After successfully obtaining jurisdiction around Tucheng, Su Qi'an and Wu Yong returned to Tucheng and announced the order.
Su Qi'an officially became the owner of this land. Although the area was only half the size of Tucheng, he had his own development place based in Jiaozhou.
At Wu Yong's suggestion, the land near Tucheng was named Qi'an City. It was very common in Jiaozhou to name the land near Tucheng. For example, they just went to find the little priest's territory. The middle location was the little priest's city.
The other places around are named with numbers, just like the little priest. In addition to the little priest city in the middle, he also has nine pieces of land in his hands.
Therefore, losing a land is basically innocuous to him. What he cares about is not the lost land, but the face being beaten by Su Qian.
This time he didn't let it go so easily. Not long after watching Su Qi'an leave, the little priest called out to the people around him, and the natives around him got the order and turned around to leave.
Su Qi'an, who returned to Tucheng, had no time to relax and started to get busy.
Although Qi'an City is not large, it has a land population of four to five thousand people. In name, these people are basically Su Qi'an's domestic slaves.
It is no exaggeration to say that everything in Qi'an City is Su Qi'an's personal property.
Su Qi'an will not be like the little priest, eating, drinking and having fun, just enjoying himself.
Immediately, all the population in Qi'an City were registered. How big was the area of Qi'an City? Which land could be cultivated and which land could not be cultivated.
This is what Su Qi'an is eager to know. The amount of work involved is huge, and it is impossible for Su Qi'an alone to complete it.
Fortunately, Wu Yong urgently removed his manpower and assisted from the side. After he settled down, the Dongshan Army led by Su Qi'an began to dress up as ordinary people and entered Qi'an City in multiple batches.
When more than a thousand people entered the city, it was impossible for Wu Yong, as the local magistrate, not to feel it.
But he was very sensible and had no intention of exposing it. No matter how many people under Su Qi'an entered the city one after another, these had nothing to do with Wu Yong.
Because he and Su Qi'an had already stood on the same front, their focus was on driving the little priest out of Tucheng, and what methods they would use in the process.
Wu Yong will not interfere too much, and sometimes even fully cooperates.
Only when the population increases can they develop and expand their strength.
For example, the land under the jurisdiction of the little priest has a total population of at least 70,000 to 80,000 people. This population can be considered a medium-sized county in other states.
Tucheng County, under the jurisdiction of Wu Yong, has a population of no more than 10,000 at best. This population is very shabby to say the least.
This is why the little priest is not afraid of Wu Yong at all. Just to compare the number of people, each person will drown him with a spit.
Therefore, it is said to be a county, but 80% of the land in it is in the hands of the small priests. If it were not for the fact that there is a nominal jurisdiction over Daliang.
If there is chaos in Great Liang one day, the little priest will annex Tucheng unceremoniously. This Tucheng will be a piece of meat in his mouth.
If it weren't for Su Qian's sudden arrival, this piece of meat would have been eaten by him sooner or later.
Qi'an City has been quite lively these days, with many people running around, and from time to time someone orders someone to assemble and divide areas.
Although Qi'an City is very poor, it is said to be a city, but in fact it is just a small village. It does not even have a decent city gate. The city gate is simply separated by a few fences.
From time to time, groups of Dongshan troops patrolled and guarded the city. Although it was very shabby, the atmosphere in the city was very good.
There was no malicious abuse, and there was no stealing.
Because those people were all captured and imprisoned by Su Qian's Dongshan Army in the past few days.
This surprised the natives and Liang people in the city. In their eyes, they all felt that Su Qi'an had become the master of Qi'an City.
Then you have to do whatever you want, plunder people's wealth, and even arrest some pretty girls when you see them.
This kind of operation has become a rule among other priests.
With their own land, they are basically Su Qi'an's domestic slaves, so the Liang people are better, not
He is a domestic slave, but to live on this land, he has to contribute more than 70% of the tax revenue.
It is equivalent to using taxes in exchange for civilian status, but this kind of high tax is, to put it bluntly, just a rhetoric.
Who can have a good harvest every year, but if there is a famine year and cannot pay taxes, they can only use the deed of sale as collateral, and eventually become a domestic slave.
Therefore, it is precisely for this reason that the priests and priests who own the land are so indulgent. The priests and priests are their heaven and control life and death.
In their view, Qi'an City has changed its owner, and this Young Master Qi will also follow the path of a young priest. After all, who doesn't want to sit on a piece of land and become the owner of this land.
This temptation of power is more powerful than the earl and marquis conferred by Daliang, and no one can resist it.
But what Su Qi'an did next made them dumbfounded. The Dongshan Army in the city did start to arrest people everywhere.
But these people are all very vicious and murderous people relying on the help of the little priest.
A dozen were arrested at once, and a public trial was held, in which some victims were invited to describe the persecution against them.
