The latest noodles of the Imperial Daily are all sent over from Beijing on a fast horse, from Beijing to the most remote provinces, all the way non-stop, almost half a month, that is to say, when half a month later, as long as you have read the Imperial Daily, you will know that His Majesty the Emperor has built a road with 30 million taels of silver. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The whole Daming was in an uproar!

Countless people are discussing this huge handiwork, and the investment of 30 million taels of silver is a number that many people have never heard enough of and have never thought about.

Suzhou.

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

Yes!

Screaming like a pig.

"Sure enough, I didn't dream!" The pinched merchant muttered with a pale face. "Thirty million taels! How many boxes do you need to exchange this for silver dollars! If only I could be a part of it. ”

"Come on, don't you dream, don't you see what it says, you have to give 3,000 acres of land, not only this, but also others, you have 3,000 acres of land in your name, and then donate it all." Another businessman said dismissively.

"Yes, I knew that I would have bought more land before, but now I can't buy it if I want to." The merchant sighed.

"Yes, who would have thought that His Majesty the Holy Emperor would come back with this trick, 30 million taels, this bait is too big." It's the same with my companions, who look remorseful.

Such scenes and dialogues took place in various provincial capitals and counties in the Ming Dynasty, and the way to buy land was not very clever, and many people thought of it, so people who were interested in taking a share of the national road construction plan rushed to buy land, and it was obvious that the land price was copied up.

For many businessmen, one acre of good irrigated land is only a dozen taels of silver, while the price of cheap sloping land and poor water conservancy conditions is even lower, and the total of 3,000 acres of land is only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver. Sprinkle water!

However, the merchants are not stupid, they will not look for those big landlords to buy, after all, the good land is in their hands, and the price is more expensive, so they are looking for homesteaders. Buy piece by piece, buy at a premium, and after buying, you still cultivate it for the other party, and then take it back when the government wants it.

Thus, the silver dollar, from the hands of these merchants, slipped into the hands of the peasants.

Zhejiang Province, a rural village.

A homesteader farmer is bustling and noisy, this is a very typical middle peasant, the family has more than ten acres of watered land, food and clothing are not worried, the house is also blue bricks and tiles, and the family is well-off.

"I killed you as an unfilial son, you turtle grandson, and you actually sold your family's land." An old peasant with gray hair and dark skin was holding a hoe and was angrily chasing after his son, who was not very old, but was still in his early stages, and he was also a strong body.

"Dad, Dad, listen to me, listen to me!" The young man ran as fast as he could, hiding everywhere. If you don't hurry up, your father really wants to hoe him!

Next to him, his two younger siblings watched in horror, not understanding what was happening, but their mother, an old woman from a rural village, heard the movement and came out, and hurriedly jumped up and shouted, stopping the old farmer.

"Master, what are you doing, you're going to kill the baby!" The old woman cried.

"You go and ask this unfilial son yourself." The old farmer chased after him for a while, and his initial anger passed, and he stopped panting.

"Big baby, what's wrong, make your father so angry." The old woman asked with tears in her eyes.

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

This attitude made his father angry again, and he raised his hoe to cut him to death! And the young man's astonishing remarks almost made his mother faint in fright.

"You....... You ......." The old woman pointed to her son, and her breath suddenly became short, and when she saw that she couldn't breathe, she was about to carry it.

"me, don't scare me." The old farmer was so frightened that he was at a loss, and he only knew how to hold it.

"Mother!" It's still a young man who has a little bit of insight and knows what to do at this time, and after rushing over, he keeps giving his mother a good breath, and finally eases it up.

"the kid!" The old farmer hugged the old woman, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and froze on the ground. After some tossing, the old woman took a few breaths and slowly eased up. Taking advantage of this opportunity to quiet down, young people began to speak their minds.

"Dad, the emperor has said that the time will be divided into land, the standard of five acres per person, let's sell the land now, and it will be distributed when the time comes, our family of six is ........" The young man couldn't count it, turned his head and shouted at the little brother who was huddled in the corner, "Little brother, how much do you calculate." ”

"Ah, oh, okay." The youngest child hiding in the corner was stunned, and then quickly began to count, and after some hands and feet, the answer came out, "It's thirty acres." ”

"Yes, it's thirty acres, Dad, you see, there will be thirty acres of land at that time, and it's still so much silver." The young man took out the money from the sale of the land and put it in front of his father. His little abacus is really shrewd, not only will he have thirty acres of land for white at that time, but now he will sell it in advance and get the money.

"Dad, let me tell you, if you don't sell it now, no one will buy it after this time, it's all land to be divided, who will buy it back and be divided by the emperor when it's full!"

