Chapter 142                                                                                                                             

Zhou Mengchen had no idea about the eunuch.

He only regarded the inner court as a power institution, and the people in the inner court were also people of fame and fortune. He would not change because of one more or one less. Moreover, it was already the general trend that the powerful ministers and eunuchs colluded with each other in the Ming Dynasty.

Even Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao were connected. This was also a stain on many people in later generations who commented on Zhang Juzheng.

But in Zhou Mengchen's opinion, it's nothing.

The power of eunuchs control is too great. In the Ming Dynasty's political system, eunuchs are indispensable. If you only become an official below and have less contact with eunuchs, it doesn't matter. However, it is quite irrational to enter the highest power field of the Ming Dynasty and try your best to exclude eunuchs.

Is Tengxiang Future Zhou Mengchen’s partner in the palace?

not necessarily.

This time, Zhou Mengchen was selling favors to the inner court, not to Tengxiang. Regardless of whether Tengxiang can succeed or not, it is the best, even if it fails, Huang Jin will still bear Zhou Mengchen's love.

After Zhou Mengchen discussed with Teng Xiang, Zhou Mengchen immediately grabbed Lin Run and sealed all the files.

It was just sealed. The case was not closed.

The sealing of the representatives will not be investigated now. It does not mean that the representatives will not be investigated next.

Of course, it is Zhou Mengchen's ability. Even if a case that has been closed is restarted, it is not impossible. But there is some trouble. Zhou Mengchen is also expressing his opinion to the outside world. If some people are disobedient, Zhou Mengchen can investigate the case in a targeted manner at any time.

At that time, there was no reason to be a crime to be accused of.

However, Tengxiang is still quite powerful.

When Zhou Mengchen abolished the old salt administration rules and initiated the new laws, there was no trouble at all in the court and the country.

Zhou Mengchen could not make his own decisions about major events like the Salt Administration. He must report them to the court.

However, with Xu Jie there, there were not many opponents in the court and the opposition. Xu Jie's prestige could suppress everything, and most civil servants had no benefits in it. After all, these interests were occupied by the Yan Party. There were also the interests of a few civil servants, such as Wang Daokun.

Wang Daokun's family was a salt merchant. The political insecurity of salt merchants made the salt merchants work hard to urge their children to study. Most of the children of salt merchants were not very good. After all, they were born in wealth and had money to spend and play. When they were young, they mostly could not understand their parents' good intentions. Only a few people could persevere and achieve success in their ministers.

For example, Wang Daokun.

Zhou Mengchen naturally would not give Wang Daokun face. He not only gave face, but also gave face very much. His slight tilt in his hands made the Wang family a leader among the salt merchants.

The Wang family was also very tactful. They were immediately willing to donate more than 100,000 taels to set up a three-point academy in Yangzhou. They specialized in teaching Qixue, and all the teachers were invited from Datong Academy and Liuyi Academy.

This is not the Three Kingdoms by thirds.

It is the world's three-point bright moon night, and two-point scoundrels are in Yangzhou. Moreover, three-point academy has included the famous buildings and three-point buildings in Yangzhou. Three-point building is also called the three-point bright moon building.

It can be seen that Yangzhou people are proud. People say that two-part scoundrels are in Yangzhou. Yangzhou people insist on building the three-part scoundrels. This shows that the world has three-part scoundrels are in Yangzhou. And three-part scoundrels are not alone.

Instead, on the edge of a small lake, the pavilions and towers are endless.

It can be said to be a garden-style academy.

In this way, Qi science has also had a foundation in Jiangbei.

In this way, after a little embarrassment, a new order in Yangzhou City gradually formed.

Zhou Mengchen could not be in Yangzhou for a long time. He was going to return to Nanjing to take charge. After all, he would completely hand over the rectification of the military to Li Sui, and he was not very relieved. But before leaving.

He took Lin Run to do the last thing.

It is to inspect the salt field.

The first salt field was chosen as the place that Zhou Mengchen was more familiar with, that is, the Salt Port.

This salt port is where the Japanese pirates were defeated in the past.

