Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 161 The benefits of clearing the father-in-law’s land are attributed to Zhang Cheng

"Buy it, I can't wait to buy it now."

"In addition, you have to buy it according to the requirements of their rebels."

"Our Zheng family has more than 50,000 acres of land, so we have to buy the quota they set for landowners with 50,000 acres. We can't be perfunctory, lest we be guilty of collaborating with the enemy!"

On this day, Zheng Yu, a Huizhou official who had refused to serve as a military official in the Yuan Dynasty, reluctantly persuaded his people to agree to the Zheng family's use of grain to purchase the bonds of the rebels.

Zheng Yu sighed again after saying that.

For Zheng Yu, this is the disadvantage of Qing Zhang.

Let the details of these wealthy gentry and big families be clearly understood, and the rulers can more easily grasp them.

This is why, since ancient times, the wealthy gentry have been the most opposed to Qingzhang.

For example, during Wang Anshi's political reform, some new laws that were really burdensome to the people were implemented despite loud opposition.

Zheng Yu sighed and said: "People are knives and cutters, and I am fish and meat. This is beyond our imagination. If they are willing to give it, it is better. If they are not willing to pay it back, what can we do?"

Zheng Duo said.
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"Of course we are willing to pay it back."

"And you don't have to worry about our rebel army not being able to repay it. The province has authorized us to issue bonds using the dividends from salt, iron, ordnance, foreign trade, etc. after unification in the future. As long as our Chuzhou Zhongshu Province can win the world, you It won’t be a loss.”

This is mainly because he is the emperor.

In history, it can be said that the most successful period of Qingzhang was during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign as emperor.

"If you really don't want to buy it, just sell the land immediately and distribute it to the people. The fewer acres of land, the lower the quota. Although we have set a quota for you, we don't really not give you any adjustments. Law."

Therefore, this can be successful.

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"Because it's not just you who bought the coupons, there are also big families like us, the Li family and the Feng family, who have invested a lot of money in the rebel army."

Therefore, having a clear father-in-law is something that is very opposed by the wealthy gentry.

Zheng Yu's younger brother Zheng Duo couldn't help but ask at this time.

Li Shanchang also explained the policy to Zheng Yu and other wealthy gentry when they came to see him, and then said: "I still have something to ask, and if I have any specific questions, I'll ask my younger brother."

"But if we buy a loan, will they really repay us the principal and interest?"

"Yes, no matter what, we can only let them handle it. Now we can only hope that they are willing to pay it back."

But precisely because of Zhu Yuanzhang's success in clearing the throne, the central finance of the entire Ming Dynasty reached its peak right after the founding of the country. In other words, although productivity has been developing and improving since then, the central finance revenue has been decreasing and is not as good as the peak. , at most close to the peak.

The wealthy gentry were very opposed to Qing Zhang, not because they were afraid of paying more taxes, but mainly because they were afraid that their details would be found out by the court, so that the court officials would know how much land they had under their names, and then they could control them through these lands, so that they could not Taking advantage of loopholes in matters such as assigning corvees and apportioning money and food, it was also easy to be targeted by the court.

However, the "Fangtian Equalization Tax Law", which has the same nature as the Qingzhang Tianmu Law, was only half completed until the old party came to power. This shows how strong the resistance among the people is.

"However, to repay this matter, we have to follow the rules set by Mr. Zhang. The interest repayment period is first set at five years, and the interest is first set at half a cent."

In addition, the Qingzhang process during the Wanli period also took ten years, and was completed to a halt.

The emperor personally presided over the Qing Dynasty. The key was the founding emperor. In addition, it was also the early days of the founding of the country, and many powerful families were eradicated.

Li Shanchang left the Yamen first and came to Zhang Cheng's home.

When Li Shanchang saw that the tomatoes in Zhang Cheng's house were all turning red, he was so happy that he hurriedly ordered the painter he brought with him:
"Quick! Quick! Come here, the painter, draw it quickly and hand it over to Mr. Zhang! It's really popular. Mr. Zhang should be very happy now."

"Let's go and see the peppers that Mr. Zhang mentioned." Li Shanchang is now particularly concerned about Zhang Cheng's affairs.

Because of this.

Zhang Cheng can now remotely control people and events in Chuzhou and other places even from Taiping Road across the river, and can even know the growth status of the crops he grows at any time.

As for issuing bonds to borrow grain, it goes without saying.

Zhang Cheng also didn't expect that on the third day after Xu Da and others captured Taiping, Li Shanchang had already sent people to transport three large ships of grain, saying that it was new grain raised after issuing bonds, and would also provide a detailed loan report The list has been prepared and given to Zhang Cheng.

"Come on, take a look."

"If you are good at what you do, you are indeed watertight and well-organized."

"While he set up taxed grain depots on various grain roads, he ordered counties to transport taxed grains directly to the nearest grain depot, thereby saving a lot of lost grain that was originally destined for the central government. At the same time, he used the saved grains to say It was raised in the name of issuing bonds and shipped in advance.”

"He did this to make us feel that the big gentry behind us all support the rebels. It also made me, Pingzhang, feel that the implementation of the policy strategy he proposed was also very effective, so that he could let the local government directly implement it. This innovative measure of not having to go through a central point to get food to food is okay and allows the army to continue to ensure sufficient food."

Zhang Cheng smiled when he said this: "In any case, I admire him very much for taking the initiative to reasonably turn his own achievements into those of his superiors."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang's letter to Zhang Cheng and nodded: "A good leader and a capable minister! You can also be our prime minister in the future!"

"But he would rather communicate official matters to me through private messages than openly communicate official matters to superiors. This shows that he has other thoughts."

Zhang Cheng replied at this time.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhang Cheng said, he nodded: "Yeah, sometimes we don't understand why Hu Yuan's officials and the rebel officials like to use private messages to talk about business matters, and don't like to get out of the way."

"Maybe to keep it secret?"

"Avoid being discovered by people on each level through the clear book?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"I'm afraid it's just so that officials at every level can feel how the subordinates treat them like slaves and masters."

"In this way, he himself can be the master in front of his subordinates as he should be."

Zhang Cheng said.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while and said nothing more.

Zhang Cheng didn't mention the matter anymore.

At present, both Niuzhuji and Taiping City were captured, and the heavy Yuan Ting troops in Caishiji were also annihilated, and Wanhu Nakechu was even captured alive.

But the manager, Jin Yi, chose to go out of the east gate and die in the water.

"I am a man of the Great Yuan in life, and a ghost of the Great Yuan in death! How can the difference between China and Yi be compared with the virtue of loyalty to the emperor!"

"Even if they carve me into a kneeling statue, I will only follow the way in my heart!"

"Your Majesty, Jin Yi is loyal today!"

When Jin Yi died in the water, those who chose to be loyal to the Yuan Dynasty were carved into kneeling statues before being persuaded to die for the Yuan Dynasty. However, they still chose to die for the Yuan Dynasty.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Jin Yi's body, he just said: "According to the old etiquette, he should be a righteous man, but now the etiquette we want to establish is to look at it from the perspective of the common people, then he is not a righteous man, but a stubborn reactionary." By!"

(End of this chapter)