The latest instant noodles from the Imperial Daily are all sent out of the capital on horseback. If you go non-stop all the way from the capital to the most remote provinces, it will take about half a month. In other words, after half a month, as long as you have read the Imperial Daily

Everyone knows about His Majesty the Emperor's generous investment of 30 million taels of silver in building roads.

The whole Ming Dynasty was in an uproar!

Countless people are discussing this huge undertaking. The total investment of 30 million taels of silver is a figure that many people have not heard enough about and have never thought about.

Suzhou.

"Hey, pinch me and see if I'm not dreaming." Two businessmen were talking in the street, and one of them said.

ah!

Screaming like a slaughtered pig.

"Sure enough, I wasn't dreaming!" the pinched businessman murmured with a pale face. "Thirty million taels! How many boxes would it cost to exchange for silver dollars? If only I could participate."

"Come on, stop dreaming. Didn't you see what was said above? You have to donate three thousand acres of land. Not only this, but also other things. You have to have three thousand acres of land in your name, and then donate it all.

Get out." Another businessman said disdainfully.

"Yes, if I had known earlier, I would have bought more land, but now I can't even buy it." The businessman sighed.

"Yes, who would have thought that His Majesty the Holy Emperor's move back would cost thirty million taels. This bait is too big." The companion was the same, with a look of regret on his face.

Scenes and conversations like this took place in various provinces and counties of the Ming Dynasty. There were not many clever ways to buy land, but many people thought of it. As a result, people who were interested in getting a share of the national road construction plan rushed away in droves.

When I went to buy land, it was obvious that the land price had been exorbitant.

For many businessmen, an acre of good irrigated land only costs a dozen taels of silver, while cheap sloping land and poor water conservancy conditions are even cheaper. Three thousand acres of land costs only tens of thousands of taels of silver.

.Sprinkle some water!

However, businessmen are not stupid and will not go to those big landowners to buy. After all, the good land is in their hands and the price is more expensive, so they are looking for homesteaders. They buy piece by piece, buy it at a premium, and buy it.

After that, they will still be farmed by the other party and will be taken back when the government wants it.

As a result, the silver coins slipped from the hands of these merchants to the hands of farmers.

Zhejiang Province, a certain rural area.

A farmer's family is busy and noisy. This is a typical middle peasant family. The family has more than ten acres of irrigated land, has enough food and clothing, and the house is made of bricks and large tiles. The family is well off.

"I'll beat you to death for being an unfilial son. You have sold your family's land." An old farmer with gray hair and dark skin was angrily chasing his son with a hoe and beating him. His son was 20 years old.

He is not old, but looks like he is in his early years, and has a strong body.

"Dad, dad, listen to me, listen to me!" The young man ran very fast, hiding everywhere. He couldn't do it if he didn't hurry up. His father really wanted to hoe him to death!

Next to him, his two younger brothers and sisters looked on in horror, not understanding what was going on. However, their mother, an old rural woman, heard the commotion and came out. She rushed towards the old farmer and yelled, and stopped the old farmer.

"Master, what are you doing? You want to beat the baby to death!" the old woman cried.

"Go and ask this unfilial son yourself." The old farmer chased for a while, but his initial anger was over and he stopped panting.

"Baby, what happened to make your father so angry?" the old woman asked with tears in her eyes.

"Mom, it's nothing, I just sold my family's land." The young man said nonchalantly.

This attitude immediately made his father full of anger again, and he raised his hoe to kill him! The young man's shocking remarks almost made his mother faint from fright.

"You...you..." The old woman pointed at her son, her breathing suddenly became rapid, and when she saw that she couldn't breathe, she was about to carry him.

"My dear, don't scare me." The old farmer was so frightened that he didn't know what to do and could only hug him.

"Mom!" The young man had some sense and knew what to do at this time. After rushing towards him, he kept trying to help his mother, and finally managed to get over it.

"What the hell!" The old farmer hugged the old woman, with tears in his eyes, and fell to the ground. After some tossing, the old woman took a few big breaths and slowly passed. Taking advantage of this opportunity to calm down, the young man

Start speaking out your thoughts.

"Dad, the emperor has said that the land will be divided when the time comes. The standard is five acres per person. If we sell the land now, we will still be divided when the time comes. Our family of six will be...

"The young man couldn't figure it out anymore. He turned around and shouted to his younger brother who was huddled in the corner, "Brother, please calculate how much it is."

"Ah, oh, okay." The youngest child hiding in the corner was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly started counting. After using his hands and feet, the answer came out, "It's thirty acres."

"Yes, it's thirty acres. Dad, look, there will still be thirty acres of land, and now there will still be so much money." The young man took out the money from selling the land and put it in front of his father. His little calculation

He is really smart. Not only will the thirty acres of land be free by then, but now he can still get the money after selling it in advance.

