Li Xi looked at his father. Although he had a premonition in his heart, he would not have been so anxious. However, Li Xi still didn't understand what happened. However, seeing his father's expression, Li Xi knew that something really happened this time.

"Dad, is it okay?"

After glanced at his son, Li Zhongxing said helplessly: "The emperor sent Zhang Jing to leave Jing at this time, which is intentional!"

"No, I must find an opportunity to meet the emperor." Li Zhongxing waved his hand, and the expression on his face continued to change.

"Dad, we haven't sold private salt. We have been doing business over the years and are still quite obedient. There is nothing to be afraid of, right?" Li Xi looked at his father hesitantly and asked.

Li Zhongxing smiled bitterly on his face: "It's not that simple, this time it's really troublesome."

"Dad, although I don't know what the trouble is, if you want to see Your Majesty, Zhang Jing's road is not accessible, and I think I can take another road." Li Xi said carefully, "Father, you can go to Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang!"

"Look for him?" Li Xi was stunned and asked hesitantly.

Li Zhongxing is naturally familiar with Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang. Whether it was the southeast to fight against the Japanese, or the northwest, Li Zhongxing had heard of Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang's name. But can this Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang help him meet the emperor?

"Dad, the news that my child just heard!" Li Xi said quickly: "Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang are now the left senator of the Tongzheng Envoy Department. Although he has an official title, he actually does nothing."

"The most important thing for Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang is to accompany the emperor all day long."

"It is said that Xu Wenchang went to the palace to play chess with the emperor yesterday, and then drank too much in the palace."

After hearing this, Li Zhongxing's eyes lit up and he said with a little emotion: "Who would have thought that Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, who were very down and out back then, became more developed today, but we still have a relationship with him."

"Although your father and Xu Wenchang are not familiar with each other, they are still very familiar with Wu Dui, the Minister of War."

"You go and send a message to my father, let's visit this Minister of War." Speaking here, Li Zhongxing smiled and said, "Prepare a few gifts, don't be too expensive, just let's get the local products in Shanxi."

Li Xi looked at his father with a speechless expression. Are you too stingy?

"You know what's the matter!" Li Zhongxing glared at his son and said unhappily: "Go and prepare!"

Looking at his son's back, Li Zhongxing shook his head helplessly. His son is good at everything, but his mind is not smart. It seems that he still needs to be well trained for years. Now, he will probably defeat the Li family soon.

Although there were many troubles outside, the palace was very peaceful.

Zhu Yijun found two people and drove out all the people in the hall. The three of them conspired in the room.

These three people are two old men. The one on the left is Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, the one on the left, and the one on the right is Tongzheng's envoy, the one on the right is Tongzheng's envoy, the one on the right is Tongzheng's envoy, the one on the left, Tongzheng's envoy, the one on the right is Tongzheng's envoy, the one on the left, Tongzheng's envoy, the one on the right is Tongzheng's envoy, and although the two men glared at each other, Zhu Yijun could see that these two old men were getting along well.

Two old men who have no family, no descendants, and have been together in the southeast, now they have a bit of mutual appreciation.

"I have found two beloved ministers today, and I want to talk to them." Zhu Yijun looked at the two people and said with a smile: "I often hear about the country of Huaxu and read the Peach Blossom Land well. I just thought, 'What kind of place is this country of Huaxu and Peach Blossom Land?', I don't know."

"I was wondering at that time, what should I do to govern this world well, so that the world is like a country of Huaxu or a land of peach blossoms?"

The two looked at each other. Although they didn't know what Zhu Yijun wanted to say, they knew that what the emperor wanted to say was definitely a small matter.

"I have been thinking about it all day long, but I still can't figure it out." Zhu Yijun looked at the two people and said, "The Kingdom of Huaxu is a legend after all, and no one has seen the Peach Blossom Land before, so I don't think about it."

"I am looking for two beloved ministers today to show you my ideal country outlined by you."

The two were stunned, and then Xu Wenchang smiled and said, "Who listens attentively."

Zhu Yijun nodded: "This is the picture I drew!" As he said that, Zhu Yijun pulled over a wooden blackboard with the type with wheels underneath, then put a pencil on it, picked up a small wooden stick in his hand, and began to point it to them.

"I don't know what kind of life is a good life for the people, so what's wrong? The two dear friends should tell me in time."

"Don't worry, the emperor doesn't let me say it, I will definitely say it!" Hai Gangfeng said.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Hai Rui, nodded at him, and then said, "In my opinion, whether the people's lives are good or not, the first thing to solve is the problem of food and clothing. As the saying goes, if you have enough granaries, you will know honor and disgrace."

