Nanjing City, Fengtian Hall.
"See the Imperial Preceptor!"
All the officials worshiped in unison.
After these days, Li Xiao used various methods frequently and managed the officials of the Nanjing court to be docile and convinced.
Who would have thought that in less than a year, Nanjing would really change.
The powerful surrendered, the common people surrendered their land, and the settlement areas blossomed and spread all over the villages. They began to take over the scattered management and formed a system.
It has to be said that the dormitory area that the imperial master came up with is really perfect, and it completely solves the last step of the full implementation of imperial power.
Although the expenditure is very large, the initial investment is also very large.
But it seems that after the village enterprises are gradually established, they will be able to be self-sufficient.
Even if there are no village enterprises in the housing areas of some villages, they can still be self-sufficient because all the land belongs to the court. When villagers rent land, they need to go to the housing areas to rent it.
The rent is given first, and the rent is equivalent to taxes. These taxes are enough to run the community, and a lot more can be handed over to the court as taxes.
In other words, letting the squires help with tax collection has become a thing of the past.
All matters were handled by the court, and the court no longer needed to rely on local squires to solve problems.
The Fourteenth Prefecture of South Zhili is the richest place in the world and belongs to the plain production area. After the reform is completely successful, the remaining places will naturally fall into place. There are far less powerful people in other places than here, and it is easier to promote the implementation of national policies.
Moreover, it is said that the Supreme Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has also arranged for the vassal princes in various places to follow the policies of Peiping and learn from the national teacher Li Xiao, so that the vassal princes can implement the new national policy locally.
The idle vassal kings everywhere finally found something to do.
In the past, their authority was constantly being stripped away, and they were almost useless.
In order to make the reform smooth, Zhu Yuanzhang once again allowed each vassal king to control the three guards this time. In the Ming Dynasty military system, one guard was 5,000 people, and the three guards were an army of 15,000 people.
With the escort army, these vassal kings once again had the strength to weigh the local officials, and then rushed to implement reforms in their territories to show Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because they seemed to have heard some rumors, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to expand the territory, and all the vassal kings would go to war, conquer more territories, and seal them off to other places.
The vassal kings were naturally willing to stay in the land of the Ming Dynasty. There were emperors like the fourth brother Zhu Di who kept weakening their authority and guarding against them.
When Zhu Yuanzhang passes away, won't they become pigs in captivity? They might as well go to other places to be local bullies.
Zhu Di had no objection to his brothers regaining the army.
They really need to have some strength, lest they seize other countries' territories and lose control of the situation.
Due to various reasons, except for Nanjing, changes are actually gradually beginning to take place across the country.
Zhu Gaochi also provided support in various aspects. State-owned enterprises are now under the control of the imperial court and can provide more agency rights to various places.
Li Xiao naturally also got the news.
It turns out that the eldest brother Zhu Yuanzhang seems to be recuperating in Nanjing, but in fact he is not idle either and is making plans for the world.
As for his father-in-law Zhu Di and brother-in-law Zhu Gaoxu, they were not idle during this period.
They were still getting rid of those disobedient families in the Japanese country. Yao Guangxiao was there and was also making changes, intending to completely turn the Japanese country into the Ming Dynasty.
It is said that half of the Japanese people have been killed. In order to get rid of those strange customs, such as the Japanese language and writing, as well as temples and beliefs, many Japanese people resisted.
Zhu Di couldn't get used to it and started killing directly, leaving no grass growing wherever he went.
Known in history as "Emperor Yong's campaign to sweep away the Japanese", the resisters were eradicated.
Although this sweep wiped out 60% of the Japanese people, Zhu Di didn't care at all, because these were not the people of the Ming Dynasty.
The remaining people were cowardly and did not dare to resist. For such people, Zhu Di did not kill them all and kept them as slaves for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
To develop the Japanese country, labor is needed, and these are the best livestock.
