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Chapter 1158 Li Shizhen¡¯s question

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    Hearing this, Hai Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly.

    "Your three-axe is not that difficult."

    "This is about saving the nation and changing fate, how can it not be difficult?" Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Zhongcheng doesn't need to worry about the first thing. I established Jiangnan Agricultural College to do this. I believe it will take five to ten years.  , we can complete pre-promotion preparations such as seed selection, seedling cultivation, and disaster research.¡±

    "Really?" Hai Rui couldn't help but said happily: "Is it what you said before, corn and sweet potato?"

    "There are also potatoes." Zhao Hao smiled and nodded: "Before, the Agricultural College only had corn. When I went to Japan a few years ago, I got potatoes from the Franconian ship. As for sweet potatoes, I have arranged for people to go to Nanyang to search for them.  , we will definitely find it within a few years at most.¡±

    "Okay, when the seeds come out, you must inform me as soon as possible." Hai Rui patted Zhao Hao's shoulder and said, "If these things can be so impressive to you, then your merits are immeasurable, no matter how hard you try,  Don¡¯t be afraid anymore!¡±

    "It's not that exaggerated." Zhao Hao was not so optimistic. He shook his head and said calmly: "These coarse grains can only keep the people from starving to death, and the premise is that the court does not exploit them too hard. Otherwise, they will have no way to survive Sweet potatoes and corn can  There is no way to pay taxes. So the key is to stop the boiling water!"

    "You mean migrating south?" Hai Rui asked in a deep voice.

    "Yes." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "But just as Zhong Cheng was worried, not only is the population that Jiangnan can carry limited, but overseas immigration cannot be accomplished overnight and requires a lot of arduous preliminary work. In the most ideal situation when all resistance is eliminated,  Under this condition, the limit is to move out five million people within thirty years."

    "Five million is an exaggeration" Hai Rui took a breath and said, "Few years ago, there were more than 100,000 people. It's impossible for the government not to care about such a large population loss."

    "Humph, they still have the nerve! If the people really can't survive, who would leave their homes?" Li Shizhen couldn't help but said angrily: "Today, the total number of refugees in Susong has exceeded one million, and there is no government official anywhere.  Shouting, we want to take people back!"

    "The land has been annexed by the clans. Should we take them back to cultivate the land for the feudal king?" Zhao Hao said with a smile.

    "But everything has a certain degree. Needless to say, the government is actually happy to see a small number of people who can't live in the country escape. This will reduce the burden on the government and ease the conflicts a little." Hai Rui said solemnly:

    "After all, the conflict cannot be resolved, and one way is to make one party disappear. But with more people fleeing, who will farm the land to feed the clans? Those clans, who are like blood-sucking leeches, are going to cause trouble! By then, the government will not be able to  If we don¡¯t stop the refugees from fleeing, we will even pressure Jiangnan to repatriate the refugees.¡±

    "What vassal clansmen are like pigs!" Li Shizhen spat and said bitterly: "They are also particularly good at giving birth to children!"

    From the perspective of the people of the Ming Dynasty, there is no one who does not hate the clan kings.  No wonder Li Shizhen was so angry:

    "Just because they have the blood of the old Zhu family, they can enjoy the support of the imperial court from generation to generation. They also rely on their status as royal clan members to occupy land and plunder the people. Now their number can double in almost twenty years, and then  It will be strange if the Ming Dynasty does not perish in a few decades!"

    As he spoke, Li Shizhen couldn't help but ask: "This is a truth that ordinary people understand, why can't the court see it?"

