Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 322 Intentional

How to solve the refugee problem?There are so many insightful people in the court, none of them can do anything, what can you do?As for the two methods proposed by Zhu Houzhao, no one is optimistic about them.Everyone can see the benefits of immigration, but how to operate it?As for the imperial court buying land, that's even worse. How much damage will the gentry suffer?
Zhu Houzhao saw the demeanor of everyone in his eyes. How could he not know what these people were thinking, but he also knew that this matter would eventually be resolved, and the courtiers could pretend not to see it, but he, the prince of Daming, Daming The future emperor can't pretend not to see it, and must solve it.

In fact, the big reason for this is land mergers. Many people say that land mergers are mergers. The land is still the same land, or can support those people. Is it different to be a tenant?
He is different. First of all, the concentration of land will lead to large-scale cultivation, improve efficiency, and reduce labor. In addition, the oppression of landlords on tenants is very severe.You may grow out of the sun and die in the sun when you farm the land yourself, but it is not the case when you farm the land for the landlord.Many people have heard the story of Zhou Papi, and many people just laughed it off.

It's a mockery of Zhou Papi, but in this era, the facts are like this, people are not as good as animals, cows who are tired from work have to rest, and horses who are tired must be the best soybean feed.

People can't do it, people can't do it, and if they die, they will be replaced by another one and continue to be squeezed, but the common people can't do anything about it, because if you want to live, you can only be squeezed, and if you don't do it, someone else will do it.This is like 996 in later generations and unfair treatment in various workplaces. If you want to live, if you don't do it for others, the common people have no way to resist.

Zhu Houzhao is deeply aware of this point. The governments of future generations will implement the eight-hour work system, implement double cultivation, and formulate labor laws, but there are no such things in this era.

Ordinary people want to sue, even if they want to resign, they can’t do anything about it. It’s a big deal for future generations to change their family, but how do you change in this era?You are dead.

Without going to see those ministers again, Zhu Houzhao stood where he was, bowed expressionlessly and said, "Father, the emperor, and his subjects are willing to go to Jingxiang to solve the refugee problem." Zhu Houzhao bowed deeper, expressing his very firm attitude, In a word, if you don't do it, I will do it. This time Zhu Houzhao made up his mind.

The faces of the ministers changed when they looked at Zhu Houzhao. Many people had pity in their eyes. His Highness the Crown Prince was young and energetic. The problem of refugees was not limited to the Ming Dynasty.

His Royal Highness wants to solve it, how can it be so easy?Thinking of His Royal Highness slamming his head against the blood, everyone felt a faint sense of satisfaction in their hearts.

In the past few years, our Crown Prince has been too out of the circle, and he doesn't listen to the advice of people like himself. Let the Crown Prince go down and have a touch. When the time comes, his head will be bloody, that's fine, this one His Royal Highness will return to his side.Thinking of myself and others educating the crown prince with modest words and righteousness, and then the appearance of the crown prince bowing down to be taught, everyone's hearts are full of joy, and they are still looking forward to that day!
Zhu Youtang's expression also changed. He also knew that the problem was serious. He scolded the minister because of his inaction on the one hand and because he had nothing to do.

Now that the prince is going to hit the south wall, Zhu Youtang is looking forward to and gratified on the one hand, hoping that his son can do something, after all, his son has created many miracles in these years.It's even easier to be gratified. His son is worthy of being the heir of the Ming Dynasty, and he has faced difficulties. This is the quality an emperor should have.

On the other hand, he was worried. Zhu Youtang also knew that the refugee problem was difficult to solve. If it couldn't be solved, the prince's prestige would suffer.

Originally, Zhu Youtang still wanted to discuss it with the ministers, but at this time he lost the idea, looked at his son and said with a sullen face: "This is a big matter, and we should take a long-term plan, you step down!"

All the ministers left, only Zhu Youtang and his son were left. Zhu Youtang looked at his son and said angrily, "What do you think? Buying land? Once this strategy is implemented, the world will definitely turn into a turmoil." God, even if you don't implement it, if you say such a thing, the imperial envoy will give a memorial tomorrow, and they will make a fuss."

When Zhu Youtang said this, his tone became serious: "Where is the calm energy in the weekdays?"

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew that this should not be said, as it would dissatisfy the scholars all over the world, because they were the ones who did these things.

Looking at their faces at this time, Zhu Houzhao couldn't hold back his anger, and the other Zhu Houzhao also knew that this face would turn over sooner or later.The policies I want to implement in the future are likely to anger these people even more, so I simply don't hide them.Zhu Houzhao didn't even think about his own reputation.

It is estimated that both good and bad reputations are good. If it is not good, it will be like Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. Even if the merits are recognized, the faults will be mentioned. As for the faults, it depends on how those people write about themselves.

"I said that on purpose." Zhu Houzhao didn't hide it, and said directly: "I just want to tell those scholars that I'm dissatisfied with them. Although there are occasional disasters in the Ming Dynasty, the court has been in trouble for a few days. Nian disaster relief was very effective, why are there still refugees everywhere? It’s not because of land annexation.”

"Father, do you know how much land the ministers in the court have? My ministers know. Take Liu Jian, a senior scholar of Shoufu, as an example. The [-] mu of land is not taxed. The local officials dare not accept it, and thoroughly check the officials in the entire capital to see how many there are."

Although he hadn't checked the minister at this time, Zhu Houzhao knew a person, and this person was the later Xu Jie.

Many people think that he is stronger than Yan Song, defeated Yan Song, and also cultivated Zhang Juzheng. But Xu Jie's family has 24 mu of land and tens of thousands of tenants. What is this?Where is his field?Bought?Where did the money come from?If it wasn't for Gao Gong and Hai Rui, who would know about this?

Why did Zhang Juzheng only dare to check the hidden fields in Zhang Juzheng's reform of whipping law, but he didn't dare to touch the tax exemption of gentry?
Isn't it because all the ministers in the court are like this?There is a governor in a county, and there are thousands of hectares of fertile land in his house, even if it is just invested, the county magistrate knows, but do you dare to collect taxes?What's more, if you dare to collect taxes from the lords of the major yamen in the capital, then change someone else, is this difficult?Zhu Houzhao is well aware of these.

After hearing what his son said, Zhu Youtang became indifferent, and raised his head to look at his son: "But the world is governed by these people after all!"

(End of this chapter)