Chapter 255: Thanksgiving
"Ding, Zhu Dadian, a native of Jinhua, Zhejiang, a Jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli, was first awarded Zhangqiu Zhi County, because of the courage of commanding battles, he was later promoted to the military department squire, and the governor of Fengyang, the governor of Caoyun.
After that, he was impeached and returned to his hometown, and King Fu succeeded to Nanjing and was reinstated.
The Eastern Capture wanted to surrender Zhu Dadian, Zhu Dadian tore up the edict and killed the messenger, stuck to Jinhua for two months, and finally the city was broken, and the whole family committed suicide by throwing themselves into the well, Zhu Dadian set himself on fire, and slaughtered the city for three days.
Throughout his life, the court treated Zhu Dadian with grace, and Zhu Dadian treated the court with loyalty, although there was corruption during his reign, but later all donated to fight against the Eastern Invasion, without losing the Han people's popularity, and was the loyal soul of the Ming Dynasty. ”
Ding, outstanding personal ability, although he is a civil official, he has led his subordinates to resist the Liukou and the Eastern Invasion many times, and his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is 100%"
The system's evaluation of Zhu Dadian is similar to that recorded in history.
This made Zhu Youzhen's impression of Zhu Dadian change, this person's ability is definitely above Li Banghua and others.
As long as he can get rid of corruption, he will definitely be a doer, as for Fengyang's affairs, in fact, the main responsibility is not him, but Fengyang's garrison eunuch Wang Chengming.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is in a critical period of reform and anti-corruption, even if Zhu Dadian is very dignified, if he continues to make mistakes, Zhu Youzhen will not spare him.
At the end of the communication with the system, Zhu Youzhen focused on Zhu Dadian, generally people like him are not afraid of death, but no one wants to die if they can live.
Zhu Youzhen decided to give Zhu Dadian a dismissal first:
"Zhu Dadian, over the years, I know very well what you have done, I know that you are very capable, and Da Ming has never treated you badly.
Although your ability is outstanding, your greed is almost equal to your ability, and according to reliable information, your family fortune has exceeded three million taels of silver, how did these silver taels come from?
Look at what your governor's Fengyang has become, is this how you repay Daming's expectations of you? Do you know how many corrupt officials I have killed recently? There are nine hundred and ninety-nine if there is no thousand.
Not only was all the money they embezzled confiscated, but most of the officials were beheaded by the whole family, and the female relatives of the family are still paying off their debts for them.
For a small Fengyang, I have to come in person in my busy schedule, you must know that at this time, my Ming three-way army is still fighting in the cold Liaodong.
The stability and pleasure of your current life are all bought by the Ming soldiers with their flesh and blood, I ask you, where is your conscience......"
"Smack......
"Click......"
Zhu Youzhen said, suddenly slapped a palm on the handsome case, the solid wood handsome case was smashed by him with a palm, Zhu Dadian almost fainted in fright, how could the emperor be so clear about his family background.
He recalled that he had changed from a poor scholar to the current governor of Caoyun, the governor of Fengyang, and a second-class official of the Ming Dynasty.
Almost without taking advantage of any relationship, it was all pulled by the emperor, Zhu Dadian suddenly repented, and couldn't help but cry.
"Bang Bang ......"
Zhu Dadian, who was over sixty years old, touched his head to the ground and kowtowed, and soon blood was already flowing out of his forehead.
"Your Majesty, the guilty minister deserves to die, the criminal minister has the emperor's grace, the criminal minister is willing to give all his wealth, the criminal minister does not dare to pray to live in the world, but I ask the emperor to see that the criminal minister has contributed to the country, he can spare the family of the criminal minister, and the criminal minister is willing to die to apologize for the crime......."
Zhu Dadian's performance made Zhu Youzhen very pleased, and he couldn't help but think:
"Yes, the prodigal son will not change his money, it seems that Lao Tzu's goal has been achieved."
