mtl008 Chapter 299 The same consort, but the difference is huge!
Chapter 299 The same consort, but the difference is huge!
Chapter 299 The same consort, but the difference is huge!
"What kind of meeting is this today?"
"Yeah, how do you feel that apart from the high officials of the imperial court, there are also nobles from all over the world, all of them are here."
"Consort Lu, why are you here?"
"Master Xu, it's a great honor to meet you. I haven't seen you for a long time."
"The old man is sick, and the national teacher still insists that people must come. Isn't this a mess?"
Today, there was a crowd of people in front of Fengtian Hall, all of them were high officials of the imperial court and nobles from Nanzhili, who were summoned to the Imperial Palace of Nanjing City.
Regardless of whether they are sick or have official duties, they must come. Jin Yiwei is not a vegetarian, so it is not up to them.
Even nobles and son-in-laws are not immune, and these people also include great nobles like Li Jinglong.
They all have a few things in common, that is, they eat imperial food and have a lot of land on them.
Li Xiao wanted to take over the land of these people and make it the land of the imperial court. The first step in the reform was to be an official. Even if the official was handed over, what excuse do others have to refuse?
Li Xiao has infiltrated the Household Department, and Yu Shi of the Household Department is his confidant, so he can check the land change records over the years.
There are no computers in this era, and all paper files are used. Therefore, it is very labor-intensive to find clues and figure out the ownership of these lands from the mountains and seas of files.
During this period of time, Li Xiao has not been idle, mainly to figure out these things.
"Thinking back to when the country was founded in the future, it was immoral to hunt down local tyrants and divide the land, but the advantage was that the land would be directly owned by the country and then redistributed."
"However, I can't do this now. I still have to do it step by step. After all, it's not the founding of the country."
"Taking a step back, even when Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, he didn't dare to go too far. He also recognized the rationality of the Yuan Dynasty and inherited the system of the Yuan Dynasty. in human hands."
At this moment, Li Xiao was sitting on a high place in Fengtian Hall, overlooking the commotion of the crowd below. If he hadn't appeared, these people would be the richest group of people in the Ming Dynasty.
And their wealth is the kind of wealth that makes people hopeless and insurmountable. There is no wealth but three generations. Land, as the only means of production, is passed down from generation to generation, and the despair that ordinary people cannot turn over.
In the future, ordinary people can turn over in various ways, especially in the era of great development, there are so many opportunities.
But in this era, ordinary people can't stand up at all. The land is always in the hands of a few people. One or two natural and man-made disasters are enough to make a family of ordinary people disappear forever. Once there is a famine, they will starve for thousands of miles.
However, these landlords can easily survive the famine, because there is a lot of land, and they have a lot of food. They will stockpile the food and make a fortune during the famine. A catty of food can exchange a human life, a slave !
This is why, when Li Zicheng rebelled, there was no food at all, but the team he led was dedicated to attacking landlords and grabbing food, and the team got bigger and bigger.
Li Zicheng's level of fighting was not high, but he relied on robbing landlords. Sun Chuanting wiped out several times and only a few people were left, all of whom were able to make a comeback.
King Fu of Luoyang is the largest landlord in Henan. Li Zicheng killed King Fu and the food he robbed was enough to feed [-] soldiers for several months. This is an exaggeration.
Li Xiao didn't blame the group of people in front of him, it was a system problem.
If he hadn't become the son-in-law of Zhu Di, king of Yan, hadn't sworn sworn marriage with Zhu Yuanzhang by mistake, and won his appreciation, he wouldn't have such high authority.
Then there is a high probability that I will not dare to take out those things in the system for development, but hang on, then there is a high probability that I will become a landlord class.
If he became a landlord class, Li Xiao would never have the idea of overthrowing himself.
But now I am not, I am the national teacher of Daming, Duke Yongle of Daming, Li Qingtian of Daming.
The so-called being in his position, seeking his own government, and how capable he is to do great things, then he should do what he should do and what he can do!
"My lord, the people should be almost here."
Qinglong looked around for a week, then cupped his hands towards Li Xiao.
Li Xiao nodded slightly, "Come on, not one less."
Qinglong took out the roster and began to roll the names, from high to low: "Wei Guogong Xu Huizu."
Xu Huizu was invited to Nanjing from Beiping, no matter the size of his official position or his title, there was no exception.
Xu Huizu was a little surprised when Jin Yiwei came to visit him.
However, he was the Duke of the state after all, so he refused on the spot, and then Jin Yiwei's attitude became tougher. Xu Huizu reported the matter to the court, but neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Gaochi ignored it.
Xu Huizu was a smart man, he immediately understood his position, and Xingye followed Jin Yiwei to Nanjing.
But Xu Huizu was still displeased, the dignified Duke was summoned here from a long distance, and he was still summoned by a junior Li Xiao.
