I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

After nearly half a month of cleaning, Wu Changqing stopped the operation.

Everything must be done in moderation, not too far.

If it really scared all the officials so much that they didn't dare to become officials, the world would be over.

Although this is unlikely to happen, it is definitely not enough to manage hundreds of officials by harsh means alone.

After the cleaning was over, the officials who escaped the disaster all breathed a sigh of relief.

They all know that they are safe in a short period of time and have another good life.

However, this is always temporary.

How to keep yourself safe forever?

Many officials are thinking about this issue, but it is actually not difficult to do. Learning from Ruan Dacheng and the others and being a solitary minister can often be very safe.

However, in officialdom, people cannot help themselves.

There are not many people who are qualified and qualified to be a solitary minister.

Many people have been labeled as factions before they entered officialdom.

During the purge, more than 40 officials were executed, and more than 20 died in prison. The rest were either exiled or turned into civilians.

But they all have one thing in common: their homes have been raided.

Depending on the severity of the crime, the intensity of the search is also different.

For those officials who were demoted to civilians, the family only needed to take out the amount he had embezzled, plus a fine.

For those officials who were exiled, their homes were thoroughly raided, leaving only a small amount of property for their families to make ends meet.

As for those who have been sentenced to death, it is even worse. The families of these people will definitely hate the court and the emperor.

Therefore, these people must not be allowed to leave them in the society, which is a destabilizing factor.

The men of these officials' families were all sent to dig mining or build roads, while the women were sent to the Jiaofang Division to act as official prostitutes.

After the homes of these more than 100 officials were confiscated, the imperial court directly increased their income by nearly 20 million yuan. On average, almost 200,000 yuan was confiscated for each family, which shows their wealth.

Among them, Dai Li's family, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, copied the most, up to nearly 2 million yuan.

And this is just the bribe he received in Dahua's more than two years as an official.

As a department of the Ministry of Industry, as long as it dares to make money, there are many opportunities to make money.

Qian Qianyi was demoted, Dai Li, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was executed, Mifang, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel was exiled, Che Yan, the head of the Ministry of Rites, was executed, and the governor of Yangzhou was exiled...

The charges are all one, corruption.

When the punishment came out, the people all applauded.

As ordinary people, more or less have some hatred for the rich.

Seeing corrupt officials being punished makes it hard for people to be unhappy.

Of course, they may not have imagined that the person who is replaced will basically be a corrupt official in the future.

Moreover, the money that was confiscated was also collected into the national treasury, and it had nothing to do with them.

But this does not prevent them from being happy and celebrating, and seeing corrupt officials unlucky is a joy in itself.

After the Great Purge, there was no more resistance to land reform.

Without the support of officials behind their backs, it is extremely difficult for those landlords to connect with each other.

Without an effective organization, they are a mess that can only be defeated one by one.

Landlords all over the country resisted at the same time, and Dahua was doomed.

Unfortunately, not every landlord has such a consciousness.

People are all lucky, and most people always expect others to resist and fight, let others take risks, and then hide behind their backs to enjoy the benefits.

In the face of aggression, although most of them hate it in their hearts, they also hope that others will fight. Only a few dare to stand up.

The people are like this, and the landlords are even more like this. They are more shrewd than anyone else, so how can they be willing to risk their lives?

The landowners, who were scattered, were finally defeated by Dahua's land reform policy.

Facing Dahua's land reform policy, they had no choice but to submit.

A large number of landlords have chosen to sell their land and switch to business.

Continuing to hold those lands is equivalent to paying money to grow food for the imperial court, which only the mentally ill will do.

Moreover, Dahua is still relatively friendly to businessmen at present, and doing business is also a way out.

It doesn't really matter what you do as long as you can make money.

A lot of land was sold, and the price of land dropped again and again, and finally dropped to three or four yuan per mu.

However, even at this price, there are a large number of people who want to buy it but cannot afford it.

In response to this situation, Wu Changqing came up with a loan plan, lending money to people at low interest to buy land.

Or, the government directly buys the land from the landlord, and then rents it to the common people for farming at a low price.

After various means, a large number of tenant farmers and poor peasants began to own land.

A large family can basically live a pretty good life with 50 acres of land.

With the current population, the current land is barely enough.

But Wu Changqing also knew that in times of peace, the population would grow very fast.

After a dozen or twenty years, the world's population will have to increase by several percent, or even double.

At that time, the land will not be divided enough.

To this end, Wu Changqing also prepared follow-up measures.

One is to build water conservancy and continue to reclaim wasteland.

Dahua is currently open

There is still a lot of wasteland to be cultivated. As long as the canals are repaired and there is enough water for irrigation, many places can be cultivated into fertile fields.

The other is to continue to improve seeds and increase the planting area of ​​potatoes and corn.

These crops have low land requirements and can be grown on a large scale.

Another is to produce more fertilizers and popularize the use of fertilizers.

Increasing the amount of land, increasing food production, and emigrating overseas are the three major means for Wu Changqing to solve the land problem.

These three measures can basically solve the contradiction between population and land.

When the land reform was implemented step by step, it brought a great shock to the people.

These people never thought that the imperial court would give them land.

Those who have experienced the Ming and Qing dynasties have always thought that the imperial court would only collect taxes and oppress the people, and nothing else.

Unexpectedly, Dahua would even divide the land. Agricultural tools and fertilizers will be provided.

It was incredible, like a dream.

People who have been poor are more likely to know how to be grateful.

Some people whose land had been plundered regained their land, and they could not express their gratitude to the imperial court in words.

All they can do is ask someone to make a statue of Wu Changqing at home.

Say goodbye to three meals a day, say goodbye to important things, and say goodbye to anything and nothing.

For a time, Wu Changqing's prestige among the people reached a high point.

Under the propaganda of the grassroots cadres, the people knew that all their happy lives were brought to them by Wu Changqing.

As long as this kind of thinking continues to spread, it will be impossible for others to rebel in the future.