Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 151: Is this the land of the king?

In his original plan, he was to set up a reading and literacy training class, not to teach them how to take the imperial examination in the future, but to teach them daily practicality.

But he never thought about having a goddaughter.

After all, in this era, although it was still relatively open, Zhu Yuanzhang's newly established imperial examination in a few years even included female scholars, but after all, there were still differences between men and women. It was not very safe to open training classes for women.

When Zhu Jingjing spoke, he was inspired, and he could ask Zhu Jingjing to hold this training class.

First, there is no problem if a woman teaches her daughter;

Second, what girl wouldn’t want to be the student of Princess Lin’an of the Ming Dynasty?Which family would not let their daughter or daughter-in-law go to school?Maybe even the old ladies will sign up!
In other words, Ma Ruhai committed a crime. If he hadn't committed a crime, he would definitely take away such an easy thing!
With a calculation in his mind, Zhang Yifan said to Zhu Jingjing: "How about I write an introductory book on teaching? I will teach the men and you will teach the women. Then we will have more useful people to help. What do you think?"

Zhu Jingjing listened, not caring about her identity at all, and said with a smile: "Okay!"

As a result, Zhang Yifan was given another task of writing a crash course textbook in his spare time.

What he didn't know was that most of the people at the execution site were very excited. They were watching the Sedianshi group who were riding on their heads and bullying them being executed by Ming Zhengdian, but two people had ugly expressions on their faces.

Especially when Ma Ruhai screamed at being cut, he lowered his head even more.

Although Ma Ruhai was not dead yet, he would definitely not live long. The two people squeezed out from the crowd and left in a hurry.

The two people, who paid no attention to anyone, went to the beach, got on a boat and left.

In the following days, perhaps due to the impact of the execution (revenge), the prestige of the magistrate consort further increased.

Everyone began to look forward to the announcement of the details of the land allocation.

Most people in the county did not have their own fields before; even if they did, they were forced to abandon their fields and flee to the mountains to live as hermits because of the transfer of taxes.

Now, they will finally have their own land and only need to pay their own share of the rent, which makes them full of expectations.

Although the county magistrate Prince Consort made it clear that they only have the right to use the fields, as long as the people are there, they can be allocated the fields. What is the difference between that and owning it themselves?On the contrary, no one can take the land away from them.

But if you say you are worried, you must be worried.

For example, there are good and bad fields. What if the land allocated to you is not good? Do you want to find people in the county and build connections so that you can allocate better land to yourself later?

In short, all the people in the county, except for the children who are not yet sensible, are discussing the details of the land distribution.

They didn't wait long, and the county magistrate Prince Consort finally announced the details of the land allocation.

First, everyone can get a piece of land, with different proportions for the elderly, adults, children, and men and women.The principle is to distribute food according to a person's daily food consumption.

Second, the allocation of fields is based on the principle of proximity; that is to say, fields are generally allocated to each town, and the fields are allocated appropriately between nearby towns according to the population base.

Third, the land allocation method is based on drawing lots, which is conducted on a family basis, so that the fields of each household can be gathered together to avoid separation.If you draw lots in the future, if you draw again a field that was drawn before, it will not count and you will continue to draw.In other words, the right to use the fields is based on the principle of rotation.

Fourth, the government encourages the reclamation of wasteland for farming. In the future, those who open up new grain fields will be exempted from paying anything. After three years, they must sell them to the government and add them to the allocated fields.If it is not the next round of allocation time, you can continue planting by yourself, but you need to pay rent.

Fifth, as the population increases, the number of fields per person will decrease year by year.But everyone can rest assured that the government will ensure a minimum amount of land per capita.

Sixth, after allocating the land, the government doesn’t care how it is planted, how it is planted, whether it is abandoned or sublet, but the rent will be charged when the time comes; but after two consecutive allocations, if it is not planted by itself, the government will take back the land .

Seventh, the government will set up an agricultural science institute in the future to provide planting guidance and help people increase yields per mu.

One of Xiangshan County's new policies, regarding fields, probably contains these contents.

After the announcement, the people in Xiangshan County were all beaming with joy.Even a fool can see that after the implementation of this new policy, they will no longer have to go hungry.Because they all have fields, at least food and clothing is not a problem.Especially compared to before the Prince Consort came, there was one heaven and one underground.

