Chapter 462

The Central Plains is facing a great change, which refers not only to the rise of the country under Liu Yan's rule, but also to some institutional changes.

In the ancient pre-Qin period, the political power could go down to the countryside, that is, the pavilion system. At that time, the pavilion head and Li Zheng could have direct contact with the local county head or county magistrate. The county decree was also directly issued to the pavilion head or Li Zheng. The three elders took more responsibility for mediating rural contradictions and had no law enforcement power. In the early Western Han Dynasty, the political power system could actually reach the countryside. It was only when it became a powerful politics in the Eastern Han Dynasty that it evolved into imperial power not to go to the countryside.

Whether it was Cao Wei or Sima 1 jin, it just changed from powerful politics to aristocratic family politics. In fact, the power that the center can directly control ends at the county level, and then the local aristocratic family carries out law enforcement and governance. Usually, this kind of political system presents a phenomenon, that is, the country is extremely short of money, and there are far fewer people with their own land than expected.

The Central Plains has been ravaged by the number of Hu people for ten years. In fact, there is no clear ownership on the land, that is, the title deed is useless at all. Whoever has a big fist can occupy more land. Hu people have no enthusiasm for farming. What they want is to return the land to barren, full of weeds and provide grazing, so as to release horses in the real sense.

With the rise of the Han state, the Han army conquered and recovered one county after another. In fact, there are only a few lands in each place, and more lands are not only desolate but also have no owners, or Shijie Zhao state is the owner of those lands.

It is a good thing for an emerging country that the land has no owner. It can carry out its own planning without any interference. Its greater role is to reward meritorious people, so that this emerging country does not lack the land to reward meritorious people, and embarked on the old road of the Qin Empire.

Liu Yan has been controlling the amount of land held by individuals. What he is doing is to make the land held by more people, not concentrated in the hands of an absolute few people.

Under the premise of the implementation of the 20th rank system in the Han Dynasty, the equal field can not be done. Absolute fairness is actually unfair. Otherwise, people who work hard get so much, and people who don't do anything also get the corresponding things. What's the use of efforts?

For reasons related to national policies, after meeting with his family maids and warriors, Xie Daokai led a thousand cavalry soldiers to the north. He walked and stopped all the way. In addition to wasteland, most of the places where people lived were cultivated by the government.

"Then the king of Han is the biggest landlord. People without private land are actually the employers of the king of Han." Xie Daoyi said that under the cooperative commune system, how much land is allocated to a village, the people cultivate the land, and most of the production belongs to the government. She said to her maid Xie LAN, "maybe this is the reason why the Han army can have enough food and fodder to fight all year round."

"Those people under the rule of Han are already very happy." Xie LAN is telling the truth: "whether there is his own field in the south is not good."

Xie LAN is the maid of the Xie family. She has a family who lives outside the Xie family. Although she has land at home, she doesn't have much and bears heavy taxes. After a year's work, she has to pay taxes to the state, and the local people can't lack miscellaneous taxes. Her income won't be more than that of the Han people under the cooperative commune.

In the cooperative commune of the Han Dynasty, the people in the establishment of the system eat, drink and wear out of the public. Being able to live in troubled times and have security is both happiness and nothing to complain about. The main recruitment objects of the military recruitment of the Han country are the young and strong under the cooperative commune. It is the expectation of adult men of the Han country to join the army. Joining the army not only means owning private land, but also provides the simplest way for ordinary people to make progress.

They have come to Dong'an County and have a long way to return. Along the way, they not only saw the scene of recovery, but also impressed the government's control over the place.

Xie Daoyi was born in the south. Because of his family background and identity, his understanding of the people is actually limited. What she knows is that the southern court has little control over the country. The country is divided and autonomous by its own family and many door lords and aristocratic families. What the living environment of people everywhere is basically hearsay.

"The place over there is not under the jurisdiction of the government, and there are many fighting Han who have retired from the army in the Han territory..." Xie Lan was very impressed by those people with physical disabilities and said: "although they look rude, their existence can make the people get more justice. In troubled times, there are people who have retired from the military, so we can see that the people feel very relieved."

