Zhu Qizhen still had doubts: "What does your father have to do with you?" Why are you in such a hurry and don't have long eyes to see the road? ”

"I, I'm going back to deliver clothes to my dad, dad is waiting for my clothes...... He's going to work in the field......"

“……”

The man continued to sob, "If I don't go back, my father will have no clothes to wear, and he won't be able to get off the ground."

My dad said he would kill me if I missed the time. "Huh?

Everyone looked at each other, obviously, a little disbelieving.

Zhu Qizhen could barely understand, and then asked, "You mean, the clothes on your body belong to your father?" ”

A group of people looked down, and sure enough, they saw that the clothes this person was wearing looked extremely ill-fitting, the sleeves on his body had grown a lot, and underneath were extraordinarily fat breeches......

It looks very funny.

"Yes", the little beggar felt that this person did not let people continue to beat him, and felt that he was still quite kind, and said: "My family, my family only has this one piece of clothing, I wear it, and my father has no clothes to wear."

I, my mother is sick, I came to the county today to get medicine, I was delayed, if I can't go back in the afternoon, my father, my father, woo woo woo ......"

He cried as he tightened the grease in his arms.

The family only has one garment to wear, and this is, what a horrific thing.

Obviously, this still exceeded the expectations of Zhu Qizhen, Kuang Yu, and Zhang Fu.

"Come here."

Zhu Qizhen suddenly spoke.

The little beggar shrank forward.

"Don't be afraid, if you delay the time, I will let someone ride you back later."

Zhu Qizhen tried his best to calm him down, and then glanced at Hai Bei.

Haibei's eyes were full of reluctance, and he took out the puff pastry in his sleeve slowly.

Zhu Qizhen made a look, and before he could speak, the guards on the side took half a box of pastries to this person.

The little beggar twitched his nose, didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, and looked at Zhu Qizhen timidly.

"Take it, I gave it to you."

Until the Praetorian guard stuffed the pastry into his arms, he was happy as if in a dream.

Carefully pick up a piece and put it in his mouth, slowly sipping it, and the strange feeling that he has never felt before fills his whole body from the tip of his tongue.

This is probably the feeling of happiness.

This kind of happiness, not to mention Zhu Qizhen, Kuang Yu, and Zhang Fu, has never been born.

The only possible empathy is Haibei.

The first time she ate the pastries in the palace, she felt the same way.

After eating a piece of the aftertaste, the little beggar stuffed the rest into his bosom and grinned.

Zhu Qizhen watched from the sidelines and continued: "I have some questions, just ask, you don't need to be too nervous. ”

The little beggar nodded vigorously.

"I ask you, is your family farming?"

"Yes, my family, me, and my father are all farming."

"Oh, a few people in the family."

"Six, six, my father, me, and I have a younger brother and two younger sisters."

"How many acres of land do you have at home?"

"No, no land, yes, it's ten acres of rented land in the village."

"Rented? How much rent per year? ”

"Seventy percent, seventy percent rent every year."

"Ah, so tall? Who rented it to you? ”

Zhu Qizhen scolded in his heart, sure enough, the evil landlord, fifty percent of the rent, is really black-hearted to death, and he exploits him so much.

Seventy percent, that is to say, every year to work hard to send out more than half of the output, this is simply Zhou Papi, what kind of black-hearted capitalist is this.

"Yes, it's Huangzhuang."

Zhu Qizhen: "........."

Have you ever set such a high rent?

I don't think this can be counted on my head.

Also, doesn't that count as me scolding myself?

Huangzhuang, which began in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, as the name suggests, is the Zhuangzi in the palace, and the income and benefits are all returned to the palace.

There are various types of imperial villages, which are supervised by the imperial horse, and there are nominal emperors, queens, queen mothers, princes, or other nobles in the palace.

Since it was the emperor who paid taxes to Zhuangzi, he naturally did not pay taxes to the government, and of course no one dared to collect taxes from Emperor Laozi.

Of course, the fact that such a large area of land is not taxed has virtually increased the burden on the rest of the households.

Moreover, in the Imperial Village, land ownership is combined with judicial and administrative powers.

To put it simply, the eunuchs sent to manage the imperial village are the heavens of the villagers.

The general imperial village sent eunuchs to take charge, and these eunuchs brought a banner school, and then gathered a group of local idle scoundrels, "occupying land, collecting property, and defiling women", doing evil places, and doing everything.

"You are eunuchs?"

Zhu Qizhen remained silent and continued to ask, collecting useful information.

"Okay, I know, you can go, go back and tell the others, from now on, the rent will be 30%, live a good life."

