In fact, Zhu Yunwen knew better than anyone how difficult these gentry, landlords, and aristocratic families scattered throughout the country were to deal with.
Think back to when Zhu Yunwen implemented the land policy; he and Zhu Yuanzhang made such a big decision together.
Furthermore, the entire court was united in its efforts to accomplish this task, yet they still encountered numerous problems in many areas, leaving Zhu Yunwen somewhat at a loss as to what to do.
Fortunately, he was quite intelligent and could deal with any problem, both openly and secretly.
This left the local gentry and landlords somewhat helpless in the face of Zhu Yunwen's methods of dealing with the situation.
This led to the successful implementation of the land policy.
In that incident, if the policy had been implemented with even the slightest error, Zhu Yunwen could have been plunged into utter ruin.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen knew better than anyone else that these gentry and landlords were not easy to deal with.
In addition, this grain reform is also intended to fundamentally shake the interests of these rural landlords.
And the benefits are particularly large, which will directly lead to their emergence and the loss of benefits that will be apparent now.
Simply put, the previous land reforms only cut off the way those rural landlords made money in the future.
After all, land could bring them substantial profits in the future. Zhu Yunwen's land reform was simply a way for them to use the land to amass wealth over a long period of time.
This practice was stopped, but it did not fundamentally harm the gentry and landlords.
At least the food wealth they currently possess is enough to sustain them for a long time, and even if they lose their land, it won't have a significant impact on them at present.
However, the current food reform has fundamentally affected their interests. Once the sweet potato and potato seeds are successfully planted, people all over the country will be able to completely solve the problem of food.
So, the grain that these powerful families, landlords, and gentry had stored up on their land for so long was now worthless?
If the grain is worthless, doesn't that mean their assets have shrunk significantly?
The grain they originally possessed could be sold at any time in the future, yielding a large sum of money.
Such wealth is enough for their family to live on for decades, even centuries.
But if these stored grains suddenly become worthless, then all their assets will be worthless, and they will be back to square one.
Therefore, dealing with grain reform was a problem that some local gentry and landlords paid more attention to.
However, many local gentry and landlords were timid and dared not oppose the imperial court.
It's not that they were particularly self-aware, but rather that the Ming Dynasty had only been established for a short time, and the imperial court was at the point where it had the tightest control over all regions.
The emperor and his grandson had an unprecedented level of control over the court, local officials, and even the entire country.
Therefore, it was extremely difficult for the gentry to oppose the imperial court. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang was very irritable. If they opposed the imperial court and faced an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, the consequences would be very serious.
In addition, Zhu Yunwen is very clever and resourceful, so the chances of winning against him are very slim.
The previous land reform is a good example. So many powerful families thought they could stop the reform from happening, but what was the result? It greatly disappointed many gentry and landlords.
Therefore, under the current circumstances, it is unwise to oppose the imperial court.
Opposing Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunwen was an extremely dangerous thing.
Therefore, during the implementation of the grain seed reform, most rural landlords, no matter how unhappy they were or how much they wanted to resist, suppressed their various impulses and did not want to be the first to take the lead.
Therefore, under these circumstances, some local gentry and landlords in Hekou County became the ringleaders among these groups.
If their little tricks succeed this time, then local gentry and landlords in other places may immediately follow suit, and the situation will get out of control.
The reform of the seeds will certainly fail at that time.
Because of this, the situation in Hekou County is being watched closely by people all over the country.
If the imperial court successfully suppresses this arrogant behavior and resolves the matter perfectly, ideally making an example of someone to deter others, then...
Then the gentry and landlords across the country who were watching, hesitating, and struggling with whether to rebel would suddenly become obedient.
Conversely, if these rural landlords in Hekou County succeeded in making the imperial court unable to deal with them, other rural landlords would immediately follow their example.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen absolutely cannot lose this battle.
Because if we lose, it won't just be Hekou County that loses, but the entire Ming Dynasty's seed reforms.
After sorting out the whole situation, Zhao Qingzhu realized the seriousness of the matter.
The mere county of Hekou was crucial to the grain reform of the entire region. Therefore, she had to be cautious in helping Zhu Yunwen.
So she said to Zhu Yunwen:
"I know about the Beggars' Sect. It has many members, and they are a mixed bag. But with my status in the martial arts world, it's relatively easy for me to investigate the Beggars' Sect."
So I'm thinking, should I take the initiative and investigate first to see who's instructing the Beggars' Sect before making a decision?"
Zhu Yunwen expressed his strong approval of Zhao Qingzhu's suggestion, saying:
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