Of course, Liu Chao was not the only one in Qingtian who was sent by Zhu Youjian to various governments in Xiangyang to make decisions for the people!

During this period, many people from various counties under Xiangyang Prefecture came to Xiangyang City to complain.

Since someone has complained, Zhu Youjian cannot ignore it, but he cannot judge randomly. He must make a fair and legal judgment based on the facts and the Ming Law as the criterion.

So before making the verdict, Zhu Youjian sent a large number of "Qingtian" to investigate below. In addition to the factory minister Liu Chao, what other "biaos", "dogs", "children", and "grandsons" were there?

... They are all officials who have become famous throughout the world during Wei Zhongxian's time. They are all proficient in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and everyone is willing to do good things for the country and the people.

In addition, Zhu Youjian also suspected that there were intruders mingling among the begging soldiers to cause damage. Those bad things such as smashing, looting and killing were probably done by intruders.

So he appointed Li Zicheng, deputy general of the Youth Army in front of the tent, to deal with the Xiangyang intruders, and sent warriors in front of the tent to various counties to cooperate with those Qingtian to investigate the case and deal with the thieves!

Now the gentry in Xiangyang Prefecture are really looking forward to a savior!

Li Zichengdu personally went out to catch the thieves for everyone. How could Xiangyang not live in peace? How could the people of Xiangyang live in peace?

For the begging emperor Zhu Youjian in the Xiangyang Imperial City, the days of begging were really carefree and comfortable, so the time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was already September of the fifth year of Chongzhen.

The ninth month of the lunar calendar is equivalent to the tenth month of the Western calendar, and during the ninth month of the Little Ice Age, the temperature in Huguang is already very cold. As the weather turns cooler, the autumn harvest season, the best time of the year in the Huguang area, is also

From north to south, the order comes.

Similar to the situation in the northern Central Plains, the rainfall in Huguang in the five years of Chongzhen was also relatively heavy, and flash floods occurred in many places. However, the major rivers did not flood, so overall, the harvest was pretty good.

On both sides of the Han River and around Xiangyang City, there is now a golden sea of ​​rice, and everything looks so rich and peaceful.

The ninth king of Chu, who was more alive and longer than Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming, was born in the second year of Longqing. Zhu Huakui, who had been the king of Chu for 52 years, was at this time riding a dragon boat with Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming along the

The Han River came slowly and arrived at Xiangyang City where the Emperor of Heaven was.

According to the vassal ban of the Ming Dynasty, the two kings (the princes of the vassal queen) should not meet each other. However, Prince Xiang Zhu Yiming was ordered to contact the kings in Huguang area, so naturally he did not have to abide by the vassal ban of "the two kings not meeting each other".

Moreover, the various vassal restrictions that restricted the clan are now being gradually lifted.

According to Zhu Youjian's current assumptions, the vassal kings in the north who are not from him can withdraw if they can, and move if they can. After all, the northern Central Plains will suffer from successive disasters in the next ten years, and the land resources have long been exhausted.

, there is no spare capacity and no need to feed those feudal kings.

But the situation in Huguang and Guangdong and Guangxi is different.

The contradiction between people and land in Huguang and Guangxi was not prominent during the Chongzhen period, and the burden on the people was also relatively light.

The average land tax in Huguang is one mu, which is one pound per mu. Even if 90% of the land does not pay taxes, the remaining 10% will bear a tax of more than 2 million shi, which is one mu per dou. For the water and soil of Huguang, it is really

It’s not a problem. The yield of paddy fields in Huguang is between two and three dan. If the dry land is used to grow wheat, the yield can be more than one dan.

The harvest is so high and the taxes paid are so low. If Zhu Youjian removes the vassal king to reduce the burden on the people, it will be too pampering for the Huguang gentry and people. Why not let them act as leaders of the wealthy family and discuss with the governors sent by the court?

Pay tax.

The land tax burden in Guangdong is heavier than that in Huguang, with 25 million acres (there are more hidden fields in Guangdong, actually more than this number) bearing 990,000 shi, less than four kilograms per mu. But at this time, Guangdong’s

Maritime trade is very developed, and a small Foshan town can be ranked among the best in the world, but Zhu Youjian, a long-lived man, cannot collect a few commercial taxes!

