Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 506: We must finally give it a try

For people who have lived in Chang'an for a long time, life seems to be the same day after day.

Maybe it's just that there are more merchants entering the city, or it's just that the market price of miscellaneous slaves is lower.

Maybe there are a few new restaurants in East and West Market, or maybe a shop selling ironware has put iron pots on the shelves.

People who go into the city at midnight every day to collect sewage have received subsidies from the government and can buy a few new cars.

Chang'an Shaofu rarely closed Zhuque Street section by section, and it is said that Tian Street will be rebuilt.

Originally, these changes were at least enough to make us talk.

But a new notice posted at Chang'an City Gate at the end of July completely drew the attention of the whole city.

Notices were posted at the city gates, and the emperor distributed punishments and rewards.

The city gate is where Chang'an enters the city, and there are many people coming and going every day.

Pei Xingjian, who had just returned from practicing horse riding outside the city, wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt particularly fresh looking at the blocked city gate in front of him.

Pei Xingjian pinched his brows and took out a few pennies to buy a pony for the owner of the tea stall next to him. He also showed the talisman on hand to prevent him from having any evil intentions.

"What a talented person. Your Majesty's decree is clearly written. Heirloom fields can be passed down to children. If the fields are not adjacent to each other, the government can measure them and fill the gaps. How come you are illiterate?"

Both the Land Equalization Order and the Renyong Transfer Order were issued in the seventh year of Wude, and people in the Tang Dynasty are no strangers to them now.

The coursework at Hongwenkan is far from heavy, so students often find other things to do in their free time.

"...There is no Yongye field. What kind of equal field is this Qinghai Road?"

After listening attentively, the surrounding discussions came to my ears clearly:

"Bullshit! Didn't this dog's family heirloom field just change its name to Fenguchi Field?"

In the battle formation, Xue Rengui rode his horse, drew his bow and fired continuously, and Su Dingfang was able to rush hundreds of miles in a surprise attack. Both senior brothers were good at riding, and Pei Xingjian was not willing to lag behind.

And if you go to the Western Regions, how can your riding skills be worse?

After Pei Xingjian came back from Liangzhou, he simply changed the time he used to practice calligraphy to practicing riding. He took his pony out of the city to run twice every morning, and when everyone was tired, he returned to the city to do his homework. .

Moreover, after the victory over the Turks last year, the current Holy Emperor issued an order to equalize the land from Shuofang to Qikou, which was once occupied by the Turks, and also issued an additional relocation order, free of charge for the people who were willing to go to Monan to equalize the land. Taxation and corvee.

Although Monan is vast, it is located in severe cold and has inconvenient transportation. If it encounters wandering Turkic thieves, the imperial court may not be able to provide assistance.

"What about twenty acres of Yongye farmland? In my opinion, these two hundred acres of heirloom farmland are more reliable!"

Because of this, after hearing about the imperial court's extermination of Tuyuhun, many interested people were silently waiting for the new land equalization order.

But at this time... Seeing the people at the city gate making as much noise as the East and West Markets around the Chinese New Year, Pei Xingjian also became curious: What happened?

The notice in front of me is clearly written, and it is the land equalization order issued by the current emperor due to the merger of Qinghai Road into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Then he took advantage of his short body at the age of thirteen and got in. It was not until he saw the notice at the city gate that Pei Xingjian realized what had happened.

Therefore, every time there is a new government decree, the government will also post notices here and publish them all over the world.

"Damn dog slave, it doesn't matter that I can't read, but I can report it to the government to arrest Mr. Nai..."

Qinghai is different. It is located in the west of Hexi and is an important road that often has garrison traffic. Moreover, merchants who came to Chang'an also mentioned that the green salt produced in Qinghai Road is excellent. Even if it does not reach the salt fields, it is close to the water and towers. Can you get the moon first even if you don’t think so?
Even if it doesn't work, just considering the geographical location, we should be able to make some conveniences from the merchants from the Western Regions, right?

But today's land equalization order in Qinghai Road is different from the past.

