42. Its momentum is like a broken bamboo
In this world, most people have a blind obedience mentality, whether positive or negative. Leaders and role models, whether good or bad, are just a very small number, and others are just a mob.
Seeing Wang Ergou, who was leading the way, all the hooligans behind him were lost! These scums in society usually rely on the energy of destroying the spleen and scoundrels. If they are sure, they are unwilling to cause trouble, so they become more and more unscrupulous as they rise and fall. But this time they kicked the iron plate. Unexpectedly, this kid dressed in plain clothes was the imperial envoy who frequently appeared in his ears recently, and he didn't expect that this imperial envoy was the one who killed him at any time!
Seeing that the knife had achieved results, I smiled and looked at the group of hooligans who had no more bandit spirit and shook their tails and begged for mercy. There was no anger in my heart in this world. There was a division of labor in this world. Some people wanted to be officials, some people wanted to be soldiers, some people wanted to be bandits, and some people wanted to be beheaded. This is division of labor, and this is fate.
Looking at these hooligans, I said to the officers and soldiers in the coldest voice: "After a while, take all these two-legged things into the death row and ask them one by one! Ask clearly who is instructing them. Be sure to ask clearly, lying, who doesn't know, take him as an example!" As I said that, I pointed to Wang Ergou's headless corpse on the ground.
Seeing that these people were so scared that they almost fainted, I decided to add another fire. I said coldly: "In the north, a month ago, we killed tens of thousands of Tatars in the morning. Compared to them, you are not even as good as a lamb. If you want to die or live, make your own decision! Take them all!"
With a command, officers and soldiers, like wolves and tigers, rushed forward together, and took dozens of hooligans on the ground like a chicken. The group of hooligans who had to be arrogant just now did not dare to speak at this time. I called on the officer who was leading the charge and said loudly: "Finish the person instructed him and take it down together, and deal with the crime of deceiving the king. If there is any problem, I will bear it!"
This sentence was nothing else. The Xue family members turned pale and hurriedly ran away.
Qingzhang land continued to advance. This time, no one dared to come to the work team to reach out, because they knew that the team against the imperial envoy was a dead end! The Xue family was even more depressed and used to being rampant. In the past two days, Xue Bian, the pillar of the family, died. The successor Yangwuhou needed the court's approval, but in this case, how could the court recognize it! Some black-hearted people have begun to speculate whether the court deliberately killed Xue Bian for Qingzhang land! Although there is no evidence, in fact... this is the fact.
And while following the process of clearing the land, I realized that there was so much knowledge in it!
Before the land in Wanli Qingzhang, there was no land fish scale album, which was extremely chaotic in land management.
For example: the land acres are divided into three grades according to the fertilizer and barren level, and the number of acres will increase and decrease accordingly when calculating the number of acres. In the past, the land of these local tyrants was considered as barren and lower-class land, so that the area can be calculated less, two acres are calculated per mu, or even three acres are calculated per mu.
For example, due to uneven land size, it is often necessary to round it up. For rich landlords, one and a half acres of land are counted as one acre, while eighth of the land of the poor is counted as one acre. After this, the land tax burden of the same area is actually twice the difference between the two.
What's more, because there were no scientific measuring instruments at that time, the calculated area was calculated based on the size of adult steps. In some places, some people calculated one acre according to 300 steps, and in some places, some people calculated one acre according to 240 steps. In addition, the calculated person has height, length, and size of his legs, and half of his steps can be lost in just this item!
This time, all the rules for clearing the land are followed by one standard. For example, there is a good way to do this in Fujian during the pilot project, which is to tie a calculated rope between the two ankles of an adult. Following this rope, it is almost a mu of land. Other indicators are also used in a similar way to achieve the uniformity of the standard as much as possible.
Looking at the shocking numbers measured, I only felt my throat dry! I even felt that it was a miracle that the Ming Dynasty could survive for so many years! According to estimates, the land in Jiaozhou alone suddenly increased by 812 hectares after passing Qingzhang! It increased by nearly 45% compared to before Qingzhanghang! Xue Bian's family all had 557 acres more, accounting for nearly 60% of the land in the county! This is the case for a prefecture and county, and what about a province? What about the Ming Dynasty?
I looked at the hard-working work team not far away, couldn't help but breathe a long sigh, slowly raised my head, closed my eyes. Feeling the scorching sun, I suddenly understood Zhang Juzheng in particular, and understood why he was so anxious and so impatient. I would rather risk the world's worst and start the land clearing. Because he can't afford to wait! Because a person's life span is always over, he must do as many things as possible when he is still able to do, be able to restrain himself, and be able to take care of himself!
I know that Zhang Juzheng often said, "I hope to serve the world with my heart and not seek benefits for myself." Now it seems that he has really done it! What are the benefits of Qingzhang's land and him? Even if there is, compared to the food and clothing of the people in the world, reducing the burden, and the abundant finances of the court, what is it? Whether he is a powerful minister or one hand, in this chaotic Ming Dynasty, what he does is to make himself stronger and realize his ideal country more!
