The world of rebirth

After going ashore and living in the inn, Ning Yunjin unexpectedly received a letter from Wenzhen.There is not much content in it, the main thing is to remind him to pay more attention to safety. The new storage system has affected the interests of the local nobles. Areas, if you are not afraid of [-], you are afraid of an eventuality. In these places, you must pay attention to concealment.

What surprised Ning Yunjin was that at the end of the letter, he actually wrote the words "I miss you" in bronze, which made him want to laugh when he saw it.

Although Ning Yunjin already understood the troubles when he wanted to move the storage system, he didn't want to poke a hornet's nest at that time, so he deliberately avoided directly touching the other party's direct interests-taxation.

After all, in this era when money is enough to buy land, and power can only hold land, those super big landlords may be standing behind some dignitaries. If such forces are combined, it is quite amazing.Daxia is now similar to the previous dynasty, and the land is more and more concentrated towards the nobles, dignitaries and gentry landlords.

These two types of people have a characteristic, that is, they can be exempted from corvee and taxation. This privilege makes it very easy for them to concentrate land. Some small farmers who are overwhelmed by heavy taxes will even bring their own land to them.

Recalling that in order to solve this problem, Emperor Yongzheng came up with the idea of ​​"spreading money into the mu", and ended up being infamous for hundreds of years. Ning Yunjin thought that he still didn't have the courage of the real man, so he didn't mention it at all in the booklet. reform in this regard.

But Wenzhen is insightful, he has already foreseen the harm of such a rapid concentration of land, although there is no prince in Daxia who can occupy more than 20 mu of land like Yan Song and Xujie in the previous dynasty, but this trend is not far away up.The imperial court can’t collect taxes and can’t make them into corvees. Once there are more people like this, the treasury will be poor. No emperor would like to see such a scene. Therefore, when Ning Yunjin was chatting with Wenzhen, he saw that he was worried, so he mentioned He even discussed the pros and cons of this approach with one of them.

No matter how many problems there may be after the implementation of the policy of splitting the land into acres, its role in reducing the burden on the owner farmers, slowing down land mergers, and increasing the population is indeed very obvious.Similarly, this policy is not conducive to the development of capitalism. For Ning Yunjin, who wants to make Daxia rich quickly so as to resist the invasion of foreign capitalism, this also makes him hesitate.

He originally thought that even if Wen Zhen knew about this matter, he would not order it this time, after all, it would not be so easy to do it successfully.Those elders were all well-known big landlords, how could Wenzhen pass this reform, but I don't know what method Wenzhen used to let the cabinet pass it.

Although Ning Yunjin is not credited with the "contributions" of the shackles, he is still the initiator of the reform to the outside world, and the perfect storage system is actually robbing these big landlords of money, so he is still on the "blacklist" "On the list.

Apart from Wenzhen, Hongming was also treated the same as him.In order to make achievements, and also for his future rule, he implemented it with all his heart. With the support of his prince, the people under him naturally didn't know how to be polite, and he didn't know how many people he offended.

Under such circumstances, it would not be a surprise if the two of them were assassinated.

After that letter, Ning Yunjin never heard from Wen Zhen again. He and Hong Ming's whereabouts are uncertain, and the destinations are all the cities they randomly choose, and they never stay in the same place for more than two days.Usually one day of unannounced visits, one day of clear investigation, leaving immediately after the investigation, coupled with strict protection, although there are occasionally one or two assassinations, but without strict arrangements and no masters, naturally there is no possibility of success.

Ning Yunjin thinks this kind of life like traveling is pretty good. Although he is a little tired from the journey, he can meet different people and things every day, and his life is very fulfilling. He only thinks about the capital occasionally. Think of the people in that city.

Even he is so comfortable, Hong Ming who "has never seen the world" is even more reluctant to leave, complaining to Ning Yunjin more than once, and returning to the palace in the future will be unbearable.

In the blink of an eye, more than three months later, the two finally entered the territory of Guangdong. It was almost November at this time, and when the north was about to snow heavily, it was as warm as spring here, which made Hongming amazed.After they settled down in Guangzhou, a fast horse came suddenly, and the two letters brought by the knight fell into the hands of Hong Ming and Ning Yunjin respectively.

Looking at the paper and wax seal, he knew that the letter must come from the palace. Ning Yunjin was a little curious about how Wenzhen's people delivered the letter, but after reading the above content, his brows furrowed.

It turned out that this letter was not written by Wen Zhen himself, but was sent by someone from Li Deming. It mentioned that the emperor had been feeling unwell since returning to the capital from Rehe in mid-September. Still can't find out why.This letter was written on the third day of Wenzhen's high fever. Li Deming asked the knight to send it to the two of them urgently. In addition to letting the two of them return to the capital as soon as possible, they also had to be mentally prepared.

Ning Yunjin didn't believe that Xiaoqiang like Wenzhen would never get sick, and besides, that person didn't seem like a short-lived person, at least in his previous life, he was still well after his own death.Therefore, although he was a little worried in his heart, he hadn't lost his composure yet.