Li Xiao is only the son-in-law of his own sister Xu Miaoyun, so he snorted, and cupped his hands casually, "I'm here."
Qinglong ticked off the roster, and continued to click on the next name: "Founder Chang Sheng."
The eldest son of Chang Yuchun, the founding hero, was Chang Mao, who was named Zheng Guogong in the third year of Hongwu.In the 20th year of Hongwu's reign, the title was cut, and in the 24th year of Hongwu's death.
The second son, Chang Sheng, was named Kai Guogong in 21 years of Hongwu, and he is a descendant of Chang Yuchun.
As soon as this statement came out, the whole scene became horrified.
What's going on today, the meeting held by Li Xiao even invited these princes, this power is too great, what is the meeting today?So inspiring!
Chang Sheng also received the same treatment as Wei Guogong Xu Zuhui. He failed to pretend to be sick, and was dragged from Beiping to Nanjing by the Jin Yiwei. He cupped his hands and said nothing, "I am here."
After all, he is a national teacher, so he dare not make mistakes, and knows how to endure. His eldest brother is an example. Zhu Yuanzhang is still there, and Xungui can't mess around, not to mention that he is still a junior and has no achievements.
Qinglong continued: "Cao Guogong Li Jinglong."
Li Jinglong bowed his hands respectfully: "The next official, Li Jinglong, is here."
Immediately afterwards, Qinglong kept calling names. After the Duke, there were not many marquises left. Fortunately, there were not many of these founding fathers left, and most of them were snapped up by Zhu Yuanzhang. Take it back.
After the Marquis, there is the Earl, but there is only one Earl, Liu Bowen's grandson, Liu Yu, the Duke of Chengyi.It is worth mentioning that the title of Earl of Sincerity lasted until the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Next is the son-in-law. These son-in-laws cannot be officials, but they can rely on the name of the son-in-law to make money and annex land.
"Consort Fu Zhong." Qinglong shouted.
However, no one answered.
Qinglong continued to shout: "My son-in-law, Fu Zhong!"
Fu Zhong couldn't help shouting angrily: "What are you shouting for? Don't you have eyes? Don't you know how to see?"
This Fu Zhong's attitude is very arrogant. This person has some background. He is the son of Fu Youde, the founding hero of the country. Fu Youde asked Zhu Yuanzhang for a thousand acres of fertile land. Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Fu Youde was greedy, so he gave him to death.
And his son Fu Zhong married Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite daughter, Princess Shouchun.
Zhu Yuanzhang always has a suspicious and cold attitude towards outsiders, but he treats his relatives with the same love as an old farmer.
Zhu Yuanzhang loved this daughter very much, and the dowry he gave was [-] hectares of fertile land alone, that is, [-] mu.
As a founding hero, Fu Youde was suspected of asking for a thousand acres of fertile land, but his son married a princess and easily obtained ten thousand acres of fertile land.
However, Princess Shouchun died a few years after she got married.
These fertile fields naturally fell into Fu Zhong's hands.
As the so-called middle-aged men have three blessings, they get promoted and get rich and their wives die.
Fu Zhong, whose wife died, secretly kept a group of wives and concubines and committed evil deeds. With his generous dowry, he grew bigger and bigger over the years. He used his status to annex land and became a big landowner. He already owned [-] acres of fertile land.
Maybe it's because these years have been a little drifting, and he seems to have heard the wind that the national teacher will take over his fields this time, so he is in a bad mood and has a very bad attitude.
"Come on, clap your mouth."
Li Xiao said lightly.
"Yes!" Jin Yiwei on both sides immediately stepped forward.
Fu Zhong backed away in fright, and shouted, "Li Xiao, do you know who I am? I'm the son-in-law!"
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Of course my teacher knows."
Fu Zhong shouted: "You were just a county horse at first, but now you are a son-in-law. I am also a son-in-law. You can't beat me. The imperial court has regulations. Even if a son-in-law commits a crime, it will be dealt with by the clan mansion. You can't control me." ."
clap clap-
Before he finished speaking, Fu Zhong was arrested and slapped a few times in public. With so many people watching, he felt his face was hot and he felt ashamed.
Li Xiao glanced over: "If you make more noise, you won't be able to get slapped in the mouth."
Now, Fu Zhong was too frightened to move.
The others looked at him like a fool.
The previous Duke didn't dare to say anything, but you are lucky, a son-in-law dared to argue with the Imperial Teacher on this occasion.
Even the first-rank military officer would kill them on the spot. Isn't this a self-inflicted humiliation?
Sometimes people just don't cry when they don't see the coffin.
After being slapped several times, Fu Zhong finally understood that the consort in front of him was completely different from him.
