Hearing the old farmer's words, Zhu Youjian fell into deep thought.
Zhu Youjian has been in and out of the capital frequently in the past two months, so he knows the income of the people in the capital. The capital is known as the foot of the emperor and is the richest and most prosperous place in the world, but in fact the people are also poor. In the capital, the average salary of an employee is only 1
It's about 28 yuan. This is still a man's salary. If a woman goes out to do odd jobs, the salary is even lower.
If the couple can earn three taels of silver a month, they are already a middle-income family in the capital. Such a family can support two children and barely have enough food and clothing. This is already better than other prefectures and counties in Beizhili.
Farmers near the capital have even lower incomes, and it is common to suffer from cold and hunger.
As for the farmers in Tianjin, the couple can actually earn 90 taels of silver a year. In other words, the income of a farmer exceeds the income of an average family in Beijing.
No wonder these common people live in such decent houses, no wonder these common people don’t have patches on their clothes.
Zhu Youjian pondered for a long time and asked: "Old countryman, your income is so high, aren't you afraid of being coveted by traitors? Will there be some powerful people bullying the people?"
When the village elder heard Zhu Youjian's words, he laughed loudly and said, "The governor doesn't know, we have a court in Tianjin!"
"The judges in our court are all upright people. When it comes to lawsuits, they don't recognize people and only accept reason. Even if we, small farmers in the countryside, go to litigate with officials from the city hall, the judges are not biased at all. They are serious.
Selfless."
Prosecutor Zhu You thought deeply and said: "Judges are also human beings, and they are biased. How can it be possible for all judges to be impartial?"
When the village elder heard Zhu Youjian's question, his eyes widened and he was a little unable to answer.
A middle-aged man next to him came up and said, "You don't know, sir, but there is a disciplinary inspection team in the prince's territory. The disciplinary inspection team keeps an eye on judges and bureaucrats, looking for the culprits of these officials, and often fines and demotes them. If something really goes wrong, what will happen?"
He will be shot. So none of our judges dare to bend the law for personal gain."
"The chief of the disciplinary inspection team is the prince's brother-in-law, and he keeps an eye on the officials of the disciplinary inspection team. And the chief of the disciplinary inspection team is watched by the prince."
"Our prince, Prince Tianjin, is a selfless man. With him watching over him, no one in this town or six provinces dares to commit fraud. The tyrants who are tyrannical in other places will shrink like grandsons in this town and six provinces."
After hearing the people's explanations, Zhu Youjian understood. Tianjin officials were honest because Li Zhi had great authority, established a perfect and tight system, and more importantly, Li Zhi led by example, so there was such a situation.
Seeing how much the people loved Li Zhi in words, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but ask: "Is the Prince of Tianjin an excellent prince?"
Hearing Zhu Youjian's question, the middle-aged man smiled and did not answer, as if Zhu Youjian asked a stupid question.
The old man next to him said: "Master Governor, do you need to say this? Before the prince made the decision for the people of Tianjin, we didn't even have enough food to eat. We didn't have cotton-padded clothes or quilts in winter. The family only had one pair of trousers. Whoever went out had to wear trousers."
.Every year, people freeze to death and starve to death in the village.”
"Later, the prince equalized the land tax and clarified the land tax that the gentry had placed on us small farmers. We were able to have enough food and clothing all of a sudden."
"Now, life is getting better! Governor, look at our village. I think even the small landowners in Shuntian Prefecture are not as wealthy as the people in our village. Each of our families has four or five children, and we are living a good life.
He is extremely motivated."
"This is the good life your prince has brought to us!"
Wang Chengen was a little unhappy when he heard that the old peasant prince was older than the prince, and asked: "You worship the prince so much, do you have the Holy Emperor in your eyes?"
Hearing Wang Chengen's words, the farmers were stunned.
After a long time, the old farmer said unhappily: "The words of this official are not pleasant. Your Majesty has given us such a good life. Shouldn't we be grateful to you? Your Majesty has conquered the north and south in recent years, destroyed the Tatars, and annexed them."
