Chapter 1250: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Forty) Or It May Be an Opportunity

The wooden house at the top of the mountain belongs to Niu Teng. The furnishings in the house are as simple as those of all others. The only difference is that there is a map hanging on the wall. This is one of the reasons why He Yong admires Niu Teng, because the winding lines, dots, and words on the map directly confused him, but Niu Teng can point to these things and describe the mountains and rivers of the entire Shu County. Although He Yong has a rough outline of Ziyang County, he is completely in the dark about other places. In addition to the amazing martial arts value, this leader, in He Yong's opinion, is simply knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and knows everything.

As for Niu Teng, who was born in the mansion of Ning Zecheng, a minister of Yan State, served in Yanlingwei for many years, and was in the Supervisory Council of the Great Han Kingdom, it was too easy for him to deceive a group of peasant rebels. He did not have much sense of accomplishment in ruling them obediently, but after getting along with them for a long time, the simplicity of these people also moved Niu Teng very much.

The order given to him by the National Security Bureau was to create chaos in Shu County, the more chaotic the better, but now, Niu Teng is considering how to give these simple farmers a better home. The first goal is easy to achieve, and being a roving bandit can do it, but to achieve the second one, it will take some effort. For this reason, Niu Teng had to send people to sneak back to Han State to report his latest ideas and plans to the National Security Bureau, and request relevant personnel and material support.

Personnel may be replenished, but materials are probably a far cry. No matter how powerful the National Security Bureau is, it is impossible to send him the urgently needed supplies from afar, so everything. He has to rely on himself to find a way.

After listening to the reports of He Yong and Wang Qiang quietly, and also listening to He Yong's worries, it must be said that this young leader of the peasant uprising army still has ideas and sees farther than ordinary people. It is not unreasonable to worry. Niu Teng, who came out of the Han Kingdom, naturally knows the importance of land to farmers. The foundation of the Han Kingdom was to enclose a large amount of land in Jishi County. Then these lands were distributed to landless refugees free of charge, and they were given livestock and farm tools. After several years, countless refugees were attracted to embark on the road to Jishi County, and finally created the prosperity of Jishi County and formed the foundation for the rise of the Han Kingdom.

The subsequent land reforms throughout the country were also based on the experience of Jishi County and were finally formed according to local conditions.

The Qin people wanted to reform, but they copied the Han country's set. Will this work? Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines. The actual environments faced by the two countries are very different. I am afraid that not only will the results desired by the Qin authorities not appear, but many chaos will arise instead.

Niu Teng knew very well that the reason why the Eastern Expedition Army dared to introduce this policy at that time was because the Xiongnu people who controlled the prairie at that time had been defeated by the Qin State, and after the Qin State defeated the Xiongnu people, it turned around and dealt with the Zhao State, which caused a power vacuum on the prairie for quite a long time. The Eastern Expedition Army took advantage of this juncture. The vast land is boundless. But there is no owner, which is why the Eastern Expedition Army dared to let go of the land at that time.

The Eastern Expedition Army did not care about the land from top to bottom.

But they cared about the population. The policy introduced to attract more people to Jishi County was extremely wise at that time. In order to achieve this goal, the then Eastern Expedition Army spent all its resources. A large number of subsidy policies were introduced. The Eastern Expedition Army was heavily in debt just for farm tools, seeds, and livestock. It is said that Gao Yuan, the then governor of the Eastern Expedition Army, the current King of the Han Dynasty, even took out all his wife's dowry money. There is a joke circulating among the high-ranking officials of the Han Kingdom. After the Han Dynasty was established and the financial situation improved, King Gao Yuan asked the Minister of Finance for the silver and money he had subsidized at the time, but was rejected by the Minister of Finance Wang Wudi on the grounds that there was no evidence. The king was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and punched Wang Wudi. Fortunately, there were several wives around the king at the time, who stopped him, but Wang Wudi was also scared and fled. In the court of the Han Dynasty, the people regarded it as a joke, but Niu Teng knew it was not a joke, because the second wife Ning Xin was by his side at the time, and she was the only one who tried to stop the fight. Princess Ning did tell Niu Teng this as a joke.

Niu Teng has always been very confused about this. The entire Han Kingdom belongs to the king. Why does the king still want to recover the money from the Ministry of Finance? And the result of the recovery was still a failure. Wang Wudi's attitude was very tough. There was no IOU and no witness at the time, so it naturally did not count. Of course, there was no witness. The money was moved directly from Gao Yuan's home to Wang Wudi. Now Wang Wudi refused to admit it, and the king could do nothing.

