The mold of the Donglin Party is obviously not finished today, because the Emperor of the Apocalypse immediately talked about the grain field.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse directly called the name of the Hubu Shangshu and asked, "Li Shangshu, do you know how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty now?" ”

Li Ruhua was stunned, he didn't expect the emperor to ask this question. But fortunately, he is a doer, remembering this number, he replied: "The registered population is 5165,5459 households, but there are many hidden households, I estimate that the population of Daming is about 2, oooo, oooo people." ”

The Donglin Party was taken aback by this number, they all knew that the population of Daming was huge, but they didn't expect that there would be so many. I really didn't expect Li Ruhua to be a capable person, and he remembered such complex numbers clearly, but at the same time, they scolded Li Ruhua in their hearts, answering questions well, just answering questions, just ask and answer, what kind of hidden household. In case the emperor is nervous, a census will not make him a landlord in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?

The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked again: "Li Shangshu, how much land does the Ming Dynasty have?" ”

Li Ruhua replied fluently: "Daming has a total of 422 fields, which is (the number comes from Zhengde's "Daming Huidian"). ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked again, "How much land is there in Jiangnan?" ”

The face of the Donglin Party official changed, isn't it going to attack the rich households in Jiangnan? Although most of the wealth in Jiangnan does not come from land, but from factories, workshops and smuggling by sea, the deep-rooted concept of land has made the wealthy households in Jiangnan also become big landlords in Jiangnan, and the Donglin Party members are no different.

Li Ruhua wiped his sweat, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse's step-by-step questioning made him a little nervous: "Nanzhili has a field 81, Qing, Zhejiang has a field 47, Qing, Jiangxi has a field 4o, Qing, Huguang has a field 23, Qing, Fujian has a field 13, Qing." ”

"So how much of the fields in Jiangnan are grown with grain?"

The Donglin Party breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was not to attack the landlords in Jiangnan, so it scared itself.

Li Ruhua was stunned, he really didn't know this number, so he had to answer: "This Weichen really doesn't know." ”

"Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is knowing. Maofu, you are already amazing, you remember such trivial numbers. ”

Maofu is the character of Li Ruhua, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse called Li Ruhua's character to show respect for Li Ruhua. When Li Ruhua heard the appreciation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he was moved to tears, and he was speechless, so he could only bow his hand to the emperor and express his gratitude.

Emperor Tianqi said: "Jiangnan is the granary of the Ming Dynasty, and the harvest in Jiangnan is full of the world." But I heard that since Emperor Shenzongxian ascended the throne, the grain production in Jiangnan has begun to decrease significantly, and some places have changed from grain-producing areas to grain-poor areas. ”

Before Li Ruhua was moved, he wiped a handful of tears of excitement and said: "This is because some rice fields in the south of the Yangtze River have been converted into mulberry forests, or crops such as cotton and sugarcane are planted, because planting these crops can make more than ten times the profit from growing grain." ”

"Danger, if it goes on like this, Daming is in danger. Shaanxi has a severe drought this year, and there will be locust plagues next year, and the harvest in the northwest, southwest, north China, and northeast has not been good in recent years, which means that the grain in the south of the Yangtze River must not only feed the people in the south of the Yangtze River, but also feed the population of the entire Ming Dynasty in the northwest, southwest, north China, and northeast. ”

When the Donglin Party heard the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, they were all taken aback, is this still the white and chubby Zhu Emperor who looks stupid? How did they know that these words were the result of Zhu Cheng, Wei Zhongxian and the Emperor of the Apocalypse for a long time, and incorporated various inferences from later generations to summarize the reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and they had the wisdom of being ahead of 3oo for more than 3oo.

Emperor Tianqi continued: "There are 200 million people in the Ming Dynasty, and each person consumes 3o catties of grain per month, and in a year, the Ming Dynasty needs a total of 7.2 billion catties of grain, which means that about 200 million mu of grain must be planted to ensure that everyone in the Ming Dynasty can eat enough." ”

Chen, the right attendant of the household department, learned mathematics well, and he smelled a very dangerous signal in the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said: "Your Majesty, the rice fields in the south of the Yangtze River are double-cropping rice, and the annual output is about 8oo catties, so there is no need for 200 million mu, only 90 million mu of rice fields can feed the entire Ming Dynasty." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was stunned and glanced at Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Cheng came out of the class and said: "Chen Shilang is good at mathematics." ”

Chen Suxue was forced to take a step back by Zhu Cheng's knife-like eyes, and said in his heart, I'm not wrong, 7.2o divided by 8oo, it is indeed equal to 90 million. He carefully considered his words again, and there was indeed nothing wrong with them.

Zhu Cheng said: "There is a lot of power in the double cropping rice, and the principle of rotation is needed, don't you understand?" ”

Although the yield of double cropping rice is high, it consumes the fertility of the land too much, so sometimes it is necessary to fallow. Chen Suxue couldn't help but be surprised, this Zhu Cheng is simply a demon, he has never been to Jiangnan, and he actually knows the truth that rice fields need to be rotated.