Just as Li Xiao's revolution in Nanjing was coming to an end, Japan's revolution was also coming to an end, and it became the Ming Dynasty's silver mines and shipyards.
Yao Guangxiao has established several large shipyards in Japan. Most of the local residents of Japan went to mine or work as hard labor in the shipyards.
After learning about the situation in Japan, Li Xiao admired what his father-in-law Zhu Di had done.
I silently praised my father-in-law: Well done!
In addition, Li Xiao also wrote a letter to his father-in-law overnight, asking him to issue an order that the people of the Ming Dynasty who had moved to Donghai Mansion were not allowed to intermarry with the local people there.
To prevent the bloodline from being contaminated.
Li Xiao specifically emphasized that, father-in-law, you are the true Dragon Emperor, and the people of the Ming Dynasty are the descendants of the dragon. We must not let the messy bloodline pollute the bloodline of the people of Yan and Huang.
Zhu Di thought about it and thought it made sense, and then he replied with one word: accurate!
As a result, the people of Donghai Mansion, the original Japanese country, were completely reduced to slaves, and the most painful and tiring work was left to them.
It is estimated that in another hundred years, these native people will be completely extinct, and Donghai Mansion will be completely in the shape of the Ming Dynasty, and the people inside will also be Han.
At this time, the civil and military officials of Fengtian Palace were standing around, waiting for Li Xiao to speak.
Now is the routine morning meeting, and they come here every day to report on the situation.
Li Xiao nodded slightly and said it was okay, quite like an emperor.
At this time, except that Li Xiao was not sitting on the dragon chair, his authority and power were no different from that of the emperor.
The eunuch shouted: "If there is something to do, start the court, if there is nothing to do, leave the court -"
All the officials in the main hall are present. After all, if you come here every day even if you do nothing, you can still get perfect attendance, and they don't dare not to come. The most common thing the Imperial Master says is: Being an official is not a good thing. It is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes when the people decide.
The National Advisor is very rude to those officials who do nothing.
But the good thing is that the imperial master's handling method is gentler than Zhu Yuanzhang's.
The way the national preceptor deals with people is to directly dismiss them from their posts and demote them to common people.
And Zhu Yuanzhang's way of handling it is to just click it without giving you so many big reasons.
In comparison, everyone is gradually accepting the national master.
But at this juncture, no one wants to be dismissed.
Because I seem to have heard that the Imperial Preceptor will allocate housing to officials.
At this time, Yu Shi, the right servant of the Ministry of Finance, came out.
Today, Yu Shi has been promoted from a minor official by Li Xiao.
The original right minister was demoted to the Ministry of Industry by Li Xiao. When it comes to serving as minister, because Li Xiao has the final say on the entire staff, he can promote whoever he wants.
Yu Shi, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, cupped his hands and said: "National Master, I would like to report on the recent reform and reform. According to statistics from the Ministry of Revenue, after the arrival of the mobile film team in Peiping, the people's enthusiasm for handing over land has increased, and the handover has reached 90%.
Southern Zhili has a total of 280 million acres of cultivated land, of which 200 million acres are occupied by common people, including the land previously handed over by the nobles. Now 200 million acres have been handed over, and the compensation amount is 4 billion taels of silver. All are now Transaction complete.
Our government has recovered most of the land, leaving only 80 million acres of land for large households and a small number of common people that have not yet been handed over. "
The words fell.
The entire court officials were shocked.
They originally thought that the idea of the Imperial Master using money to take back the land was simply a fantasy.
But now, the National Master has really done it.
Four billion taels of silver were spent. Where did the money come from? It’s terrifying!
I heard that when people handed over their land, they all paid in cash and silver. Isn’t four billion taels of silver as high as a mountain? Where did you get so much money?
In fact, these officials were right.
The imperial court indeed did not have so much money.
The imperial court indeed did not have so much money.
The imperial court's current treasury only has 100 million taels of silver.
But don’t forget, there are also the national debts collected previously.
But even adding the national debt is not enough.
