Lu Ming

Chapter 477

A menacing and passionate political tide ended in such an anticlimactic way.There is no way, the sea can be moved in front of the interests, and a small misunderstanding will end the conversation.

In the last scene of the day, Cao thief, no, Uncle Zhongyong's promise to buy land has played a role in drawing the bottom line.This tactic not only gently put aside the criticism of the civil official group, but also attracted a group of potential collaborators: on the way to the end of the court that day, someone was already talking about the future of the [-]-acre paddy field.

Just that, in hindsight, does it seem like a misunderstanding?Before people learned that someone went to Jiangnan to buy land wantonly, they used to think that the other party was expanding their territory.

As a result, after saying this today, everyone realized that their understanding was wrong.Cao's purchase of land in the south of the Yangtze River to build a port does not mean that he has no shortage of people in Yizhou, so he is willing to share the benefits with honest men.

This allows for planning and planning.

1 hectare has an area of ​​100 mu.Although it shows that the mu of the present generation is slightly smaller than that of the later generations, it is calculated according to the 667 square meters of the later generations for Uncle Zhongyong.It is promised to start selling 10000 hectares of land, that is, [-] mu of mature fields connected together and equipped with water conservancy systems.

This is the foundation of a fortune that can be used as a family heirloom.In an ordinary village in the south of the Yangtze River, the whole village only has two to three thousand mu of land, and this is still shared by N households.

What's even more powerful is that Uncle Zhongyong said that there is no limit to the top.Then the family of noble gentry and relatives of the emperor who have a lot of money in their homes can even buy [-] mu, [-] mu. No one will be tempted.

In ancient times, productivity was low, and the people were simply unable to organize and build large-scale drainage and irrigation systems like later generations.Even in the south of the Yangtze River, where the water system is criss-crossed, Zhongtian and Xiatian account for the majority, and there are always a small number of good paddy fields near the river.

If Uncle Zhongyong brought out the wild land of Yizhou, the scholar-bureaucrats would not even roll their eyes: There was too much wasteland in the seventeenth century, so was it necessary to travel so far?
But when drainage and irrigation systems are installed on these plots, in the perception of Ming people, it is really a family heirloom.What's more, these lands are only 5 taels of silver per mu, and they are still contiguous, super high-quality assets!

The reason why the condition put forward by Uncle Zhongyong was instantly accepted without being questioned was because of the light of the previous black material: the pamphlet written by Bu Daxing, in order to arouse the hatred of scholar-bureaucrats, described in detail the iron Oxen plowed the land, the yield per mu was five or six hundred catties, and a large number of Ming people went to the workshop to work on these things.

So people figured it out as soon as they turned their heads: if a rice field can produce five or six hundred catties at a high rate, it must be irrigated. If there are a large number of Ming people working in the workshop, then the miasma mentioned by Uncle Zhongyong should be solved. Not fooling people.

If this is the case, then what are you waiting for, rush forward, attack!

From that night onwards, all the gentry and relatives who could come up with a huge sum of 5 taels of silver hid at home and discussed secretly with the think tank.

Master Bu Daxing's deliberate action of handing over black materials not only failed shamefully again, but also helped the people who traveled through time.

Well, how do you say that?When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you.

From this moment on, a large part of those people in the court who can't see through the future will fall into the abyss of passing through the crowd, wrong, it is a bright future.

Or it can be explained in a more fashionable way: what you focus on is the interest of others, and what they focus on is your principal.

On the third day after the court meeting was over, Emperor Chongzhen, who had been paying close attention to the development of the situation, found that the civil servants had indeed stopped talking about this matter, and no one wrote any more papers about Uncle Heizhong Yong. So in the afternoon of this day, the emperor happily summoned Cao Zhongchen - in the imperial garden.

When he heard Cao Mangfu's gift-giving words that day, he laughed and left with his hands behind his back, thus ending the court meeting.

Regarding Huangzhuang, the emperor of course doesn't care about Yizhou Huangzhuang. Well, Chongzhen is relatively poor, so he still cares more or less.But compared to the political gains he got at the court meeting that day, Huangzhuang is really nothing.

First of all, the emperor confirmed that Cao Zongbing had not only offended the Guan Ning army before, but this time he was at odds with the Donglin Party. This ending made the emperor feel extremely comfortable.

Chongzhen, who has been in power for many years, is no longer the stunned young man he was at the beginning. He is now very aware of the importance of balance.Cao Zongbing is naturally happy to see the success of Chongzhen in this way-Cao Aiqing, you'd better offend everyone in the world, don't be afraid, I will support you.

Secondly, in the long run, the emperor is also happy to see his ministers carve up the land of Yizhou.

Since ancient times, in the cognition of any powerful class, only land is the foundation that can be passed on and ensure the prosperity of the family from generation to generation.With land, not only can it bring long-term and stable income, careerists can also save soldiers and food, which will become a reliance in rebellion.

As for those businessmen and merchants, they are all superficial and cheap, and it is not worth spending too much time on it.

Originally, Zhongyong Boyuan's foundation in Yizhou was the same as that of the frontier chieftains. Let alone the emperor, there was nothing he could do about it.

However, since Cao Zhongchen took the initiative to divide the land, it is completely different.Although this move seemed a bit stupid to everyone, including the emperor, it fully demonstrated Cao Zhongchen's determination to integrate into the system wholeheartedly.Then, as the biggest beneficiary of the system, His Majesty the Emperor is naturally full of joy.

