremely necessary. As for the matter of harvesting wheat, the former Yizhou officials came to Guanzhong, and immediately went to the field after hearing Da Sima's order. Although they were full of jokes when they arrived at the field, they still went to harvest the wheat by themselves. Those What about the children of the local aristocratic families in Yongliang? They all went to the edge of the field due to the strict orders of the great Sima. But what did they do when they went to the edge of the field? They were ordered to go to the field on the spot. But within a quarter of an hour after they went to the field, they were all paralyzed in the field without cutting a few stalks!"

Hehe, that is the son of a family in Kanto that you haven't seen yet.Let them go to the fields?I'm afraid some of them will die on the spot for you to see!
"So, at home, this is the disadvantage brought about by the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System implemented for many years."

"Exactly. When I was in Yizhou, I also thought about whether I, a big man, still need to insist on the probation system after I entered Yongliang. Now it seems that I not only need to insist, but also improve it, and IACC should strictly inspect it." Disadvantages in the system."

"It's true what the family says."

"Great Sima, I can see it clearly in Chengdu alone. Without Da Sima, the great man would have perished long ago. Without Da Sima, the Northern Expedition would not be successful. Without Da Sima, Yongliang would not be safe..."

"What the family said made me a little panicked."

"Great Sima." Liu Chen stared at Guan Yi closely: "Gu was just an idle prince before, and was never trained as a generation of kings. So those emperors really don't know how to do it. If they don't, they can't." I don't like it very much. That's why I always like to tell the truth when I speak. In Gu, there are indeed some people who murmur that it is inevitable that Da Sima has made such great achievements. For a long time, it is difficult to say what this big man's surname is. But in Gu's opinion, revitalizing the Han Dynasty is more important than anything else. You can't just stop revitalizing the Han Dynasty just to prevent your courtiers from making great achievements, right?"

Uh... In fact, there are really many emperors like this in later generations.

"Besides, Da Sima wants to do things, how can he not have authority in his hands? Therefore, Da Sima wants to take power, as long as he can do things well, he has no objections. Please don't care about some gossip!"

"The meaning of the family, I understand."

"Well... Gu's surname is Liu, and His Majesty is the father of the emperor. So, I can only talk about this. Next, after the autumn harvest, Gu is going to travel to Liangzhou. If possible, I may go to the Western Regions for a walk. , take a look."

"Shan, read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Walking around at home is the real preparation for taking over the country in the future. This is much more practical than learning the emperor's mind."

……

In the evening, Da Sima Mansion.

Guan Yi sat at the main seat, followed by Mi Zhao, Jian Jian, Ma Guo, and Zhao Yi.

Most of the veterans of the Fuxing Society are divided into different parts of the town, and these are the only ones currently in the Chang'an center.Among the four, Mi was in charge of money, Simple was in charge of the people, Ma Guo was in charge of intelligence, and Zhao Yi was in charge of the army.Financial power, administrative power, military power and intelligence are in hand.Guan Da Sima is naturally as safe as a rock.

Oh, by the way, there is also a guard named Chang Juning.But he doesn't want to participate in these conspiracies and tricks.Anyway, when necessary, wherever Guan Yi points, he can just rush there.

"That's what the prince told me in the wheat field this morning. It seems that the prince has also heard the news."

"Hehe, it's the crown prince after all. There must be a family betting on the prince. Gradually, the prince has his own news channel. However, the power around the prince should be extremely small, because none of us are fully aware of it."

"That's why, even the crown prince got wind of it. Our Majesty doesn't trust anyone."

"Hehehe, that Xinxing King has been doing a lot lately, jumping up and down in the alien camp. I'm afraid others don't know he's going to make trouble?"

After everyone talked and laughed with ease for a while, Guan Yi clapped his hands lightly: "Bo Yao, how is the autumn harvest in Yizhou this year?"

"Excellent. After the promotion of oxen and quyuan plows, the area worked by a single person has increased significantly. After potatoes are widely planted, most of them are high-yield. New rice has been promoted to millions of mu this year, and the yield per mu has also increased by [-] to [-]%. However It will take some time to calculate the specific figures.”

"Good, change it, what about Yongliang's side?"

"Currently the spring wheat in Guanzhong has just begun to be harvested, and the specific figures have not yet been calculated. Judging from the wheat fields near Chang'an, the average yield per mu must be lower than that of the previous year due to the drought. But thanks to the improvement of cattle and farming tools , and not too much less.”

"Well, the two of you should probably give me an estimate. This year's harvest, after deducting salary, military rations, and seed reserves, can the amount put into the warehouse exceed 2000 million shi."

