Chapter 378 How to Divide the Land
It took Huo Changan a long time to fully digest all of this.
He understood.
He acknowledged the beauty of that world, but he also knew that it would not work and could not be done here.
Change does not happen overnight. It requires a complete overhaul and the hard work of countless people to achieve our ideal world.
Dongyang today is too far away.
"Ning'er... I can't give you a country like that. I can only try to change it little by little."
"What are you thinking about?"
Sang Ning laughed and said, "If you really want to build a country like that, you will be courting death. All the upper echelons will unite to overthrow you!
But small changes are possible. Let's get rid of the bad and try to make this country a little better in our lifetime."
"Yeah." Huo Changan nodded heavily.
As long as she is there, anything is possible.
"Speaking of this, there's something I've wanted to say for a long time."
"I don't like to meddle in military affairs, but this one, I think, is very unpleasant, and I really don't think it's necessary." Sang Ning frowned, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
"Ning'er, just say it."
"I think the practice of women washing their veils should be abolished! We should also abolish the unjust law that states that if a man breaks the law, his wife is also guilty."
Huo Changan was not surprised at all. In fact, he had already seen it.
Sanning hates women being bullied.
Changing the law is a matter for the future, it is too early to talk about it now. The law about washing women... he can abolish it immediately!
"I don't think it's necessary either. The army needs soldiers with strong wills. Without the Zhuyingfu, the army won't be able to stabilize its morale. Then what's the point of having me as the commander-in-chief?"
"Yes!" Sang Ning was a little excited. "Do you know how much soldiers are loved by the people in our place?"
Speaking of this, Sanning has endless topics to talk about.
During the war, he never took a single needle or thread from the people, and would rather sleep on the streets than harass the people.
Anyone in the army who molests women will be shot immediately.
It is precisely these strict laws and regulations that have made the team the most popular among the people.
Later, all the villagers would rather sacrifice themselves than reveal their identities as soldiers.
The military and civilians are one family, working together to drive out the Japanese pirates.
Only then did we usher in final peace and victory.
Develop into a strong and prosperous country.
The stability and strength of the army are never built and maintained by superficial things.
The more Huo Changan listened, the more addicted he became. His eyes were burning as he pestered Sang Ning to tell him more.
At the end, Sang Ning sang the national anthem and crossed the Yalu River with a heroic and high-spirited look.
Oh my god, I’m so tired.
I couldn't hold on after eating a little and felt too lazy to go to bed.
Huo Changan tucked her in, still feeling unsatisfied, but he couldn't bear to let her talk anymore.
After all, there will be plenty of opportunities to talk about it in the future.
"Ning'er, what about...the maid?"
"Look for it if you want. I really need it now."
I can't always trouble a busy man like him. Besides, she needs to remember herself, but there is no need to be unique. It's fine for a maid to be like her.
Huo Changan was relieved.
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The prefect of Xihua City has always been in collusion with the Buddhist temple, otherwise he would not have allowed him to do evil for so many years.
As soon as the incident happened in the Buddhist temple, the county magistrate fled with his family after hearing the news, but he was immediately caught by Shao Qing who was keeping a close eye on him.
The county magistrate was beheaded on the spot. Huo Chang'an listened to Sang Ning's words and did not kill all of his family members. He sentenced those who deserved to be imprisoned and released those who deserved to be released according to their crimes.
The county magistrate's mansion was empty, so Sang Ning and Huo Jingya moved in to recuperate.
The strange thing was that the city guard Yuan Mu didn't move at all.
Yan Meng stared at him personally and found nothing unusual.
Could it be possible that he really turned from evil to good?
Anyway, we can't be careless, so Yan Meng continues to send people to keep an eye on it.
Next, we need to deal with the Buddhist temple.
Mingshui Temple, along with several other Buddhist temples in Xihua City, had its reputation completely ruined. At the time, Mingshui Temple was nearly burned down by the people, but was prevented from burning by soldiers.
It would be such a shame to burn down such a nice house.
The angry people had no choice but to burn down the evil houses in the valley.
He even destroyed other Buddhist temples as well.
Since the people of Xihua City no longer believed in Buddhism, there was no need to keep the Buddhist temple. All monks were required to return to secular life and their lands were reclaimed.
You don’t know until you calculate it, and you’ll be shocked when you do.
The fertile land under the name of the Buddhist temple actually occupies one-fifth of Xihua City! A full 500 acres of land!
Of this, the imperial court was only allocated 100 mu, and the remaining 400 mu were all embezzled from others.
After swallowing up so much land, in order to confuse the people, he boiled the coarsest grain into porridge and distributed it to the people for a few days every year, and expected the people to be grateful to him. How foolish!
Since you are ignorant, start with wisdom.
The empty Myoshui Temple was converted into a private school.
Huo Changan hired three teachers to teach the children at public expense. They had a positive attitude and those with good grades were given paper, ink, pens and inkstones.
The first lesson taught is: The Master does not speak of strange things, not because he does not believe in them, but because he respects them but keeps his distance from them.
After arranging the Buddhist temple, the next issue was the division of the 500 acres of land.
All these lands must be distributed among the people.
If we want to understand, it is the local officials who have to understand the situation of the people. But with the county governor in front, how can the local county magistrate be a good person?
But now there is no one available, and Huo Changan can't get rid of them all, so he is worried.
How should this land be divided?
"I wish I had listened to County Magistrate Song back then." A commoner walked down the street with his companions with a sad face.
"Even if we didn't take that evil creature back, our family's reputation would have been ruined. If I had listened to County Magistrate Song and not sent her to choose some crappy divine servant, I wouldn't be being criticized today.
What a shame!
"Yes! County Magistrate Song is the good official who truly cares about us. What a pity... Alas!"
What a pity, the man didn’t say, but it seems the result is not good.
Huo Changan waved for someone to check.
Soon they came back to report what they had learned.
"Song Zhaolun is a local. He was a Jinshi in the 14th year of the Qianyuan reign. According to local people, he should have been the magistrate of Xihua City, but the current magistrate gave money to the county governor, so Song Zhaolun became the county magistrate."
"Five years ago, Myoshui Temple held its first election for the goddess. He had strongly opposed it, but his voice was insignificant and no one paid attention.
Afterwards, he went from house to house to advise the people, and some people believed him and listened to his advice.
But after a few days, he had an accident.
It is said that he fell into the river after drinking at night and almost drowned. Fortunately, he was rescued by a fisherman who was looking for big fish at night.
But because he hit his head in the river, he became stupid and naturally could not be the county magistrate.
He has only a fifty-year-old mother in his family, and the mother and son depend on each other for survival.
People said that he was extremely stupid. Sometimes when his mother beat him, he would run away and disappear for several days.
Over the years, people in Xishui City almost forgot about him.
Now that Mingshui Temple has collapsed, I think of it again."
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