Lu Kang looked at Yu Fan, but the latter obviously didn't mean to explain. Lu Kang didn't go into details, but just agreed: "Zhongxiang is capable enough to be named a marquis and prime minister in the future, and he is a loyal man.
Zhongxiang comes to assist me... of course it's the best thing."
At the same time, Lu Kang knew in his heart that he, the household department, was already the bridge between the aristocratic family and the state pastoral government, and the household department was most entangled with the interests of the wealthy family. At this time, he asked Yu Fan to be the minister of household history.
That is, being the second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue must mean that in Bai Tu's heart, Yu Fan will be biased towards the Prefectural Mufu!
Lu Kang couldn't understand why Yu Fan and Bai Tu were so "in tune" with his temperament, but the advantage of old man Lu was that he didn't think about it if he couldn't figure it out.
Now Old Man Lu is very clear about his positioning, that is, as a "bridge", striving to help Bai Tu coordinate the relationship between the Ye family, smooth transition, and common development...
"Mr. Lu, what do you have to say about the population issues in Kuaiji, Wu County and Yuzhang?" Bai Tu asked proactively.
Among the four counties, Danyang County has the smallest problem. If you insist on saying that the problem is because of the existence of "Danyang Elite Soldiers", Tao Qian, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu have visited this place one by one. It is now a little bald and needs to recuperate in recent years, so it is on the list.
The population is somewhat small...
However, even in the devastated Danyang County, the population reduction is not as extreme as the other three counties!
"This... Yuzhang County and Shanyue have become more and more troubled, and many refugees have become civilians when they come in, and they are bandits when they leave. Especially in recent years, the world has been in chaos, and the number of refugees and Shanyue has increased significantly. Therefore, the registered population is much smaller than the actual number, and Kuaiji
Jun and Wu Jun, ahem... It's probably because of statistical errors, and I'm also planning to reorganize the households in the two counties. If my lord has any advice, I might as well give it to you," Lu Kang said directly.
In the area east of the Yangtze River, there are many mountains in Kuaiji and many forests in Yuzhang. Mountains often cause chaos.
In fact, most of today's "Shanyue" are not ancient Yue people. There is no essential difference from the Han people in terms of ethnicity. Many of them are refugees who come to the mountains to become "bandits". Even some of them do not loot much. They are just afraid of the harm from the government, which is equivalent to taking advantage of the geographical advantage.
"Wubao".
There are very few real native Guyue people, only some in Kuaiji County.
In Yuzhang County, the population of Yuzhang County has been severely reduced because of the disaster caused by mountains and rivers, or in other words, because of the disaster caused by mountains and rivers.
In comparison, Kuaiji County is actually much better in this regard, and... this is objectively the result of the wealthy family.
There were many aristocratic families in Wu and Kuaiji counties, so the living space of Shanyue was suppressed. To deal with these people who came down the mountain to become Han people and went up the mountain to become Shanyue, it was difficult for the imperial army to completely disperse them, but it was a huge waste of money.
The reason why Wu and Kuaiji counties have so few people is not that they are hiding in the mountains, but that local prominent families are hiding their population.
Which of these wealthy families doesn't have a lot of servants? The Lu family village, which is barely related to the wealthy family, has hundreds of hectares of land, hundreds of villagers, and can easily provide thousands of dan of food.
In terms of influence in the court, the Jiangdong family was limited by its regional nature and was far less prominent than the Central Plains family. However, in terms of local influence, it was easier for a place like Jiangdong to spawn a powerful family. Instead, Yanyu Xu Sanzhou
, aristocratic families can have many ministers for generations, but they cannot be as "trenched" as the Jiangdong family.
Bai Tu, Chen Gong, and Lu Su had previously calculated that the number of people hiding in Wu and Kuaiji counties was approximately 600,000.
In fact, in the middle of the Three Kingdoms period, the courage and appetite of the wealthy families in various places will be cultivated. The registered population of the entire Han Dynasty dropped from more than 50 million at the peak to the middle period of the Three Kingdoms. At the lowest point, the total number of the Three Kingdoms was six
Seven million...
Of course there were natural and man-made disasters that caused the sharp decline in the population, but a considerable part of it was that the wealthy families at that time had advanced into the form of a "family", and the population was also a "resource" for the family!
Especially after the Sima, Lu, and other aristocratic families in the Wei State completed the strangulation of the military forces of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, it marked the beginning of the clans' struggle against the warlords, the beginning of the seizure of power, and the beginning of the clans' tentacles of influence.
