The Jagged Empire of Daqin

After the words fell, the officials laughed and said nothing.

"Okay, no kidding, all the money and food will be handed over to the household department, and then the household department will charge it to the national treasury!" Yingchang said with a solemn expression.

"Obey!" Chang Qing responded immediately.

The treasury has been recharged twice, and there are more than 3000 million taels of silver and more than 200 million shi of grain. It can be said that the wealth is flowing, and the court is not short of money and grain for the time being.

"Daqin has been purged, and there are vacancies in various places. Minister Chang, and the matter of supplementing officials, I leave it to you to take full control!" Ying Chang looked at Chang Zifei and said.

So many officials have been confiscated, and a lot of official positions are vacant. If the vacancies are not filled in time, troubles will soon occur.

"I obey the order!" Chang Zifei replied with a respectful expression.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to announce!" Chang Zifei said again.

"Quasi-playing!" Ying Chang replied calmly.

"Your Majesty, although the various parts of the Great Qin have been purged, there are still bandits in various parts of the Great Qin. I feel that the most urgent task now is to get rid of the bandits. I have already made up my mind on how to get rid of the bandits. It is to return the fertile land, so that the common people will not occupy the mountains and become bandits when they have the fields and food to eat!" Chang Zifei bent down to report with a solemn expression.

"That's my original intention. Besides, I now have a set of national policies to encourage land reclamation. I wonder if you, dear ministers, are willing to listen to it?" Ying Chang said with a calm smile, looking around at the ministers.

"Your Majesty's national policy, there is no reason why we and other courtiers will not listen to it, please show your Majesty!" Yang Ze replied respectfully.

"Please show your majesty!" All the ministers bowed and shouted in unison.

Yingchang straightened his face, looked around the officials with a regular gaze, and then said: "To encourage the people to open up wasteland, there must be rewards and punishments to arouse the interest of the people. This is the case with my national policy!"

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Chapter 98 The tenth-class peasant noble system!

"First, establish a system of ten nobles of peasants. From small to large, the ten nobles of farmers are: first-class farmer, second-class farmer, third-class farmer, first-class farmer, second-class farmer, third-class farmer, and first-class farmer. Officials, second-class agricultural officials, third-class agricultural officials, and regular agricultural officials!"

"A first-class farmer can receive one tael of silver a year, a second-class farmer can receive three taels of silver a year, and a third-class farmer can receive five taels of silver.... The official agricultural officials can receive 50 taels of silver each year, regardless Both big and small can be hereditary for two generations, while Zhengnong officials and officials can be hereditary for three generations!"

"There is only one way to obtain a title, land reclamation. Any commoner who has ten acres of good land can get a first-class farmer, twenty acres of second-class farmer, forty acres of third-class farmer... three hundred acres Zhengnong officials and officials, the good land developed by the people belongs to the people's private property! These are the rewards!"

"If the people are lazy and don't think about farming, and their good land is abandoned or they don't plant any crops, they will be fined ten taels of silver a year until the crops are planted, and private trading of land is prohibited. Offenders will be fined 100 taels. , what do you love ladies think?"

Ying Chang has full confidence in this national policy. He is confident that Daqin will be able to enrich the grain and grass in a short period of time. Without him, the tenth-class peasant system alone is enough to drive every citizen crazy, even some people who have no worries about food and drink. I will also pick up a hoe to open up wasteland, because the system of peasant nobility is hereditary, and if your generation can have enough to eat, it does not mean that the next generation will have enough to eat, so the people will desperately go to open up wasteland for the sake of food and clothing for the next generation.

The punishment system can be regarded as a kind of oppressive policy, which is opposed to the ten nobles such as farmers. Acres of fertile land, won the title of Zhengnongguan doctor.

Then the younger generation inherits the title, but the younger generation does not want to work, and wants to live on the court salary and wait to die. At this time, the punishment system can show its power. You eat and wait to die, right? Okay, the price of one acre of fertile land going to waste is ten taels, Three hundred acres is 3000 taels, and you won't be punished to death.

