Just when Zhu Zhen thought he would face the complicated situation in Jiangxi alone, a piece of good news came. King Yan Zhu Di would lead 20,000 forbidden troops to station in Jiangxi to cooperate with him in completing his father's mission.
Moreover, King Yan arrived very quickly. Zhu Zhen had just received the order, and within a few days he led his army to the outside of Nanchang City. He was worthy of being the fastest man in the old Zhu family.
Lao Liu quickly asked Zeng Tai to arrange the reception. Now that there is no chief envoy in Jiangxi, Zeng Tai, the chief inspector, can only "pick up two houses on one shoulder".
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On February 2, the dragon raises its head. The grass is growing and the orioles are flying in Jiangxi, and the spring flowers are blooming.
Outside Zhangjiang Gate, colorful flags were fluttering and gongs and drums were noisy.
Zhu Zhen led Zeng Tai, Wang Bi and other remaining officials in Nanchang City to welcome King Yan at the official ship pier.
All the officials saw that after His Royal Highness the King of Yan boarded the ship, one after another official ships loaded with imperial troops reached the sky. They all felt that the emperor was really angry this time and was going to start a killing spree in Jiangxi...
Wang Bi couldn't help but secretly rejoice that His Highness had given him a chance before and quite liked his daughter... Otherwise, when he saw His Highness the King of Yan, who was known for his bravery, leading an army to attack, his first reaction would inevitably be to guess whether it was...
It's for yourself.
'Hey, this is a good life.'
"Hahaha, Sixth!" As soon as the boat docked, the Fourth stepped down the gangway and waved excitedly to the Sixth: "Brother is here!"
"Fourth brother!" Zhu Zhen also hurriedly greeted him happily, and the two brothers hugged each other.
"This time, the third brother finally doesn't steal the show. It's the fourth brother's turn to play the leading role with you!" Zhu Di happily patted the sixth brother on the thick shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm much better than him!"
"Of course, who can beat Fourth Brother?" Lao Liu nodded vigorously. He always spared no effort in praising Fourth Brother. "With our two swords combined, we are invincible!"
"That's right." Zhu Di nodded slightly, then turned to look at the officials who were paying homage, and said calmly: "The king of Chu is still responsible for the matter. I am just here to kill people under orders, so you can do your own thing."
"Yes, yes..." All the officials immediately stopped talking. The noisy gongs and drums also stopped abruptly.
The temperature on the pier seemed to have dropped a few degrees, which felt like a late spring chill.
"Don't worry, I am not a murderer. I only kill those who deserve to die. Do you think you deserve to die?" King Yan's dark face was filled with coldness.
"You shouldn't die, you shouldn't die..." the officials hurriedly said. They thought His Highness King Chu was scary enough, but they didn't expect that compared with King Yan, he was like a living Bodhisattva with thick eyebrows and good eyes.
"Okay, I hope none of you should die." Zhu Di grinned and his teeth turned white. "Let's continue playing music and dancing."
"That's right, let's play music and then dance." Zeng Tai shouted quickly.
The sound of gongs, drums and suonas then continued, and all the officials paid their respects and stood up to see the two highnesses hand in hand to the car.
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After sitting in the spacious carriage, Lao Liu smiled and said: "Fourth brother is too good. This will draw the hatred from me to you."
"Brother, this is what I'm here to do." Zhu Di said with a smile: "Before coming, my father and eldest brother both said that the sixth child is still young and cannot be allowed to kill people, otherwise he will urinate on the bed at night.
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"Fourth brother, I don't believe it." Lao Liu had a dark look on his face.
"Haha, the last sentence was added by me, but the first sentence was meant by my father and elder brother." Zhu Di said sternly: "Liu Lian's case must be handled strictly. Anyone involved in the case will be punished by the Nine Tribes! Only in this way can we serve as a warning to others!"
"All nine tribes are sold..." Lao Liu can only accept that one person is guilty and the whole family suffers for the time being. He is not used to the gameplay of the nine tribes killing music. But it doesn't matter, he believes that he will get used to it.
