"Taowu Ji's cultivated land is limited. The soldiers are relieved of active duty and do not have enough cultivated land to support their families. How does Mr. Shen Yang solve the problem?"
Han Qian wandered leisurely on the road for more than a month. He had to reorganize many recent situations in Jinling. He sat there and asked Gao Shao and others one by one about the issues that concerned him.
In the past two years, Taowu Army Mansion has built embankments and newly reclaimed polder land, plus the newly reclaimed mountain slopes to the north, the total land is only about 150,000 acres, and Taowu Army Mansion governs 12,000 acres If each of the more than a thousand military households was only allocated twelve or three acres of land, the current cropland yield would be far from enough to support their families.
The basic cultivated land of each military household needs to be at least doubled to barely be enough to support the family.
"After His Majesty returned to Beijing, in addition to moving more than 6,000 military households from Taowu Army Mansion to Junzhou, he also directly issued an order to transfer more than 50,000 acres of farmland east of Longhua Town to Taowu Army Mansion... " Gao Shao said.
"Oh!" Han Qian nodded.
At this time, he was certain that all of this was Shen Yang's implementation of Emperor Tianyou's will. He secretly felt that under such an arrangement, each household in the Taowu Army Complex would be allocated nearly thirty acres of cultivated land. , but there is no problem in supporting the family.
Of course, what kind of resettlement will be received by the landowners and tenants who used to make a living on these newly designated fields for the military government after they are evicted, and how miserable their fate will become, is something that Han Qian and others have no time to worry about at the moment. matter.
This is not something Han Qian and the others can take into account.
"The residences between Ningxianglou Rouge Shop and the original Linjiang Marquis' Mansion have also been merged into the Prince's Mansion. If you go to see His Highness at this time, you will definitely be shocked by the Prince's Mansion." Lin Haizheng said.
"This is just the meaning of the question, what's so deceptive about it?" Han Qian said with a smile.
"In addition to a large amount of gold, silver, pearls and jade, His Majesty also decreed that a hunting garden on the south bank of the Qiupu River in the east of the city, only more than ten miles away from Taowu Army Mansion, be awarded to His Highness as a farm, hunting ground and tent belonging to the Prince's Mansion. In addition to covering an area of more than 500 hectares, this hunting garden also has more than 900 households of official slaves and maidservants, which have become the private property of the county and prince's palace. Because the mother is more valuable than the son, the Emperor Tianyou will also go to the north. More than 200 hectares of farmland in Pu County was given to the imperial concubine," Lin Haizheng said. "Master Shen Yang and Master Zheng all have generous rewards, but there is no movement at all on our side."
Although Han Qian had warned everyone not to complain, Lin Haizheng still couldn't suppress the resentment in his heart as no outsiders were around at this time.
At other times, Han Qian would have been unable to help scolding Lin Haizheng, but thinking of people like Wang Wenqian and Wen Ruilin, they all believed that he had resentment in his heart. It was really not to blame that Lin Haizheng and the others couldn't think about it. He raised his head and glanced at Lin Haizheng and said : "Why, it's not enough for you to marry Yun Niang. Do I need to give you another concubine?"
"Haizheng didn't mean that, Haizheng just thinks..." Lin Haizheng said in defense with his face turning red.
"Do you think you have done something wrong to me?" Han Qian asked with a smile, "I haven't even returned to Jinling yet, how do you know that I must have done something wrong? We are His Highness's people, so we have to believe that His Highness will make arrangements for us. "
Lin Haizheng thought that might be the case.
At this time, the people sent to see the third prince rushed back. When the third prince learned that Han Qian had returned to the capital, he couldn't wait to summon him to the county prince's palace to meet him.
Han Qian put on his official uniform and took Lin Haizheng, Tian Cheng, Gao Shao, old engineer Zheng Tong and others on horseback to Fengxiang Street.
The houses to the west of Ningxianglou Rouge Shop were all classified as the Prince's Mansion. The new courtyard walls were built taller and thicker. The new Prince's Mansion was much more imposing than the previous Linjiang Marquis' Mansion.
When Han Qian stepped into the Prince's Mansion, he realized that the original Linjiang Marquis Mansion was now designated as the inner residence of the Prince's Mansion, while the newly-inhabited house was used as the official hall for the third prince to handle official business, discuss military plans, and the Guards' Mansion, as well as marriage affairs. The government office, Zhang Neifu, Shen Yang, Zheng Hui and others commanded the offices where Cao Cao handled affairs.
At this moment, the third prince truly has his own power and foothold in the capital.
Shen Yang, Zheng Hui, Xinchang Hou Lipu, Zhang Ping, Guo Rong, Li Chong, Zhou Yuan and others were all in the mansion, accompanying the third prince to talk.
"Master Han traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, but he kept me waiting impatiently. If Master Han doesn't come back to Jinling, I will send someone to hurry him up." Yang Yuanpu had to report that Han Qian was coming, so he couldn't wait to step out of the hall to greet him. He came out and said with uncontrollable excitement.
No matter that Han Qian bowed and saluted after a few steps, Yang Yuanpu stepped forward and took Han Qian's arm affectionately, asking him to walk into the lobby.
Seeing how close the third prince was to Han Qian, Lin Haizheng and others felt better, thinking that this would make everything he planned for the third prince worthwhile.