We defeated Korea, defeated the bandits, and protected the Ming Dynasty. I think not only we farmers should thank the prince, but the emperor sitting in the Forbidden City should also thank the prince."
After hearing what the old farmer said, Wang Chengen panicked and looked at the emperor Zhu Youjian.
This old farmer actually said that the emperor should also thank Li Zhi. This was treason.
Obviously, after hearing the old farmer's words, Zhu Youjian's face sank and darkened.
Nodding, Zhu Youjian stopped talking to the old farmer and got on his horse. Surrounded by Dongchang fans, Zhu Youjian left the village and headed for Fanjiazhuang.
The old farmer looked at Zhu Youjian who left angrily, wondering if he had said something wrong, and stood there with his eyes wide open, speechless.
Outside Fanjiazhuang City Gate, Tianjin Governor Li Xing led two entourages to greet Zhu Youjian outside the west gate.
Li Zhi heard that the emperor came to Tianjin dressed as a governor from other provinces. He knew that the emperor wanted to see the real situation in Tianjin and did not want to be kowtowed to by people everywhere. Therefore, Li Zhi did not go to Fanjiazhuang to greet the emperor. After all, he was a dignified prince.
It is really unreasonable to go to meet a governor of the second grade.
Moreover, now that Li Zhi is the king of the county, people will bow to him wherever he goes, which will also affect the emperor's observation of people's livelihood and sentiments.
So Li Zhi asked Li Xing to guide the emperor to visit Fanjiazhuang on his behalf.
Of course, in order for the emperor not to cause trouble in his own territory, Li Xing arranged hundreds of soldiers disguised as ordinary citizens to protect the emperor's safety at all times.
The emperor met Li Xing who welcomed him in the west of Fanjiazhuang, and was very satisfied with Li Zhi's arrangement. Under the guidance of Li Xing, the group slowly walked into Fanjiazhuang.
At the west gate of Fanjiazhuang, the emperor stopped his horse when he saw the several-mile-long Fanjiazhuang city wall.
"I heard that Fanjiazhuang was only a residence of a hundred households in the past. I didn't expect it to be such a big city now. How many people are there in this city?"
Li Xing raised his hands and said: "Now there are 270,000 workers, craftsmen, students, merchants and hawkers in the city."
Zhu Youjian took a breath and said: "Isn't that bigger than Tianjin Acropolis?"
Li Xing replied: "Tianjin Acropolis has continued to expand over the years, and a large number of private factories have settled in it. There are now 230,000 people in the Acropolis, which is smaller than Fanjiazhuang."
Zhu Youjian nodded, pointed to the low city wall of Fanjiazhuang, and asked: "Why does Fanjiazhuang only build such a short wall for such a big city?"
Li Xing replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Tianjin has strong soldiers and horses. Only we can defeat others, and no one can attack Fanjiazhuang. The city wall is now only for decoration to prevent thieves, so it is not particularly tall."
After hearing what Li Xing said, Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua looked at each other and secretly thought that the Tianjin governor had such a loud tone.
It’s only me who beats others, and no one else can beat me. Even the emperor’s new army in Beijing doesn’t have such courage.
However, as the division commander of the Huben Army, Li Xing's words were not abrupt at all. Looking at the world, the Huben Army is indeed sweeping across all directions.
Zhu Youjian looked at young Li Xing, pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.
Accompanied by Li Xing, Zhu Youjian rode into the gate of Fanjiazhuang.
As soon as he entered the city gate, the emperor saw a big round ball flying in the sky. The ball was flying in the sky more than ten feet high, with a huge flag trailing on its tail. The flag read "Sanyuan Street Lion"
"Welcome to the opening of the building" are a few big characters.
Zhu Youjian stopped his horse with a puzzled look on his face: "Li Xing, what was flying in the sky that day?"
