Under Mi Shun's order, the soldiers easily captured Mi Mansion. Unfortunately, there were tens of thousands of slaves in Mi Mansion, but there were only a thousand soldiers. If these slaves continued to cause chaos, it would be difficult for the soldiers to deal with them.
Wait until dawn.
Many officials in the county, the chief of the pavilion, and even several local wealthy families were arrested by the soldiers, but this caused an uproar in the county. Everyone was frightened and did not dare to go out. Ba Zhi ordered his subordinates to go there with the edict in hand. The edict was read out in various places to inform the people. Naturally, the edict pointed out that the Mi family colluded with the county officials, secretly distorted the imperial edict, bought land privately, and oppressed the people.
Originally, the Mi family had a good reputation throughout the East China Sea.
Because every time they encountered any disaster, they would assist the government and help the people, and gained a lot of popular support. However, when they learned that Mi Shun dared to distort the imperial edict, discredit their most beloved emperor, and bully them. When the people came to the country, they started to attack the Mi family as expected. The Mi family had raised Qingwang for many years. It suddenly collapsed, leaving only a bad name in the county.
After Ba Zhi liquidated the Mi family's assets, he was really dumbfounded and speechless. The Mi family had more than twenty treasury rooms. Everywhere was filled with food and money, as well as a large amount of illegal salt, ironware and other prohibited items. , As for farmland and houses, there are countless, not only in Qu County, but also in the neighboring Tan County, Lanling County, Qi County, Xiangben County, Changlu County, Cheng County, Yinping County, Licheng County, and He County. Xiang County, Zhuqi County, Houqiu County, Ganyu County, etc. all have thousands of hectares of cultivated land!
The number of tenants and slaves cured has exceeded 40,000!
Originally, the emperor's decree was to distribute the cultivated land to the people of Qu County and turn it over to the original owner. However, when Ba Zhi learned about all the assets of the Mi family, he did not dare to act rashly. He made a statement about the assets, fields, etc. He sent someone to Luoyang to request the emperor to personally execute him.
The little fat man chatted with Wang Fu for several days in a row, and the words were very pleasant. What Wang Fu said, whether it was official administration or private education, was not the most important thing at the moment. The most important thing was the issue of Mintun. For Mintun, Wang Fu thought that it was necessary to improve the health of Mintun. In the official system, things like the Mi family cannot happen again, and the little fat man also feels that only when the people are rich can he continue to implement other government orders.
Wang Fu is now the minister. Although he is not the third official, he is still a high-ranking official. The little fat man simply leaves it to him to handle the affairs of the people's villages. He has the authority to negotiate political orders and issue edicts. He is here to implement the people's affairs. The thing about the settlement was not bad, but he specifically targeted the aristocratic families. Originally, each aristocratic family decided to release hundreds or thousands of slaves. He personally went to their homes, ignored their faces, observed them for a moment, and directly set the quota for release. Turn around and leave.
He got along well with Yang Qiu. Whenever someone from a wealthy family objected to his decree, he would directly call Yang Qiu. Hundreds of messengers in embroidered clothes would come to his door. The impeachment memorials from the wealthy family flew towards the chancellery like snowflakes. Wang Fu secretly detained Yang Qiu. He issued these reports and brought them to the officials who came from aristocratic families, and burned them in front of them. For a time, his notoriety surpassed that of the previous ten thieves, and he became a traitor that everyone hated!
Every time the little fat man went to court in the morning, dozens of courtiers would cry.
"Cooking King Talisman will prevent disaster!"
When Wang Fu heard this, he was not angry, but said with some disdain: "How can Sang Hongyang deserve to be ranked with me?!"
When Ba Zhi's memorial came to Luoyang, Wang Fu hurried to the palace and handed the memorial to the little fat man. After reading it, the little fat man was also shocked and said angrily: "A merchant, Assets can be compared to national wealth?" Wang Fu, however, was not angry at all. He said: "The local assets can be distributed to the landless people for farming, while the family assets are collected into the national treasury, and the village still lacks assets!"