The little beggar looked incredulous.

Lowered, lowered?

Before he could understand, Zhu Qizhen gave two orders, and a guard dragged him away, and after getting on the horse, he put him on the back of the horse and roared away.

Zhu Qizhen turned to Jin Ying on the side and said: "Go back and give a note to the Imperial Horse Supervisor, from now on, the rent of the Huangzhuang will be reduced to 30%, and no more will be allowed."

There are also eunuchs sent by the palace, these people must not act in the palace under the banner of the palace, and they must be strictly restrained.

This matter is in charge of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. ”

"Yes."

After hearing this, Zhang Fu said in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Jin Ying is a person from the palace, and he always thinks a lot about the palace, and still wants to persuade Zhu Qizhen to say two sentences: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, but there is a lot of food paid every year in this imperial village, and Your Majesty has lowered forty percent of the rent, so I am afraid that there is a lot of shortage of nobles in the palace." ”

"It's okay, you also saw it just now, the family only has a decent dress to wear, and on such a day, I'm afraid I can't talk about hardship.

Collecting less money will allow the people to breathe, tear more cloth, and eat more meals.

We, the people of the Ming Dynasty, are bitter, I can't bear to be like this.

By the way, tell the people of the Imperial Horse Warden that the grace I give is not for them, and whoever gives the people a profit, I want whose head. ”

The last sentence is murderous.

"Yes, the old slave will do this with good intentions."

Jin Ying's heart also trembled, it seems that he has to give a good explanation to the palm print of the Imperial Horse Supervisor when he goes back, and Dongchang also has to keep an eye on this matter.

Jin Ying is almost sure that if something happens to the Imperial Horse Supervisor, His Majesty may not have another arsenal case?

Last time, the Imperial Horse Prison went up and down, and many people in the other twelve prisons were planted.

If there is any problem in the palace, he, the chief eunuch of ceremonies, will definitely not be able to get rid of it.

After a long delay, when Zhu Qizhen and his party were about to enter the city, a group of people ran out of the city gate, looking panicked and looking around.

The person at the head was dressed in a seven-grade official robe, and he thought it was the Changping County Order.

He has a thin body and a shrewd look on his face.

When he saw a group of people in Zhu Qi Town, the county magistrate knew that it was the main master.

Today, he was on duty at the county office, and suddenly a factory guard came to the door, saying that the holy driver would go to Changping immediately, and asked the Changping officials to pick up the driver immediately.

The county magistrate had weak legs on the spot, slipped off the chair, and got up for a long time.

Obediently, the emperor came to Changping, which is a great rarity.

The county commander did not dare to slack off, so he found the county magistrate, and the priest and others hurried out of the city.

Ten steps or so away from Zhu Youzhen's body, everyone knelt on the ground, and the county commander said loudly: "Minister, Changping County Commander Shengbai, knock on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!" ”

The rest of the people who knelt down only kowtowed, but did not dare to speak.

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and Jin Ying shouted loudly: "Excuse yourself from courtesy, Your Majesty has a will, don't disturb the people, go down to the county government." ”

A group of people entered Changping County, and walked along the avenue with two pillars of incense to the Yamen of Changping County.

After entering the county office, the inside and outside had already been stationed by the factory guards in advance, and the idle people had also been cleared out early.

"Your Majesty, please rest inside."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and walked into the main room of the back office with his hands in his hands.

In front of the main hall, there is a brand-new carved red sandalwood table, on which is a set of blue and white porcelain tea sets, behind the desk is a rosewood Taishi chair, and a few seats are placed on both sides.

After sitting down on the Taishi's chair, Zhu Qizhen instructed: "All the Qing family, you all sit down, you are tired after a long day's journey." ”

Kuang Yu and the others didn't even dare to say that they dared to sit down after repeated excuses.

Kuang Yu, Zhang Fu and the others were okay, but they suffered from this Sheng Bai, and they sat on the chair next to them, and their buttocks only dared to sit for a third of the time.

Jin Ying stood behind the emperor, and Hae Bee went down to prepare tea.

Zhu Qizhen first asked Sheng Bai about the recent situation in Changping, and then specifically asked why there are so many people outside the city today.

Sheng Bai did not dare to conceal it, and answered one by one, although it was a busy spring, but there would always be a few days of free time, if there were some young and strong laborers in the people's homes, they wanted to take advantage of these days to see if the rich merchants in the city had to do some short-term work, and earn some money to supplement the family.

When asked how much the price was, Sheng Bai thought about it and gave an unbelievable answer.

