"Something that doesn't make it." Wang Xiao scolded.

Wang Jue's neck shrank again.

After Wang Xiao scolded, he suddenly thought of what Wang Jue had just said about himself, 'It's not interesting', and couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

- The grandfather of this country deserves it.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the small table placed in the middle of the carriage, and said slowly: "It is because this matter is important that I handed it over to ......."

When Wang Jue heard this, he felt honored, but he heard Wang smile and say, "I just handed it over to the second brother." The second brother is in charge of the business office and is doing his best, you have to help him more. You're just dealing with the Spaniards, and you're not getting tired in front of my eyes. ”

"Oh."

"Do you know why I gave it to you?"

Wang Jue shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

"You're shameless."

"What?"

"You're shameless." Wang smiled: "There are not many people available to me at the moment, if this matter is handed over to the officials next to me, there are some things that they will hinder their face, and it will inevitably be taken advantage of." Trade is sometimes a matter of necessity. ”

"But I don't know the bottom of my heart." Wang Jue said with a bitter face: "I'm still so young, I don't understand anything." ”

"It's actually very simple, they really want to trade with us, and the initiative is in our hands."

The carriage went all the way to the west, and Wang Xiao tried to explain it to Wang Jue in simple language.

"One hundred and fifty years ago, Spain financed Columbus's voyage to discover the New World and start the ...... of overseas colonization"

Wang Jue asked, "What is colonization?" Why don't you occupy those places and expand your territory? ”

"You don't need to understand too deeply, you just need to understand that everything is for the sake of profit...... For example, the use of guns and armies to conquer the indigenous people, loot crops, minerals. ”

"I understand this, it's a robbery."

"There is always a time to rob out, so how to get more long-term benefits?" Wang smiled: "At the beginning, the methods were relatively simple, such as selling black slaves...... Later, the enslaved locals worked hard for them. But the cost of using the army to squeeze the population is still too high, and you can think of other ways, such as selling marijuana, so that you can hand over your wealth and life to them for this mouthful.

For example, if you use the raw materials and manpower of your place to produce goods, and they will transport them back to enjoy them, sell them to other countries, and resell them to you, you can continue to squeeze your blood and sweat for their enjoyment. Another example is the export of culture, so that you can learn their language, believe in their religion, worship their culture, and they can enjoy the treatment of human beings all over the world......"

"Oh!" Wang Jue stood up and hit the roof of the car, making him cry out in pain.

"Then they want to do business with our Da Chu, do they also want to colonize our Da Chu?"

"Not exactly." Wang smiled: "But it also depends on whether we are strong enough, if we are not strong enough, they can occupy more of us than the Dutch occupied the Ryukyus." If we are strong enough, they will use other methods to earn our money and export culture. ”

Wang Jue said: "That is, we also want to earn their silver, and they also want to earn our silver." ”

"They're more urgent than we are." Wang smiled: "They want to trade with us, one is for profit, and the other is for demand. They are in great need of the silk, porcelain, tea of the East? and spices, for the sake of spices, and will not hesitate to wage any war......"

"Spices?" Wang Jue was a little surprised? Asked, "The spice for braised pig's head?" ”

"Not bad. It can even be said that the Great Voyage was originally for spices...... Silk and porcelain were luxuries for them. Spices are a necessity? And the price is the same as gold. ”

"Why?"

"They eat meat as their staple food and are used to slaughtering a lot of animals before winter? It is made into something like ham, so it is often eaten with stinky meat instead of fresh meat. Spices are necessary for them to preserve food and improve taste. The Great Voyage was also because of the rise of the Ottoman Empire? Monopolized the land passage between East and West? They had no choice but to look for a new way to sea.

Transporting spices from India, the East Indies to mainland Europe? You can get more than 12 times the profit. Therefore, the East Indies are called the 'Spice Islands', which is why the Netherlands established the so-called 'East India Company', and why Spain and the Netherlands are at war in the Philippines......"

Wang Jue patted his head and fully understood.

"Brother Xiao? I know. Was it that they were looking for spices in the first place? I found the New World, colonized a lot of territory, and became rich. Then they fought, and now whoever of them can do business with us will have the lion's share......"

Wang Xiao nodded? And he said, "Tell me what we're going to do." ”

"We have silk, porcelain, and spices, and we will do business with them first and earn their silver? Build big ships and make cannons, and then occupy the Spice Islands, pinch their throats and continue to earn their silver, rebuild big ships and cannons, and colonize the past all the way......"

