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Chapter 429: Changes in Sichuan (2)

The matter in Sichuan was quickly sent to Wenhua Hall by Tongzhengsi and quickly spread to Zhu Yunwen's ears.

In the Jinshen Hall, the cabinet members sat down with awkward expression on their faces, and from time to time they carefully glanced at Zhu Yunwen behind the imperial case.

The policy of returning farmland has just arrived in Sichuan. Before it could be implemented, the problem was first obtained by taking the results. Isn’t this a slap in the cabinet or the emperor in the face?

At the same time, several people also cursed Kuang Yi and the ungrateful Zuo Gongshu.

How many people did Sichuan pilot involve in total? Even if this problem of laziness occurs, how much pressure can it put on the finances?

You can't tell the emperor more tactfully that when the next step is promoted to other provinces, the court will naturally correct it. If you think it is not suitable, you can change it at will. Then Sichuan might as well establish an independent government, and what does the cabinet and the emperor do?

In the future, other provinces will follow suit, and if the central government continues its policies, they will use the excuse of "I think there are some inappropriate thoughts" to tamper with it, and that will not be a world of chaos.

"I have indeed been inappropriate in thinking about Sichuan."

After putting down this memorial, Zhu Yunwen admitted his mistake first, which was shocked by the surprise of several people in the cabinet.

"I am really not aware of the people's faults, so what do you have to do with my emperor? I apologize for the crimes."

Zhu Yunwen shook his right hand gently and said sincerely: "What crime should I ask? Let's sit down. Kuang Yi and this book have also reminded you that this major issue of people's livelihood should be considered in all aspects before we make a decision.

I am the 195th Five-Year Master, and you are all first-rank officials. You usually discuss national policies and make billions of money. How can you know the value of one or two taels of silver?

I never thought that at this time, the harvest of a mu of land in Chengdu was not worth even a tael of silver. People's lives were so difficult. If they were poor and rich for a long time, they would probably be as Kuang Yihe said, and the dynasty would raise hundreds of thousands of lazy men who were eating all day long and waiting to die.

We have all made subjective mistakes from laymen and leaders. If we make mistakes, we must admit our mistakes, and we must not be angry because of shame, so that future generations can laugh at us as narrow-minded and ignorant."

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was not only not angry, but seemed to have praised Kuang Yi and a lot of praise, Yang Shiqi took the lead and said, "Your Majesty's enlightened acceptance of advice is far from being in the world, and I am impressed."

No matter how good Lai Yang Shiqi was, he had a slander, and then he followed Zhu Yunwen's words and responded.

"Fortunately, this matter was discovered early, and Kuang Yihe was dealing with it quickly and had not caused any other impact. I think it is up to the cabinet to approve one. In addition, write a letter of commendation in the name of the cabinet. However, don't let the Tongzheng Department inform the provinces of the provinces in internal journals such as the diary."

After staying in the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet for so many years, Yang Shiqi's political level has definitely reached the pinnacle. His answers are comprehensive. First of all, he maintained the central authority of the emperor Zhu Yunwen and turned the responsibility for improper decisions over.

Then he definitely praised Kuang Yihe's handling, but also limited the matter to a small range between the cabinet and Kuang Yihe, so as not to follow the examples in local provinces, resulting in a series of incidents like Kuang Yihe's arbitrary tampering with policies like Kuang Yihe.

Zhu Yunwen nodded and agreed: "Then let's do it."

Like Yang Shiqi, Zhu Yunwen did not intend to praise Kuang Yi and his actions on a large scale, even though the latter made a very correct and constructive advice this time.

The truth is different in height and different perspectives of viewing problems. If the center has its own considerations in other national policies in the future, but the local government cannot see it. Due to the wanton tampering of the narrow view of the region, it will ruin national affairs.

If Kuang Yihe was a smart person, he would not have made a big publicity about this matter. His contributions were not reduced, and it would be considered that he would be the future of Jian Zai Dixin.

All the benefits have fallen, but other false names are still important.

Then will Kuang Yihe be a smart person?

After the cabinet's approval arrived in Chengdu, Kuang Yihe smiled and burned the approval to the paper.

This action scared the confidant master.

"Sir, this is a reply from the cabinet and will be filed with the Tongzheng Department in the future."

“What kind of approval?”

Kuang Yihe asked casually, which surprised the master even more.

"There is a reply to the compensation for returning farmland in Chengdu. The adults will deal with it decisively and point out and resolve the inappropriate points."

"It's completely nothing, don't talk nonsense."

Seeing that his master couldn't turn his mind, Kuang Yihe said: "For the compensation of Sichuan's farmland withdrawal, the cabinet's instructions are to compensate for 2 taels per mu of land each year. The time limit is five years. The relevant policies have been set long ago and have nothing to do with this official. The Sichuan Provincial Administrator's Office is only responsible for the implementation with all his heart and strength, and has never found any inappropriate points."

The master was completely stunned.

After so many days of struggle, how could I give all the credit to the cabinet?

What a matter of this?

After thinking hard for a long time, the master smiled bitterly.

No wonder he is a provincial governor, but he is just a minor official who is not a good candidate.

There are a lot you have to learn when doing things.

"I'll notify Zhou Sicheng and let his supervisory officer let go of his hands and feet."

Kuang Yi and Kuang hummed a small song comfortably, and they were in a very good mood.

After Zhou Weiwen received the relay from his master, he also learned about Kuang Yihe’s actions and praised Kuang Yihe in his heart.

To stop the admiration in my heart, Zhou Weiwen said to a group of the Ministry of Revenue officials who supervised the department.

"Building starts and land collection!"

A large-scale farmland retreat campaign that affected hundreds of thousands of people in Chengdu began in October of the 12th year of Jianwen. Since Xia Yin, this is the first time that the farmland retreat campaign initiated by the imperial court has appeared in the nearly four thousand years of Chinese farming civilization.

Countless self-cultivated farmers such as Li San hesitated before the two compensation plans, but most of them chose the second one.

That is, obtain fixed annual compensation silver in the form of a refund.

Only a small number of those who are brave will be sold directly at 20% higher than the market price.

Their idea was that if you choose the second one, you could get an extra compensation silver every year, but five years later, these fields could be sold to the court at the market price at that time.

Who knows whether land prices will rise or fall in five years?

Instead of doing this, it’s better to sell 20% more at one hand.

One acre of land is thirty taels, and five acres of land is 150 taels. If you increase by 20% and you will get thirty taels more.

If you choose the second type, isn’t five acres of land only fifty taels of silver in five years?

It only took twenty taels to get apart in five years.

Now that I have taken this big sum of money, what can I do?

But whether it is a refund or direct selling, the result is the same.

That is, hundreds of thousands of people who have left the land have to flock to Chengdu, Mianyang and other big cities to find new livelihoods.

The number of hundreds of villages on the Chengdu Plain began to drop wildly.

The urbanization process is in Sichuan and has begun to accelerate at a rapid pace.
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