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Chapter 71: Land reform?
【Whether in the previous period. 】

【It was after Dayu founded the country. 】

[There are riots in the southwest region from time to time! ]

[Except before.]

[When Chen Huaixin sent troops to Jiaozhi to capture the barbarians, the deterrent force it brought made the southwest region behave itself for a while.]

【Other times.】

[That place has never been truly peaceful! ]

[“It all comes down to it.”]

[“It’s because the emperor is far away!”]

[“Even if we continue to use the previous system and rely on local officials to govern the local people, and even rely on the convenience of cement roads, we can reach that area faster than before and quell those unrests that have not yet caused a wave of unrest.”]

【"but."】

[“The turmoil that breaks out from time to time.”]

[“Let the troops stationed in Jiaozhi run around in a hurry.”]

[The Prime Minister's tone was somewhat helpless.]

[Chen Huaixin did not send back all the troops that were sent to capture the barbarians, but left a group of them there to guard and control the Jiaozhi area.]

【But who would have thought. 】

[Giao Chi has been captured and has been kept quiet, so he dares not to react too much.]

[But after the disturbance in the southwest region subsided, all kinds of weird things started to happen again! ]

【"certainly."】

【“That’s possible.”】

[“It’s because cement roads in the southwest are too difficult to pave.”]

[“It’s mostly winding mountains and old forests over there.”]

[“Otherwise, if they could arrive in just ten days, how could they dare to cause unrest!”]

[The Prime Minister shook his head.]

[The Southwest region can be said to be a stubborn problem. From the pre-Cheng period to the present Yu Kingdom, there has never been a real sense of complete control over that place! ]

【Nothing else.】

[Too far from Chang'an City. ]

【Minority groups are in the majority.】

[The internal situation is extremely complicated.]

[The inconvenience in access is due to the mountains and forests, etc.! 】

[The Prime Minister can think of many problems and troubles with just a little thought! ]

【The chieftain system inherited from before is barely a good solution! 】

[As for ignoring the southwest region and completely abandoning that area, that is even more impossible! ]

[“Although our country is big, there is no place that is redundant!”]

[The Prime Minister is unwilling to give up on things that are difficult to govern! ]

[After hearing his words, Chen Huaixin shook his head slightly and said, "No, the biggest problem in the southwest region is not other things, but the chieftains!"]

[“When the chieftains treat the natives as their own slaves and make the people live a harder life than at the end of the previous dynasty, how could there not be unrest?”]

[“Rebellion at the risk of one’s life… is all for the sake of survival!”]

……

In the Golden Palace.

The Minister of Agriculture was still immersed in thinking about how to plant and store local crops.

Wang Qianhe was concentrating on the matters concerning the southwest region!

Because he had long felt that the chieftain system was no longer as effective as it had been a hundred years ago, and the frequent unrest in the southwest region had increased the extra expenditures on the national treasury!
"so."

"After the methods of the predecessors have failed."

“Should there be changes?”

Influenced by Chen Huaixin's proactive reform, this idea suddenly popped up in Wang Qianhe's mind, but he was shocked by himself!
If it were in the past, he would at most think about how to delve deeper into the chieftain system, make some modifications and allow it to continue to play a role. After all, the benefits it once brought proved that it was still useful!
But now, Chen Huaixin's future deduction has not yet ended, and his way of thinking has slowly changed!
"Even I have been influenced by Chen Huaixin."

"So."

"Others who have also recognized him."

"Is it like me?!"

Wang Qianhe subconsciously looked around. Except for those determined and stubborn ministers or officials related to the aristocratic families.

Ministers like him who had approved of Chen Huaixin or were still hesitant were all frowning and thinking at this time.

This made Wang Qianhe suddenly feel his thoughts were very confused.

"It has not even appeared before us yet, but it has already affected us in another way?"

Wang Qianhe took a deep breath.

At this time, officials related to the aristocratic family suddenly stood up and said: "The Tusi system is the best way that I have ever tried to establish a country. Even if there are some problems, as long as we fix them, it will be enough to ensure long-term stability!"

There was a hint of pride on his face, because the chieftain system of Chengguo was proposed by their aristocratic family more than a hundred years ago!

Just like the aristocratic families governing the people in their own territory in their own way, letting the hereditary chieftains manage the natives, isn't this another form of aristocratic families? !
"Even if it's Chen Huaixin!"

"We can only rely on our governance methods!"

“At best, we can improve upon it!”

"As for the unrest that broke out from time to time."

"It's just because the chieftain doesn't have enough weapons and personnel to suppress those unruly people!"

The official looked at Ji Qingluo and gave his suggestion.

But Wang Qianhe could hear that he wanted to take the opportunity to make an opening!
If hereditary chieftains are allowed to have more people and weapons, then it should be normal for these noble families to have some as well, right? !
"Ah!"

Wang Qianhe sneered secretly.

Ji Qingluo was not a fool, so he naturally understood the meaning of those words.

She narrowed her eyes and looked at the official. Her cold gaze made him almost unable to stand!

After a long time.

The official's back was covered in cold sweat.

Ji Qingluo then spoke slowly.

"Not in a hurry."

"Just keep reading."

"After all, it is the chieftain system that you are so proud of."

"perhaps……"

"Chen Huaixin won't take it seriously!"

……

【After hearing what Chen Huaixin said. 】

[The Prime Minister showed some doubt on his face.]

[Nowadays, Yu Country is thriving everywhere. Even the most ordinary people, as long as they are not too lazy, can support their families by joining the civil engineering construction and relying on their own hands! ]

[How come the people in the southwest are living worse off than at the end of the previous period? ]

[It can't be that the spring breeze of Yuguo's development has not blown to that area, right? ]

【“Compared to other places.”】

[“The Southwest region is more closed and the environment is more complicated!”]

[“The people there have been governed by the chieftains for generations. The information and situations from the outside world they receive are all given to them by the chieftains. Only they can know them!”]

【Chen Huaixin shook his head.】

【I heard about this situation. 】

[The Prime Minister also feels that this is a very difficult situation. ]

[Because he also realized that what he and others knew about the southwest region was based on the selective reports from the local chieftains. Only then could they think about how to solve the problem! ]

【after all.】

【The Tusi system was a transitional ruling measure adopted to manage the multi-ethnic groups in the south.】

[In the past, as long as the government could collect taxes and avoid unrest, even if they knew that the chieftains were deceiving their superiors and subordinates, the government would basically turn a blind eye! ]

[Because for that wild area, for that place that is neither worth eating nor worth abandoning, not many ministers would want to seriously control and govern it! ]

[But the Prime Minister does not want to take such a passive approach like his predecessor. He hopes that the southwest region can truly become a part of Yuguo! ]

【He is thinking hard.】

[Two thoughts popped up in Chen Huaixin's mind. ]

[“Gai Tu Gui Liu! Or… land reform!”]

　There will be more updates later! Anyway, it’s not even 12 o’clock yet, so there will be more!!!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)