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Chapter 1632 Good news, you don¡¯t have to be beaten anymore

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    The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

    Very simple truth.

    This is all the purpose of Xinxue, and Fang Jifan is using his life's energy to implement it.

    Emperor Hongzhi breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it made sense.

    If everyone does this, they will be able to sit back and relax.

    only¡­¡­

    He still felt that it was a pity for the boy from the Xu family.

    So, he glanced at Xu Yan and said regretfully: "Xu Qing's family, Ling Sun Ji has his own destiny, the Qing family doesn't have to"

    "Hey" Xu Er just sighed, as if he was very distressed, but he was helpless, and said: "Your Majesty, I am really worried now, but what Duke Qi said is not unreasonable. I have been blessed by the country in my life.  , My grandson Xu Pengju, if I can serve your majesty, I will be willing to die even if I die ten thousand times. Old minister, I have nothing to say."

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "It would be great if the Xu Qing family can understand the great righteousness. Come and give a seat to the two Qing families."

    As he said that, a eunuch moved to Jindun. The two sat down, and Emperor Hongzhi asked about Nanjing.

    Xu Yan seemed absent-minded, but he managed to calm down and said: "There are countless bankrupt landlords in the south of the Yangtze River, because it is difficult to make profits from the land so there are quite a lot of complaints."

    Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What's the reason for this?"

    Xu Yan couldn't answer for a while.

    Fang Jifan, on the other hand, said: "Your Majesty, this is a matter of reason. The Ming Dynasty has been in peace for a long time. After natural disasters come this time, even if they do not cause man-made disasters, ordinary people cannot withstand the risks. Therefore the land has to  In the end, more and more people lost their land through cheap sales, and through these, the local gentry continued to annex land."

    Fang Jifan paused and continued; "So, those who have land, the stronger their ability to resist disasters, the more and more land they have, and the poor lose their land and become refugees. The Tuntian Guard once conducted a survey in Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi and found that  More than 40% of the local land is in the hands of hundreds of families, large and small, and these hundreds of gentry are almost related to each other through marriage. They produce the most land.  The surplus grain is also the largest. Even if a poor person has three or five acres of land, it is barely enough for him to eat and drink. Your Majesty In this way, isn't the surplus grain in Nanchang Mansion piled up in the granaries of more than a hundred families?  ? People in the city want to buy food, and hungry people want to eat, ah, no, to eat a bowl of porridge, they have to go to their rice shop to buy food. How much does this food cost? To a certain extent, since  They have the final say."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded after hearing this.

    Fang Jifan added: "But now, after Xishan Bank started rent-free land, the situation has improved. The price of food in this place is no longer decided by more than a hundred of their relatives. Many families get thirty to fifty  acres of land, and they are free of rent and do not have to hand over grain to the gentry. Therefore, they will have more surplus grain in their hands. One household does not have much surplus grain, but if thousands of households have surplus grain, then even that  Hundreds of families want to unite and decide the price of food, but it is not that easy. After all, there are fewer people in need of food in the market, because they can go to farm rent-free land. And because they need food, they can farm on rent-free land.  There are countless people selling grain."

    Emperor Hongzhi said with emotion: "The free rent in banks is actually good governance. This is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty forever."

    Fang Jifan added: "In addition, because people can rent their land free of charge, even if some people are not qualified enough to apply for rent exemption, the situation faced by the gentry is that they have a lot of land and can recruit many tenant farmers.  If the rent decreases, they can't just let their land go barren and not cultivate it. Therefore, in order to attract villagers, they have to use the method of low rent. The original rent was as high as 70 to 80%. Those with conscience can't  It needs 50% to 60%. But now, it is only 20% to 30%, and I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to attract people.¡±

    "The decrease in their income is a matter of course. To a certain extent, the large-scale increase in production in recent years, the higher the increase in land production, the greater the food surplus, and everyone has food to eat, but it has done great harm to them.  Only when a famine occurs and food production is reduced, and they have a large amount of land, they can take advantage of people's crisis and take the opportunity to sell food at high prices, and at the same time, purchase land at ridiculously low prices. Therefore, they now have something  The complaints are really not surprising at all.¡±

    "After all Regardless of their character, it would be weird if they were not angry from their point of view. The emperors of all dynasties only wanted to be the father of more than a hundred families.  , supporting them in everything, ruling the world with them, and therefore, they were praised by them. As for the thousands of ordinary people, they were ignored.?, no one cares about their life or death.  And what I admire most about Your Majesty is this. Compared with the so-called holy kings of all dynasties, apart from Emperor Taizu and Emperor Gao, Your Majesty is the only one who truly cares about the welfare of all people in the world. Your Majesty has done thousands of things.  King and father of all.  "

    Emperor Hongzhi felt that Fang Jifan was flattering him, but it seemed that there was no evidence, because what Fang Jifan said clearly made sense.

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "Since this is something that has never happened before, and this is my first time, I am thinking about how people in the world will treat me now, or thousands of years from now. I don't believe in ghosts and gods.  I feel that if I die, I will not be able to enjoy the incense of future generations. This is more of a memory for future generations"

    Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and sighed: "But I know that if I think it is the right thing, then just insist on doing it. In the past, I had the intention to govern the world, but I could not realize this. Now, I realize this  If you don¡¯t do it at all, you have to fight through thorns and thorns. It¡¯s useless to think about right and wrong, merits and demerits.¡±

    Emperor Hongzhi immediately told Xu Chu: "The south of the Yangtze River is an important area for grain production and is of great importance. Moreover, there are many families living there, which is of great importance. The Qing family must be extra careful and make sure no mistakes are made."

    Xu Chu said: "Old minister, I obey the order."

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "There is no need to blame Fang Jifan for what happened to your grandson. He was also thinking about the country. Alasif Xu Pengju really suffered an accident, I will apologize to you on his behalf."

    Xu Yan immediately said: "How dare IYour MajestyOld Minister"

    Emperor Hongzhi was a little tired. Fang Jifan had just stayed here for a long time, talking here and there, but refused to leave, so he ordered Fang Jifan and the other two to leave.

    Fang Jifan said: "I still want to"

    Emperor Hongzhi said tiredly: "I want to go to bed and take a rest. Do you want to go to bed with me?"

    This  disgusting meaning is obvious.

    Fang Jifan: ""

    So, Fang Jifan had no choice but to resign angrily.

    When he left the palace, Wei Guogong and Ding Guogong followed him quickly, one on the left and the other on the right.

    Xu Yan shouted: "Where are you going, Duke of Qi?"

    Fang Jifan saw that although the two old Dukes were old, their physical strength was not bad. Come to think of it they were still practicing bow and horse. He sadly realized that although he was young, he might not be able to outrun them, so he immediately showed his obedience.  He looked like this, with a sincere smile on his face, and said obediently: "How are you, my two uncles?"

    At this time, you must smile and show some teeth to show your innocence and naivety.

    Xu Er snorted coldly: "I've heard of your bad reputation for a long time. I am a rude person and entrusted my grandson to you. Come here"

    Fang Jifan looked innocent and shook his head: "What are you doing?"

    Xu Yan said seriously: "I have something important to tell you!"

    Big things

    Fang Jifan saw that Xu Yan looked very serious, as if he was very impressive, and he murmured in his heart, this is not a trick on me, is it? Fang Jifan has fallen for you?

    He hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward: "I wonder if I have anything to ask you, Uncle Shi."

    "Someone wants to rebel!" Xu Yan said seriously.

    Fang Jifan thought for a moment, and countless suspicious individuals flashed through his mind, and he subconsciously asked: "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

    Xu Yan and Xu Yongning: "" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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