Chapter 447: In the Field, Hitting the Wall

The harm of Zhuangtian, which began in the last years of Xianzong, made progress in the kung fu of a large court.

Rumors are still flying all over the sky, but Zhu Houzhao is not a person who can only play these tricks, and the real things must be done quickly, and it will be a man-made disaster if he can't catch up with spring ploughing.

At the beginning, in order to manage the imperial village, the palace sent many little eunuchs, or village heads, or small colonels, these people did not lack virtue, but fortunately, they were completely mastered in the palace.

Therefore, whether it is Tian or the people on the field, Huangzhuang and Zhongguan Zhuangtian have nothing to hinder at present.

Although the common people have some back-up accusations against civil officials and lords, there is no clear requirement for the holy decree so far, and the main body is still dominated by the fields in the palace.

It's not that hard to do.

It's just that officials at all levels, whether it is the outer court or the inner court, have the possibility of reaching out.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't care too much about how to divide the fields, but he still has to pay close attention to the supervision of this article.

Otherwise, it's always uneasy.

It's not that they don't trust Gu Renyi, the new prefects, the key is that they are just two eyes, and sometimes they can't take care of them.

In addition, if a special envoy was sent to inspect this matter, it would be different after all.

Officials up and down can be embarrassed by people's etiquette, but they can't be embarrassed.

After thinking about it for a while, he ordered Xie Pi of the chamberlain, Han Ziren, the deputy envoy of Jinyiwei, and Jing Yang, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, to be the inspectors and be in charge of this matter.

And Xie Pi is listed as the main one, and Han Ziren and Jing Yang are the deputies.

Jing Yang is a jinshi who came from the first year of Zhengde, ranking first and second.

At that time, the imperial examination was slightly changed, but it did not include these high-ranking these, so he still went to the Hanlin Academy. Thinking of him this time, it is also because Jing Yang has a reputation for being honest and thrifty.

As for the election of Xie Pi,

First, because he was born in the chamber, judging from the current situation, the person who went out of the chamber was the least necessary to do something treacherous, and there was a broad avenue, so why bother?

Second, he is the second son of Xie Gelao. Xie Ge Lao has been in the DPRK for decades, and he doesn't know how many people he knows, and how officials big and small want to sell Xie Qian a little face, and they don't dare to do anything in secret.

You can bully the kid who doesn't understand the world, aren't you afraid that the elf will come to the door?

Of course, Xie Pi himself has a deep family education, and he has never seen anything bad like greed for money and lust in his life.

Even if he is a little tender, after all, there is Han Ziren.

plus a Jing Yang who has just entered the official team and is still cautious.

Zhu Houzhao believes that most of these people will not be able to come up with any more exaggerated corruption cases, and at most they will not find any problems.

Anyway, anyway, this patrol is out,

As long as you go out, then all the officials involved will have a scruple about doing things.

In March, the Jingshi had already warmed up, the sun was shining, and the branches on both sides of the official road had budded, and they walked along the official road, crossed the stream, and walked along the dirt road into the countryside.

Along the way, I saw several old farmers walking on the road with bamboo baskets on their backs and straw sandals. In the field, there are people who hang a gourd around their waists, and when they are tired from working for a while, they open it and take a few sips.

Jing Yang is a native of Jiangxi, he has seen small mountains since he was a child, but he has rarely seen such a large fertile field as the north, but this seemingly hopeful field is full of ordinary people who are unable to eat.

“…… The fields of the Huangzhuang and the fields of the Zhongguan are now divided, and the other fields are not mentioned? ”

Han Ziren and Jing Yang were both looking at Xie Pi.

The attendants should have known what was going on.

Xie Pi was wearing a black hat and a blue round-necked official robe, his face was a little delicate and a little shy, and he said: "The holy will is unfathomable, but I want to divide it." ”

Although it is also a way to redeem the land.

However, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and various branches and officials are constantly playing in the court, and the entire court is now extremely nervous, and many low-level officials are either for their own reputation, or to cater to the will of the gods, in short, they are impeached.

This kind of public anger will not be provoked by the cabinet, nor will it be provoked by officials such as Beizhili, but basically under the guidance of the emperor.

In other words, even if there is a way to redeem the land, it will still force the big landlords in Beizhili to hand over the land.

Just to see if there are any stupid people.

Han Ziren worked as a magistrate in Shandong, and he learned more about it, "I also think I need to share." Although His Majesty hasn't pursued too deeply now, how can he not pursue too deeply? As long as the division of the field continues, it will inevitably hit a wall. ”

Jing Yang asked, "What wall?" ”

"Not enough points."

