Chapter 108 The results of half a year of reform measures!The atmosphere has changed drastically! ! 【Please subscribe】
Songjiang Mansion.
This is especially true in Songjiang.
Songjiang has had little land and many people since ancient times, and everyone generally grows crops with relatively high economic value.
For example, mulberry, cotton, etc.
Songjiang cotton, in particular, was famous at home and abroad. Everyone wanted to weave at home all day long and exchange the cloth for more money. This was much better than farming.
It’s okay to have a small but large population in Songjiang. The gentry’s families colluded with the famous to hide their land, and there were countless people who evaded taxes.
Now that they have divided their land into acres, they can only hand over the land obediently, so that the people without land or with little land do not need to bear heavy land taxes, corvees, and errands.
More black households emerged and became workers in small workshops.
Those with little land and those without land are also the main force among them.
It broke the situation where the big workshop owners were making a lot of money one by one, while the ordinary people could only eat some leftovers and drink some soup, and sometimes they even couldn't even drink the soup.
The explosive emergence of small family workshops not only squeezes out the market of large workshops, but also forces the owners of large workshops to concentrate on quality.
After all, the previous situation of eating alone has been broken, and the market has been crowded with too many opponents who can fight you to death without the need for technical accumulation.
What you have to do is not only to have an advantage in quantity, but also to gain an advantage in technology.
Such market conditions have forced many workshop owners to join the road of technology research and development.
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Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province.
Jiangxi has a developed economy and a large number of talents since ancient times.
It is the main production area of grain, tea, porcelain, wood and other industries in the world, especially Jingdezhen porcelain, which is the best in the world.
After the restrictions on merchants were lifted, the Jiangyou merchant gang followed the golden waterway of Dayuling - Ganjiang - Poyang Lake - Yangtze River - Canal to spread their business footprints to surrounding provinces.
For a time, it restored the grand scene of the Tang and Song Dynasties, when scholars and common people from all over the world came around day and night, driving and riding boats, stacking hubs and linking rafters.
The second thing is that Xiping Hou Muying brought a thousand soldiers from Yunnan, and after more than half a month, he finally arrived in the capital.
He came here non-stop. If he had been delayed for a while on the road, it might have been more than that.
This time, Mu Ying had a very big feeling on her journey from a remote place in Yunnan to a prosperous place in the capital.
Because along the way he not only encountered a large number of caravans and traders, but also encountered a situation that surprised him.
That is, the inn actually started to receive ordinary people.
As long as those traders paid, the inn will receive them.
Although the food and drink were not as good as the receptionist, they were not bad either.
And even if each inn is located on a relatively remote official road, business is still booming.
A large number of people gathered around, selling those local products.
He originally thought that he would live the same life as an ascetic, a boring journey.
But I didn't expect that every time I went to an inn, I would find a small market forming around the inn.
The common people pick out their own local specialties and sell them. The traders stop here to rest, and everyone does some small business with each other.
The surrounding people fried the food they couldn't eat into snacks and set up stalls on the road.
People with a little bit of craftsmanship turn grass into straw sandals and mats, weave grass into grasshoppers and grasshoppers, or make wood carvings and sell them on the roadside.
Or add a little honey from the mountains to make it into water, and sell it on the street as a thirst-quenching drink.
Although these things are cheap, only one or two copper coins at most, but for ordinary people, they are very happy to see money.
Mu Ying felt that she was too behind the times.
It only took a few years, but when I returned to the Central Plains, I found such a change.
What he didn't know was that whether it was him or other officials, as long as they went from remote places to the capital to report on their duties, they would find it more convenient along the way.
The inns along the way began to receive ordinary traders. Who would care about you in these places in normal times?
There were more traders and even groups of merchants along the way.
Mu Ying has gained a lot of knowledge along the way.
Ming Dynasty seems to be more polite to traders.
In the past, there was great discrimination against buyers and sellers, but now it seems that everyone has become a buyer and seller, so there is no such thing as discrimination.
Mu Ying didn't know how to describe her current feelings, but she thought this was pretty good.
At least the people's lives are much more comfortable.
It seems that their mental outlook has changed.
Why did I and others fight so hard more than 20 years ago? Wasn't it just to let these ordinary people live a stable life?
Now they seem to have realized this wish. For Mu Ying, this is the best reward for herself and others who have sacrificed so much blood.
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Mu Ying was filled with emotion as she returned from the most remote place to the most prosperous place.
As soon as he came back, he immediately went to see Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
The relationship between Mu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang is very special.
When he was eight years old, his parents died and he was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife.
He was treated as his own son by Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife.
He is 11 years older than Zhu Biao, and the two brothers grew up together.
According to historical records, Mu Ying was very filial to Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife.
When Queen Ma passed away, Mu Yun cried until she fainted.
After Zhu Biao passed away, he was hit again. Within a year, he died of a sudden illness.
This shows how good the relationship between them is.
This also shows how much Mu Ying is a person who values love and justice.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and his son heard the news that Mu Ying was returning to the court, so they waited in the palace.
In the main hall of Qianqing Palace, when Mu Ying hurried in from outside in casual clothes, both father and son were very happy.
This is a loved one.
real loved ones.
After Mu Ying rushed in, she immediately saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao: "General Mu Ying pays homage to His Majesty, and pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that he was so polite, he grimaced: "Don't be so divided at home. There are no kings or ministers, only relatives."
Zhu Biao also smiled: "Brother, we are relatives, don't be so formal."
Mu Ying laughed, and then changed her words: "Okay! Dad, brother!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more happy: "This is right!"
All three people , the family relationship between the royal family of the Ming Dynasty was very good.
The relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and their relatives is very harmonious.
