OBS Chapter 310 Greetings from the Officials, About to Succeed!
Chapter 310 Greetings from the Officials, About to Succeed!
Chapter 310: Officials meet, success is about to happen!
Nanjing City, Fengtian Temple.
"See the national teacher!"
Hundreds of officials worshiped, and their voices were uniform.
After these days, Li Xiao used various methods frequently and managed the officials of the Nanjing court to be docile and convinced.
Who would have thought that in less than a year, Nanjing would really change.
The tyrants subdue the soft, the common people confiscate the land, the dormitories bloom and bear fruit, and spread all over the villages. They have begun to take over the scattered management, and they have formed a system.
It has to be said that the dormitory that the national teacher came up with is really perfect, completely solving the last step of the full implementation of the imperial power.
Although the expenditure is very large, the initial investment is also very large.
But it seems that after the village enterprises are gradually established, they will be able to be self-sufficient.
Even if there is no village enterprise in the shed area of some villages, they can be self-sufficient, because all the land belongs to the imperial court, and the villagers need to go to the sherah area to rent out the land.
The rent is given first, and the rent is equivalent to taxes. These taxes are enough to run the community, and a lot more can be handed over to the court as taxes.
In other words, asking the squire to help collect taxes has completely become history.
Everything is handled by the court, and the court no longer needs to rely on the local gentry to solve it.
The Fourteenth Prefecture of Nanzhili is the most affluent place in the world, belonging to the plain production area. After the reform is completely successful, the remaining places will naturally come to fruition. There are far less powerful people in other places than here, and it is easier to promote the implementation of national policies.
And I heard that the Supreme Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has also arranged for the feudal lords from all over the country to learn from the national teacher Li Xiao in accordance with the policy of Beiping, and let the vassal kings implement the new national policy locally.
The idle vassal kings everywhere finally found something to do.
Before, they were constantly stripped of their authority, and they were almost useless.
In order to make the reform go smoothly, Zhu Yuanzhang re-enabled each feudal lord to have three guards. In the military system of the Ming Dynasty, one guard was 5000 people, and the three guards were an army of 5000 people.
With the guard army, these vassal kings once again gained strength, and after being able to weigh the local officials, they scrambled to reform in their territories and showed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because they seem to have heard some rumors, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang intends to expand the territory, and all these vassal kings will go to war, lay down more territories, and seal them to other places.
The vassal kings are naturally willing to stay in the land of Daming, and there are emperors like the fourth brother Zhu Di who are constantly weakening their authority and guarding against them.
At that time, after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, wouldn't they become pigs raised in captivity, and they might as well go to other places to be local tyrants.
Zhu Di also has no objection to his younger brothers regaining the army.
They really need some strength, so as not to be sealed off to other countries' territory at that time, they will not be able to control the situation.
Due to various reasons, except for Nanjing, changes are actually gradually beginning to take place across the country.
Zhu Gaochi is also supporting in various aspects. The state-owned enterprises are now under the control of the imperial court, and they can give more agency rights to various regions.
Li Xiao naturally also got the news.
It turns out that the eldest brother Zhu Yuanzhang seems to be keeping healthy in Nanjing, but in fact he is not idle, and is planning the world.
As for his father-in-law Zhu Di and brother-in-law Zhu Gaoxu, they have not been idle during this time.
They are still getting rid of those disobedient families in the country of Wa. With Yao Guangxiao over there, they are also carrying out reforms, with the intention of completely turning the country of Wa into the appearance of Daming.
I heard that half of the people of the Wa Kingdom have been killed. In order to get rid of those strange customs, such as the language and characters of the Wa Kingdom, as well as temples, and belief in these messy things, many people of the Wa Kingdom resisted.
Zhu Di couldn't get used to it, and started slaughtering directly, and no grass grew wherever he went.
It is known in history as "Emperor Yong Sweeping the Japanese", and the resisters cut the weeds and wiped out the roots.
Although this sweep wiped out [-]% of the people in the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Di didn't care at all, because these were not the people of Ming Dynasty.