Although people can be hired to plant, there are also people who are willing. If this kind of national policy continues, which family does not have one-third of an acre of land? At that time, they will not be able to take care of themselves, so they still have time to help you?So when the time comes, the heirs will have to pick up the hoe, smash the thoughts of eating and waiting to die, and throw them into the mighty plowing queue.

The ultimate beneficiary is the imperial court. Although the tax is now reduced by [-]%, [-]% of the grain tax is already an astronomical figure, which fully satisfies the appetite of the imperial court. As long as the imperial court has abundant grain, it can sell the grain for money. It is used to buy equipment, research equipment, invite more blacksmiths and craftsmen, and then use the equipment in the army. The army expands its territory, it is perfect!

Of course, this kind of national policy cannot be carried out all the time, otherwise it will make the people feel a strong sense of oppression, and may eventually force a civil uprising. At that time, the prohibition of private trading of land properties can be removed, so that some people who are unwilling to continue farming People sell their fields.

"hiss!"

There was a sound of gasping in the Qilin Hall, and every minister had a look of horror on his face.

This national policy is simply perfect!

"Your Majesty, this national policy will surely allow us to rise up in a short period of time!" Yang Ze said excitedly, his face flushed red.

"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live, my emperor!" All the ministers knelt down and shouted loudly. Without shouting, I felt too uncomfortable. This national policy is wonderful, wonderful.

"Haha, let's get flat!" Ying Chang raised his hand blushing.

This feeling is so cool!

The officials slowly got up from the ground. Although they yelled, they still had expressions of admiration on their faces, and they all ran to the bottom of Yingchang's feet and knocked ten, no, a hundred times.

"This national policy is not without its disadvantages. For example, the sense of oppression is too strong. If the people live in this kind of oppression for a long time, it will provoke civil uprisings. After this national policy is effective, the private sale of land will be opened. Ban, in order to relieve the pressure on the people!"

Ying often speaks out the disadvantages, hoping that the officials can understand the disadvantages, otherwise the officials will not know the disadvantages, which is very scary.

Hearing the words, the ministers' admiration for Yingchang in their hearts was endless like a surging river, and it was like a flood of the Yellow River, which was out of control.

In ancient and modern China and abroad, many emperors came up with good national policies, but very few emperors were able to discover the shortcomings of their own national policies. At first, all the officials thought that this was a perfect national policy, but now it seems that it is indeed perfect. This perfect It is Ying Chang who knows the disadvantages.

"Chang Xiang, just work hard, and I will leave the matters announced by the national policy to you!" Ying Chang looked at Chang Zifei and said.

"I obey the order!" Chang Zifei responded immediately.

Yingchang shifted his eyes to Yang Ze, who hurriedly saluted, only to hear Yingchang ask aloud: "How is the Ordnance Department going?"

"Your Majesty, in two months, the Ordnance Department built six batches of heavy armor, plus the previous three batches, a total of nine batches of ninety sets of heavy armor, and one thousand sets of ghost-faced fang masks. Because practice makes perfect, the original twelve days It only takes ten days to build a batch of heavy armor!" Yang Ze bowed down solemnly and replied.

Yingchang shook his head, and said with an urgent expression: "No, the speed is still not fast enough. Counting the time, the Jin Empire already knew that the Qin Empire had undergone tremendous changes. If I expected it right, my uncle, the next step is to send troops to attack Qin, I want to destroy our Great Qin in one go!"

"If he dares to come, I will definitely turn them into cold corpses!" Du Changjing shouted viciously, with his white hair, he looked ferocious and terrifying.

"They're here, so it's natural to turn them into cold corpses. That's why I hope that the Ordnance Department can step up efforts to form heavy cavalry as soon as possible. Yang Ze, didn't you say that the Ordnance Department is short of manpower?" Said lightly.

"Exactly!" Yang Ze replied solemnly.

"There are no blacksmiths in Xianyang City, so we can look for them from various counties. I still don't believe that the three counties of Daqin can't find hundreds of blacksmiths!" Ying Chang said solemnly.

"Then what about the treatment?" Yang Ze asked aloud.

