Chapter 100 Since the emperor was wrong, let the emperor change it!

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't you want to see what your own palace looks like?" Zhang Haogu asked with a smile.

Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought.

Zhang Haogu struck a chord while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, I have settled an account for you!"

"Have you calculated an account?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but was slightly stunned: "What account?"

"The emperor's land income from the imperial village!" Zhang Haogu said.

"Is there anything wrong with my imperial estate's income?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"I have read the household files!"

Zhang Haogu said: "Your Majesty's imperial estate is increasing every year. The growth rate of this imperial estate is the highest with Emperor Shenzong Xian. However, Your Majesty, the income of these 80,000 hectares of land has not changed much over the years.

It’s still roughly maintained at a level that’s neither too high nor too low!!”

Speaking of this, Zhang Haogu couldn't help but secretly complain.

In terms of greed, the most greedy emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not Jiajing, but Wanli Zhu Yijun.

During Wanli's reign, the imperial estates increased on a large scale. The 80,000 hectares were not all of the imperial estates. In fact, he gave 40,000 hectares of land to King Fu and rewarded King Lu with 20,000 qing.

Some people often say that the Ming Dynasty actually perished in Wanli, while others say that it actually perished in Jiajing.

In Zhang Haogu's view, Wanli's responsibility is greater.

Starting from Wanli, the speed of land annexation accelerated greatly.

"On the surface, the land has increased!"

Zhang Haogu said: "But in reality? The income from land is getting less and less!"

"I do know!"

Zhu Youxiao frowned: "This is because of natural and man-made disasters in recent years, and the land's food production will naturally decrease!"

"Your Majesty, do you believe it?" Zhang Haogu asked back.

"This..." Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought. He glanced at Zhang Haogu and couldn't help but said: "Master, what you mean is that there is something fishy here?"

"If there is any problem, the emperor should go and see!" Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "What the master said is absolutely true!"

Zhu Youxiao has really never been to his own imperial village.

All he knew was that his palace was probably very big.

As for how big it is.

Zhu Youxiao himself didn't know very well.

Since Zhang Haogu proposed to go and have a look, he would go and have a look himself.

Now Zhu Youxiao has somewhat realized that the guard eunuchs he arranged are good at making money for himself, but they also cause harm to the country and the people.

It would be fine to say that these guarding eunuchs were really mining, but what they did was exploiting and plundering.

Although the eunuchs did not safeguard the imperial power and were looking for ways to make money for themselves, Zhu Youxiao also understood that such an approach would only make the situation for the court more difficult.

You cannot enrich your own internal funds and destroy the entire Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao made a decision.

Afterwards, Wei Zhongxian was asked to inspect Huangzhuang.

Zhang Haogu and Zhu Youxiao were following Wei Zhongxian. They were both young and had no visible beards. They were disguised as eunuchs, so naturally it was not a big problem.

Wei Zhongxian also has a question mark on his forehead.

Now this dog emperor has been completely led astray by Zhang Haogu.

When you arrive at Huangzhuang, ask Wei Zhongxian to chat with the eunuch in charge here.

Zhang Haogu came to the field with Zhu Youxiao.

"This is my imperial palace?" Zhu Youxiao looked at the surrounding environment.

Right now, it is almost time for spring sowing, and farmers are plowing the ground. The farmers here use an iron hoe weighing several kilograms to dig up the soil and turn it over.

The average farmer needs to hoe his farm at least three times.

However, the farmers here are not active in their work.

Although Zhu Youxiao stayed with the refugees and did carpentry and heavy work with them, he really never worked in the fields.

"Why are these fields empty and not cultivated?" Zhu Youxiao pointed to the open space on one side and asked the little eunuch beside him.

"My father-in-law doesn't know something!"

The little eunuch quickly said: "This land cannot be cultivated. The grain harvest has been poor in the past few years. The price of this grain has risen rapidly. When the autumn harvest comes, this grain will be worth a lot of money if it is sold outside. If the land is cultivated, it will be even more expensive."

If there is too much food, if there is too much food, the price of the food will be low and it will not be sold!”

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Can you still play like this?

"We are short of food, can we agree with the internal funds?" Zhang Haogu asked.

"My father-in-law doesn't know something!"

The little eunuch quickly took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it to Zhu Youxiao: "How can the emperor eat the food here? It is all tribute rice, rice from Jiangnan, otherwise it is Hebei."

The flour from Gyeonggi Province is much worse in taste!"

"What do you need for this internal fund? It's money, not food. The food we produce has to be sold for money. You can't have too much food. The less the better, the more expensive the food will be!"

The little eunuch spoke quickly: "The emperor wants to be a carpenter, so he needs wood, right? It also needs to be high-quality sandalwood, which must be exchanged for silver!"

"Also, how much has the emperor's favorite imperial estate increased? Can we use grain to purchase the land? This must also be exchanged for silver!"

"What does the emperor use for expenses and expenses in the palace? It's silver, not food. Food can be exchanged for cloth, but can it be exchanged for high-quality cloth? No, you have to use silver. If the price of food falls,

Now, where can we get money?"

"Also, little father-in-law, have you ever thought about it, why do we without eggs need food? It's not just money. This is our eunuch's biological daughter-in-law. When we get old from now on, who will serve us except the palace? We don't have any.

If you have no children, how can you just count on this money? This is your biological daughter-in-law!"

The little eunuch said in an experienced tone: "Little father-in-law, you don't want to hear this. How does the emperor know what kind of life we ​​live? This is our life, and we all depend on this little money!"

"The food and clothing in the palace are spent on silver!"

Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath and said: "You also need money for your retirement. It's a dilemma, it's a dilemma!!"

“It’s this land, it’s such a pity that it’s deserted!”

Zhang Haogu pointed to the wasteland not far away and said: "Only a small number of tenant farmers are employed, a large amount of land is abandoned, but a large number of people have no fixed place to live!"

Having said this, Zhang Haogu shook his head and said: "How innocent are all the people in the world!"

"That's not true!" said the little eunuch, "but we can't blame you for this. What the emperor wants is money. It's not like we don't know that it's a pity that this land is deserted, but what can we do?"

Zhu Youxiao took a deep look at the little eunuch and said: "Since the emperor was wrong, let the emperor correct it!"
Chapter completed!