Zhang Xi thought that he was quite cautious and had no intention of irritating the nobles of the family.
But drawing a fish scale atlas is essentially clearing the land. This kind of thing will definitely be resisted by many people.
Less than ten days into the land inventory, Zhao Lei came to Zhang Xi with a grimace on his face, saying that the land inventory could no longer be carried out.
When Zhang Xi asked why, Zhao Lei gave Zhang Xi a list of powerful figures who wantonly annexed land in Qichun and Xiazhi counties.
There were local tycoons and aristocrats from the Liu Bei Group. What Zhang Xi didn't expect was that the aristocrats from the Liu Bei Group had the largest share of the land, while the tycoons from aristocratic families were just making small fuss, not worth mentioning.
And the most important thing is that their agents emphasized that this was Liu Qi's original order and that their land purchase was legal.
Let’s not talk about whether the merger is legal or not. For aristocratic families and nobles, there is no illegal land merger.
It's true that the local aristocratic families didn't participate too much in the land annexation, which was a bit beyond Zhang Xi's expectation.
But this can be considered a good thing. Zhang Xi's biggest worry originally was to confront the local aristocratic families, but now it seems that there is no need.
Although some of the nobles of Liu Bei's group are quite difficult to deal with, they are still one of our own. If it doesn't work, you can still persuade Liu Bei to step in and suppress them, which will make it easier.
Zhang Xi felt this way, so he began to register the land annexed by these honorable groups according to the standards of the Fish Scale Atlas.
Of course, Zhang Xi had no intention of embarrassing these nobles, let alone clearing out the land annexed by these people.
Zhang Xi recognized the legality of the land purchased by these nobles. Now he only needs to clarify the size of the land, confirm the field grade, then register it, and finally submit it to Liu Bei for review.
In this day and age, legally purchased land is not a shameful thing, and the agricultural taxation under the Han system is not high, so the nobles are not short of money and food, right?
It can help you sort out your land assets, and also help you legalize these assets. How considerate, isn't it? !
But soon, Zhang Xi received letters of "comfort" from all sides.
There are old people like Liu Yan who have followed Liu Bei for many years, and old bosses like Mi Zhu. Even Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Chen Dao and others have hoarded a lot of land.
In addition to the generals who were fighting abroad, those nobles who were still staying in Jiangxia wrote to Zhang Xi one after another, asking him not to make the matter a big deal.
Even Jian Yong in Xiling County did not purchase land in the two counties, but he wrote a letter to Zhang Xi, persuading Zhang Xi to think twice. He also said that there was a precedent for land registration, so just follow the rules. , why adopt new laws and cause turmoil? !
I really don’t blame the nobles for being anxious. It’s true that Zhang Xi has damaged your Ya Qingzhang’s land a little bit, but he still wants to get an atlas of fish scales that can be seen at a glance, and then show it to the lord Liu Bei? !
Good guy, if the lord knows that people like him are annexing land in the rear, leaving the refugees with no place to settle, Liu Bei will have to turn around and deal with them.
The annexation of land may not be a big problem, but it affects the resettlement of refugees and the population growth under Liu Bei's rule. This is a huge problem.
It is the nobles who annex and fertilize the land, and it is Liu Bei's interests that are harmed by population reduction. See if Liu Bei will continue to talk to you.
Liu Bei may not be able to do anything about the aristocratic family, but these are noble people.
Zhang Xi's strategy was quite good. Even after Zhao Lei learned about it, he also expressed his admiration for Zhang Xi's way of clearing the land. But Xiao Ba gave Zhang Xi a head-on blow.
One night, Xiaoba mysteriously told Zhang Xi that today the officials responsible for clearing the land had been traced to our family.
Zhang Xi was puzzled at that time, I was in Xiazhi County, where did the land come from? !
Zhang Xi is indeed a landlord, but it is not his private land, it is official land, which belongs to everyone who is an official.
When Zhang Xi was the postal governor of Jiangxia, there were ten hectares of official land in Xiling County. However, after Zhang Xi resigned as the postal governor of Jiangxia, this official land was taken back to the next postal governor.
And now Zhangxi's county magistrate also has official land, but this official land is also in Xiling. How come he has land in Xiaji? !
Then Xiaoba told Zhang Xi that when he went to Nanjun with Zhou Yu, Xiao Qibao was in charge of the family affairs. At that time, many nobles from the Liu Bei Group used Liu Qi to hoard land in the two counties. Xiao Qibao also took advantage of the opportunity to purchase several pieces of land.
Well, the land inventory has come to your home.
Zhang Xi was suddenly shocked.
The most important thing was to ask Xiao Ba how much money Xiao Qibao spent to buy the land. That money and food figure almost made Zhang Xi's liver hurt.
