At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 77

After listening to Jin Ying's report, another thought came to Zhu Qizhen's mind.

Before returning to Beijing, I personally set up a pilot project in Huailai, but it was far from enough. After all, Huailai is a frontier town, and the development direction is characteristic agricultural and sideline products. If Ming wants to further reform, he must start with the land.

In the agricultural era, land was the foundation of a country.

Since the origin of Chinese civilization, whether it is folklore or historical records, every war has only one purpose, to fight for land.

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just say that Wala’s southward journey is also for the land of the Central Plains.

The Ming Dynasty made several Northern Expeditions, and each time they retreated after finishing the battle. The reason was that the land in Mobei was too barren. However, the Mongols have always coveted the fertile soil of the Central Plains. Therefore, every ten or several decades, as long as a new tribe rises, it will definitely go south to invade the frontier, which is very annoying.

Zhu Qizhen is well aware of the disadvantages of the current land policy, but if he wants to implement the New Deal and carry out reforms, he will undoubtedly attack the gentry class. This truth.

Nowadays, the distribution of land in Weizhou is extremely unbalanced, and half of it has been embezzled by Wang Zhen. There is no good conclusion yet on whether all these lands will be confiscated or how to distribute them. We just take this opportunity to try it out. If it succeeds, it can be implemented nationwide. , in case of failure, it is only a small Weizhou, and the situation can be completely controlled.

Shang Ren was not flustered at all when he received the emperor's summons, as if he had been prepared for a long time.

Both the king and the cabinet have already talked with him, and the matter of joining the cabinet is a foregone conclusion. It seems that the emperor is going to take the school examination himself.

It doesn't matter, just come on, as the only second grand trinity in the Ming Dynasty, how can I be in vain?

"The minister and merchant send greetings to the saint!"

"I'm safe!" Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "The Qing family is free of courtesy, come and sit down!"

Huai En moved a Jindun, Shang Ren bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Shang Ren and nodded secretly in his heart. He is worthy of the book exhibition officer he personally selected. He looks exactly like Gu Tianle and is 1.8 meters tall. He can be an idol for future generations. What is even more valuable is that under such a harsh imperial examination system , Relying on his own ability to break out of the tight encirclement, even the three yuan of Zhongda University, there must be nothing to say about his talents, but he just doesn't know how good he is to accept new things.

"What books are the Qing family reading recently?"

Shang Ren was taken aback for a moment, and thought he was talking about joining the cabinet, why did he ask about reading?

Yes, it must be to test the school's ability to govern the country.

"I'm reading history books recently."

"Oh?" Zhu Qizhen asked again, "What do you think?"

Shang Ren had already prepared in his heart, and replied immediately: "With copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; with people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses; with history as a mirror, you can know success and failure."

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help being funny, are all cultural people so tall when they speak?

I asked you what you think, and you came to teach me?
"Let me change the question, what is the Qing family's opinion on governing the country?"

Shang Ren nodded slightly, sure enough everything was under his control.

"The ancients have said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food. You can neither act too hastily nor slack off. Only when it is just right can things be done well."

Zhu Qizhen thought to himself, this time it sounds a little bit more human, but it is still a castle in the air, flashy.

"If I asked you to govern a state and a county, what would you do?"

Shang Ren thought for a while, and said: "Put people first, lighten taxes, encourage farming, and implement benevolent government..."

"I don't want to hear such big truths!"

Zhu Qizhen interrupted him and said: "Suppose you are the magistrate of Weizhou now, and you have already taken office. Today is your first day in office. I want to know, what would you do?"

Shang Ren was a little confused, could it be that what he said was not exciting enough?

I'm about to join the cabinet soon, what's so difficult about a small Weizhou?
"The subject should follow the way of a saint, and will...will..."

Suddenly, Shang Ren was stunned, yes, what should I do?
For a while, he felt that he was full of economics and had nowhere to display, and cold sweat unconsciously oozes from his forehead.

"I... will spend a month researching and familiarizing myself with the basic situation of the local people, government, and army, summoning the local gentry and Wang clan, and then... this... this..."

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but feel very disappointed. In terms of talent, if Shang Ren thought he was second, no one in the Ming Dynasty would dare to be number one. It is not an exaggeration to describe it with the words "students, rich, talented and talented". However, even such a top-notch Talented people talk about it every day, and they have all kinds of principles of governing the world at their fingertips, but they don't know how to govern one side.

It is conceivable that the level of those high-ranking elders in the court is, and if things go on like this, what is the future of Daming...

Seeing Zhu Qizhen's face, Shang Ren felt extremely ashamed, knelt down and saluted, "I will die!"

Zhu Qizhen sighed and said, "Do you know why I came here for you?"

"I don't know!"

In just a few words, Shang Lu became a different person.

The self-confidence and arrogance in Fangcai's body have disappeared without a trace. I only feel that I have read the sage's book for more than 20 years, but I haven't understood a single word.

"The king and the cabinet value you very much and are going to recommend you to join the cabinet, but I don't think so. Do you know why?"

"Chen... not capable enough!"

When he said these words, Shang Lu felt a burst of loss.

If in the past, if the four words of lack of ability came out of my mouth, people would immediately roll their eyes, which is probably the Ming Dynasty version of Versailles.

However, today's words are sincere, and there is no part of Versailles.

"Shangqing, I want to ask you formally, are you willing to go to Yuzhou to be a magistrate, or do you want to go to the cabinet?"

If other people were present, they would definitely think that the emperor is crazy. Is there any need to ask such a question?

Zhizhou is just a local official of the fifth rank, not to mention that Weizhou is a scattered state, its status is comparable to that of a county, how can it be compared with the cabinet scholar?

However, Shang Ren said willingly: "I am willing to go to Weizhou!"

"I don't want to force it, you can go back and think about it seriously, and give me a reply in three days."

"Don't think about it!" Shang Ren said with a firm expression, "Please issue an order from the emperor, and I will leave tomorrow!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded lightly, and said, "Going to Weizhou is not an easy task. I still have the same question as before. What should you do after you take office?"

"The minister is ignorant, please give me some advice from the emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "You said just now that people should be the foundation of governance. This is very true, but what is the foundation of people?"

Shang Ren thought for a while, and said: "Food is the most important thing for the people. Food is grown from the ground, so it should be based on the land."

"Not bad!" Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied with this answer, and continued, "Since we know that the land is the foundation, then the first thing the Qing family does after taking office is to check the acres of land and have a clear grasp of all land conditions in Weizhou, including fertile land. How much, how much wasteland, how many paddy fields, how many dry fields, what kind of crops should be planted in what kind of fields, when to sow, when to harvest, and..."

"Your Majesty!" Shang Ren couldn't help interrupting, and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to remember if I can use my pen and paper."

"That's not necessary. I have roughly written a few articles, and the investigation of the farmland just mentioned is just one of them."

Zhu Qizhen winked, Wynn passed the note over, and Shang Ren, as if he had found a treasure, fixed his eyes on every word on it, for fear of missing one.

"I'm just giving you a few suggestions, and the rest is up to you. A gentleman is quick at deeds but slow at words, so there's no need for me to say more about the reasoning behind it?"

Shang Ren took a step back, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your instruction!"

(End of this chapter)