Weng Tonghe is a typical representative of traditional literati, and the so-called traditional literati are born to represent the landlord class. These people cannot hear the word land and feel uncomfortable when they hear it.
The land in the Central Plains is so precious. If you can own twenty or thirty acres of land in the capital, you can be considered a landlord class, let alone a hundred acres. Even an important minister like Weng Tonghe only has more than a hundred acres of land in his hometown.
It’s not that he doesn’t want it, but the land annexation is too great and the population is too dense!
As for these soldiers in the Western Regions, they were allotted one hundred acres of land just for guarding the border. And seeing Emperor Tongzhi like this, he might be allotted two hundred acres of land with a stroke of his pen. This old man felt a little sour in his heart.
But he couldn't say it clearly yet, so he smiled and said, "It's a good thing! Now that you have land in your hands, your heart is stable. Where is home?"
"However, Your Majesty still needs to remind Zuo Jigao in advance that the soldiers guarding the border should focus on fighting. Our court should try our best to share more silver rewards. If we are given too much land, will it affect the training of these soldiers? "
This was really an invisible attack. Before Zai Chun realized it, a handful of maggots were thrown in, which was disgusting.
Zai Chun looked at the map, then thought about Weng Tonghe's words, and smiled faintly, "Well... farming and guarding the border, the main thing is fighting after all. What Master Weng said makes sense... Then the hundred acres are over, give me some more Silver!"
Weng Tonghe and Zai Chun never thought that they had missed a great opportunity to stabilize the situation in the Western Region. When everything was finalized half a year later, Xiao Lecai from Naha saw that this job was not too 'important' Records of information from meetings between kings and ministers.
Er Mao recorded Weng Tonghe's conversation with Emperor Tongzhi, but everyone thought the information was not important, so the urgency was very low.
More than half a year later, Xiao Letian still accidentally looked through the dusty documents in the pile of old papers.
After watching Xiao Le’s weather, I dropped my cup!
"You are harming the country! You are harming the country! You are harming the country with a rotten scholar! How can you be so confused and short-sighted? Is Zaichun out of his mind?"
"What a great opportunity this is to stabilize the situation in the Western Region. How could I miss it? How could I miss it!"
Everyone was puzzled, but after Xiao Letian explained the details, everyone sighed.
Everyone hates war, but war also has its progressive significance, that is, it forcibly breaks the dusty old system!
Before the war, the Western Regions belonged to the system of self-governance of Tu-bang kings. They were all governed by khans, princes, and ethnic minorities themselves.
The only thing they had to do was to recognize the suzerain rights of the Qing Dynasty and pay a symbolic tax every year. That insignificant tax was actually just a courtesy.
The rights of the princes in these places are very great. They can formulate their own taxes and even civil laws. All the land in the territory belongs to them, and all the people are their slaves. They can kill if they want, and plunder if they want.
The princes in northern Xinjiang and the berk system in southern Xinjiang are generally like this!
This system has lasted for hundreds of years, allowing the Western Region's economy to form its own circulatory basis, which no external force can penetrate.
Because the core of social wealth, the most basic bit of land, is in the hands of these feudal princes. You Han people cannot buy it, or you can buy it very little, and it cannot affect the political foundation of the entire Western Region!
This situation can only be destroyed by war. It is true that Aguba is the invader, but he also created a very good opportunity for the Han people from the side.
That is a complete destruction of the foundation of society. All previous systems were completely broken, so Zuo Jigao was able to exercise the county system without any resistance.
The reason is simple. Everyone was killed and nine out of ten families were left empty. The princes, nobles, landlords and rich people all fled to death, and the rest were frightened out of their courage.
At this time, the winner will freely formulate the rules of the future game, that is, the system!
If you don't allow the Han people to expand their power at this time, what are you waiting for? Zai Chun is a Manchu, so he can ignore the expansion of Han power. Are you, Weng Tonghe, a Han? Have you changed your nationality?
At this time, the 100,000 Han people guarding the border will become 100,000 families in the future, and they will spread out!
The more land these Han people own now, the more say they will have in the economic and political system of the entire Western Region when the population is restored in the future.
You must make them the backbone of the entire Western Region and the most powerful force, so that their rule will become more and more stable in the future.
Only in this way can the Western Regions remain inseparable from China for eternity. Only in this way can we be safe!
Such a good opportunity, what can you do if you get two hundred acres per person? You don’t care if they come here or not. If they can’t grow it, they can immigrate from the Central Plains!
Every year there are floods, droughts and famines in the Central Plains. Those who are about to starve to death are directly sent to the Western Regions. They can survive by farming land for these border guards!
Coupled with intermarriage, these veterans would have ten children in their families. Wouldn’t this land be cultivated? Can this period of historical opportunity still be missed?
It's a pity that half a year has passed. The basic system of the Western Region has been perfected and the imperial edicts have been issued. Half a year is enough time for these people who are surviving the disaster to redistribute the land.
A balance of mind has emerged, and even Xiao Letian cannot forcefully break it. This is really a pity!
At this moment, Emperor Tongzhi and Weng Tonghe did not know that the head of state would be angry and regretful half a year later, and their master and apprentice quarreled again over the reward.
"Your Majesty, I don't know about Zuo Jigao's title reward. Do you have any considerations? The result of the discussion at the Military Aircraft Department is that he will be granted a first-class title. I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"
"What? First class? So low?" Zai Chun was stunned.
"Master Weng, did you hear it wrong? Zuo Zongtang was expanding his territory in the Western Regions. That was a foreign war!"
"He fought bloody battles with Aguba from the Western Regions and the Cossacks from Tsarist Russia. This kind of merit is enough to make him a king. How come he is a marquis?"
Weng Tonghe smiled and said, "Actually, this is also a protection for Zuo Jigao! Your Majesty, please think about it. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that high achievements are hard to reward. If the title given to Zuo Jigao is too high, he will naturally be given a lot of enemies. You must know that there are many jealous people in the imperial court!"
"Surrounded by a pack of wolves, it's hard to defend against a villain. Even if Zuo Jigao has three heads and six arms, he probably won't be able to resist him!"
"This...what's the point? He has taken the credit for suppressing Commander Zuo, but it has also become his protection. Does he still have to be grateful?"
"It is this kind of bastard thinking that prevents meritorious ministers from receiving the rewards they deserve. Then who will work for the court in the future?"
"It's exactly what the master said, the crab theory. If there are a bunch of crabs trying to escape, none of them will be able to escape in the end... They are all jealous villains!"
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