Zhang Mansion, the whole family received the order in the courtyard and were discussing twenty hectares of land. Zhang Zijun calculated in his mind that it was two thousand acres. One mu is equal to 166 square meters. It was incredible. He suddenly became a landlord. "Uncle Ping'an" "Everything is just a false name, but this land is real. First of all, Yao Ying and Chen Shiyun are very happy. As people of the Ming Dynasty, land is family wealth and can be passed on to future generations, but this "Uncle Ping'an" is not hereditary. , this means that the next generation of Xianggong will be demoted, and the earl belongs to a title with a different surname in the Ming Dynasty. The early Ming Dynasty followed the old system of the Yuan Dynasty. In the third year of Hongwu (1370), the system of titles was established, divided into three categories: Duke, Marquis and Uncle. Wait, leave the viscount, the baron will not be here.

Zhang Zijun's "Ping'an Bo" is still a third-class Fengtian Yiyun Tuicheng, in name only, what does it mean? It's just a title, without any iron certificate, and his annual salary is based on merit, and his descendants are benefited. On the surface, he is an earl, but in fact The water content is very large. The earls of the Ming Dynasty were divided into four grades. The annual salary of the earls is as follows: Counts from one thousand shi to seven hundred shi. The first grade is for the founding of the country and the auxiliary luck and sincerity, the second grade is for the Fengtian Jingnan and the third grade is for the Yiyun and the sincerity. The fourth-class Fengtian Yi Guards pushed Cheng.

By the beginning of Yongle, it was stipulated that the salary of an uncle would be below that of a marquis and above the first rank, and his rank and honors would be equal to that of a marquis, and the earl would be more important. When a prince comes in, he can take charge of the five prefectures and the six armies, and when he goes out, he can lead the general. Yin is the commander-in-chief and has jurisdiction over the Cao Gang, but he is not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the Nine Ministers.

Because of this, this "Uncle Ping An" is not as real as the real twenty hectares of land. But then again, without the title of "Uncle Ping An" you can't get twenty hectares of land.

This land of three rivers in Tongzhou is located three miles outside the iron factory selected by Zhang Zijun, close to the boundary of Tongzhou. Within 20 hectares of land, there is a village called Dongliuzhuang Village, with sixteen households included. In other words, this future Sixteen households of villagers will also become tenants in the "Ping'an Bo" mansion.

Since Zhang Zijun has been granted the title of uncle, it means that he will build an Earl's Palace on the land. This is also calculated by some people in the capital. At present, the power of the cabinet is weak, with the imperial relatives such as Wantong and Wan'an holding the power, and Liu Jue, Liu Ji, Wan and others holding the power. An is the "Long Live the Cabinet Elder", so the one who is currently expected to join the cabinet is Zhang Zijun, a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. With his "high-yield grain" achievements, he will definitely replace someone in the existing cabinet. In order to suppress such an opponent , the only option is to confer a title of uncle and grant land. In this way, the Earl's Palace can be built on the land, which will keep it away from the court and weaken Zhang Zijun's limelight and influence on the court.

These little calculations are not taken seriously in Zhang Zijun's eyes. Zhang Zijun is eager to stay away from the land of right and wrong. Now that he has the land, the Ministry of Works can build an Earl's Mansion for himself. Why not do it and live a "pastoral" properly in the future? They hit it off and everyone was happy. Most people in the court thought that Zhang Zijun was stupid and fell into the trap. He was expelled from the capital. However, he himself did not understand the power of it. He was really a fool. But Zhang Zijun As a civil servant, Jun was one of the few people in the Ming Dynasty who could be granted the title of earl.

The land granted to the Earl's Mansion is in Dongliuzhuang Village, between the Chaobai River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, east of Tongzhou. Zhang Zijun is very satisfied with this land. The most important thing is that the water transportation is convenient and the land is flat. Let's plan the twenty hectares of land. The Earl's Mansion does not need to be very large. In Zhang Zijun's words, it only needs a few rows of houses and a few courtyards. There is no need for gardens, rockeries, lotus ponds, etc. The Earl's Mansion is surrounded by brick walls. The important thing is that the fields within the land can be used. Plant all the crops in Zhang Zijun's hands, and within a few years, it will be a small grain-producing area.

