Ming Zuo

Chapter 470 An Nei
When there was a conflict with Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Menggeng was most pleased that the people under his command stood by him without hesitation and gave him strong support.

This is important.

After all, when the whole world is under the sway of feudalism, there are many people in the camp who have been educated by Confucianism, and it is impossible for their thinking to be unaffected.

Zuo Menggeng's actions are regarded as one of the most serious crimes in Confucianism.

Unfilial.

By doing so, it is very likely that many people under his command will be divided, causing a rift in the camp.

But the actual situation is that even Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Cao Wenheng and others who had been important ministers of the Ming Dynasty all expressed their support for him clearly.

As for the reason...

It didn't take long for Zuo Menggeng to see through.

Chongzhen's five-year financial report was placed in front of him.

The various industries within the camp continued to advance by leaps and bounds, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger, and the output value and income had reached a jaw-dropping level.

Just do a horizontal comparison.

This year, the Ming court earned [-] million taels of silver.

This is still the income after the exploitation of wage increases.

Such a small amount of money obviously couldn't support the expenses of such a huge dynasty, and it also made the Ming court more and more stretched.

How much is the annual income of the camp?
A total of [-] million taels of silver.

This is only silver money, and does not count the real thing.

Zuo Menggeng understood why many dynasties were able to sweep the world so smoothly in the early days and then expanded rapidly.

Because in the process of establishing and unifying the dynasty, the speed of absorbing wealth is also amazing.

Among other things, just take the Agricultural Reclamation Group as an example.

Relying on the expansion of the new army, the Land Reclamation Group has more than seven million acres of land.

The grain, cotton and other crops produced every year account for more than half of Shandong's total grain output.

In the past year, the net profit handed over by the Land Reclamation Group was [-] million taels of silver.

Fuyao, Tianzhi, ARTISTRY, Sea-Gull, and other major industries are the ones that make the most of the profits, and they have left traditional agriculture behind by a large margin.

In addition, the gold troops under the Political Department also mined gold in the Zhaoyuan area.

Although there is not much at present, only a few dozen catties, everyone knows how important these wealth are.

Knowing the progress of the gold army, Zuo Menggeng understood that the day of currency reform was not far away.

And in the process of creating these amazing wealth, these people and their families who followed Zuo Menggeng, no doubt, all made a lot of money.

Although there are losses in politics and reputation, the economic gains are enough for these people to know how to choose.

And this is why Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Cao Wenheng and others supported Zuo Menggeng without hesitation.

After all, the annual income reaches hundreds of thousands of taels, and there are not many people in this world who can give up calmly.

Even if they were willing, their family would not agree.

Zuo Menggeng and Zuo Liangyu have come to this point, the most sad person, without a doubt, must be Huang.

When Zuo Menggeng walked into Huang's courtyard, he saw Zuo Xianmei leaning against the corridor and secretly wiping tears.

Hearing his footsteps, the girl wiped it hard, but it was too late.

"Brother, it's all my fault. It made the whole family uneasy, the mother was sad, and you were blamed. How about..."

"Don't think about it."

Zuo Menggeng knew what she wanted to do, but he didn't allow it.

"It's not a question of filial piety, it's a confrontation between old and new ideas. Forget what I told you? Or do you want to be that kind of oppressed woman and just live like this for the rest of your life?"

Zuo Xianmei's tears were even more uncontrollable.

"My mother has been crying all day long, and she hasn't gotten out of bed for a long time. I... I'm afraid..."

Zuo Menggeng is also bitter, but who told him to be the pillar of the family.

"Leave it to me. You go back and have a good rest, and don't delay the affairs of the Mathematics Institute. You are not here, that kid Hou Fangyu is herding sheep."

Speaking of Hou Fangyu, Zuo Xianmei laughed through tears.

"Where is he herding sheep? He is a spring heart."

Zuo Menggeng couldn't help smiling, he didn't expect that after going around, Hou Fangyu still met Li Xiangjun.

I don't know if I will be beaten by Hou Xun in this life.

He sent Zuo Xianmei away, walked into Huang's bedroom alone, and asked his personal maid to also go outside.

"Mother."

Looking at his son sitting by the bed, who was as tall as a wall, blocking the cold wind outside the door, Huang's heart somehow eased up.

"My son, why did it get to this point? Your father is my sky, and you are my root. Now, my sky has collapsed here, and my roots are broken. Tell me... How can I live?" ?”

Huang is the most traditional type of woman.

I don't have much knowledge in my life, getting married, taking care of my husband and raising children is the whole life.

From the teachings she received since she was a child, her husband is everything to her, and her son is her life.

But now seeing her son quarreling with her husband like an enemy, and letting her be caught in the middle by a woman's family, it is really suffering, and life is worse than death.

"I was afraid that my mother would think this way, so I rushed here. Mother, what I am fighting with my father is not filial piety, but more important things. This cannot be given up. Once I do, don't talk about me, my son. It means that the people of the whole world will be doomed."

How could the Huang family understand these things, but she also knew that Zuo Menggeng's huge foundation was naturally justified.

She was still holding on to the luck of the event.

"Then why don't you have a good talk with your father and let him understand your intentions? Wouldn't it be more beneficial for you father and son to be united?"

Zuo Menggeng let out a long sigh, feeling helpless.

"Father, he is the most stubborn. He relies on the old routine to get along like a fish in water. He only wants to get promoted and get rich, and to be a marquis. For these, he dares to do anything. Mother doesn't know? Last month, he I was sent to exterminate the bandits in the northwest. As a result, the bandits didn't meet them, but they slaughtered more than [-] innocent people in two villages, regardless of gender, age or age. Then they took the heads of the people and pretended to be bandits to ask for credit. You Say, isn’t this self-isolation from the world?”

Mentioning this incident, Zuo Menggeng was really furious.

A general who doesn't know how to defend his family and the country, a person who only cares about his own prosperity and wealth, obviously the future is doomed.

How could Mrs. Huang know such things, the first time she heard about it, she was so horrified that her spirits and spirits were about to disappear.

"This... this... this... your father..."

Thinking that the person next to her pillow is actually a demon, Huang can't help feeling chills all over her body.

That's not enough, Zuo Menggeng said again: "Mother should be a little aware that my father is away in battle, he doesn't think about making progress, he doesn't talk about it, and he even took a concubine and hid it in the army. How did he care about your feelings?"

Speaking of this, Huang couldn't help feeling sad, but dared not express it.

"Your father is away all year round. It's really hard. There is no one around. It's my wife who didn't do a good job. It's... I can't blame him."

The etiquette she received told her to be magnanimous.

But in fact, which woman can bear her husband's side, there are other same sex?

For this sake, Huang's words are already at her limit.

"This is the reason why my child wants to change the world. Why should a woman have to compromise, be a man's vassal, and bear these injustices? Mother, even as a woman, you don't want the whole world to be unfair. Are there other women who suffer as much as you do?"

Huang was silent.

Faintly, she seemed to understand a little bit.

(End of this chapter)