Chapter 716 Assessment Criteria
"If the order is passed on, let the prefectures and counties in various places mark down the road trees in their own territory, and then count the number of labor force in their territory. The number of labor force on the road must not exceed one-quarter of the local labor force. If someone exceeds it, severe punishment will be made."
Zhu Ciyang knew very well that this matter must be stipulated for them to die. If there was no strict data, these local officials could do anything to make their administrative data better. This was like the GDP of the 21st century. In order to live, they dared to do whatever they were. Who asked His Royal Highness to show them a way to get promoted?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, during the battle for many days, the court has accumulated a lot of prisoners of war. Originally, these prisoners of war were doing some things around the front-line military camps. Now that the military camps in various places have been consolidated, these battle axes are doing nothing. Why not transport them all to the inland areas to build roads? I wonder what Your Highness the Crown Prince means?"
Zuo Mengjun thought of this incident, and the war was basically in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty.
After the war ended, there would be a large number of prisoners of war. In some places, there were indeed some military facilities that needed to be built, so these people couldn't stay idle every day, but some places were no longer needed. According to statistics made by them and the Ministry of War, at least tens of thousands of tomahawks can be transported to inland areas.
"You can do this matter well. You can't leave this little guy idle, but there is another thing to note. Prisoners of war are completely different from ordinary labor. When they are allowed to work, they must also ensure the safety of the local area. If these battle axes are distributed evenly, it is best not to exceed one thousand people in each prefecture. In this way, even if they want to cause trouble, the local government can destroy them."
The reason why they left their lives was because they were useful. If they were left idle, it would be better to cut them all with one knife. These guys had lives on their hands. According to Zhu Cilang's idea, they should have their strength dried up in their lifetime. They would never give them a rest, otherwise they would be sorry for the dead.
Zuo Mengjun nodded happily. If these hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war were sent to their work locations, it would save a lot of wages for the court. Now the court hired local people to build roads, and the expenditure was also considerable. These prisoners of war only needed a small amount of food every day and did not need any wages at all.
"I also forgot something. Didn't you say you wanted to recruit people from Goryeo a few days ago? How did this happen?"
Zhu Cixuan remembered another thing. Although there were wars in Goryeo, because of its relatively small area, there was a lot of surplus labor in China. Many places in the Ming Dynasty were wasteland, and no one was farming now, so it was time to transfer all these people.
"If you go back to the Crown Prince, this matter has begun to be implemented. At present, the first batch of about 5,000 people have been transported to Nanjing by sea and will be transported to all parts of the country soon. According to the plan formulated by the Ministry of Revenue, these people are hired by the court to farm. One fifth of the output per mu of land belongs to them, and the rest belongs to the court. On weekdays, the court takes care of their food, drink, and accommodation."
When Zuo Mengjun said this, he secretly looked at Zhu Ciyang. This ratio was indeed a little harsh, but these people did not have any good days in Goryeo. They did not have any disgust with the proportion of complementary yamen. Instead, they believed that the Ming Dynasty gave them a chance to survive, otherwise they would have to sell themselves as slaves in Goryeo.
Although they are also sold as slaves now, they are sold to the Ming Dynasty court. Everyone can get a lot of land, mainly by working hard on these lands, and the final harvest is much more than in Goryeo.
It turned out that even if I wanted to rent land, there was not so much land in Goryeo. Now the Ming Dynasty has given it to them directly. What else can I say?
"Just do it like this, but we still need to notify local officials from all over the country to centrally manage these people in Goryeo. If someone dares to commit crimes, they understand what to do..."
If you are not my race, your heart will be different. When Zhu Cilang said this, his eyes also had a hint of ruthlessness. Zuo Mengjun knew what to do. He must use the dictionary in troubled times. These people were brought in from abroad. Once someone had other ideas, it would bring a lot of turmoil to the local area, so grab one and kill the other.
"What did Hou Fangyu do? Why didn't he come to the court to discuss today?"
Zhu Ciyang felt that nothing was wrong and was about to let these people go back. He stood up and stretched, but found that the Lifanyuan had found that Hou Fangyu was not there.
No one else knew what this kid was doing, so they shook their heads one after another.
At this moment, Hou Fangyu was on his way to the main hall. The reason why he did not come to the Crown Prince on time this morning was also waiting for an urgent news. Now this guy was so angry that he wanted to find someone to fight was because of these Fusang people.
More than a month ago, the court had reached an agreement with Fusom, and they had to pay the court a large sum of silver and then pay the court a gift every year.
The incident of the Japanese pirates committing the border before was over. In fact, this was just a delaying strategy by Zhu Cixuan, and he just wanted to find a way to knock a sum of money from the Fusang people.
Fusang State's special envoy Ichiro Inoue also agreed to this matter, but who knew that after the letter was sent back to Fusang, no news came. Today, there was finally news, but this news was not good news for the Ming Dynasty.
Fusang State rejected the compensation request from the Ming Dynasty court, and even spoke rudely. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to recover the losses, it could only recover the losses in the war. As for the memorials written by Ichiro Inoue, they thought Ichiro Inoue was really nonsense and that no country's army would be so powerful.
The martial spirit in Fusang is very strong. They think that their domestic army is also quite powerful. According to Ichiro Inoue, 50,000 troops can sweep Fusang. This is simply a joke. They never believe that there is such an army in the world. In fact, Ichiro Inoue said that 50,000 troops have said too much. According to Fusang's current military strength, 20,000 troops should be able to defeat them...
Chapter completed!