Chapter 15: Blackmailing Masters
"You can't be mistaken, are you?" Liu Chun whispered to Liu Sandao.
The third master turned his eyes horizontally, "Little rabbit, what does your father do?" I don't care if this land is real, but to say that I can't remember it is too underestimating me. ”
Liu Chun's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "In that case, they have encroached on our family's land, according to the regulations of the "Great Message", how should we clean them up?" ”
Liu Chun's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to test whether Comrade Zhu's decree was really so useful!
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang is the best emperor for the common people, this sentence is not empty words and white teeth, just say it casually.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a bitter child, and when he was a child, he was devastated, and his family smuggled and fled, which was very miserable. After becoming the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang did everything possible to prevent officials from oppressing the good.
First of all, officials are responsible for collecting money and grain, and often set up clever names to make a lot of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and knock out the bones and marrow.
Lao Zhu was-for-tat, set up a grain chief to be responsible for collecting the field endowment, he divided the world into a number of grain areas, among which he selected a lot of people with more grain, served as the grain chief, and was responsible for sending the grain area to Taicang.
If the completion is good, Lao Zhu will personally summon him, give a reward, or even directly give it to the official.
Separating officials from taxation naturally cuts off the claws of corruption.
Lao Zhu also revised the "Great Message" several times, and unlike those boring and boring legal provisions, Zhu Yuanzhang personally revised the Great Decree, which is straightforward in language and mainly based on cases. Easy to understand.
It listed crimes such as slandering the emperor, forming factions and disorderly government, dereliction of duty by officials, indiscriminate appointment of officials, embezzlement and bribery, curbing and harming the people, and embezzlement of money and grain.
Corruption alone accounts for about half of all crimes, including cases of cruelty to the common people and embezzlement of taxes and grain; the case of selling officials and private servants; the case of arbitrarily harassing the people and embezzling commercial taxes; Lying about disasters and confiscating relief cases; and all kinds of corruption and bribery cases.
Such offenders are subject to heavy sentences. dismiss official property, sell the rich and poor, and punish the clan; Those who take bribes and say too much money will be put to death; The thieves and sellers of warehouse grain, the ink tattoos, the tendons to the knees, and the famous "human skin pillow" all show the idea of using heavy codes in troubled times.
Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that every household, all the people of the Ming Dynasty, should have a copy of the "Great Message", and also ordered the officials and schools in various places to preach the content of the Great Edict to the common people.
What's even more amazing is that Zhu Yuanzhang even gave the people the power to arrest officials!
If the officials go to the countryside to do evil, the local clan elders can arrest the criminal officials and hand them over to the higher-level yamen for disposal.
Of course, this extreme situation is difficult to happen, but Zhu Yuanzhang has shown an attitude and will not tolerate corrupt officials and corrupt officials. With the support of the emperor, the people in the early Ming Dynasty were very bold.
In addition, at the beginning of the dynasty, the land was average, every household had a little land, and the wealthy businessmen were very limited, and the official gentry was killed by Lao Zhu.
In general, the early Ming Dynasty was very peaceful, equal, and a standard "olive-shaped" society.
But then again, not everything is so harmonious.
Take Beiping as an example, since Shi Jingjiao dedicated the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, this area has been under the rule of barbarians.
Khitan, Jin, Mongolia, before and after a few hundred years, the Han people around Beiping were seriously Hu, forming a very special ethnic group.
Lao Zhu's continuous immigration to Beiping was to change the demographic structure and consolidate the frontier.
In the entire Beiping area, the situation is constantly improving, but there are also some bold and reckless people.
Just like the Lu family in front of you!
"Open your eyes and see, whose land is this? Hurry up and leave, beware of the lawsuit! Liu Chun hugged his shoulders and said with great momentum. There is no way, the third master is too lazy to spit foam, so he can only let his son come.
The old man of the Lu family frowned slightly, Liu San hadn't cultivated the land for several years, so he wanted to get it into his own hands, but he didn't expect that he would collide with Liu San.
The old man hesitated a little, but the young scholar said, "Uncle, don't be afraid, I know this little rabbit cub!" He gritted his teeth and said, "He's a member of the Jinyi Guard!" ”
The so-called helper is the diner raised by a large family, and when he has nothing to do, he has fun and occasionally acts as a thug.
That day, Liu Chun spoke up for Jinyiwei, and scared the surnamed Lu into desertion.
Only later did the surnamed Lu know that on the same day, the imperial court issued a decree again, and it was abolished together with Jinyiwei!
He's so annoyed!
I can't wait to find a place where no one is and smoke myself in two mouths.
How can you be so timid?
