"Lord, the order to conquer the fields is not allowed!" Yang Tan, the commander of Chang'an, heard that Yanzhi was planning to implement the order to conquer the fields. When he asked the reason, he learned that it was Xu Zongwen's intention and came to dissuade him personally.
After the Jin Dynasty royal family moved south, the land was re-measured and taxes were levied based on the land.
Xu Zongwen has been preparing to implement land transfer since the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Sanfu. This was a regular decree after the Northern Expeditionary Army captured a city. It was to redistribute the land to gain strong support from the military and the people. As for the local nobles and the Lord of Wubao, they had heard about it. Xu Zongwen didn't dare to say a word after he ordered a mass killing in Xingyang that implicated the local Wubao forces!
Before Emperor Xiaowei, the Jin court levied two liters of rice per mu, which the people could still afford.
In the second year of Taiyuan, Emperor Xiaowei changed the tax to levy taxes based on population, with civilians receiving three hu of dendrobium per person.
In the eighth year of Taiyuan, the court changed the number to one person and five dendrobiums. In addition to taxes, the court also required people to pay land rent.
The heavy taxes were unbearable for the people and they fled one after another. People who are unable to escape face even more cruel exploitation.
In addition to taxes, corvee service was also very frequent in the Jin Dynasty. Minister Fan Ning once wrote: "Today's hard work hardly lasts for three days." This shows the importance of labor at that time.
While the common people were struggling to make ends meet, the aristocratic families were able to pay no taxes, pay less land rent, take the farmers' land as their own, and treat a large number of refugees as slaves. So much so that "there are thousands of hectares of land and thousands of slaves and maids", and its level of extravagance is difficult to describe.
This is the case in Jiangzuo, and even worse in the north!
Since Wang Meng's death, the Qin State's New Deal has long been in name only. Hu leaders from various places have colluded with local Wubao and the gentry to restore the old system, and wantonly seized people's land, causing countless people to become homeless.
In view of this, the Dutian Order, drafted by Xu Zongwen and Xi Jian and completed by Yanzhi, began to govern in an orderly manner in Guanzhong.
Xu Zongwen saw that Yang Tan had objections but was not displeased. He asked, "Did the Guanzhong gentry come to find you?"
Yang Tan was noncommittal and did not reply immediately.
Xu Zongwen looked at him and asked: "I know you are a nobleman, I am also a son of a nobleman, and the Xie family is also a nobleman. Don't worry, the Du Tian Order can be implemented within the sphere of influence of the Northern Expeditionary Army, but it will not be implemented in Jiangzuo. You don't have to So worried.”
"Tell those people that you can still keep your wealth if you obey me, Xu Xiao, and hand over the land. If the Northern Expedition is provoked, it will be something I can't stop."
"The order to conquer the fields cannot be stopped once it is started. Once the order to conquer the fields is completed, the people of Sanfu and our Northern Expeditionary Army are of the same mind, sharing life and death, and sharing wealth! Anyone who dares to go against heaven is the public enemy of everyone. Then They are all smart people, so I don’t need to tell you what the outcome will be.”
Xu Zongwen secretly warned Yang Tan not to get involved in this matter. Yang Tan also understood that there was no room for maneuver in the matter and gave up.
"I understand, my subordinate! I will obey your lord Jun's order." Yang Tan said softly, "I will convey your lord's wishes word for word."
Seeing that Yang Tan was so aware of current affairs, Xu Zongwen showed a satisfied smile: "You can distinguish right from wrong and have a deep understanding of righteousness. You are worthy of being trained by the Taifu. Don't worry, the Chang'an Order is just your starting point. Work hard in our Northern Expedition. One day I will I will definitely not forget your contribution when I return to the capital!"
A light flashed in Yang Tan's eyes, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you for your attention, my lord. Tan is lucky to be favored by your lord. For the sake of the Xie family and the Northern Expedition, Tan must obey my lord's orders!"
Before the Xie family was in the Northern Expedition, the survival of the Xie family was Yang Tan's bottom line. As long as Xu Zongwen didn't touch the Xie family, no matter what Xu Zongwen did, he would never comment on it easily.
"Xizhou, you are Gu's ovary, Gu's Wenruo, don't let down Gu's expectations of you."
Xu Zongwen said something heartfelt to Yang Tan before he left.
