Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

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But what about Emperor Chongzhen?

Qin Tianjian almost thought through his head before he came to a conclusion-Zheng Zhilong will flatten Java, and God congratulates him.

The saying that Tianxin is unpredictable is difficult to apply to other emperors, but it cannot be more appropriate when applied to Emperor Chongzhen.

For example, for corruption, the officials in the entire court count as one, and the buttocks are not clean, but except for the chief assistant Huang Liji, the big guys are rarely dragged out to search their homes for questioning.

Another example is the military order. Basically, anyone who dares to resist the order will do well, but the two bastards Liu Xingzuo and Zheng Zhilong are no big deal.

To sum it up in two words, it is self-willed.

When encountering such a willful, unreasonable and cruel emperor, the big guy seems to have no good solution other than accepting it honestly.

It's like clarifying the disgusting people this time, rather than sorting out those unowned wastelands, it's more true to sort out the whereabouts of the land.

After all, since the founding of the country, many people have used various means to get other people's land under their own names.

Those without land were either rented out or became refugees.

Regardless of whether it is a tenant or a refugee, the possibility of extinction is much higher than that of small self-cultivated farmers who have land in their own homes.

In other words, Emperor Chongzhen's decree is not so much about combing the wasteland, but rather forcing the big guy to spit out part of the land that has been eaten in his mouth.

It's not enough if you don't vomit.

If it was the past, the big guys could come up with a lot of reasons for wrangling. Now that the emperor has killed Jiannu, coupled with the people's support accumulated in the past, no one can really rule him.

Unless it is Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Laosi, or the very disappointing Emperor Tianqi climbed out of the coffin, it is possible to suppress Emperor Chongzhen.

The problem is that even if they climb out of the coffin, the possibility of being pushed back is far greater than the possibility of them entering the Forbidden City, and their coffins are likely to be replaced from wood to cement.

What was revealed in Emperor Chongzhen's decree was far more than simply asking the big guys to spit out some land.

The hidden meaning is to ask the big guys to lower the land rent.

After all, there are basically no people in the Liaodong area now, so the vacated land must be cultivated by people.

The fucking thing is that Liaodong is different from Xinming Island and Java.

Although Xinming Island and Java are also completely owned by Daming, and the law of Daming is enforced, which is the same as that of Daming, they are overseas lands after all.

Before Xuande years ago, when Nurgan Dusi had not been abandoned, the people of Ming Dynasty opened up wasteland to Nurgan Dusi.

What's more, Liaodong is countless times closer to Daming than Nurgan Dusi.

As stated in the imperial edict, to conscript landless people to open up wasteland and cultivate land in Liaodong, and even the tools and cattle are prepared by the government, this is simply a draw from the bottom of the pot.

If the land rent doesn't drop, those mud legs who don't have land will go to Liaodong at worst, and they will get what Yongye Taguchi's land, each with a hundred acres of land, is not much better than renting [-] to [-]% of these rents ?

But these mud-legged people are happy, and none of the old men who hold a lot of land in their hands can be happy.

Originally, [-]% to [-]% of the land rent could be collected, because Xinming Island and Java have already dropped to [-]%, and with such a large territory in Liaodong, and the even larger Nurgan Dusi, the land rent cannot be reduced to [-]% or even [-]%. go?

Emperor Chongzhen once again emphasized the ancestral system-officials are not allowed to do business, and they are not allowed to do business within three generations.

After a great court meeting, some are happy and some are not. Generally speaking, there are more happy ones.

After all, Jiannu, who had always been scorned by Emperor Chongzhen as a mange disease, was solidly disgusted by Ming Dynasty for several years before Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne.

Emperor Chongzhen ignored the complex feelings of entanglement and excitement of these courtiers. After all, the real celebration ceremony could not be held until Zhang Weixian and the others came back.

And after the awarding ceremony is completed, the heads of Ah Huang and a few big slave builders have to be shown to the ancestors, so that they can also enjoy themselves.

Emperor Chongzhen ran to the Martyr's Shrine, and he wanted to see those soldiers who died fighting for the Ming Dynasty over the years, such as Wang Xuanji.

