In later generations, Mr. Sun Haohui's long story "The Great Qin Empire" is currently the only long history that comprehensively and positively shows the era of the Qin Empire.

This one, which was later adapted into a TV series, was once all the rage and made countless history buffs obsessed.

And Chen Xu is one of them.

It is precisely because he has watched this TV series that he can have an intuitive understanding of the history of the Qin State during the Warring States Period. It can be said that the vast sources of information for mankind in later generations are far from being comparable to those of ancient times.

If you use bamboo slips as a book, it is not an exaggeration to say that Chen Xu learned to be rich and had five cars.

Chen Xu was a little excited, he continued to wave his arms, and said loudly: "Yes, it is a contradiction, it is a violent contradiction between two interest groups!" ”

"Shang Jun changed the law, the country was rich and the people were strong, those old nobles didn't understand. However, they represent old interest groups. When Shang Jun's new law conflicts with their interests, they will fight back desperately. ”

Chen Xu looked at Zhang Jiao and the two with blazing eyes, and continued: "What is the stubborn disease of the big man now? It's a huge gap between rich and poor! The people toiled all day long and could not feed themselves, but the grain in the homes of the nobles was rotten in the warehouses. ”

"The root cause is land annexation!"

"What is land annexation?" Zhang Jiao asked with a frown.

Chen Xu said it too excitedly, and brought in the rhetoric of later generations, completely forgetting that there is no such thing as land annexation now.

After sorting out his thinking, Chen Xu talked eloquently: "Land annexation refers to the powerful, big families, and wealthy households, who use the strong financial resources in their hands or use money as a temptation to buy land at a high price; Or use all kinds of despicable means to buy land. ”

As a result of this land annexation, the land of the country is eventually concentrated in the hands of a small number of people. The poor people sold their land and real estate, became tenant farmers, and even sold themselves into slavery. ”

Although land annexation has existed since ancient times, people have not yet had a systematic understanding of these.

Therefore, Chen Xu explained to the two, but it was also quite laborious.

Zhang Jiao suddenly asked: "The big family used despicable means to buy the land, but it is true. But there are still many people who sell their fields because they can't survive. One is willing to sell, the other is willing to buy, what's the problem? ”

"Those who bought the land may have helped families who were in dire need of money."

"Moreover, it is not excluded that some idle people who are not engaged in production will take the initiative to sell their fields."

Hearing Zhang Jiao's words, Chen Xu was a little speechless for a while.

Yes, if it weren't for the fact that the people couldn't survive, who would be willing to sell their land?

Just like Chen Xu when he first came to this era, his uncle did not hesitate to sell his family's land in order to save himself. If this is the case, then the land buyer and the land seller are also Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer.

So what's there to resent? And how can you blame those who buy land?

In the final analysis, it is the smallholder economy of the peasants who is too fragile. If you encounter natural or man-made disasters, or if a family member is seriously ill, it is very likely to lead to the collapse of a family.

Zhang Jiao is a thoughtful person who does not follow the crowd.

Although I don't know what Chen Xu said, what it has to do with the future of the Yellow Turban Army; Although he also hated those powerful and big families, he still raised his doubts.

Thinking about the displaced people everywhere in the Great Han Kingdom, Chen Xu's eyes were firm, and he still said stubbornly: "It is true that in our opinion, many people who buy land, they do help those who are in urgent need of money in the short term. ”

"However, in the long run, this kind of buying and selling behavior has left a great hidden danger."

Over time, more and more people lost their fields. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, when the harvest is not good, a large number of displaced people will be generated. Therefore, the annexation of land is the root cause of cholera in the whole country. ”

Zhang Jiao chewed Chen Xu's words carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt. The vast majority of these Yellow Turbans under his command are homeless people who have lost their land.

In a flash of thought, he continued to ask, "Then according to Wen Zhao's words, how can this problem be solved?" ”

Chen Xu pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Have you ever heard of Wang Mang's new policy?" ”

Zhang Jiao stroked his beard and replied, "I heard a little!" ”

Zhang Jiao's words are somewhat modest. Wang Mang was a figure in the Han Dynasty, who once successfully usurped the throne, although he was pulled off the throne not long after becoming emperor, he was still the object that Zhang Jiao needed to look up to.

Since he was determined to rebel, he naturally had a detailed understanding of Wang Mang, a senior.

