First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 31

　　 After sending away Zhu Chongba, Zhang Ximeng immediately became busy.

　　 Until this moment, he didn't realize the difficulty of doing things...especially at the beginning of the business, there are many things, just like Zhu Chongba, he is first of all the head of the family, and what he does is the most important.

　　 So he went to recruit soldiers and buy horses at the first time, brought in fellow villagers, and propped up the facade.

　　 The rest of the mess, registering money and food, writing a roster, formulating some rules, division of labor, maintaining daily operations, and even peeing, are all responsible for Zhang Ximeng, the big housekeeper.

　　The pressure on the shoulders can be imagined. The first thing to raise a soldier is food.

"The lord promised to give Guo Zixing 10,000 stones of grain at the cost of 2,000 stones of salt. According to the news, the food in Huaiyuan is lacking in salt. Sending this salt over can make a lot of extra food. The lord also has a foresight, this matter is very urgent. , It's left to General Tang to handle it."

　　 Tanghe promised happily, "Sure, I'm going now."

　　 Tanghe promised to be happy. He left Fei Ju. He wanted to lead people, patrol around the town, take care of the prisoners, and guard against sneak attacks... It was also messy and frantic.

Moreover, Zhang Ximeng had the final say, less than 10,000 shi of food, it seemed that it would not last long. Not to mention the 8,000 people, there were thousands of war horses, trenches, and the people's labor... It's like a hill.

　　 Therefore, as the chief steward of Zhu Chongba, he must find a stable way to make money and ensure the supply of food, so that he can grow and develop.

　　 Zhang Ximeng pondered over and over again, and decided to discuss with Ma. If you can talk about Ma family, you can talk about Lao Zhu.

　　He hurried over, only to find that Ma Shi had gone to Jialu's side.

　　 At this moment, Lao Jia took the medicine, and his spirits improved a lot. I don't know if it is because the medicine is powerful or because he is relieved of the burden. Anyway, his body is a little stronger than before, and he can sit on the pillow for a while.

　　 "Boss, I'm just a female stream, and I don't understand the truth. The young gentleman wants to ask about finances and taxes, and I ask the elders to bother."

　　 Jia Lu nodded and smiled, then turned to look at Zhang Ximeng, with expectations in his eyes and a trace of test.

　　 "Money, food, finance and taxes are the foundation of a country. How to levy taxes, but a university asks, if it is not done well, there will be endless troubles!"

　　 Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "The soldiers and horses are not too many at the moment, and the money and food needed are not too much. The first thing is to start with those wicked beasts!"

　　 Hearing the words "Heavenly Evil", the corners of Jia Lu's mouth twitched unconsciously, and the old man's whole person was not well.

　　 "What is the worst crime?"

"Naturally, those who are in collusion with Yuan Ting, are doing harm to the people, and the people. Especially those big merchants who collect taxes for Yuan Ting, must not be let go. Besides, there are Han landlords like Li Siqi who form Xiangyong, Helping Yuan Ting suppress the Red Scarf and slaughter the righteous men, this type of people is even more hateful and must be severely punished!"

　　 Jia Ru silently listened, and I had to say that what Zhang Ximeng said was reasonable.

　　 Those tycoons who levied and bullied the people would not let go even if he was an official in Yuan Ting.

　　 As for those who have formed Xiangyong and are working against the Red Turban Army, there is no need to be polite.

　　 "What are you going to do with it?"

"The head of the crime must be killed. Their family members will be responsible for the number of responsibilities according to the severity of the crime. They will serve as hard labor." Zhang Ximeng said: "Their floating wealth is collected and used as military supplies. The land, houses, and livestock are distributed to the people. ."

　　 "How do you divide?" Jia Lu asked suddenly, in a rush.

　　 "Equally split!" Zhang Ximeng replied very simply, "Regardless of men and women, as long as they are adults, they will be equally divided."

　　 "No!" Jia Lu said immediately: "How can a woman be like a man? You are nonsense!"

　　 At this time, Ma's, who had been silent at this time, suddenly said quietly, “I think it's good... as long as a woman goes out to work and sweat, why can't she get a share of the field?”

Jia Lu was startled for a moment, but still couldn't accept it, and shook his head vigorously, "No, no! How can a woman and a woman have acres? It has always been a gratuity collection. Naturally, the acres must be allocated to the males. You can't mess with the rules! "

　　 He kept opposing, Zhang Ximeng just smiled and said nothing.

　　 Say one more thing, even if I lose.

　　Policy, the initial design is very important.

　　 Lao Zhu's current site is not large, and the population is small. He really teaches fields like men and women, and there is not much resistance.