However, he chose a different path than other officials!
Sometimes people are discussing why Zhang Juzheng doesn’t like Hai Rui. The folk legend is so honest, fair, and so noble that he is almost indifferent to the world. Hai Rui is a clean official and a diligent official. There is no problem with these. If he is given a county magistrate or even a prefect, he can complete the work well. But some people say that if Zhang Juzheng dies, is it OK to have Hai Rui the chief minister?
My understanding is that if Hai Rui serves as the prime minister, according to the rhythm of a modern TV series, he will definitely not survive ten episodes at a time! No, maybe five episodes! Some people wonder why? In fact, it is very simple. Hai Rui is an outstanding representative of Confucianism. He adheres to almost all dogmas, and he has all the virtues that scholars possess! However, governing the country, especially the governance of a great country, is by no means black or white, nor by dogmas!
I think what Hai Rui wants is not a smooth business and a strong country, but his own good reputation. No matter what matters or anyone, he is ranked behind the proposition that he is a clean official. Zhang Juzheng is different. He doesn't care what others say or how he sees himself, he only needs the result.
Just imagine, if Zhang Juzheng adhered to dogma like Hai Rui, kept himself clean, believed in the friendship between gentlemen as light as water, and even disdained to be with eunuchs such as Feng Bao, then at least I can be sure that he would never have been able to gain a foothold in the palace and lose his inner support. It would be even more difficult for Zhang Juzheng to serve his political views to the heavens.
For example, in the election of local officials, Zhang Juzheng tends to choose talent and choose ethical officials instead of liu. The reason is very simple, because talent considers more interests, while liu considers more right and wrong! In this world, there are not so many right and wrong! More is nothing more than compromise! Compromise! Compromise!
So, the same thing, I think if Hai Rui succeeds Zhang Juzheng, he will definitely not survive five episodes! And it will definitely cause chaos in the government! Because what Zhang Juzheng has endured far exceeds what a minister should bear, and what he carries on his shoulders is the entire Ming Dynasty! This is Zhang Juzheng.
At this moment, I deeply felt Zhang Juzheng's feelings and also understood why Qi Jiguang was so dependent on Zhang Juzheng, because they were one type of people, and only this type of people could become the saviors of this dynasty.
So, I decided to help them! Help Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, and everyone who wants to stand firm for the last dynasty established for this Han people! Even if I still have to leave in the end, at least I should try my best and try my best to do something! Starting from the current land of Qingzhang, but it is not limited to land of Qingzhang. I want to help Zhang Juzheng's camp, at least, leave some sparks for them!
In the following process of cleaning, I paid more attention to the rigor and efficiency of the work. It can be said that a county, with my steps, quickly completed a relatively accurate measurement. After all, under the technical conditions at that time, it was almost impossible to be less than a tiny centimeter. However, just from the tearful eyes of the people of Jiaozhou who were sending me off when I was about to take people away, I could see that what I did was, at least theoretically, was right!
At this moment, for the first time, I fully recognized myself. I was a Ming Dynasty person, a Chinese person, and a Han person! For some reason, looking at the rough and thin hands raised by the people on both sides of the road, looking at their barren but grateful faces and eyes, I suddenly felt the courage to do everything I would encounter next!
When I returned to Jinan Prefecture, I reported all my experiences and work completion to Yang Ben'an in detail, including a little personal insight. I didn't say much, because I believe that Yang Ben'an must have experienced it more deeply than I did.
Yang Ben'an held my hand tightly, and he said to me almost tearfully: "Qi Lan! You will be able to fight Jiaozhou to make the biggest obstacle for Shandong Qingzhang land! Shandong's land is rich and rich in the world! If all prefectures, prefectures and counties can follow the Jiaozhou rules, why worry about not being rich? Why is the country strong? I believe that in the history of the alchemy, you, Sun Qilan, will surely be the result of yourselves!"
Although I knew that my name was not in the history books of later generations, I was still so excited that I almost choked up! So I held his hand and didn't speak for a long time...
When I returned to the east wing, I calmed down for a long time. I reflected seriously that my work was perfect during this trip to Jiaozhou, but what I was strange about was that the other party did not take the opportunity to do it! This... is so strange! Could it be that my inference is wrong?
At this time, Qinglian walked into the house with a bowl of tea and shouted: "Mr. Sun, drink tea! Let's take a break!" The voice was still so charming and charming.
I said "um" and took the tea, shaved it gently twice, blew it, laughed twice, and said softly: "Qinglian, don't go back to your room to sleep tonight, just stay with me."
Qinglian smiled softly and said shyly and timidly: "Sir, you are always not full!"
I smiled and pinched her face! Qinglian turned her head shyly, and I laughed, suddenly raised my hand and poured a bowl of hot tea on Qinglian's face!
"Ah!" A shrill scream came from Qinglian's mouth! She fell to the ground, covered her face with her hands, struggled violently for a while, like a fish leaving the water, her body twisted for a few times, and finally died!
Leave a blue-purple face that looks like a fierce ghost! Die with your eyes open!
Chapter completed!