This is what Xiao He meant when he repaired the palace for Liu Bangguang and said, "The Son of Heaven takes the four seas as his home, and there is no way to demonstrate unless it is magnificent."
Today, Liu Yan's incomparable ostentation has also achieved a similar effect.
For a while, the soldiers of the coalition army whispered to Liu Yan secretly, and their momentum suddenly dropped.
"Liu Yan!"
Seeing that his momentum was suppressed, Yuan Shao hurriedly led the other sixteen princes and urged their horses forward.
He said loudly: "Liu Yan, I heard that you have been enthroned as emperor in Luoyang, is there such a thing?"
Liu Yan nodded slightly, and said: "It is indeed the case. I have said that if the emperor, eunuchs, relatives, and scholars cause chaos in the world again, I will come and take the country myself."
Yuan Shao nodded slightly, and said: "Good! Good! Good! It's been 400 years since the founding of the Great Han Dynasty, Guangwu Zhongxing. It's been [-] years. You, Liu Yan, are also qualified to ask for the top of the world."
This is the benefit of Liu Yan's retreat in Luoyang nine years ago.
Dong Zhuo went to Luoyang and killed officials like butchers of pigs and dogs.But even so, he did not dare to be the emperor directly.Even so, Dong Zhuo was attacked by the princes of the Eighteenth Route.
The Yuan family in Runan has spread public opinion for a long time, and their family is going to have a Zhong Er emperor.But until now, Yuan Shao is only the leader of the princes.
But what about Liu Yan?
Nine years ago, Liu Yan was able to take the world without taking it, but today he stands on the commanding heights of morality.
Now, he has proclaimed himself emperor magnanimously, even Yuan Shao can hardly blame him!
but--
Yuan Shao continued: "Today, I, Yuan Shao, will represent the seventeen princes and ask you Liu Yan a few questions. If your answer satisfies everyone, we will recognize you as the Lord of China."
Liu Yan asked back: "What if you can't satisfy me?"
Yuan Shao and the other princes looked at each other and said in unison: "No way, we will meet each other in battle."
"Very good!" Liu Yan nodded slightly, and said: "I do everything I can to tell people, words must be done, actions must be resolute, and resoluteness must be practiced! What do you want to ask, just ask."
Swish!
As soon as he finished speaking, the battlefield with nearly 150 million people fell silent.
Because, everyone understands that a question and answer that will determine their own destiny and the fate of hundreds of millions of people in China, which will be passed down through the ages, is about to begin!
Finally, Yuan Shao took a deep breath, exhaled, and said, "We want to ask. After Liu Yan becomes emperor, will you follow the system of the later Han Dynasty? Or do you want to change the course?"
Liu Yan said without hesitation: "There are many evils accumulated in the later Han Dynasty, which caused the world to be in chaos. As the emperor, of course I have to change course."
Yuan Shao stared into Liu Yan's eyes, and said in a deep voice, "But I don't know, Liu Yan, what kind of world are you planning to build the big man into?"
Chapter 233 I want to make the world's scholars flow into rivers of blood
Liu Yan smiled slightly and said: "Let me talk about a small goal first. I want to let the people in the world have their fields, houses, and property within ten years! The prosperity of Liangzhou today, It is an example!"
"What? The farmer owns the land, the homeowner owns the house, and the owner owns the property? Is this true? If it is true, then we shall be blessed!"
"It's not just us, our children and grandchildren will also benefit from it!"
"I heard that the people of Liangzhou can already eat and dress warmly!"
"It's not just food and clothing! I heard that Liangzhou people eat meat every day! Drink wine!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, don't talk, don't talk. When it comes to eating meat and drinking, I'm going to cry!"
……
As soon as Liu Yan's voice fell, it was a big deal, and the million-dollar coalition army boiled on the spot!
The sergeants whispered to each other, their eyes shining.
The reason is very simple, what Liu Yan said in front of so many people today is the most solemn promise he made to the people of the world before ascending to the throne of emperor.
In terms of Liu Yan's personality of cherishing feathers, in terms of the golden words of Hua Xia Zi, and in terms of the example of the founding king...
No matter from which angle, Liu Yan has no reason to lie, and Liu Yan will try his best to fulfill today's promise.
In addition, the precedent of Liangzhou is right in front of us... Huaxia is really likely to become what Liu Yan said!
The vast majority of the million-dollar coalition army came from ordinary people. "The tiller has his land, the home has his house, and the business has his property." It can be said that it has been the dream of their ancestors for generations.Why are they not excited?Is there any reason not to be ecstatic?
However, Yuan Shao didn't care at all about the happy performance of the coalition sergeants.
Because, where is this?
The next question is Yuan Shao's trump card!
He sneered and said, "Those who till it have their fields, those who live in them have their houses, and those who work in them have their property? It sounds good! Liangzhou has a vast land and few people, but those who can till it have their fields.