Han Ziren pursed his lips and spit out these three words.

Excluding the fields of Huangzhuang and Zhongguan, there are still more than 20,000 hectares left in the remaining Guanzhuang, and so many people, even if it has been reduced to 3 acres of land per person, it must still be not enough.

"When the time comes, half of the division of the land will be carried out, what if it is not enough?" Han Ziren pondered and said, "Your Majesty will never fail to think of this question, you must have thought of it. And then push things with momentum. ”

Sometimes, it is not necessarily good to push things by divine decree. This is especially true when it comes to land-related matters. But if it's a momentum, not necessarily. What can the emperor do if it is difficult to ride a tiger, of course, he must go down hard.

Chatting like this, they soon arrived in Daxing County.

Gu Renyi was the first to start dividing the fields from here,

Naturally, Qin Cha can only come here to see it first.

Gu Renyi was standing in the field at the moment, the breeze blew his clothes and rolled his clothes, and he also blew his green silk flying, in his sight, there were several men in the village, they were carrying rulers, bringing a piece of wood, and inserting it into the ground in the sun, and a red cloth on it fluttered in the wind,

"Cripple Zhang's house is here!"

After the initial panic, the common people have begun to accept the pie in the sky, and this acceptance is not a trivial matter, and now all the men and women of all ages are gathered around.

And the one named Zhang Cripple is also illiterate, anyway, he drew a charge under the guidance of the old Xiucai in the village, and one of his front teeth was lost, and his knuckles were thick and he looked like he was doing a lot of farm work, and there were a lot of black skin folds on his face, but it could also be because he laughed, but he was not very smart when he laughed.

"Cripple Zhang, you don't have to sell your daughter now!"

"If you don't sell it, if you don't sell it, you will serve this land."

……

The next day, Gu Renyi received Xie Pi and his entourage, and they continued to supervise the division of fields in the village.

As soon as they met and gave a little introduction, Gu Renyi said with sorrow, "There is a problem. I didn't expect that."

Xie Pi stood side by side with him and asked, "Gu Fuzun, please speak." ”

Gu Renyi wears a very upright official hat, and has a black beard on his lips...... His shoes were dirty, and his clothes were not clean, but he spoke and acted quickly, and he seemed very capable.

"Originally, the imperial court only considered that the common people had no land, lost their foundation, and lived in extreme hardship. If they had land, they could grow their own food, and they would no longer have to sell their children. Actually, it's not. ”

Xie Pi and the three of them were a little puzzled, "Isn't that so?" Won't this relieve the suffering of the people? ”

"Yes, but only partially. Commoners...... It's harder than we think. The land is the root of life, and the people will not easily change hands until a certain point, and the people who have become landless peasants are very poor after all, so many of them still owe debts. ”

The three of them were stunned when they heard this.

"What if that's the case, they take the land, sell it for money, and become landless again overnight? The court spent so much effort to divide the field, it is not as simple as giving them a few taels of silver to repay their debts. ”

You don't need to mobilize so many people to send money.

In the end, so many landless people were divided, so this inspection must have gone up.

When the emperor saw this result, could he be satisfied?

"Ugh." Han Ziren sighed deeply, "Letting the poor people in the world have a piece of land and food is the most difficult thing in the world." ”

"I am prepared to issue a ban in the name of Shuntian Fu Yin that all the fields divided in the second year of Zhengde shall not be traded or sold for ten years. But ......"

In fact, before the Ming Dynasty, there were also periods when land sales were restricted.

But again, if the law can't be enforced, it's just a piece of paper that is too hard to wipe your butt. The Ming Dynasty also forbade slaves. Let's ban pornography yet.

It's all about execution.

In fact, many laws can be enacted, but it does not mean that they are useful, and many things can even be done without laws, even if it is a will of the people in power, it will also work.

“…… But it is useless to have such a ban in Shuntianfu, people go to politics, and everything is business as usual. ”

Gu Renyi can be transferred.

If it is issued by the emperor instead, then these officials can still have a way as executors, after all, the emperor cannot move away.

"If you can't sell land, how can the people who are in debt pay off their debts?" Jing Yang asked.

It is a matter of course to repay debts.

You can't say that you are poor, and if you owe a debt, you have a reason not to pay it, then this is also wrong.

Gu Renyi replied in a deep voice, "I can only return it slowly, and there is no way to do it." A sum of money is to be returned over many years, and only a part of it is repaid each year, so that the days can go on first. ”

Life can go on!

