Chapter 24: The conspiracy theory that is so absurd that it can subvert everyone’s outlook!
Hearing that this conspiracy theory was so terrifying in Chen Han's mouth, even Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao became nervous.
What kind of conspiracy theory is this? It’s so terrifying.
Ling Han couldn't help but stand up his pores. If he came to a conclusion that shocked him, it might really lead to a big prison.
Countless people will die by then.
This is not what a minister like Ling Han wants to see.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be very interested and motioned for Ling Han to continue talking.
"Xiao Chen, teacher, you have to tell me carefully. I like to hear conspiracy things."
Chen Han changed into a comfortable posture and said, "This conspiracy theory still involves Zhu Yuanzhang."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused when he heard this. Why did he have to take me with him for everything?
Do we deserve to die like that?
Ling Han couldn't help but look back at His Majesty the Emperor's face at this time.
Because you don’t have to guess to know that it must be terribly ugly.
Because this kid seemed to be lawless, others tried their best to save their lives and not speak ill of the emperor, but Chen Han seemed to be looking for death and would not let Zhu Yuanzhang go.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very unconvinced and now wanted to hear what Chen Han had to say.
Chen Han really said directly: "This matter starts with Zhu Yuanzhang's attempt to pacify the world. At that time, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were competing with Zhu Yuanzhang for the world.
Needless to say, Chen Youliang, but just talking about Zhang Shicheng, this person was a private salt dealer, and took advantage of the warlords' melee at the end of the Yuan Dynasty to seize the Jiangnan territory.
Although this person is king, he has no ambition to compete for the world. He only wants to retire in the south of the Yangtze this man was a businessman and was well versed in the ways of doing business, he was relatively lenient to traders in Jiangnan. Coupled with the already prosperous economy of Jiangnan, the lives of traders and people were relatively good.
Because of this, when Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Zhang Shicheng, the soldiers and civilians who benefited from Zhang Shicheng and Zhang Shicheng resisted to the death, which made Zhu Yuanzhang's fight quite difficult.
Therefore, after killing Zhang Shicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Jiangnan was prosperous on the one hand, and on the other hand, in order to retaliate against the people of Jiangnan for resisting him with Zhang Shicheng, he imposed heavy taxes on Jiangnan.
The annual tax revenue of Suzhou Prefecture alone reached about 200 million and 80 shi. At that time, the national tax revenue was only more than 2000 million shi, and Suzhou's tax revenue accounted for more than one-sixth.
Hangzhou, Songjiang, Jiaxing and other prefectures also had extremely heavy taxes, which made the people and businessmen miserable. "
Zhu Yuanzhang did not refute after listening.
That's what he thought at the time.
It's ridiculous that Zhang Shicheng, a private salt dealer, has so many people supporting him. Even when we went to Jiangnan, we heard that the people still called Zhang Shicheng King Zhang and me the old man. Is that okay?
Since you support Zhang Shicheng so much, then you should atone for his sins.
At that time, the entire world had been ruled by the Yuan Dynasty for nearly a hundred years, and everything in the world was in ruins. The north had also gone through decades of warlord wars, and people's livelihood was in decline. Only Jiangnan was relatively intact, so taxes naturally came from Jiangnan.
Zhu Biao could not refute this, and he also realized that it was impossible to reverse this situation in the short term. The Ming Dynasty must stick to this path if it wanted to develop.
This strategy will not change, at least in recent decades.
As a native of Henan, Ling Han knew very well how severely the Central Plains had been destroyed. It could be said that not even one out of ten households had any registered residence, and the bones were exposed in the wild, which was extremely miserable.
Therefore, Jiangnan, as a tax-rich area, cannot be changed.
But could this also be the reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was conspired to be killed?
Isn't this a bit too far-fetched?
Chen Han continued: "I'm just telling you this to pave the way for what's to come. Village chief, please listen to me slowly. This conspiracy started from the death of the crown prince to the death of Crown Princess Chang in the 11th year of Hongwu.
That year, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson was still Zhu Xiongying. However, after Chang's death, Zhu Yuanzhang considered that the meritorious generals were becoming more and more arrogant and domineering, so in order to prevent the crown prince's relatives from becoming the most powerful being, he supported Lu to ascend to the position of crown prince. .
In the 15th year of Hongwu, the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying passed away, and Zhu Yunwen became the legitimate eldest grandson of the emperor.
In the 21st year of Hongwu, Lan Yu, Zhu Biao's absolute supporter, destroyed the Yuan Dynasty in a battle at Yuerhai and sealed Liang Guogong. The power of the Wuxun nobles showed signs of rising after Zhu Biao ascended the throne. That was a sure thing.
Zhu Biao passed away in the 25th year of Hongwu. His second son, King Qin, did a lot of bad things and his reputation became bad.
The third son, King Jin, is capable and surrounded by super-famous generals like Feng Sheng and Fu Youde; Zhu Yunwen was established as the grandson of the emperor, and the Blue Jade Case occurred that year, and the Wuxun aristocratic group was almost wiped out;
In the 26th year of Hongwu, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were implicated in the Lan Yu case and died respectively. Only Tang He, the founding father of the Republic of China, who had surrendered his power early, was left.
In the 31st year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang passed away, and Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as Emperor Jianwen.
In the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen emphasized civil servants, especially those from Jiangnan. Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Chen Di, and Lian Zining were all from Jiangnan, and ordered that [-]% of the excessive taxes in Jiangnan be exempted. "
After Chen Han finished saying this, Ling Han looked back and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked a little ugly at this time.
Of course they would not believe such a ridiculous thing, but they were not fools and could hear something from it.
Chen Han emphasized a few points when describing these things.
Crown Princess Chang passed away and Lu came to the 's father was an official with no background, and the emperor intended to combat the power of generals; The eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying passed away.
Then after Zhu Biao passed away, the Lan Jade case occurred.
With the military generals gone, the status of the civil servants was consolidated, especially Zhu Yunwen, who paid special attention to the civil servants.
After Zhu Yunwen became emperor, he immediately reduced the taxes in Jiangnan. The civil servants, especially after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, most of the civil servants who were highly employed came from Jiangnan.
Thinking about it like this, I don't know why Zhu Yuanzhang felt cold sweat all over his back.
He didn't believe that anyone would dare to do something under his nose.
He believed that his royal guards were enough to intimidate everyone.
He even believed that those civil servants did not have the courage to do these things.
But why did he after listening to Chen Han's analysis.
For a moment, I felt that my son's death seemed a bit strange.
After hearing these facts, Ling Han felt his scalp go numb for a moment.
Chen Han also said just now that these are all speculations of later generations, and this is nothing more than a conspiracy theory.
What is a conspiracy theory? It is a deliberate exaggeration of the truth.
But why after listening to what Chen Han said, I always felt that there were too many coincidences.
Chen Han's voice suddenly became full of meaning: "The Chang family passed away, and the Lu family came to power; the eldest grandson died, and Zhu Yunwen's position was consolidated; Zhu Biao died, and Lan Yu, Fu Youde, and Feng Sheng died, and Wu Xun was wiped out;
Zhu Yunwen was surrounded by scholars since he was a child. After he ascended the throne, he immediately re-employed civilian officials and suppressed military generals. From then on, the civil servants finally got rid of the tyrant Zhu Yuanzhang, eradicated the Wuxun Group, brainwashed Zhu Yunwen, controlled public opinion, and then couldn't wait to cut down the vassal. "
Chen Han's expression became more ambiguous, "Village Chief, you taste it carefully!!"
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