For those who have the ability, Chai Daguan is very patient and generous...
Zhang Shuye was a capable official both in official history and in the real perception of Chai officials.
Facing Zhang Shuye's question, he smiled and said: "I just want to ask, after Liangshan did this, will the lives of the people in the three states be better or worse?"
Just a simple question left Zhang Shuye speechless...
Isn’t this nonsense? The Song Dynasty couldn’t help but annex land.
It was also from the Song Dynasty that the gentry class entered the historical stage and became the mainstream of society.
Through various means, bright or not, the landowners and gentry have more and more land, while the land in the hands of the common people is naturally getting less and less.
Even if the people have land, due to the scarcity of land, they still have to rent a lot of land from landlords to barely guarantee their family's food rations.
In other words, the common people's land rent starts at 50%, and at the same time, the government's exorbitant taxes and various showdowns are burdened.
If the weather is good, we can barely make ends meet throughout the year.
But if there is a calamity year, or if there is a serious illness in the family, then the children will be sold, or even the family will be destroyed.
Such things are not uncommon in rural areas.
Not only that, you may also encounter bandits and robbers, which means that the commodity economy of the Song Dynasty was indeed prosperous, but ordinary people had economic acumen, and there were many jobs and the service industry was particularly developed, otherwise it would have been overwhelmed and collapsed long ago.
But even so, people's lives are still quite difficult.
Now that the officials have come to power, they have greatly promoted the Hua Shi Gang and brought disaster to the south of the Yangtze River. They have created a farm to plunder the world, making the people even more miserable.
Of course, only the lower class people, landlords and wealthy households with more than 100 acres of land are in real hardship. As long as they don't encounter sudden disasters, their lives are still quite comfortable.
Obviously, the emergence of Liangshan and various measures have broken this pattern.
The rural fields in the three states around Shuibo were almost plundered by Liangshan.
Then he gave 30% of the land rent and let the people in the village cultivate it. This was purely a good deed. Even Zhang Shuye had to admit this.
What's even better is that all kinds of taxes for the local people are paid by Liangshan on their behalf, eliminating the need for government subordinates and layers of exploitation by landlords and Baozheng.
The government has collected sufficient taxes, and the burden on the people has been greatly reduced. At least 50% of the rations can be left in hand, which is enough to feed the whole family.
In fact, as long as the people work hard and do part-time work during slack periods, the situation at home will be better.
In this regard, as far as Zhang Shuye knew, the firms and businesses under Liangshan also provided a lot of convenience to the people in various villages. At least they did not have to worry about being deducted from their wages.
It can be said that Liangshan's move was definitely a great merit, and the only people who suffered were the landlords and gentry whose fields were forcibly purchased.
Here's the key...
The landlords and squires, who felt that their interests had been robbed, still had a good official relationship, which at least put a lot of pressure on Zhang Shuye, otherwise he would not have come to question him.
Of course, if you really want to talk about it, Liangshan didn't cheat these guys.
The prices given are all market prices, and there are many commercial channels, mature shops and some popular technology exchanges.
As long as it is managed properly, the money that can be harvested every year will definitely be much more than the fields. This is a certain thing.
Therefore, when Zhang Shuye saw the series of formal red deeds that Liang Shan took out and the price paid, he didn't know what to say.
Obviously, this is a fair sale!
Although Liangshan's methods are a bit overbearing, if he really doesn't know what to do, Liangshan has many tricks. How can a bunch of rural-level landowners and squires be able to withstand it? Isn't this honestly the best choice?
Even the landlords and squires who had relatives serving in the government did not have the guts to resist.
Do you really think that Liangshan has become a good citizen since he accepted the recruitment?
"Prefect Zhang, actually I also want to do something great!"
Seeing that Zhang Shuye remained silent, Mr. Chai Daguan laughed and said: "Based on the eight hundred miles of water, I think the scale of money and merchant transactions can be increased at least two to three times. As long as those inexplicable things on the road are removed."
It’s not difficult to do this by eliminating the charging barriers!”
"A certain goal is to become the commercial overlord of Babaili Shuipu and the surrounding three states. During this period, commercial circulation, road and bridge planning and construction, and the emergence of new markets will be of great benefit to the government and the people.
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"When a high-ranking official behaves like this, it's very tempting to buy people's hearts!"
After hearing part of Chai Daguan's plan, Zhang Shuye was shocked and couldn't help but change his color. After a long time, he said leisurely: "With the elite soldiers in Chai Daguan's hands, it is difficult not to attract the attention of the government.
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"There is no other way. I just want to leave a solid escape route for my brothers who are on the battlefield!"
Chai Daguan's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "I estimate that after most of Liangshan's troops go to war, the imperial court will not let them go easily unless they are used until death!"
"Is it that high-ranking officials can't trust the imperial court?"
