Chapter 12 Unified Government Affairs (2) ()

For several days, Liu Chan has been thinking about how to change this country. His previous actions have brought Shu Han to another runway. It is certain that history will not develop as recorded in later generations, but who can guarantee that Shu Kingdom will be better now? Nothing can guarantee that this road will be farther, longer and smoother than the original one. Only by relying on one hand to break free from the shackles of the times a thousand seven hundred years ago can there be hope of rewriting history.

After repeated thinking, Liu Chan determined that the first thing to reform is the population, that is, the household registration system. It is said that science and technology are the primary productive forces, and in this era population is the key to dominating the world. Whether the national strength is strong is the population, and population is the development power. No one can do anything.

"In the 19th year of Yanxi, there were 332,615 households, 1193,161 men and women, 1193,161 soldiers, 112,000 officials," Liu Chan picked up the book of the scholars and civilians on the case and started to recite it.

Everyone was confused, and Chen Qi felt a little nervous. He glanced at Chen Yu and felt it was difficult. Chen Yu mentioned that His Majesty had been studying household registration, taxation and other materials recently, and he was quite dissatisfied with his words. When he saw him today, it was true.

"I heard that Zhuge Dan gathered nearly 200,000 soldiers in Huainan, and the Han Dynasty could only produce 100,000 soldiers. A country's strength is less than half of a state. Why is this?"

After a word was made, all six people were shocked. Your Majesty's words undoubtedly pointed the finger at the household registration system. The imperial court recruited soldiers from the registered household registration. Now there are only one million and one hundred thousand young and strong people, and recruiting another one hundred thousand young and strong people to join the army will seriously weaken the country's productivity. Young and strong are the hottest players in the army, and they are also the backbone force for farming and childbirth. Every year, the national treasury has an extra expense of 100,000 people and a 100,000 people less income, not to mention a soldier can be supported by two or three households. One by one, it is definitely not a hundred thousand labor force that can be eliminated.

The six people looked at each other, not because they didn't know the reason, but because there were taboos in this matter, and it would be of no benefit to anyone once it was made clear. What we know, Your Majesty should also know, why ask... The answer is obvious, Your Majesty is playing the real thing this time. Thinking about the bloody storm that has not been long before, let's be honest.

Who said that this is a problem? The six frequently exchanged their eyes and each had their own thoughts. After a while, Chen Qi sighed secretly, and he had to say it himself. Everyone has reasons to not say it, which is related to the issue of people's livelihood and national affairs. If the Secretary of the Shangshu Ling did not say it, the fate would probably not be as good as Dong Jue. His son had just been appreciated by His Majesty, so it would be even more a pity to ruin his future.

"I'll tell Your Majesty that Zhuge Dan is sitting in the lonely city, fighting with trapped beasts, and it's difficult to last long; Shu has the danger of mountains and rivers, and the army is 100,000,000, and the soldiers are several times more powerful than the bandits." Chen Qi thought for a while and then advised: "The country of Tianfu in the middle of Sichuan has a fertile land of thousands of miles and the granaries are full. The last emperor has achieved hegemony with this, Your Majesty."

Liu Chan also knew what everyone was concerned about. After all, household registration was related to the interests of all wealthy families in Shu. Once he was serious, he could even involve the vital interests of the lowest-level people. After Chen Fu finished speaking, Zhuge Zhan and Xiahou Ba also made suggestions and admonished him one after another.

Listening to everyone's long discussions one after another, he turned out to go off topic. When he first came to the government affairs, Liu Chan felt disappointed. His big face was already drooping longer than a horse's face. According to later generations, he was a shoe-tight face. Even if he was angry, you really can't blame these people. They are representatives of interest groups. Now they have asked them to take the lead in paying out the money from their pockets, and no one wants to.

The Shu Han had not had a large population, even less than half of the actual population. The biggest reason was the cute households of aristocratic families. The so-called cute households refer to ordinary people who depended on aristocratic families and became private tenants in order to avoid government responsibilities. The rich families were also willing to accept them and took the initiative to recruit and protect them. This led to the continuous growth of their own power, the population that the state can directly control was greatly reduced, and the corresponding taxes and military service were greatly affected.

Chen Qi and others are one of the biggest beneficiaries under the system. Apart from Liu Chan, who traveled outdoors, there was no other person in the interest group. Seeing that the six people looked embarrassed, Liu Chan wanted to lose his temper, but thought about it and endured it back. It was a move that moved the whole body. The household registration reform was not a day and night, and it seemed that it was too hasty at present.

"According to the ministers, if we want to increase population taxes, what should we do?"

"Your Majesty, if you only increase the population tax, there is a way, but..." Chen Qi was not angry when he saw Liu Chan's face change, but instead became kind-hearted, knowing that if the second-hand requirement could not be met, he should retire and return home.

"Just how?"

"Since Huang Hao, there have been many greed and bribery in the palace and counties. They use public service to help their own private interests and seek personal gain, which leads to high taxes, the people suffer so much, and there are many displacements..." The other four people laughed secretly when they heard this. The corruption of state officials was originally caused by Huang Hao and Chen Fu, but now they are all pushed to Huang Hao. Even so, Chen Fu is more than ten thousand people, and he is so in this way, and he slapped himself hard.

Chen Fu and Chen Yu had a different idea. His Majesty has taken charge of the rule, and the people's livelihood and conditions can be hidden for a lifetime. Sooner or later, his Majesty will be discovered. Instead of hiding and being exposed, it is better to propose it on its own initiative. In comparison, it is better to win a good result. Moreover, with Huang Hao, the shield, can reduce his responsibilities. It is better than the thousands of people who are lucky enough to eventually become dead souls under the knife.

