Chapter three hundred and ninety fourth country name
The Liu family lineage in Huzhou was decisively captured. The family cried and cried. The wife grabbed Liu Xi and cursed, "You are playing the flute in the toilet, how can you open your mouth?"
With so many people going to see Duke Wu, you are the only one who can show off your skills?
Well-spoken, right?
Smart brain, right?
Why don't you touch your butt? Don't you guys do a lot of disgusting things in your family?
Being with you, my life depends on it!
The mother-in-law punched and kicked her until Liu Xi's face blossomed.
Liu Xi was so angry that he used his old fist and cursed in the same way: "Can you blame me for this? It's not what Wu Guogong said himself. They want to be reasonable. As long as they agree to equalize the land, there will be no difficulties... I just negotiated some conditions.
, just treat me like this! This is not fair! It’s not fair!”
Liu Xi couldn't help shouting at the jailer, "Tell Wu Guogong, you can buy horse bones with thousands of gold, and our stay in the family will be innocent! If you kill us, what Wu Guogong said will have no effect. It's not worth it to stay in the family."
ah!"
No matter how Liu Xi shouted, no one agreed, so he could only turn around and live in harmony with the old woman, enjoying themselves and becoming one with her physically.
But what Liu Xi said was not completely unreasonable.
How to deal with Liu Jia became a problem for Lao Zhu.
In line with the principle of approaching Mr. Zhang when encountering difficulties, Lao Zhu called Zhang Ximeng. But to be honest, Lao Zhu was a little embarrassed. After years of teaching and mutual influence, Zhu Yuanzhang's head was inevitably engraved with the imprint of Zhang Ximeng.
Lao Zhu is also somewhat similar to Zhang Ximeng when it comes to looking at issues.
Although he hates Liu Mengyan and despises this traitor, he recently played against Zhang Shicheng and used Liu Mengyan to mock Gao Ming and others. With his shamelessness, he denounced all the civil servants and officials who were still willing to serve the Yuan Dynasty.
But no matter what, Liu Mengyan was an ancient man who had been dead for decades, and his bones were almost rotten.
Liu Xi and others probably haven't even seen Liu Mengyan's face. There is always something unjustifiable about dealing with such a person. Of course, Lao Zhu is ready to kill people, and he even wants to refuse all persuasion.
Because Lao Zhu knows that truth can only be explained to those who are willing to accept it.
Sometimes, you just can't be reasonable.
To kill the chicken and scare the monkey, we must take Liu's head and tell everyone that if they dare to compete with Juntian, no matter what they do, they will be dead!
Therefore, the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang said when he met Zhang Ximeng was, "We want to kill someone!"
Zhang Ximeng blinked and suddenly laughed: "What a coincidence, I want to kill them too!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him for a long time and made sure that Zhang Ximeng did not mean to say anything sarcastic. Then he said in a deep voice: "Doing this may not be in line with the common principles in Mr. Liu Mengyan's mind. Although Liu Mengyan should be cut into pieces, it will bring disaster to the descendants of the Liu family.
We are doing what we want, sir, you don’t have to give up what you think in order to cater to me."
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This matter is our fault. I just said that my husband failed to dissuade me and it was just me who insisted on going my own way."
Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while and actually laughed.
"My lord is really planning to fulfill your reputation...actually this is not what I want."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned suddenly and asked, "What do you think, sir?"
"Think of fairness and justice." Zhang Ximeng replied.
"But what we did was not fair enough!" Zhu Yuanzhang said stubbornly.
"Then I will find a way to make my lord fair!" Zhang Ximeng said decisively: "My lord, in fact, when dealing with the Liu family, we can completely leave Liu Mengyan aside. Just what they did is enough to kill them."
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised, and then said: "Sir, are you saying that they do a lot of evil in the fish and meat village?"
"Things may be more complicated."
"How do you say that?" Lao Zhu became more and more curious.
Zhang Ximeng took out some manuscripts from his arms and placed them in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Lord, let's talk about a more famous traitor first...Qin Hui!" Zhang Ximeng said: "Lord, do you still remember Lishui?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Why don't you remember that when we posted a notice to equalize land in Jinling, the people in Lishui took the initiative to divide the land on their own, and caused quite a stir... Why did you bring this up, sir?"
"My Lord, does he know who owns the Lishui fields that the people want to divide?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, and then said in deep thought: "Could it be...Qin Hui?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Yes, it belongs to Qin Hui. Fengwei in Lishui is next to Shijiu Lake. It is his fiefdom, which stretches for more than eighty miles and has a hundred thousand acres of land!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. He had been to that area before. It was located between two large lakes. It had fertile soil and beautiful water. It was definitely a rare fertile land. He drooled when he saw it.
Such a good place actually belongs to the traitor Qin Hui?
"More than that, Qin Hui also had many farmlands in other parts of Jinling. After his death, his family fell into decline, but the Qin family still has an annual income of 100,000 stone fields from renting, so their life should not be too comfortable."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but change his mind. The land rent in Jiangnan was very heavy, at least more than half, but even so, the rent of 100,000 stone fields could be collected, which meant that the Qin family had at least 200,000 acres of land!
This is what happened after Qin Hui’s death!
Think about it, Lao Zhu's family doesn't even have an acre of land, so they can only rent and farm other people's fields. It's really hard to compare one person to another!
