Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 166 Wang Shiheng Rebuilds the Military System
In the land of Guangnan, the Hakkas are weak, so when they heard what Cai just said, they immediately thought that they were about to be betrayed by the court again, and it was inevitable that the situation would be chaotic. In words, my heart is a little more stable.

Seeing that the mood of the two people had stabilized, Wang Yan signaled them to get up and do well, and then continued: "The governor is well aware of the worries of the Hakka people. You have no home to return to, no land to cultivate."

Wang Yan's words shocked everyone present. If the Hakka people can be moved away, the goal of the villagers in Guangnan will be achieved. After the Hakka people move to other places, the imperial court can allocate the land, and the Hakka people will naturally not feel it. I don't want to, after all, no one wants to clash with the villagers of Guangnan every now and then, no one wants to be surrounded by people on the mountain and live in fear.

The common people all pursue stability, and the natives are no exception. But the key to Wang Yan's strategy is to have a piece of unowned land to settle the settlers. If there is not, nothing will stand.

"You may not know that the Governor has settled 30 Yangzhou people in Qiongzhou Mansion, who have followed the Governor all the way south." Wang Yan saw that everyone was looking at him, with a lot of expectation on his face, so he continued: "This Qiongzhou Although the mansion hangs alone overseas and is regarded as a place of alienation, you may not know that it has a radius of 50 miles, which is larger than the entire Guangnan, but such a vast land has a population of only 30. The 20 people who have entered the island are less than one million. And the Hakka people in the Guangnan prefectures are only [-] households, with more than [-] people, and there is no problem at all when they move to the island.”

After listening to Li Guangsi and Wang Xiu'an, their eyes couldn't help but brighten up, "It's bigger than Guangnan, so how much land do we have to open?"

It's just that they were shocked, but they were still a little uneasy. After all, they already had some family property, but now they have to give up all of it and move to a strange place. Human nature made them feel anxious, "Grandpa~Caomin heard that, Qiongzhou Mansion is a place where prisoners are exiled, where poisonous insects are prevalent and there is a lot of miasma, can we really survive in Qiongzhou Mansion?"

Hearing this, Chen Bangyan got up and explained for Wang Yan: "On this point, the two old men can rest assured that if Qiongzhou cannot survive, the Duke will never put the 30 people who have been with him all the way in danger. You know, they are not refugees, but family members of the Duke's army and followers of the Duke. Now that they have settled in Qiongzhou, what do the two old men have to worry about?"

Li and Wang were completely relieved after hearing the words.

Wang Yan also went on to say: "After the Hakka residents moved to Qiongzhou, the government will provide the Hakka people with tools, rice and grain, and help the Hakka people build houses, and each Hakka people will go to the island and reclaim the land for three years. Tax exemption, after three years , Hakka households can get ten acres of fertile land, and the rest of the land will be taken over by the government, but the people who cultivated it will have the priority to rent and plant. As for the land of Hakka people in Guangnan, the government will take back the land at the market price. You can choose to replace the land of Qiongzhou with the land of Guangnan. Under such conditions, do the two old men think it is feasible?"

When the Hakkas came to Guangnan, they could only open some dry fields on the hills. Even so, they were squeezed by the Guangnan people. Now that they heard such favorable conditions, they naturally had no objection.

At that moment, Li and Wang immediately bowed and said: "The kindness of the Duke of the country will never be forgotten by the guest people for generations. We will follow the government's arrangements for everything."

The problem of the Hakka people was solved, but the villagers in Guangnan were a little anxious.

"My lord, the people of Guangnan have suffered heavy losses in this fight. After the Hakka people move away, will they use these lands to compensate us for the loss?" The elder of the Xie clan, seeing Wang Yan's kindness, asked boldly.

Weapon fighting should have been strictly prohibited. If the government gives compensation, it will encourage the trend of weapon fighting and make the government lose its majesty. Therefore, Wang Yan immediately shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "This time, no matter the natives, they will suffer huge losses. He died young and strong, so there is no saying who compensates whom."

After hearing Wang Yan's words, the four Guangnan village elders couldn't help but look ugly. What the natives are fighting for is the land. If they don't get the land, nearly ten thousand villagers will die.

"Land is exchanged by the government for money, so naturally it cannot be given free of charge, but the governor knows that the villagers in Guangnan are poor and need land very much, so he thought of a countermeasure in his mind so that the villagers in Guangnan can obtain land, and the government can also Get benefits from it." Wang Yan looked at their faces full of disappointment, but smiled again: "I don't know the four old folks, would you like to listen to them?"

Hearing the words, the four immediately raised their heads, saluted happily and said, "I am willing to listen to the Duke's advice."

Wang Yan said: "Nowadays the world is in turmoil, there are captives from the north and bandits on the outside, and bandits on the inside. The governor wants to rebuild the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and protect the peace of Guangdong, so he decided to distribute these lands to the soldiers for cultivation. Guangnan villagers , each household can send a young and strong man to apply for the government soldiers. If selected, each household will be exempted from miscellaneous labor and ten acres of land tax, and the government will also take out five acres of land from the recovered land for cultivation. Cultivating, practicing in spare time, and assisting the officers and soldiers when they occupy time are enough, and the governor promises that all the soldiers of the government will never leave Guangdong to fight. What do you think, the four elders?"

The four of them didn't understand what Tang Shifu soldiers were, but they could tell that the conditions were generous, but the current system of guards was corrupted, and the soldiers and civilians who had fled from the guards made them calm down.

"Master Guo, what is the difference between the military system of this government and the guards? After joining, will it be changed to military status immediately?" Xie Wencai asked hesitantly.

The failure of the Weisuo system turned the soldiers into cheap ones, and the bad image and low status of the Ming army made the officers and soldiers not respected by the world, and even looked down upon by others. military status.

Knowing the concerns of the four, Wang Yan explained, "Fu soldiers are not guards, and they will not join the army. Moreover, the soldiers of the government have to be selected, and they are not soldiers for life. They can leave after five years in the army, but if there is no one in the family to take over , and will no longer enjoy the treatment of the Fubing."

As long as a family sends out a young and strong man, the family will be exempted from hard labor, ten acres of land tax will be exempted, and five acres of fertile land will be obtained. This is a great thing in Nanming, where taxes are complicated.

After the four Guangnan village elders heard that they would not join the army, their last worries disappeared immediately, and they expressed their original intention to let their children join the army.

At this time, Wang Yan said again: "In addition to the soldiers, the governor also wants to recruit [-] new soldiers. In addition to their salary, the governor will grant [-] acres of land in Qiongzhou, and the family will be exempted from land tax of [-] acres. If you become an official, the treatment will be even more generous. Both local and guest people can be recruited."

(End of this chapter)