"Tuntian is a system that combines soldiers and civilians to collect the ownerless people and cultivate wasteland to provide food and supplies for the army. From this aspect, the status of these so-called ownerless people is not high."
"If you want to recruit agricultural officers, you must give generous rewards. Therefore, in those years, exemption from military service and corvee service was used as a reward to recruit farmers."
"With this kind of system, when there are millions of refugees in our hands now, there is no need to set up special rewards," Zhang Han said straight to the point what he was thinking.
"Because they are not only ownerless people, but also criminal people who have disturbed the public order in Yanzhou. Their surrender is not what they want. If there is no wise government to defeat them and surrender, these people will be exposed in the wilderness now."
Xun Yu frowned when he heard this and moved his lips a few times, but he held back and did not speak.
Cao Cao began to think meaningfully, but his face became happy when he heard this.
He understood Zhang Han's implication. If it were put in a harsher tone, the millions of bandits and bandits who had returned could be treated as livestock rather than human beings.
Even the special rewards are not used, but they are not captured for military service or exiled to guard the border, but to reclaim wasteland and plant farmland.
Isn’t this Huimin? This is a gift in itself!
After all, you can have a full meal.
"It's not a special design, it's just based on the status of the local people." Zhang Han rubbed his hands seriously. He spoke slowly. Because he felt that he was not good at eloquence, he thought every sentence as well as possible before speaking it out. .
"In this way, the status of the villagers will be lowered, but the fate will be better than that of the soldiers. Some people will temporarily work in peace and obey the army's arrangements."
"Women, children, the elderly, children, etc. mainly work by hand, weaving straw sandals, straw mats, and sericulture. They are placed elsewhere so that their families can perform their duties."
"The original 300,000 surrendered troops were not to be demobilized, but in the name of selection, the best ones were selected and put into the camp for training, and the rest were used as military garrison reserves."
"Set up detailed agricultural officers to record their achievements in farming every year and observe their words and deeds. Those who are diligent and hard-working can be divided into fields every year for their merits, be rewarded with gold and silver coins, or be allowed to start a family and settle down as citizens."
"In this way, the villagers will have hope, food and clothing, daily work can enrich their hearts, they will have somewhere to go when they are free, and they will naturally be at peace. Well... they will even be grateful, because Ming Gong gave his permission. These displaced Qingzhou thieves survived.”
"That's the general idea."
At the same time, people with families can work separately, so that people who are familiar with each other can live in one place, and miss each other. Every year during the slack season, they can meet and live together to relieve their feelings of missing each other. This will ensure peace and order.
Having said this, Cao Cao and Xun Yu fell into silence at the same time.
From Zhang Han's words, they heard something different from what ordinary people said.
This plan not only provides food and clothing through farming, but the most important thing is that through fatigue, the villagers have no time to think too much. When they have leisure time, they will miss their families, or miss their rest without causing more troubles.
God set up to divide the fields among the people and give them hope.
Next, food and clothing are used as the boundary, so that the surrendered people have a way to survive.
Moreover, for the 300,000 thieves and bandits, we did not say they were demobilized, but selected.
If they are selected, they will be elites. If they are not selected, they can only be farmers. It is extremely important to them. For Cao Cao, it is no different from being dismissed.
These words made Cao Cao feel appreciated again.
Although he really wanted to be like Xun Yu, sympathize with the survival of the people all over the world, and think about whether doing so would be a disservice to these migrating and tired villagers, so as to appease the people's hearts with the greatest benefits.
However, Cao Cao's empathy failed.
After listening to Zhang Han's words, he even felt a little excited. The ideas that had been buried in his heart suddenly emerged, just like notes drawn by a close friend. When he heard the tune in tune, he naturally wanted to sing a heroic poem.
Of course he understands the rationale behind this policy.
But this is the first time that I have divided the categories in such detail and thought about them one by one.
Therefore, I feel that Zhang Han is a bit strange.
His starting point seems to be very high, and he does not seem to regard himself as a "minor official", nor a "general", nor a "sage" who cares about the country and the people, because these people always pretend to be the common people in their hearts.
