Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

"I'll open the door. Jiang Jinzhong seems a little timid." Xu Miaoyun stood up with a smile.

Zhu Di followed the window and looked towards the stage...

More and more squires kept leaving. Jiang Jinzhong's face turned pale and his forehead was sweating.

This is normal.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, local officials looked at the faces of the families.

After the Song Dynasty, local officials looked at the faces of squires.

But if a local official really becomes a yes-man for the local gentry, he can't even hope to make political achievements.

See Jiang Jinzhong looking upstairs frequently.

Zhu Di nodded and gave Jiang Jinzhong a thumbs up.

At this time, Jiang Jinzhong needs to be recognized.

But there's only so much he can do.

Whether he can stand up or not depends on Jiang Jinzhong himself.

…

Just when Zhu Di gave Jiang Jinzhong a thumbs up.

Xu Miaoyun opened the door.

When Mao Xiang saw Xu Miaoyun, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Meet Madam."

"Commander Mao, please." Xu Miaoyun smiled and nodded.

Mao Xiang entered.

He walked very cautiously against the wall and stood behind Zhu Di against the wall.

Zhu Di looked away, reached out and pushed a chair in front of Mao Xiang, "Commander Mao, sit down."

"Thank you Mr. Zhu."

Mao Xiang thanked him respectfully and then sat down.

Although it was a private room, after all, it was a crowded place, and Mao Xiang did not dare to call Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun using titles such as Your Highness or Princess.

Zhu Di poured a cup of tea, turned around and handed it to Mao Xiang, and asked with a smile: "The old man is very concerned about the bidding tax package, so he sent you here?"

ha!

‘You two are truly a loving father and a filial son. ’

‘After you go back, you must not reveal that you met Prince Yan here, otherwise the emperor will feel very embarrassed. ’

Mao Xiang stretched out his hand to take the teacup and at the same time, he secretly cursed and said with a smile: "This method Mr. Zhu proposed for Jiang Jinzhong can effectively reduce the burden on the people."

"So, the emperor takes this matter very seriously."

"Then our Tuqiao Village, a cooperative rural village community, the old man should also attach great importance to it, right?"

Mao Xiang nodded subconsciously and immediately realized that this was...a trap!

Admitting it would not mean directly admitting that Jin Yiwei had spies in Tuqiao Village.

Although everyone knows this.

But it turned out how embarrassing it was.

Mao Xiang could only respond with a smile.

Xu Miaoyun lowered her head, smiled, reached out and poked Zhu Di's arm with her finger.

Zhu Di smiled, he was just joking with Mao Xiang.

"Are your father, queen mother, and my father-in-law all in good health?" Zhu Di asked solemnly.

call!

Mao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled quickly: "It's all good, it's all good. It's just during this period that the empress and the emperor are venting their anger."

"Your Majesty wants to come out and hang out, but the Emperor doesn't agree. However, Mr. Zhu knows His Majesty and is always very tolerant towards Your Majesty. Your Majesty is already a little interested."

…

Xu Miaoyun smiled slightly.

The dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards is also a slippery man!

It seems that he is talking about the situation of everyone in the family, but in fact he is leaking secrets!

The queen mother wanted to come out and wander around, which was a hint that the queen mother wanted to come to Tuqiao Village.

My father didn't agree at first, but I don't know the specific reason, but now he's moved.

After Mao Xiang finished speaking, he asked tentatively: "Mr. Zhu is here to advise Jiang Jinzhong?"

"No." Zhu Di shook his head and smiled: "I accompanied Miaoyun to the city to see the doctor. When Jiang Jinzhong heard the news, he invited us over."

"What's wrong with Mrs. Zhu?" Mao Xiang asked quickly.

No matter what status these two have now.

One thing will never change.

One has the blood of the royal family, and the other is the number one prince in the dynasty, the apple of the eye of Duke Wei!

"My wife is pregnant." Zhu Di smiled, originally he didn't intend to say it.

But Mao Xiang's cunning behavior just now made him change his attention.

Mao Xiang looked up in surprise, then stood up in surprise and congratulated: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhu!"

"The bidding for Xiaya Village begins!"

At this moment, the bidding outside began.