　　 What's more, Ma's must support him, so Zhang Ximeng is already invincible.

　　 "Wait for the lord to return!"

　　 Zhang Ximeng casually interrupted Jia Lu's words... The old man was also alert at this time. Zhu Chongba was in charge, and he simply shut up.

　　The purpose of dividing the field is not only to give the people a piece of land, but the key is to obtain a stable land.

　　 Jia Lu remembered that Zhang Ximeng had revealed the way of taxation before, and it seemed that there were some ways.

　　 "Tian Fu has always been straightforward to smoke a few... You have to let the people keep enough food, what is the reason?"

　　 "It doesn't make sense, it's just for fairness."

　　 "Fair? Isn't it more fair to pay the land tax the same?" Jia Lu asked in a puzzled manner.

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "I think fairness is that regardless of rich or poor, you can guarantee basic food and clothing, and will not go hungry or cold. On top of this, the more surplus grain, the more you pay, the more acres, and the more land you pay. ...In a word, we don't tax the poor, but tax the rich. The more money, the more you pay! This is the fairness I think!"

　　 "This..." Jia Lu was shocked, and he suddenly said: "Zhang Ximeng, if you do this, you are not afraid to force the world's mighty forces to join hands and do it with General Zhu right? You are harming General Zhu!"

　　 Zhang Ximeng raised his head and sneered, "Old Master Jia, I advocate this. By then, the world's poor will be on the lord's side. I'm afraid it's hard to say who wins and who loses!"

　　 Jia Lu is stuck again. He can understand Zhang Ximeng's meaning, and it seems to make sense, but this idea is completely different from what Jia Lu has learned all his life.

　　 If you want to achieve great things, shouldn't you first win over people's hearts?

　　Especially those gentry and tycoons, they have great influence and have a lot of money in their hands. As long as they have the support of these people, it is not a problem to change the dynasty.

　　 Such a clear road, why not take it?

"Zhang Ximeng, the old man advises you not to be whimsical! Give the people land and let them live and work in peace and contentment, the old man feels right, but if you still want to make more fields and more land, pay more land, I am afraid that you will run into trouble. Bag."

　　 Zhang Ximeng still smiled happily, not in a hurry, "Boss, it's the same sentence, just wait for the lord to come back and let him make a decision."

　　 Jia Lu calmed down, and suddenly laughed at himself... He is still half a prisoner, and he is arguing with Zhang Ximeng about this.

　　 "Let's do it with you! The old man is going to rest."

　　 "Don't be busy!" Zhang Ximeng stopped Jia Lu and said with a smile: "Boss, do you know who is the first tycoon I am going to deal with?"

　　 Jia Lu was startled slightly, "Who is it?"

"It's Lu Anmin!" Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "I have found out that their Lu family is a big family, and there is quite a lot of land~www.mtlnovel.com~ and they rely on being an official in the middle of the DPRK, in the fish and meat township. I know how many bad things are. When my benevolence comes back, I will have their house operated on!"

　　 Jia Lu was taken aback, and suddenly wanted to laugh. In order to survive, Lu Anmin hijacked himself, escaped from the barracks, and then ran all the way to Linhuai in order to find the ferry. As a result, before crossing the river, Fei Ju killed them and captured them.

　　 Now according to Zhang Ximeng's method, the Lu family must be tortured, and the Lu family's property must be divided... It can be said that it is clean and tidy.

　　Perhaps Lu Anmin should regret how he didn't die in the barracks early, but he wanted to watch his family be defeated. This punishment was really cruel.

Lao Jia can even make up for the scene of the people vying to shout, the mountains are whistling, and they are about to eat the Lu family... Suddenly Jia Lu shuddered, maybe Zhang Ximeng was really right, those poor people would support them, and once Countless poor people are on their side, what will happen is really hard to imagine!

　　 Jia Lu leaned on the hospital bed and wrapped the quilt tighter.

In the past few days, Zhang Ximeng hurriedly worked out a strategy for the next step, and everything was only waiting for Zhu Chongba's return to make a decision... Five days later, surrounded by a group of people, Zhu Chongba came to Linhuai just in time for noon. town.

　　 At this moment, outside the town, digging ditches are gathering together to receive lunch.

　　 They each have a bowl of vegetable soup and two big steamed buns. To do physical work, you must eat dry food.

　　 That's all, the most surprising thing is that after getting the food, the big guys actually stood together and shouted together before eating.

　　 "Eat Zhu's meal! Use Zhu's money! Be the Zhu's loyal minister!"

　　 chanted three times in a row before bowing his head and gnawing on the buns... Those fellow villagers who followed Zhu Chongba's stunned, what kind of way is this?

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