"Loan fat?"
Don't say that the chief of Qianli couldn't understand this, even some officials couldn't understand it.
Although Luo Shao, Zhou Mao, Yang Liang and others knew about this, they were still scratching their heads as to whether Gu Zhengchen's plan would work.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the confused crowd and said seriously: "This spring, the county government made retting fertilizer in Xiaoliulin. After several months of retting, the retting fertilizer is ready. It can be taken to fertilize the fields at any time, plus the bean cakes made by the soybean oil factory. It can roughly provide 3,000 acres of land. The county government plans to loan these retting fertilizers to the people for use, and select 3,000 households. After you return, you can discuss with the people."
The village chiefs looked at each other and whispered.
Sun Pin, the head of Zhishui Village, stood up and asked everyone's concerns: "Master County Master, is it voluntary to lend the retting fertilizer to the people?"
Gu Zhengchen smiled and said: "This is natural. I can't do what is difficult for others."
Sun Pin breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone in the crowd relaxed.
As long as the county government does not force the allocation, then the matter will be easy to handle. At worst, the people will not be happy.
Feng Zhong, the head of Liulitian, looked at Gu Zhengchen deeply and asked a key question: "What kind of loan is this for retting fertilizer? We are ignorant and have never heard of such a statement."
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand to stop everyone's discussion: "Lending fertilizers is unprecedented in Jurong. I don't want to increase the burden on the people out of thin air. People who are willing to lend fertilizers to the county government can sign a document with the county government. Just pull the retting fertilizer back and use it on the ground, and then hang a sign on the edge of the field to prove that this is a plot of land where retting fertilizer has been used."
"After the harvest is obtained, we will calculate how much the harvest will be from the ordinary acres, and then weigh the harvest from the retting and fertilizing fields. One-third of the grain that exceeds the harvest from the ordinary acres will be handed over to the county government to be used as retting fees."
Zhou Xin, the head of Hezhuang Village, shouted: "What if the harvest from the fertilized fields is not as good as that from the ordinary fields?"
Gu Zhengchen promised: "If the county government does not accept half a catty of grain, it will not disturb the people and demand compensation."
Yi Qianli Chang finally understood that lending retting fertilizer is a risk-free trial in the final analysis. If the people's income increases, they can divide the extra grain into three parts and give one part to the county government. If the people's income does not increase, then the retting fertilizer will be used. No loss, no need to worry about liability.
This kind of move is definitely not a disadvantage to the people.
Feng Zhong shouted directly: "County Master, we want 200 portions of retting fertilizer for the people of Liulitian."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Luo Shao: "Take out the document and give it to the head of the district. The head of the district will add hundreds of names in the box after the terms of the document, press his fingerprints, and hand it to the county government. The county government will make an agreement on the transportation of retting fertilizer according to the number of people. Date. This type of contract document can only add the names of three thousand Dingkou. If there are still people who want to fertilize, they will have to wait until next year."
Luo Shao sent the document to Feng Zhong, and other village chiefs reached out to ask for it.
After the village chief and the old man left, Zhou Mao looked at Gu Zhengchen in confusion: "Your Majesty, there are only 3,000 households in the county. There is no need to disturb so many villages. There are more than 3,000 acres of farmland around Jurong County... …”
Gu Zhengchen naturally knew how many fields there were around Jurong County, which was only enough to fertilize three thousand acres of land. It was not enough to divide the land anyway, but he still chose this method to let every township participate, even if there was only one village in the township. Then dozens of acres or a hundred acres of land are used for retting.
“Teach a man to fish rather than teach him to fish.”
Gu Zhengchen answered briefly, then turned and left.
Zhou Mao looked at Luo Shao, who smiled and said: "The county magistrate wants to use this method to guide the people to make their own retting fertilizer. If the harvest of the fields fertilized during the autumn harvest is worse than in previous years, the people will naturally participate in it. Speaking of retting fertilizer A thousand times over, why not let the people see the effect of retting with their own eyes."
The rice smells fragrant and the knife is sharpened.
While the people were preparing for the summer rice harvest, Zhu Yuanzhang was reviewing the etiquette of the Jilongshan Heroes Temple from the Ministry of Rites. After finalizing the details, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the Huagai Hall and told Lu Ling, the commander of the Jinwu Guards.
Lu Ling entered the palace to salute and shouted long live.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, but just reviewed the memorial.
The dull and silent hall made Lu Ling feel an invisible depression, as if something was pulling away from his body little by little.
I didn't dare to get up or even raise my head.
Lu Ling was kneeling, sweat dripping from his forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang threw down a memorial, looked at Lu Ling, and asked in a deep voice: "Lu Ling, you have fought with me for many years, and you are a meritorious minister. If you make a mistake, tell me frankly, and I can forgive you once."
Lu Ling thought for a while and realized that he had done nothing wrong in the past two years, so he said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Unjustly accused? Haha, I will give you one last chance. If you don't seize it, no one can protect your head."
Lu Ling hesitated for a moment, but still cried out for injustice.
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and stood up suddenly: "Why, do you still need me to remind you? In the fourth year of Hongwu, the capital of Liao was appointed. Ma Yun and Ye Wang were the commanders of the capital, and you were responsible for transporting 10,000 grains to Liaodong by sea. Two thousand four hundred stones!”
Lu Ling's face turned pale and his body couldn't help but slump.