Another advantage of being made a count is that your safety and life are guaranteed. You are not bound by the law and are only under the jurisdiction of the royal palace. Even if you commit a crime, you will only be reduced to a commoner.

This is status. With this status, even though it is just a simplified version of an earl and it is not hereditary, it can guarantee a safe life. This is what Zhang Zijun wanted most when he came to the Ming Dynasty.

However, the Ming Dynasty is currently full of disasters, natural disasters and man-made disasters. Zhang Zijun understands very well that this is the Little Ice Age, which lasted until the demise of the Ming Dynasty. It was the Little Ice Age from the Yuan Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. During the 100 years of the Yuan Dynasty's rule, floods occurred.

There were 92 disasters, 86 droughts, 69 hailstorms, 61 locust plagues, 52 earthquakes, 42 wind disasters, 28 frosts and snows, and 20 plagues. During the eighteen years from Hongwu to Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, there were a total of 92 natural disasters.

There were 1,101 disasters. The "Little Ice Age" caused a sharp drop in temperature and a substantial reduction in food production, which triggered violent social unrest and a sharp decline in population. In the final analysis, it is a food problem. This "Little Ice Age" has now begun to appear, and continuous

Floods occurred when severe cold in the north caused rainfall areas to generally move southward. After a few decades, not only the north was affected, but also rivers in the south of the Yangtze River froze due to abnormal temperatures.

Regarding these abnormal celestial phenomena, Peng Shi, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, the Minister of the Ministry of Official Affairs of Prince Shaobao, and others said: Celestial phenomena are a warning, rare in ancient and modern times, but outsiders do not know that the emperor is worried and diligent at heart, and privately discuss this disaster, but treat it as normal.

As soon as Jiang Yan received his ministers, he inquired about the people's situation. The ministers wanted to leave the court early tomorrow morning, so they went to the Yibian Hall to ask for an audience, one to express their condolences and the other to calm the discussion of the crowd.

After the court session the next morning, Zhu Jianshen went to the Wenhua Hall and summoned his assistant ministers Peng Shi, Shang Ren, Wan An and others to come in. Before entering the hall, all the officials looked frightened and said to Peng Shi and others: This is the first time for the emperor to come to the Wenhua Hall.

, if you are in a bad mood, don’t say more and wait until the next summons to elaborate.

It was rare for Zhu Jianshen to be summoned alone in the Wenhua Hall. Peng Shi and Shang Ren did not want to miss such an opportunity. Peng Shi said: The changes in the sky are terrible. Zhu Jianshen said: I know that you should do your best. Peng Shi also said: Yesterday, the censor made some mistakes.

Please reduce the official salary in the capital. This is allowed for civil servants but not for military officials. Zhu Jianshen said: Got it.

However, Wan An on the side suddenly stopped and shouted long live. Originally, Peng Shi and Shang Ren still had many things to report, but Wan An suddenly shouted long live, interrupting them. As a last resort, they all kowtowed and retreated.

Later, a middle official was playing tricks on the court officials and said: Don't blame the emperor for not summoning the right person. The emperor did not summon the right person. He had no clever plans and only knew how to shout long live the emperor. When news of this incident came out, he was jokingly called "Long Live Pavilion Elder".

Then Yin Zhi entered the cabinet and wanted to see the emperor to discuss matters. Wan'an stopped him and said, "Don't you hear Mr. Peng? Please call him." He couldn't agree with each other, and kowtowed and shouted long live. Today, I have everything to say, and the eunuch chooses to report it.

Your Majesty, there is nothing the Emperor will not agree to. It is much better than facing him. In this way, all power fell into Wan An's hands, and Wan An obeyed Concubine Wan Gui in everything.

Wan'an is just a mediocre minister who is just a fool and has no great talent. However, he recognizes his relatives indiscriminately in the court, pays homage to his elder brothers indiscriminately, and unknowingly enters the cabinet, all by relying on his ability to curry favor with people. This is really a

The failure of the times. The sky is bright and everything is clear. In the huge feudal imperial dynasty, a villain who makes jokes and likes A Feng can actually realize the value of his life. In fact, he is also a great person.

