Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 695 Daming Doesn't Need To Sell A Woman For A Future
"Yuansuke, this is not easy."

In the back hall of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Chen Hongdao, Fang Yizhi, Sun Qifeng, Zhu Shunshui, Zhou Bingzhang and other New Party officials gathered to discuss Zhang Haogu's proposal to ban brothels and Goulan places in Daming.

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "I know this matter is difficult to handle."

"Whether it's a brothel or a place of Goulan, it has a close relationship with the local government and gentry."

"Collusion between local officials and gentry and merchants is absolutely not allowed."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Zongxi: "Taichong, the canal of my Ming Dynasty runs from Nanzhili to Tongzhou near the capital, and from Tongzhou to the capital, it is transported by water through the Tonghui River."

"However, the Tonghui River has been clogged with silt from time to time since Ren Xuan began, especially in the year of catastrophe."

"Yingzong Tumubao was defeated, more than [-] troops from Oirat and Tatars approached the capital, but the stock of the capital was less than ten days, and the price of grain in Beijing was rising day by day. The people were terrified, and there was no food in the army; Daizong Jingtai ordered The grain was adjusted from the south of the Yangtze River, but when the water transport arrived here, the Tonghui River was blocked again, and it is said that there is some kind of silted water ghost."

"Ah, everyone, tell me, why is the Tonghui River always blocked, and why is it blocked at such a timely time?"

Huang Zongxi said without hesitation: "There are too many interests behind it."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Exactly."

"There is no grain in Beijing, and the grain in the hands of the grain merchants can be sold at a high price. Behind the grain merchants are all the officials, nobles, and local gentry. They can't just sit back and watch a lot of money pass by before their eyes."

"As for the consequences of having no food in the capital, how the Oirat and Tatar armies will fight when they have no food in the army, and how to preserve the capital, they are fundamental! Ben! No! Here! Almost!"

Zhang Haogu took a deep breath: "Since the prosperity of Yongle and the rule of Renxuan, the Ming Dynasty has reached its peak; ah, it is like a big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, and it is a good year."

"Whether it's a bird or a worm on this tree, it doesn't matter if you lose something in such a big tree. If you eat a hole or I break a branch, I don't think it will hurt the root of the court, and even the tree itself doesn't matter. .”

"Ah, my branches and leaves are luxuriant, and the tree is big and deep-rooted. What's the problem if I lose a few leaves or break a few twigs?"

"The imperial court is too strong, so strong that everyone feels that it doesn't matter if they are greedy or get some. The imperial court has the ability to bear such small mistakes and small problems. After all, the Ming Dynasty has a vast land and rich resources, and the country is strong and the people are rich."

"Daming has been crooked since it was orthodox. From the Yingzong to the ministers, they all started picking leaves, breaking branches, and even digging roots on this big tree of Daming!"

"Ah, Daming has a vast land and rich resources, and hundreds of millions of people in Ming Dynasty have enough capacity to bear it. Yingzong took the lead in misbehavior, nobles and courtiers followed suit, and then local gentry followed suit. Daming weakened. That's how it came about."

Looking at the core of these new policies, his direct descendants fell into deep thought, Zhang Haogu said slowly: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has implemented the New Deal, it seems that it has become stronger again, and the people in the local area have become rich again, and some people have risen again. mind."

"The courtiers and the local gentry have close contacts, and the roots are intertwined. From the local area to the court, it seems that the tree has big roots and deep roots, and it will move if it moves."

"But why are we promoting the New Deal? What have we been afraid of since the New Deal has been implemented so far?"

"Those worms? Or local evil gentry? Corrupt officials?"

"You think it's difficult to handle. It's nothing more than that you think brothels have existed since ancient times, and the common people are used to them. If they are banned rashly, it will have an impact on the common people."

"But this pavilion tells everyone that what stands in front of us is never the common people, but those gentry and officials who claim to be the people!"

"For the health of the imperial court, and also for the sake of the future generations of the Ming Dynasty, this brothel or Goulan must be banned. People will never live because casinos and Goulan are banned, and even these places can live without people It’s better, every family can have more money, and the men of Ming Dynasty can marry wives, and the household registration and newcomers of Daming will continue to increase.”

