"Gonggong Pang, these days, many people in the entire Imperial Horse Prison have moved to the old land of the Forbidden City, which is mostly damaged, and many of the original places have been occupied, so there are not too many people complaining, right? In retrospect, I was able to ascend the throne and own the world, and Gonggong Pang and the Imperial Horse Supervisor were the first to take the lead. It's a pity that now the court is worried about internal and external troubles, and the battalion under my command has not really become a big climate, and I don't dare to act rashly to offend too many people. I heard that many Huangzhuang Huangdian stores have been abandoned since Wanli... ”

When Xiao Xuan spoke like this, it made Pang Tianshou feel that something might happen. Because after getting along with each other for a few days, Pang Tianshou knew that the new emperor was a straightforward person. But as soon as he came up, he said these words to himself, which was obviously not normal, so he replied with some sincere fear: "It is the duty of slaves and maids to be loyal to the saints, and if the saint has any commands, the slaves and maids must do their best... ”

"In just two months since I ascended the throne, the price of rice in the capital has risen to two taels of silver, which is the same price as the border troops in many places. As you know, in order to achieve the maximum combat effectiveness with a limited number of people, my team of about 10,000 people, from horses and firearms to training, is very different from ordinary battalions. With such an expensive price of rice and even some other labor costs, if the harvest of the inner treasury is the same as in previous years, there will be a lot of gaps, even if it saves a lot of expenses in the palace. . . ”

"If the saint has anything to say, you may as well say it bluntly, and whatever the slave and maid know, you must report it truthfully"

Seeing Pang Tianshou like this, Xiao Xuan didn't go around in circles anymore: "Does Grandpa Pang know some things about Huangzhuang?" Is the more than 2 million acres of Huangzhuang farmland in the account books true? Roughly calculated, if the year is still normal, such as this year's year, how much food should be received by the Huangzhuang of each prefecture in Beizhili on average to be considered normal? If it is converted into catties, I hope that Pang Gonggong can answer truthfully... ”

Hearing this, in fact, Pang Tianshou already understood some of the ideas that the Holy Lord had made, and after thinking for a while, he didn't intend to deceive anything. After all, a companion is like a tiger, and now this emperor, who has real power and military power, has the ability to go out of the city at any time to verify the situation.

"Your Majesty: In a normal year, the wheat harvest per mu of paddy fields is about 120 catties, and the harvest of millet is similar to that of wheat paddy fields. Although there is no major disaster in the Gyeonggi area this year, it is not too good, and the harvest per mu is only sixty or seventy catties... ”

"Sixty or seventy pounds?" Xiao Xuan's first impression was the northern fields, and this harvest was a little low. However, it seems that in my impression that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, around 1949, the yield per mu in Hebei was also quite low, and in my impression was only 39 kilograms per mu, which was probably still raw grain. The reason why this northern farmland is very different from the fields in the south of the Yangtze River is sometimes very different, and Xiao Xuan is clear. And recalling the past, Xiao Xuan also thought of the impressions and legends about the disaster that Jiannu also encountered in the first year of Chongzhen. The large-scale peasant uprising in the northwest, the Jiannu side also suffered, and North China may be left alone?

Maybe next year, the first year of Chongzhen, will be a very bad year, and it is not impossible for the economy to have no harvest or almost negligible. The year after tomorrow, that is, when the autumn harvest of the second year of Chongzhen is in danger, if so, then this year's harvest is quite important. I should find a way to raise more money and food this year to prepare for a possible shortage of money and food from the summer and autumn of the first year of Chongzhen to the second year of Chongzhen

"Back to the saint, there have not been too good years over the years, and it is considered good to harvest sixty or seventy catties per mu. . . ."

Xiao Xuan recalled the actual situation of some peasants' burdens in the legends of the Republic of China, so he continued: "I heard that ordinary people's land, ordinary tenants since the Two Song Dynasty, are all fifty-fifty accounts. Even if you add some disaster year relief, there is about 40% of the income. The actual burden of the villagers in the Imperial Village should not be less than that... ”

Pang Tianshou did not evade such a somewhat poor dagger, and even replied very simply because he had been prepared for a long time: "What the saint said is that this is an ordinary folk family, and it should be a good person who is quite popular... ”

Xiao Xuan didn't expect that the general situation of rural exploitation during the Republic of China would be put in the late Ming Dynasty, and he would really be regarded as a good person. It is no wonder that there were so many grievances about the landlord class during the Republic of China, and it seems that there is probably no comparison between the two eras.

"The actual burden of the people of Huangzhuang Zhuang, including labor, should be how much, and what is the actual situation of the villagers, I hope that Pang Gonggong can truthfully give the bottom. . . ." When Xiao Xuan said this, he was sincere with a few words, of course, if he added his status as a monarch, there were also some threats.

"Most of the villagers in Huangzhuang fled, there was no shortage of acres, and the labor supervision exceeded that of ordinary people's fields. Therefore, if it is said that the labor of man is ten points for the output of the land, the harvest should be seven points... ”

"In this case, the harvest in the entire Huangzhuang should be 900,000 stone wheat millet this year, and the harvest will be about one million taels according to the current prices? But I flipped through the account books of these years, not counting the imperial store and gold and silver, and the harvest in the imperial village was obviously less than 100,000 taels most of the time... ”

"Shengshang Mingjian, the eunuchs in charge of the village, the official school, the head of the village, the family and many other people who are responsible for managing the Huangzhuang have to be fed. These people, whether overt or implicit, often occupy more than ninety percent of their interests. In fact, most of the things in the world are like this, otherwise now I am a big country in China, and Dingkou is at least tens of millions, why are there not more soldiers than the Qin with a population of millions during the Warring States Period... ”

When I heard that Pang Tianshou didn't use too many words like "you know", but straightforwardly explained the stakes in this, some of the previous worries were put down.

"Pang Gonggong can be so loyal and upright, which is really an example in the world. If the people in the internal management can be like Pang Gonggong, Daming should be just around the corner to sweep away internal and external troubles. . . Xiao Xuan also praised without hesitation at this time.

Pang Tianshou was worried that Xiao Xuan would do something too drastic at this time, but he still persuaded: "The heads of the Huangzhuang are considered their own people, but if their personal interests are damaged too much and cause complaints, there may be hidden dangers. If Zhuang people flee more or if something happens to the people, it will also make more trouble for the saints. It's not that the Holy One can't do it, but there is still room for ... ”

Of course, Xiao Xuan didn't feel too much unhappiness because of such words, but said solemnly: "I will go and meet the heads of each village in person, explain the benefits and disadvantages to them, and I will not let their private interests be too indebted." It's just that some people have to be patient for a while this year and next year... When he said this, Xiao Xuan also had some plans in his heart to take people out of the city.