Salt, is that salt that can be turned into money?
The land of a county is exclusively given to the Li family, and the handover lasts for several years. Doesn't that mean that the Li family is directly given a golden mountain?
Who can live without eating salt, and they are from the same county! And these people can only eat the salt from his Li family!
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Selling salt can make huge profits, not just making a fortune every day?
If salt merchants do it, they still need capital, but they, the nobles, can do it faster than they can steal money. Since His Highness has given them a way to sell salt, it is not a problem to build a few salt farms at will.
Li Jinglong sat there blankly, with stars in his eyes.
In the past, I sold some private salt secretly, and I was scared to death. Now I can buy salt according to orders and make a lot of money!
"That's what I think!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "Goryeo is now the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but for the sake of safety, for the time being, Goryeo cannot allow them to produce salt or iron, these inseparable things, on their own.
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"There is a serious shortage of things for people's livelihood, so there are many ways to get money. I plan to release some to compensate the nobles who returned the farm! We can't let the heroes suffer!"
Li Jinglong came back to his senses and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, this is not compensation. You are giving me and others a golden mountain that generations of people will not be able to eat!"
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Military achievements faded after being passed down for several generations, and family fortunes seemed great, but they were all lost after being passed down for several generations. This move by the emperor's grandson was tantamount to giving them several more generations of glory and wealth.
In fact, Zhu Yunxi had other ideas. The economy of Goryeo was now controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Even if the court did not let go of these financial channels now, they would fall into the hands of officials and merchants in the future. Rather than benefiting others, it would be better to benefit one's own people.
Besides, if you have money, it will be easier for you to use it in the future.
"If everyone could think as clearly as you do, I wouldn't have to worry so much!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"I understand, I will tell these words to the veterans!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Your Highness, they must also be grateful!"
"No!" Zhu Yunxi held his chin and frowned, "How many years will this kind of exclusive business be left to you? It needs to be verified by the Ministry of Household Affairs! After all, Korea is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. After a few years of stability, we can't rely entirely on it.
Let’s buy things from Yuan. Besides, you also know that the fiefdoms of several young uncles are also there. In the future, they will also have to spend money to become a vassal!"
Li Jinglong's mind was spinning, "Your Highness is truly blessed by God. He has given all these benefits to me!" As he spoke, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's a year or a few years, it's just a little bit of land compared to salt."
It’s nothing to get up. I have enough money in my family, and I won’t be short of anything if I follow His Highness. Even if I make two gold mountains, I won’t make it public!”
"If there is any difficulty in the court in the future, I will lend you flowers to offer to the Buddha to show my filial piety!"
"You!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "You just think more than others!"
"Of course I have to think more when working for His Highness!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
Zhu Yunxi drank tea again, "Is that Qingxin Xiaozhu fun?"
"Okay, you didn't..." Li Jinglong almost said it, but quickly changed his words, "It's just a quiet place to drink tea and listen to music."
"Haha, you are really aggrieved to be beaten like this while drinking tea!" Zhu Yunxi put down the tea bowl and smiled slightly, "Back off, I don't have time to mind your own business!"
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The next day at the court meeting, Ling Han, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and directly wrote to Fengyang Emperor Zhuang to compete with the people.
There are usually no major military or national affairs in the imperial gatherings, and the nobles and military ministers just treat it as a formality. But today, when they suddenly met the officials, I don’t know where they made the mistake. They actually talked about the royal family. They all became energetic and looked forward to it in their hearts.
The emperor was furious and chopped off the heads of those bookworms.
Unexpectedly, the emperor not only did not get angry, but instead praised Ling Han for his dedication to the country. According to the imperial edict, Fengyang, except for the fields for the tomb keeper and the sacrificial fields, were all allocated to the government and prepared to be given to the people for farming.
The nobles were greatly surprised. When did the emperor's temper change so well?
But then, Hanlin scholar Fang Xiaoru directly burned the fire on their heads.
"Fengyangdu is the place where the Great Ming Dynasty rose. However, the people of the capital did not receive the blessings of the Great Ming Dynasty, but they suffered all the hardships of the nobles!"
In Fengtian Hall, Fang Xiaoru's kneeling performance was sonorous and loud.
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been normal for Fengyang noble families to engage in illegal activities. In the early years, some people allowed their slaves to plunder people, seize land, and sell private salt to make money. Gaining land was not considered a problem, and even killed people.
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"Even in the tenth year of Hongwu, after the criminals were punished by the national law, His Majesty personally issued a decree that the princes were not allowed to occupy people's fields."
"Although things have improved slightly in the past few years, the people of Fengyang are also suffering from the wealthy families!"
"Now that the imperial estate has been distributed to the people for the sake of the country, the imperial court should take back the land that was given in the early days of the Kingdom. Firstly, return the land to the people. Secondly, return Fengyang to a bright and prosperous world!"
At first, the noble warriors didn't understand, but suddenly they saw Fang Xiaoru kneeling down to play impassionedly, and the ministers couldn't help nodding in agreement, all of which were full of cliched words.