It was Li Xiao who embezzled Damin Bank's bank account.
In the silver standard, the Union Federal Reserve, the silver inside cannot be used, but in extraordinary times and treated with extraordinary measures, Li Xiao, as the direct controller of Daming Bank, secretly moved it.
But in fact, the real silver, only one billion taels, is still not enough.
So Li Xiao asked people to deposit their money in Daming Bank.
Because there is interest, people will definitely be willing to save.
Many people suddenly got hundreds of taels of silver. They kept it at home for fear of being robbed, and kept it in a bank without paying management fees. But if it was deposited in the Daming Bank opened by the imperial court, it was safe and there was interest, so why not?
In this way, silver becomes a number in the passbook.
After repeated use, four billion taels of silver were paid out.
But obviously, these operations are difficult, and only the mature Daming Bank can complete such operations.
"The national master is really a god."
"The pillar of the country and the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty."
"I admire the Imperial Master."
All the officials flattered him and congratulated him on this achievement.
In addition to being overbearing, the Imperial Master has done everything he said. Ask yourself, if it were them, they wouldn't be able to do it even if they were messed up.
Li Xiao nodded and said: "Well, Yu Shi, the statistics are good. I will continue to report the subsequent data in detail."
"Yes, Imperial Master."
Yu Shi handed over his hand and then retreated to his position.
Immediately afterwards, Li Jinglong came out and reported: "Reporting to the National Division, the late general and the army have dealt with all the cases accumulated by the Reform Department. Among them, there were 230 cases of forced demolition of buildings, all of which were solved by demolition. Now the residential area All have been implemented. In addition, there were 80 cases that prevented the district chiefs from executing their powers, and they were also solved by force. The district chiefs in various places were able to implement national policies. Now, as long as the decrees issued by the imperial court can be transmitted to every common person in the village .”
During this period of time, Li Jinglong was very busy. While Li Xiao was going out to deal with the rebellion, Li Jinglong was in Nanzhili handling the official affairs of the powerful rioters.
Those who refuse to sell their land will be demolished if they should be demolished, which doesn't make much sense.
Li Jinglong has more than 30,000 troops and many capable generals. In addition, he is familiar with the situation here. Although it is a bit tricky, most of the things can be done easily with his ability.
"Okay, well done." Li Xiao said with a smile: "Duke Cao Guo has made great contributions to the country. After returning to Beijing, I will report it to the Holy One."
"Thank you, Imperial Master." Li Jinglong bowed his hands and stepped back.
Then, many officials reported various aspects of the matter.
The reform covers a wide range of things, and there are a lot of wrangling and buck-passing.
For example, when it comes to the unfair distribution of land, the historical issues of Chenliu, the issue of land ownership, many people are greedy for money and lie about the land area, and there are also issues where the county magistrate partners with the people, engages in fraud, and tries to find ways to increase compensation.
There were so many small problems that Li Xiao simply couldn't take care of.
One person cannot do everything, so officials are needed.
Fortunately, now the Nanjing court officials don't need Li Xiao to say more. They are also thinking of solutions and reporting one after another, all here to claim credit.
Li Xiao also nodded one by one, expressing his recognition of their contribution and promising that he would not treat them badly in the future.
At the end of the morning session, President Hui of the Nanjing Branch of the Ming Dynasty Bank reported: "Reporting to the Imperial Master, the total amount of compensation distributed this time is 4 billion taels of silver, but the deposits received by the Ming Dynasty Bank are only 3.3 billion taels of silver, and there are still 700 million taels of silver. He should be living outside."
Hearing this, Li Xiao frowned slightly and said: "That can't be done like this. The interest rate will be increased by another percentage point. Newspapers will be printed to increase the publicity of the benefits of Ming Bank and let people deposit money in the bank. I am not saying that they must deposit money. The problem with money is that the Baixins just sold their land and suddenly got a large amount of money. Incidents of misuse of it led to family destruction and death. If such a thing really happens, it will lead to an increase in the crime rate."
