Zhang Ximeng doesn't know what to say if it comes to the land. If you are short of money, I can help you find a way. If you want to get land, I can only suggest that you go outside, at least to Lingnan and Peiping.
This kind of sparsely populated place ended up in Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River.
Playing with the land here is no longer a matter of offending Zhu Yuanzhang, but trampling on Zhang Ximeng's bottom line. Even if Lao Zhu doesn't want to kill anyone, Zhang Ximeng will definitely take action to make him unable to survive or die.
It’s no wonder that not many people dare to look for Zhang Ximeng, this matter is really fatal!
So how did the Miao family obtain the land?
In fact, the method is also very simple. When Lao Zhu first started his business, in order to relieve the pressure on food, Zhu Jiajun had to plow the fields, and Lao Zhu even went to the fields himself.
At that time, the military camp could provide more than 30% of the military rations, including many vegetables, livestock, meat and eggs, almost all of which came from the military camp.
This is Lao Zhu’s magic weapon to get started.
However, as the scale of the Ming army grew larger and larger, the military camps in these heartland areas were successively assigned to local governments. The remaining military camps were also placed in the frontiers, such as Beiping and Guanzhong.
And there are quite a few.
When the people of Yangzhou moved out, they were counted as military settlements. The Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army had to remove these places from the army.
Transform military villages into ordinary civilian fields.
But at this time, someone suddenly took action and incorporated the relocated people into military registration and turned them into so-called military households.
Military households own land, which is different from local civilian land, and the local government cannot control it.
To put it simply, it created a situation where the local government thought it was a military household, and the Ministry of War thought it was a civilian household.
Since the Ministry of War doesn't care about it and the local government doesn't care about it, then naturally someone will take care of it.
The Miao family swallowed up 80,000 acres of fertile land in one fell swoop, equivalent to the property of three thousand families, and put it under the Miao family's name.
Zhang Ximeng naturally understood that the Miao family was only in front. They had found a shortcut to make a fortune, and others would naturally want to share the profits. After all, the consequences of eating alone would be terrible.
"A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest, and the national laws are dense, like a sky net. But if it is broken just a little, the net will be useless." Zhang Ximeng sighed slightly, and he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.
When he first drew up the outline of the land, it can be said that he racked his brains and thought hard to make sure there were no mistakes.
But facts have proven that no matter how strict the laws and regulations are, after more than ten years of operation, loopholes will naturally appear, and some people will inevitably speculate.
If a Miao family implicates Tang Shengzong and others, the military will probably all fall into it later. Civil officials will see it, and they will also think of ways to make a lot of money.
After a few years, the prince will become a vassal, and the clan will also take action. Compared with the embezzlement by military generals, it is the clan, vassal king, and civil servants who are really important.
With their involvement, the entire land system may not be sustainable.
"Prime Minister Zhang, in fact, if there is a problem now, it is a good thing. If in a few years, after the prince becomes a vassal, everyone from the royal family, to the nobles in the court, to the important civil servants will be involved. By then, Your Majesty will be involved.
If you want to kill people, I'm afraid this knife may not be sharp enough." Liu Bowen mused: "Prime Minister Zhang, I thought it would be easy to deal with ministers and generals, but the real problem lies with the clan princes. Does Prime Minister Zhang have a way to do this?
No?"
There is no doubt about Lao Zhu’s determination to defend the equal land system.
But it is also unreasonable for a father to challenge the relationship between father and son.
Throughout the Hongwu Dynasty, Lao Zhu was never merciful in his treatment of civil servants and generals. If anyone could escape Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher's knife, it would be a bunch of vassal kings.
Among these vassal kings, there were some such as King Zhou and King Shu who were relatively good and could be called virtuous kings. Naturally, there were also some such as King Qi and King Dai who were cruel and domineering.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not attack his sons when he was in Japan, he still followed the instructions and taught them earnestly. Like an old mother, he took the trouble to remind them to abide by the laws of the country and benefit the country.
There is still a conflict between the two positions of father and emperor. After all, although the emperor is the king and father of the world, isn't this father also divided into biological father and godfather?
Naturally, those biological sons are not as good as ordinary people.
The laws of nature and human relations are intertwined, which is not always easy to handle!
"Mr. Bowen, I will find a way to do this. After all, by blocking this hole, the equal land can be maintained for a longer time." Zhang Ximeng agreed, but did not give an answer immediately.
Liu Bowen also knew that this matter was difficult to handle, so he could only leave first.
A few days later, further news came that the Miao family had misappropriated 80,000 acres of farmland, and Tang Shengzong also took 50,000 acres of farmland into his hands. At the same time, there were another 50,000 acres of farmland that were still being investigated.
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Mao Xiang handed over the investigation results. After reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang was already furious!
Each family has tens of thousands of acres. How many days has it been?
If it had not been discovered, in a few years, hundreds of thousands of acres would have been annexed, and everyone would have become a powerful landlord.
This is our noble military minister!
They are all good skills, good skills!
It can fight, and it can also eat people!
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and then said: "Prepare something for us, we are going to the prison to see Tang Shengzong!"
A place like imperial prison is really not meant for people.
When mentioning the Jin Yiwei, many people think that they are green-faced, fanged, and extremely cruel. They do not have an imperial edict, so I will write you one. They are arrogant and domineering and do whatever they want!
If that's the case, why not just make a decree and abolish Jin Yiwei? Why bother?
