It was completely reasonable for Liu Jian to set up farmland in Jizhou. After all, Jizhou was the headquarters of Zhang Jiao's uprising, and it was also the place where farmland and war disasters were most severely affected.
In Jizhou, a lot of land was desolated due to the Zhangjiao War. In some places, prominent families were successively attacked and destroyed by the Yellow Turban Army and the Black Mountain Army. As a result, their land became ownerless. However, these ownerless fields have been destroyed.
Other prominent families took advantage of the opportunity and merged.
But no matter what, these fields, whether they are abandoned or abandoned, must be returned to state ownership. This is a necessary prerequisite to ensure the issuance of the farmland system.
First of all, there must be land so that more refugees who have lost their land due to war can be resettled.
This matter must be approved by all the noble and humble families in Jizhou.
Of course, the current farming is only small-scale, because in history, Cao Cao was able to carry out large-scale farming only after he defeated Qingzhou Yellow Turban Million and captured a large number of refugees. But at present, Liu Jian can only gradually
to recruit refugees, and he didn’t want to expand the scale to such a large scale all at once.
Regarding the matter of taking the wasteland into state-owned land and using it to farm and support the refugees, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, the direct descendants of the common people from the Han family, helped Liu Jian to go to Chen Yilai.
As for the giant sects in the Yiguanshi, Tian Feng and Jushou went to persuade them on their behalf.
Liu Jian issued a death order to those who went to various places to speak. No matter what, this decree must be implemented. Whether it is a humble family or a noble family, it must be implemented unconditionally.
The reason why Liu Jian's attitude is so tough is not that he is unreasonable.
On the contrary, he is very reasonable.
First of all, he wanted to take back the land used for farming. It was originally unclaimed and abandoned land. Many of the fields no longer had tenants. After the noble families secretly embezzled them behind the back of the government, there was no spare manpower for farming.
It was simply left there to grow grass.
Why can’t such fields be used for farming?
But obviously, some families, especially some with great wealth, just don’t think it’s okay!
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping convinced many poor families of the common people that they would no longer forcibly occupy the wasteland in Jizhou. After discussion, they were also willing to accompany the Animal Husbandry Department and lend cattle to the farmers.
Withdrawal from the harvest.
Although it was also exploitation, it at least gave the refugees a way to survive.
However, the progress on Tian Feng and Jushou's side was obviously not that good.
Most of the well-dressed nobles and noble families disapproved of this move.
In their view, the land that they have privately annexed after the war belongs to them! There is no such thing as private annexation or not.
If you want to recruit refugees to cultivate the land, you can!
But the farming method must not be used.
They offer a "practical" solution.
That is to recruit refugees to serve as households in the abandoned fields under their names. The newly cultivated fields and grain will be handed over to the state office at a rate of five times the previous Han Dynasty's land rent to support Liu Jian and his troops.
Although part of the harvest from the fields was handed over to Liu Jian, the meanings were very different.
Liu Jian was the active party in the farming system. He had complete control over the wasteland in Jizhou, and he alone had the final say on how to distribute grain to whom.
Everyone else was playing with him.
But the plan put forward by the prominent families in Jizhou was that they took the initiative.
The fields are still theirs, and the refugees are the same as before, working as apprentices and hidden people for them unconditionally, and they double the harvest they get and provide it to Liu Jian.
Since it is doubled, it means that the extra multiple does not need to be turned over to the state and can go into Liu Jian's private pocket.
To put it bluntly, the prominent Jizhou family wanted to support this Jizhou shepherd as a living ancestor.
In fact, this is also a strategy used by aristocratic families in various places to treat local leaders.
The high-return support allows the local chiefs to make a lot of money. They don't care about anything and delegate the power to the subordinates. It's a win-win situation for everyone.
They obviously want to seize Liu Jian's initiative, but they insist on creating a win-win situation. This is a morbid mentality of Jizhou's noble families in this era.
