Father can be an enemy to the country

Just when Zhu Zhen thought he would face the complex situation in Jiangxi alone, good news came. King Yan Zhu Di would lead 20,000 forbidden troops to station in Jiangxi to cooperate with him in completing his father's mission.

Moreover, King Yan arrived very quickly. Zhu Zhen had just received the order, and within a few days he led his army to the outside of Nanchang City. He is indeed the fastest man in the old Zhu family.

Lao Liu quickly asked Zeng Tai to arrange the reception. Now that there is no chief envoy in Jiangxi, Zeng Tai, the chief inspector, can only pick up two houses on one shoulder.

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On February 2, the dragon raises its head. In Jiangxi, the grass is growing, the orioles are flying, and the spring flowers are blooming.

Outside Zhangjiang Gate, colorful flags were fluttering and gongs and drums were loud.

Zhu Zhen led Zeng Tai, Wang Bi and other remaining officials in Nanchang City to welcome King Yan at the official ship pier.

The officials saw that after His Royal Highness King Yan's ship, one after another official ships loaded with imperial troops reached the sky. Everyone was convinced that the emperor was really angry and was going to go on a killing spree in Jiangxi...

Wang Bi couldn't help but secretly rejoice that His Highness had given him a chance before and quite liked his daughter... Otherwise, when he saw His Highness the King of Yan, who was known for his bravery, leading an army to attack, his first reaction would inevitably be to guess whether It’s for yourself.

‘Hey, this is called a good life. ’

"Hahaha, Sixth!" As soon as the boat docked, the Fourth stepped down the gangway and waved excitedly to the Sixth: "Brother is here!"

"Fourth brother!" Zhu Zhen also hurriedly greeted him happily, and the two brothers hugged each other.

"This time, the third brother finally doesn't steal the show. It's the fourth brother's turn to play the leading role with you!" Zhu Di happily patted the sixth brother on the thick shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm much better than him!"

"Of course, who can be better than Fourth Brother?" Lao Liu nodded vigorously. He always goes out of his way to praise his fourth brother. "With our two swords together, we are invincible!"

"That's right." Zhu Di nodded slightly, then turned to look at the officials who were paying homage, and said calmly: "The king of Chu is still responsible for the matter. I am just here to kill people under orders, so you can do your own thing."

"Yes, yes..." The officials immediately stopped talking. The noisy gongs and drums also stopped suddenly.

The temperature on the pier seemed to have dropped a few degrees, which felt like a late spring chill.

"Don't worry, I am not a murderer. I only kill those who deserve to die. Do you think you deserve to die?" There was a chill on King Yan's dark face.

"You shouldn't die, you shouldn't die..." the officials said hurriedly. They thought His Highness King Chu was scary enough, but they didn't expect that compared with King Yan, he was like a living Bodhisattva with thick eyebrows and good eyes.

"Okay, I hope none of you should die." Zhu Di then grinned, his teeth turning white. "Let's play music and dance."

"That's right, let's play music and then dance." Zeng Tai shouted quickly.

The sound of gongs, drums and suonas then continued, and all the officials paid their respects and stood up to see the two highnesses hand in hand to the car.

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After sitting in the spacious carriage, Lao Liu smiled and said: "Fourth brother is too good. This will draw the hatred from me to you."

"Brother, this is what I'm here to do." Zhu Di said with a smile: "Before coming, my father and eldest brother both said that the sixth child is still young and cannot be allowed to kill people, otherwise he will urinate on the bed at night. …”

"Fourth brother, I don't believe it." Lao Liu had a dark look on his face.

"Haha, the last sentence was added by me, but the first one was meant by my father and elder brother." Zhu Di said sternly: "Liu Lian's case must be handled strictly, and all those involved in the case will be punished by the Nine Tribes! Only in this way can we serve as a warning to others!"

"All nine clans have been sold off..." Lao Liu could only accept that one person was guilty and the whole family suffered. I’m still not used to the Nine Tribes’ gameplay. But it doesn't matter, he believes he will get used to it.

