The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 396 Zhu Yuanzhang Slapped in the Face

Zhu Yuanzhang is quite satisfied with the overall arrangement of the Hubu Shangshu.

After Zhao Mian finished bowing, Zhu Yuanzhang made a point:
"The planting of high-yielding crops does not conflict with the original rice and wheat fields, so more people, under the guidance of the government, will choose to reclaim new wasteland."

"There are always some people who are selfish and lucky, thinking that the government will not find out, and conceal the number of reported new places."

"After spring plowing, the work of the household department cannot stop. For all areas where high-yield grain seeds are distributed, a new round of soil measurement must be carried out to ensure that all newly reclaimed land is registered."

Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a cowherd boy who worked for the landlord, so he is naturally very familiar with the landlord's concealment of the land.

The peasants at the bottom are not only simple, but also have their own cleverness, especially when it comes to land matters.

The distribution of grain seeds is also accompanied by teaching.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that when farmers knew that these high-yielding crops could form new grains in less than two months, many farmers would definitely cultivate them secretly.

In this case, the statistics of the Ministry of Households cannot be calculated according to the type of grain, and all surrounding land must be cleared.

Anyone who cultivates land without permission must be severely punished.

This smoldering can't be opened. It should be known that sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other crops can be used as food reserves for the treasury. Even if the taste is not good, they can live a lot.

The tax has already been halved, and if there is a large number of tax evasion and tax evasion, the court will lose.

"I would like to obey the decree."

Zhao Mian stood up and bowed again.

Measuring land is no small task. For the household department, all local household departments, including all local household departments, are mobilized to complete it in a short period of time.

Although His Majesty did not specify a specific time, Zhao Mian knew very well that if all the land documents could not be handed over to His Majesty for review before Xialiang, then his position as a minister would be considered exhausted.

"Ru Shangshu, seeing your secretive appearance, do you have anything to say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were sharp, and he immediately noticed that Minister of the Ministry of War Ruyu was hesitant to speak, so he asked directly.

For Ru Yu to be able to get into the position of Shangshu, she is naturally considered a good individual.

Just now, after His Majesty and Zhao Mian decided on the matter of spring plowing, they deliberately showed some hesitation.

Sure enough, His Majesty noticed it.

Ru Yu stood up and bowed, with a half-hesitation on her face, she said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, I have received a secret report from the left guard of Datong, Shanxi."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this, and asked, "Why didn't you just say it in the morning?"

Ru Yu shook her body, and said with a little fear, "I don't dare."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised when he heard this, and continued to ask: "What is the content of the secret report?"

Ru Yu replied, "It's the impeachment of Li Lin, the Commander of Shanxi Zuowei."

Hearing the name Li Lin, Zhu Yuanzhang had some impressions.

The official position of the commander of the capital is nothing in the capital, but in the local area, he is the highest military officer in the local area, with extremely powerful authority.

Being able to serve as the commander of the capital in this year naturally has a certain amount of credit.

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled that Li Lin, the commander of the capital, used to be Chang Yuchun's personal soldier, and then followed Lan Yu to make meritorious service in Yuerhai, proudly rewarding the official position of the commander of the Zuowei capital in Datong, Shanxi.

However, the commander of the capital is a local military post, which is under the jurisdiction of the Dudufu of the Five Armies and is not affiliated to the Ministry of War.

Now Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Yu, said that there was a report of impeachment by the Guards, which is equivalent to overstepping the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, which is a violation of the rules.

If you really want to say it in the morning, it will definitely arouse the hatred of the five armies.

It was still yesterday that Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was beaten violently by Lan Yu.

This kind of ultra vires behavior, regardless of the situation, just the malice from the five armies' governor's office, would make it difficult for Ru Yu to bear.

"Bring it to us to see."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the secret report that would allow Ru Yu to act like this must not be so simple.

Liu He walked from the side of His Majesty, took the secret report that Ru Xun took out from his sleeve, and presented it to His Majesty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang took it, he looked at it carefully.

At first, everyone in the hall, except for Ru Yu, didn't have much thought.

However, as His Majesty's frown deepened, the atmosphere became solemn and depressing.

"Snapped!!"

"Presumptuous! What a big dog!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly slammed the secret report on the desk, even the candlestick was knocked to the ground.

Immediately, all the ministers present, Liu He, Jiang Yu and others knelt down on the ground.

