Chapter 30 Learning Triggered by Tuntian

The so-called Tuntian is divided into military and Mintun. As the name implies, the former is carried out by the army, while the latter is carried out by ordinary people. Historically, Tuntian was conceived by Cao Qian and Han Hao and others under his command. It is also one of his important means to restore production and people's livelihood, and has played a great role. But everything has two sides. In history, during the reign of Cao Wei, the large-scale uprisings and riots organized by Tuntianke have almost never been interrupted. However, according to Zhao Feng's analysis, it is generally the first riot of the army, and then the people of the people follow.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the Tuntian guests in the military are Tuntian soldiers. Although most of them are veterans or weak people, after all, they are people who have been soldiers and fought wars. Once these people are oppressed, it is easier to get into trouble first, and then the masses who do not know the truth follow the fox to fake the tiger's power.

As for why it happened, the reason is very simple: the oppression is too heavy. Cao Wei stipulates that if the farmers use public-owned cattle, it will be divided into half according to the proportion of officials and six people; if they use private cattle, the officials and people will be divided into half. In contrast, the ordinary land owner generally collects only 20% or 30% of the rent from tenants, and reaching 40% is already relatively inhumane. Compared with Cao Yan's naked exploitation, these tenants are simply in heaven. Moreover, Cao Wei is extremely strict with the management of Tuntian guests. Except for farming, they have almost no one's physical freedom. Through comparison, Zhao Feng felt that Lao Cao's Tuntian guest was almost the same as the serfs in the slave society. The era of the Three Kingdoms was already a feudal society. Lao Cao's reversal of history would certainly cause fierce resistance. Almost every time Cao Qian's soldiers went to Wu and Shu in history, the Tuntian guests in the rear would take the opportunity to rise up. When Cao Qian attacked Hefei, 100,000 local households were afraid of becoming Tuntian guests, and dragged their families to Eastern Wu overnight to make a living.

Therefore, Zhao Feng discussed with Liu Bei and Chen Qun as early as Xuzhou when he promoted Tuntian, and finally set the tax at three or five percent. Liu Bei was born in a small age, and he also agreed to pay less taxes. At the same time, he stipulated that if he was a farmer for more than five years, he could be divided into a piece of land. This kind of treatment is completely different from Cao's naked exploitation.

Later, there was the genius of Zhuge Liang. At his initiative, the tax of Tuntianke decreased year by year. At the beginning, it was 35 percent, decreasing by one point every year. Five years later, the Tuntian guests who got the field had a household registration with normal ordinary people and only paid two cents of tax. However, the prerequisite is to help reclaim wasteland during the period of Tuntian. Otherwise, you still have to pay a three-point tax. In this way, while greatly mobilizing labor, it has steadily increased taxes and strengthened the development of desolate places such as Jingnan and Jiaozhou. Thinking of the history of Zhuge Liang when he was in Longxi, the local soldiers and civilians lived in harmony, Zhao Feng estimated that A Liang was indeed talented in this regard.

Of course, productivity is related to production. Zhao Feng can't explain it clearly to Lao Liu for a while. Now that he is not ashamed to ask, Zhao Feng can only answer with the most general reasons. The main reason is that Cao Shen's tax is too heavy!" Zhao Feng simply said that this truth was also easy to understand. Even when Zhang Fei listened to it, he nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, the first decision is not to disturb the people!" Liu Bei nodded, but Chen Qun's eyes lit up and said, "Master, since Cao Qian has ruled the riot of Tuntian guests, why doesn't the Lord issue an order to accept Tuntian guests who fled from Hebei and let them go to Qingzhou and other desolate places to reclaim wasteland to enrich the place?"

"Huh?" Liu Bei was also heart-pounding when he heard the words. At this stage of the war, the two sides are already competing for economic strength. It can be said that Liu Bei was able to win this time, which was completely due to Cao Qian's cleverness, and he was extremely lucky. At present, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and most of Qingzhou have obtained for themselves, but the first two are just the same. Qingzhou, which has gone through the war of Yuan Tan and Cao for more than ten years, has been severely deserted. If you don't seize the time to govern, I'm afraid it will be difficult to provide combat strength for Liu Bei in the shortest possible time. Cao Wei currently occupies the two richest places in the world, Hebei and Guanzhong. These two places alone have a population of less than 10 million. If you want to continue to fight with him and accumulate more strength in advance, you can have more chance of winning.

"It's so good!" Liu Bei quickly made a decision. Looking at the people in the account, Liu Bei said to Wei Yan at the moment, "Wen Chang, I now represent that you are the governor of Qingzhou and responsible for the military and political affairs of Qingzhou. You must guard Qingzhou and benefit this life!"