"Han Qian doesn't dare to be greedy for mountains and rivers. In fact, mountains and rivers retain people," Han Qian said with a smile. "In addition, Zuo Si has always wanted to re-approval the map from Jiangzhou to Jingxiang. This involves Kanyu's calculation. Just based on What I learned in books was no longer enough. I couldn't prepare a plan on paper. I had to go on a field trip to get it right. Unexpectedly, I was delayed for nearly a month on the way."
The third prince returned to Beijing with Emperor Tianyou in early May. It was already the end of June. In total, Han Qian had not seen the third prince for almost two months.
At this time, the third prince had grown a little taller and stronger, and was almost as tall as Shen Yang.
After more than half a year of military career, the third prince has experienced many hardships and has become more mature and steady. The childishness that a fifteen-year-old boy should have on his face can hardly be seen on his face.
In addition to old acquaintances such as Shen Yang, Li Pu, Guo Rong, etc., Han Qian saw several new faces around the third prince that he had not known before. After introduction, he learned that they were mainly recommended by Shen Yang to serve in the county prince's palace. of officials.
Among them, Wang Lin, who had served as the censor, was the most famous, and Han Qian had heard of his name before. Wang Lin was a descendant of the Wang family in Runzhou, and his great-grandfather Wang Huanzhang had entered the court as prime minister during the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the previous dynasty.
Even though in the late period of the previous dynasty, the vassal towns were separatist and the locals were suppressed by martial arts and literature, and the so-called Qingliu Yiqiu family was suppressed, the influence of a well-dressed family like the Wang family in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be underestimated.
I heard that Wang Jixiong had intended to attach himself to the Wang family in Runzhou in his early years.
Wang Lin was well-known since she was a child, and she was recommended to the court as an official very early. Later, she was suppressed by officials from the Anning Palace and demoted to a minor official in the Jingzhao Palace because she impeached her relative, the Xu family, for occupying private land and offending Xu Mingzhen. The reputation becomes more prominent.
Han Qian didn't expect that Wang Lin would be recommended by Shen Yang and join the army as a secretary in the prince's palace. He secretly felt that Wang Lin might also be the person of Emperor Tianyou's liking, right?
There are two people in the military record office of the county prince's palace, Li Chong and Wang Lin, who are in charge of writing and writing and other important matters.
Those who join the army in the Record Office are the same as the Secretary-General of the Jiedu Envoy. They may not appear to be of high rank, but their status is extremely important. They are equivalent to confidential secretaries and cannot be occupied except by ordinary people.
In terms of reputation, literary name and even qualifications, Wang Lin is more than enough to serve as the secretary of the county prince's palace and join the army. Seeing the pride in Wang Lin's eyes, Han Qian stepped forward and saluted:
"Han Qian has met Mr. Wang."
"Master Han, you are polite." Wang Lin just nodded slightly and returned the courtesy.
Han Qian thought that maybe the third prince treated him with courtesy, which made Wang Lin feel disdainful, right?
He just smiled slightly and bowed his hands to others in turn.
In addition to Wang Lin and other Confucian scholars recommended by Shen Yang and others, the third prince also selected more than a dozen meritorious generals who were proficient in pen and ink to serve as subordinate staff in various public offices in the county prince's palace. From now on, they will mainly be concentrated in the county prince's palace. The East Courtyard handles official duties, which can be regarded as supporting the momentum of the third prince to open the palace.
As the prince's tutor and the county prince's tutor appointed by Emperor Tianyou, Shen Yang will also formally and fully assist the third prince in managing all the affairs inside and outside the county prince's palace.
Han Qian glanced at Xinchang Hou Li Pu and wondered what he felt in his heart.
After the high organization of Taowu Jijunfu was dismantled, not only the recruiting and commanding power of generals were brought back to the left and right Hujunfu, but also manufacturing, warehousing and other matters were brought under the jurisdiction of the princes and governors.
At the level of the county prince's palace, the power of Shen Yang, Zheng Hui, Guo Liang, Gao Chengyuan and even Wang Lin restricted the influence and control of the Xinchang Houfu family in the county prince's palace at all levels.
After all, the power that Xinchang Houfu and Wanhonglou operated in the past were still too weak compared to the entire huge empire.
In the past, when the third prince was helpless and had no one trustworthy around him, the power of the Xinchang Hou Mansion was particularly important and powerful, but this time it is no longer what it used to be.
In this way, Han Qian felt that he should not feel disappointed.
In the same way, once Emperor Tianyou intends to allocate more resources to the third prince, his role and status around the third prince will no longer be as prominent and important as before.
At this time, Han Qian was more troubled by two other things.
Emperor Tianyou must be wary of Xinchanghou Mansion, but how much did Emperor Tianyou know about Xinchanghou Mansion's "big plan" or "ambition"? How deep did he know it? Did he even notice the existence of Wanhonglou? Han Qian was still very unsure at this time.
What made Han Qian even more headache was that Emperor Tianyou obviously did not think that the time God left for him was actually very limited.
In this case, Emperor Tianyou will arrange the dethronement step by step according to his own pace, and does not like any more radical and risky behavior on their part.
When the situation takes a turn for the worse next time, possibly when it completely collapses, he cannot act too radically, it is too dangerous. Before then, what can he or can he suggest the third prince do and what arrangements should he make?
Han Qian followed the third prince, Shen Yang and others into the lobby with worry. After all, he couldn't guess at this time how Anning Palace and the Xu family would respond to the current situation, and whether they would take risks?
Compared with these, Han Qian really doesn't care much about whether he has any personal rewards or how many rewards he can get, but his state of mind is obviously not something that others can understand.