At the same time, Zhong Hui, who was in Huaibei, also received a secret edict.

He was granted the title of Duke of Qi.

Zhong Hui shook his head, looked eastward with his hands behind his hands for a long time, and sighed quietly, "I was born at the wrong time."

Zhong Yong was shocked after reading the letter, "Your Majesty wants to make his father compete with the Prime Minister!"

With this edict, Zhong Hui also had the legitimacy he desperately needed.

"It's only a matter of time before I fight with Zishang. If I don't attack him, he will attack me!" Zhong Huitan said calmly.

The governor of Huaibei already existed, but they were all temporary establishments.

Later, when Sima Zhao came to power, he split the major military towns, splitting the Jiangnan governor from Jingzhou, and splitting Huaibei from Huainan.

The previous governor of Huaibei was Lu Qin, and now he is replaced by Zhong Hui.

But the governor of Huainan is still there, and he is the world-famous Shibao.

However, Zhong Hui did not put the stone bag in his eyes, "A cart driver's ear!"

Shi Bao was born into a poor family. In the 23rd year of Jian'an, the visitor Guo Xuanxin went out to look for a coachman. The farmer Sima recommended Shi Bao and Deng Ai and walked for more than ten miles.

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Like Deng Ai, he also began to rise to prominence after being appreciated by Sima Yi.

With Zhong Hui's background, he naturally looked down on Shibao, who had been a coachman and an iron dealer.

Compared with Huainan, Huaibei is more densely populated.

At that time, Deng Aixian advised Sima Yi: At that time, between Chen and Cai, there were good fields under the soil, which could save the rice fields on the left and right of Xuchang, and the water flowed eastward. He ordered 20,000 people in Huaibei and 30,000 in Huainan to rest in 12 minutes. There were always four

Thousands of people, and their fields are guarded. When the water is abundant, the harvest is three times that of the west. After taking into account the public expenses, five million dendrobiums are used as military resources at the end of the year. In six or seven years, 30 million dendrobiums can be accumulated in the Huaihe River, which is one hundred thousand

They will have enough food for five years. If they take advantage of Wu, they will be able to defeat them wherever they go.

Sima Yi accepted his words, and in the second year of his reign, he opened a wide canal. Whenever there was an incident in the southeast, the army gathered in large numbers and sailed down to the rivers and Huaihe Rivers. Food was stored and there was no water damage.

The pacification of Wang Ling, Guan Qiu Jian, Zhuge Dan and others was actually due to Deng Ai.

Deng Ai diverted water from the Yellow River into the Huai River and Ying River, irrigating 20,000 hectares of farmland, thus connecting Huainan and Huaibei into one.

Along the way from Luoyang to Shouchun, soldiers and camps looked at each other, chickens and dogs heard each other, and the army came down in boats to reach Shouchun.

Soochow was also overwhelmed by Huaibei.

"The prime minister has Hebei Qing, Xu Yanyu, and my father only has Huaibei. How can we fight against him?" Zhong Yong broke into a cold sweat on his forehead.

Zhong Hui said arrogantly: "Yangzheng was originally a county in Xiping. In a few years, Yongliang collapsed. My father is not as talented as him. Why can't he rise with Huaibei? If there is Huaibei, there will be Huainan. If there is Huainan, we can unite with Soochow."

You can take Luoyang directly above, Xuchang in the middle, and Qingxu in the north. Isn’t that what your Majesty’s Duke of Qi means? His father is not Wang Ling, Guanqiu Jian, or Zhuge Dan. He has never tasted water in his life, but now he has reached Huaibei like a dragon entering the abyss.

That’s it!”

Zhong Yong was speechless, so naturally he couldn't compete with Zhong Hui with his eloquence.

At this time, Jiang Bin asked for an audience outside the door, "Captain, something bad has happened. Sima Zhao has issued an edict to cancel the farming in the world and order the farmers in Huaibei to return to Qingxu and Yuyan..."

Zhong Hui frowned, "What a plan to draw out the firepower!"

The essence of Huaibei is farming, and the farming residents in the fields.

The reason why Zhong Hui has such a loud tone is because of the population controlled by his subordinates.

It has only been a month since I took office as the governor of Huaibei, and there has been no handover in various places.

Sima Zhao's edict came at the right time.

"The farmers in Yecheng, Xiapi, and Xuchang frequently rebelled. This is the policy of the Prime Minister to benefit the country and the people." When Zhong Yong was in Luoyang, Sima Zhao was good to him.

