"this……"

Looking at the map in front of them, the three elders looked at each other again.

Although what Wu Liang said made sense and sounded completely on the side of the Zhu family and them, and they couldn't even think of any bad effects this would have on them, drawing a map was still their first priority.

Once I encountered it, I always felt that it was a little strange, and it was inevitable that I would have some curses in my heart.

"Please be careful when marking. This map will be stored in the government office as a backup of the land deed afterwards. If anyone's land is illegally occupied in the future, you can come to the government office to complain to me. I will definitely make the decision for you.

, In addition, the Zhu family also wants to take this opportunity to liquidate the exact properties they own in Yongqiu during the coming of the Three Dynasties."

Wu Liang then said with a smile, but his tone sounded like an order.

"good."

Hearing the word "Zhu Family", the three elders felt a little pressure, and they really couldn't think of any disadvantages this map would bring to them, so they finally started to write.

After a while.

On the map of each township, many areas were marked just as Wu Liang requested.

The largest area among them is naturally the property of the Zhu family, and these three elders also occupy part of the fields near the town. In addition, some large industries in the towns are also marked.

However, even if these private properties are excluded, at least four-fifths, or even more, of the land in each township is ownerless land.

Some land is not suitable for farming due to terrain and environmental factors, and some land is wasteland that has not been reclaimed due to population reasons... After all, the population in this era is still very limited, especially now that the population is still declining due to continuous wars, and the refugees are fleeing.

As the number increases, productivity becomes more limited.

What Wu Liang wants to use is these unclaimed lands.

The land system of the Han Dynasty was private ownership by individuals. Land was not only personal property, but also allowed to be bought and sold.

It is also because of this system that most of the cultivated farmland has been usurped by powerful families and large households in various places. The people who originally owned the land have to become their tenants in order to survive. Once natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, they will lose their harvest and cannot pay.

If you want to rent a house, you will either be forced by the landlord to destroy your family or your family, or you will have no choice but to become a refugee and go into exile in another country.

And the so-called "farming system".

The essence is to combine and resettle those landless refugees with those in the ownerless land, which can not only avoid conflicts with the noble families who have a large amount of social resources, but also complete the reintegration and reuse of idle social resources.

In this way, the refugees will have land to cultivate, not only live and work in peace and contentment, but at least they will not starve to death in large areas like before.

And those barren lands have been cultivated by people, social productivity has been improved, and more food has been produced. It will be relatively easier for Boss Cao to buy or requisition food in the future.

Of course, the "farming system" is not without its drawbacks.

In other words, no system can be without drawbacks.

The biggest drawback of the "farming system" in history is that it controls the people very tightly. People are completely bound to the land. And as the war escalates, exploitation will gradually increase. Coupled with the increasing corruption of the bureaucratic class, one day

Is it only a matter of time that we will extend our hands into the farmland and cause the villagers to flee and resist? Sooner or later, it will collapse completely.

However, this is something that is unavoidable and beyond Wu Liang's control.

In the history of the Celestial Dynasty, since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, almost no dynasty has been able to survive three hundred years. These are not without reasons, let alone a system.

Wu Liang only knew.

Under the current circumstances, the "farming system" is implemented.

It’s good for Boss Cao, it’s good for the refugees, and it’s good for myself? That’s enough.

As for what this system will eventually become in the hands of "people" after decades or hundreds of years... Wu Liang has already foreseen the result? And people still have to live in the present.

"Why don't you all take your fingerprints again? After all, this map will be used as a voucher in the future. If someone uses it to draw and tamper with it privately, I'm afraid it won't count."

After seeing these maps? Wu Liang said with a smile.

As he spoke, someone already brought up the ink pads that had been prepared before, and placed the map and ink pads in front of the three elders.

"this……"

A feeling of signing a contract of betrayal arose spontaneously? The three elders were unsure, but they still could not figure out what disadvantages this move would have to them.

"Do you still have doubts about the Zhu family and your own land?"

Wu Liang asked?

"That's not true..."

The three elders shook their heads one after another.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Wu Liang smiled.

So the three elders hesitated for a moment, and finally pressed their fingerprints on the map.

Order people to take back the map again? Wu Liang has successfully completed today's mission? With these three elders fingerprinting the map? When the farming system is implemented later, he will be able to clarify his own sphere of influence and ensure that he does not violate the rules.

River water.

Not only does he not have to worry about getting into a war of words with the Zhu family and local big families, it can also prevent the Zhu family and those big families from stretching too far and reaching into his sphere of influence.

When the time comes, you can cut off their hands and be justified.

It will not affect the stability that Boss Cao wants, and naturally it will not cause too much trouble for himself.

