"Jinyiwei is handling the case, everyone else is waiting to get out of here!"
A group of ferocious soldiers in uniforms first broke open the gate of a fort, then searched the courtyard and rooms one by one, and pulled out all the people in the fort.
The head of the family in the fort, a middle-aged man in his fifties, was kneeling in front of the Jin Yiwei, shouting injustice.
Kong You took out a roster, and while reading it, he said to Wang Hong beside him: "The mastermind of the Liangcheng arson case is the Zongfu, and these people are distant branches of the Zongfu. According to the crime of treason,
He should be arrested and brought back to Beijing."
Before Wang Hong could speak, the head of the Lianbao family knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, saying, "Sir, we have not been in contact with the nobles of the clan for more than ten years. We don't know about the treason case at all!"
Kong You closed the page and sneered: "If you break the bones and connect the tendons, how can you get away with not knowing?"
After saying that, Kong You waved his hand, and some soldiers in uniforms came forward and dragged all the men, women, and children in the fort to the courtyard, where dozens of prison cars were waiting.
Listening to the constant cries in his ears, Wang Hong bowed to Kong You and said: "Zhongcheng, all the powerful families in Liangzhou have been wiped out. There is almost no one in the state who can threaten the imperial court.
"
Kong You put away the book and waved to Wang Hong, indicating that the latter would follow him.
On the way, Kong You said to Wang Hong: "Beizhen Fusi came out of Liangcheng this time. How many houses did they investigate in total?"
Wang Hong: "Thirty-three families, totaling 2,155 people."
Kong You: "When we come out this time, dealing with the prisoners is the second priority..."
Wang Hong: "Is investigating the case and arresting people only the second priority?"
Kong You stepped on the ground under his feet and said to Wang Hong: "This is the key to the purpose of Jin Yiwei's investigation."
Wang Hong was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Zhongcheng refers to land?"
Kong You nodded and said: "There are countless fertile fields in the west of Hexi. In the past, they were always controlled by the clan and nobles. In this case of arson in Liangcheng, we will use the charge of treason to eradicate these people completely and confiscate their private fields."
For official fields."
Wang Hong: "Is the imperial court converting private land into official land to re-conferralize land?"
Kong You shook his head: "In all dynasties, fiefdoms have been the source of trouble for the country. This time, your Majesty plans to completely rectify the land abuses."
When Wang Hong heard the word "Your Majesty," he stopped asking, and just raised his hands and said: "Zhongcheng, Beizhen Fusi has sent officials to all parts of the country to supervise the investigation. I believe that your Majesty will be able to give an explanation soon.
."
Kong You: "The land in the Northern Tang Dynasty can be roughly divided into four parts, one is Anxi and Beiting, one is Hexi and Shuofang, one is Hebei, and the last one is Guanzhong. Most of the land in Anxi and Beiting was originally owned by small countries
, after a large number of refugees moved in, most of them have been reclaimed as government land, so there is no need to worry; you and I are jointly responsible for the land clearing work in Hexi and Shuofang, and most of it has been completed now; there are still two
Places, one is Hebei and the other is Guanzhong."
Wang Hong: "Zhongcheng sent people to Hebei before, and then sent people to Guanzhong. It turns out that handling the case is only secondary, and clearing the land is the key."
Kong You: "Yes, in Guanzhong, most of the nobles and prominent households have moved away due to years of war, so all land inventory work is not too difficult... The most troublesome place to inventory land is the remaining Hebei."
Wang Hong was a little puzzled: "Hebei used to be the base camp of the Yan army. There were frequent wars before. Many nobles were either captured or killed. Fan Yang and even the entire city's population were demoted to official slaves. Why did Zhong Cheng
Would you say that Hebei is the biggest problem with land clearance?"
Kong You: "Although most of the prominent families who originally occupied Hebei have been uprooted, after these people left, the situation in Hebei is still complicated. There are many people there, and there are many military towns, and there are rewards for merit and farmland, etc.
So if you want to clear the land, it will be the most troublesome."
After hearing this, Wang Hong understood it first and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that those who go out to do business in Fusi, Beizhen, must be the ones facing the greatest difficulties in Hebei."