"In addition, your majesty, please send Yang Qiu to investigate thoroughly. I heard that among the world's richest people, there is no one from the Mi family."
"Kill these powerful and wealthy people, and the people's settlement will be completed."
The little fat man shook his head and said: "Wang Fu, when I deal with the Mi family, I do it to oppress the people and have no intention of enriching the family. I am the king, how can I seek personal property from others? I will never do it for this.
Killing innocent people for money!", the little fat man said righteously. When Wang Fu heard this, he couldn't help but sneered: "Which of today's merchants can be innocent?"
"Emperor Taizu Gao has an order: merchants are not allowed to wear brocade, silk, silk and other clothing, they are not allowed to hold weapons, they are not allowed to ride in chariots and horses, they are not allowed to serve as officials, they are not allowed to own land, and they are not allowed to own slaves. But today's merchants are powerful and operate privately.
The merchants also own countless fertile fields and have tens of thousands of slaves and maids. These powerful and wealthy people are all guilty! They have violated the edict of Emperor Taizu Gao, how can your Majesty not obey it?!"
The little fat man shook his head helplessly and said: "Well, the system of the ancestors is immutable, and I can only obey the orders of Taizu. However, I cannot bear to kill. If there are those who violate Han law, there is no need to kill them all.
Let's move his family property to the land of Guanxi." Wang Fu nodded and said: "Today's tyrants have become a big disaster. They have embezzled people's fields and kept salt and iron privately. If your Majesty does not deal with it, he will definitely be the leader of the Han Dynasty in the future.
disaster!"
"Your Majesty can't touch the big families, so he's going to attack these places with force!"
"It is also a good deed to move them to Kansai according to the ancestral system, but now Kansai is not the desolate land of our ancestors. As I can see, Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated, with countless fertile fields. The aristocratic families here are the most difficult to deal with, and the people are the most difficult to deal with.
The most unfavorable thing about the settlement is Jiangdong. Your Majesty, you can move these people to Jiangdong. If there is any objection, I hope your Majesty can send Nanjun to be stationed in Yangzhou!!"
The little fat man nodded. When Wang Fu saw that the little fat man agreed, he took out the paper directly from his sleeve. Without being polite, he directly picked up the pen that the emperor placed on the wooden table and started writing. The little fat man was stunned.
, asked: "Where is the king?"
"The edict!" Wang Fu replied calmly.
"Your Majesty, this has not been discussed by the court, but if it is decided like this, the courtiers will definitely resist it."
"Oh, even if your Majesty discusses with them, they will object. The mediocre land is not enough to do anything. When the scientific achievements are completed, these people will be useless!" Wang Fu wrote the edict without raising his head.
He said, the little fat man laughed loudly, looked at Wang Fu, shook his head and said: "No one dares to use you except me!"
"What your Majesty said is not true. If I had been born during the reign of Taizu, Shizong, and Guangwu, I am afraid that I would not be a mere minister."
The little fat man was speechless for this Minister Wang who didn't know the slightest bit of worldliness and would offend others with every word he said. He felt that he could completely trust Wang Fu. Even if this man carried out scientific achievements and had meritorious deeds, he would only be able to live forever.
I'm afraid I won't be able to build my own confidant wings at all. Although I am often annoyed by this person, compared to those party members, Wang Fu is still easier to use!
In response to Ba Zhi's report, the little fat man only did two things. One was to ask Ba Zhi to bury Zhao Qian and others lavishly and to stop insulting the local party officials. The other was to send ministers to personally
Rush to the East China Sea to deal with the Mi family's property and farmland.
This person is none other than Xing Ziang. Since he served as the captain of the Northern Army, Xing Ziang has lived and ate with the Northern Army and soldiers day and night. He has also been appreciated by Zhang Huan. In the Northern Army, all the soldiers obey him. At this moment, dealing with such a huge family property, Xiao
The fat man then thought of this person, because this person was the person he could trust the most, had good conduct, and would not do anything corrupt or evil.
Moreover, let him lead a northern army to the East China Sea. No matter what happens, he can suppress it.