Therefore, the peace is not just a credit.

Its impact is too far-reaching.

Emperor Hongzhi bowed: "In this case, the cabinet should formulate a resettlement policy, not only to restrain these feudal people, not to make them behave indiscriminately, but also to treat each other with courtesy, so as not to lose the national body." ”

Liu Jian hurriedly said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly said: "The new policy of Baoding Mansion and Tongzhou, I read the report of the imperial history, it is said that ...... It's not bad, especially Yang Yiqing, the governor of Tongzhou, after taking office, he laid off redundant personnel, built water conservancy, dredging the canal, encouraged agriculture and commerce, and seemed to have revitalized industry and commerce. This Manchu Dynasty is also highly praised for its civil and military affairs. ”

Liu Jian and Xie Qian glanced at each other.

Speaking of which, this Yang Yiqing is a real person of his own, with an excellent reputation and the style of a minister, in fact, everyone is selfish, but they prefer Ouyang Zhi, but aside from selfishness, in terms of fairness, they think that people like Yang Yiqing are the most suitable.

Xie Qian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing is honest and honest, and has the experience of governor, whether it is ability or virtue, he is impeccable, and the subordinate officials he selected are capable officials of my Ming Dynasty, and it is natural to have such good results." ”

Emperor Hongzhi bowed: "You are right, but ...... I don't mean to talk about the longevity of Baoding Mansion and Tongzhou, I just hope that both can implement the new policy well and set an example for the world. ”

"Your Majesty's words are true."

"Officials, it's time to conduct a Beijing inspection, right?" Emperor Hongzhi then said.

"Exactly, the person who presided over the Jingcha of the Ministry of Officials this time is Wu Kuan, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials."

Emperor Hongzhi was happy and said: "This person, I have the impression that he is the first Jinshi in the eighth year of Chenghua, the champion, and the first in the general examination and the court examination. When I was the crown prince, he also served in the East Palace. Oh, yes, "Xianzong Records", he edited it, he is a fair person. ”

Liu Jian and others bowed their heads one after another: "Yes, Wu Shilang has launched a Beijing inspection, and it is a major event to rectify the rule of officials. ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded approvingly.

Now, he found that he had a lot of leisure, so he smiled and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, who is the warrior Bian?" ”

"Mr. Wu?" Liu Jian frowned slightly.

"Yes, many people call him Mr., saying that he is a great talent who has studied poetry and books, but I have heard of it for the first time, but this person has suddenly become famous, and it is said that the peach and plum are all over the world, and everyone is vying to admire him, and he is praised by others."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: "No wonder this person has been mentioned in many recent concerts, what do you think of this?" ”

Liu Jian disagreed: "The grandstanding is not worth mentioning." ”

Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful.

Xie Qian didn't seem to have much impression of this person.

Li Dongyang smiled and said: "It's not wrong to say that it's grandstanding." However, this person was indeed a famous Confucian before, and now, the reason why he has this momentum, the minister thinks that this person is quite discerning, and the economic road he preached is in the hands of many people. At present, many rich and small rich families are dissatisfied with Xishan Jianye and Qianzhuang, in the past, they can be described as brocade clothes and jade food, which one, not the family covers an area of ten acres, a hundred acres of mansion, but now it is found that this mansion is more than ten times smaller than before, and some people are pinning their hopes on luxury mansions and cannot get them, and they are angry in their hearts. ”

Li Dongyang paused: "Your Majesty, do you know that in a moderately wealthy family, the number of child servants is different from that of previous years?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi was surprised and said, "I said it all." ”

Li Dongyang said: "Five years ago, a moderately wealthy family had 100 child servants, one of whom was the eldest in the family, and they could afford it. The second is that there are many homeless people, ordinary people, there is a mouthful of food to eat, even if they enter the mansion to eat chaff vegetables, not to starve to death, but also willing to sign a deed of sale, succumb to their slaves as their maids, there are women on the market, if the appearance is mediocre, its value, is not as good as half a cow. ”

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, who wants to be a human slave, this is really not going to live.

"But nowadays, it's very different, even in a moderately rich family, it is good to have ten slaves in the family. The reason for this is that people are no longer as cheap as grass mustard, and their value has doubled. If a man wants to sell his strength, he can go to Xishan Jianye to work as a coolie, and in January, there are two or three taels of silver, and if there are some skills, five or six taels in a month, it is not a problem. If a woman is really unrelated and has no one to rely on, she can also work in a textile workshop, which is enough to support herself, who wants to sign a deed of sale? At present, a person with hands and feet, the price is also very expensive, it is worth more than a dozen cows, and no one wants to be a slave unless it is a last resort. Not only that, but there are also a lot of fugitive slaves now, in the past, people were proud to be able to enter the high gate, at least not to starve to death, but now the slaves and maids, how can they not know what happened, therefore, even if they buy people back and sign a contract to sell themselves, the slaves are not at peace, if they are still fed the scraps and treated them roughly, they escape, and they are not without a livelihood. ”

