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Chapter 60 Zhang Heng

"Student Zhang Heng has met the prince. The prince is a thousand years old."

Zhang Heng came and turned out to be a short, fat man about thirty years old.

His Dingyou period has passed, but he has not yet been appointed to Jiangning, so he can only call himself a student.

However, his reputation as "student" is much higher than that of Zhao Wenbin.

Those who win the Jinshi can directly become an official, but Zhao Wenbin has to wait for several years.

"Zhang Heng, sit down." Song Yang pointed to the opposite side and said.

They met in the small courtyard outside Song Yang's adobe house.

When Zhang Heng arrived, Song Yang was sitting on a stone bench drinking tea.

Xiaoqian had already warmly hugged Song Yang, and now she went to prepare dinner happily.

He said he would eat leeks and eggs, stir-fried kidneys and donkey meat in sauce at night.

Song Yang asked to sit down, and Zhang Heng was very relaxed.

First, he made Song Yang a cup of tea, and then sat down opposite Song Yang relaxedly.

"I don't know why the prince called the students here..."

Zhang Heng asked with a confident smile.

As a Jinshi, he believed that he had two skills.

At least he was superior to the prince Song Yang in terms of knowledge, so although he was respectful, he also thought highly of himself.

Maybe this is the so-called literati character.

"I have heard a bit about what you did in Pengze. You helped people in need and helped the people. You did a very good job."

"It is a great credit to you that more than 4,000 people in Peng Ze can survive."

Song Yang affirmed Zhang Heng's approach and praised him.

Zhang Heng stood up and cupped his fists:

"My lord, you have given me too much praise. What the students have learned is the art of the sages, and it is my duty to assist the king in caring for the people."

Song Yang looked at him and motioned for him to sit down.

"What do you think of the restoration and construction here in Jiangzhou?"

"The prince is diligent and caring for the people, and helps the people rebuild their homes. The students admire him."

"What are the habits of homeless people living in camps?"

"Students are not used to living with the common people."

You asked and I answered, and the two of them chatted for a few more words.

Song Yang could feel that Zhang Heng was somewhat defensive about him.

This man has some power and is not as restless as Zhao Wenbin.

If we continue talking like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to come up with anything nutritious.

From the news read by Pei Lin, Zhang Heng rescued the people and helped the victims, which indeed shows some decisiveness.

According to what Yu Ming said, Zhang Heng has also been working diligently in the homeless camp these days.

He has now succeeded Chen Fu as the general manager of the refugee camp and is responsible for the overall management of the refugee camp.

The work is well organized.

From this point of view, Zhang Heng also belongs to a category of capable people.

Then his defense against himself may come from unfamiliarity or from certain ideas.

Song Yang didn't want to talk in circles with him, so he asked directly: "Are you willing to come back to Pengze again?"

Before Zhang Heng came over, Song Yang thought a lot.

Originally, the geographical location of Pengze echoed that of the capital city of Jiangzhou, sealing the entrance of Poyang Lake on the left and right.

Plus Duchang in the southeast and De'an in the southwest.

Surrounded from all sides, the entire Poyang Lake belongs to Jiangzhou.

Now that Pengze has been destroyed, only Jiangzhou, Duchang and De'an remain, and a gap appears east of Hukou.

Originally, Song Yang thought that Peng Ze didn't have many people left, and he didn't have a leader, and he really couldn't send out suitable candidates.

So it is better to give up Peng Ze.

But now there is Zhang Heng, and there are more than 4,000 Pengze people.

Then it is necessary for Peng Ze to exist.

"Go back to Pengze?"

Zhang Heng was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing Song Yang's words.

He didn't expect Song Yang to be so direct.

In fact, Zhang Heng had a hunch that Song Yang might ask him to go back to Pengze.

The news I got from Yu Ming in the past few days.

This prince of Jiangzhou has established four Jiangzhou strongholds including Jiangzhou Fucheng, De'an, Ruichang and Duchang.

He even reached out to Ezhou and buried nails in Yangxin.

Obviously he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to expand his sphere of influence.

In this case, this prince will definitely not give up Peng Ze.

I just didn't expect that I would meet the prince for the first time today and ask him so directly.

Zhang Heng hesitated for a while and then asked: "Prince Peng Ze, will you also implement a state of emergency?"

"Of course." Song Yang nodded.

"Then...will all Peng Ze's land be nationalized?" Zhang Heng asked again.

Song Yang smiled.

It turned out that he was guarding himself because of the land distribution issue.

Zhang Heng is a big landowner in Pengze, and his family owns most of the land in Dongshengji, which is over a thousand acres.

If it were all nationalized and then redistributed according to the popular fifty acres per person in Jiangzhou, then he would suffer a big loss.

There are three people in their family, which means they can allocate 150 acres of land.

It's less than one-tenth of the original price, how can you be willing to do so?

Song Yang had previously asked Yu Ming to spread news about the land division in order to stabilize people's hearts.

Fifty acres of land per person is indeed difficult for a big landowner like Zhang Heng to accept.

Although after the natural disaster, the landlord class was also severely hit.

But they will definitely have survivors.

For example, people like Zhang Heng are capable, ambitious and powerful landlords.

If Song Yang's land distribution policy continues, these people will definitely oppose it.

They will gather a certain amount of power in various places and bring many obstacles to Song Yang's future civilized rejuvenation.

Song Yang is not afraid of people like Zhao Wenbin. He is a good person and loves to play, and he is purely a person who gives Song Yang his life.

But he had to pay attention to the truly capable landlord class Zhang Heng.

Especially in the wasteland, this kind of power cannot be ignored.

Their existence represents the existence of the population.

Song Yang actually had a draft of Zhang Heng's question.

What is certain is that Song Yang will win over the remaining landlord class.

But the target of wooing will only be limited to clear individuals.

For example, Zhang Heng.

First of all, you must help those in need rather than taking advantage of others.

Also from the landlord class, Zhang Heng can be won over, while Zhao Wenbin and his like must be defeated.

"Zhang Heng, the state of emergency must be implemented! There is no doubt about this."

"Land reform must also be implemented for every citizen. Although the specific details have not yet been determined, it is definitely done."

"I understand your request. But there are always more common people than nobles in this world."

"As long as I can provide enough benefits, any conservative forces and conservative groups will surely fall apart."

When Song Yang said this, Zhang Heng's expression became a little nervous and he was no longer as confident and calm as before.

He knew that Song Yang was right, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not change this fact.

As long as Song Yang's land distribution policy is implemented, any landlord class will be vulnerable.

No matter how many people you gather, as long as you don't distinguish between places, you are no match for Song Yang.

But if you also divide the land...

Then why didn't the common people follow Song Yang, the orthodox royal nobleman of Daqian?

The people's recognition of Daqian is still very strong.

Can a landlord class compare to Song Yang as a prince?

"Are you willing to be reduced to an ordinary citizen?" Zhang Heng was struggling in his heart.

Zhang Hengxin stood up tremblingly and looked at Song Yang and asked, "My lord, do you also want to participate in the land distribution?"

If Song Yang also followed this method of dividing land, then he would have nothing to say.

But if Song Yang does something special, the landlord class will stand up and oppose it.

"Of course." Song Yang nodded slightly and said with a smile.

"Zhang Heng. Sit down and listen to what I have to say." Song Yang said seriously and pressed his hands.

Zhang Heng sat down reluctantly, but heard Song Yang say:

"In today's world, if I give you 10,000 acres of land, can you cultivate it?"


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