I came back to my senses and saw that everyone was silent. I raised my glass and said, "New year and new atmosphere. The first year of Xianchun has arrived. I will make everyone's life better and better. Everyone, raise your glasses together and celebrate my great Song Dynasty." May you rise and bless you.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the rise of the Song Dynasty."
I took the lead and drank it all in one gulp.
"Mayor Quan, let me ask you again, how is the public land law implemented here?"
"Back to the Emperor, most of this town is in mountainous areas, and there are few fertile fields for planting. There are only four or five households that own excess land exceeding the provisions of the Public Land Law. Two years ago, the government repurchased and confiscated the land in accordance with the provisions of the Public Land Law. Kuaiji Prefecture also I gave you a full amount of silver. Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. If it weren’t for the empress, the public land law would not have been implemented so smoothly."
"What do you mean by this?"
Quan Zhaoxin said with the strength of wine: "Your Majesty, many places around Quanfu Town are suffering terribly from this public land law. There are three main reasons. One is that there is no need to buy back with silver coins, and most transactions are done with jiaozi. The other is to take back the fertile land. , leaving the middle and lower-grade fields to the landlords, the third is to resell the reclaimed fertile land to people close to the government, and even worse, confiscate the inferior fields as superior fertile fields in order to defraud the maximum profit. In short, there are many kinds of things here, It’s made a mess.”
"Then what does the mayor think of this public land law?"
"Your Majesty, this public land law has advantages and disadvantages. Some people praise it, some people oppose it, and I can't explain it clearly."
Even in later generations, there were many objections to this public land law, and indeed it was not something Quan Zhaoxin could explain.
While he was talking, Xiao Qi said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Shijie is already outside the door."
"Xuan"
Zhang Shijie was in his early forties, with a weathered look on his face, and his tall figure was already rickety. Compared with Wen Tianxiang, who was also known as the Three Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty, Lu Xiufu looked sophisticated.
"Long live our emperor, Zhang Shijie, a common man. Long live, long live, long live, long live."
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Zhang Shijie, was it your idea to arrange the refugee arrangements here?"
"Go back to the emperor. It was the grassroots who suggested it to the mayor."
"Why do you think so?"
"Your Majesty, the grass-roots people were once one of the refugees. They are well aware of the suffering of the refugees. Most of these refugees went south because of the Mongols. They care about our dynasty, but the government basically doesn't care about them and leaves them to fend for themselves. That's why the grass-roots people are Suggest to the mayor, hoping to give them a place to live."
"Zhang Shijie, you do have compassion. If everyone flocks to Quanfu Town, what will you do?"
Zhang Shijie thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, ordinary people have not thought about this carefully."
I looked at Zhang Shijie and suddenly said seriously: "Zhang Shijie, do you know your guilt?"
Everyone was stunned, wondering why I suddenly changed my tone.
Zhang Shijie hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the common people don't know."
"In the past two years, Quanfu Town has accepted two hundred refugees. None of these people have registered with the government. Can you guarantee that there are no Mongolians among them?"
After Quan Zhaoxin heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in fear: "Your Majesty, the identities of these people have been handed over to the Kuaiji government office for a long time, but there has been no approval."
Zhang Shijie said: "Your Majesty, these grassroots people are registered one by one, and they are usually monitored by the maintenance committee. However, the grassroots people don't think so much. They just think that they can help each other."
"Everyone, get up, mayor. According to my imperial calendar, how many days should the Kuaiji government office give you a reply?"
"I will return to the Emperor within one month."
"Kuiji Government Office, I will handle this matter."
I have already thought about secretly training the new army at Qiuquan Villa in Quanfu Town, but I have never had a suitable general. Zhang Shijie seems to be the best candidate prepared by God for me.
Although according to historical records, Zhang Shijie was a loyal minister in the late Song Dynasty, I have to be extremely careful. Firstly, Zhang Shijie is from Mongolia after all, and he served as an errand under Jia Sidao. Secondly, the matter of this new army is not as simple as that of the Young Guards.
I stared at Zhang Shijie and said after a moment: "Zhang Shijie."
"The grassroots are here."
"I give you a task. Concubine Quan wants to open a large-scale breeding farm in Qiuquan Villa. You must recruit 500 young adults from surrounding towns for me within a month. The only condition is that your family must be with you. As for
I will let Concubine Quan handle this official filing."
Although Zhang Shijie didn't know why I wanted to open this breeding farm, he didn't ask any more questions and immediately replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the grassroots will definitely take care of it."
