Mingshi

Chapter 676 Talent
"Ok?"

Xu Jie looked at the people behind Zhang Juzheng.Those people were all representatives of the six major families in the southeast of the capital. Seeing Xu Jie looking over, they each took out a letter and put it on the table in front of Xu Jie. Xu Jie picked up the letters and wrote them one by one. Looking at it, the tightly locked brows slowly relaxed.

The content in his heart was very simple. This time, he explained the whole story objectively, and let Xu Jie know that the two officials killed by Luo Xin were really corrupt officials, and that the hundreds of people killed were really six. The members of the big family and the pirates couldn't sue Luo Xin in this matter.

When Xu Jie saw this, anger suddenly rose in Xu Jie's heart.

What do these six families want to do?Then I'll be the shooter?
At that time, when he saw that Luo Xin gave Hu Zongxian 50 taels of silver privately, his brows were stretched, and a smile appeared on his face.But then he restrained his smile again, and asked in a concentrated voice:
"Luo Xin really gave Hu Zongxian 50 taels of silver?"

"It's true."

Xu Jie nodded, lowered his eyes slightly, and sat there thinking.Zhang Juzheng said softly:
"Teacher, are we going to impeach Luo Xin again?"

Xu Jie raised his eyes, shook his head slightly, and said, "No, when we go back, let our people write the memorial to impeach Luo Xin. We will impeach after Luo Xin's money is delivered to the capital."

Hangzhou.

In the manor outside the city, Luo Xin ushered in Tang Zhuang. Tang Zhuang is also a very important figure in Daming, especially in Jianghu.He not only recruited a group of his old brothers, but also recruited a group of masters in the Jianghu to serve as bodyguards.He came this time, on the one hand, he sent more than 180 veterans to Luo Xin, and on the other hand, he sent 5000 nine scholars to Luo Xin. , 94 taels of silver per person, and Tang Zhuang spent a total of 5000 taels of silver.

There is also the recruitment of various craftsmen from all over the country, and 10 taels was spent, and the 110 million taels of silver were spent like water, and the escort agency was almost paralyzed.So Tang Zhuang had to come, he wanted to ask, what should the Escort do in the future?
Looking at more than 2000 veterans, 180 nine scholars, and more than 800 craftsmen, Luo Xin was very happy.Especially for the more than 800 craftsmen, the Escort secretly poached the court's shipbuilders and sent their whole family to Luo Xin's manor.

Luo Xin arranged these people in the manor separately.He first met with the more than 2000 veterans. These veterans all came from the north. They had all met Luo Xin and participated in the previous wars hosted by Luo Xin. They had a kind of blind worship for Luo Xin, so when When they met Luo Xin, everyone was very excited.Looking at these people, Luo Xin became more confident.He has handed over nearly 500 battle-hardened veterans to Luo Sheng successively, plus 2000 under Luo Sheng's men, there are more than [-] veterans capable of conscripting battles, and the pirates that Luo Sheng subdued. The strength of the army has exceeded [-], and with the addition of more than [-] people today, Luo Sheng's strength has exceeded [-].With a force of over [-], it is already possible to sweep across the island of Taiwan.Luo Sheng also captured more than [-] family members of the pirates, and these people are also fully capable of teaching Taiwan's aboriginal farming.It can be said that Luo Sheng already has the confidence to build Taiwan.

"Everyone!" Luo Xin's tone was passionate: "Before you came here, you probably didn't know where I asked you to go and what to do. However, you came here without hesitation. I am here to thank you all for your trust. .”

"I would like to follow Lord Hou, go through fire and water, and I will not say anything." More than two thousand people whispered in unison.

Although the voice was low and could not be heard outside the manor, it could still be heard inside the manor. The 180 nine scholars couldn't help but look at each other, and a thought emerged in their hearts.

"Could it be that Luo Hou wants to rebel?"