"Alas. This is not only a matter of dividing the field, but also a matter of litigation, so can you still be busy? "After all, Han Ziren has some experience.

If it is returned in a few years, it must be coordinated between the government and the creditors, otherwise these people will not be able to negotiate such conditions.

"I can't be busy...... Gu Renyi looked at the people who were happily dividing the fields below the dirt slope on the side, "I also have to be busy." ”

Again, you might as well do it.

When the fields are really divided, the people will start turning over the soil, and it is exactly March, and as soon as the land is sorted out, it is necessary to quickly sow wheat seeds. As long as the weather is right, the harvest will be ready in July and August.

If you miss this season, you can only plant winter wheat again, and if you have to wait for it to ripen, then you will have to eat disaster relief grain this year.

So in the fields that are still divided, many people are running and measuring at the end of the field, but those that Gu Renyi has divided with people two days ago have already come to the house to turn over the soil with farm tools.

Huh? When everyone saw it, they were lagging behind. The old farmers know the season, and they know that this time is critical, and they can't delay, so they can't cooperate.

So although there are still some doubts, things are moving quickly.

As soon as Gu Renyi got busy, he forgot many things.

This piece of more than 1,000 acres of land, that is also quite large, he led people to go through one by one, and pulled the people in charge of each family over to make it clear, which side to which side, and the position of one zhang is not allowed to occupy more.

Some people even get the deed in the morning and start working in the afternoon.

Therefore, the scene on this field is like a head goose leading a flock of geese, walking two steps is to leave a few people, and the few people left behind are busy in the square field, or weeding, or turning the soil, the figures are sparse, back and forth, and there is a sense of busyness at sunrise.

Gu Renyi sometimes feels tired, but looking behind her also feels that it is worth it.

As officials, few people can really save the people of the world, but if they can save the people of a county and a government, it is very powerful.

At a certain moment, some women in the village rushed to wipe the sweat of his official master, all of whom were born in poverty, and they didn't pay attention to so much, this official was good, and their people loved him, and others didn't talk nonsense.

The ten-year-old daughter of Zhang's lame family is the most cheerful, starting from the first field, always carrying the water, the little figure will be unsteady if he is not careful between the dirt roads, but he is not afraid, he will not dust off his body when he gets up, and continue to run.

Gu Renyi drank the water of a hundred families and asked people to surround her like this.

"No matter how Nunu Jin, there are a few more households today, and they can be cultivated after they are divided, and I can go to the next village. It's just that one thing is sorry for the old folks, although some fields are also Zhuangtian, but we can't divide them, and Zhangji Village may be short of more than a dozen households in the end. Some people who are okay are most likely to not be able to get a score. ”

"That's it, the little old man is already very satisfied."

"yes, it's almost a little bit worse. Master Gu should not blame himself the most, Master Gu is the best official in the world. ”

These words are simple, and they don't even make much sense, but these villagers are willing to say them.

When it's time for lunch,

There was a girl in her twenties who was a little shy, but she had the courage to show him what she was holding.

The girl wore pigtails, her forehead was still a little scattered, and her face was dusty, but her big eyes were like inky black stones, and the blush of her face under the dust was also hidden.

"What is this?"

"Eggs. I put it on for days and couldn't bear it. ”

Gu Renyi looked at the eggs, and then at her, "Have you eaten it?" Or take it back to the men in the family to eat, after the field is divided, there is heavy farm work, which is very tiring. ”

"Master Gu is also very tired. Just keep it. ”

With that, he put the egg in his hand, then turned and walked away.

Xie Pi walked over and said, "Gu Fuzun, this is not a bribe. ”

knew that it was a joke, but Gu Renyi could only smile with difficulty, and said: "Actually, the people can see clearly, who is good to them and who is not good to them." Only by practicing this benevolent government can I enjoy the country of a hundred generations. ”

The eggs in my hand are still a little warm.

In fact, the common people have nothing to do, and when they meet him, he is hope.

"Thank you, squire, I want to go up to Your Majesty, and then divide the fields of the lords and courtiers."

"This music has always been on the way."

"I would like to advise Your Majesty to be more resolute in his methods and more thorough! Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and now that the hearts of the people are like this, what instability can the situation have? And what is there to worry about?! ”

Since ancient times, which prosperous era is made by talking and laughing and laughing peacefully, without killing a few people, some people really feel that they can't afford to offend them!

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Ha!

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