Zhu Youxiao laughed and his heart was also unusually relaxed, since ancient times, what the superior has to do is to balance the word, civil and military discord is what the emperor is willing to see, if the civil and military are harmonious, the emperor will not be able to sleep.

He sat down again after returning to the dragon case, pointed to the brocade stool next to him and said, "Sit down." ”

Yang Feng was also not polite, sat down, and said to the palace maid who was waiting next to him: "Hurry up and pour a cup of tea for my father." ”

“…………”

This little palace maid was a little stunned, she had been on an errand in the palace for several years, and it was the first time she had seen a foreign official dare to let her pour tea in front of the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao burst out laughing, pointed at Yang Feng and said with a smile: "Xinguo Gong, Xinguo Gong, all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, only you dare to ask my palace maid to pour you tea so invisible." ”

Yang Feng didn't have any embarrassed expression, "Your Majesty is the host here, and Weichen is a guest." If the host doesn't even give a cup of tea, it's too much to say, right? ”

Sandezi on the side looked at his nose and nose on the surface, and there was no expression on his face, but in his heart he secretly said that the relationship between this Duke of Xinguo and the emperor was really good.

On weekdays, when the princes and ministers discuss matters with the emperor, even if the emperor gives them a seat, they only sit on the half-butt and the whole person trembles.

Soon, the palace maid served the tea, Yang Feng drank the tea in one go, and pointed to the teacup to signal the palace maid to pour it again.

Zhu Youxiao didn't urge, just looked at him with a smile, and drank three cups in a row before he wiped his mouth and let out a long breath: "Finally quenched my thirst, these days I have eaten dry food and drank boiled water along the way, and my mouth is about to fade out." ”

It was only at this time that Zhu Youxiao asked: "Aiqing, you rushed to the capital from Henan overnight this time, you must have something important to tell me, right?" ”

"Yes."

Yang Feng nodded, and said with a straight face.

"The minister came this time, and he really has something important to tell His Majesty, but this matter is very important, so I will allow the minister to report it alone."

"Hmm......"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and waved his hand, Sandezi immediately glanced at the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids, and a room of people immediately retreated in an orderly manner, Sandezi walked last, and closed the door when he went out.

After everyone retreated, Yang Feng said: "Your Majesty, this time Weichen went to Henan to exterminate the thieves and found a problem, which should be worthy of the attention of the imperial court. ”

"Oh, what the hell is going on?"

"After investigation, Wechen found that although there are natural disasters in this chaos, most of them are actually man-made disasters."

Yang Feng poured out his investigation to Zhu Youxiao, and finally said: "Your Majesty, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were only 350 million people, but now there are as many as 150 million, which is five times more than at the beginning of the founding of the country.

But the number of people has increased, but the land of Daming will not increase, originally a strong man can be divided into ten acres of land, but now it is not even two acres, what is the explanation? Of course, it was because of the serious land annexation of the landlords and gentry, but it was also not the reason for the increase in population.

In addition, the weather in Daming has become colder and colder in recent years, and disasters are frequent, and the life of the people is even more difficult. But the landlords and gentry were not, they held a lot of fields in their hands, and there were countless tenants in their hands to cultivate the land for them, so they naturally did not worry about food and drink.

But the hearts of men are greedy, and so are the tenants, and they will marry wives and have children, and the population will increase. But there are so many fields, and the landlords' fields are also limited, so they naturally don't raise idlers.

What about those who are extra? Naturally, they will be driven out, and these people, who have no land and cannot rent land, will naturally become homeless, and these are the reasons why more and more homeless people continue to be suppressed. ”

Zhu Youxiao pondered while listening to Yang Feng's narration, and sighed for a long time.

"Every time I listen to Aiqing talk about the past and the present, I have gained something, and now it is no exception, and today I know that the root of the Ming Dynasty is here. Those landlords and gentry are too rich and unkind, and they maliciously expelled their tenants so that they became homeless people in all directions, no wonder Yang He, the governor of Shaanxi, came to report a few days ago, and now there are a large number of homeless people in Shaanxi, if it were not for Lu Xiangsheng's new army there, I am afraid it will not be long before they will become thieves again. ”

After speaking, he looked at Yang Feng again, "Yang Aiqing, since you already know the reason for this matter, is there a way to solve it?" ”

Yang Feng said slowly: "Even if Your Majesty doesn't ask, the minister is about to make a speech to Your Majesty." Originally, Weichen brought improved high-yield seeds, thinking that with these seeds, he could greatly increase the output of grain, so that the people of the world could have food, but now it seems that the minister is thinking too simply.

High-yield seeds can certainly increase food, but only can not let the fields of the Ming Dynasty have even one acre more, the problem of the Ming Dynasty is still too little land, so for today's plan only to let the people of the Ming Dynasty go out, only in this way can the problem of insufficient land be fundamentally solved. ”

"Going out?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned, and immediately reflected: "You mean to move all the people of the Ming Dynasty overseas?" ”

"Yes!"

Yang Feng said with certainty: "Your Majesty, the overseas land is vast, not to mention tens of millions of people, even ten times and dozens of times more people can be raised, only in this way is the best way to solve the problem." ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, and slowly shook his head: "This law is good, but it is not very easy to operate, if this law is spread once, I am afraid that all the landlords and gentry in the world will jump out to oppose it, especially the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, these people are the most conservative and the most powerful."

Think about it, if the people of the Ming Dynasty could freely go overseas to seek a living, how would they react? ”

"The minister knows." Yang Feng snorted coldly: "If you go overseas, it has become a trend, and people's minds have changed. Those people will no longer be able to control the tenants, and how can they sit back and suck the flesh and blood of those people. ”

Zhu Youxiao sighed: "Since Aiqing still knows, why did she still make this suggestion to me, you must know that although the imperial court is better than in previous years, if Jiangnan and other places rebel together, I am afraid that this country of mine will not be able to sit still." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, since the minister dares to propose this matter to His Majesty, he naturally has a way, but this method is a little scary."

"Oh...... Hurry up. Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed, and hurriedly urged Yang Feng to tell the method.