"No one can trust you, especially the current imperial court, tsk tsk..."
Although the high official did not give any explicit advice, Zhang Shuye's face was extremely ugly and he was indescribably embarrassed.
Speaking of which, the Song Dynasty court at this time can really be described as a mess.
Six thieves gathered together to surround the current official's house...
How do you say something?
Oh, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Zhang Shuye's background is not bad, and it's not like he has never lived in Bianliang. How can he not know what is going on in the court?
"Aren't the high-ranking officials worried that their actions will cause dissatisfaction among the current officials and the court, and then be detrimental to the Liangshan army who is on an expedition?"
Although he didn't like to see the Gong Gong princes in the court, Zhang Shuye was a middle-level official in the officialdom after all, so he would naturally not undermine his own power.
"Prefect Zhang, you're not talking big words!"
Glancing sideways at Zhang Shuye, Chai Daguan sneered: "The imperial court can't even deal with clowns like Wang Qing, let alone the more powerful Liangshan army!"
Zhang Shuye's face turned red with anger, but he couldn't say anything big. There was nothing he could do about the fact.
As the prefect of Jeju, he still knows very well how Wang Qing of Huaixi became big.
Just as the officials in Chai Dynasty sneered, it was basically the incompetence of the imperial court and the local imperial army, but the result was that Wang Qing of Huaixi became stronger and more confident the more he fought.
"Master, how far do you plan to take things before you stop?"
He simply bypassed the embarrassing topic before and asked Zhang Shuye bluntly: "I hope the official's appetite will not be too big, otherwise Zhang will have to say I'm sorry!"
"A certain family is only interested in the countryside and has no interest at all in the county or state capital!"
Official Chai was not polite either, and said very clearly: "Of course, there must be no trouble with the shops and shops in the city, otherwise I won't be polite!"
"Is it really just that?"
Zhang Shuye subconsciously felt that something was wrong. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the times, he did not look down on so-called rural areas at all. As for the shops in the city, as long as they were running their business, who would mess with them randomly? Do you think that your life is long?
"Of course it's true!"
Official Chai nodded solemnly, but felt very happy in his heart.
The idea of rural areas surrounding cities is no joke.
In addition, he has mastered the world's most cutting-edge technology - runes. It can be said that he has mastered the energy to change the world.
As long as he is willing, it will not be difficult to let the countryside develop completely and even seize the commercial status of the city.
Once the commercial status fell, considering the environment of the Song Dynasty, the political status would naturally follow.
By that time, the commerce of the cities and towns in the three states around Shuibo will be in decline, while the villages under Liangshan's complete control will be prosperous. No one knows what will happen.
Of course, Zhang Shuye couldn't guess this...
Now that he had found out the details of Liangshan, half of his worries were gone.
After all, not long after the imperial court recruited Liangshan, it also mobilized the Liangshan army to go to Huaixi to suppress the rebellion. At this time, Zhang Shuye, as a local official, naturally could not do anything excessive, otherwise wouldn't forcing Liangshan to rebel be a disgrace to the current officials and the imperial court?
Of course, there should be no shortage of precautions...
Unfortunately, when he saw the heavy infantrymen wearing hundreds of kilograms of infantry armor and still walking as fast as flying in daily training on Liangshan Mountain, he immediately gave up his tough thoughts.
Damn it, he never expected that there would be so many powerful people on Liangshan Mountain!
That was a walking armor. The lightest one weighed seventy kilograms. With the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand, it probably weighed one hundred fifty or sixty kilograms.
Ordinary people would be crushed immediately if they waited.
But the animals on Liangshan Mountain were fully armored, and they were able to move swiftly and stir up clouds of smoke. The ten-man heavy infantry running around created the momentum of thousands of troops, which was simply shocking.
Chai Daguan was quite satisfied with Zhang Shuye's dejected appearance. It was obvious that the deterrence of Liangshan's powerful military power had exceeded the standard and achieved its goal.
The hard skills in the military in the main world are quite suitable in the Water Margin world!
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is quite active, but it is a pity that it cannot be incorporated into the body and transformed into true energy. The effect of tempering the muscles and bones through hard work is amazing.
As long as you eat enough and keep up with the nutrition, you will be able to make some progress in a year and a half!
There were not many troops directly under the rear camp, only 3,000. These were just combat troops and did not include the baggage troops, which numbered almost over 10,000.
These baggage personnel are all newly recruited children from nearby people.
Because the land rent in Liangshan was only 30%, and he paid taxes on his behalf, which made him popular among the people, when Liangshan recruited heavy troops, the surplus young men nearby were very enthusiastic, and they had no thought of being a soldier.
Of course, this is also related to the food and salary treatment of Liangshan's troops. The military merit field system is quite useful in any era, but it will not be brought up openly.