Chapter 961 The new official takes office (Part 2)
When Shao Zhang returned home, it was already dark.
Being the first son to get married also has its advantages, that is, he gets a very nice house.
This is the residence of King Wu of Jin Dynasty.
King Sima Yan of Wu died of illness, and his family went to Jiangnan, leaving this house empty.
When Shao Xun lived in Pingyang, he ordered to take over the house, renovate it from inside to outside, and then gave it to his eldest son Jin Dao as a "green house" for him to get married.
Not far from this house across an imperial street, there is also Shi Chong's old house.
This house has been abandoned for a long time, and no one has taken it over. During the war years, no one cared, so that was it.
The house is being renovated and is about a quarter of its original size, but I don’t know who gave it to it.
After Shao Zhang came back, the servants immediately got busy.
The bride, Liu, is only eighteen years old, but she directs everything in an orderly manner, busy and not chaotic.
Shao Zhang changed into casual clothes and sat behind the desk.
Mrs. Liu personally brought the meal and sat next to him. While pouring wine for him, she asked: "How about your husband spending the day with the king?"
"Father has great expectations. I will settle down in the next few days, and then I will go to Chenliu and his party." Jin Dao took a sip of wine, sighed comfortably, and said, "I will take hundreds of people away, and you are ready to pay money and silk. , dry food, carriages and horses.”
"This is a big deal, I will take care of it tomorrow." Mrs. Liu nodded, and after speaking, she said suspiciously: "Husband——"
Shao Zhang put down the wine bowl heavily, feeling a little unhappy.
This woman is good in other aspects, but her jealousy is a headache.
However, compared with the Han Dynasty, the number of jealous women has increased sharply since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the customs of women have also changed. In this world, the Liu family is not alone in sexual jealousy. There are many jealous wives who come from rich families.
The reason is probably the prevalence of family-based marriages. Women come from rival families, have generous dowries, receive a comprehensive education since childhood, and have a higher status.
The more culture and knowledge you have, the less likely it is to suppress your temperament.
Especially since Henan has been in peace for many years, the original atmosphere has gradually returned. In the previous war years, women's status had obviously declined a lot.
Thinking of this, Shao Zhang envied his father.
If he had been born at this time, he probably wouldn't have been able to do anything about it - but it's hard to say that he could match his father's methods.
In addition, the time between scholars and common people is actually separated by heaven and earth, which is also a reason.
Although the Shao family is about to become an imperial family, in the eyes of many people, does it meet the standards of a noble family? Obviously not enough.
When Shao Zhang and Liu were quarreling, they accidentally learned something.
After the marriage was confirmed, the Liu family of Pei State and his in-laws were very surprised and asked Liu Dan face to face: "Are you crazy? An Ke is afraid of Shao and uses his female wife as an army?"
Look, the most powerful official in the world is discriminated against because he started his career as a soldier.
Shao Zhang has never been in that circle. I don’t know what those people think. They kneel down to worship you and discriminate against you at the same time. How do you do it?
From this point of view, it is inevitable for my father to improve his status as a warrior, but he must reverse this trend.
Shao Zhang was thinking here, but Liu was a little unhappy and said: "Chen Liu's side——"
"Shut up! I want to do something serious, and you still doubt this and that!" Shao Zhang picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and said angrily: "What good will it do to you if you ruin my business? If I do-"
The words stopped halfway.
When Mrs. Liu heard that it was related to her husband's future, she immediately didn't dare to make any more trouble. She stood up and poured half a bowl of wine for him, saying, "That's when I was wrong. My husband is only busy with business, and he still has money and food. In May, there will be a meeting in Pengcheng. A few ships are coming to bring the grain and silk from last year’s farm.”
When Shao Zhang heard this, his expression softened slightly.
There are also advantages to marrying a daughter from a well-established family, and one of them is to raise money.
Mr. Liu had a rich dowry, most of which was in Xuzhou, and transporting it by ship would not make him much more comfortable.
With this benefit, he did not want to offend Mr. Liu too much.
A while ago, he heard a joke.
When Zu Yue was an official in Jianye, he secretly kept a concubine out of fear of his wife.
Once when he spent the night at his concubine's house, he was injured by a thief. Both Zu Yue and his colleagues believed that it was his wife who did it. Even if there was no evidence, this consistent suspicion itself explained a lot of problems.
