In the early years when Feng opened a workshop and built a school in Nanxiang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty once made a deduction about Feng's approach.
And then came to a very shocking conclusion:
Someone Feng is trying to forcibly create a group of good family members.
Then, the prime minister wanted to see what step Feng could take, so he gave the green light.
First, Nanxiang County was given as a trial.
Later I found out, oh wow, this guy is pretty good!
So another Yuexun County was given, which was even more decentralized than Nanxiang County. It can be said that Feng was given full power to do whatever he wanted.
Feng certainly did not disappoint the Prime Minister's hope. Whether it was Nanxiang or Yuexun, they both handed in a satisfactory answer.
Only then did he become the governor of Liangzhou.
Although the Prime Minister did not say anything, his attitude was clear:
Do it, do it as hard as you can, I'll take care of it for you from behind.
It’s no wonder that the prime minister is like this. He is actually using the land of one state to fight against the twelve states of Wei. It can be said that he is going against the will of heaven.
And someone like Feng can make one Yizhou have the power of two states, then if I add another Liangzhou to you, wouldn’t that be... four states?
The Wei State on the opposite side lost another Liangzhou.
Not to mention the excellent horses produced in Liangzhou, one plus one is greater than two.
This plus one minus, coupled with the alliance with Wu State, attacking Wei State from a flank, the outcome is 50-50, isn't it too much?
Indeed, Mr. Feng did not disappoint the Prime Minister. He suppressed the powerful, cultivated the Qiang and Hu, connected the Western Regions, developed water conservancy, established pastures, opened workshops,...
A few years later, he raised an army of tens of thousands of cavalry and cooperated with the Hanzhong army to engulf Guanzhong and merge with the state.
The general trend of the world has completely changed.
After this battle, there was a saying among the Han people:
"The son of Nanxiang is the most powerful in the world; Lang Yue is fearless in battle; the barbarian of Liangzhou is the blood of the Han family."
It's not that the Hanzhong army led by the prime minister is not good, but the performance of Feng and his Liangzhou army in this battle is comparable to that of the former Han champion Hou Yi, which is really amazing.
Of course, in the evaluation of future generations, Feng's performance in this battle will naturally be slightly inferior to that of the champion Hou.
Because the opponents are different.
One is external and the other is internal.
One is to expand the territory, and the other is to regain the homeland.
But in the eyes of the Prime Minister and Liu Adou, this is our champion and general (i.e. Wei Qing) of the Great Jihan!
And it’s two bodies in one.
Needless to say, Nan Xiangzi and Yue Xunlang were the good family sons forcibly created by Feng in his early years.
As for "Liangzhou barbarians, blood of the Han family", you can say that Liangzhou Qiang barbarians shed blood and sacrificed for the Han family.
It can also be understood that the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou are of the same bloodline as the Han family - this is documented in history.
And it can also be explained that the Han family did not hesitate to reward them to give Han people to Liangzhou.
In many cases, Hu'er was much more loyal than some Han people. Giving him a title would give them something to look forward to.
These Hu'er who were loyal to the Han Dynasty - no matter why they were loyal - can actually be classified into the class of good family members created by Feng, or at least the backup for good family members.
So how are these good families created?
Naturally, it was created to break the resource monopoly of aristocratic families and give Cangtou Qianshou opportunities for education and channels for advancement.
At the same time, while breaking the monopoly, they also suppressed and dismembered the aristocratic families, and lowered the status of those aristocratic families.
With this increase, won't the class of good families become more and more expanded?
As for the upper and lower classes, whether there will be sparks or something between the two classes that would never meet together...
Feng said, "Can I decide and control human nature?"
Therefore, even Feng Chuan subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with this meatloaf that still exuded the scent of warm oil.
But seeing the two girls staring at it longingly, their saliva almost flowed out.
Especially Er Niang, who carried the meat pie and brought it back without touching a bite.
How much perseverance does this take?
Feng Chuan felt sad and sour again.
Gritting his teeth:
"It's okay, eat, eat it while it's hot!"
What is the reputation of a wealthy Shangdang family?
What kind of demeanor does a child of aristocratic family have?
None of them are as important as your own family.
Not to mention, the direct descendants of the mastermind ran away with the Wei thief, but they were left behind to pay for their crimes.
They are truly a bunch of mean men, rats, and pheasants!
There must be some children from aristocratic families who stick to their beliefs and are gentlemen and poor people, but Feng Chuan is not included.
Feng Sanniang cheered, and then inadvertently, her saliva flowed out from the corner of her mouth.
The meatloaf was cut into four and each person took a small piece.
Feng Sanniang couldn't wait to stuff it into her mouth.
"Wow... delicious!"
The cheeks are bulging, and it is rare to be able to squeeze out a few words.
Feng Sanniang ate the fastest. She swallowed it all, but seemed reluctant to part with it. Then she took another mouthful from the throat door and chewed it carefully.
