"These Hu people who missed out turned out to be the remnants of Xianbei? Why didn't they come to Yinshan? Didn't they just fall into my hands when they came to Yinshan? Alas... What a pity... However, the weather in Mobei is said to be getting colder and colder now.
I heard that there is a group of Semu people in the north of Jiankun who are ready to move south, and they have the intention of gathering people to go south to plunder... So, do these Xianbei people want to cause trouble on their own, or have they united with the Semu people? 』
Zhang Xiu, who was guarding Yinshan City, frowned and said to Wang Chang, with a tone of regret, worry, and excitement. His news was delayed a bit, and he was unable to get the latest information.
Zhang Xiu was not afraid of beating the barbarians, but he was afraid that there were no barbarians to fight.
Over the years, Zhang Xiu has been serving in the northern desert, from a general under Zhao Yun, to a deputy general in Yinshan, and now as the chief general in Yinshan, and he is well aware of the situation of the surrounding Hu people.
However, Wang Chang proposed a new idea, "What if the Xianbei people are at odds with the Semu people?"
"Huh?" Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it, "This is interesting... tell me your speculation..."
"Xianbei was originally in the land of the Xiongnu, and had many connections with the surrounding Wuhuan people and the old tribes of the Xiongnu. There were grievances and friendships, but there were few Semu people among the Xianbei people, and there was no news that Xianbei had any dealings with Jiankun...
"Wang Chang said slowly, "Among the Jiankun people, there are many people with color eyes. If there is a connection between Xianbei and the people with color eyes, there should be many connections with the people in Jiankun..."
"Ah..." Zhang Xiu muttered.
Judging from the racial distribution of later generations, Xianbei and Wuhuan are relatively close to the northeastern fishing and hunting tribes, while the Jiankun Rouran in the deep desert mostly belong to the nomadic faction in the north and the Aryan nomadic faction in the west.
Bordering each other, so there are many people with colored eyes in Jiankun and Rouran, but there are very few people with colored eyes in Xianbei and Wuhuan, which is normal.
"So my guess..." Wang Chang drew on the map, "The Xianbei people in this group were originally in the area north of Longyou. Something happened. It was probably because Jiankun Rouran's tribe went south.
, the vacant territory was invaded by the Semu people, and then the Semu people further broke into the territory of these Xianbei people. The Xianbei people may be unwilling, or they may be outmatched... So these Xianbei people did not have a strong relationship with the Semu people.
The Rouran tribe came into contact and directly took a detour through the Xianbei hometown of Yinshan Mountain to arrive in northern Liaoning... However, this is all speculation, and the specific situation still needs to be investigated..."
The grassland and desert are like dominoes stacked together.
Zhang Xiu nodded, "Your speculation seems to be somewhat reasonable... Hasn't there been any news from the Jiankun and Rouran people?"
"No, but Jiankun Rouran King's tent is closer to the Northern Territory, so most of the news will be transmitted to the Northern Territory..." Wang Chang said, "In addition, the capabilities of Poshihe inside Jiankun are limited, and it seems that it cannot fully
Control the rest of the tribes..."
"This ability is limited, which is a good thing..." Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "Now Jian Kunkong has its appearance. It is said to be 70,000 string-controlling soldiers, but actually... Haha, it is just a pile of loose sand, no threat at all.
Among the 70,000, not to mention the old, weak, sick and disabled, the Poshi River can only control three or four tribes that are close friends.
Most of the Kun people only obeyed the orders of Po Shihe in name, but in fact they neither paid taxes nor paid tribute to people and livestock. If Po Shihe showed some signs of fatigue, these tribes would probably have no idea of replacing them, so Po Shihe would at least have to pay tribute.
Keep half of your troops to guard against these people... That's good..."
Wang Chang nodded, "And the biggest drawback of the Hu tribe is that once the leader wolf dies, all the wolves will disperse! If there is a ruthless character among the tribesmen, it will be like sand gathering into a tower, forming a threat that is difficult to deal with, but
If this wolf dies...just like Tanshihuai back then...even the largest tribal alliance will collapse instantly..."
"Well, it seems that this matter was also mentioned in the newspaper of Jiangwu Hall..." Zhang Xiu thought, "Ever since the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu fought, they always chose to attack the royal court... Well, if we can fight with the Northern
They joined forces to destroy the Xianbei Royal Court..."
