Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Wang Qi said: "If there are land deeds and land deeds, that is private property. Private property has been protected by national laws since ancient times."

Min Chong smiled slightly: "Hasn't Mr. Wang heard of: In the whole world, is it the land of the king? Is it the king's ministers on the shore of the land? Isn't the land of Mr. Wang's family owned by His Majesty?"

Wang Qi stammered for a while: "This, this, this is different, the world naturally belongs to His Majesty, but His Majesty still respects private property, otherwise the world will be in chaos!"

Min Chong said slowly: "Master Wang, tell me, where did your family's land come from? Who did you buy it from? Has Your Majesty ever charged you a penny?"

Wang Qi felt that Min Chong was simply a meddler: "Your Majesty, you are being unreasonable. When my family bought the land, His Majesty was never enthroned. Although I did not pay Your Majesty the money for the land purchase, I still paid according to the schedule. tax."

Min Chong said: "Mencius said: 'The way of the people is the way. Those who have permanent property have perseverance, and those who have no permanent property have no perseverance. If you have no perseverance, you will do everything you can to ward off evil and extravagance.' Your Majesty is a wise king chosen by heaven. He wants to equalize the land. , let the people in the world have constant property, so that the people will have perseverance and create a truly peaceful and prosperous world. Mr. Wang lives high in the temple, so you don't understand this truth? Shouldn't you support your majesty?"

Wang Qi was at a loss for words when Min Chong spoke, and he didn't know how to answer. If he was unwilling, he would not support Xiao Yu. If he was willing, then his family's land would be confiscated. He had no choice but to turn his head to look at other people. courtier.

All of these courtiers are full of fear and resentment. They are all wealthy and possess countless fertile lands. Could it be that just because the emperor wants to create a peaceful and prosperous world, he will confiscate all the business operations of their family for several generations?It doesn't make sense anywhere, what's the difference with a robber?But do they dare to accuse the emperor of being a robber?

An old minister saluted: "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Min said was ill-considered. This matter is of great importance. You must not make a rash decision. Please think again, Your Majesty."

The rest said: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Xiao Yu glanced at Min Chong. The two of them had discussed this matter many times, and even considered the specific plan. They didn't expect him to take this opportunity to propose it.Judging by the reactions of the people present, the ministers were indeed frightened.

Xiao Yu nodded slightly: "I have been demoted to Yazhou for several years, and I have been working on the farming myself. I deeply feel the suffering of the people. Many people have worked hard for a year, but they still can't fill the stomachs of the whole family. Therefore, I secretly made up my mind that if one day I climbed to the Great Treasure , will speak out for the people of the world. What Min Aiqing said is true, now the world has been settled, and it is time to fulfill the promise."

The courtiers were all terrified, and some people knelt down: "Your Majesty, please think twice! Has Your Majesty ever thought that this move will shake the foundation of the country and cause turmoil in the current situation."

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Master Yang, I would like to hear more about it."

Yang Tao prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, now that the world has been preliminarily settled, and enemy countries such as the Eastern and Western Rong and Rouran are staring at each other, it is time for all to unite and resist foreign enemies. If Your Majesty proposes to equalize the land at this time, I am afraid that the ministers and ministers of the court and China will be chilled." The hearts of the generals in the army."

The meaning of this is obvious, warning that if the land of the landlord class is taken over, the hearts of the generals in the army will be shaken.

Pei Linzhi smiled and said, "It seems that Lord Yang knows the generals better than I do?"

Yang Tao dared not answer.

Pei Linzhi said: "If the generals in the army know that this move is to provide pensions to the dead and wounded soldiers, they will only support it with both hands."

Xiao Yu smiled slightly: "Master Yang believes that the foundation of the country is the ministers of the court and the generals of the army. Do you agree with him?"

Min Chong said: "I don't agree with it. I think that the foundation of a country lies in the people. Without the people, there will be no state, and without the people, you will not be able to support your lords."

Someone heard his words and couldn't help retorting: "You are simply absurd!"

Min Chong turned his head and said to those who refuted him: "Yo, it seems that Master Cui did the farming himself, and worked on his own?"

Those who refuted him shut up because they didn't know how to refute.

Xiao Yu said: "What Min Aiqing said is very true. The ministers are my ministers, and I really cannot do without your assistance. However, the people are the foundation of the society. Xunzi said, "The king is like a boat; the common people are like water." Also. Water carries a boat, and water capsizes a boat. How can a king not be prepared for danger in times of peace? Let’s settle the issue of land equalization for now. The land measurement has been completed, and the household registration statistics have been completed. The next step is for you to love You will discuss the details of the operation, and the Ministry of Accounts will draw up the details of the operation. All lovers and those who have opinions and suggestions can submit a letter to express their feelings, and I will consider it carefully."

After the court, until Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi left, none of the ministers present moved.Min Chong got up, shook his sleeves, and smiled at the courtiers who looked like wooden carvings: "My lords, why don't you leave?"

Wang Qi came back to his senses and sighed heavily: "Master Min, is this His Majesty's intention or yours?"

Min Chong said: "Is this very important? The important thing is that His Majesty intends to achieve great things. Mr. Wang has been with His Majesty for so long, can't he not understand His Majesty's lofty ambitions?"