"Gamblings in casinos have never provided half of the tax revenue to the imperial court. They have also robbed and trafficked people and emptied the wealth of the people. If the money falls into their pockets, can it still flow? They will only use it to bribe officials and weave their nets up and down. It will be used on the right path!"

"These places are full of harm but not beneficial. Without brothels and casinos, Daming will not have any problems, and it will even be better. If there are people who feel that without casinos and brothels, they can't live, and they can't quit gambling and prostitution. What use is this kind of person to Daming?"

Zhang Haogu picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, and then re-patted the teacup on the desk: "This matter must be handled seriously, regardless of the north and the south."

"The brothel painting boats must be supervised by the Yamen, no more additions are allowed, and the hook-up houses are banned immediately!"

"The northern provinces have finished banning, and sent inspectors to the southern provinces to supervise. It is now the [-]th day of the ninth month of the tenth year of the apocalypse. Within two months, all the northern provinces must ban all Goulan places, and all women in brothels must be inspected to ensure their health. , and the expenses are to be borne by each brothel painting boat."

"For the women in the Golan, it cannot be said that the court rescued these women and left them to fend for themselves; if they were willing to go home, they would be given travel expenses to go home; if they were willing to stay where they were, the court would make arrangements for their livelihood. The belongings of these women are still owned by them. Those who are in poor health will be sent to the medical center for treatment by local government offices. Settle these women and develop local people's livelihood; the rest will be escorted to Beijing."

"This matter, the tax office and the censor must follow up, not only to ensure that the money will not disappear for nothing, but also to ensure that the money is used in the right place."

"Two months later, this pavilion will see all the Goulan places in the northern provinces disappear."

"What else do you think?"

Everyone said in unison: "Respect Yuanfu's order."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Notify the provinces, and they can do it."

"Chengxiu, you stay here."

After the new party's internal opinions are unified, things will be easy to handle. At least there is nothing in the north that can stop the existence of imperial orders. As for the south?

It's not that Zhang Haogu looks down on him, there really is no one who can fight.

Cui Chengxiu looked at Zhang Haogu, and asked cautiously: "Yuanfu?"

Zhang Haogu signaled Cui Chengxiu to sit down: "Chengxiu, in the name of the commercial office, you call all the shopkeepers of the major chambers of commerce in the north and south, and tell them the intention of the court. The court needs their factories to settle a large number of good women." , Speak clearly with these chambers of commerce and let them bear their own burdens according to their abilities."

"Also, in the future, each factory will have its own clinic, and the health of the workers will have to be borne by them."

Cui Chengxiu said: "The humble job has been written down."

Zhang Haogu thought for a while and then said: "The northern part of the country is about to abolish Goulan places. There are more or less Goulan places in all provinces, prefectures, and counties, but the women in them will more or less have some illnesses. This Chamber of Commerce It is especially important that factories do not discriminate against these women."

Cui Chengxiu said: "I understand that, after I go back, I will call the shopkeepers of the North and South chambers of commerce for a meeting."

"Let's do it." Zhang Haogu said.

"The lowly position is gone." Cui Chengxiu said and left the back hall of the Ministry of Officials.

At this time, Zhang Haogu sighed softly and rubbed the center of his brows. If he didn't do these things, Daming wouldn't have much impact, but it's a disease that the sun can't reach Sores, this kind of thing Zhang Haogu didn't want to leave it to future generations to solve.

We must believe in the wisdom of future generations in everything, and believe that future generations can solve it, so why do we need these predecessors?
It's like the Great Wall, the canal, and the rice seeds. If the predecessors don't do it and leave it to the future generations blindly, can there still be a Great Wall that protects the northern part of the Central Plains, a canal that connects the north and the south, and rice seeds that improve people's livelihood?
If you can do something, you must do it, especially if you can do it now, you must do it immediately; if the court delays and hesitates in everything, what will happen to the place?

When everyone in the New Party started to get busy, Zhu Youzheng was reclining on a cushion in the Hall of Martial Arts, holding a stack of papers in his hand and watching slowly: "The person behind Zuixianglou, have you been found out?"

Eunuch Wei waited carefully on the side: "My lord, the brats have been found out."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Which one of my good uncles, or some honorable man, which one of my lovers?"