Cao Zongbing's land was divided up by the landlord class. In the eyes of the emperor, this was actually the best way to eliminate the hidden dangers between the monarch and his ministers: if the land was dispersed, he could not secretly save soldiers and food, so Cao Zhongchen naturally dedicated himself to serving the country. It is impossible to be a warlord anymore.

Outstanding military exploits, reckless and loyal, offended the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, sold his land to kill himself as a warlord, Chongzhen suddenly found that, looking all over the court and the public, he could never find another courtier who was so pleasing to him.

After appraising the loyal ministers and adjusting the emperors who knew each other, Cao Aiqing was summoned in the imperial garden.

In today's match between the emperor and his ministers in the Imperial Garden, the host is Chongzhen, the host and guest are Uncle Zhongyong, and the accompanying guests are the specially selected chief assistant Zhou Yanru and second assistant Wen Tiren, and Fang Zhenghua, the supervisor of ceremonies—these are not Dong. Lin Dang also has goodwill towards Cao Zongbing to some extent, and there will be no embarrassing scenes.

The Imperial Garden was called Gonghou Garden in the Ming Dynasty, and it was located in the northernmost part of the Forbidden City.There are pines, cypresses, bamboos and locust trees in the garden, beautiful trees are verdant, and there are also strange stone pavilions all over the garden. It was built for emperors, queens and concubines to rest and enjoy.

The location of the emperor's banquet today is Fubiting.

Fubi Pavilion was built in the 11th year of Wanli. It is a three-bay square pavilion with water and mountains.When Uncle Zhongyong was led out of the pavilion by the eunuch, he found that the two elders were already sitting in the pavilion talking and laughing happily.

Cao Zongbing went up to greet him, and after the three of them sat down and had a brief chat, a team headed by a eunuch turned out from among the vines on the rockery in the distance.Walking in the procession was the emperor himself.

"Excuse me, give me a seat." Seeing the three courtiers who came forward, the smiling young emperor raised his hand to avoid etiquette.After that, in front of a long table with melons, fruits, snacks and tea in the pavilion, the emperor sat down first, and the courtiers also sat down after confessing their crimes.

Judging from today's overall environment, Chongzhen still put his heart into it.Not only did the venue of the performance be set in a garden with a relaxed atmosphere, but the emperor himself wore a moon-white dragon robe with a relatively plain color.

At the beginning of the tea party, the monarchs and ministers first chatted around a pot of lychees in syrup on the table.

Due to the low transportation efficiency in the Ming Dynasty, although the Shangshanjian (the imperial dining room was only available in the Qing Dynasty) occasionally received seasonal fruits from the south of the Yangtze River, they would not give them to the emperor.It is even more impossible for fruits like lychees that are finished when they leave the cold chain.

After Zongbing Cao entered Beijing this time, he first offered a batch of canned food to the palace, and then privately guaranteed to his ally Fang Zhenghua that he would supply it for a long time in the future.

Then Fang Zhenghua promoted canned lychees and oranges in the palace under pressure and risks as before.

The effect must be excellent.

Whether it is Chongzhen's Zhenggong Empress Zhou, the favored Concubine Tian Gui, or Chongzhen's beautiful sister-in-law Empress Zhang, all of them are full of praise for Tangshui Lichee, and feel that they have become Yang Guifei.

So Fang Zhenghua showed his face in the harem in the past few days, not to mention, he was rewarded by nobles, and he was also praised by Chongzhen, which can be said to be unparalleled in the limelight.

After Chongzhen sat down today, he also made lychees the topic of conversation first, and said a few jokes like "I borrow flowers to present Buddha today" to adjust the atmosphere.

Seeing the emperor was happy, the three veteran guests hurriedly began to compliment each other skillfully, including Zhang Dongdong who used to be the manager of an advertising company, so he cooperated tacitly with Wen Laoxiu. .

After chatting for a while, everyone told jokes and tasted lychees. The emperor wiped his mouth with a silk scarf, and then said to Uncle Zhongyong with a smile on his face: "Aiqing's trip to Beijing is considered a good one." I am really happy that the merits and virtues are complete, but I don’t know what Aiqing’s plans are in the future?"

Cao Aiqing, who was sitting on the emperor's right hand, had already had a draft in her stomach. She didn't stumble after hearing the words, and immediately replied with a straight face, "My Majesty, I plan to return to Yizhou in a few days."

"Oh." After the emperor heard the words, he gave a faint oh, and then said casually: "If you don't rush to leave, Aiqing can temporarily receive the seal of the general soldier of Ji and Liao, and I will allocate another 200 million Liao's salary to Qing every year." Military training. After Jizhen trains a strong army, Aiqing will be the military strategist and supervise Liaodong. Cao Chuan, are you willing to help me fight against the northern captives?"

When Chongzhen said this, he stared at Cao Zhongchen with shining eyes without blinking.

The next moment, Uncle Zhongyong stood up, thanked the emperor for his kindness with a serious face, and then said to the emperor with a bitter face: "I will tell you the truth, I have to go back at this time because I have to do something."

Speaking of this, Cao Zongbing spread his hands together: "Your Majesty, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. The minister was able to defeat the Tartars before, and more than half of the credit has to fall on the Lianzhu musket."

"Now that I have no medicine, I am a toothless tiger. I have to go back to Yizhou to prepare guns."

When Chongzhen heard this, he turned his head and looked at the two cabinet ministers in disbelief: "There is such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)