Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

In 231 AD, the ninth year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty, June.

In May, after Liu Chan invited Ma Di to a banquet, Zhuge Liang talked with Ma Di all night long.The next day, before dawn, Ma Su led several cronies to rush to the Hehuang Valley with the prefect of Xiping and concurrently serving as the captain of the Qiang guard.

At the same time, the edict of the inner government was also issued, ordering Liangzhou and Longyou to dispatch [-] military households each, and a total of [-] soldiers were transferred to the command of the Huqiang Xiaowei.In this way, Ma Di led thousands of soldiers and began to manage the Hehuang Valley.

It was June, and Yizhou was busy again, dealing with summer harvest and other related matters; while the top management of Dahan was brewing a storm.

In the Xingong Hall, all the ministers held wat boards and sat at the table; only Zhuge Liang sat at the special table and did not sit with others.It's not his fault, but the system of "three independent sittings". The former Han Dynasty stipulated that Shang Shuling, Sili Xiaowei, and Yushi Zhongcheng could sit alone to show the prosecutor's privilege.

Now, since Chen Zhen was promoted to Weiwei, the Great Han Shangshuling has no one to serve, and the former imperial censor Zhongcheng Meng Huo died of a serious illness early this year, and there is no one to take up the position. At present, only Zhuge Liang, who is also the captain of Sili, remains.

After Da Si Nong reported the political affairs to Li Yan, the head of the inner house, Shi Jiangwan, held the wat board with a solemn expression, and came out and said, "Your Majesty, my minister Jiang Wan has something to say."

"allow!"

"No, my minister Jiang Wan asked for a proposal to limit the land. In the 13th year and June of Emperor Wen, he ordered the abolition of land rent. And the ancients paid taxes on eleven, thinking that the world is right. Today, the Han people's fields, or one hundred, are taxed,... the powerful The violence is crueler than the perishing Qin, so the benefits cannot be shared, and the power and fortune are divided among the powerful..."

Jiang Wan held the wat board and said with emotion.

"Emperor Xiaowu Dong Zhongshu once said that it is advisable to limit people to occupy the land. In the time of Emperor Ai, it was limited to people to occupy the land to no more than [-] hectares. In the world, after the resurgence of Guangwu, there are few people, and it is easy to establish it. It is a pity that it cannot be established. Now the Han Dynasty has not been established for a long time, and the land is vast and the population is sparse. This is a good time. Therefore, Wan thinks it is possible, please Your Majesty, please plan for the future !"

As soon as this remark came out, the complexions of those with many acres in the family changed, and there were many discussions, some asking why, or asking for opinions.

For a while, the court was noisy and lost its usual tranquility.

"quiet!"

Everyone looked to see that it was the Prime Minister who was speaking, but they all kept their mouths shut, and could only wait for His Majesty to speak to the Prime Minister.

Through the crown, Liu Chan asked lightly, "Is there a detailed law to limit it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a memorandum written by the minister to limit the number of fields.

As he spoke, Jiang Wan took out a scarf from his bosom, handed it to Huang Hao, and passed it on to the Son of Heaven.

Under the eyes of everyone in the court, Liu Chan opened the memorial and read it pretendingly.After all, Liu Chan did not know how many times he had read this memorial and discussed it with everyone.

After a while, Liu Chan closed the memorial and handed it to Huang Hao, asking him to read it for everyone to listen to.

Huang Hao raised his voice and read out: "...according to the level of official salary, it is divided into ten grades, and each occupies the land according to the high and low. The prime minister, the general, the three princes, and the marquis of various counties occupy 45 hectares of land; the four expeditions, four towns, Generals of chariots and hussars, the generals of the four directions occupy [-] hectares of land;... Shangshu, Zhongshu, prefectural captain Sima, army Sima, and three elders occupy [-] hectares of land, county magistrates, ministers, and visitors occupy the land Fifteen hectares;... and each of them uses the high and low official salaries to shade their relatives, the most of them reach nine clans, and the few of them have three generations. The three-year period ends, and the offenders will not be admitted to the official."

Everyone in the court listened to the official positions above, and silently calculated how much they could occupy in their hearts.

Compared with the first draft, Dahan has tightened the restrictions on land occupation for titles, with county marquises occupying [-] hectares of land, and township marquises occupying [-] hectares of land.

Most Jingshu officials felt slightly relieved, rejoicing that they had not yet reached the upper limit set by the court.

After a long time, Liu Chan looked at the crowd and said, "Jiang Qing's words are very good, what do you think?"

Pan Jun, the Secretary of the inner government, came out and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I think that the number of acres of land restricted by Jiang Changshi is also large. Please cut down five hectares each to make it enough!"

Everyone's expressions changed again, and they secretly scolded Pan Jun for being troublesome.

Liu Chan said with a smile: "What do you guys think? I think Pan Sizhi's words are a bit harsh. There are so many clansmen, and each of them will reduce their fields by five hectares. I'm afraid life will be difficult!"

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth moved slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I think you can follow Jiang Changshi's words."