"Thank you, Lord!" Wei Yan was also very excited and quickly thanked him. Everyone is not surprised, because after all, Wei Yan has been govering the border in Qingzhou for many years, and his talent is better than Zang Ba and Gao Shun. It is most appropriate for him to be the governor of Qingzhou. As for Yuzhou and Yanzhou, Yuzhou is easy to do. Zhang Liao has been stationed in Yuzhou with Guan Yu for many years, and now he is the governor of Yuzhou, which is logical. The problem is that Yanzhou is really a hot potato.

Compared with the previous states occupied by Liu Bei, the situation in Yanzhou is undoubtedly more troublesome. If Qingzhou is a mess, then Yanzhou is a gunpowder barrel. As the key point of the Central Plains and the birthplace of Cao Yan, the major powerful clans in Yanzhou are intertwined and have a deep friendship with Cao Yan. Although Cao Yan is temporarily returning to Hebei now, once he takes them lightly and says that Cao Yan will kill him back to Yanzhou, it is not difficult to imagine what will happen to these people. What's more, many people have moved to Hebei and followed Cao Yan. Among them, there are many famous families in Yanzhou, and many of them are in-laws with Cao or Xiahou. Obviously, Liu Bei is not welcome in Yanzhou.

In the face of such a complicated Yanzhou, Liu Bei also has a headache. After thinking about it, Liu Bei couldn't think of anyone under his command who could sit in Yanzhou. After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei decided to appoint himself as the herdsman of Yanzhou and move the governance from Shouchun to Xuchang to the overall situation. As for how to appease the people, let's talk about it later.

"Lord, I see that there is a reverse bone behind Wei Yan's head. It is said that it will be reversed later. I don't know why the Lord appointed him as the governor of Qingzhou?" After Wei Yanxing rushed away, Pang Tong whispered to Liu Bei.

"Why did Shi Yuan say that? The head of the text has been with me for many years and has always been diligent and careful. How can Shi Yuan tarnish his innocence out of thin air?" Liu Bei said lightly, but his tone was already a little uncomfortable. He didn't like people who stir up trouble. Zhao Feng was also a little confused when he heard this. Isn't Wei Yan a little prominent in the back of his head? How can he conclude that he has anti-bones?

"Yes, Bo Tao. Thanks to you and Zilong for coming to help, otherwise if you want to defeat Cao Qian, I'm afraid there will be more twists and turns!" Just as Zhao Feng was deserting, Liu Bei's voice sounded in his ear again.

"The Lord's words are heavy, and this is the matter of my subordinates!" Zhao Feng quickly said modestly. Liu Bei smiled and then asked, "This time Bo Tao broke through Longxi and came to the Central Plains to help the war. It's really a great achievement. If there is no reward, it is really unconvinced. I don't know what Bo Tao wants?

"The Lord's words are heavy. As a general, Feng is a matter of decisive battles in the battlefield. How can he ask for rewards? It's just that Feng has been in Xichuan for several years, and he has been separated from his wife and children for a long time. Please allow me a few days of vacation and let me go back to Jingnan to reunite with my family. Zhao Feng is a little bitter. I have been in Chengdu for four years, but I have been living in Hanshou with my wife Zhen Jiang and my son, but I can only meet him when I occasionally visit my relatives. Now my son is four years old, and it has been less than four months since I accompanied him. Now that the fight between Liu Bei and Cao has come to an end, it is estimated that if they don't rest for two or three years, they should not start the war again. Take advantage of this free time and seize the time to spend some small time.

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard the words. Finally, he looked at Zhao Feng and sighed, "Bao and his wife and children have been separated for a long time. Naturally, they miss him very much." After bowing his head and thinking for a long time, Liu Bei said again, "Well, Bo Tao said before that the Sichuan army was heavily injured in the battle of Guanlong. In this battle of the Central Plains, tens of thousands of prisoners were captured. You choose 30,000 elites from it, go to Jingnan to reorganize the soldiers to supplement the war damage of the Sichuan army, and accompany your wife and children at the same time!"

"Thank you, Lord!" Zhao Feng hurriedly thanked him. At present, he first took tens of thousands of soldiers to Jingnan to prepare for the next battle. All the affairs of Xichuan were first handled by Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun. In addition, Liu Bei was promoted to General Huya, assisting Jushou and the military affairs of the three counties of Longxi, the governor of Tianfeng, against Xia Houyuan and Cheng Yu in Guanzhong.

It seems that the twelfth year of Jian'an and the year 207 A.D. are the year of Liu Bei. Just after the end of the war in the Central Plains, Ma Chao, the governor of Liangzhou, sent Liangzhou to come to Xuchang to meet Liu Bei and present the household registration atlas of 600,000 people in Liangzhou.

"There are 600,000 people in Xiliang, 50,000 Xiliang iron riders under the command of the Spurs, and all departments of Xiqiang. They are willing to help the lord fight against the national thieves at any time, and obey the order of the king!" In Xuchang City, Fa Zheng knelt on the ground, raised the atlas in his hand above his head, and said respectfully. Liu Bei nodded repeatedly, took over the album and asked Fa Zheng to sit down and speak.

