Chapter 726

Northerners say that southern Xinjiang, including the areas south of the Yangtze River, is actually Southern Xinjiang, which does not simply refer to the three Lingnan counties in the Qin Dynasty.

Northwest people are naturally one of the northerners. They also summarize all areas south of the Yangtze River as southern Xinjiang. Even the northerners are actually divided into regions. For example, the people of Guanzhong, Guandong and the generation north of Yanmen will distinguish clearly. The people in the northwest are people in Guanxi. In addition, there are too many names for people in Guanzhong, Guandong, inside and outside Guanmen to distinguish the differences of regions.

The story of Southern Xinjiang is that southerners go to Indochina Peninsula, not only families, but also small families. Because it was an act encouraged by the Han government, the information was naturally wide, which was the envy of fierce people in all regions north of the Yangtze River.

According to rumors, the Indochina Peninsula is a place full of treasures. It seems that as long as you can go, you will get rich.

In fact, the Indochina Peninsula is indeed full of treasures. The primitive jungle has not been developed, and people who know the goods can find all kinds of fragrant wood everywhere. In addition, it is because there is no development to obtain very precious medicinal materials, not to mention the dog head gold and jadeite minerals that can be occasionally found, even if they are simply caught and sold by savages.

People's pursuit of wealth makes many people only see the developed adventurers in Indochina Peninsula and selectively ignore those who bury their bones in Indochina Peninsula.

Due to official restrictions on families and individuals from the north of the Yangtze River to go to the Indochina Peninsula, rumors of jealousy will become even more exaggerated. Despite official restrictions, a large number of northerners still go to the Indochina Peninsula. From time to time, people who have made a fortune return to their hometown to show off, which makes going out for adventure more attractive.

Not everyone has the feeling of adventure. Most people don't want to take risks at all if they are not forced. What they like is to face the Loess and back to the sky. They will spend their lives with the land, marry a daughter-in-law and have a lot of children until they grow old and die.

Liao Fang has 100 mu of land, which can be called more than 20 mu of Shangtian. Others are mountains and slopes. Most of these lands were handed down from generation to generation. Ten Mu was a reward for his meritorious service in Zhang's Liang army, and another 25 mu was purchased.

It is precisely those lands that Liao Fang actually has no more ambition and only wants to live in peace. The problem is that the drought disaster year is coming. What if there is a hundred mu of land?

"I came here to take people to the western regions." Zhang Yong advised Liao Fang and said, "you are a strong man. You can go."

Liao Fang certainly knows the western regions. During his service in Zhang's Liang army, he was stationed near the western regions. He also fought with the people of the western regions many times. The ten mu of land he got was a reward for cutting down a soldier of the western regions.

"Each soldier can have ten officers and fifty chiefs, and so on." Seeing that there were more people around, Zhang Yong couldn't help amplifying his voice: "if you don't have weapons, you can rent them from the army."

Someone asked, "is it a member of the Han army?"

"How can it be?" Zhang Yong smiled: "the identity of the Han army is very expensive. Although someone is a soldier in the county, he can not be regarded as a real Han army. Only a member of the standing army can be regarded as a real Han army."

Although the county soldiers are also collectively referred to as the Han Army, they are really not the formal establishment of the military. Only the forbidden guard army and the standing army are the formal establishment of the military.

The establishment of the standing army is precious, which is generally recognized in the Han Dynasty. There are many excellent benefits for joining the standing army, not to mention. The most important thing is that the standing army is the main force in the field, which means that there are more opportunities for meritorious service, but anyone who wants to seal his wife and children wants to be one of them.

"Although it is not a regular soldier, it still records military achievements!" Zhang Yong again moved his eyes to Liao Fang: "that's military merit. If it weren't for the establishment of the county, someone would want to go."

Liao Fang was very surprised and asked, "military merit?"

"You can still get a reward if you get it. Kill one of the enemy's armor and reward the title of a public servant." Zhang Yong said very tastefully, "that's a title, a very important title!"

In the territory of the former Liang state of Zhang, not many people won the title, even very few. Xie AI, the highest title, was the Marquis of Ting. In addition to Xie AI, there was only one doctor named Zhang Xi. There were more than 600 Gongshi, 71 shangzao people, and the fingers of one hand could not be pulled.