In the end, they were all executed without mercy.
This move not only shocked those who wanted to cause trouble in Qi'an City, but also made the people living in Qi'an City feel confused.
It's not like they haven't experienced changing masters before, but no one will be like Su Qian, who will execute all the heinous people first. ap.
If you keep them, they can also become thugs. Many things that are inconvenient to come forward and some dirty things can be left to these losers.
But their new master showed no courtesy and killed them all.
If Su Qi'an's move made everyone sigh, then what he announced after the public trial made everyone's minds buzz.
Su Qi'an announced that all people in Qi'an City, except those who were indigenous slaves, would be freed, and the 70% tax collected by the Liang people in the city every year would be cut in half.
This order caused everyone present to be stunned, their minds blanked, and they stayed where they were.
The venue that was noisy just now fell silent for an instant. Countless people had their eyes wide open and their mouths opened, trying to say something, but the words reached their throats and nothing came out.
Su Qi'an, who was standing on the high platform, glanced at everyone, and then in front of everyone, the next moment, he burned the collected aboriginal bonds.
Su Qi'an's clear voice sounded immediately, "Since I have become the master of Qi'an City, I hope that everyone in the city can abandon their past stereotypes and abolish the so-called domestic slave status. You can live with dignity in Qi'an City. This is What I want to see.”
Su Qi'an's voice echoed in everyone's minds, like a big bell, hitting everyone's hearts hard.
The next moment, everyone who came back to their senses had deep excitement on their faces, and they knelt down directly to Su Qi'an.
Especially the natives, with red eyes, kowtowed to Su Qian crazily, said some incomprehensible words, and were very excited.
But there were still natives who knew Liangyu and shouted loudly in lame Liangyu.
"I...we will follow you to the death! Use our lives to protect your safety."
Wu Yong, who was watching on the sidelines, was affected by the excitement of everyone present. He looked at Su Qi'an with deep admiration in his heart.
Not to mention anything else, being able to have such a righteous intention to directly abolish the status of domestic slaves and give these natives freedom is absolutely unprecedented in Jiaozhou, which has been ruled by priests and priests for hundreds of years.
Su Qian is the only one who can have such courage.
His order not only targeted the indigenous people, but also gave considerable support to the Liang people living in Qi'an City.
Cut the tax revenue in half directly, and ensure that if things get better and better in the future, the tax revenue will continue to fall.
This kind of courage is not something that ordinary people can achieve. Only now does Wu Yong understand why there are a large number of followers around Su Qi'an.
These people traveled thousands of miles to follow Su Qi'an all the way. They were so courageous and charming.
Anyone with strength, even him, wants to follow.
Su Qi'an's order was not a spur of the moment, but had been planned for a long time.
If you want a piece of land to be rejuvenated and develop again, you need drastic reforms.
People like the little priest who are greedy for pleasure, even if they sit on a vast land, are no different from killing a goose to obtain eggs.
When Su Qian came to Jiaozhou Tucheng, he had long planned to copy and use the business model in Dongshan Village.
Abolition of the domestic slave system is only the first step. The next priority is to solve the problem of floods and ensure that these people can eat.
Only by solving the problem of food and clothing can we further develop in the future.
After the public trial, the order issued by Su Qi'an spread as quickly as possible.
Except for the people in Tucheng who were greatly shaken, the area under the jurisdiction of the little priest was quite calm and there was no reaction.
These, Su Qi'an expected, the abolition of the domestic slave system and tax reductions would indeed shock people.
But the biggest problem right now is floods. If Su Qi'an doesn't solve it, there will be no harvest. The previous order is just an empty slogan.
Everyone, including the young priest, was waiting to see how the Nanzhou young man planned to solve the problem.
After the order was issued, Su Qi'an appeared in the city where the flood was most serious in less than an hour.
Immediately, we brought craftsmen who were proficient in water conservancy and farmers who were good at farming to conduct on-site inspections.
After a few days, Su Qian issued the second major order.
He wants to carry out a large water conservancy project in Qi'an City and open ditches.
In the past few days, Su Qi'an summoned the skilled craftsmen he brought, as well as Wu Yong and others, to hold meetings one after another. Based on the actual situation, he finally formulated a huge project to improve cultivated land and open ditches.
This project is very large, requiring at least a thousand people, and the construction period will exceed half a year.
There was originally a plan that could produce short-term results, but Su Qi'an rejected it.
His purpose is very clear. Instead of treating the symptoms but not the root cause, it is better to simply smash everything and rebuild.
Even if it takes a long time, he will do it and make sure it is done once and for all.
Su Qi'an took the lead in this big project. This scene moved many people.
In fact, there was no need for Su Qi'an to issue an order. After learning that Su Qi'an had made a move, everyone in the entire Qi'an City immediately came to gather and follow Su Qi'an's command.
