Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 685 Feng Chan
Zhu Yihai moved to Jinan, declaring that he would conquer Beijing directly.

However, after he arrived in Jinan, he did not go north, but went southwest. The emperor passed Tai'an Mansion via Mount Tai, and then went to his hometown Yanzhou.

Jinan-Tai'an-Yanzhou is an important road in Shandong. It is a convenient and short-cut road connecting the two places. Although it needs to pass through the Taishan River Valley tunnel, it is an important traffic artery for Qilu. As one of the ancient Kyushu, Yanzhou has always been the throat of Qilu.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were three main post roads in Shandong, from Dezhou to Xuzhou, all of which were plains.The second is Dezhou Economic South, Changqing to Yanzhou, and the third is the post station in Dengzhou, Qingzhou, Jinan.

Although Jinan to Tai'an is an important route, there is no post station.

In ancient times, post station routes were actually equivalent to high-speed lines or national highways, which were very important for transportation, information transmission, and cargo transportation.

Zhu Yihai started rebuilding post roads last year. The post houses and delivery shops were separated, and the rebuilding started from Fengtian Tokyo. The first post road was from Dengzhou to Laizhou and then Qingdao, Haizhou, Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Nanjing.

The second is from Laizhou to Qingzhou, Jinan and then through Tai'an to Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Guide, Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Shanzhou.

When passing through Mount Tai, Zhu Yihai specially climbed Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the country.

The emperors of all dynasties who had great merits and virtues were enshrined in Zen Taishan.But since Song Zhenzong also shyly went to Fengchan Taishan, the descendants, even if they have accomplished kings, are unwilling to go to Fengshan again.

In the past, those who conferred Mount Tai, Emperor Qin and Han Wu, what kind of person was that? Even Tang Gaozong and Tang Xuanzong later represented the most glorious and grand time of the Tang Dynasty.

Taishan Fengchan communicates with heaven and earth and reports credit to heaven.

There was such a ceremony even before Qin Shihuang.

After Liu Huan became hegemony, he planned to enshrine Zen. Guan Zhong told him that there were 72 families who enshrined Taishan Zen Liang's father before, and Yiwu also enshrined twelve.

Among them, Wuhuai's family granted Mount Tai, Zen Yunyun, Shennong granted Mount Tai, Zen Yunyun, Emperor Yan granted Mount Tai, Zen Yunyun, Huangdi granted Mount Tai, Zen Pavilion.

Others such as Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao, Shun, Yu, King Cheng of Zhou, etc., all received orders and then became Zen.

Therefore, before Emperor Qin and Han Wu, the Three Emperors and Five Emperors had enshrined Zen. After Duke Huan of Qi became hegemony, he also wanted to enshrine Zen, but Guan Zhong dissuaded him several times. Tang Taizong Li Shimin also wanted to enshrine Zen, and Wei Zheng and others dissuaded him several times.

Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs, Dayu ruled the water, Qin Shihuang ruled the world, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Xiongnu, all of them are well-known figures with no achievements. How dare you disturb the heavens?
What kind of merit do you repay others?

Song Zhenzong concluded the Chanyuan alliance with the Liao people and paid tribute to others, but he still had the face to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen. With his letter, other emperors were no longer ashamed to enshrine Zen.

Zhu Yihai passed by Mount Tai, and Qian Qianyi actually suggested that the emperor enshrine Mount Tai.

He took a rainbow ticket to Zhu Yihai.

Zhu Yihai also gained a little insight into this guy's shamelessness, and flatly refused.

If the world is restored to unity in the future, and it is even possible to open up overseas, drive Tsarist Russia out of Siberia, surrender Mongolia, and even let all the places in Southeast Asia become vassals and pay tribute, etc., Zhu Yihai may also talk about Mount Tai enshrining Zen and repaying his merits to heaven.

What merit do you give now?

Just pass by and sacrifice.

In China, Fengchan is similar to a pilgrimage, and it is still the highest standard level, and ordinary people do not have this qualification.

From the Hongwu Dynasty to the Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, 28 sacrificial activities were held on Mount Tai, excluding those held by local officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, when offering sacrifices to Mount Tai, the emperor did not come in person, but only sent ministers there. The number of sacrifices increased, and the number of sacrifices was very frequent. On the contrary, the scale and influence of the sacrifices decreased.

