Chapter 538: Evil People Still Need to Be Punished by Evil People! Butchers and Cruel Officials!
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Is the food coming?
Faced with this problem, Xia Yuanji was speechless.
If it was really coming, Xia Yuanji would have returned to Beijing long ago. What was he still doing here?
These powerful gentry are the most difficult to deal with, but they are fully prepared and have a lot of excuses. Anyway, they just complain to him about poverty, money and food!
But the imperial court is almost too poor to open the pot!
Especially in Beizhili, due to the disaster caused by Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han Dynasty, grain production has been greatly reduced!
When he thought of this, Xia Yuanji immediately looked at Zhu Gaoxu fiercely.
"His Royal Highness the King of Han!"
"There must be an explanation for the reduction in grain production in Beizhili, right?"
"The grain production in the north has always been inferior to that in the south. Although this is a fact, since His Highness the King of Han went to Peiping, the taxes and grains submitted by Beizhili to the court have been getting worse every year!"
"Isn't the money increasing year by year?" Zhu Gaoxu asked with a smile.
There is no way to reduce grain production in Beizhili.
In the past few years, he has been vigorously developing industry and commerce in Beizhili, building factories and creating a business circle.
Once the factory is built, it will naturally need manpower.
Because major factories have set strict salary systems, workers can support their families when they start working, and they naturally invite friends to work in the factory.
But as a result, the number of farmers willing to continue farming has been greatly reduced!
There is no way around this!
After all, the wages you get from working in a factory, after taxes are deducted, are far more than what you earn from farming.
After years of hard work farming, I am very tired. After excluding the high and heavy taxes, there is basically not much left, and it is difficult to support my family!
In contrast to the two, more and more people are choosing to work in factories.
Along with the explosive development of commerce in Beizhili, many farmers were indirectly driven to abandon farming and engage in business, transforming themselves into traveling businessmen.
Even after Zhu Gaoxu discussed with Guo Zi and others, they opened the farmland support fund at Daming Bank to help farmers who were willing to farm.
But compared with the previous two options, this farmland is indeed not as good as theirs!
In this way, there are fewer and fewer people cultivating the fields, and food production will naturally decrease.
Zhu Gaoxu had considered this, but he didn't take it to heart.
As long as Zheng He brought those high-yielding grain crops, the Ming Dynasty's current number of farmers and cultivated land area would be able to fully supply grain.
Later, in order to develop the Ming Dynasty's industry and commerce, Zhu Gaoxu focused exclusively on this, and he did not pay much attention to the decrease in farmers.
The result was unimaginable. In just two years, Ming Dynasty was in a food shortage situation!
Zheng He has not been heard from yet!
High-yielding crops are nowhere to be seen!
If we don't find a way to solve the problem of food shortage, the Ming Dynasty will really be in chaos!
After all, food is the most important thing for people!
If your Lao Zhu family makes it impossible for us to eat, we will dare to pull you down!
Zhu Gaoxu patted Lao Xiatou on the shoulder, then smiled and said.
"The food hasn't arrived, that's normal!"
"Otherwise, why would I come to Jiangnan?"
"You have to be tough against those powerful and evil gentry!"
Xia Yuanji: "???"
What?
Come hard?
Directly deploy troops to besiege the city?
Let me go to your uncle’s house!
"Ahem, Your Highness the King of Han, is it too much to deploy troops to besiege the city?"
"Furthermore, His Royal Highness the King of Han has no orders from the Ministry of War. If you act like this, where will the imperial court be placed? Where will your Majesty be placed..."
"Okay, okay, old Xia Tou, you really need to lower your head!"
Zhu Gaoxu roared angrily,
"I'm not here to help you solve your problem. You're just doing nothing!"
"If the old man hadn't gone to Peking in person to beg me, I wouldn't be happy to come. Whoever wants to do this offending chore can do it!"
Hearing this, Xia Yuanji smiled bitterly and shook his head, not daring to say anything more.
How could he not know why the imperial court's control over Jiangnan was declining year by year? Wasn't it because the voices of the Jiangnan gentry in the court gradually became louder!
Although since the "North and South Ranking Case" in the reign of Emperor Taizu, the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were divided into northern and southern candidates, ensuring the fairness and justice of the imperial examination.
However, after taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, there is no fairness in their respective futures.
The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have a profound background, and most of the important officials in the court are from the south. This has resulted in southern officials having more and more say in the court!
Today, the emperor is an emperor on horseback, and he only thinks about the Northern Expedition and completing his great achievements of becoming an emperor through the ages!
Prince Zhu Gaochi is a benevolent monarch and has always upheld the concept of governing the country with benevolence!
The combination of these reasons eventually led to the Jiangnan gentry becoming more arrogant, domineering and unscrupulous!
At present, the imperial court is facing the dilemma of food shortage. They don't want to serve the country loyally and ruin their families to provide relief. They still have the shame to continue to default on the taxes and grain they owe to the imperial court!
It can be said that Cheng has the four words "feeling confident" written on his face!
Facing such evil gentry and powerful men, only the bloody butcher can stop them!
And the most notorious butcher in the Yongle Dynasty is none other than Han King Zhu Gaoxu!
At this thought, Xia Yuanji could only sigh.
"His Royal Highness the King of Han!"
"Leave those evil gentry and powerful men to Your Highness!"
"I will send you a letter and report everything that happened here to Your Majesty!"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, saying there was no pressure.
Anyway, there is an old man behind the scenes, and even if he washes Jiangnan's blood, he will not be punished afterwards!
"Hou Chengzhong!"
"Lead troops into the city and UU read books www.uukanｓhu.net to take over the city defense!"
"In addition, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to disturb the people. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"
"General, take the order!" Hou Chengzhong took the order and left without any hesitation.
When he saw the Holy Life Gold Medal, his heart fell back into his stomach!
Since you have nothing to worry about, let’s make a scene!
"By order of the King of Han!"
"Open the city gate immediately. Anyone who disobeys the order will be treated as treason!"
Hou Chengzhong shouted loudly outside the city, which frightened the soldiers defending the city so much that their legs almost gave out.
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han, what is he trying to do? Is it possible that he really wants to rebel?
However, when they saw Xia Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, rushing towards him and also asking to open the city gate, everyone no longer hesitated and opened the city gate obediently.
Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu may rebel,
But Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, would never do it!
After all, he, Xia Yuanji, is one of His Majesty's closest confidants!
Zhu Gaoxu rode a tall horse and entered Songjiang Fucheng!
At the same time, an urgent message arrived in Beijing.
After the Ministry of War officials checked, they turned pale with fright and rushed to the check-in room of the Minister of War.
"What a disaster!"
"Sir, what a disaster!"
"The King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, is planning to rebel!"
Jin Zhong: “???”
What?
rebellion?
The king of Han rebelled?
Mr. Jin was stunned for a moment, then he took the report and started reading it.
This was an urgent report from Jinshan Guard Commander Hou Chengzhong, who truthfully reported that he had received the order from the King of Han.
Jin Zhong read it carefully, and then his expression became strange.
After thinking for a long time, he sighed.
"Make up a military deployment order!"
Everyone: "???"
What?
Am I crazy?
Can the Ministry of War transfer order be supplemented?
What the hell does this mean?
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