Author: The rain falls but I don’t dare to worry

The issue of conscription of soldiers and grains made all subordinate officials in Chengdu government take action. During this period, several powerful landowners were unwilling to pay their taxes. Liu Chan sent his son's pro-army troops to join forces and directly wiped out the powerful Wubao.

The family property was confiscated, the men were made slaves, and the women were assigned to the sons to be soldiers and to be wives who were loyal to the military.

A lot of money and food were gathered from a few small landowners.

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Killing these powerful landowners was just a way for Liu Chan to scare the monkeys.

Dare to make trouble?

If you dare to make trouble, you should think about the consequences of making trouble!

Following the previous examples of people being destroyed and exterminated, Pang Tong's process of recruiting troops and food was much faster.

After a month of this, the military conscription and food collection were finally completed.

Outside the city of Chengdu, the army formed a formation with flags flying. Because there were too many civilians and new soldiers, the march that stretched for more than ten miles was somewhat irregular. During the march, there were bursts of yellow smoke and noisy noises.

At dusk, the sun gradually set, and the sky was dyed a light orange-red, shining into the city through the gaps in the city wall. The pedestrians in the city slowly dispersed, and only some soldiers and patrolling generals were still patrolling the city.

The shade of the trees is dappled, and the chirping of birds is endless.

There are large fields outside Chengdu. The wheat ears and rice in the fields shine golden in the setting sun. The entire field is dyed golden yellow, as if wearing a golden dress.

"Sir, let's go."

Liu Chan bowed his hands to Pang Tong, who laughed.

"Sir, this trivial matter in Chengdu is in your hands."

Within a month, Liu Chan had already mastered the position of staying in Chengdu.

Coupled with the fact that Pang Tong, Liu Ba, Xu Jing and others were on hand to give pointers, as well as Liu Chan's photographic memory, Liu Chan was able to handle ordinary affairs with ease.

"When you arrive in Hanzhong, say hello to my father for me. When Zen is in Chengdu, he will definitely guard the rear for the army and manage logistics matters."

"good!"

Pang Tong nodded to Liu Chan and stopped thinking about it. He turned around and rode on the Lubao horse that Liu Bei had given him. He whipped up his whip and galloped. The horse roared. In the blink of an eye, it was like a wisp of yellow smoke, running farther and farther, as far as the eye could see.

Looking from afar, Pang Tong turned into a small black dot, still moving away.

"Sir, Captain Si Yan and Captain Si Tie have been waiting in the lobby of the government office for a long time."

Qiao Zhou was dressed as a secretary, holding a document in his hand and standing behind Liu Chan to report.

In the monthly examination of the Jiangwu Hall last month, Qiao Zhou, who ranked tenth at the end of the trailer, was awarded a real qualification.

Liu Chan then created a secretary position and asked Qiao Zhou to follow him.

A secretary is in charge of books and classics, and is also responsible for making inquiries to the chief official. This can be regarded as a very light and noble starting point for becoming an official.

This position was often held by members of the noble family.

"Let's go back to the government office."

The lobby of the Prefectural Mufu Government Office.

Xiaowei Siyan, Xiaowei Sitie, or Xiaowei Yanfu, Xiaowei Tiefu, are sitting on their knees in the reception hall of the government office. Their expressions are uncertain, and they turn their heads to look at the lobby from time to time.

door.

Tap tap tap~

There were footsteps outside the hall, and when they saw the handsome young man in the lead, they stood up quickly.

"I'll wait to see you, Sir!"

"No need to be polite."

Liu Chan stepped forward and helped the two captains of Yanfu and Tiefu up.

After sitting on the main seat, Liu Chan saw that the two people did not sit down, but felt a little trembling.

"You two, I have called you to ask for advice, not to interrogate you. Please sit down."

The two of them looked uncertain, but after listening to Liu Chan's words, their hearts gradually calmed down.

"Young master, if you ask anything, we will definitely know everything and tell you everything." Wang Lian, the captain of the Yanfu School, straightened his back and his tone became more confident.

Since it is not a question of guilt, then everything is easy to talk about!

Wang Lian is an old official.

