As the sound fell.

A burly official dressed in a python robe with a fierce face walked out.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked down, it was Yongjia waiting for Zhu Liangzu!

Zhu Liangzu served in the Yuan court in his early years, and later surrendered after defeat.

After that, as a member of Zhu Yuanzhang, he participated in the destruction of Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and Fang Guozhen.

Later, together with Fu Youde and Liao Yongzhong, he led the army to pacify Liangguang, Sichuan, and Guizhou.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a great vassal for three years.

Zhu Liangzu gave the 'Founding Auxiliary Movement to Promote Sincerity Xuanli Wuchen', Doctor Ronglu, Zhuguo, and canonized Yongjiahou.

As a military general who came out of the non-Huaixi Group, he can be canonized as a marquis.

Zhu Liangzu is also a member of the tiger general.

It is quite valued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

saw Zhu Liangzu take the initiative to jump out.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded secretly, knowing that this guy would take the initiative to jump out.

Zhu Liangzu was the courtier who invaded the most fertile land in the secret compromise presented by Mao Xiang.

In three years, more than 70,000 acres of fertile land were occupied.

According to the Ming Dynasty's tax of paying three kilograms of tax grain per mu, more than 70,000 acres of fertile land will evade taxes of more than 200,000 kilograms of tax grain.

That's enough to cover the tax of a poor county.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the unruly Zhu Liangzu coldly, and asked sharply:

"Yongjiahou, why don't you want to hand over the land?"

Zhu Liangzu was unmoved and unconvinced:

"Your Majesty, the fields obtained by the ministers were all purchased by the ministers with silver, and there is a land deed as proof."

"These fields were not stolen by Weichen."

"Weichen's family has hundreds of people up and down, and they live on these fields."

"If the minister dedicates these fields, can't we let our family drink the northwest wind?"

"Phew!"

Zhu Yuanzhang Huo Ran got up, kicked the imperial case in front of him and flew out, and smashed it on the imperial steps.

"Full of nonsense!"

"Yongjiahou, I remember that when Hongwu was canonized in the third year, your food was 1,500 stones."

"In the fifth year of Hongwu, I will give you another thousand acres of public land."

"Isn't that enough for your home?"

"Thinking about the fact that there are still Jiupin officials in the imperial court who eat more than ten stones, should they all starve to death?"

Whoop -

As Zhu Yuanzhang became furious, the hundred officials instantly knelt down.

"The emperor is angry!"

Li Shanchang knelt on the ground and glared back at Hu Weiyong.

Last night in the house, he asked Hu Weiyong to arrange for those good friends of the Hou Ye and the nobles to see him in the court today.

Although Zhu Liangzu is not an old man in Huaixi, he has always been very close to Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong.

It's also a member of their faction.

Unexpectedly, this Zhu Liangzu openly confronted the emperor in the court.

Isn't this looking for death?

Zhu Yuanzhang walked down the imperial stairs.

Standing in front of the hundred officials, he glanced at the ministers and nodded:

"Get up!"

The hundred officials got up one after another, lowering their heads and not daring to look at Lao Zhu's eyes.

"Where is Fu Youwen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang named again.

"The minister is here."

Fu Youwen, the head of the household, bowed out of the ranks.

"Fu Aiqing, you are the head of the household, I asked you a few sets of numbers, and you have to answer truthfully."

"Once the emperor asks, the minister does not dare to deceive in the slightest."

"Okay, I ask you how many fields I have in the five years of Hongwu?"

Fu Youwen replied without thinking:

"Back to the emperor, in the fifth year of Hongwu, the household department counted that there were a total of 85,000 mu of fertile land in our dynasty."

"Hmm!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard, snorted, and then asked:

"So, how much land do I have now?"

"Your Majesty, in the first half of the eighth year of Hongwu, there are still 520 million mu of fertile land."

Hearing this number, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fu Youwen with shocked eyes.

In three years, more than 30,000 acres of Daming fields have been lost.

That's a staggering number.

Compared with the number on the secret fold provided by Mao Xiang, he was even more shocked.

In other words, in three years, Daming lost more than one-third of its taxes.

The lost money and silver was enough for him to crusade against the Northern Yuan several times.

Some time ago.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were also worried about the money and silver in order to crusade against Duo'er and not spending.

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists and looked at the unruly Zhu Liangzu, with killing intent in his eyes.

After stabilizing his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to ask:

"Fu Aiqing, what is the population of our dynasty in the five years of Hongwu? What is the population now? ”

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked about Hongwu's five-year figure was because he heard Lin Che talk about it in the edict.

Since Hongwu himself implemented the policy of subsidizing public land in the fifth year.

As a result, peasants sold a large amount of land, land was annexed, and the population was lost.

I just inquired and learned that in three years, 30,000 mu of land has been lost across the country.

What a horrific number.

Now it seems.

Lin Che's 'Ming is in danger' is by no means alarmist.

Fu Youwen, the head of the household, thought for a moment and replied loudly:

"Your Majesty, in the fifth year of Hongwu, the number of registered households in the Ministry of Households: 12,652,870 households."

"Registered Population: Six thousand five hundred and fifty-five thousand eight hundred and twelve."

"In the eighth year of Hongwu, the number of households re-registered: 8,353,675 households."

"Registered Population: four thousand seven hundred seventy two hundred eighty eight thousand three hundred and forty-four ding."

When Fu Youwen finished reporting the numbers, there was silence in the court.

From the fifth year of Hongwu to the eighth year of Hongwu.

Three years.

Whether it is the acres of land or the huge disparity in population, this is by no means explained by natural and man-made disasters.

In addition to the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the current Ming Dynasty is peaceful at home and the people are stable.

Emperor Hongwu also introduced a system of recuperation and recuperation to encourage the people to reclaim barren mountains and wastelands.

Moreover, there have been no major floods and droughts in recent years.

It stands to reason that both the number of acres of land and the population should be increased in the Ming Dynasty.

Judging from the number of household registrations, not only has it not increased, but it has shrunk significantly.

Where have all the lost fields and people gone?

Now.

Some of the ministers in the court had already vaguely guessed something.

……

Meanwhile.

Edict of Prison.

"I said Zhu Er, it's not dawn, why are you looking for me so early? It's still early to give lectures! ”

Lin Che yawned and walked into the luxurious prison with his eyes half-open and half-closed.

Seeing Zhu Fan sitting on a chair and smirking at himself, Lin Che muttered and asked:

"What are you smirking at? It's okay for me to go back to sleep, and I hate being disturbed at bedtime. ”

"Gratgy, not inspired at all."

The previous life.

Lin Che is a night owl, staying up until two or three o'clock in the morning every day, and sleeping until he wakes up naturally.

Now the prison was silent and dark, five or six o'clock at most.

This kid didn't know what his nerves were, so he sent someone to pick him up so early.

Seeing that Lin Che turned around to leave, Zhu Fan stepped forward and grabbed him.

"Mr. Lin, don't go, I have something to tell you."

Zhu Fan pulled Lin Che to a chair and sat down, turned around and took out half a frame of lychees from the corner of the wall and placed it on the table.

That's the leftovers from yesterday's eating.

Zhu Fan peeled a fresh lychee and handed it to Lin Che.

Lin Che took the lychee and put it in his mouth with his eyes closed.

A refreshing sweetness instantly spreads in the mouth.

Lin Che perked up, opened his eyes, took a lychee for himself, and asked:

"Say, why did you call me so early?"

"Mr. Lin, do you remember what I told you yesterday?"