Chapter 1125 Household Registration and Changes
It was June 30th, and the sun was in the sky and it was extremely hot.
The locust willows on both sides of the post road are drooping, and the cicadas are chirping one after another, making people dizzy.
Shao Yan lifted the curtain of the car, and the heat wave that hit him made him squint his eyes.
He raised his hand to wipe the sweat beads on his forehead. His sleeves were already soaked in sweat, and they were sticky to his arms.
The wheels rolled over the loess and raised the choking dust. "Your Highness, after crossing the bridge in front, it is Yingchuan." Lieutenant Dong Zhi rode his horse and reminded in a hoarse voice.
Shao Yan nodded and his eyes fell on the fields on both sides of the road.
This time has actually passed, and the fielders escaped the hottest sun and carried water to water the ground.
Farming is so hard.
This summer, the rainfall is relatively low, and the river water level has dropped sharply. Many self-flowing canals are no longer available, so they can only carry water by manpower, which is extremely hard work.
As for Shao Yan's eyes, the dark backs of the fielders were covered with sweat, and their faces were filled with anxiety.
He sighed softly.
In fact, such hard days may not last long, because they will be requisitioned and transferred to food or simply go to war.
The people are always very miserable. In the past, they just heard his father say this, but they didn’t have a deep understanding. Now they know that - he feels uncomfortable sitting in the carriage without having to work. Are these farmers feeling good?
The carriage suddenly bumped, and Shao Yan held the wall of the car, turned his head and saw that it had crossed the bridge. "This is Yingyin County, Yingchuan?" he asked. "Yes, not." Yang Lang rode his horse and said. "Why don't you take the bus?" Shao Yan said in surprise. "I've been sitting for a long time, I feel so bored and go out to ride a horse." Yang Lang said: "The land in the north of the bridge is in Yingyin County, but it is the military palace. If I remember correctly, it is the defense of the Yingqiao, which spans the Yingshui River and belongs to Xiangcheng and Yingyin counties. To the southeast of the military palace, there is also a land of the official government, which was used to be the Xun family."
"How much land does the Xun family have?" Shao Yan asked. "There were many in the past, but not many now." Yang Lang smiled and said, "Although the Xun family was not as declining as my Yang family, they did not gain much benefit. Their children were scattered everywhere, which totaled two or three thousand acres."
"It's already a lot." Shao Yan smiled bitterly and said, "My fief is less than three thousand acres. If the wealthy clan is like this, the court will be extremely difficult to pay taxes."
"Your Highness, I am also from a wealthy clan." Yang Lang joked.
Shao Yan quickly apologized and said, "This statement is not my original intention."
"Your Highness does not need to be like this." Yang Lang said, "How can the country last long without the court saving the land? There are some things that need not be avoided. Furthermore, this dynasty is actually good. Last year, I went to the Shangshutai to check the household registration and land acres for the sake of Your Highness's fief. There were nearly 740,000 households and more than 3.1 million people in the 20 counties of Liang State. In the past, Su Qin told King Huiwen of Qin that Guanzhong was the country of Tianfu, but in fact Henan and Hebei were the real country of Tianfu. Once stable, the household registration increased greatly, and Guanzhong and Jiangdong were no match. Therefore, those who occupied Henan and Hebei were the world's capital, which was the foundation of kings and dominance." Shao Yan was surprised when he heard more than three million people and asked, "There were so many people in the old Liang State?" Yang Lang smiled. He said, "Your Highness doesn't look at where they are. But there can't be many people, otherwise Your Majesty will not try to immigrate to the outside world. It is true that if you force it to increase, it's okay. Whether it's to divide the property or open up wasteland, it shouldn't be difficult for the 20 counties of the old Liang Dynasty to have millions of households, but why bother? Is it not good for a family of thirty or fifty acres of land now? I have to make a family of only more than ten acres of land, half hungry, what's the point of living? Can Your Highness know that there are often people in the wealthy manors?"
"I heard."
