The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

Daxia included the fourteen counties of Zhao State into its territory, which was a great achievement for Emperor Xia, but it also brought responsibilities and obligations. Governing a huge territory was not an easy task.

But what about the dignitaries in the Great Xia court? It's time for them to share, and they are happier than His Majesty, because they don't need to make much effort to share this big cake.

After Daxia soldiers and horses broke through Canglan Pass, the dignitaries in the area east of Qijiang knew that there would be consequences of being occupied, so many top families and clans moved their families at any cost, because they were afraid that Daxia would snatch them away. their everything.

Zhao’s families and clans all earned money by oppressing the common people. They are a minority who hold the wealth of most people, so they are very afraid when facing the soldiers and horses of Daxia, and they are afraid of becoming the chicken that kills chickens to scare monkeys! Afraid of becoming the target of Daxia's punishment for wooing the lower classes!

So if you want to run, you would rather give up your ancestral land.

When these top clans and lords migrated, they could take away everything, but they couldn't take away the land. The land can grow food, and the food can be exchanged for money, so the land can make money. How much waste land is there in the fourteen counties?

Rather than saying that Emperor Xia is the winner, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty are the beneficiaries, who can enjoy the spoils! Look, fourteen counties, sixty or seventy prefectures, hundreds of counties, countless vain official positions, countless fertile land, these are all unowned things, but they will never be in the hands of the people, and they will still be Concentrating in the hands of the dignitaries is just a transfer from the dignitaries of Zhao to the dignitaries of Daxia.

Therefore, when His Majesty talked about the governance of the fourteen counties, all civil and military officials were jealous.

As far as they are concerned, they can let their own family's children develop fourteen counties, and after more than ten years of operation, they can become one of the best big families in the local area. After a few generations, they will become a huge clan. As long as they hold enough land, they will always enjoy prosperity and dominate everything.

What's more, when Great Xia was destroyed and the Xiao royal family was destroyed, they were all safe and sound.

But what can be done?

Emperor Xia needs officials to govern the territory, so he can't stop the court dignitaries from sharing the cake. He can't let His Majesty order all the land to belong to the imperial land, and His Majesty can't do this either.

Then, His Majesty suddenly proposed the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate, in addition to effectively controlling the fourteen counties, and also to increase the wealth of the royal family. Being an emperor is not easy, earn more money, share most of this cake, and let the ministers of civil and military fight for the remaining small part.

"Father, my son understands Father's good intentions." Xiao Rui said respectfully.

Emperor Xia said: "For the newly established governor of the Fourteen States, I plan to select some loyal ministers who are dedicated to the country. Take good care of the Fourteen States for me!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Xia became interested and asked: "My son, the fourteen prefectures have a vast territory. It is impossible to take all of this land as imperial land, but you have to curb the power of clans and clans. What do you have? good idea?"

The demise of the Sui Dynasty in the previous life was largely due to the aristocrats and aristocratic families. Since Emperor Xia came to the throne, he has been suppressing the aristocratic families with remarkable results. But the fourteen prefectures are new lands, far away from the capital Tiangao Emperor, so it is not easy to control. So Emperor Xia didn't want to have big clans in the fourteen states, but wanted to control the emergence of big clans and clans, and he could control them from the land! Without a lot of land to accumulate wealth, you can't become a big clan!

Facing Emperor Xia's inquiry, Xiao Rui thought for a while, and said, "I think there are three ways, one is to distribute the land to the soldiers and the common people! In the future, the battle between Daxia and Qin is inevitable. The family members are not there, and the minister suggested that the land should be allocated to them, and the tax should be reduced or exempted. With the land, they can settle down and live and work in peace and contentment there. Secondly, in order to better manage the old people of Zhao State, the people of Daxia can be Move over there, and promise that as long as you are willing to move, you will give away land and reduce taxes. With the integration of these two aspects of the population, it will be faster to assimilate the old people of Zhao State."

"That's right, this is indeed a good idea. After I set up the Protectorate's Mansion, I will arrange this matter." Emperor Xia nodded, and then showed a questioning look, asking Xiao Rui to continue.

Xiao Rui continued: "Father, my son will talk about the third method first, and the third method is to sell! The land other than the land owned and distributed by the people can be divided into grades according to the degree of fertility, and a part of it can be selected for sale. The fourteen prefectures are like a big cake, the court cannot eat all of it, and it must be distributed to the court dignitaries, so why not have the court sell it first?"

Emperor Xia asked, "Will they buy it? As far as they are concerned, as long as they manage the place, they can obtain it through other means, whether it is by force or coercion, or coercion, they will always get the land."

How do the people fight with the officials? Now that the land is distributed to the people, as long as the officials have a firm foothold, they can collude with each other and exploit the people.

Xiao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "I understand, so I have to talk about the second method. Since the Duhufu is the first province to be established and there is no precedent before, why not make a precedent, such as the establishment of An imperial land group, officials don't know how to buy land, so this group will come forward to buy land in the fourteen prefectures on credit, and it will be operated by this group, and it will pay the imperial court every year to repay the debt. The ruler is still the imperial court!"

