Chapter 2409 Alternative Debate (Additional update)
??While Sun Quan and Cao Cao were engaging in various overt and covert intrigues, falling in love and killing each other, in Sanfu, Chang''an, another group of long-term farm tenants changed their jobs and became farmers.
??These farmers paid their original tenant household registrations and exchanged for new farm household registrations at the farmsteads in Sanfu, Chang''an. The joy almost overflowed from them, and it became the beautiful scenery in Sanfu in recent days.
The refugees do not have any land, or they have lost their original land. Therefore, the best outcome for these refugees is to become tenants of a certain landlord class, and then live and die as tenants and villagers for generations.
In Guanzhong, the largest landlord class leader was Fei Qian.
?As long as humans are still attached to the land and land is still an important means of production, the landlord class will never disappear. At most, it will just change its name.
Just like the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the farmland policy is not the best, but it must be the most suitable.
This is an inevitable product of the times, and no politics can be too far away from the times.
?Fei Qian is certainly no exception.
?During the chaos in Heluo Pass, a large number of noble families either perished or fled, so they all took advantage of Fei Qian, so that Fei Qian had his own source of Zhuanghe grain and grass from the very beginning.
Except for a small number of prisoner-of-war slaves, the rest of the tenants who worked for Feiqian''s farmland were basically tenants recruited from the refugees. These tenants either worked on five-year or ten-year contracts, and then could be transferred according to the contract. The number of years to obtain the corresponding acres.
This farming policy smoothly organized the refugees and became the most basic core force under the three-color banner of Feiqian. Then Cao Cao and Sun Quan followed suit and made slight changes based on their own needs.
??The biggest change is that both Cao Cao and Sun Quan thought Fei Qian was stupid, and actually took the initiative to release the land, allowing these laborers who could have been exploited for generations to become free citizens...
But neither Cao Cao nor Sun Quan understood that what is terrible is not class oppression, but class solidification.
As long as the lowest class is given a little hope, even if it is only a little bit, it will be enough to support these people for a long time like cattle and horses plowing the fields.
??Fei Qian released the population and land, and even if the Guanzhong gentry were unhappy or reluctant, they had to follow suit and release the tenants and land, otherwise no one would be willing to go to their manor...
In the current Han Dynasty, what is scarce is population, not land.
?Take Chang''an as an example. In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty, "Hanshu Geography" recorded that Jingzhao Yin governed twelve counties with more than 195,000 households and a total of more than 680,000 people.
There are 80,000 households in Chang''an City, with a population of about 280,000. If the various royal families, soldiers and other personnel in Chang''an at that time are also included, the population of Chang''an in the Western Han Dynasty at its peak was about 500,000.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were a lot less. As for now...
In future generations, just one city of Chang''an would have a population of tens of millions!
Of course, the modern transportation and logistics of later generations are unmatched by the current Han Dynasty, but Yi Feiqian''s current planning and layout of Chang''an still has no problem supporting a population of one to two million, and there are also counties around Jingzhao Yin. The population can also be diverted.
Therefore, it can be said that if the Guanzhong gentry did not follow Fei Qian''s lead, then these refugees and the labor force would be gathered under Fei Qian''s banner, and their manors and fields would be reduced in production or even abandoned because they could not recruit people. …
Don’t forget that Fei Qian still has the "Arata Law". If he is identified as Arata, he will be forcibly recovered by the system... bah, Fei Qian will forcibly recycle it!
Although there is certainly room for maneuver here, it is already terrifying to have such a law placed there.
?Those arrogant and arrogant guys thought that Fei Qian only talked about it and would not carry it out at all, and their bones were cold to the bone.
With a carrot on one side and a big stick on the other, it was natural that the nobles of Sanfu in Guanzhong would follow suit.
Today, the composition of the refugees, or tenants, in the Sanfu area of ??Chang''an is very complex. There are people from various regions, with different accents and customs. If they are distributed randomly, or as in most cases, they are left to their own devices. If each region organizes gatherings on its own, then it is very likely that the three auxiliary areas in Guanzhong will have many more countries within countries, and counties within counties...
Reasonable planning ensures that no matter which region it is, rural parties will not be formed just because rural people occupy the majority in a certain area. Coupled with mutual trade and commodity flows, these barriers that may have arisen will be eliminated. Break and finally become a general whole.
