"I didn't expect that it would be him Li Yulan who betrayed Ben Hou!"

When Zhang Gui looked at the officers and soldiers of the Guards who poured into Qingjiangpu like a tide, he couldn't help but say a word to Zhou Neng.

Zhou Neng glanced at Zhang Gui after hearing this, and clenched his fists.

Zhang Gui continued: "After catching him, ask him carefully why he betrayed Ben Hou! ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Neng agreed.

Immediately, Zhou Neng said boldly: "Master Hou, there is a little one who doesn't know whether to say it or not." ”

"What is there to say, what is the spitting and spitting!"

Zhang Gui said angrily.

Zhou Neng said: "I think that the reason why people like General Li also betrayed Hou Ye is because they did too much in Xilin Academy. They shouldn't be doing anything in Jiangnan! All Jiangnan gentry were also liquidated! This will disturb many of the military academies that have begun to have good fields in the Guards. They fear that they will not be able to have fertile land in the future. ”

Zhang Gui looked at Zhou Neng for a long time after hearing this.

Then, Zhang Gui turned his head back and said, "Keep talking!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Neng said and said: "The little one thinks that the change advocated by the Hou Ye is based on Xingli, whether it is the West Factory taking the benefits of foreign trade, or the Xishan Industrial Division is manufacturing in the Guannei. While making a fortune by himself, Hou Ye also made everyone rich together, and also fed many people by the way. Let the little one who starved to death be able to live a life of fine clothes and food with Hou Ye now. ”

"But those poor scholars of Xilin Academy advocate that the method is to eliminate the evils, they just want to get rid of all the evils, but they don't want to think about whether the people of the world really like this way of equalizing the fields and servitude!"

"Junshi can also pay the exemption money without having to serve, but Juntian, many people in the world will not be willing, not to mention that Your Majesty will not divide his imperial village equally, even Lord Hou, are you also willing to divide the farmland given to you by the imperial court instead of the farmland that was forcibly occupied by the people?"

"The point is, if it's evenly divided, will it be good? If Hou Ye didn't have a large area of farmland in Xishan, would he still be able to raise a large-scale industry? ”

After hearing this, Zhang Gui asked Zhou Neng: "You tell Ben Hou honestly, did you also buy a lot of good land." ”

Zhou Neng replied: "The little one doesn't dare to hide it from the Hou Ye, and the little one doesn't have it, but the little brother has a lot of it, and there are two thousand three hundred hectares of land outside the Desheng Gate." ”

Zhang Gui smiled, and then said earnestly: "Zhou Neng, you are also a person who has lived a hard life, and you also know how the wealthy gentry oppress the common people. Therefore, you should also understand why those scholars of Xilin Academy, that is, those poor scholars in your mouth, do they do this? ”

"The little one understands! They're not bad! And it's all very good! The little ones admire them too! ”

"But they're too focused on eliminating the bad and not on the good. If they continue like this, it will be detrimental to your position in Your Majesty's heart in the future, and it will endanger your safety. ”

"The little one is also worried about Master Hou. As for the younger brother's thousands of hectares of fertile land, although he bought it himself, it was actually the kindness of the Hou Ye. Without the Hou Ye, those powerful people in Gyeonggi would not suddenly have so many cheap fields to sell to their brothers. Therefore, if Hou Ye really agrees that they will divide his brother's fertile land equally, at least the little one will never complain. ”

"The little one has always understood that everything that the little one did today was given by the Hou Ye. If it weren't for Master Hou, the little one wouldn't know where he starved to death by now. ”

Zhou Neng replied.

Zhang Gui was silent for a long time when he heard Zhou Neng say this.

Then, Zhang Gui said: "The benefits must be prosperous, and the disadvantages must be eliminated!" ”

"Huang Binqing of Xilin Academy and the others are too focused on eliminating the evils, and they have forgotten the consequences of directly and rashly equalizing the fields of the world. You are not wrong about that! ”

"Now, Ben Hou can move His Majesty and support them in the fields of Jiangnan. It is simply because this change is needed to solve the problem of insufficient capacity in the Industrial Division. As for the future, it is uncertain whether the demand for land in other places will be equal. But what is certain is that it can't be left to Huang Binqing! ”

"The little ones don't understand these big truths, but the little ones are willing to believe in Master Hou!"