"Look, are you young? Are you soft-hearted? That's why my father asked me to come." Zhu Di smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "Where are you? I haven't finished speaking yet. All the things involved in "No matter what"
All the officials, subordinates and gentry who kept the account books were also copied and executed."
"Fuck..." Lao Liu was dumbfounded. This was too exciting. He couldn't stop it unless he killed tens of thousands of people.
But he didn't say much. The nature of the crimes committed by this group of people was even worse than that of the group that killed the imperial envoys. Conducting a nationwide census and establishing household registration records were the top priorities after the founding of the Ming Dynasty and Boss Zhu's basic national policy!
How dare those people commit fraud and cheat, and keep them alive for the Chinese New Year without killing them? If we don’t kill all of them, the next step in the country’s clearing of land and land, and the implementation of yellow registration, we don’t know how many troubles will be caused.
"Is there any more?" Zhu Zhen asked again.
"Also," Zhu Di continued: "All families living in hidden fields will be moved out of Jiangxi and sent to Huguang for resettlement!"
"Fuck..." Lao Liu swore again. "Are you going to play on such a big scale? There are at least four to five million households!"
"How can four or five million households be enough?" Zhu Di said solemnly: "What my father and eldest brother mean is that at least one million households should be immigrated. The additional five hundred thousand households will be decided by you."
"Then, how much does the old man give?" Lao Liu thought it was not good.
"Ah, what money? I didn't mention the money." The fourth child pretended to be stupid and said blankly.
"No money? According to Shanxi's experience, it will cost at least 30 million guan to immigrate one million households. Even if Jiangxi fills in Huguang, the cost is lower, and it won't be possible without 20 million guan." Zhu Zhen was not angry.
road:
"As soon as the upper lip touches the lower lip, I want to immigrate a million households across the province. How can I do it without money?"
"Damn it, it costs so much?" Zhu Di then realized how big a hole his father and eldest brother had dug for Lao Liu, and he quickly told the truth: "Actually, they want you to find a way on your own. I'll tell you
By the way, if you feel embarrassed, Sixth Brother, I’ll just pretend that Fourth Brother didn’t say anything.”
"The embarrassment must be the embarrassment..." Lao Liu said with a constipated look on his face: "Whose bad idea is this?"
"Is Jiangxi filling Huguang? It was the eldest brother who suggested it." Lao Si said hurriedly: "He said that Jiangxi is overcrowded, but Huguang is short of people. It is a good time to adjust the two sides. At the same time, it will also make it easier for you to run errands."
"Did Brother really say that?" Zhu Zhen looked suffocated.
"Can I still lie to you?" Zhu Di patted his head, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Lao Liu and said, "Here, it's a letter from my eldest brother."
Zhu Zhen took it, tore open the cover in front of his fourth brother, took out the letter, and unfolded it to read.
I saw the eldest brother apologize deeply as soon as he came up, saying that he had to do it reluctantly in order to save the lives of millions of Jiangxi old men.
The boss always said whatever he wanted to Lao Liu. This was to tell him that in order to prevent his father from going on a killing spree, these people could only be immigrated to Huguang.
The prince added that the 'filling in Jiangxi and Huguang' is indeed a century-old plan that benefits the country and the people. Once completed, the situation in Jiangxi, Huguang and Guangzhou will improve. Even the pressure in Jiangnan will be much lighter...
Because Huguang has historically been a land of plenty and good conditions no less than those in the south of the Yangtze River. It is true as the saying goes, "Chu is a land of plenty, and farming is very fertile."
Moreover, the prince also conducted an on-site inspection and determined that Huguang has the conditions for large-scale reclamation. It was only because of the war years, the population dropped sharply, and a large amount of land was abandoned that it was temporarily in trouble.
Therefore, he believed that as long as the population of Huguang was filled, Huguang would soon resume production and even become the main grain producing area of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the imperial court would not have to bear all the burden of finance, taxation and grain taxes on Jiangnan.
As the King of Chu and King of Hai, Zhu Zhen had the responsibility to promote the development of Huguang and Jiangnan, so the prince asked him to help the court overcome difficulties and complete the "Jiangxi filling Huguang" project...
