Chapter 863 Shock
"Haha, Li Dagang, are you worthy of wearing an official uniform?" In a manor in the south of Pingyang City, Qiu Ren, a soldier from the Shiqiao Defense Force, looked at Pao Ze's funny appearance and laughed.
"What? I can't wear it? Don't ask me to kill sheep during the New Year, otherwise I will kill them for your family." Li Dagang is short in stature, and his official uniform looks like a sack when he wears it, which is very ridiculous and funny.
"What is the use of this official? I heard that he cannot manage people or affairs?" someone asked.
"You can only take care of yourself." An acquaintance laughed loudly and said: "Sima from other departments is only ninth grade, even though it is lower than the Feiqi Lieutenant you got. But even if Sima from other departments does not have Honored officers, only rank-and-file officers, can also control you. If you violate military orders, you will be punished with just one sentence."
"Then it's useless? Two hundred acres of land is still real."
"It can be seen that if you don't worship the official, is this a benefit? Honored officials can also buy land, and they can buy as much land as they deserve. But I see you have no money.”
The others sighed after hearing this.
Buying land costs money.
The Luonan area where they are located has been at peace for almost twenty years, and there is not much open space left.
Maybe you can also open up wasteland to obtain land. After all, there are many mountains, forests and swamps. New land can be obtained by cutting down trees to create farmland or reclaiming lakes for farmland, but who has enough time to do this? Unless the government conscripts slaves to clear up wasteland and then sells it to them.
But no one dislikes land.
There are those who think long-term and think that if there are several sons in the family, how will they be divided in the future? Two hundred acres of land may seem like a lot, but one cent is too little. Besides, there is also a part, what should I do? Drive people away? Obviously you can't do this.
When you go into battle, Buqu helps you set up tents, boil water for cooking, take care of horses, maintain equipment, and sometimes even goes into battle with you. We have a life-long friendship, so you really can't treat people like this.
If possible, it is better to purchase more land.
The bigger the official, the more land he can hold under his name. In the future, one son will be selected to inherit the army, and the others will become ordinary households.
Parents who love their children have far-reaching plans.
Every soldier wants to occupy 200 acres of farmland, the more the better.
"Stop talking, pack up your robes and official seals, and get on the road quickly." Xu Meng, the governor of the department, rode a bay-red horse and stopped not far away. He pointed with the whip and said: " Don't get carried away when you return to the countryside. The official you got may not even be able to control your fierce women."
The sergeants burst into laughter after hearing this.
"You just missed one thing. Honored officers can still be used to compensate for your crimes." Xu Meng added: "If you commit a major crime, you can use your official position to compensate for your crimes. If you don't have enough money to make up for it."
When everyone heard this, they realized the benefit. Very useful.
Does the government oppress the people a lot? Quite a few actually.
If someone tries to punish you, it is too easy to accuse you. At this time, you can see the importance of military exploits, which are easier to use than money. Because spending money may not necessarily absolve one from guilt, but an honorary officer can offset one's guilt.
"General, can killing someone be punished?" Suddenly, a famous soldier asked.
Xu Meng was startled, looked at him, nodded and said: "Okay. But how big of an honorary officer do you have to be able to avoid the crime of murder? The law of honorable officers is not detailed, and I don't know what officer can be exempted from the crime of murder. Why, Do you want to kill someone?"
The man rolled his eyes and said, "A fellow countryman came to complain that my wife was hooking up with others when we were away on the war..."
When Pao Ze heard this, He immediately grabbed him and said anxiously: "Don't be stupid! It's not easy for you, the flying cavalry captain. When the Xianbei cavalry rushed over, how many robes fell down? Go back and divorce that bitch, and replace her with another one." "
"Alas!" The man stamped his foot heavily.
Pao Ze whispered a few words in his ear, and the man gradually became quiet.
Xu Meng turned his head, pretended not to see him, and walked away.
Next to the post road not far away, several civil servants were loading the empty boxes onto the carriage.
The leaders were two officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. They silently looked at the warriors "celebrating each other" with sour feelings in their hearts.
Although honorary officials are not as good as official officials because they cannot manage affairs and have no salary, one thing is true. Land can be purchased according to official rank.
Today, when farming is in full swing, land that can be legally occupied is extremely precious.
If a Fu Bing has three or four sons, and one share of 200 acres of land is only a few dozen acres per person, he may still be able to maintain the growth of a Fu Bing, but it will be far inferior to that of his predecessors.
How about four hundred acres? The old man would give half of it to his son who would succeed him as a soldier, and the remaining portion could be maintained by the next generation.
Where did this land come from?
They seem to have seen a group that is thirsty for land and constantly hopes for a new war.
This is the beginning of military violence.
In the end, I am afraid that the Tuoba Xianbei and Liu Han Xiongnu will not be enough for them to fight, and they will have to fight the Western Regions, Liaodong, and Jiangnan, continue to accumulate merits, acquire land, and pass it on to future generations.
They seem to be a little unfamiliar with this world.
After the soldiers of Luonan Mansion left, the soldiers of Chenliu Mansion left.
After hearing about the honorary officer, they were also very envious, but so far King Liang has not ordered to expand the scope of the honorary officer.
What a pity!
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In the afternoon, Wen Qiao woke up after taking a nap in the official office.
Shen Ling, the lieutenant in charge of the General's Mansion, happened to come to discuss matters. Seeing Wen Qiao's sleepy look, he smiled and said, "Tai is so comfortable."
"I was scared. "My mind was confused, so I took a nap." Wen Qiao yawned.
