Cutting 1719

Chapter 441 New and Old Collision
After Ning Yu listened to Ning Luoyuan's explanation, he smiled, with a meaningful smile.

The Jiangnan Shen family is difficult to say in other aspects, but it is unique in understanding the emperor's mind, because the Shen family did these things in order to protect themselves, which are in line with Ning Yu's ideas, and Ning Yu has always hoped that the gentry will go Things to do.

First of all, the Shen family sold the land in their hands, which shows that they fully understand what Ning Yu means, and it is also the root of this crisis-Ning Yu does not want these big families to hold the land in their hands. There is nothing wrong with a few tens of hundreds of acres. Even if there are a few hundred acres, it is not a particularly big problem, but if you have thousands or even tens of thousands of acres of land in your hands, don't blame the emperor for turning his face.

You know, ever since Ning Yu ascended the throne, if he wanted to reward the lord or the clan, he never granted land, and the titles usually granted are empty titles. Money has nothing to do with it, so some people even think that Ning Chu's title is not as valuable as Ming and Qing titles.

Not only that, even if it is the royal family itself, Ning Yu has no intention of controlling more land, but puts all the funds in the royal consortium. Every year, the royal family's expenses are also paid from the royal consortium, and the royal family actually owns The land is only about a thousand acres, and it is also used as a related industrial park.

It is not that Ningchu has no land. The confiscated flag fields and the official land of the Qing Dynasty already have tens of millions of acres. Coupled with the long-term pioneering policy, Ningchu currently has as much as 3000 million arable land. [-] million mu.

And these fields, most of them are in the hands of the gentry landlords in Ningchu, some of them are in the hands of rich peasants and ordinary farmers, and the rest are used as official land in Ningchu, mainly as military fields. , awarded to enlisted soldiers, and soldiers who made military exploits, and a small part was leased to bankrupt refugees for cultivation.

Therefore, when the honored ministers and the royal family themselves do not control the land, it is inevitable for Ning Yu to take action against the gentry and landowners. It just depends on the time. You're welcome.

In order to protect themselves, the current Shen family directly sells the cultivated land they hold at a fair price, which expresses a meaning - they do not want to confront the imperial court. In addition, they also send people to contact the chamber of commerce, requesting that the funds from the land sale be invested in industrial and commercial activities. In the middle, it also represents another meaning-following the footsteps of the court.

With these two points alone, Ning Yu has a much better opinion of the Shen family, and the Shen family donated silver dollars to the Chunmiao Fund, which makes Ning Yu have a better impression of the Shen family—because the Chunmiao Fund is currently owned by the Empress. A project of benevolent government presided over.

The so-called Chunmiao Fund refers to the rescue fund activities for orphans, but it is different from the purpose of Ning Yu's rescue of the two hundred children. The children supported by the Chunmiao Fund are not limited to gender and age, as long as they are 14 years old The following orphans can enjoy the help provided by the Spring Sprout Fund.

Through the Spring Sprout Fund, orphans can enter the affiliated institutions of the Young Eagle Camp and receive relevant education, but this kind of education is still very different from the military training of the Young Eagle Camp, and these orphans will have the opportunity After the age of 14, an exam is passed to determine eligibility for the Eagles Camp.

In any case, the Chunmiao Fund has been playing a very important role since its operation. In the past two years, it has rescued more than [-] orphans. The Chunmiao Fund had donated money before, and this time the Shen family donated [-] silver dollars, which was considered a large sum.

"The Shen family is quite capable in doing things."

Ning Yu laughed in a low voice, "The gentry at the moment really don't understand my thoughts. It seems that it would be a good thing if the Shen family is a role model in front of them."

Hearing this sentence, Ning Luoyuan nodded slightly. He understood that the Shen family could not continue to move, so he made a favor and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, before that, the head of the Shen family also gave me a little gift. As a gift, he hopes to get His Majesty's permission to allow Shen Weijun, Shen's eldest son, to study in Nanjing National University, and I dare not hide anything."

"He sent it to me on purpose. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given it to you, the gatekeeper of the hexagonal building. It's just a trivial matter, and you can do it."