The remaining people were cowardly and did not dare to resist. For such people, Zhu Di did not kill them all and kept them as slaves for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
The development of the Wa country also requires labor, and these are the best animals.
Just when Li Xiao's transformation in Nanjing was coming to an end, the transformation of Wa Kingdom was also coming to an end, and it became the silver mine and shipyard of Daming.
Yao Guangxiao has already established several large shipyards in the country of Wa, and most of the local residents of the country of Wa went to mines, or went to shipyards as hard labor.
After learning about the situation in Wa Kingdom, Li Xiao admired what his father-in-law Zhu Di did.
I silently praised my father-in-law in my heart: Well done!
In addition, Li Xiao also wrote a letter to his father-in-law overnight, asking him to issue an order that the people of the Ming Dynasty who had moved to Donghai Mansion were not allowed to intermarry with the local people there.
To prevent the bloodline from being contaminated.
Li Xiao specifically emphasized that father-in-law, you are the real son of the dragon, and the people of Ming Dynasty are the descendants of the dragon, so don't let the messy bloodlines pollute the bloodlines of the people of Yanhuang.
After thinking about it, Zhu Di thought it made sense, and then he replied with one word: Yes!
As a result, the Donghai Mansion, that is, the people of the original Wa Kingdom, were completely reduced to slaves, and the hardest and most tiring work was entrusted to them.
It is estimated that in another hundred years, these native people will be completely extinct, and Donghai Mansion will be completely in the shape of the Ming Dynasty, and the people inside will also be Han.
At this time, all civil and military officials of Fengtian Palace stood around, waiting for Li Xiao to speak.
It is a routine morning, and they have to come here to report the situation every day.
Li Xiao nodded slightly, expressing that it was all right, quite like an emperor.
At this time, except that Li Xiao was not sitting on the dragon chair, his authority and power were no different from that of the emperor.
The eunuch shouted: "If there is something to play, if there is nothing to retreat to the court—"
Above the main hall, all the officials were present. After all, if you come here every day, you can still get perfect attendance even if you don't do anything. Moreover, they don't dare not to come. The most popular thing said by the Imperial Master is: Be an official If you don't make decisions for the people, it's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes.
The National Advisor is very rude to those officials who do nothing.
But the good thing is that the national teacher's handling method is softer than Zhu Yuanzhang's.
The way the national teacher deals with people is to directly dismiss them and demote them to common people.
And Zhu Yuanzhang's way of handling it is to just click it without giving you so many big reasons.
In comparison, everyone is gradually accepting the national master.
But at this juncture, no one wants to be dismissed.
Because it seems that I heard that the National Teacher is going to assign rooms to officials.
At this time, Yu Shi, the right servant of the household department, came out.
Today, Yu Shi has been promoted from a minor official by Li Xiao.
The original right minister was demoted to the Ministry of Industry by Li Xiao.When it comes to serving as minister, because Li Xiao has the final say on the entire staff, he can promote whoever he wants.
Yu Shi, the left servant of the household department, clasped his hands and said: "National teacher, I will report the recent reforms. According to the statistics of the household department, after the Beiping mobile film team arrived, the people's enthusiasm for handing over their land was high, and the handover has reached [-]%.
Southern Zhili has a total of 8000 million acres of cultivated land, of which 40 million acres are occupied by common people, including the land previously handed over by nobles. Now [-] million acres have been handed over, with a compensation amount of [-] billion taels of silver. All transactions have been completed. .
Most of the land has been taken back by our court, and only large households and a small number of ordinary people have land that has not been handed over, leaving 8000 million mu. "
The voice fell.
The officials of the entire imperial court were shocked.
They originally thought that the idea of the national teacher using money to take back the land was simply a fantasy.
But now, the National Master has really done it.
Spending 40 billion taels of silver, where did the money come from? It's too scary!
It is said that people hand over their land in cash and silver. Isn't 40 billion taels of silver as high as a mountain?Where did so much money come from?
