Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 319 Big Problem

Zhu Houzhao walked in with a blank expression on his face. At this time, Zhu Houzhao's best performance was not to speak, and then quietly stood aside.Before he figured out what was going on, Zhu Houzhao decided not to say anything, and to see what his father thought.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao leave, Zhu Youtang listened and scolded these ministers, but those ministers bowed and saluted: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince."

At this moment, the faces of these people showed a sigh of relief. This was the first time that the ministers were looking forward to the arrival of His Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhu Houzhao bowed to his father: "I will see my father."

Zhu Youtang nodded, his face was still dark, but because of the arrival of his son, Zhu Youtang's expression eased a lot: "As soon as you come, help the staff." Zhu Youtang said to a man not far away. The middle-aged official said: "He Jian, talk to the prince." After saying this, Zhu Youtang sat back on the dragon chair again, obviously going smoothly.

He Jian, Zhu Houzhao knew about this person, but he didn't have much contact with him. If every emperor should raise an official who is not afraid of offending others, then this He Jian is such a person.

He Jian, named Shiguang, named Wushan, was born in Xinchang, Zhejiang Province. He was a Jinshi in Chenghua for five years. He had great ambitions when he was young. body."He was first appointed magistrate of Yixing County.In the tenth year of Chenghua, he conscripted and paid homage to the censor of Shanxi Dao, visited Xuanfu and Datong, and impeached dozens of incompetent officials below the governor Zheng Ning.

After returning to visit Taicang, the governor and eunuch broke the law, arrested and punished, was framed, and sent to Jinyi Guard Prison.Soon after he was released, he toured the north of the Yangtze River again.

Where the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum is located, it is a death penalty for the common people to take an inch of wood from the vicinity.In the 17th year of Chenghua, he became the magistrate of Henan Province.Years of famine in the local area, Jian opened warehouses for relief, and ten things about famine and politics.In the 23rd year of Chenghua, he was promoted to Shandong Zuo to participate in politics. He successively served as the left and right political envoys of Sichuan.

In the sixth year of Hongzhi, he was promoted to the right deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, governor of the south of the Yangtze River, and also in charge of taxes and food in the three prefectures of Hangzhou, Jia and Hu.Susong was flooded, and 3 stones of rice were distributed to relieve it.Together with his servant Xu Guan, he dredged the Wusong and Baimao canals, and released the water into the sea to eliminate the flood.

I reviewed He Jian's life in my mind. This person made a speech in the supervisory office, and the things impeached are all with words, and they are not afraid of the powerful. If you have to find a template for the supervisory censor, then this He Jian Absolutely qualified.What he focused on was the lawlessness of officials, instead of thinking all day about how to criticize the emperor and how to make a name for himself.

As a magistrate, honest and self-disciplined, able to do things, he started as a county magistrate, has rich experience, and knows the livelihood of the local people very well. Zhu Houzhao suddenly thought of something, as if he could go to the Northwest!
At this time, He Jian had no idea that he was being missed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daming, and was thinking of letting him go to the northwest. After hearing Zhu Youtang's words, He Jian quickly said, "Yes, Your Majesty!" Then he turned his head and looked He turned to Zhu Houzhao, bowed and said, "His Royal Highness, in April this year, I was ordered to go to the Jingxiang area to care for the refugees."

"The minister traversed the junction of Henan, Huguang, and Shaanxi, and verified more than 23 households and more than 73 population of Jingxiang refugees."

Zhu Hou looked at He Jian, a little in disbelief, more than 23 households, more than 73 mouths?
Refugees, this is something that has been feared by all dynasties. There are many reasons for refugees, but basically they cannot escape natural disasters and man-made disasters. The so-called natural disasters are disasters. If the land is unproductive and cannot survive locally, then simply go to other places live.The reasons for man-made disasters are even simpler, such as military disasters or tyranny. Of course, there is another most important reason, which is land annexation.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state granted land, which basically meant that everyone could be allocated land, and newborns also had land. That was because the war consumed a large number of people and the land was enough.

This point has been the same in all dynasties. Even in later generations, many people have experienced this. Some post-90s can get land, and some can't. It's because the cultivated land is gone, and there is no way to distribute it to the people. There is no arable land.Coupled with illnesses and disasters and selling land, the land became more and more insufficient, and the people had no way to survive.

Although the merged land also needs people to cultivate and people to be tenants, there are still some people who can't even be tenants.

In one sentence, the population exceeds the carrying capacity of the land, and it is not difficult to solve it in future generations. Industry and commerce can absorb a large amount of surplus labor and create countless values, but not in this era. They can only become refugees and live a The days when you are hungry and full.This has led to many problems, just like refugees in later generations.

These people are the unstable factors of social security. If they are not careful, they will rise up, not to mention the crime rate, there are a lot of bandits and robbers.

Now Zhu Houzhao knew why his father lost his temper. This had already touched the foundation of Daming's rule. It is not uncommon for refugees to be displaced. The key is that the number is too scary. There are more than 23 households and more than 73 mouths. This has been found, but what about the ones that have not been found?Millions of refugees!What kind of chaos would it be like if this were to be raised?
There must be many escaped households, even military households who escaped. This is a powder keg, and it will explode if you are not careful.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help taking a deep look at He Jian. This man is really a good courtier. You must know that these refugees have not existed for a day, and it took a long time for there to be so many people.no one knows?This is impossible, at least the magistrates know about it, but they don't report it, and they quit after taking office, who cares about it.

If the refugee problem is not solved well, it will affect the performance of the government, so it will not explode. Besides, there are too many things involved.

The essential problem is that there is no land, where does the land go?Most of them have been annexed, resettlement of refugees, who pays?Who gave the land?

All the gentry and officials hid subconsciously, with a tacit understanding. Anyway, if I can't see the problem, it doesn't exist. This is a typical bureaucratic thinking.This He Jian was quite courageous, and he directly pierced the sky, and he did it himself. He traveled all over several provinces and counted the number of refugees.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao smiled at He Jian, and then comforted him softly: "Master He has worked hard."

It is estimated that the big bosses in the court will be dissatisfied with He Jian for doing this. When the matter is revealed, how to solve it has become a problem for the big boss.You must know that not every big shot wants to plead for the people. It's just a slogan. It's okay to shout more, but when it really hits, many people dodge it.

(End of this chapter)