Dinghaihou Mansion.
"Jinyiwei was so careless, did that person notice it?"
Guo An couldn't help but be surprised when he heard what happened in the court.
"Master Marquis, this matter has already caused some alarm, what about the Chamber of Commerce's actions?"
On one side, Shen Zhuang, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce, asked Guo An cautiously.
"continue!"
Guo An smiled lightly, "If it can scare those thieves, that would be even better!"
"Shop Manager Shen, please go and find out which gentry and wealthy businessmen did that gentleman have a good relationship with when he was in Yunnan?
Or, the rise of some wealthy businessmen and gentry families is related to this person? "
"The villain will definitely handle this!"
Shen Zhuang responded quickly.
Guo An nodded slightly and continued: "The waters south of the Yangtze River are well-connected in all directions, and the shipping lines of our Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce will inevitably expand to the entire south.
At present, there will be no changes in the shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce. However, if the shipyard expands and meets suitable merchants and gentry, we can also give them some shares to allow those merchants and gentry to participate!
There is strength in numbers, so as long as they follow the boating rules, we welcome them! "
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, I understand!"
Shen Zhuang looked overjoyed.
"But in every boat trip, the chamber of commerce must control 60% of its members!"
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Guo An nodded and asked again: "How did the investigation go when we asked you to investigate it?"
Hearing this, Shen Zhuang's expression changed. He couldn't help but raise his head and look around, and then whispered back: "Reporting to the Marquis, the villain has also been found out!"
Guo An's face lit up, "Tell us about it!"
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Shen Zhuang responded, took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to Guo An.
"Master Hou, Tianjie Temple is the largest in the capital, with more than 13,000 acres of farmland spread across Gaochun and Lishui; next to it is Linggu Temple, with more than 9,000 acres of farmland; Tianxi Temple, with 5,000 acres of farmland More than a thousand acres;
There are sixteen temples including Qixia Temple, Qingliang Temple, Yongqing Temple, Waguan Temple, Jiufeng Temple, Chengen Temple, Puyuan Temple, Jixiang Temple, Jinling Temple, Jiashan Temple, Puhui Temple, Hongji Temple, and Reception Temple. The production fields also range from 5,000 to 3,000 acres...
In the capital alone, the total land produced by these temples totals more than 95,000 acres.
As for Jiangnan and other places, there are at least hundreds of large temples such as Guoqing Temple, Jingshan Temple, Tiantong Temple, Jingci Temple... and these temples own acres of land ranging from tens of thousands of acres to three to four thousand acres. In total, there are at least more than 600,000 acres..."
"So much?"
Guo An's eyes widened, full of surprise.
Shen Zhuang said quickly: "Master Marquis, these temples not only have a lot of land, but each temple has good relations with many gentry officials and other powerful families.
If you are angry with Tianxi Temple, just attack Tianxi Temple.
If so many temples attack together, I'm afraid they will be counterattacked by more than half of the world's powerful gentry..."
Guo An glanced at Shen Zhuang and said quietly: "We have our own thoughts on this matter!"
Shen Zhuang said quickly: "It's the villain who talks too much!"
"Okay, you go check out what's going on in Yunnan first!"
"The villain resigns..."
…
"Who is staring at me from behind? I have never offended anyone, and my family doesn't have much money...
Is he the person behind the counterfeit money? Or are they the people behind the officials who died in Jiang Ning? "
"Or maybe Tianxi Temple, just a few temples, can have so much power, so many monks don't pay taxes, don't do corvee, and still occupy so many acres..."
As Shen Zhuang left, Guo An lay on the chair and began to think out of boredom.
"To raise such a loyal dead soldier must be a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years! Could it be another remnant of the Pu family?
Or, Zhu Yunwen..."
"hiss……"
Thinking of Zhu Yunwen, Guo An couldn't help but take a cold breath and slowly sat up.
Unknowingly, I have offended so many people?
Especially Zhu Yunwen, as long as he is not stupid, after all the officials in Prince Yan's Mansion in Beiping, he is the only one who can be granted a title of marquis, and he can still reward him so much? You can think of something.
well!
Even though he has been cautiously trying to survive, how can he still be able to survive now that it's time?
Guo An shouted: "Guo Ang!"
"master!"
Butler Guo Ang ran in quickly.
Guo Andao said: "Prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I want to present the memorial!"
Guo Ang was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly said with a happy face.
"Yes, sir!"
A quarter of an hour later.
A long memorial appeared in Guo An's writing.
After the ink dried, Guo An sent Xu Yong with two Yanshan guards to deliver the memorial into the palace.
…
Inside Fengtian Hall.
"The memorial written by Guo Qing himself?"
Hearing Xu Yong's intention, Zhu Di couldn't help but look puzzled, "Why doesn't Guo Qing come in person?"
Xu Yong looked strange, "Reporting to Your Majesty, there has been some chaos in the capital these days. The Marquis feels that as soon as he leaves the house, he will attract a lot of attention, so it is better to stay at the house!"
"..."
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, "Huh, he's not afraid, but lazy!"
Xu Yong laughed and said nothing.
Zhu Di had a dark face and said helplessly: "Okay, bring up the memorial!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xu Yong quickly handed the memorial to Yi Shiha.