For the scholars of this era, some had hundreds of concubines, while others did not dare to accept even a single concubine. It all depended on the family background and the temperament of the wife.
Liu's appearance is not easy to deal with.
After dinner, Shao Zhang read for a while and finally slept in the study.
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From Luoyang to Bianliang, the most convenient way is to take a boat. When traveling down the river, it is faster than riding a horse.
Shao Zhang arrived in Bianliang in early February, and his first stop was Chuitai Longxiang Mansion in the southeast of Junyi County.
After exchanging pleasantries with the governor and other officials, he declined their company and took his own entourage to inspect various areas of defense and inventory the arsenal and fields.
Nanliufang is the southernmost military station of Chuitai Military Mansion. The south bank across the river is a large area of abandoned land.
During this period, some cottages were dotted around, and farmers were plowing the fields for spring sowing.
Farther away, there is a half-shattered manor house that has obviously been uninhabited for a long time.
"Where is that?" Shao Zhang asked.
Sima Xiawu of the Nanliu Defense Department glanced at it and replied: "It was originally a dock wall. The owner of the dock led his villagers south to Lujiang many years ago, and the land was left there."
"I'm talking about the people who reclaim the wasteland." Shao Zhang said.
"They are all children of the soldiers." Xia Wu said: "Many soldiers of the Zuojinwu Guards have been married for a long time. Some of their children went to the other side of the river to cultivate wasteland when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. The county also approved it. They are all civilians. Nationality has nothing to do with the military government.”
"Could there be any government soldiers dividing the fields privately?" Shao Zhang asked.
"There is no basic defense yet." Xia Wu replied: "I heard that there are in other places, but very few. After being discovered, use twenty sticks to gather the fields again." To put it simply, some of the soldiers are old and have lost their strength. He did not want to give the entire 200 acres of land to his son who would inherit his position as a soldier, but divided it equally so that everyone could own it.
After the military government found out, he beat him twenty times with a stick and redistributed the land, giving all 200 acres to his son who had replaced him as a soldier in the government.
In fact, even if the fields are divided and one person has dozens of acres, it is not impossible for the soldiers to fight.
At least, the family still has thirty to fifty acres of farmland. He also practiced martial arts when he was young, has a certain degree of military training, and is stronger than the Yellow Head Army.
But this kind of phenomenon cannot happen. If it is not properly restrained, the system will work well one moment, but suddenly it will not work, because the people who grew up in the land-abundant era died in the war or grew old, and the remaining people cannot take their place. , so there is a gap.
In other words, when problems arise in the system, it may not respond in time and may lag behind for a generation.
On the other hand, if we maintain it well now and correct problems if they are found, the soldiers will be able to maintain their combat effectiveness for at least two generations.
"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, not only the land of the scholars must be reclaimed, but also the land of each military government must be cleared." Shao Zhang said: "Don't let the private division of land happen again. If there are really many children, it will be like this. , just grant the wasteland and turn it into a household.”
"Yes." When Xia Wu heard that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he wanted to clear his father-in-law's military land, he was immediately shuddered and agreed immediately.
"Besides, are there any wealthy families occupying the fields?" Shao Zhang asked again.
"No." Xia Wu immediately replied: "After Chen Liudu's land, it was difficult for the wealthy families to maintain their forts, and most of them were scattered. Most of the remaining ones had official status and could occupy the land according to their official status. There is so much wasteland now, they don't need to Provoke the military mansion.”
This is the truth.
Liang Guo's twenty counties were engaged in farmland, and the powerful and unofficial officials were beaten to pieces.
The size of manors with official status has also been greatly reduced. Even if they want to invade the fields, it is not now, and there is no need to invade the military fields.
Isn’t it okay to bully ordinary people who don’t follow their footsteps? Why bother with the military government?
The biggest threat to the disintegration of the Fubing system is the old Fubing's impulse to privately allocate land to his remaining heirs after he has more children - unless the court is willing to grant land to his remaining heirs, it is best to stay nearby and see him often.
It can be distributed now, but it is difficult to say in a few generations. At least there will be no more nearby. There may be some far away, but it is not certain whether people are willing to go there.
Shao Zhang secretly wrote these things down, planning to discuss them with his diners after he went back, and then find an opportunity to report them to his father, who might win praise from him.
