Of course, Zhang Jin was not "strongly supporting" or "angry", but was horrified to persuade him not to do stupid things.
"Young Master Biao, you must never do this!" Zhang Jin was so anxious that veins popped out on his face: "These lands have never appeared in the yellow book, although Master Biao, you don't care about the mere thirty taels of silver this year. , but Master Biao, you have to think about it, do you care about this mere 30 taels per year? Why did you say nothing about this? Master Biao, if you really suddenly report these fields to the local government, how do you explain this? Where did the fields come from? Are they newly cultivated by you? It doesn’t make sense, right? I can only admit that these fields were inherited from the previous owners!"
Gao pragmatically looked at him seriously, but said nothing.
Zhang Jin knew that Gao Jingshi hadn't understood the key yet, so he took a deep breath and continued: "In this case, the involvement will be far away. It could involve Wang Zhi at the earliest. Of course, Wang Zhi has been killed for many years. It doesn’t matter if you are involved, but have you ever thought about who will be involved next?”
Gao pragmatic frowned: "Xie Wenzhenggong (Xie Qian)?"
Well... if a sage-level civil servant with the posthumous nickname "Wen Zheng" is involved, this problem is indeed a bit big.
"That's all a trivial matter!" Zhang Jin said anxiously: "This place has been in the hands of Emperor Xianzong for several years from Wang Zhi. Xie Wenzhenggong was given this courtyard from Emperor Xianzong, but the problem is The reason is... Emperor Xianzong never said a word about Hidden Fields!"
As soon as this statement came out. Gao Pragmatic was stunned immediately.
The land here was not declared hidden when it was in the hands of Emperor Xianzong, but it was directly transferred to Xie Qian?
It is conceivable that even if Xie Qian found out that there was something fishy about Hidden Field, even if he was poor and happy, he couldn't say it, because if he said it, wouldn't it be a slap in the emperor's face?
I'm depreesed!
Gao Pragmatic felt that his view of the country was about to be shattered! After all, this world belongs to the emperor, but even the emperor himself concealed it from Yintian!
Why are you so reluctant to give up this benefit? Why don't you just list it as an imperial village and it's over? You're hiding it from Yin Tian!
No wonder everyone in the world is playing tricks on the land issue, and you, the royal family, are not clean here. It is really that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked!
Gao Pragmatic suddenly felt a sense of frustration - Is it too wishful thinking for me to think so hard about saving Ming?
But after thinking about it, he decided to give up thinking about this too-big issue because he really didn’t want to rely on violent means to “promote social development.” In his view, killing Chinese people is the most tragic thing. It goes against his most basic world view and social outlook.
As long as there is still a chance, he will not give up peaceful means to achieve his goal.
As for violent methods, Gao Pragmatic is not without them, but that is what he intends to leave to outsiders to enjoy!
The Chinese nation must unite with foreign countries.
Of course, he doesn't mind if the scope of the Chinese nation is broader, but the premise is very clear. You must recognize your identity as a "Chinese nation" from the bottom of your heart, and then I will treat you as one of my own and work with you to the outside world.
Well, this statement is a bit general and a bit empty. Let’s put it simply: Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!
Follow me, I am a very generous person, and I can even treat you and me as one. Your interests are my interests, and my interests are your interests. We can deal with the outside world in the same way.
If you go against me, that's a shame. I'm actually a very hot-tempered person. Since you refuse to join my "Chinese" family and are willing to accept your status as a barbarian, then I will definitely beat you down and coerce you. Won't stop!
Although the Ming Dynasty had problems of one kind or another, a dynasty with such backbone, a dynasty that had "the most righteous country" because of "driving out the Tartars and restoring China" should not be abandoned casually.
Of course, these are all things for later. The current problem is that the imperial court can still be saved, but the hidden fields in my hands cannot be declared to be entered into the yellow book.
Gao pragmatic suddenly remembered something and asked Zhang Jin: "These words just now... tell me honestly, did my uncle ask you to say this to me?"
Zhang Jin decisively admitted: "Yes, I tell you, if the young master doesn't ask, just pretend that nothing happened. If the young master does ask, I will tell you the reasons."
Gao pragmatic sighed, he is still young!
Not to mention anything else, at least my understanding of this era, even though I have been here for eight years, is still far behind the proud people who have lived in this era.
The concealed fields could not be reported, so Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to turn his mind back to his previous thoughts and asked: "Can the output of these fields support so many people in this other courtyard?"
Zhang Jin thought for a while and said, "It depends on how you define this offering."
"What do you mean?" Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly: "Of course, providing for food means feeding - is the food produced in these lands enough to support the servants and tenant farmers under my hands now?"
Zhang Jin shook his head and said: "Young Master Biao, you may have thought a little differently."
"Huh?" Gao Pingshi didn't understand: "What did I miss?"
"Bonds and servants, whether they are men or women, and even their sons and daughters, do have to be fed by you, and the output of these fields, the part you can collect is completely enough to feed them. "
Gao Jingshi was a little surprised and said: "Then what did I want to do? Isn't this good? My Sanshenyuan doesn't seem to need me to put money into it."
Zhang Jin explained: "But you also mentioned the tenant farmers just now."
"Oh?" Gao pragmatic thought for a while: "It seems that the tenants are not supported by me, right? I only charge them a part of the rent, and they keep the rest for themselves."
"Their surplus food is actually only enough to eat when the situation is good, but if there is a flood, drought or locust plague, it will be enough. So at that time, I will probably ask you, young master, to subsidize them... Of course, you can also ignore them. , but this...may cause people to abandon their homes and flee."
Uh...it seems that the landowner is not that easy to be?
But Gao Pragmatic suddenly remembered something and asked, "What percentage of the rent do we charge now?"
Zhang Jin said: "Master is kind, but our rent collection is only 30%."
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: Well, we don't have to pay only 4% of the royal ration, but we can collect 30% of the rent. This is actually kind.
However, he did misunderstand here. There are quite a few people around the capital who charge 40% of the land rent, but in some areas in the south or in some fields, there are many people who charge 50% of the rent, and some even charge as much as 60%.
But Zhang Jin added: "But in addition to land rent, we also have some other income. For example, seeds and farm tools can be borrowed for part of the money. In addition, during the slack time, we can ask tenants to come to our homes to do things for free." of."
Gao Pragmatic looked dull, and there was such a good thing? Seeds and farm tools are understandable, but tenants are actually being used as free labor?
He suddenly felt that his ideas might need to be expanded, and he quickly asked: "If we let them do the work, why would the long-term and short-term workers go?"
Zhang Jin said: "Some things still need to be done by long-term and short-term workers, especially some crafts. In addition, our family usually does not use tenants when the farming is busy."
Oh, that's right, that's true.
But Zhang Jin added: "The tenants are easy to talk to. Even if we are kinder to them, at least we won't lose much money. Long-term and short-term workers really cost money."
This is natural. Gao Pingshi felt somewhat confident, and nodded: "Okay, I understand it generally. Just tell me directly whether my Sanshen Garden is paying a subsidy or making a profit every year."
Zhang Jin showed a smile: "Young Master Haojiao Biao learned that Sanshen Garden can earn more than two to three hundred taels of silver every year without doing any major work."
