Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 253 His Royal Highness King Liao Knows Everything?

Wagang Village is a small village not far from Kunming City.

Although the name of this village sounds mighty and domineering, the Legend of the Double Dragon of the Tang Dynasty did not exist in this era.

Those ordinary people don't know what Wagangzhai is, and they don't know how to read history, so naturally the name was not given by someone who loves the history of the Tang Dynasty.

At least Li Er, an ordinary villager living in Wagang Town, didn't know that his village had the same name as a famous cottage in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Er is a native of Yunnan who grew up in Wagangzhai.

He is naturally not a Han Chinese, according to the current words, he should be from the Dai nationality.

However, at this time, the lifestyles of the ethnic minorities were not much different from those of the Han people.

Like the current characteristic places where ethnic minorities gather, in fact, only a few villages have been preserved.

Most of the people have long been integrated into the lives of the Han people. After all, Yunnan was also vigorously developed by the Song Dynasty in the past.

Although the Dali Duan family occupies Yunnan, the Dali Duan family is actually Han Chinese.

And after so many years have passed, at least half of Yunnan's population is Han Chinese.

They live in Yunnan, and naturally they also control the economy of this place. If they want to live well, they naturally have to get closer to them.

Li Er, like ordinary Yunnan people, lives together in villages, so they don't know what court is.

Most of them listened to the words of the village chief, that is, their chief, and according to the official terms, they were chieftains.

This was the case even when Liang Wang ruled Yunnan in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. After all, the bureaucratic system in the Northern Yuan Dynasty was characterized by one word—lazy.

Try not to do things that you can't do, unless there are benefits and benefits, so the Beiyuan regime has never delegated power to the level of villages and towns.

In Yunnan, the management of the direct chieftain system is simple, rude and convenient.

Li Er has only heard the names of these dynasties, but he really doesn't know the impact of these dynasties on his life.

Whether it is paying taxes, or judicial trials on weekdays, or someone helping to uphold justice.

That's all about the chieftain, that is, the Chief Chieftain.

It has nothing to do with the imperial court at all. He grew up so big, except for seeing the Beiyuan army passing by the village in Yunnan, he has never seen a Beiyuan official at any time.

There are not even temporary workers on errands.

However, this situation has changed a lot since Daming occupied Beiyuan Yunnan.

The Northern Yuan regime had not had time to take root in Yunnan, and the regime was directly pulled out by the Ming Dynasty with its roots and mud.

And the Northern Yuan Liang King who was only heard of in legends was even more miserable.

It is said that he was captured alive by the legendary Liao king Zhu Qi, and now he has been sent to Yingtian Mansion to be a clown for people's entertainment.

As for the future fate, Li Er can't control it, after all, it has nothing to do with his own life.

He thought the same way at first, even if Bei Yuan was gone and replaced by a big one, Ming would just change a group of nominal leaders and bosses.

But what should be done or what should be done, anyway, what their villages listen to is the words of the village chief, that is, the chief chieftain, and it has nothing to do with the court.

The chief chieftain also told them this on weekdays, and his position as chief chieftain was absolutely unstoppable.

Although it is now the Ming Dynasty that has changed to be the emperor, as long as their village surrenders and continues to be the people of the Ming Dynasty, they will still be doing what they were supposed to do before, without any change.

His leader said so, and Li Er also thought so, after all, he trusted his leader very much.

But the situation seems to have changed very quickly. When Daming's army stopped in Kunming, the attitude of his leader began to change.

From the beginning of contempt for Daming, as Daming entered Kunming, the attitude of a village chief also began to change, he began to nod and bow, and then he disappeared.

Li Er was still thinking about where his village head went?Maybe Daming grabbed it and chopped off his head.

But later I heard that it was not beheading, but being dragged to a meeting.

At the same time as the meeting was held, the Ming court publicly granted him the position of Chief Chieftain, which was the same as that given by Bei Yuan before.

And this court was naturally led by Liao King Zhu Qi.After all, Zhu Qi, king of Liao, is now equivalent to King Liang of Yunnan.

Even more powerful than King Liang, he can even appoint officials at will. This is the emperor's trust in His Highness King Liao.

Of course, Li Er didn't understand what these things were. He only knew that his village chief had changed since he came back from the meeting.

Not only are there more strange faces around him, but now every night there is a bonfire party in the village.

Although the bonfire party was similar to the previous festivals, the content of the party was quite different.

In the past, the content of the party was that the village chief boasted about himself, and he had done some good things that benefited the country and the people in the past few years, saying that without him, most people in the village would not be able to live a stable life now.

However, since the village chief came back from Kunming, the content of the party has changed a bit, and it has become that thanks to His Royal Highness Liao Wang, Yunnan has been taken down, so that everyone can live a good life and so on.

Anyway, the wording is not very different from before, but the role has been changed from the village head to His Highness King Liao.

Li Eryi was also a little confused when he heard it at first, but it didn't matter to him, anyway, he listened to whoever said it.

I have to go to work in the field early tomorrow morning, unless that person gives me an appropriate amount of money, otherwise I am not much different from the village head.

The most important thing is that Li Er feels that the village has been here for so many years. Even if the central court of the Ming Dynasty wants to do something, it will not be able to do it with the passage of time.

But just when Li Er was thinking this way, he didn't expect that the imperial court of Ming Dynasty would take the next step.

His Royal Highness King Liao came to Wagang Village in person.

This trip first gave a speech, and Li Er just now knew what the term speech was used for.

What His Royal Highness Liao Wang said was not impassioned, but Li Er heard that his blood was surging.

There is no other reason, because His Royal Highness King Liao didn't say any nonsense, but directly listed a series of numbers, brought a few seeds, and told them to plant these seeds.

