The life of the vassal king is very luxurious.

The royal consumption surged in the early 16th century, accounting for more than half of the total annual expenditure, about 15 million taels, and military expenditure ranked second.

The princes not only had a lot of offspring, but also occupied a large tract of land across counties in Yue Prefecture and became the largest land occupier in the country.

The land occupation of the royal family is extremely serious.

In May of the 34th year of Wanli, the Sichuan inspector Kong Zhenyi said: "There was a saying of fertile fields in Shu, but only Chengdu Prefecture belonged to it. It was named after the 11 prefectures and counties in Peng.

There are seven people in the royal palace, two military camps, and only one civilian tithe."

That is to say, the Shu King's Mansion occupied 70% of the most fertile land that relied on Dujiangyan to irrigate the Chengdu Plain.

The King of Zhou in Kaifeng, Henan Province, as a result of the annexation of land, all the land and children were brought into the office, and the public was extremely resentful.

Half of the lands in Zhongzhou entered the vassal states.

People at that time said: Only the princesses of the fragrant grass will not enter the home of the rich emperor.

Zhu Yili, the younger brother of the Shenzong, was granted the title of Wei Hui and occupied 40,000 hectares of land.

The various scholars of the Shenzong also took action.

King Fu Zhu Changxun was the beloved son of Emperor Shenzong and insisted on giving 40,000 hectares of land according to the standards of King Lu. After the efforts of court officials and local officials, it was reduced to 20,000 hectares.

King Rui was granted a title to Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and the imperial court gave him 20,000 hectares of land to pay the rent from Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi and Sichuan.

Generally speaking, except for the wealth and wealth areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a considerable proportion of the land in the country fell into the hands of the Zhu clan.

The number of members of the Ming Dynasty increased by about a geometrical sequence that doubled in thirty years.

After the mid-term, paying only the tens of thousands of dragon sons and grandsons' money will become a serious problem in the national fiscal and local expenditure.

In order to cope with this problem, local officials only faced the arrears of the royal family and sent additional dispatches to farmers.

The farmlands given to the newly-elected princes in the late Ming Dynasty were tens of thousands of acres. In fact, there were no such many "idle fields" in the world.

In addition to "all sizes are taken away by the people", a considerable number of them are replaced by additional payments to obtain rent.

In order to prevent his descendants from starving to death, Zhu Yuanzhang established a national policy that the prince and grandson have become the largest landlord in the world.

The wealth of the world fell into the hands of the clan gentry (Ming royal family and bureaucrats), dukes and eunuchs, and they charged a lot of levies to the common people.

The people of Shaanxi were the first to rebel, but they were forced to survive.

Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that there would be someone who would not have enough food like him to walk the path he had once walked.

Everyone in Taiyuan Prefecture was stunned when they heard the suggestion of the Left Government Administrator Wang Xiangkun.

Although they often owed Lu Mi, who was from the Jin King lineage, they knew that they were not short of money and everyone pretended to be stupid, but if they had something to do, they would be the first one. I am afraid it would be inappropriate.

"We are protecting Zhu Ming Tianxia." Wang Xiangkun said: "Today, the bandits are coming, and we will call on everyone to resist together."

"Then I'll come forward."

Wang Xiangkun refused, and he sent someone to raise a big white flag in the yamen and wrote:

"The heroes of Jinyang, I hope those who come to visit me will establish this under you."

The card of the left governor of Shanxi, Wang Xiangkun, is big enough.

This move is indeed quite effective.

The upper class figures in Taiyuan City, including princes, gentry, scholars and merchants, are all willing to stand under the banner.

Especially after receiving the news, Zhu Shenxuan, the son of King Jin, was the first to set an example under the banner, and more people flocked there.

Officials from all walks of life in Shanxi were stunned when they saw this scene.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xiangkun called on so many people to come with just one flag.

In order to maintain their wealth and status, these local snakes forced the poor people under their control to join the landlord armed forces.

In a short period of time, a team of 20,000 people was assembled.

Wang Xiangkun immediately assigned leaders, all of whom were Ming royal families, gentry and wealthy businessmen.

Without waiting for the troops of the guards to be transferred, the defensive power in Taiyuan City to a certain extent was strengthened.

As a result, the rumor that the Hammer Bandit led 100,000 troops to attack Taiyuan County made the gentry in Taiyuan County feel much more at ease.

Everyone has a simple concept of fighting. As long as I have enough people, the chance of winning will be great.

No matter whether he has undergone any training!

Governor Song finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the people of Taiyuan were suitable for their hearts:

"Mr. Wang, do we want to transfer Hu Dawei back? They are elite soldiers.

If the Hammer Bandits attack the city, they will be there to support them and cannot let the Hammer Bandits attack Taiyuan with all their strength."

Wang Xiangkun pinched his beard and thought for a while: "There is no need to ask them to come back, Taiyuan defenders are enough.

If Hu Dawei and others are called back, the Hammer Bandit He Jinchao is a man who is born to fight. If he doesn't come to attack Taiyuan, he will occupy the place south of Taiyuan, which is inappropriate.

The power of the tiger was like a dagger, inserted behind him, making him dare not act rashly."

Governor Song nodded. If He Jinchao was not a war-capable person, he would be able to attack Taiyuan County regardless of his power.

But He Jinchao is a war-capable person, so he would think more. With the power of the tiger in his heart, he would not dare to take too much risk.

He Jinchao waited in Pingyao County for several days, and the news that came back was that Hu Dawei, who was entrenched in Jiexiu County, remained silent.

"This person is not easy to mobilize. There are almost no defenders in Taiyuan, and he doesn't go back. I guess this person's political future is gone."

Dog-headed military advisor Ji Gui sighed while pinching his beard. Although he would not accept the orders of the outside king, he must show his attitude.

"This person is a Mongolian and is not familiar with the routines between civil servants. He may think he is right to do this."

Jigui shook his head: "Lord, now the enemy is still not moving, we are still entrenched in Pingyao?"

"Well, I'll write to Dang Shousu in the rear and tell him to collect ships and prepare to call boatmen and give silver."

He Jinchao pointed to the Fen River Road: "As long as the Ming army near Hequ is mobilized, I will take a boat to the north along the Fen River until Kelan Mountain."

"Lord, but Ninghua is blocked by the water."

"If the Ming army in Hequ and other places is mobilized, the Ninghua Institute, which is closest to Taiyuan, must also be mobilized."

He Jinchao was not anxious about this matter, and He Zan was probably still on the way to Hequ.

"By the way, is there any progress in the recruitment matter?"

"Lord, there are only a few people who are willing to join the army in the city. Apart from forcing wealthy families to sponsor our slaves, there are probably not many people."

"Since the county town is not good, then let's focus on the surrounding towns." He Jinchao took two steps:

"I don't believe that the landlords in Shanxi are good landlords and will not absorb the blood of the people."

"I'll make arrangements now."

"Yes." He Jinchao waved his hand and signaled Ji Gui to go and do the matter quickly.

Now there are no elite soldiers in Shanxi, so we must expand quickly, even if we recruit more military soldiers, it would be better.
Chapter completed!