eldest son of Ming dynasty

Geng Qi was so stupefied by the question that he couldn't speak.

He also knew the name of Jin Yiwei, so he asked you who was above you directly, as if he was interrogating you.

He had no choice but to accept it.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, there was a heavy snowfall in the north, and Jizhou and Shuntian both reported snow conditions.

The sky is covered with snow, and the sky and the earth are foggy. After walking out of the city and going to the countryside, the fields are full of withered poplar trees, cold and empty.

Only after the snow stopped did I see pairs of black spots in the vast whiteness.

Although Geng Qi raised some doubts about Jin Yiwei's murder last time, when he went to the countryside the next day, he found that everyone he met suddenly became much more polite.

Instead of procrastinating as before, he brought several people who were like housekeepers and took the initiative to lead Geng Qi's people into the field, and his words were full of enthusiasm.

"There was private labor in this area before, right?" Ma Bin still understood part of the situation.

"Ah... Yes, there are. But don't worry, it's the old Huangli. Now that the court says it's not allowed, then the general will ban it."

Geng Qi was a little uncomfortable with this guy's obedience, but he was too lazy to care about it. He walked to the ridge of the field and looked from a distance, "The old people in the past said that it is not easy to cultivate these wastelands."

"The general was confused for a moment and became greedy. But he did not waste these good lands. Now the court wants to take them back, so don't worry. They can be cultivated in the spring next year. It happens to be snowing, which is a good sign."

Geng Qidao: "Time is tight, we need to allocate these fields to military households as soon as possible, and the previous yellow records have to be redone. Zhao Qianhu, do you also have 30 acres per household here?"

"Yes, this piece of land is fertile. It can produce two to three shi of rice per mu, and 30 mu of land can produce seventy or eighty shi of grain and rice a year. As long as it is a good year, it will be enough."

Ma Bin snorted, "You also said it must be a good year. What if it's not a good year? How can those who don't have 30 acres of land live?"

And that’s just before tax.

"What Shang Chao said is, the end will be confused, the end will be confused."

Geng Qi didn't repeat himself, "In just these two days, let's re-divide the acres of land immediately. According to 30 acres per household, they need to be registered and given a land lease. Deputy envoy Ma is still from Ningxia. After Ningxia divides the fields, there will be another The solution is to not allow land sales."

"Buying and selling are not allowed? What if someone sells it privately? Whose property does it belong to?"

"Private sales are not recognized by the court. In other words, as long as the person who sells the land sues the government, the government must award the land to the original owner. Because it is a purchase that violates the court's laws, the money spent to buy the land will naturally be charged. He's not coming back. So if Zhao Qianhu wants to buy it, he can go buy it."

Ma Bin also added, "It is also possible to bribe the government to award Tian Bu to the original owner."

Zhao Qianhu is cowardly, but you can still hear the good words. Jin Yiwei's killing god told you about bribing officials, so can you believe it?
So he shook his head like a rattle, "Don't dare, don't dare, the general will definitely act in accordance with the imperial decree. We will be able to sort out what Commander Geng said in 20 days at most. This is all mature land."

In this way, Geng Qi rode to the next place.

In fact, it is very slow to do so, Jizhou is so big, when will it run down?
However, with the expansion of the scope, the General Military Mansion will definitely send other commissioners. Jin Yiwei is watching every day who makes the higher requirements.

Now there are rumors of a second round of inspections.

Everyone has pressure, including Ma Bin.

If the second round of inspections doesn't find any major problems, he can still do business, but if a lot of problems are found, then the emperor will doubt his role at that time.

"Commander Geng, are you more relaxed today than the last few times?"

I have visited three places this morning.

"It's really not that difficult to rely on the assistance of Deputy Envoy Ma."

Ma Bin patted his knife, "Sometimes, you still have to rely on it."

"One more thing."

"What's wrong?"

"Although I understand the meaning of the court, it is unreasonable not to refund the money for buying the land."

Ma Bin raised his eyelids lightly, "But this works."

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After the Spring Festival, Zhu Houzhao received a memorial on the progress of the clean-up of Jizhou's farmland.

I sighed in my heart, it seems that I really have to kill a few people to work.

"Is there anyone in the attendant's room? Call one."

"Yes."

There are now three people in the attendant's room, of course Jin Gui counts as one, he looks like his butt has been glued, he hasn't left the attendant's room for several years, and then there is Xie Pi.

But the two of them are really not enough, and they are too busy to touch the ground, so Zhu Houzhao has been considering adding one.

It wasn't until New Year's Eve this year that the palace issued an imperial edict and transferred Jing Yang (pronounced the same as "Yang"), the editor of the Hanlin Academy, to the attendant's room.

Jing Yang was the second place in the imperial court Jiake in the first year of Zhengde.

He has been in the Hanlin Academy for nearly four years after he passed the middle school. Zhu Houzhao occasionally pays attention to the Hanlin Academy, a place where talents are stored, to see if there are any real talents.

But I didn't see the clues, after all, the talents are all in the stomach, it is not easy to see, he will not just use some articles to appoint randomly, but Jing Yang is still in his eyes.

Because this guy is a desperate guy.

Zhu Houzhao once ordered the Imperial Academy to sort out the historical materials of military construction in the Tang and Song Dynasties, especially the Tang Dynasty.In addition, he would ask the Hanlin Academy to sort out all kinds of other materials for him to read.

