Chapter 748: Willful out of the palace

"I plan to go out of the palace!"
Emperor Wen De was in a bad mood and suddenly proposed to leave the palace.
He didn't want to alarm courtiers.
Once courtiers learned that he was going to go out of the palace, they would definitely be all sorts of advice, similar to the clichés of the emperor's going out of the palace to waste money and the people.
Emperor Wen De didn't want to listen to the nagging of courtiers, and ordered Chang En to do it secretly, not to speak.
Except for the servants of the palace and the guards who protect safety, Emperor Wen De only took Lu Shizhong with him.
Lu Shizhong obviously did not approve of Emperor Wen De's sneaking out of the palace.
"How can your majesty get out of the palace secretly, if there is a case, the Weichen will be to blame."
Emperor Wen De sat in the carriage and left the palace smoothly.
The carriage walked through the streets and lanes of the market, listening to the noise of bargaining by the local people outside, and the smoke and flames rushed into the face.
Emperor Wen De took a deep breath.
Since he became the emperor, he has been farther and farther away from the smoke.
At this moment, Emperor Wen De's mood is very high, "Aiqing can rest assured, I just wander around casually to ensure that I will not leave the capital."
Lu Shizhong was relieved now.
If Emperor Wen De decides to play in the capital, he will definitely oppose it. Do not fight for official duties, but also stop Emperor Wen De.
How can the dignified emperor leave the capital at will. And it was still hiding from the courtiers.
If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.
Lu Shi's small shoulders couldn't afford such consequences.
The carriage circled the bustling east-west market. During this period, Emperor Wen De also got off the cart several times to shop, drink tea, and drank a bowl of haggis soup.
He was almost beaten to death by the servant Chang En Lu.
What if the haggis soup is poisonous, what if your majesty eats it?
Too much in case...
Fortunately, all in case did not happen.
The usual bowl of lamb soup, hot.
After drinking a bowl, sweat was already on his forehead.
Emperor Wen De said cheerfully: "It is indeed a bit out of season to drink haggis soup this season."
The weather is getting warmer, and soon the butcher will take his knife.
In the next few months, there will be no more lamb on the market.
I have to wait until autumn and winter, when it is a good season to eat lamb and drink haggis soup.
It is also the season for slaughtering lambs and buying and selling cashmere.
Cashmere is getting more and more expensive!
With the popularity of cashmere clothing in the wealthy circles, the demand for cashmere clothing in Dazhou has increased.
The herders on the grasslands earn large sums of money by selling cattle and sheep every year, and then buy salt, tea, iron pots, cloth, and even rice noodles and other daily necessities from Dazhou.
With money, the herdsmen started to improve their lives by learning from the Dazhou people.
The noodles are delicious, the rice is fragrant, with wine and dishes, it is simply delicious on earth.
There are also noodles with spicy peppers, and the gods will not change them after eating a few large bowls.
Emperor Wen De was very satisfied.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, continue to wander around the market.
Chang En was very helpless and couldn't help asking Lu Shizhong for help.
Lu Shizhong coughed slightly and said in a low voice: "In the beginning, Grandpa Chang should stop your Majesty."
"Our family can't stop it. Since the death of the queen mother, your majesty has been in a bad mood, and he has not even gone to the harem. Don't let your majesty vent, I am afraid that more serious things will happen."
Lu Shizhong snorted, chasing after Emperor De, "Master, where are we going next?"
Emperor Wende had a good plan for a long time, "Go to Nancheng, go to the city wall. The old man has always heard people say that Nancheng has changed a lot, and the old man has to go and see it himself."
"This……"
"No way?" Emperor Wen De looked at Lu Shizhong with a smile.
Lu Shizhong shook his head again and again, "Master, let's take a carriage. It's too far to walk."
"You are right. The old man is negligent in exercise, not as good as in previous years."
The group got into the carriage and headed to Nancheng.
The changes in South City are indeed great.
Bai Zhong has been operating Nancheng and transforming shanty towns.
Of course, because too many interests are involved, coupled with the chaos of property rights, the property rights of a house or a foundation often involve one or two people.
These people are all property owners. One person has one idea, and one can imagine how troublesome it is.
Especially since the development of real estate in Xinmin County, many people have realized that the shack they live in. The foundation of the shack is sweet and sweet. So some people sit on the land and ask for money, some people even ask for work, marriage, and settlement. Children read books, solve corvee and so on.
Anyway, there is no requirement they can't think of.
Bai Zhong's head was so big.
The shanty town in Beijing is not Xinmin County. There is only one landlord in Xinmin County, and that is Gu Jiu.
Therefore, there is no dispute over property rights when building houses in Xinmin County.
The shack area in the capital opened up Bai Zhong's vision.
As a result, he had to slow down the process of shantytown reconstruction.
The original three-year renovation plan was changed to a five-year plan, and later it was changed to a ten-year plan.
Given the chaos in the shack, I am afraid that the transformation will not be completed in ten years.
The carriage entered South City.
On both sides of the street are newly built houses, all of which are small two-story buildings, one after the other, with black tiles and white walls, neat and tidy.
Emperor Wen De sat in the carriage and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's true. I used to pass through Nancheng, but it was not like this."