Ning Yu warned, and then said softly: "The real important thing right now is the gathering of scholars tomorrow. Dengwen Drum will let them beat it, but as for the result, it is still uncertain, but there is only one thing To do it well, that is, when the scholars gather, I will find out those mice hiding behind!"

"Now that we have a list, it's just a matter of finding out what to do. I'm already ready."

"Well, let's go down."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Ning Luoyuan withdrew, Ning Yu sighed softly. The entanglement with the gentry group had lasted for several years, and now he finally got a chance to settle the score. But Ning Yu knew in his heart that no matter how hard he hit The gentry group, they will continue to survive tenaciously in the future.

The real reason is that the gentry family dominates. Ning Yu understands that this cannot be changed by manpower. No matter whether it is supporting nobles or supporting eunuchs, there is no way to truly compete with the gentry. The current support of capital is relatively weak. It is weak, and it is difficult to achieve a head-on confrontation, so Ning Yu can only make the layout in person.

Just like Ning Chu’s current so-called imperial court, although it looks good, it’s more honest, more efficient, more loyal, and simpler than the Qing court, but their interests and positions will not change, they only care about themselves The wealth and wealth of his family only care about whether the glory in his lifetime can continue to be passed on.

As far as Ning Yu is concerned, what he can do is not to break up the imperial court directly, but to fight against one faction and support the new forces until the power of capital starts to outweigh that of the gentry, or to achieve parity. But Ning Yu only needs to adjust in the center, and it is not as strenuous as it is now.

"After this matter is over, I will be able to live a few years with peace of mind."

Ning Yu murmured, holding a vermilion pen in his hand, and fiercely drew a cross on the paper that Ning Luoyuan had just presented. The red handwriting looked bloody, but it was full of murderous intent.

In the third year of innovation, on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, when the sky was just getting a little bit dim, the shopkeepers who opened their stores on the main road in Nanjing, that is, near Zhuque Street, had packed everything up one by one, and removed the door panels to start. He was going to welcome customers to do business, but unexpectedly, when the door just opened, he was taken aback.

Because in front of their eyes, they could see that there were already many people standing on Suzaku Street at this time, about thousands of people, all of them were wearing long gowns, holding folding fans, or holding a hole in their hands. The portraits of the saints were clustered together, with serious and resentful expressions, moving towards the Meridian Gate.

Good guy!Which song is this sung?
The shopkeepers quickly realized that something was wrong. Looking in the direction of the scholars, the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City was in front of them, and there was a Dengwen drum on it. Could it be that so many people went to beat the Dengwen drum?
In the city of Nanjing, beating the Dengwen drum itself is a rare thing, because since the current Dali Temple system has been reformed, there is basically no so-called grievance, and it is necessary to alarm the emperor, from the first trial to the retrial, and then to the highest Dali Temple , there will be several processes in the middle, which can be more comprehensively covered.

However, this time it was different, these scholars did not go to Dali Temple, but directly prepared to beat the Dengwen drum!

Shen Luochuan and Xu Zhai were among the scholars, and there was also a scholar surnamed Xu. The three of them had a bit of excitement on their faces, because when such scholars appeared on Zhuque Street, they His demands were more easily accepted by the emperor.

Thinking that everything can return to its original state, Shen Luochuan felt a little excited. Looking at the newborn sun in the sky, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Brother Xu, Brother Xu, today is the time for me to make a fortune. After things are over, Maybe you can also get a part-time job."

"Brother Shen, I've listened to you today, let's go!"

"Brother Shen, my younger brother regards you as the leader, just to clarify Yuyu and sweep away the haze!"

Under the flattery of the two, Shen Luochuan was also a little bit proud. He had a literary name when he was young, but before this literary name was transformed into actual fame and wealth, the Fuhan Army had already attacked, so that Shen Luochuan He has never participated in the scientific examination, especially the first scientific examination held by Ning Chu before the founding of the country, but also because Shen Luochuan was afraid, he did not go to participate, for fear that he would be implicated in the future.

