Xu Jingchang came back from the prison and found that someone was already waiting at the mansion.
Prince Zhu Gaochi was there, and young master Yao Guangxiao was also there.
Seeing Xu Jingchang's return, Zhu Gaochi took the initiative and said, "I've invited the young master to come over. I want to ask you two some questions."
Xu Jingchang took a look and didn't say anything. Instead, he took matters into his own hands and poured tea for Old Thief Tu and Zhu Gaochi. Then he smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk slowly. We can talk about this matter."
Zhu Gaochi pondered for a while and then asked a question, "Cousin, look at the Kong family in front of you, the Zheng family now, and more aristocratic families. What is their problem? I still can't understand it for the moment."
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Your Highness wants to ask Master Yao about this. Look, I poured him tea. If he wants to thank me, what should he say?"
Yao Guangxiao hummed: "You are now my nephew, and this is what you should do."
Zhu Gaochi ignored what the old thief Tu said, but said: "Monks naturally talk about Amitabha."
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Yes, when they say this, they are thanking Buddha for his blessing. As for you, the real benefactor, it may not be that important. After all, you were also arranged by Buddha."
Zhu Gaochi frowned and said dumbly: "Buddha may not appear. It's a bit ungrateful to think so... Young Master, don't get me wrong, I didn't talk about you."
He was really forced into a corner. If you wanted to kill him, Zheng Yi might not be afraid. After all, he was from the Hongwu Dynasty and had already been prepared.
Yao Guangxiao lowered his eyelids and hummed: "I understand what this kid means. He means that if there is family power, when something happens, they will think of their own family first and put their family before the country... This is true.
That's right. After the dynasties changed, very few could truly be loyal to the country. After three hundred years of raising scholars in the Song Dynasty, he was just Wen Tianxiang. What's even more ridiculous is that after Wen Tianxiang was captured, the Mongolian emperor deliberately spared his life. Those
However, the surrendered ministers wished that he would die as soon as possible in order to maintain their loyalty. Only in this way can they feel confident and bold and become good officials in the new dynasty."
And such a wealthy family excludes the influence of the imperial court. The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the aristocratic family governs all directions. This is the truth...
Just imagine, you have a clan that is not afraid of dynasty changes to protect you. In your heart, which is more important, the country or the family?
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "I will take Master Yao as an example. Look at that temple. They usually receive alms from all directions and give back to all directions... But if you look closely, you will find that they coax good men and women to make huge profits, and slave young monks to serve as laborers.
They also occupy land and refuse to pay taxes. Your Highness, any dignity does not come out of thin air. They live an easy life, they just have someone to carry the burden for them."
Zhu Gaochi nodded, "I've seen this before, and it's naturally very good. There is merit in teaching the disciples to be sound and moral, and to sharpen their character."
Family law!
He smiles and is overjoyed every day.
The grand ancestral hall has twenty or thirty rooms, all of which are made of blue bricks and black tiles, in a Jiangnan style.
With Xu Jingchang's guarantee, Zhu Gaochi cheered up.
There is someone who cares more about this than Xu Jingchang...that is Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.
Within the big family, there are also three, six or nine levels.
After breaking the family law, the price you pay will be greater.
Zhu Gaochi was curious, "How much land can a family like the Zheng family occupy and how much property can they hide?"
Moreover, the people of the Zheng clan must put loyalty to the emperor and serving the country first... The clan lost its original intention when talking about the family.
Zhu Gaochi felt that he had learned new knowledge, "Young Master, these big families have been passed down for thousands of years. They seem to be well-behaved, farming and studying. They are stable and honest, and there is nothing transgressive. At the beginning, the emperor highly praised such Confucian families.
I think they can educate the people and appease the place. Otherwise, they would not give the Zheng family a royal pen. I'm still a little confused now and don't understand what's wrong with them?"
How will this first family in Jiangnan handle this matter?
As the biggest entertainer in the dynasty, Xu Jingchang would not miss this good show.
Zhu Gaochi pondered for a while, and then he understood. A large clan is like a safe haven, where family members can be sheltered. In times of peace, they can be promoted and make a fortune, and in times of chaos, they can provide shelter. It has been passed down for thousands of years and has survived the changes of dynasties.
shake.
And who will enforce this family law?
There is no doubt that they are the elders of the big families, the big shots who have become officials... Gradually, Zhu Gaochi understands that among these big families, some people serve as officials and provide protection, some are in charge of family law, some are aloof, and some support them with blood and tears.
The Zheng family's commotion has brought shame on the wealthy family.
The country is just a stage for them to realize their ambitions, and the family is their support and destination.
Therefore, in order to preserve the reputation of the Zheng family, the family was divided in tears, allowing the Zheng family members to divide their property and live independently.
In order to support the expenses of the school, the Zheng family also has more than 5,000 acres of school land.
Then, the Zheng family's children, who had seven or eight houses, started fighting with each other over their property.
In the middle lobby of the ancestral hall, what is enshrined is Zhu Yuanzhang’s imperial pen: The first one in Jiangnan!
It's a pity that this Yubi can no longer protect the Zheng family.
The people looked up to the sky and laughed!
It turns out that this is the so-called first restaurant in Jiangnan, which is really eye-opening.
"Shocked, the first family in Jiangnan actually had a dispute and killed each other over a mere piece of land!"
