Baofeng was originally named Longxing County. During the Huizong period, it was renamed Baofeng due to the presence of Ru porcelain official kilns, iron smelting yards, etc. Within Ruzhou, it is considered a place rich in resources and products. It shares the Ru River with Jiaxian County.

The land in between is fertile.

In the county government office, Wang Xiaolie sat in the middle, looking at the people sitting on both sides, silent in thought.

Among the kiln workers who came, more than 600 voluntarily joined the army, and the remaining more than 2,000 were resettled here. In addition to them, there were also family members of the army and the families of other officials, all of whom were concentrated in this area.

This place actually became Wang Xiaolie's base.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Xiaolian said: "Our family members, along with the kiln workers, have all moved here. It can be said that the future safety in this area will directly affect the morale of the army. Our army must ensure the safety here."

Xie Li Nongchashou: "Zhizhou, if there is no big city, how can we ensure local security? Even if our entire army is here, there is nothing we can do."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "How can the army be here? Our army has to fight in various places to pacify the area around Ruzhou. If the army is stationed here, then it won't become a country soldier? From now on, we will have to rely on ourselves to defend these places."

After hearing this, there was a lot of discussion below. Is it a joke to rely on the people to defend themselves?

Wang Xiaolie raised his hands to signal everyone to be silent and said: "Do you think that the people can't defend it by themselves?"

Seeing everyone nodding, Wang Xiaolie said: "That's not the case. As long as the people are organized and the people attack or there are deficiencies, we can still protect the land and the people. The most important thing is to get them to organize themselves. Today we will call the villagers from each village.

They all went to Baofeng County Yamen to talk about this matter."

Having said this, Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while. Then he said: "In the coming days, we will set up a school in Baofeng County, and let the village chief and other relevant personnel come to attend classes and learn how to organize. To be honest, it is so short.

With so much time, organizing so many people, and learning so much knowledge, some people will learn quickly, some will learn slowly, and some will even be unable to learn at all. This is normal, and people cannot be exactly the same - "

After hearing this, someone asked: "What should the officials of Zhizhou do if they can't learn?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have said before that I am not a harsh person. It is normal for some people not to be able to learn. It doesn't matter. It just needs to be replaced by someone else. What I am afraid of is that some people will not be able to understand after being replaced.

, causing trouble. So I made it clear in advance so that you are prepared."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Actually, I don't need to worry about these things. What I worry about is that the things I arranged must be done. If it is done, everything will be easy. If it is not done, someone will have to take responsibility.

It’s just that—it’s just that I worry too much.”

Everyone was silent and no one spoke. After being with Wang Xiaolie for several months, everyone knew his style of doing things. Being kind now does not mean that he is soft-hearted when dealing with people later. There must be goals in doing things, rewards for overachievement, and penalties for underachievement.

, with few exceptions.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "This is my problem. I always like to say ugly things in front of others, which inevitably makes people unhappy. Originally, today is the oath of everyone, so we should be happy and work hard.

Yes. When I said this, everyone felt depressed."

Zhang Jun on the side said: "Zhizhou is too worried. We all follow Zhizhou and we should do our best to do things. How dare we think of anything else!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at Zhang Jun and nodded lightly. Ever since he followed him, Zhang Jun could master everything he learned in the army immediately, and no one else could compare with him. His academic performance was so impressive that he was so angry.

Naturally, it is also different from others.

After being silent for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Now let's talk about how to arrange the next step and how to organize it in general. Now each village has a village of fifty households, and each village has its own village leader. Next, within a month, every village will be organized.

Every village leader must choose a deputy village leader, an archer, and an accountant from the villagers——"

Someone asked below: "Zhizhou officials, what is an accountant?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "He is the one who keeps accounts for the village. Since every village has public land, public grain, and official affairs, it is natural that the accounts must be remembered clearly. This accountant is the one who keeps accounts for the village. In the past, every person in the court

It will be recorded for several years, hence the name.”

Wang Xiaolie didn't know where the accountant came from, but there was such a position in the village in his previous life, so he copied it. After thinking about it, he found that there were several positions in the village that were indispensable. A village leader was the village chief in his previous life. There are also

One archer is actually the militia company commander in his previous life. The other one is the bookkeeper. Without an accountant, the accounts will not be clear, and the affairs of the village will be easily controlled by the village leader.

This set of reforms is actually to transfer the village system from the previous life and make appropriate changes. The most important thing is to use public land to private land, abolishing the landowners that were common in the countryside in the past, and the government setting up officials to directly manage it.