In this way, when offering advice, no matter how you think about it, you must flaunt the sufferings of the people, and it is all for their own good.
The thieves in Qingzhou want to survive. If they implement the policy of recuperating the people, they will not only be able to survive with enough food, but also have the opportunity to start a family, start a business, and recruit talents to form an army. That is meritorious service!
After making meritorious service, one will leave his name in history.
This is what should be told to the soldiers.
However, Zhang Han made no secret. He talked about the essence of control and planned longer-term gains for Cao Cao.
"Bo Chang, you said this plan so blatantly, haven't you considered the hardships of the villagers, increasing exposure to the sun, and death from migration and other disasters?"
Cao Cao was neither sympathetic nor soft-hearted. On the contrary, his compassion did not overflow. Instead, his eyes became calmer. Now he was just curious about Zhang Han's heart.
Zhang Han handed over to the two of them and said: "I have thought about it, but I feel that casualties are inevitable. The decree is good and gives them hope, but it only secretly reduces their will to choose themselves. But it is not that this will was not given to them. What did they do with it?"
rebel.
No, the rebellion is not something worthy of criticism. What should be criticized is that they not only rebelled, but also failed miserably.
"After the defeat in Qingzhou, they took the refugees south to Xuzhou and gathered millions of people to defeat Yanzhou again. What is there to say? It's not that they had no choice, but they are now bearing the consequences of their choice."
"Ming Gong," Zhang Han cupped his hands and said, "I naturally have the people in my heart. I will try my best to implement the decree. After collecting the grain and grass, more people will naturally be able to have enough to eat. After the wasteland is reclaimed and turned into fertile land, it will be enough to plant more crops. Many hearts.”
"The bandits are a landless people. If they divide the fields and use the soil, it will open up people's hearts. Naturally, they will not have to talk about the words of the people who care about the people at all times."
"Tunting the fields is farming people's hearts."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he immediately sat up. He spread his hands and folded them in front of him. He bowed slightly and smiled at Zhang Han: "Bo Chang's words really enlightened me."
"Ming Gong..."
Xun Yu felt uncomfortable while listening. He supported this decree because it was the most feasible policy at present, but he didn't like Zhang Han's idea at all.
In fact, it can be whitewashed a little, and the policy can be proposed on the grounds of thinking about the people of the Han Dynasty, even if it shows a trace of pity and excitement.
However, a gentleman does not force others, but only respects them and keeps them at a distance.
This Zhang Bochang is not simple.
He himself is not that empathetic, but his words are full of emotion.
For example, farming cultivated people's hearts, so they were followed by people in Qingzhou. Xun Yu had no objection to this.
While Xun Yu was surprised, he also understood that Zhang Han did not need elegance and etiquette to show off his magnanimity. This would definitely be criticized by other lords, but not by Cao Cao.
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"Tunting the fields is farming people's hearts."
Xi Zhicai learned about Zhang Han's words in the military tent and became addicted to alcohol. I just feel like I have to drink a few drinks to be able to live up to the passion of these words.
"If you have a good heart, then you should implement the policy of farming and recruiting counselors within the country. First, focus on Dongjun, Jibei, Rencheng and other places. After you have achieved success, you can then spread it to all counties."
"I have the order," Xi Zhicai stood up and looked at Su Wei who came to inform him, "I will go and pass the order right away."
Xi Zhicai got up and went out of the tent. He assigned his cavalry to inform the generals, and sent the generals to the main tent to discuss, and to use his own troops to lead the surrendered people and divide the area.
During this process, the generals were doubtful at first, but later they gradually became relieved after witnessing the gratitude of the Qingzhou refugees and voluntarily requesting for allocation of land for reclamation.
However, after the areas for reclamation were divided, some new problems arose...
"If we rely solely on manpower for reclamation, it will consume a lot of money and easily destroy the morale of the refugees. I think it is necessary to supplement the government decree to find a perfect method."
At the twenty-first hall meeting, Xi Zhicai threw out the important matters sent by the military camps from various places in the hall, so that civil and military officials could discuss them.