Zhang Xi is not the kind of person who can sacrifice his life for the country and the people, and he can understand the feelings of these nobles who have worked hard all their lives and can't wait to buy properties for their families after finally settling down.
Of course, I feel more sorry for my own money. Little Qibao, this is not a housekeeper, this is a prodigal.
For a moment, Zhang Xi also had the thought of "forget it".
However, what should they do when they think of the tens of thousands of people outside the city who are half-clothed, sallow and skinny? !
If these aristocratic families and distinguished nobles are allowed to continue to occupy it like this, what will the people of the world do in the future? !
Zhang Xi thought carefully and painfully all night, and early the next morning he called a courier to deliver a letter to Guan Yu.
Zhang Xi decided to stick to this matter.
Not for anything else, just for my own conscience.
Zhang Xi is not a saint. He also has selfish motives, and his character is not very strong. He is suspected of being greedy for life and afraid of death.
But Zhang Xi feels that this is his bottom line and his mission in this world.
In the past, we had no choice but to take charge of the government if we were not in our position. But now, we are high-ranking officials in a county. At the very least, we have to make the people live a better life, so that our journey through this time is not in vain.
Zhang Xi decided to continue with the matter of the fish scale album. Zhang Xi also took the lead in withdrawing from his family's land. As for other nobles, this was the reason why Zhang Xi wrote to Guan Yu.
If Guan Yu, the representative figure of Liu Bei's army, can take the lead in withdrawing the land annexed by his family, then other Liu Bei's soldiers will naturally not dare to say anything about this matter.
But if he doesn't retreat, then Zhang Xi can only write to Liu Bei and let Liu Bei make the decision.
Zhang Xi has confidence in Liu Bei.
Later, when Liu Bei entered Shu, the military officers and generals asked to divide the land in the city. The situation was very similar to today. After a long war, civil and military officials wanted to use their military achievements as a basis to get themselves some family property.
However, Liu Bei immediately accepted Zhao Yun's advice and rejected the request to divide the land.
It can be seen that Liu Bei is not hypocritical. Although he is a warlord, he also has his own bottom line.
Zhang Xi ordered Wen Dai and Zhao Lei to continue the inventory and clear out all their properties for the resettlement of the refugees.
Soon, Guan Yu's reply arrived, and along with it came Guan Ping.
Guan Ping was also here to deal with the land clearing matter. In this matter, the second master was not pretentious and quite cooperative.
Not only did he clearly support Zhang Xiqing's action of returning the land, but the second master also graciously said that he did not want to spend the money he originally spent on buying the land.
But Zhang Xi still insisted that the money spent on the land purchase must be returned.
Even for the fields that Zhang Xi cleared by himself, no matter how much food he should return, there should be no less.
This is not a question of money, it is a question of procedure and rules.
When people from Liu Bei's group bought land, they bought unowned land. Liu Qi, the governor of Jingzhou, personally agreed to it. It was indeed legal in itself, and it did not harm the people.
Now in order to resettle the refugees, these lands need to be cleared. This is a policy adjustment, so the compensation that should be given must still be given. It cannot leave any excuse for attacking these nobles, nor can it create a feeling that Liu Bei is depriving people of their honors. The feeling of valuable property.
This will be detrimental to unity.
Zhang Xi will write these things clearly in the letter again and tell Guan Yu. He will also compile it into a formal document and submit it to Liu Bei.
Therefore, as much land as should be cleared, we should compensate as much land purchase money and grain as possible, so as to not let the honorable nobles suffer any loss.
Guan Ping wants to get this money, Zhang Xi also wants to get it, and all the nobles who come to clear the land in the future will get it.
As for where the money came from, Zhang Xi could only write to Liu Bei and ask Liu Bei to help him take the blame.
With Guan Yu's endorsement, Guan Ping's platform, and Zhang Xi's refund, the property inspection went smoothly.
Furthermore, Zhang Xi did not say that the nobles must clear out all the land. If you are willing to keep it, Zhang Xi only registered it and it was over, and did not force the land to be cleared out.
It's just that when it comes to Liu Bei in the future, you have to figure out how to explain it yourself.
Even if he is as shameless as Liu Yan and has connections like Mi Zhu, he is embarrassed to show how much land he has annexed in front of Liu Bei.
With Guan Yu's position, starting from the generals, the Zhang Fei family, the Zhao Yun family, the Zhang Xi family, and the Chen Dao family, all the nobles have been cleared out.
As for the civil servants, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Liu Yan and others also sent agents to clear away the property.
Zhang Xi was busy clearing away the land and registering it to resettle the refugees.
However, Zhang Xi probably knew it well once he did it.
His popularity within the Liu Bei Group is probably on the decline.
(End of chapter)
