The two exchanged polite expressions and sat down again.

Liao Daheng carefully talked about the situation of the platform meeting tonight, and asked: "The prince of the world actually gave up the benefits of soap, which is really a big surprise for my brother!" What is its purpose? ”

"The son of the world is buying people's hearts, can't my brother see it? The hearts of the people and the hearts of the gentry, he has bought a lot. As soon as the plague came, he happened to use the benefits of this soap to subdue the clan. King Fushun, King Taiping, King Deyang, and the King of the Three Counties are either dead or caught or waiting for death, and the Shu clan has long been silent, who dares to jump out behind the scenes to make trouble at this time? The prince also collected the king's village, opened the money village, made soap, and firmly grasped the silver bag of the Shu clan. As far as the younger brother can see, the Shudi clan is now monolithic. The clans have no other way out than to choose to stand with the prince? This is very different from the Chu Wangfu back then! ”

THE KING OF CHU WHO WAS SEALED IN WUCHANG WAS CALLED THE FOUR PRINCES TOGETHER WITH THE KING OF QIN, THE KING OF ZHOU, AND THE KING OF SHU, BUT DUE TO THE INTERNAL COMPETITION FOR THE THRONE, THE CLAN ATTACKED EACH OTHER (JIE), AND THE RESULT WAS FRAGMENTED, AND THE MOMENTUM WAS NOT AS GOOD AS BEFORE, AND IT WAS THE FIRST TO WEAKEN IN THE FOUR MAJOR PALACES. not only fell into a lot of jokes, but also caused a big case in the world.

"What Brother Liu said is extremely true!" Liao nodded with his eyes closed. Today, Shizi suddenly read a family poem of Taizu on the platform, and he had a strange feeling, but this feeling was hazy, and he couldn't see it clearly.

Mr. Liu answered Liao's question and immediately turned the topic to what he had seen and heard on his business trip. Mr. Liu knew what the doubts in Liao Daheng's heart were, and hoped that after he spoke about it, he could resonate with him in his thinking.

"This time, the younger brother sold grain and salt to Chongqing Mansion, and Mei, Qiong, Ya, Jiading, Xufu, Luzhou and other places along the river in southern Sichuan have all gone once. The Shu Wangfu accepted the land donation and occupied the borderless land, and the enthusiastic response really opened the eyes of the younger brother. In the past, when we talked about contributions, they were all methods used by the officials and gentry to grab the people's benefits. But the palace accepted the offering, and the people did not fight, but flocked to it, and every household competed for the first, and everyone yearned for it. Why? The people have gained a lot of money! The people only pay 10% of the rent every year after the donation of their own land, which is much lower than paying taxes to their brothers!

In order to dispel the concerns of the people, the royal palace also promised them to donate voluntarily. If they want to change back to the landlord's name one day, they can do so at any time. Now the people are not afraid of consecration, but they are afraid that they will not accept it after they have surrendered. Even the peasant households who rented the land of the royal palace paid only 50% of the rent, which was much less than the land rented by the gentry. If the land owned by the palace is enough, the gentry of the world will not be able to find a long-term farmer! ”

Liao Daheng listened to his brother-in-law's words, and was very depressed: "In addition to the rent of one percent and fifty percent, there are also special soaps and special schools for children. ”

"Today, in the eleven counties of the irrigation district, Wangzhuang has long been dotted and everywhere! In the past, there were fewer states and counties in Wangzhuang, Renshou, Jingyan, and Zixian counties, and now Wangzhuang has occupied three or fifty percent of the fields; Jianzhou (now Jianyang City), Hanzhou (now Guanghan City), Mianzhou (now Mianyang City) are opening Wangzhuang; Yazhou is a state and three counties, the state town and the famous mountains do not need to be said, there are all the tea mountains and rice fields of the palace, and even the remote places in Yingjing and Lushan counties, I heard that Wangzhuang has been opened; Pengshan County in Meizhou, Pujiang County in Qiongzhou, Hongya County and Jiajiang County in Jiading Prefecture are now also Wangzhuang contiguous areas. If there is no Yang Tianguan in Qiongzhou and a group of gentry to fight to the death, Qiongzhou is sandwiched between Chengdu and Yazhou, where can they run away? Now Tianquan Gao Dengtai has gone to Luzhou, and sooner or later there are dozens of Wangzhuang. The younger brother inquired that the prince sent a Yazhou student named Tang Mo to Jiading, and hyped up the benefits of the donation in Jiading City, beating gongs and drums, and singing on stage, so lively! Brother, do you know where this stall where Tang Mo received the offering? ”

Liao shook his head.

Of course, Mr. Liu knew about Liao Daheng's receipt of Zhu Pingjin's sponsorship fee, but he couldn't help but be indignant when he said it.