"If you can't eat enough, everything else is empty talk. Then I list filling your stomach as the first element of people's life."

Hai Rui and Xu Wenchang nodded together. As the saying goes, "The world is the most important thing to eat." The most suitable one is to eat full stomach.

"There are two kinds of people among the people. One is who owns their own land. I call this kind of person a self-cultivated farmer, that is, who cultivates his own land. The other is who rents other people's land, that is, tenants, who are called tenants."

"For self-cultivated farmers, there are three things that determine whether they can eat enough."

"The first thing is whether the weather is good, the second thing is whether the land is enough, and the third thing is whether the taxes are heavy."

"The first thing is not to mention, the second thing is that if his land is not enough to support his family, then he needs to rent someone else's land or find other ways to support the family."

"While harsh policies are more powerful than tigers, this will also cause great harm to the people."

"So I think that to solve the problem of self-cultivated farmers not having enough food, good weather is God's business, but we can help them as much as possible, such as opening canals and drinking water, digging wells to irrigate."

"As for whether the land is enough, I think on the one hand, we can increase the grain yield and promote high-yield crops, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. On the other hand, we can reclaim wastelands. With the characteristics of potatoes and sweet potatoes, many wastelands from the past can also be reclaimed now."

"But even so, the land still cannot support the whole family, what should I do?"

"Then you have to rent other people's land or work to subsidize your household income."

"The third thing is the problem of harsh government. Once officials impose heavy taxes, no matter how good the days are, the people will not be able to live. If they want to fill their stomachs, it will be very difficult."

After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then turned to look at Xu Wenchang and Hai Rui, and said, "I wonder if the two beloved friends think what I said is wrong?"

"I am inexplicably amazed!" Xu Wenchang said with emotion.

Hai Rui said with a serious face: "The emperor said it very thoroughly. Not only is it easy to understand, but it is also far-sighted. I have nothing to say."

"Okay, since that's the case, let's continue to talk!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "When I know these things, I will ask, what should I do if I want the people to have a full meal, or what should the court do?"

"The first thing is to build water conservancy, you can do it, and the second thing is to organize settlements and promote crops, or you can do it. I also thought of a little, can you open a workshop in the county, not a small workshop, but a large workshop."

"Hurry people to work, and then give wages to subsidize household income."

"The third thing is to be harsh, so the court needs to strictly require officials and a complete supervision system."

"If these three things are done, then the self-cultivated farmers can fill their stomachs. We are talking about tenant farmers." Zhu Yijun pointed to the tenant farmers: "They have no land and need to pay heavy obstacles, which makes their lives far worse than that of self-cultivated farmers."

"If you want to solve their problems, you have to start from the land."

"The first thing is the rent. I think the court should determine the land rent and collect the land rent according to the land level. The land rent can be increased in a good year and the disaster year will be reduced, but the limits of the increase and reduction can also be stipulated."

"If it exceeds this level, the court can decide that it is illegally leased and confiscate its land."

"If the land is allowed to be abandoned, then after a year of desolation, the land will be a land without a master, which can be taken back by the court and reclaimed."

Zhu Yijun said here, and Hai Rui said, "Master, this policy is inappropriate. If someone wants to occupy the land, he can falsely accuse the other party of wasteland. Once an official covers it up, many people's land will be encroached."

A little stunned, Zhu Yijun thought for a while, nodded and said, "Hai Aiqing is right. This is inappropriate, so cross it out first."

"I think the reason why tenants rent land is because there is no other way to make money, so this can provide them with a new idea." Zhu Yijun pointed to the workshop and said, "This is the benefit of the workshop."

"If the tenant farmers could work in the workshop to support their families, they would not have to rent other people's fields."

"When the tenant farmers have another way of survival, the landlords dare not oppress them too much."

Xu Wenchang looked at the workshop that Zhu Yijun said, pondered for a moment and said, "Does the emperor want merchants to open a workshop?"

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "That would only make those merchants fat. I mean that the court opened workshops and managed by officials, similar to the court's military department, but only rewarded those who worked in the workshops."

"The things produced in the workshop can be sold to the court, and the court can also purchase them from merchants."

The productivity of the Ming Dynasty was very low, and many things were very expensive, such as books and paper. Although it was already very cheaper than the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was still difficult for poor people to study. For example, Hai Rui Hai Gangfeng, his days of study are difficult to describe.
Chapter completed!