Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 389: The White Horse Oath: Using Military Aristocrats to Suppress the Aristocratic Families

"Your fiefdoms will be with the country! I only need you to take up your swords, protect the people from the erosion of the aristocratic families, and strike down the barbarians and attack overseas."

Liu Hong gently raised his wine glass with a dim look in his eyes.

"But I want to emphasize one thing. If you do not have a fiefdom granted by the royal family and you occupy land, it will be regarded as treason and you will be killed and your country will be destroyed!"

Liu Hong didn’t know if what he did was right!

The conflicts of the Han Dynasty were transferred overseas, making the Han Dynasty a dynasty that continued to expand outward.

However, Liu Hong still prefers the military nobles to the useless aristocratic families who only know how to fight among themselves.

At the very least, they are really useful to the country and the people.

General Ergouzi and Marquis of Danzhou Gousheng were the first to speak in an impassioned voice.

"I am a scoundrel from the beginning. It is only thanks to your majesty's trust that I have ascended to the throne of king and prince, and can live with the country. How dare I not die for your majesty?"

The old brothers from Danzhou and others spoke up one after another, and then the voices of countless heroes gathered together.

Liu Hong smiled, stabbed the white horse's heart with a sword, and passed it to Han Xin. Han Xin also stabbed the white horse without hesitation and passed it to the next person.

The Qing Kingdom started an uprising with the virtue of gold, respected white, and killed a white horse, which meant that Liu Hong had abandoned the thousands of years of emperors and literati ruling the world together in the world of Joy of Life.

Instead, he promoted nobles with military merit and suppressed aristocratic families.

One after another, hundreds of civil servants and military generals stabbed Bai Ma with a knife, demonstrating their determination to be loyal to Emperor Gao.

Everyone has a clear understanding in their hearts.

These people who stabbed the white horse to death were almost all kings and princes, and would become the upper-level rulers of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Liang watched all this with a dim gaze.

Although Emperor Gaozu's move seemed to be a retrogression, it actually reflected his realization that the Han Dynasty had established a preliminary industrial system and was moving towards capitalism.

The demand for raw materials, labor, and markets was the real need of the Han Dynasty.

The nobles who had made great military achievements in expanding the territory became the new choice of Emperor Gao.

Once the White Horse Oath was made, everyone looked at Liu Hong, and they felt a little more identified with him.

Now they are princes who share the same destiny with the Han Dynasty. They are born with the mission of expanding territory and attacking the aristocratic families. They are on the same side as Emperor Gao.

Seeing that his group of heroes were so understanding, Liu Hong laughed and waved his hand.

"Haha... Now that the new dynasty has just been established, everything is in a state of revival. I won't hold a banquet for now. I hope you won't blame me."

How could these officials dare to do so? They immediately denied it.

Zhang Liang smiled gently and took the Minister of Personnel Yu Ping with him to calculate the fiefdoms and estates for this group of nobles with military merit.

Basically, they are all in the various fortresses of Northern Qi.

The fiefs of a king range from 10,000 to 30,000 households, including Han Xin, King of Zhao, Shangshan Hu, King of Jin, Yan Xiaoyi, King of Yan, and Xiao Zhan, King of Han.

As for the three ranks of marquis, there are county, township and pavilion. County marquis has 5,000 to 8,000 households, township marquis has 2,000 to 5,000 households, and pavilion marquis has 300 to 2,000 households.

This generous gesture made these heroes gasp in amazement.

When Fan Xian seized power in Qing State, he shamelessly became the Duke of Qin and was granted 100,000 households. With more than one hundred princes, that was basically two hundred thousand households.

This was almost like giving one of the five major counties of Northern Qi directly to the nobles with military merit.

It also shows that Emperor Gao was wary of the aristocratic families of Northern Qi. Each of their fiefdoms almost blocked the fortresses of Northern Qi.

Xiao Zhan, Wei Hua and other local members of the Northern Qi Dynasty originally had objections, but the throne of the princes was given to them, allowing them to turn their families into the country. Suddenly, their heads were dizzy and they wished they could die for Emperor Gao.

As for Northern Qi’s allies, just sell them off!
This is just a rough calculation. The real rewards have to be announced in person by imperial edicts in Kyoto.

Guo Baokun seemed out of place in front of so many heroes. He looked at this group of emerging military nobles.

I just felt cold all over and my whole body couldn't help shaking.

He was also a marquis of Ting, with a fief of 500 households. He basically followed Emperor Gao halfway and had no major contributions, but he was loyal and devoted to the emperor and was given the title.

But Guo Baokun doesn't care about these.

His Guo family participated in the Han Kingdom's Reform and had more than a dozen factories under their control, earning tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. They looked down on the income from the fiefdom.

Therefore, Guo Baokun, who was the most sober, discovered a problem.

It seems that these nobles with military merits were not satisfied with this. Those with less fiefs wanted more fiefs, and those with more fiefs also wanted more fiefs.

Liu Hong has blocked the path of land annexation and made it clear that the annexation of land by nobles with military merit is tantamount to treason.

Therefore, if the military nobles want to expand their benefits, there are only three ways. The first is to establish a factory, but given the cultural level of most people, forget it.

The second is to treat the people in the fiefdom well and continue to operate the business, but this is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is also easy for someone with ulterior motives to report it.

The third one is also the simplest one, war! As long as the war is won, the royal family will naturally increase their fiefdom and food.

"Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to do? The world has been unified, why do you still want to release all these monsters?"

Guo Baokun couldn't help but look up at Liu Hong who had already walked into Shazhou City to rest.

Liu Hong looked indifferent and just took out a letter from his pocket.

Ergouzi's letter came in two copies, and the obvious letter had already been torn into pieces by Liu Hong in front of everyone.

As for the secret ones, they are still in Liu Hong's hands.

"Hello, teacher. Respectfully presented by student Bai Lang!"

"As the peasant army of Nanzhao Kingdom broke through Qingzhou in Xiliang Road, the internal problems of Nanzhao Kingdom became more and more serious. I really don't understand, and I hope the teacher can answer my doubts."

"Students and soldiers shared the same hardships, and their daily meals were no more than a bowl of thin porridge. Their wives and children were treated the same as the common people. Three of them had already died of hunger and cold."

"But the civil officers and generals in the army were promoted by me from humble beginnings. Now they are enjoying the lavish life, withholding food and wages, annexing land, and becoming the new aristocratic families."

Liu Hong looked at the scribbled words and seemed to feel Bai Lang's confusion and anger.

"But I will never compromise! Whoever becomes a powerful family and exploits the common people will be slaughtered by me, so that no one in the world dares to exploit them anymore."

Bai Lang's sonorous and powerful voice seemed to be transmitted to Liu Hong's ears through the letter.

Ergouzi's investigation results are also obvious.

Bai Lang's methods were too cruel, and he massacred too many aristocratic families, sparing no one, young or old, male or female. Even if you tell the local small and medium-sized landlords, they would feel grief-stricken.

Under the secret planning of the generals and logistical officials in Bai Lang's army, Bai Lang's logistical supplies were cut off, and then a rebellion was launched in the central army.

This forced Bai Lang to flee the army with his personal guards, but he was eventually killed by Li Chengru.

"Too violent means are not advisable after all! The aristocratic families will eventually gain power, and we can only see if we can suppress them with military merit."

Liu Hong shook his head, his eyes becoming much colder.

These guys are really stubborn and stubborn, they can even interfere in military affairs.

(End of this chapter)