Only Yang Anxuan and Yang Anyuan were left in the house. Things were unpredictable. The two brothers who had never dealt with each other were now closer than real brothers.
Yang Anyuan was silent for a moment and asked: "Third brother, do you think Yongzhou is unstable?" It seemed that among many people in the hall, only Yang Anyuan listened to Yang Anxuan's words.
Yang Anxuan nodded and said: "Second brother, there will be a battle between father and Huan Xuan. You must advise father to prepare enough food and grass and not to advance too hastily, otherwise disaster will be imminent."
Yang Anyuan frowned and remained silent. Although the overall strength of the Yang family was weak, their combat power dominated the three families. Could the third brother's worries be unfounded?
Yang Anxuan knew that no one would believe his words before things happened, so he earnestly warned: "Second brother, if something changes, you must protect your family and take them to Panlong Mountain for refuge."
Yang Anyuan looked at Yang Anxuan with a solemn face, nodded and agreed: "I will remember it."
The next day, Yang Anxuan made a special trip to find Hu Fan, and the two had a happy gathering.
Speaking of Xi Hui's encounter with a thief, Hu Fan sighed repeatedly: "If it weren't for An Xuan, Duke Xi would probably not be able to escape with his life. An Xuan is a truly benevolent and righteous man."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Brother Daoxu. What Yu said next is not what a benevolent person should say. Brother Hu, Yu wants to invite you to Runan."
Hu Fan was resourceful and resourceful, and Yang Anxuan finally established a relationship with him, so of course he wanted to recruit him.
Hu Fan pondered for a moment and said: "An Xuan, Governor Yang treated Yu very politely, and he is your father. If Yu goes to Runan with you, I'm afraid he will be criticized by people. Yu is not greedy for official position, he is just worried about following you. Go ahead and get rid of your reputation."
Yang Anxuan knew that Hu Fan was in trouble and did not force him. His intention was to make Hu Fan think of him when he had nowhere to go in the future.
The two of them could not help but talk about the current situation of the Yin, Huan, and Yang families. Hu Fan also believed that Huan Xuan had different aspirations and would never settle for the status quo, which would cause future disasters.
"Yin Gong was as afraid of Huan Xuan as a tiger. Back then, Huan Xuan was unable to resist even when he held his sword. Yu was worried that once Huan Xuan raised his troops to attack Jingzhou, Yin Gong would be unable to resist." Hu Fan sighed. His cousin Luo Qisheng joined Yin Zhongkan's army, and Hu Fan was very worried.
Yang Anxuan admired that he knew the direction of history with the convenience of time travel, while Hu Fan was extremely resourceful in judging what would happen in the future. There are many brave generals under his command such as Meng Longfu and Kuai En, but wise generals like Hu Fan are really scarce. .
"Yin Gong does not seek to make progress, but to check and balance. Once a war breaks out, he will ask my father for help. Yin Gong and my father formed a family to guard against Huan Xuan." Yang Anxuan said.
"If Duke Yin and Governor Yang can work together, Huan Xuan won't have anything to worry about." Holding the wine glass in his hand, Hu Fan said with serious eyes, "But it seems that both Duke Yin and Governor Yang have their own thoughts. Even though they are in-laws, it may not be easy." If you are united, it is easy for Huan Xuan to take advantage of you."
This is a discerning person. Yang Anxuan sighed: "Yesterday, I spoke bitterly about this matter in front of my father, but in the end I was reprimanded."
The two of them sighed in unison, raised their glasses and drank the wine.
"Brother Daoxu, Yu and my second brother mentioned that if something cannot be done, please work with him to protect my mother and my sister and go to Panlong Mountain for temporary shelter."
Hu Fan responded enthusiastically and said, "You and I are like brothers. If anything happens, I will risk my life to protect the safety of your family."
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The food-for-work program was supported by sufficient corn and was progressing smoothly. The official roads between the subordinate counties were straightened out, and eight new stations were added; the establishment of official schools was even smoother. All the county schools in the fifteen subordinate counties were reopened, and there were 94 rural schools. Deng Yuan reported It is said that by August this year, 287 townships will be able to run at least 200 schools.
Everything in the county went smoothly. Yang Anxuan nodded with satisfaction and asked Xin Hedao, the chief registrar: "How are you preparing for the registration inspection?"
During the southern crossing of Yongjia, the Eastern Jin Dynasty established Qiaojun in the occupied areas in the north to resettle the refugees from the southern crossing, as a sign of not forgetting to restore their homeland.
The household registrations of these refugees crossing to the south are different from those of the locals. The locals' household registrations are registered with yellow papers (insect-proof, long-lasting), which are called yellow registrations; while the household registrations of those who have settled overseas are registered with white papers, which are called white registrations.
Because the counties and counties established by the overseas Chinese had no actual jurisdiction, no taxation or corvee was levied. However, in case of war, these refugees living overseas had to enlist in the army to protect the local people.
