Chapter 643 Entering Beijing to Report on Work
Bianliang Palace is still under construction, and a temple has been erected in Fengqiu County to the north of Bianliang.
In recent years, temples have really blossomed everywhere. The harder the beating, the more miserable the people will be and the more prosperous the temple will be.
Last year Shao Xun went to Youzhou. There was a Buddhist temple called "Tanzhe" there which was built in Yongjiachu.
However, if you think that Buddhism will not develop if the world is peaceful, you are wrong.
In fact, it may be faster. This group of mages really has some skills. They have various ways of recruiting believers, and they are down-to-earth. Their teachings are also very attractive. It is impossible not to be popular.
For example, today (mid-November), a market gathered outside this temple under the guidance of the masters.
Early in the morning, when He Lunfang left the hotel, he saw this bustling market.
The station was originally named after Chenqiao Township, where Fengqiu County is located, and was called "Chenqiao Station". When Liang Gong heard about it, he ordered it to be renamed "Gongchen Station".
There were seven or eight people and fifteen or six horses at the post station. Fengqiu County allocated three hectares of fields for farming and four hectares of riverbank wasteland for grazing livestock. These seven hectares of land are called "post fields" and are under the control of the post station itself.
The Liang Kingdom had been established for more than four months, and the post system that had been destroyed by the war was slowly rebuilt.
As far as Bianliang and Yecheng are concerned, the distance between two post stations ranges from 20 to 50 to 60 miles, with an average of 30 miles per post. They are very dense, ensuring that official correspondence can be conveyed conveniently.
Gongchenyi is located more than fifty miles north of Bianliang.
The post road goes southward through Cangyuan Station to Daliang Station in the north of Bianliang City.
To the north of Gongchen Station is Dongyan Station, located in Dongyan County, and further north to Wenshi Station - this station is divided into two branches, Henan and Hebei, both located near the ferry.
The post station system of this thoroughfare has been restored to this point at present, and it will have to be rebuilt slowly in the future.
The accommodation conditions at the inn are not good.
His superior supervisor, Cao Shangshu Liu Anzhi of the Fifth Army, did not allocate much money, but asked him to be responsible for his own profits and losses.
But he also knows that running the inn is not easy. In recent months, standards for food and accommodation for officials at different levels have been set, which are generally simple meals. If you want to eat big fish and meat, you can pay for it yourself.
The inn can provide food and accommodation to external parties to supplement expenses.
The post stations on the Bianliang and Yecheng post roads can still make some money in normal business operations as long as they are not messed up.
He Lun has made a fortune in the past ten years, and his standard of living has also become higher. He didn't like the food provided by the inn, so he not only asked the servants to bring utensils and bedding, but also bought a sheep with his own money. He killed people to eat, and asked the inn to send people to buy wine nearby - what he valued was that the inn's house could protect him from wind and rain.
After finishing eating and drinking, he left the inn, walked and digested his food, and soon arrived at the market.
"I heard that the gentry manor was closed as a market and was self-sufficient. How could there be a market in Fengqiu?" He Lun looked at the farmers sitting outside the temple setting up stalls and asked.
"There are no large manors in Fengqiu. A single wealthy family does not have many land branches, and it is difficult to establish a market behind closed doors." The accompanying retainer replied: "There was a Mao family that could be called a big family, but it declined during the Cao Wei period. This dynasty was also in ups and downs, and after the kings fought, it was gradually annihilated."
When He Lun heard this, he was filled with emotion and said: "In the past, Mao Xiaoxian (Mao Jie) was an old man named Cao Gong, who was ordered by the emperor. The strategy of "Buchen" can be regarded as the best strategy in the world, but it fell to this point."
"The Mao family has an unstable foundation. It is a rising power, and it is ordinary for a generation to fall."
Mao Jie was originally a county official, and his family was not considered a big family in Pingqiu (Fengqiu), let alone famous. He struggled for half his life, but in the end he failed to make any further progress and fell from his height.
It’s not that easy for a carp to jump over the dragon’s gate. Mao's family was not the only one who fell while charging towards the nobles.
“Actually, there are children of the Mao family serving as assistant officials and minor officials in the General’s Mansion and Liang State.” The retainer added: “One part of the Yinqiang Zhongying camp is stationed in Fengqiu, and the Mao family donated more than twenty All the land was obtained by occupying people's fields during the troubled times. Liang Gongjia chose two of his sons to serve as officials. "
"It's pretty quick to see an opportunity." He Lun said with a smile.
The He family of Donghai was actually a new lower-level noble clan in the Jin Dynasty. If the family wanted to climb up, they could only rely on Liang Gong, just like Mao Jie decisively defected to Cao Cao.
I just don’t know if the fate of the He family in Donghai will be as bleak as the Chenliu Mao family.
The market is noisy and sells everything, but the most conspicuous ones are livestock.
He Lun even saw a soldier in military uniform bringing a horse over and selling it in exchange for a few calves.
“After Yinqiang Zhongying’s family moved here, they had a farm but no cattle, so they sold horses and cattle.” The retainer explained at the side.
He Lun nodded gently.
The arrival of more than 6,000 households of sergeants greatly prospered the market.
I heard that there is also a market over there in Cangyuan. The soldiers and family members of Longxiang Prefecture often buy and sell all kinds of things, which has led to the establishment of a market - the market is held once a month or once every half month. regular.
He Lun came from a noble family after all, and because of his low family status, he had contact with many low-level people. According to his observation, the more aristocratic family estates are in a place, the harder it is for such a market to appear.