When Li Dongyang said this, he was very emotional: "The minister thinks that Xishan Jianye's move is really harmful, but it is harmful, and it is precisely the person who applauds Mr. Wu now, but Your Majesty ...... It is the parents of the people of the world, and these victims are the children of His Majesty, and those who benefit from it are not the children of His Majesty? A few years ago, the Ming Dynasty was full of displaced people, and the situation of extreme poverty was shocking, but now, many people have food to eat and their lives have improved. Therefore, the rich and small rich families are obviously having a hard time, they can't afford to use it anymore, so many servants, and the mansions they live in are becoming more and more aggrieved. Holding a large amount of silver in his hand, he used to be able to sit back and relax, but now, he panicked, for fear that there would be more and more silver on the market, making his silver more and more worthless, and they complained about it, and the so-called Mr. Wu was just to do what he liked, so he made a fool of himself, which won the applause of countless people, and people praised him one after another, and compared him to a national teacher, and that's it. ”

Li Dongyang paused: "Although this person's reputation is already in full swing, but Your Majesty, those who praise him are certainly loud, but has anyone ever asked, those who work hard for three meals a day in the workshop, has anyone asked, those ordinary and miserable people, do they deny this person, and dare to use Fang Jifan's head as a guarantee......

“……”

Li Dongyang smiled narrowly: "It is expected, they don't know it, the billions of Ming Dynasty subjects, praised by 10,000 people, is nothing, Your Majesty is the parents of the people, and he weighs the benefits and harms." ”

Emperor Hongzhi listened to it and frowned: "Li Qing's words made me suddenly enlightened. I know ......"

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian said goodbye and left the Fengtian Temple, and they were talking casually while heading in the direction of the cabinet.

"Li Gong, that warrior Bian made a big noise, there are many people in Beijing who have the idea of selling the house, doesn't Li Gong's house have nine acres, do you have a plan?"

Xie Qian seems to be undecided now, he is from a wealthy family in Jiangnan, has bought a lot of real estate, and is thinking about whether to get rid of it, Li Dongyang is the smartest among the three, ask him, and his heart is steady.

Li Dongyang smiled, glanced at Liu Jian first, and then said: "But in the prosperous era, this mansion close to the imperial city, how can there be a reason for a thousand miles, it is nothing more than a question of whether it will rise or how much." In the rest of the places, the old man did not dare to say anything, and the new city ...... But it can be determined. Naturally, the only thing that has doubts is whether the national glory of my Ming Dynasty can prosper now and in the future. Many people say that life is sad, the old man doesn't see it that way, what does Gong Xie think? ”

Xie Qian thought thoughtfully: "Okay, that's not for sale." ”

Liu Jian didn't have a trace of mood, the mansion, the land, and the money, these ...... He doesn't care anymore, he only cares about his son who went to sea, God knows now, where is this guy who has beaten chicken blood and wants to go to the Quartet to preach and speak for the saints, whether he is dead or alive.

He sighed, his eyes inexplicable, and tears welled up again.

…………

Zhu Hou ran to the Zhenguo Mansion in a hurry and cried.

"The research can't go on." His eyes were red.

Fang Jifan's heart suddenly burned a fire, he spent so much money on himself, you actually said that it can't go on, the little hard-earned money I spent on selling the house, you Zhu Houzhao still spent it with peace of mind, you dog thing with a clear conscience.

Of course, Xiao Zhu is his friend, and now, he has just refused the edict, and he is still waiting for Zhu Hou to take care of his father and make another edict, so that he can accept it with a twist.

This is called reluctance, it belongs to the traditional way of scholars to express their modesty, although Fang Jifan does not belong to scholars, but he can also learn from advanced experience.

Fang Jifan comforted Zhu Houzhao and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, have you encountered difficulties?" Don't be discouraged. ”

"No, no, no, no." Zhu Houzhao hung his head and was dejected: "My dozen old fathers-in-law, I don't know what wind I heard, they all said that our money and land are going to be unsustainable, nine times out of ten, I am afraid that the palace will not be able to pay back the silver, so I will go to the Steam Research Institute every day......"

Fang Jifan was furious: "This group of dog-like things, so bold, His Royal Highness is the crown prince anyway, what are you afraid of, hum, how many stinky money are there?" is so presumptuous, what kind of system, teach people to beat them out. ”

"You don't understand." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "They don't scold or make trouble, they just follow behind the palace with a smile, shouting and asking for warmth, saying that His Royal Highness the Prince is great, he understands everything." He also said that his son was going to get married, pitiful. He also said that he was sick and could not be cured, and he was poor. Although there is no mention of silver, the main palace ...... I panicked in my heart. ”