At this time, everyone was no longer thinking about whether the land restriction policy was reasonable, but followed Zhuge Liang to agree with Jiang Wan's land restriction policy.

Li Yan, who had been silent all this time, sighed slightly as he watched the catering performance of the monarchs and ministers.The amount of acres under my name must be more than fifty hectares of land, but I don't know if it is enough to add the amount of my son Li Feng's amount, so I really can't sell it.

Liu Chan coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, the policy of restricting the land will be implemented among the officials of the Han Dynasty. From now on, Pan Jun, the Secretary of the Inner Palace, will be promoted to Zhongcheng Yushi, and he will supervise the officials of the Han Dynasty to restrict the land."

"promise!"

It's not that the ministers have no objections, but those who have objections have already been persuaded by Liu Chanzhao in the palace. The army, led by Huang Quan, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Wang Ping, and Wei Yan, has basically resolved it.On Li Yan's side, Zhuge Liang also summoned Li Yan in private to persuade him, and Liu Chan called him into the palace for dinner.

As for the Jingchu scholars, the advantages of using Jingzhou scholars to govern the country have already been revealed. Zhuge Liang wrote directly to Lu Yi and Ma Liang, and the two reached an agreement.Most of the Jingchu scholars in the imperial court left their hometowns and had not settled down in the Han Kingdom for a long time. At this time, most of them did not have many lands and acres.

"But there is still playing?"

The prime minister, Zhuge Liang, came out, held a wat board, and said solemnly, "I would like to report to your Majesty, my minister Zhuge Liang has a famous Tian Xinzhi statement."

"allow!"

"Report to Your Majesty, I have heard that 'amount of land and wild land is governed by the state; the interrelationship of towns and lands is the foundation of governance. The prosperity of well taxation will last for a long time; the number of fields and farms will be limited. The cover wants to make the land If you don't make great achievements, the people have no power to play. A powerful family is not only rich in beauty; a humble husband is also divided into hectares and acres..."

"The old minister thought that the land can be granted according to the people. Men and women over 25 years old can receive [-] mu of land, [-] mu of Yongtian, [-] mu of public land, [-] mu of women, [-] mu of Yongtian, [-] mu of public land, slaves and maidservants. Good. A small cow receives [-] mu of land, limited to four cattle. The rate of the field granted is doubled, and the field of the three changes is doubled again, for plowing and rest and return the surplus and shrinkage. All the people's years and classes receive the land. , the old man will return the field if he is dead. The servants and cows will be paid back if there is any...."

Although the big man restricted the land to the powerful, but in order to prevent the powerful from being dissatisfied, the big man also made a compromise, granting land to slaves and cattle, so that the powerful and nobles can use slaves and cattle to occupy more land, and win over the powerful nobles in different directions .

Zhuge Liang looked at the prompt behind the wat board, and said nearly a thousand words verbatim.

"New public opinion survey: households with young males lose three horses of silk and three catties of cotton at the age of one year, and half of households with female and second male households lose half. Among the border counties, or two-thirds, and those far away one-third. People lose cloth, one horse for each household, and one zhang for those who are far away. Among them, the men outside have [-] mu of land, and the women have [-] mu, and the second half of the men, and the women do not have lessons.  …”

Zhuge Liang undoubtedly imitated Cao Wei's tax system thinking in the new system of polls, and still retained the foundation of the original taxation of the Han Dynasty. The two were combined and revised, and the taxation of ethnic minorities was added, and household surveys were implemented, supplemented by land rent.At the same time, in order to reproduce the population, the Dahan reduced or exempted part of the land tax for underage boys and girls.

After finishing speaking, the thousand-character memorabilia buzzed in everyone's heads, constantly thinking about what Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Chan took Zhuge Liang's memorabilia and read it pretendingly, got up and said with emotion: "This memorandum by the Prime Minister will change the old system of the Han Dynasty, and will make the Han Dynasty rich and strong! I don't know what you think?"

Pan Jun took the lead and clapped his hands in response: "I think the prime minister's words are good. The big man has been fighting in recent years, and the people's livelihood is scarce. Implementing this land system can enable the people to cultivate, and don't hurt the powerful. The people have no complaints."

The people who waited for the signal, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Li Yan, Chen Zhen, Wu Yi, Wu Ban... More than a dozen big men came out in unison and said in unison: "I think the words of the prime minister can be followed."

Although the officials at the end of the meeting in the imperial court didn't know what the situation was, they also agreed with the big brother when they saw this.

It has to be said that Duke Ge's prestige is unmatched, and everyone in the court echoed his words.In this way, it is not difficult to reform the limited land!

"In this case, I will allow the performance of the prime minister."

Liu Chan glanced at the neatly arranged Jingzhou faction with a large number of people and said with a smile.

Um!There are too many high-level officials in Jingzhou.

"promise!"

……

After retiring from the court, some high-ranking officials in Bashu came to their senses. Jiang Wan's policy of restricting land may be Zhuge Liang's intention. The limited land and famous land are the same in love!
(PS: The whole court is full of Zhuge Liang's people, what can be used to object. T_T)