After listening to Liu Yan's words, everyone here was thinking that the officers could also share the land, which would be great. Although Tian Huixu, Dai Jingbin and others all own a large amount of fertile farmland, no one would complain that their family has little farmland. However, each household can only be allocated fifty acres of farmland. It seems that the elders of my family and the children of the family will have to divide the farmland among several more households.
Liu Yan said to Baihu Tian Hui: "Old Tian, during these times you have to restrain the sergeants and let them participate in the farming."
The officers in the city sequestered the soldiers, allowed the soldiers to flee, and took advantage of the situation. Although the rebels under two hundred households were killed, the remaining subordinates of Tian Huixu, one hundred households, Liu Yan had no hope for them. These sergeants will be gradually incorporated into the garrison. The defensive strength of Qianhusuo City is sufficient with the total number of troops under his command.
Tian Huixu had been running in and out with Liu Yan very diligently during this period. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sir. I understand that I have land to divide. Those brats must be able to run faster than anyone else."
Judging from Liu Yan's attitude in executing the rebels, Tian Huixu knew that Liu Yan appeared to be approachable, but in fact he was ruthless and had a strong desire to control. There would be no good outcome if he went against him. He knew the virtues of his subordinates well. Liu Yan brought thousands of his soldiers to the city of Qianhu, and then expanded it twice as much. His hundreds of soldiers were definitely of no use. The only result was They turned into garrison troops.
If you want to garrison troops, just garrison troops. I believe that Liu Yan will not treat him badly after seeing his cooperative attitude. Tian Huixu believes that Liu Yan is a person who values friendship. It can be seen from his attitude towards everyone around him that Tian Huixu's only attitude now is to hug Liu Yan's thigh tightly and integrate himself into his circle.
After reading Tian Huixu's statement, Liu Yan nodded. Tian Huixu was still aware of current affairs.
After making the decision to reclaim wasteland, Liu Yan released another big bomb, shocking everyone present.
"What, my lord, are you saying that the military households in Qianhusuo City will be exempted from tax and grain collection next year?"
Dai Jingbin asked in disbelief, Tian Huisu and others also looked at Liu Yan in surprise. When Liu Yan said before that the wastelands in various places in Qianhusuo City would be reclaimed, everyone couldn't believe it. They didn't expect that Liu Yan would exempt military households in Qianhusuo City from tax and grain collection next year.
Liu Yan nodded and sighed: "The people in Qianhusuo City are increasingly in embarrassment, and their income is not enough to support them. The officials are also in a difficult situation. I decided to exempt the military households in Qianhusuo City from collecting grain next year. This is also out of concession. The result of military and civilian rest and recuperation.”
Dai Jingbin murmured: "It's just that we don't collect grain. How can we pay for the amount of grain collected in our city of thousands of households in the coming year?"
The imperial court stipulated that the annual tax of 2,100 shi for the city of Thousand Households in front of Xiahe Village was immovable and would only increase. It won't decrease. Do not collect food from military households. How to pay, Dai Jingbin couldn't even think of it even if he broke his head.
Liu Yan pondered for a long time and said: "Master Dai, don't worry about this matter. I will find a way to solve it."
Dai Jingbin had no choice but to say, "Your Majesty, I can rest assured." He sat down, scratched his head, wanted to say something, but kept silent.
Baihu Tian Huixu coughed. He wanted to integrate into Liu Yan's circle, and he had to consider Liu Yan. He reminded: "Sir, in addition to paying the imperial court, part of this grain collection must be used for To support the military and civilian officials, there is no income from collecting food, not to mention the sergeants, but also the officials in the city. There is no money and food to support the family.
The problem mentioned by Momoda Terusu is clear. The money and grain used for the daily operations of the states and counties in the Ming Dynasty were what remained after the money and grain were shipped every year.
After the taxes and grains of each locality are collected, their share of payment to the national treasury is completed, and the remainder is left for each locality to use for its own disposal, which is called retention.
As for Xianyu, it is a small treasury independently controlled by the local prefecture and county guards. It usually comes from the increased consumption of retained land taxes. For some shady prefecture and county guards, the increased consumption can reach four or five buckets per stone. In addition, there are various excessive fines for stolen goods, commercial taxes, and Cheng Xianyin. There are also officials’ new ginseng, salt leads, etc., which are also sources of Xianyu.
Retained and surplus expenditures are generally office expenses in various places and are used for disaster relief, construction, water conservancy and other public undertakings. By the late Ming Dynasty, these expenses were generally used for banquets and gifts for officials from various places, or for officials and generals to use their envy to support their families and line their own pockets. They were also used in many places to offset the regular amount of money and grain.
