The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Three months later, Wei Yang took the carriage given to him by the prime minister Gongshu Cuo and headed for Yueyang, Guanzhong. Along the way, Wei Yang passed through Hexi County and entered the land of Guanzhong. Seeing the villages on the road with sparse population, barren land, and getting late, the two followers advised:"Sir, it's getting late, why not stay in a nearby village." After hearing this, Wei Yang decided to stay in a nearby village.

When they came to a village, the people in the village saw Wei Yang and his entourage hiding in their houses. Wei Yang got off the carriage and felt a little confused. He walked outside a house, knocked on the door softly and said,"People, we We are businessmen going to Yueyang. Please lend us a night." Inside the house, an old man in his sixties opened the door a crack and said,"Are you businessmen going to Yueyang?""That's right, old man, we He's a businessman." Wei Yang said politely.

The old man opened the door and let Wei Yang and others in. When Wei Yang came in, he saw that the house was bare and there were an old mother in her sixties, a woman in her thirties, and three children. Wei Yang asked:"Master, is your son not at home?"

After hearing this, the family couldn't help but shed tears. The father-in-law wiped his tears and said:"Sir, my son has died in the Battle of Shaoliang. Now that our place is under the control of the Wei State, I don’t know how much tax we have to pay. When Qin Gong was in charge of us in the past, the tax we paid was seven out of ten. I don’t know how much tax we will have to pay after we are under the control of the Wei State. I hope it won’t be too much. My two sons died in the battle, and there was not much food at home. Moreover, when the Wei army invaded Guanzhong, the Wei army was worried that we would provide food and grass to the Qin army, so they cut all the crops in our fields and planted them now. The crops won't grow much. If we continue to collect such high taxes, our family will not survive." After

Wei Yang heard this, he thought to himself: A war can be said to destroy a family. Wei Yang asked:"My father-in-law. , Wei State only taxes 2 out of 10, and does not charge a poll tax."

The old man looked unbelieving:"Sir, please stop teasing us. A rich family like you will not understand poor people like us. No one will believe the tax of 2 out of 10."

Wei Yang said with a smile:"Old Master, what I said is true. Wei Guoxin issued a decree, which was issued by His Highness the Crown Prince himself."

The old man smiled bitterly and said:"Sir, at that time the Qin Dynasty Duke Ye once said that the families of soldiers who died in battle could receive pensions. However, the war was over and the pensions had not been paid yet. As a result, they heard that our place was under the control of the Wei State."

Wei Yang originally wanted to say, but the words At the end of the sentence, it seems that the people of Qin do not believe in the government of Wei. It will take a lot of time to make the people of Qin believe in the government. When the old woman brought the food, she said:"Master, please have a meal." Wei Yang thanked him.

Wei Yang saw the children on the side staring at the rice in the bowl. Wei Yang picked up the rice and walked towards the children. The three children saw Wei Yang coming and took a step back. One child mustered up the courage and said,"Sir, I……"

Just as the child finished speaking, Wei Yang handed them the millet rice and said,"Children, eat it. Don't be hungry." When the three children saw the millet rice, they grabbed it without saying a word and grabbed the rice with their hands. , eating with big mouthfuls.

When the old woman came out of the kitchen and saw it, she cursed:"This is food for the guests. If you eat it, what will the guests eat?"

Wei Yang quickly protected the child and said,"Mother-in-law, I gave it to the children. If the family If you don't have millet, you can eat beans."

After hearing this, the old woman said,"Sir, we only have so little corn. You are a noble person, how can you eat beans and rice from poor people like us?" Wei Yang said,"Mother-in-law, it doesn't matter. , as long as there is something to eat." Wei Yang watched the children finish eating the millet.

Asked:"Is the millet rice delicious?" A child replied:"It's delicious. We can only eat millet rice during the holidays when our father comes back. The rest of the time we eat beans and rice. The government confiscated most of the millet. Leave these beans for us."

