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"This ......," Feng Kang was embarrassed, "Grandpa Wang, this rumor, out of your mouth and into his ears, where can you trace the source." It's just that a rumor is blocked, and other places immediately start to talk again, and it can't be guarded against.

As for threats and intimidation, most of them are local clans, powerful people, and even officials, who take advantage of their familiarity with the local area to spend a little money to hire people who are splashers and scoundrels to stir up trouble in the people's homes. Ordinary people who dare to provoke can only endure their anger and not come to contract Huangzhuang......"

"Why don't you ask the yamen from all over the country to get these splashes?" Zhu Linmiao said, "It's the magistrate who intends to shelter, isn't there still a policeman?" Let the military department write to catch it! ”

"Grandpa Wang, the slave maid tried to make people catch some splashes before, but this kind of thing is far less than a capital crime, and it can only be imprisoned. The other side instructed the people to make up some silver taels to the arrested, and when they turned their heads, they could immediately attract new troublemakers. It's the same everywhere, and you can't just let the police do nothing but watch if anyone threatens the contractor......"

Zhu Linmiao was stunned, he had only seen the Ming Dynasty clans controlling local forces in historical materials before, and even the imperial court was helpless, but he really let himself encounter it. These people don't make a big deal out of it, but even small actions are enough to make it impossible to implement the imperial decree.

Feng Kang saw that his face was not good, and he hesitated: "Grandpa Wang, the slave doesn't know whether to say something or not?" ”

"You say."

"This imperial village has a lot of land, but only the contractors have collected very little harvest. In this way, once the Huangzhuang contract is launched, the acres of land next to it will definitely not be able to recruit tenants. Feng Kang pondered, "As a result, all the wealthy families with land in various places, whether they are powerful or powerful, big families or officials, will grit their teeth on the matter of contracting Huangzhuang. They didn't dare to know what to do with the Huangzhuang, so they could only attack the people who contracted it.

"Actually, in the opinion of slaves, it is not difficult to want these people not to object."

"What's your plan?"

"You only need to increase the amount of collection from Huangzhuang, which is slightly lower than that of ordinary tenants in the vicinity......"

Zhu Linmiao fell into deep thought when he heard this, he originally only thought about how to benefit the people, improve the agricultural production efficiency of the Ming Dynasty, and solve the disadvantages of land distribution and annexation, but he ignored that this would move the cake of the entire landlord class.

Under the squeeze of more than one million "low-rent farmland" across the country, the landlords either lowered the land rent or cultivated the land themselves, otherwise they could only let the land be barren. But either way, it's hard for them to go back to the good old days.

In an agricultural society like the Ming Dynasty, the landlord class still occupies a dominant position, from the local wealthy families to the members of the court, they are all landlords. If they are unanimously opposed, I am afraid that it will be really difficult to carry out this Huangzhuang contract.

It seems that we must grasp both hands to solve the current dilemma. He said in his heart, on the one hand, he hit hard the people who dared to contract to Huangzhuang, killing chickens and monkeys, and on the other hand, he made a slight concession to the more cooperative landlords. Under the carrot and stick, I am not afraid that they will not accept it!

After the Ming Dynasty started industrialization and the capitalist and handicraft class gradually became the main force of society, it was difficult for the landlords to make waves.

After a while, Zhu Linmiao looked at Feng Kang and instructed: "According to what you said, temporarily double the harvest paid by the contractors of Huangzhuang, and then reduce it year by year, and reduce it to the current amount in five years." "In fact, even if you harvest 20 to 30 catties of brown rice per mu, it is still much lower than the land rent of ordinary tenants.

"As for those Xiao Xiaoxiao ...... who disturb the contractors," he smiled and teased, "Feng Kang, it is said that the tricks of ruthlessness and deceit should be the strength of you servants, why is there no way to do it now?" ”

"Grandpa Wang, don't entertain the slaves," Feng Kang said with a bitter face, "The slaves and maids just have some ghost ideas, and they don't dare to do it in such a big matter." ”

"Why don't you dare?" Zhu Linmiao pretended to be right, "Zi said, 'repay grievances with straightforwardness', since they make yin, why should you be a gentleman?"

"Let's just say that it is not difficult to deal with these scoundrels, as long as you are more ruthless, more shameless, and more unreasonable than him, he will naturally be defeated."

Feng Kang's eyes widened and he looked at Zhu Linmiao, he couldn't believe that this was said by His Royal Highness the Auxiliary Prince. After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly slapped his thigh, opened his eyebrows and smiled: "Since the slave has been ordered by Grandpa Wang, what else is there to be afraid of?" The slave and maid promised that those who don't know whether they are dead or alive know that they are powerful, and they will not dare to think about Huangzhuang again! ”

He smiled again, "Grandpa Wang, the slave maid still wants to borrow something from you, but you can get twice the result with half the effort......"

After hearing what he said, Zhu Linmiao couldn't help but smile and nodded, "Okay, I'll dial it to you." Let Zheng Guangying transfer some more brocade guards to help you, some things are still handled by them. As for the rumors, I don't believe that anyone can spread the news faster than the Propaganda Department, and recently let Hong Si only stare at this matter. ”

"Slave, thank you Grandpa Wang for your help!"

The discussion with Feng Kang here has been decided, and Zhu Linmiao instructed Shi Lin again: "Summoning Zeng Ying, the servant of the Ministry of Households, and Zeng Jian, the director of the Literature and Selection Department of the Ministry of Officials, to come." Wait, there are also these Li Hongcai, Qin Banming, Jiang Sheng......" He recited seven or eight names in a row, "It's the ones left by the previous trial, and they all called me." ”

"Yes!"

Half an hour later, Zeng Ying first entered the Ying Tianfu Ya, saluted, and said, "I don't know what His Highness has to call the officials to order?" ”

"After you go back, the household department will issue a document, and if more than half of the Huangzhuang contracts in each prefecture and county, all local cultivated land taxes will be reduced by 40%."

Zeng Ying hurriedly asked, "Your Highness is saying that the whole country is like this?" ”

"Naturally, the whole country is unanimous." Zhu Linmiao said indifferently, "Huangzhuang has contracted eighty percent of the place, and the imperial court will subsidize one and a half dollars of silver per mu." ”

"This!" Zeng Ying was shocked when she heard this, "This is not only a tax reduction, but also a silver payment?!" There has never been such a ...... since ancient times"

Zhu Linmiao smiled and said, "How much land does Lord Zeng have in his name?" ”

"Huh?" Zeng Ying was stunned for a moment, and said, "Big, maybe thirty or fifty." ”

"Are you happy with this policy of the imperial court?"

"No, how can you be happy. In this way, the tax of the imperial court was greatly reduced......"

"Don't talk about the court, just yourself."

"Xiaguan...... Or you can keep some more spare silver. ”

"That's it. Go ahead, give the order to the cabinet, and I will say hello to the old Huang Ge. ”

"The subordinate obeys."

After Zeng Ying left, Zeng Jian, the director of the Wenxuan Division of the Ministry of Officials, followed in.

When he saw the ceremony, Zhu Linmiao said first: "Lord Zeng is from a person's background, right?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, Xia Guan is the fourth in Jiangxi in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen."

"What position did you hold in Jiangxi later?"

"Back to Your Highness, the Marquis of Xiaguan has been missing for four years, and he only had to make up for the county in Ningzhou County last year."

"Well, I see that you have excellent performance in the local appraisal and have a record in the management of fraud cases, so I will put you into the household department."

Zeng Jian reacted suddenly, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Highness knows that you have met a great grace, and the lower officials will swear to die in retribution!" ”

(End of chapter)

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