Chapter 154 [People's Hearts, People's Livelihood, Live]
When the Tang Dynasty founded its war, Li Shimin fought against Dou Jiande, Hebei, three thousand Xuan armored iron cavalry, and pierced the 100,000 army.
Win it in one battle.
Three thousand iron armors can sweep a Hebei Road, and it is also Hebei Road in troubled times, and Hebei Road with heroes and overlords.
Now Guo Ziyi has sent two thousand Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, and the area targeted is only two prefectures on Shandong South Road. There are about three or four counties in one prefecture, and the two prefectures are only eight counties in total. This is equivalent to hitting the child with a big stick and knocking him as he wants.
At the same time, several major families in Langya County suddenly took action. They sent their own scholars from their clans, as well as dozens of old scholars from Shandong, left the county town, headed north, entered the two prefectures and eight counties, and visited the wealthy gentry in various places.
Talk about a lot, and the literary association competes for the battle, first occupying the moral commanding heights, and then tempting with interests and prospects. They secretly reached countless collusion agreements with the gentry of these two prefectures and eight counties.
There were also a wealthy family in Lanling County, which migrated from the imperial capital Chang'an. After several months of adaptation, they have now taken root and firmly established. So they also dispatched their tribe members and sent dozens of caravans to carry various goods northwards and scattered into the two prefectures and eight counties to conduct business.
All the goods sold are urgently needed for people's livelihood and are cheap, which is almost equivalent to free delivery. Whenever the goods are sold, they boast about the prosperity of Lanling County...
A huge city with a city wall of fifteen miles long.
The grand occasion of seventy thousand people building a city at the same time.
However, corvee service was not initiated.
Three meals a day are managed and additional fees are given to the workers, so that even the elderly, weak, women and children can earn food and drink.
The land contract responsibility system almost reproduces the equal land system in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
Funding refugees to open up land.
Encourage the people to have children.
For newlywed couples, the county government will subsidize money and food, and when they hold a wedding, the Lanling winery will fund the wedding banquet.
If a woman is pregnant, a doctor will come to her home immediately, and she will be in a free consultation every month, and three doses of fetal care decoctions are provided every month.
If the midwife comes uninvited when it is time to give birth, the cost will be borne by the county government and there is no need to pay for the delivery home.
And when the baby is born in full moon, there is a surprising benefit. You only need to carry the child to the general's door and worship him in front of the door. The general's wife will inevitably go out and touch the child's forehead personally, give him blessings, give him money and food, and even the swagger diapers used by the baby, the general's wife will also give him a lot of gifts.
This is Lanling...
Lanling, where the general Guo Ziyi of Langya is in charge.
The paradise of the world is the land of the people.
With the spread of countless merchants, the people of the two prefectures and eight counties yearn for it. Although they were unable to migrate to Lanling to settle down, they already had longing and belonging in their hearts...
"What a happy thing it would be if we could live under General Guo's rule."
The people's hearts are smooth!
Officials from the two prefectures and eight counties were getting heavier and heavier day by day. They gathered almost every day, but they did not discuss any countermeasures.
Finally one day, some officials couldn't hold back.
"Mr. Prefectural Minister, please forgive me for being unable to hold on. All the officials in Linzi County unanimously believe that officials must abide by the laws of the court..."
"The court rules stipulate that the generals in charge have the right to collect 30% of the military tax and raise troops, which is reasonable. As the autumn harvest is gradually being completed, the tax grain in our county has begun to be collected. The officials decided to go to Lanling in person ten days later, escort 30% of the military tax, and hand over to the generals in charge."
"Mr. The prefect, the subordinate made this decision not abruptly, nor was it betrayal, nor was it a betrayal to others."
"But judge the situation and think that the situation should be like this."
"The situation in our Zichuan Prefecture has almost no possibility of resistance. We are all from geniuses and are good at verbal swords and pens, but Lanling also has no shortage of geniuses. They have the entire geniuses of Langya County to make swords and pens..."
"Even the large clans migrated from Chang'an have joined Guo Ziyi's camp, so our Zibo Prefecture lost a lot of defeat in the power of the gentry."
"The other party sent a large number of caravans, and various kinds of daily necessities were sold on a large scale. The prices were low and the people benefited, which led to the rise of the people's reputation day by day. Almost every person hoped to go to Guo Ziyi to guard Zichuan Prefecture..."
"In addition to these two items, there are also competitions in the court. We have sent letters to Chang'an Feiqin for many days, but unfortunately we have not received any support from the court boss."
"Why don't they support it?"
"Because they also have resistance in the court."
"According to the knowledge of the Xiaguan, the eldest prince Li Cong set up a formation and unswervingly supported Guo Ziyi. Although this prince did not have real power, he took over the position of Taiyuan Mu. Although the documents he issued were not effective, they could occupy the truth in the general sense."
"As long as Guo Ziyi wants to implement every government affairs, he does not need to submit a report to the court. He only needs to send a document to Li Cong. The prince without real power will immediately use the seal. The seal is the Taiyuan Mu Seal, and after stamping the seal means permission."
"Mr. The situation is not as good as others. Please forgive me for not being able to hold on. I want to choose a way out with the officials of the whole county."
Choose a way to survive!
What way to live?
