Chapter 8 Li Shanchang’s little thoughts
Hu Weiyong stood there in a daze, as if he had eaten a fly, with his mouth enlarged.
South Korean Gong Li Shanchang was also puzzled.
The prince of the country leads troops away all year round and rarely participates in discussions on state affairs.
Even if they participate, they rarely express opinions unless it involves military matters.
The topic discussed this time has nothing to do with the military.
What is he doing for fun? and also.
The policy of subsidizing salaries on public land has been implemented for several years and has received a good response among officials.
Every official is a beneficiary of this policy.
Why are you, Xu Tiande, making such a fuss that you want to abolish it just because of a wild lie?
Outrageous!
Li Shanchang stepped forward to refute.
At this moment, eunuch Liu He came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, the captain of the Duwei Mansion, would like to see you."
"Xuan!"
"Xuandu Lieutenant Mao Xiang meets you."
Liu He shook his fly whisk and preached in a sharp voice.
I saw Mao Xiang, the captain of the Duwei Mansion, wearing a flying fish suit and embroidering a spring knife diagonally across his body, walking quickly into the imperial study.
Mao Xiang came to the imperial case, knelt on one leg, and raised a memorial above his head with both hands: "My lord, Captain Mao Xiang of the Imperial Guard's Mansion has a secret report."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand calmly.
Liu He quickly stepped forward and took off the secret fold from Mao Xiang's hand, and quickly handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang who was behind the case.
Then with a wave of his hand, Mao Xiang retreated.
Zhu Yuanzhang unfolded the secret fold and read on.
Then his face turned blue and white.
read it.
Zhu Yuanzhang handed the secret to the prince Zhu Biao beside him, and stared at everyone with his tiger eyes.
Bah! Then he slapped the imperial case hard.
Everyone below couldn't help but feel their hearts twitching.
What happened to the emperor again?Losing such a temper!
Zhu Biao took the secret fold, took a few glances and his face instantly darkened.
He stared at the ministers coldly.
quite a while.
Zhu Yuanzhang adjusted his mood, glanced at Li Shanchang fiercely, and said to Liu Sanwu who was hesitant to speak: "Liu Aiqing, I think you have something to say. Go ahead and say it. It's best to say everything you know."
After saying that, he closed his eyes, put his hand on his forehead and rubbed it gently.
Eunuch Liu He had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he quickly stepped forward to help Zhu Yuanzhang knead it.
Liu Sanwu took a deep breath and glanced at Li Shanchang. His whole person seemed to have been completely transformed:
"Your Majesty, I believe that what Wei Guogong said is true."
"I carefully considered Gongsheng Lin Che's words and found that there is quite a lot of truth in what he said."
"Your Majesty rewards public lands to officials all over the world, ranging in size from a few thousand acres to several acres according to their taste."
"I think there are tens of thousands of officials in our government. With so many officials and so much fertile land, they don't pay taxes. This burden will inevitably be passed on to the farmers, who will be overwhelmed!"
Speaking of this, Liu Sanwu raised his head and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who motioned for him to continue, and then continued: "If these farmers give up their fields, sell them to officials and gentry at low prices, and then rent land from them for farming, the burden will be reduced."
"It is bound to be passed down from ten to ten, and from ten to a hundred... In the end, all the farmers will sell their fertile land." "At that time, all the land will be in the hands of the officials and gentry, who will pay taxes to the court?"
"Once there is a famine, the people have no land to cultivate, and the court has no taxes to collect, wouldn't it mean that the world would be in chaos?"
"Then it really complies with what Lin Che said, 'The Ming Dynasty is in danger.'"
heard here.
The sweat on Zhu Yuanzhang's forehead broke out, and his breathing became rapid.
After Liu Sanwu's analysis and the data on the secret book, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
At this time, Li Shanchang, who had been preparing to refute, stood up again and said loudly: "Bold Liu Sanwu, how dare you talk nonsense in front of the Holy Spirit!"
"These words of yours are all based on assumptions and are completely baseless."
"If you believe that the policies formulated by the Emperor himself are inconsistent with others based on mere inference, then does every policy promulgated by the Emperor have to be scrutinized?"
"Then the whole court is in chaos?"
"Liu Sanwu, don't blindly protect this Kuangsheng just because he is your disciple..."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and shouted: "That's enough!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's cheeks flushed and his eyes blazing, Li Shanchang did not dare to argue anymore.
Everyone knows that since the Yangzhou fraud case and the empty seal case, Zhu Yuanzhang's temper has become worse and worse. He is no longer the Zhu Chongba who conquered the world together.
Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his eyebrows fiercely, stared at Li Shanchang and asked: "Baishi, do you still remember how many acres of public land we gave you?"
"When I returned to the throne, in the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, I was given three thousand acres of fertile land by the six princes including me. How dare I forget this?"
Li Shan made a long bow and replied loudly.
"Okay, okay, it's rare that you remember it so clearly."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled coldly and then asked: "Bai Shi, I wonder how much fertile land your family still has after three years? Do you have any calculations?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Shanchang's cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
In recent years, although I have been idle at home, I have never been idle. Through my housekeeper Li Jiu, I have been acquiring fertile land through clever plunder.
Compared with the three thousand acres of fertile land given by the emperor back then, it is now several times more.
Li Shanchang thought he was doing it covertly and didn't care.
Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly asked, leaving him at a loss as to how to answer.
Combined with Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden summons tonight, the wily Li Shanchang realized something.
Li Shanchang thought for a moment, bowed and replied: "Back to the throne, I have been taking care of myself at home these past few years, and Li Qi and the housekeeper are in charge of all matters at home."
"Old man, it's useless. I don't know how well they take care of the fields given by the superiors. I'll make sure to ask them carefully when I get back."
Li Shanchang played a trick and pushed his son Li Qi out.
Li Qi is the eldest son of Li Shanchang. He also has a special status as the emperor's consort.
The current emperor's beloved daughter, Princess Lin'an, is married to Li Qi.
No official in the entire Hongwu Dynasty knew that the current emperor was the most protective of his children.
With Li Qi's status as Prince Consort, he is equivalent to half of Zhu Yuanzhang's son.
Even if the prince-in-law encounters something big, for the sake of the princess, the emperor will not do anything to him.
Things were just as Li Shanchang thought.
In the 23rd year of Hongwu's reign, Li Shanchang was accused of being involved in the Hu Weiyong case. More than [-] members of his family were all beheaded.
Only his eldest son Li Qi was pardoned because of his status as consort.
It can be regarded as leaving a seed for the Li family.
(End of this chapter)