Cunliu and Xianyu are small treasuries of government guards in various places. The first source is to collect taxes and grains from the military and civilians in order to retain more Cunliu and Xianyu. In addition to regular taxes, there are also various rules and regulations.
The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has developed to this day. All the prefectures and counties in various places first collect regular taxes from the military and civilians, fill up their own small treasury, and then collect regular taxes. It doesn't matter if the amount of regular tax is not collected in full, but it is common practice that the tax is collected first in one's own pocket. There are layers of attachments, from the superior officials to the lower-level officials, and then to the li commanders and armor commanders at all levels. Nothing but that.
Liu Yan will not collect taxes and grains next year, and the military households and common people will benefit. However, this year, officials at all levels in Qianhusu City will not have the opportunity to influence him, and they are afraid that they will hate Liu Yan to the core. As for how Liu Yan will deal with the court's share of taxes and grains next year, many people may not take it into consideration. They may think that Liu Yan intends to get through in arrears. If the amount is less than the amount, officials have long been accustomed to it.
Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. If Liu Yan did this, he would offend many people. Moreover, there are indeed some poor military officials in Qianhusuo City who hope that the Weisuo will provide them with food and no taxes will be levied next year. How can the city get the normal monthly salary rations for some officials in Qianhusuo City?
Tian Huixu believed that Liu Yan was young and did not understand the unspoken rules in the officialdom, and he planned to join Liu Yan. So that he could have a bright future, why would he want to see Liu Yan fall into an abyss of eternal destruction? So immediately give a reminder.
Liu Yan smiled and said, "Old Tian, sit down."
Tian Huixu sat down and Liu Yan said: "Your worries are not unreasonable. Many sergeants and civil servants in Qianhusuo City depend on the money and food allocated from the government. I will find a way to solve this matter. Not only that, starting from next year." I also want to increase the monthly salary of each official in the city of Qianhu. The monthly grain and rice will be increased to one stone, so that they can support their parents, wives and children."
The monthly salary of officials in various parts of the Ming Dynasty was no more than three to five dollars, even for the highest-ranking officials. Liu Yan increased his monthly salary to one stone, which was enough to feed his family.
After hearing Liu Yan's words, Tian Huixu and others were even more surprised. Seeing Liu Yan's confidence, it seemed that he was determined, but where did he get the money?
At this time, Chen Xun asked: "I dare to ask, sir, next year Qianhusuo City will not collect grain, what will happen to the grain and salary of the sergeants in our forts?"
Liu Yan said: "Don't worry, I will approve the roster of soldiers in each fort at that time. The sergeants in each fort will not be short of their food, clothing and rations."
Chen Xun sat down with confidence.
Liu Yan turned to the town governor Xun Jingyun and said: "From next year, I will exempt thousands of military households in the city from collecting taxes and grains. In the meantime, you will inspect various places. If anyone dares to disobey my order and collect grains without permission, , you can arrest and interrogate him, no matter who he is, I, Liu Yan, will kill him!"
His voice was so stern that everyone present did not dare to speak out. The governor Xun Jingyun stood up solemnly and accepted the order.
With his rigid look, no one would suspect that he would seek personal information and bend the law.
Things in Qianhusuo City and the forts are like this for the time being, and Liu Yan focuses on Wangjiazhuang.
He said to Chen Xun, the defense officer of Wangjiazhuang: "Sir Chen, starting from next year our Qianhusuo City will start large-scale farming, which will require a large number of well irrigation and water trucks. You must prepare the relevant tools."
Chen Xun said: "Don't worry, sir. As long as the money, food and materials can keep up, I will handle everything properly."
Liu Yan smiled and said: "I have no doubt about Mr. Chen's ability. You ask the principals Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le to come to Qianhusuo City and select some available craftsmen."
Liu Yan pondered: "Not only that, in the future, Wangjiazhuang will also open quilt factories, wood factories, lumberyards, stone quarries, coal factories, and even brick kilns, lime kilns and other workshops. You must be prepared."
Liu Yan estimated that he would start training his troops once the money and food reserves were sufficient. Military training requires a large amount of iron materials, armor, military uniforms, fire systems, artillery and other materials, so the daily material reserves cannot be relaxed.
Chen Xun's blood boiled when he heard this, and he said loudly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely not make any mistakes."
Listening to the question and answer between Liu Yan and Chen Xun, Baihu Tian Huisu and others were stunned. Liu Yan wanted to do so many things, where did he get such strength?
Liu Yan said: "These factories and workshops will be located near Dapanbao in the future. By the way, you can organize manpower to repair the road from Wangjiazhuang to Dapanbao."
Chen Xun loudly accepted the order again.
