Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 404 Questioning

Zhu Qiyu's words were neither killing nor staying, but those vassal kings were frightened!

This time they all felt that Zhu Qiyu really wanted to kill them! Now these vassal kings have no power to resist at all!

Zhu Qiyu is now firmly seated in the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty supports him, the generals support him, and most civil servants also support him. How can he resist?

"Your Majesty, we are willing to hand over those lands this time!" King Shu said with his hands.

"I am also willing to hand over those lands!" Several other vassal kings also said.

Then all the feudal kings surrendered!

Zhu Qiyu clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the map of the Ming Dynasty's territory in the study. The vassal kings were also in the background. What did Zhu Qiyu want to do?

Zhu Qiyu then said calmly: "Are you willing to take back those lands? Wouldn't you scold me for being cold-blooded? Curse me for being ruthless and unjust? Do you think that I want those lands and just keep an eye on your lands?

All the things you have done are nothing more than exterminating the country. I have never had any intention of exterminating the country, and I have always wanted to keep you! My Ming Dynasty seems to be in peace now, but there are also many crises inside!

The people have no land to farm!

You are all people who have read a lot of poetry and books. Today, I will ask you a question, right? You guys, tell me, what was the main reason for the collapse of the country in the past dynasties?

Everyone talks about it, and if you say it well, you will be rewarded with 10,000 acres of land! "

"Ah!" Those people all looked at the skirt leader in surprise!

Well said, they were rewarded with 10,000 acres of land, which surprised them a bit!

Even Lin Cunde was a little surprised!

"This is why the country has been destroyed in successive dynasties, mainly because of harsh treatment of the people, as well as excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In addition, there have been foolish kings!" King Lu immediately said with his hands in hand.

"Be harsh to the people and impose excessive taxes! You are a foolish king!" Zhu Qiyu nodded!

King Lu continued: "But my government will not do that. Now my Ming Dynasty has abolished the corvee and Ding labor, and only collects land taxes. Naturally, this area is not available. I also heard that millions of canal workers in the past also need to be paid!

After paying, there will not be so many water workers. It is basically guaranteed to be about 100,000 yuan. The daily wages paid to the water workers are almost more than 3,000 taels. The annual cost of the entire water work is more than one million taels. This money can also be used. Let the Cao workers live a good life! "

"Others continue to talk about why the country was subjugated. Tell them! You can also read at home, I know this!" Zhu Qiyu raised his head and looked at them and said.

"It makes sense. There are some natural disasters that we cannot control, such as the earth dragon turning over, sudden heavy rains, and sudden blizzards crushing houses. We can only provide disaster relief but cannot control such things. This is also God's warning to the creatures below!

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" The feudal kings continued to kneel on the ground and saluted Zhu Qiyu.

Those vassal kings dared to get up at this moment, and several vassal kings' legs were numb! Let the person next to you help you!

Have you ever considered what if the Ming Dynasty fell? Among you, who can keep your own property and life, who can keep those lands and wealth? Sometimes, you really need to think about it. It’s not me who is harsh on you, it’s you who are going too far! "

The vassal kings were also worried. How could they know the reasons for the collapse of the previous dynasties? But now Zhu Qiyu asked them to say it, and they didn't dare not say it!

"How about this, come one by one, King Qin, you come first, in the order of your seats!" Zhu Qiyu saw that they did not dare to say anything, so he could only name them. Today, he must let them know the reasons for the collapse of the country in the past dynasties. They Do you want the Ming Dynasty to fall?

Lin Cunde sat there and said nothing. In fact, he didn't need to be here, but now that we are discussing these topics, Lin Cunde knew that it would be impossible for him not to be here!

"I think that the reason for the country's subjugation has just been mentioned by King Lu, but there is one more thing to add. The treacherous ministers in the court, the officials not caring about the lives of the people, and the constant natural disasters will lead to the country's subjugation!" King Qin thought for a while and looked at Zhu Qiyu carefully. said.

Traitors are in power, and officials don't care whether the people live or die. That's a good point, but it's not the root cause! Zhu Qiyu nodded, and then said: "But it's still good, let's reward him with three thousand acres!" "

After they were done, Zhu Qiyu asked them to drink tea and eat snacks!

"That's because I canceled it. If I didn't cancel it, my Ming Dynasty would be in crisis. In addition, I don't think I am a coward, but who can guarantee that the kings of future generations will not be cowards!

However, what you said, King Lu, is right, but it is not the fundamental reason. You have been rewarded with 5,000 acres of land. When the time comes, I will leave you with 5,000 acres more land! "Zhu Qiyu walked towards the tea table with his hands behind his back and sat on the main seat!

Then he drank tea from the cup. After drinking, he poured tea for Lin Cunde first, and then poured tea for himself!

Seeing that they had almost finished eating and drinking, Zhu Qiyu continued: "Tell me everything!"

