"Master Zheng, what about our closed shops?"
Listening to the low questions from the wealthy businessmen, Zheng Chongjian turned around and stared at everyone.
"The Salt and Tea Shop will be fined 500 taels of silver for each shop, and the other shops will be fined 100 taels of silver for each shop, but as long as the grain of the same price is delivered to the two government warehouses, the seal will be removed."
"Everyone, take care of yourself!"
After Zheng Chongjian left, the gentry and wealthy businessmen were surprisingly quiet. After a while, they let out a long breath, as if they were surviving a disaster.
It's not that the court didn't dare to kill them, but it was too lazy to kill them.
"Everyone, let's go!"
A wealthy businessman sighed. He suffered a big loss this time. Not only was his farmland gone, but he also lost hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver.
After this incident, everyone became more honest and spontaneously lined up to register.
In the Chengyun Hall of Prince Qin's Mansion, Zheng Chongjian finished his salute: "Your Majesty, according to predictions, we can get more than 560,000 stones of grain from the hands of wealthy businessmen. The cultivated land is not yet clear, but at least there can be a lot more!"
Chongzhen nodded and said in a deep voice: "Grain must be stored according to the grain storage requirements of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will kill anyone who dares to disturb it without the permission of the court.
The cultivated land has been sold out, and if there is excess cultivated land, you can ask capable people to plant it. I have only one request: it must not be abandoned. Even if an acre yields one stone, it must be cultivated. "
"I understand!"
After clearing the farmland of the two prefectures, there are 253,230 hectares, and the people only have 30% of the farmland, which leaves 1772,600,000 in the hands of the gentry and wealthy merchants.
After deducting the 83,000 hectares that were seized and confiscated by the King of Qin, there were still 94,000 hectares.
Excluding some wealthy gentry and businessmen whose families are relatively clean, it is estimated that 60,000 to 70,000 hectares can be produced.
The people of both houses have sold out the five-acre upper limit, and it is estimated that there are still more than thirty thousand acres left.
Selling it now is against the rules and too hasty. It can be sold next year, or it can be given to the people who immigrated by then, or it can be sold when the population increases, etc.
It is foreseeable that after the people have these cultivated lands, the population may increase. What will they do if there is no cultivated land? These have to be considered.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli beside him: "Yuan Aiqing, your cabinet will plan how to maximize the output of the remaining land.
We also need to consider the future migration of people, the age at which new people can purchase farmland, etc. Consider various factors more comprehensively and make a plan for me.
In addition, what to do with the cultivated land in the hands of the wealthy gentry and businessmen with clean families? Whether it is bought by the court or through other means, but it must be planted and must not be abandoned! "
After seeing Yuan Keli's response, Chongzhen spoke in a long voice.
For more than half a year since time traveling, he has spent the most energy on farming.
It's not that he doesn't want to let the six cabinet ministries do it, it's actually that these people are also bound by interests and traditional concepts, and they can't open their minds.
And farmland is related to the foundation of Ming Dynasty's stability. A major disaster may be coming, and he must deal with it with all his strength.
Now it has finally come to an end. We are leaving according to the established plan. Public opinion has been decided. It all depends on the attitude of other parties.
However, this matter cannot be rushed. After all, it would take several months for the news to be transmitted to all parties and then back again if it were faster. Anyway, the later the better!
He was ready to leave. He had not yet decided whether to turn back directly or take a detour.
"Du Yinxi, bring me the map!"
After a while, the map hung up, and Chongzhen stood in front of the map and stared at it.
There are three ways to go now. One is to return to the original route and return to Beijing from Datong.
The second option is to go northwest from Xi'an City, visit the three towns of Guyuan, Yulin, and Pianguan (Taiyuan Town) on the nine sides, and then arrive at Datong and turn back to Beijing City.
The third route is from Xi'an through Tongguan and into Henan, then all the way north from Luoyang and back to Beijing.
The first one is the simplest and safest, but just ignore it. After finally going out, why don’t you do a good inspection?
The third one passed through Henan. After thinking about it for a while, I gave up directly.
Because there are eight vassal kings in Henan, and the events in Shaanxi have spread to their ears, it is better not to rush into Henan to stimulate them before knowing how they will react.
Then there is only the second road left. Jiubian has four towns in the northwest: Gansu (residing in Zhangye), Ningxia (residing in Yinchuan), Guyuan, and Yansui (residing in Yulin).
Among them, the three towns of Yansui, Gansu, and Ningxia are collectively called the "Trilateral". This is the area under the jurisdiction of the governors of the Trilateral.
Although Guyuan Town is located in the middle of Gansu, Ningxia and Yansui towns, it does not belong to the three sides.
Because of its geographical location, it supplements Shaanxi's "three-sided" defense and is more meaningful for monitoring the three towns.
The Trilateral Governor's Mansion is located in Guyuan Town, which shows the importance of geographical location.
After recalling these, Chongzhen drew a zigzag line on the map, starting from Xi'an, passing through Yan'an, to Yulin, and then to Taiyuan Town (Pianguan).
I won’t go to Guyuan for the time being. If I go to Guyuan, should I go to Gansu and Ningxia?
These two towns are quite far away. Starting from Xi'an to Guyuan and then to Gansu, and then to Ningxia, it is at least four thousand miles. There is no time now.
Yuan Keli looked at the route and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, is this our route back?"
"Well, let's take a look at these two towns!"
"Yuan Aiqing, first, send an order to Jin Yiwei to follow this route to explore the surrounding situation for hundreds of miles.
Second, send an order to Qin Liangyu, the loyal lord who is stationed in Pianguan, to prepare an elite army and be ready to support at any time! You can make additional arrangements as you please. "
Yuan Keli stared at the map, thinking that from Xi'an to Yulin it was within the Ming Dynasty, and it was still several hundred miles away from the border.
Moreover, outside the border is Aoerdusi (Ordos). The relationship is not good, but in recent years, they have been getting along well.
Now they have all sent troops to Tumote to form a coalition to resist Chahar Lindan Khan who moved westward. For a while, they no longer have the energy to invade the Ming Dynasty, but they have to guard against it.
"Back to Your Majesty, outside the pass is the Dusi of Ao'er. You can pass the order to Chahan Nao'er Guards in the south, Dongsheng Guards in the north and two others to keep a close eye on the Dusi Ao'er.
At the same time, an order was sent to Ningxia Town to conduct a small-scale military exercise to shock them. "
"Okay, as you say, we will set off in three days. In these three days, we will take care of the remaining matters. You go and prepare first."
Everyone in the hall retreated, leaving only Chongzhen standing in front of the map.
The reason why he took this road was firstly to patrol and see the real situation in Ming Dynasty, and secondly because he wanted to find a few people by the way.
If these people are found and trained well, Ming Dynasty can add a few more tiger generals!
For a moment, Chongzhen couldn't wait.
