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Volume 2 Maitreya Pure Land Blood Lotus Platform Chapter 6 Wei Zheng¡¯s Decision (2)

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    Chapter 6 Wei Zheng¡¯s Decision (2) After resting for a night in Gu County, Pei Shiju, Changsun Shunde and others set off on the road again.  Only this time, the size of the convoy became larger In addition to the original vehicles and horses, more than 300 soldiers were added to accompany them.  Zheng Hongyi, the governor of Guizhou, was waiting in Guxian County early and headed to Jiaozhou with the imperial convoy.  Zheng Hongyi explained: "Since the beginning of spring, the population of Guizhou has increased sharply. Many things need to be consulted and corrected by the Annan Governor's Office for future actions." "What needs to be changed?" Wei Zheng couldn't help but be curious and looked at Zheng in confusion.  Hong Yi asked.  Zheng Hongyi said: "It has been three years since the fifth year of Daye when the Governor's Office issued a reclamation order. Three years ago, Guizhou's population was only more than 200,000. Therefore, the purpose of the reclamation order was mainly to attract refugees and mobilize  People, many laws and regulations, including rewards, taxes and various regulations, are all operated and implemented around this purpose. However, three years later, since the household registration began at the end of last year, Guizhou's population has increased by more than 500,000, approaching 60.  As a result, many laws and incentives are no longer suitable for the current situation. Last year, some people proposed to make changes, but because the prince was busy quelling the chaos at the time, he did not take it into consideration This year,  If we don't make adjustments, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble." The so-called chaos was Li Yanqing's excuse to kill Luo Dou.  Wei Zheng was not very interested in slang chaos. On the contrary, he was extremely surprised that Guizhou's population had tripled in three years.  Not only Wei Zheng was surprised, but also Pei Shiju and Changsun Shunde "Has the population of Guizhou increased so much in three years?" "Not only Guizhou, but also the population of Yongzhou, Qinzhou and other places.  There has been a large-scale growth. In the fourth year of Wude, the prince first established Annan, and the population of Annan was only 1.4 million. Now, the population of Annan has increased to 5 millionespecially Jiaozhou, because it is the seat of the governor's office.  The population has increased even more. According to the records created by Duke Jian last year, the population of Jiaozhou is close to one million" "Gong Jian means Gao Jian and Gao Shilian.  Pei Shiju and the other three couldn't help but look at each other.  In the past few years, the imperial court has also been implementing a policy of recuperation and recuperation, hoping to restore its vitality as soon as possible and reach the scale of Daye ten years ago.  However, if various laws are implemented, the results will not be without effect, but it is obviously very different from Lingnan.  The population base of the Central Plains is already large, so the rapid population growth is not a surprise.  But Lingnan is different. It was originally a wilderness area and the population base was not too large.  From the comparison of data mentioned by Zheng Hongyi, we can see the situation in Lingnan at that time.  In just three years, Li Yanqing was able to develop the population of western Guangdong to this extent. It must be said that it is a great miracle.  Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask: "What laws did the governor implement to have such an effect?" "Actually, it's nothing" Zheng Hongyi hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Apart from a series of laws such as absorbing refugees and reclaiming wasteland, etc.  In addition, the Governor also implemented a law in privatethe Tang Citizens' Law!" "Under the Annan Governor's Office, the citizens are divided into three classes, and all non-citizens are respected.  Citizens of the Tang Dynasty are slaves. This citizenship can be bought and sold. As long as you pay enough fees, you can obtain the citizenship of the Tang Dynasty. After you obtain the citizenship of the Tang Dynasty, you can own a series of rights such as land and real estate" "Wait a minute.  "What does the Tang Citizenship Law have to do with population growth?" "Tang Citizens can keep slaves. The problem is that Annan has developed rapidly in recent years, so the slave population is not too large. If you want to buy slaves, you must"  Wei Zheng's face changed and he blurted out: "Send troops?" "Exactly!" "You mean, the prince has sent troops without permission in the past few years?" Zheng Hongyi shook his head repeatedly, "The prince has never used troops abroad. If citizens need to buy  Slaves can be entrusted to the Dragon Cavalry Army of Zhenla Kingdom through the government. The Dragon Cavalry Army purchases a large number of people from other places and sells them to the government, which will be registered uniformly by the government However, these people are not citizens, they are just slaves.  . The slaves needed by citizens are obtained from the slaves The purchase and sale must be arranged by the government. Any slaves who buy privately or without registration will be confiscated immediately, and the purchaser shall also be required to do so.  Bear corresponding responsibilities Therefore, the population of Annan has increased sharply in the past few years. "The Dragon Cavalry Army is not officially owned, and it is not an army under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.  They come forward to buy?  Pei ShijuEveryone absolutely believes that the Dragon Cavalry Army will not pay a penny and is doing a business without capital.  As for who the Dragon Cavalry Army belongs to?  Everybody knows it!  But even if you know it, what can you do?  