Feng Erniang is much more elegant.
Although he was in front of his family, he still covered his mouth with one hand. Even if he looked at it from the side, he was still biting his mouth carefully.
The ladylike temperament of a good lady is revealed through these inadvertent little actions.
But even so, Feng Erniang's speed is actually not slow.
"This meatloaf is delicious. Our family has never eaten like this before."
On the one hand, it is because I have not known the taste of meat for a long time. On the other hand, the meat buns outside the Great Wall are indeed delicious.
Yellow sheep or processed mutton, 30% fat and 70% lean, chopped into fine pieces, marinated, and stir-fried in a large iron pot.
The steamed buns are made from pure wheat flour, and they taste much better than steamed buns made from glutinous rice flour.
Although there are flocks of cattle and sheep in Jiuyuan, there is no shortage of meat. This kind of meat cakes are often used to reward soldiers.
But someone who can give it away at any time has a status in the military that can be said to be higher than that of General Qu Changtun.
Because only senior generals and commanders above are eligible to eat this stuff every three days.
After finishing the meat pie and sharing the rice porridge, Feng Chuan's family of four faced the issue of livelihood.
The government issued one month's rations, but only one month's rations, and this ration would have to be paid back later.
For the basic necessities, food, housing and transportation, the family had to find a way to work on their own, otherwise they would starve to death and freeze to death.
In Jiuyuan, you don’t have to worry about not having a job.
I'm afraid you don't want to do it.
Feng Chuan's mother and two younger sisters were all assigned to work as female workers in textile workshops.
When men farm and women weave, it is the most basic requirement that women know how to weave.
Even General Guan once learned female sex from the Prime Minister's wife.
As for Feng Chuan, who has no skills and is only "proficient in writing and is currently studying "The Analects of Confucius" and "Spring and Autumn"", he has more choices.
Farming, handyman work in the workshop, mowing pastures, herding cattle and sheep...
Of course, if you are willing to work as a miner in a mine, you are more than welcome.
Exiled, isn't that a prisoner?
The big man is very humane. As long as it is not a capital crime, you are allowed to reform and atone.
There are places to receive you.
Especially in a place like Jiuyuan, you are not afraid of not having a place to work, but you are afraid that there will be no one to work.
What, you said you wanted to run away?
Let’s not talk about what to do with our family. Just talk about this vast grassland, where can you run to?
After running out of the government's jurisdiction, it is not a question of reforming, but a question of how to survive under the encirclement and suppression of nature, wild beasts, barbarians, etc.
It would be even more ridiculous to talk about running south back to Senei.
Is it really a joke to restore the rural system of Qin and Han Dynasty after all these years?
Don't look at the booming workshops everywhere, but the labor force...
Pooh!
That's wrong. They are hungry for labor.
Theoretically speaking, one must hope for free movement of labor.
But in fact, as Ji Han's control over the local grassroots continued to strengthen, the household registration system, instead of being relaxed, became increasingly strict.
Because for the imperial court, household registration was a key, or a valve. Only by mastering it could the imperial court flexibly adjust the flow direction of the labor force.
To give the most obvious example, Liangzhou and Hedong.
Liangzhou needs a certain amount of free labor, so if the conditions are met, Hu people can register in the workshop grassland and become glorious Han workshop workers.
But Hedong is different. It pays more attention to the implementation of new policies such as dividing the land into acres, restoring the small farmer economy, and further binding the labor force to the land.
The different directions of focus are precisely because the situations in the two places are different.
This is also the imperial court. To be precise, it was someone Feng who did it intentionally.
Even if factoryization cannot be called industrialization, even the most rudimentary industrialization cannot be called it.
But for this era, large-scale workshops are also a manifestation of the accelerated advancement of productivity.
And every leap in productivity does not happen for no reason.
It's not something you can just sit back and wait for it to complete successfully on its own.
The relationship between sheep and humans is just a typical microcosm.
Feng could make sheep and people, grass and people, or even land and people appear in a certain place, but he would never allow this situation to occur in the entire Han Dynasty.
And these things must be within control.
Because this kind of drastic change involves the social level, if you are not careful, it will cause chaos and even turmoil.
By that time, the outside thieves have not been eliminated, and Ji Han cannot control himself internally. He will have to self-destruct if he has no choice but to play with it!
Therefore, it is natural to continue to push the court's control to the local areas, conduct population censuses, and tighten household registration.
Wherever there is a shortage of labor, the valve will be opened to guide the flow of excess labor from another place.
If it is no longer needed, just close the valve. Even if it explodes, it will only be local and will not affect the overall situation.
Therefore, even if those who were exiled to Jiuyuan were lucky enough to return to Senei, the first thing they would have to face was the increasingly strict rural system.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to hide in the mountains and become a savage.
If the fallen grass turns into bandits, then wait for the government to come to encircle and suppress...