…

More than half an hour later.

Tonight's banquet was finally over, during which Wu Liang did not burn bridges. After achieving his goal, he still drank and joked with these three elders.

On the one hand, it tried its best to eliminate the uneasiness in the minds of these three elders, and on the other hand, it also briefly understood the situation in each township.

In today's world, not only the common people are having a hard time, but they, the "landlords", are actually not having it as easy as they imagined, so that these three elders are constantly pouring out their bitterness on him.

The most serious problem at present is naturally the loss of tenants, which was something Wu Liang expected.

Not to mention anything else, at least half of the Zhu family's fields in Yongqiu County were uncultivated after Zhang Miao rebelled and allowed Lu Bu to plunder and capture Ding, so that the rent collected at the end of the year was at least more than

It was less than half that of previous years.

As for the three elders and local big-name households like them, it was even worse. Not only did the number of tenants drop sharply, but they were also severely blackmailed by Lu Bu's troops some time ago and were forced to shed a lot of blood.

But do they think this is bad enough?

Wu Liang smiled and said nothing, they will definitely be even worse next year...

Because next year, that is, a few months after the beginning of spring, Yanzhou will encounter a very serious locust plague. How serious will it be?

It was so serious that in history, after Boss Cao had his house stolen by Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, he couldn't get any military rations when he returned to the army for rescue, and he couldn't even rob him. He had to choose a truce and almost sent his family members as hostages to Yuan Shao.

The conditions of living under someone else's roof.

even.

At that time, in order to help Boss Cao solve this problem, Cheng Yu was forced to order people to plunder the territory of Dong'a County under his jurisdiction at the time, and he could only scrape together enough military rations for Boss Cao for three days.

Moreover, some of these military rations are made from human meat...

It is said that this is one of the reasons why Cheng Yu has not been ranked among the three nobles in his life, because this fact is too bad of character. Although the Cao family is grateful to him, they dare not risk the disapproval of the world and let him be ranked among the three nobles.

However, these things can show how serious this locust plague is from the side.

At that time, Boss Cao did not have many soldiers and horses, only tens of thousands of them could support him to death. After plundering a county in such a large amount, they could only scrape together three days of food. Doesn't that mean that every family in the county at that time had their own affairs?

The food in the hands of households is basically stretched. Is it enough to last for a few days at most?

Therefore, if Wu Liang wanted to implement the farming system, the locust plague in the coming year would be an urgent problem to be solved.

However, Wu Liang has already thought of countermeasures in advance. Although it is impossible to lose nothing at all, it can still reduce a lot of losses.

It's definitely not eating locusts.

Before time travel, Wu Liang had read many historical novels, in which the locust plague was solved by "eating". Not only did people eat by themselves, but they also had to drive large groups of chickens and ducks to eat.

Wu Liang wanted to say that this was completely nonsense that was divorced from life.

The ancients were only limited by the level of scientific research at that time, and their understanding of everything in the world was not as thorough and scientific as that of later generations. However, they were not fools. If the locusts in the locust plague were really edible, how could they watch the locusts flying in front of their eyes and starve themselves alive?

die?

It is important to know that as long as there is a swarm of locusts, a deadly toxin will appear on these locusts.

People who eat this toxin will be poisoned and die. Even the natural enemies of locusts, such as chickens and ducks, will be affected by the toxin and smell and lose their appetite, and will not eat at all.

So if you want to solve the locust plague by eating, people will only die faster than the locusts.

As for what method Wu Liang plans to use...

Let's give it a try first. When the Zhu family, the three elders, or the big families are deeply harmed by this, Wu Liang will teach them what it means to obey me and prosper, and to go against me and perish.

"Dear elders, this is the end of today's banquet. I hope you all enjoyed it."

Seeing that the food and wine on everyone's table had all gone to the bottom, Wu Liang finally stood up and said with a smile.

"Thank you so much, magistrate, for your hospitality."

The three elders also stood up and gave thanks.

"You're welcome, I'll give it to you."

Wu Liang returned the gift with a smile.

In fact, at this moment, his heart was already outside the government office.

During the dinner, Dian Wei came over to report that after Zhu Lu and others were rejected by him, they did not leave angrily. Instead, they stubbornly stood outside the door, not knowing what they were planning...

What ideas can you come up with?

Is it just that you feel unhappy and want to regain your place?

It was now the cold winter season, and they had been freezing outside for more than half an hour. The resentment in their hearts must have been intensified. As soon as Wu Liang opened the government office, these people would definitely have a fit.

"Open the door."

Wu Liang didn't take it to heart at all, and nodded with a smile when he came to the door.
Chapter completed!