The president cupped his hands and said: "It's the National Master. I'll take care of this immediately. When the interest rate is increased by one point, the deposit rate should rise significantly."
Li Xiao nodded, "Go and do it quickly."
At this time, a censor came out and reported: "Master, I have discovered that the gambling houses that were destroyed by the master are now showing signs of resurgence. Many small gambling houses have been secretly set up among the people, or hidden in private houses. At home, or hiding in the mountains, they invite people to come and gather for gambling."
"What, there is still this matter?" Li Xiao's expression changed.
Because I just returned to Nanjing from other places, I just heard about this matter.
Before, Li Xiao had raided a number of gambling houses, and as long as they were gambling houses, they had all been eliminated. Li Xiao strictly stipulated that he did not want to see any gambling houses anywhere in the Ming Dynasty.
The blow was so powerful that one of Li Jinglong's Qianhu men named Zhao Wuji led an army of a thousand people to attack.
This Zhao Wuji was very cruel and wiped out all the gambling houses in one breath. Unexpectedly, now that these people saw that the people were rich, they would revive again.
Is this a big deal?
Those gambling shops are good at killing pigs, and there are many masters of thousands of skills. The eight generals of the Qianmen are Zheng, Ti, Fang, Tuo, Feng, Huo, Chu and Yao. After a few operations, the common people can't beat them. In the end, the family will be ruined and all the money they just got will be lost.
"Li Jinglong."
"The end will be here."
"I order you to immediately send capable officers to investigate this matter. No matter how hidden the gambling house is, all of them will be captured. Those who set up the gambling house have not changed their ways despite repeated admonitions. This time, we will not show any mercy and will directly destroy them."
"The last general takes orders."
"Blue Dragon."
"The end will be here."
"Beizhen Fusi fully cooperates with Li Jinglong to investigate this matter and treat it as a top priority."
"The last general takes orders."
Li Xiao kept giving orders and sent his most trusted forces to solve the matter.
Such scourges as gambling and drugs must not appear in the land of China.
When all the officials saw this, they saw that the state master's tolerance for gambling houses was almost zero.
After giving these instructions, Li Xiao arranged for officials to prepare for a meeting.
A meeting for all powerful families. There are not many of them, but they have a lot of land, nearly 50 million acres in total.
On average, each large household owns tens of thousands of acres of land, and some even have hundreds of thousands of acres of land.
Most of these lands are tax-free, which is why the Ming Dynasty had so little tax revenue.
You know, in the Song Dynasty, the tax revenue was more than 100 million taels of silver, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was only 20 million taels, because there were too many talented people and they protected too much tax-free land.
But now that the scholar tax exemption has been abolished by Li Xiao, these lands will naturally be in the hands of the court. After these families are resolved, the land annexation problem can be completely solved.
In this way, Nanjing's reform was successfully implemented.
When everything was over, Li Xiao waved his sleeves and robe, turned around and left.
Today's Li Xiao can also experience the feeling of being Zhu Yuanzhang without saying hello when he leaves.
"Retreat from the court—" the eunuch shouted.
"Congratulations to the Imperial Master——"
All the officials bowed to send him off respectfully, and the cards were full.
It seems that my days in Nanjing are coming to an end——
(ps: The plot in Nanjing was not well written. It was originally intended to reproduce the reform process that was omitted in Peiping and reflect Li Xiao’s intelligence. When he started writing, the author found that such a plot was really difficult to write. . I write and write, and even the main character is invisible, which is not enough. What I write is always not to my liking. But there is no way. I have started and I have to finish it. At this point, the Nanjing plot is about to end. Wait. After this plot ends, the author will start writing a new plot. The new plot will be returning to Peking and continuing the story with Lao Zhu's family. There will also be some absolutely new plots. Before writing, the author will make a volume The outline, I hope I can write the next plot more exciting... Also, it's the end of the month, please vote for it.) (End of this chapter)
