Chapter VIII Implementing the New Land Policy is Like Demolition of Old Houses
"Official-oriented?" Gu Yanwu heard this word for the first time, and did not understand the meaning, and repeated a soft sentence.
"Officials are based on officials, officials are the most important, and officials are respected, and people are the most important," Zhu Youlang replied.
"Your Majesty, it's difficult to break the official-oriented thinking."
"Yes, it's very difficult, probably it will take a long process. However, since I have decided to govern for the people, I must clear all obstacles against it. Guangning's bloody facts prove that my strategy of not being in a hurry to fight for the Northern Expedition is correct."
"Yes, I feel shocked. If the new policies of these provinces are not implemented well, the Northern Expedition will not be beautiful if it is too fast. Your Majesty is far-sighted and I am convinced." Gu Yanwu said in convincingly.
"I will report to Your Majesty, and the Guangning County Magistrate Bi Kexing has brought it to you and wait for the order outside the stack." At this moment, Chen Jitai came in and said.
Zhu Youlang talked to Gu Yanwu for a few words, and his anger finally calmed down.
"Xichen, you go and try Sun Huaguo's case." As the king of a country, Zhu Youlang cannot go to try the case himself. Bi Kexing can basically conclude that he had been eaten to death by the three major families of Chen, Jiang and Wen. It is definitely not possible to hand it over to Bi Kexing. Therefore, Gu Yanwu can only come forward to trial.
"Abide by the order! Your Majesty, what else do you have to give?"
"There are three suspicious points in this case. First, there are spots on the back of the deceased's body, that is, corpse spots. According to time, he should have died a day ago, and definitely not on Sun Huaguo's bed. So, who was the deceased? Where was the first scene of the murder? Who killed him? Second, the resident of the room on Sun Huaguo's floor was Gan Shu. I am sure that he put the body on Sun Huaguo's bed from the upper floor. You check the floor of his room and then look at the dust falling on Sun Huaguo's bed. So who is instructed by Gan Shu? Third, there is no one on duty in the county yard, where does the young man report the case in the middle of the night? Why did Jiang Ziqiao arrive so soon? Obviously, this was a premeditation. What role do the young man and Jiang Ziqiao play in this case? If these questions are understood, the case will be clear."
"Abide by the order. But, Your Majesty, what is a corpse spot?" Gu Yanwu asked in confusion.
"The corpse spots are the red and black spots on the back, which are formed by blood deposition after death. They start to appear about one to two hours after death, and are fixed after twelve hours, and will no longer be transferred. If the corpse spots appear on the back, it means that the deceased is facing up after death. If it appears on the chest and abdomen, it will die on his verge." Zhu Youlang explained.
Gu Yanwu was very impressed. The emperor knew even the dead? What else did he not understand?
"Okay, I'll go and examine it right away." Gu Yanwu said and bowed and retreated.
Alan had been standing aside obediently just now. Ahua was so naughty that when she saw the emperor getting angry, she was so scared that she stood behind the door and didn't dare to move.
Seeing that there was no one in the room, Alan brewed a cup of tea and put it on the table: "Your Majesty, take a little tea and calm down."
Zhu Youlang took a sip of tea, looked back at the bright and charming Ahua, and said, "Ahua, did you feel good about the fight just now? Unfortunately, I have revealed my identity and can't go out to play with you anymore. If you can't stay, go out to play by yourself."
When he saw Zhu Youlang's shade turns to the sun, Ahua walked over with a smile: "Brother..."
"Ahua! Don't call me brother anymore, there is no rules." Alan scolded her sister.
"Okay, don't yell at her, you're still a child." Zhu Youlang waved his hand.
Ahua walked up with a smile, squatted on the ground, held Zhu Youlang's hand, and said softly: "It's better for brother-in-law to treat me. Brother-in-law, you know so much. So many people didn't see anything. You only took a look and found so many clues. It's so amazing!"
Zhu Youlang sighed and said, "Oh, this is nothing. The one who really knows how to do it is to govern the country. Unfortunately, although I know very little about my brother-in-law, I am a mess in governing the country. Even a small county around me has not been done well."
"Don't say that, brother-in-law. You have won so many battles, but you are not capable. You have defeated such powerful Qing soldiers. Is it harder to govern the country than to fight Qing soldiers? Brother-in-law, you can do it." Ahua waved her small fist to cheer Zhu Youlang up.
"You don't understand, governing a country is different from fighting wars."
"Why are the difference? Brother, isn't it all over to kill all the corrupt officials and landlords?" Ahua asked back.
"Ahua, stop talking!" Dai Yilan saw that Ahua was involved in the government affairs and hurriedly stopped him.
"What's wrong? I haven't said anything too much?" Ah Hua didn't understand, so she turned her head and asked Alan.
"The concubines in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics!" Alan said.
"Tsk, sister, I'm not a concubine, so I'm not considered an internship of politics." Ah Hua retorted.
"That won't work either. If it is spread, it will cause me to be implicated." Alan said.
"Okay, stop talking. Ah Hua's words are not considered interfering in politics." Zhu Youlang waved his hand and said.
When Alan heard that the emperor had given his sex, he felt relieved.
"Maybe, I should have fought a war in governing the country." Zhu Youlang finished speaking and fell into deep thought.
Zhu Youlang did not want to use too fierce methods to carry out land policy changes. In his opinion, that method was too cruel and unfair to those landlords who saved money and bought a lot of real estate. Therefore, he wanted to use more gentle means to force the landlords to devote the excess land and redistribute the land.
Of course, on this basis, we must vigorously develop industry and commerce and completely change the economic model dominated by farming economy. Otherwise, such changes will easily dampen the enthusiasm of the people to accumulate wealth, thereby affecting the production enthusiasm of the entire society.
He also understood that changes like him would have much less resistance in Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and other places where the original wealth possession order had been destroyed by war. Just like building buildings in later generations, it would be much easier to build a building on a ruin than to vacate the land after demolition and then build it.
No one of the demolition households is willing to demolish the houses they have worked hard to build for nothing unless they give them enough benefits or force them to be demolished.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youlang thought to himself that there were still many mistakes and omissions in the new land policy he formulated. He did not give enough benefits, nor showed enough tough attitude, nor established a prosperous industry and commerce. How could those vested interests, such as Chen, Jiang and Wen, so easily spit out what they had eaten? They did not dare to fight against the new policy explicitly, but they would try their best to protect their property with various means.
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Sun Huaguo and his son were not rotten.
Chapter completed!