His Majesty Longyan was furious, this matter is very big.

"Who gave them the courage, who gave them the courage!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"In our life, the most ruthless people are corrupt officials. We have established a military household system, raising millions of soldiers without spending a grain of food from the treasury, but how dare they, how dare they do this!!!"

The roaring sound echoed throughout the Huagai Palace, even the eunuch guards outside knelt down.

How long has it been, His Majesty has never been so angry.

Even dozens of ministers were executed at the court meeting, even the three major cases in previous years, even the recent rumor case.

I've never been so angry before.

Like the reverse scale of a dragon, if you touch it, you will die.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was red, his eyes were about to burst, and his eyes were devouring as if he wanted to choose someone.

The violent panting sound was especially obvious in the quiet hall.

After a while, Liu He quietly raised his head, gritted his teeth, and got up.

Bite the bullet and bring a cup of hot tea, and said with a slightly trembling tone: "Your Majesty, let's have a sip of tea first, don't get so angry, if the Taisun Palace finds out that the old slaves failed to take good care of His Majesty, they will definitely severely punish you." punishment."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to flick the dragon robe, he knocked away the teacup brought by Liu He.

Hear the word Taisun.

The hand that had just been raised stopped in mid-air.

After a moment of hesitation, he took a cup of tea and drank it down.

The warmth spread in the belly, driving away the anger a little.

Everyone in the audience looked at Liu He with gratitude.

If it weren't for him, no one in this hall today would have a better life.

Humph! !! !!
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the teacup on the table, and then returned to the dragon chair.

"Get up, can things be done on your knees?"

Hearing His Majesty's words, everyone's hearts fell to the ground, and they stood up, but they didn't dare to sit on the chairs again.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Ru Yuan.

With just this one glance, Ru Xun almost fell ill from fright, her knees went limp, and she knelt down on the ground again.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty forgive me."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced away and shouted, "What crime have you committed!"

Ru Yu's lips trembled: "Chenchen, Chen."

I didn't say anything for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Don't blindly admit that you are not guilty. Are we the kind of people who just give you peace? Not only are you not guilty of this matter, but you have meritorious service. Speak up."

Ru Yu hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the secret report that fell on the ground, and said in a cold voice: "You ministers of various ministries, you should also take a good look at this military household, and see what happened to our Datong Guard."

The secret report fell at the feet of Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Hearing what His Majesty said, Zhan Hui quickly picked it up and read it quickly.

As the reading passed, his pupils were constantly constricting. Obviously, the content on it really frightened him.

After reading it, I held my breath and understood why His Majesty was so angry,

Then it was quickly passed on to Yang Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

Yang Jing's reaction was exactly the same as Zhan Hui's.

In just a short moment, the four ministers had read the above content.

Finally, Zhao Mian, the Minister of the Ministry of Households who took over from Shen Min, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, handed over the secret report to Liu He with trembling hands.

"Let's talk about it, do you think this matter is true, or is someone making a lie?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

The five ministers looked at each other, and finally focused on Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Who said that among all the ministers, only Zhan Hui is the closest to His Majesty and is the most favored.

Zhan Hui could only take a half-step forward and said: "I think this matter should not be faked. Datong Zuowei currently has more than [-] people and [-] military households. It is impossible to hide such a major event. It only needs a little investigation to find out." understand the situation."

"This secret report should be played by those sergeants. The reason why they bypassed the five-army governor's mansion is probably because they are afraid of being suppressed by killing the superior."

Hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became more and more unhappy.

The military household system is what Zhu Yuanzhang is most proud of, and this secret report is obviously slapping him in the face.

Datong Zuowei, located in the frontier army, close to the grassland, has made a lot of contributions.

What was written in this secret report was that the sergeants of the left guard of Datong united to command Li Lin to destroy the sect.

Just like this, forget it, at best it is a rebellion incident.

But the narration in it is what really exposes the drawbacks of the current guard system.

The guard system is that the soldiers distribute the land, serve as soldiers in wartime, and farm in leisure time.

A sergeant serves in the guard station and takes his wife with him to live a stable life and have children. Each sergeant has a house, a field, and monthly food.

When marching, rations are issued, clothing is provided by oneself, and weapons are rationed.

