This is the reason why Xiong Rulin, Zhang Guowei, and Zhang Huangyan looked at each other and smiled.

These people got together for the Northern Expedition.

Now that the fiscal situation is in danger of collapse, why not use this obscure approach to defuse the danger?

So they were laughing, sighing in their hearts, this kind of scoundrel but clever approach can only be thought of and done by Wu Zheng.

"I'm for it." Xiong Rulin got up and said.

"I'm for it." Zhang Guowei got up and said.

"I'm for it." Zhang Huangyan stood up and said.

"The lower officials are in favor." Everyone stood up and said.

Wu Zheng smiled, he knew that there were actually many people in it who disapproved of it in his heart, but did it still matter?

Where the momentum goes, those who stand in the way will be crushed into powder.

……。

This is the first time that a House of Representatives meeting of this scale has been convened under Wu Zheng's jurisdiction.

Although during the meeting, Wu Zheng decided on a major event related to the future development of this force in a very strong tone.

But it has to be said that the governors of all the counties under their jurisdiction participated together.

Participation is important! Wu Zheng got off to a good start.

After the meeting was dismissed, Zhang Huangyan complained with a smile: "Okay, you Wu Zheng, everything has been planned, just wait for the final announcement before convening us to discuss, is there a suspicion of covering your ears and stealing the bell?" ”

Zhang Guowei also said: "The general's plan is indeed clever. But if you think about it, stipulating three acres as the upper limit is indeed less, not that Zhang wants to occupy more land——, but for officials, the house represents everyone's identity, and the upper limit of three acres may be reached by ordinary businessmen. If this regulation is forcefully enforced, I am afraid that it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the officials below. ”

Xiong Rulin said: "The general has solved the financial difficulties with this policy, and the officials admire it. Xia Guan believes that the city wall regulation of the new city is at least slightly inferior or equal to that of Ying Tianfu, but the silver obtained from the sale of land may not be enough to build the four walls of the new city of this scale, right? ”

Only Mo Zhinian kept smiling and not speaking, and in fact, he didn't know why Wu Zheng set the upper limit of three acres, even including himself.

Wu Zheng explained this to everyone.

He first said to Zhang Huang: "From the beginning to today's announcement, this matter has only been planned for three days, and the cause is only for the embarrassment of the Financial Secretary. ”

Then he said to Zhang Guowei: "Three acres is the upper limit, which is indeed less." I only have two purposes, one is to make this matter public today, which will inevitably cause a sudden leak of news, so that officials with wealthy families or powerful behind them will quickly buy and enclose land in Songjiang Prefecture, so that ordinary people will suffer losses due to being ill-informed and backward. Second, instead of making the people of the six provinces feel unfair, it is better to make the officials feel unfair. At this point, you all know that my thoughts and wishes, I want to be relatively fair, and do my best to promote fairness. Of course, I have also taken into account the rights and interests of officials, and each person can get a ration of one acre of low-cost land, which is to ensure their basic interests. In addition, when the situation is stabilized, the upper limit of three acres can also be appropriately adjusted, but now, it must be strictly enforced. ”

Turning his head, Wu Zheng said to Xiong Rulin solemnly: "Regarding the city wall, I want to ask Lord Xiong, is it okay for the new city not to build a city wall?" ”

Is it okay for the new city to be built without walls?

These words made several people petrify instantly.

I am afraid that from ancient times to the present, there is no city without walls.

Even if it is a small county town, or just a key pass, it is also built with walls.

How can you defend against foreign enemies without building walls?

How to give urban residents a sense of security and belonging?

How can we show the majesty and strength of our power to the world?

Xiong Rulin was indeed thundered by Wu Zheng's question.

He even regretted why he mentioned the city wall, because he could see from Wu Zheng's eyes that although Wu Zheng was asking, he had actually made a decision.

Xiong Rulin replied almost subconsciously: "The general must not be so casual, since the new city has been built and will be used as the seat of the general's mansion, the city wall is absolutely indispensable." ”

Sure enough, Wu Zheng's voice sounded, "No." The walls can not be built. The princes all know that the cost of building a city wall is huge, at least for the time being, the cost of a city wall that can accommodate a million people is not something that the general's palace can afford. On the other hand, even if I can afford it, I think that this huge amount of money will be more rewarding if it is spent on the construction of roads, houses, and various public facilities in the city, as well as the expansion of armaments. ”

"It has been proven from ancient times to the present day that no matter how strong the walls are, they cannot truly resist the invasion of foreign enemies and internal decay. Strong walls do give people a sense of security inside them, but they can also breed comfort and corruption. Emperor Qin built the Great Wall, Qin II died, and Duoduo also mocked the Ming Dynasty for this, no matter how strong the city wall was, it could not stop the iron cavalry of the Qing army. Moving the administrative office north to the forefront is not just a gesture to show the world, but I hope that we will be next to danger and always have the Northern Expedition in mind. Ladies and gentlemen, human nature is lazy and covetous, and we must always remember the words "Forgetting to fight" will be dangerous. ”

"The best defense is to attack, and to keep the enemy out is the real purpose of my decision to move Han to Wusongkou. If we are not at ease, we will not be able to be comfortable, and the people under our rule will not be at ease, only when we are not at ease from top to bottom, can we always maintain our fighting spirit, always think about the Northern Expedition, and think that we still have a huge territory that has not yet been recovered. ”

Wu Zheng's words made Xiong Rulin, Zhang Guowei, Zhang Huangyan, and Mo Zhinian awe-inspired.

At this time, even if there is a flaw, it doesn't matter.

The four of them bowed together and said: "The ambition of the Northern Expedition, I dare not forget it for a day, we will work together to participate in the grand event." ”

……。

The next day, the General's Mansion notified the six prefectures to demarcate the 200 miles around Wusong Port out of Songjiang Mansion, and set up a government to build a city in Huating County, which was directly subordinate to the General's Mansion.

For a time, there was a wave of migration among the people, which was the first wave of migration, and the main people were not ordinary people, but wealthy businessmen and scholars from all over the world.

They have the strength to be one step ahead and stake their ground.

But the impact of this wave of migration was limited, as the government imposed a three-acre cap on land deeds.

However, there are policies and countermeasures, and there are still many people who use various methods to avoid this iron law.

For example, splitting is the most effective way to circumvent this iron law.

The strange thing is that the General's Mansion did not explain and supplement the regulations, but ignored them and did not react at all.