The speed is quite fast every time.

He boasted a few times, and later accidentally learned that every time this type of task goes on, Jing Yang spends all night reading and tidying up at the expense of his health.

Because of this seriousness, Zhu Houzhao must remember him.

After that, Jin Yiwei asked Jin Yiwei to inquire about this person carefully, and found that Jing Yang was filial to his mother, and he was strict with himself, so he decided to transfer him to the attendant's room after the Spring Festival.

Such a tune is soaring into the sky, and he has been a close servant of the emperor ever since.

"Boshi (Jing Yangzi), you should make a copy of this memorabilia on Jizhou, and there should be more in the future, and you should keep every copy. This is the first memorabilia that specifically reports how many acres of land have been allocated. The number of hectares of land and the number of soldiers are very important, you have to record them carefully, and at the end I will ask Jizhou to take a summary, if the data is right, if not, you must remind me immediately."

Jing Yang was born in Chenghua in 12 years, and is now 35 years old. He has a thin body, a long and dark face, and a mole on his chin, which is actually not very good-looking.

"The minister obeys the order."

"The harvest of grains per mu in Juntun fields is one bushel or two liters. I estimate that there are more than 5 hectares of fields in Jizhou. In this case, the grains harvested in the fields in one year is..."

According to Zhu Houzhao's calculations, one hundred mu is an hectare, more than 500 million mu, if 550 is taken...

"Your Majesty, it should be around 60 to 70 dan."

"Hey, look, compared to previous years, it should have increased by 10 times, right?"

Jing Yang reported, "Last year, Jizhou Town handed in more than 60 shi of grain. However, it may be too late to re-divide the fields. In the sixth year of Zhengde, there should be [-] shi."

"So how can this military camp not be cleaned up? When you first entered the attendant's room, you started by sorting out these data. There are too many, and I sometimes can't remember them."

"The minister leads the order."

In fact, 60 shi is still less, and basically the total number is difficult to reach the scale of 2000 million shi in the late Hongwu period and the early Yongle period.After all, the Yongle, Xuande, and Zhengtong emperors all reduced taxes later.

The reason for the tax reduction is also very simple, that is, the military households invaded and occupied by the military colonies cannot survive, so they have to be reduced.It’s just that the previous emperors still had room for reduction. At Zhu Houzhao’s place, they collected more than 100 million stones a year, so what else is there to reduce?
If you reduce it, you can avoid it all, and you can get a good reputation.

For Zhu Houzhao now, his goal for the number of grains is to reach 800 million to 1000 million shi. In addition, after the military settlement is cleaned up, the function of the military settlement itself to support the army should also be restored. In other words, The true part of the military salary should not be asked to bear much by the court.

The most is to send some more colored silver.

And he has the idea of ​​disarmament.

Therefore, if the military rations still become a burden on the court after five years of Zhengde, then Zhu Houzhao will have to find trouble with some people.

Not only that, these farmed grains turned over can help the Ming Dynasty's annual income break through the shackles of 3000 million dan in one fell swoop. Considering that military food expenditures are also saved, official salary, clan salary, and military expenses are all reduced.

So it is conservatively estimated that half of the annual income, which is more than 500 million stone, can be allocated and used.

Of course, Zong Lu is another matter.

In this way, whether it is domestic disaster relief or overseas expeditions, at least food can be provided.

After many years of governing the country, it will be considered effective.

There was always a hope in his heart, Zhu Houzhao became the emperor before he became active, clutching the memorial in his hand, he was thinking again, "Many people were killed and exiled in the Jizhou Rebellion this time. Seven hundred thousand soldiers and horses can be left. Wan is not bad, um..."

Zhu Houzhao tapped his fingers on the table regularly, "Don't go through the cabinet yet. The attendant's office privately sent a letter to Jizhou Commander-in-Chief Yang Shangyi, asking him to consider whether after the reduction of Jizhou Town's soldiers, it can be streamlined based on actual conditions. After a while, the frontier troops always disperse as soon as they charge, so what's the use of keeping them? Uncle Shi, "

"My minister understands, I will ask His Majesty to have a look at it after I draft it."

"Oh, let Jin Gui take a look first."

"Yes."

Because of the first meeting, Zhu Houzhao wanted to say a few more words, "Uncle, when you were in the Imperial Academy, I heard about your reputation, saying that you are serious and diligent in doing things. This is good, and I also appreciate it. This is your point. However, the attendant’s room is not as good as the Hanlin Academy, and the Hanlin Academy’s work is finished, but here, if you haven’t finished the first thing, the tenth thing may have come. Therefore, you must not follow the Your previous style, otherwise within two months, I will have to call an imperial physician for you. You must have passion in your heart, but you must be calm on the outside, remember this sentence from me."

It was the first time for Jing Yang to meet the king, and he was infinitely moved when he heard that he cared about him so much, "I dare not worry about your majesty's rough body. I have written down your majesty's teachings! Thank you for your concern."

"Okay, let's do it."

With this person around, Jin Gui and Xie Pi are of course much more relaxed, after all, the Great Court will be coming after the Chinese New Year.It is not an easy job for the attendants to find out what those people promised the emperor in the past, and also record what they said this year.

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