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Chapter 374 Local Tyrants and Bad Gentry

Yang Feng visited Xian Yu Zhongtong in Chengdu and received a lot of gifts, and then went to take over his manor with Li Gao.

This manor is at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain.

This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is close to the famous Dujiangyan. It can be said to be an absolute fertile land. From this, Li Gao is still very generous. After all, 5,000 acres is an amazing number. Of course, this can also show that the land in his hands of King Cao. Although as King Xie, his Yongye Land is only 5,000 acres, he can give gifts for 5,000 acres, which proves that if his family doesn't have 50,000 acres, it's a joke. As for the extra ones that his family has, it goes without saying that it is the result of land annexation.

In fact, land annexation was already very serious at this time.

It was in this year that Li Longji issued an edict prohibiting the distribution of land by selling and trading. The same edict had been issued in the 23rd year of Kaiyuan. Now, with his stupidity, he had to issue it again. It is conceivable how serious the land annexation has been. In fact, although the equal land system was implemented, the land annexation runs through the Tang Dynasty. The equal land of the Tang Dynasty did not equal land. Those Guanlong nobles who supported the Li family to seize the world, those wealthy families who turned to the Li family during the war, and those upstarts who rose up with military achievements, of course, their land of cannot be equalized. Li Shimin dared to equal the land of the Du family in Jingzhao or the Pei family in Hedong?

He dared to equalize those unparalleled lands!

Let alone the land, Li Yuan was just about to move the people of Guanzhong outward, reduce the tenants of those aristocratic families, and enrich the Kanto prefectures and counties that were abandoned due to the war!

Immediately I will be in Xuanwu Gate!

If Li Shimin dared to equalize the land of Guanlong nobles, he might have been able to stab him in the back during the Xuanwu Gate!

Many of the political struggles in the Tang Dynasty actually revolved around land, whether to merge or equal land. Equal land was beneficial to the emperor because they could collect more taxes and had more military sources. Annexation was beneficial to the aristocratic families. The essence of many political struggles was actually the struggle about the land system. Including the series of struggles surrounding Wu Zetian during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, it seemed to be targeting Wu Zetian, but in fact it was the Guanlong noble group headed by Changsun Wuji. In this regard, fighting with the royal group headed by Emperor Gaozong of Tang. For example, Chu Suiliang, who had a positive image in history, was once demoted for forcing the land of his subordinates.

All political struggles are essentially a struggle for interests. No matter what strange slogans people put forward as their political banner, they are ultimately for certain economic interests.

No one really cares which woman the emperor married, it is just an excuse for them to attack.

The real problem is Kanto development.

To the east of Hangu Pass, the vast land was destroyed by the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and there were no lands in many places. Li Zhi wanted to immigrate from the overcrowded Guanzhong, but the population of Guanzhong was a tenant of the Guanlong nobles. He removed the people. Who would Changsun Wuji and others exploit? His grandfather was from Xuanwu Gate like this, and Wu Zetian was the mastermind who assisted Li Zhi in the development of Guandong. Who would Changsun Wuji and his gang not deal with her?

If we could still fight this issue in the early Tang Dynasty, it would be completely out of control by Li Longji.

Because at this time the poor family rose again.

When the land annexation of wealthy families came to an end, the newly emerging poor families, or small and medium-sized landlords, took over the banner of annexation. The most precious wealth of this era was nothing more than land. Those newcomers wanted to plunder the land first. The final result was that the equal-land system was useless. Although Li Longji was in charge, he was just issued an edict. Who would care if he was not punished? For example, someone told him during the Kaiyuan period that Lu Congyuan, the Minister of Personnel, had more than 100 hectares of land at home. For this Secretary of State for 10,000 mu, Li Longji only commented on being unscrupulous. During Li Zhishi, Chu Suiliang was at least demoted to occupy the land of his subordinates and was demoted. He actually commented on being unscrupulous? He had to issue an edict to ban it, but he didn't even catch a few typical killing and killing styles. Isn't this acquiesce to the new rich and poor families who plunder the land unscrupulously?

Of course, this has nothing to do with Yang Feng.

As a poor newcomer, he happily took over this land that he had many times his own share of land.

"This is your new master!"

At the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, in the quiet and elegant manor, Li Gao pointed at Yang Feng beside him and said.

"I have met my master."

A group of slaves and maids saluted and said.

"This is their list and some books of property here. As for Zhuangzi's Zhuangzi, brother Youkong can summon him. This is Zhuangzi's manager of all the affairs he is dealing with!"

Li Gao pointed to a middle-aged man and said.

"Old slave Li Fu has met Alang!"

The middle-aged man quickly saluted and said.