In fact, these officials guessed right.
The imperial court did not have so much money.The current treasury of the imperial court is only [-] million taels of silver.
But don’t forget, there are also the national debts collected previously.
But even the national debt isn't enough.
It was Li Xiao who embezzled the treasury of Damin Bank.
The silver standard, the Union Fed Reserve Bank, the silver in it cannot be used, but it is an extraordinary time, and it is treated extremely. As the direct controller of Daming Bank, Li Xiao secretly moved it.
But in fact, the real silver, only one billion taels, is still not enough.
So Li Xiao asked the people to deposit their money in Daming Bank.
Because of the interest, people are definitely willing to save.
Many people suddenly got hundreds of taels of silver. They kept it at home for fear of being robbed, and kept it in a bank without paying management fees. However, depositing it in the Ming Dynasty Bank opened by the imperial court was safe and yielded interest. Why not?
In this way, silver becomes the number in the passbook.
Under recycling, 40 billion taels of silver were paid out.
But obviously, these operations are difficult, and only the mature Daming Bank can complete such operations.
"The national master is really a god."
"The pillars of the country, the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty."
"I admire the national teacher."
Hundreds of officials flattered one after another, congratulating such an achievement.
In addition to being overbearing, the Imperial Master has done everything he said. Ask yourself, if it were them, they wouldn't be able to do it even if they were messed up.
Li Xiao nodded and said, "Well, Yu Shi, the statistics are good, and the follow-up data will continue to be reported in detail."
"Yes, national teacher."
Yu Shi handed over his hand and then retreated to his position.
Immediately afterwards, Li Jinglong came out and reported: "Reporting to the National Teacher, the last general commanding troops have already dealt with all the cases accumulated by the Reform Division. Among them, 230 cases of forced demolition of buildings accumulated have been resolved, and now all the dormitories have been landed. In addition, there were [-] cases of blocking the execution of power by the district chiefs, which were also resolved by force, and the district chiefs in various places were able to implement the national policy. Now, as long as the decree is issued by the court, it can already be passed on to every citizen in the village."
During this period of time, Li Jinglong was very busy. While Li Xiao was going out to deal with the rebellion, Li Jinglong was in Nanzhili handling the official affairs of the powerful rioters.
Those who refuse to sell the land, those who should be demolished, don't make so much reason.
Li Jinglong has more than 3 troops in his hands, and there are many capable generals. In addition, he is familiar with the situation here. Although it is a bit tricky, most of the things are handled with ease by virtue of his ability.
"Okay, well done." Li Xiao said with a smile: "Duke Cao has made great contributions to the country. After returning to Beijing, I will report it to the Holy One."
"Thank you Guoshi." Li Jinglong bowed his hands and stepped back.
Then, many officials reported various aspects of the matter.
The reform involves a wide range of areas, and there are still a lot of gossip and prevarication.
For example, when it comes to the unfair distribution of land, the historical issues of old people, and the issue of land ownership, many people are blind to money and lie about the land area.
There are so many small problems, Li Xiao can't take care of these small problems at all.
It is impossible for one person to do everything, so officials are needed.
Fortunately, the officials of the Nanjing court don't need Li Xiao to say more, they are also trying to find a solution, reporting one after another, and they are all here to claim credit.
Li Xiao also nodded one by one, expressing his recognition of their contributions, and promised that he would not treat them badly in the future.
From the early morning to the end, Hui Hui, the president of Nanjing Branch of Daming Bank, reported: "I am reporting to the Master, the total amount of compensation paid this time is 40 billion taels of silver, but the deposits received by Daming Bank are only 33 billion taels of silver, and the remaining [-] million silver should be lost. outer."
Hearing this, Li Xiao frowned slightly and said: "That can't be done like this. The interest rate will be increased by another percentage point. Newspapers will be printed to increase the publicity of the benefits of Ming Bank and let people deposit money in the bank. I am not saying that they must deposit money. The problem with money is that the Baixins just sold their land and suddenly got a large amount of money. Incidents of misuse of it led to family destruction and death. If such a thing really happens, it will lead to an increase in the crime rate."
