Qin Official

After two years, a family of four who had been separated in three places finally came together. It was really gratifying. It was rare for Mr. Hei to put down his official duties and reunite with his wife and son in his original courtyard.

Zijin held Polu in tears and apologized for letting him go to the north.

The 10-year-old Polu, whose skin was roughened by the wind at the frontier, even shaved his head like a soldier to hide his identity, and who has not grown enough hair yet, is a little embarrassed. The beef and mutton in Saibei are indeed nourishing. He is better than two years ago. It's much taller, almost reaching Ye Zijin's shoulders.

The young man broke away from his mother's arms and sat next to Hei Fu, with admiration in his eyes. He wanted to show that he was an "adult" and boasted to his father that he could now shoot a half-stone bow and drink alcohol.

"Who taught you this?" Ye Zijin wiped her tears and was a little surprised. She no longer knew her son very well.

"Is it Sang Mu or Zhang Cang?"

"It's bitter cold." Heifudai's eldest son replied. He had stayed in Helan Mountain and knew the wind and frost there.

"Saibei Hu'er, you have to drink light kumiss at the age of eight, otherwise you won't be able to survive the severe winter weather."

Hei Fu felt that it was nothing, but he was a little ashamed. He was not a good father. He only hoped to conquer the world in the future and teach his second son to grow up.

Fu Bo, who was only 6 years old, seemed to be more refined. He made a cooing sound while reciting the newly learned Jiaodong "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" in front of Hei Fu.

The family was enjoying themselves happily, and the couple's farewell was better than the newlyweds. Needless to say, they had a hard night. When Hei Fu woke up the next day, he could smell the aroma of steamed cakes, but it was Ye who cooked them himself.

This is Heifu's favorite food when he was in the North. Good wheat noodles, steamed with dried dates and a little brown sugar as the core. The meat is soft and sweet, but not greasy. And Heifu's favorite way is... Bring it up as a whole piece and divide it with a knife.

"Ruling the world is actually similar to making cakes."

While Heifu was cutting, he showed off to the person next to him.

"Make the cake bigger and sweeter, and share it with more people..."

"This is not easy." Ye Zijin wiped the small piece of cake crumbs from the corner of her husband's mouth and put it directly into her lips.

"Ordinary people are often not rich for more than three generations. Those who have a family and a country often make their cakes smaller and smaller."

The Zhou Dynasty is a typical example. The Duke of Zhou enfeoffed relatives to the border areas, making hundreds of thousands of Zhou people rich and wealthy. As a result, the descendants did not understand what the Duke of Zhou wanted, and the tail was too big to be lost. In the end, even the royal territory was divided among the relatives, and the Zhou Dynasty The king had to borrow money to live...

Hei Fu nodded: "It is indeed not easy. Looking at ancient and modern times, the only people who can make the cake bigger are Zhou Gong, Guan Zhong, Shang Jun and Shi Huangdi."

It's a pity that Qin Shihuang had a good beginning but not a good ending. He used brute force to spread the cakes and wanted to cover the entire universe. However, in the most critical central area, everyone's portion of the cakes became less. Can't everyone jump and scold them?

Selling pancakes also requires skill.

Heifu cut the cake open with a knife:

"So, if the pie cannot be made bigger for the time being, how to divide the pie becomes the key."

"There are tricks to this, one of which is called 'generosity to others'."

As he spoke, he took away the bread from his wife's plate and placed it in front of him.

“Take the bread out of other people’s hands and give it to your own, and to those who can win over you, so that they may be devoted to you.”

Ye Zijin understood: "My dear man has done this in Jiaodong. He robbed cakes from various fields and distributed them to the Yan family and other small tribes and poor people in Luzuo, in order to win people's hearts. He also brought the cakes to Haidong so that merchants could share them. Its profit. Now all the people in Guandong are rebelling, but Jiaodong is still defended alone. In order to hold on to the profits they have received, the common people and merchants support Chen Ping and Cao Shen. Although it is their contribution, they still rely on the foundation laid by good people."

"good."

This approach, to use a simple saying from later generations, is to divide the land among local tyrants!

But the truth cannot be rigidly applied. The land conflicts in the Qin Dynasty were very different from those in later generations. There were still "feudal remnants" in the Six Kingdoms of Guandong. Big nobles like the Tian family still owned a large amount of production means. Taking advantage of the opportunity to destroy them, it would be enough for the various forces in Jiaodong to Everyone is full.

But in the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang's reform actually destroyed most of the personal attachments. The peasants did not have to pay rent to the lords and nobles, but paid rent directly to the government. Even the military families such as Wang and Meng The actual land occupied is actually not very large.