But other states and counties are densely populated, no matter how powerful you Liu Yan are, can you turn them into fields?How do you let the people in the world have their fields? "
"This is also what I want to express to all the scholars in the world. After I become the emperor..." Liu Yan slowly looked at the millions of coalition troops, and said in a deep voice: "First: all the private soldiers and trilogy of the scholars must be They were all disbanded and became Han commoners. Second: The imperial court bought the land annexed by Er and other scholars at a price of thousands of dollars per mu.
Give 120 money every year.The ten-year redemption has been fully redeemed.
Thirdly, the imperial court granted land respectively according to the actual population!In this way, the imperial court holds a large amount of land in its hands, and it is more than enough to realize that the tiller has more than enough land! "
"Hahaha! Liu Yan, Liu Yan! You've been talking for so long, the fox's tail is finally showing!"
When Yuan Shao heard this, don't be too happy.
In fact, he had talked with Liu Yan for so long just now, and even promised that if Liu Yan's answer satisfies everyone, he would recognize Liu Yan as the Lord of China, and what he was waiting for was Liu Yan's words just now.
In other words, what Yuan Shao is waiting for is that Liu Yan wants to move the land of the scholars in the world!
Is this land so active?
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the annexation of land was too serious, the people complained, and the authority of the court was weakened. This is why Wang Mang usurped the Han.
After Wang Mang ascended the throne, in order to solve the problem of mergers, he changed Tianxia Tiantian to Wangtian and replaced private land with Wangtian;
The slaves and maidservants are called private servants, and like Wang Tian, they are not allowed to be bought or sold.
As soon as this policy came out, it was immediately opposed by all scholars, and the whole world was against it!
There was a great chaos in the world, which led to the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.
After Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, he also had to consider solving the problem of land annexation.However, as soon as he revealed this meaning, there was another fire everywhere.
As a result, Liu Xiu, who was as great as Emperor Guangwu, had no choice but to give up, which caused the Eastern Han Dynasty to be inferior, and the tax revenue was only [-]% of that of the Western Han Dynasty.
Fortunately, after the turmoil in Huaxia at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, many people were killed and injured, and land annexation eased.The court of the Eastern Han Dynasty was still able to barely maintain it and enjoy the country for another 200 years.
Now, history has reached a turning point.The Yellow Turban Rebellion, on the surface, appeared to be the emperor's violent expropriation and dim government, but in essence it was too much land annexation.
The reason is very simple, no matter how violently Emperor Ling of the Han expropriated, the taxes he collected would only be about [-]% of what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did.
Who ate the [-]%?
Gentlemen!
It is no exaggeration to say that the scholars are the chief culprits of the chaos in the world!
Moreover, the situation in China now is different from that at the end of the Western Han Dynasty.Despite the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Eastern Han Dynasty did not lose too many people.
Land annexation is still very serious, and most states and counties are still on the verge of collapse.
Anyone who becomes an emperor must face this difficult problem!
So, now, Yuan Shao challenged Liu Yan with this question!
To be fair, Liu Yan is willing to buy the land at a purchase price of [-] yuan per mu, which is the current average market price of land, which can be called fair.
But having said that, in this era, land is not just measured by money.
That represents countless tenant farmers, countless private soldiers, continuous supply of wealth, and the greatest reliance of scholars from generation to generation!
The land of Liu Yan's world is the foundation of the mobilizers!
How can the scholars not be in a hurry?
And the more anxious the scholars are, the more confident Yuan Shao will be in winning the world by relying on the scholars!
really!
As soon as Yuan Shao's words fell, Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, had already scolded loudly, saying: "Bold! Liu Yan, you forcibly redeemed the land of the scholars, are you trying to become Wang Mang? Are you trying to break the roots of our gentry? Are you an enemy of the world's scholars? I am at odds with you!"
Hahaha--
Liu Yan laughed loudly, and said: "Wang Mang? What is Wang Mang? He is also compared with me, Liu Yan? Did he ever pit 20 barbarians in one battle to frighten the barbarians?
Has he ever chased and killed the barbarian lord for thousands of miles, and made the barbarians follow the rules for more than 20 years?Has he ever been victorious in all battles, [-] troops quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the world... is invincible? ! "
Kong Rong's eyes were about to burst into flames, and he said, "So, Liu Yan, you want to rely on your strength and become an enemy of the scholars in the world?"
Liu Yan said without hesitation: "Of course!"
"Champion!" Cao Cao couldn't help but exclaimed.
He did not call Liu Yan "Your Majesty" or "King of Qin", but called Liu Yan the "Champion Marquis" who was with him when he exterminated the Yellow Turban.
Cao Cao said quite sincerely: "Champion Hou, please think about it carefully! Do you know that as soon as this statement is made, blood will flow like a river outside Hulao Pass today! In the future, the land of China will be full of wars, and blood will flow like a river!" "
"I've thought it through very clearly."
Liu Yan slowly looked at the princes of the Seventeenth Route, and said: "Let's make it clear, for the long-term stability of my China, this "land to the tiller" is what I must do.
For this reason, I will not hesitate to make enemies of all the scholars in the world, and kill them all to bleed like rivers!