Zhu Di pointed to the chair with a smile, "We accepted the congratulations from the commander. Let's take a look at the bidding first."

"Leave it to me, I'll give you five buckets of dendrobium!"

"I have five buckets and seven dendrobiums!"

"Five buckets of dendrobium!"

"The minimum is five measures of dendrobium, and if there are still those who have not bid, five measures of dendrobium will be offered for the first time, the second time, and the third time!"

Boom!

"Xiaya Village, Liu Shengxiang's bid for five buckets of dendrobium was successful!"

…

Boom!

"Shengtai Village, Zhao Ji's bid for five buckets and two dendrobiums was successful!"

…

After watching more than a dozen village auctions in a row, the three of them looked away. ♦♛♡

Mao Xiang nodded and praised: "It seems that the bidding was successful. For more than a dozen villages, the maximum collection amount is five dou and five dendrobiums. For one acre of land, farmers will get five more dendrobiums. Two acres of land is one dou, and there are twenty A farmer with an acre of land can get an extra stone of food!”

As the intelligence leader who monitors the world.

He knows only too well how important a stone of grain is to a farmer!

What's more, there are also five buckets of dendrobium at a lower price.

With this collection amount, people can keep more food in their hands!

Zhu Di said with a smile: "These small landowners and squires bidding are most likely from the same village."

"They are the richest in the village."

"The people dare not owe them anything."

"The tax collected by their village actually does not consume much, and there is no work in the fields at the moment. They are idle. If they bring a few relatives of the same clan and go around the village a few times every day, they can get back the field tax they have paid in advance. "

"They now pay five dou per mu in advance, and they can collect five dou and two dendrobium from farmers. This profit is quite considerable."

"Of course, I estimate that the minimum is five pecks of dendrobium. No matter how low it is, these people may not be able to do it."

"This is still a good year, and they all know that it is not difficult to collect taxes from farmers."

"If the year is bad, I'm afraid..."

Zhu Di shook his head and stopped talking.

The year is not good, even during the harvest period, food is very expensive, and these large grain holders are unwilling to pay in advance.

At the same time, bad years have made it more difficult to collect taxes from farmers.

If the profits are too thin, no one will do it.

Therefore, in case of a bad year, even if the bidding includes tax, these people have to increase their bargaining chips.

At this time, farmers' lives are the most difficult.

It really echoes the saying: hemp ropes only pick and break at the thinnest places, and bad luck only seeks out the miserable.

When times get tougher, bad things will all happen to you.

"In the final analysis, farmers' ability to resist risks is too poor." Xu Miaoyun sighed and said, "Only when a family has a surplus can it cope with various risks in strong winds and waves."

Mao Xiang listened silently, observed secretly, and sighed: These two are both outstanding!

Gathering his thoughts, he stood up and said goodbye: "Mr. Zhu, I'll take my leave first."

"Commander, if the imperial court wants to implement bidding and tax-packaging, not to mention promoting Jiang Jinzhong immediately, it must at least ensure that Jiang Jinzhong will not step down from Jiangning in despair because of what he did."

Zhu Di pointed at Jiang Jinzhong and said with a smile: "If Jiang Jinzhong is hated by others and continues to do so, those whose interests will be harmed under the bidding tax package system will be encouraged."

"Local officials, even if they want to do it, or do it for political achievements, don't dare to do it. This bidding tax package system will only exist in name only."

"Any innovation and creation must always be poured with blood and corpses. If these are missing in the innovation process, it will neither be successful nor solid."

Poured with blood and corpses?

Mao Xiang felt his whole body trembling after hearing this, and responded quickly: "That's what Mr. Zhu said."

Afterwards, Mao Xiang said goodbye and walked out of the private room. After closing the door, he frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness wants me to remind the emperor to protect Jiang Jinzhong."

"But that last sentence, who do you want me to bring the blood and corpses to?"

"It's definitely not the emperor. The emperor will not be merciful when doing things. Prince Yan must understand the emperor and will not remind him redundantly."

…

In the private room.

After confirming that Mao Xiang was gone, Xu Miaoyun asked curiously: "You wanted Mao Xiang to bring it to your eldest brother with your last words, right?"