"Yeah." Xie Daoyi agreed with Xie LAN, but she thought of others and said: "there are such people everywhere. It can be imagined that there are not only many dead in the war all year round, but also more people with physical disabilities."

"Xijun..." Xie LAN felt it necessary to say his own opinion: "at least the disabled Han army can be properly resettled, or as a local Baochang, it can also be resettled in the post station. In contrast, our imperial court can treat the soldiers..."

"Yes pole, yes pole." Xie Daoyi said with incomparable approval: "no worries at home, no wonder the Han army was brave."

Xie LAN nodded and said, "apart from the physical disability, the family who died in the war can get long-term pension and care, and can enjoy the incense offering..."

"Die a god!" Xie Daokai would like to say what impressed him most about the Han army. She said excitedly, "incense is the only treatment for gods. The soldiers killed in the Han army can enter the martyrs' Park, and relatives and friends can go to mourn at any time. The state also holds public sacrifices every year. I heard that the king of Han was present in person for the public sacrifices in the previous two years?"

The two women's crisp voices floated outside from the car, and the people around the car could actually hear them clearly.

The Han Dynasty attaches great importance to road construction and strives to ensure that each state basically has a direct road. Counties do not have to extend in all directions, but they should ensure the smoothness of the road.

In the national war every year, most of the prisoners of war captured on the battlefield were used to build roads, except for those who were assigned to meritorious soldiers. At present, the Han center feels that it is relatively urgent to connect and repair the road from Linzi to Xuzhou along the Yangtze River, and then the one to Yuzhou.

The season is approaching the end of winter, and the ice and snow in Dong'an County has begun to melt. The roads under much water will inevitably be muddy. The officials located on the side of the national avenue have been ordered to maintain the avenue.

When the car stopped after a meal, Xie Daoyu's small head soon stretched out and saw the dense crowd around the road.

"Fine gentleman, the road ahead is very crowded." Xie Biao rode across the horse and saluted: "Gao junhou means to wait by the roadside first."

There are many similar situations along the way. It is impossible for the team to squeeze forward. In addition, squeezing past will also make the wheels get stuck in the mud and cause trouble.

What Xie Daoyi doesn't know is that this time there is no road problem. It needs to let other teams pass first.

Gao Ping is talking with the local county mayor. He learned that there was a mountain shift (i.e. debris flow) and a ground shaking (earthquake) in gonglai mountain in front of him. Some sections of Yishui river burst their banks. Some low-lying areas are full of water. Fortunately, there are not many affected people.

"Previously, 8000 slaves had been gathered to drive and stabilize the river embankment day and night." The county magistrate looked bitter and said, "there was a rainstorm in the upper reaches recently. Eight thousand slaves were killed and three thousand injured, and there was an extreme shortage of manpower. After the sheriff reported to Linzi, he received support, and the slaves in several neighboring counties gathered to cure the disaster."

No wonder there were at least twenty or thirty thousand slaves on their way. There were three or five thousand local garrison troops watching along the way. They also came from different counties.

Natural disasters have occurred in all dynasties. The local government's self-help is the mainstream. After the alarm, it is nothing more than tax relief. What's more serious is food transportation and disaster relief, but there is nothing to mobilize non disaster area troops or people to rush to the disaster area. The main reason for not redeploying manpower is that it is limited to road problems. Large-scale manpower redeployment is also regarded as a cause of chaos and will not be implemented easily.

There were one or two million slaves in the Han Dynasty. Liu Yan ruled the country. It was normal for him to make some anachronistic actions. He didn't want people to take their lives to fill in the disaster area. It was less painful to use slaves to cause many deaths and injuries.

When the driver backed down to the roadside, Xie Daoyu simply stretched his head out and looked out.

There are a lot of people on their way. They have everything to dress up. The largest number are people wearing dirty animal fur, so that people can recognize Hu people at a glance.

Jin people in the south of the Yangtze River should have the impression that the Hu people should be vicious, but Xie Daokai saw a group of Hu people who were not tall and looked dejected.