"Tell me more carefully!" Emperor Xia immediately became interested and asked Xiao Rui to explain in depth.

Xiao Rui introduced some concepts from his previous life.

This is like COFCO, which is controlled by a state-owned enterprise, and Huangtian Group is also in the same way. The external production, planting, and management are all the affairs of Huangtian Group, but the actual holding is the imperial court. These lands are the royal land of the imperial court, not Xia Huang. Huangtian, of course, is not the official land of the household department.

As for credit, the method is the same as that of loans. Huangtian Group borrows from the imperial court to purchase land and pays in installments.

The purpose of this is to stop the mouths of civil and military officials. After all, the Huangtian Group purchased land and paid back the accounts regularly to ensure the income of the household department, which is a major event that benefits the country and the people. It also facilitated the sale of land. In addition, I also told the dignitaries that if you don’t buy the land, the imperial court will sell it to the Huangtian Group.

Moreover, His Majesty did not directly participate in it, so no one can speak ill of him.

As for the land in the hands of the Huangtian Group, how the group uses it is second-hand and sub-leased out, but the people are hired to cultivate it, that is the matter of the Huangtian Group. But it will definitely not let the people and the court lose money.

This is equivalent to cultivating the Huangtian Group into the largest clan.

After hearing Xiao Rui's suggestion, Emperor Xia was overjoyed and exclaimed: "This is indeed a good idea! The imperial court holds the controlling stake, but the group has independent management rights, and relying on the profit-seeking nature of businessmen will definitely maximize the value of these farmlands. In addition, The idea of ​​a loan is very novel.”

"Father, in fact, at the same time as the establishment of Huangtian Group, Daxia Bank can also be established! It is also controlled by the imperial court and has an independent chamber of commerce that can issue loans and deposits..."

Xiao Rui told the bank's thinking again.

Emperor Xia's eyes lit up again.

"Huanger, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea? Seeing that you have a clear mind, you must have an idea in your heart, and you have been hiding it from me!" Xia Huang asked.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "My son came up with the idea not long ago, and there is no suitable opportunity, so I dare not make random suggestions, for fear of being scolded by my father, saying that my son is not doing his job properly!"

The status of merchants among scholars, farmers, businesses and commerce is relatively low. Whether it is the Huangtian Group or the Daxia Bank, they are all commercial in nature.

Emperor Xia glared at him, and said, "Do you think I'm a foolish emperor? How can I punish you for a major event that benefits the country and the people?"

Xiao Rui chuckled and didn't refute.

"The fourteen prefectures are just the beginning. The Anxi Protectorate is in charge of the Jiedushi. Who does the emperor think is the most suitable? Who is in charge of the Huangtian Group and the Daxia Bank?" Xia Huang asked.

Xiao Rui thought for a while and said: "Jiedushi must choose someone who is brave and resourceful, otherwise he will not be able to control the fourteen prefectures. Looking at the court, I really can't think of a suitable candidate. As for the Huangtian Group and the Daxia Bank, Xiao He and Shen Wansan are very suitable for children and ministers who do not avoid relatives."

Xiao He is a master of internal affairs, more than enough to manage a Huangtian Group, and Shen Wansan is a prodigy in business, so it would be a piece of cake for him to run Daxia Bank.

Emperor Xia nodded and said: "I have someone to choose, I don't know if he is willing or not, let's go, go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Xiao Rui saw that His Majesty didn't want to mention more, so he didn't ask any more.

The content of today's chat is not something that can be accomplished overnight, it needs to be carefully planned and discussed in the long run. Xiao Rui and His Majesty can be regarded as formulating a policy, and how to do it has to be figured out gradually.

The two returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to drink tea.

Xiao Rui drank his tea and secretly glanced at His Majesty, he was trying to figure out how to tell that matter.

which thing? Let Your Majesty pretend to be dead!

Emperor Xia put down his teacup and asked, "What are you aiming at! Tell me what you have to say!"

Xiao Rui gently gestured to the other internal officials in the palace, Xia Huang understood, gave Hai Dafu a look, and made the others stand back.

Later, when Hai Dafu was about to retire, Xiao Rui smiled and said, "Father, Eunuch Hai can stay."

Emperor Xia nodded, and Hai Dafu stayed.

There were only three people left, so Xiao Rui decided to be concise, so he asked: "Father, there are no outsiders here, so I will just speak directly. My son just wants to ask Father, has Father pretended to be dead?"

As soon as these words came out, the scene fell silent.

Hai Dafu wanted to go out and didn't want to stay here. He felt that His Highness wanted to die, but it was obvious that His Highness couldn't die, and he would be the one who died.

Xia Huang was happy, shook his head, and said: "I have never pretended to be dead, why, you want me to pretend to be dead?"

Xiao Rui nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Father, it's no fun to be busy with state affairs. How about a big game this time?"

Emperor Xia sat up straight, he knew that something big had happened.