"Understood?"

"Understood."

Wang Xiao explained to him again, and finally said: "This time, let you go to Dong'e with me, first, let you build another ceramic factory in Dong'e, and second, look at other specialties you plan to put in the manifest......

"Oh, then I brought Mario to Jinan, what if he can't find me in the past two days?"

"Hang."

"I see."

Wang Jue responded honestly......

~~

Wang Xiao met Wang Jue, and asked people to invite Wu Pei.

Wu Pei worked until dawn last night, and his expression couldn't help but be a little sleepy.

The central minister who fled to Jinan either went to Nanjing or chose Zhishi, so Wu Pei, the governor of Shandong, is nominally the largest official in Shandong under the rule of the 'Shouchang Emperor' of the Chu Dynasty.

"Guogong, this is the roster of Shandong fields compiled by the lower officials...... The fields of Shandong are divided into several kinds, one is the fields of the emperor and the princes of the clan, when the king of Fu was a vassal of the domain, the fields of Henan were not enough, and took Shandong, Huguangtian and benefited it; One is the military tun, the military tun is the field of the guard, it is the official field, but it has long been in vain, for more than 100 years, the magnates have occupied the military field, the children of the military family have no land to cultivate, and the people have long been bored. ”

Wang Xiao nodded, turned his head to Tang Qianqian and said, "Master Jiang, help me remember it, after dividing the fields, come back and start to change the health system, and the 'separate household and fixed work' system inherited from the Yuan Dynasty also has to be changed......"

Tang Qianqian glanced at him, and angrily picked up the pen and wrote it down in the book.

Wang Xiao motioned for Wu Pei to continue.

"The vast majority of Shandong's fields have been in the hands of the gentry and magnates, who have privileges and fame and do not have to pay taxes. All taxes, including the salaries and salaries that were later increased, fell on the yeoman peasants. The peasants were overwhelmed and became homeless or tenants, and the fields fell into the hands of the gentry, and so on, the less taxes we paid, the more miserable the people became, and the gentry and magnates became richer......"

Wang Xiao turned his head to Tang Qianqian and said, "Master Jiang, help me remember it again, the tax will have to be changed......

Wu Pei continued: "In addition to these, there is also a part of the tax evasion field. Because I will be exempted from paying taxes on land once I am admitted to the exam, once the scholars are selected, they will wantonly occupy the land, and some yeoman farmers will even put their fields under the name of the people to evade taxes......"

"Hmm, the imperial examination also has to be changed, Master Jiang remembers." Wang Xiao looked at Tang Qianqian's notes, and sighed lightly: "Pull a hair and move the whole body." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see that some of the farmland beside the road was being cultivated, and some were still barren.

It is naturally not easy to divide the fields, but now that spring has begun, we can only overcome all difficulties and do this thing.

"The largest family in Shandong Zhantian is the Confucian family of Yansheng Gong in Qufu."

Wu Pei smiled, with some contempt in his eyes, and said slowly: "Since the twelfth year of Han Gaozu to enshrine the eighth grandson of the Confucian saint as the enshrined monarch, and then to the second year of Song Zhihe to be renamed the 'Yan Shenggong', the hereditary title of the Confucian family has been inherited for 1,800 years. The Yan Shenggong line has been prosperous for generations and has a prominent status.

The land occupied by the Yansheng Mansion is nearly 10,000 hectares. Not to mention that there are also Huangliangzhuang and tenant villages under his clan. These villages are often full of Confucian tenants, who pay rent and grain every year, regardless of good and bad years. If there is any arrears, they will be punished lightly, and they will be tied up and beaten and sent to the government for punishment. ”

Wang smiled and said, "Well, dividing his family's land just shows my determination to divide the field." ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy." Wu Peidao.

"Let's not talk about it first, Brother Wu is a scholar, what do you think about this matter?"

"Different readers have different opinions." Wu Pei said slowly: "Xiaguan, as well as Wang Zhen and He Wan, have never been the kind of scholars who respect Confucianism and Taoism. The saint of Confucius is the saint of Confucius, and not everyone in his descendants can become a saint, they bear the name of their ancestors, and enjoy the people's fat and anointment for generations, but they have no character at all.

