Chapter 95 If I can kill a chicken, I can kill you!The king of Qin committed a crime?Just grab it! 【Please subscribe】
By then the whole world may know that the imperial court has reached a settlement with us traders.
When everyone heard this, they were all happy: "If this is true, it would be a great thing.
In the future, we should really let go and let us do business. Even if the court increases taxes a little, it will be a good thing for us. "
This is indeed true. First of all, the Ming Dynasty has imposed great restrictions on traders after the emperor issued several decrees.
For example, around 20 years ago, Hongwu issued an order.
Anyone who leaves his hometown and does not work or cultivate the land can be regarded as unemployed and idle and can be arrested.
What are the consequences of arrest? Confined to the army or served as official slaves.
It is completely aimed at those traders, after all, whoever farms will run around casually.
Only these traders can.
Therefore, every time traders go out, they must go to the government to get directions.
It is very simple for ordinary people to visit relatives and get directions.
But those of them who do business will be targeted by the government if they want to lead the way, and they may even be blackmailed. This kind of thing is common.
It is stipulated that the children of businessmen are not allowed to take the imperial examination, and businessmen are not allowed to wear silk or silk cloth. These public opinion orientations will make ordinary people look at these businessmen with discriminatory eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang used this method to force traders all over the world to be unable to do business and to stay on their own land.
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, although there were signs of very prosperous industry and commerce in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it was not taken seriously by the court and did not bring great benefits to the court.
But now Zhu Yuanzhang has conducted a deep introspection.
The commotion in the capital this time also attracted traders from surrounding Suzhou Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, and even Jiangxi.
They are all waiting and watching. As long as the court's movements are beneficial to them, they will immediately set off to the capital to do business.
Everyone knows that the capital is the most prosperous place, and you can make more money doing business.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang finally reacted.
His reaction was to make some adjustments.
For example, he personally lifted the edict issued by him that farmers who left their hometowns and did not engage in farming to focus on their own business would be regarded as idlers and people who did not engage in serious work and would be arrested.
Then the ban on traders wearing silk and yarn was lifted.
When these laws were discussed in the court, many people raised objections.
Especially the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who study etiquette every day, use etiquette and even morality to kidnap people.
So when I heard that the imperial court was about to lift the restrictions on these people.
Originally, these scholars had great contempt for traders.
Especially the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who study etiquette every day, really understand it very well.
The shackles imposed by etiquette on traders can make everyone despise these traders.
And if these restrictions are broken, the iron law of scholars, farmers, industry, and commerce may be loosened, and the superiority of the scholar-official class may be diluted.
Although this is just the beginning, it will be the beginning of the ants eating up the dam.
These officials of the Ministry of Rites study etiquette every day. They look for evidence that is very beneficial to their rule from the Zhou rites and the unified dynasties such as Qin and Han.
It seems that they are upholding the royal etiquette and maintaining the majesty of the court.
In fact, what ultimately needs to be established is their supreme status as scholars.
To restrict from the aspect of etiquette is to use moral means to kidnap.
This is why scholars understand that public opinion is the most powerful weapon.
They firmly control the power of public opinion, and use the world's public opinion to force you to surrender.
If you don't give in, I will let public opinion kill you.
This is what they do.
So as soon as I heard about this, I immediately objected.
Their reason is that once there are too many buyers and sellers, they will move around, which on the one hand increases people's desire for money and on the other hand reduces the labor force.
Once people see that they can gain profits from doing business, some people will stop farming, and more people will participate in doing business.
This would shake the foundation of the country.
After all, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang made great efforts to rectify the matter of agriculture as the basis.
I didn't expect to break this rule myself now.
This made the officials of the Ministry of Rites very unhappy.
But Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were determined to loosen restrictions on business this time.
Nowadays, relaxing the regulations that are unfavorable to buyers and sellers is the first step.
The second step is to formulate some laws and regulations that are beneficial to the commercial circulation link.
Of course, it can be so smooth because traders have a way to step down from the imperial court.
This time, the money donated by the traders helped solve the disaster relief issue and stopped many people's mouths.
Although those officials from the Ministry of Rites insisted, more officials agreed.
As a result, this law was widely promoted.
After the announcement, the traders cried with joy when they found out.
When these two laws are lifted, they don't have to worry when doing business outside.
Because most of the time, even if you have obtained access to the government in your hometown, you will encounter various difficulties when you go out.
Even if you are wronged, even if you are beaten or robbed on the road, go to the government to complain.
The big boss of the government is often blocked and speechless.
They will say that vagrants like you are not of any benefit to the court, but they spread rumors everywhere and make the court unstable.
Beating and scolding you is a restraint on you and a lesson to you. You should remember the lesson, strictly restrain your behavior, return to your hometown and work hard in farming, and never cause trouble again.
Then it was laughed off.
Because officials originally look down on business people, what they think in their hearts is that since you business people have money, you have to sacrifice your dignity.
If traders encounter this kind of thing, they will think it is normal, but now they don't need to worry about it.
If there are orders issued by other emperors, we should still doubt whether all officials can comply with them. Will there be a situation where there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom?
Then there is no need to worry when meeting the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because when other emperors faced those corrupt officials, they had to consider the interests of the entire civil service class and consider that they could not kill them all.
But Lao Zhu has no such defensive weapon. If he really wants to kill officials, he can almost uproot them.
No matter what your relationship is, if you really break the law, he can let you know that the knife is I can kill a chicken, I can kill you! Therefore, these laws have played a very good promotion role in the process of spreading throughout the world.
The pressure to pass the exam cannot be overridden.
The pressure transmission from one level to the next puts pressure on officials at each level. If they want to complete their tasks, they have to do their best, even if it is not for the black hat on their heads or the upcoming salary increase, but also for the sake of happiness. Let's share the pain.
