Shandong's treatment of Xu Erxuan and others has aroused huge heated discussion.
Among them, the move to pardon the families of these criminals has had the greatest impact.
After all, according to the legal system of feudal society, if one person commits a crime, the whole family will be implicated, and no one can escape.
This has also made the lives of many criminals’ families more miserable.
Although it is said that this approach is helpful in deterring criminals and increasing the cost of their crimes. However, in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, there are no fewer people who should do evil.
On the contrary, there are many innocent people who are implicated.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Shandong's approach not only reflected harsh punishment, but also took into account human nature.
For a time, Shandong received a lot of praise because of this incident.
Even within the Ming Dynasty's rule, many people felt that Shandong's approach was better, and even yearned for it.
As the old forces were liquidated, a huge void appeared in Songjiang Prefecture.
These blank spaces are a huge treasure.
"Every one of these big landowners is so fat that the Xu family alone is so scary."
Chen Zhi came to see Zuo Mengeng with documents.
Inside is a list of properties confiscated after the old forces were liquidated.
Among them, the Seo Il-hyun family is the most amazing.
According to statistics, the Xu family owns a total of 370,000 acres of land.
This is a place in Songjiang Prefecture where every inch of land is at a premium.
The value of the 370,000 acres of land here is many times, dozens of times more than that in other places.
Although it cannot be compared with the more than 400,000 acres that Xu Jie had at the peak of his life, it is enough to give a glimpse of the Xu family's wealth and unkindness.
In addition to the land, other properties confiscated were equally valuable.
There are as many as seven houses covering an area of more than 100 acres.
The rest of the calligraphy and painting antiques, gold and silver jewelry, expensive furniture, silk and satin, etc. are piled up like mountains.
The Xu family hated the new textile technology, but the Xu family itself had more than ten workshops.
However, the Xu family's workshop still focuses on traditional textile craftsmanship, and is completely at a disadvantage in the competition with textile factories.
This is the reason why the Xu family took action so brazenly.
Now through liquidation, this wealth must be redistributed.
Suddenly, people from Songjiang Mansion heard the news and rushed over one after another, all hoping to take over.
"These lands are fertile land, perfect for growing cotton."
Qu Yin prepared enough silver and put forward his own ideas.
Others were similar to him and agreed, waiting to acquire these lands from the government.
But Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
"Everyone, please agree in advance that if these lands are handed over to you and others, they can only be used to cultivate food and cannot be used to grow cotton."
As soon as the words were spoken, a storm arose.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Pan Yunlong raised questions on behalf of everyone.
"Zhongheng, is this regulation unsatisfactory? In today's world, everyone knows very well, how much do you get from growing grain? How much do you get from growing cotton? There is absolutely no reason for everyone to lose money!"
Zuo Mengeng was determined.
"Of course, growing cotton will make more money, and it will also be conducive to the development of Songjiang cotton spinning. But everyone, can cotton be eaten? What is the use of having more cotton when you are hungry?"
"this……"
His pressing questions left everyone speechless.
Everyone knows that food is the most important thing for people, and people who don’t eat will die.
But seeing that so much land cannot be used to make money, everyone is still very confused.
Xu Ji’s thoughts are similar to everyone else’s.
"Since a hundred years ago, Songjiang Prefecture has not been able to sustain its own food supply and has to purchase it from outside. Even if the land is used to grow food, it may not be able to meet the needs."
"That's right. After all, the land in Songjiang Prefecture is limited. It's only used to grow grain. It's just a drop in the ocean. It's better to completely switch to cotton."
This reason did not convince Zuo Mengeng.
"You live here, I'm afraid you still lack the necessary understanding of the world's situation. In the past two years, disasters have occurred frequently in various parts of the world, with droughts and floods alternating, locust plagues are endless, and many places simply cannot harvest grains. Even Huguang, the former granary, has
It will be greatly affected. What the situation will be like in the future is yet to be known. As an important strategic resource, how can we always rely on the outside world to deliver food? If external food is cut off, wouldn’t we be at the mercy of others?"
Zuo Mengeng explained the truth and finally made everyone understand the key to the problem.
Although Songjiang Prefecture is rich and can use money to buy grain, other places are also willing to sell grain to Songjiang Prefecture for sale in exchange for money.
But the problem is that there have been too many disasters in recent years.
Not only the north, but also places south of the Yangtze River have been hit by disasters frequently, and grain production has been reduced from time to time.
Under such circumstances, even if you want to buy food, there is no food to buy.
If you don't want a food crisis to happen, the best way is to have a certain amount of independent output.
Speaking of the food crisis, Zuo Mengeng has made detailed plans after more than two months of inspections.
"Songjiang Prefecture says it has many people but little land, but in reality there is still a large amount of wasteland that has not yet been developed. If all this land is developed, it will be enough to meet local needs, and there may even be a surplus."
This is not nonsense, it is the truth.
Today's Songjiang population is mostly concentrated to the west of the Huangpu River, while the areas east and south of the Huangpu River are sparsely populated and full of wilderness.
These places can definitely cultivate a large amount of fertile farmland.
But when it comes to land development, everyone in Songjiang Prefecture also has difficulties.
"In today's situation, we have gained a lot from growing cotton, and we can barely make ends meet by growing grain. Not many people are willing to open up wasteland. Not to mention, there is not enough manpower in various places."
This is also the dilemma of Songjiang Mansion.
There is obviously wasteland that has not been developed, but because of the cost and benefit, the locals are not willing to do it.
Moreover, with the vigorous development of Songjiang Prefecture's cotton spinning industry, the industrial field has absorbed a large number of people, and there is simply no excess manpower for farming.
Later, when the Qing Dynasty conquered the world, the cotton spinning industry in Songjiang Prefecture was completely destroyed. Many people had no food and clothing, so they had to return to farming to make a living, and then those wastelands were gradually developed.
Now, no matter how large the population of Songjiang Prefecture is, there is not enough to fill the cotton spinning industry. There is really no manpower available for farming.
This situation has to be coordinated by Zuo Mengeng.
"That's good, let's leave the food cultivation to professionals."
He gave an order and the order was quickly conveyed back to Shandong.
Soon after, Shandong Agricultural Reclamation Group sent a large number of personnel to Songjiang on sea ships.
When it comes to farming, Agricultural Reclamation Group is definitely the most professional.
Not only did the Farm Reclamation Group come, but Chen Zilong also returned to his hometown.
As a local, Chen Zilong knows the situation here best. It is natural for him to personally take charge of agricultural production.
"If you want to farm, you must first build a pond."
As soon as Chen Zilong came, he proposed a direction.
When farming here in Songjiang Prefecture, we are not afraid of drought, but we are afraid of waterlogging.
In particular, frequent storms at sea often lead to seawater intrusion.
When Fang Yuegong was the prefect, he organized local villagers to build seawalls, which effectively alleviated the problem of seawater intrusion.
This is why he had a good reputation in the first place.
But in Chen Zilong's view, this kind of project is still not enough and needs to be improved.
