Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 229 Fourth Grade, Transcendence

Population is indispensable to a developing power.

Moreover, the people recruited by Wei Qing and the others were all those who had no means of food and clothing, strong men and women, as well as those from young families.

Including the more than 700 Qingzhou troops, Wei Qing and others brought a total of more than 4,000 people.

These people were not forcibly robbed by Wei Qing, but followed them on their own initiative.

It was all Yang Minggui's good deeds.

In order to build the Temple of the Heavenly King, they were still working hard even in the middle of winter, arresting strong men everywhere, and the people around them cried out in mourning.

Their life was already difficult, and they were all in danger when they encountered this difficulty. Now that there is a place that can protect them, they dare not stay where they are.

As for these more than 4,000 people, Qingting County can fully accommodate them.

There are many idle fields outside Qingting County. Before winter, Geng Songfu once led a small-scale canal opening to introduce water from Dadong Lake, which could irrigate hundreds of hectares of fields.

After spring begins, canals can be opened on a large scale.

Of course, these fields must not be distributed to these people who have made no contribution to the development of the two counties.

Currently, there are only two ways to obtain land.

The first is to serve as a soldier. The military household system has been implemented and you can divide your fields.

The second option is to pay money to buy idle land from the Yamen. Of course, there must be a quantity limit, and it stipulates how many acres can be purchased at most.

But for the people who don’t have enough food and clothing, it’s obviously not feasible.

So after thinking about it for a long time, Geng Songfu made a suggestion: "Chen Shuai, we can let them open up wasteland. During the autumn harvest, Lao Zhuo once led people to re-measure the fields in Pingting County and found that there are many wastelands. We can completely reclaim these fields." Wasteland was reclaimed and turned into fertile farmland.

The specific method is to let them cultivate wasteland, and the land they cultivate will belong to them, but the amount must be stipulated, and each person must cultivate a maximum amount. "

"This is a good idea, but the jobs and houses in the two counties are currently saturated. Even if we help them get through this winter, where will they get the money to buy tools for land reclamation? There will be rice seedlings and other places that need money later. , we can’t let the Yamen provide relief for them all. With so many people, the Yamen can’t bear it.” Zhao Daoxian raised a difficult problem.

Geng Songfu stroked his white beard and said, "Have you ever heard of Qingyang's new method?"

As a scholar, Chen Mo naturally knew that this was the Qingmiao Law of the other world, which was implemented during the Qingyang period of Emperor Zhong of the Song Dynasty and was abolished during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Song Dynasty.

This method is to convert grain reserves into cash and lend it to the people at an interest rate of 2%. When the people apply for a loan, five or ten households must form a guarantee, and then the rich households will act as guarantees. Loans for summer materials must be made before May 30th, and autumn materials must be borrowed before May 30. The summer materials and autumn materials will be repaid with two taxes in May and October respectively, and each will receive two cents of interest.

The purpose of this method is good. It can inhibit annexation and help the people during the lean period. If it is successful, it can achieve the goal of "the people do not add taxes but the country has enough", and ultimately achieve the effect of strengthening the army and enriching the people.

But the bad thing lies in the implementation process. For example, some people do not need to borrow money, but local officials force people to borrow money from the government and increase the interest at will. In addition, in order to claim credit, the officials also resort to various forms of blackmail. It was miserable.

In this way, Qingyang's new law turned into a harsh government policy of issuing usurious loans and charging interest. It was implemented for hundreds of years. In addition, the method of making guarantees was inconvenient, and it was finally stopped by Emperor Jing of the Song Dynasty.

"Isn't this method proven to be unfeasible? Why did the county magistrate say this?" Zhao Daoxian said.

"The failure of the Qingyang New Law has little to do with it itself, but rather with the people who implemented it and the local economy. When Lao Zhuo was in Dali Temple, he read many case files, one of which showed that many places in Jiangnan were opposed to the implementation of the Qingyang New Law. , It has achieved very good results and achieved the expected purpose. Otherwise, it would not have been implemented for hundreds of years.

In these places where the implementation was successful, the officials were relatively clear-sighted, and they suppressed allocations and pushed for payment just for their own political achievements. "Geng Songfu said slowly.

Zhao Daoxian still didn't understand the meaning of Geng Songfu's words.

Chen Mo understood somewhat and said: "The country is too big, the officials are uneven, and there are also differences in economic development in various places. The implementation of Qingyang's new law is affected, and the stalls are too large, which is not conducive to supervision.

As long as we take care of two counties, with a total of no more than 100,000 people, we can keep an eye on them, and we can adjust the relevant management systems based on the lessons of these failures. Not to mention the long-term, at least for now, there is a big impact. use. "

Geng Songfu's eyes lit up slightly. As expected, a smart person can always make sense. He said: "Chen Shuai is right. Qingyang's new method can solve the current dilemma. As for whether to stop it later, we can discuss it later."

This law was thus formulated.

And at Chen Mo's request, it was renamed Qingmiao Law.

……

January 15th.

Following the night attack by King Qin's army on the first day of the first lunar month, Lu Sheng was defeated and fled. Today, King Qin's army occupied the entire territory of Hedong and once again threatened Zhentianmen.

If it was the first time that King Qin's army threatened Zhentianmen, there would still be various forces that were optimistic about Xu Guozhong.