Those nobles who crossed south took the opportunity to build fields and hide their population. In order to avoid court taxes and corvee, many people took refuge in their names and only paid food to the nobles.
In order to change this situation, the Eastern Jin Dynasty carried out land-breaking reforms. In the second year of Xingning, the great Sima Huanwen implemented the Tuduan method, known in history as "Gengxu Tuduan", and registered the refugees in Qiaozhou counties and counties to pay taxes together.
There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below. Some people evade taxes by bribery of local officials, forging household registrations, pretending to be nobles, falsely reporting age, falsely reporting death, committing suicide and becoming a monk. Therefore, the court will conduct an inspection every few years. membership.
Emperor Xiaowu abolished the "collection of rent by occupying land" and replaced it with "taxing rice by ding". The original system of occupying and taxing land actually existed in name only. The Jin Dynasty stipulated that adult men could occupy 70 acres of land and 50 acres of farmland. Occupied land is the nominal limit of land ownership; taxed land refers to the land that must be cultivated, and the government collects taxes based on the number of allocated fields.
The privileges of nobles occupying land, covering guests, and covering relatives are still there: the first-rank official occupies fifty hectares of land, and the following decreases by five hectares for each rank, and the ninth-rank official occupies ten hectares of land; the more the official can occupy, the more the nine clans, and the less the three generations (1 ) do not need to pay taxes; the first to ninth grades can provide tenants from fifteen to one household, and three tenants to one tenant.
The year before last, Yang Anxuan went to Ancheng to raise grain for the Zhou family. He saw that the Zhou family owned more than a thousand hectares of land and had many tenants, so he came up with the idea of inspecting the Zhou family's fields and tenants.
Meng He, the magistrate of Ancheng County, was convicted and demoted. Yang Anxuan recommended Chen Hua as the county magistrate. He secretly told Chen Hua to find out how the Zhou family concealed their population and occupied farmland, and then raided the Zhou family during the registration inspection.
When he first took office, he inspected the counties. Yang Anxuan found that the population of Runan was depleted and the fields on both sides of the official road were deserted. The nobles like the Zhou family annexed the land, and the poor people and refugees could only become their tenant farmers.
This reminded Yang Anxuan of the land equalization system not long after. Years ago, taking advantage of the opportunity to pay for the casualties in the army and provide relief to the victims, the government issued a document announcing to the entire county that all adult men who registered with the government would be granted fifty acres of open land. Twenty acres for women, twenty acres of mulberry fields or ten acres of hemp fields.
Dewtian refers to unclaimed fields. The land granted was not allowed to be bought or sold, and would be returned to the government after death.
The people were encouraged to reclaim wasteland, and the government rented seeds, cattle, farm tools and other items to help the refugees settle down. The newly reclaimed wasteland belonged to the farmers and was allowed to be bought and sold.
As soon as the government decree came out, refugees from the four counties came to seek refuge one after another, and many farmers who were originally dependent on the gentry also registered with the government. During Yang Anxuan's trip to Xiangyang, more than 700 people in the county registered for naturalization.
Xin He responded: "Prefect Yang, with the new order, there are 1,238 new Dingkou people in the county. The official estimates that more than a thousand people will be naturalized before March. As for the registration inspection, reports from various places have made the people uneasy. There seems to be chaos, please go slow, Chief."
Hu Cao Zhu Kun interjected: "The prefect ordered to grant exposed fields to the refugees. Each county reported one after another. Some people took the land registration in front of the river and asked for the land to be returned."
When we were crossing south from Yongjia, the original farm records had long been destroyed by the war. Now someone has taken out the old farm records. It is difficult to tell whether they are authentic or not, and there is no proof.
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "It seems that some people don't want to see Yu implement the New Deal. I think back when Huan Da Sima implemented the soil cutoff, there was great resistance, but Huan Sima was unmoved and carried it out with all his strength. Only then would the country be rich and the people strong. Later, the Northern Expedition .”
Many people trembled in their hearts when they heard what Yang Taishou said about Huan Da Sima. When Huan Sima implemented soil breaking, many people's heads fell to the ground. Maybe Yang Taishou wanted to imitate Huan Sima and forcibly inspect the records.
Xin He bowed and said, "Prefect Yang, think twice and don't act too hastily. Runan is the first to be conquered, so we should take care of it slowly."
Yang Anxuan thought to himself that a chaos was imminent and he would not have time to figure it out. Chaos also has its advantages. The court cannot care about its own actions. As long as it can benefit the people, it does not matter if it offends some nobles. When Sun En launches an uprising in the land of Sanwu, the end of the gentry will come.
"The Bai family of Yang'an, the Xu family of Wufang, and the Bao family of Yichun accused Yu of not obeying the law and abusing punishment." Yang Anxuan said with a half-smile but not a smile: "How can Yu be heard again?"
Xin He complained secretly. During the first month of the year, the three families found him and asked him to mediate in front of Governor Yang. Hearing Yang Anxuan's tone, he was still angry with the three families.
