Jiankang City, Wuyi Lane, small courtyard, abandoned mine, the real helmsman of the mafia.
The candlelight flickered, reflecting the four cold bronze masks. The huge sand table of mountains and rivers in front of them has also changed a lot. Compared with when Sun En landed a few months ago, almost the entire land to the east of the film has changed. It was already covered with the flags of the Jin State, and less than one-fifth of the originally huge fleet made of wood with no end at sight was left on the sea, floating alone and withered on the vast sea. image.
Xuanwu sighed softly: "It's finally over. These past few months have really kept everyone busy. The chaos of Tianshi Dao has tortured Da Jin for several years, and it's finally time to end it." .”
Qinglong shook his head: "I am not so optimistic. The three leaders of the demon thieves are still there, the fleet is still there, and even the island nest in the southeast is still there. As long as there is still a chance, we can still make a comeback."
Zhuque smiled slightly: "But their hearts have been lost. In my opinion, Liu Yu spared those prisoners this time, released them to the six counties in Jiangbei, and divided the land for them to make a living. This move is comparable to killing a hundred thousand enemies." It still works. As long as the demon thief’s followers know there is a way out, they will turn back sooner or later.”
Bai Hu said coldly: "But Liu Yu ignored the country's legal system and dealt with these prisoners privately. This is tantamount to disturbing the private land of those big families, and it is also tantamount to destroying the villagers like us. It became his favor. If he does this in the future, the serfs and tenants in the various aristocratic manors in Wudi will only regard Liu Yu as their savior and will try their best to get Liu Yu to rescue them. This Have you ever thought about the result?"
Xuanwu frowned: "It is indeed as Mr. Baihu said, Liu Yu is competing for people's hearts. These people's hearts are not towards the Heavenly Master, but they will not be towards us in the future. Over time, when the Jiangnan bankers all believe that Liu Yu is the savior. , our aristocratic family world may have come to an end. After all, we can fight back after we have taken land and people from the monster thieves. After all, we have the reputation of the court's righteousness, but if we win the hearts of Liu Yu, that is It can never be taken back. Everyone, do you have any ideas?"
Qinglong smiled slightly: "Like Liu Yu, we allocate land to these bankers and manage it according to the laws of the country. At most, we charge an escrow fee and we're done with it, right?"
Zhuque's face darkened: "Stop being ridiculous, Liu Yu is just a prostitute. Tian doesn't feel bad. He is a bachelor, but he has two brothers and an old woman to support, and at most one daughter. But we have tens of thousands of descendants from aristocratic families." Well, without these tenant farmers, would it be possible for us to farm on our own?"
Qinglong said coldly: "But have you ever thought about this question? How many people were there in those founding families when they first crossed south?"
There was an unspeakable silence in the hall. After a long time, Bai Hu sighed: "I understand what you mean, Master Qinglong. When the Jin Dynasty was crossing south, the nephews and nephews of all the major families together could only be more than a thousand people, and they were all exhausted. Almost all of them are pillars of the country, and there are also many who die in battle or work hard. With the millions of people in Wudi supporting more than a thousand children of aristocratic families, there is no such fierce conflict."
"But over the past hundred years, because of the wealth and honor of the aristocratic family, there are many wives and concubines, and it can be said that there are endless generations of descendants. One generation will have more than ten people's nephews, and the second generation will give birth to more than ten people, that is, more than one hundred people. The number of people has increased so much that today, together with the descendants and nephews of all major aristocratic families, the total number of tributaries and direct descendants is tens of thousands. I am afraid that if it were not for the chaos of Tianshi Dao, many descendants of aristocratic families would not be able to get much land themselves. , and as long as there is no major war in the north, there will not be too many refugees going south. Without refugees, the southern manor will face a gradual shortage of labor force, because God is fair, and the birth of boys and girls is basically the same, even Ordinary people drown in large numbers, abandoning female infants and leaving male infants behind. Therefore, in this world, there are always more men than women. Children of aristocratic families have groups of wives and concubines, which means poverty. Most bankers are bachelors for life. How will future generations maintain the population?"
Qinglong nodded: "The biggest lesson the Tianshi Dao Rebellion taught us is this. In order to take care of those corrupt and degenerate children of the family, we have lost our hearts. Even this model is almost unsustainable now. This The Huitian Master Dao Rebellion not only destroyed the family's manor in Wudi, but also caused a sharp decline in the population. Last year, Huanxuan, a damned evil thief, also blocked food. There were many food shortages in Wudi, and a large number of powerful landowners embraced gold and silver. Starved to death at home wearing silk satin. If this situation of squeezing the lower-class tenant farmers continues, I am afraid that within ten years, it will be our turn, the children of aristocratic families, to face this outcome!"
Suzaku shook his head: "We all understand these principles, but what should we do? Does it mean that a high-class family should not have children? Or should one be given a title and the other not be given a title? The nephew without a title will have to fend for himself. Is the family independent? You are here to speak categorically. Can you do it for your own family? Your children and nephews have no food to eat. As the head of the family, what should you do? "
Qinglong said coldly: "Master Suzaku, even animals will lose their ability to hunt because they are domesticated and turned into pets. In the end, they will become pets that people play with for a lifetime. They are useless. The same is true for people. I heard that King Taiyuan One of his nephews trembled with fear when he heard the braying of a horse. He said that this was not a horse, it was clearly a tiger! Our country and our aristocratic families would sooner or later be affected by these useless wastes. We are going to be destitute! Our forefathers have gone through all kinds of hardships and finally built the foundation. These people are not allowed to sit back and rest in vain. If you want people to work hard and make progress, you have to make people have nothing to eat if they don’t work hard. This is the truth. Is it difficult to understand?”
Xuanwu sighed: "Okay, Master Qinglong, your idea is too radical. Now that the chaos has just been suspended, the Tianshi Taoist leader is still there, and Huan Xuan is also eyeing him, and will go east to seize power at any time. We still have to do it at this time Unite all the major families and win over Liu Yu. Only by completely eliminating these two thieves can we discuss various reform measures."
Qinglong said disdainfully: "Now is the best time. While the land of Wu is in ruins, allocate the unclaimed land vacated by the death of the owner to the soldiers who have made meritorious service in the war, as well as those who have not served in the war." The thieves' common people, and the women who were captured by demon thieves, are also distributed to these soldiers and common people who have obtained the land, so that they can have children and raise children. In the future, they will pay taxes for the country and produce children. This is the way to long-term peace and stability."
