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Chapter 179 Reform

"Okay!" The old man in the mountain and Mo Yunxi said in unison.

The two of them murmured in unison: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shore of the land..."

"Well said...well said..."

The old man in the mountain stretched out his hand and patted Nan Yanxi hard on the shoulder.

"What a boy! I didn't expect that... you are actually a versatile man in both civil and military affairs!"

"Such a wonderful sentence cannot be thought up by ordinary mediocre people."

Mo Yunxi on the side also widened her eyes and nodded in admiration: "Yes, yes...it's amazing!"

Nan Yanxi smiled secretly, thinking that it was not me who did this.

This is just a section from my Chinese masterpiece, The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, and Beishan.

If I were to bring out the entire Book of Songs for you, you guys would definitely be shocked.

I thought so in my heart, but on the surface, I scratched my head very humbly: "Oh... I'm showing off my ugliness."

"Short of talent and little knowledge, not worth mentioning...not worth mentioning..."

Such modesty made Mo Yunxi, who was familiar with his work, secretly curl her lips.

However, speaking of which, Nan Yanxi has been thinking about this idea for a long time.

Seeing that the time was ripe, the old man in the mountain and Mo Yunxi were both once in power.

Nan Yanxi said everything on her mind, and the relaxing meal instantly became high-end.

The two of them listened attentively to Nan Yanxi's thoughts and gradually became quiet.

The current Jianghu sect has gradually developed into a force that can threaten the imperial power.

Throughout the ancient and modern times of this world, countries have changed, imperial power has been consolidated, princes have seized the throne, and there have even been uprisings.

There are figures of these Jianghu sects behind them.

To be precise, they can no longer be called a martial arts sect, but a force that is independent of the imperial rule.

This force has great hidden dangers.

All dynasties have tried to manipulate them for their own use, but in the end they always stumbled upon it.

Not to mention the distant past, the Nanhai Kingdom relied on the support of Qinglongmen to overthrow the previous dynasty and establish the Nanhai Kingdom.

Moreover, my cheap father Nan Xiao also relied on the Qinglong Sect to successfully seize the throne.

Situ Wen of Daxia relied on the help of the Liquan Sect to finally defeat Situ Yan's father and ascend to the throne.

And this Hulan Kingdom was founded directly on sects!

Therefore, they are no longer as simple as a martial arts sect.

Although, various countries have also made corresponding countermeasures, giving officials to the heads of various sects, paying official salaries, and registering them.

He also required his disciples to serve as the national reserve army.

But this is tantamount to a disguised agreement to allow them to have private armed forces.

These people are said to be the country's reserve army, but in the end they are still under the command of the leader of the faction.

The most obvious example is the Qinglian Sword Sect, known as the largest sect in Yuzhou.

Nan Yanxi raised more than 20,000 troops in the sect, and also built naval warships, firearms and ordnance on a large scale.

The Great Xia court still doesn't know about it until now.

Although Lu Changfeng's cover was also responsible for this, it also illustrates something from the side.

That is, sects are almost outside the control of the state. They will only obey the orders of the leader of the sect and local officials.

Not only that, the state also assigns fiefdoms and territories to them, and all land taxes are left to them.

This is not control at all, it is clearly the vassal kings of various places who were enfeoffed in the early Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Emperor Jianwen made excessive cuts, which ultimately led to the throne falling into the hands of Chengzu.

Therefore, keeping these Jianghu sects will do more harm than good in the end.

Nan Yanxi's idea was to take advantage of the time when the world was initially settled and the war was at its peak to directly ban all Jianghu sects.

Let’s use a strategy of ascending and descending in the dark.

What is Mingsheng?

Each sect established states, counties, towns, villages, etc. according to the size of its land area.

Its main leaders were appointed as chief officers, adjutants, etc., and all of them were promoted to one or even two ranks.

From the original sect's unofficial official, he became a serious court official.

Status, salary, power, and official positions have all increased.

When the time comes, let the few major sects you can control, such as the Qinglian Sword Sect, set an example.

I think most Jianghu sects would still be happy to do this.

Even if there were some individuals who disagreed, the country's military was at its peak at that time, so naturally it was not afraid of them.

It’s just flat!

What is secret surrender? All the disciples under his command were scattered and then reorganized.

The stronger ones were merged into the army, leaving a small number of weaker ones as garrison troops, and all the others were transferred away.

As for the old, weak, sick and disabled, they were all given resettlement allowances, distributed fields, and sent home.

I agreed that they should be the adjutants in charge of the place, but I didn't say that I would allow them to be re-elected.

After a few years of tenure, those who are capable will be promoted or transferred, while those who are not will pack their bags and go home.

Anyway, they no longer have a team at that time, so it would be difficult for them to rebel.

And even if there is another rebellion, the rebellion will be quickly suppressed by the powerful national army.

Doing this can completely solve this long-standing trouble.

It can also firmly control various limited resources, fields, taxes, troops, and people in the hands of the state.

As soon as these words came out, the old man in the mountain and Mo Yunxi gave a thumbs up in unison.

However, some questions have arisen.

Because some of these so-called Jianghu sects have been passed down for hundreds of years.

Let’s not say that we may not necessarily agree with the adaptation. Let’s just say that the faults are complicated and difficult to eradicate.

Some large sects have students all over the world.

Many of them are wealthy and aristocratic and have extensive connections.

Once their interests are involved, it is easy to stir up changes.

At that time, if the smoke spreads everywhere again and the army becomes more powerful, it will be unable to do anything.

Nan Yanxi didn't have a good solution for this matter at the moment.

But Mo Yunxi on the side put forward an idea that she had had for a long time.

Due to the major reforms, she has not found the opportunity to implement this idea.

Originally, Mo Yunxi was planning to wait until he ascended the throne and consolidated his political power before implementing it.

But now it is disturbed by Nan Yanxi.

However, it is just right to talk about this now.

Nan Yanxi and the old man from the mountain were shocked when they heard her idea.

I couldn't help but admire Mo Yunxi's boldness.

Mo Yunxi's idea was to first conduct a census of all fields and people in villages.

Divide each cultivated land into first, second and third grades.

Then a census of the local population will be conducted, and each person, regardless of gender, will be allocated a fixed amount of land.

How many first-class fields are there, how many second-class fields are there, and how many are third-class fields.

If there is not enough, the local yamen will take the lead and hire people with money stipulated by the state to open up wasteland and cultivate land.

Cultivated land is nationalized and no trading is allowed.

However, if some people are unwilling to farm their land, they can return it to the state.

If some people think they have enough labor force, they can also apply to the local government for more land.

But it cannot be neglected. If it is neglected for three years, it will automatically return to the state.

In order to prevent officials from colluding with the chaebols to oppress the people.

The court should temporarily dispatch officials to the scene to form a working group to inspect and supervise this matter.


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