When people from the county government began to go to various villages to divide their fields, every farm seemed to be celebrating the New Year.They were welcomed with joy and even beating gongs and drums.

The liveliness of Xiangshan County makes the people of Panyu County next door (except the squires) envious.

It happened to be late autumn at this time, and there was not much work to do in the fields, so they flocked to Xiangshan County to watch the excitement, which made them envious.

So, the next scene happened naturally.

"Brother, are you married? I have a girl who is very beautiful. How do you think you are honest and honest?"

"Your son isn't married yet. It just so happens that my daughter isn't married either. What a coincidence!"

"..."

In short, before the Prince Consort came, because of the existence of Ma Ruhai and his accomplices, the people in Xiangshan County had to flee if they could not survive, let alone people from other places marrying into Xiangshan County.

Therefore, there are many bachelors here in Xiangshan County.The result is good, now the bachelors in Xiangshan County have suddenly become a hot commodity and a hot commodity.

Not only people from Panyu County, but also people from other counties came to have a blind date after hearing the news.Not only the married women, but also the ones who barged in the door.

There is no way, life is not easy in other places, so even if you are a man, it doesn't matter if you knock in the door upside down. As long as you register in Xiangshan County, you can be assigned a field.

This new policy in this field has had a great impact, at least in Guangdong.People are talking about this everywhere.

Generally speaking, the reviews are two-sided.

For ordinary people, that is definitely welcome!
However, for those powerful country squires, they were disgusted and even cursed.

However, it doesn't matter whether they welcome it or not.

Everything in Xiangshan County is not under the local control, but directly under the imperial court. If you don't like it, just keep it in your heart.Some people even approached Yongjia Hou, such as his father-in-law in Panyu County, who told him about this matter to see if it could stir up trouble.

Marquis Yongjia immediately shook his head and said: "Don't talk about me, even if you are the prime minister, it is useless. The prime minister has no control over everything in Xiangshan County. It is directly under the control of your majesty."

Some of the previous routines, such as entrusting people to trust relationships, finding officials in the court, especially the impeachment of some censors, might be able to get rid of officials they don’t want, but now facing Xiangshan County, these routines are useless. use.

Of course, it’s not necessarily true that it’s useless at all.

Because many people know that what Xiangshan County is currently doing, if done well, may be promoted in other places in the future.This makes people elsewhere worried too.

But this is still in the making, after all, the county magistrate consort has a lot of background, and it is not something ordinary people can deal with.

After word spread about what Zhang Yifan did in Xiangshan County, one person was particularly troubled.

This person is none other than He Zhen, the largest landowner in Guangdong and the most powerful powerful man.

This He Zhen was from Yuangang, Dongguan. When he was 20 years old, he knew that the world was in chaos. He abandoned his official position and went home to train in the army. Then he began the experience of leading troops in southern and northern wars.

When he was 46 years old, he basically had the entire Guangdong in his pocket, and even reached the point where his subordinates persuaded him to follow Zhao Tuo's example, separate Lingnan, and become an independent king.

However, he clearly saw the general trend of the world and knew that the unification of the world by the Ming Dynasty was a foregone conclusion. Therefore, he voluntarily surrendered before the Ming army invaded Guangdong. He received an imperial edict and commendation from Emperor Hongwu, and was promoted to the governor of Jiangxi Province.

In the ninth year of Hongwu, He Zhen became an official at the age of 55.

If the original historical development is followed, when the Hu Weiyong case broke out, he wrote a letter requesting that his son He Gui be allowed to serve in the East Palace, which was a statement of attitude.Later, he himself became an official again, and was eventually named Dongguan Bo due to his merit.

At this time, what He Zhen didn't expect was that Emperor Hongwu actually gave him a secret order, asking him to ensure the safety of the consort and the princess in Guangdong, otherwise he would be the only one to ask.

In the beginning, he didn't pay much attention to this.

Today's Guangdong is already under the control of the imperial court, and Yongjiahou leads the army to guard it. At least from a large level, it is impossible for any force to threaten the consort and the princess.No one dares to offend the consort and the princess.

Of course, since the emperor came here with a secret order, he still had to do something.Otherwise, if the boat capsizes in the gutter, you will suffer a big loss.

