First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 261
Li Qiantang knelt down and obeyed, Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "What is taken from the people is used for the people. Your Li family has saved a lot of money by selling private salt, so let's return it now."

Naturally, Li Qiantang has no opinion, it is enough to save the lives of the whole family, not to mention that he has suffered so much blood, how can the rest of the family not give some compensation, the desperadoes under the Li family are not scattered, everyone is A decent person will naturally not make a fuss.

Zhu Biao looked at the rest of the people and said, "Business in the shops in the city is nothing more than a serious business, and the farmland outside the city should be sold to the imperial court. It will be easier for you to do business when you make the people rich. There's no need to stare at the prospects in the field."

Of course, this land cannot be directly given to those tenants who have no land. Don’t worry about unevenness. If it is given to them for nothing, it will be a disaster rather than a blessing. Those who only think about whoring and gambling day in and day out, I'm afraid they'll just exchange the land for money.

There must be a set of rules, and Zhu Biao's painstaking efforts must not be wasted by a group of scumbags. The rest of the people naturally looked at the prefect Chen and saw that he readily agreed, so they naturally had no objections.

Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Whether dredging the canal or the corvee of the state capital, you can use more tenants. If you do well, the imperial court will lend them field seeds and allow them to return them after a few years. If there is a natural disaster during the period, the imperial court will make its own arrangements. .”

Chen Zhifu nodded in response, Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn't just take advantage of it. To be honest, it was too much this time. Except for the Li family, the rest of the family were all good Ming families. Zhu Biao, as the crown prince, protected They are justified.

The Chen family basically took out the foundation of the family. No one dared to discount what they promised in front of Zhu Biao.

Although Chen Zhifu looks calm now, but after Zhu Biao left, it would be inevitable for Chen Zhifu to cry bitterly in front of the ancestral tablet. The hard work of several generations of a rich family took advantage of the right time and place to save this big family. Industry, now all gone.

The rest of the people also have heavy complexions. In an agriculture-based society, no matter how prosperous the business is, it is only at home that they have land. Zhu Biao comforted him softly: "After I return to Beijing, I will be in charge of the government. Most of them are old ministers who lack young scholars."

As soon as the words came out, everyone's eyes lit up. It was unbelievable that it was true that the crown prince was about to take charge of the court. It was simply beyond common sense that the Holy Majesty loved His Royal Highness the crown prince so much.

Immediately, there was an endless stream of praises and praises. Zhu Biao was praised from the day he was born to today, and he never let go of any deeds that can be mentioned. Fortunately, Zhu Biao did have a few achievements, otherwise he would be too embarrassed. .

It's almost there Zhu Biao smiled and waved his hands to calm them down, looked at the prefect Chen and said, "The children of the family are many talents, but I don't know the specifics of coming to the south of the Yangtze River rarely, so I ask the prefect Chen to recommend them, and the list will be announced tomorrow." Give it to the Palace."

The smile on Chen Zhifu's face is much brighter now, and he has an explanation to the family clan elders, otherwise even if he is the head of the main family, he will not escape the blame, after all, every house has interests in it.

The rest of the people didn't have any objections. The Chen family should eat a few more mouthfuls after suffering such a large amount of blood, not to mention that the family is one, so it is impossible to abandon them, after all, they all have a mouthful of meat to eat.

After that, there was nothing more to say. Zhu Biao took a few sips from the teacup and did not put it down in a hurry. The rest of the people understood at a glance, and they all respectfully said goodbye. Before leaving, they invited Zhu Biao to the banquet at night. Zhu Biao himself He politely declined and asked Xu Yungong and Chang Mao to attend the banquet on his behalf.

Xu Yungong and Chang Mao are his confidants. It is always good to be more knowledgeable when it is difficult to get a place. After everyone has retreated, Zhu Biao stood up and moved a bit. His waist was sore from sitting, but it solved a troublesome matter. , the longer this matter is delayed, the harder it will be to deal with it. It would be best if it could be resolved at the beginning of the founding of the country.

What the family wants is nothing more than an official position, and what the people want is self-sufficient arable land. As long as the people can be stabilized, the family is not worth mentioning at any time, just want to solve an order.

After a while, Quan Xu came in, saluted Zhu Biao and said, "Chen Zhifu went back to the office, Li Qiantang went home alone, and the rest went to Zhang's to discuss."

Zhu Biao nodded, asked Quan Xu to go down and continue to inquire, and then picked up a little milk cat and wandered around in the yard. The scenery was really good. Zhu Biao thought that when he became richer, he would find Jiangnan famous craftsmen to redecorate the East Palace.

In fact, Zhu Biao didn’t have much money, and there was only 8000 taels of silver in the East Palace, all of which were seized from the Beiyuan Palace during the Northern Expedition, and the rest were some valuables, such as calligraphy, painting, antique jewelry, etc. It's not easy to go out and sell it for money, and at most it is used as a reward.

As for Lao Zhu, he didn't have much money, and the empty pockets were almost like rats. If Zhu Biao hadn't stuffed less stuff in it, Lao Zhu would have nothing to reward his ministers.

The treasury has silver, but it is still useful. The war to secure the people does not cost money like running water, even a mountain of gold cannot support it. Fortunately, most of them only need food.

It’s not that Zhu Biao has no way to make money, but Daming’s current problems cannot be solved with money. After all, people’s livelihood was difficult in the early years of the founding of the country, and money may not be able to buy anything, after all, productivity lies there.

The kitten in my arms is very honest, unlike the one who made trouble just now, this one seems to be the one at the bottom, and the other brothers are stepping on it to climb up, and the weak ones are always cute.

In fact, in the eyes of the emperors of all dynasties, ministers, gentry, and common people are like their three children. The eldest is the smartest, the second is the best in health, but the third is not smart and not in good health. The two brothers on the opposite side have always suffered from beatings. , if this father doesn't take care of him a little bit, he will have no way to survive.

It’s just that most of the time the emperor is still used to the boss and the second child. To be honest, the emperor can deal with a few low-level people in his life. Usually, he is either a minister or a family member. They are sensible and can talk and give gifts, while the poor people can only complain. The emperor is also a human being, he is not a loving god, so he naturally likes sensible ones.

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poor people, and his ass is sitting on the side of the people, so he treats ministers and gentry so harshly. If Zhu Yuanzhang handles this matter, then many people will die. In his eyes It is because the ministers are greedy and the gentry are arrogant that the people are not rich and will not live well.

In fact, Zhu Biao does not agree with this concept. There is nothing wrong with the people’s foundation, and it is also true that the court should take care of them, but ministers and gentry are also his subjects, and they cannot be ignored or even treated as enemies just because they are smart and healthy. Kou, can you get to this point without your own efforts?

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(End of this chapter)