Eunuch Wei took out the secret report from his sleeve: "My lord, please read it."

Zhu Youxiao took a look at the secret report, and couldn't help but sneered: "Oh, I really don't want to be lonely."

Eunuch Wei asked: "Your Majesty, are you going to let the little bastards go and get someone?"

Zhu Youxiao casually threw the secret report into the brazier: "Send him on the road directly."

Eunuch Wei didn't ask any further questions: "Your servant understands."

After Eunuch Wei went down, Zhu Youxiao picked up the previous stack of papers and looked at it leisurely.

The latest decree of the Ming cabinet has also begun to be conveyed to the localities, and the entire northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty have begun to take action.

Taking Shandong as an example, Yuan Yingtai, governor of Shandong, directly recruited the prefects of various prefectures: "Have you all seen the latest decree of the imperial court?"

"Yuanfu gave me two months, and I'll give you one month. All the places in the prefectures have been cleaned up, and the brothels have completed the personnel registration. The governor will send people to inspect the prefectures. Is there any problem?"

The prefects of various prefectures shook their heads quickly, one month was enough for them to act.

After the magistrates of various prefectures issued orders to the counties, this month turned into a week: "Within a week, all the counties will clean up all the check-ups, and the prefecture will inspect them one by one. Is there any problem?"

The county magistrate naturally patted his chest to assure that, after all, it was just clearing the Goulan land, and the yamen servants used to clean it up in two or three days, let alone a week.

Soon, Shandong, Henan, Zhili, Shanxi, Ganshan and southern Liaoning all carried out actions to clean up the brothels. As for the grasslands, there are no brothels on the grasslands.
In just over a month, all the provinces completed the inventory and personnel registration of the brothels in their provinces, and the Goulan area and some hidden casinos were cleared. The repair of official roads increased the labor force, and the goods were counted and counted by the officials of the tax office. After that, the amount was confirmed, and the counties were handed over to the government, and the government was handed over to the province, and all provinces were escorted to Beijing.

So in November of the tenth year of the apocalypse, the people of the capital of the Ming Dynasty saw carts full of money and goods driving into the capital.

"Yuanfu, this is the list of goods submitted by Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Ganshan, and southern Liaoning. Hubei and Jiangnan will also start operations later." Lu Xiangsheng sent a copy of the booklet.

Zhang Haogu couldn't help being surprised after seeing it: "So many?!"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "This is still the northern provinces, and does not involve Hubei, Jiangnan and southern provinces."

Looking at the thick stack of papers in his hand, Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing and said: "It's really a bargain without capital and huge profits, that's all right, I'll take it to your Majesty to have a look at it."

When Zhu Youxiao saw the goods in this place, he couldn't help but marvel: "In these places, after bribing local officials, there is still so much money!"

"I'm a little bit moved now."

"Master, if places like Goulan are banned, what if we keep the brothels? According to what you said, master, the local yamen is responsible for supervision, ensuring the health of those women, and imposing heavy taxes on them. This will increase the court by an extra one every year." income."

Zhang Haogu said: "Your Majesty, if you allow local brothels to exist, the women of the Ming Dynasty will still be sent to these brothels by those evil gentry by various means. Wouldn't it be useless to ban Goulan places?"

"The imperial court banned brothel painting boats the day before yesterday, but today they will not ban them when they see property. What is the majesty of the imperial court? What is the credibility? How should the people of the world view the imperial court?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, feeling a little emotional: "That's true, but if the money from this land of hooks can be collected, the imperial court's finances will undoubtedly be much looser. Right now, it's a pity."

"Your Majesty, this statement is wrong!" Zhang Haogu bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, if the imperial court wants to make money, commercial taxes, agricultural taxes, tariffs, and trade with foreign countries, there is always enough money. Use the body of a Daming woman in exchange for taxes?"

"Any Daming woman is precious. Just like the men of Daming, they should have their own future, instead of being sent to these places to lose their dignity and be trampled upon by others. If Daming doesn't pay attention to the dignity of its people, How should the nations of the world treat the people of Ming Dynasty?"

"Today we let women exchange their bodies for money and taxes, but tomorrow, can we use famous women to make marriages with foreign races and give gifts to foreign countries? Your Majesty, this is about the state, the dignity of the court, and the dignity of all people."

