Chapter 1405 The right to release soldiers from land
Since ancient times, amnesty can be said to be a common tactic used by emperors to win over the people. In any case, the Song Dynasty always relied on force to win Shenglong Mansion. This can be said to be a conventional method, or it can be said to be an unconventional method.
, at least the local people must have a lot of dissatisfaction with the Song Dynasty. I am doing well here. If you suddenly come to beat me, you can't just ask me to greet you with a smile. ()
How to appease the local people's hearts is what Li Qi has been doing since he settled in Shenglong Palace.
Amnesty for the world is a very good method. If Li Qi announced this news on the day he settled in, he would definitely gain a lot of people's hearts. However, Li Qi has not used this trick for a long time because he had already thought of today at that time.
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Li Qi must have a reason to arrest people. Since the other party is a landlord, it is really easy to find a reason. The key is how to let them go, which is a bit difficult. It is easy to ask for a Buddha, but difficult to give away!
If you propagate the rule of law here, and then turn around and release these landowners who have committed many crimes, it will cause huge damage to the credibility of the court. This is what Zhao Jingyan said after learning that many people came to the government to complain.
, something that is very worrying.
But Zhao Jingyan never expected that Li Qi would perfectly solve this problem with just an amnesty.
As soon as the amnesty came out, all the old scores were like a fire.
There is no reason for the people to cause trouble.
After those landlords went back, they didn't dare to use any bad ideas anymore, because they all knew the methods of the Privy Councilor. Since Li Qi could catch them once, he would definitely be able to catch them a second time, and Li Qi also gave him a
Some of their promises gave them hope for the future after losing their land.
On the second day, the direction of public opinion changed completely. Those who were opposed to the new policy now changed their tone. They kept clamoring to support the imperial court's new policy and spared no effort to help the imperial court.
publicity.
The imperial court also issued notices one after another, providing in-depth analysis of the new land policy and explaining the benefits that nationalization of land would bring to the people.
Li Qi used both soft and hard tactics, asking officials from the former Jiaozhi court to take the lead in handing over the land first.
Of course those officials are reluctant, but there is no way. Li Qi is not someone to be trifled with. Now he has a hundred thousand troops stationed here. If you don't make him happy at this time, you will definitely be in trouble. Many people
This has been proven.
Under this two-pronged approach, Li Qi soon issued a formal notice stating that the land in Jiaozhi would be nationalized. At the same time, Li Qi also issued a new land title, which was a land title recognized as valid by the Song Dynasty.
Although the land in Jiaozhi is nationalized, it stands to reason that it does not matter if the land deed is there or not, but you must know that they are all citizens of the Song Dynasty. The land in the Song Dynasty is still privately owned, and they can go to the Song Dynasty to buy land, so they must
Understand the land deeds issued domestically during the Song Dynasty.
Of course, the emergence of new land deeds proved that the old land deeds had lost their legal validity and were not recognized by the court.
During this period, Zhang Boyu and Liu Qingqin had already integrated the land inside and outside Shenglong Mansion and began to divide the areas. They still followed the method in Li Qi's new law and divided it into industrial, agricultural and commercial areas.
Regardless of whether it is in later generations or today. The government will either not issue a notice. If it does, it will basically not be changed, at least in the short term, because it will affect the credibility of the court, and the court issued a certain notice.
It has been studied repeatedly before, and it will never be a whim. Various consequences must have been considered.
Therefore, after the imperial court promulgated this new policy, the people of Thang Long Province knew that it was a done deal, and the opposition began to weaken, because it is useless for you to object now. You must at least try this new policy first. If it is not good, try again
There are defensible reasons for opposing it.
After the land was nationalized, the slavery system that originally existed in Cochin was also virtually eliminated. Because the land was owned by the court and everyone was the same, there was no distinction between slaves and landlords.
Inside the main hall.
Zhang Boyuhui reported: "I reported to the Privy Council that now the people have accepted the fact of land nationalization, and they have begun to inquire about the details. Which land lease is what they are most concerned about, and when will it start?
Why should they rent land?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "As long as those landlords surrender, these are just trivial matters. Now we are still facing a big problem, which is how to disarm the army of the previous dynasty and let them go home to farm."
Liu Qingtan nodded and said: "The military advisor is right. No matter how cunning and vicious the landlords are, after all, they have no weapons in their hands, so no matter how troublesome they are, they won't cause any big trouble. But as for the army, if they don't handle it well, it may cause a big turmoil."
Yang Ying'er said: "Since Li Changjie, the military affairs of the previous dynasty have been controlled by his family. Their family's influence in the military is deeply rooted. The death of Li Quansheng must have caused a lot of negative effects in the military. I think we should immediately
It is very difficult to remove their military power."
Li Qi smiled softly and said: "Whether it is managing a country, a region, or a family, there is nothing that is not difficult. The truth is that every family has a hard-to-recite scripture. There is nothing in this world that can be obtained without hard work.
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Zhang Boyu saw that Li Qi was so calm and knew that he must have made a plan long ago, so he asked: "I wonder what the Privy Council's plan is?"
Li Qidao: "For these armies, they must use both soft and hard tactics. If they are blindly tough, they may have a violent backlash, but if they are blindly weak, they will think that the court is afraid of them, causing them to push even further.
Therefore, we must deal with it in a clever way and cannot take it by force, but we cannot give in."
The others nodded after hearing this, but it sounds easy to say, but it is difficult to do.
Zhao Jingyan was very curious and asked: "What do you mean by clever method?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't you know me yet? I just go back and forth with just one move."
Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes slightly and said: "Privy Councilor, please don't be humble. You can go back and forth with more than one move. At least you have taught us several lessons in the past few days."
Zhang Boyu and the others also secretly nodded.
Li Qi smiled and said: "But we will never deviate from our origins."
Zhang Boyu and others still didn't understand.
But Zhao Jingyan reacted and said: "You mean profit."
Li Qi nodded and said, "That's it. Taifu Yang said earlier that the power of the Li Quansheng family is deeply rooted in the army, but the power you are referring to is the generals, not the soldiers."
Yang Ying'er said: "Even so, the soldiers all obey the general, so there is no difference."
"The difference is huge." Li Qi explained with a smile: "The reason why those generals are willing to follow Li Quansheng is because they were promoted by Li Quansheng. It was Li Quansheng who gave them power and wealth. They are not surrendering to Li Quansheng.
After all, interests are still at play, but what the soldiers get is not just a mouthful of food. I don’t believe that any general will use his family wealth to share it with his soldiers, so the soldiers are ours.
breaking point."
Zhao Jingyan frowned slightly and said, "Soldiers? There are so many soldiers, you can't possibly break through them one by one?"
"Who said I have to break through one by one." Li Qi snorted softly and said: "Now it is no different than before. All military pay must be approved by the court. I don't know what those soldiers think of their superiors.
But I firmly believe that this feeling cannot be eaten. As long as we find ways to seize the weaknesses of those soldiers and win their hearts first, no matter how great Li Quansheng's influence is in the army, there will be no more
With the support of the soldiers, what can these mere commanders do?"
Zhang Boyu said: "But how to convince the soldiers to volunteer for farming?"
"persuade?"
Li Qi chuckled: "This still requires lobbying, which is too inefficient. It's very simple. Put a bowl of rice in front of them, and they will come by themselves."
Zhao Jingyan said: "Then where does this bowl of rice come from?"
Li Qi felt that this question was a bit idiotic and said: "Of course it grows from the ground, does it fall from the sky?"
This person must have answered the question sincerely. Zhao Jingyan's face turned slightly red and she said, "You know that's not what I meant."
"But the food in my mouth is the bowls of hot white rice!" Li Qi coughed lightly and said, "Don't forget that I have not informed the people of the content of the land lease yet."
Zhang Boyu asked curiously: "Is this related to the land lease?"
"It is no exaggeration to say that this lease involves millions of people living in this area. There are no exceptions."
Li Qidao: "Don't the people really want to know how they rent land? Now let me tell you, it depends on the population of each household to determine how much land you can rent. A family of four will definitely be able to rent more land than a family of three.
land. However, there is another limitation, that is, how many farmers there are in your family.
For example, if you have a family of five, including two sons who are farmers and one son who is a soldier, then the soldier cannot be counted as one of them, but can only be counted as four people, because soldiers have salaries.
, and they don’t have time to farm. We must ensure that every acre of land can be well cultivated, and there is a child and an old man in this family. They are unable to cultivate the land, but they have to consume food, so in the lease
Inside, we must consider this point, how much land should be rented to them so that it can support four people and ensure that it is within the capabilities of two mature people.
If wasteland appears, both the people and the court will suffer losses under the land nationalization policy. We must first consider each household's farming ability before deciding how much land to rent to them. But before that, we must release
There is a rumor that after the land is resolved, the imperial court will begin to rectify the military and political affairs, and may conduct large-scale troop reductions. Remember, it is possible, because it may represent rumors, but it must represent facts. This must be emphasized. "
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "I understand, once the content of the lease is released, the people will definitely want to rent as many acres of land as possible, so they must have enough manpower to support it. But in this way, if there is a soldier in the family,
People will definitely suffer a lot. Land is a lifetime thing, and as a soldier, once you pass a certain age, you will be abandoned.
But who can guarantee that by that time, there will still be land left for them, so the families of the soldiers will hope that their sons can come back to farm, but this is not something you can go back to if you want. You must have the approval of the court and become a soldier.
After all, there are salaries to be paid, which will make the soldiers' families not so determined. However, if the court's plan to reduce troops comes out at this time, then not to mention the families of those soldiers, even the soldiers themselves will definitely become hesitant.
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More importantly, the imperial court plans to reorganize the military and political affairs after the land policy is implemented. Although this is just a rumor, based on the current situation, it is very possible. The soldiers and their families certainly do not dare to gamble, because
Now as long as you go home to farm, you will definitely need land, but no one can guarantee that their salary can be maintained forever. If this news is true, then not only the salary will be gone, but the land will also be gone.
This is a matter that affects their whole lives, so no soldier will dare to take this gamble. The generals don't care. They have money, but the soldiers don't. At this time, the court only needs to issue a policy that soldiers can voluntarily go home to farm.
Those soldiers will definitely flow out of the military camp like a tide and go home to farm. No one can stop them."
"High! It's too high. Privy Councilor, your move is really powerful."
Zhang Boyu couldn't help but applaud for this.
Liu Qingtan smiled and said: "In this way, the imperial court does not have to be such a bad person, because on the surface it seems that the imperial court just gave the choice to the soldiers themselves, but they have no choice at all."
Yang Ying'er bowed and said, "We admire the Privy Council's great talent."
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Let's skip these. What great talents and small talents? These are all bullshit. They are not as real as money. You have to remember one thing. Those of us who are officials must first understand the needs of the people, and
Everything the people do is to make a living. We use our policies to bring a prosperous life to the people, and use the needs of the people to support our policies. This is actually a supply and demand relationship." (To be continued...)