The rapid expansion of Chen Xu's territory made him feel that there was a great lack of talents in his hands.

After Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, Yunzhong County, Dingxiang County, and Shangjun surrendered to Chen Xu, except for Shangjun Taishou, the Taishou of the rest of the counties were all in their original positions.

Since Shangjun is the southwestern gateway of Bingzhou, it is bordered by Liangzhou, Sili, and Saiwai.

It can be said that among the current princes, only Chen Xu's annexed state army borders Dong Zhuo the most.

If Dong Zhuo plotted to merge the state, he would definitely take the county first.

Therefore, Chen Xu must change to a capable Taishou in Shangjun, and send elite soldiers to defend against Dong Zhuo.

As for the original Shangjun Taishou, he was summoned back by Chen Xu and was named Jinyang Ling.

Chen Xu removed Cheng Yu's original official position, named him the Taishou of Shangjun, and recruited 10,000 elite soldiers into the territory of Shangdang.

Then, Chen Xu moved Gao Shun to be the general of the subject state, and sent the trap camp under his command to be stationed in Shangdang County.

Gao Shun led the trapping camp, on the one hand, to deter the local Hu people, and on the other hand, to be restrained by Cheng Yu.

If Shangdang County was attacked, Gao Shun would be responsible for defending against Dong Zhuojun.

Because Zhang Yang was once an official of the state and had a lot of prestige among the Hu people, he was named the general of Yangwu Zhonglang and managed the affairs of the Hu people in the north.

After Yu Fuluo returned to Meiji and became Shan Yu, he did not dare to disobey Chen Xu's orders, so he let his younger brother Hu Chuquan lead 10,000 Hun cavalry to Chen Xu's tent to die.

Chen Xu really did not break his promise, and treated these Hun soldiers like Han people, and the salary was also paid in full every month.

Chen Xu acted like this, which made Yuvro and Cherrigi all feel relieved.

And those Hun soldiers who responded were overjoyed and grateful to Chen Xu.

In this way, Wang Yan guarded Shangdang Taishou and led 10,000 troops to guard Shangdang County.

Cheng Yu guarded Shangjun Taishou, led 10,000 troops, and guarded Shangjun together with Gao Shun's trapped camp.

Chen Hu guarded Yanmen and led 10,000 troops to guard Yanmen County with Zhang Liao.

Zhang Yang is the general of Yangwu Zhonglang, Chen Jing is the general of the Xiongnu, and Hu Chuquan is the general of Duliao.

The three led 10,000 Hun cavalry, coordinated with local officials, and stationed in Wuyuan County to deter the Hu people in the north.

In the south of Xihe County, although it borders Sili, the mountains and roads there are dangerous, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Rao was like this, Chen Xu still sent Chen Qing, led by 3,000 soldiers and horses, to be stationed near Tongtian Mountain to prevent Dong Zhuo's army from going north.

After such a distribution, only Tian Feng, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan, Tang Chen, Zhao Huang, and Jiang Wu were left in Jinyang.

Bingzhou is the foundation of Chen Xu, so in several important places, Chen Xu sent his henchmen to guard it.

Wang Yan, Cheng Yu, and Gao Shun don't have to worry about their loyalty, Chen Qing and Chen Hu are Chen Xu's brothers, and it is impossible to betray him.

Zhang Yang and Hu Chuquan first descended, and Chen Xu was a little uneasy about the 10,000 Hun cavalry under their account. Only then did he send the scheming Chen Jing to guard the north with them.

After taking and merging the state, when all the armies were in place, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Until now, the entire state is completely surnamed Chen.

Then, under the persuasion of Tian Feng, Chen Xu began to rectify the officials, internal affairs, and county soldiers in the state.

The reason why the Han Dynasty has come to this point today is inseparable from the corruption of officials in various places.

And the combat effectiveness of those county soldiers is not only extremely low, consuming money and food, but also there are many county officials who eat empty salaries there.

Chen Xu couldn't control things in the past, but now that he has obtained the annexation of the state, he has to rectify internal affairs and develop production.

Only in this way can he lead the state army and do a great job in this troubled era.

The most important of them is that they control the fields so that the people have no land to plant; And corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant everywhere, looting the people's fat and ointment.

Tian Feng knew that the situation in Bingzhou was complicated and he could not rely on force alone, so he offered advice to Chen Xu: "For those officials who are full of evil and have wantonly oppressed the people, it is okay for the lord to kill them. ”

"For other people who have no real talent or learning, or who are not deeply evil, the lord can hint at them and let them hang up their seals and leave."

"The rest of the talents, but the lord wants to be greatly wooed and promoted and reused. Then, from the people, the famous Han scholars were recruited to enrich the county officials. ”

"The powerful forces in the state should be handled with caution. The lord's attitude towards the heroes and powers of the state this time is related to whether our army can get the support of the world's heroes and powers in the future. ”

How did Chen Xu not know this?

He came from a poor background and knew the difficulties of the people's survival, and it didn't hurt that he was not able to help the people of the world before.

But now, since he is the governor of the state, he should do something for the people under his rule.

He said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao, I intend to follow Wang Mang's example, just like in the Taihang Mountains, nationalize the land in the territory, and do not allow everyone to buy and sell privately. ”

"Yuan Hao thinks, is this matter feasible?"