In the original land equalization order, males over the age of 16 were granted 100 acres of land, of which 20 acres were privately owned Yongye fields, and 80 acres were oral allotment fields recovered by the court after their death. Qinghai Dao's Land Equalization Order states that men over the age of sixteen can be divided into 100 acres of land, and if they get married, an additional 100 acres will be added.

However, this decree did not mention anything about Yongye fields and Koufen fields, but unified them into heirloom fields that could be passed down to children and could not be bought and sold. If a family died or fled, the heirloom fields would be taken over by the Holy Father.

If there is a private redemption, both the buyer and the seller will be punished with the same crime.

After reading it hastily, Pei Xingjian had an uncontrollable thought: Your Majesty actually wants to compete with the people for profit?
The notice is not very detailed, because there is still space to describe the relocation policy of Qinghai Road, which is not much different from the previous Turkic areas.

Although the notice is not very detailed, there is always a shortage of people in Chang'an who can analyze the meaning of the text. Just relying on the meaning contained in it, Pei Xingjian feels that at tomorrow's Yuezheng court meeting, the civil and military officials will probably prepare a lot of questions for His Majesty. Sparse.

After all, Your Majesty, if you can not issue Yongye Fields today, then the day after tomorrow, you may issue an order to abolish all Yongye Fields. Although this conjecture is too shocking, this decree is really intriguing, and it is difficult not to make people think about it. think.

However, it is useless in the end. Pei Xingjian, who has personally experienced the Qinghai Road battlefield, knows clearly:
How powerful the sound of the artillery is, how firm is His Majesty's determination.

It's just a pity that although I have meritorious service now, I don't have an official status and can't attend the court meeting. I won't be able to see the court meeting tomorrow with my own eyes.

However... Pei Xingjian also thought of his master, who had been closing the door to thank guests since returning to the capital. Could it be that his master already knew about such criticism?

Li Shimin, who was worried by Pei Xingjian, was enjoying himself in the harem, tasting the bean curd made by the queen, and even commented on it leisurely.

"Guanyin's hand-made tofu pudding can be said to be sweet."

Empress Changsun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she carefully cut another piece of tender white tofu and brought it to Li Shimin.

Seeing her husband cutting the still warm tofu into pieces with chopsticks, dipping them into cans of fermented bean paste and sucrose, and tasting them while shaking her head, Empress Changsun finally couldn't suppress her curiosity and sighed softly:

"The Qinghai Road guards Hexi and controls the Western Regions. Although it is not fertile land, it can be called good land."

"Although Your Majesty has the intention of equalizing the land, if the land belonging to the same land belongs to the emperor, he may be criticized by the world."

Li Shimin concentrated on dealing with the tofu in front of him and said without raising his head:

"Mr. Guanyin, do you think I am wrong?"

It was here that Li Shimin was able to put aside imperial etiquette and forget about calling himself a king.

Empress Changsun knelt down beside Li Shimin, leaned against her and murmured:
"Of course there is nothing wrong. I am just worried. The public sentiment is so great that my husband is worried and burns himself to death."

Li Shimin sighed with satisfaction and said:
"You are barking at me, I don't care."

Then there was no sound in the palace. Only Chu Suiliang, who was standing aside, silently wrote in the notebook in his hand.

As Li Shimin's daily assistant, Chu Suiliang saw another side of His Majesty with his own eyes during this period.

He watched the young emperor stay up all night, flipping through the light curtain without saying a word.

He watched as the leader of the Tang Dynasty summoned his ministers and scholars for several days to ask about the solution to the annexation of the land.

In the end, he watched the king who killed his brother and forced his father either confide in his heart or curse angrily, and finally persuaded the prime minister to try out the new land equalization order.

Even regarding the debate, he followed His Majesty's instructions and recorded not a word in his daily notes. He could read the end of the debate by turning two pages forward in the book in his hand.

Xuanling said: Can this decree be passed down to the country for eternity?

The emperor said: No way.

Ruhui said: Why don't you wait for the detailed laws of later generations and change it to Jiatian Mandate according to it?

The emperor said: If you have this good opportunity, it may serve as a lesson for those who come after you. You must try it eventually.

(End of this chapter)