Even Gu Bing, who had previously felt that he had grasped Chu Yi's thoughts, now felt uneasy. Even if he could calculate people's hearts, people's hearts were fickle. It was good that he could grasp it to some extent, but what on earth was the person in front of him like?
Thinking about it, Gu Bing felt that he might not be able to guess it.
Especially for such a long time, Chu Yi didn't react at all to his surrender, which reminded Gu Bing of Chu Yi's evil reputation.
The names of Chu Butcher and Chu Madman were earned by annihilating one family after another and countless heads rolling in. The life and death of the Gu family depended on Chu Yi's thoughts.
At this moment, even Cheng Xiangwu and Cao Shaoqin didn't know what Chu Yi was planning, so they looked at Gu Bing and Gu Wu kneeling on the ground and didn't know what the fate of the Gu family would be.
After a while, when the Gu Bing brothers were almost in despair, Chu Yi's voice sounded in their ears like the sound of nature: "I hope the head of the Gu family can remember what I said today!"
After listening to Chu Yi's words, if Gu Bing hadn't worked hard to hold him up, he might have collapsed to the ground.
The feeling of walking on the edge of life and death is really uncomfortable. First he was frightened by Cheng Xiangwu, and this time he was severely shocked by Chu Yi. Gu Bing did not collapse, that was already a psychological quality.
He is extremely strong, but if it were an ordinary person, he would probably collapse a long time ago.
Chu Yi said calmly: "Master Gu, please get up."
Gu Bing stood up slowly. When he stood up, his body couldn't help but swayed, and his face turned pale.
At this moment, Chu Yi looked at Gu Bing and said with a gleam in his eyes: "I like to talk to smart people, and the head of the Gu family can make such a decision, so he is also a smart person, so I can tell him clearly
Patriarch Gu, this sea has been opened by my governor, and anyone who wants to stop it will have only one result."
The chilling air made Gu Bing shrink his eyes. Although Chu Yi didn't say anything, Gu Bing knew very well that anyone who dared to stop Chu Yi from opening the sea would only end up with his family and his family destroyed, given Chu Yi's temperament.
Just like their Gu family, if he hadn't chosen to side with Chu Yi and support Kaihai, I'm afraid that after today, there would no longer be a Gu family in Fuzhou City.
Gu Bing said respectfully: "Gu Jiading fully supports the governor to open the sea."
After speaking, Gu Bing added: "My Gu family is willing to donate all their wealth to help the governor build a navy."
Chu Yi waved his hand and said: "No, I don't want your Gu family's wealth to build a naval force."
With a pop, Gu Bing fell to the ground and said sincerely: "The Gu family will bear in mind the governor's great kindness. However, all the Gu family's wealth was obtained from sea trade. It can be said that it is illegal wealth. My Gu family has surrendered to the governor.
Naturally, we cannot leave these illegal wealth in the Gu family. I hope the governor will make it happen."
Chu Yi pondered for a while and nodded: "That's all, in that case, the Gu family's shop and acres of land can be owned by the Gu family, and the gold and silver of the Gu family can be dedicated to the emperor."
Gu Bing was immediately overjoyed and saluted respectfully: "Gu Bing thanks the Governor."
You must know that Gu Bing is ready to give up all the wealth of the Gu family. Judging from Chu Yi's determination, unless Chu Yi is harmed by someone, otherwise he will definitely continue to promote the sea.
The Shang family was destroyed.
Although the Gu family claims to be affiliated with Chu Yi, their wealth is too huge and eye-catching. It is hard to guarantee that it will not become a hidden danger. If someone is jealous of their Gu family, the Gu family's wealth may become the cause of the Gu family's downfall in the future.
Fire cord.
Now Chu Yi spoke up and left the fields and shops to the Gu family, but only took away the gold and silver. This loss was not unacceptable to the Gu family.
The Gu family has been engaged in maritime trade for hundreds of years, and the amount of wealth accumulated by the Gu family is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Just imagine, the Gu family is known as half the city. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it can also be seen how much wealth the Gu family has.
At this moment, Cheng Xiangwu turned to Gu Bing with some curiosity: "Master Gu, your Gu family is known as Gu Bancheng, how much wealth does it have?"
Gu Bing exhaled slowly, and seeing everyone's eyes falling on him, Gu Bing sighed: "My Gu family, including the land and shops, has about six million taels of silver, of which the land and shops account for about two million taels, and the merchant ships at sea
The fleet is worth about 500,000 taels, and the remaining gold and silver is about 3.5 million taels."
Cheng Xiangwu couldn't help but take a breath. Even though he had known that the Gu family was wealthy, he really didn't expect that the Gu family had a wealth of six million.
Chu Yi just knew that the Gu family would definitely purchase many acres and shops, but he did not expect that the shops and acres of land would be worth two million taels. If calculated like this, at least 10% to 20% of the acres around Fuzhou Prefecture would be in the hands of the Gu family.
It cannot be said that there are tens of thousands of acres of fields. Don't think that tens of thousands of acres of fields are less. It means that there are at least thousands of households of tenant farmers working for the Gu family. This means that the tenant farmers are the invisible force of the Gu family.
