Daming daddy

Chapter 51 The situation is not good
"Come, come, eat, eat." Qin Wang Zhu Cunshu did not regard himself as an outsider at all, and even regarded this place as his own home.No wonder people say that the whole world is the land of the king, and the shore of the land is the king's minister.He is the King of Qin, and the whole of Qinchuan belongs to him, so why are you arguing with him?

This made Wei Ming feel very uncomfortable.Didn't you just say not to prepare too many dishes?Okay, this is what you said, let you see who is in charge of this one-third of an acre of land.Wei Ming motioned to Xiao Dongzi to order the back kitchen, just a plate of pickles and two steamed buns.Come on, let's each have a cornbread, let's make do with it.But obviously Zhu Cunshu didn't take it seriously, and kept going as he was, leaving Wei Ming really helpless.If you can't take it anymore, then don't take it anymore, Wei Ming is going to have a showdown with Zhu Cunshu.

"King Qin, my dear King Qin, what are you doing here? Don't torture me anymore! I beg you!" Wei Ming cupped his hands and bowed, almost crying.This made Zhu Cunshu stunned for a while.Putting down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, he pondered for a while and said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with it. I just came to thank you. After all, you did a good job in Lianghuai this time. And because of the lighter , Today His Majesty also commended me, isn't it a pleasure to come here to thank you. That's all, that's all, haha, don't think too much."

Wei Ming is not a fool.Having been a human being for two lifetimes and meeting many people, Zhu Cunshu's acting ability is really not up to standard, Wei Ming can tell at a glance that this guy's words are insincere, and there seems to be other things.

"King Qin." Wei Ming took the opportunity to take a sip of wine, and cleared his mind.It's impossible to be careless when dealing with this absolute high-ranking son. After a while, he said: "Since we are already called brothers, there is no need for you to lie to brothers. If you have anything to do, just say Come out. If I can be of any help, I'll be sure. Don't play charades with me any more. We'll be both uncomfortable. What do you think?"

"Okay, since you've said that, then I won't be polite to you." Zhu Cunshu took a long breath, took a sip of wine, and then said: "The thing is like this, everyone I am not an idiot, everyone knows what the country has become now. The rebel army has risen wave after wave, and these years seem to have subsided a bit, but now, there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, there are Tartars outside the pass, and there are constant natural disasters inside the pass. Now the situation is getting worse every year, and the people's life is miserable. Everyone knows about these things, from the imperial court down to the yellow-haired children. But there is nothing to do. If there is no tax, the imperial court has no food and salary. Without food and salary, who would want to go Go to war? If no one goes to war, how can we fight against the Tartars? Adding taxes will make life more difficult for the people of the entire empire. This will gradually form a vicious circle, and the entire empire is precarious in such a vicious circle. This The next time I offered a lighter, the emperor issued an edict. The boundary of Shaanxi is not good. Right, there is no food yet. If the right is not released, I will not give me anything, let me guard it with my mouth!" While talking, Zhu Cunshu kept pouring wine into his mouth.Cup after cup.Through these words, Wei Ming changed his opinion of Zhu Cunshu to a certain extent.It seems that everyone who looks simple in history is not that simple.At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang unified the country, and in order to better control the country, he wanted to divide the country.When it came to Zhu Yunqi's time, he tried to start cutting down the feudal clan.The cutting of the feudal clan gave birth to Zhu Di.Zhu Di drove his nephew down, and finally completed the reduction of the feudal clan.After that, the vassal king survived in name only.Without power or power, the orthodox blood relationship with the imperial court is getting farther and farther away.Who cares who!It is still a family, but it has been divided into countless families.To the north of Shaanxi is Mongolia.Zhu Yuanzhang drove the Mongols out, but the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols never stopped.Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.Datong, Taiyuan, Xuanfu, these are all important towns where troops are stationed.This is the case in Shanxi, and Shaanxi is no exception.Shanxi has to defend not only Mongolia, but also other leading states.Therefore, there are many soldiers in Shaanxi.And these soldiers were also the main force of the uprising that broke out later.In many cases, the official army who had been fighting fiercely with the rebel army was joined in the ranks of the rebel army after fighting.Not for anything else, just to eat a full meal.Often for a bowl of rice, they can revolt.The reason is simple, the reality is cruel.No wonder Zhu Cunshu was so distressed.

