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Chapter 1081 The Father of Everyone in the World

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    Therefore, pacifying Japan is not just a matter of merit.

    Its influence is too far-reaching.

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "In that case, the cabinet must formulate a resettlement policy. It must not only restrain these vassals and not allow them to act recklessly, but it must also treat each other with courtesy to avoid losing the national integrity."

    Liu Jian hurriedly said: "I obey the order."

    Emperor Hongzhi suddenly said: "I have read the imperial censor's report on the new policies of Baoding Prefecture and Tongzhou. It is said that they are all pretty good, especially Yang Yiqing, the governor of Tongzhou. After taking office, he laid off redundant staff, built water conservancy projects, and carried out canal renovations."  Dredging the silt, encouraging agriculture and commerce, and revitalizing industry and commerce seem to have been done. No one in Hezhou was dissatisfied with him. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also praised him."

    Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked at each other.

    Generally speaking, this Yang Yiqing is truly one of our own, has an excellent reputation, and has the style of a minister. In fact, selfishly, everyone prefers Ouyang Zhi. But putting aside selfishness and speaking of fairness, they feel that people like Yang Yiqing  , is the most suitable.

    Xie Qian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing is an upright and honest man, and has experience as a governor. He is impeccable in terms of ability and virtue. The officials he has chosen are capable officials of our Ming Dynasty. With such good achievements,  It¡¯s as it should be.¡±

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "You are right, but I have no intention of comparing Baoding Prefecture and Tongzhou. I just hope that both of them can implement the New Deal well and set an example for the world. I hope that their brothers can climb the mountain."  , let¡¯s each do our best.¡±

    "Your Majesty's words are true."

    "The Ministry of Personnel, we are going to conduct a capital inspection, right?" Emperor Hongzhi said afterward.

    "Exactly, the person in charge of the inspection of the Ministry of Personnel this time is Wu Kuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

    Emperor Hongzhi became happy and said: "I have an impression of this man. He was the first Jinshi in the eighth year of Chenghua, the number one scholar, and the first in both the imperial examination and the court examination. When I was the prince, he also served as a lecturer in the East Palace. Oh.  , yes, he was the one who edited the "Records of Xianzong", and he is a fair person."

    Liu Jian and others nodded one after another: "Yes, Wu Shilang has launched an inspection in the capital. It is a major matter to purge the officials. Wu Kuan has also made a promise to be serious about this inspection in the capital."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded with deep understanding.

    Now, he found that he was much more relaxed, so he smiled and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, who is the warrior Bian?"

    "Mr. Wu?" Liu Jian frowned slightly.

    "Yes, many people call him sir, saying he is a great talent who is well-versed in poetry and calligraphy, but this is the first time I have heard of this man. Suddenly, he became famous. It is said that the world is full of peaches and plums, and everyone is vying for it.  We admire each other and are praised by others.¡±

    Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: "No wonder this person has been mentioned in many memorials recently. What do you think of this?"

    Liu Jian disagreed: "Those who are trying to please others by grandstanding are not worth mentioning."

    Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful.

    Xie Qian didn¡¯t seem to have much impression of this person.

    Li Dongyang smiled and said: "It's not wrong to say that he is trying to please the public. However, this person was indeed a famous Confucian before. Now, the reason why he has such a reputation, I think that this person is quite discerning. The economic principles he preaches,  It has played into the hands of many people. Nowadays, many rich and small rich families are dissatisfied with Xishan Jianye and the bank. In the past, they could be said to have fine clothes and fine food, but none of them had a mansion covering an area of ??ten or a hundred acres.  But now I find that this mansion is more than ten times smaller than before, and some people are even hoping for a luxurious mansion but can't get it, and they feel worried and angry."

    Li Dongyang paused: "Your Majesty, does he know that the number of children and servants in a moderately wealthy family is any different from previous years?"

    Emperor Hongzhi was surprised and said: "You have said it all."

    Li Dongyang said: "Five years ago, a middle-class wealthy family had hundreds of children and servants. Firstly, they could afford to support the family. Secondly, there were many refugees. Ordinary people had only one mouthful of food to eat, even if they entered  If you go to a big house and eat chaffy vegetables so that you don't starve to death, you are willing to sign a contract to sell yourself and become his slave. There are women sellers in the market. If they are mediocre in appearance, their value is not as good as half a cow."

    When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, who wants to be a domestic slave? It's really impossible to live.

