Zhu Yuanzhang looked coldly at Li Shanchang in front of him.

Li Shanchang abdicated very early, and Hongwu stepped down from the position of Zuo Xiang in five years, but he did not retreat.

At the time of his abdication, he also recommended his protégé and in-law Hu Weiyong to take over as the left minister, and made suggestions behind the scenes.

The nobles in Huaixi even offered him as a leader.

Zhu Yuanzhang also respects him very much, and whenever he encounters a major event, he will invite him to come out to plan.

It's just that although Li Shanchang retreated behind the scenes, he was the actual leader of the Huaixi Group, and he fought openly and secretly with the Zhedong Group led by Liu Bowen in the court.

In the past two years, with the departure of Liu Bowen, Wang Guangyang's fall from grace, and Yang Xian's subordination, Zhedong Group has gradually declined.

Hu Weiyong, under the cultivation of Li Shanchang, sat in the position of the left prime minister of Zhongshu Province.

Cultivate cronies and crack down on the Zhedong group.

The balance that Zhu Yuanzhang hoped for was broken.

The entire court was gradually controlled by the Huaixi group.

Li Shanchang's mastermind behind this scene was like a thorn in Lao Zhu's body, making him uncomfortable.

Seeing that Li Shanchang was pretending to be stupid in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer paid attention to it.

He looked at the thoughtful general Xu Da.

He shook his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang knows that for so many years, Xu Da has been going to the Northern Yuan Dynasty on his behalf.

There is no time to worry about the big and small affairs at home.

Fortunately, he has a good daughter, Xu Miaoyun, who is known as the 'female students', is in charge of the family, and takes care of the Guogong Mansion in an orderly manner.

The general may not know about this.

It's a vain question to ask.

looked at Hu Weiyong and saw that he looked comfortable.

He knew that Hu Weiyong, as Li Shanchang's protégé, had already gained the essence of Li Shanchang.

I guess I have the answer ready at this moment, just waiting to ask myself.

We just don't ask you, just hang you!

Come to think of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze to the scholar Liu Sanwu:

"Liu Aiqing, do you remember how much public land is left from your family?"

Liu Sanwu stepped forward and knelt on the ground:

"Your Majesty, in the fifth year of Hongwu, Your Majesty gave 500 acres of public land, and over the years, the family has purchased another 60 acres."

"Now there are 560 acres of fertile land under the name of the minister."

Liu Sanwu knelt down and answered truthfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang twisted his beard and nodded slightly, did not answer, and looked at Fu Youwen.

Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, Fu Youwen hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground.

Truthfully state the situation of his family, and dare not hide it in the slightest.

When Fu Youwen finished his statement, Zhu Yuanzhang beckoned to the crown prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao comprehended and handed back the secret fold in his hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the secret fold in his hand and shook it:

"I have a notebook here, which records in detail the number of acres of land of the court officials.

"Zhong Aiqing, you look at how many acres of land your own family has, and then look at other officials, and then answer how to deal with this policy."

After that, he handed the secret fold to the eunuch Liu He and asked him to circulate it to everyone.

Xu Da, who was the first to take the secret fold, gasped when he saw the secret fold.

No wonder the upper position has such an ugly face, the numbers on it are indeed shocking.

The secret fold records in detail the number of acres of fertile land from the first rank to the fourth rank official's house.

In front is the public land given by the emperor in the fifth year of Hongwu.

This is followed by the number of fertile fields in each official's home at this stage.

The record is very detailed, and presumably the pro-military governor's office has done a careful investigation.

Looking at the first place is the Korean Gong Li Shanchang, who gave 3,000 acres of public land in five years and 38,000 acres of fertile land in eight years of Hongwu.

Seeing this, Xu Da was so shocked that he almost bit his tongue.

In just three years, South Korea's public farmland has more than tripled.

Li Shanchang, a rich man, is simply rich in the world!

How much income do you have to earn this year?

Let's look at myself in second place.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, 3,000 acres of public land were given, and 3,120 acres of existing land were given.

