The Datong magistrate's office, countless powerful landowners, and their tenant servants surrounded the place.
They did nothing, just sat quietly, making no noise or making any noise. They were obviously organized.
At this time, the gate of the government office was closed tightly, and there were several Yulin soldiers in iron armor standing outside the door. They held the handles of their swords tightly and looked solemn.
Within the official office, Sun Chuanting and Li Zhongzheng were integrating and re-inventorying the land and population after surveying.
"Fantai, Governor, do we really care about those people outside?"
"It doesn't matter what they do, as long as they don't make trouble or break the law, it has nothing to do with us. They will leave in two days."
Facing the questions from his subordinates, Sun Chuanting also spoke unceremoniously.
Do these people think that gathering crowds to oppose can stop the implementation of the New Deal?
I really don’t know if it’s because I’m naive or what, but I’ve never seen these powerful landlords so stupid before.
The subordinate pursed his lips after hearing this and did not continue.
Sun Chuanting's fiery temper was clearly revealed in these days, and they did not want to provoke this cruel official who was in the emperor's heart.
"Look, after the inventory, the population of this county has increased by nearly 20,000 out of thin air. Most of them are farmers who have fled, and some are military households and craftsmen households."
"These people are all illegal households that have not been registered with the government. They are all hiding in the homes of powerful landlords as tenants."
Sun Chuanting looked at the yellow booklet that had just been printed out and said.
The Yellow Book is equivalent to the household registration of the Ming Dynasty. It was created by Zhu Yuanzhang. It is an official book used by local officials to record the number of people and land. Because it is written on yellow paper, it is called the Yellow Book.
In the ancestral teachings of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, there are relevant records of the Yellow Book. Taizu even established a system. The Yellow Book must be compiled and integrated every ten years to keep track of changes in the world's situation.
But by the mid-Ming Dynasty, this system could no longer be implemented, let alone now.
Not to mention the yellow register of the local government, even the fish scale register of the household department of the capital has not changed for decades.
The last time a simple population and land census was conducted was in the early years of Wanli, when Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister of the cabinet, and he implemented a whip method and roughly integrated it.
Li Zhongzheng, who was looking through the acres of land, also replied smoothly:
"I will report to Your Majesty later. It just so happens that the population and acres of land in Datong County have been surveyed and measured."
"Well, it's not an option if things continue like this. These people are all trying to push their limits. If the government really doesn't care, they will become even more aggressive."
"Don't talk about this government office then, I'm afraid all the government offices in the city will be surrounded by them."
Although there was great resistance to the implementation of the New Deal, which was spread across the country, the speed was not too slow because of the emperor's strong support and the troops accompanying the officials to the countryside to protect them.
In just half a month, the population census and land survey in Datong County have been initially completed.
Naturally, they were aware of what the army was doing, even though it was too brutal and killed countless people.
But they know better that only iron-blooded measures can suppress the powerful landlords and the New Deal can be implemented.
But some people support it, while others oppose it, and some people understand it, while others cannot.
Outside the Daiwang Palace, Chen Qiyu, the governor of Xuanda, also led some officials from Shanxi to kneel outside the door, waiting for the emperor's edict.
Even when the sun was blazing and they were dizzy from the sun, they remained motionless.
The system and implementation of the New Deal have already caused a stir in Datong.
At first, Chen Qiyu didn't want to take any more care, after all, it was not his responsibility.
Unexpectedly, things got worse and worse, and the army was so bold that they would kill people with knives whenever they disagreed, and they all went to destroy the family.
This really shocked him. When did the Ming Dynasty's army become the same as the Tartars?
Your Majesty, when did you become so cruel and murderous?
Those are the common people of the Ming Dynasty. Is Your Majesty trying to force the common people of the world to rebel?
The whole Datong was in chaos, but as the emperor, Zhu Youxiao seemed to be deaf to what was happening outside the window.
The table in the Jiaotai Palace was also piled with memorials from the capital's courtiers. There were even blood letters among them, but he didn't read any of them.
At this time, he was thinking about casting silver coins in the palace.
Looking at the freshly baked silver coins, Zhu Youxiao was extremely excited.
If a country's economy wants to develop and the court's treasury wants to be enriched, the unification of coins is the key.
Zhang Juzheng was able to save tens of millions of taels of silver for the Ming Dynasty in just a few years. That's it.
The emergence of this silver dollar will definitely replace the messy coins of the Ming Dynasty.
With this silver dollar, price stability is no longer empty talk.
It is a pity that anti-counterfeiting copper coins have not made progress yet.
"This finished product is pretty good, much better than the one two days ago, but there is still room for improvement."
"For example, the year, month and day engraved on this silver dollar must be prominent and clearly visible."
"The frame of this silver dollar should be engraved in the shape of a gear. This will make it easy to distinguish the authenticity and quantity, and prevent some people from polishing the silver dollar."
Zhu Youxiao said to several craftsmen kneeling on the ground while weighing the silver coins in his hand.
In fact, the production of this silver dollar is relatively simple. It does not require a high level of industry, it will only take a little more effort and time.
Anti-counterfeiting is even simpler. Silver coins are refined and cast from extremely high-quality real silver. The most common way to distinguish them is to listen to the sound and look at the color.
No matter how skilled his craftsmanship is, this thing cannot be imitated. If he wants to imitate it, it must be genuine silver.
It's not like copper coins, which can be adulterated and smeared with some words and colors.
"And on the reverse side of this silver dollar, I have an idea. Let's use the portrait of Emperor Taizu to be engraved on it. Then I will ask someone to draw a portrait for you. You can just engrave it according to the portrait."
The reason why Zhu Youxiao wanted to carve this portrait was selfish.
The extremely insulting and slanderous image of Taizu with a shoehorn face was deeply rooted in the hearts of later generations. It not only insulted Taizu, but also insulted the IQ of contemporary people.
Some mentally retarded people really think that they are Lao Zhu. Such people are either on the opposite side or they are really mentally retarded.
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with this? Emperor Taizu has been dead for more than two hundred years, and how can ordinary people dare to carve a statue of Emperor Taizu?"
"What's wrong with this? The Ming Dynasty was brought down by Taizu's hard work. Although his old man is no longer alive, his soul and spirit are still protecting our Ming Dynasty."
"How could he be missing from such an eternal event as monetary reform and reunification, which benefits the country and the people?"
"Just do as I say, be down-to-earth, and prepare this silver dollar for me. No one will cause trouble for you."
After these craftsmen exited, Zhu Youxiao looked at the silver coins in his hands, and his expression changed again.
How to deal with the anti-counterfeiting of this copper coin?