"Xiao Zhi, with the help of Xiliang Iron Horse, there will be no disadvantage in the battle with Cao Xun in the future!" Liu Bei was also happy after reading Ma Chao's handwritten letter. Although Ma Chao's words are extremely ugly, Liu Bei, who is in the right mood, obviously can't take care of these. After reading it, he smiled.

"Master, I'm coming this time, and I also brought 5,000 Xiliang horses. After that, I can go through the three counties of Shangyong to Jingxiang. The Lord can send someone to pick up!" Fa Zheng said with a smile. Liu Bei was even more overjoyed when he heard this. With Xiliang, a stable source of horses, as well as the Zhongyuan horses in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and the southwest horses in Jiaozhou and Nanzhong, Liu Bei could finally be comparable to Cao Qian on the horses.

Zhao Feng didn't take care of all this for the time being. When he returned to Hanshou, he finally had a good chance to accompany his wife and son. "Dad!" Little Zhao Zheng looked at the unfamiliar man in front of him and suffocated for a long time before shouting this sentence timidly.

"Good son!" Zhao Feng took his son from his wife helplessly, hugged him in one hand, and led his wife back to his home with the other. After all, children are easy to coax. Although they are a little strange at the beginning, they get close to Zhao Feng after getting acquainted with each other for a long time.

"Yes, madam, have you invited Mr. Zheng'er?" After amusing his son for a long time, Zhao Feng suddenly remembered this important question and quickly asked Zhen Jiang.

"After the Spring Year, when you are five years old, please take a seat!" Zhen Jiang said with a smile. But I didn't expect that Xiao Zhao Zheng suddenly said after hearing the words, "Dad, mother always says that you are very knowledgeable. Why don't you teach Zheng'er to read and write!"

"Huh?" Looking at the expectant son in front of him, it was obvious that the little guy was extremely curious about reading and writing, and even couldn't wait. Zhao Feng thought that he had nothing to do now. It would be better to accompany his son to do some early education. Traveling through ancient and modern times is also a legend. It's not a problem to teach your son.

So in the next few days, Zhao Feng stuffed himself in his room and did nothing else. He just prepared to compile a set of textbooks to carry out early education for his son. After working for two days, I finally came out of the name. So on this day, Zhao Feng found his son and began to teach him hand in hand.

"Dad, shall we learn the Analects of Confucius or Mencius?" Looking at the thin books brought by Zhao Feng, Zhao Zheng asked with some expectation. The little guy also knows that children usually have to learn these things.

Touching his son's head, Zhao Feng smiled and said, "The Analects of Confucius and Mencius are too difficult. Let me teach you. Dad will teach you the Three-character Classic and the Thousand Characters first. Learn it well!" That's right, Zhao Feng hasn't done anything else in the past few days. He is busy adapting the two classic children's textbooks, the Three-character Classic and the Thousand Characters. The latter is not bad, but the former has a lot of historical allusions, and a considerable part of them happened after the Three Kingdoms. In order to avoid prophetic foresight, Zhao Feng had to either remove or replace these. The result is a three-character classic with nearly 2,000 words, leaving only a thousand words left.

"What is the Three-character Classic?" Zhao Zheng asked with his little head tilted.

"The Three-character Classic is for children to learn. Follow your father, I read a sentence, you read a sentence!" Zhao Feng followed the good advice. At the moment, the father and son said one word, and I began to learn this three-character scripture.

"At the beginning of the person, the surname is Benshan, Dad, what does this surname mean?"

Zhao Feng: "! #@#¥%¥%#%! %@¥#!!"

He lived so simply. Every morning, he went to check the training of the surrender, taught his son some simple words in the afternoon, did some arithmetic, and accompanied Zhen Jiang, who had been separated for a long time, in the evening. Zhao Feng suddenly found that he liked such a day very much and did not need to work hard to design anything. He really felt more relaxed than ever before. It was from this moment that Zhao Feng made up his mind to retire after success.

But at this stage, it is not easy for him to be free. More than a month after he returned to Hanshou, he was teaching his son to read at home that afternoon, but he heard the housekeeper report that Chen Qun came to visit.

"Please!" Zhao Feng was a little surprised by Chen Qun's visit. Although he had kindness to him, the times have changed. Now Chen Qun has been on a prominent position. In recent years, he has basically served in the central government as a senior staff of Liu Bei, and he has not had too much contact with himself. But I don't know why he came to Hanshou from Shouchun to find himself today.

"General Zhao hasn't seen it for a long time!" After Chen Qun entered the door, he arched his hand and smiled. After the ceremony, the guests sat down and said a few polite words. Chen Qun also came straight to the point and said, "General Zhao, to tell you the truth. The group came here today, but they had something to discuss with the general. I have heard that the general has seen people, and the group also wants the general to give more advice.

"I don't know what's wrong with the long article, but it's okay to talk about it!" Zhao Feng seemed to have guessed something, but he still waved his hand, indicating that Chen Qun could say it directly.

(to be continued)