It is true that Yang Tan has the talent of ovary, but to the Northern Expeditionary Army, he is more like Xun Yu to Cao Wei, Yang Tan is Xun Wenruo of the Jin Dynasty!
"I will bear in mind my lord's words!"
Soon, the Dutian Order was implemented in Sanfu without any hindrance. For this reason, Xu Zongwen's hands were naturally stained with a lot of blood, the blood of those nobles.
While implementing Dutian, Yanzhi continued to vigorously promote military garrison, in order to build the third auxiliary into the same structure as Si Luo. In this way, Si Luo and the third auxiliary can become the most stable foundation of the Northern Expeditionary Army!
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
"Commander..."
Luoyang, where Shenji Camp is stationed.
The Shenji Battalion was ordered to garrison Jinyong City, the north gate of Luoyang. The new leader of the Shenji Battalion, Shen Chong, took office immediately after receiving Xu Zongwen's appointment certificate.
All the soldiers passing by along the Shenji camp gate to Jinyong City exchanged greetings with Shen Chong one by one. They were proud of the fact that Shen Chong had served as the Sima of another department. His previous task was to be in charge of the army from Beimang Mountain to Luoyang North City. Defense and frequent visits to Jinyong City made the sergeants of the Shenji Battalion feel no stranger to him at all.
"Good job, brothers!"
"Congratulations to the commander on your promotion!"
"Thank you, thank you!"
When Shen Chong finally arrived at Shenji Camp to command the house, the lieutenant colonel of the battalion headed by the old building owner Li Biao had already arrived.
"I've met the commander."
"Brothers, you are so polite! Come on, come in."
Shen Chong stepped into the door preemptively, as if he had already been the owner of this place and knew it well.
Li Biao and the others looked at each other and smiled. They had no dissatisfaction or resentment towards Shen Chong. On the contrary, they had been getting along for a long time since they came to Luoyang. Every once in a while, Shen Chong would bring him with him when he was on vacation. Come to Jinyong City with wine and meat and get drunk with them!
Therefore, they were naturally happy to see Shen Chong take over the vacant leadership position.
After everyone sat down, Shen Chong took the main seat. He pulled Li Biao and asked: "To what extent has the development of Zhentian Lei been carried out?"
Li Biao looked solemn and immediately changed his tone: "After three stages of improvement, there are very few dud bombs. Continuous experiments have more than doubled the power of Zhentian Lei..."
"How's the yield?"
Xu Zongwen personally heard about the output and power of Zhentian Lei, and showed great importance to the development process of Zhentian Lei!
For this reason, Shen Chong, who took office as a new official, had to work hard.
"The most difficult thing is the production. A few months ago, we could only produce a hundred thunderbolts carried by the army. Today, the production has only increased to one hundred and fifty. With the current production, it is still possible to have all the battalions of the Northern Expeditionary Army. It’s quite difficult.”
Li Biao did not conceal the development progress of Zhentian Lei. He had no secrets at all and showed full trust in the commander of the Shenji Battalion appointed by Xu Zongwen himself!
Shen Chong looked at the captains. He smacked his lips and touched the corners of his lips: "This can't go on like this! You have to think about whether you can add a few more workshops and manpower to speed up research and complete the tasks assigned to us by the master as soon as possible. . If there is any shortage in wages, money, food and grass, you can speak up and I will report it directly to Ambassador Pei."
"Promise!" Li Biao and others did not dare to neglect. At present, nothing is more important to the entire Shenji Battalion than the development of Thunder Thunder.
Li Biao is an old man of Gongnu Camp. He followed Xu Zongwen from the East China Sea. Later, when Gongnu Camp was stationed in Suluo, he stayed in Luoyang. Before the restructuring of Shenji Camp, he was responsible for everything in Gongnu Camp!
Not only Zhentian Lei, Shen Chong was also very interested in the research and development of the crossbow machine. He clearly instructed the Shenji Battalion to jointly develop the crossbow machine and Zhentian Lei. To this end, he also took out the detailed plan given to him by Xu Zongwen.
"For the great unity of the world and the great cause of the Northern Expedition, we will remain determined and work hard day and night!"
"For the great unity of the world, for the Northern Expedition..."
"Be determined and work hard day and night!"
Shen Chong finally used the declaration of the Northern Expedition to boost morale and hope that everything would go smoothly.
As soon as the captains heard the word "Northern Expedition", they immediately became energetic, as if they were already on the battlefield, charging for the country!
