Chapter 504: Gongs sound in ten places, but he is there in nine places
Liu Lian also told Zhu Zhen that the big head of Hidden Hidden House was Zheng Yiyi.
The Tianshi Mansion and its affiliated Taoist temples account for more than half of the hidden fields listed in the Account Book, with a total of 200,000 households and 160,000 hectares!
And this is the data from the beginning of the People's Republic of China. In these years, the whole country has been reclaiming wasteland and resuming production. The actual number of hidden fields must be much higher than what is recorded in the "No matter Account Book".
It is precisely because Zhang Tianshi and his subordinates, as well as the big households who are dependent on them, own the most land but do not pay taxes, control the largest population, but do not allow them to serve. How can those big households on the household registration list be convinced? They must be making trouble.
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Therefore, Liu Lian believes that the crux of the problem in Jiangxi lies with Zhang Tianshi. As long as the imperial court can make up its mind, based on this "No Account Book", the population controlled by Zhengyi will be reorganized into households and the land will be controlled by Lijia; the land controlled by Zhengyi will be
, re-clear the estate and record it in the yellow book.
Once the largest landowner, Zhengyi Yiyi, is dealt with, Jiangxi's problems can be easily solved.
Liu Lian wrote to Zhu Zhen, hoping that he would submit the "Regardless of the Accounts" and the memorial on his behalf. The reason why he did not go through formal channels was because he was worried that Hu Weiyong would interfere with it.
Because he learned that Hu Weiyong made his fortune in Jiangxi. After he became prime minister, his relationship with Jiangxi has always been very close.
Liu Lian asked Zhu Zhen to help him persuade the emperor and the prince, so that he could make up his mind to thoroughly investigate the "No Account Book" case. Only by refreshing the official system and sweeping away those corrupt officials who colluded with Zheng and acted as a protective umbrella could it be possible to clean up the case.
Only by working together can the reform in Jiangxi be successful.
At the end of the letter, Liu Lian mentioned that his current situation was somewhat dangerous. If anything happened, he asked him to take care of Liu Li on his behalf...
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After reading the letter, Zhu Zhen burst into tears on the spot. He never knew that his senior brother, a weak scholar, could actually have thunder in his chest, be full of sincerity, and have the heroic determination of "even if there are thousands of people, I will leave"!
He secretly made up his mind to fulfill his unfinished will for his senior brother, even if he was killed and his blood flowed down into rivers, and he was infamous for eternity!
Zhu Zhen adjusted his mood, exhaled a breath, raised his head and looked at Shen Liben, his eyes so cold that it penetrated people.
"Should you say it now, or should we talk after we read the account books together?" His Highness King Chu's voice sounded like it was coming from under the Nine Netherworld, and the surging murderous intent made the warm spring-like room feel a bit colder.
Shen Liben was the first to bear the brunt and was overwhelmed by this powerful pressure. He knew very well that once "Regardless of the Account Book" came out, he would have no chance of luck - because this account book was created during his tenure!
Therefore, even if he resists to the end, he will not escape death. Moreover, he will have to take the blame from top to bottom. If he falls into the Nine Tribes, it will be a minor offense. If not, he will fall into the Yi Tribe.
The truth between this is as simple as one plus one equals two. The difficult thing is to face all this...
In the end, Shen Liben's knees weakened, he knelt down, and said with tears: "I will say anything, I just hope that no harm will come to my wife and children."
"Then when you were embezzling and accepting bribes, did your wife, children, and children also enjoy the blessings of the people?!" His Highness the King of Chu said coldly: "At this point, you are still negotiating terms with me? You can only confess everything and strive for meritorious services. Road!"
"Yes, the criminal confessed." Seeing that Lao Liu was as difficult to deal with as the legend said, Shen Liben no longer took any chances. He first made clear the most fatal thing:
"We never planned to kill Liu Lian from the beginning! He is the son of Liu Bowen and the senior brother of His Highness. The guilty minister and Hu Xiang are tired of living, so they are not seeking death like this. It is Xiong Qitai who is good at making decisions, because he He lost this account book and was frightened. He wanted to take the account book back and kill people to silence him. He went completely crazy..."