In this era, the people are no stranger to this. Wang Anshi's reform and implementation of the Baojia system made management much stricter than this. But in the past, the countryside was divided into five classes of households, and most of the burdens were legally placed on the upper-class households.

Then the crops were transferred to the lower-class households. Now that the villages are divided, the fifth-class households are actually eliminated, and the government just bears the burden of the officials directly.

Thirty percent is used as tax, and each ding has 50 workers per year. The burden on the countryside is actually not light. But compared with before, it is much lighter. The most important thing is to abolish the fifth-class households and replace the former upper-class households with

The exploitation of lower-class households turned into taxes. There were fewer landowners in the countryside, but the government received much more money and food. This extra money and food was the capital of Wang Xiaolie's reforms.

Without the invasion of the Jin Army to the south, it would not have been easy to carry out such reforms. No matter how small a family business is, it cannot be abandoned for a while. To build a new village, you must abandon the previous family business, and there will inevitably be opposition. It is different now, everyone is the most important

The most important thing is to survive. As long as we survive, we should carry out any kind of reforms.

To carry out such a reform, the economic and political roles are secondary, and the most important role is the organizational role. From top to bottom, all the people under the rule must be organized. Only by organizing can we protect ourselves from the Jin soldiers' attack.

. Only by protecting yourself can you support the army in the battle.

What consequences will such a reform bring? Wang Xiaolie doesn't know. That will happen in the future. The most important thing now is to make full use of human resources and strengthen one's own strength. Anyone who blocks this will be eliminated.

Lose.

There were landowners in the countryside, so how should we treat them? Just let nature take its course. The newly built villages recruited military families and homeless people. There was a lot of land in the world at this time, and there was no need to compete with the landowners. They could compete.

It is their ability to win over these government-run villages. If they cannot compete, there is another way, which is to bring money to the counties and prefectures to engage in industry and commerce.

After Wang Xiaolie explained his thoughts, everyone remained silent. It wasn't that they had no opinions, but that they couldn't understand it for the moment.

After everyone discussed for a while, Wang Xiaolie said again: "Nowadays, there are fifty households in a village, and the county cannot control it. Townships must be established under the county. The previous system is no longer used. Now there is one township for every ten villages, and there is a village in the township."

Outside Li Zheng, there is an inspection team and an accountant. Li Zheng is appointed by the county government, and local people are not allowed to be employed. The village where Li Zheng is located must build fortress walls and set up granaries. When the enemy invades, the entire township

Everyone has to hide here."

After hearing this, Yang Shen on the side said anxiously: "Zhizhou, if this is the case, this township has become a village, which is inconsistent with the imperial system."

Wang Xiaolie said: "At this time, the officials don't know where to set foot, so why should we be bound by the system. In autumn, the Jin army may come south. Without the stronghold wall, how can the people deal with the Jin army? With the stronghold,

The wall can be defended for a few days by patrolling with strong men. In a few days, our army will be able to arrive. If the Jin people came south and couldn't grab anything, why did they come here?"

After hearing this, several people on the side fell into deep thought.

Wang Xiaolie said it right. If you can't grab anything, what are the Jin people doing? At this time, the biggest appetite of the Jin people was just to occupy the land north of the Yellow River in the Song Dynasty. The land south of the Yellow River was here to rob.

Yang Shendao: "If that's the case, the corvee work in the countryside this winter will be to build fortress walls?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "For the rest of this year, there are three things to do. The first is to build a home for each family, so that it can withstand the severe cold of winter, and don't freeze to death. The second thing is

Build a village wall to ensure your own safety. Another thing is that each village organizes its own organization to reclaim wasteland. Once the land is cleared, don't miss the next spring plowing. If we do these three things, we will have an easier time next year."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Wang Xiaolie added: "It is precisely because we have to arrange these people first that our army has not been moving these days. In the past few days, we have arranged the officials in the townships and villages. When each village starts to work, we will prepare to pacify them."

It’s the state border.”

Shao Ling said: "I sent people to Niu Gao and Wang Jun a few days ago, but there has been no reply. I don't know what they think."

Wang Xiaolie said: "No matter what they think, if they don't want to accept the order, then let's attack with a large army. Wang Jun is in Shenggai Mountain, which is still far away. Let's march to Lushan County first. I heard people say that Niu Gao is a wise man.

Those who advance and retreat will not fight to the end."

Having said this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head. In his own memory, Niu Gao should be a righteous man who fought against the Jin Dynasty, and he should not go against himself, the magistrate appointed by the imperial court. It has been so many days, and there has been no reply. It is not true.
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