For Liu Bei's forces, Cao Cao's base has been upgraded to third-tier universities, and he has just started.

In order to compete with Cao Cao, he urgently needed time to develop quickly.

At this time, there is no benefit in going to war with the Eastern Wu.

So borrowing Liu Qi's matter to block Dongwu's mouth and leave them a glimmer of hope, which also makes Dongwu afraid to tear his face directly.

After all, Liu Bei's strength is not weak. When Cao Cao was reviving his strength, Eastern Wu did not want to spend his strength on the melee with Liu Bei.

The final result is naturally that both sides will withdraw their troops for the time being and wait for the right opportunity and excuses.

The former Sun-Liu alliance was only left with name at this moment.

Zhou Yu was seriously ill, and even if he was dissatisfied, he had to retreat.

The battles between Eastern Wu and Cao Cao have reached a point where they must be repaired.

After recapturing Jingzhou, the wars in all directions gradually subsided. Wang Xiao finally could use the land reorganization plan that had been prepared long ago here.

Jingzhou has not suffered any major wars since the end of the Han Dynasty, and northerners have been migrating south to avoid war, so the population is large.

At this time, Jingzhou was not the Jingzhou that was later in the future, which was familiar with Huguang and the world.

The land area that has been reclaimed here is limited, and most of it is concentrated in the hands of aristocratic families and landlords and powerful people.

There were no so-called self-cultivating farmers in the Eastern Wu area, and ordinary people were all tenants and slaves from aristocratic families.

Jingzhou is better, and there are still some ordinary people who can have their own fields.

For the farming people, the land is the lifeblood.

If Wang Xiao wants to completely mobilize the strength of the people, his true core point is land.

He first cleaned up all the aristocratic families and landlords and powerful people in Jingzhou in the name of following Cao Cao and in the name of rebellion.

It means breaking the door of the house, capturing the fort, capturing everyone, confiscating everything, burning Tian Qi to take over all the fields.

The so-called aristocratic families have a characteristic that they have monopoly prestige and strength in their provinces and counties, and are the top landlords.

Local tyrants are ordinary landlords, whose sphere of influence and strength do not exceed the ones in the county.

In Wang Xiao's opinion, no matter how big or small a fish are, they are all caught in the bucket.

The powerful clans in Jingzhou have not experienced a great war for many years, so their strength is far inferior to the north and the Eastern Wu.

Moreover, Cao Cao went south to clean up, and then the three-way war was another cleanup. His strength had already declined significantly.

When Liu Bei's army began to take action, there was resistance, but the intensity of resistance encountered was far lower than expected.

After taking the land and means of production, Wang Xiao began to take the second step.

He announced that all the land in Jingzhou, whether it is mountains, rivers, lakes, or fertile fields and grasslands, belong to the emperor.

Then, because the emperor is now hostage by treacherous officials, the emperor's uncle will be in charge of the supervision.

This is to strive for justice and to appease Liu Bei's heart.

After all, if he does not give Liu Bei the benefits that he cannot refuse, he will not completely break with the aristocratic family.

The reason why he did not directly lie in the name of Uncle Liu was not only a matter of face and the opportunity to give Dong Wu a speech, but also laid the groundwork for Liu Bei's future ascension to the throne and emperor.

When things went here, everything was normal.

Although the actions of cleaning up the powerful families were great, they still took the title of eliminating the rebellion that depended on Cao Cao.

It is not unacceptable to declare the land to the emperor.

And the next third step was a sensation.

Wang Xiao announced that according to the population and the household registration system, Liu Huangshu granted land to the people.

This kind of land grant is free, and the owner of the nominal land is still the Han emperor. It is only free to be granted to the people for use and can be passed on from generation to generation.

The most critical core is that all fields are forbidden to be bought and sold.

Because the land belongs to the emperor, buying and selling land will be dealt with on the charge of deceiving the emperor.

And if no one in the farmer's home inherits the land, the land will be taken back.

Theoretically, the one who benefited the most was the Han emperor, or the Uncle Liu.

Because the people who received the fields for free in his name will inevitably protect Uncle Liu at all costs in order to protect the land they have allocated to them.

Then there are the landless people, who have gone from tenants and slaves who cannot eat enough to have a fortune.

As the saying goes, "Those who have propriety have perseverance." People who have their own land will become Liu Bei's most loyal supporters in order to protect these lands and to protect this legitimacy.

Because they knew very well that once Liu Bei failed, the aristocratic families and local tyrants made a comeback. Then they would lose everything they are now and return to the days when people were worse than dogs.

Those who live a good life cannot go back.

It can be said that the set of things promoted by Wang Xiao has received the support of most people.

If some people support it, then some people will naturally oppose it. And although the number of opponents is not large, the power is extremely great.

The powerful families and powerful families in the northern counties of Jingzhou were basically wiped out, so naturally no one would jump out to object.

