Zhu Shouren rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully, Liu Chun has long since lost the youth of his youth, although he has not grown a beard, but he is slender, his facial features are delicate, and he has a kind of chic like jade, which is quite similar to the romantic talent in people's imagination. It's just that this young man is much more talented than those silver-like pewter spearheads.

Zhu Shouren trembled, stood up, and suddenly raised his head and laughed.

"Alas, it's really a talent, extraordinary, really extraordinary!"

Liu Chun touched his nose and smiled embarrassedly: "The old gentleman praised it falsely, the late born people are not ghosts or ghosts, so I dare not be ashamed!" ”

Zhu Shouren shook his head resolutely, "Otherwise, looking at the world, there are only two people who can make the old man throw himself to the ground, and Lord Liu is in second place." ”

When Liu Chun heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old man, the first thing you said won't be Lord Zhao Mianzhao, right?" If not, he wouldn't know where to put his face! ”

was teased by Liu Chun, Zhao Mian immediately said: "I'm just an errand, how dare I get in front of you, not to mention that Mr. Zhu must have a smarter candidate, right?" ”

Zhu Shouren was a little stunned, and hurriedly shook his head and said: "Sure enough, he is old, and there is no door on his mouth. What the old man means is that in the middle of the world, there are two people who mentioned the matter of land, and the old man is also quite sighing, Lord Liu not only mentioned it, but also did it, compared to the previous one, in fact, it is even more powerful! ”

Facing the old man's sycophancy, Liu Chun smiled lightly, how to say it, he has a certain respect for this kind of old guy, but he is also guarding against them, the so-called old and immortal is a thief, no one knows which way this guy is going to be a monster, you must be cautious.

"Old Zhu, if I guessed correctly, the first one you said is Fang Xiaoru!"

"Oops! Lord Yanagi, do you know Mr. Shogaku? ”

Zhu Shouren is much older than Fang Xiaoru, has experienced more worlds, and has a higher official position, but he respects Fang Xiaoru as Mr. Zhengxue, which shows the status of Lao Fang in his heart.

"Mr. Fang has been lecturing in Shuzhong for many years, and he is also quite concerned about the issue of land, and in the early years, we still have some relationships......" Liu Chun nodded, did not continue to say more, but smiled: "Old Zhu, Fang Xiaoru must have talked to you about land, right?" Not sure how you plan to do it? ”

Zhu Shouren sighed, "He told me a lot, especially in the past 30 years, the peaceful and prosperous era, the people have grown, he told me that in the 14th year of Hongwu in Bashu, the household registration recorded in the yellow book of the imperial court is more than 210,000, and the number of people is more than 1.4 million, each household of seven people, to the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, the household registration is roughly the same, and the number of people has only increased by 2,000." ”

As soon as this statement came out, let alone Liu Chun, even Zhao Mian didn't believe it...... Isn't that!

After the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty basically entered the peaceful and prosperous era, the population grew, the speed was fast, you went to the street, just find a common people, ask, I don't feel that the population has increased, he promises to tell you, the population is growing exponentially.

Especially Bashu, but the land of abundance, with a population of more than one million, is just like a joke.

Moreover, at this time, more than 100 years have passed since the Yuan Dynasty slaughtered Sichuan, and although the population has not recovered its heyday, it is also quite prosperous.

Chengdu has been a prosperous metropolis since ancient times, and the number of people has remained above hundreds of thousands all year round.

"Mr. Zhengxue told Lao Yu that the real population of Bashu should be more than three million, not counting some toasts and slaves in large families, but I am afraid that the actual amount will be more. He told me that Bashu is far away from the capital, and it is self-contained, and the power of the imperial court cannot go deep, and it is not as good as Nanzhili and other places. ”

During Liu Chun's stay in Yunnan, he paid attention to Bashu, and it can be said that what Zhu Shouren said was indeed not bad at all, but the actual situation was only more serious than these.

"Zhu Laogao sees that this is the reason why he hopes to implement the law change in Bashu in his later life."

Zhu Shouren nodded, "Dare to think and dare to do, this is also where the old man admires Lord Liu, but the prescription you prescribe is different from that of Mr. Zhengxue." ”

Zhao Mian said curiously: "Then I don't know what tricks Fang Xiaoru has?" ”

Zhu Shouren smiled slightly and spit out two words: "Jing Tian!" ”

When he said these two words, he thought that Liu Chun would be surprised, but he didn't expect it, Liu Chun just smiled slightly, "If this method is not too difficult, it is really a rare good prescription." ”

Zhu Shouren's brain was a little overwhelmed.

Could it be that this genius's thinking is different from that of ordinary people?

Jingtian was the method of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and later it was completely destroyed by various changes, Fang Xiaoru wanted to restore Jingtian, it was already whimsical, Liu Chun actually said that his method was good, and he was really prescient, these two people were really the same madman.