In the circle of warriors, Luohou is a military god, and in the circle of scholars is also quite high, as a great Confucian. Therefore, before these scholars came here, they only knew that someone had saved them with money, but they did not Knowing who it was, I was still uneasy.However, when they saw Luo Xin in the manor and knew that the person in front of them was Luo Xin, their hearts were excited, and it was Luo Xin who saved them.

However, the excited hearts have not yet calmed down, but they heard the voices of those veterans, which made them feel uneasy again. After suffering a serious injury, he also thought about rebellion in his heart on weekdays.But that was just thinking about it, not even daring to say it.Now they realize that Luo Xin is going to rebel, which can't help but make them fear again.

Luo Xin looked at the more than 2000 veterans in front of him, and said sincerely: "You just know that you want to follow me when you come here, but you don't know what I will let you do. If you don't want to be honest with you today. Don't be afraid. The big island you sent overseas is very big. You will conquer the natives there and build your homeland. You may not be able to return to Daming in the future, because I, Luo Xin, and Luo Buqi want to build a country there. You will all become Founding hero."

These more than 2000 people immediately became excited. Where is the war not fighting?Following Luo Xin is the hero of the founding of the country, with countless glory and wealth. As for whether they can be much bigger than those aborigines, these people will not consider at all, because they firmly believe that they can sweep those aborigines.

Luo Xin chatted with these veterans for a while, then left here and came to the garden of the 180 nine scholars.Sitting in front of them, looking at the scholar standing in front of him with a worried face, Luo Xin said warmly:
"Brothers."

Just this sentence, senior, made the eyes of these 180 nine scholars turn red. It has been a long time since they were called seniors, and what they lost is precious. 180 The nine people bowed together and said:

"Thank you for your help, my lord."

Luo Xin waved his hand and said: "Da Ming, you can't stay any longer. If someone discovers you, you will be arrested again, and I will be implicated."

Sadness appeared on the faces of the nine people in 180. They had already thought about this, and when Luo Xin mentioned it, besides sadness, there was also fear in their hearts. Da Ming couldn't stay, so where would Luo Xin send them?

"Going will send you to a big island overseas. My cousin is there. You go there to help my cousin."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, anyway, they have a place to stay, and they are not rebelling in Daming.They had long been worn away in the exiled land, and they bowed to Luo Xin again and said:
"Thank you, my lord.

"You..." Luo Xin pondered for a while and said, "After you go there, you will build it like a country."

The spirits of the scholars were shaken, although they calmed down, because this was not considered a rebellion, but another country was established, and then they became excited again, and they were considered the founding heroes of the country.

Seeing their excited expressions, Luo Xin's heart was relieved, which proved that these people's hearts were not dead, and they still had ambitions and desires, so that they could be guaranteed to do things with all their heart.However, Luo Xin didn't want the country he worked so hard to build to be like Daming, which would inevitably decline and perish in the end.In his view, not only the Ming Dynasty, but all dynasties in history have one thing in common, which is the main reason for the demise of each dynasty, that is, the tax exemption of the rich and powerful.

For example, in the current Ming Dynasty, after passing the Juren examination, they can enjoy the tax exemption policy, and the land they own does not need to pay taxes, so a large number of farmers bring their land to that Juren, and as time goes by, the number of Juren in a country will increase. More and more, more and more tax-free land in the end, and less and less land that the country can collect taxes on, so that more and more farmers will be apportioned, forcing farmers to have no food, and then they will rise up, and an empire will boom the fall.

Of course, Luo Xin will also pay attention to commercial tax, but in this era, agricultural tax is the main body that cannot be ignored. If you want to completely replace agricultural tax with commercial tax, business still needs to develop.So Luo Xin must tell these scholars of his decision now, in case they arrive in Taiwan, Luo Sheng does not understand these things, and is fooled by these scholars, completely copying Ming's policy.

"I want to ask you a question. I hope you can answer me seriously. It can be regarded as my assessment of you! My Luo family does not raise idlers. If some of you have no skills, even if you are brought to Taiwan Island, you will You can only be like ordinary people, and you cannot get my appointment." Luo Xin said in a calm voice.