During the period of Liu Zhang, he entered Shu and served as the magistrate of Zitong County. Liu Bei raised troops in Jiameng and marched to the south. Wang Lian closed the city gates and refused to surrender. Liu Bei thought that he was very righteous and did not force him.

After Chengdu was pacified, Wang Lian was appointed magistrate of Shifang County, and later transferred to Guangdu County. Because of his outstanding ability and excellent governance in each county, he was promoted to the rank of Captain of Salt and Iron, responsible for the management of the salt and iron industry.

The Salt and Iron Colonel is an important position, and it is rich in salary and salary. If you take a small amount of money from the wall, it will be enough for Wang Lian's salary for ten years.

It was precisely because this official position was a lucrative one and he was neither a relative nor a close confidant of Liu Bei's Yuan Cong, so he had been trembling with fear, fearing that he would not do well and attract criticism.

"There is no need to elaborate on the importance of salt and iron." Liu Chan looked at Wang Lian.

The development and utilization of salt and iron has always been a strategic issue related to the national economy and people's livelihood.

Since King Li of Zhou Dynasty, he has implemented a "patent" policy, which means to monopolize the benefits of mountains, forests, rivers and lakes in the name of the state, and does not allow Chinese people to enter and make a living.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi was rich in fish, salt, copper and iron resources. Guan Zhong, in accordance with local conditions, proposed to Duke Huan of Qi the "Guanshanhai" strategy, which meant that the state would monopolize important resources such as salt and iron.

During the Warring States Period, due to frequent annexation wars, the management of the salt industry in various vassal states became lax, which resulted in many merchants who made money from salt. For example, Wei merchant Yidun made a fortune selling salt from Hedong Chi.

In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Sang Hongyang to carry out a series of economic reforms in order to raise military supplies for the war against the Huns and cope with financial difficulties, the most important of which was the Salt and Iron Official Camp.

However, the government-run policy of salt and iron has excluded and attacked private business, and has arbitrary rights. The beneficiaries behind this are the wealthy businessmen and local tycoons.

This is also the reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would cut a wave of powerful leeks every once in a while.

Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "ruled the world with judo" and abolished the salt monopoly law, allowing the people to make salt and traffic it freely, and the officials levied taxes on it, so it was called the "on-the-spot taxation system."

In Yizhou, due to the need for hegemony, a monopoly system was implemented.

That is to say, in the monopoly, salt is allowed to be sold by the people, which is equivalent to Guan Zhong's law: civilians are recruited to boil salt, the government provides iron pots, and after the salt is boiled, the government purchases all the salt.

The government directly controls the production process of iron, which is equivalent to Shang Yang's method: in the mining, smelting and casting of iron tools, the government appoints criminals to do hard labor, and recruits some migrant workers to engage in production and transportation; the produced iron tools are owned by the government

, transported and sold by the government, and no one is allowed to make iron privately.

However, the salt fields in Yizhou are different from those in Binhai or Salt Lake.

Most of the salt fields in Yizhou are well salt!

The difficulty of mining well salt is different from that of salt sea and salt lakes.

"The war in Hanzhong lasted for many days, the treasury was not in surplus, and military expenditures cost hundreds of millions. Salt and iron have been hugely profitable since ancient times. If we can increase the production of salt and iron, it can be regarded as a source of income."

Unexpectedly, Wang Lian's face turned pale and he said: "Young master, I'm afraid you don't know how difficult it is to mine well salt. If you want to increase production, you need not only manpower and material resources, but also the selection of salt wells. If you do nothing, it will be nothing."

, it only increases consumption.”

Liu Chan was quite confident.

"I learned a method from ancient books that will definitely increase production."

The method of increasing production found in ancient books?

Although the young master is not an ordinary person, as a minister, he has to say some words, whether they sound nice or not!

"Sir, please think twice about this matter before you act!"

"Tomorrow, follow me to the salt well in Guangdu, Shu County. If it's a mule or a horse, you'll know after you pull it!"

Sichuan salt wells are famous all over the world. When Liu Chan watched the news in later generations, he actually saw fragments of them. In addition, his research on Yizhou salt wells during this period made him very confident in increasing official salt production!

As a liberal arts student, it doesn't matter if he can't use his hands to rub a nuclear bomb. Isn't it his strength to do some economic construction?

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