The so-called millet commander was an official position casually given by Huan Xi based on the millet governor of the Han Dynasty. There was no clear grade.
But the public opinion effect was explosive.
The scholars were most dissatisfied with this. Zhang Gaoping was just a humble farmer who couldn't read a single Chinese character. How could he be awarded an official position?
A noble scholar would naturally disdain to be ranked with a peasant.
After Zhang Gaoping was awarded an official, he was immediately sent out of Chang'an and traveled around to teach skills and experience.
It is conceivable that wherever Zhang Gaoping goes, local craftsmen and old farmers will know that an ordinary farmer not only received 100,000 yuan, but was also awarded an official position just because he contributed such a simple raking technique. , to achieve class crossing.
When the craftsmen and old farmers saw it, no one would be jealous.
With Zhang Gaoping as a role model, he will surely play a great role in promoting agricultural innovation.
Of course, Huan Xi was not prepared to reuse Zhang Gaoping. In the final analysis, he was just a farmer who didn't even know the word. He accidentally learned the art of raking from an old farmer. Apart from farming, he had no other purpose. talent.
Zhang Gaoping could be an excellent labor producer, but he was obviously incompetent as an official.
Even if Huan Xi left him idle after the incident, Zhang Gaoping gained wealth and power overnight from an ordinary farmer, which is enough to be talked about by the world.
After Zhang Gaoping left, the first snow fell in Chang'an since the beginning of winter.
Zhou Chu came out of the wind and snow with 30,000 households of Jingzhou people and 5,000 soldiers.
Seeing the snow-capped Chang'an City from a distance, there was a slight commotion in the team going north. It was the Yongzhou residents who had moved to Xiangyang since the southern crossing from Yongjia and they burst into tears.
When the young man left home and his elder brother returned home, his local pronunciation remained unchanged and his hair on his temples faded.
This is not a true portrayal of these people.
Zhou Chu got off his horse, came to Huan Xi, and saluted:
"The final general has lived up to his lord's trust and brought 30,000 households of Jingzhou people to Guanzhong."
Zhou Chu left the Huan Wen shogunate and came to serve under Huan Xi, so he should change his title.
"Please get up quickly."
Huan Xi helped Zhou Chu up and said with a smile:
"I am in Chang'an, but I am looking forward to Yuan Sun day and night."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Huan Xi introduced Zhou Chu to his generals, and everyone was in a happy mood.
Huan Xi did not just focus on appeasing Zhou Chu. He asked Wang Meng to be responsible for settling the people in Jingzhou. After the wind and snow stopped, he would send the relocated people to each county according to the amount of wasteland in the seven counties of Yongzhou. The local government would be responsible. Arrange houses and divide fields.
Long before they came, the local government had collected corvees and had repaired the houses for them. They just waited for the people to come and move in directly.
The relocated households stayed in a temporary camp outside Chang'an City for two days. After the wind and snow stopped, they went in groups to the counties where they would settle down according to Wang Meng's assignment.
Huan Xi looked at the young men in the crowd and said to Wang Meng:
"In a few years, Guanlong will be able to have a stable household registration."
Wang Meng laughed and said:
"This is all my lord's credit."
Huan Xi shook his head and said:
"If I didn't have my husband to guard Guanlong for me, how could I go south with confidence and ask my father for a population?"
As he spoke, he said with a slight regret:
"It's a pity for those military horses."
Wang Meng heard this and comforted:
"With a sufficient population, my lord, are you still worried that you won't be able to plunder troops and horses?"
Huan Xi smiled and said:
"It's true what you said sir."
Huan Xi implemented a strict household division policy in Guanlong. That is, when a man reaches the age of sixteen, he must live separately from his parents and establish an independent household. The government will grant him five acres of land for the man to build a house. The local government applied for land grant.
Today, after adding 30,000 new households in the three prefectures of Yong, Qin and Liang, the number of registered households has reached close to 250,000.
Among them, the number of households granted land is about 200,000. After all, some people own land themselves.
According to the tax of three shi of grain per household, next year's autumn harvest will bring in 600,000 shi of corn.
It can be seen that the war compensation Huan Xi asked Zhang Chonghua for, 30,000 troops and horses, was a small matter, but 200,000 stones of corn really made the people of Liangzhou miserable.
Under Huanxi's rule, households in the three prefectures were all made of one piece of silk or three ounces of cotton. There were 250,000 households in the three prefectures. The General's Office for the Eastern Expedition would also receive 250,000 pieces of silk and 750,000 pieces of cotton. Two cotton.
