My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

The emperor, or the royal family, was the largest powerful family in the Ming Dynasty.

The largest landowner in the Ming Dynasty was the emperor.

Under the whole world, is it not the king's land, and the coast of leading the land is not the king's ministers.

But as the emperor, he is the one who needs to abide by order the most, because the emperor itself represents a kind of order.

If the emperor personally takes the lead in disrupting the order of the court, then the gentry in the world will immediately take off their bridles and disrupt order even more seriously.

And similarly, if an order is to be established, the emperor must be the first to abide by it and dare to be the first for the world.

Now, the emperor ordered the palace to hand over the land register of Huangzhuang to the Ministry of Household Affairs, which also gave the Ministry of Household Affairs the confidence to conduct an inventory of the land acres.

It also gave the governor's office in Liaodong the confidence to take action on the land issue.

"Why did Xiong Tingbi persuade these people to come back?"

Looking at the gentry who came to the door, Sun Chengzong was full of impatience, but his face did not show any signs of it.

When Xiong Tingbi first came to Liaodong, the Ming army of Saarhu was defeated miserably. Seeing that they could no longer stay in Liaodong, a large number of gentry fled.

In order to stabilize the people's hearts, Xiong Tingbi asked the pacesetters to block back all the escaping gentry and family members.

But now that the situation in Liaodong is gradually stabilizing, these guys have come to his door.

The reason is also very simple. Before he beat up the slaves, Xiong Tingbi had no hope for the agricultural development in Liaodong, so he adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. Therefore, the fields in the homes of these gentry were left uncultivated.

But as the two white banners of Jiannu were annihilated by the imperialist establishment, Liaoshen could also farm.

When the army was organizing farming, it saw that many wealthy families' fields were uncultivated, so they asked the soldiers to plant them.

As a result, these people actually wanted to eat ready-made food and came to ask for farmland.

"I already know your purpose of coming."

After thinking for a while, Sun Chengzong put down the tea cup in his hand.

"But the matter of the military camp is His Majesty's imperial decree. Xiong Jinglue is responsible for it. I can't get involved for the time being. You are looking for the wrong person when you come to me."

"You should go to Shenyang to find Xiong Jinglue. If he says he can return these acres to you, then I will do nothing."

"Governor Sun, we have already contacted Xiong Jinglue."

When they heard that Sun Chengzong was going to kick the ball, some wealthy people immediately said with mournful faces.

"Xiong Jinglue said that Governor Sun is responsible for the farming affairs. Let us come to you."

With that said, the gentleman plopped down on his knees.

"Those are our family's ancestral property. The court can't just take them away."

"This bear barbarian is so cunning."

Sun Chengzong also bared his teeth when he heard that Xiong Tingbi had kicked these people here for him.

Who said Xiong Tingbi was a fool?

Now, since Xiong Tingbi doesn't deal with these people, it's not easy for him to deal with them either.

Give it, it's such a loss, it means using the court's money and food to work for these people.

If he doesn't give it, these people will definitely come to bother him.

After thinking carefully, Sun Chengzong suddenly thought of a way to scare these people away.

With this thought in his mind, Sun Chengzong picked up the gavel in his hand and slapped it hard.

"But according to the files I found, many of the ancestral properties you mentioned belong to the imperial palace."

With a bang, many gentry in the hall were frightened and knelt down one after another.

"The war in Liaodong was tense in the past, and the slave establishment was coming fiercely. Instead of serving the country and protecting the people, you abandoned your land and sons, and were forced to return home by Xiong Tingbi."

"The imperial court sent out large numbers of soldiers to exterminate the slaves and spent money and food before ordering the slaves to retreat."

"Do you want those fields? You are obviously interested in those wheat seedlings in the fields!"

With that said, Sun Chengzong stood up from his chair and pointed with one finger at the many gentry in the hall.

"Now those wheat seedlings are the result of the imperial court paying for the grain and organizing the people to work in the fields. You are seeking profit from the imperial court, and you have obtained His Majesty the Emperor's money and grain!"

"The governor atones for his sins, we would never dare to have such an idea!"

Hearing Sun Chengzong scolding him like this, everyone in the hall kowtowed.

The hat given by Sun Chengzong is too big.

Possessing the emperor's money and food is completely treason when examined carefully.

"Hmph! I'm sorry you don't dare to act like this."

Looking at the people kneeling down, Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief. This was considered to have frightened these people.

"Since Xiong Jinglue hasn't managed the abandoned land, I won't go overboard and take care of it."

"But please remember this, if anyone dares to make noise about the land again, I will not blame you for settling the old accounts in Liaodong."

"Thank you, Governor, thank you, Governor."

"Thank you, Governor, for not committing any crime."

When they heard that Sun Chengzong had let them go, the gentry quickly kowtowed and thanked them.

"Humph!"

Looking at the gentry, Sun Chengzong flicked his sleeves, turned around and entered the back hall.

Seeing Sun Chengzong leaving, the master quickly signaled the yamen servants to come forward and invite these gentry out of the yamen.

A group of gentry left the governor's office, then turned around and went to the famous Xingwang Building in Liaoyang to eat at the banquet that had been prepared long ago.

"That Sun Chengzong has given up and doesn't dare to do anything to us."

"So many people! The law does not punish the public!"

Hearing this, a man who escaped from Dingliao Youwei picked up the wine glass from the table and toasted to everyone present.

"Even Sun Chengzong doesn't dare to do anything to us."

"Yes."

As his voice fell, someone else spoke up.

"Besides, the people whose fields have been occupied are not just us, but also the generals from many guard posts in Liaodong. If he dares to touch us, those generals will not spare him."

