Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 742 Ace
Zhu Yunying attaches great importance to the matter of palm oil, and he feels that these matters need to be arranged as soon as possible.

Those places in Nanyang were not under the control of the Ming Dynasty, or they were not directly brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.So it is unrealistic to say that palm trees are planted in those places.

But there is no need to worry too much. A small amount of oil palm can be planted in places like Guangdong and Guangxi, and Hainan can also be considered for planting.There are more experiments in these places, and some oil palms are cultivated in these places, which is absolutely possible.

This can also be regarded as the advantage of the large land and abundant resources. As long as some good things appear, there is really no need to worry about no place to plant them.

Song Zhong feels elated now, because he has other discoveries, some great discoveries.

"Your Majesty, the Kunlun slaves brought back from Nanyang all said that they don't grow food, but often plant tree roots in the soil. Then there will be huge roots that can be eaten, and after crushing, they will form rice flour, which can fill their stomachs."

Hearing what Song Zhong said, Zhu Yunying was stunned for a moment, and then realized something belatedly.

He has been thinking about the oil palm, thinking about more oil and water on the tables of the people of the Ming Dynasty.But things like oil and water are still difficult to fill your stomach directly.And there are some things that can fill your stomach.

The African continent does not only produce black people, there are many good things there.Zhu Yunying didn't even think about bringing back zebras and giraffes to pretend to be unicorns, because those are not useful things.

The oil palms in the African continent have not yet fully come out, and things like cassava are also in their hometown in Africa.

Cassava, that's the so-called 'king of starches'.Many Africans don't like farming because they only need to insert cassava roots into the soil to harvest enough cassava.

This thing is drought and barren resistant, and the yield is amazing.It doesn't require a lot of care at all to make people full.

Zhu Yunying looked at Song Zhong, and immediately said seriously, "Since you know this grain, you must bring it back to Daming no matter what!"

Song Zhong naturally received the order immediately. Since he chose to report this matter to the emperor, it was because he had found some news through investigation.Although I felt a little unbelievable at one time, I felt that the world is full of wonders.

But now I don't think there is anything new about these, as long as I can bring these good things back.At that time, he can be promoted to a noble, and he can continue to be the emperor's minion.

These are the most important things. As for whether the people under his command will go across the ocean because of such things, then there is no need to care.As long as things are done well, he can get a reward, and the people under him will not leave empty-handed.

As long as you do good things for the emperor in a down-to-earth manner, then there will definitely be things that should be there.

Zhu Yunying really didn't expect it, and this can be regarded as an unexpected harvest.I thought it was just oil palm, but I didn't expect to find news of cassava.

Although cassava is not as good as potatoes and corn, it seems that it is difficult to promote it all over the world, and it is indeed impossible to become the staple food of Ming Dynasty.But in any case, the characteristics of cassava also mean that they can feed many Ming people, which is enough.

Zhu Yunying is actually very greedy, he never thinks there are too many good things.Whether oil palm or cassava, he likes them very much.As for corn and potatoes, etc., he has been thinking about it all the time.

But fortunately, even if Zhu Yunying was a little greedy, he didn't aim too high. He knew how to do what he could.He also knows that some things cannot be forced, and he knows that some things cannot be eaten in a hurry.

Then take your time, just move some good things back to Daming little by little, and let some good things take root in Daming and benefit more people, that's enough.Others, given time, many people will gradually realize the changes in those things, and some deep-rooted concepts may also change subtly.

This is an era when some imperial power does not go to the countryside. At this time, there are many places, such as clan power, some family laws, etc., which are even more deterrent to some common people.

So in some small places, it naturally means that the imperial power is even ignored, and some people think that they can fight a little bit.After all, in the eyes of those people, they are local snakes, and their power is so intricate that they may have fooled the official power.

For many people, if it is not a catastrophe, it is still a great blow.

In Zhu Yunying's view, this reduces the economic burden of landless and landless farmers, which can also promote population growth.Laborers have greater personal freedom, which is conducive to social and economic development.

The simplification of tax rules reduces the possibility of arbitrary tax increases by the government, allowing the court to receive more taxes.

But for landlords and corrupt officials, those who have more land should pay more, those who have less land should pay less, and those who have no land should not pay. This policy is miserable, and it has shaken their foundation.After all, many old rich landlords are used to concealing their land, or passing taxes on to other people.

But now, the Emperor Yingshi did not give these people the chance. It became unrealistic for them to conceal the land, and it basically became unrealistic for them to transfer some taxes. The difficulty is increasing infinitely.

Zhu Yunying looked at Bao Zhao, and asked with a smile, "You are now in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. After thinking about it, you know that there have been many cases of annexation of land by local officials and gentry?"

Bao Zhao immediately replied, "Returning to Your Majesty, such cases have indeed increased, but the court has been suppressing them."

Zhu Yunying felt that all this was very normal, so he just said calmly, "In the next few days, more and more such things will be reported. The Ministry of Criminal Justice should also pay attention to this. There must be no ambiguity or mercy in such cases. .”

The emperor's words are not polite at all, and there is really no need to be polite in these matters.In fact, everyone can also understand that the policy of distributing the income to the mother is the national policy set by the emperor Yingshi. If someone conflicts with the emperor on these matters, naturally don't expect the emperor to be merciful.

In the final analysis, this is such a national policy, and no one can stop it. In fact, many people understand this.

Zhu Yunying also continued to say at this time, "Actually, in the past two years, I also know that many people have been complaining. I feel that my share is in conflict with some national policies set by the Supreme Emperor. It's just that from time to time, some previous things are put aside. It might not be useful now."

At this time, Ru Yu beat the side drum and said, "Your Majesty, I have also discussed with my colleagues. After the land is divided into acres, it will be difficult for the local gentry to hide the land property, and the court tax will inevitably increase."