    "But now, it's very different. Even for a moderately wealthy family, it's good to have ten slaves in the family. The reason is because people are no longer as humble as grass, and their value has doubled. Men have to work hard,  You can go to Xishan Jianye to work as a coolie. After one month, you can earn two to three taels of silver. If you have some skills, you can get five or six taels of silver per month. If you are a woman, it is really impossible.?With no reason and no one to rely on, you can still work in a textile workshop, which is enough to support yourself. Who is willing to sign a contract of sale?  Nowadays, the price of a person with hands and feet is not cheap, already worth more than a dozen cows. No one is willing to be a slave unless they have to.  Not only that, there are also a lot of escaped slaves now. In the past, people were proud to be able to enter a high family, at least they would not starve to death. But now, how could the slaves not know what happened? Therefore, even if they bought someone back, they would sign a contract  After signing the contract of selling themselves, the slaves became restless. If they still fed them scraps and treated them roughly, they would not be without a living if they escaped.  "

    When Li Dongyang said this, he was very emotional: "I think that Xishan Jianye's move is really harmful to people, but it is just the people who are applauding Mr. Wu now, but your Majesty is the parent of everyone in the world.  , these victims are His Majesty's children, so how can those who benefit from this not be His Majesty's children? A few years ago, Ming Dynasty was full of refugees, and the situation of abject poverty was shocking. Now, many people have food.  Food, life has improved. Therefore, the lives of the rich and small rich families are obviously a little harder. They can no longer afford to use so many servants, and the mansions they live in are becoming increasingly uncomfortable. They hold a large number of servants in their hands.  Money, in the past, they could sit back and relax, but now, they are panicking, fearing that there is more and more money on the market, making their money worthless. They complain about this, and the so-called Mr. Wu is just  He was just following his own preferences and playing tricks on himself, so he won the applause of countless people, and people praised him one after another, even comparing him to a national master, that's all."

    Li Dongyang paused: "Although this man's reputation is at its peak, Your Majesty, those who praise him have loud voices, but has anyone ever asked those who work hard for three meals a day in the workshop?  Man, has anyone asked those ordinary miserable people if they recognize this person? I dare to use Fang Jifan¡¯s head as a guarantee"

    ""

    Li Dongyang smiled narrowly: "It turns out that they don't recognize it. The Ming Dynasty has hundreds of millions of subjects, and it is nothing to be praised by thousands of people. Your Majesty is the parent of the people, and you can weigh the pros and cons."

    After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Li Qing's words suddenly enlightened me. I understand"

    Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian said goodbye and left the Fengtian Palace, heading towards the cabinet while talking casually.

    "Mr. Li, the warrior Bian Da has created a lot of momentum, and many people in the capital are interested in selling their houses. Mr. Li has nine acres in his home, do you have any plans?"

    Xie Qian seems to be undecided now. He is from a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. He has bought a lot of real estate and is thinking about whether to sell it. Li Dongyang is the smartest among the three. Asking him will make him feel at ease.

    Li Dongyang smiled, glanced at Liu Jian first, and then said: "In the prosperous times, this mansion close to the imperial city would not rise a thousand miles away. It is just a question of whether it will rise or not, and how much. In other places, I will not  Dare to speak nonsense, but Xincheng can be sure of it. Naturally, the only doubt is whether the Ming Dynasty, Zuo, can prosper now and in the future. Many people say that life is sad, but I don¡¯t see it that way, thank you  What do you think?"

    Xie Qian said thoughtfully: "Okay, then I won't sell it."

    Liu Jian was not in any mood at all. He didn't care about the mansion, the land, the salary, etc. He only cared about his son who was going to sea. God knows that now, this man who has been injected with chicken blood is going to preach all over the world and stand up for the saints.  Guy, where are you now, dead or alive.

    He sighed, and tears welled up in his eyes for no apparent reason.

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    Zhu Houzhao ran to the Zhenguo Mansion in a hurry and cried.

    ¡°The research can¡¯t continue.¡± His eyes were red.

    Fang Jifan suddenly felt a fire in his heart. After spending so much of his own money, you actually said that it can't go on. You, Zhu Houzhao, spent the hard-earned money from selling my house with peace of mind. You unconscionable piece of shit.

    Of course, Xiao Zhu is his friend, but now, he has just rejected the order, and is still waiting for Zhu Houzhao's father to give him another order, so that he can accept it coyly.

    This is called reluctantly, and it is a traditional way for scholar-officials to express their modesty. Although Fang Jifan is not a scholar-official, he can still learn from advanced experience.

    Fang Jifan comforted Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Highness, have you encountered difficulties? Don't be discouraged."

    "No, no, no, it's not." Zhu Houzhao looked downcast: "My dozen or so father-in-laws, I don't know what they heard, said that our bank and land will be unsustainable. In all likelihood, they are afraid that I will return  If I can't afford the money, I go to the Steam Research Institute all day long"

    Fang Jifan was angry: "These dog-like things are so courageous. Your Highness is the prince after all. What are you afraid of? Humph, how can you be so unreasonable with a few bad guys? How can you teach someone to beat them out if they are so presumptuous?"  "

    "You don't understand." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "They didn't scold or make trouble, they just followed me with a smile, asking for help, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince was great, he understood everything. They also said that his son was getting married.  , pitiful. He also said that he was ill and could not afford to be cured, and was poor. Although he did not mention the money, I felt very panicked." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Is money great?  How can you behave so shamelessly? Tell someone to beat them out.  "

    "You don't understand." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "They didn't scold or make trouble, they just followed me with a smile, asking for help, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince was great, he understood everything. They also said that his son was getting married.  , pitiful. He also said that he was ill and couldn't afford to be cured, and he was poor. Although he didn't mention the money, I felt very panicked." (Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com
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