Zhu Yihai didn't hold any grand ceremony. He climbed the mountain himself, and carried a bag of earth to the top of Mount Tai. He gathered the earth to build a round platform to increase the height of Mount Tai. He also wrote a sacrificial article, telling the heaven that the world is in turmoil today, and his position is to restore the stability of the world. , revive the Chinese civilization, make the people live in peace and contentment and so on.

After going down the mountain, they built a square altar with soil on the hill at the foot of Mount Tai, offering sacrifices to the gods of the earth, and increasing the thickness of the earth to repay the blessings and kindness.

Although the emperor didn't hold any grand ceremony, many people from Tai'an Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture heard the news. On this day, 10,000+ people actually gathered at the foot of Mount Tai.

They worshiped the emperor, followed by offering sacrifices to Mount Tai to pray for blessings, celebrating a good harvest, praying for safety, and some even came to pray for a child.

This sacrificial activity was very down-to-earth. Zhu Yihai, who was just passing by, had to suspend seeing the enthusiasm of the people.

I met with representatives from all walks of life of the local people, some officials, school students, and even some business representatives. I also specially met with some old people, and some family members of imperial martyrs from Tai'an Prefecture.

The people are very enthusiastic, even if they are not qualified to meet the emperor, they still want to see the sky from afar.

In the midst of this bustle, someone actually came to file a lawsuit against the court, which caught the driver and the local officials by surprise. Some people wanted to hide it or even arrest them, but Zhu Yihai didn't think it was surprising.

Throughout the dynasties, even in later generations, this kind of thing will never be eradicated.

It's not scary to have an accident, what's scary is this kind of concealment.If there is a problem, it will be solved, and even according to the problem that arises, it will be investigated carefully, and the lessons learned will be summed up.But some officials are thinking about how to conceal, or even solve the person who raised the problem.

The general atmosphere of the Shaotian Dynasty's official administration is getting better and better, but there are still a large number of officials who still can't stand it, and still have the old thinking.

Zhu Yihai specially asked the accompanying Metropolitan Procuratorate, Jianyuan, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to jointly accept complaints from the people. He specially set up several reception desks to receive reports and reports from the people. He also specially asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to go nearby to publicize Let everyone report directly if they have anything to do.

After receiving these reports and appeals, all localities must not conceal and delay them. They must be collected in Xingyuan as soon as possible.

The investigation is the investigation, and the local government fully cooperates.

Zhu Yihai also demanded that every case not only be handled, but also be done quickly and deeply.

Now that we have encountered it, we must not only do it, but also make it a model, and even form a deterrent.

Although it would be ugly to pick up pustules by uncovering the cover, you should pick them up when you encounter them. Even if they are exposed, they will affect some officials' prestige, but if they are done well, they will win the hearts of the people.

As a special case supervised by the emperor, we must act quickly and strictly to form models and cases.

Whether it is land occupation, local corruption or ordinary civil lawsuits, the local government cannot deal with it, or even cover up and collude, and finally force the people to sue imperial court, so naturally they must be severely punished.

As for someone who took the opportunity to make a false accusation, etc., they should be dealt with as they should be dealt with, and they should be punished severely.

Zhu Yihai deliberately asked Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Niu Jinxing, and Liu Zongzhou to deal with it. For example, Hong Chengchou has been ruthless in the past two years, and he has dealt with one problem after another. Niu Jinxing, who was once the prime minister of Li Zicheng, is even more rude. If you are a tainted official, you can't be a famous official, so you can just follow the emperor's arrangement and concentrate on being a critical official and a cruel official.

"The vast majority of complaints are related to the occupation of land and property, and the vast majority of them are related to the Confucian family in Qufu. The rest are mostly judicial injustice, officials corrupt and accept bribes, and then follow the law. Even There are also some tyrants colluding with the government, bullying others, bullying the market, and even bullying men and women, as well as those who lend usury to force debts, and those who design deceit and plunder, "

Zhu Yihai said bluntly to Hong Chengchou, "These situations must exist, and I will emphasize it again, to deal with it quickly and strictly, and to dig deeper. Those who dare to act recklessly in the local area must have power behind them to protect them, so not only must they be dealt with The suspects involved in the case have to dig out the people behind them.

Do special things, don't procrastinate.

For these cases of imperial complaints, if they are only ordinary disputes and conflicts, they should be dealt with promptly and dealt with according to law.If the officials involved are corrupt and dereliction of duty, as well as the local tyrants, evil gentry, and local rogues who commit crimes, they must be severely punished. For these people, they will not only be dismissed from their posts, but also removed from their nationality. In serious cases, their homes will be ransacked and they will be exiled to Taiwan.