Chang En said, "I built a garden in front of the street and planted flowers and plants. People who are fine, just go there to enjoy the sun and chat."
"Really?" Emperor Wen De was very interested.
Lu Shizhong said, "Weichen dare not lie to your Majesty. The Nancheng reconstruction has done a better job on both sides of this street. There is almost no change in other cities."
Emperor Wen De frowned.
"Aiqing means that Madam Zhao is fooling me?"
"Weichen didn't mean this. According to the Weichen's understanding, Nancheng is extremely chaotic, with serious property rights disputes, and the small people sit on the ground and raise prices. People who are not bold can't completely change the appearance of Nancheng. We are observing that I am afraid that Mrs. Zhao also insists. It won’t be long. These are stubborn illnesses. Without government intervention, it is difficult to make big progress."
Emperor Wen De nodded, "That's it! I remember that Madam Zhao once made a statistics of Nancheng. In Nancheng, there are millions of people living in this area. Is this true or false?"
Lu Shizhong bowed slightly, "This matter should be true. The conditions have been good in the past few years, and the population is only a lot larger. With the population of Xinmin County, the population of the entire Nancheng probably has exceeded two million."
"There are so many people in the capital?" Emperor Wen De was surprised and couldn't believe it.
Lu Shizhong said, "My Majesty, in recent years, there have been frequent disasters in various places, but in Gyeonggi, because of the construction of water conservancy projects, the disasters are not serious, and they are fair.
So a large number of land-lost and bankrupt victims flooded into the capital to find work. Some of these people came from the northwest, northeast, southwest, and even Lingnan. In the capital, as long as there is a hand of strength, women can survive, and women can also find work, so these victims have taken root in the capital and refused to return to their hometowns.
In addition, the villagers all over Gyeonggi know that it is easy to find work in the capital and the wages are high. Therefore, many civilians would go to the capital to do odd jobs during the slack in the farming period.
What's more, he stayed in the capital all year round and took his family to work for money. If I saved enough down payment, I didn't return to my hometown to buy a farm house. Instead, I bought a house in Xinmin County for rent. According to Weichen, there are currently five thousand two-story buildings in the sixth phase of Xinmin County.
Those who buy these small buildings are either small people in the capital or small people in all parts of Gyeonggi. A small number of victims from other areas will also choose to buy properties and rent in Xinmin County. Because Mrs. Zhao restricts the wealthy households from looting their houses with the common folks, the wealthy households buy houses in the sixth phase, but they are a minority.
Weichen can say that because Mrs. Zhao built a house for Xiaomin and because Xinmin County, a large number of people poured into the capital every year. The population of the entire Nancheng exceeded two million, which is by no means an exaggeration by the minister. Weichen even boldly estimated that the population of Nancheng will exceed three million in a few years. "
After listening to Lu Shizhong's words, Emperor Wen De frowned.
"Aiqing tell me, is this situation good or bad?"
Lu Shizhong said solemnly: "There are good and bad. The disadvantage of the increase in population is that it has greatly increased the pressure on food supply in the capital and increased the pressure on Beijing warehouses. The basic reason for the increase in the number of Beijing warehouses by the Ministry of Households is due to the rapid population increase.
However, the land in the capital is limited and the output is not high. Increasing Beijing warehouse means increasing the pressure on local government. The imperial court had to spend more money and grain to transport grain to the capital.
Secondly, the pressure on the soldiers of the five cities and the embroidered clothing guards increased. More manpower is needed to maintain law and order in the capital. With so many people in one place, once a dangerous situation or epidemic breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous. For example, at the time when the disaster was the most serious last year, let's not hide it from your Majesty. At that time, the Weichen was really worried that troubles broke out in the capital because of insufficient food.
Finally, the rapid increase in the population of the capital is tantamount to the capital sucking the local blood. In the capital, the population of countless counties and countless state capitals was drained. Those counties and state capitals have been drained of the population, but they still have to complete the specified taxes, levy, and corvee. This will greatly increase the burden of the civilians who stay in their hometowns and cause more people to go bankrupt. In the end, the capital was fattened and the place was poor. "
Emperor Wen De frowned more and more.
"What are the benefits?"
"The benefits are here!"
Lu Shizhong pointed to the outside of the carriage, "With the rapid increase in the population of the capital, more and more businesses choose to do business in the capital. The royal taxation also increases every year. This is the first advantage. The second advantage is that the capital is one place. Feeding so many bankrupt victims and poor people. These people have money to eat, they will not fall into the grass and cause disasters. It has reduced the great burden for the court and relieved the pressure of disaster relief for the local government.
Only when people live and work in peace and contentment can they have the money to marry and have children, and the population of Dazhou increases accordingly. At the same time, there will be more children born in small families receiving education. After ten or twenty years, the court will be a new situation, which is a sign of prosperity.
But we cannot ignore the disadvantages of the population boom for a little benefit. Weichen suggested that the local government's taxation, land, grain output, and demographic statistics should be reviewed. Reduce the exploitation of local people. "
Emperor Wende laughed suddenly, "Aiqing thinks very well, but the matter is very relevant and needs to be discussed in the long term. It is better for Aiqing to accompany me up the city wall."