The Dragon Cavalry Army was not under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, but was stationed in Zhenla Kingdom Li Yanqing cleaned himself up in this way.  At the beginning, the Dragoon Army was mainly composed of Li people. Now that Luo Dou is dead, the actual master of the Dragoon Army is only Li Yanqing.  But no one can find fault with Li Yanqing, because on the surface, Li Yanqing and the Dragoon Army have nothing to do with each other The Dragoon Army plundered a large number of people for Li Yanqing, and Li Yanqing purchased them in an official name to finance the Dragoon Army.  The army further developed and expanded.  It¡¯s just that this method is inconsistent with the way a saint governs the country!  "Then where do these large populations come from?" "The natives of Tianzhu, Chenla, and Borneo. Especially Tianzhu, which has a large population" Zheng Hongyi did not hide anything, but he also did not do anything  Lots of comments.  He just talked about the situation and explained the situation one by one.  As for what Pei Shiju and others think, it is not his responsibility.  In fact, the Hedong Pei family has heard some clues about buying property in Annan.  ¡°Zheng Hongyi was not so much explaining to Pei Shiju and the others, but rather introducing it to Changsun Shunde and Wei Zheng Anyway, this kind of thing cannot be kept secret for too long.  But why did Li Yanqing tell these things?  Zheng Hongyi couldn't figure it out either.  When it was getting dark, it started to rain lightly.  The team had to stop and rest in a post station.  The night was already very deep, and Wei Zheng sat alone under the lonely lamp, unable to fall asleep for a long time.  He really couldn¡¯t figure out what kind of person Li Yanqing was?  Young and talented, with an outstanding reputation, both civil and military.  On the surface, he does not appear to be a very ambitious person.  Or, he would rather be a local emperor?  "But Wei Zheng firmly believes that Li Yanqing is not as simple as it seems on the surface.  His methods are very tough!  In order to achieve his goal, he will do whatever it takes, and he will not care about etiquette, justice, benevolence and forgiveness.  If such a person said that he had no ambition, Wei Zheng would never believe it.  But why did he use Zheng Hongyi's mouth to tell me about his various deeds?  Wei Zheng is not a fool, so he can naturally see that Zheng Hongyi is entrusted by others.  But he couldn't figure out what Li Yanqing's purpose was Outside the window, the drizzle of rain added an air of tranquility and peace to the quiet night.  Wei Zheng stood up, opened the window, and faced a wind with the smell of earth, which made him feel refreshed.  For some reason, he subconsciously compared Li Jiancheng and Li Yanqing.  Li Jiancheng is a generous man.  His ears are a bit soft, and he has a bit of a womanly attitudebut overall, he's not too bad.  After the Yang Wenqian incident occurred, Wei Zheng suggested that Li Jiancheng take the opportunity to kill Li Shimin.  "As long as the King of Qin perishes, the crown prince will have no peace!" These were Wei Zheng's original words when he advised Li Jiancheng. Although Li Jiancheng agreed, he did not really accept it.  To be honest, after the affair between Naqiao Gongshan and Er Wenhuan was exposed, the situation has become very clear.  If Li Jiancheng could insist on pursuing the matter at that time, even if the King of Qin did not die, Wei Zheng would be sure to make him worse than death Framing the prince is not a trivial matter.  Even if Yang Wenqian later raised an army, in fact it had nothing to do with Li Jiancheng.  What's more, it also involved the life of an imperial envoy, Yu Wenying But it happened that after Princess Pingyang visited Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng changed his mind.  Of course, Li Yuan doesn¡¯t want to pursue the case any further. If Li Jiancheng compromises again, then Li Yuan will not continue to pursue it If the same thing happens to the King of Henan, what will he do?  ¡°Perhaps, the King of Henan can¡¯t help but pursue it, and even fight to the death The battle for the crown prince is, after all, a matter related to the state.  Even the prince can be framed, so what else can¡¯t be done?  Li Jiancheng's generosity disappointed the ministers in the East Palace.  Wei Zheng even heard someone say that the prince was too cowardly and was bullied like this.  In order to govern the world, this kind of generosity may not do any harm.  But in this time of great chaos and a prosperous age is yet to come, generosity is undoubtedly equivalent to heart-breaking poison.??Wei Zheng can be sure that Li Jiancheng's concession will make King Qin even more arrogant.  Then next, King Qin will definitely use another trick on Li Jiancheng.  The purpose of recommending Li Yanqing to Li Jiancheng and asking Li Yanqing to return to Chang'an was to frighten Li Shimin.  But at this moment, looking at the drizzle outside the window, Wei Zheng suddenly felt: With Li Yanqing's methods and style, he might be the most suitable candidate in these troubled times Hiss¡ª¡ª Wei Zheng took a breath and quickly  He shook his head, trying to erase this ridiculous thought.  Although Li Yanqing belongs to the clan, he is not a prince.  Li Yuan now has twenty-two sons, the youngest Li Yuanying is already three years old No matter how arranged this is, it seems that Li Yanqing will not be able to get his turn.  Thinking of this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but laugh.  Li Yanqing has no chance of succeeding to the throne, so naturally he will not pose any threat to Li Jiancheng.  Perhaps the best way is for him to return to Chang'an.  On the one hand, he can be used to suppress King Qin, on the other hand, he can also be controlled.  Wei Zheng nodded slightly and clenched his fists subconsciously.  A strange feeling of loss suddenly arose Wei Zheng couldn't tell where this feeling of loss came from!
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