"Look, are you young? Are you soft-hearted? That's why my father asked me to come." Zhu Di smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "Where is this? I haven't finished speaking yet, all the things involved in "No matter what" All the officials, subordinates, and gentry who kept the account books were also copied and executed."

"Fuck..." Lao Liu was dumbfounded, this must be too exciting. If we don't kill tens of thousands of people now, we can't stop it.

But he didn't say much. The nature of the crime committed by this group of people was worse than that of the group that killed the imperial envoy. Conducting a nationwide census and establishing household registration records were the top priorities after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and were Boss Zhu’s basic national policies!

Those people actually dared to commit fraud and violate the law. How could they still celebrate the New Year without killing them? If we don't kill all of them, the next step of clearing land ownership and implementing yellow registration in the country is not sure how many troubles will be caused.

"Is there any more?" Zhu Zhen asked again.

"Also," Zhu Di continued: "All hidden households in hidden fields will have their families moved out of Jiangxi and sent to Huguang for resettlement!"

"Fuck..." Lao Liu cursed again. "Are you going to play on such a big scale? There are at least four to five million households!"

"How can four or five million households be enough?" Zhu Di said solemnly: "What my father and eldest brother mean is that at least one million households should be immigrated. The extra five hundred thousand households will be decided by you."

"Then, how much does the old man give?" Lao Liu was worried.

"Ah, what money? No money was mentioned." The fourth child pretended to be dumbfounded.

"No money? According to Shanxi's experience, it will cost at least 30 million guan to immigrate one million households. Even if Jiangxi fills in Huguang, the cost is lower, and it won't be possible without 20 million guan." Zhu Zhen was not angry. road:

"As soon as my upper lip touches my lower lip, I want to immigrate a million families across the province. How can I do it without money?"

"Oh my God, it costs so much?" Zhu Di then realized how big a hole his father and eldest brother had dug for Lao Liu, and he quickly told the truth: "Actually, they want you to find a way on your own. I'll tell you To put it bluntly, if you feel embarrassed, Sixth Brother, let’s just pretend that Fourth Brother didn’t say anything.”

"The embarrassment must be the embarrassment..." Lao Liu said with a constipated look on his face: "Whose bad idea is this?"

"Is Jiangxi filling Huguang? It was the eldest brother who proposed it." The fourth child said hurriedly: "He said that Jiangxi is overcrowded and Huguang is short of people. It is a perfect balance between the two sides. At the same time, it will also make it easier for you to run errands."

"Did you really say that?" Zhu Zhen looked suffocated.

"Can I still lie to you?" Zhu Di patted his head, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Lao Liu and said, "Here, it's a letter from my eldest brother."

Zhu Zhen took it, tore open the cover in front of his fourth brother, took out the letter, and unfolded it to read.

I saw the eldest brother apologize deeply as soon as he came up, saying that he had to do it reluctantly in order to save the lives of millions of Jiangxi old men.

To the sixth child, the boss always says whatever he wants. This is to tell him that in order to prevent his father from going on a killing spree, these people can only be immigrated to Huguang.

The prince added that the "filling of Jiangxi and Huguang" is indeed a century-old plan that benefits the country and the people. Once completed, the situation in Jiangxi, Huguang and Guangzhou will improve. Even Jiangnan's pressure will be much lighter...

Because Huguang has historically been a land of plenty with conditions no less favorable than those in Jiangnan. This is what the saying goes, "The old Chu State was a great country, and its cultivation was very generous."

Moreover, the prince also conducted an on-site inspection and determined that Huguang has the conditions for large-scale reclamation. It was only because of the war years that the population dropped sharply and a large amount of land was abandoned, that it was temporarily in trouble.

Therefore, he believed that as long as Huguang's population was filled, Huguang would soon resume production and even become the main grain producing area of ​​the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the imperial court did not have to bear all the burden of finance, taxation and food on Jiangnan.

As the King of Chu and King of Hai, Zhu Zhen had the responsibility to promote the development of Huguang and Jiangnan, so the prince asked him to help the court overcome difficulties and complete the "Jiangxi filling Huguang" project...