It’s better to stay in Jiuyuan and work hard!
At least five years later, there is hope and there is no need to separate family members.
"The contract is just like this. No matter where you want to work, you must first pay back what you owe the government for the income you earn from your work."
"Counting from the date when the debt is paid off, half of the income earned within five years will go to the government and half to yourself."
Women generally go to textile workshops, which are high-quality female workers who can go directly to work with a little training.
Unlike Hu Nu, who is clumsy.
As for men, it’s up to them to make their own choices.
However, both men and women are treated very kindly.
If you reform your past, your wages will be pretty good.
And it's actually a 50-50 split.
For those who were working in the field within the territory of the Wei thieves, it was basically 30 to 70 points. For those who were more extreme, 28 points was not surprising.
And there are actually so many types of jobs for people to choose from.
Of course, this is also for long-term considerations. After all, if you want people to take root in the frontier, it must be sweet.
"When you think about it, go and sign the deed!"
A bunch of tall chairs, with a clerk sitting behind each tall chair, represent different workshops.
Without much hesitation, Feng Chuan chose to sign the documents with Xinghanhui's farm.
After all, he is known as the heirloom of farming and education, so Feng Chuan is somewhat familiar with farming.
I have never eaten pork, and I have seen pigs running away.
In the days that followed, Feng Chuan's family officially settled in Jiuyuan.
Life was very poor. Although both the workshop and the farm claimed to have food and housing, it was certain that the common people would eat vegetarian food.
Not only do they have to work every day, but they also rarely have the opportunity to see their families.
Especially for newly arrived prisoners like Feng Chuan, if they do not behave well, they have to live and eat on the farm and are not allowed to go out, let alone have a day off.
The fifth year of Yanxi was a good year, at least in the first half of the year there were no major natural disasters.
The borders of the Han, Wei and Wu kingdoms also experienced rare peace and no human disasters.
In Jiuyuan at the end of May, the sun was high and the sky was blue. Feng Chuan was wearing coarse clothes, wielding farm tools, sweating like rain, and working hard in the farmland.
After more than two months of exposure to the wind and sun, his skin has become much darker, his hands have calluses, and he can be considered proficient in operating farm tools.
Sometimes he would bend down and squat down to remove weeds from the roots of crops.
The farmland in Jiuyuan is mostly composed of wheat and rice.
Feng Chuan's face was pricked with thin red marks, but he was obviously used to it and didn't seem to notice it.
"Brother, brother!"
A woman's voice came from afar, full of joy.
The people who work on this farm are basically rough men. When they hear the woman's voice, everyone nearby, working or not, can't help but look up.
What Feng Chuan saw was a woman standing on a field ridge not far away, raising her hands and waving desperately to him.
Beside her stood the steward of the farm and an unknown young man.
"Feng Bomao, I'm looking for you!"
The farm steward shouted, his voice loud and clear.
Feng Chuan received permission and hurried over.
Because the woman is none other than Feng Erniang.
"Second mother!"
"Brother!"
Feng Chuan ran over from the field ridge and looked at Feng Erniang in disbelief, "You, why are you here?"
On the other side, the young man who accompanied Feng Erniang thanked the farm steward.
The farm steward waved his hand and just said:
"For your sake, I'll make an exception for half an hour!"
The young people bowed repeatedly and smiled:
"Thank you so much, thank you so much!"
The farm steward glanced at Feng Erniang, then at the young man, smiled strangely, and turned to leave.
"Li, Li Langjun, this is my brother."
After the farm steward left, Feng Erniang introduced the two of them, "Brother, this is Li Langjun."
As Feng Erniang spoke, a faint blush appeared on her face.
"Jian, I have met Feng Langjun."
Feng Chuan returned the gift absentmindedly.
His eyes kept looking back and forth between his second mother and Li Jian.
When he saw Er Niang's slightly shy expression, his heart suddenly "thumped".
"Brother, thanks to Li Langjun, without his help, I wouldn't have been able to ask for leave to come and see you."
Before brother could ask, Feng Erniang rushed to explain.
Looking at Li Jian's straight and straight figure, and the long sword hanging on his waist that is slightly different from the ordinary sword.
Although he is wearing casual clothes that are common here in Jiuyuan, Feng Chuan is no longer a rookie who has just arrived in Jiuyuan.
He could tell at a glance the origin of the guy opposite him, and he was definitely from the military.
Holding back his unknown bad emotions, Feng Chuan thanked Li Jian and said:
"Thank you very much, Mr. Li Langjun, for taking care of Er Niang."
"Feng Langjun is welcome, Jian and Erniang, cough," Li Jian subconsciously glanced at Feng Erniang, "We feel like old friends as soon as we meet, it's just a little effort, why do we need to say thank you?"
Feng Erniang's expression was even more shy.
Feng Chuan's face twitched.
Cao!