Many officials know very well that the fields in their homes can no longer be hidden. If everyone's land is not measured, they may have to pay more taxes.
This is related to the problem of their own and others' pockets, which is the real motivation that forces them not to leave any acre of land behind.
Of course, when these laws were being implemented all over the world, the vassal kings still put forward a lot of opinions.
They were very unhappy as they had so much salary taken away for no reason.
Especially His Highness the King of Qin.
This is a well-known emotionally unstable member of the Lao Zhu family. He is always willing to take out his anger on the maids in the palace, and often does things such as beating the maids to death.
This time I heard that the emperor was going to cut his salary, and he became even more angry, so he got angry and threw all his anger on the palace maid.
This incident was so serious that it directly alarmed the impeachment of the Shaanxi Dao Yushi.
Originally, this kind of matter was usually handled without many twists and turns. At most, the emperor would give him a few words of reprimand.
Although King Qin has always been disliked by the emperor, he is not a prince after all, so he still has to give him some face.
The eldest brother, Prince Zhu Biao, would also beg for mercy, but this time King Qin seemed to have stung a hornet's nest.
Not only the emperor was angry, but also the prince Zhu Biao was angry, and he did not intercede for him at all.
Zhu Biao understood very well at this time that the reason for this incident was that the reform had affected the clan's salary.
What he also understands more clearly is that the whole world is watching now. If a prince is so heartbroken because his salary is cut, he beats a palace maid to death and then buries it directly in the snow.
If such a thing can be settled, does that mean that in the eyes of the prince, all decrees are just a piece of waste paper.
Now that we have just gained a little trust from the people of the world, how do we build it?
Nowadays, the world is in the process of dividing people into acres, and officials and gentry are working as errands to pay grain. Zhu Biao has already begun to order the Ministry of Household Affairs to prepare for the construction of institutions such as the Banknote Printing Bureau, the Leveling Treasury, and the Banknote Lifting Department.
If the people of the world lose their trust in the imperial court because of sparing him, then all their efforts will be completely ruined because of this rat shit like him.
So Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao happened to take advantage of King Qin's incident to directly teach the entire vassal king a lesson.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered to capture Qin King Zhu Ping from the fiefdom, imprison him directly, and escort him to Fengyang Zhongdu.
As for the defense tasks of Chang'an, they were all handed over to King Zhu Fan of Jin.
The King of Jin, Zhu Fan, was very capable. Whether it was leading troops to fight or his personal moral character, he was much better than the King of Qin.
After this incident, the vassal kings in the world no longer dared to say a word.
Knowing that his father and brother had already made up their minds to rectify the situation, they all stopped.
Of course, many vassal kings actually despised people like King Qin in their hearts.
Because even if the salary is reduced, for the feudal king guarding Jiubian, the salary given is [-] koku.
But because they were guarding Jiubian, giving them an extra [-] yuan in salary to raise troops was considered the utmost benevolence.
Little did they know that the number of brothers who were sealed in the mainland had dropped sharply by [-].
But which one is so excited?
No one is jumping out to do anything. You get the advantage and behave well, and you are still the first at this time.
Although all of us are waiting and watching at this time, everyone is watching how you will be dealt with.
But after seeing what happened to you, I will naturally be obedient.
And this incident has greatly stimulated people all over the world.
It is said that princes are guilty of the same crimes as common people, but this has never been practiced. This is empty talk.
Princes who commit crimes are always different from ordinary people, especially emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang, who are tolerant of their sons to the point of doting.
Many feudal kings can be forgiven for doing some bad things in their fiefdoms.
However, there was no pardon for this matter now. King Qin was directly taken away from the fief, and then taken to the cell in Fengyang Zhongdu in a prison car.
After everyone saw this, they understood more about the current reform efforts of the court.
At the same time, the work of clearing the husband was in full swing.
The publicity work of sharing every ounce of land has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This good policy can be said to have grown wings and quickly reached the ears of people all over the world.
Everyone knows that after allotment of land, those who have no land or not much land can pay less taxes.
The head tax was abolished and spread to the land. Although each acre of land may pay a little more tax, compared to the head tax, it is simply a drop in the bucket.
The most unhappy people may be the landlord class.
They had hoarded so much land, and they never expected that the imperial court would come back with such a move and knock them to the ground.
Originally, they could collude with the government to hide the land.
However, this time, for some unknown reason, all the officials were livid and their eyes were red, and they must measure all the fields in the world.
That determination is stronger than that of ordinary people.
As everyone knows, after the imperial court apportioned the land to the land, and then added the officials and gentry as errands to pay the grain, if the land in the world was concealed by the landlords, then these taxes might be spread to their own fields. How could they Doing this kind of self-destructive thing.
And if you want to play tricks in front of the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, you will really have trouble with your own head.
The entire measurement work went very smoothly.
Coupled with the fact that King Qin was imprisoned, it was even more stimulating.
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Fengyang Mansion.
Judingxuan Tea House.
Many tea drinkers are discussing.
A man in brown clothes said: "The imperial court has really spent money this time to create a business for tenants. I heard that the officials have gone crazy and will not give those rich people a chance to bribe."
Another man in blue smiled and said: "I also heard that in the capital, there is a man named Xia Yuanji who asked businessmen to donate money. This has never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
Someone else said: "No, this is a good thing. It shows that the court has begun to pay attention to those of us who do business."
"That's not all. Our magistrate has already posted a notice, lifting two restrictions on us traders. The first is that after leaving home, we don't have to worry about being caught by the official uniform as idlers and doing hard labor; the second Two, the rule that we are not allowed to wear silk or silk has been lifted.
The lifting of these two rules that are the most discriminatory to us traders is a big good sign. Maybe we will have more conveniences in the future. "
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(End of this chapter)