"It's right across the street from the state office! Hearing that a group of local gentry jumped out and were about to smash Tang Mo's offering stall, dozens of fierce and vicious Tusi soldiers immediately stood up to protect them with bright and shaky broadswords. That Zhizhou didn't dare to put a stinky fart! On the contrary, it was delicious and delicious. Why? He's going to rely on these brutes to defend the city! According to this posture, Jiading, Emei, Qianwei, Rongxian, Weiyuan, and the six counties of a state will all belong to the palace sooner or later! From Jiading down the river, followed by Xufu, Luzhou, Chongqing, Kuizhou. One day, the whole of Sichuan will be the Mansion of the King of Shu! ”

"Brother Liu doesn't need to be angry! Sichuan is neither yours nor mine. Liao Daheng smiled helplessly, "The world is originally their Zhu family!" ”

Zhu Pingjin's acceptance of the offer, Liao Daheng is very clear. In addition to various submissions and reports from local prefectures, prefectures, prefectures, and counties, there are also personal letters between friends and former colleagues. Yang Tianguan from Qiongzhou recently wrote two letters to him in a row. There was a sentence in the letter that left a deep impression on him:

"The anointing is all in the palace, and the people have no place to stand!"

Liao Daheng knows that it is not "a place where the people have no cone", but a place where officials and gentry like Yang Tianguan have no cone. He generally does not approve submissions involving the royal palace. If there is a murder below, he will criticize "Ningjing place, don't make trouble". It's just that because of Yang Tianguan's energy and face, he still replied to a private letter, saying that he would advise the palace. But having said that, he couldn't have made a substantial move. After all, the more Zhu Pingjin collects for his donations, the more he collects for sponsorship fees. It is now late June, and in two months, the palace will receive the autumn grain, and this huge sponsorship fee will be in hand. But somehow, he never got the money.

Liao Tycoon was thinking, but Mr. Liu was talking, and the more he talked, the more frightened he became.

"The land donation policy of the royal palace affects not only the squires and farmers, but also the soldiers of the guards! Now in addition to the caravans, the palace has built a caravan team in each Wangzhuang. The treatment of the guards is the same as that of the caravan, much better than those mud-legged sergeants in the guard, called Hanako Weiding! For example, the sergeants of the five guards in Chengdu have thousands of people who have joined the caravan to protect the village, and all of them are strong. Na Ning Chuanwei and Chengdu Guards even openly sold soldiers to the palace! The other guards are said to be extremely red-eyed, and they have already begged the younger brother to find a disciple. If the officials don't sell them, the soldiers sell them themselves, and do the officials dare to go to Wangzhuang to search them? Speaking of this, Mr. Liu smiled to himself, "The same is true of businessmen. Tianquan's tea and horse smuggling, and now the merchants around Yazhou are sharpening their heads and drilling into it! Wang Fu and Tianquan Tusi pinched the Feixian Pass, and joined forces to set up a card to collect money, and made a lot of money! ”

"We can't go down that road, don't think about it." Liao Daheng suddenly interrupted Mr. Liu.

"That is, the little brother doesn't dare to be delusional." Mr. Liu knew that he was speechless, and said with a smile: "Money is a thing, you can't bring it in life, you can't bring it in death, it's not worth losing your life for money." The news that the princess said in the palace that it was her son's way of making money with his life, and no one wanted to intervene! Oh, brother, have you heard that the prince of this world is very frugal in the palace, and never more than four dishes and one soup in a meal. Even a dried cowpea roasted pig's trotter has to be divided into two halves: half of it is eaten by him and Miss Luo, and half is given to his subordinates! ”

"How can you say that you have no clothes, and you are with the Son?" Liao Daheng said silently.

His brother-in-law didn't hear clearly, so he was busy asking something, Liao Daheng smiled and said that it was okay, and Mr. Liu continued: "Brother just talked about Zhang Jimeng in Baoning Mansion, there is no doubt that the prince is going to attack Baoning Mansion!" ”

"Brother Liu, Brother Wei is about to ask about Baoning Mansion." Speaking of Baoning Mansion, Liao Daheng suddenly came to his senses, and his waist also sat up straighter, "Brother Liu, you said, that Baoning Mansion has many mountains and little soil, the plague is rampant, thieves are rampant, everyone is fleeing, and the prince wants to go in." I can't figure it out! ”

Mr. Liu smiled in his heart when he heard this: I can understand, but you don't understand as a governor? You just want me to take the initiative to make things clear.

"If you want land, there is a lot of land in southern Sichuan. Especially in the area of Xufu and Luzhou, Fangjing is ravaged by thieves, and it is a good place with few people and many fields. If the prince wants to collect and donate, he should lay out southern Sichuan. The prince is now eyeing northern Sichuan and forcing us to get rid of Zhang Jimeng, unless the prince is plotting greatly, it is not on the field! ”

"Where is that?" Liao asked as he stared into Mr. Liu's eyes.

Hahaha! Mr. Liu laughed loudly, and the laughter was a little sadistic.

