Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 870: Doubling the population, tripling the income, doubling the farmland shocked all officials
Zhu Qiyu was still very proud. The fields, mountains and ponds for collecting grain and grass had not only returned to the level of the Hongwu Dynasty, but also slightly exceeded it. Moreover, the total taxes on the two capitals and 13 provinces were reduced by 10%.

In this way, there will be more fields to pay taxes, but the total tax revenue will be reduced, and the burden on ordinary people should be reduced a lot.

People all over the world, if they have a little bit of conscience, they should be more or less grateful.

However, Zhu Qiyu only had extravagant hopes and was not serious. People's hearts are a very mysterious thing. Both parties must see eye to eye. If they don't see eye to eye, that means they hate each other.

As for how to be considered a match, I don’t know. Anyway, Renxuan was the prosperous age, and both the gentry and the common people liked this tune. The Jingtai Dynasty was only suitable for self-admiration.

The more Zhu Qiyu thought about it, the more boring he became, and he was ready to get up and go home.

Shen Yi had just opened his mouth and was talking energetically below. When he saw that the emperor seemed to want to get up and leave, his face couldn't help but change.

It was not useless for Zhu Qiyu to play with women every day. His ability to observe faces was so well developed that he felt Shen Yi's disappointment in an instant. Then he immediately sat upright on the dragon chair and motioned for Shen Yi to continue speaking. .

Chen Yi continued: "Except for the two capitals and thirteen provinces, in the provinces newly conquered by the Jingtai Dynasty, Japan has 1.56 million hectares of grain fields, including 500,000 hectares of official land.

North Korea has 830,000 hectares of grain fields, including 210,000 hectares of official land.

Shen Yi continued: "After this population census, the original two capitals and thirteen provinces had a total population of more than 67.49 million; the newly occupied territory of the Jingtai Dynasty had a total population of more than 26.7 million .

This achievement is a bit too great. As long as the emperor is not like Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he will have to give it to Shizong.

Although the ministers are all extremely smart people, their knowledge cannot be compared with Zhu Qiyu's. The Red River Delta and Mekong River Delta in Annam and Champa are world-class granaries. A mere three million hectares of farmland are still far from being fully developed, but there is still huge potential ahead.

Zhu Qiyu smiled, listened, and nodded in praise.

As soon as these words came out, the order in the hall could no longer be maintained, and the ministers started a heated discussion. How come so much land was acquired so quietly?

As for corvee, it is no longer compulsory. The imperial court's current income is so high that it needs labor, so it should pay to hire people.

As a result, the cultivated land doubled; the annual collection of grain and grass doubled; coupled with Japan's minerals, the court's annual income nearly tripled.

Amidst the congratulations of the officials, Zhu Qiyu left the Qingyun Palace and returned to the Lingyu Palace.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Okay, you guys talk to the prince, I'm going home to rest."

Ming Dynasty lacks everything except labor force. As long as they are willing to pay, there are plenty of people willing to work.

Myanmar and Siam also have huge plains, which require great efforts to develop.

Zhu Qiyu waited for Shen Yi to finish speaking, praised the cabinet and the six ministries from the beginning, and made promises from top to bottom, and then prepared to leave: "There will be nothing major next year. After fighting for several years, let's rest and recuperate.

Anyway, I will collect taxes on this hundred acres of land.

What the ministers didn't know was that the emperor wanted to be the ancestor of the world, which was a later story.

The newly occupied territory of the Jingtai Dynasty totaled more than 11.48 million hectares of grain fields. "

Myanmar has 2.4 million hectares of grain fields, including 400,000 hectares of official land.

The apportionment of people into acres has been completed unconsciously, and from now on, taxes will be collected based on the land. There are 100 acres of land here, so I will collect taxes based on 100 acres of land. It doesn't matter whether the one hundred acres of land is owned by ten families or by one family.

In short, in the southern provinces newly occupied by the Jingtai Dynasty, there must be more than 10 million hectares of land. If they are well managed, there is no need to worry about the Little Ice Age.

Lin Xiangyu praised after hearing this: "When my husband first ascended the throne ten years ago, I never expected that one day I would be unable to find an opponent even if I wanted to fight. No wonder you don't want to be the emperor anymore. It's really meaningless."

Zhu Qiyu was a little scared and didn't know what problems the ministers were going to give him. Fortunately, the ministers only stood up one after another to chat with the emperor about the government affairs of the past year, which was partly to describe their duties and show their merits.

Next, you guys talk to the prince, I have something to do when I get back. "

You take good care of yourself, and let the people take good care of you too.

After struggling for more than an hour, these officials were finally served.

The ministers did not have such a vision, and only thought that more than 10 million hectares was a bit scary: the original two capitals and thirteen provinces had more than 8 million hectares; the newly occupied territory of the Jingtai Dynasty had more than 11 million hectares, and the total amount was not more than 2,000 hectares. It’s thousands of hectares.

Zhu Qiyu agreed: "That's true. If anyone dares to rebel in the local area, I will send pro-troops to massacre them. Those gentry and powerful people also think that this rebellion is meaningless. If a national resistance cannot be organized, the rebellion in one or two provinces will not be possible at all. I can't resist our family's pro-army.

