First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 114 Daming's Strongest Power

Zhu Biao knew that his father was not worried about a few rebels, but angry at himself. Comrade Zhu also came from a poor background, so how could he not know that as long as the common people can live on, it is impossible to think of rebellion.

Although it is the confusion and instigation of some ambitious people, the root problem is still that the people can no longer live. Even if the Ming Dynasty is established, the people's life still has not improved as they expected, especially in remote areas. This is the public grievance. .

Zhu Biao said with relief: "Father, my Ming Dynasty has just been established, and the people's lives will get better and better. The ancients said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Now it only needs to be cooked slowly, and the world will prosper."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "We have become the emperor and the father of the people in the world. We dare not say that we treat them like you, but we also hope that they can have enough food and clothing and have land to grow. Don't do it again." The business of tying your head to your trouser waist."

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "The people are ignorant, they just want to find a way to survive, but those who use evil religions to confuse people's hearts should be punished!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Naturally, we have ordered Lan Yu to exterminate the rebels."

Zhu Biao thought for a while and couldn't help but said: "Father, the culprit should be punished, but can those common people survive?"

It was established at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty that rebels, grandfathers, fathers, sons, grandsons, brothers, and people living together, regardless of surname, and sons of uncles and brothers, have no restrictions on the same or different nationality, are over [-] years old, regardless of Those who are severely ill and those who are obsolete must be beheaded."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Biao'er, a king must not be soft-hearted! You are not unaware of the current local situation. The aristocratic families are ready to move, and all parties are watching how we deal with the rebels.

Zhu Biao also knew that now is indeed not the time to implement benevolent government. Too many people are not living well. Those who want to rebel are eager to try. If the Zhu family can win the world through rebellion, they may also have a chance.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and his son fell silent. It is impossible for their words and deeds to really follow their own wishes. Zhu Ming's imperial power has not yet reached that level, which can be seen from the constant rebellion in various places.

The establishment of the Ming Dynasty was successful in terms of nationality. He turned the oppressed Han people into a ruling nation again. However, in terms of economy and politics, although the oppression of foreign races was overthrown, in terms of society, the landlord class had a great influence on the bottom class. The exploitation, oppression and privileges of peasants have not changed since the establishment of Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, apart from accepting oppression, the people at the bottom had no choice but to rebel, but the landlord class did not rebel. If they wanted to preserve their lives and property, they had to maintain order.

In the large-scale peasant uprising, the landlords used all their strength to organize the private army to build fortresses to resist foreign intrusion. Ample food and clothing, more than wealth.

These people have received the best education, have knowledge and organizational skills, and have absolute appeal and prestige in the local area. , if they are driven to a desperate situation, they can explode with a force far stronger and more tenacious than the Yuan Dynasty army.

Moreover, this class became more and more powerful with the establishment of Ming Dynasty, and the emerging dignitaries and bureaucrats had a lot of capital to become new landlords.They turned from peasants at the bottom to become the landlords they looked up to before, and they became the most staunch supporters of the landlord class.

Of course, with the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the greatest landlords were also born, that is, the Zhu Ming royal family. This family, supported and maintained by the entire landlord class, became the leader and guardian of the big landlord class.

Because of this, the problems of the common people were put aside, and the Zhu family had to feed the landlord class first, otherwise this behemoth would counterattack and bring the world back to troubled times at any time.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao father and son sat in chairs silently, and Zhu Biao finally understood why Zhu Yuanzhang in history would set off major cases several times, each time involving tens of thousands of people. Old landlords who are willing to cooperate, such as those families who refuse to let their children enter official positions.

But no matter how big the Ming Dynasty is, it is still inseparable from the support of this class. After troubled times and wars, the imperial examination was suspended, and there was a shortage of talents.

As for running schools, how many literati are there in the entire imperial court? It would be nice to be able to operate the yamen of the capital, so there is no spare capacity to spare literati to run schools.

The ancient knowledge is so obscure, and it is so easy to learn there, and Zhu Yuanzhang has also established the Imperial College and other institutions, but the people can't even eat enough, who would let their children study, it is better to go to the ground to eat, at least not will starve to death.

The impoverished scholars cultivated by the imperial court have no foundation, and if they are sent to other places, they will be restricted by the officials below and cannot do anything.

Moreover, if the humble scholars gained fame and land, wouldn't they become new landlords?

There is nothing to do, the local government can’t even collect agricultural taxes, so we can’t let the generals lead their troops to the countryside to collect them by force.

In the first year of the founding of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang selected a group of talents from aristocratic families who were suitable for use, and appointed them as local county magistrates, chief envoys, and even nine ministers of the imperial court. So what suppresses local rebellions and foreign invasions.

The landlords are familiar with the local situation, and they will give each other face. With the support of the local clans, collecting taxes and transporting food is very simple and fast. Of course, they naturally have to scrape off a layer of oil and water.

In the end, these oils and waters were transported layer by layer to the nobles, and a new profit network was formed. The original landlords became local officials and food chiefs, and the new landlords became Beijing officials. The combination of the two formed a new ruling class. A network of interests that even the imperial power would not be able to interrupt.

This is why, no matter the Yuan Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, after the invasion and occupation of the Central Plains, you can massacre the city, but in the end you still have to appease the gentry.

You can’t do anything without them. They don’t even need to raise troops against you. As long as they control the people below them, the officials you send won’t be able to collect a single grain tax. Yes, how many of you are there.

This is why the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats shared the world in all dynasties. Of course, as long as the emperor does not betray this class and has the power to maintain the entire class, then as the largest landlord, he has the right to kill other small landlords.

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　On the 28th, that is, it will be on the shelves in three days, so I can't be nervous (ω)

　　

　

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