I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Many years later, the history books recorded: "Emperor Xian taught without discrimination, restrained the powerful, and loved the people like a son. This is why the Han Dynasty prospered since then."

But at this time, Liu Xie was still worrying about the issue of land annexation by tyrants.Recently, he has been studying the historical materials of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wang Mang when they usurped power, and often discusses and studies them with Chen Gong and Lu Bu, who are most concerned about this matter.Gao Shun and Xu Chu came from humble backgrounds, they were tight-lipped, and they also farmed the fields when they were in their hometown. Liu Xie might listen to them and often asked them for their opinions.

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, many efforts have been made to solve land annexation.Especially during the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial court of the Western Han Dynasty continued to reclaim the powerful land and redistribute it to landless tenant farmers and small land owner farmers.These land tax rates are very low, only "[-] tax one" and "fifteen tax one".

Chen Gong sighed and said: "Unfortunately, in the counties and counties, these lands have not been divided, but have been occupied by tyrants, and then leased to tenant farmers at a high rent of [-]%."

"Send inspectors to patrol the whole country, and severely punish those who occupy the land." Lu Bu said with a grim expression, "Under the threat of punishment of quartering the body by five horses, let's see who dares to act recklessly."

Could it be that Xu Chufei said: "General, these tyrants who invaded the land are inextricably linked with princes, nobles, and court scholars. They are either relatives or retainers. It is too difficult to punish them." Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court has It has never been resolved.

Chen Gong frowned: "If you want to choose an inspector, you have to find a large number of people who are not afraid of power and who don't care about money."

Liu Xie thought for a while: "We need to set up an inspection department secretly, so that it will not be known to the officials and the world. The inspectors do not have official positions, and they only have the right to investigate, and they are not given the right to arrest and review. At least three people should be set out in a small team. It is not allowed to form teams repeatedly, so as not to become acquainted with each other and commit crimes. They must also be allowed to monitor each other, and they must be punished together. If anyone hides and fails to report, they will also be severely punished. What do you think?"

Lu Bu and Chen Gong glanced at each other, both felt that His Majesty's arrangement was beyond reproach.

Chen Gongdao: "Your Majesty has always had his own opinions, and the ministers have no objections. I wonder how you plan to recruit inspectors?"

Liu Xie thought about it for a while: "If you choose a good family who volunteers to join the army, you have to let them move their family business to Luoyang." In this way, even if they commit a crime, they cannot take their relatives and take the money and run away.He added another sentence: "Of course, the salary must be sufficient. As for the establishment, it should be included in the Imperial Army."

Lu Bu asked: "The person who leads the inspection department must be upright. Has your Majesty chosen?" Liu Xie smiled slightly: "I just made Yu Jin the general of Huben, and allowed him to choose 1000 people from the four armies to go to Huben. Take the opportunity to select five hundred inspectors."

Gao Shunchi questioned: "Your Majesty, after the evidence of the crime is presented, how should we deal with it?"

Liu Xie said: "I understand your concerns. But the emperor violated the law, and he is as guilty as the common people, let alone the princes and nobles and court scholars?" In fact, as the emperor, he has a very obvious advantage.The Empress Dowager Dong who brought up Liu Xie has passed away. Liu Xie’s mother, Wang Meiren, was killed by the queen who was jealous of her beauty many years ago. Liu Xie himself is too young and has no harem, and no relatives involved in politics at all. concerns, and there is no restriction on filial piety.As for the family members, the only direct blood relative has been given poisoned alcohol by Dong Zhuo.For princes and nobles, Liu Xie doesn't mind being a person who doesn't recognize his relatives at all.

He continued to lay out the layout: "For this kind of local tyrant, it should be handed over to Dali Temple for trial. Chen Gong, you remember to promote a few more cruel officials from counties and counties. When sentencing, you can follow the law and don't have to worry about it. Also, for those who can Pay attention to the prisoners who have committed crimes and meritorious deeds, and give me a detailed list and introduction later."

Everyone obeys orders, there is no doubt about it.Walking out of Weiyang Palace, Lu Bu turned his head and asked Gao Shun: "You said that your Majesty conferred Yujin as Huben Zhonglang, is it not a temporary intention at all?"

Gao Shun scratched his head, but Lu Bu had already left before he could answer: "Forget it, I don't understand if I ask you."

Gao Shun was helpless: My lord, I think I can still think about the problem carefully and struggle for a while.

After learning about the poll tax in the Han Dynasty in detail, Liu Xie actually had an idea.The head tax is heavy, and the powerful have various means to escape and hide.But the people cannot escape, that's why there are drowned children and people fleeing.

In "Records of the Three Kingdoms", even Guan Yu once "ran to Zhuojun County in exile", whether he committed a crime or failed to pay the poll tax.The problems of land annexation and poll tax plagued the feudal dynasty for many years, and it was not resolved until Emperor Yongzheng implemented the "split Ding into the mu".But I don't know whether this system that was 500 years in advance can be implemented in this chaotic land.

No matter how advanced the system is, any production system that advances productivity is outdated.The tyrants have more land but less land, tenant farmers and self-cultivated farms have less land and more land, and the burden of poll tax is heavily on the tenant farmers and owner-peasants who have no land but little land.If it is divided into mu, and the levies are no longer based on the population, the burden on the powerful will be increased, and the burden on the common people will be greatly reduced. (Note: Quoted from Baidu Encyclopedia of Zizhan Dingmu)

This has an obvious advantage, the growth rate of the population of the common people will be accelerated, and they will no longer strangle babies and children for tens of dollars of poll tax.

But Haoqiang is not stupid, just like Emperor Wu's "Moving Maoling Order" in the past, it will definitely cause a lot of resistance.Without the strong control of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty over the local area, the implementation of this kind of government decree is inevitable without even thinking about it.

