Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 268 By the [-]th year of Hongwu, the fields were full of common people! (Please subscribe!!)

He was scolded by Ouyang Lun.

The following prefects and governors had some embarrassment and shame on their faces, and of course some were unconvinced.

Among them was Zhao Tianming, "Sir, Yong'an Prefecture has developed very well during this period. A lot of bridges and roads have been built, and the prefectural city has doubled in size. The overall size is almost the same as that of Peking, and the tax revenue is also increasing! "

"If you want to scold people, scold them, don't scold Yong'an Mansion too!"

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun said angrily: "Zhao Tianming, you are so arrogant!"

"I really don't know where your confidence comes from. It's really good to build roads and bridges and expand the city. Who doesn't know how to spend money! How about making money? Since I became the chief envoy of Northern Zhili and handed over Yong'an Mansion to In addition to spending a lot of money on building bridges and roads and expanding the city, what else have you done with your hands? Now the entire Yong'an government treasury has lost more than half of its money, right?"

"You still have the nerve to tell me that taxes have increased? Taxes have indeed increased. They increase by [-]% a year. Even if I throw the money in the cash box, it will increase much more than you!"

"We are spending more and more, but making less and less money. One is ebbing and the other is ebbing. I believe that Yong'an Mansion will soon decline, and it will not be as vibrant as before!"

"If this can be considered a good governance, then I, Ouyang Lun, have nothing to say!"

After hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhao Tianming's originally extremely confident face completely disappeared and he fell into deep thought.

puff--

Xu Liang, the prefect of Peking, couldn't help but laugh.

Ouyang Lun immediately glared at Xu Liang, "You still have the nerve to laugh at others. Is the situation in Peiping very good?"

"Beiping, as the capital town of Beizhili Province, is not as developed as Yong'an Prefecture. Even when the new city plan started and countless craftsmen poured into Beiping City, they failed to catch up with this huge wave of coverage. The new city plan ran smoothly, but the development of Beiping was It’s as calm as water.”

"If this continues, Peiping will be surpassed by Yong'an Prefecture sooner or later. When the time comes, I don't mind making Yong'an Prefecture the new provincial capital!"

Xu Liang's face turned bitter, but there was still half a smile there.

"Sir, our Xuanfu is naturally deficient and will develop naturally." Seeing Ouyang Lun's eyes glancing at him, Jiao Ren took the initiative to explain.

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes at Jiao Ren, "You are self-aware, but it's useless! How many years have you been the prefect of Xuanfu? Xuanfu is still like that!"

"The Trade City is closest to your Xuan Mansion, right? I didn't see any action from you?"

"I don't know what you are waiting for? Are you waiting for pie to fall from the sky?!"

Jiao Ren was scolded so hard that he didn't dare to say anything.

Other prefects and prefects also lowered their heads for fear of being targeted by Ouyang Lun.

Ouyang Lun cursed for a long time, and the group of prefects and prefects listened honestly for a long time. Perhaps they were tired of scolding, so Ouyang Lun stopped, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Can you please save me some trouble? Ah!"

"You are already a magistrate, why are you so immature? You have to let me scold you."

"Of course, I called you here today not just to scold you, but mainly to announce a few things to you."

"The first thing is that training related to sweet potato planting should start in advance. After the new sweet potatoes are planted next year, we will have enough sweet potatoes as seeds. By then, we can spread it across the province. After your state governments go to We must actively organize training, and of course the training fee cannot be less. For farmers with family difficulties and active performance, the government will provide subsidies as much as they should."

"The second thing is that Xuanfu will carry out large-scale planting of sweet potatoes. At that time, one hundred thousand Northern Expedition troops will enter Xuanfu to reclaim wasteland. I have already discussed this matter with Wei Guogong Xu Da. Jiao Ren, please remember to make arrangements. Do a good job in logistics services. If you don’t understand anything, ask Zhao Tianming and don’t bother me.”

"The third thing is that the land reclamation policy worked well in Yong'an Prefecture before. I plan to run it in Beizhili. How to implement it specifically is to go to Zhao Tianming. If anyone can't do this well, then he can take the initiative. Resigned."

"One last thing, although Xuanfu is now the focus of the province's development, other state capitals must also keep up and don't fall behind! Again, pie will not fall in the sky, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."

"That's it, I won't leave any food here today, so get out!"

