Rumors were rampant in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and no one knew who had released the news. Some people and officials who did not know the truth discussed it in private.
Fortunately, they only treat these rumors as gossip, and no one will really take them seriously. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has never let the people down.
It's just that after such a long time, King Chong passed away, and the army had a bad start, but this is true. In addition, there has been no news, so there are some discussions.
Yan Song is very busy. He has always been away from power and was sent out as a spy by Zhu Houzhao time and time again. The bad opinions that are emerging among the people now fall within the scope of his supervision.
Where did the sound come from? Jin Yiwei Mou Bin only gave him seven days. Soon Yan Song had feedback. This guy's efficiency was even more powerful than Jin Yiwei's.
"Mao Sui, Yan Shiping, and Zhang Gao are all inextricably linked to the Jiangnan clan. This is what the official has found out so far. Moreover, the southern clan is the most dissatisfied with the emperor's tax reform, so they took the opportunity to cause trouble. , the Wu family is the most active among them." Yan Song met Mou Bin in the secret pavilion of Jinyiwei.
Mou Bin took Yan Song's secret letter and nodded. After listening to his words, he encouraged him a few words and left in a hurry.
Yan Song looked at his leaving figure and thought helplessly, when will this kind of day end?
Mou Bin entered the palace.
"Your Majesty, where is the news about Yan Song? According to the investigation, the source of this rumor is the Wu family in Jiangnan. They were dissatisfied with the emperor and the court's tax reform, so they took the opportunity to cause trouble." Mou Bin took the information Jin Yiwei had and Yan Song's news, Combine them and report to the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao listened to his report in silence, with no emotion or anger on his face, and asked calmly: "Wu family, the Wu family that has been a powerful family in Jiangnan since the former Song Dynasty?"
Mou Bin nodded: "Back to the Emperor, it's the Wu family."
Zhu Houzhao's face turned cold. If he remembered correctly, in the previous life, when King Ning rebelled, the Wu family provided money and food. In the end, for some unknown reason, King Ning was not suppressed by Wang Shouren, and there was no Wu family among the families who rebelled.
In this life, King Ning was destroyed. Unexpectedly, the Wu family appeared and wanted to oppose him anyway.
"Don't touch him yet, investigate in secret. I want to see who else in the court is involved." Zhu Houzhao ordered.
After hearing the order, Mou Bin retreated.
Looking outside the imperial city, thinking about His Majesty's words, my body felt chilly. The Emperor's thoughts became more and more unpredictable. This time, I'm afraid there will be a lot of deaths.
After he left, Zhu Houzhao's fingers were tapping rhythmically on the table. Listening carefully, there was a strange sense of rhythm.
Suddenly, when the rhythm stopped, Zhu Houzhao's eyebrows lit up and he said excitedly: "The Wu family has countless fertile fields in the south of the Yangtze River. If one Wu family is like this, what about other people? What if..."
"Liu Jin, Liu Jin, hurry up, call Yongxiu to come forward." Zhu Houzhao ordered.
Liu Jin left in a hurry, and after more than an hour, he hurried back with Yang Shen.
"The emperor hastily called me, but there is something important. I am working on a difficult problem." Yang Shen recently spent time in the Royal Manufacturing Bureau and became very interested in how to use electricity.
At a very critical moment, he rarely even entered the palace. He was very reluctant to be summoned by Zhu Houzhao.
If it were anyone else, Liu Jin would have scolded him long ago, but for Yang Shen, he didn't have the guts.
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he pretended to be angry and said, "Well, Yang Yongxiu, you haven't been seen for many days. It's a good thing that I trust you so much."
Yang Shen curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty, it's not like you don't know that I've been very busy recently. Tell me what you wanted me to do when you called me."
Of course Zhu Houzhao knew that the Royal Manufacturing Bureau was working on a sustainable power generation project. When he heard this, he secretly sighed in his heart. You are a future great writer and politician, not a scientist or inventor. This is going astray.
"Okay, okay, there is a major issue related to people's livelihood. I need you to help me refer to it. Royal Manufacturing Bureau, please put it down in advance. Come on, come on, listen to me explain it to you in detail, and then you can tell me what you really think. ." Zhu Houzhao pulled him to sit down.
In the Jinshen Palace, the two of them sat opposite each other, chatting for a long time. Liu Jin was waiting on the side, and Zhu Houzhao talked about his thoughts with lively eyebrows.