"According to the opinions of my ministers, we should rectify corrupt officials and select loyal and loyal people to govern the local area so that the people will no longer be displaced, so as not to reduce the number of residents. We also ask people to recruit refugees, arrange household registration, and give them arable land to support themselves." Chen Qi blushed his old face and did not dare to look up at what Liu Chan's expression was.

Liu Chan nodded. Although Chen Qi was suspected of shirking responsibility, it was rare to raise the problem and was still available. According to the frankness, lenient resistance and strictness of later generations, it is not an exaggeration to give a chance to be a new person. Moreover, no one in the court can compare with Chen Qi's political ability.

"What do Wenran's opinion?"

When Yang Xi heard His Majesty speak, he knew that he really couldn't escape this time. Fortunately, he thought for a long time and was prepared. He said: "In the past, I was the deputy Ershi, and I often moved from Nanzhong to Nanyi to various places in Sichuan. Although the people I moved were assimilated with my own clan, they had not registered. Calculated their number, there were no less than 100,000. I thought that since I moved to Sichuan, I should treat them like the people of Sichuan."

After Zhuge Liang pacified the south, he left behind the policy of governing the southern barbarians. He used barbarians to govern the barbarians and avoid conflicts between the two tribes. At the dangerous places in the south, he established an important military garrison town, and the highest commander called him the surrendered governor. Yang Xi was the deputy governor of the surrendered governor at that time, which was commonly known as the second-in-command. Because the people of the Southern Barbarians were extremely respectful of Zhuge Liang, there was no war or rebellion in the south, of course, referring to the end of Zhuge Liang's life. The main function of the surrendered governor was to deal with ethnic relations. Compared with the Hanzhong Governor, Yong'an Governor, and Bazhong Governor, the surrendered governor not only had high military capabilities, but also had strong political and national relations. Therefore, the candidates for surrendered governors were often important officials in the court.

The original meaning of the word "花" is to attract and surrender. This shows the Shu Han's concept of governing southern ethnic minorities. Every year, he chose some barbarians who were willing to move north from southern ethnic minorities. These people went to Sichuan and received fertile land. At the same time, they also had the care of the court. No one bullied them and did not need taxes. Life would be better every day.

After all, Nanzhong is a barren land, with a level of civilization, production technology and living environment far behind that of Sichuan. With the Shu Han’s policy of Huaru, Zhuge Liang’s personality charm, more and more barbarians are willing to live in Sichuan. In the long run, the two tribes are more harmonious. Since the Southern Barbarians have long imported population into Sichuan, Shu Han no longer worry about the development and growth of the Southern Yi. After all, population is power, especially for underdeveloped areas. More importantly, the young and strong people in the Southern Yi are almost born soldiers under the harsh living conditions. The Wudang Flying Army was composed of this group of people. Crossing mountains and ridges is like walking on flat ground, marching fast, and fighting bravely, which is a rare combat power.

Liu Chan was very satisfied when he heard Yang Xi’s suggestion. He was also thinking about ethnic minorities, but he must not say it by himself. The ministers present must say it themselves, so that they are the people on the boat. The suggestions you made will naturally have nothing to do with me if they are spread. Changing the household registration system is not something that can be done in the short term. The purpose proposed today is to make everyone object.

Everyone present is smart, so how could he not know Liu Chan’s thoughts? But when he was forced to do so, Liu Chan is now a guy who kills people without blinking. Huang Hao, who has been favored for many years, was sent to the barren land, and the Crown Prince Liu Rui was sentenced to death, and the Crown Prince Fei Yang was naturally the same. The ministers pleaded for Fei Cheng, hoping to keep Fei Yi’s bloodline, but Your Majesty had no intention of pitying the heroes. The ministers were afraid of their hearts, and they did not dare to pretend to be confused or say perfunctory words. Don’t mention Chen Fu, Yang Xi, and Xiahou Ba were the first achievements of Liu Chan’s quelling the rebellion after traveling through time. They all worked diligently and did not have the slightest desire to make a contribution.

At the same time, a group of court officials gathered in Qiaozhou's mansion. Since Dong Jue went to Hanzhong, Fan Jian was incorporated into the Shangshutai. Dong Jue and Fan Jian's lineage were without a leader and were immediately broken. In addition, the purge of the Prince Liu Rui incident, there are only two forces in the court. Those who follow the power have all gone to curry favor with Chen Jue, while those who advocate culture have come to cling to Qiao Zhou.

Qiao Zhou was a great scholar in Shu and a famous figure in the cultural circle. When he was a child, he lost his father and lived with his mother and brothers, studied and studied, and forgot to eat and sleep. Everyone thought that Qiao Zhou had no talent to save the world, but Yang Xi particularly valued Qiao Zhou and commented: "We will never be so old in the future."

Qiao Zhou repeatedly wrote letters to advise Liu Chan to be diligent in governing the country. Liu Chan thought he was too long-winded and demoted him to be a Zhongsan doctor. The main responsibility of Zhongsan doctor was to discuss the government affairs, and Qiao Zhou also maintained the responsibility of assisting the prince. As Liu Chan continued to alienate Qiao Zhou, Qiao Zhou gradually focused on his studies, and basically had a name for the government affairs and the prince.

The topic of discussion among the ministers is His Majesty’s reward today - about Guangluxun and General Zhuge Zhan of the Military Advisor.
Chapter completed!