In everything, the family is given priority, regardless of whether it is justified or not.
Just like the beautiful country of later generations.
That natural sense of superiority has been engraved in their bones and cannot be erased.
They simply don't understand what is reasonable.
But in their opinion, this was a very good deal, but it made Liu Jian furious!
He now finally understands why Yuan Shao did not implement the farming strategy in Jizhou in history!
Yes, in history, Yuan Shao occupied four states and was rich in resources. Compared with Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan, his family was indeed much richer! He had food and grass available even without farming.
But no one would disdain someone with a lot of grain and grass. Yuan Shao got all the three million stones of grain and grass that Gongsun Zan had accumulated in his fields after he conquered Yijing.
In a poor place like Youzhou, Gongsun Zan could get such huge benefits from farming. Wasn't it possible that when Yuan Shao saw Gongsun Zan's family background, he wasn't moved?
Jizhou is also a place that has been ravaged by the Yellow Turbans and Black Mountains, especially the land of Wei County...
Even if Yuan Shao had enough grain to supply his army, would anyone still think that there was too much grain?
But now Liu Jian understands that it's not that Yuan Shao doesn't want to farm, but that he simply can't do it!
The aristocratic families in Jizhou can be said to be the most arrogant and domineering among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty!
Based on Yuan Shao's background as a scholar, his base is these people. He does not want to offend them, or they are people of the same class. Yuan Shao's background is destined that he can only share interests and policies with these people.
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Therefore, the strategy of farming was difficult to implement in Yuan Shao's hands.
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Liu Jian looked at Tian Feng and Jushu with a frosty expression, and asked, "Who is the person who divides the refugees into families to cultivate wasteland for disciples, and then all families pay me the rent for grain and fodder fields?"
Jushou stroked his beard and said nothing.
But the upright Tian Feng had no scruples and said directly: "We are from Yin'an, Wei County."
Liu Jian narrowed his eyes and asked, "What is the status of the Shen family in Wei County?"
Jushou sighed and said: "The Shen clan in Wei County can be said to be the leader in Wei County, and Shen Pei is the former official of Taiwei Bo Zhengong. In the past, Bo Zhengong was a loyal pioneer who denounced eunuchs..."
Liu Jian narrowed his eyes.
And use who's disciples and old officials to pressure me?
These days, this style is no longer popular!
Liu Jian did not continue to speak, he just asked: "Where is the judge?"
Tian Feng said: "Shen Pei is currently living in his family's Wubao in Yin'an."
"Okay, I understand. I'll choose a day to visit you in person."
Upon hearing that Liu Jian wanted to see his matchmaker, Ju Shou showed a smile on his face.
"The Shen family is the leader of Jizhou. They send you and your relatives to see Shenpei. If you can get help from Shenpei, you will be as powerful as a tiger in Jizhou."
Liu Jian said expressionlessly: "I know."
After Tian Feng and Ju Shou left, Liu Jian immediately ordered people to find Cheng Pu.
"Your Majesty called me?"
Liu Jian stood up from where he was, walked quickly to Cheng Pu, and said coldly: "How are you doing with your five thousand soldiers? Have you fought against the Montenegro Army recently?"
Cheng Pulang said: "Recently, our soldiers have been fighting against bandits and bandits, and the results have been remarkable!"
"Okay, call the soldiers together, let's go to a place together, and let the soldiers of the three armies practice martial arts for me!"
Liu Jian gave the order, but Cheng Pu did not dare to neglect and immediately accepted the order.
Later, Liu Jian ordered someone to find Zhao Yun.
"Zilong, go to Liyang Camp in person and wait for me to send a letter to the captain of Liyang Camp. I have something to ask him for help."
When Zhao Yun heard this, he was quite surprised: "Your Majesty, are you familiar with the captain of Liyang Camp?"
"Of course we are familiar, that is my sworn brother Zhang Fei!"