In other words, the Qin Dynasty, which had a large government, actually had only one landlord, and that was the government.

Looking at the world, there is only one big tycoon, and that is the emperor himself!

In the absence of the throne, Hei Fu was ruthless enough, so he divided the young mansion, the emperor's private property...

Gardens, property, and even palace maids, which used to belong to only one person, were all divided up. The Northern Expeditionary Army officers, soldiers, soldiers, and prisoners all had Zepi.

The imperial cooks, imperial doctors, and weavers, who originally only served the royal family, were also sent out by Hei Fu to sell favors and put on a political show in Xihe.

The happiest thing in the world is to be generous to others and have the people who benefited be grateful to you. Over and over again, hundreds of thousands of prisoners, hundreds of thousands of Xihe people, and one-third of the population in the Neishi area, at least verbally, have regarded Hei Fu as their "parent".

“The second tip for dividing the pie is to ‘not worry about the scarcity but the inequality’.”

Heifu raised his hands and divided the remaining cake into three equal parts. He asked Ye Zijin: "When you came to Xianyang, did you hear any rumors along the way?"

Ye Zijin shook his head: "I only heard the songs, the songs of Xihe people praising their beloved, saying that he is an innocent son, and you are your parents."

But Hei Fu shook his head: "Parents actually have preferences for their children, let alone those in power towards all living beings?"

"When I heard that the prisoners were given the land, there were many rumors outside that I wanted to give the Qin land to the prisoners in order to take food from the Qin population. Many people were filled with righteous indignation..."

Hei Fu didn’t know who to say these words to, and he could only express them to his wife:

"Shanglin Garden is the private garden of the emperor. No one can get involved. Even trespassing will be punished by death. Whose interests are violated by dividing this wild land? The interests of those who spread rumors? Not at all. They just think that the prisoners in the past are inferior to others. , now I can actually get the land, which is really undeserved, so I started to cry out about the inequality."

"But actually, the original text of my decree is as follows."

Heifu thought: "Now the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are causing trouble in Guandong. If we want to wipe it out, we cannot rely on the elk and cranes in the garden. We can only have enough soldiers and food. Therefore, the garden can be abolished, and counties and villages can be established based on their land. Meritorious soldiers and released prisoners are working in the fields!" (See Chapter 924)

The words are written in black and white, clearly.

It's just that some people are blinded by something.

No meritorious soldiers could be seen, only the word "criminal" could be seen. They were excited, pointing at Hei Fu, and saying:

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"Actually, there are different levels of land allocation."

Heifu said: "Just like the household registration in Da Qin, there are civil registrations, city registrations, hidden official registrations, and prisoner registrations."

"When I release the prisoners, I actually just elevate them from prisoners with no freedom to hidden official status with certain freedoms. Their status is higher than that of ministers and concubines, but lower than that of common people."

"And these prisoners, not all of them can get land, only the 30,000 prisoners who are originally from Qin. They worked hard to transport grain and fodder for me during the Battle of Xihe, and they will work hard in the future. There will be no dissatisfaction with the Six Kingdoms. As for the remaining prisoners from the Six Kingdoms, they are still under the centralized control of the Shaofu, as hidden official status, and are scattered around to cultivate official fields."

"The Shanglin area is three hundred miles wide and can be divided into three counties."

"One county was used to house 30,000 Qin soldiers and their families. Most of the fields they planted and most of the harvest had to be paid for rent. Basically, they could only keep enough food rations. The rest had to be turned over to the government, leaving little money left. But at least they can have enough to eat and avoid the humiliating hard labor of being a prisoner, but the young and strong still have to join the army as soldiers after the spring plowing."

To put it bluntly, they are serfs and civilian villages.

"If you want to truly become a citizen, the 30,000 executioners must follow the old rules of Qin and kill the enemy on the battlefield and perform meritorious service. Those who behead can be regarded as soldiers, and those who are beheaded again can be regarded as public servants."

"In another county, Nanyang and Lantian were settled in Jiangzhong. Most of those who had no land wanted to return to their hometowns to cultivate the old land. There were only a few thousand people who were willing to go to the forest to open up wasteland. Most of them were bastards. Your generation is your nationality and you can enjoy the May Day rent."

"As for the officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition, the cake they received was sweeter and more fragrant."

"The generals obtained a large amount of gold, silver, and lacquerware. As for those who enriched their own pockets, I turned a blind eye. As long as it was not excessive, I never pursued them. Who has no selfish motives?"

In the final analysis, his men are still just a feudal army.