Immediately, Yi Shiha presented the memorial to Zhu Di again.
Zhu Di opened it directly and started reading.
"The humble minister Dinghaihou Guo An reports to Your Majesty.
In the palace, Wei Chen sorted out all the people Wei Chen had offended, and the first priority was the thief behind the counterfeit money...
The second in line is the remnants of the Pu family... The third in the line is the remnants of the Zhang family in Jiangning whose homes were confiscated... The fourth is the Shouchun County Prince Zhu Yunzhen..."
"Zhu Yunwen?"
Seeing this, Zhu Di frowned directly.
However, he just frowned slightly and shook his head slowly.
That boy Zhu Yunwen is so weak, how dare he make such a big fuss? Moreover, no one reported it to him!
Zhu Di continued to look down.
"Since Jinyiwei suspected the official minister, Weichen sent Shen Zhuang, the steward of the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, to Yunnan to investigate.
In addition, Wei Chen decided to take advantage of this plan to expand the scale of the boat shop. Any place with well-developed water areas can have a boat trip.
In each place, our Chamber of Commerce only needs to control 60% of the members, and the remaining members are used to win over the local gentry and wealthy businessmen, and they will set up a shipping company and manage the shipping company..."
"In addition, after this incident, Wei Chen was deeply harmed by the temple and public opinion.
I would like to ask Your Majesty to establish a newspaper office and distribute newspapers widely, so that people all over the world can know His Majesty's intentions and the truth of all things through newspapers, so as to avoid being deceived by thieves and being coerced by public opinion and oppressing good people.
…
Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I also found out something shocking... The temple has become a cancer of the Ming Dynasty.
I wonder if your Majesty knows that there are only a dozen temples around the capital, with nearly 100,000 acres of land and thousands of monks.
These monks did not pay taxes or perform corvee labor, but they occupied so much fertile land.
And those landless poor peasants not only have to pay taxes, but also perform corvee labor, but they have no land and still have to farm for temples. How unfair is it? Why not make people angry?
The most irritating thing is that those temples receive countless incense and money every day, but they complain that they have no money, plunder hard-earned money from the people, and even give us loan sharks...
Your Majesty, this is true in the capital, and it is even more true in the Jiangnan region where temples are prevalent. The evils of temples are too numerous to describe..."
Seeing this, Zhu Di frowned directly.
Xu Yong couldn't help but feel nervous when he was devolved.
"Come here, summon the prince!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yi Shiha walked out quickly.
At this time, Zhu Di also noticed Xu Yong and waved his hand.
"Okay, you go down first!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xu Yong felt like he was being pardoned and quickly resigned.
soon.
On the other side, when Zhu Gaochi heard Zhu Di calling him, he put down the memorial in his hand and hurriedly came to the main hall.
After seeing the ceremony, Zhu Gaochi asked with some confusion: "Dad, I don't know what's the urgent matter to call the children over?"
"Look at this memorial!"
Zhu Di directly handed the memorial in his hand to Zhu Gaochi.
"Memorial?"
Zhu Gaochi looked confused. All the memorials would pass through his hands first every day. Why didn't he know that there was this memorial?
Zhu Di said: "This is what the Marquis of Dinghai sent to escort Xu Yong into the palace just now!"
"Teacher's memorial?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but look surprised. His teacher actually started writing a memorial?
Thinking about it, Zhu Gaochi quickly opened the memorial and started reading it.
The more he looked, the more serious Zhu Gaochi's expression became.
After Zhu Gaochi finished reading, Zhu Di asked, "What did you see?"
"Back to dad, the teacher was offended by the monks from Tianxi Temple. This is an act of revenge!"
Zhu Gaochi said directly, "However, what the teacher said is also something that the officials of Ming Dynasty cannot see!"
"yes!"
Zhu Di said with emotion, "This is just the situation of temples in the capital and Jiangnan and other places that Guo Qing told. If the temples across the country were added up, wouldn't they occupy more than one million acres of land?
In this way, how many landless poor peasants need to be trapped in corvee labor? "
Zhu Gaochi said: "Dad, these temples are really hateful, and their property should be confiscated!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and said: "Since this matter was suggested by your teacher, he must have figured out a corresponding strategy!"
Zhu Gaochi was startled, "What does dad mean?"
Zhu Di said directly: "Let's go to Dinghaihou Mansion with us!"
Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened, "Dad... wise!"
"Hahaha……"
Zhu Di laughed.
…
In the Dinghaihou Mansion.
Guo An asked Xu Yong: "What do you want your Majesty to say?"
"Your Majesty asks why you don't go in person!"
Xu Yong replied honestly.
"How did you say that?"
"According to what the Marquis said!"
"What did your Majesty say?"
"Your Majesty said you are lazy!"
"Um...Has Your Majesty finished reading the memorial?"
"Your Majesty frowned and sent someone to summon His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"What happens after that..."
"The general is back!"
"Um!"
Guo An nodded thoughtfully, "Now, you have worked hard, go down and rest!"
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Xu Yong took the order and went down.
Guo An, on the other hand, lay down slowly, thinking about Zhu Di's next move.
But, I haven’t laid down for a while yet.
Guo An then heard footsteps approaching him, and couldn't help but slowly opened his eyes.
When he saw the person coming, he was suddenly startled.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
...(End of chapter)
