Xia Zhu inquired in detail about the camp and field affairs, and Du Zhongxiao answered them one by one.

At this time, there were about 50 households, and less than 30,000 acres of land were opened. The harvest per mu is counted as one stone, and this year's harvest is also 30,000 stones, which is a very impressive achievement.

After asking about the camp and the situation, Xia Zhu asked: "You arrange it like this, if the family has several children, the elders should divide the household and divide the property, otherwise how can the fifty acres of land be supported?" Dividing households and separating property is contrary to filial piety. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Even if the households are separated, they are mostly one village or nearby villages, and it is very convenient to move around each other, so why worry about harming filial piety." There is an unfilial son in the world, even if he is in front of him every day, there is no food and clothing, what is the use? Separate households, monthly supply, the same pension. The peasant households in the field affairs are all presided over by Baozheng when they divide the household and analyze the property. When the household is divided, it is determined who the old man lives in, and the rest of the families will give a certain amount of grain and rice every month. It is because although the household is divided, there is no abandonment of the old and the weak. ”

Xia Zhu nodded again and again, totaling in his heart. At this time, the five-class household system of taxation will inevitably face a problem, that is, the problem that large households that do not divide into households have many assets, high household ranks, and heavy taxes. Although the imperial court ordered five trials, the grandfather was not allowed to divide the household, but in fact, once the son became an adult, many of them were separated. This is a rational choice in the face of the tax system, how can it be restrained by law? According to the experience of his previous life, Du Zhongxiao simply let the families in the camp and field affairs divide the households as long as their sons become Ding, and the village is dominated by single-Ding households, which is conducive to management.

Xia Zhu has no books and no reading, is familiar with ancient things, does things competently, and does not stick to all kinds of rules and regulations. Du Zhongxiao listed the benefits of timely household separation and property analysis, and nodded frequently. It is conducive to the management of the imperial court, and the households are voluntary, so what is there to divide the family in time. Living together is not beneficial to the imperial court in peacetime, but is easy to cause trouble.

After listening to Du Zhongxiao's introduction, Xia Zhu asked: "Since most of the camp and field affairs are single-family households, how to apportionment the errand servants?" One ding per household, once it is served, will it not miss the agricultural work? Farming depends on the sky for food, and you can't miss the agricultural time, how to deal with this matter? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Conscription is all in the agricultural slack time, such as building roads and canals, mostly in winter. The imperial court gave food and clothing, and the people were willing to serve. If it is for the rest of the time, one more person will be drawn for each guarantee, and the rest of the family will help the rest of the family to help in farming, and several households will take turns. The servants thought the same thing, relying on the mutual help of each household. ”

"Five households are guaranteed, this is the method of drawing one out of five. It's just that the villagers are diligent and lazy, there are wise men and gentlemen and unscrupulous people, and there are always people who just want to take advantage of others and don't want to contribute, so what should I do? ”

"All insurance, not only the government compiles, but also each household voluntarily. If someone hates the devil and hates the person, the rest of the households will go to the government together, and they are unwilling to protect them. When the government checked the truth, they were expelled and became retail investors. Retail households form their own villages outside the village, and they can be arbitrarily organized as Baojia, and the imperial court can apportion forced labor according to the law. Such people do not send errands, but substitute them for errands, so as not to disturb the laws of the court. ”

Hearing this, Xia Zhu clapped his hands, his face flashed with joy, and then quickly disappeared, and he said: "You have lost the righteousness of the court to educate the people by disposing of it like this." Those retail investors should not be allowed to fend for themselves, but should be educated, and those who have done well should be re-organized. ”

Du Zhongxiao respectfully bowed his hand: "What the minister said is that this is the negligence of the lower officials." ”

Xia Zhu nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Listening to what you said, the camp and field affairs are quite well managed. Go back and make a detailed list and send it to me. If the law is obtained, it can be implemented in the state, not just in the field. The law of protecting the army is deeply in line with the ancient meaning of the army and the people, and should not be taken lightly. The people of the Baowu work as farmers in their spare time, and serve as soldiers in wartime, which can ensure the peace of the township. ”

