After practice, everyone has to admit that the collective production model does have a stronger ability to withstand disasters than the small-scale farmer production model, and it can also better protect the needs of the government.
For example, in terms of employment, collective farms can coordinate government employment and agricultural production very well, and can achieve both employment and production to a certain extent.
Most of Liangzhou's agricultural water conservancy facilities are derelict and of poor quality. Collective farms need new water conservancy facilities to withstand natural risks, and they also need people to build them. However, due to labor shortages, the government cannot devote much manpower to support them, so collective farms can only Take action yourself.
They coordinated, and the labor force in the farm rotated. One group of people built water conservancy projects and dug ditches, while the other group continued to plow the soil and weed, so agricultural production and water conservancy construction were started.
Although the harvest season has not yet ushered in, with the arrival of the next harvest season, farmers in Liangzhou will surely enjoy the joy of a bumper harvest.
And more importantly, Liangzhou does not need agricultural production to subsidize too many things.
The production model of the collective farm is very efficient. Its lower-level model of farming was once the magic weapon for the Qin people to win, and it was also the magic weapon for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to open up the Western Regions. It was also the magic weapon for Cao Cao to conquer the Central Plains. It was very effective in accumulating food for big things. .
If the government does not have more needs and wants to keep farmers fed, farming will definitely be effective.
I am afraid that in order to build other industries, too much will be taken away and too little will be left behind.
Although Liangzhou is full of waste, there is not much that needs to be built. What is being built is just some conventional traditional things. The handicraft industry is far from the point where it needs blood-sucking agriculture, and it will not take too much away from the farmers. many.
The taxes Liu Bei set for collective farms were not high, fully considering the accumulation needs of farmers.
Therefore, he is confident that in a relatively short period of time, Liangzhou farmers will have relatively generous grain savings, making them aware of the benefits of collective farms and more willing to support the existence of this policy.
The government also saw the benefits, and promoted this policy to promote collective farms, which became a basic strategy of the state government and was recognized and no longer questioned.
With the construction of collective farms, some traditional local grassroots organizations began to become less necessary.
The grassroots organizations in these places had almost collapsed during the war. With the existence and management of collective farms, the voices of some people who suggested re-establishing township control personnel gradually disappeared.
It is worth mentioning that before the Sui Dynasty, China did not have a real sense of imperial power not to go to the countryside. Instead, it had quite strict control over the population on the basis of household registration, such as Xiang, Ting, Li, Shi, Wu, etc. Hierarchical control of population.
This strict control setting provided strong mobilization power for the First Empire of Qin and Han Dynasties and achieved brilliant military results.
But as time passed, Liu Bei realized that having too many officials was not a good thing.
Especially in a place like Liangzhou, which is vast and sparsely populated, there is no need for so many officials to increase the burden on the people.
Even in the densely populated areas of the Central Plains, the total population was only tens of millions. Compared with the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the population was 30 to 400 million, management was much easier.
Therefore, with Liu Bei's promotion and persistence, Liangzhou officials began to adapt to the administrative process of directly connecting the county government to the collective farms and conveying the requirements of superior government orders.
As for the dissatisfaction of the local families that still remain in the area during the promotion of this system, Liu Bei does not care.
The comprehensive promotion of collective farms is necessary in Liangzhou. No matter who is on the opposite side, there will be no good end.
In a region where agricultural production is stable and developed, the economy is bound to be stable. If the economic fundamentals are stable, politics will be stabilized, and the social environment will change from turbulence to stability.
Therefore, with Hanyang County as the center, the basic situation in Liangzhou began to ease at a considerable speed. The road from chaos to great governance did not seem so far away.
But at the same time, the entire Han Dynasty was not stable.
Time entered the fourth year of Zhongping. In February, when Liu Bei set out to inspect the entire Liangzhou, an uprising broke out in Xingyang County. The rebel army began to attack Zhongmou with great momentum, and successfully killed Zhongmou's commander Luo Hao and the chief administrator Pan Ye. Sheng.
But because Xingyang County was too close to Luoyang, the Luoyang court responded quickly.
This time, Liu Bei was away, and the Luoyang court did not lack suitable candidates.
For example, Zhang Wen, who was successfully promoted to General of Hussars, or Lu Zhi, who has returned to Luoyang.
Lu Zhi had successfully returned to Luoyang last year and was promoted to Taiwei, and was appointed as a minister. He had become the de facto prime minister and minister, and he shared the government with Yuan Wei. His prestige was unparalleled, and he vaguely surpassed Yuan Wei to become the second-largest talker in the ancient literature school. Human trends.
This time, Lu Zhi took the initiative to request to go to war as usual. However, Huang Wan, an official of the Jinwen school and a master general, came to the table and claimed that Lu Zhi was of high status and was no longer suitable to lead the army, so he suggested sending another candidate.
Huang Wan recommended Huangfu Song, who had been idle since returning to Beijing, and hoped that the court would give Huangfu Song another chance.
Of course Liu Hong was unwilling to let Lu Zhi fight again. He wanted to keep Lu Zhi in Luoyang, but he really didn't like Huangfu Song, so he originally planned to let Zhang Wen fight again.
Zhang Rang put forward a different view at this time and recommended General He Jin, who had never had a sense of presence before.
"Both Lu Zhi and Zhang Wen had great military exploits. If they won again, the court would have difficulty in giving rewards. The same cannot be said for General He Jin. He lacked military exploits and was always low-key. He has never been able to truly show off the power of a general. Majesty and status, at this moment is the time to pursue military glory, why doesn’t Your Majesty entrust any advancer to lead this battle?”
Liu Hong thought about it and thought it made sense, so he ordered General He Jin to lead the troops to quell the rebellion.
He Jin was very happy, thanked Zhang Rang, and then sent Zhang Rang the "final payment" to thank him for his successful service, and then ordered his troops to prepare for the attack.
This time, He Jin not only attacked by himself, but also called on his younger brother He Miao, who was serving as the Yin of Henan. The two brothers attacked together. Relying on the strength of the Central Han Army and the inexperience and disorganization of the rebels, they were able to pacify the situation in just one month. Rebellion, kill all the rebels, and win.
He Jin, who received military honors, became famous and became a man of the hour on the front page of Luoyang.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, He Jin demonstrated his power as a general, and through Zhang Rang's operation and suggestions, his younger brother He Miao was appointed as General Wei by the imperial court.
Zhang Rang's intention was very obvious.
He Jin was originally a member of the eunuch group, as was his younger brother He Miao, and the Cavalry General Zhang Wen was also a member of the eunuch group. Now three of the four most important military positions in the Han Dynasty are members of the eunuch group. Successfully Wouldn't it be beautiful to control the central military power?
