Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Outside the hall, greeted by Huang Hao, Zhuge Liang slowly walked up the stairs with his hem in his clothes, walked to the door of the hall, took off his shoes, took off his triangle socks, stepped on the blanket with his bare feet, and walked into the house.

At this time, Liu Chan was burning the towel and silk in front of the lamp, and the burning towel and silk made his face glow red.

"My minister, Zhuge Liang, pays homage to His Majesty, and may your Majesty be happy forever!" Zhuge Liang bowed his head and knocked on the ground, shouting.

Liu Chan showed joy, shook the scarf in his hand that was about to burn out, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhuge Liang, saying: "Father Xiang went to the northwest and fought on the battlefield. His achievements are outstanding, and no one in the Han Dynasty can compare. After returning from this achievement, I will follow me in a few days and go to the Temple of the First Emperor to tell him the result of the battle, so as to sacrifice to the spirit of the late Emperor."

"promise!"

The tip of Zhuge Liang's nose was slightly sour, as if the first emperor Yong'an Tuogu was just a few days ago, but the sadness during this time is hard for ordinary people to understand.

Liu Chan held Zhuge Liang's arm, sat down on the couch, and asked Gong'e to serve tea.

Zhuge Liang looked at the burnt scarf and asked, "I don't know, is Your Majesty...?"

Liu Chan chuckled and said, "This is a letter written by Xiangfu before the war to entrust the funeral."

Zhuge Liang was stunned, and looked at Liu Chan. The two looked at each other and smiled, and no one knew about the secret.

Liu Chan picked up the teacup, felt the warmth of the tea in his palm, and said in a deep voice, "Father Xiang, although Liangzhou was won in the Northern Expedition, the people were in poverty after repeated battles. I was quite touched when I returned to visit farmers. So I thought In the next few years after this year, you can rest and recuperate, station troops to store food and grass, and after Longyou is ruled, you can also crusade against Guanzhong."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, with a serious face, and said: "Your Majesty's words are true. For three consecutive years of fighting, the treasury was empty, and the soldiers lost a lot. Just this time in the Northern Expedition to Liangzhou, all the soldiers died in battle, or the water and soil were not acclimatized, or Suffering from the cold, the total loss was more than [-]. After three years of war, nearly [-] of my soldiers were killed or injured, which is also a traumatic injury for me."

The Han fought three battles, one Northern Expedition to Longyou, one defensive battle, and one Northern Expedition to Liangzhou.

The Northern Expedition to Longyou did not cause much loss to the great Han, but gained a lot.Not only was a new state established, seven counties were restored, and more than [-] people were obtained.The point is to open a door to a new world for the great man, and to gain the hope of revitalizing the great man. The first Northern Expedition can be said to be the most profitable.

Cao Zhen's conquest of Shu allowed the Han to gain an advantage in the northwest, and the Northern Expedition to Longyou can be said to have given the Han a geographical advantage, and this battle will completely change the military balance between the Han and Wei in the northwest.

The Northern Expedition to Liangzhou was the longest, nearly a year.However, this battle is the worst one. Liangzhou has only 8000 people, a vast land with few people, and many surnames, so it is very difficult to govern.The big man wasted a lot, first of all, about [-] people were lost in Yizhou soldiers, and the Liangzhou side could make up for it by drawing one out of ten of the people. The treasury is empty.

Even so, the restoration of Liangzhou can also be commended, that is, to relieve the worries of the big man.The big man has full control of the initiative in the Northwest War. He can attack when he advances, and he can defend when he retreats. Next time, he can send troops from multiple routes to attack Guanzhong.The big Han can also govern Longyou with peace of mind, without worrying about Cao Wei going south from Liangzhou to harass him.

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang stroked his beard to think about it, and said: "After this battle, the army against Wei will retreat to Guanzhong and hold on to the city. Therefore, according to my estimate, if my big man doesn't have three to five years to continue to feed and recruit soldiers, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Send troops to Guanzhong. Even if you send troops to Guanzhong, you may retreat due to insufficient food and grass."

Liu Chan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Besides, although Longyou has been included in the Han Dynasty for nearly two years, it has not been able to be thoroughly governed after successive years of war. After this year, Longyou and Liangzhou will be under great governance."