If he bears it and scolds Jinyiwei, he may become famous all of a sudden, his eldest brother is a student of Beiping, if he can squeeze into the county school, their Lu family will be enough to get the side of the scholars!
It's all to blame for not having enough guts!
This time, be sure to get tough!
He rushed out in a few steps, crossed his waist, pouted, and full of energy!
"Boy, Jinyiwei is finished, your backer is gone!" Lu Shusheng said loudly: "Acquaintances, hurry up, get out, this wasteland belongs to our Lu family, if you don't know each other, you will have to suffer from your flesh and skin!" ”
He shouted at the thugs on both sides: "Don't be afraid, they rely on the Jinyi Guard to support their waists, the Jinyi Guards are finished, and they won't be better!" Let's go up together, beat me hard, and kill the lackeys of Jinyiwei! ”
Lu Shusheng shouted wildly, not paying attention to the father and son at all.
Liu Chun counted it, there were seven people in the Lu family, and they all said that two fists were hard to beat four hands, and I didn't know if the third master could succeed?
"Heroes don't suffer immediate losses, let's not be ashamed to retreat!" Liu Chun comforted.
The third master snorted with his nose.
Not to mention a few turtle thugs, even if it is ten or eight tartars, the third master doesn't care!
He took a few steps forward suddenly, and the momentum alone made the Lu family's thugs keep retreating. The third master sneered, and he put one hand behind his back.
"Let's go together, the third master will beat you, one punch at a time! One more punch and I'll lose! ”
Liu San did what he said, he rushed forward violently, and threw a punch, as fast as lightning, and before the guy on the opposite side had time to dodge, he was hit in the chest, as if he had been hit by a hammer, his body flew out, lay on the ground, and passed out directly!
The third master raised his iron fist, "Which one still wants to taste it?" ”
At this moment, the third master is called a majestic one.
Liu Chun couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
What a man!
When you have time to go back, you must learn a few tricks from a cheap godfather, and kung fu is different!
The third master was about to send away a few other wastes, when suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves, Liu Chun looked up and found that a few war horses were running down the hillside, and the leader was none other than Zhu Neng, a thousand households in Yanwangfu.
He was quite far away, so he jumped off his horse and ran quickly.
Zhu Neng took the picture book for Xiaopang Dun several times, and he was very familiar with Liu Chun.
"King Yan specially asked me to invite your father and son to Beiping, there is a military situation!"
Liu Chun's brows furrowed, and he instantly unfolded...... He guessed that it was probably the military information that was sent to the capital, and Lao Zhu made a decision. If it weren't for the war, the thousands of dignified royal mansions would not have chased them for dozens of miles and personally looked for them back.
Liu Chun's eyes rolled, and he said helplessly: "Brother Zhu, it's not that we don't listen to the prince's orders, you see, people are holding knives, guns and sticks, and they want to take away our family's land!" ”
Zhu Neng had already seen the people of the Lu family, and he laughed, "It's really daring, dare to bully the prince's guests, brothers, give it to me!" ”
The guards of the Yan Wangfu pounced on them like wolves and tigers.
The old men of the Lu family were dumbfounded, didn't the nephew say that they relied on the brocade guard? Why did you come out of the Yanwang Mansion again? I knew that they had such a big power, who would dare to seek death?
"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" The old man didn't care about blaming his nephew, so he only kept begging.
Zhu Neng looked back at Liu Chun, what do you say, is it flat or round, an order!
Liu Chun walked over with a smile, "You said it was a misunderstanding?" ”
"That's right! It's all a misunderstanding! The old man nodded desperately.
Liu Chun smiled even more happily, "That's good, since there is a misunderstanding, we have to eliminate it, right?" ”
The old man was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I am willing to honor ten taels of silver!" Clear up misunderstandings! ”
Ten taels? Send the begging for food!
Liu Chun snorted, "I'm a person, I never open my mouth widely, this is a hundred acres of land, one acre yields one stone of grain, it will be calculated according to three years, all of it will be converted into money, and the compensation will be given to us, even if it is over, how about it?" ”
The old man is stupid, why don't you grab it?
We just planned to plow, but before we cultivated it, you need three years of harvest, and besides, even if such a slope land, can you produce a stone of grain?
Liu Chun smiled slightly, turned to Zhu Neng and said, "Brother, is it considered to be strong and powerful to forcibly occupy the people's fields like this and bully others?" Does the imperial court have a decree against Haoqiang? ”
Zhu Neng said in a sullen voice: "Of course there is, the sage has always advocated hoeing and being strong, or merging, I think we can move the Lu family to Lingnan and do it immediately!" ”