"I didn't expect that I could come up with such a good plan!" Zhong Hui looked regretful, "But this plan can't solve the difficulties in Guandong."

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"This must be Jia Chong's plan!" Zhong Yong said bitterly.

Jia Chong has been targeting the Zhong family for more than a day or two.

At this moment, Jia Chong was gathered around Sima Zhao, asking for help.

Since Feng Sa's defeat, Sima Zhao's health has been going up and down.

In the past, he declined to be Duke of Jin or Prince of Jin, but now he doesn't want to decline.

If he couldn't take this step, his son Sima Yan would have no chance.

There have been three generations of powerful officials in the Sima family. Will the fourth generation still be a powerful official?

"The abolition of the farmland system is just the beginning. Later there will be the land occupation system, the household modulation system, and the official land occupation system." Sima Yan, 25, talked eloquently.

"Continue." Sima Zhao took a sip of warm tea.

It was also sunny outside, but Sima Zhao was wrapped in a brocade quilt, as if the severe cold of Feng Sa's battle had always stayed in his body.

"The Central Plains is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no shortage of land or people. Therefore, the farming system is abolished, the population is released, and the land is reclaimed and occupied by oneself. Male men occupy 70 acres of land, and women occupy 30 acres of land. This is the class field. According to the class field

The land rent is levied on the first and second tiers. The first eldest male is assigned 50 acres of land, the second eldest daughter is 20 acres, and the second eldest son is 25 acres. The second eldest daughter and the youngest are not taxed. Each mu of land is rented eight liters of rice. This is the land occupation system!

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Sima Zhao nodded happily.

This son has been carefully nurtured, and today he is finally able to take charge of his own business.

Of course, Sima Zhao also knew that this policy was not his alone.

A group of talented people gathered around Sima Yan, including Liu Hong, Zhang Hua and others.

Especially Zhang Hua, the sixteenth generation grandson of Zhang Liang, was rated as the most talented person of Wang Zuo by famous scholars Ruan Ji, Liu Fang and others.

"The households of Ding men are required to lose three bolts of silk and three kilograms of cotton every year. The household income of Ding women and sub-Ding men is reduced by half. This is the household preparation." Sima Yan has also read it for many years.

"What is Pinguan Tianyin Custom System?" Sima Zhao asked the most critical point.

"Officials in the imperial court can occupy fifty hectares of land for one rank, and five hectares of land will be reduced for each lower rank below. The system of yin and yin is customary. It is stipulated that except for officials who do not assign land and do not pay household transfers, they can yin their relatives according to their official positions.

Those who belong to the nine tribes, and the younger one has three generations." Sima Yan said.

This actually guaranteed the rights of the gentry.

It was also a further compromise with the gentry.

Sima Zhao has been in power for many years, how could he not know the deeper meaning?

The land occupation system not only allowed the people of the world to have land to cultivate, but also strengthened the interests of the gentry.

It's a very simple truth. If you occupy land, can ordinary people grab it more than the nobles?

Therefore, the best farmland would naturally be "occupied" by the gentry.

However, the common people can still be divided into middle-class fields and low-class fields.

Moreover, the top and bottom fields are not fixed. A flood or an earthquake will change the top and bottom fields.

In the short term, China will definitely experience an outbreak.

Both the nobles and the common people occupied the fields.

But in the long run, as the gentry expands, the common people will only be further exploited and oppressed.

Sima Yan stipulated very well that officials in the central government could occupy fifty hectares of land for one rank, and five hectares of land would be reduced for each lower rank below.

The problem is that it is impossible for the court to find out how much land these nobles occupy.

"Great kindness!" Sima Zhao suddenly had a look on his face, "This strategy can solve the current dilemma and achieve four goals with one stone!"

Jia Chong hurriedly flattered him, "The scholar is talented and intelligent, and has the style of a tutor and a prime minister!"

This sentence is undoubtedly an indirect reminder to Sima Zhao to hurry up.

Sima Yan cupped his hands and said: "Officials and nine people are one, and the people are in poverty. I beg my father to have mercy on the people of the world. Restore officials, seven people, and three. If we take corvee lightly and pay little in taxes, then the world will naturally return to its heart!"

Yang Zheng captured Guanzhong and Shu, and the East-West conflict was a foregone conclusion.

If we continue to fish in such a dry lake, we will give the west a chance.
Chapter completed!