Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Mei Chun sighed.

His ancestor Mei Yin was originally the son-in-law of Taizu and the consort of Princess Ningguo.

Mei Yin was killed by the sycophants Tan Shen and Zhao Xi. Chengzu was furious and killed them both and ransacked their home.

Then Mei Yin's two sons were given official positions. At this point, Mei Yin's three sons were all ministers of the court.

Mei Yongzhen, the ancestor of Mei Chun, was the second son of Mei Yin, and was among those rewarded.

So far, he has served as the commander of Xiaoling Guard for generations.

It has been passed down to other places and has been passed down by seven people for more than two hundred years.

Fang Zhenghua sighed:

"When I reorganized the Four Guards and formed the Brave Guard Battalion, I also checked the documents of the past dynasties. In the 100th year of Jiajing (25), 1546 years ago, you still had 1749 soldiers."

Mei Chun smiled bitterly and said nothing.

The eunuch named Wu said:

"Director Fang, of course I can't hide the trivial matters here from you.

Since the landholding system of the guards was swallowed up by the powerful gentry, not only the land of each guard was gradually reduced.

Even our Xiaoling Guards, who have the important position of guarding Taizu's mausoleum, have been violated.

The land of the Weishuo was gradually occupied by others...

When it comes to litigation, how can you win against someone else's officials protecting each other!

Whenever someone angers someone, they will also issue a transfer order to transfer us to death, and we will die without proof...

The land of the guard station was gone, and the soldiers had no way to make a living. They either fled or found another way to make a living.

We have been stationed here for generations, married to each other, and we are all relatives.

Although it is against the law of the country for soldiers to abscond, they cannot watch their sons starve to death.

Turning a blind eye and closing one eye is also a helpless move!

Please ask Governor Fang to be considerate of the people below, there is nothing we can do..."

"Ugh!

There is no need to blame yourself, it is only human nature if you do this! "

Fang Zhenghua sighed.

He sighed again:

"In the past, when I was rectifying the imperial guards, the imperial soldiers were taken away and made into slaves. The number of them was so large that it was shocking!

Even Jingwei looks like this...

How could you Xiaolingwei avoid this? "

"That's what Governor Fang said!

I've been waiting for the Xiaoling Guards to protect Taizu's mausoleum for generations, but it's actually a bit better.

More or less, some thin land on the hillside was left for my guardhouse.

Although he couldn't support too many people, he could still support some soldiers and support the reputation of the guard station.

Near Nanzhili, the rest of the guard posts have long since lost their place.

The south of the Yangtze River was not affected by military disasters, and there were many scholars. It was shocking to see whales swallowing up the land.

The soldiers in the guardhouse lost their land...

Too many people are reduced to hard work and begging for a living.

There are even guards commanders who are reduced to standing guard in front of people's doors, acting as guards, and trying to gain face so that they can make a living...

What's even worse is the sects everywhere!

In addition to being a prince, he still had some dignity, and the gentry did not dare to swallow too much.

However, there are many prince-level palaces that are unsustainable.

For example, King Ning Fan Yiyang.

The Yiyang family had long been reduced to selling paintings to support their families.

The old prince Zhu Moujing, his uncle Zhu Mounan, and the current king of Yiyang Zhu Tong (i.e. Zhu Da) are all famous painters in Jiangyou.

Why did the Yiyang family work so hard to practice their painting skills?

It’s not just that the salary from the royal family has been severely deducted. Only by selling paintings can we subsidize the family income..."

(Note: Ning Fan refers to the lineage of King Ning Xian, the seventeenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

King Yiyang is from the lineage of Zhu Da, a native of Bada Mountain. )

Mei Chun shook his head and sighed:

“This is the prince!

Not to mention the generals and lieutenants below, as well as a large number of vassals who have never been granted the title!

They are worse!

Some craftsmen, when encountering weddings or weddings, would say congratulatory words, or play the suona and flute, and reward them with money.

Those without skills can only beg for food.

Anyone who encounters a vicious person will be beaten violently.

It is not uncommon for people to be beaten to death! "

Fang Zhenghua grimaced, gritted his teeth and sighed:

"In this land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River, there are so many deep houses and courtyards, and so many wealthy families that smell like wine!

But I don’t know how many sects and vassals have been dead for decades and have no money to bury them.

I don’t know how many sects and vassals were all alone, unable to even pay for a wife...

I have known about Zongfan's lack of food and clothing since his early years.

It’s a pity that His Majesty had no money at that time and the national situation was difficult..."

Fang Zhenghua shook his head.

Is there no money?

The stability of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years has been accumulated over generations. How can we talk about being without money?

When he discussed with His Majesty, His Majesty once said:

The savings of three generations are enough for one generation to lie down and wait for death, without worrying about food and clothing.

It’s not that Daming didn’t have money——

But the Zhu family emperor has no money!

But the people of Ming Dynasty have no money!

Where did the money go?

He could get tens of thousands of dollars by plagiarizing a lowly official's house!

Who built this famous garden in the south of the Yangtze River?

Hey!

A garden was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, but it was gone in the Northern Song Dynasty...

This Zhu Houzhao built a garden and became a foolish king...

On the other hand, if my wealthy family builds a garden, they will become a scholar!

Gee...

A look of ridicule flashed across Fang Zhenghua's lips.

If I make a small move, it will be worth tens of millions of silver!

That's it, those top wealthy families haven't moved yet!

Not enough to prove where the money went?

Fang Zhenghua blamed himself very much:

Your Majesty asked me to kill everyone in the south of the Yangtze River——

I'm still soft-hearted!

……

Everyone was a member of the emperor's personal guards. Although the Xiaoling Guards were outside the 24 guards, they were the most important guards of Taizu's Mausoleum.

The leader is the grandson of Taizu.

Even though the Xiaoling Guards are not among the 24 Guards, they are still the emperor's personal soldiers!

Meichun and Fang Zhenghua are naturally closer.

Seeing Fang Zhenghua say this, the two of them made it clear that they were protecting them. While they were grateful to Fang Zhenghua, they could only sigh at each other.

It’s hard to describe the state affairs at this point!

Although they are not in the imperial court, their rankings are still here.

Even if they can't get involved in government affairs, there will still be no less information that they should know.

The two of them naturally knew how many hardships Cao Huachun had encountered when he led Fang Zhenghua to rectify the capital.

The old governor is also in a dilemma!

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

Fang Zhenghua waved his hand and sat down in the pavilion.

"Your Majesty asked me to take charge of Jiangnan affairs, but my affairs are complicated.

Your Majesty is going to play a big game, and I must first complete His Majesty's instructions.

I don’t have much money at my disposal. Anyway, if I give you money, you will have to exchange it for supplies, so I won’t give you money.

I have prepared food, firearms and other supplies for you, enough for you to last for more than a year.

They will be delivered one after another tonight. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Governor Fang!"

Meichun and Eunuch Wu were overjoyed and hurriedly bent down to thank him.

"Mei Chun, Lao Wu!"

Fang Zhenghua helped the two of them up and said:

"His Majesty knows that you two are determined to serve the country, but the chess game Your Majesty wants to play is too big, so please bear with it for the time being."

Fang Zhenghua patted the two of them on the shoulders:

"Remember, the duty of the Xiaoling Guards is to protect Taizu's mausoleum!

In addition, even if the sky falls in Nanjing, it has nothing to do with you.

Everything is under His Majesty's control!

Do you understand? "