"That being said, we don't want our fields back."

At this time, a gentleman brought the off-track topic back.

Although they saved their lives, their real purpose was not achieved.

"But now, those acres of land are being cultivated by those mud-legged people. What's more, there is an imperial edict. In a few years, the emperor in Beijing will allocate all the best farmland to those mud-legged people." "Enter. All the good fields are given to the mud-legged ones, what a sin."

"That's right, committing evil."

After hearing what the man said, everyone in the room immediately started to curse.

"Those generals, without their land, can still make money by eating empty wages. If we have no land, we are just chickens with no feathers."

At this time, a thin, monkey-like gentleman spoke up.

"Although we have made a lot of money by reselling grain since the slave rebellion in the forty-sixth year of Wanli. But after that bear barbarian came to Liaodong, he hunted down the grain sellers like a mad dog. The days to come will be different. How are you going?"

"Go find Jian Nu."

After hearing what the thin monkey said, someone immediately said harshly.

"The imperial court is unkind, so don't blame us for being unjust."

"The imperial court took over our fields first!"

"..."

As the man's words fell, everyone who was busy eating at the table stopped one after another, then threw away the food in their hands and ran outside.

They just want money, not their lives!
On the other side, after seeing off the gentry, the master went back to the lobby, opened the curtain and walked into the back hall.

"all gone?"

Hearing the footsteps coming in, Sun Chengzong put down the book in his hand, raised his head and asked.

"Sent out of the governor's office."

Hearing this, the master nodded affirmatively.

"These people should have been thrown out as bait, and there must be other tricks behind them."

"Humph!"

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong snorted coldly.

"Apart from the officers at the various military posts in Liaodong, who else has so much energy to make the local wealthy gentry come to ask for land."

"You know, the most acres of land in Liaodong are in the hands of those officers. Over the past two hundred and fifty years, the military households in each guard station have cultivated them one acre at a time."

"What are your plans next, sir?"

Seeing Sun Chengzong's cold expression, the master was silent for a moment and then asked.

"Just do whatever you have to do."

Sun Chengzong said, throwing the book in his hand on the table.

"Give me some ink. I want to write a letter to Xiong Tingbi."

"Yes!"

When the master heard this, he didn't dare to neglect. He came to the table, took out the fine Hui ink, and started sharpening it bit by bit.

"Brother Fei Bai said personally that some gentry came to my place today and told me that they were occupying acres of land in Liaodong."

After thinking for a while, Sun Chengzong began to write a letter to Xiong Tingbi.

"After careful inspection, officers from various local guards have occupied acres of land and treated military households harshly. Your Majesty has now ordered Liaodong to farm for self-sufficiency. Such people dare to coerce the gentry."

He was holding the letter sent by Sun Chengzong on Pegasus. After reading it, Xiong Tingbi's eyes had turned so hard that he could see white instead of black.

"If Sun Zhisheng finds you, you can just cut him off with a knife."

Putting Sun Chengzong's letter on the table, Xiong Tingbi stood up from the ground and walked around in the hall.

They are all veterans in Ming Dynasty official circles. Of course Xiong Tingbi can understand the meaning behind Sun Chengzong.

"But it just so happens that now Jiannu has taken a detour to North Korea. I want to rectify the military discipline in Liaodong."

After pacing for a while, Xiong Tingbi made a decision in his heart that something should be done.

Not to mention what decision Xiong Tingbi made.

At this moment, Liaodong's right wing and Dingliao right guard were all tense.

When Jiannu's two yellow flags and two red flags crossed the border, they had to be nervous.

"Are you sure the people who went to North Korea are real slaves?"

Under the gate of Yiyang Fort, Yang Hao looked at Mao Wenlong coming in from the gate, and Yang Hao quickly stepped forward to greet him without caring about his superiority.

"The returning soldiers and horses are real slaves. They have all crossed the Yalu River and gone to North Korea."

He handed the horse rein to his godson Shang Xueli, and Mao Wenlong and Yang Hao were not present either.

The two of them were grasshoppers on a rope at the moment.

A guilty minister, an old man of Li Chengliang.

In Xiong Tingbi's eyes, they are not good things.

Now, Yang Hao was favored by the emperor and had made meritorious service in Liaodong. After a heart-to-heart talk, Mao Wenlong naturally leaned towards Yang Hao.

"Soldiers and Horses, what should we do? Should we find a way to hit him from the side?"

As a militant who taught himself guerrilla warfare, Mao Wenlong was absolutely unwilling to give up an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

"No."

Hearing this, Yang Hao quickly waved his hand to stop Mao Wenlong's thoughts.

"Our Dingliao right guard only has more than 10,000 soldiers. If Jiannu gives up attacking North Korea and turns his head towards us, I am afraid that the Dingliao right guard is at risk of falling."

"By then we will really be dead."

"But, such a good opportunity."

Seeing Yang Hao being so cowardly, Mao Wenlong frowned and was a little dissatisfied.

"Don't seek merit, but seek no faults."

As a person who often dealt with military generals, Yang Hao naturally saw Mao Wenlong's emotions clearly.

"The main forces under Xiong Jinglue's command must be responsible for annihilating the large army of Jiannu. We cannot overstep our control."

"Otherwise, even if you have made a great contribution, some people will still condemn you!"

"Thank you, Sir Soldier and Horse Envoy, for your teaching."

After listening to Yang Hao's words, Mao Wenlong's restless heart finally calmed down.

There are people in the court who like to be officials.

Now the only person he can rely on is Yang Hao. (End of chapter)