The eldest son of the red mansion

Zhang Chaoxin had just heard Jia Ke's inquiry, and immediately stood up and said, "My lord, the people of the Zhen family have opposed the imperial court this time. The crime is unforgivable and cannot be forgiven lightly. According to my opinion, they will be executed all over the house. Let them forget it." .”

After hearing this, Sun Yan felt a little unbearable. After all, it was hundreds of lives. That's it."

Jia Ke didn't make a decision right away, but still looked at Fan Kang beside him.

Fan Kang understood Jia Ke's meaning, so he stood up and said: "Master Sun's method is good, but it's a little too lenient. You and I think it's better to kill all the males and send the female relatives to the Jiaofang Division. "

Fan Kang made a deal with each other, and adopted an intermediate policy from Zhang Chaoxin and Sun Yan's strategy.

Jia Ke nodded after listening, Fan Kang's doctrine of the mean is also good.

"If that's the case, then in the name of the Military Plane Department, send the documents to the Jinling Mansion. All the males of the Zhen family who are over three years old will be beheaded, and all the females will be sent to the Jiaofang Division."

At this time, old Meng Ming hadn't said a word since he entered the hall, and now he frowned after hearing Jia Ke's words.

"Hold on, Prime Minister. Although the Zhen family made a mistake, what does it have to do with those innocent children? Please forgive me and don't get involved too much."

Jia Ke said unhappily: "What are you talking about? The Zhen family did not sell food to the imperial court, which delayed the disaster relief work in Shaanxi. Has Zhen Zhenxian considered those children in Shaanxi who are waiting to be fed? Could it be that the lives of his family are more important than those of others? Is it expensive?"

When old Meng Ming saw Jia Ke's expression changed, he immediately shut up and retreated to his seat, not daring to speak again.

Old Meng Ming is really scared now. Since Jia Ke monopolized Chao Gang, his temper has become more and more violent, killing people at every turn, so he should keep his old bones.

The others sneered at Old Meng Ming's attitude. The old man still couldn't see the situation clearly. Did he really think that Jia Ke was only punishing the Zhen family for the sake of the victims?This is just an excuse, just to deal with those officials in Jiangnan, so that Master Jia Ke can completely control Jiangnan.

"Don't mention this matter again. Next, let's talk about how to deal with those officials in Jiangnan who colluded with the Zhen family?"

When the military ministers below heard Jia Ke's words, they said in their hearts that it really came, this is the big head.

Sun Yan, as the foreman of the military aircraft, replied first: "I don't think it's easy to be too involved this time, otherwise Jiangnan will be panicked."

Fan Kang agreed with Sun Yan this time, "My lord, Mr. Sun, is right. I think it's better to be lenient. Don't kill them all."

Zhang Chaoxin was not as radical as before this time, "My lord, it's just a normal thing to deal with these people, but they have implicated many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. I think it's better to deal with them in a low-key manner."

When Jia Ke saw the three ministers from the Military Aircraft Department, they all had similar opinions. He thought about it for a while. Now that the situation is not stable, it is not appropriate to intensify the conflicts with those people in Jiangnan. He will wait until his army training is completed before dealing with them. When the general ledger.

"Since your opinions are similar, let's do it this way. All these officials who colluded with the Zhen family will be dismissed."

After Sun Yan and the other four listened, they immediately got up together and bowed to Jia Ke, and then said, "I will obey your lord's orders."

"Those gentry and grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, this time they are sensible, so they will not be dealt with for the time being. If it happens again, they will be punished for both crimes, and they will be punished severely."

After Zhang Chaoxin heard Jia Ke's words, he immediately came out and replied with a smile on his face: "My lord is still kind. These people didn't want them to go bankrupt, but they wanted to let them off their skins. That's my lord. How can others be so gentle?" let them go."

Jia Ke also showed a smile on his face when he heard the compliment, but he restrained himself immediately, and then asked below: "How much property did the Zhen family steal?"

Chapter 554

When Sun Yan heard Jia Ke's inquiry, he stood up and said: "My lord, the report sent by Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, clearly records it. The Zhen family has a total of more than 300 million mu of land, and there are many donated. This part also has 200 million mu.”

After Jia Ke heard this, her face darkened.It seems that the Zhen family is also a good means, there is so much property in less than a hundred years.

"It is my order that all these lands will be taken into public ownership, and no one will be able to sell them. I will order the prefect of Jinling to lease these lands to farmers with little land and no land for cultivation."

Jia Ke also learned this idea from the modern Taizu.