After these farmers who were transformed from tenant farmers had lived in Sanfu, Guanzhong for two or three generations, they gradually changed from outsiders to Guanzhong people.
Nowadays, Guanzhong Sanfu has developed industry and commerce, prosperous trade, planting, breeding, handicrafts, etc., no matter which industry is profitable, plus after the opening of trade with the Western Regions, a large amount of gold and silver from the Western Regions stimulated Guanzhong Sanfu The economy of the country has enabled operators in these industries, regardless of size, to receive considerable dividends. Therefore, these gentry children have been submissive under Fei Qian''s serious treatment and rectification methods over and over again. post.
??For example, the Sima family has a good reputation. It can even be said that not only does it not have to pay for food, but it even uses money from the family to subsidize some poor children and students from poor families? Is it because the Sima family has such a broad mind that they would rather go hungry to support Fei Qian''s great cause?
It is not.
Under the Sima family, there are stores and Zhuangzi in Pingyang, Anyi, Chang''an, and Linjin, and there is also a limited-term right to develop gold mines in the Qilian Mountains of the Western Regions...
The Pang family, the Huang family, and other noble families, the Wei family, the Du family, etc., are the same.
Otherwise?
I really thought that the top lip service would touch the bottom lip, and some saliva would make a big pie. At the end of the year, they would find various excuses to kick out the old employees who had been working for a year and recruit new ones. There would be companies that would do the same thing again. How promising?
During the Great Rebellion in Xiliang, many Heluo nobles from Guanzhong moved with their families. Later, when Fei Qian was re-governed and stabilized, a large number of nobles came back with various land and house deeds in hand...
?Fei Qian’s approach is to deny them all!
??And he also scolded the fleeing nobles and scolded these guys for not having the virtue of defending their land.
??Then the gentry who stayed in Sanfu in Guanzhong started to curse with Fei Qian. In the end, these descendants of the gentry who had moved out of the country and were shaking their house deeds and land deeds could only quit the group chat with curses.
??The reason why these nobles in Guanzhong followed Fei Qian in scolding them is because these people really think how important the "virtue of soil defense" is? No, it''s just that Fei Qian took the bulk of these "ownerless lands", and the nobles who stayed in Guanzhong took the small part. If the land needs to be returned based on these land deeds, Fei Qian will certainly suffer a heavy loss, and these left-behind people will take a small part. The Guanzhong gentry were also damaged.
?Where did those nobles go who cursed and quit the group chat?
Most of them are with Lao Cao.
?After all, these guys originally thought of relying on the emperor to deal with Fei Qian, but they didn''t expect that even Lao Cao was beaten twice, let alone relying on the emperor to cause trouble for Fei Qian.
It’s like a certain person, Mi Heng, who originally wanted to cause trouble, but now...
When Mi Heng was in Yecheng, he felt that he was the savior of the world, a supporter of the country, and a person who carried the power of justice with him. He was fanatical and insisted on his own way. After a muscle broke, he was taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives, and he fell all the way. After that, I was able to see some reality more or less clearly.
What is reality? To put it simply, it is interests.
?A lesson in Yecheng made Mi Heng aware of the benefits under the bright side. He thought he saw ugliness and evil, and had a somewhat "clean flow" superiority complex, criticizing everything and despising everything.
But after arriving in Chang''an, Mi Heng vaguely felt that something was wrong...
In fact, after Mi Heng came to Guanzhong, his understanding of the system under Fei Qian''s rule deepened day by day, and many aspects changed his imagination of the Hussar in Ye.
Ni Heng originally thought that people in Shandong should be heirs of scriptures, and should also uphold the sages'' concepts of "education without distinction, and conduct government with virtue". They should be disciples of saints and inherit the style of sages. However, in Yecheng The reality gave Ni Heng a few hard slaps, completely knocking down the persistence in his heart and crushing him into the mud.
?Then Mi Heng was completely ruined...
Mi Heng originally thought that even if he came to Chang''an, it would be as good as Yecheng, or even worse than Yecheng. Unexpectedly, he found out after arriving in Yecheng that compared to Shandong, the customs in Shanxi are simply Open to the extreme…
The economic base determines the superstructure.