Those bullies and gangsters who bully others in the local area will be directly exiled to Taiwan.

By the way, check the local yamen. When mice are running all over the place, the cats raised in the house must not catch mice.

Give each counselor of the Admonition Court, and each censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, divide the cases, let them be responsible for reviewing and disposing of them, and check their ability to handle affairs by the way.

Officials from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice are also responsible for some cases. "

The problems that Tai'an Mansion is facing now can be found everywhere, but since they are encountered, they can be ignored, and must be dealt with, even in a high-profile manner. If the emperor turns a blind eye, then the system will collapse.

"Let several major newspapers make special pages to expose and display these problems in depth, so that everyone can know, especially when the in-depth exposure is to be exposed, and the results of the disposal must be announced quickly, understand?"

Pretending to be ignorant is not enough, and light exposure is not enough, it must be dealt with in a complete set, and it must be fast, precise and ruthless.

As long as there are indeed problems after the review, those who can be exiled or not, they will all be exiled, and those who can be killed or not will be ransacked and exiled.

"There is one more principle you must remember."

"Even in a single case, the crime is not serious and the punishment is not high, but as long as the crime is committed twice, the crime will be increased. If the same thing is committed three times, it will be designated as a felony."

To put it simply, there is a local ruffian who colludes with the officials in the yamen. He usually bullies men and women to lend usury, and even bullies the market to collect protection fees. If it is only one time, then the crime may not be high.

For example, the Law of the Ming Dynasty has clear regulations on lending usury.

For private lending of money and debts and pawning of property, the monthly interest shall not exceed three cents. Although there are many years and months, it is only one profit per penny. Hundred.

It can be seen from this regulation that the definition of usury is the monthly interest rate of more than three cents, and rolling interest, the interest exceeds the principal, etc.But the treatment is not strict, the light ones are only forty rods, and those who exceed the profits are counted as stolen goods, and the serious ones are only punished for the stolen goods, and they are beaten one hundred.

At the end of Ming Dynasty, there were many cases of injury and homicide due to usury, and the proportion of moneylenders who were killed was very high, because they were forced too urgently, so they were desperate.

The more famine and turmoil the age is, the more moneylenders will die.

Anyway, there is no hope at all, the world is in chaos, and you are still in a hurry, so don't live, kill the creditor and run away.

And creditors lend money in this troubled world, and there are more ways to force debts, and it is common to directly force wives and daughters to sell.

Now Zhu Yihai demands that the definition of usury remain unchanged, but the punishment be increased. Those who dare to lend usury will not only confiscate the remaining profit, but also confiscate all the principal and interest, and return the excess interest to the borrower.Three to ten times the penalty will be imposed on lenders.

If there is an act of forcing debts, the punishment will be increased.

If there is violence to force debts, additional crimes will be added depending on the circumstances. For example, those who beat someone will be counted as a crime of beating another person, forcing a woman into prostitution, taking a wife or daughter, etc., will be counted as additional crimes.

And if it's a one-time act, fine.

If there is a second and third repeated crime, it is a crime plus a crime, or even a direct felony.

Zhu Yihai directly instructed that in the case now being appealed, the principal and interest of the usury will be confiscated directly, and the excess of three percent of the interest will be returned to the borrower. If the loan amount exceeds one hundred taels, the person will be directly exiled to Taiwan for labor reform.

Those with more than a thousand taels directly ransacked their homes, and the whole family immigrated to Taiwan to cultivate wasteland.

Those who seriously hurt people will not only be ransacked and exiled, but also sent directly to Yunnan mines to dig copper.

It must be deterrent, and it must be able to handle typical cases.

Not only the usurers have to be dealt with, but also the officials who are behind them have to be dealt with.

"The problems of the Confucian family in Qufu have been dealt with a large number before, and there are still so many problems?" Zhu Yihai shook his head, "Then continue to investigate and deal with it, and deal with it as you want. Taiwan is very short of land reclamation seeds now. A man who sows sugar cane."

"To clean up and rectify local order, the most important thing is the yamen officials, and then the local tyrants. After these two people have been rectified, the place will be peaceful. What should be avoided, what should be avoided, what should be copied, what should be copied, must be Use thunder first, and then use rain and dew, otherwise how to clean up the atmosphere?"

Zhu Yihai met with local gentry, scholars and even representatives of industrial and commercial people. He was especially kind to those talented gentry and hired them.