"Mr. Zhang, the emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasty will not care about such a annexation?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My lord, not suppressing annexation is the national policy of the Northern Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi and others tried to change it, but ultimately failed. After the Jin soldiers occupied the Central Plains, Zhao Song fled to Lin'an. Along with Emperor Zhao Song, many dignitaries came
, famous ministers in the court... This group of people has the feeling of traveling south in clothes. After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, they occupied the land, voraciously enriched their family wealth, plundered the people, and did everything they could. Qin Hui had hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, and Zhongxing
Zhang Jun, one of the four generals, can also collect 600,000 hu of land in rent every year. Even Han Shizhong and others also have a lot of land. In total, only Prince Yue is clean!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he slammed the table angrily, "This is the reason why Yue Pengju was killed! The Zhao and Song dynasties were all rotten from top to bottom. Gaozong Zhao Gou was a despicable villain, clinging to the weak and shameless. He was like this
How can the slaves of Zhao suppress annexation and attack the powerful? I'm afraid that the Zhao Song clan will become even more fierce in annexing fields!"
Zhang Ximeng sighed: "My lord, it's not just about annexing acres. During the reign of Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, it was stipulated that landlords would kill tenants, get a reduced crime of one level, and be sent to a neighboring state! During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, they simply reduced the crime of one level and be sent to the state!"
Zhu Yuanzhang only felt his temples twitching, and a surge of anger rushed to the ceiling.
"What kind of fart law? Allotment to this state, why do they have the nerve to announce it? In our opinion, it means that the lives of tenant farmers are not taken seriously. Allotment to this state, what is the difference between allotment and no allotment?" Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he slapped the table repeatedly.
"How did this Zhao family become emperor?"
Zhang Ximeng was also extremely helpless, "This is true for enacting laws, and even more so for enforcing laws. If there is a dispute between tenants and landlords, the yamen will directly punish the tenants heavily without asking any questions. Officials will directly stand up, speak for the landlords, and safeguard their principles."
"Damn! Shameful!" Old Zhu snorted angrily: "It turns out that the Tatars' methods of treating Han people were already in use during the Zhao and Song Dynasties. It's ridiculous that Liu Futong and the others want to reopen the Song Dynasty. They are really stupid!"
Zhang Ximeng added: "My lord, it is true that the Yuan Dynasty inherited all the methods of gathering money from Zhao and Song Dynasties, and carried them forward. For example, Liu Xi proposed to help collect land taxes and act as the grain chief. This is the usual method of the Yuan Dynasty. Relying on local wealthy families.
, let them come forward to exploit the people and squeeze people's livelihood. Looking back at the founding of the Yuan Dynasty for less than a hundred years, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River relied on their familiarity with the place and their proficiency in literature to exploit and annex acres of land. Their lives were even worse than in the Song Dynasty.
Feeling comfortable."
Zhang Ximeng took out several more documents and introduced them to Zhu Yuanzhang... Although the Yuan Dynasty sent Mongols and Semu people to control the place, the number was too small after all, and the general culture was too poor.
They could only rely on the local gentry and landlords to help them rule. The Mongols were greedy, and the gentry was even more greedy. They were like sleeping dragons and phoenix chicks, and they could continue to fish from the marsh, and this was the beginning.
In Jiangnan, there are many landowners who own tens of thousands of acres of land and thousands of tenants.
In some states and counties, five-sixths of the land is in the hands of a few landowners.
Ordinary people have no land at all and can only live by renting and farming land. Too many people are absolutely poor.
Although the Zhu Jiajun carried out the banner of equalizing land after crossing the river and did a lot, how can it be so easy to solve the long-standing abuses that occurred for hundreds of years from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty?
It is precisely because they are still safe and sound after changing dynasties that these people dare to come to negotiate terms with Zhu Yuanzhang, always feeling that no one can do anything to them...
"These beasts have done many evil things. It seems that they are not just staying at home. Killing their family is simply an advantage for them!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded immediately, "What the lord said is very true. I think that before the land is completely equalized, the lord should issue an order to encourage the tenants to stand up and report the landlord. If a landlord injures a tenant, double compensation is required. If a tenant is killed.
In this case, the landowner himself must pay with his life!"
This order is powerful enough. It doesn't work to ask the landlord to pay directly with his life and just pick someone to take the blame!
Lao Zhu said nothing and nodded directly, "Just do what you want, sir."
After pondering for a while and thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sir, I'm afraid it's not just this law? Is there anything else you want to say?"
Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath, then said solemnly: "My lord, my lord, my lord, I dare to think that my lord should be crowned king!"
"King?"
"Yes, my lord should show his banner, completely break with Zhao and Song, clear up the source, and show the world. Although doing so slightly conflicts with the original strategy. But our momentum is very good, and our strength has increased more than ten times. What's more,
...Furthermore, if we want to mobilize more people and change the world more completely, we must touch upon the bad governance left behind since the Zhao and Song Dynasties. Simply overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty is not enough! More bold methods are needed!
"
Zhang Ximeng's heart was surging. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said seriously: "I said these words when I was explaining the equal division of land... But now, I have a deeper understanding. In short, we must oppose Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
We must oppose the legacy of scholar-bureaucrats’ style, including the land-acreage system and fiscal and taxation rules. We must oppose these things! We can no longer tolerate these things.”
"To put it bluntly, we want to re-establish a world...and this world needs a wise and wise monarch." Zhang Ximeng bowed deeply, "I believe that this monarch must be my lord! All the people in the world are looking forward to your lord.
It’s our responsibility!”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemn. He slowly sat on the chair, looked forward, and murmured for a long time: "Let us be the king, okay?"