"The reason why the Ming Dynasty is stronger than the Song Dynasty is not only because the Taizu rebels expelled the Tartars to recover the lands and mountains of China, and reopened the Han family, but also because of the dignity of the Ming Dynasty, and the wealth and goods are all won by themselves."

"Your Majesty, which father, which husband would like his wife and daughter to sell their laughter to him in exchange for money? If Daming doesn't love his own woman, then what is the difference between Daming and the Song Dynasty when women took old coins and coaxed women from other races?" ?The men of the Ming Dynasty have dignity and blood, can defend the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, and provide taxes to the court, and the women of the Ming Dynasty also have dignity and arrogance, can support their families and serve the court."

"The 260 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there is no marriage between the Han and Tang Dynasties, and no yearly coins of the Song Dynasty; so far, even if the Wara soldiers surrounded the capital, they have never hunted south. Because of the Ming Dynasty, men, women and children have dignity and pride; if the court wants to tax, There are all sorts of ways, why trade the dignity of a Daming woman?"

"If Your Majesty feels that the imperial court does not have enough goods, and the local tax revenue is not enough, then open more ports for trade, or mine more mines, and the minister can also lead the king's division to conquer the foreign race and take it from the foreign race."

"Your Majesty, if Da Ming himself doesn't cherish Da Ming's women, what future does Da Ming have?"

Silence, the Hall of Martial Arts fell into silence, everyone held their breath, looking at Zhang Haogu who was bending over, the chief assistant of Daming, is he so stubborn?

Eunuch Wei and Wang Tiqian were already stunned when they heard Zhang Haogu's words. They looked at Zhu Youxiao in horror. Zhang Haogu's words didn't contain a single dirty word, but every sentence was heart-pounding. Word.

Zhang Haogu said again: "The minister lost his manners and offended His Majesty, please punish His Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath, got up, straightened his clothes and bowed to Zhang Haogu: "Master's words were so deafening that I suddenly woke up. It was my mistake."

"The previous remarks are my fault, and I will reflect on myself."

After helping Zhang Haogu, Zhu Youxiao said very seriously: "As the saying goes, if a family has a righteous son, it will not destroy its family; country."

"Tang Taizong said that one can know the ups and downs by taking history as a guide, and one can know gains and losses by taking people as a guide. I am fortunate to have Master who assisted me in creating the prosperous world today. What is the crime of Master's words for the country?"

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youxiao's clear eyes, and leaned down again: "Your Majesty's heart is as broad as the sea and the sky. Throughout the ages, only Tian Khan's heart can be compared with His Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao said: "Master will do his best to ban brothel painting boats, and I will not give Master any constraints."

"Master is right. When did the Ming Dynasty need women to sacrifice their lives to provide goods? I want to lose face. I am not Ming Yingzong!"

The foolish emperor of Ming Yingzong beheaded Yu Qian who had saved the Ming Dynasty, and killed the heroes of Jingtai Zhongxing. The exile was not counted. Vent, with such a foolish king, it would be surprising if the military and national power of the Ming Dynasty did not decline.

If he hadn't had a good son, he wouldn't care about his father robbing him of the throne, and he would have left the Ming Dynasty, which had finally gotten a little angry, tossing around here, losing all dignity, trying its best to clean up the rivers and mountains, and revive the army. Once Chenghua was revived, Daming would perish in the hands of Zhu Qizhen.

Every time the temple name of Ming Yingzong is mentioned, Zhu Youxiao feels that his face is dull. Think about Emperor Hongwu of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Yongle, and even Emperor Renxuan. They are all masters of wisdom and martial arts. Shit, why did my ancestors have such ancestors?

After returning to the harem, Zhu Youxiao mentioned what happened today to Zhang Yan, and said with emotion: "This world, let's talk about it, is the world of my Zhu family, and the court is also the court of the Zhu family. I have worked hard and worked hard. Now I can be freed from the heavy and complicated irrelevant government affairs, and I can control the world with only a remote control of the cabinet. It is also thanks to Master."

"With Master here, Da Ming has no worries, and I can sleep with peace of mind"

(End of this chapter)