Zhu Cixuan was stunned when he heard this: "Why don't your father use such a good method? Why can't you use it?"

"Because your father does not have enough land to allocate to the people, the method is good, but it won't work from the root," Wang Zhilong said: "Although the emperor is rich in all directions, is it the king's land? But can your father really move the land in the world? He can only collect rent, and it is not easy to collect rent!"

Seeing Zhu Cilang's silent look after hearing this, Wang Zhilong couldn't help but sigh and continued: "The land is in the hands of princes and nobles, in the hands of gentry and powerful people, in the hands of the landlords, but not in the hands of your father. Since ancient times, land annexation has been the biggest reason for the decline of a dynasty."

"You said, can your father seize land from the princes and nobles, from the gentry and powerful people and hand it over to the people? Even if it is the land of the royal family, can he hand it over to the people? Will he hand it over to the people?" Wang Zhilong turned around and asked.

"Master, is there really no way? All this is beyond solution? Is the Ming Dynasty destined to be destroyed?" Zhu Cixuan said unwillingly.

"That's not necessarily!" Wang Zhilong shook his head slightly and said, "Your father cannot and cannot give the people land, but someone can give the people land! Wherever Li Zicheng's army passes, he needs food and money and land! Kill the powerful, kill officials, and kill those landlords and gentry who are unkind. When Li Zicheng is killed in the future, how many unparalleled lands will be there after the war? How many people can these lands support?"

"This..." Zhu Cixuan glared at him, and then his eyes turned and said, "Master, you are treating Li Zicheng as a gun and using his hand to do things that the court cannot do. No wonder, you said before that you hope he can fight well and make a bigger fight. But, in this way, the whole world will be rampant. Wouldn't the world be full of holes by him?"

Wang Zhilong said, "Not destruction or establishment! Besides, you are too arrogant to look down on him. He cannot make the whole world full of holes. At least, the land in Jiangnan is still calm. As long as the granary of the Suhu granary is in hand and the court is in hand, even if other places are in chaos, the Ming Dynasty can still be reborn. However, although the land in Jiangnan is the support of the court, it is also a problem, because there are too many gentry and powerful people here. If you want to divide their land, it is like cutting their flesh, what can you do?"

"I understand. Master said that you must rely on half of the Jiangnan area to suppress the rebellion," Zhu Cilang nodded slightly and then said: "Since that's the case, there is no hurry for others. It's not too late to borrow money and food from Jiangnan to suppress the rebellion first. After the world is stable, it's not too late to consider other things."

"It's this, my third son. If you think this way, you are very pleased to be uneasy!" Wang Zhilong nodded and smiled, and then continued: "But sometimes, some things need to be considered and prepared in advance. It's too late to think of solutions when things are about to come! Although Jiangnan is rich, it has accumulated problems for a long time. The rich people are gentry, not the people. Although it cannot be changed overnight, it should have made some plans early, make articles on the subtleties, boiling frogs in warm water, and slowly changing the accumulated problems in Jiangnan."

"Do you know why the Southern Song Dynasty was rich but its national strength was not strong?" Wang Zhilong asked immediately.

Zhu Cixuan thought for a while and said, "It must be because of the cavalry? The Southern Song Dynasty lost the horse farm, lacked enough horses, and there were no dangerous passes to defend, so he could not resist the cavalry of the northern nomadic peoples."

"That's true!" Wang Zhilong nodded and said, "The Southern Song Dynasty is on the defensive side and has to use a large number of troops to defend and restrain the enemy. Restoring illness is very costly and food. Although the Southern Song Dynasty is rich, it is dragged down by a huge army with limited combat power. Therefore, soldiers are more important than those who can fight, and those who can't fight are better than those who can't fight. What's the use of soldiers who can't fight? It's nothing but decoration."

"If you want to defeat Li Zicheng, you only need a truly elite army," Zhu Cixuan said with a look of movement when he heard this.

Wang Zhilong couldn't help but look at his palms and smiled, "Haha... OK, I can learn from one example and I did not let down my teachings. Xiaosaner, you are right! Not only do you need an elite teacher, but you also need to ensure the supply of food and grass. Moreover, an elite teacher is rare! Not only should you be well-trained and well-equipped, but you also need to be experienced in battle formations to hone an elite teacher who can fight and dare to fight and win."

"A snake cannot do without a head, and one general is incompetent to exhaust the three armies! An elite force must be led by famous generals in order to win invincible battles," Wang Zhilong then said: "Select the generals first, and the troops will go first before they move their food and grass. The court is not an incompetent general, nor does it have no real elite troops. The key is to see how to use it and whether the generals can let go of their hands to do it. Do not doubt people, but do not use them!"

Zhu Cixuan, whose eyes flashed when he heard this, seemed to have thought of something, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Master, you told me this, but I have neither soldiers nor generals in my hands, and I can do nothing!"

"We have both soldiers and generals, so don't worry!" Wang Zhilong said: "The world is chaotic and people's hearts are even more chaotic. Only those who are not chaotic can see the dawn in the chaos. The chaotic princes in the court are in chaos, and your father is also in chaos. The most prone to mistakes in chaos. The more urgent the more chaotic the more you are, the more chaotic the more you are! Therefore, the third son, you must remember that you can never be chaotic at any time. Be calm. Only when you are calm can you find a way to deal with problems and find the best way to solve problems."

Zhu Cixuan nodded repeatedly and asked, "Master, you haven't said how to make the people have land and eat! Do you have any feasible and good solutions?"

"Haha, you boy finally understand the key point," Wang Zhilong laughed: "Of course there is a solution! I said before that we introduce high-yield grains, such as potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, especially sweet potatoes, which are not picky about the land, are also more resistant to drought and flood, and grow underground, unlike other grains that are all over when encountering locust plagues. Encourage landless people to reclaim land, some not-so-fertile land and difficult to cultivate land, and the people don't care. As long as they can grow grain, they can always find food and clothing."

Wang Zhilong then said: "The main thing is to promote high-yield crops. As long as the yield is high, the food is sufficient, and the food price is reduced, you will not be afraid that the people will not be able to eat. It seems to be a temporary solution, but it has a far-reaching impact. When the rebellion is suppressed, you will find a way to let the landlords and gentry hand over the land through redemption and divide it into the people."

"Also, when you learn from the Song Dynasty, encourage business, and you cannot always rely on land to survive. Although merchants are a low-key business, they can make the people of the country rich. Once business prosper, you will increase business taxes, reduce taxes from the people, cut useless soldiers, and specialize in raising elite soldiers. Why worry about the country being unable to be prosperous and strong and the people being unable to be rich?" Wang Zhilong spoke in a powerful voice, with a bright look, and he also heard Zhu Cilang's eyes lit up like a enlightenment.

Speaking of excitement, Wang Zhilong continued: "Once business prospers and the people are rich, the importance of land and food is reduced, the gentry and powerful people will not value land so much. They will pursue interests and create wealth, and the court can fill the treasury through commercial taxes. Perhaps one day, no one will be willing to go to heavy land because the profits from farming are too little."

"Master, if there is a day when everyone is pursuing profit, then this world..." Zhu Cixuan suddenly frowned as if he was worried.

"Hehe...boy, I think it's quite long-term! But do you think that in this world, people are not pursuing profits? Interests are always the driving force that drives people to make progress," Wang Zhilong smiled and said, "Otherwise, why do people have to farm? Do small business? Why do businessmen have to do business? Why do officials have to be greedy?"
Chapter completed!