Chapter 1276: Liangjiazi

In the early years, when Feng opened a workshop and built a school in Nanxiang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty once made a deduction about Feng's approach.

 Then he came to a very shocking conclusion:

 Mr. Feng is trying to forcibly create a group of good family members.

Then, the prime minister wanted to see how far Feng could go, so he gave the green light.

 First, we tried it in Nanxiang County.

Later I found out, oh wow, the young man is pretty good!

So another Yuexun County was given, which was even more decentralized than Nanxiang County. It can be said that Feng was given full power to do whatever he wanted.

 Feng certainly lived up to the Prime Minister's expectations. Whether it was Nanxiang or Yuexun, they both handed in a satisfactory answer.

 This is how he became the governor of Liangzhou.

Although the Prime Minister did not say anything, his attitude was clear:

 Do it, do it as hard as you can, I’ll give you the full scoop from behind.

 It’s no wonder that the prime minister is like this. He is actually using the land of one state to fight against the twelve states of Wei. It can be said that he is going against the will of heaven.

And someone like Feng can make one Yizhou have the power of two states, then I will add another Liangzhou to you, isn’t that... four states?

 And the Wei State on the opposite side lost another Liangzhou.

Not to mention the excellent horses produced in Liangzhou, one plus one is greater than two.

This plus one minus, coupled with the alliance with the Wu State, to attack the Wei State from a flank, the outcome is 50-50, isn't it too much?

Feng did not disappoint the Prime Minister. He suppressed the powerful, tamed the Qiang and Hu, connected the Western Regions, developed water conservancy, cleared pastures, opened workshops,...

A few years later, he raised an army of tens of thousands of cavalry and cooperated with the Hanzhong army to engulf Guanzhong and merge with the state in one direction.

 The general trend of the world has completely changed.

 After this battle, there was a saying among the Han people:

"The son of Nanxiang is the leader of the world; Lang Yue is fearless in battle; the Hu of Liangzhou is the blood of the Han family."

It’s not that the Hanzhong army led by the prime minister was not good, but that the performance of Feng and his Liangzhou army in this battle was comparable to that of the former Han champions, and it was truly amazing.

Of course, in the evaluation of later generations, Feng's battle was naturally slightly inferior to that of the champion.

 Because the opponents are different.

 One is external and the other is internal.

 One is to open up territory and the other is to recover the homeland.

But in the eyes of the Prime Minister and Liu Adou, this is our champion and general (i.e. Wei Qing) of Jihan!

Moreover, the two bodies are integrated into one.

Needless to say, Nan Xiangzi and Yue Xunlang were the good family sons forcibly created by Feng in his early years.

As for "Liangzhou barbarians, Han family blood", you can say that Liangzhou Qiang barbarians shed blood and sacrificed for the Han family.

It can also be understood that the Qianghu people in Liangzhou are of the same bloodline as the Han family - this is documented in history.

It can also be explained that the Han family did not hesitate to reward the Hu people in Liangzhou with Han registration.

 There are many times when Hu Er is more loyal than some Han people, and giving them a title can be considered as giving them hope.

These Hu'er who are loyal to the Han Dynasty - no matter why they are loyal - can actually be classified into the class of good family members created by Feng, at least as the backup for good family members.

So how are these good families created?

It was naturally created to break the resource monopoly of aristocratic families and provide Cangtou Guizhou with opportunities for education and channels for advancement.

At the same time, while breaking the monopoly, we will suppress and dismember the aristocratic families, so that the status of those high-ranking aristocratic families will sink.

With this increase, won’t the class of good families become more and more expanded?

 As for the upper and lower classes, which would never meet, will there be sparks or something...

Someone Feng said, is human nature something that I can decide and control?

 So, even Feng Chuan subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with this meatloaf that still exuded the aroma of warm oil.

 But seeing the two girls staring at it longingly, their saliva almost flowed out.

Especially Erniang, who carried the meat cakes and brought them back without touching a bite.

How much perseverance does this require?

Feng Chuan felt sad and sour again.

 Clenched one’s teeth:

 “It’s okay, eat, eat it while it’s hot!”

 What is the reputation of the Shangdang family?

 What kind of demeanor does a member of a noble family have?

 They are not as important as your own family.

Not to mention, the direct descendants of the mastermind ran away with the Wei thieves, but they were left behind to pay for their crimes.

They are really a bunch of mean men, rats, pheasants!

There must be some children from aristocratic families who stick to their beliefs and are gentlemen and poor people, but Feng Chuan is not included.

Feng Sanniang cheered, and then inadvertently, her saliva flowed out from the corner of her mouth.

 The meatloaf was divided into four, and each person took a small piece.

Feng Sanniang couldn’t wait to stuff it into her mouth.

 “Woooo… delicious!”

 The cheeks are bulging, and it is rare to be able to squeeze out a few words.

Feng Sanniang ate the fastest. She swallowed it all, but seemed reluctant to part with it. Then she took another mouthful from the throat door and chewed it carefully.

