The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1745

[1745. Chapter 1659 The overall situation has been decided]

has been decided. Interest is waived, but the principal still has to be repaid.

This is tantamount to giving these gentry some preferential treatment.

Of course… these gentry still owe money to Xishan Bank, but at least… they can breathe a sigh of relief.

This is of course grace.

But Emperor Hongzhi asked them to exchange land for land in Luzon with the same acre of land south of the Yangtze River, which was unacceptable to the gentry.

That Zhou Tangsheng said: “…”

He felt like he was going to faint.

Go… to Luzon?

Oh my god, my ancestors are all here. Doesn’t this mean they were exiled from the army?

But Fang Jifan looked at Zhou Tangsheng with a smile and said, “Congratulations, congratulations, Your Majesty is so generous and has given me the rain. Why don’t you thank him quickly?”

Fang Jifan’s words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Zhou Tangsheng’s expression to suddenly change.

He immediately understood the implication of Fang Jifan’s words.

This is already a grace, including waiving their loans and allowing them to exchange their land to Luzon. Grace is so, so what if there is no grace…?

Thinking further, if what your Majesty has come is not grace, but the wrath of thunder, then…

Zhou Tang shuddered violently, but…

he burst into tears, prostrated himself in the tunnel and said: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty… …My ancestors were all born and buried here, and the ancestral hall is here. I really don’t dare to move here, so please Your Majesty…”

Emperor Hongzhi looked calm and relaxed, and he gradually began to grasp the rhythm: “You But you can move all your ancestors to Luzon. If you don’t have enough manpower, I can help you.” When

Zhou Tangsheng and other students heard this, they thought, “What the hell, do you want to dig up our ancestors’ graves?”

But the anger that flashed through his heart instantly disappeared.

Because they thought of the next question, so what if you dig up your ancestral grave, even if it means crushing the bones and scattering ashes?

He looked miserable. He didn’t move today. He didn’t know what the consequences would be…but…the emperor still didn’t put them to death. After all…he still left a way for them to escape. At least they could go to Luzon, where, Although I don’t know what the situation is like, at least… I still have fields and can still live a life!

Ordinary people, if they suffer an unreasonable disaster, will starve and cannot survive, so they will rebel.

But the gentry are different. Their families have great businesses, so why should they rebel?

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi said again: “The measurement of Luzon’s fields and Jiangnan’s fields needs to be tightened up. In my opinion, send people to Luzon first to let them get familiar with the environment. Otherwise, they will know nothing. In the future, How to run the family business? Of course… The gentry has many families, so the navy will definitely help them. Fortunately, Luzon is not far away, so there won’t be any serious problems, and everything will be safe. This is the best thing. .”

Emperor Hongzhi showed a gentle look on his face.

He only seeks purpose.

As long as the goal is achieved, Emperor Hongzhi has a gentle nature, and everything will be easy.

He showed a faint smile and continued: “Please use my internal funds to pay for the expenses along the way. It is not easy for their family to move. It is not easy to get the materials. They also need to issue an order. They are new to Luzon. After they arrive in Luzon, President Luzon Soldier Xu Pengju needs a good job to relocate them. Luzon may be uneasy and needs to be sent more manpower to guard them closely. “

Although Emperor Hongzhi had made many arrangements, Zhou Tangsheng and others were all desperate at this moment.

Fang Jifan wrote them down one by one and couldn’t help but interject: “Your Majesty is kind-hearted and unparalleled in benevolence and justice. I think all the gentry will be extremely grateful to your Majesty. Even if they go to Luzon in the future, you know that your Majesty is thinking of them.”

Emperor Hongzhi Then he smiled and said: “They are all my people, regardless of each other. How can I favor one over the other? Let alone let them go to Luzon. Firstly, this Luzon is indeed a rare land of fish and rice. Secondly, it is also for my Ming Dynasty This is a move

that

benefits the country and the people. Oh, Jifan, where are the yellow records of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River?

“

Zhou Tangsheng: “…”

Zhou Tangsheng originally felt that he should struggle hard at this time, at least cry bitterly, or beg for mercy. He should try again.

But after hearing this sentence, you said it was a coincidence or not. After reading the book, he understood that everything was over.

This decision… was already planned.

Fang Jifan winked at the person behind him. The person understood, and after a while, he actually came with a large pile of yellow books.

This yellow book is the government’s registration of the gentry and common people. To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the household registration.

Such a large pile of yellow books was sent to Emperor Hongzhi.

But the paper is brand new.

Obviously, this is not like being found among the old papers piled up in the local government office. This is simply a yellow book that was re-investigated.

But he saw Emperor Hongzhi looking at Zhou Tangsheng: “What is your name?”

Zhou Tangsheng stammered: “Little citizen Zhou Tangsheng…”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan: “Is there Zhou Tangsheng…?”

