Domineering Daming
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On the opposite side of the young man was a chubby old man with all his lower front teeth missing. He chuckled and said, "That's right, there must be a reason for His Majesty's liking. It's just that I'm stupid, and I realized it a little too late."
On the young man's right is a middle-aged man with a very indifferent face, holding a teacup, silently.
The young man was dressed in fine clothes and had an extraordinary temperament. At first glance, he was either rich or expensive. He was full of smiles, giving people a feeling of spring breeze, and said: "It's late, but it's still too late."
This sentence is very flavorful. Everyone in the audience looked up at him when they heard it. The chubby old man smiled and said with a knowing expression: "There is still time, the stall of the imperial court is so big, there are still things we can do." Many of them are for the 'New Deal', so we should do our best."
The middle-aged man with deep official authority gave a confident smile and said: "Some twists and turns are also expected. The 'division of land' was written in the policy report by the chief minister. There will definitely be big moves this year. We Be patient."
The chubby old man hastily continued: "It's not about being patient, but to hurry up and not let others take the lead, otherwise we won't have a chance to drink soup..."
The middle-aged man with deep authority smiled slightly, picked up his teacup, and obviously agreed.
The middle-aged man with an indifferent expression glanced at the two, then looked at the young man in Chinese clothes, and said, "Young Master Zhou, are you really sure that we will all win the bid?"
He is very disturbed, now the price is being driven up outside, the price is raised so high, the court is not a fool, how could it be willing to be taken advantage of and spend so much money in vain?
After he finished speaking, the other two also looked at Mr. Zhou, with searching intent in their eyes.
Mr. Zhou smiled calmly and said: "Don't forget what my father does. This matter is easy for me."
All three of them smiled and nodded, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.
Mr. Zhou obviously saw that they had doubts in their hearts, and said calmly: "We should expand even more. Your Majesty wants to develop commerce with great plans, and we small people should also contribute. Not only fertilizers and farm tools, but also hoarding land and dividing land." , I also plan to form a fleet. I have already opened up the relationship between Waguo and Ryukyu. Ten ships will go back and forth every two months. Sell them, buy them back, and sell them again, at least [-] silver!"
The three people opened their eyes, and the chubby old man said in surprise: "Young Master Zhou, are there really so many?"
Mr. Zhou looked confident, and said lightly: "Others don't have it, but I have it."
Thinking about Mr. Zhou's background, the three of them felt relieved, and their faces were full of ambiguous smiles that were not smiles.
Such a good business, of course they want to participate in a share of the pie.
Chapter 1497 Li Banghua makes a move
The arrival of early spring and the disappearance of winter snow brought warmth to Daming.
The Ming court has already made "dividing land" a top priority, and almost all departments and manpower are revolving around this matter.
In Li Banghua's class, Zhang Liqi handed over a document and said, "My lord, an investigation report transferred from the prison department."
Li Banghua has been paying attention to this matter all along, so he quickly took it over.
He didn't look at it for a while, raised his head, and said in shock: "Is the scale so big?"
Zhang Liqi looked solemn, and said: "Yes. Some people should have been doing it quietly, but I don't know if it leaked the news, or someone deliberately spread it. The entire Ming Dynasty seems to be enclosing land now, not to mention Jiangnan, which is where the land in the north is concentrated. The trend is also unprecedented, the price is also soaring, and some people are maliciously raising the price."
Li Banghua frowned, his face was ashen, and he continued to look at the document.
It said that the imperial court and local officials did not know how many officials were suspected of colluding with those gentry, wealthy businessmen, hoarding land and things that the imperial court wanted to purchase in large quantities. A monopoly phenomenon has already appeared.If the court continues to acquire land and purchase according to the current market conditions, the budget will be more than doubled, and the rest will be doubled!
This is such a scary thing, even Li Banghua felt horrified!
This group of people is too courageous, just so blatantly, they are not afraid of the court's action, ransacking the family and exterminating the family!
Zhang Liqi seemed to see what Li Banghua was thinking, and said, "My lord, there are too many people involved this time, almost all the gentry in my Ming Dynasty participated, it is difficult to deal with them all..."
Li Banghua raised his head, his face was cold and hard, his eyes were gloomy, and he said coldly for a moment: "There is no need to clean up everything, focus on the key points, and kill chickens and scare monkeys!"
Zhang Liqi looked at Li Banghua and waited for him to continue. Simply killing chickens and scaring monkeys will not solve the problem. After all, things have already happened. consumption.
Li Banghua remained expressionless, and said: "First, let me tell you that this year we will divide 20 hectares of land and 100 million households. Second, we will make a public budget of 500 million yuan to purchase grain, livestock, farm tools, and chemical fertilizers. The bidding will start in the month. Third, review the disaster victims, increase the team of Qingzhang, and the yamen for land resumption should be louder and louder. The more lively the better. Please say hello to the Chaobao and the Royal Commercial Group, and ask them to help you Fourth, notify Annan Province in plain text to report the estimated number of acres and households that can be divided, prepare to receive the victims, and do a good job of resettlement. Fifth, release the news that the farm policy in Shanchuan and other places will end, and the land can be consolidated. Divide..."