"His Royal Highness, don't be so distressed, things will always get better." Wei Ming poured Zhu Cunshu a glass of wine and said.Since he came here, he has been preparing for the successive years of drought.As for whether it can withstand the invasion of natural disasters at that time, huh, huh, then God knows.

"So you have a solution?" Hearing what Wei Ming said, Zhu Cunshu's eyes lit up.Looking at Wei Ming's eyes is like looking at a god.This can't be entirely blamed on Zhu Cunshu, who made Wei Ming so keen on pretending to be a magic stick when he first came to this world?Moreover, at this time, this Taoism is also popular.The emperor thought all day long about making alchemy and becoming immortal, let alone the people below.

"There are some ways, but as for how to implement it, it's hard to say. Whether it will be successful or not is even harder to say." Wei Ming said hesitantly.After all, no one knows whether this method will work or not, and how much resistance there will be in implementing it.

"Then let's listen to it." Zhu Cunshu said anxiously.

"Then I'll just say it. First of all, what we want to grow. Now wheat and rice are obviously not enough to meet our needs. If we keep planting, it will only get worse. Therefore, we need to find some high-yield crops now. Crop, get rid of this embarrassing situation. I'm doing an experiment in this area now, and it's hard to say whether it will be successful or not." Wei Ming said with a melancholy expression.Theoretically yes, but in practice, no one can tell.

"Then what's next?" Zhu Cunshu thought for a while and asked again.If Wei Ming said that, it meant that he didn't have a clue in his heart.Although Zhu Cunshu is the son of a high-ranking cadre, he still has a certain understanding of growing food.The cycle is relatively long, and there is no rush now.Moreover, it is easy to learn from the past.Otherwise, what if this thing can't grow?If it is carried out rashly, I am afraid that a large wasteland will be created. Not only will it not be good for the current situation, but it will make the situation worse.

"Also, the tax system has been reformed." Wei Ming finally said this.He knew that if this was implemented, he would be scolded to death by countless people.However, if he didn't say anything, he would have a conscience.To implement this policy, the emperor had to nod.And even if the emperor nods, it is not over, there must be a large number of people to take the lead in supporting it, forming a general trend, so that it can be implemented.However, who is willing to lose their own interests?I'm afraid no one wants to do that.

"What kind of reform?" Zhu Cunshu pondered in his heart, and he seemed to have some knowledge, so he continued to ask.

"Farmers' life is very hard. You know, I know, and the emperor knows. The tax budget of the whole country should be tens of millions of taels. But the annual income is at its peak, only a few million taels. Why? Because there are too many Too many people don’t have to pay taxes.” Wei Ming stopped here.Because Zhu Cunshu is the best among them who do not have to pay taxes.With the presence of these nobles, taxes were reduced.However, foreign troubles continued, and the country had no money, so it could only increase taxes.The people had no choice but to sell their sons and daughters and their land in the end.After the land merger, there will be more land that does not need to pay taxes, and the tax will be reduced, so the tax can only be increased, and the whole vicious circle.In the end, the empire was dragged down bit by bit.

"How can this be? Why did you get your idea on me? If you don't give me soldiers, don't give me power, and finally take back my land, then I won't be able to survive!" Zhu Cunshu became anxious all of a sudden.Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.

(Brothers, my dear brothers, the ones in the front are getting farther and farther away, and the ones in the back are chasing after them. Now they are 23, and it is only a few hours before the restart. There is no hope of moving forward, but , brothers, let’s at least keep our current position! Come on!)
(End of this chapter)