There is actually a gold mine in Minshan!
This really made Fu Xiaoguan happy for a while, so Su Mo had another mission. After destroying the Moon Worship Sect, he occupied the gold mine and waited for the court to send people to mine it. As for him...
Of course he just patted his butt and ran away. Wouldn't it be better to go back and play mahjong with his wife and the adults?
After arranging everything, Fu Xiaoguan set out from Jianmen on March 23rd, entered the Jinniu Ancient Road and headed towards Nanjing.
Accompanying him were Xu Xinyan, Su Su, and He Sandao.
He Sandao's heart was filled with resentment.
On the night we attacked Jianmen City, we happened to run into the treasury of Jianmen City. We took away so much gold, silver and treasures. We were so careless!
Because he was afraid of being discovered and reported by other teams, he moved all the treasures in the vault to the city defense house, hoping that the blame for the vault being stolen would be put on the dead Xue Dingshan.
There is no evidence after death, right?
I will take my brothers and divide up all these gold, silver and treasures. Even the general can't do anything to me!
But he never expected to meet a cultured small landlord. With just a few words, he had to call Zhao Lizhu and return all the gold and red jade that he had taken away in the 100 sacks.
As a result, the small landlord Fu Xiaoguan didn't reconcile the accounts at all!
Damn it, I can’t beat him!
No wonder that small landlord is so successful while I can only be his follower.
But it’s okay. Now I’m following my idol. Miss Six sent me a letter. There were no words on the letter, just a few drawings.
No one in the world except He Sandao could understand such a letter. He laughed as he looked at the letter. The Sixth Miss finally praised me. I can get married when I become a general.
After getting married... the painting is a piece of red cloth in the water, and it seems to be floating, which means that you can do whatever you want with it.
Hehe, He Sandao laughed foolishly, wait for me to come back, on the wedding night, I will make you look like a flower!
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Fu Xiaoguan arrived at Qipan Pass on March 28th.
Now the troops guarding Qipan Pass are those under Yu Chunqiu's command. Peng Yuyan arrived here three days earlier than Fu Xiaoguan.
Fu Xiaoguan and his party only made a brief stop here. He waved goodbye to Yu Chunqiu and Peng Yuyan, and two more people joined the team - Wei Xianghan and Zong Shiji.
Zong Shiji naturally presented his essay on how to rule the world. Fu Xiaoguan took a look while riding on his horse... Wow, this kid is good!
The first sentence at the beginning attracted Fu Xiaoguan: If you want to conquer the world, you must start from one house!
He then began to discuss the issue without any flowery words or generalities. Everything he said was based on how officials should cultivate themselves and discipline themselves, how they should lead the people to become rich, and how they should prosper a region.
One of the ideas particularly caught Fu Xiaoguan's attention. He proposed the equal-field system - to ensure that farmers obtained the vast majority of the land, the government would first measure the land, and then redistribute the land to each household based on the amount of labor in each household.
This kid wants to kill the landlord!
This equal-field system is just a prototype and cannot be compared with the equal-field system of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps due to space limitations, this guy did not write it in detail.
Now that the Yu Dynasty had suffered from the scourge of war, many fields had no owners and were left barren. In fact, it was absolutely beneficial to implement this policy, but there were many considerations involved in how to distribute and balance it.
Well, I have to test this kid again.
Zong Shiji was also a little uneasy at this moment, and regretted writing the equal-field system, because he later remembered that Lord Fu was a small landlord in Linjiang. Wouldn't this... be unfair to Lord Fu?
At this moment, Zong Shiji turned his head and looked at Fu Xiaoguan cautiously, his heart skipped a beat - Lord Fu frowned, his face was serious, he was indeed unhappy, alas... it seemed there was no hope. I hope I didn't offend Lord Fu to death, otherwise, with just one word from him, I would never be able to enter the official career in the future.
Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment and called Zong Shiji:
"I think your article is okay, but it feels a little lacking. Is there a lot you didn't express?"
"Ah..." Zong Shiji opened his mouth and said quickly, "I, I dare not say it."
"What are you afraid of? I'm the chief examiner. Although your essays will eventually be presented to His Majesty, I have the final say on how to select candidates... So, think carefully about this journey. When you arrive in Bao County, present me with your entire proposal for the equal-field system."
"Ah..." Zong Shiji was shocked again. He was just wondering if he had offended Lord Fu, and now he asked me to make a proposal. If this proposal was made, it would really offend Lord Fu!
"I know what you're worried about. Write it down boldly. I didn't say I had to accept your opinion. Remember, if you want to work under me, don't be cunning. Let's be straightforward. If I'm wrong, you can jump up and scold me. As long as you're right, I won't blame you!"
Zong Shiji took a deep breath. The officialdom seemed not to be what Lord Fu said, nor what his father said. If one contradicted the boss or went against the boss's wishes, he would definitely be punished. If he was not careful, he might lose his official hat or even his head!
So my father often said that when you are in officialdom, you should be careful when walking on thin ice.
But that's not what Lord Fu meant. Is he setting a trap for me?
It’s not necessary!
He is a lord and I am just a nobody. Why would he set a trap for me?
If anyone is dissatisfied with me, even my father, the county magistrate, will be fired with just one word.
So, Zong Shiji thought to himself that this was what Lord Fu really thought!
Then do as Lord Fu says!
"When I return to Bao County, I will draft a proposal for the equal-field system for you, my Lord."
"Hmm..." Fu Xiaoguan took the policy paper into his arms and asked, "How did you come up with the equal-field system?"
"To be honest, sir, there used to be a lot of fields outside Weijiapu. Later, there was a war and the men were drafted, leaving orphans, widows, the elderly, the weak and the disabled at home. They couldn't take care of so many fields, and in the end, the men didn't come back, so the fields gradually became barren.
Half of the people in Weijiapu today are outsiders, and it's said the population has also decreased by more than half compared to before. While the fields are supposedly owned by someone, according to the law, these outsiders are not allowed to cultivate them. This leads to a situation where they want the land but cannot obtain it, while the owners of the land are nowhere to be found.
The once fertile fields are now overgrown with weeds and trees and are considered useless.
So, I'm thinking, this situation isn't unique to Weijiapu. If the government were to reclaim the abandoned farmland, measure it, and redistribute it to those in need, it would not only solve the people's livelihood problems, but also contribute to some tax revenue for the state.
Why not do it? "
That makes sense. Fu Xiaoguan suddenly remembered something and called He Sandao over.
"Listen carefully. On the way back, you will learn to read and write from Zong Shiji. Remember, there are no illiterate people in the Divine Sword Army!"
He Sandao was suddenly in a mess...
Oh shit!
Isn’t this going to cost me my life?
What's wrong with being a small landlord in Linzi?
Is it too late to regret not joining the Divine Sword Army now?
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