Kong You: "Let's not talk about it for now. You organize the people of Beizhen Fusi to collect the land collected during this period, conduct statistical statistics, and rebuild the records, ready to be handed over to His Majesty."
Wang Hong raised his hands and said yes.
Half a month later, Liangcheng Palace, Meeting Hall.
Zhou Jun looked at the land records handed over by Beizhen Fusi, nodded, and said to Wang Hong in the hall: "Beizhen Fusi did a good job this time."
When Wang Hong heard this, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Reporting to your majesty, I don't dare to claim credit. This time, the investigation in Hexi and Shuofang, and the Beizhen Fusi Department all depended on the command of Kong Zhongcheng."
Zhou Jun put down the Kan book and said to Wang Hong: "The arson case in Liangcheng has been over for a long time. This time, the scope of the investigation has been expanded to Hexi and Shuofang. Can Prime Minister Kong Zhongcheng explain to you the reason behind this?"
Wang Hong nodded and said: "As I said, investigating the case is only secondary, and clearing the land is the key."
Zhou Jun: "Yes, we need to collect domestic land, convert it from private land to official land, divide it according to the nature of the land, and separate ownership and use rights to ensure that from now on, land annexation will not affect the country
of stability.”
Kong You said from the side: "Your Majesty, in the case of arson in Liangcheng, most of the clans, clans, powerful people, etc. have been investigated and dealt with, and the private fields under their names have been returned to the imperial court. However, according to statistics, the people in Hexi and Shuofang are
Only 70% of the fertile farmland has been harvested, and 30% is still left outside."
Zhou Jun: "What's going on with that 30%?"
Kong You: "Part of it is the land owned by the people, part of it is the farmland owned by the military town, and part of it is the teaching land owned by temples and Taoist temples."
Zhou Jun: "I plan to redeem the common people's own fields with gold and silver and collect them as official fields. The military towns and fields involve the army, so it is difficult to deal with them at the moment, so I will ignore them for the time being. As for the fields owned by temples and Taoist temples, the quantity
how many?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Kong You: "Most of the temples and Taoist temples came from the awards of the previous emperors. For example, some famous temples have experienced more than ten generations of royal families. Each time
For a period of time, the imperial court had granted land, and accumulated a small amount of land. Today, he owns thousands of hectares of fertile land, and he is an out-and-out big landowner."
Zhou Jun frowned and said: "These temples and Taoist temples are not engaged in production. They recruit tenants on weekdays, but they are just looking for the benefit of free money."
Kong You: "Your Majesty, there are tens of millions of believers in temples and Taoist temples. Not only among the people, but also in the army and the court, there are many believers. If we deal with it rashly, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble."
Zhou Jun: "I have written this matter down and will deal with it when the time is right... How is the land clearing in other places going now?"
Kong You: "The Anxi Protectorate sent an official document stating that 90% of the land in Anxi and Beiting has been cleared. People in the two places farm the land. Most of them signed contracts with the government and adopted contracting methods for farming;
As for Guanzhong, Marshal Guo Ziyi assisted Beizhen Fusi to re-measure and inventory the land in the Gyeonggi area. Kance will be able to arrive in Liangcheng at the end of this month; as for Hebei..."
Zhou Jun: "What's going on in Hebei?"
Kong You: "The situation of land clearance in Hebei is relatively complicated and the progress is relatively slow."
Zhou Jun: "What's the reason?"
Kong You: "There are several reasons: First, when the Tang army attacked Fanyang, the border people in Hebei assisted our army. Later, their tribesmen went south to herd or find farmland for farming. The Tang army felt like allies in these land occupations.
So there is no embarrassment. Second, there are many military towns in Hebei, including Pinglu, Fanyang, Raole, Dongmou, Beidu, etc., each of which has a large number of farms, and many of them have reward fields for their soldiers; third, Liang
Both the city and Chang'an have experienced political purges, and the nobles died or fled. However, many of the nobles in Hebei defected to the Tang army. Many families were even suspected of intermarrying with Tang army generals. This pair
It’s not a good thing to clear the land.”
When Zhou Jun heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