Annan and Champa have a total of 3.3 million hectares of grain fields, including 670,000 hectares of official land.

Zhu Qiyu nodded, because the poll tax and corvee had been waived, and the gentry and powerful gentry had no incentive to hide the population, so the population increased.

Upon hearing this, the ministers quickly stopped him. It was difficult for the emperor to attend a court meeting, and it was difficult for everyone to see each other. How could he let him go like this?

All the officials were delighted when they heard this and quickly knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.

The total population of the world is 94.2 million. "

Siam has 1.87 million hectares of grain fields, including 320,000 hectares of official land.

In this way, we can also take the opportunity to distribute coins minted by the imperial court to the people.

The rest of Lancang, Luzon, Taiwan and other places add up to more than 1.5 million hectares, most of which is official land, about 1.15 million hectares. Reclamation in places like Luzon and Taiwan is far from complete, so statistics are inaccurate.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "No, it's Chinese New Year. Hello, I'm okay, everyone. I don't expose the shortcomings of the ministers, and the ministers don't expose the shortcomings of me. Now there is such harmony between the monarch and the ministers that they can't quarrel even if they want to. stand up."

This is a good statistic. No matter what, people can run away, but the earth cannot.

Whoever dares to rebel will be killed first by the three tribes and then by the nine tribes. Only the young women will be left behind and sent to the Jiaofang Division. Let the culprit watch helplessly as his three tribes were wiped out, nine tribes were wiped out, and the young woman was raped, and then he was punished.

The coinage reform, the abolition of treasure banknotes, the minting of silver coins, and the issuance of copper coins were the first achievements of the Jingtai Dynasty's internal affairs, and they must be written down in official history in the future.

Lin Xiangyu was also startled: "During the Chinese New Year, the ministers are all open-minded, right?"

After silver coins and copper coins are circulated throughout the country and the supply is sufficient, the Ming Dynasty's finances will be completely stabilized.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and smiled at Shen Yi: "I have been emperor for ten years. These ten years have not been easy for me, and it has not been easy for you too. Based on your salary this year, starting from next year, all civil and military officials will have an increase. Fifty percent salary."

As soon as he entered the Hehuan Hall, Zhu Qiyu hurriedly fell down and fell on the couch with his arms and legs spread out.

This is shock.

This is the fate of local rebellion. It would be even better to rebel in the capital.

All the troops and factory guards in the capital are firmly under my control. If anyone gets impatient, I will definitely give him a ride. "

While the two were talking, Qianxue and Suxi walked in, holding hands.

Zhu Qiyu asked with all his tenderness: "Is our little Prince Jin sleeping?"

Su Xi smiled and said: "Little Jin Wang has just finished feeding and has already fallen asleep. Do you want me to continue eating? He ate the left side and you eat the right side?"

Zhu Qiyu immediately became energetic: "Okay, okay, eat both sides, so that one side won't be big and the other will be small. Come, come, come and lie down next to me." Su Xi lay down on the bed obediently, looking like she was letting you take whatever she wanted. attitude.

The original Taizu lineage of Jin Wang was deposed, Su Xi gave birth to a son, and as promised, Zhu Qiyu immediately named the young prince Jin Wang. Now all that's left is King Wu of Qianxue and King of Chu of Ningxiang, and then everything will be complete.

He sighed in his heart, but his hands were flowing smoothly, and pieces of gauze were peeling off layer by layer. Zhu Qiyu checked again from head to toe: "It's really good. There's not a trace of fat on top or bottom. If you don't know, who can tell that Xi'er has given birth to a child?" .

And it’s still as white as pixel-fired porcelain. It’s been ten years and I still don’t get tired of it no matter how much I play with it. "

Su Xi blushed and said with a smile: "With the child, the slave family is now a woman."

"Yeah, yeah, a young woman like Xi'er is the most interesting to play with. Hey, unknowingly, I have become a Cao thief. I hate Cao thief, understand Cao thief, appreciate Cao thief, and become Cao thief , this is my mental journey.”

Several young women were happy when they heard this. It is a good thing to like young young women. What they are most afraid of is that their husbands want to taste new girls.

Qianxue also took the initiative to take off her clothes and lay down side by side with Su Xi: "Next year it's time for the slave family to have a baby. My husband has to give priority to Yu Xue'er today."

Zhu Qiyu followed the good advice: "Okay, okay, no problem. One of you sisters has given birth and the other has not. Now they are still the same when they are lying side by side. It's really hard to tell them apart. There will be a lot of movements in a while. You have to remind me who is." Whoever, don’t give me the wrong information.”

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After a few days of silence, it was the eleventh year of Jingtai, the first day of the first lunar month.

On the first day of the dynasty, all civil and military officials came to Qingyun Hall early to congratulate the emperor and prince.

Zhu Qiyu originally planned to sleep in and let the prince receive the congratulations alone. Unexpectedly, the ministers were unwilling to let him go, so he was forced to come out and show his face.

Then the wife congratulated the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine.

Although the Queen Mother had notified her in advance that her concubines would be exempted from congratulations, many of her concubines in Beijing still came.