In the Jingkang Change, Yan Shenggong Kong Duanyou fled south, and his younger brother Kong Duancao took the initiative to surrender to the Jin army; When Song, Mengyuan, and Jin were established side by side, there were three Yan Shenggong in the world; In order to show the heart of Geng Geng's child, Kong Yuan led his people to join the Yuan army and eliminate the Han people's 'anti-thief'; ”

Wu Pei said this, and said: "When Tang Zhongyuan took the capital, Kong Yinzhi got the news and enshrined the dragon throne of Emperor Darui in his own mansion. The so-called Confucius first and his descendants did everything they did to preserve the status of the family...... However, although the lower officials have no respect for the Yansheng Mansion, they cannot represent the scholars of the world. ”

Wang Xiao listened silently, he was also annoyed by the Holy Father, but mainly because of some things later.

For example, as soon as the Qing army entered Beijing, the Yansheng Mansion surrendered the next day, and they were the ones who said 'the parents of the body', and they were the ones who shaved their heads the fastest; When it came to the Japanese invasion, the Confucian family advocated that China and Japan were "of the same language and the same species", and banqueted the leaders of the Japanese army......

- Of course, these things have not happened yet, and they cannot be punished with these crimes.

Wang Xiao thought like this and said, "Let's talk about the situation in Dong'e County." ”

"Yes, from Dong'e, Yanggu, Yuncheng, Ningyang, Surabaya, Qufu, most of the fertile fields in this area belong to the Yansheng Mansion. Among them, many of the fertile fields in Dong'e belong to Liu Zhongtong, who is the fourth son-in-law of Kong Yinzhi, the Shenggong of this generation. ”

Wang Xiao flipped through the information in his hand and sighed lightly.

"Alas, I've been too busy lately, and I have to deal with a person, and I haven't started to get to know him since I set off...... Let's talk about Kong Yinzhi first. ”

"Yes." Wu Peidao: "Compared with you, the grandfather of the country, Kong Yinzhi has a higher title and official position, he is a hereditary prince of the country, and the official is the crown prince...... Because the previous generation of Yan Sheng Gong Kong Shangxian had no heirs, Kong Yin implanted the successor to the great sect and succeeded him as Yan Sheng Gong. His grandmother was the niece of Empress Xiaokang Jing of Emperor Jingzong; His biological grandmother was the daughter of Xuan Chengbo; His heir mother was the granddaughter of Yan Ge Lao at the time; His wife was the daughter of the political envoy of Henan; His step-family was the daughter of the first emperor Shi Honglu Siqing......"

Wang Xiao couldn't help but praise: "It's a big deal." ”

"The lower official said, in terms of official position, he is higher than you Grandpa Guo."

"Well, it's okay, I have more soldiers than him." Wang smiled: "Let's talk about Liu Zhongtong." ”

"Yes, Kong Yinzhi has four daughters, and the eldest son-in-law is the director of the Nanjing Criminal Department; The second son-in-law is in the capital, and he is the Taichang Siqing among the Tang thieves; the third son-in-law, Ren Yangzhou, Tongzhi; The fourth son-in-law is this Liu Zhongtong, who served as an official in Yanzhou Mansion. Dong'e and Qufu are both under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture, because of the Confucian family's big backer, Liu Zhongtong has plundered a lot of fertile land in Dong'e over the years, some of which are in his father's name, and some are in the name of his two brothers......"

"Then knock on the mountain and shake the tiger first, and hit this Liu Zhongtong."

……

The team walked slowly, Wang Jue got into his carriage, lifted the curtain and looked outside, and saw that Wang Xiao brought a lot of guards this time, so he was a lot more relieved.

He was still quite worried about what would happen to him when he followed Wang Xiao out, such as assassins and the like.

"There are so many guards, you can squint for a while." Wang Jue lowered the curtain and muttered to himself.

He didn't notice that Sister-in-law Zhang's eyes were staring at him.

"What, sister-in-law Zhang, spread the futon for me, ouch, I have to lie down."

"Eh, sir, this road is very bumpy, I'll pave you thicker.

Wang Jue nodded, very satisfied.

Sister-in-law Zhang asked again: "Master, why does the grandfather of this country always stay in the carriage and not come out?" ”

"He's lazy."

"Look at what the lord said, I see that there are several big officials going back and forth in the carriage of Grandpa Guo, and he is too busy with official business."

"Sister-in-law Zhang, hurry up and help me shop, what does he do."

Sister-in-law Zhang smiled innocently and said, "I heard that Grandpa Guo is very handsome, I thought I could look at it from afar......"

Wang Jue suddenly interrupted: "Who told you?" ”

Sister-in-law Zhang was stunned for a moment, and the action of tidying up the bedding stopped.