"The wealthy manor's family does not have thirty or fifty acres of land, and it's good to have twenty or thirty acres." Yang Lang said, "Most of it has to be taken away by the fort coach and the owner of the manor. It's no different from Cao Wei's farmland. How can you not run away?"
"How many household registrations can the court directly collect taxes now?" Shao Yan said curiously.
Yang Lang looked at his lord meaningfully and said, "Your Highness should care more about these things on weekdays."
"I've been taught." Shao Yan bowed on the carriage, and then looked at Yang Lang with a beacon.
Yang Lang laughed a little, feeling like he was teaching his own nephew.
However, after experiencing the ups and downs of life, he was a little inexplicably moved by the trust and expectation of the King of Han, so he said, "I really checked it out. A few years ago, the land in Xiangcheng and other 19 counties was cleared at that time. At that time, there were about 300,000 households and more than 1.4 million households. This would be a little more, and it might be more than 1.5 million."
"The third batch of sixteen counties, including 111 counties, has more than 340,000 households and more than 1.660,000 people."
Shao Yan calculated roughly and blurted out, "Can my father order six million people?"
Yang Lang praised, "Your Highness can calculate the household registration without taking charge, he is really smart."
Shao Yan waved his hand embarrassedly and said, "When he was young, he would naturally calculate it."
Yang Lang laughed loudly, and even Dong Zhi next to him couldn't help laughing.
Although King Han is sixteen years old, he is still a child after all.
After Yang Lang stopped his smile, he asked again: "Can you know how many household registrations are in the hands of the wealthy families, chiefs and vassal states in the north?"
"How many?" Shao Yan asked.
This time it was Dong Zhi who came to answer: "I think there are tens of millions."
"Absolutely." Yang Lang said: "There are still 800 to 12 million. This is my estimate, and it may not be accurate."
"So many?" Shao Yan murmured.
Yang Lang and Dong Zhi smiled at each other, who made your father settle down in the north? Without large-scale fighting, although there are frequent turmoil, the overall situation can be said to be safe, and the household registration will naturally increase. Even natural disasters and man-made disasters cannot be stopped, so the growth rate can only be delayed, unless the terrible epidemic that year and the storm that lasted for three years will occur again. "In fact, it is quite good to be able to command six million people." Yang Lang sighed: "The above literature has become a martial virtue, which is rare in the world. If it were the former Han and the late Han dynasties, after unifying the world, it would be easier to pass the field than now."
"The Wei and Jin Dynasties were too generous. The Cao family, the Sima family and the gentry ruled the world together." Dong Zhi said: "Jiangdong is even more ruthless. Now it is not the Sima family and the gentry sharing the world together, but the king and the horse sharing the world."
As soon as this said, all three of them laughed.
"More than 6 million people and more than one million households can be raised in the camps of the imperial guards." Yang Lang said: "With these tens of thousands of imperial guards and more than 80,000 soldiers in the palace, the emperor can order the nobles to offer sacrifices. I explained this way, and your highness understands what the Daliang Dynasty is going on?" "Yang Gong seemed to be saying it simpler." Shao Yan said. "It's really simple." Yang Lang smiled and said, "But the foundation of everything in the world is actually that simple sometimes." Shao Yan thought carefully.
My father directly controlled more than 6 million people, mainly to support the army. The expense was really huge, and almost one hundred people would support one army.
There may be income in other aspects, such as garden forests, commercial taxes, business taxes, official fields, etc., but overall, they are far from being able to cope with expenses. The wealthy family must pay their respects. Who let them control the tens of millions of people?
If you encounter war, construction and other matters, you must also impose regular taxes or allow the wealthy families to provide more money and food.
To put it nicely, it is called "supreme offering", and to put it badly, it is called "begging".
It was at this time that Shao Yan could deeply understand the difficulty of his father. He was a soldier and military slave, and he was very busy and had no idea how much he had spent.
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Many things are useless just by fighting and killing, and they also have to use various means.
