Wanli Xinming

Chapter 369 Land
Seeing the question, Zhang Siwei hurriedly sorted out his thoughts and leaned over to answer: "If you return to the emperor, the ministers have issued three Jun orders last year, asking the governor of Shanxi to curb mergers. In addition, porridge factories were set up in various counties, and winter clothes were distributed to help the people. Prevent farmers from selling their land to change their lives. Although Shanxi has been devastated for two years, after the two-pronged approach of the court and local governments, the merger situation has been much better than that of the previous Huaiyang disaster and other periods.”

After listening to Zhang Siwei's words, Zhu Yijun suddenly remembered that when Zhang Juzheng suddenly fainted in the political hall, when he went to visit, Zhang Juzheng's evaluation of Zhang Siwei: "Zhang Fengpan can't let him stay in the position for a long time, for two or three years, he is trying his best to consider for the emperor. , to consolidate the time of the holy family. After two years, whether the emperor believes in him or not, he will start to plan for himself and for the Shanxi clan."

Looking at Zhang Fengpan, who was thin and thin in front of him, Zhu Yijun sighed in his heart.The King of Zhongxing County has no eyes, and can see Zhang Fengpan's skin and bones clearly - this person has a high-sounding face, but in fact, he plays too many small abacus.After Wang Chonggu went south, this guy's petty temperament in governing the country was even more irritating.

He picked up Liang Wenmeng's secret performance, turned to the last page and said, "Uncle Wuqing bought [-] hectares of land in Shanxi, do you know this?"

When Zhang Siwei heard this, the muscles on his face trembled.His eyes drooped, his body seemed to be hunched all of a sudden, and he said in a trembling voice, "I don't know about this matter."

Zhu Yijun snorted first, then sighed again, picked up the hot towel on the imperial case and wiped his hands and face.Wei Chao saw it on the side, hurriedly stepped forward, took the silk scarf that the emperor wiped his hand, turned and handed it to a palace maid behind him, asking her to change a new one.

Zhang Siwei listened to the emperor and said, "My grandfather's family, don't worry about it." Zhang Siwei couldn't answer this, just bowed his body on the pier.

Hearing the emperor say again: "Last year, the mother banned his family's business in Beijing, and this family went to Shanxi to cause harm. The governor of Shanxi is also very embarrassed."

Zhang Siwei said in a low voice, "This emperor's family matters, and this minister does not dare to speak falsely."

The emperor hummed.Changed the topic and said: "Wang Quan, Wang Hui, Han Ji, Fan Shikui, Xu Jing, Shen Zhongwen, etc., all of them have merged this time, and their people are either closely related to each other, or have strong personal relationships, but this time it looks ugly. Do you know these things?"

Zhang Siwei was like a toad drenched in the rain, and Jiao Lei in his ear followed.The emperor is questioning!Between the emperor and the prime minister, there was such a short-handed confrontation, which shows that without knowing it, the holy family has declined to the extent that the emperor has no patience!Why didn't you realize it for a long time?And why so?

All the people the emperor spoke of were giant merchants in Shanxi.The families, with Zhang and Wang as the core, formed an airtight network of political and business relationships. On the one hand, they supported Zhang Siwei's rise to the sky, and on the other hand, Zhang Siwei was bound to give enough returns after ascending to the position of Prime Minister— - The establishment of Hopson Yuan Bank made their decades-long investment pay off at once.

But the emperor didn't talk about the bank, but made a big fuss about land mergers, which made Zhang Siwei, who had been preparing for a long time, overwhelmed.As far as he knows, although these families have bought some land in the past two years, the establishment of a bank has almost drained the funds of the families. The emperor's so-called merger accusation is just a sin!
Zhang Siwei used all his strength, and the words he said seemed not to be his own: "This minister is guilty of oversight."

Zhu Yijun looked at his hunched back and sighed secretly.Immediately, his face became solemn, and he said coldly: "Before the case of the robbery in the suburban coal mine, Ma Bin reported to the Qing family, but I disapproved. It seems that you still have some indiscretions."

Zhang Siwei grabbed a piece of driftwood like a drowning person, and suddenly said to his heart: "This minister has been slandered by the grace of God for a long time, but some people can't see that the reform situation is booming now, and I also ask the emperor to investigate."

