After figuring out the reasons, these men finally changed their attitude.
Guo Youfu said to Ru Yu with a smile: "We are all good citizens, and we should fully support the court's affairs. However, I don't know how many immigrants you plan to immigrate in this store?"
Although Yang Pu was very deceptive, these people were not fools after all. Even at their age, they still knew the importance of people.
From a future perspective, there will inevitably be dangers due to the large population in the store.
But looking at the current situation, if all the poor people are moved away, who will be left to show off these big families? Some of the dozens of acres of land at home are on an uphill slope, so it would be inappropriate to dig the soil with a beard.
In short, immigration is necessary, but it must be done in a moderate manner.
Seeing that the problem had improved, Ru Yun stretched out two fingers and shook them: "Twenty percent is enough."
"Twenty percent?!"
The head of the village, Guo Shun, was shocked.
This number cannot be said to be too much, but it is not a lot. This means that out of 1,000 households, 200 households need to be moved out.
Ru Yu looked at the uneasy expressions on the faces of several people and said seriously: "Although the imperial court does not force immigrants, you also need to know one thing. There are still policies for immigrants at the moment. If after a few decades, Shanxi will no longer have a place to stand. Then if you want to immigrate, there is no policy."
Guo Shun hesitated for a moment, then asked bravely: "Sir, the court documents say that during this immigration period, children and grandchildren can attend the school for free, but is it true?"
Ru Yu laughed and looked at Ding Jingfu.
Ding Jingfu was sure of it: "This is an official document from the imperial court, and it will be distributed throughout Shanxi. If you break your promise, the imperial court cannot afford to lose face."
Guo Shun twitched the corners of his mouth and looked away.
Seeing this, Rujun looked sad: "During the Hongwu period, when immigrants from Hongdong were immigrated, the government played with official documents and deceived the people. This was done by local officials, and with layers of concealment, the emperor didn't know about it. Now the emperor cares about the people and doesn't want the people to do anything anymore. We are mourning the loss due to immigration. I hereby order my officer to patrol Shanxi, and order the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate a large amount of grain to the north, using post stations as strongholds along the way, so that the people will not starve."
Ding Jingfu could not say anything about Hongdong's bullying of the people. What he said could easily be caught and labeled as slander and dissatisfaction with the imperial court.
But Ru Yu said it didn't matter, he was the emperor's representative.
However, even so, Ding Jingfu admired Ru Yu even more because of this. This person not only bowed his head for the overall situation of Shanxi, but also dared to look directly at the court's past mistakes, instead of whitewashing peace and covering up mistakes.
Seeing that both the chief envoy and the governor said this, Guo Shun just nodded with peace of mind and stepped aside without speaking.
Li Xun stretched out his trembling hand and asked Ru Yu: "Sir, if not 20% of the people in the store want to move, or in other words, not a single family wants to move, what will the court do?"
Ru Yu solemnly assured: "Elders, please rest assured that the 20% is just my personal suggestion. It is for future considerations and to complete the imperial court's immigration task. But the specific number of immigrants in the store, whether it is one household or two hundred households, the court will There will be no forced immigration. Everything is decided by you, the squires and the common people. If there is any compulsion, just come to Taiyuan Mansion to see me, Mr. Rujun and Mr. Ding Jingfuding, and we will make the decision for him."
Li Xun breathed a sigh of relief, Guo Youfu also had a smile on his face, and Liu Wuzi sipped his fragrant tea.
Although the imperial power does not go to the countryside and cannot go to the countryside, but the imperial power holds a violent machine in its hands. It can't deal with small things, and it can't deal with big things. No one can escape.
If the court forces it, it can only leave it to fate. Rujun did not stay long. After describing the benefits of immigration, he took the people back to Taiyuan City.
Guo family.
Guo Youfu looked at Guo Zhun, Guo Shan, Guo Shun and others, and after asking Guo Shun to describe the court's plans, he asked, "What do you think?"
Guo Shun didn't say anything. Although he was the head of the store, Guo Huai and Guo Shan were his elders.
Guo Huai had studied for several years and was considered smart. After thinking briefly, he nodded and said, "What Mr. Yang said is not a lie. Over the years, our Guo family has gained more and more land, but other The land in the hands of ordinary people is getting less and less, and some farmers have become our tenants and are dependent on the Guo family."
"Last year, the imperial court issued a whipping law and strictly inspected the source of the land. If we hadn't spent a lot of money to manage it, the land in our hands would have been reduced by 80%. Now the imperial court has sent a governor, and he is focusing on immigration. , did not pay attention to the implementation of the One Whip Law, but this is a hidden danger after all."
"In my opinion, it is best to cooperate with the court and actively persuade some tenant farmers to immigrate. This can eliminate hidden dangers and show our sincerity towards the court. There are also some poor households who can be persuaded to immigrate."
Guo Shan agreed: "Brother is right. Since there are no specific quotas in the imperial court and there is no compulsion, let's see who can't expose the pot and drive them out."
After listening to what the two said, Guo Youfu felt that it made sense. He looked at Guo Shun and asked, "What do you think?"