Of course, this is just Zhu Youzhen's inner thoughts, if he says it, Zhu Dadian will not understand what it means to turn back the prodigal son and not change it.
However, Zhu Youzhen continued to put pressure on Zhu Dadian:
"Zhu Dadian, what you said is true, will you still go your own way after I leave?"
Zhu Dadian kowtowed upwards again:
"The emperor is aware that what the criminal ministers say is true, if ......"
"Okay, I believe you, get even!"
Zhu Dadian was just about to be poisoned, but Zhu Youjian interrupted him, and Zhu Dadian hurriedly thanked him:
"Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zhu Dadian knelt on the ground for a long time, his legs were numb when he got up, his body couldn't help shaking a few times, and he almost fell.
"Be careful......
Zhu Youjian's eyes were quick, he stretched out his hand to support Zhu Dadian, and Zhu Dadian, who was fearless in the face of death, suddenly burst into tears again at this time, and wanted to kneel on the ground to thank him.
"Long live Emperor Xie Wu, long live ......"
Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly:
"As long as you can realize your mistakes, I still think that Aiqing is the pillar of my Ming Dynasty, sit down!"
"Thank you Lord Longen, as long as the sinner is still alive, he will do his best for Daming and die, the sinner's family property is less than three million taels, but the minister is willing to donate all of it to do something for Fengyang, as for the family life, the emperor doesn't have to worry, the minister still has a fortune to feed them!"
Zhu Youzhen gave both grace and power, so that Zhu Dadian was obedient and willing to take out all his family property, and he did not quibble about the current situation in Fengyang.
How could Zhu Youzhen not know what was going on here, as the eunuch of the Fengyang garrison, Wang Mingcheng was the key, as a royal minister, of course Zhu Dadian couldn't control him.
Therefore, Zhu Youzhen will not blame Zhu Dadian now, let alone let Zhu Dadian go bankrupt, he wants to let the horse run fast, and he doesn't give the horse grass to eat, no matter how good the horse is, it is useless.
After all, there are not many Qing officials like Hai Rui, in fact, Hai Rui's family also has tens of thousands of acres of land, not nothing.
"Haha, okay, since Aiqing took the initiative to donate silver taels, I can't let you suffer, you leave 500,000 taels, and the rest will be donated to atone for your sins, I will turn it over this page, as if this kind of thing has not happened, this is my will!"
"This ...... We're thanking Lord Longen! ”
Okay, Zhu Dadian was moved by the emperor again.
After turning the page of this matter, Zhu Youzhen began to get to the point:
"Zhu Dadian received the order, and I ordered you to lead the officials of the five counties and thirteen prefectures of Fengyang to check the fields of the entire Fengyang, whether it is fertile land or wasteland, not a single point can be missed, including the military fields.
All the land, as long as it is not according to the fair sale of the land, will be recovered and redistributed, and the military households of the guard station will no longer own the land because they have military salaries, but their families will receive the land.
In the future, the fields could not be bought and sold, and the ownership belonged to the imperial court, and all they had now was the right to plant, that is, the imperial court rented land to the people.
The imperial court will cancel all taxes, but it will need to collect 10% of the rent, and because of natural disasters, the rent will be exempted for three years, and the rent will be paid in full according to the requirements after three years.
The surplus land was set up as a large state-owned farm, and the people could go to work on the farm to earn money in their spare time, and this money would not be taxed.
If there are those who resist, they will not be allocated land, and if they are serious, their family property will be confiscated, and if there are those who violently resist the law, they will be notified and executed immediately tomorrow. ”
"Wechen obeys"
Zhu Youzhen's decision was actually implemented in the area north of Fengyang a long time ago, and it was not just implemented now, but Zhu Dadian was still frightened.
He thought that if he did so, there would be a riot among the gentry and the guards, what if they attacked the emperor, and how to distribute those ancestral properties.
"Your Majesty, there is still something unclear about the gentry, whether the ancestral property of the gentry has been investigated, this Weichen must ask clearly, otherwise there will be chaos?"
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