"Returning to the ancestral home?" Wu Qingruo thought for a while, "Let's not talk about what they are going to do, but how are they going to return to the ancestral home? The surrounding areas of Baiya Mountain should have been burned to coke, right?"
"The villages of these farmers are still a certain distance from Baiya Mountain, so they were not affected by the fire. They left one after another because they were afraid of being retaliated. As a result, the place was already deserted and the land was abandoned. However, During the beginning of the Great Xia Dynasty, someone seemed to have made a stipulation that if people wanted to reclaim wasteland, the court would fully support it and not only exempt them from taxes, but also give some money as subsidies, right?" Shen Cha frowned slightly. , a little unsure, looked at Song Jue, "Is this happening? I can't remember clearly, but I vaguely remember it being like this."
"There is such a thing. We saw this before when we were sorting out the files." After receiving the signal sent by Shen Cha, Song Jue chuckled, nodded towards Shen Cha, and said with certainty, "Because the war is raging As a result, a lot of land has become ownerless wasteland, and the people have been displaced and have no food to eat or houses to live in. Therefore, people's livelihood issues have become the most troublesome issue since the beginning of the dynasty."
"and after?"
"People's livelihood issues are the top priority and must be solved as soon as possible. Therefore, after understanding this, we issued numerous laws and regulations to solve this problem."
"What about?" Xue Ruitian looked at Song Jue, "Why don't I know this?"
"When Taifu was lecturing, you almost fell asleep from the top of the table to the bottom of the table." Bai Meng rolled his eyes, "It would be weird if you could hear something while sleeping like this! "
"That's right." Song Jue nodded in agreement, "I remember that the Taifu said at that time that the decree was like this. If you claim a sufficient amount of wasteland, you can be exempted from taxes and corvee within five to ten years. , each household can also receive monetary compensation every year." He touched his chin, "After the decree was promulgated, the effect was indeed good. Many ownerless wastelands were claimed by people. Although they were deceived by those conditions, in the end At least the people have a place to live and enough to eat."
"What follows is that someone is fishing in troubled waters?"
"Of course, this is inevitable." Bai Meng nodded, "Some aristocratic families who thought they had merit felt that they could use this decree to expand their manors and expand their fields, so they encircled wasteland on a large scale. , expand your own manor and expand your power."
"Aren't they afraid that this will be brought to Emperor Gaozu?"
"Of course I wasn't afraid at first, but..." Bai Meng shrugged, "Later, they became more and more excessive, and some people tried their best to sue, and they exposed the matter." He took a sip of tea and continued, "These The aristocratic families didn't get much good. You also know that Emperor Gaozu couldn't get rid of the dirt in his eyes. Especially after going through the period of the last emperor of the previous dynasty, he actually knew very well what kind of filth those aristocratic families were. So. , but no matter who pleads for mercy from the enclosure eucalyptus handed to him, it will be useless. One will kill one, and two will kill a pair."
"Then I'm afraid none of the aristocratic families in Xijing City can escape, right?"
"In fact, there are only a few people who are so bold and reckless. They are basically the aristocratic families who have taken refuge in Xijing City. The aristocratic families and nobles who followed Emperor Gaozu to conquer all directions will not touch this brow. They know Emperor Gaozu's bottom line very well. No matter where they are, they won’t do such stupid things.”
"So that's what it was like." Xue Ruitian nodded and continued to ask, "What happened next? How to deal with them?"
"The mastermind was beheaded, the accomplices were exiled, and the family records were confiscated." Bai Meng looked at Xue Ruitian, "After dealing with about three or four famous families, those people knew that Emperor Gaozu was not a soft persimmon, and he was not the same as the last emperor and the grand master of the previous dynasty. Being human-like, they restrained themselves and did not dare to be arrogant anymore. Of course, on the surface, they did restrain themselves, but whether they did so in private, God knows, you know and I know, at least they did not make trouble anymore It was so serious that no one went to Xijing City or to the gate of the palace to complain."
"Xiao Baizi, there is something in your words!"
"That's necessary. Anyone with any brain knows that these aristocratic families will never let go of this kind of empty-handed business. Since they can't make a big show of it like before, then they can turn to secretly and hire a few poor people. People, if they come forward to get the wasteland for themselves, then spend a few more hands, spend some time, and then put the land in their own names, it is not difficult for them, right?" Bai Meng sneered and turned over He rolled his eyes hugely, "This kind of detour and taking the land as one's own would not have been discovered at the time. Everything was wasted and wasted. As long as it was not particularly excessive, few people would do it. Take this seriously. After all, to be honest, apart from the wealthy families, ordinary people are not that capable of reclaiming wasteland."
"It's true that for ordinary people, it's considered good if a family claims three or four acres of land. Those with small families, old and young, don't even have the confidence to claim it. Even if they claim it, I'm afraid they won't be able to claim it. Ability to cultivate and cultivate, right?"
"Xiao Cha is right." Bai Meng nodded, "So, considering the difficulty of the actual operation, even if you know that those enclosures are behind aristocratic families, you can only have no choice but to acquiesce." He spread his hands, helpless shrugged, "However, the land around White Duck Mountain is indeed an exception. Almost no one claims it except for the people who are originally local."
"That's true. Except for those who originally moved from the local area, no one wants to claim the land nearby, let alone live near Baiya Mountain." Song Jue sighed softly, feeling very helpless. , said, "After all, such a big thing happened in Baiya Mountain, and so many people died. Most people have this taboo. They don't want to live near Baiya Mountain, so..." He shrugged. , "The only people who can go back are people related to Baiya Mountain."
"Yes." Shen Cha nodded, "That's why the local government will give more special treatment to the people who moved back to Baiya Mountain. It also took the villages near Baiya Mountain nearly twenty years to slowly recover. The original appearance. When Grandmaster went to visit Baiya Mountain, except that Baiya Mountain was still a piece of scorched earth, the rest was no different from before the Heroes Conference."