Guo Shun hesitated and said something that stunned the three of them: "The imperial court wants to immigrate, and we have to respond no matter what. But uncle, second uncle, sir, do we really want to relocate the poor people? In my opinion, if we have to relocate, Just move away those people who have land!"
"What?"
Guo Youfu's eyes widened and he didn't know why.
Guo Huai rolled his eyes and understood immediately. He clasped his hands together and said, "Wonderful, wonderful! If you want to relocate, move the people who have land. This is right!"
Guo Youfu finally turned a corner.
The poor people have nothing in this store and can only rely on the big households and become their vassals. The big households want to take advantage of them and exploit them, but they have nothing to say.
But people who have land may not pay attention to themselves if they want to bully others.
If you don't rely on the big family's fields for food, don't rely on the big family's wells for water, and don't owe the big family a penny, it's impossible to get them to obey.
But if these people with land are allowed to move out, it will be an opportunity for the Guo family.
It should be noted that the subjects of migration are people and their belongings, and the fields cannot be taken away... Since the people are leaving, the fields will naturally have to be disposed of. The Guo family can take this opportunity to expand their property.
“But boy, who among the land-owning farmers is willing to move?”
Guo Youfu raised a practical question.
Guo Shun clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Although the court does not force immigrants, we can force them to immigrate. In order to encourage these families to immigrate, we can even take the lead! If our big households take the lead and ordinary farmers do not follow, wouldn't it mean that we are not cooperating? The imperial court, for those who do not cooperate with the imperial court, there is no place for them in the store!"
Guo Youfu took a deep breath. This guy was so cruel. In order to kill others, he would stab himself first.
However, a knife given to oneself has a certain degree of severity. It only bleeds and will not damage the muscles and bones, but a knife given to others can only lead to death.
The Guo family did have a lineage that was not doing well, so if they were asked to leave the store, no one would say anything. As for the Li family, Liu family and Ning family, it is not impossible to win over them.
If we have common interests, everything will be easy to handle.
"This kind of thing must be kept secret."
Guo Youfu said seriously.
It’s a reminder and a nod.
In the Yamen of the Chief Envoy of Taiyuan, Ru Jin read through documents from various places. Most of them had no good news. There was great resistance to immigrants from all over the country. Unforced migration required a lot of courage and determination, as well as a high level of consciousness.
But the vast majority of farmers are illiterate. If you tell them about enlightenment, they will think they are fools.
How to immigrate?
Ru Yu was in trouble. The external pressure plan proposed by Yang Pu was submitted. It was estimated that it would take a few days to arrive in the capital. It would take some time for them to respond. In the meantime, was there really nothing he could do? ?
The view put forward by Yang Pu that the future population will increase sharply, land is limited, and rich households may be a threat may be a way, but this method can only make the rich households stand on the side of the court and participate in persuading people to immigrate. There may not be many other functions.
Where is the way to break the situation?
"grown ups."
Yang Pu came over and shouted in a low voice.
Ru Yu rubbed her sore eyes, looked at the dim sky outside the window, and said, "It's already this hour, why don't you rest yet? You're tired enough this day, right?"
Yang Pu handed over the invitation in his hand and said with a smile: "My lord, I have a treat."
"Follow me?"
Ru Yun was stunned for a moment, what time has it been and is there anyone still paying homage?
The so-called paying a courtesy visit is actually a courtesy call.
Chinese people attach great importance to etiquette, and the ancients did not like to visit unexpectedly. Firstly, it may be inconvenient for others, and secondly, they may not be able to eat if they go, so they often say hello in advance.
You can't just go in person to say hello, you need to "see me".
"Blessing invitations" originated in the Han Dynasty, but at that time, there was no such thing as "paying invitations". "Hanshu·Gaodi Ji" said "Weiye", and "Yuan Anzhuan" said "Shangye".
In other words, the greeting invitation in the Han Dynasty was "ye" or "thorn".
The ye is a rectangular slip, with the honorific title of the person being worshiped written on the front and the name of the person paying homage on the back. Various contents can be written on both sides in separate lines.
The thorn is a long slip with names and greetings written "in one line down the center of the long book". It is usually necessary to state the title and place of birth, also known as "Jue Li Ci".
Because of the custom shape and light weight of thorns, it is easy to make and saves money. Therefore, in the late Han Dynasty and later, people often chose to use thorns for names.
But in the Song Dynasty, papermaking technology improved greatly, and the ancients stopped playing with bamboo and used paper instead.
Volume 4 of Zhang Xuan's "Suspicious Yao" in the Ming Dynasty: "The ancients used bamboo and wood to cover the correspondence between letters and names, which is called thorn... Today's greeting invitations are covered with paper, which is from Xining."
But the idea of paying homage originated from the Ming Dynasty.
But one thing that needs to be explained is that in the Ming Dynasty, there were requirements for greeting cards. If you are a commoner, businessman or wealthy person, and you write a greeting card in red and feel happy, the result may be tragic.
The red paper greeting card is the privilege of officials, such as those who have passed the new examination, Jinshi, Hanlin, court officials, etc. In a word, it is used by people with noble status. You are not qualified...
The owner of this "respect" letter was very conscious and did not use red, but white paper and black characters. However, the framing was very elegant and elegant. Ru Jun even saw the company name woven with silver thread...
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