"You don't need to make a big show of it and act in a low profile. Once this matter is done, I will forgive you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Zhang Shijie, I heard that you committed crimes in the north and fled south. Why?"
After hearing this, Zhang Shijie suddenly stayed there, as if remembering something extremely painful. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, the common people once served in the army under the Mongolian General Zhang Rou. The common people only had one son. He was only more than ten years old at the time. He was the same as the Mongolians.
The son of a famous Qianhu was in the same private school. One day, the son of the Qianhu humiliated the Han people. The son of the common people refused to accept it and argued with him.
My son couldn't argue with me, so he became angry and ordered his servants to beat my son to death. The daughter-in-law of the grassroots got it, so she went to seek justice, but she came back to no avail. Instead, she was beaten severely by the thousands of households, and she died after returning home. The grassroots were furious
We went down, sneaked into his house, and killed the sons of Qianhu at night, but the Qianhu escaped. Later, with the help of General Zhang Rou, the common people were able to escape and go south."
There are injustices everywhere in the world. From ancient times to the present, from south to north, there has always been injustice.
I looked at Zhang Shijie, a seven-foot-tall man, with tears in his eyes, and said: "Zhang Shijie, I will definitely avenge you, not only you, but also tens of millions of northern Han people, I will seek justice for them.
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Although I said this casually, I didn't mean to deceive Zhang Shijie. The Mongols are my mortal enemies. I have to destroy them no matter what, otherwise I will die.
But I didn't expect that just because of my words, Zhang Shijie would be devoted to me.
Zhang Shijie felt excited when he heard what I said. He didn't expect that I would value him, a commoner, so much. He knelt down in a hurry, kowtowed three times sincerely, and said: "The common people have thanked the emperor. The common people are willing to serve as front soldiers and follow the emperor."
Attack Mongolia from the north and restore our mountains and rivers."
I nodded and said, "I know that you are a soldier, and you will fight in the war. There will be many opportunities in the future, but for now you only need to do what I tell you."
"The common people understand."
"I will drive back to Beijing tomorrow. I will send someone to contact you in the future. If you have anything to do recently, please go to Quan Jue first. You can train these five hundred young men according to military standards, and how many people from Quan Villa are there?
You can also choose from ten servants."
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To the north of the West Lake, across the lake from the Imperial Palace, is the Jia Mansion where Jia Sidao lived. This mansion was given by Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty and named Houyuan Garden, which means "worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness."
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Liao Yingzhong, the shogunate of the Jia family, hurried to the lobby of the mansion with a letter in hand. Jia Sidao and a middle-aged man were drinking and eating while enjoying the performance of the dancing girls and musicians in the hall. The Jia family was also full of joy in the New Year.
After Liao Yingzhong entered the house, she went straight to Jia Sidao's side, leaned over and whispered: "My lord, a secret letter from Kuaiji."
After Jia Sidao read the letter, he waved his right hand and moved away from the screen. He handed the letter to the middle-aged man next to him and said, "Brother Junhan, take a look."
The middle-aged man named Junhan took the letter and after reading it, he said in surprise: "What, His Majesty was assassinated? Fortunately, he is fine. These Mongolian soldiers are really bold."
"Yes, Zhao Fu's son is equally brave. He dared to go out with only a hundred guards. If Mongolia comes with a few more masters, even if Yuan Ji has three heads and six arms, it will not be of any help. By the way, Junhan, with your ability as the head of the Wu family, can you
To train such a group of dead soldiers?"
Wu Junhan hesitated and said: "Sir, I don't understand what you mean."
Jia Sidao handed the letter that Wu Junhan had read to Liao Yingzhong, and laughed loudly and said: "Yingzhong, go and check what is in this letter. Junhan, you all, Junhan, come and have a drink."
Wu Junhan picked up the wine glass and said: "Sir, please."
Jia Sidao finished his sentence in one mouthful and said, "Time flies so fast. It has been twenty years in the blink of an eye. Does Junhan still remember what happened under the commander's tent?"
Wu Junhan said: "Of course I remember. If I hadn't saved you, how would I have survived to drink with you here?"
"Haha, just remember. Junhan, if you want to be successful in life, you must enjoy it to the fullest. Just enjoy it when it's time to enjoy it. Come on, the singing and dancing will continue."
After the dancing girls and musicians entered the house, the garden was filled with singing and dancing, which was very lively.
Jia Sidao looked at the silent Wu Junhan and seemed to be talking to himself: "Why is this Zhao Yu becoming less and less familiar to me?"