"On the street...... Heard on the street. ”

She said, cutting her hair.

"Oh, I thought Bi'er was telling you that." Wang Jue breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Bi'er said that I am more handsome than Brother Xiao'er." ”

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of pastry, stuffed it in his mouth, chewed it, lay down on the mattress, let the carriage sway, and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Sister-in-law Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief and reinserted the poisonous needle taken out of her hair......

~~

After arriving in Dong'e, Sister-in-law Zhang rarely saw Wang Jue showing a different side from usual, and became a little serious, occasionally chattering about what Ejiao process to develop in Dong'e, holding a copy of "Shennong's Materia Medica" from time to time, and then busy building a ceramic factory.

Sister-in-law Zhang didn't care about these things, but sneered in her heart.

- Young, whimsical, what can he do?

She didn't see Wang Xiao many times, and every time she met from afar, she saw Wang Xiao with an official named Jiang Sui.

Sister-in-law Zhang didn't believe that there was such a beautiful man in the world, she thought that Jiang Sui was either Wang Xiao's male favorite, or a woman dressed as a man......

Of course, these have nothing to do with the task.

And the progress of the task was also not smooth, Wang Xiao took many guards with him wherever he went.

It wasn't until two days after arriving in Dong'e that Sister-in-law Zhang finally seized an opportunity......

~~

"Presumably, Liu Zhongtong should be rushing to Dong'a tomorrow." Wang smiled.

"You bullied his father, and he didn't have to rush over." Tang Qianqian said: "If you want to divide the field, the difficulty is not in dividing the Liu family's field this time, but in the counterattack you have to face after dividing the Liu family's field." ”

"It's also difficult to divide the fields, and Old Man Liu refuses to cooperate."

"If it were me, I wouldn't cooperate with you." Tang Qianqian smiled and said: "Ten thousand hectares of fertile land is the property of the people, you say you want it, what is it called 'robbery'?" ”

"How can it be called robbery? I am to distribute the land to the peasants, eradicate the exploitation of feudal land rent, and realize that the cultivators have their own land, thus liberating the productive forces......"

Wang Xiao said casually, Tang Qianqian just smiled and said nothing.

Wang Xiao had no choice but to smile as well, and said, "Okay." No matter how fanciful I say, it is impossible for Old Man Liu to agree. First of all, these fields were not his, they were rewarded by Kong Yinzhi to his little grandson, and they were temporarily hung in the name of Old Man Liu. Oh, tens of thousands of people's food and clothing are in place, and Yan Shenggong's little grandson is like a red envelope for the New Year, of course, this is nothing to the Kong family...... Besides, how can anyone really listen to me and give away thousands of acres of fertile land? He, he will not be satisfied until I have used the sword, cut him down, and taken possession of his field. ”

"So, if you don't cut him now, just wait for Liu Zhongzhi to come, and it's best for Kong Yinzhi to come too. When the time comes, cut Liu Zhongtong and scare Kong Yinzhi? ”

"Yes, you see, it's very simple."

Tang Qianqian said: "Do you have evidence of Liu Zhongtong's crime?" ”

"Not yet, I asked Xiao Chai He to find it, even if it is the evidence of the crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, how can there be anything that Jinyiwei can't find?"

Tang Qianqian pretended to be surprised and covered her mouth with her hands, and said timidly: "Grandpa Guo, you are more fierce than our anti-thieves...... No matter how fierce the thief is, he doesn't dare to divide the Kong family's field......"

Wang Xiao found it funny, so he reached out to hug him, but was pushed away.

"Don't make a fuss, it's broad daylight."

"What's there?"

"What's there? It's rumored outside that I'm sticking to you every day, ruining my reputation as 'Jiang Sui'......"

Wang Xiao said helplessly: "My reputation is really ruined by you." ”

"Don't make a fuss, you forgot? Lord Wu asked you to travel for a while, and go to Yushan to listen to the Fanbei ......"

"Well, he's saying there's a nun temple on Fish Mountain."

Tang Qianqian was helpless, pushed him, and said, "Obviously what I said is that the vegetarian food on the mountain is delicious." ”

She was actually looking forward to hanging out with Wang Xiao, after all, it seemed that the two of them were going out for the first time just to visit the landscape......

~~

At the same time, Wang Jue was a little distressed and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, find me a pair of soft-soled shoes." Brother Xiao is really annoyed, I have to climb some mountain......"

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