But when they heard the last word, they were all furious. They looked at Fang Xiaoru with a cannibalistic look in his eyes. If it weren't for Jinluan Palace, they would probably take action on the spot.
Many people shouted loudly, "Our ancestors, Fang Xiaoru and sour scholars, are encouraging His Majesty and the Emperor's grandson to take back the village in our hometown of Fengyang!"
"It's so good, why do you talk about this?" Zhu Yunxi sat next to the old man and said, "The land of Fengyang was obtained by the founding nobles with their lives. It was rewarded to them for honoring their ancestors. How can we do it casually?"
Take it back!"
Hearing what the Emperor Taisun said, the nobles felt much more at ease.
Unexpectedly, Fang Xiaoru continued to kneel down and say, "Your Highness, what you said is wrong!"
"Where did you say it was wrong?"
"I know that Fengyang is of great importance, but Fengyang is not only Fengyang for the founding military officials, but also Fengyang for the people of the Ming Dynasty!" Fang Xiaoru suddenly did not fear the murderous eyes of the nobles and said loudly, "Military achievements cannot be confused with people's livelihood.
If because those noble people were born in Fengyang, the people of Fengyang will have no land to farm, this is a big mistake!"
"Those military merits have been rewarded by the imperial court, and they have been honored as princes in life and in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in death. The honor of being a highly respected official is enough to repay their merits! However, the people of Fengyang have lived there for generations, and their ancestors' tombs are also in Fengyang, but they have no place to stand. Isn't it right?
It will make people laugh forever!"
"That's enough!" Zhu Yunxi shouted, "The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes!"
The old man also said, "What nonsense are you talking about! The land they received from Zhuangzi was all rewarded by me back then. They did not make any mistakes, and they did not reduce their titles. No matter how difficult it is for the court, they cannot take advantage of their land!"
Hearing that the two men were helping them speak, the noble warrior was very excited.
"If Your Majesty puts the princes first and the people last, then you are putting the cart before the horse!" Fang Xiaoru continued.
The warriors cursed in their hearts, but they didn't dare to speak because of the old man in the court. Furthermore, they were clumsy and tongue-tied, and couldn't get to the point. They could only yell the Three-Character Sutra in their heads.
"Princes!" Unexpectedly, Fang Xiaoru turned to them, "I know that you all had a hard time back then. I also know that you narrowly escaped death in exchange for the family heirloom fields. But in Fengyang, the fields are all in your hands, and the people
How to live!"
"Your hometown is Fengyang, but the people of Fengyang are stabbing you in the back. In the entire Fengyang City, nearly half of the people are working as tenants in your house. The annual rent is quite large. If there is a famine, I will still have to deal with you Zhuangzi.
Go up and borrow money.”
"This was the case in Huaixi at the end of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The fields were all in the hands of the big families, and the people sold their children and daughters to survive. Now you are all ministers of the country. Instead of putting the world first, you will make the elders in your hometown suffer like this.
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"this............."
The noble warriors looked at each other, feeling suffocated but speechless.
Those fields were earned by their hard work, so what does it have to do with the people?
These poor people talk about these things very clearly, and there are basin after basin of dirty water, grandma's!
Suddenly, someone of high rank came out and said, "My lord, I have this memorial!"
When everyone saw it, their eyes suddenly lit up. Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was the most eloquent among military men, and he would definitely make those poor people look good to him.
"Come on!" Zhu Yunxi said.
"I am so ashamed!" Li Jinglong kowtowed, "I am extremely ashamed after hearing what Academician Fang said!"
Immediately, the eyes of the warrior nobles all looked at him, and Li Jinglong became the focus of the hall for a while.
"A few days ago, I went back to the capital with His Highness to pay homage to the meritorious ministers temple. The portrait of my grandfather was hung in the temple, and his voice and smile are just like yesterday!"
"It was not easy for my father and grandfather to start a business. Back then, he was no more than the head of Huaixi and Guizhou, and he suffered all kinds of hardships in the world. His suffering was unparalleled!"
"Thanks to the blessing of the emperor and the Lord Ming, we are now rich and noble! The Ming Dynasty is the great Ming Dynasty in the world. We cannot let the Fengyang elders suffer just because my grandfathers have made little contribution."
"Don't let your greed bring shame to the Ming Dynasty and make your father sad!"
"A prosperous age will only come when the tiller has his own land. My father and my ancestors fought to the death for the Ming Dynasty in the past. How can future generations work for a mere piece of land and let the people suffer from poverty!"
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Taisun, I am willing to dedicate Fengyang Li family's land to the imperial court and return it to the people, so that the people will be happy!"
Dong Dong, after finishing speaking, he kowtowed heavily.
The eyes of the warrior nobles changed when they saw Li Jinglong, and they gritted their teeth.
"Your ancestor, you, Li Jinglong, are you going to eat everything inside and out?"
But Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting on the imperial steps, was laughing in his heart.
"Li Jinglong, your little words are very strong!"
This chapter has been completed!