Chapter 178 Corrupt Official

Zhao Qian thought for a while and said, "In addition, I think I can open up the land!"

"Reading the land? This costs a lot of money. And does the prince have land that can be reclaimed on a large scale?" Qian Yanyuan had no scruples and questioned.

Zhao Qian put his finger on a certain part of the map and said, "Guangling Salt Affairs can open up land!"

Qian Yanyuan was stunned and said, "Does the prince want to attack Guangling Salt Service Grassland?"

Zhao Jin nodded and said, "Nothing is wrong!"

Salt drying appeared in the Ming Dynasty. Now sea salt basically relies on boiling salt. Boiling naturally requires fuel! In order to have sufficient raw materials, Guangling Salt Affairs set up this place in the lower reaches of the Mi River. It is not allowed to cultivate the Mi River area below Guangling Salt Affairs to raise weeds. It is as much as 370,000 acres!

Zhao Qian drew a circle on the map and said, "There are at least 320,000 mu of pastures that have been reclaimed! Based on the 30 mu of each household, it can be calculated as about 11,000 households, and three people in one household are enough to accommodate 30,000 people! In addition, the salt farm will be moved to the vicinity of the Mihe estuary."

Qian Yanyuan said: "Your Majesty, there is no grass left, what's the use of moving the salt field?"

Zhao Jin smiled confidently and said, "Who told you that salt can only be boiled? I have my own way! This can be followed by other salt owners in the salt field."

"Prince, just that, there are about 140,000 people!" Gongsun Xuanxu reminded.

Zhao Qian pointed to the map and said, "Yizhou! Yizhou has just been harmed by Mengshan bandits. Many fields are abandoned. It is okay to relocate 70,000 to 80,000 people to go there! It is okay to rent official land for refugees, and the taxes should not be too low, otherwise those big households will rent them according to the three-ten tax."

Gongsun Xuanxu smiled bitterly and said, "The prince is afraid he doesn't know that the land has been occupied by the nearby big families! Even Cheng (Lin) bought 10,000 acres of fertile land in the local area!"

Zhao Qian sneered: "How can I not know the truth? But what if someone acquainted with Mengshan bandits?"

Gongsun Xuanxu and Qian Yanyuan were shocked, and Qian Yanyuan advised with great thoughts: "Prince, I am afraid that this is to push all the wealthy families and gentry on Jingdong East Road to the opposite side of you! This is absolutely not possible! It is just tens of thousands of untouchables, why do you have to do this!"

Zhao Qian was furious. "How come this is a poor man? Have you never heard of what Emperor Taizong of Tang said, "The people are water, and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn the boat." When it comes to a poor man, my ancestors are just a thief and a army, and your family is just a mud-legged person! Why do you say that the noble man is noble?"

(The thief-matched army refers to a soldier born in Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin, who was born in a soldier, and his face was once tattooed. The mud legs refer to Qian Yanyuan's grandfather, Qian Liu, who was born in a farmer.)

Qian Yanyuan stood aside speechless and blushed.

Gongsun Xuanxu said: "The prince has finally been slightly recognized by the geniuses of Jingdong East Road because of disaster relief. If this happens, it is probably to have enemies both inside and outside!"

Zhao Qian shook his head and said, "The gentry, the big families say nothing more than profit! As long as I can bring benefits to them in the future, how can we care about the king taking their land on that day? What's more, not all the land in Yizhou this time was occupied by the big families on Jingdong East Road. More than half of them were the remaining large families in Yizhou, so it would be much easier to deal with them! It would be easier to avoid some powerful big families and get 70,000 to 80,000 people in this way!"

Seeing that Zhao Jin had made up his mind, Gongsun Xuanxu stopped talking.

To do this, you must withstand the pressure and make great measures. After all, although this collusion between Mengshan bandits cannot be said to be a vain, it is absolutely impossible to prove it. When Mengshan bandits were in great power, many wealthy families secretly sent people to send money and grain to Mengshan bandits as protection fees, begging him not to suffer from his own yard. Some wealthy families also helped Mengshan bandits sell stolen goods.

But no matter which one, they only have limited contact. These big families are not stupid and know that the world is still the world of the Song Dynasty. No matter how awesome the bandits in Mengshan are, they cannot escape the word "thief".

After thinking about it, Zhao Qian didn't expect anyone to be alone. After thinking for a while, someone asked Gongsun Xuanxu and asked: "I want an official who can withstand the pressure and have great means to deal with those big families. Do you have any recommendations? Or do you know that there are such people there? It doesn't matter if you have the lower position, as long as you have the ability!"

Gongsun Xuanxu was stunned and said, "I really know that such a person is there, I'm afraid you don't want to use it!"

When Zhao Chen heard that such a talent was there, he still cared about what Gongsun Xuanxu said. He asked hurriedly: "Sir, don't keep it a secret, just say who it is! As long as you complete this matter, what is the king unwilling to do?"

"The former magistrate of Jimo County, Laizhou!" Gongsun Xuanxu said straight to the point.

Zhao Qian was stunned when he heard this, touched the fluff that had just grown on his lips, and murmured: "How come this person sounds so familiar? It seems that he has heard of it there."

Gongsun Xuanxu couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty, you have naturally heard of him! You remember two months ago, someone reported that a county magistrate embezzled 30,000 stones of disaster relief food, and also owed huge sums of money during his tenure to build dangerous buildings and dangerous bridges."

Zhao Jin nodded and said, "I know that for this, I personally asked the judge Zong (Shiheng) to investigate himself! The corrupt official the gentleman mentioned is probably this guy, right?"

Gongsun Xuanxu nodded and said, "That's right! After investigation by Zhongtongzong, this person not only embezzled 30,000 stones of grain and sold it to profiteers to hoard it, but also the buildings and roads and bridges built during his two years in office all had the problem of cutting corners! The most serious time, the stone bridge that cost 800 guan actually collapsed after a month and a half, causing casualties of twelve people and passers-by."

Speaking of this, Gongsun Xuanxu continued: "The prince also wrote a memorial for this, and wanted to send this person to the Dingbian Army!"

The Dingbian Army was located on the border of Xixia. Zhao sent this guy there in fact, in disguise execution.

Zhao Qian said a little embarrassedly: "Sir, aren't you playing tricks on me? Such a corrupt official is not enough to calm the anger of the public if he doesn't kill him!"

Gongsun Xuanxu said with confidence: "I have already said that you are afraid you are unwilling to use it before! But you said there is nothing you don't want to do? Then I said it, why are you blamed me now?"

Zhao Qian thought about it carefully and it was really like this!

However, Zhao Chen carefully thought about Yang Zhun's experience, and he could not agree that Gongsun Xuanxu's recommendation was not to play with him.
Chapter completed!