The concept of valuing rare things is suitable everywhere. The Marquis of the whole Han country are only about 20 people, most of them are just Pavilion Marquis, and only ran Min has reached the stage of county marquis. There are so few marques in the founding of the country. It can be seen that there are so few marques. If the Marquis is few, it can be said that Liu Yan is too stingy, but he is very generous in reward. It can only be said that it is the precious military merit and high gold content.

In the Han state, slaves can only be owned by a title. Without a title, slaves are not allowed even if the family is rich. Each level of Title stipulates what kind of reward they can get. From the specification of the house to the number of slaves, it is clearly written. If you don't reach that level of title, you will have more wealth, and you can't enjoy the treatment you can't enjoy. You can see the importance of title.

"The big man has only once raised money to win the title, even if there is another collection to win the title, it has nothing to do with us." What Zhang Yong said is the truth. Collecting money to win the title is really not something ordinary people can do. Ordinary people can only fight with their lives if they want to win the title: "men should seize the opportunity."

Just now the questioner asked again, "how about the cost of eating and drinking?"

"Carry it yourself!" Zhang Yong said strangely, "it's your business to get rich, and it's also your business to win the title. Is it difficult that others have nothing to do with you?"

That's right. It's not included in the military system. How much you rob in the western regions is your own. You can get recognition for your credit. What else do you expect?

The military's armour and equipment, food, drink, clothing and housing are public, but they can only get a small part of the seized, most of which are included in the national treasury.

"If you can't afford to carry..." Liao Fang's face was tangled: "you can't go?"

Wasn't it a disaster? Even if a man goes out, he should leave food rations for his family to support. How can he go out with food rations for his family?

Zhang Yong said, "you can borrow from the government."

For a time, the audience was in an uproar.

The word "borrowing" is a nightmare for people. Borrowing a hundred dollars will soon turn into hundreds of dollars. What's more, there are others. I don't know how many people are ruined by borrowing. For many people, even starvation is their own, but borrowing will harm their families.

"There is no need for mortgage and the interest is not high." Zhang Yong explained that, for example, if you borrow 100 yuan, you have to pay 112 yuan (one interest rate) one year later. You don't borrow as much as you want. The maximum limit is 500 yuan. He asked the crowd, "is it kind? Can't you find anything more kind!"

The interest rate is only one point, which is too low to be believable. In the final analysis, the talents in the northwest belong to Liu Yan's rule. Soon, they don't have a strong sense of belonging to the Han country and lack a sense of trust.

"What's that look?" Zhang Yong is not afraid to be obedient: "it's still uncertain whether anyone can come back alive after going to the western regions. There is no mortgage and no family involved. What can you cheat you?"

People listen to that truth, but it will seem very ignorant and childish to reason with the government, so they still look like they don't believe it.

I don't know who shouted in the crowd: "Zhang Yong, what's the advantage of you working so hard?"

"Who? Yeller, I can hear who you are!" Zhang Yong knew he should be from the county, but he really didn't know who it was. He said angrily, "what benefits can someone get?! I don't want to see the villagers and don't want to see you starve to death in the disaster year. Why do you have to talk so much!"

In fact, Zhang Yong can still get benefits. For example, he can reward the county leaders for publicity policies, but what he said is also true, without adding fuel and fraud. He also wanted to publicize. It was just that he happened to meet Liao Fang sooner or later.

The person who just shouted shrunk his neck, and he was also short. He slipped away very directly.

In the house not far away, Xie AI has been looking at what Zhang Yong said and what the people showed.

There is also the county magistrate in the house. He is a thin middle-aged man named Chen Fangzhi. He said awkwardly: "it's the poor education of the lower officials..."

Yan Hua, the county lieutenant, was also present, narrowing his eyes and looking at Zhang Yong.

Xie AI is from the northwest. Because he is the only Marquis among the northwest people, he is still very famous, so he was sent to the northwest by Liu Yan. He came to the Northwest with an inspection mission to check the disaster situation in the northwest, and supervised the military to organize folk heroes to the western regions.

County Magistrate Chen Fangzhi is from Lingling, a member of the Chen family in Jiangnan. He took office in rile County in the seventh year of Yuanshuo. In fact, he hasn't made any achievements since he took office. While everything is still the same, he spends his time checking the terrain and people's conditions of rile county.

