In that instant, Zhu Yunwen thought of many, many things.
Now he is the grandson of the crown prince, and although he is high and mighty, he was, after all, a time traveler before.
He is able to see through the essence of things more easily than most people.
He himself has always adhered to the principle that a country must put its people first.
If the scholar-officials and the wealthy class are allowed to exploit the people by abusing the emperor's power, it will be disastrous.
Then the country would truly be finished, and its existence would have lost its meaning.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen had already made up his mind to resolutely crack down on land annexation and implement land reform.
In his mind, the land reform he planned had only two points.
First, all the land in the world should be distributed fairly and justly to all the people in the world.
Secondly, it stipulates that no matter what method is used, the sale of people's land is not allowed; only leasing is permitted.
Moreover, even if it is a lease, it must be for a term of one year, and it can be renewed upon expiration.
In this way, the problem of ordinary people not having land can be fundamentally eliminated.
This can also prevent the powerful and wealthy from using certain methods and means to defraud ordinary people of their land.
In Zhu Yunwen's view, if a country's rulers need to rely on the country's capital and upper class to restrain and manage the lower classes, then...
Then the people in power in that country must be utterly incompetent.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath.
In his view, this trip was no longer just about finding the talent Yang Shiqi.
It gave him at least two ideas for solving people's livelihood issues.
One option was to search overseas for agricultural products, such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, which could solve the people's food problem.
Another measure was to prevent land consolidation, implement land reform, and ensure that all people in the country had their own land to grow food.
In this way, the people will have land and seeds, and will no longer have to worry about food.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen was filled with enthusiasm.
However, just as he was having a grand plan in mind, he heard a noisy commotion outside.
A somewhat arrogant and domineering voice rang out:
"Where is Zhou Dashan? Tell him to come out right now."
Upon hearing this, the man inside the house quickly ran out.
There stood a man outside, dressed in brocade robes, wearing a tall hat, with a small mustache and holding a leather whip, looking arrogant.
The man in the house was named Zhou Dashan. When he went outside and saw the man with the mustache, he immediately bowed and scraped, saying:
"It's Butler Zhang. Butler Zhang, what can I do for you?"
The mustachioed man, called Steward Zhang, brandished his whip, and without even glancing at Zhou Dashan, said:
"You don't need to come to work tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Dashan's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward with a forced smile, saying:
"Butler Zhou, why? Is there something I did wrong?"
"The main reason is that our master doesn't need so many people to do the work, but if you really want to work, you can bring your son with you tomorrow."
From now on, each family will send two people to work, and it will take three days to earn one pound of rice or flour. If you don't want to come, you don't have to; many people are lining up to do it.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Dashan's expression changed, and he said:
"Butler Zhang, my son is only four years old. What can he do at such a young age?"
Butler Zhou said, "There are plenty of jobs he can do. So what if he's four years old? Wasn't he born to work for the master? Herding cattle, herding sheep, feeding pigs—what can't he do?"
Zhou Dashan's face was very pale, but he was also somewhat helpless.
If they don't agree, their family will lose their food source.
From now on, relying on digging for wild vegetables in the mountains every day will make it difficult to get through this winter.
At this moment, the sensible boy quickly stepped forward, bowed to Butler Zhou, and said:
“I’m willing to go, I can do anything.”
Zhou Dashan looked at his four-year-old son with a pang of heartache, and a trace of tears welled up in the eyes of this burly man.
Even if he felt sorry for his son, what could he do?
The steward Zhou snorted and said:
"In that case, come over first thing tomorrow morning. The master has a dozen pigs, twenty sheep, and five cows, which will be handed over to your son to manage."
Zhou Dashan's expression changed again. His four-year-old son had to feed more than a dozen pigs, raise more than twenty sheep, and five cows? Even an adult would not be able to manage it all in a day.
Inside the room, Zhu Yunwen's face darkened, and Zhao Qingzhu, standing beside him, clenched her fists and spoke:
"This is outrageous! How can they exploit a four-year-old child to this extent? Are they even human? They're animals!"
Seeing Zhou Dashan hesitate, the steward frowned, snorted, and said:
Do you do that there?
Seeing this, Zhou Dashan wanted to say something, but then he looked at his son with heartache.
Just then, Zhu Yunwen slowly walked out and coldly said:
"No way. From now on, none of them will work for that dog of a master of yours anymore. Get out of here before I lose my temper."
Zhu Yunwen's sudden words immediately drew the attention of the man with the mustache.
Suddenly enraged, he brandished his whip and strode towards Zhu Yunwen, cursing as he went:
"You brat, who do you think you are? How dare you call our master a dog master? You want to die, don't you?"
Zhu Yunwen's face was gloomy. Ever since he learned tonight about the exploitation of ordinary people by these scholar-officials and wealthy landlords, his anger had been building up inside him.
Unfortunately, this steward of Master Zhang appeared at the worst possible time, once again subjecting the Zhou family to such hateful exploitation and oppression.
This was simply adding fuel to the fire for Zhu Yunwen.
At this moment, the arrogant attitude of Steward Zhang directly became the fuse that ignited Zhu Yunwen's firearm.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the arrogant Steward Zhang, his face dark, and said:
"You scoundrel who relies on his master's power! You're just a lackey, yet you dare to be so arrogant and domineering? Who gave you the audacity?"
The man with the mustache was furious when Zhu Yunwen insulted him like that.
In the villages around here, everyone treats him with utmost respect.
However, Zhu Yunwen was so rude to him.
How can anyone stand this?
Then he widened his eyes, brandished the whip in his hand, and lashed out at Zhu Yunwen, saying:
"Kid, don't you know whose territory this is? How dare you be so disrespectful to me!"
However, before his whip could even get close to Zhu Yunwen, a flash of light appeared.
Immediately afterwards, an arm flew out and landed on the ground.
Immediately, the butler looked at his severed arm with a look of terror on his face and let out a terrified and painful scream.
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