In the Imperial Village, Zhu Youzhen slowly calculated.

This year's year is not bad, it can be called a good wind and rain, and if it continues like this, it should be another bumper harvest year.

Counting this year, Huangzhuang has accumulated a lot of grain. Although many of them are multigrains such as dried sweet potatoes and dried potatoes. But in any case, these grains can fill the stomach.

And after several years of continuous construction, Huangzhuang's farmland and water conservancy have also increased a lot, as long as it is not too big a natural disaster, it can still survive.

Now, what Zhu Youzhen wants to do is to effectively organize the tenants of Huangzhuang and twist them into a rope. In this way, you can consolidate your basic disk.

In this method of organizing farmers, Zhu Youzhen chose Huang Xiucai to set up a mutual aid group.

In Zhu Youzhen's view, only mutual aid groups can break the clan net shrouded in the countryside in this era.

There is no way, the most powerful is not actually the imperial power, but the clan. Imperial power is to some extent just one type of clan.

In this era when imperial power does not go to the countryside, what is the biggest in the countryside?

Of course, large and small clans.

Almost all the villages in the Ming Dynasty are based on surnames, what is Xiaozhangzhuang, what Xiaowang Village. As soon as you hear it, you will know what the surname of the village is.

In these villages, the clan law is far greater than the national law.

Why is this happening?

Because in this era, it is not easy for farmers to live.

It is precisely because the small people who live in a single household are too difficult that the peasant households have to huddle together in the form of clans to keep warm.

But does the clan really help ordinary small households?

In fact, the real help is very little for small households.

With the development of patriarchal rites and religion to the present, the help brought by the clan to the small households is far from catching up with the oppression of the small households by the clans. The clan has been transformed into a tool for the patriarch and the elders of the clan to seek personal gain.

Up to now, the clan system in the countryside has become a cancer that hinders the rule of the Ming Dynasty. With them, the Ming policy does not want to be effective at the grassroots level in the countryside.

However, after more than 200 years of peaceful development in the Ming Dynasty, the people fully recognized the clan system. It's so hard to shake it.

In Dong'an, Zhu Youzhen happened to meet Huang Xiucai, who was full of idealism. And Huang Xiucai's actions reminded him of the mutual aid groups and cooperatives in his previous life.

Support groups, what a good organization. It doesn't matter what your last name is, as long as you are close to each other, you can form a support group.

Mutual aid groups are clearly implemented in the villages, and farmers who are willing to help each other are clearly drawn together. Doesn't this break down a large clan into countless small units.

Just like Xiao Zhangzhuang, the whole village is divided into 28 groups at once. There are at least 20 small groups within the Zhang clan.

When farmers benefit from such small groups, they consciously defend the interests of the small groups. At that time, will the Zhang clan still be able to command them?

If the command does not move, the clan system in the village will naturally disintegrate.

Dismantling the clans in the countryside is the real intention of Zhu Youzhen's mutual aid group. How can this intention of his be made clear.

Engaging in mutual aid groups benefited from the low-level peasants and the top echelons of the empire like Zhu Youzhen, and harmed the interests of the squires (the squires generally served as the patriarch and clan elders).

The mutual aid group is digging up the roots of the squire class, and of course Zhu Youzhen can't say this kind of thing.

After pondering for a long time, Huang Xiucai spoke: "If Your Highness is willing, you can try it in other villages." The students didn't come up with the harm of such support groups.

In the minds of the students, at most, a few farmers cannot be combined, and then they will be dissolved. The student thinks it should be fine. ”

"Okay, then it's settled." Zhu Youzhen clapped his hands excitedly.

"Lao Huang, how hard did you work to run all the lonely Huangzhuang and help them build mutual aid groups?" Zhu Youzhen looked at Huang Xiucai with warm and expectant eyes.

"Thanks to His Highness's attention, the students are willing to take on this important responsibility." King Dexin paid attention to it, Huang Xiucai was in high spirits, and he agreed without hesitation.

"Well, Lao Huang, in that case, I'll transfer a team of people to you tomorrow. You take them with you and teach them how to organize farmers. Also, you should also pay attention to see if there are any talents in this area. If so, you can recommend it to Lone. Zhu Youzhen casually told him all about his arrangements.

Of course, you can't just rely on Huang Xiucai to do things.

Just counting on Huang Xiucai is one, and he can only build a few villages when he is tired. Zhu Youzhen should give full play to Huang Xiucai's role in helping and leading, and cultivating more talents is the right way to do things.

Leave the Huangzhuang and return to the palace of King Xin.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Wang Chengen reminded Zhu Youzhen in a low voice: "Your Highness, Gao Qi has come back." ”

"Oh, tell him to come to the study." Zhu Youzhen frowned, and his good mood dimmed a little.

In the study, Zhu Youzhen looked at the wind and dust, and there was some irritability in his heart that he couldn't explain why.

"Let's talk about it, what is the current situation of the lonely money village?" Zhu Youzhen forcibly suppressed the irritability in his heart and asked calmly.

"Your Highness, this is a summary of all the investigations related to the bank." Gao Qiqian sent a thick dossier.

Zhu Youzhen took the file and threw it on the table casually, without turning it over. He just stared at Gao Qiqian and asked, "How serious is the situation?" How many branches of Qianzhuang do not follow the rules? ”

Lowering his head, he seemed to recall for a moment, Gao Qiqian raised his head and replied affirmatively: "If it is really according to the rules of the money bank given to the old slave by His Royal Highness, then almost all the money houses are slightly different." ”

Seeing that His Royal Highness King Xin did not have the slightest expression of surprise, Gao Qiqian continued: "If you follow the core rules marked by His Royal Highness, only Tianjin and Songjiang will be changed. ”

"Is it just these two places?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

"Yes," Gao Qiqian nodded, "There are a total of 7 branches in these two places, and all of them have changed His Highness's rules. The changed models are very similar, they only accept large deposits, and abandon small certificates of deposit. ”

"That's good, that's good." Zhu Youzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Leaning back on the back of the chair, Zhu Youzhen's hand tapped lightly on the armrest.

After a while, Zhu Youzhen seemed to ask casually: "Qi Qian, you said these stores, how should I deal with them?" ”

Gao Qiqian didn't seem to hear Zhu Youzhen's question, and didn't react at all. When Zhu Youzhen asked for the second time, Gao Qiqian bowed down and replied: "How to deal with it, this is the authority of His Royal Highness, and the old slave doesn't dare to say much." ”

Hearing Gao Qiqian say this, Zhu Youzhen sat up straight.

"It's really hard to dive, to be alone. After all, this money bank is just a commercial shop, and if they violate the rules of the shop, they will be dismissed at most.

But if the punishment is so light, I am afraid it will be difficult to deter future generations. Lone is afraid that if this punishment is punished, there will be more violations in the future. Zhu Youzhen seemed to be muttering to himself, and seemed to be asking Gao Qiqian.

seemed to have made up his mind not to speak again, and Gao Qiqian simply lowered his head.

Unable to get Gao Qiqian's answer, Zhu Youzhen leaned back in his chair. The sound of tapping on the handrail sounded rhythmically in the room again.