Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them meaningfully.
Although he didn't say anything, the three of them were smart people and immediately understood.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, the world withered and the people lived in poverty.
However, there were opportunities when there was a crisis. At the beginning of the founding of the country, a large number of people obtained great benefits.
Those were the meritorious officials who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to establish the country.
Each of them was given a large amount of land, and this was only on the surface. In private, because they had great power, many merchants and landlords would curry favor with them and give them many benefits in the open and in the dark.
And no one dared to register these secret gray income.
This way, a strange thing would happen.
The land was clearly there, but they could not collect taxes. However, they could not owe the court money.
Then what should he do?
Then he could only bully the powerless commoners.
As a result, the burden on the commoners suddenly increased. In the face of a disaster, it was very easy for people to sell their children and starve to death.
What would happen next?
Without a doubt, it was a rebellion.
If there were only one or two meritorious officials, it would be fine. However, the problem was that there were too many such meritorious officials, and there were countless landlords in the world.
Not allowing the meritorious officials to first count the land, this policy was destined to become a response.
The three of them looked at each other and understood.
It turned out that he had called the three of them here in a hurry to let everyone bleed…
Zhu Yuanzhang only looked at them with a smile and did not say anything. However, in the eyes of the three of them, they felt a chill in their hearts.
Everyone knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was not to be trifled with.
Moreover, this policy was beneficial to the people of the world, to the stability of the Imperial Court, and to the passing down of a hundred generations.
Now, it was his followers and his heroes who stood in his way.
It had to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was a qualified emperor.
The three of them knew this very well…
They had seen with their own eyes what happened to those who stood in Zhu Yuanzhang's way.
Zhu Yuanzhang either didn't do it or did it to the extreme!
There was a brief silence.
Xu Da suddenly spoke. He patted his chest and said indifferently,
"We are also farmers. How can we bear to see them starve? It was not easy for His Majesty to find such a good policy.”
"Isn't it just clearing the fields? We have plenty of land anyway. Can His Majesty watch our family starve to death?”
"Hehe, if a Duke of Wei like you were to starve to death, then I would no longer be the Emperor. I might as well starve to death with you.”Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud.
Then, he looked at Liu Bowen and Li Shan Chang and said,""What do you think?"
"Yes, this is indeed a good plan…"
Lee Shan Chang stroked his beard and pretended to think for a while. Suddenly, he said,"Your Majesty, this humble subject believes that we, the so-called meritorious officials, are all thanks to Your Majesty's great blessings. How can we be qualified to obtain so much land? This humble subject hopes to present 30% of the land in our hands to the Imperial Court!”
"Hiss…"
Xu Da and Liu Bowen looked at Lee Shan Chang as if they were looking at a monster.
This old fellow was too ruthless. It wasn't enough to clear the land, but he actually wanted to take the initiative to offer up his wealth?
He was really scared to death by Zhu Yuanzhang. In order to please Zhu Yuanzhang, he even gave up on wealth? If the officials in the imperial court found out, they would drown him in their saliva.
You've already donated the land, what should we do?
Did he have to keep up?
In the early Ming Dynasty, the salary was not high to begin with. Everyone relied on secretly earning some gray income to survive.
Your noble character and integrity have directly taken everyone's lives.
This Shan Chang Li dared to say such words, but it was clear that he would never be like Hu Weiyong, forming a clique with the officials of the imperial court.
"It's not that serious. Why would I want your land? Don't say that anymore."
Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Lee Shan Chang in surprise, but then he shook his head and refused.
In this era, land was the lifeblood of officials.
If he could carry out this policy now, it would be considered a success. It would be better to take their lives directly.
"This lowly subject thanks Your Majesty for your grace. This lowly subject's entire family will die to repay such a great favor!”
At this moment, Lee Shan Chang actually looked extremely touched and shed tears of gratitude. Anyone who saw it could not help but sigh. He was really a loyal minister.
Only Xu Da felt his teeth aching as he watched. This old scholar was too good at pretending.
It was so mushy that goosebumps were rising. Although everyone wanted to lick the emperor's boots, the way he was licking them was like licking his own life.
The problem is, what do you want us to do with this?
As a martial artist, I really don't understand your tricks.
F * ck, a civil servant is a civil servant. When one is shameless, one has no bottom line.
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