Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Huangzhuang, the royal estate.

Chongzhen had four royal estates under his name, all of which were large estates covering an area of ​​more than a thousand hectares, as well as a royal hunting ground covering an area of ​​ten thousand hectares.

The wise emperor took hundreds of officials to hunt and have picnics every two or three years to enhance the relationship between the emperor and his ministers. However, the descendants of the Zhu family were not as good as the previous generations. The last few generations had never gone to a hunting ground. If it were not managed by someone, , the hunting ground has long been abandoned.

The four imperial estates and hunting estates are all managed by the old eunuchs in the palace. Below them are a bunch of stewards and deacons, and below that are a lot of young eunuchs and servants of the estates who do heavy work. There are quite a lot of them.

Because people are not in the palace and have no chance to see the emperor, they are far away from the center of power, which is like exile. Therefore, whether they are the general manager or the eunuchs in charge of the deacons, they are all a group of unlucky people who may commit crimes or be excluded for various reasons. Egg.

Of course, everything has two sides. Although the eunuchs in charge of the Four Imperial Villas and Hunting Village are far away from the center of power and have lost the opportunity to rise, in the village, they are like the Supreme Emperor. They eat plenty of fish and meat every day. The belly is fat and round, and the wallet in the pocket is bulging.

On this day, the eunuchs in charge of the four royal estates and hunting estates all received secret orders. The emperor wanted to inspect the imperial estate and hunting estate, and safety and security work must be done. If an accident occurred, everyone would wait for their heads to be moved.

The five chief eunuchs did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and hurriedly organized the guards in the village to keep strict vigilance. At the same time, they cleaned up all kinds of garbage and other things, and made preparations for the emperor's inspection.

The emperor generally cannot leave the heavily guarded palace easily. Once he travels, he will be escorted by hundreds of imperial guards, and large groups of palace maids and eunuchs will support him. The mere ceremonial guards can cause death, waste people and money.

Zhu Youjian was so poor now that he was obsessed with money. He wished he could break a penny in half and use it. He would definitely not be extravagant and wasteful, and he didn't like publicity. Under the protection of all the royal guards, he quietly slipped out of the palace and went to the palace for inspection in civilian clothes.

Zhu Youjian kept in mind the old saying, accumulate food widely and become king slowly. He is an emperor and does not need to be king anymore, but he is a bare emperor. Therefore, he plans to accumulate food widely and grow slowly.

No matter what the situation is, if there is no food in hand, he will be doomed. If he wants to rely on those civil servants of the Donglin Party, he will end up in a dead end. He can only rely on himself.

The four major imperial estates ensured the supply of food for the palace, and the hunting estate also shipped back some delicacies and game from time to time for the emperor's concubines and the eunuchs in the palace to enjoy.

Zhu Youjian still wanted to take a trip to Huangzhuang despite his busy schedule. He mainly wanted to get some black technology, formulate a reward and punishment system, stimulate the enthusiasm of farmers, improve production efficiency, and save more food for emergencies.

Long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor.

When Zhu Youzong arrived, the five chief eunuchs, deacons at all levels, and junior eunuchs all bowed and saluted. All the servants of the village knelt on the ground and kowtowed in salute, with a bit of panic in their respect.

Everyone, get up. Zhu Youjian raised his right hand to signal everyone present to stand up.

The Imperial Manor in the east was the closest to the capital, and he did not have much time to inspect all four Imperial Manor and Hunting Manor one by one, so he ordered the eunuchs in charge of the other Imperial Manor and Hunting Manor to come to the East Emperor Manor to gather together.

I am announcing a few things, all of which are closely related to everyone present. Listen carefully. Zhu Youjian looked around the audience, cleared his throat, and then said slowly.

There was silence in the whole place. Everyone held their breath and listened desperately, for fear of missing any words.

The first thing I announce is that from today on, all servants of the village can keep 40% of their income for themselves.