Liu Yu frowned. This question had flashed through his mind before, but he never had an answer. When he asked Liu Muzhi, he was also evasive. Unexpectedly, today, when he was getting along with Lu Xun, It was possible that he would get the answer. He nodded, forcibly suppressing his inner curiosity, and said casually, pretending not to care, "Then why are you talking about it?"
Lu Xun sneered and said: "You probably don't know that those upper-class families such as Wang, Xie, Yu, Xi, and Yin, people with a discerning eye can see that they have been in power for generations and served as officials in the court, but what they are really powerful in is the world. land title deeds.”
Liu Yuqi said: "Land deeds? Are you saying that all the land in the world belongs to the Wang family and the Xie family? But that's not the case in Jingkou. Our families all have land."
Lu Xun curled up his lips and said: "That is Jingkou, the most special place in the world. Since the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the land in the Sanwu area was mostly owned by local indigenous people with surnames such as Zhu, Zhang, Lu, and Wu Shen. They came from the Three Kingdoms During the Soochow period at that time, they had already occupied land in the south of the Yangtze River and became a local power."
"But during the Yongjia Rebellion, Shenzhou Luchen, Sima Rui, who was still King Langya at the time, the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with the assistance of the major northern aristocratic families headed by Wang Dao, crossed the south of the river and arrived at this land on the left side of the river. You Do you know why they didn’t make the Northern Expedition? Because for them, there is a more important thing, which is to compete with the natives of Jiangdong for territory!”
Liu Yu shook his head and said sternly: "No, General Zu Ti went on the Northern Expedition when the country was founded. How can you say you don't support it?"
Lu Xun sneered and said: "Do you know who Zu Ti led to the Northern Expedition? They were a group of gangsters and murderous killers. These people were adopted by him as servants in the troubled times, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not send a single soldier. You only gave Zu Ti the title of general, and gave him some cloth to make military uniforms. He didn't even give him weapons or food. Do you think this is supporting the Northern Expedition?"
Liu Yu frowned. He had heard Liu Muzhi sigh about these things before, but he didn't expect that there was something hidden in Lu Xun's mouth. He said in a deep voice: "That Zu Ti obviously wanted to regain the land in Henan, and he had to conquer the two northern expeditions." How could the imperial court not support the possibility of moving to Beijing?"
Lu Xun shook his head: "The Northern Expedition will have to compete head-on with the powerful Hu army. Although Zu Ti can take advantage of the destruction of the Xiongnu and Han Zhao empires, the rise of the Zhao Shi clan and the melee of the Hu people in the north will leave the Central Plains ownerless with the opportunity to temporarily occupy the Central Plains. land, but no one can guarantee that he can defeat Hu Qi in a frontal field battle, especially after crossing the Yellow River and reaching the Hebei Plain, the chance of victory is even less. Instead of supporting him to continue the Northern Expedition, it is better to seize the territory of these Jiangdong natives. , to gain a family fortune for myself, this is the real thing."
"So Zu Ti couldn't get the support of the imperial court, and finally died in depression. The imperial army was all used to suppress the rebellions in various places in Jiangdong. Jinu, you have to know that in troubled times, the world is without a master, and many of these Jiangdong natives The sons and nephews of the family would want to take advantage of the chaos to separate the kingdom, and then the Eastern Jin Dynasty would eliminate one of them, and then they could justifiably seize the lands of these families, and then allocate them to meritorious ministers. And these meritorious ministers would follow the Sima royal family They are the first batch of northern aristocratic families to migrate south together."
Liu Yu suddenly shook his head: "No, why are these natives of Wu looking for trouble? They already own the land, why do they need to let their nephews separate themselves?"
Lu Xun laughed: "So the natives of Wu are short-sighted, how can they be the opponents of these northern families who have been fighting for thousands of years! The record you see now is that these people gathered to cause chaos, but the truth of history is that these people are just
Just like the Lord of Beiwu Fort, he protects the environment and the people and defends his homeland!"
"In troubled times, there are always rebels and thieves. These people are wandering around. The Western Jin Dynasty died, and local officials fled one after another. There was no army to suppress these thieves, so the natives of Wu recruited refugees to defend their homes. But in the Eastern Jin Dynasty,
The emperor and his ministers used the pretext that these people were supporting the army to rebel, and sent the imperial army to eliminate them one by one. The people of Wu were not good at military affairs, and with the scattered sand, they were eliminated one by one by the Eastern Jin army, which should have been used for the Northern Expedition.
The army has become a tool for the Eastern Jin Dynasty emperor and aristocratic families to seize territory. Liu Yu, do you think such an emperor is worthy of loyalty?"
Liu Yu sighed: "If this is really the case, it is so chilling. But I still don't believe you. If it is true as you said, why do these indigenous surnames still exist? I have also seen many Zhu Wu
Zhang Chen is from the Wu family."
Lu Xun sneered and said: "In those days in Jiangnan, the Zhou family had the largest surname. They framed their nephews for rebellion and destroyed them. However, Director Wang was very smart at the time and did not attack all the indigenous surnames at the same time. Sometimes he even gave them to the Zhou family.
They have little benefit. They only eliminate and weaken the strongest ones."
"So after more than ten years of this, most of the local tycoons have been weakened. In addition, they have no influence in the court and cannot hold the title of official. The territory will become smaller and smaller, and the northern aristocratic families will get more and more land in the south of the Yangtze River.
They will use their power to quickly occupy these Jiangnan lands. What's more, they can absorb a large number of refugees from the north and make them their own tenant farmers, allowing these people to open up wasteland and add dozens of acres of land.
Over the years, almost the entire land of Sanwu is owned by these northern aristocratic families. When all the land deeds in Wu land are in the hands of these aristocratic families, will ordinary people still have a place to stand? They can only become their servants for generations!"
Liu Yu had nothing to say. After a long time, he sighed: "It turns out that this is how the world came to be. However, there is still the Xie family, and the tenants of the Wang family may be able to turn around. For example, if they serve in the army and get rewards, they can buy a
Having dozens or even hundreds of acres of land to ask for a house and a wife does not mean there is no way out."
Lu Xun shook his head disdainfully: "That's why the Beifu Army was formed this time. In the past few decades, how could the child servants of various aristocratic families join the army? Just like the Diao family you have seen, they would be so kind? Besides,
, even if you are really lucky and can be free and buy a field, how can ordinary people survive like a wealthy family? If there is a natural disaster and you have to pay taxes, you will soon go bankrupt, and you will eventually become a tenant.
Tong servant, this kind of thing is not uncommon even in Jingkou."
Liu Yu thought about his experience before joining the army, setting up a trap for the Diao family, almost destroying his family, and becoming a slave in the Diao family. This was still in Jingkou, and it still happened to him. If he had changed to another place, he really couldn't imagine it.
Here, he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and said bitterly: "Damn it!"
Lu Xun smiled slightly: "In such a world, you really deserve to die. All the suffering people in the world, only our divine religion can truly give them hope, and this is the reason why I joined the divine religion!"
This chapter has been completed!