He is the son of Ying Guogong Fu Youde, but because he married a princess, he couldn't be an official or inherit the title. He became the captain's son-in-law, and his achievements and power have nothing to do with you.
Li Xiao, the consort, is an exception. He not only has a title, but also an official position, which is the biggest official position.
He looked around and saw that countless people were quiet, and then looked at those Jin Yiwei who were crazy, even Jin Yiwei can send them around at will!
He realized it later, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a big mistake. He didn't seem to pay attention to these matters in the officialdom before. It turned out that there had been such a big change in the officialdom.
This Li Xiao obviously already has the feeling of covering the sky with one hand!
Thinking of this, Fu Zhong broke into a cold sweat.
For the next time, this son-in-law didn't dare to say anything anymore, honestly.
After such an experience, Qinglong called his name next, and the rest responded respectfully, not daring to make any mistakes.
An hour later, the roll call ended.
"My lord, the roll call is over. All the nobles, relatives of the emperor, and officials on the roster have arrived here, a total of 480 people."
Qinglong reported after reading the roster.
Although there are not many people in this roster, it owns a lot of land. There are more than 600 million mu of land in all places.
"Very good." Li Xiao said, "Then distribute the land ownership certificate."
Qinglong nodded, then waved.
Jin Yiwei, his subordinate, began to take the brochures and handed them out to each of them.
These booklets are not simple. Each booklet is for one person. It records all their plot information, including the size of the plot, location, coordinates, the year the transaction was completed, and whose name it is under. There are detailed records.
In short, there is one thing in common, no matter how hidden, these lands belong to them.
These investigations are very complicated. In addition to Jin Yiwei's participation, Li Xiao also dispatched a large number of subordinates to participate in it, some of whom were transferred from the Anti-Corruption Department of Beiping Prefecture, which took a lot of time.
After everyone got the brochure, they were all very surprised.
It felt like their panties had been ripped open and made public.
Some officials with a lot of land, their land is scattered in the hands of many relatives, and they can't figure it out without looking through the accounts, but it is clearly written on it.
"Everyone, please confirm whether the land in your hands is correct." Qinglong shouted: "If there are omissions, vacancies, or problems, please bring them up in time."
"I have a problem!"
A fifth-rank official pointed to the booklet and shouted: "These lands do not belong to me, and the names of my relatives are also recorded in the fish scale booklet. How can it be counted on my head?"
Qinglong came over, took a look at this person, then opened the booklet in his hand, and said: "Nan Shixu, from Yangzhou, doctor of the Ministry of Rites, fifth rank, in charge of rural examinations in many places, in the 21st year of Hongwu, a man named Zhang Haolin The examinee won the Juren, and on the second day, your nephew Diao Xu's name will have an additional [-] mu of fertile land, and all the harvest of these fertile fields over the years will go into your pocket."
After saying this, the face of the person who asked the question, Nan Shixu, changed greatly in fright, "This is slander, slander!"
Qinglong was unmoved, and continued: "Hongwu 22 years, August"
Nan Shixu's expression changed, he dared not let the other party continue, and hurriedly changed his words: "It's mine, it's my field"
Qinglong smiled and said: "Very well, since you admit that it is your field, that is to admit your crime of greed for ink, come here, go to prison, investigate in detail, if the evidence is convincing, the property will be confiscated!"
After the words fell, several Jinyiwei walked out, and immediately held down the rite doctor named Nan Shixu.
"You are wronged, you are wronging a good person, I want to face the saint, planting and framing, the national teacher planting and framing."
The sound gradually faded away, and Nan Shixu was soon suppressed.
The first person to refute at the beginning was immediately sent to prison, killing chickens to make an example to monkeys, so why do the rest say more?
Those who held the roster swallowed one after another, and dared not continue talking. They didn't know what the national teacher was going to do, why did they want to find out the land roster? ?
Li Xiao knew that if these people were not shocked, they would not be honest, so he arranged this move.
Not everyone has violated the law. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's torture and cruel laws, coupled with the emergence of various crop seeds, made everyone richer, and many officials did not dare to be greedy.
Most of the land mergers here are legal and compliant, and most of them are rewards from Zhu Yuanzhang.
And when so many people wanted to refute just now, Qinglong also picked someone to answer, and only then did the scene just now happen.
"Very good, does anyone have any questions?"
Li Xiao looked at everyone.
Hearing this, there were hundreds of people in the arena, and no one made a sound, and no one dared to answer.
"Very well, since everyone is fine"
Li Xiao smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Then next, the official harvesting meeting will officially begin!"
As soon as this statement came out, the expressions of everyone in the audience changed.
The word "harvesting the land" was extremely harsh. Everyone knew exactly what Li Xiao was going to do. Li Xiao actually wanted to deal with them like he dealt with those powerful families, taking away the fields in their hands! ! !
(End of this chapter)