In fact, a county magistrate really can't do anything after he takes office. He really needs to understand the actual situation of the local area and plan according to the actual situation. He can stabilize the land under his jurisdiction without causing public resentment and making any moths, even if he is a qualified local official. What we really want to do is to find out the situation and carry out governance with a clear aim.

County Lieutenant Yan Hua was originally the chief of the seventh standing infantry army. He suffered internal injuries and was difficult to exercise violently. He was transferred to rile county to become a county lieutenant.

Originally, Zhou Chuan, the Sheriff of Zhangye County, learned that Xie AI was coming to rile County, but he was really inseparable from his official duties. Later, Xie AI returned to the county capital sooner or later, so he didn't show obvious flattery to Beijing officials.

"The government's credibility..." Xie AI didn't know what expression to look at, so he said expressionless, "it's so bad in the northwest?"

Chen Fangzhi looked at Yan Hua, hesitated and said, "most of the local big families are not knights. According to the law, they have redeemed their surplus land and dissolved their slaves."

Xie AI immediately understood that the local big families had already controlled the place, and their interests were seriously damaged after the demise of Zhang Liangguo. Although they did not do some fierce things, they could not avoid criticism, which directly led to the public opinion.

"These people are superficial and dare not do evil secretly, but they don't keep the door open." Yan Hua knew that Xie AI was from the northwest, but because Xie AI was born in the army, even if he had been transferred to the post of censor Zhongcheng, he was regarded as his own person and said bluntly: "the great man has no law of sin due to words, which is difficult to deal with."

Chen Fangzhi kept nodding.

In fact, it's not just in the northwest. It should be said that there are similar things in all parts of the Han country. The interests of aristocratic families and big families have been seriously damaged. They must be unable to get close to the Han country, but they don't have the courage to rebel. They can only speak to the public opinion.

Sang Yu, the imperial envoy doctor, once suggested to Liu Yan that the provision of language crimes should be added to the Han law. Prime Minister Ji Chang took the lead in opposing it, and most officials thought it inappropriate. Their reason is that discontent will not disappear without saying. They take out many ancient examples to prove the seriousness of "defending the people is better than defending Sichuan". They feel that channels should be given to vent their discontent. In addition, they can also know what mistakes have been made in the administration and can be corrected in time from the current situation and public opinion.

Liu Yan also knows that some things can't be controlled to get the desired results. He doesn't dare to say it in public. It can't be stopped secretly. Prohibition can't be prohibited. It will also form social terror. Next, it will increase more discontent. He also knew that the regulations on crimes for words were only used by the bureaucratic system to attack each other, and local officials would make more moths because of crimes for words, so they agreed with the opinions of most ministers. Whoever wanted to say anything would say.

It is only about two years since the northwest was incorporated into the Han country. It has not enjoyed the dividend of one of the members of too many countries, but only the protection of asylum.

The state protects people living in the country. In fact, many people don't feel this and take everything for granted. If there is anything unhappy, they will be dissatisfied with the country, and don't think about the situation of countries that can't protect their citizens. If you let those people go to a country where security cannot be guaranteed, I'm afraid they don't even have a chance to be dissatisfied?

"Still have to deal with." Xie AI is the censor Zhongcheng of the censor's office. He is not ignorant of the importance of folk public opinion. Looking at Chen Fangzhi seriously, he said: "properly guide public opinion and dig more and better."

Chen Fangzhi should "promise" in his respectful salute. He also knows that we should not only excavate beauty, but also publicize misery. Only with obvious examples can we have more persuasion.

Yan Hua was slightly disappointed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. According to his idea, catch the family that dances most happily and make an example to frighten. Seeing the blood will certainly shut up those who dare to criticize.

The reason why the country is a country, especially the Han country, which has a vast territory, how can people everywhere be happy? Xie AI knows that to change the northwest people, the first thing is to let the northwest people know that the country is not giving up when they are in disaster, but trying to solve it.

"After all, language is just language. We still want more people to get tangible benefits." Xie Ai saw a bitter smile on one of Chen Fang's faces. Needless to say, there were natural disasters. Without causing more crimes to the people, Chen Fangzhi, even a local official who can do things, really can't ask for more. He paused, looked out of the window for a while, and then continued, "I'm here to do something useful."