The magistrates who dared to stay for dinner after being scolded were all in a daze and planned to go back and work hard according to Ouyang Lun's request today. If they can't deliver decent results next time, they will probably be scolded again. Worse.

Master Ouyang scolded people for being too scary and frightening, so he slipped away.

Unknowingly, time has come to the sixteenth year of Hongwu.

The heavy snow gradually melted away and the weather was no longer so cold.

After the introduction of various policies, the entire Beizhili started to operate rapidly like a machine. With training and training, the wasteland was being reclaimed in an orderly manner. As soon as the sweet potato seeds were in place, planting began immediately!
  Jiao Ren came to report to Ouyang Lun.

"Sir, these [-] Northern Expeditionary Army troops are very efficient at their work. How long has it been since then? They have already opened up [-] acres of fields. Now, Xianguan is not worried about whether the fields are enough, but about whether there are enough sweet potato seeds!"

"Don't worry, the supply of sweet potato seeds to the entire Beizhili is definitely not enough now, but it is no problem to supply only to Xuanfu. When the snow completely melts, you can plant them as soon as spring starts. You can harvest more sweet potatoes in summer. By then there will be seeds all over the province." Ouyang Lun patted Jiao Ren on the shoulder.

"Have the people of your Xuanfu been mobilized?"

Jiao Ren nodded, "Please rest assured, sir. When the common people heard that sweet potatoes were to be planted, they were all excited. Every county office in Xuanfu was crowded with people who wanted to learn planting techniques. During this period, just By charging study fees, we have gained nearly hundreds of thousands taels."

Speaking of this, Jiao Ren couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Ouyang Lun was probably the only one who was so active in getting people to pay money.

As long as you follow Ouyang Lunqian well, you will definitely have a future in the future.

Xuanfu.

In a wild field, as far as the eye can see, there are all ordinary people.

These people first removed the big trees and vegetation on the ground, and then divided the open land into pieces. Officials registered on the spot and distributed the land to different people. The people who were allocated the land couldn't wait to cultivate it.

Reclaiming a piece of mountainous land into a field requires many steps. The first is land clearing. Weeds, stones, tree roots and other debris on the land need to be cleared to make the land flat. Then the land is plowed and the land is plowed. Make the soil soft and conducive to plant growth.

After completing the above two steps, the land still cannot be cultivated directly. The land needs to be improved, such as adding fertilizer, sand or clay, etc., to improve the structure and fertility of the soil.

Afterwards, a drainage system must be built to prevent soil erosion and floods, and farmland facilities such as irrigation systems, roads, and shelterbelts must be established to facilitate subsequent agricultural production and management.

Only by doing these things well can a piece of mountainous land be turned into cultivated land. In the process, the land will not produce any food.

It is precisely because of this that ordinary people are not very willing to reclaim wasteland. However, the policy implemented by the Xuanfu is different from usual. The government directly hires people to reclaim wasteland and settles wages based on the amount of land dug. The common people have the priority to contract and do not have to pay extra. The only thing is that the tax will be more, but it is much less than being taken away by the landlord as a tenant. It is basically the same as owning the land.

The people simply calculated in their minds and knew that this could be done, so they came to reclaim the wasteland one after another.

As the prefect of Xuanfu, Jiao Ren has been very busy recently. In addition to the normal affairs of the yamen, he also has to cooperate with the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army. In addition, the local people also have to make arrangements, so he is not inspecting various reclaimed lands every day. Patrolling the newly cultivated fields. The carriage stopped on the road, and Jiao Ren got off the carriage.

"Sir, this is a reclamation area below Wangjing County. The people are very enthusiastic and have already reclaimed half of the land we planned. I believe it won't be long before the entire reclamation area will become farmable land!"

The accompanying master and Jiao Renhui reported.

At this moment, an official wearing a county magistrate's uniform and covered in mud hurriedly ran over, "Xiaguan Wangjing County Magistrate Zhou Cheng has met the prefect!"

"Zhou Cheng, you have done a good job. If I have the chance, I will ask for your credit in front of Mr. Ouyang!"

Wangjing County has done the most in Xuanfu, and this is due to the efforts of the county magistrate Zhou Cheng.

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng's face lit up, "Thank you so much for your support, the prefect. Wangjing County's achievements today are entirely due to the good leadership of the chief envoy and the prefect!"

Jiao Ren nodded, "Master Ouyang is the most powerful official I have ever seen!"