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It was not until the early Jin Dynasty when unification was finally achieved that the population had returned to 16 million. What is even more amazing is that from the first year of Taikang to the third year of Taikang, the population increased again in just two or three years.
More than seven million...
On the one hand, the Jin Dynasty ended the turmoil and reduced the consumption of civil war, but miracles such as a 40% increase in population in two years were obviously also the reason why the family members restrained themselves in the face of a unified dynasty.
Now Bai Tu has nothing to do with the Shanyue hidden in the mountains, but the population of Wujun and Kuaiji must be dug out!
Lu Kang has also hinted that Bai Tu can tell him a few things and he can coordinate...
"I think there should be at least 50,000 more households in the two counties," Bai Tu said.
At this time, there were about six or seven people in a household in Jiangdong, because in statistics, even if the adult men had not married and separated, except for the eldest son, they would be counted as one household. The population of each household in Jiangdong was not the same as that of the later generations of the Jin Dynasty.
At about the same time, it was slightly more than the "family of five" in the Central Plains during the Han Dynasty.
In terms of "households", the aristocratic families in Kuaiji and Wu counties have hidden about 100,000 households, but Bai Tu now wants them to spit out half of them!
Although Lu Kang didn't look happy when he heard this, he was relieved - the one hundred thousand households were not hidden by a few families, but by wealthy families of all sizes, some of whom were members of the same clan who had concealed their reports, and some of whom were members of the same clan.
The refugees who lost their land became slaves, and not all of them have been swallowed up in recent years...
It hurts to spit out half of it, but after all...at least it didn't hurt me, and even my hard work in recent years wasn't completely in vain!
Lu Kang also understood that this number was not something Bai Tu slapped on his head, but that he, Lu Su, Chen Gong and others had determined the number.
It would not make these wealthy families feel comfortable, but it would also give Lu Kang room to coordinate.
"Lord, don't worry. Considering the wealth in Wu and Kuaiji counties, there should be an increase of 50,000 households..." Lu Kang was almost certain.
Bai Tu simply does not hope that these aristocratic families will have any tendency to develop into powerful families, and will not allow such "hiding" behavior in their household registration in the future, but... it is not advisable to act too hastily.
But it’s not so easy to just let them go!
"Well, fifty thousand households... it's not a small number. If someone made a mistake in the past, this 'redemption' cannot be less." Bai Tu said.
Lu Kang understood that Bai Tu was still beating him at this time, but since he said it was "redeeming", Lu Kang didn't worry too much - it was just a fine, and now the state pastoral government was in a state of poverty, which was as it should be.
Starting from Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a tradition of using money to pay off one's sins. During the reign of Emperor Ling, even the positions of the Three Dukes could be clearly marked with prices. Naturally, this "redemption" became even more popular, and all capital crimes could be redeemed.
"Just two hundred thousand yuan per household." Bai Tu said as if he was very generous.
Lu Kang's eyes widened when he heard this, and he didn't notice Lu Su snickering slightly at this time.
"Lord... isn't two hundred thousand dollars a bit..." Lu Kang had a headache, and even wondered if Bai Tu didn't know what two hundred thousand dollars was.
According to the food prices in previous years, rice, which is the best quality millet, and is only eaten by wealthy families, costs about four hundred yuan per stone. Other millets, cereals, wheat, and rice, which is considered a specialty of the south at this time, all cost two yuan.
Three hundred coins per stone.
Even though prices have increased by 30 to 50% due to the war at this time, in terms of "money", 20,000 yuan a year is enough for a family to have food and clothing - of course, ordinary people at this time are self-sufficient.
Lord, I don’t use money to circulate goods.
One household will be fined 200,000 yuan, which is a bit of a slap in the face...
"Of course, I also know that it may be difficult for everyone to come up with cash. You can use supplies to pay off debts! Zijing, show Mr. Lu the official storage supplies currently purchased by the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Bai Tu said.
Lu Su was going to take over the Ministry of Civil Affairs... Lu Kang suddenly realized this, but now he had no time to study it in detail, but immediately looked at the list handed over by Lu Su.
Originally, Lu Kang had already made preparations to persuade Bai Tu, but after looking at the list, Lu Kang's face looked strange for a while, and then...he breathed a sigh of relief!
After arriving at the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion today, Lu Kang felt very nervous all the time. Lu Kang felt that he was several years younger.