"Dad, let me tell you, if we don't sell it now, no one will buy it after this time. It's all land that needs to be divided. Who will buy it back when they are full and let the emperor divide it in vain?"

"Then tell me why someone is buying it now!" The old farmer said with a face full of disbelief. The emperor's land allocation did affect the land transaction. Originally, his family was planning to buy the land, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to buy it.

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"I heard people reading the newspaper, saying that the emperor wants to build roads and purchase materials from all over the world. Those who want to do business with the emperor must first hand over 3,000 acres of land. That's why some people are buying land now." The young man explained.

With.

"You melon boy, you have sold your land now. What will we eat and drink during this period? Who knows when the emperor will divide the land? We have been talking about it for so long, but there is no movement." Speaking of this, the old farmer was also confused.

The resentment on the face.

"This..." The young man had no choice but to defend himself, "When the emperor comes to build the road, I will just go to work. We will not starve to death after all. Wait."

It will be fine if we divide the land."

"Hey..." The young man's words finally made the old farmer not so angry. The land has been sold. What else can he do? It's really not a reward. His son was beaten to death. He came to the land seller.

The old farmer looked into the distance with a melancholy look on his face, his eyes blank.

"Dad, I want to go into business." Looking at the bulging money bag, the young man swallowed and said cautiously. What greeted him was the eyes of the old farmer who suddenly understood everything.

...........

Zhejiang is the same county town, but it is a county, not a countryside.

The solemn and tidy big family is having a meeting at the Xie family's mansion. As a big family, it is obvious that they have an ancestor like you in their family, otherwise the family would have been separated long ago and there would not be such cohesion.

In the meeting hall, Mr. Xie was sitting. Below him were his sons and the sons of his uncles and brothers. The hall was full of people, making up a large crowd. However, Mr. Xie's eldest son was not there. He was an official outside.

"Let's talk about it. You've all read the newspaper and what you think." Mr. Xie spoke.

"Dad, the land our family owns for several houses totals more than 3,000 acres. Should we give it all away?" The old man's second son spoke. Looking at his expression, it was obvious that he was very reluctant.

"Second brother, you are confused. The eldest brother has written a letter a long time ago, saying that the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an official document and transferred many officials to Hebei. It is said that many of them are the disciples and grandsons of several cabinet elders. Hebei may not be able to escape now. Hebei is finished.

"How far can we go in Zhejiang? Rather than having the land taken away in vain by then, it is better to donate it yourself now and still have a good time and participate in the road construction plan." The old man's third son had different opinions.

"Those are still too far away. If we donate the land, we will lose our livelihood immediately. How can this be a good thing?" Another middle-aged man in a somewhat shabby dress said. He is not the son of an old man, and his family does not have a lot of money. He still rents crops.

Once the land in Gongzhong was given away, he would immediately lose his livelihood.

"You haven't read the newspaper, haven't you? It's been mentioned above. Now we just register it and the government will get the title deed. When the land reform comes to us, the government will take back the land. Now we still grow the land ourselves." Lao San looked at it differently.

Looking at the other person, making the other person's face turn red.

"But five thousand acres of land is donated. It's a bit much." Another middle-aged man said with a pity expression. He also had some land in his name. Although it was not owned by the public, it was a family meeting at this time and the decision was made.

All members of the family must obey the decisions made.

"You are stupid. If you don't use it now, will it be useful later?" Lao San was a little confused. Why are these guys so stubborn? He also has more land than them, but he is not like this.

"I think it's not necessarily possible to divide the land. The emperor can only talk about it, otherwise Hebei Province wouldn't have been settled until now?" This is the opinion of the opponents, and it is also the view from the bottom of his heart. They don't believe it from the bottom of their hearts.

Your own land can also be taken away by others.

"Yes, besides, the newspaper said that it only requires three thousand. How about we only donate three thousand and keep the rest first." We came up with a compromise opinion.

"You are looking for death. The newspaper said that those who exceed three thousand must give away all the land in their name. Otherwise, when the county magistrate divides the land, he will find out that our family still has land. This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. If you want to

Their families were confiscated, their families were exterminated, and they were sent to Liaodong." The third child was puzzled. These guys didn't read the newspapers carefully.

"Hehe, that's what I said, that's what I said." The man who came up with the idea smiled and backed away.

"How about this..." Another person came out to offer suggestions. The entire meeting hall was in chaos and it was impossible to make a decision.

"Ahem!" Seeing the chaos, the old man coughed twice and immediately calmed down. His cloudy eyes scanned the family members and said weakly, "Since you can't agree on the same thing, let's separate the families.

After childbirth, you can make up your own mind."

As soon as the family division was announced, everything fell silent. Not long after, the execution began in silence, and the big family disappeared into thin air and turned into several small families.
Chapter completed!