Zhou Neng pursed his lips and replied.

Zhang Guitang smiled and said, "It's good if Li Yulan thinks like you." But for the sake of his own interests, he didn't even care about morality! ”

Then, Zhang Gui said: "Speaking of which, the idea that many scholars in Xilin today have the land of the world is also the first to be radicalized by these reactionary gentry!" ”

"Ben Hou didn't want to use this radical way to reform Jiangnan at the beginning, but just let the scholars of Xilin Academy contact the people, help the people, and benefit the people's livelihood by opening industries, so as not to let the gentry be too oppressed and the people are cornered."

"But even so, Donglin Academy still can't tolerate Xilin Academy! You have to collude with Waiyi to wash Xilin Academy in blood! The result is what it is now! A large number of Xilin scholars coerced millions of people to serve evenly. ”

"Obviously, they want to speak with their swords first, how can they blame the Xilin scholars for being excessive?"

At this time, these reactionary Jiangnan gentry were still doing reactionary things, and they didn't know that they themselves had intensified the contradictions. Even ignoring His Majesty's ban, he privately organized group exercises, privately made firearms, and even kidnapped the abbot and murdered Benhou! There is nothing lacking in virtue that they can't do! ”

After Zhang Gui said this, he looked at Zhou Neng and said: "Actually, when Benhou made the rentiers just feel unhappy at the beginning, it was just to make people like you not hungry and cold, and you didn't want the country to be ruined. Otherwise, why should Benhou offend them so much, as Benhou's status as a relative, he can enjoy honor in peace. ”

Zhou Neng fell into deep thought.

Peng!

Suddenly, Zhou Neng directly pushed the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar, knelt in front of Zhang Gui, kowtowed, and said, "Master Hou!" Zhou Neng is guilty, and he shouldn't have a grudge against Hou Ye. You are right, now there are many scholars and people in Jiangnan who shout out Juntian Junjun and act excessively, which is caused by the radicalization of the reactionary gentry themselves, and also because the Hou Ye is for the survival of these lowly people. Others can have grievances, but Zhou Neng can't, and people can't forget their roots! ”

"Get up."

Zhang Gui said a word, and said: "You can be regarded as a person with a clear conscience and a reasonable person, Benhou did not misunderstand you!" Unlike him, Li Yulan, who became a general of the first battalion from a scholar from a poor family, he forgot who he was, and sat on the side of the reactionaries. even harmed Ben Hou, the noble man who carried him. Even if you want to leave Benhou in the future, remember, you have to leave and separate, so that Benhou may miss you in the future. ”

"Zhou Neng will not leave Master Hou even if he takes the life of himself and his family!"

Zhou Neng replied.

The implication is that if you rebel, I am willing to follow you.

"Get you up, didn't you hear?!"

"Yes! Thank you! ”

Zhou Neng stood up.

Zhang Gui continued: "Rentiers, so immoral, so stubborn and reactionary, even if the benefits of the world make the country rich, I am afraid that there will still be frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat." Therefore, Ben Hou said that the advantages should be prosperous, and the disadvantages should also be eliminated. These unruly reactionary gentry must be severely punished! If you want to destroy the family, you can't be soft-hearted. No, it's not enough for them to know the rules of reverence. ”

"As for Juntian, it seems that only the fields south of the Junjiang River are needed, and the fields that occupy too much land such as temples, Taoist temples, and even vassal kings and magnates. As for whether you want to share the land in the world, we have to see again, if the Ming Dynasty divides all the overseas fertile land, can it solve the demand of the people in the world for land. If it can't be solved, let's talk about it! ”

"What Master Hou said is true!"

Zhou Neng replied.

At this time, Zhang Guowei came over and said: "Supervisor, Qingjiangpu has been fully controlled, the Cao soldiers have all been defeated without a fight, and the militia of Qingjiangpu has been captured except for those who escaped. In addition, there were officials and gentry such as the commander of Caojiang. ”

Zhang Gui smiled coldly after hearing this, and said in his heart: "Jiangnan soldiers are really vulnerable. ”

Then, Zhang Gui lowered his face and said, "Bring them all up!" ”