When Tian Feng heard this, he was shocked, and hurriedly said: "If the lord really acts like this, it is the way to die!" ”

"In the Taihang Mountains, there is all ownerless land, and the lord can do whatever he wants."

"But in the territory of the state, there are many wealthy clans, if such an order is issued, wouldn't it be an enemy of the world's corporal clans and powerful people?"

"At that time, without the help of the rest of the princes, the combination of the Shi clan and Haoqiang can destroy the entire state army."

"Wang Mang's lessons from the past, can't he still take them as a warning? Please think twice! ”

When Chen Xu heard this, he was silent for a long time. Why doesn't he know this truth?

He always wants to change something, but the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Sighing, Chen Xu asked Tian Feng: "Then in the opinion of the military advisor, how to deal with the Haoqiang who concentrate the vast majority of the land?" ”

Tian Feng shook his head and said, "It can only be as it is, the land of the heroes and the powerful cannot be touched!" ”

"Today, the canton is vast and sparsely populated, and there is still a lot of land to be cultivated. If the lord reclaimed the land and fed the people of the state, it would not be difficult. ”

When Chen Xu heard this, his face was a little gloomy.

Even if the land is cultivated now, land annexation will still be indispensable in the future. Some years later, the people's land is still difficult to keep.

"Forget it, the coming day is long, let's take one step first."

The nationalization of land is completely against the world's wealthy families. With Chen Xu's current strength, he still can't do this.

So, he had no choice but to compromise.

"However, I won't make them feel better either."

A light flashed in his eyes, and Chen Xu said to Tian Feng: "I want to count the fields and collect heavy taxes on the big households that have a lot of land, I don't know what Yuan Hao thinks?" ”

Tian Feng said: "As subjects under the rule of the Lord, it is natural for them to pay taxes. How is the lord going to collect taxes? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Xu told the future generations how to pay the electricity bill.

In the state, each adult has an average of less than 20 acres of land, and the tax is 10 and 1; 10 acres to 100 acres, more than part of the ten tax two; For the part of more than 100 acres, ten taxes three.

In order to prevent those big families from marrying small concubines to make up the number, wives and concubines are not counted as members of the family.

When Tian Feng heard Chen Xu's plan, he stroked his palms and laughed: "The lord has this plan, it is really a big second!" ”

"In this way, it can not only ensure that the people's taxes are low, but also increase the taxes of the wealthy families who own a large number of land."

"And the taxes set by the lord are not heavy, and these wealthy families can accept them."

"In this way, although they are dissatisfied, they can only endure it."

Chen Xu's policy can be said to unite the majority and isolate individuals.

After all, it is very rare for ordinary people to have an average of twenty acres of land in their homes.

Chen Xu is not too heavy on the taxes they levied.

As for the second stage, Chen Xu levied ten taxes and two, which was not very heavy. After all, even the Han dynasty sometimes levied no less taxes than this.

Those who are in the second stage, most of them are small and medium-sized landlords. In the face of this kind of barely acceptable tax, they will not say anything.

As for the third stage, ten taxes and three, it is a bit much.

Aside from the cost, and then pay three layers of taxes, they will not be able to leave much food.

But these, can own more than 100 acres of land per capita. Although these people have a lot of influence in the local area, after all, they are very few.

Even if they have resentment in their hearts, they can't afford to make much of a storm.

What's more, Chen Xu implements a stage tax, and their per capita tax of less than 100 mu is still relatively low.

It is precisely for this reason that Tian Feng said that this is a clever plan.

Chen Xu continued: "Not only is it taxable to cultivate land, but also to buy and sell land. ”

"Whoever buys a field must pay a tax equal to half the value of the land he buys before he can buy the land."

"In this way, although it cannot be completely eliminated, those rich people who slowly concentrate the land in their hands, but it can also play a buffer role."

Thinking of the commercial taxation of later generations, Chen Xu opened his mouth and said what he thought in his heart.

Tian Feng was stunned when he heard this, he never thought that he would have to collect taxes when buying and selling fields.

After thinking for a while, he hesitated and said: "The matter of buying land and paying taxes has never been done for a long time, and I still think twice about the lord." In addition, a tax of half of the value of the land is levied. Is it too heavy? ”

Chen Xu sneered a few times and said, "If they think the tax is too heavy, no one will force them to buy land." ”

Feeling Chen Xu's determination, Tian Feng no longer persuaded him. As long as the owner of the family does not take the land into the public ownership, it is fine.

As for the above policies, although they may cause dissatisfaction among the wealthy families. But as long as it's well controlled, it's not a big deal.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

When Chen Xu's decree was issued to all counties, the entire prefecture was shaken.

Many officials united with the local tycoons and began to rebel.

But they seem to have forgotten that Chen Xu was born in the Yellow Turban, and he used to kill corrupt officials and local tyrants and bullies.

Their rebellion, suppressed by Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, was as poignant and short-lived as a flash in the pan.

The current Chen Xu is no longer the compassionate and soft-hearted hairy boy he used to be.

In the face of those rebels, Chen Xu showed no mercy and exterminated their families.

For a while, Chen Xu actually took it back from the outside, and there were large areas of anointed land.

When there was a situation where people were rolling in and corpses were all over the field.

It was only then that those people suddenly remembered that they were not facing a weak lamb, but a male lion who chose to devour people.