The president cupped his hands and said: "It's the National Master. I'll take care of this immediately. When the interest rate is increased by one point, the deposit rate should rise significantly."
Li Xiao nodded, "Do it quickly."
At this time, a censor came out and reported: "The national teacher, the minister found that the gambling houses that the national teacher destroyed before are now showing signs of resurgence. Many small gambling houses have been secretly set up among the people or hidden in private households. At home, or hiding in the mountains, they invite the people to gather and gamble."
"What, what else is there?" Li Xiao's expression changed.
Because I just returned to Nanjing from other places, I just heard about this matter.
Before, Li Xiao set up a batch of gambling houses, as long as they were gambling houses, they were all eliminated. Li Xiao strictly stipulated that he didn't want to see any gambling houses in any place in Ming Dynasty.
The intensity of the attack was so great that Li Jinglong's subordinate Qianhu named Zao Wou-ki led an army of 1000 people to attack.
This Zhao Wuji was very vicious, he wiped out all the gambling houses in one go, unexpectedly now these people saw that the common people were rich, and would come back to life again.
Is this okay?
Those gambling houses are good at killing pigs, and there are many masters of thousands of skills, such as the eight generals of a thousand families, such as positive, negative, negative, off, wind, fire, elimination, and rumor. In the end, the family can only be ruined, and all the money just received will be thrown into the water.
"Li Jinglong."
"The end is here."
"I want you to immediately send competent officers to investigate this matter. No matter how hidden the gambling house is, all of them will be captured. Those who set up the gambling house will not change after repeated admonitions. This time, you don't have to show mercy and wipe them out directly."
"The last general takes orders."
"Blue Dragon."
"The end is here."
"Beizhen Fusi fully cooperates with Li Jinglong, and investigates this matter as a top priority."
"The last general takes orders."
Li Xiao kept ordering and dispatched his most confidant forces to resolve the matter.
Such scourges as gambling and drugs must not appear in the land of China.
Seeing this, all the officials saw that the national teacher's tolerance for gambling houses was almost zero.
After giving these instructions, Li Xiao arranged for officials to prepare for a meeting.
A meeting aimed at all the powerful families, these people are not many, but they have a lot of land in their hands, a total of nearly 5000 million mu.
On average, each large household owns tens of thousands of acres of land, and some even have over 10,000 acres of land.
Most of these lands are tax-free, which is why the Ming Dynasty had so little tax revenue.
You know, in the Song Dynasty, the tax revenue was more than 1 million taels of silver, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was only 2000 million taels, because there were too many talented people and too much tax-free land was protected.
Now, the tax exemption for scholars has been abolished by Li Xiao, and these lands will naturally be taken into the hands of the imperial court. After these families are resolved, the land annexation problem can be completely resolved.
In this way, the reform in Nanjing can be regarded as a successful implementation.
After everything was over, Li Xiao waved his sleeves and turned to leave.
Today's Li Xiao can also experience the feeling of being Zhu Yuanzhang, and he doesn't need to say hello when he leaves.
"Retreat from the court—" the eunuch shouted.
"Congratulations to the national teacher—"
All the officials bowed to send him off respectfully, and the cards were full.
It seems that my days in Nanjing are coming to an end——
(ps: The plot in Nanjing was not well written. I originally wanted to reproduce the reform process that was omitted in Beiping to reflect Li Xiao’s ingenuity. When I started writing, the author found the knot. Such a plot is really difficult to write .Writing and writing, even the protagonist is invisible, not enough, the things written are always not to my taste. But there is no way, I have to finish writing at the beginning. I am writing here, the Nanjing plot is about to end. etc. After this plot ends, the author will start to write a new plot. The new plot is to return to Peiping and continue the story with Lao Zhu’s family. There are also some absolutely new plots. Before writing, the author will make a volume I hope I can write the next plot more exciting... Also, it’s the end of the month, please ask for a monthly pass.)
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