?Although Mi Heng doesn’t understand this sentence, you can vaguely see it and feel it.
People in the Sanfu area of ????Guanzhong are obviously more energetic, more open-minded, more active, and more confident. This kind of confidence is not only reflected in the gentry in Guanzhong, but also in the ordinary farmers and even tenants in Guanzhong.
The active thinking is naturally reflected in Qinglong Temple.
?Of course, this is not always the case. For example, in Qinglong Temple, these people who say they must be virtuous every day are actually not much different from the Shandong gentry. Mi Heng even saw these guys who were praised for their benevolence every day lying on the railing of the restaurant more than once, staring at Hu Xuanwu, with tears of emotion flowing out of the corners of his mouth...
Hu Xuan, a Hu person is called a Hu person, and a Xuan person is called a skirt Xuan person.
Especially those lustful people from the Western Regions, wearing heelless dancing shoes, stretching their bodies, tapping the ground with their toes, spinning at high speed, their skirts flying high, revealing...
The area around the performance stage was almost overcrowded.
Not only that, Mi Heng once thought that Guanzhong was a group of people wearing Hu robes with a strong smell of fishy smell. Like the Hu people, they would kill people and be arrogant and unreasonable, just like Xiliang back then. However, it was only after arriving in Chang''an that he discovered that people wearing Hu robes had a strong smell. There are also Hu people who wear robes, but there are also many people who look like Hu people, but wear Han clothes, and even feel very proud of having passed on Han clothes...
This makes Mi Heng deeply moved.
The Guanzhong of today is no longer the Guanzhong of the past.
At least it’s not Guanzhong during Dong Zhuo’s Xiliang period…
There are those who are enthusiastic, religious, fanatical, profit-seeking, those who have no choice but to be convinced, and those who regard work as a living...
This is Guanzhong at this moment.
This is the Qinglong Temple at this moment.
Mi Heng turned around the corridor and saw a lot of people gathered in front of a hall. He couldn''t help but take a few steps forward and look inside among the onlookers...
??This is the debating hall in Qinglong Temple. The name of the hall is simple and crude, "Zhenglun Hall", and it is divided into Zichou Yinmao and others. In the spacious and bright room in the hall, the bright spring sunshine shines through the window lintel and falls on the woven patterned wool carpet from the Western Regions spread on the floor.
In the middle of the woven floral carpet, there are two people sitting across the table.
The lower part of the hall was also full of people, and there were so many people that there was no room for them to sit inside the hall. People like Mi Heng stood on the periphery of the hall.
Mi Heng stood on tiptoe and looked inside. There was a person Mi Heng recognized, and it was Wang Chang. The other person was also quite young, but Mi Heng didn''t recognize him. Mi Heng raised his head and looked at the wooden sign hanging on the side of the main discussion hall, which read "Fanyang Lu Family".
Fan Yang Lu’s family? ” Mi Heng was a little surprised, and then suddenly realized.
It seems that they are all attracted by this "Fanyang Lu family". After all, this surname was also resounding in the Han Dynasty...
Have you started a debate?
Mi Heng stretched his head.
Oh, not bad, just at the beginning...
I only heard that in the hall, the young man from the Fan Yang Lu family raised his hand and said to Wang Chang: "I am well-known in Youzhou. Brother Wang is full of knowledge. He is also the leader in the competition of Shoushan Academy... I am confused now. Please give me some advice, Brother Wang..."
My dear brother, please speak out. ” Wang Chang said.
?Wang Chang was also a little expert in debating before, but after he became an official, he gradually participated in less debates.
This time it was also because of the invitation of Fan Yang, Lu family, and Lu Yuxiang...
?Lu Yu is the youngest son of Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi can be said to be a well-known scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. As his youngest son, Lu Yu traveled around Yuzhou and Jizhou. Later, he felt that the officialdom under Cao Cao was in turmoil, so he returned to his home in Youzhou to avoid trouble. The state ignited the war again, and was forced to leave again and moved to Guanzhong.
?This time I found Wang Chang. Although it was ostensibly to have a debate, in fact, it was to make a name for myself. Wang Chang, as the Wang family of Taiyuan, had a good relationship with the Lu family of Fan Yang before, so he was willing to accompany Lu Yu in such a debate.
