Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 729 Ming Citizen ID Card

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian was holding a piece of cardboard for a closer look.

The material of this piece of paper is the same as that of the banknotes of the Four Seas Commercial Bank. Some other materials are added to the high-quality mulberry paper, so that the texture is both tough and hard. As long as it is not soaked in water, it can be used for a long time. used within.

This is Daming's first generation identity certificate, and it will replace the guide slip that has been used for hundreds of years and become the latest identity certificate of Ming Dynasty.

On the top of the first line on the front of this piece of paper, the words "Daming Citizen ID Card" are printed, and then below is the introduction of the holder's personal identity information, such as name, gender, place of origin, age, physical characteristics, etc. Its specifications and style are basically the same as the ID cards of later generations.

On the back of the ID card is a passage like this: Anyone who holds this card is a citizen of Ming Dynasty. They should abide by the laws and regulations of Ming Dynasty, consciously maintain the social stability of Ming Dynasty, and must not participate in anything that endangers the foundation of social stability of Ming Dynasty.

The Ming court is obliged to protect the safety of the certificate holder's personal and property, and provide a fair and just production and living environment for the certificate holder.

Any certificate holder who feels that he or she has been treated unfairly can appeal to the government at all levels, and relevant people at all levels of government should provide reasonable explanations for the complainant, otherwise they will be punished as malfeasance.

If the holder of the certificate encounters injustice outside the Ming Dynasty and causes personal and property losses, if the situation is really wronged, the Ming court will use all measures to seek justice for him.

The so-called measures mentioned above include the use of force.

His Majesty the Emperor of Ming admires this.

In order to better promote the formation of the concept of the upper and lower states of Ming Dynasty, and more widely arouse the patriotic feelings of all people in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian thought of this move. This move also caused quite a lot of controversy in the cabinet, but in the end Zhu Youjian The prosecutor still made the cabinet ministers pass the proposal with a tough posture.

At this point, Ming finally no longer appeared in the long river of history in the form of a dynasty, but stood between heaven and earth with a brand-new attitude.

This kind of ID card will be first issued to merchants, child-bearing students, etc. who travel around the Ming Dynasty all year round, and then gradually spread to the people until everyone who meets the conditions can get it.

In addition to inspiring everyone's national concepts and feelings, the first-generation ID card also has a more important function, which is to replace cumbersome procedures and certificates such as road guides, letter tickets, and receipts, and simplify travel restrictions for ordinary people. Mobilize the enthusiasm of population mobility.

Taizu was born in a poor and humble family, so he really didn't have much knowledge. As a farmer, he disliked businessmen the most, let alone developing a market economy.

He is well aware of how harmful too many refugees are to the society, so he is most afraid of people from all over the world leaving their homes and leaving their jobs to move around.

Taizu believed that the common people running around, one is not easy to manage, and the other is easy to cause trouble.

If the common people in Daming came out to wander around with delicacies, maybe under the instigation of people with good intentions, they could gather in the mountains and forests, pull up flags and rebel, seriously threatening the great country of Lao Zhu's family.

After Taizu ascended the throne, the first thing he thought of was how to confine the common people to his own home and prevent them from migrating.

As a result, the Ming Dynasty's guide system was introduced soon.

The guide system is linked to the law of the Ming Dynasty.

Do you want to do business a hundred miles away?Yes, first go to the Yamen to explain the reason.

If the reason is justified, the official may approve it, let you register for the record, and issue you a road guide printed by engraving or hand-filled, with a large seal on it, writing your name, age, place of origin, appearance, and your desired information. Where to go and what to carry.

With this road guide, you can travel, do business, study, and visit relatives hundreds of miles away; without this road guide, once the government finds out, you will be spanked at least, and beheaded at worst.

The format of the road guide is as follows: "A certain person in a certain city in a certain county, in order to inform the road guide, because he is going to a certain place for business (or visiting relatives, studying, or traveling), he is afraid that he will pass through the Guanjin pass along the way. If you block it, tell the road to guide you, so that the common people will not stay in trouble, so guide you for this."

Road guides are generally rectangular, narrow horizontally and long vertically, about half a foot wide and one foot long, and are printed vertically on white cotton paper, leaving large blank spaces at the four corners and the left side for local officials to fill in the text and stamp the big seal.

When traveling on a business trip, carefully fold Luyin and wrap it tightly.

When crossing the city and passing through the customs along the way, there will be soldiers to interrogate; staying in an inn at night, there will also be patrols and spot checks.

With Luyin in hand, everything is closed; if you lose Luyin, then quickly bribe the low-level officials, maybe they will let you go, otherwise you will be dealt with strictly according to the law, and you will lose half of your life.

"Anyone who passes through Guanjin privately without a reference is eighty sticks. If the gate cannot be closed and the Tianjin cannot be crossed, the stick is ninety. ... The guards, those who know how to let go, are guilty of the same crime. ... If there are quotations, those who pass Guanjin under the false name will have a staff of eighty, and if the guards know about it, they will be guilty of the same crime."

To say that just after the troubled times ended, the guide system was more or less passable, but in today's increasingly frequent commercial activities, this system has obviously restricted the development of society, and in the process of implementation, it has caused many grievances and grievances. The shady found the soil for parasitism.

If a country wants to make great strides forward, the flow of people is an essential and important factor.

Although the implementation of the guide system has indeed greatly reduced the crime rate, it has also caused the entire society to be in a semi-stagnant state, which has greatly hindered the progress of the country, and has also made the collision between various civilizations less likely. corresponding opportunities.

The emergence of the ID card makes the wayfinding system a thing of the past. From the date of issuance, the movement of people in Daming will no longer be restricted.

From then on, no matter whether you are a merchant or a student, as long as you hold this certificate, you can use it to prove your legal identity when you encounter a department inspection, and you can stay and reside in Daming territory at will.

In fact, based on the concept of hometown that has been formed for thousands of years, even if everyone has an ID card, it is difficult for people all over the world to move their families.

Chinese people's attachment to their hometown is deeply rooted.

Unless they have to, otherwise, the vast majority of people would rather eat bran swallowed vegetables than go to other places to enjoy rich food.

It is hard to leave the homeland, and it is hard to let go of everything in the homeland.

The cabinet has already issued a document to abolish the road guide. As long as you have an ID card, the government will no longer issue three soul questions to individuals, where they came from, where they are going, and what they are doing.

With the precedent of bank notes, the process of printing ID cards is not difficult. As long as individuals need it, they can go to the local government for free.

All the content on the ID card is like filling in the blanks in later generations, including the paragraph on the back, all have been printed properly, and the clerks in the government only need to fill in the relevant content with a pen.

I hope this small change can broaden Daming's future path.

Just when Zhu Youjian was in deep thought, the good news from Manila was sent to the palace.

　Thanks for the fragrant rice and Jeffrey for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)