Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 15: The Confused Prefects and Counties

"My next official, Nie Zishi, the chief envoy of Beiping Prefecture, will lead the magistrates of seven counties and four prefectures of Beiping Prefecture to see His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"The next official, Zhai Shanfang, the magistrate of Daxing County, sees His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"Guo An, the prefect of Wanping County, sees His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"Xiaguan Liangxiang County Magistrate..."

After the eleven prefectures and counties had introduced themselves one by one, Yan Wang Zhu Di sat on the throne and said in a calm tone.

"Get up, everyone!"

"Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!"

Nie Zishi quickly thanked him, and then took Guo An and other magistrates to stand around.

Zhu Di sat on the throne, quietly watching Guo An and other prefects and counties.

And all the magistrates and magistrates who were aggressive at the chief envoy of Beiping Mansion yesterday also became timid after entering the Palace of King Yan.

Standing in front of Yan Wang Zhu Di, he was honest and did not say a word.

In the entire Chengxin Hall, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

In the end, it was Nie Zishi who stood up to bear all this.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness King Yan, the reason why Xiaguan and others came this time is because of the reclamation of wasteland!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Di seemed to know nothing, looking expectantly at Nie Zishi.

"Could it be that you all have come up with a good plan to reclaim the wasteland?"

"His Royal Highness, this matter is not what His Royal Highness thinks..."

Nie Zishi's face was slightly stiff, a little embarrassed.

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was stunned, subconsciously looked up at His Highness's prefects and prefects, then looked at Nie Zishi again and asked, "Since you didn't come up with a good plan, what are you waiting for all the prefects and prefects to find this king?"

Nie Zishi bit the bullet and said: "His Royal Highness, all the prefects and counties feel that it is really difficult to cultivate [-] hectares of land in two years, so I am here to beg Your Highness..."

Before Nie Zi could finish telling the truth, Ma Zhengjiang, the magistrate of Tongzhou, stood up and bowed to Zhu Di as if he had been stimulated by something.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, the King of Zhongshan guarded Beiping Mansion for more than ten years, relying on the power of hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Mansion, he cultivated [-] hectares of fertile land.

We only have tens of thousands of people in one state and one county. How can we reclaim [-] hectares of fertile land within two years? "

The words of Ma Zhengjiang, the magistrate of Tongzhou, were like a flag of faith, and all the prefects and counties of His Highness also stepped forward to persuade Zhu Di.

"Exactly, His Royal Highness, the people of the states and counties are all poor, and at most eat half full every day. Even if it is difficult to cultivate our own fields, how is it possible to reclaim wasteland now?"

"Your Highness, the most important thing is that there are only tens of thousands of people in our prefectures and counties. Not only do we not have enough labor to reclaim wasteland, even if we reclaim [-] hectares of land, there is not enough labor to cultivate it..."

"..."

The entire hall fell silent, only the indignant words of those prefects and prefects!

On the side, Guo An's eyes widened, his face was full of shock.

These new magistrates are so brave!

The first time you came to visit Zhu Di, did you just persuade him like this?
Moreover, this is not persuasion, it is obviously an accusation!

Could it be that this Zhu Lao Si in front of him is really a magnanimous Mingjun?

I still think that the heads hanging on the gate of Beiping city and the gate of the chief envoy's office are just for fun!
Thinking about it, Guo An secretly raised his head and looked up.

Sure enough, the complexion of Zhu Laosi on the throne had already turned dark!

Um?wrong!

Guo An felt cold in his heart, looked carefully, and met a pair of cold eyes directly.

Fourth Zhu is actually staring at him again?

Guo An only felt his scalp go numb!
"interesting!"

Zhu Di above felt more and more that Guo An, the magistrate of Wanping County, was a little interesting, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved!

However, this scene directly made His Highness, all the magistrates who were filled with anger, thought that King Yan Zhu Di was mocking them, and they were even more angry!
"If His Royal Highness King Yan insists on doing this, the officials and others can only admit that they are not capable enough, and submit their resignations to the chief envoy and the Ministry of Officials!"

"Submit your resignation?"

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, and his face suddenly became gloomy, staring straight at the prefects and counties below.

"Wait, is this coming to the king's palace?

This king just asked you to reclaim a barren field, and each of you didn't think about how to reclaim the barren land or how to benefit the people. The first thing you did when you took office was to go to Beiping Chief Envoy to threaten Shangguan, and now you are directly threatening me. ? "

"Your Highness, forgive me. Everything that the officials and others said is true. It is His Highness who was deceived by treacherous ministers..."

"Fucking your mother, you are a fool... No, you are an old fool!" Zhu Di was furious.

All the prefects and prefects who were still going to continue to argue with Zhu Di widened their eyes and trembled all over.

The dignified King Yan is so rude, blatantly cursing them with such vulgar words!

It's an insult to the gentleman, it's an insult to the gentleman...

"Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and the common people come from it! Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, my father has issued decrees many times to encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to reclaim wasteland and the military households to farm the fields.

Why does the king want you to reclaim the barren fields once, as if you are killing each of us, pushing back and forth, not wanting to share your worries, and even coming to the palace of the king to threaten the king? "

With that said, Zhu Di stood up directly, staring at the prefects and counties.

"Ma Zhengjiang, come here and tell this king, is this the way you should be an official?"

"Your Highness forgive me, I am wronged!"

Ma Zhengjiang knelt on the ground with a plop, his face full of grievances.

Seeing this, the prefects and counties who had just spoken at the side also quickly followed Ma Zhengjiang to kneel on the ground, with grievances on their faces.

"His Royal Highness, it's not that the officials and others don't want to lead the people under our rule to reclaim wasteland. It's because the officials and others know that all the people under our rule have no food to eat, no clothes to cover their bodies, and rashly reclaim wasteland. They are killing these people!"

"Yes, Your Highness..."

"Oh, you just threatened the king to resign, and now you are crying again, are you thinking of ruling the people?"

Zhu Di sneered, and said coldly: "Then, I want to ask you, and you keep saying that you understand the people under your rule.

Then, tell me, how many acres of land do you have under your rule, how much is public land, and how much is private land? "

"Among the people in the next mile under your rule, how many people have cattle in their homes? How many people are now able to eat enough every day?"

"Or, how many people under your rule agree with the king's decree of reclamation and wasteland, and how many are against it..."

"This……"

Ma Zhengjiang and the prefects and counties were immediately speechless.

Zhu Di scolded again: "Hmph, you just came to Beiping Mansion, you didn't understand anything, just heard that the king asked you to read the decree of Huangtian, so you can't wait to come to Beiping Mansion, what is your intention?"

"Your Highness, forgive me, the officials and others..."

The faces of the prefects and county magistrates turned bitter, and just as they were about to defend themselves, Zhu Di, who was above him, waved his hands directly and fiercely.

"For people like you who have no king or people in their hearts, who only care about personal comfort, are greedy for pleasure, and are selfish, this king is too lazy to talk to you!

If you want to resign, hurry up, this king dare not let you manage the hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Mansion! "

"..."

Ma Zhengjiang and the other prefects and counties were dumbfounded now!
Immediately, his face flushed again!

……

(End of this chapter)