Wanli Xinming

Chapter 372 Tax Reform ([-])

On the first day of April in the 14th year of Wanli, the emperor issued an edict to incorporate millions of miles of land in northern Xinjiang into the territory and divide it into provinces.From Tangnu Wulianghai in the northwest of Ming Dynasty to the border of Beishan Province, eight provinces were built with millions of miles of fertile land.

In the north and south of Tianshan Mountain, in the southwest of Tangluling Mountain, Tingzhou Province is established, the province is governed by Luntai, and Anxi Governor's Office is established; in the northeast of Tingzhou, north of Tangluling Mountain and south of Sayan Mountain, Hangai Province is established, and the province is governed by Helin, which is established side by side. Anbei Governor's Mansion.

The vast area in the northeast of Sayan Mountains, including the entire Beihai, established Lingbei Province, was built by the Eastern Route Army of the Han-Mongolian Army and named Chita as the provincial government - this is a complete map to open the frontier, because in addition to the Eastern Route Army, more than There are no other Han people in a million miles of land.

However, the map of Xinjiang is also the beginning of Xinjiang. The establishment of Lingbei Province has pushed the northern border of Daming to the north by nearly [-] miles. Geographically and psychologically, Mobei has been divided into the mainland. The Mongolian princes immediately felt that they were in harmony with Daming is a family.

Mobei is divided into two provinces, Mobei and Sushen.Mobei Province is governed by Kulun, where the central government sets up the row of ministers who work in Mobei.Sushen Province can also be regarded as the frontier of the map, that is, the vast area north of Rehe, west of Beishan, and east of Mobei - the north has no borders and no provincial governance.

Monan was divided into three, but only two provinces were newly designated, because Rehe has been established as a province for several years.One of the newly designated provinces is Inner Mongolia, and the province is naturalized; the second is Dongsheng, and the province is Ulan—there is no city here, and the new governor and deputy minister in Monan had to live in a tent.

All the subjects in the world are indifferent to the emperor's illustrious martial arts.This year's emperor began to expand the territory since he ascended the throne, and everyone has long been used to it.Thinking back to the past 200 years, the country’s dynasty has only been abandoned, and this emperor has made up for it all. When he succeeded to the throne, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces. In just ten years, the territory has tripled, becoming two capitals and 35 provinces. Province.Four provinces in Northeast China, eight provinces in Northern Xinjiang, eight provinces in Myanmar, and two provinces in Annan.

The strange thing is that when the Han Dynasty expanded the land, the wealth of the world was completely empty; when the Tang Dynasty expanded the land, there was also the concern of the people's lack of wealth, but the people's life was like a sesame blossom when they fought in the new year. In the "Jingshi Daily", there are occasionally people who talk about the disaster in Shanxi and oppose the emperor's military use.However, "Xinmin Daily" and "Nanjing Daily" published several editorials strongly advocating the theory of rejuvenating the country through industry and commerce.These editorials, through the imperial edict of setting up a province, repeatedly preached that the expansion of the territory and the continued strength of the country were all because of the reform and the prosperity of industry and commerce.

Business!Business!In the Ming Dynasty in the 14th year of Wanli, the capitalists with the royal family and nobles as the main body, the new rich men who sold their land and turned to industry and commerce, and the rich businessmen who made their fortunes by distributing new products finally began to feel proud from the end of the four peoples. They clamored and asked the court to issue a new law, a law that could protect them.

"Xinmin Daily" published an editorial by Wang Shizhen, president of Beijing Normal University, saying: Since the Great Reform, His Majesty the Emperor has issued decrees many times to encourage industry and commerce.Those who use power to steal people's property or bully the market will be sentenced to exile.

However, the officials in the Zhengshitang and the court turned a blind eye to the emperor's deeds, resulting in the delay in the promulgation of decrees to protect property.In the 11th year of Wanli, the newspapers had already advocated the introduction of the "Regulations for Encouraging Business", but for more than three years, it has been repeatedly difficult to deliver - the government protects the private property of the emperor's people, which is what it should be, why did the princes ignore it for a long time?

Different from Wang Shizhen's rational appeal, He Xinyin's madness is scary.In the article "Discrimination between "Scholars and People", he is not only the first to put forward the idea that no one's personal freedom should be illegally imprisoned and no legal property should be illegally deprived, but he also pointed the finger at "the world". The great harm." His deafening argument is as follows:

"Scholars, learn to occupy positions as scholars, those who use their intelligence and wisdom to be called scholars, those who are able to do their jobs, or those who are officials, high officials, and officials. People call it hooligan, call it Meng, and note that: “Meng people talk about Meng, but it is cute but ignorant. If so?”

