Chapter 63 The Reform of Kuaiji County
It is conservatively estimated that after the house was raided, Zhang Yu was able to obtain more than 30 million yuan in funds, as well as a large amount of food.
In this case, Zhang Yu must continue to recruit soldiers.
Zhang Zhao and Xi Zhicai were also called over by Zhang Yu. They were also very busy today, and they didn't have time to rest.
"Master." The two said with fists clasped together.
"Sit down." Zhang Yu asked them all to sit down, and then said: "Now that there are funds, except for some accidents that let Ling Cao go to recruit soldiers and horses, the next step is to develop the economy."
Zhang Yu paused and said, "Zibu is already the county chief, and he is in charge of these matters. There must be a charter as soon as possible. In addition to intelligence construction, Zhicai must first assist Zibu in the development of Jiangji County."
Zhang Yu first set a tone.
Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said, "Master, if you want to develop, you need to allow farmers to have fields to cultivate. My subordinates suggest encouraging farmers to reclaim wasteland."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Not only that, the wasteland cultivated by farmers will be exempted from tax for three years. In addition, each county should prepare a large number of agricultural tools and lend them directly to farmers for free. In the future, farmers can use the produced grain to repay the agricultural tools. This time, the land of the family was confiscated, and it was directly distributed to the farmers who did not have land.”
Zhang Yu also listed a series of policies aimed at reassuring farmers to produce grain.
Food is the foundation of the future. Once a war is fought, the most important thing is food.
Moreover, when the people have land and food, they will support him and the land will be stable.
Several people can see that Zhang Yu really stands on the farmers' standpoint and has formulated a lot of policies that are beneficial to farmers.
Then a few talents discussed how to deal with the remaining families.
"My lord, although we have three thousand troops at this time, we must not divide our troops. Kuaiji County is so big and there are so many county towns. If you dare not, the army will kill it and crush it directly." Xi Zhicai proposed a way to deal with the aristocratic family.
Zhang Yu frowned. Without the cooperation of the military in the counties, these noble families will definitely not give in. At that time, it is certain that Yang will follow Yin and disobey.
"Okay, that's the only way, but when I recruit enough troops, I must equip every county seat. If there are any rebellious families, they will all be taken."
Zhang Yu has already offended the family, so he is not afraid to offend them completely.
To be honest, Zhang Yu wouldn't move them, if he dared to stretch out his hand, he would chop his hand at light, or die at worst.
Zhang Yu discussed with the three again, and dispersed when it was almost dawn.
Zhang Yu slept in a hurry, and then threw himself into the intense work.
The next day, as soon as the notice from the prefectural governor's office came out, and Zhang Yu sent a special person to publicize it, the people knew that the bandits who were rampant were actually wiped out by Zhang Yu.
The people applauded, they were more or less harmed by these bandits, and they were of course happy that the bandits were eliminated at this time.
"This new prefect has the ability."
"The bandits in Baiyun Mountain don't know how many crimes they have done."
"Master Prefect is a good official."
"We have hope."
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On this day, Zhang Yu received a lot of good words. Of course, there are people who have a sense of drama and are arranged among the people. They vigorously publicize and praise them, so that a glorious image is established in the hearts of the people.
Zhang Yu, who came from later generations, deeply knew the importance of propaganda.
Since Zhang Yu does not have the support of the aristocratic family, he must let the people support him.
It is not difficult to get the people to support him, as long as they are satisfied that they can have enough to eat.
And the family's appetite is never satisfied.
Zhang Yu initially received some people's hearts, but he did not announce those land policies at this time.
One is that he is not ready yet, so he must benefit the people from the very beginning.
Trust the people.
The second is that the officials in each county have not been replaced. After they are replaced, they are familiar with the situation, and then Zhang Yu can control them to a certain extent.
If you don't control those old officials, even the best policies will be ruined by them.
Zhang Yu also announced another decree that day.
He replaced the magistrates and magistrates of each county, which actually did not conform to the rules of the imperial court. Generally, the magistrates had to be appointed by the imperial court.
But Zhang Yu dared to do extraordinary things, and the world would be in chaos immediately. As long as he was willing to spend money, who would care about it.
The big deal is to give Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others more money to buy out these magistrates.
These are poor counties, the prices are cheap, and no one buys them yet.
Zhang Yu's second decree shook all the aristocratic families.
This is to directly touch their foundation.
Cutting off people's wealth is like killing one's parents.
These aristocratic families will never stop here.
It was only taken from Zhang Yu's military power, so they didn't dare to do anything for the time being, but they would definitely plan how to deal with Zhang Yu.
Three days have passed, and both the common people and the aristocratic family seem to have accepted the fact that Zhang Yu has officially entered the Prefect's Mansion.
The people can pass by like this, because it doesn't have much influence on them at the moment, but these families can't just let it go.
Xi Zhicai learned that during this period, the various families were very active and had frequent exchanges.
"My lord, they must be plotting something, do you want to go down and find out?" Xi Zhicai said.
Zhang Yu shook his head and said: "They must be plotting something, but you are too weak now, you still need to develop, and if these people don't jump out, how can I clean them up and let them jump, jumping faster and faster. The higher the height, the worse the fall."
Before the attack, Zhang Yu could use the name of colluding with the bandits to destroy them, but it will not work in the future, because there are no more bandits.
If there is no good reason, Zhang Yu can't kill people easily, so let them make trouble.
These aristocratic families are indeed planning how to bring Zhang Yu down.
They have already written a joint letter in private, and using their respective relationships, they are going to sue Zhang Yu, and list a lot of charges, which are enough for Zhang Yu to die several times.
But this is what these aristocratic families think, Zhang Yu has long been on guard against their move, and sent people to bribe Zhang Rang and others early
Not to mention, Zhang Yu later searched these aristocratic families, and when he got rich, he even sent people to buy all the officials in Jiangji County.
Three days later, the results of the inspection of these families were also counted.
Zhang Zhaodu laughed. He is the manager of Zhang Yu's subordinates. He takes care of all the internal affairs. He is a prime minister.
"My lord, according to the final statistics, the property obtained is about 32 million yuan, and there is also a large amount of food. The food has not been fully counted yet, but it is estimated to be enough for us to use for three years."
Zhang Zhao has money in his hands, so he doesn't panic.
"There is a lot of money, but there are too many places where money will be used in the future, and half of it will be spent just to recruit soldiers and horses." Zhang Yu shook his head helplessly. The main reason is that he does not have a stable financial source, and taxation is not yet under his control. hands.