Liu Chun chuckled and shook his head, "Old Zhu, if I'm not wrong, Fang Xiaoru just borrowed the name of Jingtian, what he actually wants to do is to collect the land into the ownership of the imperial court, and truly realize the land of the whole world." ”

Zhu Shouren was stunned, "He said so, but isn't that what Ida is?" ”

"No!" Liu Chun shook his head, "Old Zhu, with the level of the Western Zhou Dynasty, how could it be possible to control every inch of land in the world, presumably the old gentleman also knew that in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the people near the royal city were called Chinese people, and the people in the mountains were savages. The countrymen cultivated the land for the king, which was the well field, and the remote and wild place, which was the world of the savages, was not included in the well field. ”

Liu Chun said: "The well field that Fang Xiaoru wants, that is, all the mountains and rivers and land will be owned by the imperial court. The people could only rent land from the imperial court, so that if the people had no land, they would never be able to buy and sell, and if they did not buy and sell, they would not be able to annex. The court held the land, so it could naturally be rented to the people at any time, which also put an end to the generation of displaced people. ”

"Let's put it this way, in the current Ming Dynasty, the land is divided into two kinds, one is the official land, and the other is the private land. The common people had to pay twice the tax on the official land, so many people preferred to rent the land for farming, or some powerful people turned the official land into private land. ”

"Fang Xiaoru hopes to turn all the private land into official land, and the whole world is like this, and the problem of land annexation will naturally be solved. And the imperial court became the largest, and the only landlord! There will be no financial crisis. Liu Chun sighed: "In the past, I was also prejudiced against the other party's filial piety, but in recent years, I have discovered that he is actually the purest and most far-sighted person among the scholars." There are very few princes in the court who can compare with the filial piety above! ”

Zhu Shouren said that he admired Fang Xiaoru, it was by no means a lie, Fang Xiaoru has been teaching in Bashu for many years, Zhu Shouren has been in contact with Fang Xiaoru's students, and has had several long talks with Fang Xiaoru, and he was impressed by Fang Xiaoru's ideas, and the old man felt from the bottom of his heart that Fang Xiaoru had the talent of a prime minister.

But even though he has a close relationship with Fang Xiaoru, but the old man's proposal for the other party's filial piety to change the law, the old man did not have the profundity of Liu Chun's comprehension, and this remark can be regarded as a complete explanation of Fang Xiaoru's thoughts.

If anyone thinks that Fang Xiaoru is a rotten Confucian who is stupid in reading, then he is a real fool! It can only be said that the old side's proposition is too difficult to do.

Zhu Shouren pondered for a long time, stood up and bowed.

"Lord Liu, you are really Mr. Zhengxue's bosom friend! The old man dared to ask for advice, why didn't Lord Liu learn the method of Fang Xiaoru? ”

Liu Chun said with a smile: "What Fang Xiaoru wants is to turn the people's fields into official fields, and turn all the fields in the world into wells...... Can anyone benefit from such behavior? ”

"This ...... The court benefited. Zhu Shouren said firmly.

Liu Chun nodded, "That's right, but just the court benefits, and the people don't benefit, can it be done?" Without the support of the people and the backing of the people, Fang Xiaoru wanted to fight with the gentry and bureaucrats who held the people's land alone, did he have so much ability? Don't forget, Wang Mang's Wang Tian was the same back then, with Wang Mang's prestige, the country was still destroyed, how could others be spared! ”

Zhu Shouren's old eyes lit up, he stared at Liu Chun tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "So Lord Liu must first let the people see where the interests are, and first implement the uniform field and uniform service, so that the law can really be successfully changed!" ”

Liu Chun nodded slightly.

Zhu Shouren sat on the chair, staring blankly at the sky, his old eyes were confused, and his thoughts were flying. He is too old and has gone through two dynasties, and Zhu Shouren is of course the kind of scholar who hopes to be loyal to Jun Yaoshun and eternal peace.

Because of this, even though Fang Xiaoru's proposition is extremely difficult, he also admires it.

But Liu Chun's words not only made the old man see hope, but also found a solution, which is more clever than Fang Xiaoru!

After a while, Zhu Shouren suddenly laughed at himself.

"It's a shame that the old man has lived for such an age, and he is sitting in a well and watching the sky, and he can't understand the wisdom of Lord Liu, the old man is happy and convinced, and he is convinced!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Shouren suddenly said: "But the old man is also a little unconvinced!" ”

Liu Chun hurriedly said: "Please ask the old gentleman for advice!" ”

Zhu Shouren leaned over and stared at Liu Chun tightly, "Lord Liu, you are still too kind!" Since you are going to take the land from the gentry landlords, you must be prepared to completely turn your face. Do you think that by executing a Jing Qing Ling Chi, killing a Han Tianchang, and disposing of some Xiang Yong, you can solve the problem and make these people afraid? ”

Liu Chun said with a straight face: "Old Zhu, if you have any advice, please say it clearly!" ”

"Good!"

Zhu Shouren said loudly: "I came this time, firstly, to meet Lord Liu, who successfully changed the law, and secondly, I want to tell Lord Liu that there are many gentry and celebrities who are secretly colluding, and they want to raise troops to rebel...... In addition, they also sent people to Chongqing Mansion to contact Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei...... Lord Liu, do you know all these things? ”

Liu Chun still had a smile on his face, "Old Zhu, thank you for telling me this, I want to ask the old man, how do you think you should deal with the current situation?" ”

"Kill!"

Zhu Shouren said unceremoniously: "Lord Liu, if you don't doubt the old man, leave this matter to me!" I am already a decayed and useless person, I can use my last breath to do things for the people, and the old man can also be blind. ”

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