In the last scene of the day, Cao Cao's, no, Zhong Yongbo's promise to buy the land played a role in removing the firepower. This move not only gently put aside the criticism of the civil servant group, but also attracted a group of potential collaborators: just

On the way to the end of the day, some people were already talking about the future of hundreds of hectares of paddy fields.

That's it. Looking back in hindsight, it seems like it was really a misunderstanding? Previously, when people learned that someone went to Jiangnan to buy land, they habitually thought that the other party was expanding their territory.

As a result, when I said this today, everyone realized that they had misunderstood. Cao's purchase of land in Jiangnan to build a port does not mean that he has no shortage of people in Yizhou, so he is willing to share profits and benefits with gentlemen.

This is where you can plan.

The area of ​​1 hectare of land is 100 acres. Although the acres in the Ming Dynasty were slightly smaller than those in later generations, in Zhongyong Bo's case, they were calculated based on 667 square meters in later generations. The minimum selling price of 100 hectares of land is promised, which means that 1000 acres are connected together, and there are

Mature fields of water conservancy system.

This is a sum of money that can be used to build the foundation of a family. In an ordinary village in the south of the Yangtze River, the whole village only has two to three thousand acres of land, which is shared by n families.

What's even more impressive is that Uncle Zhongyong said that there is no upper limit. So the Jin gentry family and the royal relatives who have a lot of money in their homes can even buy 20,000 acres, and no one will be tempted by 30,000 acres.

In ancient times, productivity was low, and the people simply did not have the ability to organize and build large-area drainage and irrigation systems like later generations. Even in the south of the Yangtze River, where water systems crisscross the Yangtze River, most of the fields are middle and lower fields, and there are always only a few good paddy fields near the river.

If Uncle Zhongyong had brought out the wild lands of Yizhou, the scholar-officials would not have even raised their eyebrows: There were so many wild lands in the seventeenth century, was it necessary to go so far?

But when these plots of land are equipped with drainage and irrigation systems, in the eyes of Ming people, they are really heirlooms. What's more, these plots of land only cost 5 taels of silver per acre, and they are contiguous and high-quality assets!

The reason why Bo Zhongyong's condition was instantly accepted without being questioned was precisely because of the dark material he had written before: a pamphlet written by Bu Daxing, in order to arouse the hatred of the scholar-bureaucrats, which described in detail the iron

Oxen plowed the fields, yielding five to six hundred catties per acre. A large number of Ming people went to the workshops to do these things.

So people thought about it and figured it out: a rice field that can produce a high yield of five to six hundred kilograms must be irrigated land, and there can be a large number of Ming people working in the workshop. Then the miasma mentioned by Zhongyong Bo should also be solved.

Not trying to trick people.

If this is the case, then what are you waiting for? Charge forward and attack!

Starting from that night, all the gentry and relatives who could scrape together a huge sum of 50,000 taels of silver hid in their homes and discussed secretly with the think tank.

Master Bu Daxing's carefully planned action of handing over illegal information not only failed shamefully once again, but also helped the people who traveled through time.

Okay, what does that say? When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you.

From this moment on, a large part of those people in the court who cannot see through the future will fall into the abyss of transcendence, or, yes, the bright future.

Or you can explain it more fashionably: What you are focusing on is other people’s interest, and what they are focusing on is your principal.

On the third day after the court meeting dispersed, Emperor Chongzhen, who was paying close attention to the development of the situation, found that the civil servants had indeed stopped talking about this matter, and no one was making any more excuses. So in the afternoon of that day, the emperor happily summoned Heizhong Yongbo.

Visited Cao Zhongchen - in the Imperial Garden.

That day, after he heard Cao Mangfu's gift-giving message, he laughed and left with his hands behind his back, thus ending the court meeting.

Regarding Huangzhuang, of course the emperor didn't care about Yizhou Huangzhuang. Well, Chongzhen was relatively poor, so he still cared to some extent. But compared to the political gains he received from the court meeting that day, Huangzhuang was really nothing.

First, the emperor confirmed that General Cao had not only offended Guan Ning's army before, but also had a conflict with the Donglin Party this time. This outcome made the emperor feel extremely comfortable.

Chongzhen, who has been in power for many years, is no longer the stupid young man he was back then. He is now very clear about the importance of balance. Cao Zongbing is naturally happy to see the results of Chongzhen's actions - Cao Aiqing, you'd better offend everyone in the world.

, don’t be afraid, I will support you.

Secondly, in the long run, the emperor was also happy to see his officials carve up the land of Yizhou.

Since ancient times, in the understanding of any powerful class, only land is the foundation that can be passed down and ensure the prosperity of the family for generations. With land, not only can it bring long-term stable income, but careerists can also accumulate soldiers and food, becoming a

Reliance during rebellion.

As for those things involving hundreds of industries and merchants, they are all superficial and lowly, and not worth spending too much time on.

Originally, Uncle Zhongyong's foundation in Yizhou was just like the territory of those frontier chieftains. Not to mention the emperor, there was nothing anyone in the court could do about it.

However, now that Cao Zhongchen has taken the initiative to separate the land, it is completely different. Although this move is actually a bit stupid in the eyes of everyone, including the emperor, it fully shows Cao Zhongchen's determination to integrate into the system. So as the largest

The beneficiary of the system, His Majesty the Emperor, is naturally very happy.