"Originally, Beizhili was like a pool of stagnant water, and our Xuanfu was the deepest part of the stagnant water. Now the situation is completely different. The whole of Beizhili is boiling. Those generals can gallop on the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country. As civil servants, we , now this land is our battlefield, and it is also the time for us to make contributions!"

"Zhixian County, you and I have to take control of it!"

"Please rest assured, Lord Magistrate, I will definitely do my best!" Zhou Cheng's heart was also filled with enthusiasm.

I secretly thought that the chief minister also started as a county magistrate, achieved great results, and rose to the rank of chief minister. This is exactly what he set an example for Zhou Cheng! !
  Just when the whole of Beizhili was carrying out the farming movement in full swing.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his party also came to Beizhili again.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose to come to Peiping directly. Instead, he first visited several state capitals under Beizhili and finally came to Peiping.

"There are no changes here in Beiping from the last time I came here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang originally thought that Beiping would be as densely populated with high-rise buildings as Yong'an Mansion, with brand-new buildings everywhere. But in fact, although some new houses were built in Beiping, they were not high and many buildings remained the same.

"It seems that Ouyang Lun has exhausted his talents and can't come up with anything new."

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered, with a little disappointment in his eyes.

When Queen Ma saw this, she smiled and said, "Chongba, I don't think so."

"Sister, Beiping has not developed. This is a fact. How can you still speak for Ouyang Lun?" Zhu Yuanzhang said dissatisfied.

"Chongba, if you observe carefully, you will find that this city of Beiping has a strong cultural atmosphere, which reflects the temperament of an ancient capital. Many buildings are from previous dynasties or even earlier dynasties. These are historical footprints. According to me It seems that the reason why Ouyang didn't make drastic changes to Beiping City is because he wanted to preserve these things. This is the characteristic and heritage of Beiping, which Yong'an Mansion cannot compare with."

"It is enough to have one Yong'an Mansion in Beizhili."

After listening to Queen Ma's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and then he looked around carefully. He did have a special feeling, as if in front of Peking City, he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was a younger generation who couldn't be younger, and a feeling of excitement rose in his heart. Respect.

"Sister, what do you think Peking would be like if it were my Ming Dynasty?"

"Chongba, don't you want to move the capital?" Queen Ma said in surprise.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "How is that possible? We just thought of asking. Peiping is indeed good, but it is too close to the border. If the prairie cavalry attacks, they can reach the city in less than half a day as long as they cross the Great Wall. By then, the emperor of Ming Dynasty will be To run or not to run?”

"The risk is too great."

As he said this, there was hesitation in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"Moving the capital is a big deal, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. You said this." After Empress Ma finished speaking, she turned her attention to admiring the scenery of the streets of Peiping.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Have you done enough?

Behind him, Guo Zi heard the conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, and he wanted to deafen his ears. And these are things I can hear! ! ?

When he glanced at Jiang Yu next to him, he acted very calmly, not as if he had heard something he shouldn't have heard.

You still have to learn from Jiang Yu!

Zhu Yuanzhang and his party walked to the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

Looking at the familiar gate, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Guo Zi with a smile and said: "If you want to enter Ouyang Lun's gate, you have to pay an entrance fee. You should have paid it last time. Ouyang Lun is the chief minister, so the entrance fee is estimated It’s gone up again!”

"At first I paid three thousand taels to get in, but now I've made a profit."

"Entry fee?" Guo Zi was stunned for a moment, "What is the entrance fee? Mr. Bima, we didn't get the entrance fee when we came here!"

"You were not charged entrance fees??" Zhu Yuanzhang said in surprise.

"No!"

"Well" Zhu Yuanzhang felt uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Consort Ouyang personally took Mr. Guo and others into the Yamen, so they were confiscated. I think they will be confiscated today." Jiang Wei explained.

"Guo Zi, go and try." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered.

"Yes."

Guo Zi immediately walked towards the Chief Secretary's Yamen and was directly stopped by the Yamen on duty.

"Here is the Chief Secretary's Yamen. No one is allowed to enter."

"I am the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. I have been assigned by Your Majesty to come to Mr. Ouyang to discuss state affairs. Why don't you let me in quickly?!" Guo Zi took out his token.

When the officer on duty saw the token, he immediately saluted Guo Zi and said, "Greetings, sir!"

"Can I go in now?"

"Sorry, it still doesn't work."

(End of this chapter)