Now, let's make a choice!In the end, it is with me to realize this world where the tiller has a field.Or together with Yuan Shao, on the battlefield with me... to see each other? ! "
Chapter 234 Weichen Cao Cao, meet my emperor
Yuan Shao said without hesitation, "Don't think about it! My Yuan family in Runan has always been the representative of the scholars. How can I compromise with you Liu Yan today and move the land of the scholars?"
After a pause, he looked at the princes of the Sixteenth Route, cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and said, "Everyone, I, Yuan Shao, would like to swear here: If I, Yuan Shao, are lucky enough to be the Lord of China in the future, this world will be shared with the scholars!"
Beihai prefect Kong Rong's eyes lit up, and said: "At first, I wished to share the world with the scholars, and I will become a generation of wise kings in the future! I, Kong Rong, am not talented, and I wish to be attached to the tail!"
"If Liu Yan wants the land of the scholars, he wants our lives! He wants the lives of our family! There is nothing to say. After me, Bao Xin, only the head of the leader of Yuan League will look at Yan!" Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jinbei, also made take a stand.
"Looking at Liu Yan's actions, he is just like Wang Mang, a hypocrite! It seems that Yuan's destiny is in Yuan! Naturally, I, Kong Ni, should follow the sky and follow the righteous way to defeat the innocent." Kong Ni, governor of Yuzhou , also stood on Yuan Shao's side.
……
Briefly speaking, as soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, there were Beihai governor Kong Rong, Jibei minister Bao Xin, Yuzhou governor Kong Ni, Nanyang governor Yuan Shu, Shanyang governor Yuan Yi, Guangling governor Zhang Chao, Bohai governor Han Fu, and Hanoi governor Wang Kuang made a statement and stood on his side!
Of course, although interests can move people's hearts the most, justice is also at ease.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the problem of land annexation cannot be resolved, Huaxia will never escape the day when the sky falls apart.Liu Yan is the one who occupies the axiom today!
"My Youzhou is sparsely populated, similar to Liangzhou. There is no need for the tiller to own the land, as long as your Majesty can turn Youzhou into Liangzhou, which is as prosperous as Liangzhou, why should the old man cherish the family land?" Liu Mu, Youzhou Yu, the first to stand on Liu Yan's side.
"I, Zhang Yang, am not a scholar. I got my position today through the merits of fighting. I understand the sufferings of the world best. Nothing to say. Since your majesty has the ambition of "the tiller has his land", please be respected by this humble minister!" " Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang bowed his head and bowed.
"There is also old man, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun County! Although my Qiao family has a lot of land, I know the truth that there will be no eggs under a nest. If there is another chaos in the world and refugees are everywhere, my Qiao family may not even be able to save their lives. How about some land?"
……
Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, all chose Liu Yan's side.
In the end, there are still three princes who have not expressed their views.They are Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zan, Xiaoqi Captain Cao Cao, and Xuzhou Inspector Tao Qian!
Gongsun Zan actually doesn't have much land under his name, but he is ambitious and unwilling to be outdone.
Neither Liu Yan nor Yuan Shao wanted to join him.But now, the battle between the two powers is about to begin, and it is definitely impossible not to choose to join one side.Where do you go?He hesitated.
Both Cao Cao and Tao Qian were from aristocratic families. On the one hand, they were unwilling to lose their family's land, and on the other hand, they felt that the land issue must be resolved in order for China to prosper, which was extremely difficult.
The three looked at Yuan Shao and then at Liu Yan, and looked at each other, speechless for a while.
"Why are you hesitating, you three?" Yuan Shao urged from the side: "If Liu Yan is the lord of the world, there will be no great family in the world! Now, if you don't fight against Liu Yan with Yuan, how long will you wait?"
"Excuse me, League Leader Yuan." Cao Cao clasped his fists and said, "Since the former Han Dynasty, land annexation has been a serious problem for the imperial court. If you were emperor, how would you deal with the issue of land annexation?"
Yuan Shaodao: "The sage said: His body is upright; he does not obey orders; his body is not upright; even though he does not obey orders. If I were an emperor, I should try my best to be frugal and not extravagant. I, the Yuan family in Runan, should also restrain myself and not follow orders. Merge the land again.
Not only that, but my Yuan family in Runan will treat tenant farmers kindly, making them no different from ordinary people.In this way, it will be difficult for land annexation to damage the foundation of my great man. "
"Okay! What Ben Chu said is good! The emperor set an example, how can our subjects not follow suit? This will directly eliminate the disaster of annexation!"
"That's right! As long as we are scholars and strictly restrain ourselves and our family, the people will naturally live and work in peace and contentment! Where do we need to donate our land? It's a ridiculous joke!"
"Holy Lord! Since President Yuan has such a heart, he will be a generation of Holy King in the future!"
……
Kong Ni, Yuan Yi, Zhang Chao, Han Fu and others nodded and praised, as if Yuan Shao was really expected to become a generation of sages.
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