Chapter 4467: The grassroots family of Jin Dynasty
Xu Xianzhi laughed: "What you mean is that these young men who took the initiative to recruit were originally here for rewards, but they also exposed their identities. The past things can be forgotten, but now that they are here, they must be made up."
The people of every household have become the subjects of the imperial court, right?"
Liu Yu nodded: "Isn't it supposed to be like this? If the population is always in the hands of aristocratic families, rather than in the hands of the court, then we will increasingly be unable to collect taxes, collect taxes, and save money.
We have enough food. Moreover, the land in Wu should logically belong to the imperial court. When did it become owned by the nephews of those aristocratic families?"
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "Those lands are nominally owned by the imperial court, but in all the conquests since the founding of the Yi Dynasty, many children from aristocratic families have followed the military merits and obtained titles. For example, Yu Yue, who participated in the March 4th Campaign alone.
During the Second World War, he alone could have more than a dozen titles in his name to protect his children and nephews. Including the Yu family members he brought with him, there were forty or fifty people. The combined titles ranged from baron to earl.
, there are more than a hundred titles, and these titles combined are enough for the Yu family to occupy most of the county's land."
Liu Yu frowned: "How many are ordinary lords, and how many are founding lords who can attack the lords and land?"
Xu Xianzhi said sternly: "On this point, Mu Zhi's control is still relatively strict. Most of the titles obtained by military merit can only be extinguished by death. If there are real titles that can be used to protect the child, then there will be less
Much more. This is also a deal that Mu Zhi and Miaoyin made with the aristocratic families according to your wishes. At least for now, relying on a large amount of land and titles, the wealth of the nephews and nephews of the aristocratic families has been preserved in this life. As for
From now on, we have to take it one step at a time."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Such a deal is against my original intention. But it is also helpless. Who said that without the children of the aristocratic family, we would have no one to govern to the lowest level? Even the homeless people should be
The state gave them land for farming, but they would rather enter the manors of aristocratic families and become tenants than become subjects under the rule of the state. The reason behind this requires us to reflect."
Xu Xianzhi curled up his lips: "Actually, the main reason is that the people are afraid of being drafted to fight. Other things like paying taxes are fine, but if they join the army to fight, then people may really be gone. Even if they are alive, they will have to pay taxes."
You are not allowed to go home for more than a year or even several years. If a family loses its mainstay man, it will be difficult to maintain it. When you entered the Beifu Army, it was the Xie family who had been supporting your family, which made you
The Liu family can survive while you are in the army, but ordinary people cannot enjoy the treatment you receive."
Liu Yu frowned: "Yes, we didn't think carefully about this at the beginning. Seeing that this kind of military system of drawing soldiers based on households for combat is not suitable for the current situation. We originally thought that through high quotas
The post-war rewards, especially the gifts of titles, can enable brothers to purchase land and properties and live a good life from now on. But now it seems that those brothers who only know how to fight and are simple in their duties, even if they get money and some
If a civil servant returns home and buys land, he will be unable to gain a foothold due to the oppression of the local powerful."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "Yes, if the most basic officials such as the village chief, Li Zheng, and Zhuangtou are still from high-ranking families, then even if the brothers are fierce tigers, they will not be able to fight against these people after returning to their hometowns.
Fatty, I and Meng Chang have tried many cases. Many of them were deliberately irritated and seduced by our brothers who returned home and had conflicts with the locals and were then imprisoned for trial. Some of them were based on the behavior of these brothers in the military.
After returning to the hometown, they would have conflicts with the villagers about water sources and seeds. In short, most people did not live well after returning. They were not as respected as we originally imagined, and they could even lead a group.
A village, a township.”
Liu Yu looked solemn and nodded: "We are indeed negligent in letting these brothers return to their hometowns without being educated in reading and writing without being trained to serve as officials.
It's no wonder that they couldn't gain a foothold in the countryside. I didn't think much about the Xie Tingyun brothers selling their fields in their hometown and moving to Beijing to make a living. I just thought that Wang Yu and the Taiyuan Wang family were bullying others too much, but now it seems that...
The Xie family has been a local banker for decades, but they want to sell their property and go to Beijing to become a small vendor. This is not normal in itself."
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "The aristocratic family has a deep foundation. It has been operating for more than a hundred years. It cannot be solved overnight or with a few decrees. They can control the government by fully owning education and governing the country."
Most of the talents are from the gentry, or most of them are their sons and nephews. And they can control the grassroots level because the village chiefs in the villages and townships in Wudi and Yangzhou are often their villagers for many years.
With tenant farmers, even after the Sun En Rebellion, these low-level officials still recognized these aristocratic families and served them. If these lowest-level officials were not dealt with and made to obey the orders of the court instead of these aristocratic families, then what would happen?
All your policies are impossible to implement."
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "So I am now in Qingzhou to set up the Lanxiang Officials School, just to train officials who can control the grassroots. I know that there will be great resistance to this, but I have to start trying.
Okay. In the past, these refugees were hiding in the manors of these aristocratic families. I couldn't verify it, but now it's better. They took the initiative to organize these people into an army and came to visit the king. Then we can always check according to these rosters.
Please identify yourself."
Xu Xianzhi laughed: "Your move is very clever. Maybe they don't realize it. However, after receiving the reward, if you want to disband the army, these people will disappear again. How will you find them then?"
Liu Yu sneered and said: "This is not difficult. If you want to receive the reward, you have to report your household registration, name, the general who led the team, how these people were received into the army, and how they joined the army.
In the name of preventing spies from demon thieves, we screen and verify their identities. If they are registered people and can match the registered residence, then we will pay them and have a dedicated person responsible for taking them back to their place of origin and then disbanding. This dedicated person,
We must use military lieutenants and reliable people, and we can no longer use children from aristocratic families and officials, no problem."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "This is a good method. Many of the people who led the troops to Qinwang were not soldiers, but local officials or stewards of aristocratic families. They were given a false position and led the troops. But if they are put back, if
If he is led by a soldier in the army, then he can verify his identity."