In addition to local celebrities such as Han Song, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei and others who defected to Liu Bei, even Mi Zhusun Qian and others around Liu Bei also expressed their opposition.

The reason is very simple, they are powerful people themselves.

Following Liu Bei is to shine on his family. One day, when Liu Bei's great things are accomplished, they can benefit from it.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be really infected by Liu Bei’s personality charm?

But now Wang Xiao is going to completely eliminate the foundation of the powerful family, so of course they are going to be anxious.

However, now, Wang Xiao has received strong support from Liu Bei, and the lower part is full of respect.

Apart from persuading them with their mouths, they had no other way to change Wang Xiao's mind.

In this case, everyone persuaded Liu Bei but failed. After some discussion, they decided to come forward together and invite the famous Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui as an envoy to visit Wang Xiao.

They hope that Sima Hui can convince Wang Xiao to change this strategy of exploring the foundation of aristocratic families.

"Mr. Shuijing, I have misunderstood my wishes, please forgive me."

In Xiangyang City, Wang Xiao received Sima Hui, who was considered his recommendation in his mansion.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, officials in various places were basically monopolized by aristocratic families.

However, in order to make your reputation nice, even if you are a child of the Yuan family of four generations and three dukes, you must have a powerful outsider to recommend him if you want to become an official.

This kind of thing seems to be taking off your pants and farting, but it is the most important process of official career in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is also to avoid being ridiculed in history books.

Just like Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan, when he was in office, Liu Bei was recommended by him as Maocai.

The so-called Maocai is actually a scholar. Because the name of Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, had the name Xiu in his name, in order to avoid taboos, the scholar was changed to Maocai.

This is equivalent to giving Yuan Tan the qualification to become an official. In the modern world, it is almost a civil service qualification.

When Liu Bei was defeated in Xuzhou, Yuan Tan, who had already become the governor of Qingzhou, personally led his troops to greet Liu Bei.

Even if it is just for reputation, the person recommended should respect the person who recommends himself very much.

For Wang Xiao, the recommended person he served as an official in Liu Bei was Sima Hui.

As long as he still wants to abide by the rules of this world, he must be warmly entertained.

"Kong Ming." Sima Hui did not hold his grace and held his hand with a smile. "In the battle of Chibi, your reputation has spread all over the world, and I am also honored."

‘Smart people are really troublesome’.

Wang Xiao complained in his heart, but his smile became even stronger. "This is all the credit of the teacher. If the teacher had not recommended someone to Liu Yuzhou, how could he have today?"

Sima Hui also complained in his heart, "If I had known you would do such a thing, I would offend the powerful people in the world. I wouldn't recommend you if I had beaten to death."

The referee and the person being recommended are closely related.

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that Wang Xiao’s land reorganization actions in Jingzhou is the foundation of drawing all the powerful families in the world.

Once things are done, who can not be afraid of expanding outward?

At that time, the tyrants of the whole world will come to fight back, and Sima Hui, as Wang Xiao's recommender, will not have good results.

So he came here today to persuade Wang Xiao to give up this crazy plan.

"Kong Ming."

After sitting down separately, the servants brought wine, drinks and dishes. After a simple greeting, eating and drinking, Sima Hui began to turn to the topic, "The land in the world has its own masters, so how can it be plundered at will?"

"It's not a plunder." Wang Xiao said with a wine glass, "They are against Cao Cao, and being eliminated is a matter of course."

Sima Hui smiled bitterly, "Before Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou, and his army was stationed everywhere. Who dared not to obey his orders? In this name, robbery may not be able to hide the world's long mouth."

“It doesn’t matter.”

Wang Xiao shrugged casually, "I don't care. This is just a name that their fields and means of production must be taken away."

Sima Hui was a little anxious, "Why did you do this!"

"In order not to have the next Yellow Turban incident!"

Wang Xiao's voice became serious, "Zhang Jiao people failed to succeed. Apart from the fact that the government army was too capable of fighting, the most important thing is that their command was not good. If they had succeeded, the dynasty had already changed. What kind of family families you mentioned had already been burned to ashes. If I don't do this, sooner or later, this kind of thing will happen again."

Without waiting for Sima Hui to speak, Wang Xiao slapped the table and stood up.

"Since the revival of Guangwu, land annexation in various places has become increasingly fierce. Ordinary people have been designed by the powerful people in various ways. They colluded with people in the yamen to harm the people with big and small dou. In the years of harvest, the people suffer even more. In the years of famine, the people suffer even more! By lending money to the trapped people, they will gradually erode other people's land."

"When the poor have no place to stand, they will force their whole family to become slaves, and they will be cows and horses for them for generations!"

Wang Xiao took a deep breath and calmed his emotions.

"The people are not really good or bad. Even if they are really good or bad, they will still be embarrassed if they are anxious. What's more, they are humans!"
Chapter completed!