After the officers of each fort discussed it, they quickly decided, within a few days, that Liu Yan would open up wasteland and divide the land. The news that the military households in Qiansuo City were even exempted from taxes and grain next year spread a lot inside and outside the city.
Liu Yan used the power of thunder to kill the rebels in Qianhusuo City, and established unprecedented prestige in Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village. Now he divided the fields and exempted grain from taxes. The military households and common people in Qianhusuo City listened. The first reaction was disbelief. In fact, the Chinese people's desire for land is unlimited. The reason why no one is willing to open up wasteland is because the subsequent tax and grain burden will be extremely heavy, and the gains of reclaiming the fields will outweigh the losses. Some people do the so-called beheading business, but no one does the loss-making business.
If the defensive master can really guarantee the separation of fields. From now on, the fields will be free of grain in the first year, and a dou tax will be collected in the second year. If the two battles are fought in the third year and remain unchanged, then there will be so many responders. I wonder if the defense master is just talking nonsense.
Of course, many people believe from Wangjiazhuang's experience that what the defense master said must be true.
Amid the heated discussions, on November 16th, the Qianhu Government Office actually posted a notice, confirming everyone's speculations.
Every military household in Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village, with four to seven people in each household, could reclaim fifty acres of wasteland. After registration, the government helped them build wells and water trucks and gave them farming tools for cattle farming. also. They will also be exempted from collecting grain grains from thousands of military households in the city next year. Residents outside the Thousand Households Station in front of Xiahe Village will enjoy the same treatment if they are willing to join the military households in the Thousand Household Station in front of Xiahe Village.
For a time, the entire Qianhusuo City was in a sensation. The military households rejoiced, and the news even spread quickly to the Lingshan Guard City. The conduct officer Hu Zongming and the commanding officer Wang Wenzhen were shocked when they heard about it. They quickly called Liu Yan to come for questioning. Liu Yan repeatedly assured them that before Xiahe Village next year, Qian Husuo City's farmland grains will be paid in full and will never be in arrears.
After repeated explanations, the two of them felt relieved. I just don’t understand what Liu Yan will pay with when the time comes.
On the 17th, Liu Yan started the operation. When the officers and soldiers rebelled, more than 5,000 acres of the generals' fields were confiscated from thousands of households in the city. Liu Yan allocated 20 acres of each of these fields to the families of the common people who were victims of the rebellion. Each family of the executed rebel soldiers was also allocated 20 acres of land.
After the officers and soldiers rebelled, the families of these rebels lived in fear in Qianhusuo City. They did not expect that the defense master would allocate fields to them, and most of them were even fertile fields. They burst into tears with gratitude. In the past few days, a large number of family members of the rebel soldiers came to the Qianhu Official Hall to kowtow to Liu Yan and thank him.
Liu Yan came out to comfort them with gentle words, saying that when he executed the rebel soldiers that day, he had said that he would not harm his wife and daughter. As long as they live peacefully in the future and do not do anything wrong, he will still treat them as common people under his rule. It is fair to say that The family members of these rebel soldiers were even more in tears.
The families of the victims who were allocated fields also came in large numbers to kowtow to thank Liu Yan, and Liu Yan also comforted them with gentle words.
With this example in front of me, who else doesn’t believe it? For a time, thousands of military households in the city came out in all directions, despite the cold weather. It couldn't stop their enthusiasm to open up wasteland. In the past few days, there was a lot of excitement inside and outside Qianhusuo City. Many military households from the surrounding military fortresses even came secretly to join the military household registration of Qianhusuo in front of Xiahe Village, just so that they could also The land was divided among the families to make a living, and many refugees came after hearing the news.
At the same time, Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le came to Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahezhai, wiped out more than a hundred military craftsmen from Qianhusuo in front of Xiahezhai, and brought them to Wangjiazhuang City, where they began to work on making waterwheels, Military equipment and other items.
Different from the city where thousands of households live in front of Xiahe Village, those who work in Wangjiazhuang are provided with basic rations every month, and there are corresponding rewards for every amount of military equipment and equipment they produce. Although the weather is cold, these craftsmen in Qianzhou of Xiahe Village are full of energy. They have great work enthusiasm and can be described as working quickly and well.
Only the officials in Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village were in mixed moods. Liu Yan exempted the military households from collecting grain next year. The military households cheered for joy. However, they would have fewer opportunities to control them next year. However, Liu Yan was so powerful that they How dare you express dissatisfaction? Moreover, Liu Yan also promised to increase their monthly salary. As long as they stay safe and work hard, they can support their families, so it doesn't matter what everyone chooses.
In the same month, Liu Yan pooled money and food to expand the firearms manufacturing department and armor manufacturing department in Wangjiazhuang again, turning Wangjiazhuang into his own weapons manufacturing base.
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