Chapter 123: Angry at Lao Zhu!The clan of the Ming Dynasty was like raising pigs, they only knew how to breed!
Chen Han nodded: "Your Majesty, of course I know!"
Zhu Youwei from the side quickly reminded: "Chen Han, what nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you tell me that you let it slip?"
Then she went forward to plead with Zhu Yuanzhang: "Grandpa Huang, Chen Han has just arrived and we don't know the specific situation in the Ming Dynasty..."
Chen Han said: "No! I said this because I know the situation of the Ming Dynasty very well. The history books of later generations have made these things very clear.
A large part of the reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was that there were too many clans in the Ming Dynasty, which overwhelmed the imperial treasury.
Not only do they have high salaries, but they also occupy people's land wantonly and don't pay taxes. They just ask the court for it.
The worst thing is that Your Majesty comes from a poor family, so you hope that your children and grandchildren will not suffer from poverty, so you do your best to satisfy them and protect them in terms of materials. "
Jiang Wei finally couldn't listen anymore: "Chen Han, do you know that in order to implement the reform of sharing the land between the peasants and the gentry, and making the officials and gentry work together to pay the grain, the imperial court has ordered that the prince's salary be reduced by [-] dan first.
Because of this incident, King Qin was dissatisfied and beat the palace maid to death in a rage. His Majesty directly ordered that he be arrested from the fief and imprisoned in Fengyang Mansion. "
Jiang Wei originally thought that after hearing this, Chen Han would feel that he had never expected that the imperial court would be so powerful and that the emperor would be so understanding of justice.
But contrary to expectations, Chen Han didn't have any expression on his face. Instead, he asked: "So what?"
Jiang Wei was almost furious, "You actually dare to say so what? Do you know how many concessions His Majesty has made for reform? What else do you want from Your Majesty?"
Chen Han, don't be too lawless, don't just make conditions casually just because the reform needs you now.
You've gone too far. "
Chen Han didn't take it seriously. He looked at his face that was getting more and more ugly, but he still said: "These words may be unpleasant to hear, but they are facts. Your Majesty, you are good to the people and strict to the officials, but you are very harsh on the officials." His own sons indulged themselves.
This is how it is recorded in the history books. There should be no shortage of princes torturing the people and seizing land.
The King of Jin was capable, but he also abused the people a lot.
Your Majesty, you are extremely harsh on officials who break the law, but this does not seem to be the case when it comes to your own son breaking the law.
You are not helping him by being so indulgent, but harming them. "
Chen Han was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would stop him from speaking, so he started talking in rapid succession: "When other dynasties treat their clan members, even if they give preferential treatment, they still have a certain degree of tolerance.
The Ming Dynasty was particularly prominent in its treatment of the clan issue.
Other dynasties basically stopped inheriting nobles after the fifth generation.
These people without clan backgrounds either became scholars and entered the officialdom; or they went into business and became merchants.
This is a good thing for the clan and the court.
But in the Ming Dynasty, not only were the titles awarded to the ninth rank, but after reaching the rank of Lieutenant of Fengguo, the title no longer decreased. It was hereditary from generation to generation, and all generations could receive salary from the court.
You don't allow them to engage in business or politics, just raise them like pigs.
After they had nothing to do every day, they gave birth to children crazily, because every time they gave birth to a child, they would receive an extra salary from the court.
So much so that some princes actually had more than 100 children.
In the early years of Hongwu, there were not many clans, and even with the addition of princesses and consorts, thousands of people could be killed.
But this number increases exponentially. For those princes who only have more than 100 sons, if his more than 100 sons give birth to a hundred more, that is ten thousand, and from ten thousand to ten thousand, what is that?
This will be a very scary number in just one or two hundred years.
This is a very simple arithmetic problem. I think there were smart people everywhere in Ming Dynasty who could easily solve this arithmetic problem. "
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little chilly in his back.
Not to mention people like Ling Han.
Chen Han is right, there are many smart people.
But no smart person dares to talk about it.
Because that would get your head chopped off.
Zhu Biao's face gradually became ugly.
