The old lady was stern and scolded loudly.

The four sons' expressions remain unchanged. They are all in their forties, each with their families, especially their own careers outside, so they are not afraid of anything and do not want to be blocked by the old lady.

The third brother looked at the old lady and said dissatisfiedly: "Mom, you say this, it seems like we are so unfilial. How can we be human when it is spread? "

The old lady looked at the third child and snorted coldly.

The fourth brother was also dissatisfied and said, "Mom, it's not that we forced you. Even if you don't give it to the court now, our tenants will be on the official list of land distribution. At most, they will have their land in two years, and no one will plant our thousand acres."

The boss said directly: "Mom, Qi'er has just entered the third year of high school and is about to take the college entrance examination. As long as she passes the exam, she will definitely have a county magistrate in the future. That's a bright future. You can't ruin your grandson's future..."

The old lady was furious when she heard this. She suddenly knocked on her crutch and stood up. She stared at her sons coldly and said angrily: "Okay, okay, you all have hard wings and don't listen to my mother! I will tell you something today, I want to sell the land, and wait for me to die!"

The old lady turned around and left tremblingly as soon as she shook her crutch.

The four brothers looked bad, and they watched the old lady leave and looked at each other.

The second brother is an official, and he has a lot of prestige among the four brothers. After a moment of silence, he said, "The land deeds are all in my mother's hands. Since she doesn't want to sell them, we can't wait."

The other three brothers were helpless. My mother has always been arbitrary, and the four brothers couldn't persuade them at all.

The fourth brother looked at him and said, "Second brother, are you unable to go to the yamen anymore?"

The second brother said, "Well, when will it be sold, and when will it go again?"

The boss was in trouble and said, "Qi'er is the same. She was on vacation. I heard that dozens of people in their school are like this. If you delay any further, you will not be able to take the exam in college."

The third brother said, "What are you? The Shenlong Mansion was going to buy my daughter Hong for 500 Yuan, so I hired an escort agency. Now the Commerce Bureau comes to the door every few days. Who dares to take my business? This year, let's wait and drink the northwest wind!"

After complaining, the brothers had to disperse themselves. The land deed was with me, so I couldn’t grab it, right?

Suzhou Prefecture.

Suzhou magistrate Huang Youlian was walking around the field with a group of people.

The county magistrate next to him came up from the canal barefoot and said happily: "Sir, the Ministry of Works is still very efficient. The canal of this farmland has been rectified. Dams and reservoirs have been built on several large rivers, so that there is no need to worry about water shortage or waterlogging."

Huang Youlian naturally saw that he was not born in the Zhengyuan department, but he was very interested in the various "mathematical principles" used by the Ministry of Works. He was also studying hard. Listening to his deputy, he asked: "Okay, there is basically no problem with this area. After the autumn harvest, you can implement the land division..."

Suzhou Prefecture is the fastest place for land policy. Huang Youlian, as the prefect of Suzhou, was naturally entrusted with important tasks and was quite capable.

The county magistrate said: "Yes. Sir, I think we can communicate with Lord Qin and make overall arrangements so that we will not go too fast and cause criticism."

Huang Youlian waved her hand and said, "We don't care about the rest. Now we are racing against time. Things will be implemented sooner, so let's be at ease sooner. For other things, Lord Qin and Master Fu will worry about them."

The county magistrate thought about it, and the "new policy" was too easy to cause problems. If they completed it earlier, they would not have to continue to be worried.

Taihu, Gong'an County.

Zhou Linxuan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, is supervising the dredging of Taihu Lake and the dredging of nearby rivers.

He was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. He was ups and downs over the years, and was only promoted until he was appreciated by Fang Kongxu. He had done a lot of practical things over the years.

A chief officer next to him came over from a distance and said, "Sir, there is basically no problem. Taihu Lake has enough water storage capacity, which will be of great use to deal with major floods and droughts, especially irrigating the surrounding fields, which can at least raise millions of fertile land!"

Zhou Linxuan has been busy with various major projects of the Ministry of Works over the years and rarely lives in Beijing. Listening to the return of the person in charge, Fengshuang's face was full of smiles, and he said in an excited tone, "Millions of acres of fertile land! If the disaster passes, the fertile land around Taihu Lake will be enough to support everyone in the Ming Dynasty!"

The head of the affairs officer was also very excited and said, "What the lord said is that these things are great achievements that are in the present and in the future. If you do it yourself, it will be famous and remembered in history and will be remembered forever!"

Zhou Linyong glanced at him, breathed a deep breath, and said, "I didn't think so much. I just wanted to live up to the grace of the holy people, the trust of the court, and the ardent hopes of the people. As long as I do what I see, I will be satisfied."