Liu Xie thought about it, and hurriedly wrote to Xun Yu, asking for his opinion.

Because of the use of carrier pigeons, Xun Yu's reply came very quickly.Xun Yu still persuaded Liu Xie that the prestige of the imperial court was not as good as before, and that the troops were not strong enough to fight on multiple fronts, so there was no need to worry in other prefectures, and slowly spread in Jingzhou.He also reported that his progress in the three counties in Jingzhou was going well. After killing the tyrants led by the counties and counties who resisted, he distributed the land to the people while counting the population and recording the population clearly.These three counties and counties can begin to implement the method of sharing the land into the mu next year, and the taxation of employing people and land.

As for those tyrants who lost the ability to resist, all their land and food were confiscated, and their money was not moved. Zhang Liao sent soldiers to drive them away and move them to Ke County with their money to take care of them.

At the end of the letter, Xun Yu pleaded guilty and did not catch Yuan Shu.According to many inquiries, Yuan Shu has already entered Changsha County under Sun Jian's rule.

At this sensitive time in Jingzhou, it is not easy to ask Sun Jian's dignitaries so as not to backfire.Liu Xie folded the letter paper depressedly: Is it doomed that Yuan Shu and Sun Jian will not join forces?

But Xi Zhicai persuaded Gongsun Zan to attack Yuan, and now, under the escort of Gongsun Zan's cronies, he embarked on a journey back to Luoyang, and went to bribe Lu Bu with the gold, silver and jewels sponsored by Gongsun Zan.If his identity is discovered, he will be killed.He didn't care about it, he should eat and drink, and got along with the ten guards sent by Gongsun Zan who were called to protect and monitor.

The commoner guards who originally escorted him, after Xi Zhicai left, took out the emperor's edict according to plan, and secretly asked Liu Yu to see Liu Yu to ensure the smooth implementation of the attack on Yuan.

On the way, Xi Zhicai meets a merchant selling an exquisite brochure.The booklet is not big, only the palm size of an adult man, with a little thickness, it can be rolled up and tucked into the sleeve; it is also very light, and children can read it for a long time without getting tired.

Xi Zhicai was very interested in it, and everyone carved letters on the heavy bamboo slips to make a book.The last time I saw this kind of exquisite paper book was in Luoyang, so I asked, "Ah Weng, what kind of book are you selling here?"

The book seller looked at his attire and luggage and felt that the business was coming, so he hurriedly said: "It is an enlightenment book for children ordered by today's sages. The earlier the children's enlightenment, the better. Dalang brought a copy How about going home?" As he said, he opened the book: "I will never lie to you, this is a rare treasure in Luoyang. Look at the beginning, it is the preface written by the emperor himself. The lower right corner of these two pages They all have the emperor's name written on them, but they can't be fake!"

The guards around him also gathered around curiously, touching the cover of the book.Someone sighed: "We have never seen this thing in our hometown. Even if someone sells books, it is the kind of thick bamboo slips. But even bamboo slips are not so easy to buy. Last time I bought books for my son, I kept running away." It took three days for the shop to meet someone to sell it."

"As expected of something made by His Majesty, it feels so smooth to the touch, it must be a good thing. Ah Weng, we are illiterate, what does this book talk about?"

When merchants saw that they were wearing armor, they dared not offend them.He knew a few words, and quickly replied: "Reporting to the military master, this is an article on persuading learning. It selects three catchy characters, compiles them into scriptures, and teaches the principles of persuading learning. Your Majesty wrote on the title page In the beginning, nature is good.”

The guards laughed and said, "That's right, which one of our Han family is born bad?"

The merchant said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven also wrote that if you don't teach, you will change your nature. It tells us to educate the children in time so that they don't learn bad things. Military lords, if you have children at home, you might as well bring a copy."

Xi Zhicai flipped through it quickly, selected a few sentences and said: "Learning is boundless, hard work is a boat. There is a heart, nothing is difficult. If you don't work hard, you will be sad. This book is catchy and easy to recite. It is used for children's enlightenment. good."

The guards were a little moved, and those who had money bought it on the spot.

However, they regretted it the next day.Because they met another merchant who sold books on the road, and the price was even cheaper.Hurry up, the closer you get to Luoyang, the cheaper the book will be.

The guards screamed: "Brothers, we were deceived at the beginning, this book must be sold cheaper in Luoyang!"

The person who bought the book echoed: "How many copies of this book have been copied in Luoyang, and they are all exactly the same!"

Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "Didn't you see that this is not a copy, this book is completely different from the previous ones."

A guard said: "My ancestors carved steles. This looks a bit like rubbings. But it's a bit different. Rubbings won't be so clear."

A thoughtful guard said: "Brothers, don't feel bad. We went to Luoyang to buy some cheap ones and brought them back to Jizhou, and then sold them to colleagues with children. Wouldn't the money be returned?"

"Great!"

The author has something to say: A son of a good family is a child of a good family who has certain assets, follows the mainstream values ​​of society, and is engaged in a proper occupation such as farming and reading.Liu Xie gave them high salaries and benefits, and detained their relatives and money in Luoyang. He also sent discipline inspection officers to observe secretly, which to a certain extent could restrain them from accepting bribes.

The information on the amount of land per mu comes from Sogou Encyclopedia. During Emperor Yongzheng's reign, the method of "dividing land per mu" was implemented, and the tax was evenly divided into the land tax, and a unified land tax was collected.In this way, the poll tax that had been implemented for a long time since the Han and Tang Dynasties was abolished.Since then, China's population has grown rapidly, which is objectively the relaxation of personal control over the bottom peasants.The suppression of land mergers has enabled a large number of self-cultivating farmers to survive.