Wang Chang nodded and said: "It would be great if we could break through his royal court. However, in this desert, there are endless yellow sands and many oases. It would be unwise to search endlessly. Therefore... we need to determine the location of his royal court.
Even if it can't be broken, it can still be driven away... Captain, the Southern Huns might as well use this now. After all, in the desert, it can still be used to find out information... In addition to the remnants of Xianbei, there are also these Semu people.
...』
Zhang Xiu nodded, then frowned and said: "I don't know about Cao Cao...forget it, let's do our work first!"
Wang Chang was about to take the order and leave, but was stopped by Zhang Xiu, "Wen Shu, wait a moment..."
Wang Chang thought Zhang Xiu had any other instructions, but he saw that Zhang Xiu took the latest issue of the Lecture Hall newspaper from the table beside him, "Wen Shu, have you read the latest issue of the Di newspaper?"
Wang Chang nodded.
Zhang Xiu said a little embarrassedly: "Can I ask a question?"
Wang Chang said quickly, "The captain is so polite. Chang must have known everything and said it all."
"Thank you, thank you very much. Come on, have a seat." Zhang Xiu pulled Wang Chang to sit down, then brought the newspaper in front of Wang Chang and asked, "In this newspaper, the Chinese body is different from the barbarians."
"What does it mean? This... I saw the Huns, and they also have one head and two eyes..."
"Oh, Xiaowei, this "Ti" means "Guo Ti"," Wang Chang said, "In the past, Hussar was riding in Chang'an, and he once had a discussion in Qinglong Temple about "the system of the country," so it is called "Guo Ti".
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"Oh, that's it." Zhang Xiu suddenly realized, and then said, "Then what does this theory that "the purpose of money is not just about the power between mother and son" mean? "
"The power of mother and son comes from an article by Shan Mu Gong admonishing King Jing." Wang Chang was naturally more familiar with these allusions than Zhang Xiu, "In the twenty-first year of King Jing's reign, he was going to mint a large amount of money. Shan Mu Gong stopped it and said that he would make money."
It is used to bring down natural disasters and save the people. Therefore, if the people's disaster is light, they will make heavy coins to carry it out. So if there is a mother's right and son to do it, the people will get it. If it is not heavy, then make more light coins and do it, that is.
If you do not abolish the heavy weight, then you will have the power of the son and the mother to do it, and you will make a big profit in a small way..."
Zhang Xiu tilted his head, his eyes turned into mosquito-repellent incense, and after a moment he said, "What... does this mean? I still don't understand..."
"Ah...this..." Wang Chang thought for a while and simply took out some coins from his body, "Xiaowei, the mother's money is this gold coin, and the child's money is copper coins. There are only mother's money.
That is to say, if there are only gold coins, it will definitely be inconvenient for the people, but if there are only copper coins, there will be many copper coins, just like the proliferation of five-baht coins in the past..."
"Oh!" Zhang Xiu suddenly nodded, "I understand, I understand! Then why does the Lord say that the Western Regions can be used to connect all nations and control the world? I think among Jiankun and Rouran, well... there are more
Some distant tribes don’t even have coins, so how can they make them?”
Wang Chang smiled and said, "The captain's confusion was discussed in Qinglong Temple... But it's a long story..."
"Oh? Tell me, tell me..." Zhang Xiu became interested. Seeing that Wang Chang seemed a little thirsty, he immediately asked the guards to get some water.
Wang Chang took a sip of syrup, and then said: "If we talk about this matter, we have to talk about it from the Spring and Autumn Period..."
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If when Feiqian first built Beiqu, Beiqu only existed as a temporary market and a craftsman's workshop, then now Beiqu can be regarded as a medium-sized primary industrial city.
The lumber, coal mines, metal mines, rock mines, etc. from the Luliang Mountains were gathered in Beiqu, and then large-scale water and fire power workshops were built on both sides of the Beiqu River. Black smoke was spitting out and flowing almost day and night.
Hot metal. The farmers and some craftsmen around Beiqu Gongcheng almost all exist to supply the needs of the workers in Beiqu Gongcheng.
This is the prototype of an industrial city.