These are naturally polite words. When building rivers, we need to erect a monument. There are also county annals in the local area and important events in the court.

The head of the official did not say much about this, but instead said happily: "Sir, Secretary Fang is transferred to the Minister of Personnel, which is just one step away from the cabinet!"

Everyone knows that Fang Kongqi was Zhou Linyi's Bole. Now Fang Kongqi has been transferred to the position of Minister of Personnel. Zhou Linyi, as the Minister of Works, and his achievements in building rivers and roads, it is inevitable that he will be promoted to another level.

Zhou Linyi didn't care much about this. The court was in a treacherous manner. He didn't want to get involved, and he wanted to do things locally.

He glanced at the head and said, "Don't spread these words or talk about them."

The head of the chief laughed quickly and said, "How dare I spread the word? I just want to tell the adults. I hope the adults will make an arrangement soon."

Zhou Linyan seemed not to hear it and said, "The Taihu Lake has been purged. There are several other big lakes, the Yangtze River, and the Yellow River that often breaks. We will also deal with it before summer comes..."

The head listened and smiled stiffly.

Obviously, Zhou Linxuan did not plan to return to Beijing after the end of this time, but instead continued to do things locally.

Sichuan, Jiange Pass.

Wei Ziliang, the doctor of the Ministry of Works, and Geng Keqi, the Sichuan Rights Assistant, were walking on a newly opened mountain road.

Wei Ziliang said: "Mr. Geng, if this road is opened, it will be much more convenient to enter and exit Sichuan."

Geng Keqi also smiled and said, "Sichuan has been difficult to walk on the road since ancient times, and there are many natural dangers. This time, the imperial court vigorously bombed the mountain and opened the road. I don't know how great it is."

Wei Ziliang looked at the mountains everywhere, and the direction of Shaanxi was vaguely visible, and his heart was surging, saying, "Yes, Lord Geng, we have a heavy responsibility and a long way to go, and we still have to continue working hard."

Geng Keqi said in a serious look: "Don't worry, Lord Wei, we all support Lord Wei, and we all have so many people!"

Another meaning of this sentence is that we hope that Wei Ziliang will continue to ask the court for money and grain, because Sichuan has no money and grain.

Wei Ziliang knew about the situation in Sichuan and did not shirk it, saying, "I have already passed a letter with the new Secretary of Zhang. Zhang Shangshu said that at least five million yuan of grain will be allocated to the Ministry of Industry this year to continue various projects."

Zhang Bingwen was transferred from the Minister of Revenue to the Minister of Works, so he would definitely have a lot of resources.

Geng Keqi was overjoyed and said, "That's great. Let's go ahead and take a look. We have to pass through a mountain belly, so we can't kill anyone."

Wei Ziliang nodded, and the two walked forward hand in hand.

Ministry of Revenue.

Li Banghua has been the Minister of Revenue for two months, and he still serves as the leader of the Qingtian Group.

Ministry of Revenue Conference Hall.

Two ministers, five doctors, and eight ministers were there.

A minister looked at the notebook in front of him and said, "Sir, the statistics on household registration in various places has been quite smooth, especially in the three northern provinces, where there are no land and few land household registrations, and it is expected that the division and implementation will be started in the second half of the year. Each household has one male over 16 years old, twenty acres, and more than fifty acres, try to match the upper, middle and lower levels. Half a year is tax-free, one and a half years old, one dou for two years, and two dou for five years..."

After he finished speaking, another assistant minister responded, "The land division work is still in full swing. All localities have formed measurement teams, and various levels have formed multiple preventive measures such as supervision, random inspection, reporting, and verification to ensure that there is no fraud..."

Subsequently, each doctor also reported one after another, all about the aspects of "land reform", which were very detailed and quite complicated.

Li Banghua listened, and there was a look of satisfaction on his cold and hard face.

As the court has advanced the unprecedented efforts to promote the "New Policy", it has made great progress.

The future work of the Ministry of Revenue is expected to go smoothly.

Fang Kongxu, who took over as Minister of Personnel, was also purging the Ministry of Personnel. Faced with the huge gap between officials, his solution was relatively simple, that is, to revive some people who support the "New Deal". There are many people who are qualified to join the officialdom.

Fang Kongxu wrote a call for a summons, and thousands of people recommended themselves and entered the assessment list of the Ministry of Personnel.

In the second step, Fang Kongzhang rotated the political and senators level in various places, spreading the pressure from each province, and at the same time, rising openly and falling secretly, putting some officials who were volatile in key positions in some "mouth-using" positions.

The third step is that outside the relatively stable pass, officials from the three provinces of Liaodong, even North Korea, Ryukyu, etc. entered the pass in large numbers and flooded the officialdom.