 Feng Erniang is much more elegant.

Even though he was in front of his family, he still covered his mouth with one hand. Even if he looked at it from the side, he was still biting his mouth carefully.

 The ladylike temperament of a good family is revealed through these inadvertent little actions.

But even so, Feng Erniang's speed is actually not slow.

"This meatloaf is delicious. Our family has never eaten like this before."

 On the one hand, it’s because I haven’t known the taste of meat for a long time. On the other hand, the meat buns outside the Great Wall are indeed delicious.

Yellow sheep or processed mutton, 30% fat and 70% lean, chopped into small pieces, marinated, and stir-fried in a large iron pot.

Steamed buns are made from pure wheat flour, and the texture is much better than steamed buns made from Yutou flour.

Although Jiuyuan has flocks of cattle and sheep and there is no shortage of meat, this kind of meat cakes are often used to reward soldiers.

But those who can give them away at any time have a status in the army that is at least as high as that of a general in Changtun.

 Because only middle and senior generals and colonels are qualified to eat this thing every three days.

After finishing the meat cakes and sharing the rice porridge, Feng Chuan’s family of four faced the issue of livelihood.

　　The government issued one month’s rations, but only one month’s rations, and this ration would have to be paid back later.

The family had to find a way to work on their own for the basic necessities of life, otherwise they would starve to death and freeze to death.

 In Jiuyuan, you don’t have to worry about not having a job.

 I'm just afraid that you won't do it.

Feng Chuan’s mother and two younger sisters were all assigned to work as female workers in textile workshops.

 When men farm and women weave, it is the most basic requirement that women know how to weave.

Even General Guan once learned nühong from the Prime Minister’s wife.

As for Feng Chuan, who has no skills and is only "proficient in writing and is currently studying "The Analects of Confucius" and "Spring and Autumn"", he has more choices.

Farming on the farm, working as a handyman in the workshop, mowing the pasture, herding cattle and sheep...

Of course, if you are willing to work as a miner in a mine, you are more than welcome.

Exiled, isn’t that a prisoner?

 The big man is very humane. As long as it is not a capital crime, you are allowed to reform and atone.

 There is plenty of room for you.

Especially in a place like Jiuyuan, we are not afraid of not having a place to work, but we are afraid that there will be no one to work.

 What, you said you wanted to run away?

Let’s not talk about what to do with your family. Just talk about this vast grassland, where can you run to?

If you escape the jurisdiction of the government, it is not a matter of reforming, but a matter of how to survive under the encirclement and suppression of nature, wild beasts, barbarians, etc.

 It would be even more ridiculous to run south back to Senei.

Is it really a joke to restore the rural system of the Qin and the former Han Dynasty after so many years in the Ji and Han Dynasties?

  Don’t look at the booming workshops everywhere, but the demand for labor...

　　Bah!

 That's wrong, it's because they are hungry for labor.

 Theoretically speaking, we definitely want the free flow of labor.

But in fact, as Ji Han's control over the local grassroots continued to strengthen, the household registration system, instead of being relaxed, became increasingly strict.

 Because for the imperial court, household registration was a key, or a valve. Only by mastering it could the imperial court flexibly adjust the flow direction of the labor force.

  To give the most obvious example, Liangzhou and Hedong.

Liangzhou needs a certain amount of free labor, so if the conditions are met, Hu people can register in the workshop grassland and become glorious Han workshop workers.

Hedong, on the other hand, is different. It pays more attention to the implementation of new policies such as dividing the land into acres, restoring the small-scale peasant economy, and further binding the labor force to the land.

 Different directions of focus precisely because the situations in the two places are different.

 This is also the imperial court. To be precise, it was done intentionally by someone Feng.

Even if factoryization cannot be called industrialization, even the most rudimentary industrialization cannot be called it.

 But for this era, large-scale workshops are also a manifestation of the accelerated advancement of productivity.

 Every leap in productivity does not happen for no reason.

　　It is not something that can be completed smoothly by just sitting around and waiting.

 The relationship between sheep and humans is just a typical microcosm.

　　Feng can let sheep and people, grass and people, or even land and people appear in a certain place, but he must not allow this situation to occur in the entire Han Dynasty.

 And these things must be within control.

 Because this kind of drastic change involves the social level, if you are not careful, it will cause chaos and even turmoil.

By that time, the external thieves have not been eliminated, and Ji Han cannot control himself internally. He will have to self-destruct if he has no choice but to play with it!

 So it is natural to continue to push the court's control to the local areas, conduct population censuses, and tighten household registration.

Wherever there is a shortage of labor, the valve should be opened to guide the flow of excess labor from another place.

 When it is no longer needed, just close the valve. Even if it explodes, it is only local and will not affect the overall situation.

 So those who were exiled to Jiuyuan, even if they were lucky enough to return to Senei, the first thing they would have to face was the increasingly strict rural system.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you want to hide in the mountains and become a savage.

If you fall into the trap and become a bandit, then wait for the government to come to encircle and suppress you...