He can calm down, but some people can't calm down.Seeing that the door of Ning Yunjin's room was pushed open with a bang, Hong Ming squeezed the letter paper in his hand eagerly, closed the door and asked, "Do you know something happened to your father?"

Ning Yunjin waved the paper in his hand, "I just found out after reading the letter. Please rest assured, Your Highness, the emperor is lucky, and everything will be fine!"

How could Hong Ming accept his insipid words, "No, I can't just wait for news here, let's clean up and return to Beijing immediately!"

"Prince, please calm down." Ning Yunjin frowned as he looked at Hong Ming who had lost his size, "Now this letter is from 20 days ago, and I don't know what has changed. Let's not talk about returning to Guangdong and Guangxi If we go back without finishing such an errand, we will definitely be insulted. Even if we want to go back, we can't be in such a hurry, if we show our whereabouts, it will be a big trouble."

"How can I care about those things at this time!" Hong Ming said impatiently. Although he said that he had entered Guangdong and started the investigation directly from Guangzhou, so as not to startle the snake, but the errands are trivial. If he goes back late... see Ning Yunjin or Looking very calm, he couldn't help asking, "Qing Yang, what's the matter with you? Could it be that it's for your own safety to ignore Father's condition, even if you had some trouble with Father before leaving the palace?" Contradictions, but he is not only the emperor, but also your closest person, it is too chilling for you to be so indifferent!?"

Ning Yunjin was very speechless to his questioning, is it useful to be anxious?If he didn't care about the throne, this guy wouldn't be so eager!

In this era without trains and planes, it is impossible to reach Beijing in one day. Even if the two of them set off now, the dust will have settled in Beijing.At this time, Ning Yunjin could only base his confidence on his own rebirth, even if many things changed, it should not shorten Wenzhen's lifespan. Zizi is almost stuck at the level of promotion to Grandmaster, how can it be so easy to hang up! ?

How could Hongming know his considerations, seeing that he was still indifferent, he couldn't help stamping his feet, and said directly, "Whether you want to go or not, anyway, I'm leaving soon." He turned around and was about to leave Ning Yunjin's room.

Before he stepped out of the threshold, he saw Ye Hai rushing in sweating profusely. He was startled when he saw Hong Ming, saluted in a hurry, and said anxiously, "His Royal Highness, the son is not well, something happened outside. !"

After getting along for so long, Hong Ming still knew that Ning Yunjin's long-term follower was a prudent one, and that something that could make him lose color must be a major event. Even though he was also very anxious, he had no choice but to ask, "What's the matter?"

"Reporting to the prince, a group of rioters gathered in the governor's office, demanding justice." Ye Hai replied.

Ning Yunjin felt a headache when he heard that it was a matter of gathering a crowd. No matter what era it was, it was a big deal. He asked, "What's fair, please explain in detail."

Ye Hai nodded. He had sorted out the information he had inquired before coming, so he spoke very articulately, "The rioters who gathered in the governor's office all came from Leizhou Prefecture. They want to sue the magistrate of Haikang County. Xiao I asked a few people, and they said that when collecting the silver this time, hundreds of people gathered to obstruct the stalls, and even refused to hand over the grain that should be returned to the Changping warehouse. Dozens of people were killed or injured while the people fled in haste.”

Such a large number is already regarded as a crime. Since I am here, if I ignore it, I will definitely be accused when I return to Beijing.What made Hong Ming even more troublesome was that, if he remembered correctly, this county magistrate seemed to be considered as his disciple, and he had given him filial piety.He asked, "Do you know why those people want to interfere with the distribution of Ding Ding? If I remember correctly, paying Ding Yin is only good for them. Since they borrowed the grain in the Changping warehouse, isn't it natural to have a loan? ?”

Ye Hai shook his head blankly, "This little one doesn't know! They just say that they can't live on, that they will die if they make trouble, and they will die if they don't make trouble. It's better to fight along."

Ning Yunjin touched his chin, recalling information about Leizhou Mansion in his mind.The so-called Leizhou Prefecture is the Leizhou Peninsula, and Haikang County is where the state capital is located. It stands to reason that such a big incident should not be caused by Ding Yin.

But mentioning Leizhou, Ning Yunjin couldn't help thinking of the climate there.It is a place with severe spring drought and extremely poor water conservancy conditions, and it belongs to the typhoon area. In later generations, as long as you listen to the news, you can always hear news of typhoons landing there. If there is any place in Guangdong that is most unsuitable for planting, it is undoubtedly this area. .

He thought for a while and asked, "Has anyone mentioned that a big typhoon has destroyed fertile land this year?"

"Yes, yes, sir, you are amazing." Ye Hai nodded quickly, "They said that they don't know why there are so many typhoons this year, and many people's food has been destroyed. Even if it is too late to replant, they can't even eat If they are full, they have to repay the loan and pay small silver, and they can’t get any money at all.”

As soon as Ning Yunjin heard this, he felt that there must be something tricky behind this matter. These two matters were the two of them's business. He turned his head to look at Hong Ming, shrugged and said, "His Royal Highness, it seems that we have to finish this matter first. Only then can we return to Beijing!"

Even though Hong Ming was full of reluctance, he could only nod his head in agreement.