Chen Han had no intention of stopping: "If the issue of the clan is not resolved, it will become a huge burden for the imperial court.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of thousands of clan members working only to receive salaries but not to do anything.
These people were not only a huge burden on the imperial treasury, but also harmed the countryside, harmed the people, and became a scourge.
I now let them enter school to study, and then stipulate that if they are unqualified, their inheritance qualification will be revoked. This is helping the Ming Dynasty court solve a major disaster.
This will not only train the children of the clan, but also find a way out for them in the future.
They were already enjoying the rare educational resources of the Ming Dynasty, but they continued to waste them.
Your Majesty, you can think about them for a while, but not for a moment.
You don’t want these people to be exterminated by the Manchu and Qing Tatars after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, as recorded in the history books, and almost even the surname Lao Zhu was killed, right? "
When Chen Han said this, Zhu Biao's eyes widened.
"Are you telling the truth?" Zhu Biao asked.
Chen Han nodded: "Of course it is a fact. After the establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in order to eradicate the Zhu Ming clan, they went on a killing spree, ranging from 89 to just knowing how to leave. As long as they were from the Zhu Ming clan, no one was left.
Such cases occurred frequently in the Qing Dynasty.
Again, when the Ming Dynasty was here, they enjoyed a comfortable life, but once they lost the protection of the court, they had no ability to survive at all, and they easily became targets of hunting.
It seems too harsh for you to not let them seize the title after five generations. Then let them learn more, eat the royal food, and make some contributions to the royal family. They always have this responsibility. "
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When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Chen Han say that his descendants were almost wiped out by the Manchus, he was furious.
Jiang Wei and Ling Han also felt their teeth aching when they heard this.
I originally thought that when Chen Han was blind, he was lawless and always made shocking remarks about the emperor's dark history. That was understandable.
But after knowing that he was in the Ming Dynasty and facing Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, he still dared to speak like this.
Then you are truly a warrior.
That would be truly lawless.
It seems that Chen Han's courage is not fueled by being invisible, he is simply born with it.
It was difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang and his son to accept such words.
Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, he suffered too much in the first half of his life, and he didn't want his descendants to suffer at all.
But thinking that his descendants would meet such a miserable end later, he immediately hesitated.
My original intention was to let my children and grandchildren enjoy unlimited material things, but I didn't expect that these children and grandchildren would not learn well from me, and they would be self-taught when it came to having children.
He hoped that the old Zhu family would have more heirs, but he did not expect that there would be so many.
According to Chen Han's algorithm, it is indeed terrible.
Even if those who died along the way were included, it is estimated that there will be hundreds of thousands of descendants of the Zhu family every year after more than 100 years.
These are all people who just eat and don’t work.
So thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said with difficulty: "At that time, we will discuss with the clan government how to control the clan affairs."
Then he looked at Chen Han and asked: "You are so concerned about the clan issue, do you think that your reform results will not be harmed by the people of our old Zhu family?"
This question is quite average person really doesn't know how to answer that.
Even Ling Han had to think about how to answer if he encountered such a sharp question.
And Chen Han immediately replied: "This is one aspect!"
Chen Han's straightforward answer made Zhu Yuanzhang not know what to say.
Zhu Biao was even more angry.
He thought to himself: There is such a young man who is fearless in the court. I wonder if the old man can withstand the attack? However, Zhu Biao quite appreciated Chen Han's frankness.
It is a good thing that he has such a son-in-law.
Ling Han kept sweating over Chen Han.
It's so lawless.
You really can't do this.
You also know that now you not only have your own future, but you are also responsible for my future.
If you are gone, I, the Minister of Rites, will also be gone.
But now he didn't even dare to go forward and persuade her.
Because he found that even though Zhu Yuanzhang's forehead was covered in black, he could only endure it after realizing that what Chen Han said made sense.
He felt a little relieved in his heart: It seems that His Majesty's mentality has changed after experiencing so many records of future generations mentioned by Chen Han.
He should not be the emperor who kills people at every turn.
This is a good thing for everyone.
If this boy Chen Han can really change His Majesty the Emperor's temper, then all the officials in the world will be grateful to him.