As for Guangxi, the land is full of chieftains, almost barbaric. There are nearly 10 million acres of registered land, and the annual tax amount is only more than 300,000 dan.

Therefore, it is not that there are too many princes in these two areas, but that there are too few. It will be better to seal some sons over later!

For Chu King Zhu Huakui, it was also a pleasure to leave Wuchang Mansion, where he had stayed all his life, and travel along the Han River, Yangtze River, and Xiang River, visit relatives everywhere, and appreciate the mountains and rivers of Huguang.

As for the one-dou tax per acre and the grain tax paid by both officials and gentry, although Chu King Zhu Huakui did not agree, he was not too worried about Wuchang being far away from Beijing. It was a place as far away as the sky and the emperor. The powerful gentry in the area were all

I'm used to being comfortable, but I can't even collect the full tax per acre, so why should I pay the tax per acre? Is the little emperor thinking too much?

So on the boat to Xiangyang, he kept comforting King Xiang Zhu Yiming and asked King Xiang, who was afraid of having to deal with the little emperor, to find a way to coax Zhu Youjian away. As long as he leaves, everything will be the same as before in Huguang?

"You two princes, the official ship has stopped at the pier. Please step down and get off the boat."

A Daxuan from Prince Xiang's Palace walked into the cabin and talked to the two kings of Xiang and Chu who were drinking tea and discussing how to coax Zhu Youjian, a foolish king, to report the ship docking.

"Brother King of Chu, my brother's Xiangyang City has arrived!" Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming smiled and greeted Chu King Zhu Huakui, "Although Xiangyang is not as prosperous as Wuchang, it is also a good place with outstanding people and places. It has been an important town in Jingchu since ancient times, with historical sites inside and outside the city.

There are so many, the city is also extremely majestic, and the moat is even wider. Our boat is now anchored in the moat. If you come up with a case, you can directly enter the city through the east gate. Not far away is the palace, where Long Live the Lord lives now."

"Then let's go pay homage to the Long Live Lord first, and then we can visit Xiangyang's landscape and historical sites together!" Chu King Zhu Huakui didn't know that he was about to be in disaster. He was still like a child, just thinking about being a fiftieth-year-old for fun.

The 20-year-old Wang has never left Wuchang. It is indeed a bit boring. After finally going out, of course he has to have some fun!

"Okay, let's go to the city quickly!"

The two old men got off the boat and got on the big sedan chair that only princes could ride. Under the protection of a group of eunuchs Jingjun (all from Nanhaizi), they entered the city in a swagger. Not far from the city was the prince's palace.

As they got closer, they ran into a traffic jam!

Da Xun, who was born in Nanhaizi, rushed to the front of Prince Xiang's sedan chair and said, "Your Majesty, the road ahead is blocked, why don't we go in through the back door."

"What? Go through the back door? I am the prince!" Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiang, was unhappy when he heard this, "Why don't you chase people away?"

"You can't chase me away!"

"What? Is Long Live Master going out?" King Xiang Zhu Yiming was startled and hurriedly got out of the sedan. When he got outside, he found that there was already a sea of ​​people outside the gate of his imperial city. Everyone faced the bright sun.

Kneeling down in front of the imperial city, this scene is quite shocking.

"What's going on?" Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming asked hurriedly, "Why are there so many people kneeling? Are they here to petition?"

The eunuch nodded: "Yes, I asked about it, they are all here to petition."

"Why don't you drive people away? Long live Lord Gan Gang decides the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to petition?"

The eunuch replied: "You can't drive people away."

The prince asked: "Why not?"

"Your Majesty, I have asked those people. They are all the candidates, scholars and Tongsheng from various places in Xiangyang Prefecture."

"What about that?" Zhu Yiming was anxious. He knew how ferocious Zhu Youjian was, and he would kill any scholar, scholar, or student who offended him!

"Your Majesty," the eunuch shook his head, "Listen to what I have to say. Those people came to ask the court to implement the unified payment of grain and taxes by both officials and gentry and to increase the land tax in Xiangyang Prefecture to two dollars per mu! Your Majesty, please tell me, then Good scholars, can we drive them away?"
Chapter completed!