"Then tell me, why are some people buying it now!" The old peasant was full of disbelief, the emperor's division of land did affect the land transaction, and his family was originally going to buy land, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to buy it.

"I heard people read the newspaper, saying that the emperor wants to build roads and purchase materials all over the world, and those people who want to do business with the emperor must first hand over 3,000 acres of land, so only now do people buy land." The young man explained.

"You melon baby, you have sold the land now, what are we eating and drinking during this time, who knows when the emperor will divide the land, I have been talking for so long, and there is no movement." Speaking of this, the old farmer was also angry.

"This ......" The young man had no choice but to defend himself in a daze, "When the emperor repairs the road, I will go to work, and I will not starve to death after all, just divide the land." ”

"Hey......." The young man's remarks finally made the old farmer not so angry, the land has been sold, what else can he do, he really won't be rewarded and his son will be killed. Holding the money from the sale of land, the old farmer looked into the distance with a melancholy expression, his eyes blank.

"Dad, I want to go into business." Looking at the bulging money bag, the young man swallowed his saliva and said cautiously. He was greeted by the old peasant's suddenly realized eyes, and everything was understood.

..........

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

The solemn and neat big family, the Xie family's mansion, they are having a meeting. As a big family, it is obvious that they have an ancestor in their family, otherwise the family would have been scattered a long time ago, and there would not be so cohesive.

In the council room, Old Lady Xie sat in the seats, and below him were his son and the sons of his uncle and brother, who were full of people and made a lot of people. However, Old Lady Xie's eldest son is not there, and he is an official outside.

"Let's talk about it, you've all read the newspaper, what do you think?" Old lady Xie spoke.

"Dad, the land of our family is more than 3,000 acres, do you want to give it all?" The old lady's second son spoke, and looking at his expression, he was obviously very reluctant.

"Second brother, you are confused, the eldest brother has already sent a letter, saying that the Ministry of Officials has sent an official document to transfer many officials to Hebei, and it is said that many of them are the disciples and grandchildren of several pavilion elders, and Hebei is afraid that he will not be able to hide now. Hebei is finished, will we be far away in Zhejiang, rather than being taken away in vain, it is better to give it up now, and it can also be settled well, and participate in the plan to build the road. The old lady's third son had a different opinion.

"Those are still too far away, and we will immediately lose our livelihood if we give up the land, how can this be good." Another middle-aged man dressed a little old said that he was not the son of an old lady, and his family did not have a lot of money, and he still rented the land in Gongzhong, and once the land was sacrificed, he would immediately lose his livelihood.

"You haven't read the newspaper, it's all said, now it's just registered, the government gets a land deed, and when the land reform comes to us, the government will take back the land, and now the land is still planted by ourselves." The third child looked at each other differently and blushed at the other party's face.

"However, 5,000 acres of land are sacrificed, which is a bit much." Another middle-aged man said with pity on his face, he also has some land under his name, although it is not a public school, but at this time it is a family meeting, and the decision is made, and the members of the entire family must obey it.

"You stupid, you don't need to use it now, but it will still be useful then?" The third child is a little jumpy, why are these guys so stubborn, they also have land under them, more than them, none of them are like this.

"I don't necessarily see that the land can be divided, and the emperor can just talk, otherwise he hasn't done it in Hebei Province until now?" This is the opinion of the opponents, and it is also the opinion of his heart, who does not believe that his land can be taken away.

"Yes, besides, the newspaper said that it only costs 3,000, or we will only give 3,000, and keep the rest first." There was a compromise opinion.

"You are looking for death, the newspaper said that if it exceeds 3,000, you must give up all the land under your name, otherwise when the county magistrate divides the land, check it, our family still has land, this is a big crime of bullying the king, and it is necessary to raid the family and exterminate the clan and distribute it to Liaodong." The third child is puzzled, these guys don't read the newspaper carefully.

"Hehe, that's what I said, that's what I said." The idea-giver smiled and stepped back.

"Otherwise...... another ran out to make suggestions, and the entire council room was in chaos, and it was impossible to make a decision.

"Ahem!" Seeing the chaos of the scene, the old lady coughed twice, and immediately quieted down, his cloudy eyes swept over the family members, and said a little weakly, "Since you can't agree on anything, then split the family, and after you get the family property, you can make up your own mind." ”

As soon as the family is separated, everything is silent. After a short time, it began to be carried out silently, and a large family disappeared into several small families.

The above two examples are not isolated cases, but they are constantly happening in the whole Ming Dynasty, they are arguing because of various different opinions, some want to take advantage of the situation to participate, some resolutely do not believe, and so on.