Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 822 Convincing people with virtue (seeking a monthly pass for the fourth update!)

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan aggressively.

  He wants an explanation.

to be frank.

  This is too black-hearted.

  How can there be such a trick.

  Fang Jifan was smiling.

   glanced at Zhu Houzhao.

  Zhu Houzhao was like eating a fly.

   It seems that he really took the blame.

At this time, Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, dare to ask, potatoes and sweet potatoes are being vigorously promoted. According to what I know, the provinces have begun large-scale planting. Last year and this year, there was almost no food shortage in each province. This led to the ups and downs of land prices. Why? Because there is no shortage of grain, and if there is no shortage of grain, the price of grain will naturally be cheap. The so-called cheap grain hurts farmers. It is believed that there is no profit in renting the land to farmers. Even if they get food, the price is low. Naturally, they will not have the motivation to rent out all the land. So... right now, people seem to be barely able to eat enough Drink enough, but... a large number of refugees have been born!"

  Fang Jifan said something wrong.

  Emperor Hongzhi also frowned at this point. The report of the Jiangxi Chief Political Commissioner did have this situation, and the Fujian Chief Political Commissioner and Henan Chief Political Commissioner also more or less happened. "

   Strange to say, there are refugees in famine years, but there are still refugees in good years.

   Cheap grain hurts farmers, and expensive grain hurts farmers.

   That is to say, if the grain is too cheap, it will hit agriculture and seriously reduce people's enthusiasm for farming, and even many people will abandon the land. But once the grain is too expensive, it is often caused by a disaster. When a disaster occurs, the price of grain soars, and people have to go hungry.

  The balance among them is really too difficult to grasp.

Fang Jifan went on to say: "Let's talk about Jiangxi's chief envoy. There are tens of thousands of new refugees in that one place alone. This is just the official statistics. I know too well whether there is any concealment. Your Majesty, if this continues, the two If the thirteen provinces in Beijing are like this, how can it be possible? The reason is that there is only so much land and so many people. Once the harvest of the land soars and the food exceeds the needs of the people, then the food will inevitably It will accumulate, now, Ming Dynasty does not need so much land at all, it can feed the current population, and it is meaningless to continue farming, the current problem is that there are too many farmers."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and many signs had begun to appear.

  There are too many farmers, and the problem will only get worse.

Fang Jifan immediately said: "But the problem is, once these refugees no longer cultivate the land, what do they rely on for a living? Is it possible to let them wander around so that they can't see hope for life and accumulate dissatisfaction with the court? Resentment turned them from vagrants into mobs and wicked people. If we continue to let things go like this, sooner or later, a catastrophe will be brewed."

  Emperor Hongzhi felt heavy in his heart, and there was nothing wrong with what he said.

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "That's why I said, our Crown Prince is a wise man, and the Crown Prince slapped his head to solve this problem. For example...building a new city."

   "This is making money!" Emperor Hongzhi glared at Fang Jifan. No matter how Fang Jifan turns black and white, you can't get around it.

Fang Jifan smiled and said: "No, this is resettlement of refugees. Think about it, Your Majesty, how much manpower we need to recruit to build a new city and build His Majesty's palace. I have calculated that a new city in the capital alone needs more than a hundred people. There are various workshops, such as concrete, tile, kiln, and glass... These workshops now require more than 50,000 manpower vacancies, and 50,000 people have jobs. , What does this mean? It means that no ten thousand households can be resettled, and fifty thousand households means two hundred thousand people.”

Fang Jifan continued: "On the construction site, countless masons, stonemasons, carpenters, and countless coolies of all kinds are needed. How many people are there? Even if the number is less, I'm afraid it will be tens of thousands. People, add up all these things, the required manpower is at least 100,000, and in the future... it can even increase, 100,000 people, that is, 100,000 families, hundreds of thousands of people, they can rely on these to make a living, those who don’t People who manage to cultivate the land, walk out of the land, and have wages to receive from then on. Not to mention, these people still need food, clothing, housing and transportation, and I don’t know how much demand can be generated.”

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, so...is it okay?

Fang Jifan sighed: "How can it be so easy to feed so many people? Where did the imperial court get so much money? It's not in the treasury, and it can't be found in the internal funds. ?”

  Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

Fang Jifan said: "Since none of them can come out, someone can come out, for example...in this world, how many officials, nobles, and old fortunes have hidden countless wealth in their families, and they have... silver in their hands! Not going to the national treasury, but ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand families, their wealth, I dare to pat my chest to guarantee that this wealth can be ten times, even twenty times, three times the current treasury income. ten times."