?Winning or losing is not important, the important thing is to stand on the stage first.
??Lu Yu looked around slightly and found that there were indeed many people gathered, and he felt a little nervous in his heart.
?Wang Chang smiled and nodded at Lu Yu.
Lu Yu cleared his throat and said loudly: "Today there are merchants who sell goods with low desire to buy and high desire to sell high. The rich family has tens of thousands of gold, endless streets and thousands of slaves. They are like untitled kings and untitled marquises." , In the barns, the rice and millet are rotten, in the courtyard, the clothes are spread out, these people do nothing to cultivate crops, how can they benefit the country? 』
?Wang Chang nodded and stretched out his hand to signal Lu Yu to continue.
This question of the merchant was not only raised by Lu Yu today. It has been a very attractive topic in Qinglong Temple for a long time. It can even be said that since Fei Qian''s "Shi" overwhelmed the other three When they were in the same position, the "scholars" opened fire on the "businessmen". After all, it is politically correct to criticize the "businessmen". If they criticize the "agricultural workers", there is something wrong with their thinking...
Lu Yu continued: "Today Guanzhong has abundant industries, including porcelain, tea, cloth, brocade, weapons, armor, cattle, sheep, and war horses, in exchange for Shandong''s lacquer, horn, glue, hemp, indigo, madder, pine oil, and shells." , if we talk about the things, they are all the hard work of the people, so why are things different? The rich in the three auxiliaries in Guanzhong are more than rich, and the poor in Jingchu and Yan are more than poor? 』
?Wang Chang touched the beard on his chin and nodded. This question is more interesting than the previous one.
Different from Sanfu in Guanzhong, the farmers east of Mount Laoshan have indeed had a very hard and miserable life in recent years.
On the one hand, these farmers have to withstand the invasion of war, and on the other hand, they also need to bear taxes and corvees. Of course, there is another hidden aspect. These farmers in Shandong are also forced to share the harm caused by the industrial scissor gap caused by the three assistants in Guanzhong.
In order to maintain their original luxurious life, the Shandong gentry passed on the balance of trade to ordinary farmers, allowing these farmers to bear more expenditures, receive less remuneration, bear higher land rents, and bear heavier labor. Food prices are falling again and again, and taxes are rising again and again...
Those with industrial support are relatively better.
After all, the industrial and commercial development of Sanfu in Guanzhong will also make these small Shandong estates and small landowners jealous. They will imitate Feiqian''s model to operate and open large-scale operations, such as unified production, concentrated planting, etc., so as to facilitate more Collect more hemp, indigo, pine oil, shells and other items needed in Guanzhong.
In addition, merchants in Shandong are basically under the control of the nobles. In order to obtain higher profits, these merchants will increase the selling prices of some items and reduce the prices of agricultural products based on their own needs and the requirements of the nobles. The purchase price will further bloodlett the farmers under its jurisdiction.
From this perspective, Lu Yu’s dislike of businessmen and his thoughts on the suffering of Shandong farmers can be regarded as inheriting some of his father’s spiritual inheritance.
??Wang Chang thought for a moment, and did not immediately answer Lu Yu''s question. Instead, he asked: "If you think of it as a good brother, what should you do?" 』
Farming is the foundation of the country, so agriculture should be emphasized. First of all, we should farm together and eat together. When we are busy, the wise can work with the people. When the farming is slack, the wise can weave mats and teach together..."
Secondly, when things are equally divided. The surplus of people should be gathered in one place and distributed by the wise. They should not be hoarded or given two prices. Only in this way can the people be treated fairly..."
Third, it should be dispersed to benefit the people. What the superiors do well must be followed by the subordinates. Under the hussar, there will be many properties, which will benefit the people, so the subordinates will imitate them more. If things continue like this, it will be a disaster..."
?Wang Chang couldn''t help laughing as he listened.
I didn’t expect that this Lu Yu was really...
That’s ridiculous.
The new year brings another unceremonious "bia" slap on the face...
Let all those unsatisfactory things pass with the old year.
Let’s welcome the new year together!
Facing the future!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my book friends!
(End of this chapter)