readx; The day is nearly four watches, and it is the time when the night is the thickest and the sleep is the most hearty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut in the chamber of the Qin Palace, with the help of a dim lamp, Zhu Youzhen and Sun Chuanting were talking. Focusing on the "Tuntian" plan proposed by Sun Chuanting, the two discussed the pros and cons in detail.

Sun Chuanting first said: "The tuntian system began in the Western Han Dynasty and formed a scale in the Cao Wei period. At that time, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the division of the heroes, the land was thousands of miles away, and there was not one out of ten farmers. If the army is still provided with food and salaries by collecting land taxes from peasant households throughout the country, it is often impossible to meet military needs because the population and arable land have been greatly reduced. Therefore, Cao Xiang used the strategy of jujube only (sound branch) and adopted the Tuntian method.

"The so-called tuntian, that is, the ownerless land and wasteland turned into official land, the grain harvested in the official field, the government and the cultivators according to a certain proportion, this proportion is of course much higher than the level of land endowment, generally the government and the people are divided half. All the grain collected by the government was used as military rations. According to the identity of the cultivator, the tuntian can be divided into military tun and min tun. The military tun is that the sergeant directly farms the field, with dozens of people as a battalion, and the tenant guards; Mintun is to recruit displaced people to farm. ”

"Now that thieves are raging in Shaanxi, and the people are not able to make a living, some homeless people are also flowing out, so this Mintun can't be counted on." Zhu Youzhen analyzed seriously.

"Yes, the minister's focus is also on the military tun." Sun Chuanting followed his own train of thought and said, "Juntun has six major benefits: first, combat and cultivation are not wrong; The second is that the soldiers of Tuntian regard the fields they have as their own property, and they will not only work hard to cultivate, but also defend with all their might; the third is that you can rely on the fields of the tun to buy a home, marry a wife and have children, in order to calm their hearts; Fourth, the soldiers work in person, and they are happy to be close to the people; Fifth, it is close to the theater of operations and convenient for mobilization; Sixth, once the war is unfavorable, the retreat will be stopped, and all of them will not be defeated and dispersed. Therefore, the minister thinks that Tuntian is really a good thing that is beneficial and harmless. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. has a very incisive analysis, I also agree with the last five of the six benefits you said." But the most important one, I have a somewhat different view. ”

Sun Chuanting hurriedly said: "Your Highness, please give instructions!" ”

"There is a prerequisite for the military tun, that is, there should not be too many wars too often." Zhu Youzhen said jokingly, "Because planting is not just planted, but also watering, fertilizing, insect control, disaster prevention, and months of uninterrupted hard work in order to have the final harvest." Therefore, if you want to Tuntian, you must have a relatively stable situation. For example, if you fight a war once a year, and you start a war just after harvesting the grain, this is okay.

"But the current situation is like this, we Qin soldiers don't have this condition! Rogue thieves won't let us farm with peace of mind, and we won't give them a chance to breathe. In the past year, the Qin soldiers have fought dozens of battles, and the journey to fight in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia has not been less than 10,000 miles, how can they have the time and energy to ponder the matter of farming? If we insist on promoting tuntian, I am afraid that we will not be able to do anything in combat and farming! ”

"His Royal Highness's thoughts are far-reaching, and the minister is a little taken for granted!" Sun Chuanting suddenly realized.

"There is a specialization in the art industry." Zhu Youzhen continued, "Even if there are not so many wars, I would rather the soldiers devote all their energy to training than to farming." Because although both have to sweat hard, they are two completely different things. No matter how well the land is planted, if you can't kill the enemy on the battlefield, you are not a good soldier; In the same way, you can be a good crop on the battlefield. What you do is what you do, this is called division of labor! ”

Sun Chuanting was speechless by Zhu Youzhen, so he had to smile bitterly: "In this way, the minister's Tuntian strategy is not available." It's just that so many armies all need food and pay from the royal palace..."

"That's not it," Zhu Youzhen hurriedly said, "Mr. is still very inspiring to me. The biggest reason why military and civilian cantonments are not feasible is that there are not enough manpower. But now there is still a force to use! ”

"What are you talking about...?" Sun Chuanting seemed to have an understanding.

"That's right, it's the thieves and their families captured in the previous battles!" Zhu Youzhen said excitedly, "There are tens of thousands of people imprisoned in the Qin King Zhuang Qin'en Prison, and Mr. and several generals have not been taken prisoner this year, right?" ”

Sun Chuanting's eyes lit up and said, "Yes, how did the minister forget these people!" According to Governor Hong's intentions, as long as the thieves were captured, all men, women, and children would be beheaded, which was not only to set an example, but also to repay the merit with the head. But the minister couldn't bear to do this, so according to the old practice of the battle of Qinwangzhuang last year, he did not kill these prisoners, but imprisoned them in Guyuan, Longzhou, Yanzhou and other places, and let them do some hard work to consolidate the city defense. If all of them were combined, there would be no less than seven or eight thousand. ”

"Okay, that's nearly 20,000 people." Zhu Youzhen said, "Classify these people, and those who usually perform well and bear hardships can be assigned to the official fields you have just opened." For the first year, they were made completely voluntary, providing only three meals a day. From the second year onwards, the harvest can be distributed according to the ratio of the eight officials and the two people, and then it will increase every year. By the beginning of five or six years, the output of wasteland had basically stabilized, and for those who really kept to themselves and worked hard, the ownership of the official land could be transferred to them, and then land reform could be carried out according to the old method of Qinwangzhuang. ”

Sun Chuanting was overjoyed when he heard this: "Your Highness has thought it through!" In this way, the first is not to delay the Qin soldiers' battle, the second is to make the best use of the land, and the third is to solve the problem of the placement of prisoners, which is really a few in one fell swoop! ”

"This is called labor reform!" Zhu Youzhen also said proudly, "These captives deserve death for their crimes, but now they can not only save their lives, but also have the opportunity to regain land and live and work in peace and contentment through labor, and I think most people will do a good job." Of course, there must be some people who are lazy and can't do good reforms, and even find opportunities to escape. At that time, the gentleman should not be polite, give him a number of crimes and punishments, clarify the canonical punishment, and educate most of the remaining people. ”

So far, the two reached a consensus on Tuntian, and discussed the specific implementation methods for a long time. Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, Zhu Youzhen said apologetically: "I was so excited today that I delayed my husband's rest." In fact, these are not urgent tasks, because no matter how the fields are tuned, the grain cannot be harvested immediately, and the Qin soldiers' food and salary are still fully responsible for the Qin Wangfu for the time being. I think we can choose a point from the garrison of several generals, recruit troops and implement it together with Tuntian, and I will go and see it myself at that time. When the time comes, if there is any problem, we will discuss it slowly. ”

Sun Chuanting hurriedly said: "Your Highness is a nobleman, and he still works hard for the country all night, how dare the minister be half tired." However, I heard from Governor Hong that the minister was about to be transferred to the governor of Shaanxi in the near future. As a result, the ministers can no longer govern the generals of the Qin army, and it is really worrying whether the new governor of Yansui will vigorously cooperate with His Royal Highness. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Yes! I can't sleep anyway, so we'll talk about it again. Mr. thinks what Hong Chengchou said during the banquet has some deep meaning? ”