It is nothing more than recognizing Guo Ziyi's strength, acknowledging Guo Ziyi's power and responsibility as the general who guarded the army, honestly not opposes, and obediently paying 30% of the military tax.
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The forces represented by Guo Ziyi stretched out their fangs for the first time and had a silent contest with the defensive forces. In the end, the officials from the two prefectures and eight counties sighed dejectedly and honestly accepted the reality.
This year, the autumn harvest was harvested, and the two palaces were all in charge.
Guo Ziyi only moved two of the five prefectures on the southeastern Shandong Road this time, and the remaining three prefectures were still calm.
You have to eat rice bite at a time, and you have to walk step by step.
If the steps are too big...
There seems to be no threat!
But, it's better to be more stable!
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Lanling County achieved a great harvest.
In ancient times, spring wheat was planted in the north, not winter wheat that was familiar to later generations, so the harvest was in autumn, not summer grain harvest in later generations.
Since ancient times, autumn harvest has been a major event, but if it is a good harvest, it is even more important.
The officials were delighted and the people were surprised, while those who had been displaced fugitives fell into ecstasy every day.
A bumper harvest anywhere means that there is new grain in this place, and every household has new grain to eat, so there is no need for relief from the government office.
Then the tax grain collected by the yamen will be accumulated and have greater ability to provide relief to displaced people.
The displaced refugees will continue to receive relief. If they survive, they will slowly take root, slowly become local people, and slowly transform into people with family property.
Even though this property may be very small, or just a broken house and half a jar of grain, it means it is no longer a refugee, but it means it is a commoner who can survive on its own.
People!
Refugees!
These are two concepts!
They are two levels with great differences.
Even if the people are suffering, there is no danger of displacement. Therefore, if you can be a commoner, you can already feel happy.
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Sister Liu Qi was carrying a vine basket and was busy in the mulberry forest with sweat. Qiu Hu was very hot, and the hot people couldn't breathe. She felt like she had taken a shower, and her thin clothes were completely wet.
A son's cry came from the mulberry forest not far away, and he shouted pitifully, shouting with great grievance: "Mom, mom, I'm thirsty, I'm hot, let's go home, can you come to work again in the evening..."
Sister Liu Qi hesitated for a moment, and forced herself to not go over. Instead, she shouted from afar, deliberately pretending to be angry and said, "Why are you thirsty? Why are you hot? So many children are playing by the mulberry forest, why are they not shouting thirst and hungry?"
Although it was a reprimand, the mother was soft-hearted, so her tone couldn't help but soften and turned into gentle comfort: "Good son, bear it, mom is busy for a while and you will be able to finish your life soon."
While comforting her, she looked around the mulberry forest with her eyes. Soon she saw several older children digging a pit to hide inside and cool down. The pit was very small. After all, it was dug by the children temporarily. The children were huddled inside and it was a little crowded, so it was difficult to have free space for people.
Sister Liu Qi pursed her lips reservedly, and finally made a request, shouting from afar: "Is it Big Niu Erniu? Can you do your aunt a favor? Please take care of the stones and let him cool down in the pit..."
Those children were actually not old, the oldest one was only seven or eight years old. He heard this and exposed his head from the pit and blinked his eyes.
The oldest child was very sensible and nodded directly, "You can take care of Shi Tou. We will coax him not to cry, but Aunt Liu, did you hear that Shi Tou cried and said he was thirsty, but we dare not go to the river to fetch water. The general has regulations that children under ten years old are not allowed to approach the riverside. Last time I went to the riverside secretly, but was caught by the general. He slapped on my butt. The general's slap was so powerful..."
Sister Liu Qi waved her hand quickly and said in a gentle voice: "Don't go to the river, don't go to fetch water, just help me take care of the stones, and I will help you all get water later. Big Niu is good, Big Niu is the most sensible. Hurry up and wrap the stones into the pit to let him get mixed with the moisture of the soil."
The big cow jumped out of the pit, picked up the poor crying baby, retracted into the pit, and avoided the hot autumn tiger.
Suddenly another child showed his head and asked Liu Qijie from a distance, "Aunt Liu, have you been alone? I heard from my mother that someone from the county government office came to your house yesterday. He was a clerk who was doing errands to urge you to get married. I also heard from my mother that I also heard from my mother that Liu Meizi should not be unable to hold her face. She said that Liu Meizi should find another man..."
The big bull also showed his head and said with a caring look on his face: "Aunt Liu, you are so tired alone. It's very tiring to raise two children."
Sister Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, then forced her smile and said warmly: "You little kids, your aunt is not tired. Although I want to raise two children, the eldest girl no longer needs to worry about it. So I only need to take care of Shi Tou, and taking care of one child is not tiring."
The big bull blinked and said curiously: "Do you don't want to get married again? The county magistrate has been here several times."
Sister Liu Qi's expression gradually became sad, and her expression seemed to be confused. She even forgot to pick mulberry leaves. She murmured: "If there is a man who can rely on me, who is willing to keep it? But, I want to hold on. The eldest girl is good and worships the general's wife and become a disciple. I, the mother, want to leave her a good reputation. I can't remarry in a panic if the man dies. That's not good, it's not good for the girl's reputation..."
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...This chapter is a plot connection, so it may be a little boring, but it is like this to write about daily life. Sometimes it is difficult to express too much in a single chapter.
Chapter completed!