"The blacksmiths who come from various counties do not have a residence in Xianyang City, so we add one to enclose them. The rest of the treatment is the same as before, two taels of silver a month, and those who perform well will be rewarded!" Ying Chang said in a serious tone. .

"I obey the order!" Yang Ze replied with a straight face.

"General Du, after the imperial court is over, immediately send someone to send a letter to King Wu, telling him to prepare to prevent the Jin army from raiding Yangguan!" Ying Chang said solemnly.

"I obey the order!" Du Changjing replied with a solemn face.

"What else is there to play?"

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Yingchang glanced around the officials to see if there was anything else, if not, he retreated back to rest.

"I have something to announce!"

Jiang Haiyou, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, took a step to the right and shouted with a solemn expression.

"Quasi-playing!" Ying Chang replied calmly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the collection of two thousand young adults has been completed, and the canal is being dug. Please show your Majesty!" Jiang Haiyou bent down respectfully to report.

"I know!" Ying Chang nodded calmly, and then said immediately: "In the future, you don't need to report such trivial matters to me, just tell the prime minister directly!"

In Yingchang's eyes, this matter is so small that it cannot be trivialized. Since it is a small matter, then you don't have to tell yourself everything in detail. Otherwise, what do you want the prime minister to do? Isn't the official position of the prime minister just to share the pressure of government affairs for the emperor? Well.

"Yes!" Jiang Haiyou couldn't help lowering his head, feeling a little disappointed.

In fact, all the ministers knew that there was no need to report this kind of trivial matter to His Majesty, just tell the prime minister directly, but after all, Jiang Haiyou was new to the court, so he didn't understand this truth, but now, he understood.

"Du Ai Qing!" Ying Chang whispered, looking at Du Changjing.

Du Changjing immediately walked out of the ranks of military officers, and responded, "The minister is here!"

"After the dynasty disbanded, immediately send someone to inform King Wu to strengthen his guard and never allow the Jin army to make a surprise attack. He also told him not to attack. If the Jin army takes the initiative to violate the territory, fight if you can. The border is urgent, call for help immediately, don't slack off!" Ying Chang said cautiously.

"I obey the order!" Du Changjing bowed heavily in response.

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Yingchang let out a breath of foul air, feeling a little tired, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's retreat!"

After the words fell, all the officials knelt down on the ground, and shouted in a very respectful manner: "I wait to send you off to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Yingchang got up from the dragon chair, walked slowly down the high platform, and left the Qilin Hall from the Qilin apse. After Yingchang left, all civil and military officials walked together and left the Qilin Hall one after another.

Chang Zifei also hurried back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to prepare for important matters such as the national policy of land reclamation and the filling of vacancies for officials.

The six ministries each perform their duties and work together to run the Great Qin Court!

Xianyang City!

Chang Zifei was very fast, and within half an hour of returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he wrote the national policy that Ying Chang said on the emperor's list, and then sent someone to post the emperor's list, and then sent someone to convey it to Shangyang County. , Nanfeng County, and Hexi County.

In addition to promulgating the national policy, there is also an announcement on the return of fertile land!

"What? Can you still be granted a title for reclaiming wasteland? And get a salary every year? Such a good thing?"

"Oh my god, such a good thing, let me see how much the highest title can be received every year... Fuck, 50 taels!"

"What are you all still doing in a daze, go open up wasteland!"

"Your Majesty is so wise that you actually returned to us the fertile land swallowed by the rich man?"

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son. With this sage, why should Daqin be unhappy? Big guy, our good days are coming!"

"Go to land reclamation, go!"

As soon as the national policy was promulgated and the announcement of the return of fertile land came out, the people of Xianyang City once again gave a strong shock. The land reclamation can be conferred a title, which is the first in the world in ancient and modern times!

After a period of digestion, the people in Xianyang City went to the government to report, because land reclamation also needs to be reported. You need to inform the government that you want to open up wasteland in that place, or some places are going to build roads, and you throw the land away. How about building roads?

After the report, the people enthusiastically picked up their hoes to open up wasteland. As Ying Chang guessed, the people had a limited view of the overall situation and could not see the crisis behind. all.