Zhang Liqi has been taking notes with a charcoal pen. Hearing Li Banghua's series of words, he couldn't help interrupting: "My lord, what do you mean?"
The top officials of the imperial court knew that, not to mention their Qingtian team, even if the entire imperial court was fully committed to "dividing the land", they couldn't do too much at once, and it took time to prepare, respond, and solve various problems.
Li Banghua made the stall so big all of a sudden, how could they have the energy?
Li Banghua picked up the teacup and said, "I just want to see how long they can last? We verify the household registration, and it takes at least half a year to clear the farmland, and it doesn't take much time. The business houses controlled by the Royal Commercial Group are enough to supply such things as fertilizers. "
Zhang Liqi understood, and said, "Are you trying to drag them down?"
In fact, the imperial court already has a lot of land. If it is divided, it will take at least two years to complete the division. The land requisition is only to completely solve the land problem, and the imperial court still has enough time to turn around.
But those gentry are different, let alone chemical fertilizers, which require a huge investment and cannot be stored for a long time. If more and more farm tools, farm animals, and seeds are produced, the investment will be huge.
After a long time, it will definitely not be able to hold on!
And for the large number of acres purchased by those people, the grain tax will be gradually implemented, and the rent quota regulations will be strictly enforced. With a multi-pronged approach, these people are afraid that not only will they not be able to make money, but they will have to spit out their losses.
Li Banghua looked at Zhang Liqi and said, "No, we have to concentrate on our business now, and we don't have time to talk to them."
Zhang Liqi smiled cooperatively, but thought to himself, "You don't understand, but you dug a big hole, and I don't know how many people will die in it."
Zhang Liqi received Li Banghua's order and began to spread the word through various departments.
Sure enough, as soon as the news got out, I don’t know how many people became eager. Except for the daily rice, grain, oil and noodles that were severely suppressed by the court, the prices of other items rose rapidly in almost a few days, and quickly spread to the entire Ming Dynasty.
This incident really shocked Sun Chuanting, after careful investigation, he went to Qianqing Palace to explain to Zhu Xu.
Zhu Xu has recently cultivated himself, read books and practiced handwriting, so he had some time to relax. Looking at the chief assistant standing in front of the table, Zhu Xu asked slightly surprised: "This is Li Banghua's doing?"
Sun Chuanting said: "Yes. Li Shilang also released some rumors out of anger, but he didn't expect to cause such a big disturbance. Chen Te came to plead guilty."
The consequences of soaring prices are very serious, and will inevitably have a great impact on the established reform plan.
Zhu Xu waved his hand and said with a smile: "I just didn't expect Master Li to have such a means. Aren't you afraid that he will be stabbed in the back by countless people afterwards? Will he not be able to return to his hometown in the future?"
Scholars are the most important thing, and the few news released by Li Banghua, I don't know how many people will be killed.It is conceivable that in the future when Li Banghua returned to his hometown after his official career, he would be rushed out by a group of people and beat him to death, or his whole family would be burned to death in a fire at night when he returned home, or he would be isolated and unable to leave the house.
Sun Chuanting seemed not aware of it, and said: "The minister has ordered various departments of the imperial court to curb prices. The Price Bureau and the Law Enforcement Bureau are planning a nationwide joint action. I believe that prices will return to normal in a short time."
With the advancement of the reform of official administration, all levels of the imperial court, especially the new yamen, are gaining real power, and Sun Chuanting plans to replace the 76 magistrates in the north, which will inevitably give these new yamen strong support. Facing the intricate civil gentry, Overcome all obstacles and push forward other aspects of the "New Deal".
Zhu Xu didn't care much about these things, and said, "Did you cast a net?"
Sun Chuanting knew what Zhu Xu was talking about, and said, "Yes. The imperial court has been in chaos these years. Although various departments have been vigorously fighting corruption these years, there are many people who fish in troubled waters, especially those who hold power, such as ministers. By the side of the elders, by the side of the elders, even those who came out of the government, blind trust, dark under the lights, or turning a blind eye to one eye still exist, and it is necessary to purify the officialdom again."
Chapter 1498
Zhu Xu said "hmm" and said: "Chaos, the corruption brought about by the rebuilding process is expected, but unity is also very important. You can decide what to do. When necessary, I will intervene."
What Zhu Xu meant was that when Sun Chuanting was in trouble, he would come out to stand on the platform.
Sun Chuanting leaned forward and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will be careful. Mr. Fu Ge will go south to Suzhou in April, accompanied by officials at all levels from the five ministries. After a certain integration of the land in the three prefectures of Su, Yang, and Hangzhou, a new project will be started. Division, reclamation, water irrigation, grain seeds, chemical fertilizers, farm tools, cattle, etc. will be arranged as a whole, and various resources will be vigorously tilted..."
Zhu Xu listened, and said: "The three prefectures of Su, Yang, and Hangzhou are my experimental fields, so we must do it well. If it is effective, it must be around Taihu Lake, not just in Taihu Lake, but also in other suitable places. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. , no matter how hard you try, it’s justified.”
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