It turned out that her daughter Xu Miaoyun also participated in the purchase of farmland, but her daughter didn't tell her about it, presumably because she was afraid of working hard.

If you tell yourself, you will not allow it.

Alas!

Then Zheng Guogong Changmao, gave 3,000 acres of public land, and 4,100 acres of land.

Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao Guo, gave 3,000 acres of public land and 4,900 acres of land.

Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, gave 3,000 acres of public land and 6,530 acres of stored land.

Deng Yu, the Duke of Weiguo, gave 3,000 acres of public land and 7,315 acres of stored land.

Hu Weiyong, the left prime minister of the Chinese book, gave 1,000 acres of public land and 4,200 acres of land.

……

The most outrageous is Yongjia Hou Zhu Liangzu, Hongwu gave 1,000 acres of public land, and 75,300 acres of existing land.

That's seventy-five times more than the amount of land given.

More than ten times more than Pingliang Hou Fei Ju, Annan Hou Yu Tongyuan, Liu'an Hou Wang Zhi, Dongguan Bo He Rong...

There are almost no officials who have not encroached on the fertile land.

After reading it, Xu Da silently handed the secret fold to Han Gong Li Shanchang.

Yang Tian let out a long sigh.

He knew that according to the personality of the superior, this matter would not be left like this.

Maybe there will be another bloody storm in the court.

Li Shanchang saw that Xu Da's face was ugly, and an ominous premonition arose.

He took the secret fold, glanced at it, and almost fainted on the spot.

It turned out that the superior had already investigated the matter of the public field.

I was still lucky, thinking that I could get away with it.

I still can't hide this genius!

Fortunately, he had an extra heart and used his son Li Qi as a shield.

Otherwise, in front of the emperor, how can I explain the discrepancies of such a large number clearly.

Li Shanchang was calm and looked at the secret fold from beginning to end.

Seeing the rows of numbers, all the names are listed on them.

From the list of officials above the fourth grade in the court, the number of acres of land is not missing.

The numbers above are indeed staggering.

When Li Shanchang finished reading the secret fold, his heart was much more stable.

OK!

Almost all the officials in the court were involved in the sale of land, and a few were even more exaggerated than themselves.

Even Xu Da, Liu Sanwu and Fu Youwen, who are known for their honesty and purity, have acquired hundreds of acres, but they don't have so much of themselves.

But it's also encroached upon.

Now, everyone is in the same boat, and we have to help each other in the same boat.

After reading it, Li Shanchang silently handed the secret fold to Hu Weiyong...

After Hu Weiyong and the two Shangshu read it, they also gasped.

What is recorded on this secret fold completely confirms Gongsheng Lin Che's conjecture.

Just the princes and earls of the court, and officials from the fourth rank and above, bought and sold millions of acres of fertile land.

Tens of thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty, how many should they occupy?!

When everyone first saw what the Gongsheng said, they felt alarmist, so they made a fuss.

Now it seems that it not only confirms his statement, but even more terrifying!

I don't know how Gongsheng deduced it?

After all, I haven't been in the court.

I'm afraid that this public land subsidy policy is still hearsay.

However, Lin Che not only pointed out the maladministration of the public land policy, but also bluntly said that the policy had endangered the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Could this guy be an immortal?

Can you predict what is going on in the world?

But this guy made this matter out, I'm afraid it won't end well.

After all, there are too many officials involved, and the things involved are too big.

No wonder Your Majesty is so angry.

Even the prince, who usually has a generous personality, has anger on his face.

If this matter is left unchecked, it will continue like this...

It won't be long before the fertile land of the world will be encroached upon by the officials and gentry.

Where will the taxes of the imperial court come from at that time?

If the peasants have no land, how can they still live in a year of famine?

The imperial court did not pay taxes, so how could there be food and money to support the army?

How can the border be strengthened without an army?

And also.

The peasants have no land and no place to live, so they will inevitably wander around and become homeless.

Isn't this the same situation as the chaos in the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty?

When the time comes, what Li Chongba and Liu Chongba will rise up again...