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said: "What Xianggong said makes sense. However, the camp is used for idle land, and there is no owner of the land, as long as it recruits households. If it is implemented in the state and county, I am afraid that the households will not be the same, and the mouth will be uneven. As a result, many of the methods used to do business in the fields are no longer available. ”

Xia Zhu said indifferently: "Since you know that there are families who are not allowed to protect the households, and if they are expelled as retail households, the county can do the same." As long as they don't build a new village when they are in the army, and the government borrows money to buy land, these families can repay the money within a few years. ”

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help it, hesitated for a moment and said, "Where does the government have so much money to lend to farmers to buy land?" ”

Xia Zhu looked at Du Zhongxiao and said, "Before I arrived in Bozhou, I heard that you are good at farming. In Yongcheng for a year, I did a lot of field work and made some money. Since there is this law, why worry that the government has no money in its hands! ”

Du Zhongxiao couldn't cry or laugh, but he didn't expect that as soon as this new Zhizhou took office, he started the idea of running his own industry in Yongcheng. Fortunately, the lesson of fireworks and firecrackers being taken away by the state has been learned, and now the industries in Yongcheng are not under the county government, either in the camp or in the commune.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao didn't speak, Xia Zhu smiled slightly and stopped mentioning the matter. As a Zhizhou, he has countless ways to collect money from Du Zhongxiao, and those small means are not worth mentioning. Of course, as a governor, there is no need for him to make it difficult for his subordinates. When Du Zhongxiao built the commune, he asked the county officials to raise funds, and Xia Zhu would do the same. When you need money, just let Yongcheng come forward to lend money.

After Xia Zhu returned to the court, he was attacked by his ministers. I originally wanted to be the prime minister, but I only became a privy envoy. After enduring the grievances, the privy envoy did not do it for a few months, and was driven out by the ministers and released to be a governor. Xia Zhu was furious, and constantly wrote books to defend himself, arguing with the courtiers who attacked him. As soon as he took office here in Bozhou, before meeting Du Zhongxiao, he sent a letter of tens of thousands of words to the imperial court. After several years in the Northwest, he did not feel that he was wrong, and even if he did not work, he could not be guilty. The two deputies were proud, and he depreciated again and again, how could he swallow this breath.

Xia Zhu was the crown prince when the emperor did not ascend the throne, and the two had feelings, and the emperor had been supporting him. The important ministers in the court, such as Song Qi, Song Zhen and others, were single-handedly pulled up by him, and Pang Ji and others also had a very good relationship with him, and it was not that they had no power to fight back. When he arrived in Bozhou, he was determined to prove that he was capable of managing the northwest, and the war was not good because of himself. Xia Zhu can not return to the court, this breath must come out, when he arrived in Bozhou, the first thing he thought of was to implement the law of protecting the army in the people. This is not for Bozhou, but for the armies of the border states.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao didn't speak, Xia Zhu said again: "You are doing field affairs in the local area and making some money, but you still take it from the people for the people, but you can't use it all for Yongcheng and one county." If there is something in the state, Yongcheng needs to support it. - By the way, I heard that a few months ago, you sold a merchant dozens of knives, which were very sharp. Some people even say that Judah is stronger than the forbidden army's weapons. ”

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly said: "Don't listen to the nonsense of idlers, where are there dozens, only twenty." At that time, the county bought some iron tools, ploughing cattle and field work, and had no money for a while, so they made some good steel and made steel knives to pay off debts. ”

"It's what people say you can make good steel there. It's just that since that time, there has been no news from Yongcheng, and I haven't heard of buying weapons again. You are an official of the imperial court, and this matter must not be done again. If you make such a good sword, it is equivalent to a weapon, how can you sell it indiscriminately? There are many places where the imperial court uses good steel, and since you can refine it there, you can use this method to pay for the courtyard. If you can really make a good weapon, the court will have a reward. ”

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and bowed his hand to Xia Zhu: "Obey the orders of the prime minister." A few craftsmen in Yongcheng County make good steel, and I will send a few people to the state. Good steel is used for many purposes, and it is not only used to build weapons, but not all of them. ”