But there is no trace of battle at this moment. Only the weeds that have grown dozens of miles still make people feel like walking on the set of the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

However, Zhou Mengchen has never had few guards around him, and more than a thousand cavalry guards advanced along the road opened by the army several years ago. Although the army had been traveling through this place several years ago, many roads remained.

After all, the roads opened up by large marches are often the originator of the original roads.

The most obvious one is the road between Yunnan and Yunnan. Their main road is almost the marching road when the Ming army entered Yunnan.

After the army passed, the people also came and went. It gradually became a road.

Zhou Mengchen dug a handful of soil and gently loosened it. He dipped it with his fingers, licked it with his tongue, and then spit it out, saying, "The land here is not much saline or alkali. In fact, you can open up land and farm."

Lin Run said: "I understand what the adults mean. After all the salt farms have been changed from the salt cooking method to the salt drying method, I will hand over all the grass here to the local government. The ban is lifted and the people are allowed to cultivate. According to the court's law, no tax will be paid for three years."

Zhou Mengchen shook his head in his heart and said to himself: "After all, I just got off from above and don't understand the world at all."

The Ming Dynasty's policy of land reclamation was always the same. That is, no tax was paid for three years, and after three years, as long as the throne was ascended to the throne in the court, the wasteland would belong to the individual. However, this policy had long been extremely corrupt.

First of all, there are very few wastelands in the Ming Dynasty, and most of them have masters. But the landlords are panicked. Many people can't figure it out. They have been trying to cultivate for several years, but they have become tenants of others.

Secondly, even if the cultivated house is settled in the yamen, it is a hurdle that is difficult to overcome. The clerks should do it, and just need to do it, and the land belongs to someone else.

After several years of hard work, there is no room for reason.

If handed over to the local area, there were only two results that were cultivated by local gentry, and these gentry suddenly had huge wealth. Another result was that these gentry were unable to cultivate, or the interests could not be reached in several aspects.

These wastelands can only be wastelands and will remain forever.

This is where there are many wastelands in the north.

Moreover, Zhou Mengchen knew that there were other problems in this land, the first was the problem of the Yellow River and the Huai River.

By following the river management, you will know that it is common for the Yellow River to seize the Huai River and enter the Huai River. The Dao River and the Dao River have always been controversial. The Dao River is what I just said, the Yellow River seizes the Huai River and enters the Huai River and goes out from the Yangtze River to the sea.

The guide to the sea is not to dig a river to the sea, because most of them could not be done in ancient times. What they did was to direct the river water into the east of the canal and into a large open space. It was to sway these grass.

If all of them become fertile land, what should we do then?

This is why in most ancient times, people who controlled water hoped to guide rivers. After all, although the amount of water in the Huanghuai River is quite large, it will not have much impact on the Yangtze River, especially the lower reaches of the river. The losses to the people are relatively small. However, there is a Yangzhou city here.

Anyway, you can't do both.

Another problem is the problem of saline-alkali land.

If you can grow grass here, the grass grows very vigorously. You can know that the soil saline-alkali composition here has been greatly reduced. Otherwise, the real saline-alkali land will almost never grow. As for the reason for saline-alkali here, it is directly related to the large amount of water sinking here.

The best way to cure saline and alkali is to wash it with water and decompose the salt of the land.

Once water conservancy is used, it is not something that one household or even some gentry can do. Either the gentry from all over the place unite, or the government will preside over the water conservancy project.

Zhou Mengchen thought about the latter.

He planned to set up several counties here to attract refugees from nearby areas. With the support of the government, he reclaimed land on a large scale, and then distributed the land to everyone to create a group of self-cultivated farmers. That is to add some vitality to the country and save more lives for the people.

But this matter is not easy to deal with, and there are various obstacles. The most important thing is that if he was just the Minister of War in Nanjing, he would not be able to do this. Fortunately, he is not only the Minister of War in Nanjing, but also the title of the governor of the six provinces. Although the title of the governor of the six provinces has reached the end and must be handed over at any time, Zhou Mengchen will not easily use the power above.
Chapter completed!