"Didn't you make that account book too?!" King Chu asked in a deep voice.
"This account book was created when I was a criminal official, but I was just following orders and had to do it." Shen Liben tried to shirk responsibility.
"Whose order?!" Zhu Zhen asked.
"Yes, it's Hu Xiang." Shen Liben swallowed his saliva and said, "Oh no, it's that thief Hu Weiyong."
"Isn't that right?" Zhu Zhen touched his round cheek and muttered: "At that time, Hu Weiyong was no longer in Jiangxi, right?"
"Yes." Shen Liben nodded and said: "In the first month of the third year of Hongwu, Hu Weiyong became the political advisor of Zhongshu Province. After defeating Yang Xian, he took charge of the fabrication of household registration records across the country. At the end of that year, the guilty officials went to Beijing to report on their duties. , it was he who instructed the guilty officials to take care of Zhengyi Yiyi. He said that Jiangxi is a small and densely populated area, and there is an underreporting of 108,000 households, so no one can notice it..."
"Why is he related to Zhengyi?" Zhu Zhen is really convinced. This Hu Xiang is the gong in ten places, and he is in nine. Not to mention it is a good thing, just with this ubiquitous energy, he is Not a mortal.
"It's impossible for even the lower officials to know the reason. It is said that Hu Xiang's fortune is related to Zheng Yiyi." Shen Liben lowered his voice involuntarily and said: "It was when Hu Xiang was an official in Jiangxi that he and Zheng Yiyi were connected. ’, and then through a successful career.”
"..." Zhu Zhenxin said, didn't he get to the position by bribing Li Shanchang? However, there are already different opinions on this sudden rise to fortune, and it is normal to have various versions. He then said: "Tell me more about this paragraph. "
"At that time, Prime Minister Hu was transferred from the county magistrate of Ningguo, Zhejiang, to the magistrate of Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi. Although his official rank was promoted, his official career was definitely not smooth." Shen Liben said mysteriously: "But Hu Weiyong is very ambitious. Naturally, he is not willing to sink into subordinates, and he has been looking for opportunities to rise to prominence."
"I'm asking you to elaborate, not to tell stories." Zhu Zhen glared depressedly: "Just talk about things, don't mix in narratives and arguments!"
"Yes." Shen Liben said honestly: "Not long after he arrived in Jiangxi, he discovered that the inspector Li Yinbing was sparing no effort to attack the governor Zhu Wenzheng. At that time, everyone thought Li Yinbing was crazy. Why? Possibly Zhu Wenzheng's opponent? But Hu Weiyong sized up the situation and secretly sought refuge with Li Yinbing, helping him collect evidence against the governor."
"..." Zhu Zhen felt very complicated when Shen Liben mentioned his cousin's name.
Cousin Zhu Wenzheng is the son of his uncle Zhu Xinglong, the king of Nanchang. Of course, this king of Nanchang was also posthumously granted the title after the founding of the People's Republic of China. When the old thieves started revolting, his uncle had already passed away. When the widow Wang heard that her brother-in-law was separatist, she took him to join her brother-in-law. thief.
At that time, the eldest brother was not born yet. When the old thief saw the only descendant of the old Zhu family, he was naturally overjoyed and raised Zhu Wenzheng as his own son. Let Xu Da and Li Shanchang be his masters and train him according to the standards of an heir. .
The cousin himself was also very ambitious. He was brave, good at fighting, resourceful, and won the support of the soldiers. During the old thief's journey of starting a business, he repeatedly made extraordinary achievements. He also performed very well. One time, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him: "What official do you want to be?" '
He replied angrily: "My uncle has become a great business, so why worry about not being rich? Why should we convince the public by giving officials and rewards to our relatives first?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after hearing this and loved his nephew even more. Later, the Privy Council was changed to the Governor's Office, and he was appointed as the Governor to control the Chinese and foreign military affairs.