"Your Majesty, they are willing to take out their silver to build a new city, and they got their own new house. During the construction process, hundreds of thousands of people were able to support them. With the silver, the hundreds of thousands of people may have a new house. Consumption, and I don’t know how many merchants and people can support it. This... is a profitable business. It not only solves the problem of the current refugees... the prince and his ministers can also earn some money from it. Your Majesty, Your Majesty got a new palace, Not only that, the value of the new palace is also rising with the rise of housing prices. Your Majesty, this mu of land is worth 10,000 taels of silver, and the land of Daming Palace is even more valuable than ordinary mansions. There is no more than 30,000 taels You can't buy an acre of silver, and if you look at the market value, the Daming Palace will be worth at least 50 million taels of silver, or even more, after all the new palaces are completed."

  Emperor Hongzhi gasped.

  It sounds like a perfect result, and it seems that everyone has benefited from it.

   No, no matter how it sounds wrong, what is the problem?

  Emperor Hongzhi remembered those impeachment memorials, Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: "But do you know that many people are complaining now that the housing prices in this new city are actually higher than those in the old city."

"But the price of the old city has dropped." Fang Jifan said innocently: "If they can't afford the new city, they can live in the old city. Besides, I dare to ask Your Majesty, ordinary people will buy a mansion in the new city ?"

  Emperor Hongzhi was slightly taken aback.

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "They don't know how to buy. Many of them are homeless or hungry. Even if they have enough to eat, they may not be able to afford clothes for their children."

Fang Jifan took a deep look at Emperor Hongzhi, and finally said: "Your Majesty, the refugees have no job and no way out. When they are resentful and dissatisfied, they will gather together. Throughout the dynasties, once such people lose hope of survival, They will rebel, from Chen Sheng to Wu Guang, to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then to Huang Chao, which one is not like this?"

"But..." Fang Jifan said meaningfully: "But in the past, has your Majesty ever heard that a person who wishes to buy a mansion in Xincheng for hundreds or thousands of taels, no matter how dissatisfied or how much he complains, even It's gnashing of teeth and hatred to the bone, but, will they... rebel?"

  Emperor Hongzhi's expression changed.

   All of a sudden, the thoughts became clear.

  God enlightenment.

  The people at the bottom have no way out, once they are desperate, they have to fight back.

But those young officials who complained, as well as those small businessmen who looked at the new city but couldn't afford it, small bosses, and people with relatively good fortune but couldn't settle in the new city, they were the biggest victims of the new city, because only It was wrong for them to just want to buy the mansion, but the price hurt them very much. They're bound to complain, to whine...

  But such people have a family and a business, and except for no house, they are living a prosperous life. They have wives and children, will they turn against it?

   There has never been... no such person.

   It is clear at a glance which is more important.

Fang Jifan said sincerely: "Of course, in the future, they will definitely be resettled, but... the resettlement of refugees should be the most important thing. If no one buys a house, the new city will not be built. It will not require so much labor, and it will not be possible to build so many Workshop, this is the plan of His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, in order to resettle the refugees, it can be said that he has worked hard, I admire you very much."

is it?

   All of a sudden, the resentment on Zhu Houzhao's face disappeared again, unexpectedly... What Lao Fang said made a lot of sense.

  He coughed: "Father, that's right, this is what I think."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed, and couldn't help saying: "However, how to deal with these impeachment memorials? You also know that they are making a lot of trouble now. If the impeachment continues, can I ignore it?"

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, within three to five days, they will be severely suppressed."

  Emperor Hongzhi saw Fang Jifan smug.

  He couldn't help frowning: "Oh? Don't mess around."

Fang Jifan shook his head: "Your Majesty, how can a person who has read books do things that violate the law and discipline? In the capital, everyone praises my ministers, saying that my ministers convince others with virtue, like ancient ministers, If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Ouyang Zhi."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

   "I just believe that there must be enlightened people with lofty ideals in the court who will refute these ridiculous memorials. Don't worry, Your Majesty!"

   "Really?" Emperor Hongzhi was worried and felt very suspicious!

  ………

  Chapter 4 is delivered, and tonight Zhaizhu will treat you to Quanjude Roast Duck. If you are full, the tiger will come back quickly, and there is nothing to say.

  (end of this chapter)