After Wei Yang heard this, he felt a little complicated. In the Wei State, due to Li Kui's reforms, the Wei State gradually became richer and everyone could eat corn. Now that the new laws have been implemented, the people are even richer.

A child asked:"Sir, what do the people in the Wei State eat? Do they eat beans and rice like us?" Wei Yang stroked the child's head and said:"The people in the Wei State eat millet and rice every day. The beans are mainly used for food." Feed the pigs to extract oil or make dry food for the march."

The three children were surprised and said together:"Sir, the people of Wei really eat millet every day, how come they have so much millet?"

Wei Yang felt that the Qin in Guanzhong The man, whose life was really bad, said:"It's true. In Wei State, every household can be allocated one hundred acres of land, and the grain output per mu can reach more than five hundred kilograms a year. Sometimes Know how to eat meat and drink alcohol."

After hearing this, the three children were very surprised. They ran to the woman's arms and said,"Mother, the Wei State is really great. Not only do they eat rice every day, but they also eat meat. If It's great that we are from the Wei State!" The woman stroked the child and said,"Now our place is under the control of the Wei State. I wonder how the Wei State will treat us Qin people?" The old man came in from outside the house, holding a Holding a live fish, he said to Wei Yang:"Sir, this is the fish I just caught from the river. I will bake the fish later and give it to you."

After the three children saw the fish, they rushed over and said"Grandpa, can I eat it?""No, if you all eat the young master's rice, you can't eat the fish." After the old man said that, he went into the kitchen to grill the fish. Wei Yang asked the old woman beside him:"Mother-in-law, how many acres of land do you have at home?"

The old woman sighed and said,"We only have ten acres of thin farmland at home, unlike in Wei, where a family has a hundred acres." Yang Yang said:"Don't worry, mother-in-law, the Wei State will give you 100 acres of land soon. The Marquis of Wei has personally ordered it, and the people in Guanzhong will also receive 100 acres of land for each household."""Really, sir, will Wei really give us the land?"The old woman said doubtfully."I'll give it."Wei Yang replied……

In the early morning

, Wei Yang left here with his entourage and drove a carriage to Yueyang. After an unknown amount of time, he finally arrived at the boundary of Yueyang. Wei Yang was in the car, thinking about what happened yesterday. The people of Qin didn't believe what the government said, which meant that when they were in the Qin State, the people of Qin didn't believe what the government said. How to make the people believe what the government said? When thinking about it, he asked He said:"Sir, if we walk for half an hour, we will reach Yueyang."

After hearing this, Wei Yang said:"Hurry up the carriage."—yes. When he arrived at Yueyang City, Wei Yang saw the tall city wall and thought: It is indeed the capital of Qin. After entering the city, there were very few people on the street, and many Qin people did not dare to come out. After Wei Yang saw this, he asked how to get rid of the Qin people after the war, and how to make the Qin people trust the government. When he arrived at the county government, Wei Yang got out of the car and walked in. He said to his entourage:"Bring all the bamboo slips of Yueyang County's history, humanities, and places.""——yes.

Late at night, Wei Yang was reading at night. On the bamboo slips were written the townships in Yueyang and the land in the county. After reading it, a follower said:"Sir, it is better to go and check in person to read what is in the book. Better understand the problems in Yueyang." When Wei Yang heard this, he was indeed very good and said:"Well, tomorrow you can follow me to various villages to check the problems."——obey.

An attendant came in and said,"Sir, this is an order from the county governor." Wei Yang took it and after reading it, he said,"It seems that not only I am anxious, but the county governor is also anxious." After all, although Wei State occupied Qin State Half of Guanzhong County, but these areas are much more difficult to manage than Wei State. If you want to manage Guanzhong County well, it seems that you need some plans! Wei Yang took out the decree, read it carefully and said,"Tomorrow morning, post the decree so that all the Qin people in Yueyang will know about the new law!"——yes.