Yang Shen was surprised at the beginning, then gradually went from shocked, to horrified, and then completely petrified. The look in Zhu Houzhao's eyes became frightened.
Liu Jin also looked like he had seen a ghost, and even thought that His Majesty was crazy.
What on earth did Zhu Houzhao say that made them so scared.
"What do you think of Yong Xiu? Speak out your opinion boldly. I want to hear your true opinion." Zhu Houzhao said expectantly.
Yang Shen felt his mouth was dry. He glanced at Liu Jin and saw that Liu Jin was in the same mood as him. He understood in his heart, then nodded and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth from me?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at him sincerely and asked: "Yong Xiu, please speak frankly." He was eager to hear the truth.
Because what he has to do is really too big. To put it bluntly, it may be a kind of subversion. Only by listening to the most authentic opinions of the ancients can we know whether reality is unrealistic.
Whether it is operable and what the consequences will be are all for him to analyze and consider.
He was planning to nationalize the land on a trial basis. This idea was too bold, and it was simply challenging the bottom line of the entire Ming Dynasty's families, relatives, and dignitaries.
And all the readers.
Liu Jin walked out of the palace vigilantly, leaving this place to His Majesty and Yang Shen. He wanted to personally guard Jinshen Palace. The emperor's words must not be leaked. If they were accidentally spread, it would be a huge disaster.
"Please tell me carefully. If a few words the emperor said today are leaked, our family will definitely kill your entire family. Do you hear me clearly?" Liu Jin warned everyone sternly.
Huang Jin nodded and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law. If you know the powerful relationship, you will definitely cover your mouth. Who dares to talk nonsense? You don't need father-in-law to take action, I will kill such villains with my own hands."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jin glanced at him with satisfaction and said, "Huang Jin, you are very good. Our family is very optimistic about you."
The two people in the hall sat looking at each other. Liu Jin personally guarded the hall and did not let anyone get close to it.
Yang Shen still had a lingering fear and smiled bitterly before speaking, first he laughed at himself: "Your Majesty, you have given me such a big question."
His tone was a bit more serious.
There was also a solemn look on his face: "Your Majesty, does he know why everyone respects Zhou's etiquette but does not follow Zhou's system?"
Zhu Houzhao had already been calculating in his mind. Now he wanted to hear Yang Shen's opinion. After hearing this, he still asked: "Why?"
Yang Shen smiled bitterly and said: "Mencius and Teng Wengong recorded that there is a well in a square, and the well has 900 acres, of which it is public land. Eight families all have 100 acres of private land, and they all raise the public land. After the official business is completed, and then dare to deal with private affairs, the emperor can know what is going on. meaning."
"If the emperor becomes state-owned, the people will benefit, but it can only be temporary. This will only last three years. It will only accelerate the transfer of land from the hands of the people to the hands of the powerful. The world is not far away from chaos. Your Majesty, human nature is greedy." Yang Shen almost directly opposed Zhu Houzhao, which he had never dared to think about before.
Today, he must dispel the emperor's thoughts.
Zhu Houzhao understood clearly that any error in supervision, publicity, and execution would be a disaster.
"I understand."
Yang Shen was relieved when he saw that the emperor had listened to his advice. He blinked at Zhu Houzhao guiltily and said, "The emperor scared me to death just now. It's okay if you understand. It's okay if you understand."
Zhu Houzhao thought in his mind that even Yongxiu was so opposed to it. It seemed that I really scared him. This guy was also scared by himself.
But when he thought about the huge land resources of the Wu family in the south of the Yangtze River, he felt a little reluctant if they could not make good use of them. He could only say these words to Yang Shen.
You must not tell Yang Tinghe, Jiao Fang, Liu Daxia, etc., lest he tell them that the next moment, they will betray you.
Don't say it's impossible. With Zhu Houzhao's words, he knew very well that he was playing with fire.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Yang Shen was worried that the emperor would misunderstand him, so he carefully tried and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Shen does not mean to accuse your majesty, it is just for the purpose of admonishing a humble minister."
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao smiled heartily, patted Yang Shen on the shoulder and said, "Yongxiu, when did you and I, the monarch and our ministers, become so open-minded? Okay, okay, I understand what you are thinking."
Yang Shen heard him smile and smiled too, and his heart recovered. Don't you know that your Majesty, I will always follow you and will not change my ambition.
Then the two fooled around again and discussed the difficulties of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau. Zhu Houzhao did not give up the idea in his heart, but he hid it. The Wu family would not waste it.