Wang Qi was silent for a long time, since Xiao Yu arrived in Guangzhou, he followed him for four or five years.He knew that Xiao Yu was a genius in heaven, he had repeatedly made shocking creations, and he was indeed worthy of a great man.

But he really didn't expect that Xiao Yu's pace was so fast that he couldn't keep up at all, or that his thoughts were so peculiar that he was completely unexpected. He actually acted completely from the standpoint of those common people. Because of being a commoner for a few years?

Now that he is directly attacking their family, isn't he worried that the governors of the states will rebel?

Min Chong said: "My lords, if you have any good suggestions, please take the initiative to mention it to Min. If you don't come to mention it, then Min will directly prepare a memorial."

Yang Tao stood up, cupped his hands and said coldly: "Lord Min is so generous, he took our wealth to ask His Majesty for credit. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Min Chong smiled, spreading his hands together: "I eat enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry, so I am really not afraid of retribution."

Almost all the courtiers glared at him angrily, but there was nothing they could do about him.The ministers in the court, even the officials who were selected by Xiao Yu later, were all from the common family, and who didn't have at least dozens or hundreds of acres of fertile land in their families.

Only Min Chong is an outlier, he doesn't own an acre of land, the house he lives in was rewarded by His Majesty, and all he spends is his salary.This amount of land is not even on his head at all, no wonder he is making such a fuss, it is clearly a matter of harming others and not benefiting oneself.

Min Chong waved his hand: "My lords discuss slowly, Mr. Min will resign first, and he has to go to raise pensions for the soldiers. It's really a bad family and doesn't know how expensive it is, so hard!" After speaking, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

Everyone stared at his back, almost burning holes in his body. If eyes could kill, Min Chong would have died several times.

Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi came out of the main hall, and they turned their heads to look at the hall at the same time. Xiao Yu sighed: "Teng Yun has worked so hard, he will be the one to take the blame."

Pei Rinzhi said, "Why didn't you tell me about this in advance, and it was brought up so suddenly?"

Xiao Yu said: "I didn't know he was going to mention this matter today, I'm afraid it was just the right time."

Pei Linzhi thought for a while: "The timing is really right. The source of allocating the land is to raise pensions for the dead and wounded soldiers. If the land is divided evenly, all the soldiers in the army will also be able to share the land. If someone wants to make trouble, it will be with the world. The people are the enemy, and all the soldiers in the army are the enemy."

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "It seems that this matter can be done. However, the specific operation will not be too easy. When it comes to the place, there will definitely be many people who are obedient and obedient."

Pei Linzhi said: "This aristocratic family has been enjoying the fruits of the land for decades or even hundreds of years. I'm afraid they won't spit out the land so easily. And even if they let it out now, they will still have a way to use the land in the future. Get it back into your hands."

Xiao Yu said: "Private transfer of land is prohibited in the future, and it will be redistributed in a small area every few years. Don't worry, there will be a solution."

"That's good. Just take care of yourself, and I will escort you." Pei Linzhi smiled.

Xiao Yu smiled, and tapped his chest with the back of his hand: "With you here, I have more confidence."

After the matter of equalizing the land was brought up in the court, the reactions of the various aristocratic families in the city were different; some people wondered if they should seize the time to sell the land and cash it in; Because this has never happened before.

But even if the land is sold, it will not affect ordinary people. After all, how many people can afford land?

A few days later, Xiao Yu personally presided over the palace examination.The topic was given by him, which is about equalizing the land, and let the candidates talk about their opinions and make suggestions.

And there is also a practical question, assuming that the candidate is an official who goes to promote land equalization, how to deal with the local tyrants who refuse to obey in this process.

The questions of the Palace Examination are considered open-book questions, because the examinees have also heard some related rumors in the past few days, and some people gathered together to discuss them, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.I didn't expect that the exam would still have this question, which was quite surprising. It seemed that the imperial court really wanted to do this.

The [-] test papers were personally reviewed by Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi, and combined with the previous results, the rankings were combined and the rankings were re-released. The winners were called Jinshi.

The position at the top of the ranking has changed slightly, but it's not big. Su Ying's ranking has risen from 290 to 230. This girl is quite competitive, and a girl from a small place has such insight.

Xiao Yu appointed Su Ying to go to the household department, and the remaining Jinshi were arranged by the official department.

When Xiao Yu got the list of candidates for this batch of Jinshi, he finally understood what it was like to be obedient and disobedient, because the Ministry of Officials arranged most of these newly promoted Jinshi to be the implementation officers of the land equalization order in various states and counties.

Just let this group of scholars who just got off the examination room and have never had work experience, let them be the most offensive pusher, is this deliberately embarrassing them or embarrassing themselves?

Xiao Yu laughed back angrily: "Sun Fei, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, doesn't want to do it! What does he think?" He really didn't expect Sun Fei to do this.

After reading it, Pei Linzhi said: "Master Sun is a little rash to do this. But I think it's okay to use newcomers to do this. Everyone should match them with dozens of soldiers."

Xiao Yu looked at Pei Linzhi and sighed: "Okay, I will do as you say."