Naturally, no one dares to lag behind others when it comes to talking about it, let alone Cunning Rabbit Sanku. Who knows how much their family wealth is, even if it is all gone on the surface, as long as the people are still there, they can just find an old house. If you dig, you will find a big pumpkin made of gold and silver.
What's more, after these people finished speaking, they all looked at the superior Crown Prince pitifully. No matter what, His Majesty the Crown Prince should not do such a thing. This looks too ugly. Even Li Wenzhong only asked for one hundred thousand taels, and it was for Asking prices all over the sky and paying back money on the spot is a big deal.
Zhu Biao didn't speak for a while, and the group of people felt cold. If the noble man had a dark heart, no one could stop him. However, everyone in the scene spoke in unison and asked His Highness to accept their wealth for the sake of the people of Jiangnan to live and work in peace and contentment.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but laugh. Hearing him laugh, the others naturally had to follow suit, but their hearts were bleeding. He thought that the efforts of the entire family for several generations were all in vain, and it would be better to accept Li Wenzhong in the first place. .
Zhu Biao put down the book and said, "Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. I'm not a robber, so why would I want your property?"
The crowd suddenly became furious, as if His Highness the Crown Prince looked down on them because he didn't want the money. Everyone spoke righteously and sternly, as if they were willing to die to prove their ambition.
Magistrate Chen had a headache after watching their exaggerated performance. Sure enough, Dog Rou could not be seated at the main table. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This money is not dedicated to His Highness. It is just because we want to do some good deeds for the elders in our hometown. Not to mention that the river has been repaired." From now on, each company’s business will be better.”
Sure enough, people in the officialdom can talk, but Zhu Biao really has no intention of asking for their money, let alone all their property. He is the prince and crown prince. If he accepts this money, it will stink on the street. In a few days, he will be able to The news spread all over the world, and there were many reprimands from all sides for fighting against the people, for being a prince but seizing the property of the people under his rule, etc.
Never underestimate public opinion in any era. The common people may not listen to the court, but they will definitely listen to the local prominent families. No matter how lowly one is, no one wants to miss the opportunity to scold the nobles.
Don't say that these people are just afraid of Zhu Biao's rights and say they want to donate all their property. Even if they sincerely want to donate wealth to the country, Zhu Biao cannot accept it.
People who use oneself to save others will not believe that there are really people who are willing to take the initiative to give up their ancestors' family property. They will only feel sad that the rabbit dies and the fox dies. With Zhu Biao's identity, the world will sympathize with the weak.
Since ancient times, no serious emperor or prince has dared to amass wealth like this. To be honest, no emperor dares to ask for money without giving it. Just like the Jiangnan family, many of them have begged to donate their family property, but this kind of money is very hot.
Therefore, even if he is greedy for other people's property, he must first be charged with a serious crime of confiscation such as treason, otherwise he will not be able to pocket all the other people's property openly.
Zhu Biao doesn't care about criticism, but this kind of example cannot be made. It is natural to collect money to do things. If the Jiangnan family causes big trouble in the future, will Zhu Biao be protected?
What's more, the prince has already begun to accept bribes, so how can he ask the officials below not to commit corruption, including asking for a share of others' shares?
Zhu Biao knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to mention the matter of the Yinzi family property. The prosperity and wealth of Jiangnan are also inseparable from you. However, poor people and rich families are not what the Holy Emperor and I want to see."
Everyone calmed down. The people in the cities and towns in Jiangnan's capitals were fine, but the people in the villages below were living an average life. No more aristocratic families were slaughtered than those in the Central Plains and the North. The cultivated land was left without owners. Most of the farmland in Jiangnan was in the hands of aristocratic families. Above, most of the common people were tenants.
At this time, everyone was a little confused. Could it be that the land should be given away to those despicable people for free? This is unreasonable since ancient times. Their family property has been saved by their ancestors for generations. They have nothing to say if it is given to the prince. , it doesn’t make sense for the people below.
Magistrate Chen said: "Your Highness's benevolence is the blessing of the country and the country. Please tell me how to do it, so that we can have a charter."
Li Qiantang smiled. Why is the Chen family the first aristocratic family in the south of the Yangtze River? The reason is that the 50,000 acres of the best paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River are all surnamed Chen. The total number of tenants in his family is over 100,000, not to mention the number of farmers. There are other livelihoods.
Zhu Biao looked at Magistrate Chen and said softly: "It's not a blessing. It doesn't matter if you can just be a merchant, but if you want to move up, it will be difficult. I will return to Beijing tomorrow. Let's think about it carefully."
Magistrate Chen's expression changed, and the rest of the family members who had children in official careers also frowned. How could they be a businessman with peace of mind? Talented people without official positions would be dead.
Now relying on the foundation accumulated in the last years of the dynasty, ordinary officials have nothing to fear, but as the court stabilizes, their power will gradually weaken. In ten years, not to mention Li Wenzhong, just any prefect of Jiangnan can be appointed Bite them hard.
Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and started reading again. Everyone was interested in discussing how they dared to talk to each other here. Magistrate Chen quickly figured out that money was of no use to him, otherwise he would spend it on a mere magistrate. so long.
Just as Magistrate Chen was about to speak, the head of the Zhang family on the side spoke first: "The former culprit stole the artifact and made the people miserable. Now I am on a pilgrimage to reopen the sun and the moon, and the people will return to the country and the people's livelihood will be restored. Many farmers in my farmland are originally Good people were forced to sell themselves into slavery, but today, when the country is in great power, they should be freed to work on their own, which is in line with the Holy Spirit’s benevolent heart for the world.”
After hearing this, Magistrate Chen looked deeply at the head of the Zhang family, and then said: "We, the family heirs of poetry and calligraphy, are not like merchants. Although the sages Mozi made inappropriate remarks, he said that poverty can only be good for one's body and morality, and both are good for both. There is nothing wrong with helping the world. As long as the tenants at home comply with the government's orders and dredge the rivers, they can deed the land and farm their own land."
Zhu Biao smiled when he heard this. It seems that Lao Zhu's displeasure with Mencius's words has spread here. I don't know how Yan Shenggong deleted the books. I haven't heard anyone scolding him yet. I guess he is still here. Confused about how to retain more fame.
The rest of the people also understood that it was impossible for the prince to accept their money. He was the prince after all, and what he wanted was the stability of people's livelihood. They also knew how their own tenants were doing. Most of the year's work was If you give it to them, it would be nice if you can leave a bite to eat.
If the harvest is not good or someone in the family is sick, they have to borrow money from their master. If they can't pay back, they can only sell themselves into slaves. From now on, their descendants will all be slaves. There are countless such people in Jiangnan.
Everyone responded one after another, so what if they were let go? Sooner or later, a bunch of mud-legged people would have to cry and beg to sell themselves. It would be strange if they didn't starve to death with the little land they had.
Zhu Biao looked at Li Qiantang: "It is a serious crime for the Li family to sell illegal salt. The whole family should be executed. However, if you come to me in person to plead guilty, you will not be forgiven."
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