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"... Liang Wangxun, a divine warrior with great powers, accomplished dozens of feats, used his strategies to defeat evil, and accomplished hundreds of battles."
"...Liu Cong relied on the strength of the mountains and rivers, and Shi Le borrowed the resources of Yecheng. When the troops came, they abandoned the land and overturned the nest."
"...Yu Lu raised the troops of Beidi, and Liu Can defeated the soldiers of Xirong. According to the big banner, he died and the country was destroyed."
"...The golden harvests are auspicious, which indicates a good harvest; the divine turtle emerges from the water, which indicates a prosperous age. King Liang's achievements are all over the world, and his great talents are unparalleled in the world. I obey the will of heaven above, and respond to the hearts of the people below. I follow the ancient rituals and respect Zen. Dabao..."
When I returned to Bianliang, news from Luoyang came one after another.
On the first day of the second lunar month, during the imperial meeting, Emperor Sima Duan issued an edict for the Zen throne. A few days later, it was copied and circulated everywhere, including here in Bianliang.
After Shao Zhang read it, he forgot about it.
This is the first time, and I will not agree to it at all. It is still too early to truly establish a country.
On the sixth day of February, he came to the Bajiaolongxiang Mansion between Chenliu and Xingyang.
A few new ones have recently arrived in this house, filling up the original gaps.
Obviously, most of these songs are Hulu.
It was spring time, and Shao Zhang did not disturb them. He watched silently and occasionally asked a follower named Le Xuan next to him. This man was born in the Le family of Nanyang and was two or three years younger than Shao Zhang. Who was he? Introduced by my uncle Lucky.
"Are these Di Qiang people? They are somewhat similar to the Qiang people in Shanglinyuan." Shao Zhang said after looking at them for a while.
"The Xiongnu braided hair, the Xianbei Kun hair, the Di Qiang loose hair, and the Hexi miscellaneous beard hair should be correct." Le Xuan said: "I just went to the village to take a look, and these Di Qiang tribesmen have Sheri in their homes. Although the portion of wine and meat was not much, it was enough to celebrate the Spring Festival. ”
Shao Zhang nodded and said: "Write this down."
"Okay." Lexuan agreed.
"There are also some Xianbei tribesmen in Chuitai Longxiang Mansion. Their appearance is no different from Jin people, with bun hair. How many years have these people been here?" Shao Zhang asked again.
"I'm afraid it's been a few years." Le Xuan replied: "Perhaps the king brought it back from Pingcheng when he first attacked Tuoba Xianbei. Some soldiers in the government were more strict and couldn't stand the Xianbei tribe's uniforms, so they ordered Changes. Some have loose control and do not force them to change. But as time goes by, most of them will change.”
Shao Zhang was silent for a moment and said: "These Muzi and Munus follow the soldiers, which is considered a blessing."
While on the prairie, they were probably slaves.
In the Central Plains, it was a trilogy.
Buqu was free to marry, buy property, and be an official - if there was an imperial examination at this time, they could also take the exam.
Although Zhuangke is often called "serf", in theory he is a free status, but in fact he is one level lower than Buqu and cannot marry freely - if there is an imperial examination, serfs can also take the exam and become officials.
Child servants were considered the lowest level and were slaves in the legal sense, but their lives were not necessarily worse than those of the former two. Some armies composed of child servants are still very powerful in combat - if there is an imperial examination, child servants cannot take the exam to become officials.
"Be more detailed about the one just now." Shao Zhang thought for a moment and felt that his father might be interested in the Hu people's changes in customs, so he warned: "You should take the time to go back to Pingyang Shanglin Garden. In the past, I arranged a lot of people who crossed the river to the east. "Fleeing Di Qiang, go and see how they have changed their customs, and then compare it with the Fu Bing tribe. I will have something to say when I meet my father in the future."
Le Xuan responded repeatedly.
The eldest son of the king often speculated on the matters that concerned the king of Liang, and his character was admirable.
I just don’t know if his efforts will be seen by King Liang.
His biggest advantage is actually his age.
His biggest disadvantage is his age.
If the king of Liang lived past sixty, the eldest son Zhang would have completely lost his chance. It is unlikely that the position of Dabao would be passed on to a person over forty, because he would not have many years to live.
Perhaps, all current efforts are in vain, unless King Liang dies at fifty.
Some things really require a bit of luck.
(End of chapter)