The economic distribution of Daliang is very unbalanced. The southeast region controlled the entire economic system of Daliang before Zhu Youde came to the throne. The court's money spending depends on the face of the southeast.
Zhu Youde naturally could not accept this situation.
This time he came not only to quell the chaos, but also to completely destroy the economic system of the southeast.
Through several generations of land annexation, the wealthy families in the southeast have preserved a large amount of land and serfs, and then used these lands and serfs to form a manorial economic system.
Serfs and land have become the capital of wealthy families, making it a country within a country.
For an economic system like the other party, Zhu Youde has a great trick. He plans to quell the chaos while carrying out land reform, freeing serfs, and prohibiting the use of citizens as slaves.
This step is too big and needs to be done step by step. He also needs the wealth accumulated by generations of wealthy families in the southeast.
The war in the north has consumed too much money, and I'm afraid it won't be able to support it without additional wealth.
The purpose of the talent show is to enliven Hangzhou. The biggest benefit of entertainment activities is to make people forget their worries.
In modern times, economists have discovered that when the economy is in recession, the entertainment industry is at its most glorious.
This is not an economic law, but a political law, because people at the top need to use entertainment to anesthetize the people at the bottom.
This is often the time when the entertainment industry develops greatly, and it is also when alcohol consumption is at its highest.
Zhu Youde needs a grand event to change the hostility of the local people towards the imperial court. As long as the people's hearts favor the imperial court, he will dare to fight no matter how big a war is!
He dared to leave the capital with his army because the people of the capital would never betray him.
It was his one-year rule that gave the people of the capital their current life. The people did not care who became the emperor, but they definitely cared about whether their lives were good or not.
Is there an extra mouthful of rice or an extra piece of meat in the bowl?
There were no entertainment activities in the feudal era, and places like brothels were not accessible to the lower class people.
Therefore, it is impossible to estimate the influence that grand events held by the government and in which the emperor will appear will have.
Even the news will spread throughout the southeast immediately.
Everyone will have their own opinions on this event, but Zhu Youde is sure that no one will refuse a beauty pageant!
Men know best whether a man is good or not, and the main force of the rebellion is men.
What does it mean for a woman to fight?
The reward of a thousand taels of gold, the emperor's imperial edict, and the phoenix crown and harem are the only treatment that a queen can have.
As long as you are number one, you will be the queen of the people.
Lao Zhu really had no intention of choosing a concubine, but the people felt this way, which gave the event a hint of ambiguity, and Zhu Youde would not explain whether there was!
Listening to Wang Zhonghou and himself reporting on the people's reaction, Zhu Youde laughed: "Everyone wants to be the head of the state. That's good, that's great. I agree. This is the people's will."
Wang Zhong said kindly: "But your majesty, the people are spreading evil rumors now, and it is not good for your majesty's reputation!"
"Now, what reputation do I have? Reputation is not important, why do the people want to do whatever they want!"
"yes!"
Wang Zhonghou thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you remember the prime minister from the late emperor's time who you asked me to find?"
"What do you mean, found?"
"Old slave may have discovered his trace, right next to the West Lake!"
"Tsk, tsk, how did you find out?"
"Today, my spies reported that they saw a young man who looked very similar to the former prime minister. They followed him all the way and finally found him."
"In Hangzhou!" Zhu Youde laughed. He was still very interested in this old prime minister whom he had never met before.
A man who can shamelessly send women to Beiyan, give him benefits to rescue his dead daddy, and leave after the dead daddy dies.
Such people are truly legends.
Wang Zhong said kindly: "He has now changed his name to Liu Wenchang, so I have never been able to find him. Fortunately, Your Majesty Hongfu, we finally found him!"
Zhu Youde thought for a while, originally he needed this old prime minister very much, but now he has Zhou Fang, who is just as shameless and shameless, so he doesn't care much about finding this person.
After some calculation, this person is now eighty years old, and even if he uses it, he will not be able to use it for a few years.
But I still have to meet him.
"Prepare a generous gift for Liu Wenchang. Since he has changed his name, we should not reveal our identities. We should make an appointment with this old gentleman to have dinner together. I want to thank him!"
"yes!"
In a house on the edge of the West Lake, under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, an old man is lying on a rocking chair and enjoying himself!
Hearing the footsteps, the old man glanced at the young man standing in front of him: "How?"
"Grandpa, the emperor is going to hold a draft in Hangzhou...'
After listening to what the young man said, Liu Wen was stunned for a moment, then slowly smiled and looked at the young man and said, "Wen Qing, what do you think of the emperor?"
The young man frowned and thought for a moment and said: "Grandpa, the emperor is a bit ridiculous. At this time, he should be ready to quell the rebellion. The imperial court has an army of 300,000, but it stands still and allows the rebels to show off their power outside the city. This is not the right way!"
Liu Wenchang smiled and said: "Do you think the emperor should send troops?"
"Grandpa, I heard that the new army of the imperial court is very powerful and can even fight with the Beiyan cavalry. The rebel army outside the city should not be the opponent of the imperial court. If you have a strong army but do not move, your majesty does not know the soldiers?"
"Haha, my opinion is different from yours. The emperor's draft selection at this time is a stroke of genius. With this stroke, the southeastern wealthy family is finished, and the foundation of several generations will be broken. The emperor is very cruel.
He is so strong."
"Ah? Grandfather, could it be that you were wrong? The emperor was right to be so ridiculous."
"By the way, you are still young after all. The chaos in the Southeast is not attributable to the rebels outside the city. The rebellion is nothing more than a trivial matter. The chaos in the Southeast is about the land and the people. The emperor wants to destroy the entire wealthy clan in the Southeast!"
"The public sentiment in Hangzhou is unstable, and there are many conflicts between the imperial court and the local people. But with this grand event, the people must have a good impression of the imperial court, and the people's hearts will turn towards the imperial court. I conclude that the emperor must have a back-up plan. Once the public sentiment is obtained, it will definitely break the sky and the army will leave the city.
, one battle will determine the outcome."
"Wen Qing, the emperor will come back to visit me soon. He has been looking for me for half a year. Then you can go and serve the emperor. You can become an official!"
Liu Wenqing was a little unhappy. He felt that Zhu Youde was too rubbish and had a bad reputation for playing around with women.
"Grandpa, I want to visit Beiyan?"
"What's so good about it? It's only been three to five years since Beiyan was destroyed. Once Zhao Wuji dies, Beiyan will no longer have an emperor, and Han Wugui refuses to rebel. Beiyan is hopeless."
"The world belongs to Daliang. I guess Liang Zan should lead his army out of Shanhaiguan and attack Jinzhou at this time. If Han Wugui stays in the grassland, his hometown will be lost!"
Liu Wenchang laughed loudly: "The old Zhu family is really lucky. With my help, his son is also very strong."
As soon as Liu Wenchang finished speaking, a servant came to report that someone came to his door with a gift, but the man left without saying anything.