At the beginning, it was the guy with a simple and honest smile who led his men to capture Fan Wencheng back in Liaodong, but he buried his bones in Liaodong, and he couldn't even find his head.

Although the subsequent rewards must not be said to be low, and even a little higher than the normal standard, but Emperor Chongzhen still remembered that simple and honest man in his heart.

Especially the behavior of that guy who was beaten by his wife countless times and always ran to the door of Qingfeng Pavilion made Emperor Chongzhen feel extremely funny.

It was not the first time for Emperor Chongzhen to come to the Martyr's Shrine, but every year he would set aside a separate day for a visit besides the formal worship.

The purpose is to prevent myself from forgetting the martyrs who have protected the country and the people of Daming.

More than nine years and nearly ten years have brought countless more memorial tablets in the Martyrs' Shrine. The gloomy pines and cypresses silently accompany these heroic souls, whirling with the wind that blows from time to time, as if those heroic spirits are whispering The sound of drizzle is general.

Looking up at the pines and cypresses in the yard, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and cursed at the bastard.

These guys are always like this bird, and they are not as disciplined as the military rabbits of later generations. These guys have done a lot of shit.

Especially this kind of bragging behavior is definitely what these guys like to do after the war.

It's just that these bastards are like birds when they are alive, and they are still like birds after death, not growing at all!

It wasn't until after entering the hall that they walked around that they realized that there was already someone in front of Wang Xuanji's spiritual seat.

A man, a young woman in white, and a child.

The man didn't know him, but he could tell from his standing posture that he was also a member of the army. Combined with Wang Xuanji's identity, he guessed that he was also from Jinyiwei.

As for the young woman in white clothes, it is Wang Xuanji's wife Wang Zhaoshi, the woman who can beat Wang Xuanji up at every turn—Emperor Chongzhen really can't figure out why a tall and thick man is often raped by a petite and exquisite woman. Swollen nose and swollen face?

The child is Wang Xuanji's son, a ten-year-old boy who looks like a tiger, but his identity is already Jinyiwei Qianhu, the second generation of Marquis.

The child raised his feet, stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on Wang Zhaoshi's face, and said in a low voice, "Mother, don't cry, Daddy probably doesn't want to see you cry either."

Emperor Chongzhen coughed, and came to Wang Xuanji's coffin, and signaled Wang Chengen to put some melon and fruit offerings that he had prepared.

The Jinyiwei who was wearing ordinary clothes was Liu Laosi. When he saw Wang Chengen and others following Emperor Chongzhen, he knew the identity of Emperor Chongzhen in his heart, but seeing Emperor Chongzhen dressed in ordinary people's attire, he had to bow his hands and say: "The villain has seen the young master."

Wang Zhao also met Emperor Chongzhen, and was about to kneel down to salute in a panic, but was stopped by Emperor Chongzhen: "Zhu came here today to see a loyal man like Brother Wang, sister-in-law and this brother Don't be too polite!"

Liu Laosi did not dare to reveal the identity of Emperor Chongzhen, so he could only stand aside helplessly, while tears welled up on Wang Zhaoshi's face again: "My family is rude, I made you laugh at me."

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head, patted the child's head, and said, "Where is there any disrespect? What Zhu can do is just to come and see it. It can't compare with Brother Wang who sacrificed his life for the country like this."

After Mrs. Wang Zhao bowed slightly to salute again, Emperor Chongzhen squatted down and asked the child with a smile, "What's your name?"

The child looked at Emperor Chongzhen, then looked up at Wang Zhaoshi, and then said: "My name is Wang Qiulu. My mother said, we must not forget the hatred of those Hulu!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said with a smile, "Have you ever entered school?"

Wang Qiulu said: "I have already started my studies, and I am studying "The Analects of Confucius Xue Er Pian" with my master."

After finishing speaking, Wang Qiulu seemed to show off a little: "My mother still forces me to practice martial arts, but I'm tired!"

Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Okay! Just practice martial arts, I'm a man of Ming Dynasty, it's not good if you don't know martial arts!