Jinyang.
In the past ten years, the entire Bingzhou has undergone tremendous changes. As the power of the gentry among the people has weakened, leaving only a little prestige, the people of You and Bingzhou have also become richer.
With the joint efforts of Hua Tuo, Guo Cheng and others, as well as the heavy investment in medicine over the years, the small counties of Bingzhou and Youzhou have built ten doctors, six pharmacies and dozens of clerks. For that time, it was For a super-large general hospital, if it were replaced by a county with a larger population like Jinyang, the size of the hospital would already have reached three. With the deepening of development, the scale will increase.
Not only that, because the gentry lost their land, or Liu Han took over the land that originally belonged to the gentry and powerful men, ordinary people were not oppressed by the nobles and powerful men. They only had to pay rent according to their grade according to the size of their farmland, so there was less burden on their shoulders. too much.
Now the people under his rule do not need to pay tax if they have been allocated land for less than three years. If they have been allocated land for three to five years, they only need to pay [-]% tax. Only those who have been allocated land for more than five years will pay [-]% tax. Compared with before The nobles and powerful people squeezed it, but in the end they got less than [-]%. I don’t know how much better life has become.
If you have more food, you can go to the market or the county town to exchange for spare money, and your life is getting better and better. If someone in your family is a soldier, Liu Han will exempt your family from land tax for as many years as you serve in the army. After receiving gifts from the court, if he was disabled or killed in battle, the pension would be even more terrifying. This is why Liu Han's men were short of soldiers and he repeatedly asked for better troops and simpler administration.
It is impossible to support such a large army with land tax. To support such a large army, only commercial tax can be used. After ten years of development, after discussions with Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Zhang He, Su Shuang, Zhen Yan and others, Liu Han decided, Under Dong Zhao's pilot program, You and Bing prefectures also gradually formed and improved a set of laws for commercial tax management.
In recent years, in addition to commercial taxation, he has also launched two businesses: sales and maritime trade. In addition to business on the road, Liu Han is so confident.
Today, in the Bohai Bay, there is no longer a navy with only soldiers, but a navy with warships. The chief general, Cheng Pu, and the deputy generals Han Dang and Tai Shi Ci have a navy of [-], and the scale will continue to expand in the future.
The world is very big, and the mainland is only a corner after all. If we want to change the centuries-old thinking of the Han people, we must open up new continental thinking. We must let them go out and explore, and they cannot settle in one corner.
Similarly, Liu Han also knows that only by building a few fleets that can dominate the ocean, without air supremacy, must dominate the ocean as much as possible, so even if the navy is a bottomless pit, a pit that can only get in and out, even if there are many complaints below , Liu Han still gradually increased naval military expenditures every year.
The construction of warships, especially warships that can sail hundreds of miles off the coastline, is extremely demanding. They are all made of fine fir, pine, oak and other wood. This is also thanks to the Wuhuan people, who live in deep mountains and old forests, and there is no shortage of these. Plant wood.
Of course, in addition to raw materials, the most important thing is craftsmen. There are already 800 million people under Liu Han's rule. Because Liu Han encourages business development, there are more craftsmen, and there are more craftsmen. Although most of them are farmers, there are already nearly one million people. There are craftsmen, some local and some who come here to live here.
Among these people, one of them was chosen by Liu Han, named Ma Jun.
Ma Jun, whose courtesy name was Deheng. Although the sea-going ship had been manufactured at that time, there was still a problem: the sea was wide and it was difficult to identify the direction. When Liu Han had a headache about this problem, someone recommended Ma Jun, and Ma Jun lived up to expectations and repaired it. The guide car was installed and this problem was successfully solved.
From then on, Ma Jun came into Liu Han's eyes and became an "inventor" who improved people's livelihood. He was no longer a craftsman looked down upon by scholars, and Ma Jun was promoted to an official.
