Daming Yuanfu

"Thousands of horses are silent, and all the sages are silent. Could it be that the white disaster in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not worth mentioning in your eyes?" Gao Wushi said coldly: "Or, you ignore the king's affairs and think that the disaster among the people has nothing to do with the country?"

This was a bit serious, and everyone in the meeting naturally said that they didn't mean it that way, but disaster relief was not the focus of the court's work in the past, so it was difficult for everyone to come up with a proper plan for a while.In the end, Shi Xing said simply: "Elder Ge is also the chief situ, and people's livelihood in the world is on his shoulders, and now he attaches great importance to it. Why don't you point out the key points for us to build a high-level house first?"

Gao Yushi doesn't know whether this group of people really don't understand or pretend to understand, but they have doubts about each other for sure. Now it seems that if he doesn't draw a frame first, this group of people won't take it seriously. .

Gao Wushi had no choice but to say: "Since Da Sikong has said so, then I will throw a brick to attract jade, and first talk about a few things that can be divided into several tasks."

He cleared his throat, and said, "I thought that the Jiangsu-Zhejiang white disaster, in addition to being similar to the Liaodong earthquake just now, destroyed many houses and urgently needed to be rebuilt, and because of the ice and snow, it may cause the affected areas to reduce their agricultural production this year. , Insect damage increased. Therefore, I plan to divide the disaster relief into the following items:
First, relief in kind.That is to say, there may be a shortage of food in the local area this year, so the imperial court needs to prepare some food objects and distribute them when there is a food shortage in the disaster-stricken areas.Why?Firstly, this can protect the local people from starvation; secondly, it can also prevent unscrupulous profiteers from hoarding and feeding on the common people.

Second, seed relief.As I said just now, under the white disaster, the original grains may also be lost a lot, resulting in insufficient local seeds for spring plowing.Since ancient times, farming has been an important task for the people's livelihood, and it must not be overlooked. Therefore, the local government should provide grain seeds free of charge or at a low price, so as not to miss the farming time.

The third is paid relief.Relief for the victims is certainly what the court should do, but if the scope of the disaster is too large and the number of people affected is too large, even the court may not be able to provide relief, otherwise it will cause a serious deficit, and the resulting problem may become more serious.

Therefore, although relief has to be set up, in addition to opening porridge shops to protect people's food, post-disaster reconstruction and production recovery must also be considered.Some people may have lost their seeds, their houses may have collapsed, or their cattle may have been frozen to death. In short, it will be difficult to resume production.

At this time, the imperial court can organize low-interest loans... Well, you should have heard this saying in recent years, right?What I mean is that the imperial court itself may not be able to provide so much cash to support the reconstruction of the disaster area, but the imperial court can take the lead in gathering major banks, banks, etc., and provide the people in the disaster area with loans needed to resume production according to the uniform interest rate stipulated by the imperial court. "

When Gao Wushi said this, someone asked: "I admire the Great Situ Rende, but the money bank is a profit-seeking business. How can there be a bank that refuses to take heavy interest, but responds to the imperial court's proposal to provide such a low-interest loan?" A waste of the principal in your hand?"

Gao Wushi glanced at him, he was a member of the household department, Wailang, who was born as a Jinshi in Zhejiang Province in Nanbang.Gao Wushi couldn't judge what he meant by saying this at the moment, but since he is from Zhejiang, he should always think about his hometown, so Gao Wushi tentatively set the intention of these words as a matter of fact.

"Good question, this question is to the point." Gao Wushi smiled slightly and said, "But I also have a question: There have always been gentry and wealthy merchants who have generously donated money in disaster-stricken places throughout the history. What are their plans for?"

The person who asked the question fell silent.In fact, it's not that he doesn't know what this kind of gentry and wealthy businessman "is trying to gain", but it's just inconvenient to say it clearly-it can't be said that there is a high probability that it is the name of the picture, right?In the Ming Dynasty, the name of the picture was actually seeking profit, because fame and profit can often be transformed into each other.

The so-called "A family that accumulates goodness, there must be lingering celebrations; a family that accumulates evil, there must be lingering disasters." Your family has a good reputation. If you are a landlord, then there will definitely be more tenants or long-term workers who come to your house. , I also did my best, which belongs to the increase of the input-output ratio per unit area;
Joining is a wealthy businessman, so there will naturally be more people who are willing to do business with you, and people who are willing to take care of your business, so that your business will naturally go smoothly, and your business will prosper and grow bigger and bigger .

