Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1043: Emergency in the Southeast (2)

Looking at the changes in the Ming Dynasty, there have actually been many disputes hidden since the Hongwu Dynasty. Among these disputes, the most eye-catching one is the dispute between the North and the South, which is reflected in the imperial examinations and party struggles. Therefore, too many people believe that the Ming Dynasty was defeated by internal friction.

In fact, the truth is not that simple.

If one wants to understand the Ming Dynasty, one must extend the timeline to the time when the special existence of the aristocratic families emerged, and also integrate it with the long history of turmoil in China. Only in this way can one get a glimpse of the whole situation and discern some of the truth.

In this land, there is no dynasty that has lasted for a thousand years, and five hundred years is even rarer. The real norm is the change of dynasties every few hundred years or even shorter. But in this trend, there are families with a long heritage. No matter how the dynasties change, there will always be a group of families hiding in the dark to control and mobilize resources to ensure the continuation of the heritage.

This creates a tone.

The struggle never ends.

The area south of the Yangtze River, with the migration of people to the south as a turning point, climate change as an opportunity, and the proximity to the sea as a barrier, has allowed this area to mostly live in a peaceful state no matter what period it is, thus constructing a special existence that is relatively closed yet open.

indeed.

This region has indeed experienced many challenges and numerous natural disasters, but these have affected the hardworking and simple grassroots groups. What does this have to do with those hiding in the dark?

Countless wealth has been created, but has never really fallen into the hands of the general public. It is obvious that this wealth was created with countless blood and sweat, but the wealth was seized.

"Do you know why Southeast is like this?"

southeast.

some where.

Jiang Chen was lying on the recliner, looking at the drizzle outside the window, with a look of emotion on his face, "Many people who don't understand the real situation will think that this is caused by your majesty's bloodlust, the endless new policies, the corruption of officials, etc. In fact, they are all wrong. They are wrong in that they only see the surface but fail to see the essence."

Xiao Niezhong remained silent and stared at Jiang Chen.

"What is the essence of that?"

Jiang Chen continued, "It's actually very simple, that is, the management of the wealth created. This is something that I spent a long time on before I figured out a little bit of the trick."

"Let's not talk about the present dynasty, but the Single Whip Law of the Wanli Dynasty. Why did it encounter so much opposition from the beginning and was even abolished later, but after some time, some policies were quietly implemented?"

"silver."

Xiao Niezhong said it succinctly.

"correct."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "That's it."

"What the detective means is that the central government has strengthened its control, which is why we have the southeast today?" Xiao Niezhong frowned and looked at Jiang Chen.

"Tianjin opened its seas to the outside world, and the seigniorage, which was mainly based on new coins, was marked only by these two special events, and it lasted almost throughout the six years before the Tianqi period."

Jiang Chen extended his hand, met Xiao Niezhong's gaze and said, "What happened before and after, whether it was a war, a fight, or a new policy... all of the above show one thing, that is, Your Majesty is gradually regaining the monetary dominance that the Central Government had lost in the past."

"Let's not talk about other things. Just the customs tax, fire consumption tax, customs duty, salt tax, etc., how much does the court collect every year? And how much of these taxes have been collected in the past?"

"The difference in this year is shocking. What about five years, ten years, or even longer? Just think about how many people have benefited from such a large difference?"

Xiao Niezhong was silent. In the past few years, he had been with Jiang Chen and had experienced many things, many of which had overturned his cognition and were completely unimaginable in the past.

"If it were in the past, and I hadn't led the detective team to investigate some things, I would never have thought about these things." Jiang Chen leaned forward, his eyes flashing coldly.

"If there are problems in the court and the treasury is empty, then there must be problems in the court itself. There must be a large number of corrupt officials from the central government to the local governments. If we want to solve these problems, we must solve them from the central government to the local governments."

"But now, I don't think so."

"The problems of the country will be solved by the country, but what about outside the country? How many people have really paid attention to these things? And are those officials who hold power really officials?"

"Is it possible that they are puppets? Stooges? Spokespersons pushed out?"

"In the past, I would never even think of doing this."

"But what about now? I don't dare to think about it anymore!"

"There is one thing I think is absolutely right. Why should you, after studying hard for more than ten years, surpass the achievements I have accumulated over my lifetime?"

Xiao Niezhong didn't know what to say for a moment.

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Why is our own detective like this?

He knows.

This is closely related to some events that began to occur in Lianghuai, Nanzhili and other places, and the occurrence of these events is closely related to the arrest of Qian Qianyi and a large number of officials.

"do you know?"

While Xiao Niezhong was thinking, Jiang Chen smiled, but that smile was full of self-mockery and playfulness. "Since Tong Yangxing and his gang were arrested, the Huahui Bank began to expand, and the new currency continued to increase its circulation scale. The counterfeit currency case we investigated before and after this was a joke."

"Do you know why?"

"Because some people want to use the so-called bad money to drive out the good money, so as to discredit the currency reform designated by Your Majesty. They are really vicious. They know where to start to create chaos. Once chaos occurs, Bi Ziyan's tax reform, Yuan Shizhen's salt reform, Zhu Xieyuan's land tax, the abolition of the military affairs council, the advancement of the central government offices... all the new policies you can think of will fail with the chaos."

"What's even more ridiculous is that this action is spontaneous. You never know when a group of people will show up and go to great lengths to do it. Why is this happening? Because their interests have been affected."

"Haha, these people don't even have the same interests. They are like leeks. You cut one crop and there is another. Never think of getting rid of them, because people will grow old, but their ideas will not. As long as there are people, the old ones will die, but new people will stand up to replace them."

“Is there no solution to this?”

Xiao Niezhong frowned.

"I don't know either."

Jiang Chen sighed and said, "Now that things have come to this, no one can predict what will happen in the future. But right now, I know one thing: killing to stop the suffering may be the best solution."

When he said this, Jiang Chen's eyes changed.

"Since some people can't help themselves and want to stir up trouble, all we can do is to find them out and use their blood to intimidate some people!!"

(End of this chapter)