Emperor Tianqi listened to Zhu Cheng's words, and hurriedly said: "200 million mu of grain field is the red line, the red line of food security in the Ming Dynasty, Li Shangshu, this task will be handed over to you, you must ensure that there are 200 million mu of grain land in the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Li Ruhua looked embarrassed, and said: "Farmers grow and harvest by themselves, as long as they pay enough taxes, it stands to reason that the government cannot interfere with what they plant." I am afraid that the minister will not be able to accomplish the task of ensuring 200 million mu of grain fields. ”

Zhu Cheng said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this, since the government can manage taxes, then make a fuss about taxes." Each province and each prefecture should set a standard for grain fields, and if the standard is not reached, all cash crops will be taxed at 90 percent, and I don't think any county peasant would dare to turn a deaf ear. ”

Gu Dazhang roared: "You minister, Emperor Taizu Gao once said personally that he would never give more." You actually instigated the emperor to increase the endowment, which is a blatant disobedience to the edict of Taizu. Your Majesty, please arrest Zhu Cheng, put him in prison, and punish him severely. ”

Zhu Cheng glared at Gu Dazhang, pointed at his nose and scolded angrily: "When and where did Emperor Taizu Gao say that he would never be endowed?" What is your intention in fabricating the words of Emperor Taizu Gao? Emperor Shenzongxian, Emperor Guangzongzhen and today's saints, in order to defeat Jiannu, in addition to taxes, levy additional salaries, you say this, scold three emperors in a row, what are your intentions? ”

When the courtiers heard this, they remembered that although Zhu Yuanzhang had the intention of never giving more, he did not leave a written record of never giving more. Zhu Cheng's words were too ruthless, and he transferred Gu Dazhang's words of scolding him to the three emperors, and now Gu Dazhang was unlucky.

When Gu Dazhang was scratching his ears and cheeks, looking for excuses, the Emperor of the Apocalypse patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said, "Gu Dazhang, if you scold me, please give you a treat." However, now that you have scolded the Divine Sect and the Guangzong Sect, you are simply frustrated, Jinyiwei, take Gu Dazhang down for me. ”

The brocade guards on duty in the Taihe Hall rushed up, cut Gu Dazhang's hands upside down behind his back, and were about to push out of the hall.

Gu Dazhang is one of the elders of the Donglin Party, the Donglin Party has lost a spiritual leader, Gao Panlong, and can no longer help but suffer too much blow, all the ministers of the Donglin Party knelt down and begged: "Please be gracious and forgive Lord Gu for the crime of gaffe." ”

Zhu Cheng said leisurely: "The so-called consistency of words and deeds, if the actions and words are different, it can also be called a slip of the tongue, otherwise it is a heart." ”

Ye Xianggao was so angry that he wanted to accuse him of falling into the well, Zuo Guangdou pulled his clothes and whispered: "Zhu Cheng, this kid put his actions in front, obviously asking us to cooperate with the emperor's plan of 200 million mu of grain fields. It seems that if you want to save Lord Gu, you have to do what he says. ”

Ye Xianggao hurriedly said: "Long live, grain is the foundation of the country, we all support the emperor's 200 million mu grain land guarantee plan, not only physically, but also contact the hometown gentry to implement this plan with quality and quantity." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Zhu Cheng and saw that he had the intention of letting go of Gu Dazhang for the time being, so he got off the donkey: "Gu Dazhang, I read that you are an old minister of the Three Dynasties, and this time I will not pursue you for the crime of slandering the former emperor." During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qi and Chu competed for hegemony, and Qi dumped a large amount of grain and bought silk and satin to Chu. The state of Chu did not know what the plan was, and as a result, the fields were destroyed and mulberry planted, and soon there was a great drought in the world, and the state of Qi no longer exported grain, and the state of Chu had nothing but the silk that could not be eaten, and as a result, the country was in turmoil, and the state of Qi defeated the state of Chu without much effort. Therefore, food security is the top priority of Daming. There are 200 million people in Daming, which country can afford to support it, we don't produce food ourselves, who will produce food for Daming? ”

The Donglin Party shrugged and changed color, originally thinking that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was extremely bored and looking for trouble with the ministers of Jiangnan, it turned out that food was really the foundation of the country's stability. Although the Donglin Party is not able to govern, they still have a little patriotism after all, and they decided not to trouble the court in this matter.

Emperor Tianqi saw that the ministers of the Donglin Party were convinced, so he said to Li Ruhua: "Maofu, you are the head of the household, and this matter will fall on you in the end." Just do what Zhu Cheng said, the prefectures and counties that have not reached the target will collect ninety percent of the tax on all cash crops, so that they will have no profits, and see who dares to commit crimes against the wind. However, these 200 million mu of grain fields have to be subdivided, and it is best to be specific to the counties and townships, and set up lower boundary monuments and fences on the grain fields. Counties and townships that have completed well will be given excellent evaluations during external inspections. ”

External inspection, also known as pilgrimage inspection, is a system of inspection of local officials in the Ming Dynasty, once every three years. The Emperor of the Apocalypse linked it with the implementation of the grain field security plan, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this matter.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Wei Zhongxian quietly asked Zhu Cheng: "Why don't you take the opportunity to take down Gu Dazhang, he is an important figure in the Donglin Party, but it's a pity that he has such a good opportunity today." ”

Zhu Cheng said: "Being convicted for words damages the reputation of today's saints. Moreover, the Donglin Party forces are entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and if they have the heart to resist, it will have a great impact on the emperor's plan. It's better to let them go and ensure the food security of Daming first. The Donglin Party is just a clown who jumps off the beam, and there will be an opportunity to clean them up in the future. ”

(This chapter has too many numbers, and I looked up a lot of information, and it was very tiring to write.) Readers, please give some collections, give some recommendations, and comfort Fang Yang. ）

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