The commerce of the Ming Dynasty was actually quite developed, but certain traditions were still deeply rooted, such as paying attention to word-of-mouth and reputation.These days, many businessmen are actually far more tenacious than officials. Sometimes such a large business does not even sign a contract. As long as there are respected witnesses present and both parties make a promise to each other, the agreement will be reached. Even if there is an accident, among them One party will not renege on its debts even if it loses its original capital.

This situation is certainly attributable to the historical sense of morality in Chinese society, but the more direct issue is undoubtedly the issue of reputation and reputation.It doesn't matter if your business fails today, as long as the reputation is still there, someone will be willing to help you make a comeback.Conversely, if your reputation as a businessman is ruined, you will be really unjust and helpless, and there is a high probability that you will only die.

However, it is difficult for everyone to refute Gao Yushi's words, but this alone is not enough, so Gao Yushi continued: "In addition, there happened to be something that I started thinking about very early on, and I would like to take this opportunity today. Speak up and discuss with everyone: the imperial court can independently issue a new regulation to reward these charitable deeds."

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately regained their spirits, but they still had a lot of doubts, so someone asked: "I don't know how the old man thinks he should be rewarded?"

Gao Wushi smiled slightly, and said: "Rewards, of course, should be divided into several levels according to the impact of their charitable deeds on the local area. At present, my opinion is that there are at least three levels:

The first level is given honorary titles, such as being called jazz, allowed to leapfrog clothing, leapfrog door lintels, leapfrog car driving, and allowed to build a memorial archway by themselves.This honorary title is not an official title of the imperial court, there is no rank, and it cannot be hereditary, gifted, traded, etc., and will be eliminated upon death;
The second level is to give the name of a sage in a certain mansion, such as a sage in Hangzhou, who is allowed to see officials of the fifth rank and below, and if there is a lawsuit, the yamen must accept it immediately. This name is valid for ten years and cannot be transferred. , buying and selling, etc., will be eliminated upon death;
The third level is to give the name of a good gentry in a certain county, such as a good gentry in Qiantang, who is allowed to see officials of the seventh rank and below, and if there is a lawsuit, the yamen must accept it immediately. This name is valid for five years. Don't give it away, buy or sell it, etc., it will be destroyed upon death. "

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.Everyone's first thought is - this is the change of the ancestral system!
However, everyone thought about it again, it seems that the elder Gao Ge changed the ancestral system not once or twice, and this time...it seems that he can't say that he changed the ancestral system, because even the "jazz" who shocked everyone the most, he also clearly stated "This honorary title is not the official title of the imperial court, there is no rank, and it cannot be hereditary, gifted, traded, etc., and it will be eliminated upon death."

In other words, apart from being a so-called "title" in name, this thing is actually completely "unpopular" in the imperial court.Of course, it still has some uses, such as "Xu's clothing color, door lintel, and car are allowed to be higher-level, and he is allowed to build a memorial archway by himself, and those below the third rank will not worship officials."

Leapfrog clothing color, that's because Emperor Taizu had clear regulations on what color clothes people of different identities could wear, and it was very strict.

For example, in February of the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to "return clothes and hats like Tang Dynasty". Black and yellow are not allowed for belt scarves and variegated collar collars; red and green silk belts should be used for Legong Guanqing top scarves; silver-plated jewelry for wives of scholars and concubines is allowed, gold beads for earrings, silver for bracelets, and light-colored clothes , Tissue shirts are made of silk, damask, thick silk...and so on.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, it was ordered that only purple should be used for folk women's dresses, and no gold embroidery should be used. Only purple, green, peach red and other light colors should be used in gowns.

In order to implement this system, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the regulations on "clothing and violation of style" in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", and severely punished the behavior of clothing arrogance.

But there is a problem here that this book mentioned a long time ago, that is, the clothing rules of the Ming Dynasty, like many other systems, have been abolished for more than two hundred years after the founding of the country.

Let's put it this way, unless you flaunt a dragon robe, or wear boa robes, unicorn suits, bullfighting suits, and flying fish suits indiscriminately, it's just that the color of the clothes violates the regulations (note: except for bright yellow), and generally there is no People will make trouble for you—even if you wear red, that is, red, it usually doesn't matter.

However, this does not mean that the "leapfrog service color" given by Gao Yushi is not attractive, because the reason is very simple, there is still a big difference between not violating the system and not violating the system.What's more, in addition to the clothes, Gao Yushi also gives the door lintel, car driving and other privileges that can leapfrog.