Jia Ke did not have the boldness or courage of the Taizu to overthrow the landlord class at once, so he could only use such a slow redemption policy to give farmers and the lower class a way out and temporarily ease social conflicts.

After Fan Kang listened to it, he kept nodding below. If Jia Ke followed this policy, then social conflicts would become less and less severe, and the country could be extended for another 200 years.

Seeing that everyone below nodded, Jia Ke continued, "There is also this year's Spring and Autumn Taxes. You must not make mistakes again. Last year, our emperor gave us a difficult problem. This year, you should not repeat it." Give me a problem."

As soon as Jia Ke finished saying this, the people below couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that after Jia Ke imprisoned the emperor, when he checked the inner treasury, he found the Wenyin with the words of the Ministry of household.

Now, the truth about the tax money falling into the water last year became clear. What kind of boat capsized and all the money fell into the canal?

Sun Yan was quite happy to see Jia Ke now, and then asked a more difficult question.

"My lord, what should I do with those donated fields, should they be returned to their original owners, or should they be confiscated?"

Jia Ke was a little silent after hearing this, and he walked back and forth in the lobby a few steps, still a little undecided.

"Fan Kang, what do you think of this matter?"

Hearing Jia Ke's question, Fan Kang pondered for a while, "My lord, those who can get in touch with the Zhen family and contribute to their family are not ordinary people, they must be well-connected , They are all landlords in the countryside, if they are offended, with their abilities in the countryside, they may cause some trouble to the imperial court, why not let them go for a while."

After listening to Jia Ke, she was not angry, but after thinking about it, what she wants now is to achieve a smooth transition, not to cause any turmoil in the world, and now is not the time to confront these gentry.

Moreover, Jia Ke has another idea, that is, he is also a member of the landlord class, and there is no need to push the entire landlord class to the opposite of himself.

So Jia Ke turned around and said to Sun Yan: "Let them take out the previous land deeds. If there are any, they will return them in full, and if they don't, they will be nationalized."

After Jia Ke finished speaking, she suddenly paused, and then said, "Let them pay me five years' worth of taxes. If they can't pay them, then there's no need to give them the land."

Sun Yan agreed below, and this matter is considered to be over.

Then there was nothing to do, so everyone dispersed and went to work separately.

Jia Ke was relatively relaxed. He returned to the back hall of the Prime Minister's Office and began to review the memorials.

These memorials all have opinions reviewed by the Military Aircraft Department, and Jia Ke agreed directly as long as he saw that there was no major problem.If Jia Ke sees any problems, he directly dismisses it, or writes an opinion for them to redo.

Jia Ke watched until it was nearly night, and then she felt a little tired, and went back to rest after get off work.

Besides, with Jia Ke's idea, Jiangnan's affairs were handled very quickly, that is, all the properties of the Zhen family were nationalized, and a large part of the donated land was returned to the original owners, which made these landlords He breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he didn't have any complaints about the court's handling this time, and even began to praise Jia Ke in many places.Although they have to pay a sum of money, which makes them feel distressed, but after all, the foundation is preserved.

As for the members of the Zhen family, almost all those in charge of their family were executed, and all the remaining offshoot males were sent to Yunnan, and some female relatives were also sold.

Jia Yucun took advantage of this opportunity and took several beautiful ladies from the Zhen family into the house.Even Tian Ye took in a beautiful girl.

After this matter was over, Tian Ye returned to Beijing to hand over the order, but when he came back, he was already a different person. When he went, the emperor was sitting on the Golden Luan Hall. Although his power was suppressed, he was still the supreme under heaven, Now it is just a puppet, at the mercy of Jia Ke.

And Jia Ke didn't make things difficult for Tian Ye, he had already found out through the hidden guards that the Zhen family's kindness to Tian Ye was repaid this time, and from then on he could work for himself with peace of mind. Only then did he forgive him and let him continue walking at the military plane.

Time passed quickly, a few months passed in a blink of an eye, and the imperial court examination was just around the corner.

And up to now, Jia Ke has not decided on the chief examiner who will take the exam, which makes many courtiers jealous.

You must know that the chief examiner of the general examination is not an ordinary position. As long as one imperial examination is passed, one or two hundred more students and old officials can be added, which can be regarded as a great expansion of strength, so the chief examiners of each general examination are all important officials. The key to contention.

In fact, it wasn't that Jia Ke didn't want to make a decision so quickly, it was that Jia Ke couldn't make up his mind for a while.

According to common sense, the chief examiner of the examination this time must be Fan Kang, Minister of Rites.

However, Fan Kang was not from a serious imperial examination background. If he was the chief examiner of the general examination, he might be criticized by scholars all over the world.