"A Han army can escort hundreds of Hu people..." Xie LAN could see the outside scene without stretching out his head: "county soldiers have war swords hanging around their waist, a long gun in their hands and a leather armor. The Han state treats soldiers better than expected."

The Jin army also has county soldiers. It's usually good to have a weapon. Armor is a rare thing.

"The most preferential treatment is war soldiers." Xie Daoyi replied casually: "a good horse can ride well, with swords, spears, strong bows and leather armor. What you eat is meat."

To speak of, Xie Daokai and other Xie's men mostly contacted the song of the Han Army light cavalry by Gao Ping. They were very impressed by the complete equipment of the Han Army's field troops. Their quality can be seen that they tend to cooperate with the team, and their personal combat skills may not be very high.

"The Hu people are so docile in the face of the Han army." In front of Xie LAN, he saw a very young Han soldier slapping a fierce hu man with a gun. The beaten Hu people only dared to roll on the ground and didn't dare to resist: "the Hu people around didn't even dare to look. Were they afraid of being killed by the Han army?"

It was a strange scene. The county soldiers who hit people with guns were not strong. He was alone among the many Hu people. When he hit people, he didn't have any ferocious expression, but he was very cruel. After a few blows, he had made people vomit blood, and those who were Hu people dared not approach like hiding from the plague.

The Han Army, which was also a county soldier, did not stop or coax. What should they do or what to do.

"Ask someone." Xie Daoyi looked at Xie Biao and said, "why hit people."

Xie Biao's original intention is not to meddle, especially in the affairs of the Hu people. He can't do it without a hint.

Soon the person who asked came back and got the answer that the beaten hu man hit the county soldier. When he came back, the beaten hu man had died.

After Xie Daokai got the answer, he was stunned for a while until the team started again. I don't know how long. When he came back, there was an empty space beside the road. What he could see was the plants waiting for recovery.

"Once on an outing..." Xie Daoqian said in a low tone, his eyes slightly dull, like a whisper: "he saw the beaten people, and he didn't even dare to avoid when he was beaten..."

Xie LAN probably guessed what Xie Daoyi said. It should be people like aristocrats who beat the people.

"I came forward to stop..." Xie Daokai raised his head and said strangely, "the man said that the people are no different from animals. He didn't say that he just felt that he was in the way. Even if he killed and compensated for some money, he would be grateful."

Xie LAN couldn't respond. In addition to fighting for wealth, some aristocratic families in the South can only live with the people by chanting poetry, drinking, taking drugs and playing with women. Let them do something useful and out of nature, that is, to inherit the family. The rest is really free.

Xie Daoyu has so many feelings from many comparisons. In the state of Jin, there are people everywhere who don't like people. There are too many people who are drunk and dream of death, and most of them are the aristocratic children of some so-called top-grade families. The people in the Han country are in a good situation, have ardent expectations for a better life, and have an atmosphere of striving upward. The other is that the Hu prisoners in the South who are afraid of tigers are not regarded as adults in the Han country.

What kind of social environment can reflect the spirit of a country. If the ruling class oppresses the people wantonly, then don't want the people to be the same as it. On the contrary, they will be alienated and hated. A country that can take care of and unite the people is more likely to have a situation of unity. It is tough to treat outsiders. The more it can cultivate the self-confidence of people going abroad. Being too kind to non Chinese people is a blow to the self-confidence of Chinese people.

Affected by his emotions, Xie Daoyu was depressed for the next two or three days, and his previous psychology of being interested in everything disappeared.

The team approached Linzi after two months. Xie Daokai, who recovered a little, saw a capital without walls. She was very curious about why Linzi had no capital. What she could see was that there were checkpoints on some main roads.

"Wall?" Gao Ping didn't come back until he had gone through the relevant procedures. He was stunned in the face of Xie Daokai's inquiry. Later, he smiled and said, "there are many statements. I don't know where to start next time."

One of the answers Xie Daokai got was that the army of the Han state was strong. With a strong army, the state did not need walls. She scoffed at this statement, and the Qin Empire once thought so. As a result, because the country had no walls, she felt unable to defend it and fell without war.