“But I was honored——” Shen Ling was just halfway through his sentence when he saw Wen Qiao throwing a manuscript in front of him and said: “The copy from the Imperial Medical Office was sent to the shogunate to be sent to all states and counties. It hasn’t been sent yet. The manuscript is completed and will be added as needed. ”
Shen Ling took it in confusion and found that it was "Fengtu Bing·Bingzhou Chapter". The first type of "spot disease" (rash disease, not subdivided), the second type of "leprosy" (leprosy), the third type of "disease" (tuberculosis)...
< br>After reading it, Shen Ling threw it away, as if he had seen something unlucky.
It has only been more than a year since the pandemic, and everyone is still frightened and cannot see anything related to the disease.
Wen Qiao picked up the manuscript calmly and said, "I don't like it either, but this book is useful."
"My family is in Taiyuan, and I have seen a lot of these diseases when I was young." Wen Qiao added: "Someone was accidentally infected with tuberculosis, and tuberculosis worms gnawed at their heart and lungs day and night. It was terrible. The book said that even if you go to a funeral, you may be infected by tuberculosis worms. Enter the abdomen "Yes, I believe it. After this book was spread, not many people went to the homes of those who died."
"Is this written by King Liang?" Ling asked.
"Huangfu Fang returned this work on the order of the King of Liang. He was still in Xihe looking for symptoms and has not returned."
"Your Majesty is really..." Shen Ling said with a bitter smile.
"You came here to talk about being an officer, right?" Wen Qiao got up and called the old servant and asked him to fetch water and make tea.
The old servant came from Taiyuan, and was given the position of sacrificial minister in the official office, specifically to provide instructions for Wen Qiao. Naturally, Wen Qiao paid for all his expenses himself.
"That's right." Shen Ling said: "Is your Majesty too worried? No less than two thousand people have been appointed officials. If they buy property, the land price will rise. From now on, Sun Wenjizhi will It may happen again, really polite and shameful."
Wen Qiao laughed and Shen Ling was a little unhappy.
Sun Wenji is Sun Jue, the county magistrate of Jinyang.
The Sun family in Taiyuan only has three to four hundred villagers - I heard there are even fewer recently.
Sun Jue was a distant relative of the Sun family and was forced to marry the daughter of Liu Runzhong, the prefect of Shangdang. Why? Poor!
Many branches of the gentry did not have much money to begin with. When the price of land increased, there were still people fighting for it, let alone buying a family property. What to do next?
In this way, aristocratic families cannot effectively expand, and many people may really have no choice but to "cheat" money from barbarians or warriors, and use their mentality of clinging to the nobles to marry wives and daughters to make ends meet.
Shen Ling is not wrong.
More than 2,000 Luonan soldiers were awarded officers, that is, more than 2,000 small landowners. Individually, they are not worth mentioning compared to the nobles, but they cannot stand up to the large number.
These small landowners and the imperial court are easy to handle, but the big gentry are not easy to handle.
What’s so hard to guess about King Liang’s thoughts?
It’s not that Shen Ling couldn’t guess it, but he was just not very satisfied.
"Taizhen is still watching the fire from the other side, don't you know that the fire is imminent?" Shen Ling couldn't help but said: "The king of Liang conquered the city and settled Xianbei. His power is amazing. No one dares to persuade him now, but it is easy to go his own way. Something happened. Didn't the captain say anything?"
Wen Qiao glanced at him, slightly surprised.
Shen Ling is an old man from Yue Mansion and has some unclear relationship with the Pei family and Mrs. Pei.
The relationship between Taiwei and Pei is average. What does Shen Ling mean by this?
"Since you know you can't persuade, why bother to persuade again?" Wen Qiao asked back: "The king has a sense of proportion in doing things, and he never forces people to a dead end. Let's talk about the matter of honoring officers. Nowadays, there are fewer people and more land. , is it too unfounded?"
Shen Ling sighed.
The phrase "cannot be persuaded" is really frustrating.
Pingcheng was captured, Tuoba Xianbei was divided, and it was no longer possible.
Before the army was reorganized, he sent back tens of thousands of slaves and nearly a million miscellaneous animals from the front. When the scholars in the world heard about this, they were deeply afraid. Hidden in my heart.
Before the Wu soldiers went north, there were also wealthy families who rebelled against the city. If we fight again today, I don’t know if anyone would dare to rebel.
If a person's martial arts is extremely powerful, as long as he doesn't force others to the point of no retreat, not many people will dare to openly oppose what he wants to do.
"There are always people who can't figure it out." Shen Ling calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, you are too impatient. If the world is not yet settled, acting so violently may lead to disaster."
Regarding this point, Wen Qiao did not directly refute it.
However, he can somewhat understand the mentality of King Liang. After all, he is thirty-seven years old.
"Jing Gao, if you come here today, you must have settled the matter?" Wen Qiao asked.
"It's done." Seeing that Wen Qiao didn't want to talk too much about the honorary officer, he said: "The Luoyang Shaofu is preparing the emperor's banner, crowns, golden chariots, palace hangings and other utensils. Angels are the last We will set off at the end of the first year and come to Pingyang."
"Is there any change from the emperor?" Wen Qiao asked.
"No." Shen Ling shook his head and said: "Zheng Shida, the servant of Zheng Shida, often made fun of the emperor. I have already reminded him to restrain himself."
"Zheng Shida..." Wen Qiao muttered, Then he asked: "How is Luoyang?"
"What else can be done?" Shen Ling smiled bitterly and said: "We have demolished the water dams and closed the fields. I heard that the upper fields in Qianjinyan, Jiulong Canal and other places will be distributed to the military families. "
" Got it." Wen Qiao nodded, not wanting to say anything more.
Looking at Shenling alone, you can get a glimpse of the whole picture.
It's true that a lot of big things have happened recently, and the turbulent places make people a little uneasy.
At this time, he didn’t want to express his thoughts too much. It was always right to observe first.
(End of this chapter)