"The elder brother's meaning is nothing more than for the younger brother to say it himself. It's okay to say it, the younger brother is a small businessman, if he has money, he is his parents, and if he has no money, he is an enemy. I'm just afraid to say it, and the elder brother and the younger brother will have a dislike from now on! ”

"You and I are brothers, what's the difference? A word here will not enter the ears of a third person! Liao Tycoon said, grabbing Mr. Liu's hand: "If you have a burden, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!" ”

The governor has been forced to curse and swear, and it is not okay to say this. Mr. Liu looked resolute:

"Well, the little brother will be out today! The elder brother knows the soldiers and leads the soldiers, and he knows the geography of the mountains and rivers best! The two prefectures of Boryeong and Kuizhou are the gateways of Sichuan. Defend the two provinces, the stakes are significant! Therefore, the one who is plotted by the son of the world is in the whole Sichuan, in the world! ”

"Brother Liu said that the prince would rebel?" Liao Daheng was a little puzzled.

"It's hard to say about rebellion." Mr. Liu shook his head and said, "But there must be a desire to occupy the whole Sichuan in order to protect yourself!" ”

"Occupy the whole of Sichuan, what is that not a rebellion?"

"Brother, not necessarily." Mr. Liu immediately retorted, "In the eyes of the current emperor, maybe it is a rebellion." In the eyes of the future emperor, maybe it is still dependent! ”

Liao Daheng was so smart that he immediately guessed the meaning of Mr. Liu's words.

"Brother Liu is saying that Jingshi may not be guaranteed in the future? But it's too early to make such a judgment! ”

In the younger brother's view, the trend of the world is already clear. Emperor Chengzu Rong Ma was a lifelong man, and once said that 'the Son of Heaven guards the border'. But now the momentum of the Beijing division is that the enemy is on the back of the abdomen, and it is trapped on all sides: in the north, there are Tartars blocking the flood in Songshan, and in the south, there are the five battalions of Chuang and Xianju Koge, which are ravaging Henan and Huguang. Jin, Shaanxi, Shandong, North and South Zhili, and our Sichuan are as many thieves as cattle hairs, and they are inexhaustible and endless; After the departure of Lin Dan Khan of Chahar, the steppe was owned by Jianyu. I don't know if my brother has heard that there are people in the court talking about moving the capital......"

"Today, he has a strong temperament and cares about his face. As long as the crows make a noise, he will definitely not agree to move the capital. Losing half of the country, how did he face the ancestors of the Zhu family? And how to face the historian's iron pen? Most of the things about moving the capital are rumors. Liao Daheng affirmed.

"Whether the rumors are true or not, leave it aside. But the Son of Heaven refused to leave, so he had to be trapped in Jingshi. Now Kaifeng is still guarded, and the canal is still navigable. The younger brother thought that as long as Kaifeng was lost and the canal was broken, the Jingshi would be like a turtle in an urn. When the time comes, the Son of Heaven ......"

Mr. Liu's five fingers were wide open, and he made a gesture of reaching down and grabbing.

Liao Daheng hesitated and muttered: "If the Son of Heaven goes, there is still the crown prince, and the two kings of Yong and Ding." Even if His Majesty's family is gone, there is still a remnant line of the Divine Sect. King Fu, King Rui, King Hui, and King Gui (Note 1) can all inherit the throne...... Ancestral family law: father dies and son succeeds, brother dies and brother dies. There are grandchildren, but there are no grandchildren. It's the turn of the King of Shu, I don't know the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse......"

"Your Excellency!" Mr. Liu was a little anxious, and he didn't choose to speak, "Haven't you seen it clearly until now?" What matters is not the bloodline of that bullshit, but the hearts of the world! It's a soldier who can fight! It doesn't matter if you are a descendant or not, whether you are a distant branch or a close relative, it is a knife to stretch out your head, and it is also a knife to shrink your head! Without the hearts of the people of the world, without the soldiers who can fight, even the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West are useless! ”

Liao Daheng listened in a trance. He patted his head, as if he suddenly realized: "It's about the life of the family, but I'm confused for my brother!" Soldier! Yes, Brother Liu is right, there must be a soldier, a soldier that we can trust! ”

"What are you doing with soldiers?" Mr. Liu sneered, "The soldiers of the adults are all the soldiers of the imperial court. An edict from the imperial court, don't say that the soldiers are gone, and you won't even have a head! ”

"What then? So what to do? Liao Daheng muttered, "The country is about to die, where are the people going?" ”

Mr. Liu saw it for the first time, and his in-law brother-in-law, who was usually high-minded, showed a hollow and powerless desperate look.

Note 1: Fu Wang Zhu Changxun is the third son of Mingshenzong; Ruiwang Zhu Changhao is the fifth son; Huiwang Zhu Changrun is the sixth son; ZHU CHANGYING (YIN), THE KING OF GUI, WAS THE SEVENTH SON.