It is embarrassing to say that this cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty did not like to recite poetry, paint, or collect antiques. His biggest hobby in life was to study the art of housekeeping. If you are an ordinary person, it is understandable that you like to study this.

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Because the common people are far away from the court. Once the windows are closed and the doors are closed, they can study whatever they want at home. However, Wan'an wrote some Fangzhongshu in the form of memorials to Zhu Jianshen to share his experience and fun.

, it became a mess for a while.

Ever since Zhang Zijun was ennobled, the Zhang Mansion has become a famous and wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty. Since Gong Shangming and Gong Shangying were recuperating in the mansion, apart from Gong Shangming's arm bone repair, the recovery has not been very good.

Lisuo, the stab wound healed very smoothly. Anyway, the brother and sister are now dependent on Zhang Zijun. It doesn't matter if they don't want to. They have nowhere to go and are homeless, given their current status.

Going to the streets to punch fists and sell plasters is no longer possible. If they go to "steal" Xingxia again, without the support of "a little bit of red", the two brothers and sisters are at a loss. During the days of recovering from their injuries, they saw how the Zhang family treated them.

Yes, there aren't many rules. In addition, when Zhang Zijun promised to be responsible for the two brothers and sisters, he unknowingly regarded himself as a member of the family.

Now the two brothers and sisters run close to the second brother's house in the front yard all day long, dance with guns and sticks, and do some physical exercise after recovering from injuries.

Zhang Zijun's status has risen, and people who want to fawn over him naturally flock to him. The first to come is his eldest brother Xing Kai's son and a group of relatives, all of whom are brought by his family. Currently, his eldest brother Xing Kai serves in the Imperial Guard's Dusi Wei Station.

I have grown up and reached the age of becoming an official. I heard that Zhang Zijunfeng

The grandeur of an earl's palace is very grand, which explains why those lords are amassing money everywhere. The money from the court alone is not enough to support a large family. It is Zhang Zijun's turn to do such a thing.

I'm thinking about making a living for so many people in my family.

There were so many people, all from the same family, so when the Earl's Mansion was built in Tongzhou, in addition to building a mansion under the regulations given by the court, Zhang Zijun also built many small private courtyards around the Earl's Mansion. This is not building a house, but

To build a town, the eldest brother Xing Kai used his authority to recruit more than 1,300 confidants from the imperial army and spent the whole day building houses in Dongliuzhuang Village on the land. Zhang Zijun said to Xing Kai: "Brother,

, little brother

Although he has been given a title, he has no power or money. The biggest wealth currently is these twenty hectares of land. Except for the Earl's Mansion built by the court, the younger brother has no money. Since the elder brother has brought all the clan members to the younger brother's place, then

The houses of each family can only be built by themselves, but they cannot be built blindly. They must be built uniformly in the plan. You see, this is the plan. It clearly shows where houses can be built and where houses cannot be built. "

In the planning, Zhang Zijun promulgated the first "Five-Year Plan" of Earl's Mansion. In order to enable everyone to live a happy life of "eating well and wearing new clothes" in the future, all production materials and personnel in Earl's Mansion,

Animals, etc. are arranged uniformly and are not allowed to be kept privately.

This is the collective ownership of the "People's Commune". Zhang Zijun can't help it. So many people are counting on him in the future, and he has nothing else but this title. If he wants to feed a thousand people, he has to rely solely on seed production.

To live a peaceful life, one must only maintain whether one can have enough to eat. To solve the problem of food and clothing, one must

A unified goal is enough. Anyway, Zhang Zijun has the final say in the territory under his jurisdiction. Fortunately, the 1,300 Forbidden Army salary, silver and food brought by his elder brother Xing Kai to do "private work" does not need to be borne by Zhang Zijun, which is equivalent to working for the Earl's Mansion in vain.

, this kind of thing is currently a lot of "private service" in the army. As long as no one reports it, the court will not care about it.
Chapter completed!