Sergeants are in the battalion, divided into garrison and garrison fields, the ratio is not fixed, and they are rotated on time. The garrison fields are divided into food and provided for the garrison and officials, so as to raise troops without consuming the financial resources of the court.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

The Ming Dynasty had a total of nearly 200 million soldiers stationed in the fields, guarding the world and stabilizing the Ming Dynasty.

The sergeant is the main army, and the other children are called Yu Ding or Junyu.

When the main army goes to the guard post, at least one Yu Ding must accompany him to help him live.

Due to the heavy burden on the military households, more land is given and they are exempted from conscripts. The rest of the camp and Yiding under their original hometown are also exempted from conscripts, so as to ensure their livelihood and provide for the life of the main army.

When the main army dies, he will be supplemented by a strong man in the household.

However, the life of the soldiers in the guards is difficult. As the saying goes: A good man does not serve as a soldier, and a good iron does not make nails.

Under such circumstances, even in the early Ming Dynasty, there were a large number of deserters.

Therefore, there are methods such as "root supplementation" and "stitch supplementation".Genbu is to capture the fleeing army, and Goubu is to be patched by his household.

And it was these two methods that made the military chief corrupt.

They often concealed deserters, occupied military fields, and private sergeants cultivated them to obtain a large amount of illegal money and food.

This time, Li Lin, the commander of the left guard of Datong, was the one who did the most ruthless.

Generally speaking, many of them are commanders, and at most they charge more when collecting grain.

Qiu Ba below is all illiterate, the army is no better than the people in the city, the chief rules everything, life and death are determined, and the news is blocked, even rumors are impossible.

If any thorns appeared, they would be beaten to death directly, establishing the military prestige, and killing chickens and monkeys.

After going on like this for more than twenty years, there is no reason to resist.

As the old saying goes, rabbits bite when they are in a hurry.

Datong Zuowei, because it is separated from other guards above, does not directly border the grassland, but is closer to Datong Mansion.

Moreover, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the grasslands have been severely beaten, so there are not many wars.

This also gave Li Lin enough time to chatter.

For more than 20 years, [-]% of Datong Zuowei's land property has been successively owned by Li Lin and other officials.

You know, under Li Lin, the commander of the capital, there are still thousands of households, and hundreds of households are also in the same boat.

The other sergeants seemed to have become the personal slaves of the officers.

Datong Zuowei had a total of [-] soldiers, but more than [-] of them became farming serfs.

Even the general banner and small banners, most of them, even some hundred households, couldn't escape.

The reason why Li Lin dared to be so arrogant was because he once followed Chang Yuchun, king of Kaiping, and later made contributions with Lanyu, Duke of Liang.

With a strong background in the army, how could these little sergeants be able to resist.

The cause of the matter is a bit simple to say.

A hundred households who had objections to this were also reduced to serfs.

Another former enemy of the hundred households raped his wife to death when she was out farming while she was several months pregnant.

Then even his only son and two daughters were killed together.

The hundred households who had been degraded as serfs were tied up, humiliated, punished and whipped.

He endured it.

He understood that it was impossible to fight now.

Then in secret, they contacted Zeng's subordinates and started a joint incident.

After waiting for many days, it happened that the high-yield crops were distributed by the household department. Li Lin hosted a banquet for thousands of households and hundreds of cronies.

After getting drunk, the night is dark and the wind is high, and the sound of birds is the trumpet.

Hundreds of people armed with worn-out guns and spears, did not stop doing one thing, and killed all the generals who attended the banquet.

Then the crowd roared like a hungry tiger out of its cage, and more and more oppressed soldiers joined the team.

Night, blood stained the earth.

When the morning light came on, it was barren and messy, and the people standing there were all covered in blood.

Those who survived woke up like a dream, looking at the blood on their hands, confused.

"Brother, let's run away."

"Where are you fleeing to?"

"Fleeing to the grasslands, fleeing to the deep mountains, even if you gather people to become bandits, so what, it's just a bird's life."

"I'm waiting like this, how can I go to the grasslands, how can I go to the deep mountains, how can I get through the various passes. Once such a big event spreads, the surrounding guards will be full of troops, there is no way to survive."

"Then, shall we just sit and wait to die?"

After hearing the words, the hundred households remained silent for a long time, looking at the place where the sun rose, with a trace of hope in their eyes.

After a long time, several knights appeared slowly.

(End of this chapter)