These 180 nine people felt a chill in their hearts. They were finally rescued from the exile by Luo Xin. Without Luo Xin, they would be humiliated and flogged to death within two or three years.Luo Xin is their savior, and they have decided to repay their debts with this life, but they never thought that Luo Xin would give them such a broad stage and let them become the founding heroes.Now hearing that Luo Xin was going to take an assessment, if they failed the assessment, they would not even have a chance to repay their favor, this made them nervous and serious.

These people also have a competitive mentality, everyone wants to become an important role in Luo Xin's transition, and this needs to show their talents, all of them can't help but hold their breath and look at Luo Xin.

"I want to ask you, what is the current situation in Daming?"

Everyone look at me, I look at you, first a middle-aged scribe said: "Not good."

"Not good!" The others nodded and said.

"Why not?" Luo Xin asked immediately.

"Corruption!"

"Corrupt officials are everywhere!"

"The literati are greedy for money, and the warriors are afraid of death."

"The current cabinet is incompetent."

"The emperor is stupid."

"........."

Everyone rushed to speak, but Luo Xin was full of disappointment. What these people said was right, but they didn't see the root cause.Or because they are scholars, they also belong to the vested interests of scholars. People see the faults of others, but they cannot see their own faults.

There were only three people left in the crowd who did not make a sound. These three people were all nearly 40 years old, and they were thinking with their brows tightly furrowed.They all saw the disappointment in Luo Xin's eyes, and knew that this answer was not what Luo Xin wanted.At this time, everyone also fell silent, and they also saw Luo Xin's gaze, so they all sank to think.Luo Xin looked at the three people who had been silent all this time.Those three people felt Luo Xin's gaze, and the one standing on the left said in a concentrated voice:
"Institutions, a country must have a perfect system. Today's Daming Law still has many loopholes, and the system alone is not enough. If today's Daming Law can be implemented seriously, there will not be so many corrupt officials. There will not be so many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases. Officials often eat the plaintiffs and the defendants, and they work for thousands of miles only for money. In the end, it is not that the people want to rebel, but that the officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel. Therefore, in addition to In addition to establishing a system is crucial, the execution of the system is also very important. Confucianism has not done enough in this regard..."

Speaking of this, he looked at Luo Xin with some worry, because Luo Xin is a great Confucianist of a generation, and he was afraid of arousing Luo Xin's resentment.Then he paused, and Luo Xin was a little surprised. Since the Song Dynasty, it seems that only Confucianism is left in the world, and other schools of thought have disappeared. Under such a unified thinking today, the thinking of this person in front of him can be said to be deviant. And just now he said that Confucianism has not done enough in this regard, so does he want to say Confucianism?This shocked Luo Xin too much, so he asked in a calm voice:
"What's your name sir?"

Hearing Luo Xin call him Mr., that person was overjoyed, which proved that Luo Xin agreed with his words.Immediately saluted Luo Xin and said:
"Student Fang Zigen."

"Go ahead." Luo Xin said with a smile on his face.

Fang Zigen's heart was immediately encouraged, and he said more calmly: "If we talk about the law, we still have to look at the laws of the Qin Dynasty. In fact, since the Han Dynasty, the laws of the Qin Dynasty have been used by all dynasties, with only slight additions. But the Legalists What is amazing is not only the formation of the legal system, but his execution."

Luo Xin nodded. He naturally knew how important a country's system was, and sometimes even surpassed the importance of taxation. It was just that he didn't expect that in the world ruled by Confucianism, someone would think about this issue.It seems that after being exiled, he realized this problem.

"Mr. Fang used to be?"

Fang Zigen looked secretly: "I used to be in the Ministry of Punishment."

Luo Xin suddenly realized, no wonder he has unique ideas about the law.But he still asked curiously:

"Mr. Fang, did you have this idea when you were in the Ministry of Punishment, or after you were exiled?"

Fang Zigen's old face turned red and he said, "It's after exile."

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