In June, there was already some enthusiasm in the capital.
Wei Ningbo wrote a memorial and described the distribution of fields in Wanping and Daxing counties. After Zhu Hou took care of it, he thought about going out to the palace for a field trip.
Because of his various political measures, the most beneficial thing for the people was to divide the fields. This is also the move that he cares about most and has the most sense of accomplishment.
Of course, there is no room for people to cheat and deceive others. Not to mention 100%, at least 80 or 90% of the time there will be no problem.
However, it is not that simple for the emperor to leave the palace. In the past, he just walked around the imperial city, and really went to the countryside...
However, when I thought about it, the current Chaotang was no longer the original Chaotang. He had done so many reliable things, so he couldn't do such a thing and the world would be in chaos, right?
After thinking about it like this, I couldn't hold back the thought in my heart no matter what.
There was someone like Liu Jin beside him, and he spared no effort to satisfy the emperor's wishes.
Ever since, there was still such a scene of Zhu Houzhao wearing a light blue wide coat and long sleeves, traveling in a carriage. It was a hot summer day, so he curled his hair and wrapped it in a square scarf. Because I was afraid of the heat, I still held a fan in my hand.
After leaving the city and being sparsely populated, Zhu Houzhao was unwilling to ride in a carriage because there was no shock absorber and the road was uneven, so it would be more comfortable to ride a horse.
Accompanying him on the left was Bo Wei Ning, and on the right was the commander of the Shenwu Guards, Xu Guan. Behind them were about ten soldiers of the Shenwu Guards, including Liu Jin and Zhang Yong.
By June, the farmland was already golden. Zhu Houzhao checked along the way and found that the wheat in the field was shorter and the stems were thinner than he remembered.
However, the field ridges are all the same. It is probably the busy farming season. There are not only men in the fields, but actually quite a few women, and children half as tall as a man are also working.
Everywhere Zhu Houzhao went, he would ask Zhang Yong to ask whether the land was owned by farmers or rented from other people's fields. If it was only allocated this year, then ask how much was allocated, how it was allocated at that time, etc.
Wei Ningbo said: "In accordance with His Majesty's will, many local ministers from Daxing and Wanping have visited Daxing and Wanping for more than a month. The people's life cannot be said to be prosperous. After all, the allocated fields have not even harvested a season of wheat. But now everything is golden, this year’s harvest is good, and life will be easier in the future.”
Zhu Houzhao asked: "Isn't there a place where the corrupt officials and subordinate officials below privately divided the imperial court's land?"
"I dare not say that there are none, but His Majesty has changed the prefects in various places and sent inspection teams for multiple rounds of inspections. Factory guards can also be seen everywhere, so this kind of embezzlement of farmland should be relatively rare."
"The people sent down may be colluding with the local people. If they make up a lie, no one will know. I know exactly what they can do. The imperial court's farmland is a big piece of fat. It is impossible for anyone to not reach out. Of course, I focus on prevention, and I believe it will have some effect.”
Liu Jin sounded as if he was talking to himself, "Your Majesty, I have given you many orders. If the people from Dongchang dare to mess around in the palace behind your back, they will be quartered!"
"I know, it's not that I don't believe you." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and he no longer struggled with this. Sometimes it is difficult to achieve a perfect state. With so many prevention methods, he can achieve 80% or 90% of the effect. Beizhili's The contradiction between man and land will also be greatly alleviated.
Coupled with the manpower needed by the imperial court to build libraries and roads, the conditions for an uprising were basically not met.
However, it is impossible for an agricultural society to absorb all the labor force.
This cannot be ignored and forced blindly.
At this time, the countryside has a strong primitive flavor, and there are no wires in the sky. Even in some villages, there are not many brick and tile buildings, but there are many scalpers.
Most of the roads under our feet are small paths. They were either built intentionally or became roads just by walking, so they are of varying widths and random turns. On the way, he met some people harvesting wheat, which made him somewhat relieved.
Ordinary people can also see him, but people are afraid of officials. Many people in this group will basically stay away if they see him.
There are those unreasonable people in the family who may beat someone up if their temper breaks out suddenly. As a common person, this is something that is not something that can be done. It is definitely better to hide as far away as possible.
After this piece of farmland, we entered a forest. Because we could hear the sound of water, we probably knew we had to cross the river.
There is a stone arch bridge over the river. I don't know when it was built. It feels like it is a few years old.
In the shadow of the dense forest, Zhu Houzhao felt much cooler instantly.
After crossing the stone arch bridge, you can see many families on the right, perhaps belonging to another village. The fields here are much more regular than those over there, and they are large and large. They are really fields of hope.
Wei Ningbo said: "This area used to be an imperial village. Fortunately, His Majesty loves the people like his own children. Now it has been given to more than 300 families here for farming."
Zhu Houliang understood that the high-quality fertile fields by the river were all cultivated together in the past, so they were connected together.
"They belong to the people who live over there, right?" He pointed to the front left, where there were many houses scattered about, and not only that, there seemed to be a pavilion.
The pavilion was built on the grassland on the edge of the woods. A road at the exit connected the village and farmland, probably for people's leisure use.
At this time, there was someone sitting inside, a woman wearing off-white clothes.
Wei Ningbo said: "Your Majesty had a decree for me to see my sister. Today I made my own decision and asked her to wait here."
"Oh." Zhu Houzhao nodded suddenly, "Let's go and meet him."
Wang Zhijing's maid reminded her that someone was coming from behind. Because he was the emperor, she didn't dare to ask for help. She immediately stood up, walked out of the pavilion, and stood on the roadside. The index fingers are crossed and placed in front of the lower abdomen, and the eyes are slightly downward. It is basic etiquette not to look directly at the emperor.
When footsteps appeared in her sight, she turned around and knelt down, "Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live my emperor."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
In fact, Zhu Houzhao was already looking at her just now, but she lowered her head slightly and couldn't see clearly. She only felt that her hands were thin and white, her profile was flawless, and her nose was straight.
In my heart, I thought that Wang Yue would give birth to a good granddaughter.
When she actually stood in front of me, I felt that she had a slender figure and a waist that seemed to be only a handful, and she had a ladylike temperament.
"Let's go, we happened to have a rest inside."
Liu Jin took the lead and went to the pavilion to wipe the stone benches and tables with his sleeves before inviting the emperor to sit down.
Xu Guan, the commander, just led the people to stand around.
"Everyone, sit down. I have something to ask you brothers and sisters."
"yes."
In fact, just for a moment, Wang Zhi was also sizing up the emperor. The emperor was stronger than he thought. She originally thought that people raised in a deep palace would be somewhat weak, but the emperor she actually saw was tall and straight, with broad shoulders and even a hint of determination on his face.
Of course, young means young, and you haven't even grown a beard yet.
Zhu Houzhao asked while fanning his folding fan: "Uncle Weining, this must be the master behind you."
(End of chapter)