After Mi Zhao and Ma Guo looked at each other, they both cupped their hands: "Da Sima, the grain in stock can definitely exceed 2000 million shi. The money is no less than 70 billion."

"Very good, Jian Wushuang, have you made any big moves this year and before next year's autumn harvest?"

"Hehehe, it depends on how much money the elder brother is willing to give out. If the money and food are enough, the major projects planned by Liufu Changshi are as follows: [-]. Build [-] new elementary schools, covering other areas outside Jingzhao County The seventeen counties of Yongliang. Second, start the construction of the straight road from Chang'an to Wuyuan County. Third, set up flying cables in the mountains of Longshan. Fourth, dredge the channel of the Wei River in Longshan to see if the direct flight from Chang'an can be realized.邽. Fifth, harden all the six roads of the Qinling Mountains to facilitate the connection between Yizhou and Yongliang. Sixth, build a cement road from Chang'an to Qinchuan to improve the transportation between our Han Dynasty and the Western Regions..."

"Hey." After hearing Jian Wushuang's ambitious construction plan, Guan Yi smiled noncommittally: "Where is Guowei, what new projects do you have?"

"Brother, in view of the complete improvement of my big man's finances after the autumn harvest this year, the military hopes to expand the army. The generals, chariot generals, Wei generals, and Ling Xing have all expressed this meaning to the last general."

"Well, how much do they want to expand the army?"

"Brother, thanks to the complete resettlement of the prisoners of Jin and the smooth check of the household tax this spring. The data I saw from Brother Gaizhi is that the registered population of the three prefectures of Han, Yong, Liang, and Yi has risen to 250 million. The meaning of the general and others is that he knows that his brother has no plans to go east in the near future, so there is no need to expand the army to 20 in one go. Can we expand to 15 first, and increase the number of standing troops to 20? Need to know that the current population of Wu is not as good as I am a big man, and the number of its standing army is more than [-]."

"Very good, the general finally knows how to sympathize with the power of the people." Jiang Weihou slightly complained in front of his comrades in arms.Guan Yi said: "Let's do this, Jian Wushuang, your six items. The first, second, and fifth items will be implemented. The remaining three items will be postponed. You should make a plan as soon as possible. Then hand it over to Boyao for review."

"Uh, okay."

"Where is Guowei on your side, the matter of military expansion is suspended."

"Brother?"

"Listen to me."

"No, please show me, brother."

"Everyone, now His Majesty is becoming more and more unbearable to wait for me. He is going to do something to me. I also hope that His Majesty can do something once, so that I can be quiet for a few years. Therefore, Guowei, you have to take Habayashi in Chang'an. Give me firm control! Don't involve your energy in the matter of military expansion."

"As ordered!"

"Everyone, let me say it again. If I had planned to usurp the Han Dynasty, I would have directly asked His Majesty to abdicate after returning to Chengdu after the Yang'anguan victory, instead of replacing the prince. Therefore, my ambition is to learn from the prime minister, control the state affairs, and promote the prosperity of the country." It’s just about rehabilitating the Han Dynasty. Therefore, if His Majesty wants to attack me, of course I will not sit still, but the strength of the counterattack must be well controlled. Don’t make the royal family’s prestige disappear.”

"I'm waiting for orders."

"Well, apart from the things in Chang'an, I plan to do three big things this year and next year."

"Please brother (Da Sima) show me."

"The first is, of course, to promote the improvement of the ICAC and establish the authority of the ICAC. The second is to encourage childbearing. Given that the country's finances have improved this year, so if next year's autumn harvest can maintain this year's level, I would like to send men under the age of 20, 16 The calculation tax and oral tax for women under the age of [-] have been abolished. Instead, a late marriage tax will be levied.”

"Late marriage tax?"

"Well, this can be regarded as learning from Emperor Gao's old law. Men are over 20 years old, and women are unmarried after 16 years old. In addition to the normal collection of calculation and oral tax, an additional calculation and oral tax is doubled. .In addition, the state does not reward women who have two children. Starting from the third child, the state distributes five shi of grain for each additional child."

"Well, on the one hand, my brother has reduced the poll tax, and on the other hand, he has supplemented food for families with many children. It will definitely stimulate the people to be willing to have children. It is only necessary to see the effect, which is estimated to be 20 years later."

"Hahaha, of course, maybe at that time my big man has already ruled the whole country. But so what? You and I both know from Ling Bo's letters that the big man's fifteen states don't represent the whole world."

"Brother's words are very reasonable. So what about the third big thing?"

"Hehehe, I'm going to find something for Sima Yan to do. And, maybe, that guy Sun Hao will also join in."

(End of this chapter)