Now, after years of spending money, the Navy has five high-rise ships that can sail in the sea. Each ship can be fully loaded with 2000 soldiers. This is not just a place for 2000 people, but a guarantee that 2000 people can live at sea for half a month, including personnel living. , supplies, fresh water and other spaces.
Of course, the 2000 people are not all combat soldiers, including medical soldiers, chefs and other auxiliary soldiers. There are only 1500 combat soldiers.
There is a fighting ship on both sides of each building ship, which can accommodate 500 people. There is a Mengchong in the front and rear of each fighting ship, which can accommodate 200 people.
There are ten siege crossbows on each side of the building ship, and there is also one on the bow for Han's plan was to use five large ships as one team, two teams as one formation, two formations as one fleet, and two fleets as one battle group.
Of course, for him now, this matter is still far away. The warship also needs to be improved. Can a layer of iron sheet be put on the outside to ensure the toughness of the warship? Can the warship continue to be improved to extend the navy's sailing time? From half a month to a month or more.
These are what the people below have to think about. There is a long way to go, and Liu Han is not in a hurry now.
# "The King of Hejian is so courageous."
Only when you enter Bingzhou and experience its prosperity for yourself can you believe that this is the bitter cold frontier county that scholars say. Such peaceful and prosperous times are rare even in Yangzhou. Although it is not that people don’t pick up things on the road or close their homes at night, the people have rosy complexions. , in sharp contrast to the famine in the south.
"Brother Zijing, have you heard? The princes of Shandong were severely damaged by the King of Hejian. In the end, only a few hundred of the 20-strong army returned. Dong Zhuo's battle losses reached half. The King of Hejian took Hanoi and Hanoi in one fell swoop at a small price. Hedong and Henan Yin counties."
"Of course I heard about it. The government has posted notices at the county government offices, city gates, and markets. The snipe and the clam are competing for the fishermen's profit. Yuan Benchu originally wanted to be the fisherman, but this time he lost and was left with only his underpants. What are your plans?"
The two people speaking were none other than Lu Su and Lu Meng, two of the four great governors of Soochow.
Lu Su, courtesy name Zijing, was born in Linhuai Dongcheng (now Dingyuan, Anhui).Born into a wealthy family, he was outgoing and fond of charity. In the face of troubled times, he sold his land and scattered his wealth to help the poor. He made friends with scholars and won the hearts of the people in the had extraordinary temperament since he was a child, he was good at plotting and planning, and he also learned the art of fencing, riding and shooting. (powerful)
Lü Meng, courtesy name Ziming, was from Fubei, Runan (now southeast of Funan, Anhui Province). His brother-in-law Deng Dang was Sun Ce's general. During the expedition against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian did not take Sun Ce to Luoyang with him, but asked Sun Ce to stay in the rear area. Changsha County, but with Sun Jian's defeat and Liu Biao's fear of Sun Jian, Sun Ce could only lead his troops to support his father, whose ancestors were in Yuzhou.
Lü Meng and Lu Su's family were not far away, so the two became friends and opened a market in the north. Naturally, Lu Su didn't want to miss such a big business opportunity. While the princes were begging Dong, Lu Su took Lü Meng and they came together. Bingzhou, ready to try his luck.
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As long as a normal person can see how solid the background of the King of Hejian is, how can the princes of Shandong be the opponent of the King of Hejian?
"Unless they can join forces, just like the six countries united to attack Qin, they will deal with the King of Hejian."
But this is not easy. Liu Han is not a tyrant to the Qin Dynasty, but a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If he has not done anything outrageous and unscrupulous, and the princes join forces to attack him, he is treason and treason.
Today's Han Dynasty, there are many people who love the Han Dynasty. If the princes do this, they will cut off their own retreat. It is better to defeat the King of Hejian. If not, the King of Hejian will not have to take action. The nobles and powerful people will take action. Their heads were given to the King of the River.
"King of the River, what will you do next?"
"Should we attack Dong to the west, or attack from Youzhou and Bingzhou to capture Jizhou?" (End of Chapter)