But Shen Luochuan didn't expect that due to his fear, he failed to take part in the scientific examination in time, so that when he wanted to take part in the second year of innovation, he was directly rejected because the number of applicants was too large.After three years of innovation and the reform of the imperial examination system, Shen Luochuan, who had never learned anything new, could no longer pass the exam.

Thinking of not passing the exam, Shen Luochuan felt a little anxious, so he angrily dragged his classmate and friend Xu Zhai together to Nanjing, just to ask for an explanation.

Seeing so many people like him now, the sense of loss in Shen Luochuan's heart faded, but a trace of fantasy rose again. If the imperial court decrees to restore the past, he will designate a Jinshi who can be admitted to the Jinshi. After entering the Hanlin Academy, you can easily become a high-ranking official, so why struggle for a scholar like today?
Just when the scholars started to move towards the Meridian Gate, there were three people mixed in behind the team, namely Shen Weijun, Zhou Weiqing, Wang Yongqi and others. They are all keeping a low profile.

Zhou Weiqing looked at the crowd of scholars in front of him, with a sneer on his face, "When they make a fuss, we'll be relieved when they make a fuss."

Wang Yongqi looked around carefully, with a worried look on his face, "What if the army comes? Is our current position a bit too close or let's not mix with them."

Zhou Weiqing snorted coldly, "You Wang Yongqi, I usually know that you are timid, but you don't know that if you are so small, if an army comes out, the matter will become big. The bigger the matter, the safer we will be!"

Shen Weijun had a faint smile on his face, "You two brothers don't need to argue, whether or not the army will be dispatched, it has nothing to do with us. In fact, I brought the two of you here for one thing, and that is to control the situation. develop."

"That's right, the scholars we contacted are all here. Now that they have taken the money, how dare they do something?"

Zhou Weiqing had a smug look on his face. Since he told his father about this plan, he has been praised, and at the same time, he has also been valued by these big clans, because this is indeed a good opportunity to pick out the gentry. method, after all, the law does not blame the public
Shen Weijun on the side just smiled, but stopped talking, and the three quietly watched the scholars form a huge team and began to move towards the Meridian Gate.

However, when the scholars had not arrived at the Meridian Gate, they were stopped by another group of people. They were the new scholars who had passed the imperial examination, and they could also be said to be reserve officials.

Most of these people are the sons of merchants, plus some former frustrated scholars. They chose to learn new things in a desperate situation, but they didn't expect to be admitted to the scholar right away, and they were about to be appointed officials. , which made them overjoyed, but at the same time, they also paid special attention to everything they had hard-won.

Thousands of new scholars have known the plan of these rotten scholars for a long time, and they are not to be outdone, and stand in front of the group of old scholars, preventing them from going through the Meridian Gate to knock on the Dengwen drum.

Among the new scholars, Qin Li and Xue Yan, good friends who accompanied Zhu Yuyan at the beginning, are also in this group at this time, confronting the old scholars.

When the two of them knew that their good friend Zhu Yuyan was going to be admitted to the Army Military Academy, they were still a little bit lost. They thought it would be rare to see each other in the future. After receiving the new textbooks, the two of them went back to study hard and vowed to take the exam. The scholar came back.

Of course, those taught by famous teachers like Xue Yan naturally passed the new subject examination easily. Although Qin Li had no famous teacher to teach him, he was still quite smart, and the content of the new test was superficial, so he could not pass the exam. Passed the exam successfully.

The two sides were in a stalemate in front of the Meridian Gate, neither of them would give in, and they became more and more angry for a while, but some people started to fight, even though these scholars were usually weak and weak, But in the face of the future, he also refused to give in, and each of them swung the eight punches and hit each other.

"Damn it, come on!"

"Mother Xipi, come here!"

Although everyone did not have any weapons in their hands, and the fight was not systematic, but someone could not resist the black hand, and after only a moment, some scholars fell to the ground with blood on their heads. Strange, the patrolling police and city guards who are everywhere on weekdays, but at this time they didn't see half of them, and let them fight all the time.

So all of a sudden, the sound of shouting, beating, killing, roaring and screaming became one sound, and the two sides just fought without distinguishing each other, which made people feel dizzy.

(End of this chapter)