During the second intimidation, those forces that were still waiting and watching suddenly understood that Xu Guozhong's situation was over. No longer hesitating, they entered the scene one after another and joined the camp of King Qin's army.

As a result, everyone in the "pseudo court" on Xu Guozhong's side was immediately in danger. The forces that were originally on Xu Guozhong's side also began to secretly contact King Qin's army and wanted to "surrender".

Just when everyone thought Xu Guozhong would sit back and wait for death, the capital Tianchuan issued an announcement to the world.

Luo Guang, the leader of the Tianshi Army, was appointed as the General of Pinghuai and was granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Pavilion. His subordinates, Qu Shuai, were also appointed to the posts of General of the Left and Right, Lord of the Middle Kingdom, etc.

These positions are all stamped with the emperor's seal.

In other words, the originally notorious Heavenly Master bandit army was transformed into an official army and became a full-time official.

Once this announcement was released, there was an uproar in Hedong, Hexi and other places.

Everyone knows that these edicts were not issued by the emperor, but were done behind the scenes by the old thief Xu Guozhong.

As soon as King Huai heard the news, he announced it to the world, saying that these edicts were all false edicts. He refused to acknowledge any of them, and once again accused Xu Guozhong of his crimes, claiming that the other party was intimidating the world.

After that, King Chong, King Ming, King Ning and other royal family members and princes outside the country all disowned him.

Xu Guozhong didn't expect them to admit it. At least from a legal point of view, he had great righteousness. The emperor was in his hands, and King Qin's army was the traitor and traitor.

Of course, Xu Guozhong did not grant Luo Guang and the others a free title. The announcement stated that he would send the Tianshi Army to attack King Qin's army and allow Luo Guang to act expediently.

……

Qingzhou, Pingting County.

Chen Moke didn't know that he had suddenly become a military commander of the imperial court. In the quiet study, Chen Mo sat cross-legged on the ground, making a breakthrough. He had already told Sun Meng that no matter how important something happened, no one could come to the study to disturb him.

boom!

A stream of cool air, larger than any before, appeared, pouring in like a flood and entering the body.

Within.

Countless perceptions arise and die in my mind, exploding like fireworks.

In the dantian, the purple sun became extremely substantial, as if it were a substance, and the ocean below also began to boil, as if the sea was roaring.

Outside.

The majestic and scorching breath was still like firewood, refining the internal organs. The heart in Chen Mo's chest was beating "dong dong dong", and the powerful heartbeat became louder and louder. Finally, the entire study could be clearly heard, as if it was about to explode. It's open normally.

In this process, the power existing in the flesh and blood seems to have been sublimated and sublimated into another higher-level extraordinary energy.

The fourth level is called detachment.

Chen Mo opened the system panel.

[Name: Chen Mo. 】

[Age: 17. 】

[Kung Fu: Ziyang Huayuan Gong (Proficient 0/50000). 】

[Realm: Transcendence (fourth grade). 】

[Strength: 1221. 】

[Skills: Sun Strike (Elementary 2599935/5000000), Cloud Chasing Arrow (Advanced 143582/200000). 】

Chen Mo clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming.

How old is Liang Song?

If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be 1071.

He is more than a hundred taller than him.

This is not counting the additional power.

If the additional strength of holding a knife is 72, it is directly close to one thousand and three.

You must know that Liang Song is not an ordinary fourth-grade warrior. He comes from a famous family like the Liang family, and his skills and martial arts are among the best in the world.

From this, we can also see the power of the sun’s purple energy.

For a moment, Chen Mo had the same feeling as me in the world.

Liang Song is only 1071. Can Yang Minggui, who was born a bandit, be as powerful as Liang Song?

In other words, in this huge Qingzhou, I am the strongest. How can I not be happy about this?

Of course, Chen Mo was not satisfied with this.

If you want to gain a place in this world, the fourth rank is nothing.

Reaching the third level is his goal.

"If someone asks you next time, shouldn't you say you are a fifth-grade person?"

Chen Mo hummed a little tune and walked out of the study.

……

arsenal.

The expansion work has been completed.

At this time, the New Year's celebration has passed, and the craftsmen in Bing Square are busy in three shifts.

In addition, the colors of the three guards' clothing have also begun to be unified.

Before this, the three guardsmen were all wearing various costumes.

The armor on his body is also of different styles.

There are infantry armor and leather armor from the Qingzhou Army, leather armor from the captured garrison, iron armor from the Yuzhou Army, battle armor from the town soldiers captured from counties in the North by the Tianshi Army, and handmade bamboo armor from the village.

Although Chen Mo can't unify the styles yet, after all, these armors still have to be used, he can unify the colors.

In Chen Mo's mind, the costumes of the Shen Yong Wei were gold and red.

Shenwuwei is black, that is, black.

The trap guard is in khaki.

In addition, the flags of the trapped guards have also been made.

The suspended saltpeter plant also started operating again.

Work had been stopped before because there was no more saltpeter, and Chen Mo couldn't find any saltpeter mine.

This time, Chen Mo still didn't find the saltpeter ore, but the urine he had accumulated in the past few months was enough.

Still using the old method, using urine to extract nitrate.

(End of this chapter)