"I am going to be the Chief Envoy of Beiping Prefecture, Nie Zishi, the Chief Envoy of Beiping Prefecture, and lead the magistrates of the seven counties and four prefectures of Beiping Prefecture to see His Highness King Yan!"
"Xiaoguan Zhai Shanfang, Magistrate of Daxing County, is here to see His Highness King Yan!"
"Guo An, the magistrate of Wanping County, comes to see His Highness King Yan!"
"The magistrate of Xiaguan Liangxiang County..."
After all the eleven prefects and magistrates introduced themselves one by one, King Yan Zhu Di sat high on the throne and said in a calm tone.
"Everyone, please get up!"
"Thank you, His Highness King Yan!"
Nie Zishi thanked him quickly, and then took Guo An and other magistrates and magistrates to stand beside him.
Zhu Di sat on the throne and looked at Guo An and other magistrates quietly.
The magistrates and magistrates who were so aggressive in the Beiping Prefecture yesterday also became timid after entering the Yan Palace.
Standing in front of King Yan Zhu Di, he was honest and didn't say a word.
The atmosphere in the entire Chengxin Hall suddenly became awkward.
In the end, it was Nie Zushi who stood up and took on all this.
"Your Majesty, King Yan, the official and others are here because of the matter of reclaiming wasteland!"
"oh?"
Zhu Di seemed to know nothing and looked at Nie Zishi expectantly.
"Is it possible that you have all figured out a good strategy to reclaim wasteland?"
"Your Highness King Yan, this matter is not what Your Highness thought..."
Nie Zishi's face was slightly stiff, a little embarrassed.
"Um?"
Zhu Di was startled. He subconsciously looked up at His Highness's magistrates and magistrates, and then looked at Nie Zishi again and asked, "Since we haven't come up with a good plan, what are you doing with all the magistrates and magistrates here looking for me?"
Nie Zizhi gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, all the prefects and counties feel that it is really difficult to cultivate 10,000 hectares of fields in two years, so I have come to plead with Your Highness..."
Before Nie Zi could finish telling the truth, Ma Zhengjiang, the governor of Tongzhou, seemed to be stimulated by something. He stood up and saluted Zhu Di.
"His Royal Highness King Yan, King Zhongshan has guarded Beiping Prefecture for more than ten years and relied on the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Prefecture to cultivate 10,000 hectares of fertile land.
There are only tens of thousands of people in each state and county. How can we cultivate 10,000 hectares of fertile land in two years? "
The words of Ma Zhengjiang, the magistrate of Tongzhou, were like a flag of faith, and all the magistrates and magistrates of His Highness also stood up to advise Zhu Di.
"Exactly, Your Highness King Yan, we and other people in all states and counties are extremely poor. We can only eat half a meal every day. Even cultivating our own fields is somewhat difficult. Now we have to open up wasteland. How is this possible?"
"Your Highness, the most important thing is that there are only tens of thousands of people in our states and counties. Not only do we not have enough labor to cultivate wasteland, but even if we reclaim 10,000 hectares of land, we will not have enough labor to cultivate it..."
"..."
The whole hall fell silent, except for the indignant words of those few magistrates and magistrates!
On the side, Guo An's eyes widened with shock and regret on his face.
These new magistrates and magistrates are so brave!
When you first came to meet Zhu Di, did you directly advise him like this?
Moreover, this is not an admonishment, it is clearly an accusation!
Is it possible that you really think that Zhu Laosi in front of you is a magnanimous and wise king?
I still think those heads hanging at the gate of Peiping City and the Chief Envoy’s Yamen are just for fun!
Thinking about it, Guo An secretly raised his head and looked up.
Sure enough, the face of Zhu Laosi on the throne had already turned dark!
Um? wrong!
Guo An felt his heart go cold. He looked carefully and met a pair of cold eyes.
Zhu Laosi is actually staring at him again?
Guo An only felt his scalp numb!
"interesting!"
Zhu Di above felt more and more that Wanping County Magistrate Guo An was a bit interesting, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly!
However, this scene directly made His Highness and the angry magistrates think that King Yan Zhu Di was mocking them, and they became even more angry!
"If His Highness King Yan insists on doing this, then the officials and others will have no choice but to admit their lack of ability and submit their resignations to the Chief Envoy and the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"
"Submit your resignation?"
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, his face suddenly darkened, and he stared directly at the group of prefects and county magistrates below.
"Are you here to force me into the palace?
I just asked you to reclaim a wasteland, but none of you thought about how to reclaim the wasteland or how to benefit the people. The first thing you did when you took office was to go to the Chief Envoy in Peiping to threaten Shangguan, and now you are directly threatening me. ? "
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Everything I said is true. Your Highness was deceived by the traitor..."
"Damn it, you're a fool like this! No, you're an old fool like this!" Zhu Di looked furious.
All the prefects and county magistrates who were still preparing to continue to defend Zhu Di opened their eyes wide and trembled all over.
The dignified King Yan was so rude and openly cursed them with such vulgar words!
It's an insult to politeness, it's an insult to politeness...
"Farming is the foundation of the country, and the people are all from it! Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, my father has issued decrees many times to encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to reclaim wasteland and military households to farm.
Why is it that my king wants you to cultivate an abandoned field, as if you are going to kill each and every one of you, and refuses to do anything, not thinking about sharing your worries, and even comes to my palace to threaten me? "
After saying that, Zhu Di stood up directly and stared at the magistrates and magistrates.
"Ma Zhengjiang, come and tell me, is this how you should be an official?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me, but I have been wronged by this official!"
Ma Zhengjiang plopped and knelt on the ground, his face full of grievances.
Seeing this, the magistrates and magistrates who had just spoken on the side also quickly followed Ma Zhengjiang and knelt on the ground, with aggrieved faces on their faces.
"Your Highness King Yan, it's not that Xiaguan and others don't want to lead the people under our rule to reclaim wasteland. It's actually that Xiaguan and others know very well that the people under our rule have no food to eat and no clothes to cover, so they rashly open up wasteland. That's it. You are taking the lives of these people!"
"Yes, Your Highness..."
"Oh, you just threatened me to resign, and now you are crying again. Are you doing this for the sake of ruling the people?"
Zhu Di sneered and said coldly: "Then, I would like to ask you, because you keep saying that you understand the people under your rule.
So, tell me, how many acres of land does the household under your rule have? How much is public land and how much is private land? "
"Among the people under your rule, how many people have cattle at home? How many people can now have enough to eat every day?"
"Or, how many of the people under your rule agree with my king's decree to reclaim wasteland, and how many are against it..."
"this……"
Ma Zhengjiang and all the magistrates and magistrates were immediately speechless.
Zhu Di scolded again: "Huh, you just came to Beiping Mansion and didn't understand anything. You just heard that the king asked you to read the Huangtian government decree, so you rushed to Beiping Mansion so impatiently. What are your intentions?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I'm sorry, but I'm waiting for you..."
All the prefects and magistrates looked bitter, and just as they were about to defend themselves, Zhu Di, who was above them, waved his hand fiercely.
"For people like you who have no ruler or people in your heart, who only care about personal comfort, are greedy for pleasure, and are selfish, I don't even bother to talk to you!
If you want to resign, please resign quickly. I don’t dare to let you govern the hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Mansion! "
"..."
Ma Zhengjiang and other state and county magistrates were immediately dumbfounded!
Immediately, his face turned red again!
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