These two temptations are enough for any common people to forget all their troubles, and they have no time to think about the future. The common people just want to open up a few more acres of land so that their children and grandchildren can live a good life without worrying about food and clothing. They can't see this at all. disadvantages.

With the passage of time, when the news reached the three counties, a large number of bandit gangs announced their disbandment, and returned to their hometowns one by one, and went to the local government to take back their Tian Qie. Since the local government was wiped out, there was insufficient manpower, and the work efficiency was very slow. , Only more than 100 good fields of the people can be returned a day, but the people are not impatient, and are waiting happily every day to understand their own fields.

During this time, the perceptive Chang Zifei also discovered a problem, that is, although the common people have fields, they still have no food to eat at home. What will happen if there is no food to eat?If there is no food to eat, he will starve to death, and even become a bandit again. Here, Chang Zifei made his own idea and transferred 20 shi of grain from the Ministry of Households, and distributed it according to the average population of each county to relieve the pressure on the people.

Chang Zifei's behavior quickly aroused the favor of the people, and they all praised Chang Zifei as a good prime minister.

A series of policies were issued to quickly stabilize Daqin, a country in troubled times, and there were very few bandits in the mountains everywhere.

Chang Zifei was so busy that he kept an eye on the three counties while promoting grassroots officials and gradually filling vacancies in various government offices.

It has to be said that the families of the soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army also returned to their hometowns one after another. As soon as these family members returned to their hometowns, the local people apologized to them one by one, and the government also gave each family five taels of silver as compensation according to the imperial court.

On April [-]th, the eighth year of Shengqin, one month has passed since the announcement of the national policy.

Within this month, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the three counties of Daqin. Every citizen greets everyone with a smile.

The national power of the Great Qin Empire is in a state of waiting to explode. Once it explodes, the national power of the Great Qin Empire will multiply several times!

Imperial Palace, Royal Study Room!

Ying Chang sat on the dragon chair, staring at the memorial in his hand, while Chang Zifei and Yang Ze stood not far in front of Ying Chang.

The memorial in Yingchang's hand is the list of officials selected by Chang Zifei. As long as Yingchang agrees, the officials on the list will immediately go to various places to take up their posts.

After reading the memorial, Yingchang picked up a brush, dipped it in cinnabar, wrote the word "agree" on it, put away the memorial, and handed it to Chang Zifei, who quickly bent down and took the memorial with both hands.

"With this group of officials, how many vacancies can be filled?" Ying Chang looked up at Chang Zifei and asked.

"Fifty percent!" Chang Zifei bowed down respectfully and replied.

"Ah!" Ying Chang sighed softly, "I still have too few talents in Daqin, how about this, restart the imperial examination, select talents, and fill vacancies as quickly as possible!"

After the death of the first emperor, the imperial examination was never held again, as if it had been abolished.

"I obey the order!" Chang Zifei replied respectfully. Restarting the imperial examination was also what Chang Zifei thought. If Yingchang didn't say it today, he would also propose it.

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"It's been a month since the national policy was promulgated. I don't know if it's effective?" Ying Chang asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Chang Zifei couldn't help but smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the three counties haven't had time to send back the news, but my city of Xianyang has developed [-] mu of fertile land, and it has been irrigated, and it is ready to start plowing at the end of April. !"

"That's right!" Ying Chang nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Yang Ze, who quickly bowed his head in salute, only to hear Ying Chang ask: "How many blacksmiths are there in the Ordnance Department?"

"Your Majesty, in one month, I only summoned 370 blacksmiths from Shangyang County, and Hexi and Nanfeng are still calling. It will take about a month before the blacksmiths from the two counties can enter the Ordnance Department. There are more than [-] blacksmiths, and the speed has doubled, and now three batches of heavy armor can be made in ten days!" Yang Ze replied respectfully.

"Where's the horse's armor?" Ying Chang then asked.

"Uh...not built yet..." Yang Ze couldn't help lowering his head.

"Split a little manpower to do it, and the horse has no armor, so is it still called a heavy cavalry?" Ying Chang said helplessly.

I told Yang Ze last time that the horse's armor cannot be dropped, but it has not been built yet, so I really don't know what to say.