Although it was a joke, it also explained one thing. The land reform of the Zhengdong Army at that time paid a huge price. Now the Qin people are doing this. Can they afford this price? The Qin State is not comparable to the Zhengdong Army at that time. The Zhengdong Army was located in a corner at that time, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. The people under its rule, leaving aside Liaoxi, were only a few hundred thousand people, and the land reform in Liaoxi was carried out when Jishi County had become a climate.

The land reform of the Han Dynasty lasted for more than ten years since it began in Jishi County, and it has not yet been fully completed. If the complexity of the situation were to be written into an article, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it would be a book full of books.

The people of Qin wanted to save their economy, which was on the verge of collapse, so they copied the experience of the Han state. They were afraid that in the end, the tiger would not turn out to be the dog. In Niu Teng's view, the Qin State did not occupy any of the favorable weather, favorable geographical location, and human relations. You must know that when the Eastern Expedition Army carried out this work in western Liaoning, it encountered many difficulties. Even now, the Han Kingdom's business , the industrial system is mature, and a large amount of capital is flowing to these two markets, but when carrying out land reform, we will still encounter a lot of troubles. Niu Teng believes that in the Qin State, land is still the most important asset and agriculture is the most important asset. In a country where taxes are the basic government revenue, land reform will cause great trouble.

Perhaps, in the end, this trouble will be the last straw that overwhelms the once giant Qin.

"No need to worry at all." Niu Teng said to He Yong confidently. "It's not their chance, it's our chance."

"Big Chief, how do you say this? In my opinion, if they had allotted me such land back then, I would not have taken up swords and guns to rebel. Instead, I would have farmed the land honestly. As long as I could Who would do this business with enough food and clothing?" He Yong didn't understand the leader's calmness.

"Of course the policy is good, but it also has to be implemented at a certain time." Niu Teng chuckled, "He Yong, if your family has tens of thousands of acres of land, now I will pay to buy it for you. I bought the land and distributed it to the farmers, do you want to do it?”

He Yong thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I don't want to do it. Wherever I put this land, I can pass it on to my children and grandchildren. If I sell it for money, the money will become less and less as it is used. Isn't this just sitting on the mountain? Besides, the price is too high." It’s obviously a bit low.”

"That's right. If you don't do it, tell me, what will those wealthy gentry and landowners in Ziyang County do?" Niu Teng laughed.

"But the king has given the order, how dare they not do it?" He Yong asked suspiciously.

Niu Teng looked at the leader of the rebel army who still remained simple and honest with a smile, "When he didn't want to do it, they had a thousand and ten thousand ways to make this decree a dead letter without being implemented at all. They had a lot of The method is to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, and even this law will eventually become an opportunity for them to make another windfall. "

Looking at He Yong who was speechless, Niu Teng ordered: "During this period, send more people to sneak down the mountain to find out the news. The man named Wen Yi can sneak up the mountain easily, which means that there are loopholes in the blockade of the officers and soldiers, or They have relaxed. This is our opportunity. Firstly, we can get some supplies we need, such as salt and so on. Secondly, we must pay close attention to the land reform at the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, chaos will arise. Then This is our chance to make a comeback.”

"Yes!" The two stood up and shouted.

Going out of the mountain and fighting back has always been He Yong's obsession. Fight back, kill those officers and soldiers, kill those dog officers, and avenge his family. This is what he lives for.

In the Xanthium Mountain, the rebel army began to prepare to go down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, Wen Yi carried a dead deer and quietly slipped back home under the cover of night.

There was no light in the house, because lamp oil also cost money. The son had fallen asleep long ago, but the woman was still sitting on the threshold, looking dreamily in the direction of the mountain, waiting for her man to come back.

Wen Yi stepped into the courtyard carrying dozens of kilograms of venison, and the woman jumped up. The huge joy made the woman feel a little overwhelmed.

"I'm lucky. I shot a deer. Look, I'll sell the velvet antler in the town in a few days. It will be able to raise enough money for us to buy the land. Damn it, please make a fire to cook some meat and these fragrant ruts. "I'm starving. You haven't eaten all day, so you are very hungry. Tonight, we will have a good meal." Wen Yi said with a smile. He did not say that he really encountered bandits in the mountains, but he was an old acquaintance. One thing, this will worry women.

The woman nodded repeatedly and trotted toward the kitchen. Wen Yi dragged out a knife and began to dismember the dead deer. After finishing the meal later, I will send a deer leg to Wen Cheng’s family so that they can also eat meat. Let’s forget about other families. There are not many in the first place. Besides, I am worried that the news will be leaked. If people know that I sneaked up the mountain, Carrying a bandit's hat on his back is no joke. (To be continued)