Prince of Chaos

Chapter 222 Daming is about to prosper
"I have my own calculations about this matter."

Zhu Changluo decisively pressed down on the matter of the princess's marriage selection.

Zhong Huamin looked at Zhu Changluo's insistence on going his own way, he opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word after all.He knew that Zhu Changluo had made up his mind at this time, and he could not persuade him anymore.

In the end, Zhong Huamin said firmly: "I am so heartbroken, I will follow His Highness' orders."

Zhu Changluo smiled slightly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhong."

Zhong Huamin sighed, finally sat down and said, "Your Highness, this matter is really difficult."

Zhu Changluo said with a smile: "As long as Mr. Zhong helps me, all of this will not be a problem."

Zhong Huamin said: "His Highness Chen Meng is so gracious, he must do his best to help His Highness handle this matter well."

Seeing Zhong Huamin who was so serious, Zhu Changluo was really happy in his heart. With such a practical and capable minister by his side to advise and advise, his future path will definitely be much easier.

Zhu Changluo comforted: "Mr. Zhong doesn't have to be so serious now. We can let this matter be handled according to the original rules. When it comes to the critical moment, it is not too late for us to come forward to deal with it."

Zhong Huamin looked up at the smile on the corner of Zhu Changluo's mouth, and he felt relieved. It turned out that His Royal Highness had been preoccupied for a long time.

Now Zhong Huamin relaxed a lot, and Zhong Huamin bowed to Zhu Changluo: "I obey."

Just when Zhu Changluo and Zhong Huamin finished chatting about this matter in the carriage, this low-key and luxurious four-wheeled carriage finally rushed all the way to the boundary of Xishan Huangzhuang.

After arriving at Xishan Huangzhuang, Zhu Changluo's mood suddenly improved.These days, he was almost suffocating to deal with various procedures of the big wedding in the palace.Now, it's really relaxing to go outside and look at the blue sky and white clouds.

Zhu Changluo stretched for a while, and then walked forward for a while. He looked at the common people who were harvesting autumn grain in the fields of Xishan Huangzhuang, and Zhu Changluo was in a happy mood.Who wouldn't want to see the scene of a good harvest?Especially on their own territory.

"How is it? Is the Huangzhuang in this palace okay?"

Zhu Changluo asked Zhong Huamin next to him. After Zhong Huamin heard Zhu Changluo's question, he bowed and cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness is benevolent, Xishan Huangzhuang is like a paradise. I have long heard that all the people here live and work in peace and contentment. Today Follow His Highness to the field to see, it is indeed so. I am very impressed."

Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "It's not easy, there is still time for Mr. Zhong to flatter me."

Zhong Huamin laughed and said, "I dare not."

"Go. Come with me."

Zhu Changluo walked in front, and Zhong Huamin followed.Behind them were Wei Zhongxian and several accompanying guards.

After walking forward for a while, Zhu Changluo and the others came to a valley field that was under pressure, and Zhu Changluo stopped.

At this time, the old farmer who was driving the old cattle to the field also saw these nobles who appeared suddenly.

The old man hurriedly pulled the ox rope in his hand, and stopped the old scalper pulling the stone roller.

The old man hurried over and knelt on the ground to salute Zhu Changluo, "The little old man pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Changluo was surprised, because he was wearing casual clothes. Although he often went to and from Xishan Huangzhuang, few of the ordinary people at the bottom of the farm had actually seen Zhu Changluo.

Zhu Changluo bent down to help the old man up, and said: "Please get up quickly, old man." Then Zhu Changluo asked again: "How do you know that I am the prince?"

The old man replied: "Little old man had the honor to meet the crown prince a few years ago."

Zhu Changluo smiled, "A few years ago, I was a child under ten years old, and now, both my appearance and height have changed a lot. Can the old man recognize me?"

The old man excitedly pointed at Wei Zhongxian and said: "I remember him. At that time, the eunuch was standing beside you like now. I saw him coming, and you were walking in front. I guessed that you must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who saved the day."

After Zhu Changluo listened to the old man's words, he laughed, "Old man, it is Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, not me."

However, Wei Zhongxian panicked, and Wei Zhongxian immediately came over and knelt on the ground, "The slave is a capital punishment. The slave leaked the whereabouts of the master, and begged the master to punish him."

Zhu Changluo waved his hand and said, "It's okay, in Xishan Huangzhuang, everyone is my loyal guard and subject. If I have to guard against them, where can I go in the future?"

After Zhong Huamin heard Zhu Changluo's confident words, he couldn't help admiring Zhu Changluo's heart. Maybe this is the style of a confident king.

Zhu Changluo dragged the old man into the valley, and Zhu Changluo asked, "Old man, how's the harvest at Xishan Huangzhuang?"

The old man said with a happy face: "Thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness, and with the guidance of the gentlemen of Xishan Farmyard, our family's grain harvest is very good every year. Now we don't have to worry about food and clothing. Leisure When I was young, I could go to the workshop in Huangzhuang with my son to do some odd jobs and earn some money, and my life was much better than before."

Zhu Changluo smiled. When he divided the land at the beginning, he ran with this idea. After so many years, he saw that the people at the bottom of Huangzhuang could have food and clothing, and they could go to Huangzhuang to work in their spare time. Work in the workshop to earn money.Zhu Changluo felt that all of this was not in vain.

Zhu Changluo asked: "How much land does the old man plant now?"

The old man replied: "There are thirty mu of land."