Then it’s better to stay in Jiuyuan and work hard!

 At least five years later, there is hope and there is no need to separate the family.

"The contract is just like this. No matter where you want to work, you must first pay back what you owe the government for the income you earn from your work."

“Counting from the day when the debt is repaid, half of the income earned within five years shall belong to the government and the other half shall belong to yourself.”

 Women generally go to textile workshops. These are high-quality female workers who can go directly to work with a little training.

 Not like Hu Nu, clumsy.

 As for men, it depends on their own choice.

However, both men and women are treated very kindly.

  If you reform your past, it will be considered as your wages.

  And it’s actually 50/50.

If you change it to the land residents in the territory of the Wei thieves, it is basically 30-70 points. For those who are more excessive, 28 points is not a strange thing.

 And there are actually so many types of jobs for people to choose from.

Of course, this is also for long-term considerations. After all, if you want people to take root in the frontier, it must be sweet.

“When you think about it, go and sign the deed!”

There is a row of desk chairs, with a clerk sitting behind each tall desk, representing different workshops.

Without much hesitation, Feng Chuan chose to sign the document with Xinghanhui’s farm.

After all, Feng Chuan is known as the heirloom of farming and reading. At least, Feng Chuan is somewhat familiar with farming.

I have never eaten pork, but I have also seen pigs running away.

 In the following days, Feng Chuan’s family officially settled down in Jiuyuan.

Life is very poor. Although both the workshop and the farm are said to have food and shelter, it is certain that the common people will eat vegetables.

　Not only do you have to work every day, but you also rarely have the opportunity to see your family.

Especially for newly arrived prisoners like Feng Chuan, if they do not perform well, they will have to live and eat on the farm and cannot go out, let alone have a day off.

The fifth year of Yanxi was a good year, at least in the first half of the year there were no major natural disasters.

The borders of the Han, Wei and Wu kingdoms also experienced rare calm, with no human-caused disasters.

At the end of May in Jiuyuan, the sun was high and the sky was blue. Feng Chuan was wearing coarse clothes, wielding farm tools, sweating like rain, and working hard in the farmland.

 His skin has become much darker after being exposed to the wind and sun for more than two months, and his hands have calluses. He is also very skilled in operating farm tools.

Sometimes he will bend down and squat down to remove weeds from the roots of crops.

 The farmland in Jiuyuan is mostly composed of wheat and sugarcane.

Feng Chuan's face was pierced by thin red marks, but he was obviously used to it and didn't seem to notice it.

 “Brother, brother!”

 A woman's voice came from a distance, full of joy.

The people who work on this farm are basically rough men. When they heard the woman's voice, everyone nearby, working or not, couldn't help but look up.

What Feng Chuan saw was a woman standing on a field ridge not far away, raising her hands and waving desperately to her side.

Beside her, there were also the steward of the farm and an unknown young man.

 “Feng Bomao, I’m looking for you!”

The farm steward shouted, his voice loud and clear.

 Feng Chuan received permission and hurried over.

 Because the woman is none other than Feng Erniang.

 “Second mother!”

 “Brother!”

Feng Chuan ran over from the field ridge and looked at Feng Erniang in disbelief, "You, why are you here?"

On the other side, the young man who accompanied Feng Erniang thanked the farm manager.

The farm steward waved his hand and just said:

 “For your sake, I’ll make an exception, half an hour!”

The young people bowed repeatedly and smiled:

 “Thank you so much, thank you so much!”

The farm steward glanced at Feng Erniang, then at the young man, smiled strangely, and turned to leave.

 “Li, Li Langjun, this is my brother.”

After the farm steward left, Feng Erniang introduced the two of them, "Brother, this is Li Langjun."

As Feng Erniang spoke, a faint blush appeared on her face.

 “Jian, I have met Feng Langjun.”

 Feng Chuan returned the gift absentmindedly.

His eyes kept looking back and forth between his second wife and Li Jian.

When he saw Er Niang's slightly shy expression, his heart suddenly "thumped".

“Brother, thanks to Li Langjun, without his help, I wouldn’t have been able to ask for leave to come and see you.”

Before brother could ask, Feng Erniang rushed to explain.

 Looking at Li Jian's straight and straight figure, and the long sword hanging on his waist that was slightly different from the ordinary sword.

Although it is common casual clothes here in Jiuyuan, Feng Chuan is no longer a rookie who has just arrived in Jiuyuan.

He could tell at a glance the origin of the guy opposite him, and he was definitely from the military.

Holding back his unknown bad emotions, Feng Chuan thanked Li Jian and said:

 “Thank you very much, Mr. Li Langjun, for taking care of Er Niang.”

"Feng Langjun is too polite, Jian and Erniang, cough," Li Jian subconsciously glanced at Feng Erniang, "We feel like old friends at the first sight. It's just a little effort, why do we need to say thank you?"

 Feng Erniang's expression was even more shy.

 Feng Chuan's face twitched.

 Cao!

 (End of this chapter)