"The land that our generation deserves for their title promotion is mainly divided into Nanjun and Hengshan. If you don't return to your hometown if you are rich and noble, it will be like walking at night in brocade clothes. The generals are more willing to go back to their hometown than stay in Guanzhong. Compared with the two counties, Guanzhong is still vast and sparsely populated, and the wilderness areas near the lakes and waterfronts are enough to be developed."

"As for the ordinary soldiers, except for those who pocketed it secretly, Zhi Su Neishi and the Shaofu squeezed out 20 million rewards, which were divided among 100,000 people. It is not much, but more is really gone. The Shaofu is not enough. I He also spent tens of millions of dollars from his own pocket.”

"In addition, all single soldiers who are willing to stay in Guanzhong will be given mature land according to their merits according to their own volition. After the great chaos, some Guanzhong people who have stubbornly resisted will be deprived of their land and houses, and will be rent-free for three years. As for Those who want to return home will also be given land in Nanjun and Hengshan, free of rent for three years."

"Of course, those who spread the rumors were all arrested for defamation." Heifu laughed.

"It's not that they were severely punished. They were just asked to do some hard labor on behalf of or release the prisoners and learn to repent."

Ye Zijin felt a little sorry for Hei Fu. It is not easy to be in politics. She smiled and said: "The censors who criticize their beloved husbands in the court are fine."

"Unlike the people, the censors are clear about the specific measures of the New Deal, but they still have to oppose it."

When Heifu heard his wife fighting for him, he laughed:

"Because things like censorship are meant to be opposed for the sake of opposition."

"They don't care whether they're right or wrong."

“Whoever is in power will oppose whoever is in power.”

"They opposed Shang Yang when he reformed."

"They opposed Wei Ran when Wei Ran was in power."

"When Lu Buwei came to power, they started to rebel against Lu again."

"As for the First Emperor, no matter good or bad, centralization of power or expedition, he still opposes it."

"It's just that the First Emperor's temper was not very good and his face was stern. It was a matter of life and death, so the censors were silent."

In this way, the silence passed through the time of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, until Heifu entered Xianyang.

This guy was hiding some dirty tricks in the dark, and on the surface he looked elegant and easy-going, actively accepting advice, so some strange voices sounded again.

"They can't learn anything else, they can't analyze the pros and cons, they can't find the crux of the problem, and they don't want to explore when the world's government started to become corrupt and how to correct it."

"While the First Emperor was still alive, they clamored for the Emperor to make changes."

"But now, I'm afraid that I'll make a change."

Of course, the censors have limitations after all. After all, they don't know that in the original history, Hu Hai and Zhang Han almost overturned the Six Kingdoms by relying on the release of prisoners.

When Liu Bang took control of Guanzhong, he also opened the old Qin Garden to people for farming, which won waves of applause. Although later Liu Bang was selfish and wanted to enjoy the enjoyment of a superior person, so he regretted it and scolded Xiao He for it.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Shaofu's financial rights were revoked and they were transferred to Dasinong.

History proves that something is right, but it must be said to be wrong.

Or, as long as it's his black husband who did it, it's wrong?

"For these people, my beloved allows them to exist. Is it true that he has such a mind that he can tolerate all rivers?" Ye Zijin poked Heifu's chest with his slender fingers.

Heifu waved his hand in disapproval.

"The censors are nothing more than a swarm of flies."

"The buzzing sound is a bit annoying, but it won't cause a big wave. It can also make the court more lively, so that all the horses will not be silent."

"What's more, audible opposition is a hundred times better than a secret conspiracy..."

Ye Zijin bowed to Hei Fu: "I understand."

"What do you unserstand?"

"Censor Yang, who led the censors to criticize the New Deal repeatedly, is a good man..."

Heifu was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You are just too smart!"

He didn't eat the cake anymore. Seeing that it was still early, Hei Fu took his wife to be gentle again. After that, he patted his wife on the back and asked her to prepare the most solemn robe for him.

"Where does your beloved want to go?"

"I'm going to Afang Palace." Heifu said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, these words made Ye Zijin slightly alert: "I heard that tens of thousands of palace maids have all moved to Afang?"

"That's the case."

Although Heifu promised to hand over Afang to Zhang Cang as a library in the future, Afang is too big, and the only places suitable for storing books are the stone rooms surrounded by streams. The large square in front of the palace, rather than being empty, is more suitable for holding some big events.

For example, a mass wedding.

Heifu explained with a smile: "I want to go there in person to officiate the marriage of 10,000 single soldiers of the Northern Expedition and 10,000 maids who have been released from the palace!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is at night.

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