Fang Jifan said with bright eyes: “This It’s really a stroke of luck. When I tell you, I don’t believe it myself. I actually remember a man named Zhou Tangsheng. Your Majesty…I’ll look for it…”

He pressed the first pronunciation of “zhou” with familiarity, and quickly turned out a small stack of yellow books. Soon, he turned out a large piece of paper, which was densely packed… and handed it to Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi He opened his mouth and said slowly: “The Zhou family in Xuancheng County, Ningguo Prefecture, South Zhili, has been an official for generations and has a scholarly family. After the Song Dynasty doctor Zhou Yan… there are seventy-nine Dings in the household, two hundred and seventeen… “

Zhou Tangsheng could only tremble when he heard this, and the other gentry were even more frightened.

The ding represents the number of people serving in corvee, generally referring to adult men, while the mouth represents the specific population of the family.

Because Zhou Tangsheng is a rich family, there are no family divisions. There is a large population. Among the yellow lists that can be entered, the Zhou family is only counted as one family. But now… this family, young and old, seems to be counted clearly. Chu.

When was it counted? How is it calculated?

It was okay not to listen, but after hearing this, Zhou Tangsheng felt fear in his heart.

He was frightened and trembling in his heart, but he heard Emperor Hongzhi continue to read, how many pigs, how many cows, and how many acres of the house there were in the family, how many famous children had been born in the family… clearly… clearly… in vain.

After Emperor Hongzhi finished reading, he couldn’t help but look at Fang Jifan with approval. To be honest, Fang Jifan was always lazy about other things, but he was very energetic about things like this. Of course, the Statistics Department of the cabinet can also be said to be It is a great contribution.

Emperor Hongzhi put down the yellow book of the Zhou family, looked up at Zhou Tangsheng and said: “Zhou Qing’s family, this is not wrong, right? If there are any mistakes, you can point them out.”

For the first time, Emperor Hongzhi no longer addressed each other with symmetry, but changed it to For the Qing family.

But Zhou Tangsheng didn’t feel comfortable at all. Instead, he was out of his mind. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground and said tremblingly: “No… that’s right, not even a single ox is missing.” The

other gentry were all horrified, and they looked at the man uneasily. On the desk, there are piles of pornographic books… Come to think of it… Zhou Tangsheng must be indispensable for them.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “That’s good. We will migrate according to the yellow book. What do the Qing family think? Is there anything else you want to say?”

Zhou Tangsheng’s face turned sallow and he tried hard to squeeze out a sentence through his teeth: “No… no more.” , My Emperor is Mingming…”

Emperor Hongzhi naturally saw the complicated look in Zhou Tangsheng’s eyes, but he smiled and said: “You are my subject after all, so you don’t have to worry about anything when you go to Luzon.”

A group of gentry and others.

The scholars, under the comfort of Emperor Hongzhi, resigned one after another.

Many people felt their legs were weak when they came out.

Many people’s faces were ashen. If in the past, when encountering such unfair things, they would have to gather together to discuss a few words. But Zhou Tangsheng, like all the gentry, looked around vigilantly, but they had no intention of joining in the discussion with others. Instead, he lowered his head, as if he didn’t dare to make a sound. Even his walking became tiptoeing, and he quickly disappeared into the sea of people.

…………

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi sat comfortably in the Duke of Wei’s mansion.

Several maids came forward to peel the crabs for Emperor Hongzhi.

These excellent crabs are extremely plump and fresh from the steamer. Below is a small plate of ginger vinegar and a plate of mung bean noodles smoked with chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens.

It was like eating like a homely meal, but it made Emperor Hongzhi move his index finger.

When he saw the maid peeling the crab meat, he said, “I’m here in person, you don’t have to wait on me.”

The maids were also nervous and hurriedly left.

Fang Jifan was sitting across from him, already shaking his crab legs happily, biting the shell in disgrace, eating the crab meat, and spitting out the shell.

Emperor Hongzhi imitated the appearance of the maid just now, but he peeled the shell gracefully.

The most delicious thing about Jiangnan crabs is the crab roe. Emperor Hongzhi felt that although it was bland, it had a different taste.

Soon, Mrs. Zhu took out the silver pot with a slight trembling. The aroma of wine could be smelled from a distance. Mrs. Zhu said: “Your Majesty, you can’t eat crabs without drinking some wine. The palace once brewed some daughter’s red wine.” “My concubine warmed it up. Your Majesty can have a taste.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and held a crab that was full of yellow in his hand. After eating the crab roe, he suddenly became happy and said, “Shangshan Supervisor really deserves to be punished. There are so many.” The delicacies of mountains and seas are not as good as a crab.”

After saying this, Emperor Hongzhi said to Zhu: “I will take care of the food myself, you don’t have to wait on me personally.”

Zhu saluted, but he smiled. Fang Jifan always felt that Zhu was very powerful. , the skills of the ancients were really profound and profound. The old lady who never left home could study this in her prime years. This shows that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

After Emperor Hongzhi ate all the crab roe in the crab shell, he showed his majesty again: “Successor, will these gentry be filled with righteous indignation and want to plot evil?”

This is what Emperor Hongzhi was worried about.

“Your Majesty…” Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, my ministers will definitely not dare to guarantee it with their heads.”

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(End of chapter)