On the other hand, look at Zhu Yuanzhang's side.
When Chen Han said that this was just one aspect, he suddenly laughed: "What do you mean, are there other considerations?"
Chen Han nodded: "Indeed, as I said before, the school established now must first launch its first shot.
This first step not only recruits craftsmen and businessmen, but also allows the children of the royal family to enter school, and informs the whole world that if the children of the royal family cannot graduate smoothly, they will not be able to inherit the title.
This is to show the world that the school I established is very majestic, and it is sending a signal to the world.
The imperial court began to pay attention to craftsmen and merchants.
The imperial court will start to pay attention to it, and the atmosphere in the world will change.
By then the reform will be smoother.
It will also be more difficult for civil servants to incite public opinion to block the reform process.
Same thing, as I just said.
The children of the clan have already received the best education. They have a cultural foundation. With a little guidance, they can become either scientists or businessmen and graduate.
Whether it is to work in a scientific yamen established by the imperial court or to become a business elite, it is a good choice.
In short, it is much better than being ridiculed by the world as a bunch of pigs. Maybe they actually just want to achieve success through their own hands?
I really can’t figure out what kind of person would refuse such a good thing? "
What Chen Han said made Zhu Yuanzhang fall into deep thought.
On the one hand, he didn't want his self-composed music to be mixed up with craftsmen and businessmen.
On the other hand, I really want to try the conditions offered by Chen Han.
After all, parents want their children to live a better life.
If your children are constantly being criticized by the public, even if you feel at ease, they will become a huge burden in the future.
After thinking for a long time, he could only reply: "This matter has been postponed for the time being. You can run the school first."
Chen Han could only give up: "I still have something to mention..."
"You go down the mountain first, and then come back piece by piece. You can't bite off more than you can chew."
Chen Han thought for a while, "That's okay, but there is one thing I must mention, and I will talk about this last one now."
Zhu Yuanzhang was helpless: "Say it!"
"The relationship between Youwei and I has reached that level. I don't want us to be like other princess consorts in the future, where it's difficult to even meet. We want to live together. Isn't that difficult?"
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, then looked at his daughter.
Zhu Youwei never expected that Chen Han would say this in public, and her face turned red with embarrassment.
When Zhu Biao saw this, he didn't know what his daughter was thinking. Before Zhu Yuanzhang could answer, Zhu Biao said with great heartache: "Okay, okay, it's up to you, it's up to you, you are an exception.
Can we go down the mountain now? "
Chen Han smiled and said: "That's enough! I hope His Highness will implement my conditions as soon as possible so that I can devote myself to my work."
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his brain hurt.
He thought to himself: It seems like this is an injustice.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to leave the room to get some fresh air, Chen Han actually said again: "Your Majesty, please don't send these children selected from Henan away. I have feelings for them, so let them stay with me." how?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said without looking back: "It's up to you!"
After saying that I didn’t want to stay any longer, I left quickly.
I was afraid that Chen Han would put forward some harsh conditions.
Ling Han didn't understand, so he stepped forward and said, "Chen Han, what's going on? You seem to be deliberately looking for trouble. You don't think you are a little scared as you said before. I think you are a little excited."
These words made Chen Han feel dumbfounded.
Zhu Youwei Zhu Youwei also felt that Chen Han's words were a bit too direct.
With so many conditions put forward, many of my own imperial grandfathers and fathers agreed without hesitation.
That's because these are conducive to the development of the world.
Whether it is building a school or recruiting craftsmen and businessmen into the school for training.
They were even asked to start working directly from seventh-grade official positions after completing their studies.
This can indeed promote the development and change of the atmosphere.
It can indeed make many people no longer have single-minded illusions about the existing imperial examination system.
Maybe you can really come directly to the school run by Chen Han for training.
Although it is inevitable that there will be some utilitarianism involved.
But the imperial examination is also about virtue, so this is understandable.
Even the invention patent system that Chen Han mentioned was approved by his own imperial grandfather.
However, Chen Han could not tell Zhu Yuanzhang so straightforwardly about the problems of his descendants...
(End of this chapter)