Of course, people paid silk cloth in lieu of corvee labor, which was also an additional financial income.
It can be expected that after next year's autumn harvest, the financial pressure on the three northwest states will be relieved to a great extent.
While Huan Xi was preoccupied with fiscal revenue and the development of agricultural production, after the Fu family secured Hedong, Fu Jian was no longer satisfied with professing vassalage to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In fact, although the Fu family failed to enter the pass, their strength after occupying Bingzhou should not be underestimated.
As early as when Shi Hu was alive, Ran Min once suggested that Fu Hong had 50,000 Buqu and should be eradicated as soon as possible.
After that, Fu Hong rebelled against Zhao, accepted the official title of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and gathered more than 100,000 refugees from Yong and Qin states in Fangtou.
Now that Fu Jian had captured Bingzhou, he gained more than 100,000 local households, and the total number of people under his rule was no less than 200,000 households. Moreover, Bingzhou was a place of great physical beauty, further fueling Fu Jian's ambitions.
Military strategist general Jia Xuanshuo saw Fu Jian's intention, so he led his ministers to persuade him to become king.
Unexpectedly, the flattery slapped the horse's leg, which aroused Fu Jian's resentment.
Fu Jian felt that he was so virtuous and capable, how could he be a king? After all, what he wanted to be was an emperor.
However, the people below could not be considerate, so the matter had to be put on hold for the time being.
However, the Fu clan was not a Dai state, so it was naturally impossible to be content with occupying Bingzhou. Fu Jian called his younger brother Fu Xiong to discuss with him where to send troops.
Fu Xiong talked eloquently:
"Now there is a stalemate between Ran Wei and Shi Zhao in Hebei, and Murong's tribe is watching eagerly. The situation is chaotic. My brother should sit back and watch the success or failure. It is not appropriate to get involved easily before the outcome is decided.
"Zhang Yu stole Luoyang and Xuchang. It would be easy to go south to seize their property, but it would be difficult to hold on to the Central Plains.
"Huan Xi captured Guan Long and occupied the dangerous pass. Once we march westward, Huan Wen can also rush to help from Wuguan. The victory or defeat is unpredictable."
"My foolish brother thought it would be better to lead the troops towards the Hetao."
Fu Jian muttered:
"The Tiefu Xiongnu are attached to the Xianbei people. Once I send troops to Hetao, how can Dai Guo sit idly by and ignore it?"
Fu Xiong heard this and sneered:
"Tuoba Shiyijian is the dog-eared guardian of the household. My brother only needs to send people to the country of Dai, carrying a lot of money and lobbying the ministers. Even if Tuoba Shiyijian wants to rescue his son-in-law, he will be restricted by the ministers and cannot make the trip. .”
After saying that, Fu Xiong said seriously:
"If my brother can occupy Hetao and annex the Tiefu Xiongnu, it will be like breaking the arm of the Dai Kingdom.
"I heard that after Tuoba Gu's death, his son was unable to succeed the Northern Lord, so he must be resentful.
"Brother can send people to stir up dissension. Once civil strife breaks out in Dai, it will be time for us to send troops to destroy Tuoba Xianbei."
Fu Jian was overjoyed when he heard this:
“After listening to my brother’s words, I suddenly became enlightened!”
At that time, Tuoba Gu went to Yecheng to welcome Tuoba Shiyijian back to his country, and asked himself to stay in Yecheng as a hostage, hoping to stay away from tribal disputes. However, Shihu did not want to keep him, and sent Tuobagu and Tuoba Shiyijian together. and sent back to Daichi.
After Tuoba Shiyijian succeeded to the throne, he promised to share the territory equally with Tuoba Gu. Tuoba Gu therefore became the northern master, and Tuoba Xianbei was also divided into two.
A few years ago, Tuoba Gu died of illness. His son Tuoba Jin wanted to inherit the position of Northern Master, but was not allowed by Tuoba Shiyiqian, and he has always been resentful.
No wonder Fu Jian was overjoyed. If he could really use the Xianbei ministers to contain Tuoba Shiyijian as Fu Xiong said, he could take the opportunity to subdue the Tiefu Xiongnu.
If Tuoba Xianbei's ancestral internal fighting skills are aroused, he can seize the opportunity to annex Dai State and dominate Monan, and then lead the grassland barbarians southward to fight for Hebei and the Central Plains.
When he thought of this, Fu Jian couldn't wait to send troops to the Hetao immediately.
But he also knew that the most important thing in conquering the Tiefu Xiongnu was Dai's response. He had to be sure that Dai would not interfere on a large scale before sending troops.
