Chapter 118: The Golden Palace
In spring, the earth wakes up from the cold of winter, and the young shoots are drawn out from the old hawthorns that have been cut down by people. They↗ don't need to be cultivated artificially, they grow under the caress of wind and rain and sunshine. Everywhere is a sea of green that cannot be seen, set off with red, white, yellow, and purple ...... All kinds of wild flowers, a moist breeze blows, and the rich smell of pollen and grass goes straight to people's hearts. Whoever is there will open their mouth wide and breathe deeply inward, feeling intoxicated and refreshed as if they were drinking nectar.
"This is our field." The old grandson opened his small half-pulled padded jacket, pointed to a piece of cultivated land in front of him, and beckoned to his family, "Come to 50 acres this year, and then apply for it next year depending on the situation." ”
As spring approached, the displaced people from the north began to claim territory and migrate out of the big towns. Farm tools and seeds are registered and released by the government, and the displaced people can receive rations from the government according to the standard of one pound of miscellaneous grains per person per day, which are considered to be borrowed from the government, and there are also small loans from the bank, with a repayment period of five years without interest. Taking the village as a unit, some mules, horses and livestock were transferred and used in a unified manner to improve production efficiency.
In short, the purpose of reducing or postponing all kinds of taxes is to give the displaced people a period of relaxation, stabilize social order, and reduce the financial burden as much as possible in the shortest possible time.
Of course, while the government has launched various policies to benefit the people, there are also various hard regulations. What crops to plant is decided by the government; For every 10 acres of land, half an acre must be planted with alfalfa, and after the alfalfa matures and dries, it will be used as this year's field endowment.
Under such a rigid rule, Beidi will not plant a single wheat north of the Yellow River this year, except for sweet potatoes and potatoes, pumpkins and corn. The widespread planting of high-yielding and drought-tolerant crops can minimize the impact of the climate, and there will never be a hard year without a harvest.
The standard of living is improving step by step. Eat well first, and the government has done its best to do this. For the people of the Northland, these policies are enough to relieve them from suffering.
Having their own land is the greatest hope and dream of farmers. And the peasants were precisely the largest social class of that era. The war destroyed the original order and ownership, and in the time of redistribution, the survivors naturally enjoyed the benefits of victory.
"It's not ours yet!" The old woman liked it in her heart, but she deliberately twisted it and said: "I borrowed it from the official government, and I have to pay taxes for several years, so this field will be returned to our family!" ”
"That's not that hard!" The old grandson glanced at the old woman and said, "Don't forget, we are military dependents, and now there are ten acres of land belonging to our family." The others don't pay much in taxes. ”
"Dad, I think our family has applied a little less." The boss looked around, saw the problem, and pointed and said: "I want to apply again next year, but it won't be a piece, maybe it will be arranged to a far place, and it will be troublesome to cultivate." ”
First transportation areas and large and medium-sized towns around, and then gradually to remote places. This is the unified plan of the government. You claim one, I claim one. Naturally, it is impossible to reserve vacant land around the field for later claims, and the boss is indeed right.
"Well, that can't be helped." Lao Sun shook his head, what kind of harvest this year is, no one knows what it is. If you want more, you will pay more.
Nothing can be perfect, so that the homeless cultivators of the north have their land, and there is no government in history that has done better than now. You know, this is not destroyed in the Tartars. A policy launched while the war was not ending. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Emperor Chongzhen was in the Ming Dynasty, the shape was also more similar, but it was a plus endowment and a blessing, no matter how many ordinary people starved to death. In the end, both ends did not do well, the Tartars flourished, the people swarmed, and the two forces worked together to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
It can also be seen from this that Zhu Yongxing's way of thinking on governing the government has completely changed, and he would rather postpone the war than do a good job internally.
The north is busy and busy, and the officials transferred from the academy and the south have received real shortages, can they not uphold the holy will and work diligently, this broken and then established reconstruction is a good time to make political achievements; The common people also have hope and hope, and they are busy settling down and spring plowing and production.
And Nanjing, when it is about to end its status as the capital, is also experiencing the last few major events. One of them was the imperial examination, which was carried out with an unusual degree and the results were quickly produced. Today is the day when the scholars preach in front of the palace.
Zhu Yongxing changed the time of the early dynasty, which was a series of reactions. According to the rules of the ancestors, the Golden Temple should have started at five drums in the morning, but now it has been changed to about eight o'clock in the morning.
Because of the new resumption of the Northland, there are not many candidates, or there are many people who are temporarily unqualified because of rebellion. Therefore, this time, Enke won 240 jinshi, which is different from the previous number of 360 jinshi.
These new branch jinshi were led by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, the champion Ju, and the second brother followed the two hundred and forty palace test third-class jinshi such as Bangyan and Tanhua, and entered from the noon gate with mixed footsteps, and saw the hall in the distance, and the royal forest sergeants on both sides of the road stood with their chests and stomachs hanging with swords, standing like nails.
The new "nobles" are all silent, and even their steps are light. People were nervous with excitement and solemnity, and before they had even boarded the platform of the main hall, they seemed to have felt the solemnity of the Nine Heavenly Que system and the solemnity of the royal demeanor.
The official of the Ministry of Rites brought the scholars to the temple and signaled to stop—this was all explained repeatedly yesterday, so without saying a word, everyone stopped with a gesture. The jinshi didn't say a word, stared at the hall, imagining the upcoming grace and honor, and thanked them for finally having a result after ten years of hard work.
Without much effort, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites cautiously withdrew from the main hall, walked to the south in front of everyone, and said loudly: "By the Holy Order!" ”
"Hooray!"
The black crows and crows of the jinshi knelt on the ground, and they were so quiet that they coughed and did not smell the phlegm.
The waiter of the Ministry of Rites said: "By the fourth Jinshi Ding Mohua roll call, meet the holy face!" ”
"Weichen Command!" Ding Mohua crawled out on his knees, kowtowed to the main hall, took the list handed over by the waiter of the Ministry of Rites with both hands, got up and bowed to the main hall again, and then turned around and called his name loudly, "Liu Jiying, Chen Shao, Wang Zhengnan......" His voice trembled a little, but after reading the names of more than 20 people, it was natural.
This is the biography in front of the palace, after the roll call is completed, the first champion, with the eyes of the leader, bowed down and walked in, bowed his head and knelt solemnly in the place designated by the female official in the palace, and it took a long time to be considered properly. People waited with bated breath, their backs and palms sweating. (To be continued!)
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