His series of actions quickly stabilized the turmoil in the officialdom and maintained the momentum of the "New Deal".

Zhang Bingwen performed his duties in the Work Department, sorted out the major projects of the Work Department, proposed the strategy of "from big to small, point to surface", refined the projects of the Work Department, and changed the project overview of the Work Department, and bidding for the entire Ming Dynasty, building bridges, paving roads, opening rivers, etc., and comprehensive bidding for all large and small.

This attempt to mobilize the civil forces of the entire Ming Dynasty ushered in a great response, and the various projects of the Ministry of Works were greatly supplemented and promoted.

Other departments have also taken action one after another, with various new means and new methods emerging one after another, all in order to promote the progress of the "New Deal".

In the first three months of the ninth year of Jingzheng, the Ming Dynasty was in full swing, and the work of the "New Policy" was vigorous and in full swing.

Qianqing Palace.

In March, the winter snow gradually fades, and the spring breeze comes.

Secretary of War Zhang Guowei accompanied Zhu Xu and walked slowly from the Qianqing Palace to the cabinet.

Zhang Guowei followed Zhu Xu and said, "Emperor, the Ministry of War has summarized the inspection of military preparations last year and presented it to the emperor for the imperial examination. Overall, the staffing of the three major war zones is full, there is no false report or missed report. The training is also in accordance with the training manual and has not been reduced. The soldiers are in full condition and are very imposing, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"The Ministry of War has also checked the relevant weapons, armor, firearms, etc. one by one. Although there are some problems, they are not big. The Ministry of War has ordered rectification. The relevant manufacturing, procurement, transportation, storage, etc. are further sorted out to ensure safety, efficiency and practical..."

"In terms of logistics, the military pay minister focuses on checking whether there are any deductions, arrears, kickbacks, and false claims. At present, it seems that except for the southern military region being somewhat opaque and waiting to be inspected, the other two problems are not big."

"The daily necessities of soldiers, such as bedding, winter clothes, military uniforms, tableware, etc. are uniformly managed by the Logistics Department. The ministers and others have conducted detailed investigations one by one, and occasionally inferior products are used as good products. I have investigated and dealt with specific procurement, re-inspection, manufacturing and other related issues, and established typical heavy objects..."

"The situation in Japan is quite complicated, and I am deeply worried. Dorgon is arrogant in raising thieves. There are 100,000 new recruits in the country's island camp in just two years. These 100,000 people are still in the hands of Dorgon's people. Those who are loyal to our Ming Dynasty are gradually being marginalized..."

"There are some voices in Ryukyu, North Korea accused Dorgon of deliberately driving away the victims of the disaster to them, and the elderly, weak, women and children. There were also reports, saying that Dorgon was massacre in Japan, and even used people to reclaim the sea, hoarding money, grain, and armor, and making ill-gotten plans!"

"The Ministry of War on the Navy has no right to intervene. I have written to Governor Xiong, asking him to do a good job of verification and submit it to the Ministry of War for approval. Although the Ministry of War did not conduct verification in person, according to my understanding, the Navy is relatively rigorous in all aspects, except for the money and food accounts that are unclear."

Zhang Guowei did not list specific examples, but they were all in the memorial book, and he said in person that he had a villain who gave people eye drops.

Zhu Xu recognized Zhang Guowei's ability to work, and paced and said, "Well, this kind of verification must be timed and irregular. We cannot give those outside the opportunity to cheat and fool the court. The army is the most solid guarantee for our Ming Dynasty. We must ensure that it has sufficient combat power and combat power at any time!"

Zhang Guowei quickly responded and said, "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xu held his hands behind his back, his fingers kept beating and said, "The Ministry of War doesn't need to worry about the Navy for the time being. They are basically overseas, so it's more troublesome to check. I will order Xiong Wencan and the King of Tang to do a good job in the verification. As for Dorgon, I plan to take a look again, so don't worry."

Zhang Guowei naturally knew Zhu Xu's attitude towards Dorgon, but Dorgon was indeed Zhang Guowei's worry.

Seeing Zhu Xu say this, he naturally stopped talking.

Since Mr. Bi Ge left after entering Beijing, the reputation of the Bi clan has risen. Some people seem to want to carry Zhang Guowei into the cabinet, especially when the other three ministers are adjusted.

This voice became a little strong, which made Zhang Guowei a little uneasy, worried about being attacked by Sun Chuanting.

Fortunately, it was two or three months since the Chinese New Year, and Sun Chuanting had never suppressed anything, which made Zhang Guowei feel much more at ease.

Zhu Xu went to the cabinet to preside over the imperial meeting.

This meeting was the cabinet's decision to officially start a comprehensive division of land, starting from Liaodong and advancing from north to south.
Chapter completed!