Gyeonggi Road has a total of 11.38 million acres of farmland, and 3 million acres were appropriated from these clans.

What about other clans?

Zhao Ji had 32 sons and 143 concubines in his harem.

The princes counted now are only part of them, and they have many fields. The others are too young and have land in their hands, but the number is not large in comparison.

As for the concubines in the harem, it is impossible for them to have land in their hands, but the same cannot be said for their families.

In the Song Dynasty, it was most common for a person to achieve enlightenment, a chicken or a dog, and ascend to heaven.

The upper class of the Song Dynasty was not a life-and-death struggle.

Life and death is the survival rule of the poor. Because they are poor, they can only fight desperately.

Rich people, on the other hand, have had a surplus of materials and money since childhood, and there is no need to fight for it.

Some of the rich people squander their money, and some of them want to protect their wealth.

The most common way to protect family wealth is to marry and cooperate to achieve a win-win situation.

It can be a win-win situation, and the rich will win.

But the world as a whole is a zero-sum game. If someone wins, someone must lose.

Who loses?

Only the poor lose.

So, most of these rich people are connected to each other.

This creates an intricate situation at the top.

This is what is said by pulling one hair and moving the whole body.

The clan is at the top of the powerful class, and any move against the clan will inevitably cause a big shock.

But the existing problem is that the powerful and wealthy have annexed almost 90% of the land, not just the current 3 million acres.

Zhao Ning is determined to secure these 3 million acres of farmland.

Why?

Is there any need to ask? Of course, take it and rent it out, and then let the people grow it to alleviate social conflicts?

This is just one of them.

There is a pattern for the development of human society.

War is eternal because resources must be plundered.

So how to strengthen the country's combat strength?

In a word: Strengthen the state-owned mobilization system!

For example, in the Qin State back then, everything in the country was built for war. It was a war machine, and its mobilization ability was so powerful that the six countries of Shandong knelt on the ground and called daddy.

For example, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, once the mobilization order was issued, 400,000 people could be mobilized to drag mules and cattle across the desert to deliver food to Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Another example is the Tang Dynasty’s conquest of Goguryeo.

The most typical ones are not Eastern countries, but Western countries.

In the agricultural era, Western countries fought at the village level. Why can they mobilize hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops in the industrial era?

For example, in the Napoleonic Wars, the total number of regular troops invested by all countries exceeded one million. In World War I and World War II, it was even more terrifying, with millions of troops sent to the front lines at every turn.

Why was the mobilization system so powerful at that time?

Some people say that the road facilities have become stronger and transportation is easier.

How big of road obstacles can a small European country have?

There is a very important reason: the awakening of national consciousness!

The mobilization power of European countries increased after the Thirty Years' War. The Thirty Years' War was precisely the time when the concept of European countries was formed and the national consciousness awakened.

Once an ordinary Chinese person realizes that he is a member of China and the master of this earth, his sense of belonging to this place will increase dramatically!

At this time, the country's cohesion will rapidly increase.

German history is a typical example.

The question returns to Zhao Ning, how to further enhance the people's sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty?

Use Confucian classics?

Ordinary people may not read Confucian classics.

Confucian classics can only enhance the scholars' sense of identification with the Central Plains orthodoxy, but they cannot effectively unite the common people.

Therefore, the concept of nation is needed.

The people of the Song Dynasty need to know that they are the owners of this land, not tenants in the hands of the landlord!

How to become the owner of this land?

Master the production materials!

What are the means of production in this era?

field!

Therefore, in fact, Zhao Ning's land reform is not only easing social conflicts, but also promoting and laying the foundation for national awakening.

Only when everyone owns land and thinks they are the masters here, the next step is to ideologically promote the concept of the Chinese nation.

Only then will everyone agree.

After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.

Once everyone agreed, the cohesion became very strong, and even in an era of limited productivity, the Jin Kingdom could be destroyed.

This is a big game.

This is a challenge to the landlords of the Song Dynasty!

This is a war, and it may be more difficult than fighting the Jin Army, but it has to be done!

This is just farmland, the clan also has a large number of commercial assets, such as real estate, iron ore, tea, salt, silk, etc.

"Gao Qiu."

"I'm here."

"What do you think I should do with these brothers of mine?"

Gao Qiu looked at the emperor's harmless face and was stunned. He immediately came back to his senses and said, "The official is a sage, benevolent and promising king. King Yun is the chief culprit of rebellion. Since the culprits are all dead,

, the rest of the people, I think it is enough to confiscate their homes and exile them, so that people in the world will praise the officials for caring about family ties."

Zhao Ning smiled and said, "Gao Qing is right."

If Qin Hui was around at this time, he would know those exiles? How is that possible!

Dead!

It's just that on the surface it's exile, but secretly it's death.

When an emperor kills someone, he can be furious, but he can also appear to be benevolent, but the prisoner suddenly dies of a strange illness.

On the second day, Zhao Ning gave clear instructions on how to deal with these princes who participated in King Yun's rebellion.

He was demoted to a commoner, his home was ransacked, and he was exiled to Lingnan.

Lingnan was the second hometown of political prisoners in the Song Dynasty.

As soon as the result was announced, everyone called the official a sage.

All the princes also breathed a sigh of relief, finally saving a life. As for what was lost, they will find a way to get it back later.

The treatment of these princes soon began.

For example, King Kei just left Tokyo City and choked to death after taking a drink of water in the woods not far away!

For example, King Ji, for some reason, had bad luck. It is said that he defecated on the road and drowned in a manure pit.

There is also King Yi, who was walking well on the road to exile. Suddenly he felt that he was invincible and hit the earth with his head. The earth did not break, but his head was broken.

The Prince of Pingyuan County was even more exaggerated. He loved to rob other people's wives during his lifetime. It is said that he saw a shrew on the road, failed to control himself, and was crushed to death by the shrew.

As for King Qi, King Shen, etc., a series of accidents began to occur.

Zhao Ning, on the other hand, was in the palace listening to Wang Huaiji and Gao Qiu report on the recent raids on the family's accounts.

Just for the prince who has been sentenced now, a total of 12 million yuan of cash was taken from his home.

Zhao Ji's many sons were all killed in one fell swoop.

Dead and useless, except for some young people who did not participate and did not move, those who participated in the King Yun case will almost never end well.

This made Shenzong's sons tremble at home.
Chapter completed!