Cao Zhongchen's land was divided up by the landlord class. In the emperor's view, this was actually the best way to eliminate the hidden dangers between the emperor and his ministers: the land was scattered, and soldiers and food could not be secretly accumulated. So Cao Zhongchen was naturally dedicated to serving the country.

It is impossible to be a warlord anymore.

Chongzhen, who had outstanding military exploits, was reckless and loyal, offended the civil and military officials of the dynasty, sold his land and killed himself as a warlord. Suddenly, Chongzhen appeared. Looking at the government and the public, he could never find another minister who was so agreeable to his heart.

After identifying loyal ministers and adjusting their mutual understanding, the emperor summoned Cao Aiqing in the Imperial Garden.

Today in the Royal Garden, the host is Chongzhen, the host and guest are Uncle Zhongyong, and the guests are specially selected assistants Zhou Yanru and second assistant Wen Tiren, and there is also Fang Zhenghua, the supervisor of etiquette - none of these are Donglin

The party also has some goodwill toward General Cao, so there will be no embarrassing scenes.

The Imperial Garden was called the Imperial Garden in the Ming Dynasty and was located in the northernmost part of the Forbidden City. There are pines, cypresses, bamboos and locust trees in the garden, lush trees, and strange stone pavilions. It was built for emperors and concubines to rest and enjoy.

Today the emperor's banquet is held at Fubi Pavilion.

Fubi Pavilion was built in the eleventh year of Wanli. It is a three-bay square pavilion leaning on the water and the mountain. When Uncle Zhongyong was led outside the pavilion by the eunuch, he found that the two pavilion elders were already sitting in the pavilion, chatting and laughing.

General Cao went up to greet him, and after the three of them sat down and chatted for a few words, a team headed by the eunuch came out from among the rockery vines in the distance. Walking in the middle of the team was none other than the emperor himself.

"No courtesy, I'll give you a seat." Seeing the three courtiers who came forward to greet him, the smiling young emperor raised his hand and waived the courtesy. Afterwards, in front of a long table in the pavilion with fruits, snacks, tea and drinks, the emperor first

Sit down. The minister also sat down after confessing his sin.

Judging from today's overall environment, Chongzhen still put his heart into it. Not only did he set the venue for the performance in a garden with a relaxed atmosphere, but the emperor himself wore a relatively plain moon-white dragon robe.

At the beginning of the tea party, the monarch and his ministers started chatting around a basin of lychees in sugar water on the table.

Due to the low transportation efficiency in the Ming Dynasty, although Shangshan Supervisor occasionally received fresh fruits from the south of the Yangtze River, he would not give them to the emperor. Fruits like lychees that would perish after leaving the cold chain were even less likely.

After General Cao came to Beijing this time, he first donated a batch of cans to the palace, and then privately guaranteed to his ally Fang Zhenghua that he would supply this condition for a long time in the future.

Then Fang Zhenghua, just like before, promoted canned lychees and oranges in the palace despite pressure and risks.

The effect is definitely excellent.

Whether it was Chongzhen's main palace, Queen Zhou, the favored Concubine Tian, ​​or Chongzhen's beautiful sister-in-law, Queen Zhang, they all praised the sweet lychees and felt like they had become Concubine Yang.

So Fang Zhenghua made a big appearance in the harem in the past few days, and was rewarded by nobles. Incidentally, he was also praised a few times by Chongzhen. It can be said that he was in the limelight.

After Chongzhen sat down today, he also made lychees the topic of conversation first and said a few jokes such as "I borrow flowers to offer to Buddha today" to adjust the atmosphere.

Happy to see the emperor, the three old Jianghu guests quickly began to compliment each other skillfully. Zhang Dongdong, among them, had also been a manager of an advertising company before, so he and Wen Lao Xigu cooperated tacitly.

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After chatting for a while, everyone joked and tasted the lychees. The emperor wiped his mouth with a silk scarf, and then said to Lord Zhongyong with a smile: "Ai Qing's trip to Beijing today counts.

I am really happy that your merits are complete. But I don’t know what your plans are in the future?”

Cao Aiqing, who was sitting on the emperor's right hand, had already prepared a draft. After hearing the words, he did not stumble. He immediately clasped his fists and replied seriously: "Your Majesty, I plan to return to Yizhou in a while."

"Oh." After the emperor heard this, he said lightly, and then said casually: "If you are not in a hurry to leave, Aiqing can temporarily receive the military seal of Ji Liao, and I will allocate another two million liao every year.

Qing will train troops. After Jizhen develops a strong army, Ai Qing can serve as military commander and supervise Liaodong. Cao Chuan, are you willing to annihilate the Northern rebels for me?"

When Chongzhen said this, he stared at Cao Zhongchen with his shining eyes, unblinking.

The next moment, Uncle Zhongyong stood up, bowed and thanked the emperor for his kindness with a serious face, and then said to the emperor with a bitter face: "To be honest with the emperor, I have no choice but to go back at this time."

At this point, General Cao spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty, a clever woman can't make a meal without rice. I was able to defeat the Tatars before, and more than half of the credit fell on the continuous musket."

"Now that I have no medicine, I am now a tiger without teeth. Therefore, I must return to Yizhou to prepare for the gunfire."
Chapter completed!