Zhu Yijun hummed again, noncommittal.Zhang Siwei had already clarified his thoughts at this time, and hurriedly continued: "My late father and late uncle were poor when they were young, and became rich because of business. I have been helped by my family over the years. , established the Hoshine Yuan Bank - the minister has written to scold him for this."

When the emperor saw what he said was naked, he had to interrupt him and said, "I am happy to see the prosperity of the bank."

Zhang Siwei said in a low voice, "Yes. But the minister believes that nowadays, the major banks issue bills separately, fragmenting the market, and it is difficult to exchange remittances. This is a little insight of the minister. In order to make the most of it, the minister thinks it is most appropriate for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take the lead in this matter.”

Zhu Yijun touched his nose, and his frowning brows relaxed.He smiled and said, "Well, that's a good idea. Mr. Feng Pan can write a question book, and the Political Affairs Office will first come up with a charter."

Zhang Siwei breathed a sigh of relief.Omg, it's so scary!The so-called companion of the king is like a tiger, it is no joke!
The emperors of all dynasties are the distributors and arbiters of the world's wealth, and all their own property is only the golden flowers and silver and Huangzhuang given by the court.Today's emperor is both the arbiter and the first to end up as the biggest industrial and commercial player. This is too much fun!
What the emperor has done today is like standing up again and again, and the prime ministers and ministers of the dignified cabinet have no power to fight back and can only be slaughtered-are the descendants of the emperor, or even this emperor in his later years, all Mingjun?If you become lethargic, this uncontrolled financial power will weigh the power, and the world will be in chaos in an instant!
Although Zhang Siwei is petite, he is also very knowledgeable.While heaving a sigh of relief, he thought about the crisis in the future—how to solve it?
The emperor didn't know that he thought so much in an instant, but he changed the subject and said, "I am very worried about the harm of annexation."

Zhang Siwei hurriedly put aside his distracting thoughts and replied: "Yes, although the punishment is severe, it is difficult to ban it. Even if the rich are banned from buying, it is impossible for the poor to sell in order to survive."

Zhu Yijun nodded.Zhang Siwei continued: "Although the decree banning mergers is meticulous and strict, there are always loopholes. If it is too strict, and many normal transactions are delayed, it is not advisable. It is a dilemma."

Zhu Yijun nodded.Immediately said: "But this matter is not resolved. As the population grows, the harm of annexation is often the cause of turmoil - in addition to immigration, there must be a way to solve this problem."

Zhang Siwei thought that the emperor was really big on politics, such as governing Huang Huai.Now he wants to solve this eternal problem, and his heart is too big.

But when it comes to money, this emperor has a very small mind - this round of confrontation just now is proof.He had no idea and didn't answer, just bowed and listened to Yuyin.After listening to Zhu Yijun, he continued: "I really thought of a way, called 'Public Land', and I want to make a pilot in Shanxi first."

"The so-called public land is also called public farmland, and it is not owned by a private individual - similar to today's farmland. The court first took out the land, took Baojia as a unit, and divided it equally according to the head, one acre of land was obtained, and this land was not allowed. Trade, if the person dies, the land will be returned to the public."

Zhang Siwei was speechless when he heard this.Listening to the emperor, he continued: "Before the Yellow Book counted the number of people killed, and we already have a good foundation. The imperial court will also issue a decree that neither public land nor private land should be abandoned, and public land should be abandoned for two years. Anything over three or five years will be confiscated and incorporated into the public land.”

"In this way, the public land can guarantee living people without affecting the circulation and transactions of private land-much better than the dry suppression of mergers and acquisitions in the previous dynasties."

"This place, I also gave it a nice name, which will definitely win the hearts of the people."

Zhang Siwei listened to the emperor's unrestrained thoughts, and his mind was a mess.Wen Yan just bowed his body again.

With a smug smile on the emperor's face, he patted the imperial case lightly and said, "Mr. Feng Pan, look - how about it's called 'Ration Field'?"

Zhang Siwei first praised the saint, and then asked: "Nowadays, there are 7000 million people in the world, and there are 2000 to [-] million people in Shanxi. I don't know—where does the land come from?"

(End of this chapter)