After paying homage to the Queen Mother, the wives insisted on paying their respects to the imperial concubines.

The five imperial concubines of Lingyu Palace had no choice but to dress up and come to Changle Palace together.

Lin Xiangyu teased as she walked: "These lucky ladies, they insist on congratulating us on what we do. It's been ten years, why did you suddenly remember that we are the imperial concubines this year? What did we do long ago?"

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Last year, my husband was too brutally killed. From the nobles to the gentry, he killed everyone with blood. Not to mention, all the young women in their family were sent to the Jiaofang Department." .

If these lucky women are still clueless, it will be their turn to go to the Jiaofang Division this year.

So even though they look down on us from the bottom of their hearts, they still have to come and kowtow to us sisters. "

Lin Xiangyu shook her head: "These sisters are really slow. We sisters have given birth to so many princes, and our status has long been extremely stable. It actually took them ten years to distinguish between big heads and small eyes. It’s really weird.”

The five people came to Changle Palace chatting and laughing, entered the main hall, greeted the Queen Mother, and took their seats one by one.

The married women stood up according to their rank and knelt down together to kowtow.

One bow was not appropriate, so the wives bowed to the imperial concubines three times.

The five sisters Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang responded coldly. They just said a few words and then picked up the tea cups.

Feeling anxious, Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang clinked their teacups with each other, as if they wanted to toast.

Queen Mother Wu sat at the top, feeling like a mirror in her heart, but she said nothing.

Seeing that the imperial concubines were all picking up their teacups to see off the guests, the wife didn't want to stay any longer, so she could only bow and exit.

After everyone left, Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang stood up and apologized to the Queen Mother for their little willfulness just now.

Empress Dowager Wu smiled and waved her hands: "Forget it, these ladies have spoken ill of you. You are already generous enough, so why are you guilty?

When I was a concubine, I suffered a lot of injustices, so I can understand you.

If I had to say back then, I would have been scolded much worse than you.

At least you have a good husband. If anyone dares to scold you, he really dares to kill for you, until everyone surrenders.

I am a person like Xuan Miao, but in his heart, I may not be as good as a piece of gold. "

When the girls heard this, they quickly flattered him.

Empress Dowager Wu laughed at herself before changing the subject: "You gave birth to several children last year, are you going to give birth to more children this year? I'm really anxious. I don't understand these grandchildren at all."

Ningxiang replied: "Mom, don't be anxious. If our sisters have another baby this year or next year, it will be over. Now Xue'er and I haven't had a baby yet. My husband said, Xue'er will give birth to a baby this year and I will give birth next year."

After I give birth, it will be over. From now on, all my sisters will stop giving birth and live peacefully. "

Empress Dowager Wu breathed a long sigh of relief, she was finally free. Most old ladies in other families hope that their wives will have as many children as possible. But her son and daughter-in-law were so fertile that Empress Dowager Wu was really frightened.

Not long after, Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Wenfang also came to Changle Palace after accepting the congratulations from all the officials.

At noon, a large family, dozens of people, gathered together for a reunion dinner.

In the main hall, five long tables were put together into one, and nearly fifty people were seated.

Zhu Qiyu was also filled with emotions at this situation. One is that the population is booming, and he is becoming more and more tough. When he first came to the throne, he was the only male in the family, and everything outside was handled by one person.

Now, there are so many talents that the princes born in the second year of Taitai can all go out to take the lead.

The reason why ministers and wives became more humble one by one has a lot to do with the growth of these princes.

I can't imagine how powerful my Jingtai line will be when these princes come of age.

Another thing is that the family is really harmonious. There are fifteen concubines and children number thirty, but no one fights among themselves. This level of family management is really comparable to that of Taizu.

Zhu Qiyu was feeling proud in his heart when he heard King Han suddenly ask: "Dad, have you done anything immoral recently?"

Zhu Qiyu was so angry that he snatched a silk handkerchief from Lin Xiangyu's hand and hit it hard on King Han: "You kid, why are you talking? It's like I'm doing immoral things all day long."

The King of Han smiled and said: "No, no, I mean, during the Chinese New Year, you won't let me go to Jingling to plead guilty to the Yingming Shen Wuxuan Temple Emperor again, will you? If you commit any new crimes, please tell me in advance Say, I’d better be prepared, otherwise I could arrange to play with my brothers.”

Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized: "So that's what you said. I wrongly blamed you. You were right to prepare for a rainy day. Qi'er, Ningxiang, I haven't committed any crime recently, right?"

Lin Xiangyu pretended to be serious and replied: "Husband, you are wrong to say that. Emperor Xuanmiao is wise and powerful, and Sanyang Fu is a wise minister in governing the country. They have managed Shanxi to be impregnable, political and people-friendly.

Not only did you deny the achievements of Xuanmiao and Sanyang in governing Shanxi, but you also rushed to kill them. How dare you say that you are not guilty? "

Before Zhu Qiyu could speak, the King of Han sighed: "Hey, what the mother and concubine said is true. The day after tomorrow, I will go to Jingling to apologize to Xuanmiao."

(End of this chapter)