"Okay, you'd better keep in charge. There's nothing else. After spring, each household needs to grow two acres of tea. As for their rent, let's reduce it by 10%. After all, after growing tea, the yield of grain will be lower. In addition, the area of ​​the courtyard wall will be expanded ten feet and the wall will be rebuilt and rebuilt. It must be built according to the standards of the city wall. The height must be 1.5 meters. There must be people on the wall. There must be a watchtower each corner, and the front and back doors must be able to be transported side by side. As for the courtyard wall, the courtyard wall must also be rebuilt and raised to 1.5 meters. A group of people will come in a few days. You can cooperate with whatever they want!"

Yang Feng said.

"What do you want to do with your brother?"

Li Gao said in confusion.

"It's nothing. Just build a tea farm. My brother often drinks the tea. This tea brother has already obtained the patent right, but he can't guarantee that the powerful people in Shu do not covet counterfeits, so the confidentiality of this tea farm is the first!"

Yang Feng said.

The tea-making technology has been taught to his four female slaves. They will bring a group of female slaves bought in Chang'an to be responsible for stir-frying tea, and then buy a group of domestic slaves to be armed. Leave a few Anxi soldiers to lead the manor and guard the manor. In the future, outsiders can be prohibited from entering. The inner courtyard acts as a factory, and the outer courtyard is responsible for the transfer of raw materials and products. At that time, all workers are locked in the inner courtyard. At most, they can be pulled away by carriage every winter when there is no tea to fry. Anyway, these things are seasonal. They will be pulled away once the winter stops work and will be sent back before the start of work in winter. This can keep the secret for a few more years as much as possible. It is enough to make up for An Lushan before the rebellion.

"Alang, then this is not expensive."

Li Fu said carefully.

"You don't need to worry about this, you just need to do things as they tell you."

Yang Feng said.

Money is not worth mentioning to him!

Besides, he is in a tight position and can find his good sister to kiss him. This is not his own business. Lady Guoguo and Yang Guozhong also have a share.

“What fruit trees are there here?”

Yang Feng asked immediately.

"There are peaches, pears, apricots and so on."

Li Fu said.

"Then plant more on the mountain. Can there be lychees here?"

Yang Feng said.

"Well, this thing has not been heard of."

Li Fu said quickly.

In this case, rock sugar lychees cannot be made here. Rock sugar lychees are good, and canned yellow peaches are also good. Ah, there is definitely no problem with canned hawthorn. In short, the tea factory and canned factory can be completely here, but the canned lychees need to be changed. You can only find a way to go to Chongqing. If it really doesn’t work, it’s good to buy another farm.

"There shouldn't be sugarcane here?"

Yang Feng asked.

"There are many in Neijiang area."

Li Fu said with a smile.

In this case, the sugar must be here. There are only so many factories, and the area planned in this village is not enough.

"Ten feet are not enough, so expand outward by thirty feet!"

Yang Feng said.

"Brother Yang, this is not a Zhuangzi, this is a county town!"

Li Gao said in horror.

The expansion of thirty feet outside is sixty. In addition, his yard covers an area of ​​twenty feet in square meters. Eighty feet in square meters is definitely the city level. Nowadays, the county town is basically just a square one mile. This scale is at least a large post city level. Everything has levels these days, including the width of the main hall, with a level regulation, and at most five or above the fifth rank, a private residence of a fourth rank official is built so large, which is definitely beyond the limit. What's more, this is a fortification, and those censors will definitely impeach.

"Then it's better to be a charity village!"

Yang Feng said indifferently.

"Yizhuang?"

Li Gao said in surprise.

"Yes, you also know that many brothers died in the battle of Talas before the Anxi Army. Their families were inevitably poor, sick and helpless. Although the court must have pensions, how many pensions can be reached in the hands of their relatives. I think you understand that brothers are prepared to bring all the poor, sick and helpless brothers and families, let them farm and work here, and also teach them the children of righteousness. This can share the worries of the court and make the brothers rest in peace. As for the walls being built higher, it is normal. If they live here and do not build the walls higher, it will inevitably be harassing the evil people. Can the censors still talk about such a charity village? Do you believe that the brothers who died in Talas going to talk to them about the spirits of the heavens?"

Yang Feng said.

"Well?!"

Li Gao shut up.

Well, if there is a censor who dares to cause trouble, Yang Fengzhen will let the Tang warriors of the Battle of Talas come to him at the Spirit of Heaven to talk to him.

Of course, it is mainly because of Yang Guozhong's backing.

Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to cover up a fourth-rank official. Some of the powerful people in those places would be able to deal with him, but it would be different to Yang Guozhong. At this time, in Sichuan, Yang Guozhong was basically the same as the Supreme Emperor. Sichuan's wealth was probably more than the Yang family's siblings who were lost to the hands of Li Longji's treasury. With Yang Guozhong's support, let alone building a post city here, even if he really built a county town, no one would interfere.

In this way, Yang Feng completed his layout.

This guy looked at Qingcheng Mountain behind him in a happy mood. Now even a small forest at the foot of this famous mountain belongs to him, but...

"Whose family belongs to that?"

He looked at a building under construction on Qingcheng Mountain and said.
Chapter completed!
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