"My lovely wife is smart." Zhu Di joked, then suppressed his smile and nodded: "My eldest brother has both skill and ability in handling government affairs."

"But sometimes, I take the voices of those civil servants too seriously."

"I care too much about my father and the courtiers' opinions of him. I am restrained in doing things. I am not ruthless or tough enough!"

"Those in higher positions must listen to external voices, but they cannot pay too much attention to external voices, otherwise their lives will be too tiring and depressing."

"If the imperial court implements tax farming through bidding, then according to my father's temperament, it will definitely be handed over to the eldest brother. The essence of tax farming through bidding is to deprive the great squires of their interests."

"When the time comes, the civil servants of the imperial court and even some military generals will chatter endlessly in my elder brother's ears."

"If he is not tough enough, the old man will think that he is too spoiled to the civil servants."

"So, you want to ask Mao Xiang to help send a message to the elder brother?" Xu Miaoyun smiled and nodded: "Mao Xiang can definitely do this well."

"Look at how naughty he was just now."

"By asking about the health of the family, you can reveal to us the news that the emperor and the queen may come to Tuqiao Village incognito."

Zhu Di smiled.

There were some things he couldn't say to Miaoyun.

In fact, when I send a message to my eldest brother, I want my eldest brother to feel free to do anything and not pay too much attention to what others say.

Historically, he made a lot of mistakes.

To put it bluntly, I just care too much about the various external voices.

Want to please everyone.

Putting yourself under too much pressure.

The body was overwhelmed by heavy psychological pressure and exhaustion.

Of course, he just did his best to obey fate.

At their age, their characters and values ​​have been basically formed, and it is not easy to change them.

Squeak!

"Mr. Zhu, I did a good job, right? Do you have any skills?"

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and the sound came in. Fatty Jiang walked in with the joy of success on his face.

Zhu Di stood up, smiled and congratulated, "Master Jiang has a lot of courage!"

hey-hey……

Jiang Jinzhong smiled happily and admitted: "Actually, watching those big squires leave with dark faces one by one, I felt really nervous. If it weren't for Mr. Zhu's approval at the critical moment, there would be no wonderful speeches later."

Xu Miaoyun pursed her lips to hold back a smile. She was very doubtful that it would have been without Shiro's approval and praise at the critical moment.

It is very possible that Jiang Jinzhong jumped off the storyteller's desk and chased him out to retain the big squires who had left.

If this happens, the bidding tax package will be completely ruined.

Zhu Di looked at Jiang Jinzhong, who was not completely lost, and said seriously: "Sir Jiang, on this occasion today, you, the county magistrate, want to force those big squires away."

ah?

Jiang Jinzhong groaned and looked at Zhu Di in confusion.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "If you don't force these big country squires away, those small country squires and small landowners dare to compete with the big country squires?"

"The current situation has become that you, the county magistrate, are forcing the big country gentry away, and the small landowners are just taking advantage of it."

"That's why they dare to do it!"

Jiang Jinzhong's eyes suddenly widened, "Come on, I've done something to offend people, and they're taking advantage of it for nothing? What's even more hateful is that some people are taking advantage of it for nothing, and they are so shameless that they offer five measures of dendrobium and five bushels of dendrobium in exchange for it!?"

"These bastards are so treacherous and bullying!"

Seeing Jiang Jinzhong's aggrieved look, Zhu Di wanted to take off his shoes and say hello to the fat man's face.

"You are the one who takes the lead. You don't want to offend anyone. Who will do it with you? Who dares to do it with you?" Zhu Di said with an angry smile.

"What are you afraid of? You are not a local official. As long as the court environment is suitable for an official like you, the court will protect you."

"Bring a blessing to the place, make political achievements, and be promoted and transferred. Even if they are local snakes, they can't do anything to you."

"I dare not say that in the future, the overall environment of this dynasty is suitable for officials who dare to do things and are willing to do things to survive. If you do this, you will have a promising future and a promising future."

…

Just as Zhu Di and Jiang Jinzhong were talking.

Mao Xiang was already galloping towards Jinling City.

His gains this time are not small, and he must report them to the emperor as soon as possible...

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