Even if the Ministry of Education can be defeated, what's so great about Jin Yiwei?
In fact, the strength of the Jin Yiwei comes from their loyalty, their absolute loyalty to the emperor.
There is only one sky above their heads, even the emperor in the palace, and there is only one sun in their hearts.
Therefore, even if the marquis is hereditary and irreplaceable, there will be no luck here.
In the face of Tang Shengzong, there was no torture. Just kidding, if this guy goes out and dares to beat him, he doesn't want to live anymore? Can other noble military officials let Gongwei Si go?
So these people, instead of beating or scolding, just worked three shifts a day, taking turns asking questions, from morning to night, from night to morning, without stopping for a moment.
At first Tang Shengzong didn't feel anything, but after three days, he couldn't stand it anymore. He was extremely tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and his heart felt like a fire was burning.
There were blisters at the corners of his mouth. He wanted to sleep, but sorry, there was no such chance.
He yelled and cursed and threatened these beasts of the Guards. Not only did they not get angry, but they persuaded Marquis Tang to calm down and not to hurt his body.
He knelt down and begged, hoping to let him go, but the group was indifferent.
Soft, hard, none of them work.
Gradually, Tang Shengzong really couldn't stand it any longer. He talked about the occupation of Yima, the construction of the ancestral hall at home, and even the money he received.
But even so, the Archguard had no intention of letting him go, because there were more important things that had not been explained!
"Spare me! I am good friends with your Governor Guo Ying. We are fellow villagers. We grew up together. We are all one family..." Tang Shengzong kept pleading.
But just after checking, I suddenly heard footsteps. A man walked quickly, arrived in front of Tang Shengzong, and said loudly: "I can't afford it. If I were with your family, wouldn't I also want to go in?"
Tang Shengzong was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and saw Guo Ying, almost crying.
He hurriedly knelt and crawled two steps, threw himself in front of the wooden fence, banged his head against it, and cried bitterly.
"Guo Ying, good brother! Your brother Tang has never sorry for you. We are all fellow villagers. You can't just ignore him!"
Guo Ying smiled coldly, "Tang Shengzong, what a brother? Then let me ask you something, and you answer truthfully first. How come the people and witnesses we went to investigate died in the Yangtze River?"
Tang Shengzong was startled and suddenly said: "Well, that wasn't what I did. I, I don't know either!"
"you do not know?"
Guo Ying sneered: "Since you don't know, then we can only continue the interrogation."
He turned to leave, but Tang Shengzong was also anxious, "Guo Ying, I, let me tell you! I'm telling you, that matter involves the navy, it's as high as the sky!"
Guo Ying was startled, then laughed and said: "How come the navy can reach the sky?"
Tang Shengzong swallowed and finally plucked up the courage to say: "Guo Ying, you also know that the navy listens to Prime Minister Zhang. You and I both know how much prestige Prime Minister Zhang has. I, I have been
There are some cases of corruption and perversion of the law, but they are nothing compared to the real corruption!"
"shut up!"
Guo Ying shouted, "Tang Shengzong, you are so crazy! When the time comes, do you want to challenge Prime Minister Zhang? You really think you have a long life!"
Tang Shengzong was startled and said quickly: "I didn't! Really not! Look at me, I haven't said anything these days. I'm just afraid that something will happen and it won't end. I, my heart is still loyal!
Guo Ying, your sister is in the palace, can you please ask her to speak to the superior and let the superior understand my painstaking efforts, I am wronged!"
As he was talking, he suddenly let out another long sigh, "No need to blow the pillow wind, we are here!"
While talking, Zhu Yuanzhang took long strides and arrived in front of Tang Shengzong with a dark face.
After seeing Lao Zhu, Tang Shengzong's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted slightly: "You just said Mr. Zhang, the Navy... Do you want to say that you have so many fields at home, you sell food out, and you borrowed the Navy's boat? Also, during the salt work earlier
, we haven’t found out yet, but you’ve made a lot of money, right?”
Tang Shengzong was stunned and speechless.
After all, these words have been regarded as a life-saving straw by him. As long as he attracts enough people, he may be able to survive.
It's a pity that he made the wrong calculation.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, "Originally, we wanted to keep your whole body, but you are clinging to Mr. Zhang and are so crazy that we can't keep you either!"
Tang Shengzong was shocked and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Spare the guilty minister!"
"Don't ask for mercy!"
Lao Zhu shouted, "After all, he is also a leader and has some potential!"
Then Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and asked someone to bring a bowl and handed it to Tang Shengzong.
"Drink it!"
Tang Shengzong was startled. Is this poisonous wine or crane-top red wine?
Is this going to kill yourself?
"Take it over and drink it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's roar came, and Tang Shengzong was trembling with fear, but he could only bring it over. When he took a closer look, he found that there were only a few vegetable leaves, a few pieces of tofu, and some crispy rice in the bowl... Tang Shengzong was stunned, what is this?
Poison? Never seen it?
"Tang Shengzong, when we invited all of you to drink this bowl of soup, do you still remember what we said?"
Tang Shengzong was startled, and then he remembered that this was the so-called Pearl Jade White Jade Soup!
His thoughts suddenly returned to the beginning, and he was filled with bitterness that was hard to describe, "At that time, the superior said that if there was such a bowl of bad soup, there would be no rebellion!"
Lao Zhu nodded, "Yes, I'm sorry you still remember, but what you are doing is to take away this bowl of bad soup from the hands of the people, isn't it? You bastard!"