Think about Xu Jie, the chief minister of the Jiajing Dynasty. He was a famous corrupt man in the Ming Dynasty. In his hometown, the land occupied by the Xu family alone amounted to 300,000 to 400,000 acres.
That's three to four hundred thousand acres of farmland. It may not be comparable to millions of taels of silver, but fields have been the foundation of human beings in China since ancient times. Hundreds of thousands of acres of fields are far more difficult than millions of taels of silver.
The Gu family has been working hard for hundreds of years and has been able to accumulate so much wealth in several generations. No wonder the Gu family is known as Gu Bancheng.
Gu Bing noticed Chu Yi's expression and thought: "Master Governor, the Gu family has a total of 50,000 acres of land, most of which are purchased. The Gu family is willing to donate all the acres."
As the saying goes, spending money to ensure safety, Gu Bing felt the power of Chu Yi, and clearly realized that although the Gu family was strong in the past, it was because he had not encountered more domineering officials, such as Cheng Xiangwu and Chu Yi, any one of them could make their Gu family full.
without.
The Gu family must be officials, otherwise no matter how much wealth they have, it will be nothing more than a mirror and a piece of cake for others to exploit.
Chu Yi didn't know what was going on in Gu Bing's mind. Concentrating the acres in one family's hands had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that the Gu family was rich and could build water conservancy projects in years of famine, ensuring that the acres of land were cultivated and that tenant farmers would not be displaced due to natural disasters.
But the disadvantages are not small. If the Gu family exploits the tenant farmers, once there is a disaster, it is very likely to trigger a civil uprising.
Chu Yi knew very well that in a few decades the Ming Dynasty would enter the Little Ice Age. At that time, natural disasters occurred frequently, and it was definitely not something that small farmers and households could withstand. After all, the strength of a family was simply not enough to build water conservancy projects to combat natural disasters.
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In the face of natural disasters, the only reliance for small farmers and households is the government. Only with the government's intervention can they concentrate their efforts on building water conservancy projects. However, this must be done in a time of peace and prosperity and the country has spare capacity. Otherwise, just look at the natural and man-made disasters in the late Ming Dynasty to know the extent of natural disasters.
horrible.
Chu Yi was a little hesitant. Even after he took over these acres, he didn't know what to do with them. If he took them back to the government, considering the virtues of the government officials, I'm afraid that in a few years, these official lands would be treated differently.
Such titles become private property in the name of officials.
Fang Li walked up to Chu Yi and said with a slight smile: "Supervisor, since the head of the Gu family is so determined, the supervisor might as well take these fields and give them to the navy officers and soldiers. In this way, we will definitely be able to harvest
Military morale ensures that the officers and men in the army have no worries."
Cheng Xiangwu on the side couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this. Fang Li's proposal was naturally of great benefit to him. The Gu family's fields were naturally near Fuzhou City, and almost most of the soldiers he recruited came from Fuzhou. Many soldiers
The family is really a mess, and many of them are from tenant farmers. If it is true as Fang Li said, if the land is given to these soldiers when the time comes, it will definitely make the soldiers return to their homes.
The corner of Chu Yi's mouth curled up slightly. If Fang Li hadn't mentioned it, Chu Yi would never have thought of giving those fields to the navy officers.
The navy has a quota of 10,000 people for 50,000 acres of farmland. This means that even the most ordinary soldiers will be able to obtain three or four acres of farmland, excluding the generals and subordinates.
You must know that Fujian has the title of "Eight Mountains, One Water and One Field", which means that Fujian is mostly mountainous and hilly, and there are very few plains suitable for farming, which makes acres of land even more precious.
Three or four acres of farmland may not seem like much, but for those soldiers in the army whose families don't have any land, three or four acres of farmland may be enough for their families to survive.
Chu Yi looked at Cheng Xiangwu and chuckled: "What do you think of Uncle Dingwu?"
Cheng Xiangwu took a deep breath and saluted Chu Yi: "The last general on behalf of the generals of the army, I sincerely ask the governor to grant fertile land to strengthen the hearts of the soldiers."
Cheng Xiangwu looked at Chu Yi and said: "If the governor can use the land to settle the families of the army sergeants, the general will be able to ensure that the news will spread. In a few days, all the vacant soldiers in the army will definitely be recruited."
Chu Yi nodded and sighed softly: "It's a pity that the Gu family has less land. A soldier only has three or four acres of land, but it is not enough to support a family."
In this era, output was extremely low. There were at least seven or eight people in a family, old and young, and the output of three or four acres of land was simply not enough to feed so many people.
Cheng Xiangwu was stunned and said: "It's better than nothing."
At this moment, Fang Li smiled slightly and said to Gu Bing: "Master Gu, I wonder if there are other maritime merchant families in Fuzhou City besides the Gu family?"
Gu Bing was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said: "Although my Gu family is the strongest in Fuzhou City, there are still two maritime merchants, Han and Qin, but it is unlikely that the Han and Qin families will submit to the governor and support him.
The Lord opens the sea!”
Fang Li smiled sinisterly and said: "Then please ask the head of the Gu family to personally testify that the Han and Qin families colluded with the Qingcheng faction bandits to assassinate the imperial official!"
Looking at Fang Li with a sinister smile on his face, Gu Bing couldn't help but shrink his eyes and subconsciously looked towards Chu Yi.
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