Unexpectedly, before he could take any action, news came that the prince-in-law had launched a big operation in Xiangshan County and wiped out all the local bullies, Ma Ruhai.What's even more exaggerated is that Yongjiahou, a sycophant, actually led three thousand cavalry troops and ran to help.

In this regard, He Zhen's comment to his son was: Anyway, the princess consort is fine, so the He family will not come forward or show up, so they can just let them toss.

The reason why he became an official was that he smelled some danger and did not want to be in the whirlpool, so he wanted to get out.Therefore, if possible, he did not want to be exposed to the court officials' sight again, so he could just hide aside and watch what happened.

However, what He Zhen never expected was that the prince-in-law would actually arrange for the distribution of land after it was returned to the public in Xiangshan County.

No, after the people he sent over there, after the news came back, at least his son couldn't sit still.

The arrangements of He Zhen's sons are really similar to those of Zhu Yuanzhang.

He trained his eldest son, He Rong, to be scribes; starting with his second son, He Gui, he trained them in their ability to lead troops in war, with He Gui being the most important.

There wasn't even a servant in the lobby, just their family.

He Zhen was sitting in the main seat, and his sons were standing and talking.

I heard He Rong say to He Zhen: "Dad, something is wrong with this situation!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone turned to look at him and heard him continue: "In our Guangdong area, besides Xiangshan County, there are many places where people are spreading rumors about how good the prince-in-law is and how good he is. He is valued by the emperor! Although the rumors are hidden, this is Guangdong, and the boy found out that the source of the words for the consort came from the Korean government."

At this point, he went on to say a little irritably: "The prince-in-law has already made a mess in Xiangshan County, and now he is still spreading his good news. I don't know what will happen next!"

"Yes, Dad!" He Gui heard this and said to He Zhen, "Haier's subordinates reported that people in Dongguan and other places are also envious of Xiangshan County. If this continues, it will be difficult for us!"

Others wanted to say more, but He Zhen waved his hand, stopped them from speaking, and said with a frown, "The news from the capital is that the emperor asked the son-in-law to work here to see how well he is doing. If we do well, it is very likely that people all over the world will do what Xiangshan County did!"

"That's absolutely impossible!" He Rong immediately said with a bit of resentment after hearing this, "How can our land be owned by the imperial court? There is no such reason in the world!"

His family is a big landowner in Dongguan, so they are definitely not willing to sell their land to the court.

He Zhen listened, looked at him and said: "In the whole world, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the ministers of the king? In name, this is the court, or the emperor's land. Moreover, the current emperor was killed Lord, once he thinks he can do it, who dares to stop him from trying?"

"He did not conquer the Ming Dynasty alone!" He Gui said unconvinced after hearing this, "With so many heroes and famous generals, how much land have they been allocated to them, and how much land can they be willing to give to the court? Besides, above the court, there are also If there is a prime minister, doesn’t the emperor consider the prime minister’s ideas?”

"Childish!" When He Zhen heard this, he immediately slapped the table with a cold face and shouted, "Do you think he is the emperor of Shoucheng, the emperor who grew up in the palace? Didn't what I just said clear enough? You don't know what the current emperor is? What kind of people are you? When the time comes, this family will be destroyed in your hands!"

When he got angry, his son didn't dare to speak.In the lobby, it became quiet for a moment.

He Zhen thought for a while and then said to his sons: "No matter what, our He family does not have the most private land in the Ming Dynasty. Remember, don't rush to the front. One day, the whole world will If we want to do what Xiangshan County did, naturally some people will be unwilling and will step forward. When the time comes, we will just act according to the situation!"

At this point, he paused and then added: "However, the prince-in-law is doing these things in Guangdong now. Although we must not openly oppose it, we can create some trouble for him. If he can't do it in Xiangshan County If it goes down, then the current emperor will not be able to carry it out to other places!"

Hearing this, He Rong was immediately happy and asked quickly: "Dad, what should we do?"

After saying that, he said bitterly: "It's best to show all those slaves who are ready to take action. Those unruly people in Xiangshan County will not end well!"

He Zhen was very particular about dignity. When he failed to conquer Wang Cheng and offered a reward, Wang Cheng's servants tied up Wang Cheng and presented him to him. As a result, he cooked the man.He also announced in public: "Any domestic slave who is bound and betrayed by his master will be dealt with according to this method in the future!"

His thoughts naturally influenced his sons.

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