Zhu Yuanzhang angrily reprimanded: "Back then, you reported that there was a storm at sea, and more than 40 ships capsized, and more than 4,700 stone grains were lost, and 717 sergeants were also killed! Is that true?"
Lu Ling was speechless.
What happened in Hongwu for four years has now been three years! How did the emperor know the truth about that shipwreck?
Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Lu Ling. He didn't know when he had a whip in his hand, and he whipped it angrily. Lu Ling trembled all over, fell to the ground and begged: "Your Majesty, I was wrong."
"Wrong? How painful it was for me when I heard that 717 sergeants were lost on the sea! Now you have someone tell me that the actual loss of sergeants was 317, and the 400 sergeants , were either sold out as slaves by you, or gave you a lot of benefits, and you allowed them to become common people and leave the guardhouse!"
"That's not all, you dare to withhold the imperial court's pension for the families of these sergeants! Lu Ling, you are so courageous! You bully me at the top and the soldiers at the bottom! How many heads do you have to bear such a crime?"
The whip came down hard, again and again.
Lu Ling was beaten with bruises all over his body and was in agony. In the end, only a weak cry for mercy was left.
Zhu Yuanzhang threw down his whip and ordered sternly: "Severely interrogate and ask who else was involved in this matter. Anyone found out will be executed!"
Zhang Huan led people to take Lu Ling into custody.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry and ordered someone to send Mu Ying: "Send someone to question Ma Yun and Ye Wang, the commanders of Dingliao Duwei, and ask them to trace back and investigate the shipwreck in the fourth year of Hongwu. In addition, send Gu Zhengchen's sea-opening documents. I also sent a copy to ask them for their opinions."
Mu Ying agreed.
Ma Yun and Ye Wang were also brave and resourceful generals with experience in water warfare. In the fourth year of Hongwu, they crossed the sea from Dengzhou and Laizhou in Shandong to the north, entered Jinzhou, opened up the Liaodong front, and confronted Nahachu who was stationed in the northeast.
In the sixth year of Hongwu's reign, Naha invaded Liaoyang. Ye Wang and Ma Yun led a counterattack and defeated him. They pursued him to the Hunhe River for more than a hundred miles. Naha abandoned his baggage and rushed to Kaiyuan.
The victory of this battle laid the foundation for Ming Dynasty to stabilize the Liaodong coastal area.
At this time, His Majesty wants to ask these two people for their opinions. I am afraid that it has something to do with their experience in crossing the sea, water battles, and their familiarity with the sea.
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a little hesitant at this time.
On the one hand, Jinghai Marquis Wu Zhen’s campaign did not fundamentally solve the problem of pirates. Now some people from the Shipping Department say that the reason why the problem of pirates cannot be solved is all because of the coastal people, who are wild and untamed. , constantly went to sea privately and joined the pirates to fight against the imperial court. It is also said that the coastal people colluded with the pirates and delivered intelligence, so that several encirclement and suppression campaigns by the government and army failed.
Through more stringent measures to ban the sea, it is indeed possible to cut off the connection between the pirates and the coastal people. However, this kind of measure may weaken the power of the pirates, but it cannot truly eliminate the pirates.
Furthermore, Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very moved by the "rob the rich" plan mentioned by Gu Zhengchen. The imperial court cannot continue to let wealthy households accumulate countless wealth. It needs to find ways to take wealth out of their hands. Goods from the depths of the ocean are the mildest means to "rob" wealthy households.
Gu Zhengchen put forward various reasons and clarified various problems, but he did not feel the impatience of being disturbed by letters one after another, nor did he feel the frustration of the pirates who were ready to move but the officers and soldiers kept suppressing them!
Zhu Yuanzhang was very impatient and a little frustrated. It seemed that Dahai was not obedient at all, and it seemed that the pirates could never be solved. In this mood, he really wanted to stop them!
There's no rush, there's no rush!
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the restlessness in his heart and added to Mu Ying who bowed and was about to exit the hall: "Tell Gu Zhengchen that if I want to build a sea fortress that won't sink, ask him to send the drawings as soon as possible. I can wait for him to make firearms because Yuan Ting is unable to move south in a big way, but the pirates cannot wait and must be eliminated as soon as possible!"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was so eager, Mu Ying suggested, "How about I go to Jurong in person?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and realized that there were not many things going on in the Governor's Mansion at this time, so he nodded and agreed: "Then go ahead and ask Mao Xiang to order five hundred elite Yulin Guards to go together."
Mu Ying was stunned for a moment, wondering why she dispatched the Yulin Guards when she went to Jurong.
Zhu Yuanzhang paced: "I heard that Gu Zhengchen arranged special training in the Jurong Guards. The sergeants there are very fierce. Let the Yulin Guards try it. If they lose to the Jurong Guards, haha, you can ask Ask Gu Zhengchen how to train troops."
Mu Ying was stunned.
The emotion is to let Jurong Guard and Yulin Guard sergeants compete, which is a bit bullying. Although the sergeants of the Jurong Guard are all from the personal guards, the Yulin Guard is different from other guards. They are responsible for guarding the palace, and they are all tough sergeants who are one in a hundred.
Mu Ying did not waste any time, and she and Mao Xiang led the sergeants out of Jinling City that day and headed straight for Jurong.
Gu Zhengchen ordered people to post notices, suspending announcements.
During this period of time, the people were busy harvesting crops, and the county government did not accept ordinary cases. Gu Zhengchen finally waited for his own rest, and was about to explore the mysteries of life with Zhang Xiwan, but Mu Ying disturbed him again...
