Daming: Insist on 60 billion explosive soldiers unwaveringly

Chapter 405

food.

food!

People take food as their heaven!

Food is everyone's life.

However, Chongzhen and the others never imagined that Zhu Youchen would step on Tiantian at this moment.

At this moment, Zhu Youchen's food units were consumed crazily, and the food units on the system panel fell off like a cliff.

Every second is the consumption of [-] food units.

Chongzhen and the others didn't say that within a minute, Zhu Youchen consumed 1 food units.

15 food units.

If converted into rice with the lowest value, 15 food units are enough to exchange for 15 catties of rice.

That is 15 shi of rice.

This kind of number will definitely make everyone's jaw drop, and even Chongzhen and others will be inexplicably horrified.

However, no one knows about all this in Ming Dynasty.

They were even more unaware that during the time they were talking about food, the population under Zhu Youchen's command was growing crazily.

Every minute the system refreshes the information, Zhu Youchen's eyes shine brighter.

[Ding, farmer +3120]

[Ding, farmer +3120]

[Ding, farmer +3120]

[Ding, farmer +3120]

In just a few minutes, the population under Zhu Youchen's command increased by more than 400, getting closer and closer to the population upgrade limit of [-] million.

"Hurry up!"

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

Zhu Youchen's blood was boiling with excitement at this moment, and he was not willing to take his eyes off the data panel in front of him at all.

"Level [-], level [-], level [-], go ahead..."

At this moment, he completely forgot about the rest, but his food units didn't decrease all the time.

At this moment, as the sun slanted to the west, countless fishing boats on the sea began to return, densely packed like baby swallows returning to their nests.

【Ding, Yuhuo+7205】

[Ding, catch +78 78]

[Ding, catch +8590]

【Ding, Yuhuo+9088】

The food unit that had plummeted began to skyrocket in the opposite direction, growing crazily.

Although it was consumed in just a moment, the overall number of food units was steadily increasing.

And, not just food units.

Even the other three resources began to skyrocket at this moment, growing crazily, and Zhu Youchen's strength also increased violently.

It's just that everyone doesn't know about all this, and any news is more than one step behind Zhu Youchen.

But at this moment, Daming is still stalled on the issue of rice.

At this moment, nine lamps were rarely lit in the imperial study room. The flickering lights illuminated the entire imperial study room brightly, and everyone's shadows were reflected on the windows.

The guards outside were now unknowingly three feet away from the imperial study room, and all of them pressed the long knives on their waists with stern expressions on their faces.

Even though they couldn't hear the sound inside at this moment, they could still feel the strong smell of gunpowder inside.

In the imperial study room, Bi Ziyan looked firm at the moment, and he didn't care about the ashen faces of the surrounding ministers at all, and said directly:

"Your Majesty, if the old minister's method is followed, and the old minister dares to guarantee the lives of the old minister's family, the soldiers on the nine sides will not lack any food and salary at all."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed immediately, but Chongzhen was really moved.

There is no chaos on the nine sides.

Nine Sides is the most important power in his hands.

Even if the world is in chaos, as long as Nine Sides is still under his control, he can still ensure the stability of Daming.

But the last military and civilian mutiny in Jizhou made Chongzhen feel lingering fear even here.

"If there is a poor harvest in autumn and still pay taxes in sufficient quantities, I am afraid it will stir up civil uprisings, and even if there is a famine in the coming year, the entire Ming Dynasty will be completely chaotic."

"At this moment, Mongolia is ready to move, Houjin is ambitious, and even the Uzbek area on the plateau is also in turmoil."

"If it is really out of control, even if I cut off your nine clans, it will not be enough to quell such turmoil."

Chongzhen frowned, not feeling that such words were very unkind.

However, as soon as his words fell, Bi Ziyan below took another step forward and said seriously:

"Your Majesty! The more this is the case, the more we need to collect enough grain. This grain is not only to ensure the stability of the army, but also to keep enough grain for Ming to cope with the famine that will appear next year."

When Bi Ziyan spoke, his face was cold and stern, and the killing spirit in his words made everyone in the study feel nervous.

hiss!

Everyone, including Chongzhen, looked at Bi Ziyan in shock, with horrified eyes.

Bi Ziyan's words have clearly told everyone that he is ready to suppress Daming by force.

Chongzhen was shocked.

However, Shen Yongmao and others around him were even more chilled, and their hearts sank directly to the bottom of the valley.

Shen Yongmao watched Bi Ziyan trembling all over his body: "This, this, him, the old man is going to die!!!"

He knew from the very beginning that Bi Ziyan's target was the gentlemen of the world.

At this moment, Bi Ziyan made the gesture of attacking the people of Daming, just to lay the groundwork for the following things.

But Chongzhen couldn't figure out such a thing for the time being, but they understood clearly that Bi Ziyan was going to attack the gentry class all over the world.

To save Daming! .

Chapter 406

Inside the imperial study.

While everyone was still in shock, Bi Ziyan didn't stop, and his sonorous words continued to sound.

"The poor harvest of autumn grain has become inevitable. Li Shu is short-sighted and forgets tomorrow for tomorrow! In times of famine, there is no concern about whether the grain is stored or not. The imperial court's stern and selfless action at this moment is actually saving next year's autumn grain."