This is very powerful, which is equivalent to actually allowing a person to complete a "class transition".Take the "lintel" as an example. The so-called "lintel" here actually refers to the architectural form of the home.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the regulations were: first- and second-rank official halls with five rooms and nine frames, down to nine-rank official halls with three rooms and seven frames;

Customized in 26 years of Hongwu: three rooms and seven frames in the official halls of the sixth to ninth ranks, three rooms and three frames in the main entrance hall; no more than three rooms and five frames in the main hall of the common people.In the 30th year of Hongwu, it was reiterated that there can be as many as one or twenty houses, but the number of rooms and frames cannot be increased.In the 12th year of orthodoxy, the imperial court made a slight modification and changed the number of racks to increase, but the number of rooms still cannot be changed.

Some people may not be very clear about what is meant by "room and frame", so here is a little explanation.The space between beams is called "room", and the space between girders is called "frame".The space is the unit of measurement on the building plane; the frame is the unit of measurement on the building.

In short, to put it simply, it is actually very simple to look at the social status of a family. You just go to a high place outside his house and take a glance at the main hall of his house.

For example, the main hall of the high-practical Nanning Marquis Mansion has five rooms and nine frames—even if you don’t look at the plaque at the gate of his house, you can tell that the owner of this mansion is at least a second-rank official from the imperial court just by looking at the frame in the main hall. [Note: The Rixin Building is regulated by the emperor's charter, and it is not the main hall of his mansion. ]
Then according to the "leapfrog" given here by Gao Yushi, it means that even if your family is only a commoner, if you are awarded the title of "Jazz", then the main hall of your home can be upgraded from three rooms and five rooms to three rooms and seven rooms.In the Ming Dynasty where the etiquette system was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, this is a great grace!

However, as expected, as soon as his words were thrown out, it immediately caused great controversy, and it was obvious that there were few people in favor and many people against it.

This is not surprising, it is completely within the expectations of high pragmatism.The reason is obvious, the social status that Lao Tzu managed to get after ten years of hard work, how can you, a group of poor people spend a little money, be able to sit on the same level as Lao Tzu?
Gao Yushi was not in a hurry, and smiled as he watched the crowd argue.

At this time, Chen Yubi was also a little restless, and he leaned over to his ear again, and asked in a low voice: "Rixin, I don't think it will be easy to implement this strategy, and you may even be impeached, saying that you are a 'lowly court famous weapon! '! You don't really mean that, do you?"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Gao Wushi comforted Chen Yubi, and then without waiting for him to say anything, he suddenly clapped his hands to calm everyone down, and then said: "Donate 10 taels of silver between disasters After the local official reports to the imperial court, the imperial court appoints the governor of the province to personally review and confirm that the person is indeed a law-abiding good person before, and he can be awarded the status of knight."

How many? 10 taels?Everyone present was stunned.

No, your hometown in Gaoge didn't run a slaughterhouse either. How could you be so skillful at slaughtering pigs?

Do you always have too much money at home and don’t know the value of silver? 10 taels, do you always know the concept of 10 taels?

Even in the capital, the average price of a pig is only one tael and a half silver. 10 taels of silver, that's 660 six pigs!You can kill more than 6 pigs with this knife!Is there such a good deal in the world?You are always willing to sell it, but is anyone willing to buy it?

Seeing that everyone was stunned and silent, Gao Yushi smiled more kindly, and continued: "Sir, it's more expensive... No, it's reasonable to ask for a higher level, and the next two levels are naturally waited down—— Magi, 3 taels; good gentry from a certain county, 1 taels."

What a good one to wait, what a good one to wait and see!A wise man is equal to [-] pigs, and a good gentleman is equal to [-] pigs... Now we are talking about how many pigs are used for the famous utensils of the Ming Dynasty, right?

Almost everyone fell into a trance, so that they didn't listen to the disaster control and relief measures that Gao Wushi continued to talk about.When it comes to reducing taxes and corvees, setting up disaster relief agencies, and establishing a free warehouse system, etc., everyone basically goes in with one ear and out with the other.

Everyone only felt that their ears were buzzing, and their minds were full of pigs all over the mountains...
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PS: I always feel that I can't owe more. Although I squinted for more than two hours, I didn't sleep well. I simply washed my face with cold water and finished this chapter.Now feel at ease, go back to sleep.