"Ji Chang (Ma Liang) and Ji Yang (Lv Yi) are the governors of one party, and both of them are commendable in their administration. When I conquered Liangzhou in the north, I relied on Ji Chang to raise military rations and transfer them. After this year, if Your Majesty wants to limit the land There are also strategies."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang added: "Your Majesty's policy of restricting the land, after discussing with Pan Sizhi, I think Shi Dan's statement is quite insufficient. There should be distinctions between princes, officials, soldiers, and people. In a nutshell, the old minister thought that the official salary can be used to divide the limit of the official farmland."

"As for the soldiers and soldiers, the [-]th rank system is used to limit the number of acres of land. If the commander's official rank is different, whichever is higher among them will be limited. Those who violate the law will be confiscated into the treasury, so as to imitate others!"

Liu Chan took a few sips of tea and said, "I quite agree with what Prime Minister Shang and Pan Sizhi said. In recent years in Yizhou, officials annexed a few acres of land. It must be limited, and those who exceed the quota will be severely punished." .”

Although Liu Chan didn't say who they were, Zhuge Liang knew it in his heart.

After the first emperor pacified Yizhou, he divided it into the land of the capital and the generals with meritorious service. After the great Han lost Jingzhou, the Jingzhou scholars lived in Shu, often annexing land and buying slaves as their foundation.

Liu Yan, the patriarch who was bestowed to death by Liu Chan, is a typical case. The carriages, horses, clothes and food are all extravagant and luxurious. There are dozens of maidservants in the house, who can sing and dance, not including hundreds of male slaves.

Li Yan's expenses are also extravagant. When he was in Jiangzhou, there were nearly a hundred servants. Now after entering Chengdu, although he is a low-key official, his expenses are still quite high.

The two brothers Wu Yi and Wu Ban are from Dongzhou. Although they are not extravagant on weekdays, they have hundreds of followers.

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In history, the most exaggerated is that Xue Lan's family followed Liu Bei into Shu. After the fall of Shu, Xue Lan's son Xue Qi and his family's [-] households surrendered to Wei, and the world name was "Shu Xue".

You must know that [-] households are close to [-] people!The population of a county in Longyou, these veterans are digging the roots of the big man.

In the past, in order to pursue the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang often turned a blind eye to everything. Don't overdo anything, don't kill him, as long as the land annexation is in compliance.

The year before last, when the civil uprising broke out in Mianzhu County, Liu Chan couldn't bear it anymore and ordered Liu Yan to be killed to deter those who behaved excessively.

Otherwise, why did Pan Jun and Zhuge Liang think it was feasible after hearing about the restriction of land, and even blocked the news.Only Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang, Dong Yun, and Pan Jun knew about it, while Liao Li and Jiang Wan were still in the dark.

It is because the matter of land restriction not only involves the tyrants of Yizhou, but also some officials of the Jingzhou faction, so it is necessary to act with caution. Before the specific decree is issued, no information should be leaked.

Liu Chan put down the teacup, hesitated for a while, and said: "The limit should not be too low, because it is loose, and it must not hurt the root of the big man."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Pan Sizhi is thinking about it recently, and wants to divide it into nine to ten grades according to salary. For example, the positions of General and Prime Minister occupy 45 hectares; Sizheng, Sizhen, and General Cheqi occupy [-] hectares. It’s all like this. And because of the high and low ranks of the official ranks, they can shade their relatives, and those who are more can reach nine clans, and those who are less can be three generations.”

Calculated according to the positions of prime minister and general, there is a quota of 240 hectares of land.In the Han Dynasty, one hectare of land was 12000 mu, and fifty hectares of land was [-] mu of land. Including the shade of his relatives and the same clan, it was enough for thousands of relatives.It is also in line with the official status of prime minister and general.

The difference of five hectares in each stage is not bad, the minimum is ten hectares of land for the ninth grade, and five hectares of land for the tenth grade, plus relatives' fields, is completely acceptable.After all, Liu Chan is not the kind of person who just let the horse run but not let the horse eat grass.

"Good, you can control it with these words."

However, Liu Chan doubted that Zhuge Liang's quota of fifty hectares would never be used up. After all, Zhuge Liang only had fifteen hectares of land in history.