Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Chapter 511 Wood King

The whole banquet was embarrassing and embarrassing. After the banquet, Chen Qiao was placed in a tent with several guards guarding him all day long.

On the other side, in the northwest, a new change is taking place.

Now that Song Chengzhou has come to the northwest, Ning Fan has decided to bring the advanced experience of Jiangnan development to the northwest. The first step is naturally to carry out land reform. Of course, those mines must first be nationalized, and the second step is to Large tracts of fertile land were divided among ordinary people, and the wealthy families were re-disbanded.

"Your Majesty, the Eight Kings Rebellion happened in Jiangnan at that time. Do you still remember it?"

Song Chengzhou suddenly found Ning Fan and raised such a question.

Ning Fan also immediately realized the meaning behind Song Chengzhou's words. The Eight Kings' Rebellion at that time cost Ning Fan a lot of effort. After suppressing it, it was also the foundation of Jiangnan's prosperity, because the Eight Kings left a large amount of property. , became the primitive accumulation of Jiangnan.

In addition to the princes in the south of the Yangtze River, there are actually feudal princes all over the country, and they are all direct bloodline of the Ning family. Ning Fan actually has a headache in his heart about how to deal with these princes.

"If land reform is to be carried out in the northwest, these dynasties and nobles will inevitably create obstacles, and Your Majesty must come up with a way. Otherwise, the reform in the northwest will definitely not be able to continue.

Late at night, Ning Fan was lying in bed alone, thinking hard, and he really came up with a way, which was the order of grace, which was known as the number one conspiracy in the history.

Of course, it will take a certain amount of time for the order to take effect, but now Ning Fan can't wait for that time.

The sun shone in the courtyard early the next morning, and Ning Fan stood in the courtyard and stretched.

The south wind blew overnight and the temperature in the northwest increased a lot. It was almost June, and the temperature in the northwest rose at this time every year.

"Your Majesty, Prince Mu is waiting outside and wants to see Your Majesty."

Ning Fan looked a little surprised when his subordinates came in to report. He had just mentioned to Song Chengzhou yesterday how to deal with these princes in the northwest. Unexpectedly, early this morning, Prince Mu actually came to the door.

Ning Fan did not dare to neglect, so he quickly put on formal clothes and ran to the gate to greet him. After all, Prince Mu was his uncle, and Ning Fan should go and greet him because of his emotions and reasons.

Of course, as an emperor, Ning Fan couldn't escape from this even if he didn't go to greet Prince Mu, but if Ning Fan went to greet him, he would definitely be able to leave a good impression on the prince.

"Uncle Wang."

Ning Fan met Prince Mu for the first time. Prince Mu looked different from other members of the Ning family. He was tall and elegant.

But one of the characteristics of Prince Mu is that he has a Chinese character face and a beard. He looks like a wealthy man in the world and is quite heroic. When he met Ning Fan, he also looked informal and spoke carelessly.

"Your Majesty, you have also seen the situation in the northwest. I heard Mr. Song say that you want to implement land reform in the northwest, which means to give all the land in the hands of the wealthy families in the northwest to the common people."

Prince Mu looked at Ning Fan with burning eyes, as if he was here to force him into the palace, but also as if he was here to ask questions. In short, Ning Fan could not catch the other party's attitude from his tone for a while.

"What does Uncle Wang think of this matter? You have also seen the situation in Jiangnan. Nowadays, the weather in Jiangnan is smooth and the people live and work in peace and contentment. After the land was distributed to ordinary people, the output has doubled. This year's grain production in Jiangnan I’m afraid it can support the entire Da Kang.”

Ning Fan looked at Prince Mu with an indifferent expression.

"Working for the landlord's family is of course different from working for yourself. When working for the landlord's family, they can be lazy if they can, and they can be slippery if they can. Naturally, the output will be low. But now that the land belongs to them, they naturally work hard. , this is easy to understand.”

Prince Mu was non-committal about Ning Fan's words, neither opposing nor approving. In short, his attitude was ambiguous, and Ning Fan couldn't figure out the main point.

"I have discussed with Mr. Song Chengzhou and Song last night. Land reform is imperative in the northwest. Whether everyone supports it or not, this road must go on."

“Throughout the past and present, the wheel of history is always rolling forward, regardless of personal interests and will.”

Ning Fan sighed, and the expression on his face became more resolute and resolute. Lord Mu noticed the change in Ning Fan's face and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"The most important thing in a person's life is three meals a day. In fact, how much money can a person spend on eating, drinking, and having sex? I agree with your majesty. If the northwest wants to develop and keep up with the pace of the south of the Yangtze River, it must follow your majesty's instructions. The solution is to allocate land to ordinary people so that they have land to cultivate and food to eat, so that they can play their role."

Prince Mu changed the subject and actually expressed his support for Ning Fan, which really surprised Ning Fan.

"Uncle Wang, as a relative of the emperor, will naturally receive preferential treatment. Uncle Wang's original property can be retained in its entirety, but other people are not included in this list."

Ning Fan said calmly.

In fact, Ning Fan had a profound intention in doing this. The purpose was to separate Prince Mu from other families and wealthy families in the northwest and set them against each other, so that there would be internal strife between the two parties and they would not be able to unite, so that they could be separated.

Prince Mu is such a cunning person. He has eaten more rice in his life than Ning Fan has eaten. He could tell at a glance what Ning Fan meant by what he just said.

"Your Majesty, this is making those people hate us. In the past few years in the northwest, we have never oppressed the people, let alone exploited the people's wealth. The Mu Palace has never expanded, let alone occupied people's fields. Now all the property of the palace is The land given by the late emperor has not been increased at all."

Prince Mu said openly and aboveboard.

From the brief conversation between the two parties, Ning Fan could confirm that his Uncle Wang was a shrewd and capable man who controlled the situation very accurately.

One characteristic of such people is that they have a long-term vision and do not care about the immediate gains and losses.

Prince Mu is the most powerful royal relative in the entire northwest region. If he can be the first to stand up and support the court's land reform in the northwest, then the road ahead will be easy.

"If Uncle Wang is willing to support it, then everything will be easy, and all the headaches will no longer be a problem."

Ning Fan said happily.

"Eldest nephew, you and I are connected by blood. Your goal is to make Dakang more prosperous and stronger, and your goals and mine are also the same. Your uncle and I can't do anything big. I can only help you with some small favors."

Prince Mu said roughly.