"The so-called 'four people', the virtue and ability are called scholars, the cultivation of soil and grain is called agriculture, the skillful efforts to make utensils and hands are called craftsmanship, and the people who talk about agriculture, industry, and business are called people. The difference, if so?"

"Mencius said: Those who have no permanent property but have perseverance can only be able to do so. If it is the people, then there is no permanent property, because there is no perseverance. If so?"

Asking questions first, and then finding out the inconsistencies in the questions that are difficult to justify, is He Xinyin's forte. "Today, there are people in the world who have "permanent property", clans, dignitaries, and officials. These are all scholars? Is there really a "permanent property"?

"Why? It's God's fault, there's nothing to pray for!"

Later, everyone who saw the article in "Nanjing Daily" felt a cold sweat, and at the same time sneered at the rumor that Li Zhuowu was the "common minister" and "the emperor's mouthpiece" - this spear was clearly pointed to the emperor's throat. up.Whoever said that Li Zhuowu and the emperor wear a pair of pants, I will eat this newspaper!

"Mr. Fushan said: In the world, under the Son of Heaven, they are all the people! The four people are all to be slaughtered! Why? The emperor is outside the law; outside the people; outside the virtue, outside the heaven. Fake soldiers too!"

"Heaven ends the world and the way of communication, private people, people's hearts, people must have selfishness and then their hearts will see. The constant production is not well fields, not Qian Mo, not a five-acre house, or a hundred-mu field. The field house is mine. I have it myself; the time of the heavens, the heavens follow it; the righteousness of filial piety, I have learned from myself—how can the power of the emperor be added to me?

"Or say the ruler, the father. The parents, the blood and essence are with me; the ruler, what is with me? And the person I serve the ruler, the wealth and the body!"

"In other words, the court is the one who protects the country and protects the people; if this is the case, the government is under the people! I use wealth and goods, and Jia Ru soldiers are arrogant-why are they taking back my wealth and harming my life? This is not a bandit. what?"

"But this body cannot be imprisoned or invaded if it is not a crime, it is the way of heaven; private wealth that conforms to the principles of heaven and people's hearts cannot be deprived!"

"Fushan's theory is a family's theory."

In the night before dawn in Nanjing, Wang Daokun's forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and the hand holding the newspaper sample was shaking.He opened his mouth wide, and there was a meaningless "hehe" sound in his throat.

In the bright glass oil light, Li Zhuowu's face was also pale.Like Wang Daokun, his hand holding the teacup trembled at a very high frequency. The sky blue Ru kiln teacup collided with the tray, making a ding ding sound, which contrasted with Wang Daokun's sound.

Wang Daokun took continuous deep breaths and finally suppressed his emotions.In a hoarse voice: "Li Zhuowu! Are you going to turn against this fellow?"

When Li Zhi asked, there was some blood on his face.He put the tea bowl in his hand on the table, let out a long sigh, and said with a wry smile on his face: "How dare a madman dare to write, but I dare not post it? Hehe - I have no place to put this face. Besides, he is talking nonsense. That's all, but there's nothing wrong with that, right?"

Wang Daokun glared at Li Zhi. "When the big prison starts, what's wrong with this newspaper?"

Li Zhi touched his nose, then stroked the few remaining goatee beards and said, "The last sentence, 'Fushan's words, family's views' was added by me—"

Just before Wang Daokun was about to speak, the door of the editor-in-chief was slammed open, and Feng Bangning, the proprietor of Nanjing Daily, rushed in sweating profusely.Seeing that Wang Daokun was holding a proof of the newspaper in his hand, he let out a long sigh, followed by rolling his eyes, and collapsed to the ground.

Wang Daokun glanced at Li Zhi, whose face turned pale again, threw the proof in his hand to the side, and bent over to help Feng Bangning, who had collapsed on the ground.Sitting behind the big case, Li Zhi rubbed his red eyes, picked up the cold tea on the table, walked over and splashed Feng Bangning's face.

Feng Bangning jolted and woke up leisurely.He opened his eyes and looked at Wang Daokun, then at Li Zhi, his eyes turned red, and he burst into tears and said, "Brother, please forgive me. How many times is this this year? Kindly let me go-"

As he spoke, he crawled forward like a fat bean worm, hugged Li Zhi's thigh, and wiped his face with the hem of his silk clothes.

Li Zhi frowned and said, "Get up quickly, what kind of manners do you have?"

"If you don't withdraw the manuscript, I will never get up!"

　Hair or not?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)