People with a discerning eye can actually see these things. Those who can enter the imperial court are not the ones who are rich and poor. They all have their own advantages and talents.So even if some places are beyond the scope of my expertise, he must be much smarter than ordinary people.

Many people actually understand whether the policy of distributing money to the mother is good or bad, but some people just pretend to be confused.

Zhu Yunying just smiled, and then said, "Taxes can naturally be increased, but I'm afraid that some people will say that the country has just established, and the yellow book will be abolished."

At this moment, everyone didn't know what to say, because such a voice did exist.

In the 14th year of Hongwu, Daming established the yellow book system on the basis of the household post system.The yellow book takes the household as the unit, and details the township, name, age, population, land and house, assets, and delimits the household registration according to the occupation. It is mainly divided into three categories: civilian, military, and craftsman.

These are actually strengthening the control of the account, and it is also an important basis for collecting taxes.

But now it’s different when people are assigned to the mu, not to mention directly destroying the yellow book system, but it does make the yellow book system exist in name only, which seriously affects the importance of the yellow book system.

However, Zhu Yunying didn't care about these arguments, "I don't care about those arguments, and I can't give up eating because of choking. In recent years, the imperial court's taxes have increased, and the land property has also increased. It's just that in these few years, although the overall weather has been smooth, some people have lost their lives due to various changes. Fields. Everyone knows where these fields have gone.”

Everyone naturally understands that those peasants who have lost their land are basically reduced to the vassals of the landlords.However, some corvees still cannot escape, and those landlords are also using various means to continuously accumulate wealth.

When peasants lost their land, it was because they were taken over by some landlords. This kind of land annexation has existed since ancient times, and it is still unavoidable.This was the case in the Ming Dynasty, and maybe such things will still happen in the future.

Zhu Yunying said earnestly, "In the [-] years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many people have lost their land. If things go on like this, the poor will have no land. What a tragedy!"

What should Ru Yu and the others say at this time, and naturally they can only shout 'Your Majesty'.

Because such things as land annexation cannot be cut off at all, the rulers of the past dynasties are only trying to limit the occurrence of such things, but in many cases, they have little effect.

Especially in the middle and late stages of a dynasty, land annexation is very serious, and huge conflicts will naturally form.

Zhu Yunying doesn't talk about taking precautions before they happen, but he can only say that he is trying hard to increase the difficulty of land annexation in a straight line, which will increase the cost of land annexation for big landlords a lot.

At that time, even if there is no way to completely eradicate this phenomenon, it is still necessary to reduce the burden on some people.

This is what an emperor should do, and this is what Zhu Yunying feels a little proud of.As for whether this will affect some of the policies formulated by Lao Zhu, there is actually not much to care about.

There is no doubt about Lao Zhu's ability and ability, but Zhu Yunying never thinks that some of the policies formulated by Lao Zhu are absolutely correct.Including Zhu Yunying himself, he just thinks that the policies he formulates are useful at this stage, and may affect development in the future.

Therefore, Zhu Yunying never believed in the so-called eternal strategy.

Since Zhu Yunying doesn't believe in any eternal policy, it means that if the policy made by Lao Zhu is changed, it will be changed.

Of course, Zhu Yunying is also very clear that some of her own changes also need attention.The yellow book system is not only related to taxes, but also corvees, etc. The relaxation of the yellow book policy will inevitably lead to changes in some corvees.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that this also affects the household registration policy, and affects the civilian, military, and craftsmen, so we cannot ignore it.The strict household registration system formulated by Lao Zhu has also undergone great changes due to the fact that every person is divided into acres.

Then this needs to be more careful. Previously, such a policy was only implemented in Zhili in the north and south, so it was easy to control.

But it will be different next time, it is necessary to implement such a policy throughout Daming, which means that many policies will also be affected, and many people's lives will be changed because of this policy.

Not only Zhu Yunying needs to cheer up at this time, but all civil and military officials also need to be prepared to deal with the impact of policy changes.

Zhu Yunying summoned six ministers this time, naturally because he needed to discuss with everyone. These challenges are real.The imperial court must deal with it in advance, so that it can be confident and not be caught off guard.

These things are obviously not small things, and they all need to be prepared in advance, not to say that they are unprepared for these things.

After discussing some things with the six ministers, Zhu Yunying naturally needed to discuss with some Wu Xun.

In fact, Wu Xun has a lot of experience in land annexation, because many Wu Xun are now considered to be big families, and it is inevitable that some people will steal more for more wealth, or they are thinking about getting more from the hands of ordinary people. soil of.

Zhu Yunying didn't intend to be serious with Wu Xun on these matters, because there were not too many cases of Wu Xun's seizure of people's land reported to him, so he didn't need to care about it.

What Zhu Yunying needs is the military power in Wu Xun's hands. When he promotes the distribution of people into the mu, it will inevitably arouse some people's resistance.If such a situation is really reached, it will naturally mean that some martial arts may need to go into battle.

For the time being, there is no war in Ming Dynasty, so the world can be regarded as peaceful.But this does not mean that the swords and guns were put into Kuma and sent to Nanshan, nor does it mean that once something happened, the court would have no soldiers to use.

Holding a knife in your hand, you will naturally have more confidence in implementing some policies, so you don't need to worry about too much turmoil.

After all, even if the power of some local snakes is intertwined, but in the face of the powerful Ming army, they can only bow their heads and accept their fate.In Daming, there is no family that is too big to lose.

This can be regarded as one of Zhu Yunying's characteristics, many times he doesn't mind thinking of some of the worst endings.Because he doesn't fight unsure battles, and he doesn't want some things to go beyond his control.

Wu Xun should stand up when necessary and become the emperor's reliance. This is also a true trump card!

(End of this chapter)