    "Why can't the imperial court see it? My predecessor, Lin Zhongcheng, made it very clear in his memorial in the 41st year of Jiajing. The world's food supply to the capital and Jiubian is four million dan per year, but the food supply to the princes' palaces is  There are 8 million shi every year. The largest part of the court's annual expenditure is to support these clans. Specifically, Shanxi retains 1.9 million shi in tax grain every year, but the local prince's food consumption is more than 3 million shi.  Shi. ??Henan Province has 940,000 shi of grain stored in it, but the local vassal kings consume more than 1.9 million shi"

    "In other words, now all the taxes and taxes in the four provinces of Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi are not enough to support the clan. How can there be money to develop water conservancy projects and save people's livelihood? If there is a slight natural disaster, it will be a disaster.  Ah." Hai Rui sighed and said:

    "Such an obvious thing is like an elephant breaking into the room. How can the princes in the court not see it? They also saw it and were anxious. The "Regulations on Suspensions and Vassals" promulgated in the 44th year of Jiajing's reign was the work of Lin Zhongcheng and others.  The result of the unremitting efforts of all the princes. There are sixty-seven articles in this regulation, with two core points. One is to strictly limit the number of wives and concubines of the vassal king. Even taking concubines must be approved by the Ministry of Personnel. All children who are not born of wives and concubines will not be given.  The second is to reduce the salary of the feudal prince and reduce the expenses of the royal palace."

    "This reform is not insignificant, and it has indeed reduced the pressure on the provinces. However, the burden on the people has not been reduced, but has intensified." Speaking of this, Hai Rui saidBut the face full of fighting spirit showed a rare look of defeat.

    "Why?" Li Shizhen asked in confusion.

    "The vassal princes were dissatisfied with their salary expenditure being cut by the imperial court, so they looked for compensation from the common people. They used their status as royal clan members to use various means to invade people's fields, accept donations from landlords, and engage in lawless and wanton annexation. This forced them to  The people have fled into exile."

    Hai Rui said depressedly: "And this time, neither the court nor the local government is willing to wade into this muddy water again. Anyway, it is the common people who will suffer in the end."

    "Yes, the vassal king's disaster has not improved, but has intensified." Zhao Hao nodded and said: "If we don't solve them, there will be no solution to this crisis."

    "What good idea do you have?" Hai Rui glanced at Zhao Hao.

    "I really don't have one." Zhao Hao spread his hands and said, "Looking at the whole world, only Hai Gong can solve this kind of thing. As for my children, you are the only one who can always wave the flag and shout."

    In the room, the old lady coughed suddenly, obviously not wanting her son to wade into the muddy water.

    "Grandma, don't worry, we are just gossiping." Zhao Hao smiled quickly and said: "If you are not in the position, you will not seek to govern. There is no vassal king in Haizhong Cheng's jurisdiction, so he can't control it even if he wants to."

    "Haha, good boy, don't think grandma is too talkative." Mrs. Xie smiled sheepishly and said to Zhao Hao: "Grandma tells you that the older generation has a saying that tells outsiders not to get involved in household affairs. The old lady wants the clan's surname to be Zhu.  With the emperor's family, there are many close and distant relatives, you and Ru Xian are still outsiders after all, and you can't get along well with them."

    "Hey, grandma, I remember." Zhao Hao nodded with a smile and said, "We don't care."

    ¡°He came to see a happy occasion today, not to cause trouble.  Anyway, Hai Rui has nothing to do with Zong Fan's affairs right now. He just wants to raise a topic and let's talk about it when we have the opportunity in the future.

    The three of them ignored this disturbing topic, and Li Shizhen asked Zhao Hao what he could do for the upcoming Xiao Glacier.

    "There are too many things that can be done, no less than Mr. Meng He." Zhao Hao smiled and said in a deep voice: "There will be great epidemics after major disasters, and there will be no shortage of plagues in the future. The projects studied by Jiangnan Medical College have achieved a  If this success is achieved, tens of millions more people will be saved in the future."

    "Speaking of this, you must go to Jiangnan Hospital later. We have a lot of things we want to hear your evaluation of." Li Shizhen emphasized again.

    "Definitely." Zhao Hao said with a smile: "You have invited me one after another. It seems that you have made a great new discovery."