In Beiqu, most of the people are workers who work in workshops. They sell their labor power in the workshops every day, and then get paid, once every ten days, and then the money these workers get comes quickly.
It turned into all kinds of money, rice, oil and salt in the shops in Beiqu.
After the merchants took the money, they happily went to farmers in the countryside to purchase scattered agricultural products, went to Pingyang and Chang'an to purchase bulk goods, and transported various steel and bronze products produced in Beiqu to Chang'an and Pingyang, and then from Pingyang to Chang'an.
Pingyang in Chang'an brought the items needed by the workers in Beiqu, and the cycle started again and again.
The workers in the workshop were very happy.
The surrounding farmers and women are also happy.
The merchants in Beiqu City were also happy.
Everyone has made money, everyone has benefited, and everyone is happy.
So among them, is anyone losing money?
Beiqu County Magistrate Zhang Shi has actually been thinking about this issue, but the more he thinks about it, the more confused he becomes.
The accounts on the table clearly show that although Beiqu's current population is not comparable to those of Shandong's large counties, its tax revenue far exceeds those of Shandong's large counties with population.
Money cannot come out of thin air, but the question is why Beiqu Gongcheng can collect a lot of taxes and get a lot of money?
The key point is that in the past, the tax collection of the Han Dynasty, especially when it came to collection and calculation, was simply resisted by every village, every village wailed, and even some tax collectors who were accidentally singled out would die inexplicably in the ravines.
The folk customs of the Han Dynasty, especially in the northern border areas, are still somewhat tough.
Sometimes rural folk, in order to miss one more quota, will even throw away their newborn babies or drown them to death.
If you can kill your own children, then you will be polite to the tax collectors who come to your door?
Therefore, once it was time to collect taxes, a large number of soldiers were needed to protect them and go to the countryside in groups to collect taxes. This model did not last long. After all, it was time-consuming, labor-intensive and thankless, so many times the taxes were collected.
The task was subcontracted to labor dispatch...well, to big rural households, land gentry.
After being outsourced, the officials in the court suddenly felt relaxed. Sitting in the high hall, they could eat, drink, and have fun, without having to work hard, and money would be delivered to them on time. Why not do it?
Unfortunately, what followed was the growing power of the country gentry, which later backfired on the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Shi was somewhat clear about this, so it was understandable for him to accept the order of the Hussar General to collect taxes by inspection instead of using local surnames. However, what Zhang Shi didn't know was why the previous villagers
The common people were so resistant to paying taxes, but now they are so happy to pay them?
Especially oral arithmetic.
Over the years, Zhang Shi has heard less and less about cases of children falling to death or drowning. Almost all farmers and workers are overjoyed at the birth of a child, and will even come to the government to register their household registration after the full moon.
Perhaps it is because the government promised that after the full moon, a man will be rewarded with a jug of wine and a lamb, and a girl will be rewarded with a bundle of cloth and a piglet?
This practice is not unique to the Han Dynasty. It appeared as early as the Warring States Period, but why did the Han Dynasty not do it later?
These various questions were all in Zhang Shi's mind, but he still couldn't find any answers.
Zhang Shi took the pen and calculated the income and expenditure of Beiqu this year. He put the tip of the brush into his mouth and held it in his mouth smoothly. On the one hand, it was because the weather was cold. If it was left outside for a long time, the brush would become easier to hold.
On the other hand, this is also a habit he has had for many years. When he was a poor scholar, if a writing brush was frozen, he would have to regret it for a long time.
"Your Majesty!" Before the inspection commander Cheng Yun arrived, the voice came in first, "It is said that the Fan family has gathered a lot of people. I'm afraid they have some conspiracy!"
"Ha!" Zhang Shi sprayed out the brush, and then he didn't care that his mouth was covered with ink. He opened his mouth like an ink basin and laughed with black teeth and black tongue, "These guys are so brave! But they don't know it."
, today’s Hedong is definitely not what it used to be! Keep an eye on it! Just wait for them to come!”
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Who does Hedong belong to?
Fan Xian felt that Hedong should be his.
His ancestors lived here, and neither Fei Qian nor Zhang Shi were outsiders.
Foreigners actually took advantage of locals?
The "hatred" of locals towards outsiders actually stems more from conflicts of interest.