These short-term workers often pay no more than four or five cents a day, and sometimes at most seven or eight cents, sit for four or five hours a day, and have a lunch at noon.

"Is this such a low cost of manpower?"

Zhu Qizhen asked in surprise.

Sheng Bai vaguely said a rough idea, probably Changping is just a middle county, there are not many rich businessmen in the county, less labor, plus a large number of laborers every year, compared with Beitongzhou and Jingshi, this price is naturally not high.

Beitongzhou and Jingshi manpower is more expensive, but the distance is too far, the road still needs to be guided, and it costs money to eat and drink all the way, so it is not as cost-effective as in Changping.

Between teas, Jin Ying exited the house and hurriedly went to prepare lunch.

After a while, Jin Ying came in and said, "Your Majesty, lunch is ready." ”

Sheng Bai's face was ashamed: "The food in the countryside is ugly, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins." ”

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "Eating and drinking is a small way, compared to the people I just met, I don't know how much better."

On weekdays in the palace, I withdraw from eating and drinking, and the pleasures of being too extravagant are not what I want! ”

Everyone moved into the hall and the food was served on the table.

Eight butterflies and eight bowls, although it is not delicious, but it is also sumptuous, and it fills a large table.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at it and ordered: "Leave five or six dishes, I and the British Duke, Master Kuang are enough, and the rest are for the accompanying guards to enjoy." ”

Jin Ying hesitated: "Your Majesty, there are not many meals, and if you give it to others, it will inevitably look too shabby!"

Zhu Qizhen urged: "Just do what I tell you!" I don't like to waste, go. ”

Jin Ying had no choice but to ask the rest of the meals to be removed, leaving only six dishes on the table.

Zhu Qizhen greeted Kuang Yu, Zhang Fu sat down, picked up the rice and ate it, and Jin Ying stood and served.

The ancients paid attention to food without saying anything, and there was nothing to say during the banquet, and after a while, Zhu Qizhen had a bowl of rice in his stomach, and the dishes on the table only moved a little.

Zhu Qizhen put down the empty bowl and stood up and said, "I'm full, go out for a walk and eat." Jin Ying, you can also sit down and eat, you don't have to follow, I will walk around the courtyard. ”

Zhang Fu, Kuang Yu didn't expect the emperor to eat so quickly, he hurriedly put down his rice bowl and said, "The minister is also full, go with Your Majesty." ”

Jin Ying also wanted to follow, Zhu Qizhen glared at the two of them, and the two had no choice but to stay in the house.

The three of them walked slowly in the courtyard on this spring sun.

"What I see today, the people are really miserable, since Taizong, there is a prosperous era of Yongle, and then there is the rule of Renxuan, I thought that the people were much better off taking a life, but I really didn't expect it to be like this."

Zhu Qizhen said with emotion, and then asked: "The two Qing families, is it because the taxes of the imperial court are too heavy?" ”

Kuang Yu thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Your Majesty, the taxes of my dynasty are much lighter than those of the previous dynasty, and they are not too heavy."

The taxes of the Ming Dynasty were actually not too heavy, even if the three salaries were added during the Chongzhen period, it was not much compared to the previous dynasty or the Qing Dynasty.

"It's not a matter of taxation, it's because I don't govern the country well that the people are so poor?"

Zhu Qizhen continued to ask.

"Your Majesty must not say this, Your Majesty inherits the rule of the previous emperor and Yanren Xuan, and he is the king of success, and there is no way to do it."

Kwong retorted.

Whether there is it or not, at least when asked now, there must be none.

Zhang Fu, who had never spoken, thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that after all, there is still too little food in the field, the people are multiplying and the population is increasing day by day, it is really, it is really not enough to eat." ”

Zhang Fu's words can be regarded as to the substance, there are many people and few places.

Since ancient times, the heavy grain in the fields has been wheat and rice.

No matter how intensively cultivated, whether the soil is good or bad, the annual grain output is actually not too much.

Food is almost the same, but people, is going to become.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population plummeted due to years of war, but with the peace of the world, the people multiplied, and the number of people naturally increased day by day.

A farmer may be granted ten acres of land at the beginning of the founding of the country, and more than ten acres of wasteland may be reclaimed, and then there are several sons in the family, and twenty or thirty acres of land are rich enough.

But the son wants to marry a wife, have a child, and divide the family, and after a few decades, there may be only one or two acres of land left in each family, and it is almost impossible to reclaim the wasteland, because almost all that can be cultivated has been reclaimed.

One or two acres of land only need to happen casually, and the land will go bankrupt, and in the end there is no choice but to become a tenant.

Tenants rented landlords' land, and the court was not easy to manage.

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