And not only did Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao look like a real father and son, but even after Zhu Di ascended the throne, Emperor Yongle and his prince Zhu Gaochi seemed more like ordinary family members.
I guess this is all a matter of imitation.
Zhu Di has watched his father treat his relatives like this since he was a child, so this family tradition has always been left behind.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mu Ying, who was now more mature and steady, and had gone through hardships, but more resolute, and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, okay, you have grown up. Now that man is guarding Yunnan, we have heard a lot about you. Glorious deeds.
I heard that you managed Yunnan very well, and it is well-known by everyone. You did a good job and did not disgrace our family. "
The three of them sat on the chairs. Mu Ying raised her head and said with a smile: "Dad, you are too outrageous to say this. I am your son and I cannot embarrass you.
Since our family has this power, how can we not take the common people seriously?
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, we Han people were treated as non-human beings. We fought them out with swords and guns. We finally had a good life, and we had to think about these people in our hearts.
It would have been impossible for us to win the country without the help of these ordinary people. "
After hearing Mu Ying's words, both father and son were satisfied.
Then Zhu Biao asked, "Brother, have you discovered anything on your way here?"
Zhu Biao asked this, of course because he wanted to know from Mu Ying's mouth what big changes there were on the road from Yunnan to the capital.
Only changes can prove that what they are doing is right.
Mu Ying perked up at the mention of this: "Brother, you really made a discovery when you said that.
After I came out of Yunnan, I found that all the inns along the way had been turned into inns.
In addition to the officials who were welcomed and sent away, they also received the traders.
I think they are very considerate, and they do a good job after receiving the money.
This was something that was unimaginable before. This should have been guided by the imperial court, right? "
Mu Ying believed that people like Yi Cheng would not dare to do this without the permission of the court.
Hearing this, Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang beside him and said with a smile: "That's true!"
When Mu Ying heard this, she immediately said: "No wonder, I said how could they have such courage, but this is also a good thing.
I saw a lot of people nearby, bringing their own specialties to the inn for trading.
The inn has become a market. What is going on?
And these traders seem to be a little more free.
Dad, didn't you hate these traders before? You have given them so many restrictions. They are not allowed to leave their hometown to do business, and they can be arrested for doing nothing. If you issued this personally, why are you so relaxed now? "
After all, Yunnan is relatively remote. Even if there are policies, their response time is very long.
That’s why Muying will be a little slow when she hears the news.
Zhu Biao explained to him the lifting of the two restrictions on buying and selling during this period.
And the contribution of traders to the court during this period.
Mu Ying clapped her hands after hearing this: "This is a good thing. I see that you are very happy for the common people, so that their lives can be better.
"Dad, actually when you first restricted these traders, I was a little bit dissatisfied. But if I told you about your temper, you would have to scold me, so I didn’t tell you. "
Hearing what Mu Ying said, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "If you say it now, I won't scold you."
Mu Ying smiled honestly, "When I was in Yunnan, I found that all those toasts were extremely rich.
But the lives of the common people below were miserable.
Those chieftains had been doing business with the monks from Uzang through the Ancient Tea Horse Road for many years.
They also colluded with the Myanmar government to sell jade.
But as you said, we are currently guarding Yunnan. If we give them too many restrictions, this group of people may fight against the Yuan Dynasty again.
So when the child is there, sometimes you can only turn a blind eye.
After all, the taxes we collect from those toasts are collected year by year.
Normally, if we control them too strictly, we will incite some rebellions.
This is not what children do, right? "
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement after hearing this: "You are right to do this. We fought for so long to capture Yunnan. We cannot let them rebel just because of a small profit."
Zhu Biao also agreed, "Brother, you know Yunnan better than we do, just do what you want.
With you there to guard us, we can rest assured. "
Zhu Yuanzhang even said directly: "We raised you single-handedly, and we know your temper best."
Mu Ying was extremely moved.
Then he continued, "Just because those chieftains traded jade with Burma one by one, and traded Tibetan horses with the monks in Uzang, their lives were much better than that of ordinary people.
However, our own people cannot do business one by one.
Every time he can only trade with Tusi, the barter transaction makes people angry.
Those chieftains relied on the fact that they had been in Yunnan for hundreds of thousands of years, and they were familiar with the people, those dirt roads, and those Buddhist monks who were familiar with them, so they suppressed the prices of the Han people very hard.
But we couldn't say anything when we saw it. We were really jealous and angry.
If I know the policies you are proposing now, I will definitely let the common people do business directly with the caravans on the Tea Horse Road.
Every year, the chieftains and monks get a lot of good things from the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and these benefits must also be given to the people who move there. "
Zhu Yuanzhang thought so.
The implementation of chieftain governance began in the Yuan Dynasty.
There is no other way to do this. In order to maintain the stability of the border, we can only give away some benefits.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "When the time comes, just ask Mu Chun to implement it over there. This kid Mu Chun will also have to exercise well."
Mu Chun is Mu Ying's eldest son. Mu Ying is now back in Beijing to report on her duties, and everything in Yunnan has been handed over to Mu Chun to manage.
The father and son are quite pragmatic, which is why the Mu family still has a high reputation in Yunnan even after the Ming Dynasty perished.
"By the way, Dad, why did you bring the child back from Yunnan this time?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao didn't hide anything. He directly used what he knew during this period to use Mu Ying's use of musketeers. He wanted him to train a group of his experience of the musketeers' three-stage attack formation. Musketeers.
He even directly told him that he would lead the Eastern Expedition to attack the Japanese slaves.
After hearing this, Mu Ying suddenly felt her head buzzing.
He originally thought that his father and brother missed him, so he just summoned him back to see him.
But I didn't expect it to be such a big thing...
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