"Ah snee..."

In Fengtian Hall, Wu Zheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, sneezes for no reason.

Mao Xiang said anxiously: "Your Majesty must take care of the dragon body... Do you want to pass it on to the imperial physician..."

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "No need... Maybe someone scolded me behind my back!"

Mao Xiang and others couldn't answer for a while, so they could only laugh a few times and fool them.

Yes, if things have developed to this extent, Jiangnan will probably not be able to curse the emperor in his heart.

With the news that Ma Shiying and Song An and the other two were "doing things wrong" in Shuntian Prefecture, the clever man calculated from this that the emperor seemed to have made up his mind to rectify Northern Zhili.

The smart man even inferred from this that when the war is tense, the emperor is still taking huge risks to rectify Northern Zhili. Then, the intention of establishing the capital Shuntian Mansion is about to come out.

Of course, these smart people are definitely not ordinary people. How can ordinary people be so smart?

These people are naturally the elites of society today, and they are also the upper class!

But precisely because of these smart people, the land prices in Songjiang Prefecture fell instantly, from 7 to 800 taels per acre, directly killed less than 500 taels.

As a result, there were so many sad voices in Jiangnan, and the public can be said to be "injured to live"!

This is the market, including the people.

The reason is very simple. Now that the rise of workshops everywhere in Jiangnan, can people have money to build workshops?

The elites who built workshops were still hired to work, and the people were just hired to do some work. While these workshop owners were making a fortune, the water rose and the ship was rising and they drank some soup.

But now, in just half a month, the land of Songjiang Prefecture, which was originally a rare commodity, was suddenly cut to less than 500 taels. How many people can escape quickly and escape unstoppable?

In theory, how can such a major event that concerns the survival of the country be without passing through the court or the cabinet?

As long as you pass by the court and the cabinet, there will be room for transformation. Even if the court, the cabinet will have to surrender to the imperial power in the end, and there will be time to escape.

Unfortunately, it's too fast!

Too sudden!

The emperor's two decrees quickly penetrated the hopes of all land hoarders. Who could have predicted such a lightning change?

The elites of Jiangnan had to sell some of the land they had hoarded to fill in the money they had borrowed from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Hanming Bank. However, when there were more people selling, the land prices fell like a cliff, so more money was needed to supplement their mortgage at Hanming Bank... This formed a terrible spiral.

Many little "elites" have gone bankrupt in just half a month, but the problem is that there is no bankruptcy protection at this time. These people were instantly knocked down, and the workshops under their names began to go bankrupt, and the employed people were facing unemployment. In addition to facing the pain from heaven to hell, they also had to face wage demands from the original employed workers...

Some people have found a short-term view, and some have been beaten to death by angry migrant workers...including their families.

It has already begun to reach the "elites" of the country, which is terrible.

In a time of great pain, how could the elites in Jiangnan not vent their anger on the culprit, the emperor?

Responsibly speaking, if the emperor had not firmly controlled the command of the Yingtian Prefecture's troops, then the Yingtian Prefecture would have had rebels at this time.

Fortunately, this sharp drop stopped temporarily around 500 taels per acre, giving them some time to breathe.

The great "elites" who were struggling to support themselves had to give up the option of mutiny and try to give advice with great justice and persuade the emperor to directly save the land price that was about to collapse in Songjiang Prefecture.

Look, Fengtian Hall was full of petition ministers, and even outside the hall was full of kneeling. Many of the less-than-grade ones were kneeling on the corridor from Chengtian Gate to Fengtian Gate.

So, who can deny Wu Zheng’s sentence “... Maybe someone scolds me behind my back”?

But who dares to admit it?

Since I can't deny it and dare not admit it, I can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

When Wu Zheng saw someone answering, he waved the two memorials in his hand and said slowly: "You guys, it's not that I don't care about the people... But what you advised is really a completely different way... How can I make a choice?"

As soon as these words came out, all the kneeling courtiers' eyes lit up... There is a door!

Originally, I thought that since the emperor deliberately suppressed the vested interest groups of the previous dynasty, he would naturally not easily agree to the rescue plan. Before entering the palace today, everyone gritted their teeth and asked their homes to prepare coffins. They held their breath in their hearts. If they failed, they would be able to be virtuous. This is a warning to death!

However, the emperor's intention was not to refuse to save the land price of Songjiang Prefecture, but he was unable to make a choice between the two rescue plans.

Suddenly, whispers in the hall sounded, and the depressed atmosphere quickly became relaxed. The officials outside the hall and in the corridor also let out a long sigh, as if the haze shrouded over the imperial city had dissipated.

"Report to Your Majesty!"

This sound broke the whispers all over the hall, and everyone's eyes turned to the master of the voice.

Li Dingguo had a sharp look and a very serious expression. He said firmly: "The first batch of former Yongli court officials have arrived in Yingtian Prefecture, and the rest will also arrive within three days... I think that compared to the court officials who already have a house in the capital... the placement of the former Yongli court officials must be the first, otherwise it will cause discussions between the ministers and accusing the court of injustice!"

This also caused whispers in the hall. None of the former Yongli court officials who came from Yunnan and Guizhou were not ministers above the fifth rank, and no one was qualified to enter the capital to settle down. They were all stayed in the local area as local officials.

But the cake is so big, and the arrival of these old ministers will inevitably affect most of the people in the hall at this time. No wonder they whispered.

However, the reason why the huge opposition did not arouse huge opposition was that the number of former Yongli court officials was not large, with only more than 200 people, each of which was given ten acres of residential land, which was only more than 2,000 acres. It could not be said that it would greatly affect the distribution of cakes. The most important thing is that the court also had to buy more than 2,000 acres of land, so at least it could support the current scattered land price.

Therefore, no one opposed Li Dingguo's demands. In this regard, Li Dingguo's demands were actually consistent with them.

But next, Li Dingguo's words caused a burst of opposition in the hall.

Li Dingguo said this, "...Your Majesty, the second Northern Expedition is in full swing now, and the treasury is short of silver. I think it is not worth it to use the treasury's silver to save the land price of Songjiang Prefecture! Besides, Your Majesty has issued an edict to temporarily postpone the move of the capital of Songjiang Prefecture. Why not issue a clear edict to completely cut off the idea of ​​those lucrative merchants who hoard land... In this way, it can not only benefit the people, but also calm the land price of Songjiang Prefecture...!"

Before Li Dingguo finished speaking, there was already a wave of opposition in the hall.

In theory, Li Dingguo continued the title of the Yongli Dynasty and was also the assistant to the Military Museum. In theory, he was slightly inferior to the chief assistant Mao Xiang. In addition, he was also a father-in-law. How dare ordinary officials disobey and contradict Li Dingguo?
Chapter completed!