The prosperity of the market was actually the result of the economic decline of the manor. As far as Fengqiu County is concerned, the manorial system is declining every year. Perhaps, this is what Mr. Liang wants to see.
He Lun looked at the farmers and small businessmen shouting at the market.
Someone used straw ropes to string up a few "Jishui fresh fish" - it is really not easy to go down the river to fish in the cold weather.
A young man who looked like a servant of a wealthy family was tying up several chickens with their feet tied up, and they were quarreling with each other in a hurry - the local Tu tribe sent their slaves to sell chickens and ducks, so they were obviously not a wealthy tribe.
Someone brought a load of millet and beans over and exchanged salt and cheese with them - He Lun was speechless when he saw it. Liang Gong took great care of the ten counties of Liang State and levied very little tax, so that the people You can exchange grain for salt and cheese, but you repeatedly squeeze the wealthy families from ten counties away. Aren't you afraid of arousing public anger? There are also people carrying burdens, which are full of juicy winter vegetables. As soon as they appear, they are surrounded by people, competing to increase their prices and bid for them. In winter, for those who have a lot of money at home, meat may not be difficult to get. Come, winter vegetables must be in short supply.
In addition, there are straw sandals, coir raincoats, bamboo hats, baskets, dustpans and other items woven by farmers in their spare time.
There are also people who cut firewood and burn charcoal for sale.
Some people use herbs to make various kinds of ointments specially designed to treat bruises, headaches and brain fever.
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He Lun's eyes were opened after seeing it. This place and Fangtou were really two different worlds.
In the area of Fangtou, apart from the military city and Wubao, scattered villages are almost invisible. The common people would rather run out of daily necessities than go out to exchange for fear that something would happen, which would be incomparable with Chen Liu's side.
But then again, Liang Guo is not like this everywhere.
If Wubao Manor had not been turned into a village, there would not have been such a prosperous market. Mr. Liang still had to demolish Wubao, and he might not even be able to finish it in his lifetime.
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When He Lun and his party arrived in Bianliang, many county officials had already arrived.
The twelfth lunar month is approaching, and the ten counties of the Liang Kingdom will send county and county officials to Beijing to bring local specialties to prepare gifts for the New Year.
Yes, after the establishment of the Liang Kingdom, there were already two people in the Jin Dynasty who could accept the congratulations of the officials on Zhengdan.
Emperor Sima Chi of Jin was congratulated by hundreds of officials.
Liang Gong Shaoxun also had hundreds of officials congratulate him.
What if everyone wants to split the land and seal the territory?
How could the canonization edict ask Shao Xun to "forever remember the martyrdom of Huan Wen"?
This is real feudalism. If we move forward to the Spring and Autumn Period, today we are the "Emperor of Jin", and Shao Xun is also the "Gong of Liang" no matter what, and he is highly respected.
He Lun stayed in the Wang family's manor in Junyi, and the carriage and horses were pulled into the yard.
As a general from outside the town, He Lun went to Beijing to report on his duties, bringing several carts of white linen with him.
This is a souvenir from Chaoge County. It was escorted by the county magistrate and entered Bianliang together with He Lun who was on the way. For the sake of safety on the road.
After staying at the manor for three days, he found that Wang was very busy. There was a lot of noise on two of the three days. The Tian Cao Assistant came with a large group of officials to inspect the Wang family's fields.
No one from the Wang family is an official. According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, they are not allowed to occupy so much land.
The highest-ranking officials of the Jin Dynasty can only occupy fifty hectares of land according to the law. However, in practice, many ninth-ranking tycoons who do not even have official positions occupy far more than 50 hectares of land. Fifty hectares.
The regulations are regulations, and the reality is the reality. There is a huge difference between the two.
Even in the early days of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, this law was a joke and was never seriously implemented - the Jin Dynasty itself had difficulty in enforcing this law.
He Lun watched with cold eyes and discovered that the Wang family of Junyi, as a local tycoon, occupied more than 700 hectares of farmland piecemeal in the four counties of Junyi, Kaifeng, Xiaohuang and Fengqiu. Most of them were occupied twenty years ago. of.
The official Tiancao of the principality seemed to be quite polite, and only asked the Wang family to return the land they had occupied since the first year of Yongjia (307). Yongjia did not mention it before.
How to say it? This makes the Wang family feel a little sad, but it is not unacceptable. In short, it is very confusing.
He Lun felt that Liang Gong was playing with fire...
But from another perspective, it seemed that the land at the foot of the capital was occupied by wealthy families.
I heard that Duke Liang wanted to move the Silver Spear Army here one after another, and also set up additional soldiers to guard Bianliang, which would definitely require a lot of land.
After the begging army left, they gave up a large number of people.
Let the wealthy people spit out some more and get another batch.
From then on, there were no particularly big wealthy families around Bianliang City. The fields were divided very fragmentedly, and each household was relatively evenly distributed. As for whether there will be annexation in the future, that is a matter for the future. If you can still care about it a hundred years later, isn't that a disease?
"What a world!" He Lun sighed.
He is a little worried now.
By doing this in the ten counties of Liang Kingdom, Liang Gong may be able to stabilize the situation, but if one day he gets carried away and tries to do this all over the world, it will be dangerous.
In fact, even if he only clears his land within the Liang Kingdom, Liang Gong's prestige among the scholars will be damaged, and he will only win the hearts of warriors.
And Liang Gong also relied on the support of the warrior group to maintain a fragile balance with the powerful nobles.
Governing this world is really like walking on thin ice. You can't make a wrong step and have an excellent grasp of the speed.
(End of this chapter)