Just like Fan Xian once welcomed Fei Qian at the beginning, but now he has become very disgusted with Fei Qian. The main reason for his disgust is Fei Qian's various new systems.
Very disgusted.
Tian Zheng cut off his financial resources, while the inspection stabbed him in the back.
Because since these inspections began, those unruly people gradually no longer feared him and no longer listened to his words.
Although the unruly people are unscrupulous, most of them are stupid. Even the occasional shrewd ones cannot understand the complex calculations and laws. They can only listen to Fan Xian's explanations to them, so in the end it is Fan Xian who
be able to profit from it.
To take the simplest example, when the government allocates money, exemptions, and benefits to the people, do people understand what it should be like? Big companies will add some specious processes to it, such as asking people to prove it.
His father is his father, his mother is his mother, his children are his children, and he himself is himself. Then he asks Diao Min to sign here and get a seal somewhere, even if everything is done,
Then in the end, you have to prepare a file and wait three to five days, one or two months, six months or one year before you can receive the money, and you still have to make another trip on your own...
In this way, the unscrupulous people will think to themselves that three melons and two dates are not worth traveling so many times, so they will simply not receive it. And the more they do not receive the benefits and exemptions that they should have, the more they will become unworthy.
The first intention, after all, the little becomes the greater...
Not to mention the tax calculation, the conversion between property, the interest rate difference between one in and one out...
After the inspection came, these sources of income were cut off.
If this is all, then that's it. After all, even if there is extra money in the first place, it is impossible for the court to have benefits every day and have exemptions and reductions every year. It is also impossible to distribute the tax revenue to all the big households.
Another way of making money was also cut off, which caused Fan Xian to suffer heartbreaking pain.
The Han Dynasty originally had many hermit households and lodging households.
This problem did not arise after Guangwu, but appeared very early, and it existed on a large scale at least during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Historically, if civil servants talked about military generals, they would certainly despise those who ate empty pay and drank the blood of soldiers. It seems that if you don’t say this, you cannot reflect the nobility of civil servants. However, in fact, civil servants may not have many opportunities to eat.
They drink soldiers' blood with free pay, but civil servants can eat from private households and drink people's blood year after year. They even eat more and drink harder than military generals!
These civil servants also like to wear gloves, and Fan Xian was once a pair of gloves. No matter which civil servant came up, he would insert them in, stir them up, and then leave after feeling satisfied, and then leave Fan Xian down...
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the war with the Xiongnu resulted in "waste at home and the household registration was halved." The first half of this sentence is true. After all, the civil servants in the court at that time were not like the feudal bureaucrats of later generations. The whole book is full of absurdity
There is no truth in the statement, but the second half is false.
In fact, in the last years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, compared with the early years of Emperor Wu, the population decreased by only about 4 million. Since the war with the Xiongnu was fought every year, the total population dropped from 36 million to 32 million. The so-called "hukou reduction"
Where do we start talking about half? In fact, it is very simple. The total population has not dropped so much, but the total taxes have dropped by half!
The population has not actually been reduced by half, but taxes have been only half of their original size. So where will these taxes go?
Just like the feudal dynasties of later generations, every time there was a disaster, it was a local feast!
Until the time of Bald Qiang, nothing had changed. The front line was tight, and the back was tight. Everyone knew that the country's destruction was right around the corner, but after all, it was not there yet!
To accomplish these things, it was inseparable from the close cooperation between upper and lower-level bureaucrats and local powerful squires, as well as the emperor's acquiescence and the ministers' pretending to be deaf. When Emperor Wu felt that something was wrong in the later period, he just wanted to change it back.
It's like letting it go, just like Emperor Guangwu once wanted to "liberate the fields", but almost saved his own life.
This is what makes Fan Xian angry.
Everyone eats and drinks human blood on the table, so why should anyone be nobler than the other?
How come the bad reputation is all their own, and then those civil servants are pretending to be human, and can in turn accuse and insult local bigwigs and have nothing to do with them? If those civil servants hadn't nodded their approval, there would have been so many procedures.
Have you completed the process? Didn’t you get so much money?
Well now, when the Qiaoqi came, the civil servants who had taken the money in the early years either ran away, went bankrupt, or refused to admit their debts. Only Fan Xian's own properties were all in Hedong, and he could neither run away nor bankrupt!
