"The state favors the gentry and scholars. How can the gentry not be loyal to the emperor and reimburse the court?"

"I show affection to the officials in Hubei and use reason to make them reflect on themselves. The emperor is wise and kind, and has repeatedly warned officials all over the world. I also warned the officials in Hubei that things in the past should be forgotten. In the future, they must serve the public wholeheartedly, as if If you commit it again, you will be punished for several crimes and will not be forgiven!"

"In response to the emperor's kindness, officials from all over the country were grateful and changed their minds to serve the imperial court wholeheartedly."

"At the same time, the minister also urged officials from all over the country to talk to the gentry about the truth, so that the gentry understood that the new policy of equally dividing the land and collecting grain from one body was a national policy that the court could not reform, and it needed to be abided by and implemented by all localities, and discussed with the gentry from all over the country. In the end, today's Hubei was created New Deal.”

"All prefectures and counties in Hubei set up farms based on villages and towns, and selected local respected gentry to serve as farm owners to mediate conflicts among the people and handle farm affairs."

"In this way, whether it is a land for the gentry or a land for the common people, they are one and the same. The common people and the gentry work together to farm and receive food. In addition, in their free time, the gentry can teach the common people the principles of saints and teach them how to read and write."

"Nowadays, people in Hubei province live and work in peace and contentment. They don't pick up things on the road and don't close their homes at night. This year there is another bumper rice harvest. It is expected that the tax revenue will not be inferior to that in Henan..."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Oh? It seems that these gentry from Hubei are all talents from our Ming Dynasty?"

"Then I want to take a look."

Chu Xingyu said quickly: "Your Majesty, the gentry in Hubei are now waiting for the arrival of the Holy Emperor, eager to see the dragon's face."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "In that case, let's get started. I am very curious about the new policy situation in Hubei."

Chu Xingyu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Hubei's new policies will not disappoint you."

The holy driver continued to march, seeing the dragon getting closer and closer, the gentry and officials on both sides of the road leaned over and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the gentry officials on both sides through the car window and was quite satisfied. Looking at the situation in Hubei, it was not much worse than in the north.

If these gentry were really loyal to the country and willing to serve the court as Chu Xingyu said, then he, the Ming Emperor, could not relax the rope around the necks of these gentry.

Zhang Haogu listened to the entire conversation between Zhu Youxiao and Chu Xingyu with a calm expression and did not speak.

However, Zhang Haogu was dubious about what Chu Xingyu said. At least a Hubei official and gentry was a loyal and patriotic hero of the country. Zhang Haogu did not believe this.

There are certainly benevolent gentry and upright officials in this world, but there are all in Hubei, and Zhang Haogu definitely doesn't believe it.

Is it possible that all the honest officials and the gentry who care about the people came to Hubei because of gambling?

If you look at the implementation of the New Deal in the north, you will know that it is not that there are no gentry who are aware of current affairs, nor that there are no gentry as farm owners, but these are not common phenomena.

After all, who is willing to share their land with Mud Legs and end up paying taxes to the court like Mud Legs?

The gentry of the Ming Dynasty did not have to pay taxes for more than two hundred years. Now that these gentry are required to pay taxes, it is strange that they are willing.

The gentry were so well raised and pampered by the Ming Dynasty. They really thought that they had the final say in this world and the common people were just bastards serving them.

Paying the grain as one body and dividing the land equally means taking flesh from the gentry.

Maybe some gentry will agree, maybe there are discerning people in the gentry's family, but most gentry are definitely not willing to lose their land and their privileges.

The New Deal fought against the entire gentry class. The North used strong tactics to achieve the New Deal. In the northern Gyeonggi region, where clan power was not very strong, the implementation of the New Deal was extremely difficult. In the South, where clan power is deeply entangled, it was difficult to implement the New Deal.

How could the New Deal be implemented so smoothly far away from the capital?

Zhang Haogu didn't believe it at all. Are these Hubei gentry not gentry?

Just because of your few words, Chu Xingyu, they obediently handed over their fields and started paying taxes?

If the New Deal is so easy to implement, what else does he need to do with swords? The New Deal is not about treating guests to dinner, it is about life and death!
Chapter completed!