Volume 8 Chapter 232 I'll Do This Wicked Man
In other words, didn't Zhang Bin propose to replace the land, why did the spokesmen of these royal clansmen and princes have such big opinions?
Because Dongying's cultivated land is less than 100 million mu, that is to say, Dongying's cultivated land area is less than 10% of the Ming Dynasty, and the royal family and the prince Xungui have annexed nearly eighty percent of the land of the Ming Dynasty.
Originally, Zhang Bin wanted to occupy more places, open up more territory, and then start a replacement, but the battle of Dongying made him change his mind.
Although the Ming army suffered little losses in this battle, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed in battle, why should these soldiers be sacrificed in vain for the moths of the Ming Dynasty?
In addition, if the problem of land replacement is not solved for a day, he will not be able to let the people of the entire northwest live a peaceful life, so he decided to start the replacement like this!
He faintly mentioned in the fold that he only recognized the fiefdom of the imperial court, that is to say, it is not counted if you annex it privately through various means!
This guy, he is simply asking for human life, if he does this, more than ninety percent of the land of the royal family and the princes and nobles will be gone, who will agree!
The princes and nobles in the capital just scolded behind their backs, and then let people spread rumors everywhere, and the royal families and clansmen everywhere were not so polite after receiving the news.
Almost all of them were scolded, scolding Zhang Bin by name, scolding Zhang Bin for being a chaotic minister and thief, scolding Zhang Bin for bullying Zhu Cihong when he was young, covering the sky with one hand, and doing nonsense!
Some royal relatives even took out the fact that Chongzhen was forced to abdicate to condemn Zhang Bin, saying that he was a traitor, that he intended to rebel, and even threatened to unite to recruit a large army to clear the monarch's side!
Zhang Bin saw these twists and turns, and suddenly became angry, these guys, really do everything for their own interests, okay, if you want to do it, the 80,000 Fuguang Army can't scare you, right, then another 100,000!
Zhang Bin directly ordered Yu Chenglong to transfer the Qin army and Guanning Iron Cavalry, who were far away in Dongying, back to defend the capital!
With his hand, he really frightened the royal family, 180,000 troops, and they are all elites in a hundred battles, even if they recruit hundreds of thousands of new troops, they can't do it, this martial arts doesn't seem to work, it's too difficult to overturn Zhang Bin, so let's write first.
As a result, the royal family changed their strategies one after another, asking to go to Beijing to participate in the court meeting and reason with Zhang Bin.
This Zhang Bin is not easy to call the shots, he can't designate who will scold him, right, so he threw all these twists and turns to Zhu Cihong, and he didn't even write the ticket, which means that this matter is completely up to the emperor.
Not long after this recital was handed over, Zhu Cihong ordered someone to pass on the message and summoned him to the imperial study.
Zhang Bin was helpless, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly, and followed the eunuch on the road.
Zhu Cihong was not only helpless at this time, but he was also inexplicably aware of the experience, not only did the master not discuss it with him in advance, but also did not discuss it with him afterwards, and he didn't know what the whole situation was!
As soon as Zhang Bin came in, he invited him to sit down on the chair he had prepared earlier, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Master, what are you doing here, why do you want to offend all the royal relatives and nobles?" ”
When he asked this, Zhang Bin was a little disappointed, and he said with a little dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty, don't you know what Weichen is for?" ”
Zhu Cihong was a little embarrassed and said: "This, I still know a little, since the master said to change the land, it should be for the land." ”
Hey, this kid, why do you ask that?
Zhang Bin couldn't help but be curious: "Your Majesty, do you know how much land the emperor's relatives and princes have annexed?" ”
Zhu Cihong's face was slightly red and said: "I also know a little bit about this, the land they annexed is a bit much, but after all, this world was fought by the ancestors, and they are my uncles and brothers and even grandfathers and grandfathers, so I can't talk about them!" ”
When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, these micro-ministers didn't want to tell you in detail, because the micro-ministers have nothing to do with them, if you turn their faces with them, it will be a mess." It seems that you don't know how much land they have annexed, alas, to tell you so, the land of the Ming Dynasty, out of ten percent, is less than two percent in the hands of the guards and ordinary people, and the rest is basically in their hands! ”
"Ahh It's so serious, I've checked it, and they reported less than two million hectares, and Daming's cultivated land is at least eight or nine million hectares! When Zhu Cihong heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Zhang Bin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, they are fooling people." Li Panlong, the Henan envoy of the Longqing Dynasty, has a sentence in "Sending Henan Guests", only Sun Lu, the king of Fangcao, does not enter the house of Emperor Zhumen. This meaning is already obvious, except for the official road in Henan, almost all other places are the royal family's! This can also be seen from the later division of Luoyang by King Fu, because Henan can't make up 20,000 hectares of fiefdom at all, and all of them can only be made up in Sichuan, Huguang and other provinces! Your Majesty, why do you think the hungry people in the northwest rebelled, why did they pick the emperor's relatives to kill, natural disasters are one thing, but the main thing is man-made disasters, corrupt officials are only one aspect, the main thing is that these imperial relatives have gone too far, and they have occupied all the land, they can only be tenant farmers, and it is difficult to eat a few full meals all year round, and in the event of a natural disaster, they have no way to live! ”
At this moment, Zhu Cihong was completely stunned, he really didn't expect the situation to be so serious.
Zhang Bin continued to sigh and said: "Your Majesty, you should know how many relatives of the emperor are now, nearly 300,000, have you counted their money, they have accounted for nearly sixty percent of the tax income of the Ming Dynasty, do you know, if it continues to develop at this rate, in another fifty years, all the taxes of the Ming Dynasty will not be enough for them!" Although the anti-thieves were rampant this time and killed more than 100,000 imperial relatives, they only needed less than thirty years to make up for this amount, do you know? ”
How could Zhu Cihong think of this, if he thought about it, he would not be indifferent, at this moment Zhang Bin said, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he couldn't help asking: "Master, what should I do, they are all my relatives!" ”
Zhang Bin said lightly: "Weichen was afraid that the emperor would be embarrassed so he didn't mention this matter to the emperor, the emperor, you just don't know this, this wicked person, Weichen will do it!" ”
It turned out that the master meant this, no wonder the master didn't discuss it with him in advance and afterwards, Zhu Cihong couldn't help but look at Zhang Bin with a moved face, his eyes were clearly full of tears, and he choked up and said: "Master, you are so good to me." ”
Seeing this, Zhang Bin's heart softened, and he subconsciously took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, and then sighed: "Alas, Your Majesty, it is really not easy to manage a country well, especially in a huge country like the Ming Dynasty, what Weichen can help you do, try to help you do it, and the rest depends on your own." ”
Zhu Cihong took the handkerchief, wiped away the tears in his eyes, and then nodded strongly: "Master, I will work hard, I must be a Ming Jun of Zhongxing Daming." ”
Zhang Bin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, Weichen will definitely try his best to assist you to become a generation of Ming Jun." ”
This is sensational, but Zhu Cihong was suddenly embarrassed and said: "This, master, do you think it is appropriate to let people enter Beijing to participate in the court meeting?" ”
fainted to death, and finally came to ask me, Zhang Bin said helplessly: "It must be impossible for them all to come, more than 100,000 people, not to mention the square in front of the Imperial Palace, the entire palace can't stand, if you add their relatives and entourage, the entire capital will be crowded!" It's really not good, just let King Fu, King Zheng, and King Shu come who have lost their fiefs, they have few people, and almost all their families are in trouble, so it's better to arrange food and accommodation. ”