In the past, my father was almost calendered when he heard his ears chanting "Everyone and forbear for the country", "Balance and Xia are at peace", and "keeping up with the times". He felt very annoyed, and even felt that it was a bit ridiculous when he recited it. Now I understand that this is determined by the situation, and each one is not shouted casually. "Bang!" The carriage paused heavily and almost shook Shao Yan out. He hurriedly grabbed the wall of the car and shouted to stop.
The horse was breathing heavily, and his nostrils were wide open, and it was obviously too difficult for this just now.
Of course, perhaps it may be that the weather is too hot. My father said that "cold-blooded horse" is more difficult to tolerate the heat than people, and now it seems to be true.
The two hundred guards were also exhausted, after all, they were walking on foot and were so uncomfortable.
Shao Yan saw a village ahead, so he ordered the village to rest.
This is still the territory of the military government, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the local government, so it only comes when the government soldiers collect taxes - the government soldiers can be exempted from taxes, but the division cannot, and the tax is calculated at 30 acres.
When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I met two young men who were riding a ox cart out of the village, and there was a group of people next to me, which seemed to be their relatives.
After a little inquiring, I found out that these two young men were from the family of military officials and officials, both of whom were the fifth-rank cavalry commanders. Today, they were sending their two children to the Bianliang Imperial College. School will start in September, so make preparations in advance.
"The Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guards's soldiers have made a lot of achievements..." Dong Zhi said enviously.
To be honest, neither his father nor him had any recommended places for Imperial College, because they were neither public officials, nobles, nor officials from the government, and could not get a letter of recommendation.
Among these two types of people, it’s okay for the nobles and nobles, but they are founding heroes, but the soldiers and officials in the palace are also more qualified than them, which makes people feel disappointed.
Of course, as the son of the chief of the Blind Ba, Dong Zhi still hopes to see the children of honorary officials enter the Imperial College and then have the opportunity to become officials, because they were all suppressed by the gentry before.
But Imperial College gave ordinary people a chance, after all, the honorary officials can really fight for their lives.
The soldiers of the guards fought and were full of morale. After forming the formation, they wanted to immediately beat the drum and advance, and rushed forward to cut the enemy into pieces.
I am not happy to encounter battles with more and less, because I have transferred too little.
The battle to defend the city was even more abandoned, because it was because it was almost impossible to make any achievements, so it was better to fight in a field and kill him.
Dong Zhi had discovered this a long time ago.
The soldiers of the government especially like field battles. The iron-armored warriors rushed forward, the cavalry attacked on the flanks, and the horse-riding infantry rode around and wished they could keep all the enemies. The gains must be more than 40% so that they can achieve full results.
This is a group of killing madmen who calculate their merits all day long and then search for the enemy to start a war.
The impact of institutional changes is really shocking.
After hearing this, Shao Yan felt honored.
The father relied on this set of ways to fight against the powerful families, and now he has strengthened it step by step. Under the trend, I really doubt whether it can be reversed, because these more than 100,000 elite soldiers in the founding country have enjoyed the benefits. If one day you tell them that there will be no benefits in the future, they will likely choose the prince who is willing to support them. "Greetings to Your Highness." While thinking, a group of people came from afar and all bowed to the ground.
There was someone calling his friends in the distance, and a faint voice came from: "Your Majesty's seed! Come and see!"
A heat surged in Shao Yan's heart, and he thought that he must not be embarrassed by his father, so he held his head up and raised his chest and walked forward.
Yang Lang stood with his beard, smiling without saying a word, then looked at the Xun family farmland on the south side of the post road.
All the road is separated by the north and south, and the two sides are clearly divided, as if two worlds.
At the northern military mansion, when I heard that the son of the current emperor was coming, everyone called their friends and came to pay homage.
In the fields of the gentry farm in the south, the aristocratic families urged the farmers to water the land quickly, but it seemed that they had not seen it.
Thinking of the emperor who had already traveled to 55 counties, built more than 6 million people, and had more than 100,000 brave and loyal people, he met the changes in the world with his naked eyes. How amazing!
(This chapter ends)