It also specially asked the imperial camp to select some young, strong, loyal and brave sons from good families along the way to enter the imperial camp or military academy. Although there were not many recruits, the emperor's gift and recruitment along the way were also very good rewards.

But it's not enough just to show favors, when it's time to show Thunder, you have to show it.

"Several major judicial departments of yours should study carefully, improve the laws and regulations for usury, and adjust the penalty standards appropriately. The related crimes that it breeds should also be listed in detail."

Hong Chengchou took the order, and in just one night, he made up several new crimes in response to the emperor's request, such as various crimes of usury to force debts, and forced transactions of forcing borrowers to pay off debts with houses, land, and things at low prices. crime.

There is the crime of intentional injury of intentionally hurting the borrower and his relatives, the crime of illegal detention of illegally restricting the freedom of the borrower, and the crime of intentional property destruction of intentionally smashing all the borrower's belongings.

The crime of destroying production and business operations by destroying crops and destroying production tools and equipment.

There are several crimes of forcibly breaking into or refusing to leave, which affect the normal life of the borrower, and so on.

In addition, according to some usury gang organizations, a new crime of illegal gang organization is established, organizing, leading, and participating in illegal gang-like organizations, and using violence, threats, or other means to carry out illegal and criminal activities in an organized manner to dominate On the one hand, the acts of illegal gang organizations that do evil, oppress and harm the people, and seriously disrupt the order of economic and social life must be severely punished.

Those who organize and lead shall be sentenced to exile for more than ten years, and shall be responsible for the criminal acts of all members.

Other participants shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.

The penalty of Ming Dynasty is actually following the five-level penalty system of Tang and Song Dynasties, that is, caning, stick, imprisonment, exile, and death.Prisoners are deprived of freedom and forced labor, which is equivalent to prison reform.

Exile is exile, and there are different punishments in exile, such as exile in a remote place, or exile.

In the Tang Dynasty, the prison sentence was generally one to three years, and the servitude was unpaid labor.Although there are three grades of exile, from two thousand miles to three thousand miles, the three grades are all served for one year.

In the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the exile punishment was often replaced by forced labor, such as being sent to Fengyang for a year.

Zhu Yihai further fixed the punishment, which is still the fifth-grade punishment system, including caning, stick, imprisonment, exile, and death.

Both imprisonment and exile have increased the sentence, from one year to life. Among them, only the rod is retained in the second punishment of cane, and the detention is increased, ranging from half a month to one year.

Custody refers to detention and detention, while prison refers to labor reform in farms and mines.

As for exile, they were exiled to the frontier, and they were put into controlled reform through labor first. After a certain period of reform through labor, they were settled in settlements on the spot, under residential surveillance, restricted from leaving the country, and their qualifications to be officials, imperial examinations, and soldiers were disqualified.

Finally, a crime of illegal business operation was deliberately added.

Dare to lend usury, Shao Tianchao's punishment can be much higher.

The crime of illegal business operation, the crime of illegal organization, and various crimes that may be caused by debt duress, start with imprisonment, with additional fines, and even confiscation of property, exile, and exile of the whole family.

Although some ministers felt that this might be too harsh, Zhu Yihai still believed that although the law is the lowest moral standard, it cannot be without limits.

Usury is actually the root of many problems among the people, not only disputes involving property, but also many criminal cases. crime costs.

"I'm very satisfied with the explanation of the criminal terms of the increase in usury."

"You can discuss some supplementary explanations for the crime of land occupation. It must be more comprehensive. The imperial court allows land sales, but the problem of illegal land occupation is still serious. The imperial court has to make up loopholes and intensify the crackdown."

"Especially by raising the penalty standard, so that it can have a deterrent effect!"

"I'll stay in Tai'an for another three days, you should hurry up and deal with the problems of the people as much as possible before leaving."

Zhu Yihai plans to organize a department in the future to completely rewrite a book of Daming Shaotian Law and re-law.

This time the emperor went to Yanzhou via Tai'an, went back to his hometown to have a look, and then went east to tour Xuzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, and even went along the newly opened second post road, which was also to capture Nanyang after the Battle of Yingzhou. , and even regained Hubei for support.

Zhu Yihai went to Luoyang, and even rushed to Wu Sangui and Nikan.

"Yingzhou should have started fighting."

The emperor at the foot of Mount Tai didn't have the slightest worry about the battle of Yingzhou, which was far away.

(End of this chapter)