"The government office dispatched registration inspection orders to each county, and cooperated with each county to verify the situation of escape, hiding place, asylum, illness, etc., and re-examine the household registration based on the actual situation." Yang Anxuan said: "Each county
There are two people in the history of the registration inspection order. The chief envoy is sent by the government office, and the deputy envoy is recommended by the local county to recommend talented people. After the registration inspection is completed, the official will reward him based on his merits. "
After Governor Yang took office, he changed a group of people and freed up many duties. It seems that this registration inspection is a good opportunity.
Yang Anxuan raised his sword eyebrows and continued: "Master Xin said that the people are uneasy, so we must not be careful. Zhao Sima, you select three hundred people from the county army, and send twenty county soldiers to each county to protect Shi Zhouquan."
Zhao Tian respectfully agreed. Xin He prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that those nobles could cooperate honestly with Governor Yang in checking their registration status, otherwise a bloody storm would come.
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A government announcement was posted on the bulletin board at the city gate, and officials were loudly announcing the content. Half a month later, the people of Runan all knew that Governor Yang sent a registration officer to check household registrations in various counties and resettled the land acres.
The condition of re-registering can grant fifty acres of open fields and twenty acres of mulberry fields, which has made many tenants interested. The tax of renting rice and seven shi per ding is very heavy, but one den can cultivate fifty acres of land, and each mu of land can be cultivated. If you harvest one and a half dan, you can get 75 dan, and if you get married, you will get 20 more acres of cultivated land and mulberry fields.
If the New Deal is implemented, at least we will be able to have enough food and clothing. If we have the spare capacity to cultivate more wasteland, we will not have to pay taxes and can buy and sell independently. This is a virtuous policy.
Last year when Yang Anxuan was the prefect, he no longer collected miscellaneous donations except for the court stipulation that Ding men should rent seven stones of rice, two feet of cloth, two feet and eight feet of silk, thirty liang of silk, and eleven liang of cotton. He also asked each county to announce to the people that if If someone makes a secret assessment, you can file a lawsuit.
With the power of disaster relief and punishment of corruption, officials in various counties did not dare to stretch their hands. Governor Yang had an excellent reputation in Runan. Most of the hundreds of thousands of disaster relief grains went into the mouths of the people. The newly built roads, canals, and bridges attracted everyone's attention. Benefit.
Rural schools in many places have begun to teach, and the childish chanting of children puts smiles on the faces of those who pass by. Governor Yang has brought hope to the people.
There was a long queue outside the Ancheng County government office early in the morning. They were all people who came to resettle their registration. Many of these people rented land from the Zhou family or other gentry, and gave the Zhou family 30% of their grain every year. According to the calculation of sixty dan for forty acres, eighteen dan of grain would be given to the Zhou family, which seemed to be heavier than the government tax.
However, in addition to paying taxes and taxes, there are also many miscellaneous laborers in farming official land. Officials oppress good people, and the actual cost is far more than the eighteen shi of grain. The ordinary people are unable to bear the burden, so they have to hide in the Zhou family. In the name of such a noble family.
Now that Grand Administrator Yang is in charge, he severely punishes corrupt officials and cleans up the administration of officials in Runan. The people see it and with this new policy to benefit the people, they naturally know how to choose.
In the lobby of the county government office, Chen Hua, wearing a red official robe and a scarf, was sitting in the middle, listening to the report from Cao Qiqing, the county manager, "... there are 348 new men and 490 women. , to be granted twenty-three thousand seven hundred and twenty acres of open fields and mulberry fields..."
After becoming the magistrate of Ancheng County for half a year, Chen Hua has gradually become familiar with government affairs. After taking office, he replaced nearly half of the officials in the government office, and key figures such as the chief clerk and various Cao Cao were all replaced by his own people.
When he first came here, the county magistrate Fan Qing was secretly restricting him and was reprimanded several times by him for collecting taxes. Fan Qingming no longer dared to go against him.
Sitting calmly stroking his beard, Chen Hua was thinking about the secret letter Yang Taishou had sent him a few days ago.
Chen Hua was illiterate, but he knew that to be a county magistrate, he would not be able to read if he was illiterate. He hired a clerk to teach him how to read and write, and he practiced for half an hour every night.
A few months later, Chen Hua was able to read official documents for the first time and write with a pen. Fan Qing could no longer think of doing anything secretly.
Yang Anxuan told him in a secret letter that this registration check was going to be against the Zhou family. Chen Hua knew that when Governor Yang went to the Zhou family to raise food, he was given a cold reception. The good days of the Zhou family in Runan were over.
The news of the official registration inspection was known to the whole county. The people were happy and the gentry frowned. The Bai family of Yang'an, the Xu family of Wufang, and the Bao family of Yichun were even more worried. They offended Governor Yang. Governor Yang did not pursue the case afterwards, but this time the registration meeting Won't you take the opportunity to make things difficult?
In February, registration inspection orders sent by the government went to various counties one after another, and a revolution swept across the land of Runan.
