Chapter 101
The quiet in the imperial study room was terrible, and everyone stood there for a long time without reacting.
The emperor's order was issued, which was enough to change the fate of many officials in Dajian.
Even Mr. Wang Tingai was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Until the emperor saw him, he hurriedly knelt down and responded to the order: "I will receive the order!" After that, Mr. Wang directly called Mr. Liu, Minister of Personnel, to take his leave with him, and went to the Secretariat next to him to draft the edict.
This was unexpected by Zhao Xiaonian. After a moment of silence, he clasped his fists and thanked him: "My son thanked his father for his kindness!"
"Yeah!" The father did not become happy because of this will. His face was still very serious.
When he looked at Zhao Xiaonian, he said meaningfully: "It has been a turbulent recent period. The rebels have become more and more bold and reckless, and they can penetrate into the palace! It's so crazy. Nian'er, don't hold back, kill hard, don't keep one!"
"Yes! My son accepts the order!"
"Those traitors can't sit still in Jiangnan, and now they are going to fight to the capital! Some of our Dajian officials are actually helping the evil and helping to rebel! The wolf's ambition! Treat my kindness as weakness!"
The father looked at himself and then announced: "I will go to the West Mountain with the Queen to recuperate. From now on, the prince will be supervised by the state!"
"Long live the emperor!"
This is another bombshell, and the prince is in charge of the country. Isn’t this equivalent to saying that Zhao Xiaonian is already half the emperor?
"My son must do his duty and never dare to take it lightly!"
"Well, if it's okay, go down and prepare early!"
"yes!"
Then Zhao Xiaonian reported again: "You report to your father, there is something happening. My son wants to ask your father for advice!"
Everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Xiaonian.
The prince just got the regent, so he started to prepare to do something special?
He ignored the eyes of others and continued to report: "Reporting to my father, the sons' ministers' performance last month was good. If they wanted to expand the scale, the court would buy private land and then distribute it to landless farmers, so that the people in the world can have land planting and allocate it to self-reliance. Only in this way can the country be stable and resolve the grain production deficit caused by wars in recent years!"
"Well..." When he mentioned this, the father attached great importance to it and nodded slightly, "The distribution of land in the west of Beijing did allow the people to divide the land, but some people also mentioned memorials and said, "You are interested in lowering the price and forcing those landlords to sell land. Is this a matter?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaonian frowned and shook his head and said, "Father, I don't know that the price of a mu of land in the west of the capital is twenty taels of silver. This is all collected from those landlords who are willing to sell land. I have also actually investigated it. The fields received are not considered fertile land. They are either on the mountain or on the terrain is rugged and the distance is far away. They have not sold fertile land? Moreover, I have never forced others to sell land! Twenty taels of silver should not be considered cheap, right? How can I get a low price? If my father doesn't believe it, the document for selling land is still there, you can check it."
"Is that true?" The emperor raised a little doubt: "But there are at least twelve officials who jointly participated in you, how do you explain?"
Hearing this, without waiting for Zhao Xiaonian to answer, the Minister of Revenue behind him knelt forward and started to report: "Your Majesty, this is clearly a false accusation!"
"What? False accusation?"
"Yes!" The Minister of Revenue said righteously, and his eyes swept across several old masters. He said loudly: "The transaction price of my large-scale fertile land is set by the court. Private land transactions also require tax verification to the court. The price of fertile land per acre cannot be less than eight taels of silver! In recent years, the highest trading price of private land received by the court is 10 taels. If it is Jiangnan, it will be a little higher, but it is 12 taels at most. Twenty taels are not bought fertile land? Then how could the Prince of the Crown Prince lower the price? It is obvious that someone took the opportunity to raise the price and cheated His Prince of the Crown Prince, and he would also put a deception!"
Hearing this, the emperor's brows tightened slightly.
At this moment, the Minister of Justice also knelt down: "Your Majesty, I also heard the news. A generation of legend in the west of the capital said that His Highness the Crown Prince spent his money to buy land for tenants, so the local landlords and the magistrate joined forces to deliberately raise the price and sell the bad land to His Highness at a high price to take the opportunity to make profits. This is a cheating and a crime. I think it is ordered to arrest these gangsters and punish them severely! Otherwise, if His Highness the Crown Prince seeks thoughts for the people, spends his own money to buy land for the people, and finally lets these evil people benefit, then what is the reputation of my great construction? Where is the majesty?"
"Bastard! They can buy land with just ten taels of silver, so they can cheat them into twenty taels!? What a bad guy! Nian'er, you must investigate this matter carefully and punish it strictly!"
Bang-
He then slapped a picture on the table while walking, and then moved forward: "Take it and take a look!"
Suddenly, several adults behind could not sit still and knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, this matter is not my original intention. This was what Master Xu asked me to jointly sign. I also think that the Crown Prince is doing a good thing, a good thing!"
Chen Wen, the Minister of War, knelt down and shivered, and shouted hurriedly: "I have been deceived. I should go and see it. I ask the emperor to forgive me. Your Highness the Crown Prince. This memorial is not my original intention!"
I took it over and looked at the note. I knew who handed it without guessing it. Zhao Xiaonian couldn't help but jumped.
These guys are very keen on survival!
Then he closed the memorial and Zhao Xiaonian looked at his father and reported again: "I will report to my father. I will investigate the high price of land, but I will ask my father to make clear one thing."
"Well, say!" The father nodded with satisfaction and signaled him to continue speaking.
Zhao Xiaonian said: "It is not realistic to buy land with only one person's money, but now, as long as this method is feasible, I think that I can spend money to purchase private land and fill it with public land. In this way, those tenants and people who do not have land can be alleviated and are beneficial to taxes. Moreover, it will be easier for the imperial court to spend money to collect private land. As long as the price is reasonable and there is enough public land collected, I believe that the people can live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Yeah! OK!"
At this moment, Li Tong and Xiangye Li stood up and shouted loudly: "I think it's inappropriate!"
Suddenly, everyone looked at Master Li!
He looked at Zhao Xiaonian and reported immediately: "There are so many acres in the world. There are millions of people who have no land planting. Even if one person and one acre of land is divided, tens of millions of taels of silver are needed. Where does this silver come from? The loss of winter this year has not been reported yet? Lord Wang, if we follow the loss of previous years, how much surplus will the national treasury be in the year?"
"Ah? Uh...Your...Your report to the emperor, the surplus of the national treasury last year was only six million taels. This year, because of the continuous wars, the loss was quite large. Not only did there be no surplus, I'm afraid it would have to be taken from the treasury. Now there is only two million taels of silver in the treasury... Now there are still one million taels of silver to be prepared to be built in the Dangzhou Palace in the spring of next year, so..."
I didn't say the following words, but everyone could hear this.
With this little money, it is impossible to buy private land.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaonian suddenly said, "So, my son wants to preside over this autumn auction! Please be sure to accept the favor of your father!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at him!
I suddenly felt a powerful force of pressure!
Chapter completed!