Wang Mang is an important member of the Wang family, a relative of the Western Han Dynasty, who is humble and frugal, a corporal of courtesy and virtuous, and has a reputation in the court and the opposition.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, when the society was in turmoil, Wang Mang was regarded by the government and the opposition as the best candidate to save the situation, and was regarded as the 'reincarnation of the Duke of Zhou'. Later, he built a new country on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and announced the implementation of a new policy, known as the 'Wang Mang reform'.

At the end of Wang Mang's reign, the world was in turmoil. In the fourth year of the new Mangdi Emperor, the first army invaded Chang'an, and Wang Mang died in the chaos.

Chen Xu said: "Wang Mang saw the disadvantages of land annexation and decided to reform. He abolished the private ownership of land, nationalized it, and did not allow people to buy and sell it privately. ”

When Chen Xu said this, Zhang Jiao suddenly interjected: "I know a little about Wang Mang and his person, and I know that it is precisely because of his reforms that the dynasty he built has come to an end. ”

Listening to Wen Zhao's tone, he seems to have a lot of respect for Wang Mang's new policy. Will his new policy solve the problem of land annexation? I wonder if Wen Zhao can explain it to me? ”

Hearing Zhang Jiao's words, Chen Xu felt a little toothache.

In his previous life, he liked to read, and the protagonist of each book often said a lot of words, and he could fool a lot of strategists and fierce generals to serve him. Why do you come to him and be asked speechless?

His understanding of Wang Mang in his previous life was only that he had heard someone joke that Wang Mang might be a failed traverser, so he carried out socialist reform.

It wasn't until he met Wang Yan that he learned some specific content about Wang Mang's new policy from Wang Yan. Although he was not a big man in his previous life, he also knew that the system at that time was that land was nationalized and not bought and sold privately.

It can be said that although he knows that this policy is good, he is somewhat 'aware of it, but does not know why it is'.

Therefore, he had no choice but to lead to trouble: "Although I admire Wang Mang's new policy, I don't know as much about the specific content of the new policy as Wang Junge." Wang Junge is a descendant of Wang Mang, if the great sage and good teacher are interested in the new policy, you may wish to ask Brother Junge. ”

He was afraid that Zhang Jiao would continue to ask questions, so he had to change the topic and said, "We're a little far away now." ”

The last general first cited the example of Shang Ying's reform, and then gave the example of Wang Mang's new policy. The last general's original intention was not to talk about reform, but to talk about the future of the Yellow Turban Army. ”

Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang stood solemnly.

Although they don't know what these two changes have to do with the Yellow Turban Army. But Chen Xu has clear thinking and fluent speech, and he doesn't seem to be a person who has no purpose.

The two of them had been waiting for Chen Xu's words, and now that they heard him say this, they knew that Chen Xu was ready to start talking about the future of the Yellow Turban Army, and they both listened attentively.

Chen Xu talked eloquently: "Whether it is Shang Jun or Wang Mang, their reforms have touched the interests of some people. ”

"Shang Jun has the support of Qin Xiaogong, but it is still so difficult to change the law; Wang Mang usurped the throne and held great power, but he still ended up in a miserable end. Did the two generals ever wonder why? ”

Without waiting for the two to answer, Chen Xu continued: "Not for anything else, just because of the contradictions in the class. ”

The word 'class' is a relatively new word in this era. Fortunately, the literal meaning of this word is easier to understand, and although Zhang Jiao and the others feel novel, they have no barriers to understanding.

"The Shang monarch's change of law caused a conflict between the common people, the new aristocracy, and the old scholars. Wang Mang's new policy has triggered a contradiction between homeless displaced people and all the rich and powerful. ”

"The success of Shang Jun's reform of the law is of course supported by Qin Xiaogong, but his strongest backing is the newly rising aristocracy and the people of Qin."

On the other hand, Wang Mang, although his ideas are good. But his policy was to expropriate the entire country of all private land. In this way, the people whose interests are infringed upon include the world, the powerful, and the rich. ”

"Wang Mang's enemy is so strong, how can he be invincible?"

"On the other hand, the current Yellow Turban Army, our enemies are even far more than Wang Mang at the beginning."

"Everywhere we breached, we plundered the local magnates, and that created our first enemy. The big families, they are the rulers of the country at this stage, high and high. The Yellow Turban Rebellion also violated their interests. ”

"Other than that, our worst enemy is the Han family. Although the Han Dynasty is decaying and declining, it is 'a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff', and its powerful power is far beyond what we can resist at this stage. ”

"Our current enemies include the Han family, the family, the powerful and the rich. With so many enemies, can the Yellow Turban be undefeated? ”