When Zhu Changluo heard that it was only [-] mu of land, Zhu Changluo said, "Is there only three people in the old man's family?"

The old man replied: "No, there are seven people in my family."

There are seven people with [-] acres of land. After hearing this result, Zhu Changluo's face turned ugly.At the beginning, the rule he made was ten mu of land per person.There are seven people in this old man's family, so there should be seventy acres of land.

However, why there are so many less now, Zhu Changluo feels that he has to personally ask about this matter.

Zhu Changluo said to Wei Zhongxian: "Go and find Wang An."

Wei Zhongxian knew that Zhu Changluo was angry, so he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he hurried to find Wang An.

When Wang An, who was still working in Xishan Huangzhuang, heard that Zhu Changluo was summoned, he got up excitedly and followed Wei Zhongxian.

After arriving at the valley, Wang An knelt down excitedly, "I don't know my master is here, please punish me."

Zhu Changluo looked at Wang An who was kneeling on the ground, please didn't tell him to get up.

Zhu Changluo asked: "Wang An, what were the rules for dividing the land in Huangzhuang back then?"

Wang An didn't expect that Zhu Changluo would suddenly ask about this matter, Wang An quickly replied: "Return to the master, the rule of the master's land distribution at that time was ten mu of land per person."

Zhu Changluo asked: "Then why does this old man only have [-] acres of land for seven members of his family?"

Wang An crouched on the ground frightened, and then said: "The slave will be punished with death."

Zhu Changluo's voice turned cold, "Wang An, you let me down so much."

After Wang An heard Zhu Changluo's words, he was so frightened that he fell into an ice cave, and quickly said: "Master, listen to the slave's explanation."

Zhu Changluo said: "Then you'd better explain it carefully."

Wang An hurriedly replied: "Master, we don't have enough land in Huangzhuang now. Over the years, the number of people who brought their families to our Huangzhuang has increased year by year, and there is only so much land in Huangzhuang, so, Later, the common people could get less and less land. Moreover, because the various workshops in Xishan Huangzhuang are expanding their scale and recruiting workers every year, Xishan Wanli Street is also getting bigger and bigger. Gradually, some The common people also started to abandon the land to work. So, it led to this result."

After Zhu Changluo listened to Wang An's explanation, he was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to be happy or worried.The common people in Xishan Huangzhuang began to abandon the land to work, which is a bit interesting.

However, Wang An's first sentence also said that the current Xishan Huangzhuang land is not enough. Obviously, this shows that even if the common people who have abandoned land to work do not plant the land, then the remaining common people who cultivate the land are not enough. This is definitely not good news for Zhu Changluo.Once the contradiction of less land and more people appears, it means that factors of instability will also appear.Although, these lands are all cultivated now.

However, if the number of people continues to increase and the food production continues to be the same, social problems will gradually become more and more serious.If there is another natural disaster and man-made disaster, which leads to a reduction in grain production and no harvest, it will be really miserable.Moreover, Zhu Changluo also knew that the end of the Ming Dynasty was the Little Ice Age, and that disasters like crop failure might happen to him one day, so he had to plan ahead!
Zhu Changluo said: "Since the land is not enough, then buy it. Buy all the surrounding land for me, and then continue to distribute it to those who are willing to farm. As long as they are willing to farm, I am willing to distribute the land. It doesn't matter how much it costs. The most important thing is that food security must be controlled by the palace. You can't stop farming because of other incomes. If there is a natural disaster that leads to a reduction in food production, what will happen to so many people in Xishan Huangzhuang? Sustenance? Food is the foundation of our Xishan Huangzhuang, do you remember?"

Wang An hurriedly replied: "I remember it. I will do it now."

Then, Zhu Changluo gave Wang An a few more instructions, and said to the old man with only [-] acres: "Old man, as long as you keep planting the land in my Xishan Huangzhuang, I, Zhu Changluo, will let you plant it fully, so that you Your life is getting better and better."

The old man heard Zhu Changluo's promise to tell him about the land.The old man was so excited that tears were about to fall out. After so many years, which dignitaries have thought about them like this?Apart from exploitation and oppression, they never gave them any grace, and beat and scolded them every now and then.

The reason why their family came to Xishan Huangzhuang was because they couldn't survive outside, so they came here with the attitude of giving it a try.

I didn't expect that after arriving here, I would not only live a happy life that I didn't even dare to think about before.

Now he is still directly concerned by the crown prince, and he actually wants to share the land with his family.How can such a result not make this old man excited and happy!

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness. The little old man can't repay your kindness even if his family is a cow or a horse. I only hope that God will give you a long life and good health."

When Wang An heard the old man say that he would live a hundred years, he immediately said: "Bastard, His Royal Highness is a thousand years old!"

The old man shrank his head in fright, and then quickly confessed. "Little old man made a slip of his tongue. Don't punish the prince."

Zhu Changluo laughed, and helped the old man up.Then he reprimanded Wang An: "Where do you get the official authority? The common people are our relatives, and only with them can we have our Xishanhuangzhuang. You put on airs and look like this, what are you going to do? What do you think?" Do you want to oppress the people like those corrupt officials, in Yurou Township? It seems that this palace should teach you a good lesson, otherwise, after a long time, you will forget what you are doing."

Zhu Changluo's words and deeds were all seen by Zhong Huamin. He really didn't expect that His Royal Highness, who was born in the deep palace, would have the style of the Taizu, and his love for the people would be so sincere.

Daming is about to prosper!

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