"Regardless of how the spring crops will be harvested next year, the chaos will definitely increase. At this moment, we will do our best to ensure the supply of the army. As long as the soldiers are not chaotic, the court will still have the power to stabilize the world."

"At this moment, it is simply a matter of urgency."

After Bi Ziyan finished his words in one breath, his whole face turned red, but at this moment his face was already full of murderous intent.

At this moment, he doesn't look like the Minister of the Ministry of Households at all, but the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Kindness does not hold the army!

The same applies to the body of the household department~.

At this moment, Chongzhen's chest rose and fell sharply, and he didn't react at all, and the thoughts in his mind were all messed up.

At this moment, he was thinking according to what Bi Ziyan said. Although he didn't want to admit it, he also knew that what Bi Ziyan said was reasonable.

If a person is extremely hungry, he will not worry about tomorrow at all. Naturally, he will grab what he has and eat it, and grains are no exception.

And without grain seeds, the situation will only get worse in the future.

But knowing it is knowing, Chongzhen can't say this no matter what.

"That's the common people! That's the common people! How could I do such a thing!"

Chongzhen subconsciously rejected this answer, his whole face was full of struggle.

Everyone below could see it clearly, and Shen Yongmao immediately became anxious: "This old man... If the people of the Li people are miserable at the moment, they will be more ruthless when they attack the gentry..."

However, before Shen Yongmao stood up and said something, Bi Ziyan said directly: "Your Majesty, this is also a helpless move. If you don't do this action of a strong man breaking his wrist, Ming Dynasty will surely perish!"

The moment Chongzhen said a word, he came back to his senses, and a clear look flashed in his eyes.

But the next moment, Shen Yongmao stood up and objected: "Nonsense words. If it is according to what Shang Shu said, Daming will really perish. Your Majesty must not do this."

Then, Shen Yongmao took a deep breath, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the situation is not as serious as what Shang Shu said. At the moment, the price of grain is so high, it is not that there is a shortage of grain in Ming Dynasty. Natural disasters are true, but there are still many places in the south. There is enough food."

"Nowadays, the main reason for the high price of grain in the north is that the water transport is not smooth, the sea transport is sluggish, and there is not enough force to transfer the grain from the south to the north. However, civil unrest broke out in many places in the north, and the people were displaced, and they had no intention of farming. Numerous profiteers secretly speculated that food prices skyrocketed for no reason.”

Chongzhen frowned when he heard the words, but as soon as his words fell, Bi Ziyan shouted decisively:

"Absurd! It is true that the people have been displaced due to continuous wars, but the root cause is that the landlords have embezzled land, so that the people have no land at all. The decrease in food production year by year is all because the gentry from all over the country have crazily embezzled the people's land, which is detrimental to the public and private interests."

Bi Ziyan's words completely tore off the next fig leaf.

Not only Chongzhen's complexion changed, but Shen Yongmao and others below also completely changed their complexion.

Shen Yongmao even pointed at Bi Ziyan and shouted: "You are talking nonsense!!"

Bi Ziyan didn't care at all at the moment, he didn't even bother to look at Shen Yongmao and others, he said so long just to wait for this moment.

"The people are famine, and there is no surplus grain, so the grain seeds for the coming year will definitely not be kept. Taking this opportunity, the local gentry are called renting grain seeds, but they are actually embezzling the land. The people can only rent their grain seeds in order to survive, and gradually become landlords and gentry tenants, for their encouragement."

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"The land in the Ming Dynasty is getting more and more open, but the grain turned in is getting less and less. The reason is that all the land is concentrated in the hands of the major landlords and gentry. However, the county magistrates of my ancestors in the Ming Dynasty did not go to the countryside. The payment of food and taxes is at the discretion of the local gentry, under such circumstances, how can they pay enough?"

Why pay in full?

Why pay in full?

Bi Ziyan's words echoed in Chongzhen's ears, and Chongzhen understood it in an instant, and the whole person immediately jumped up, and the voice of rage resounded through the imperial study room.

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"Should be killed! Everyone should be killed!"

Chongzhen was so angry that his eyes turned red instantly. He really wanted to kill someone at this moment.

When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses.

Immediately, everyone below prostrated themselves on the ground, and the entire imperial study room was completely silent, only Chongzhen gasped loudly.

There is no need for Bi Ziyan to say the following words at all, Chongzhen himself has already figured it out.

With what to pay taxes?

No one paid taxes at all, and those who paid taxes were all divided up by the landlords and gentry.

Even if the rest of the people filled their families with their lives, they would not be able to pay all the taxes, instead they would be overwhelmed by the heavy taxes.

"It's not that they want a civil uprising, but that the gentry are forcing the common people to flee!"

Thinking of this, Chongzhen's eyeballs became more and more red, as if they were bloodshot, and the surging killing intent permeated the entire imperial study room.

The people who bowed down below were all like thorns on their backs, and they dared not show their trembling atmosphere, and their hearts were already full of hatred and urgency... Big.

Chapter 407

Inside the imperial study.

Everyone was trembling, only Chongzhen's rough breathing sounded continuously.