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to say that. This year is the first day of the Lunar New Year!" King Chu immediately raised his hands and said, "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, say something auspicious!"

After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "That's right, the Chinese New Year is celebrated by the common people. I, ha, ordinary people say congratulations and get rich during the New Year, but I don't dare to think about getting rich during the Chinese New Year. If I want to get rich, the people will You're going to be in trouble! Okay, don't talk about this!

These vassal kings, you look at me, I look at you!

"Get up, sit down and talk! Since we talked today and it's time to talk about it, let's talk carefully. You are all the vassal kings of my Ming Dynasty. You share this country with my Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty is here, you are the vassal kings. , if the Ming Dynasty dies, your lands, mansions, and shops will all belong to others, and you don’t know how many people in your family will be left alive!" Zhu Qiyu looked at them and said lightly.

"Get up and sit down, everyone, sit down, drink tea, eat snacks, my family members, I have always hoped that you can solve this problem for me, but until now, I have not thought of a solution, and I still hope that you can speak freely! No need to be taboo!" Zhu Qiyu waved his hand at them! "

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" King Qin stood up and said with his hands in hand.

Then, those vassal kings continued to say, after all, they did not talk about land annexation. At most, they said that the common people had no land to cultivate!

After those vassal kings finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu sat there, looked at them and said with a smile: "None of you mentioned the real reason, but some people did say that the people have no land for planting! This is a bit mixed up!

Let me give you an example. For example, there are one hundred families. Each family has ten acres of land, which is enough to feed them, but each family can cultivate twenty acres of land! People need to sell their land due to natural disasters or family members getting sick. One family among them was able to make some money and started buying land! This wealthy family slowly bought 500 acres of land. How many families would it need? Twenty-five families helped him farm the land. What would the remaining twenty-five families do?

Maybe they can still find something to do and barely survive!

In the end, this wealthy family bought 800 acres of land, and only 40 households were needed to cultivate the land. What would the remaining 60 households do?

There is no need for so many people to work outside. They can’t survive anymore. Tell me, what will they do? "

After Zhu Qiyu finished asking, he stared at the feudal kings!

Lin Cunde was also smiling in his heart. Zhu Qiyu now asked the vassal kings the questions he asked him at the beginning!

All the vassal kings looked at Zhu Qiyu in surprise! No one dares to answer this question!

Zhu Qiyu continued: "Sixty families have no land to farm and no work to do. Will they starve to death? Do you think they will be willing to starve to death?"

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he still stared at the feudal kings!

King Qin, who was sitting in front, had a dry throat, but now that Zhu Qiyu was staring at them, they could only reply: "Your Majesty, of course he will not be willing to do so!"

"Yes, I am definitely not willing to give in!" The other vassal kings nodded!

"Yeah, you're not willing to give in, are you?" Zhu Qiyu nodded, and then asked: "Then what do you think they will do?"

Those feudal kings didn’t dare to answer again!

"Tell me, what will they do?" Zhu Qiyu asked them.

"Your Majesty, if this happens, they will have no choice but to rise up and rebel!" King Qin had no choice but to answer Zhu Qiyu's question. He felt a little strange in his heart. This is indeed the case!

"Yes, they will rebel! You all know in your heart that King Qin, King Han, and King Qing, the three of you are in Shaanxi. You also know how many people in Shaanxi rebelled in the past few years. Why did they rebel?

As long as there is a way to survive, the people will rebel?

There is no way to survive! Why don't they rebel? If you just hold on, you will die, so you might as well fight! Wasn't that what Taizu was doing when he joined the rebel army? When Taizu’s parents died, they had no land to bury them!

There's not even any land for burial!

Is there any way for Taizu to survive? There is no way to survive!

Tell me, will there be someone like Taizu among the rebels? "Zhu Qiyu stared at them and questioned!

All the feudal kings lowered their heads!

"Believe it or not, I don't have to promote the New Deal in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and I don't have to care about these two places. I will give up all the officials, including the officials there. In less than five years, Shanxi and Shaanxi will be in chaos. Then what do you think about those rebels? When the situation becomes stronger and the city is captured, what will be the consequences for you and your children?'

Will you be hacked to death by the rebels, will you be quartered by five horses, will your family property and your land be divided among the common people?

Will the women in your house be ruined by the rebel army?

If you don’t believe it, I can make a bet with you! I can abandon these two provinces and implement the New Deal in other provinces. When the time comes, I will wait until those rebels clean up your palace before going to suppress the rebellion!

You are the eternal sinners of my Ming Dynasty! "Zhu Qiyu continued to question them!

After hearing this, the feudal kings all stared at them in horror!

The previous rebellions in Shanxi and Shaanxi indeed caused the vassal kings of Shanxi and Shaanxi to suffer considerable losses!

(End of this chapter)