The problem is here, it seems to be good for the Ming Dynasty, but why does it have to fight wits and courage every time, and work hard, but it may not be done completely... It is these things that will shake the interests of the gentry family and be detrimental to the scholar-bureaucrat group.
Such a good standard should be followed by everyone.
In one sentence, Zhu Gaochi broke his defense.
Zheng Yi could only give in to Zhu Di. He admitted that the family was not strictly governed. In the name of the Zheng family's rules, the clan members went around to win over people's hearts, made extensive friends, looked after each other, and supported each other... and lost the original intention of the ancestors to establish the rules.
"In a family of farming and studying, Confucian officials are no longer defeated by the temptation of property... The internal strife in the Zheng family has intensified, and a life-threatening lawsuit has already occurred!"
Zhu Gaochi seemed to understand something... Behind this gentle Zheng family's norms, there are strict family laws!
The bigger the clan, the more rules there are.
Yao Guangxiao raised his eyelids and looked at Xu Jingchang, "Can you tell me?"
Yao Guangxiao directly hehe... Lao Na knows best what kind of virtue you have. See what you mean, you even want to take away all the temples in the world. Every time you go to Lao Na, you look left and right, and what else can you say about the world?
Buddha accounts for eight of the famous mountains and rivers... What are you planning, do you think I don't know?
Yao Guangxiao was too lazy to talk to Xu Jingchang, but picked up the copy of "Zheng's Standards" and handed it to Zhu Gaochi, "Your Highness, what do you think of this writing?"
That’s right, if a child could understand the truth, he wouldn’t be a child anymore!
When necessary, use family methods!
So the Zheng family's property is far more than that... they also have family studies... all the children of the Zheng family, including relatives, can come to study when they are six years old.
Not to mention anything else, their family property alone amounts to as much as 3,000 acres!
Yao Guangxiao nodded and said: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about what happens if someone is unwilling to listen to this norm?"
Such as levying business taxes, improving the status of craftsmen, setting up schools for refugees... and even matters such as treasure banknotes. The government affairs promoted by Xu Jingchang were always faced with many obstacles.
But the problem is that he followed Xu Jingchang's suggestion and divided the Zheng family. The centuries-old family has completely declined and disappeared. How can he see his ancestors?
He is the sinner of the Zheng family!
Neither advance nor retreat... Zheng Yi was so miserable that he simply wanted to die, but he couldn't make up his mind.
The government and the public must naturally find ways to stop it.
In fact, even without Zheng Yi's memorial, the imperial court had already taken action... Jin Yiwei would have taken action long ago.
But if Zhu Di's imperial pen is really spread, it will be known all over the world, and the Zheng family will become the laughing stock of everyone... Then they will be cut off from the imperial examination qualifications, and the huge family will fall apart, and there will never be a chance to get back up. If so, Biji will be destroyed.
The entire clan will be even more miserable.
This newspaper, with all its energy, reported crazily.
All I can do is sigh, "Death is the only solution for all the hardships!"
This itself is a problem.
"Let me speak for you, otherwise you will have to use me as an example."
Only when you really get to Pujiang and enter the local area can you feel the huge heritage of this centuries-old family.
Xu Jingchang glanced at Yao Guangxiao and was about to answer when the old monk finally coughed.
This is just for supporting the Zheng family ancestral hall.
Do you dare to think that the Zheng family, which is so superior, has become the slaves of others... It is definitely a life worse than death.
There is no doubt that most people will choose family.
This matter is not just a matter of changing dynasties. Scholar-officials will defect to the enemy and betray the country... Even when they are in ordinary governance, they will try their best to safeguard the interests of the family.
Zheng Yi didn't sleep for three days... He was unkempt, with a haggard appearance, and eye excrement the size of peas, and he didn't bother to wash himself.
"Your Highness, just watch! It's guaranteed to be fun."
In the end, Zheng Yi couldn't stand it any longer.
Xu Jingchang laughed dryly and said, "Don't worry, young master. I just said casually that your temple has released all the redundant slaves. I won't embarrass you."
Zhu Gaochi was stunned subconsciously, could he?
At this time, Xu Jingchang hummed: "Your Highness, you are also a father, think about your grandson's virtue!"
"The children of the Zheng family fought so hard that blood splattered in the ancestral hall!"
"No wonder all generations have tried to crack down on powerful people. Now I finally understand it. This is a great step, but I don't know if it will be effective if we use the Zheng family's surgery?"
You must know that this is the best land, very fat and oily... The Zheng family initially negotiated to share it equally, but soon they started to quarrel. You have more, I have less, and everyone refuses to give in to each other.
He is scared!
It has to be said that the Zheng family has completely shattered the benchmark they set for a farming and reading family.
This is nothing... When Zhu Di was reading about the family separation, he suddenly discovered a big problem.
"The Zheng family has family property, school land...and other miscellaneous land, as much as ten thousand acres...all of which do not need to pay land tax. Not to mention, their family can be exempted from it because of their official status.
Tian Fu...how many Tian Fu have escaped such a wealthy family? Check! The Ministry of Household Affairs immediately sent personnel to conduct a rigorous investigation. Families similar to the Zheng family must pay three times the amount of arrears, otherwise they will all be beheaded once found out!"