    "You'll know when the time comes." Li Shizhen kept it secret.

    ??~~

    After having dinner at Hai Rui's house and chatting until noon, Zhao Hao and Li Shizhen left with their red-skinned wedding eggs.

    Although Hai Rui still wants to have an in-depth discussion on the issue of Xiao Binghe, he will return to Suzhou next year to continue supervising the work. Of course, Zhao Hao cannot let the women of the Hai family hold grudges and must return Hai Rui to them.

    On the way to send Li Shizhen back to Duke Wei¡¯s mansion, Zhao Hao suddenly asked: ¡°According to what you just said, Duke Wei is about to die?¡±

    "It's just been the past few days." Li Shizhen said calmly: "It depends on precious medicinal materials to survive. The Lord doesn't want him to leave in the first month. It's unlucky."

    "" Zhao Hao was stunned for a long time, then nodded and said with a bitter smile: "That's right, I won't be able to celebrate the New Year in the future. Then I will stay in Jinling for a while, so as not to have to come back just now."

    "That's best. Let's go back together then." Li Shizhen never misses any opportunity to discuss medical science with Zhao Hao.

    After sending Lao Li back, Zhao Hao specially asked Gao Wu to drive to the Bell and Drum Towers and Caijia Alley, the places where he had fought, and waited until it was almost dark before returning to Xiaocang Mountain.

    As soon as the carriage entered the courtyard of Liuyun Mountain Residence, he saw five golden flowers wearing very thin clothes, waiting for him to come back in the cold wind.

    "What are you doing? Come in quickly and talk." This made Zhao Hao feel bad.  "What about Xue Lianpo? It doesn't look like it." They were all shirtless and carrying leather whips.

    He persuaded the five girls to move into the warm villa.  Watching them all with their little faces flushed from the cold, huddled on the sofa like children about to be spanked for making a mistake.  No matter how big an opinion Mr. Zhao has, he loses his temper, not to mention that he doesn't have much opinion.

    "Okay, okay, don't cry in despair, drink some ginger tea quickly, don't catch a cold." Zhao Hao asked Xiao Yuner and two others to pour tea for them.

    "Brother, are you really angry?" Li Mingyue said with swollen eyes.

    "We started the company just for fun. I didn't expect to make you so angry." Jiang Xueying wiped away tears.

    "I thought you wouldn't come back." Xiao Zhuzi held his heart in his hands, feeling sad.

    "We were wrong" Secretary Ma and Qiaoqiao admitted their mistakes sincerely.  Their identities are not the same as those of the three girls. They are already Zhao Hao's people.

    "Alas" Men become soft-hearted when a girl cries, let alone five of them crying together. Zhao Hao sighed helplessly: "I'm not angry. This is a good thing."

    This is a good thing. First of all, it means that the five wives cannot run away.  Besides, isn¡¯t it beautiful enough to have five wives?  How many nails can he drive if he is covered in iron?  Can my wife endure any more?

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? You can still have a big week off in the future. If it is more, you will have to work all year round, then who can bear it?

    The good attitude of Lao Zhao¡¯s family allows him to always look at problems in a positive way

    ps. I¡¯m back, just two updates today.  I will try to write more tomorrow.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It means sincerely admitting your mistake.  Their identities are not the same as those of the three girls. They are already Zhao Hao's people.

    "Alas" Men become soft-hearted when a girl cries, let alone five of them crying together. Zhao Hao sighed helplessly: "I'm not angry. This is a good thing."

    This is a good thing. First of all, it means that the five wives cannot run away.  Besides, isn¡¯t it beautiful enough to have five wives?  How many nails can he drive if he is covered in iron?  Can my wife endure any more?

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? You can still have a big week off in the future. If it is more, you will have to work all year round, then who can bear it?

    The good attitude of Lao Zhao¡¯s family allows him to always look at problems in a positive way

    ps. I¡¯m back, just two updates today.  I will try to write more tomorrow.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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