In the first year, you can have enough food, in the second year, you can have a surplus, and in the third year, everyone can live in a big house.

Good guy, this is not a seed, this is a kind of gold.

However, Li Er still listened with enthusiasm, no one has a dream of getting rich, everyone wants to live a prosperous life without starving or freezing.

And is the seed brought by His Royal Highness King Liao really that powerful?

Li Eryi believed it very much at first, but then the people in the village began to doubt this person, and he also became suspicious.

If there are such powerful seeds in this world, then there is no such thing as starving. If Daming doesn't just take them out and plant them for everyone, what else is there to experiment with?

But when Li Er thought this way just now, three months later, Li Er and the others were slapped in the face.

This seed is called a potato. Mr. Li has never planted it before. He just cultivates a seedling and then puts the seedling in the soil for planting.

It's the first time I've heard and used this strange planting method, but it's not too difficult in general.

The survival rate is also very high, but Li Er and the others have never seen what the potatoes look like.

I just heard people say that it can be eaten directly after being roasted in a charcoal fire, and the taste is very sweet.

Li Er was also skeptical, until the farmer said that the harvest was ready, so they brought all kinds of tools and started to collect potatoes.

It starts by digging up the ground and pulling the potatoes out of the soil.

At the beginning, he pulled a piece of potato. Li Er looked at the thing the size of a fist, and thought to himself, this is the only one when it is cooked, can it be full?

But just now I wanted to continue to lift it up, and there is still one below.

Good guy, there are two potatoes attached to it. That's not a lot in the 11-acre field. After a random calculation, the potato harvest in this one-acre field is twice as high as the harvest of wheat planted before!

Li Er's whole person was frightened and stupid, but this is also very normal, after all, potatoes grow fast and produce high yields.

But in terms of yield, potatoes are still inferior to corn.

The corn that Zhu Qi is currently planting takes half a year to mature, and the harvest is more than three times that of ordinary rice.

Or say that the food that solves the hunger problem of the largest population in the world is corn.

Corn is like a bug in plants.

Not only is the planting range very wide, but there are no particularly strict requirements for the climate, and the same is true for the land.

Moreover, the yield of planting is also particularly high, and it is the easiest to feed the stomach.

So what Zhu Qi planted the most was corn, and potatoes and sweet potatoes were just interplanting.

As long as the corn can be grown well, there will be no problem of famine in Yunnan.

As long as there is enough food, the hearts of the common people will naturally be on Daming's side.

After all, no one wants to fight against each other more, even if the village chiefs of those villages have a falling out with Daming because of their official positions as chieftains.

These villagers who have something to eat and a life to live will not join the rebellion.

However, Li Er didn't think so much. After seeing this series of potatoes being pulled out, his first thought was to cry with joy.

After all, I have never grown so much food before, and if I can harvest like this every year, is there any problem of famine at home?
What's more, this is only three quarters after the first quarter. His Highness said that it only took one year to solve the problem. Looking at it now, His Highness is completely telling the truth.

Of course, there are very few famines in Yunnan. After all, the resources in this place are too rich, even in the wild forest, there are a lot of things that can be eaten.

And the common people have received all kinds of benefits here, and Jin Yiwei naturally began to vigorously publicize it.

However, their way of publicity is not the traditional way of putting up official posters, or shouting around the street with a loudspeaker,

Instead, I chose to let the common people spontaneously help to advertise.

This is also the suggestion given by His Highness Liao Wang. The real advertisement is not the kind of deliberate one, but the spontaneous advertisement of tap water by the people.

How many cases have proved this point, as long as you really consider for the common people, they will naturally speak good words for you.

So not only did they help the people in Yunnan to plant potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, but they also announced the news of tax exemption for three years at the first time.

Li Er was indescribably happy when he heard the news of the three-year tax exemption. The gains of this day are all enjoyed by his family alone.

Not to mention the joy in his heart, his fellow villagers are naturally the same.

And at this time, a temple fair was held in Kunming, and many surrounding villages came to the market.

At this time, many villagers also asked Li Er about the new crops. It seemed that this matter had been widely spread.

However, crops are only being tested in some places now, and they have not been fully promoted.

Naturally, the villagers also wanted to know how the new crops would yield, whether the grown crops could be eaten, how they tasted, and so on.

As soon as Li Eryi heard everyone asking about the crops, he naturally perked up.

Man, I've been living off these crops all my life.

After Li said this, the surrounding villagers were also taken aback. They didn't expect such an exaggerated statement.

But Li Er wasn't exaggerating at all. After eating baked potatoes, those other messy things really had no taste at all.

What can be better than a baked potato unless you have meat?

Potatoes are rich in starch, and naturally have a very strong sweetness after being baked.

But at this time, it is very difficult to eat sweet things. This baked potato can be regarded as a high-quality delicacy for ordinary people.

When those ordinary people heard Li Er say that the potatoes were so delicious, they all began to swallow their saliva.

Li Er didn't bring any potatoes, otherwise he would bake one on the spot and give them a taste. Although he couldn't directly let the common people taste the potatoes, Li Er continued to speak good words for Daming.

This new crop was arranged by His Royal Highness King Liao, not only that, but also exempted from taxes for three years, and all the people in Yunnan were exempted from taxes for three years.

The other ordinary people also have a confused expression all day long. They are really exempted from taxes for three years. Isn't this a joke?

How could it be a joke?Li Er immediately said very seriously, after he collected the potatoes, he really didn't pay a dime of tax.

Other ordinary people were also in an uproar, and the news soon spread to all parts of Yunnan along with the temple fair.

(End of this chapter)