Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 90 Publicly owned land, the future of Ming Dynasty!

According to what Cao Wei just said, in a hundred years at most, the Ming Dynasty will have a huge gap in wealth inequality, and the people will face a situation where there is no land to cultivate!
He never expected that he just asked a question casually, and Cao Wei's answer was shocking!

When the common people lost their land, they could only work as tenant farmers for the officials, gentry and landlords, and they were bound to be oppressed by the powerful landlords. Just like in the late Yuan Dynasty, the common people lived a life that was simply not human.

In this way, what will the people do when they have faced oppression for a long time and finally cannot survive?
Rise up!

A thunder seemed to explode in Cao Ying's heart, making his scalp numb!

It had just been the 25th year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but through Cao Wei's words, he saw the critical situation that a hundred years later, the Ming Dynasty would be crumbling like duckweed!
Will the Ming Dynasty eventually follow in the footsteps of previous dynasties?
Even though he probably wouldn't be able to see her this day, Cao Ying still broke out in a cold sweat on his back!

Cao Wei looked at the frightened Cao Ying and felt a little unbearable.

But it is also true that the Ming Dynasty perished 200 years later. If some changes are not made now, the Ming Dynasty will eventually perish again!
"A dynasty is established by the emperor and many civil servants and military generals working together, but it will never be possible if we leave out tens of thousands of people in the world!"

"You must know this saying, Ying'er, that water can carry a boat but also capsize it. Throughout history, what the Chinese people pursue is just to live a stable life and have a full stomach."

"At the same time, the Chinese people are also a group of very tolerant people. The emperor can give them a stable life. In fact, they can endure a little oppression. Even if they don't have enough to eat, as long as they don't starve to death, they can still endure it. .”

"But as long as the people realize that they are gradually losing their way of survival and hope, they can muster great courage to overthrow a dynasty that oppresses them."

"In the final analysis, the rise and fall of a dynasty mainly depends on the countless common people, followed by the rule of law by the emperor and ministers."

"Your Majesty is right to vigorously corrupt officials since the founding of the country, but treating the symptoms does not cure the root cause, because your Majesty cannot live forever, and the successor kings of the Ming Dynasty may not be as considerate to the people as your Majesty."

Cao Wei's words were very harsh to Cao Ying's ears, but they were also inspiring and made him think deeply.

What kind of unprecedented prosperity was the Zhenguan rule in the early Tang Dynasty?
Logically speaking, the successor kings of the Tang Dynasty do not need to be too wise. They only need to implement national policies consistently, and the Tang Dynasty can continue forever.

But the fact is that after 290 years of Guo Zuo, the Tang Dynasty ushered in its miserable end.

There were many reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty, including serious corruption, frequent border wars, frequent political struggles, etc.

But that was the Tang Dynasty when Zhenguan was in its heyday!It’s just that more than 200 years have passed...

What about Daming?
At this point, everything is fine, but what will it be like in 100 or 200 years?
Is it just like the last period of the previous dynasties, with frequent political struggles, serious corruption, eunuchs taking power, and the people living in darkness...

Cao Ying pursed her lips and said, "Then, father, is there any way to cure the root cause?"

Cao Wei nodded decisively, "Yes!"

"As I said just now, the rise and fall of a dynasty depends on the people of the world, and the survival of the people depends on the fields in their hands."

"As long as they keep the land in their hands, they will always have something to eat, and the foundation of a dynasty will be stable."

Cao Ying nodded thoughtfully. Didn't his imperial grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang finally choose to join the rebel army because he couldn't have enough to eat in the late Yuan Dynasty?

As long as Grandpa Huang still had one or two acres of farmland at home and could have a bite of food, he probably would not have hung his head on his belt to start an uprising.

Therefore, what father Cao Wei said is right.

"Father, what can we do?" Cao Ying desperately wanted to know the answer.

Cao Wei thought for a while and started his rhetorical guidance again.

"Ying'er, tell me, why did the land in the hands of the common people end up in the hands of the powerful officials and gentry?"

Hearing this, Cao Ying frowned and thought deeply, "Common people often have troubles at home and have to sell their land to make a living. Sometimes there are powerful locals who use their power to bully others and rob others by force."

Cao Wei nodded, "The reason why this situation occurs is because the people are at a disadvantage in the social class. Not only the fields in their hands, but also their houses, property, and even their children may be taken away. .”

"But if the land in the hands of the people does not belong to them, but to those who cannot be offended by the powerful officials and gentry, and is only leased to them for farming, then those powerful officials and gentry will not be able to seize the people's fields. .”

Cao Ying blinked, somewhat confused, "Then the common people have become tenant farmers again? The only people the officials, gentry, and powerful men cannot afford to offend are the vassals and princes from all over the country."

"No, the vassal princes are not the real leaders of the country, and their interests are not completely consistent with the interests of the country."

Cao Ying thought again, "Apart from the vassal kings and princes, who...is the emperor?" Cao Ying's eyes widened.

"It's not wrong to say that. In fact, the most rigorous statement is that these fields belong to the central government and the entire country. The country will register all the fields and distribute them reasonably to the people of the world according to a standard."

"After the distribution, remember! The fields in the hands of the people neither belong to them nor to themselves."

Cao Ying was already a little confused, "Both belong to them, but also don't belong to them?"

“Because all the land in the world belongs to the state and is publicly owned, no one is allowed to change its ownership without permission. Whether it is land or fields, it is only leased by the state to the people for farming and building houses for living, but the fields are distributed to the people. , they don’t need to pay an extra rent, they just need to pay normal taxes. They can still live a normal life as before. They can live in their houses and cultivate their fields for generations, but they no longer have the right to sell off the fields in their hands. , No matter how courageous the powerful officials and gentry are, they would not dare to rob the country’s fields and land.”

"In this way, the foundation of the entire country will be stabilized. As long as there are no major problems, a dynasty can be extended for at least 500 years!"

After Cao Ying heard this, he finally understood something and said to himself in a daze:
"Public ownership, public ownership of land...500 years!"

When he came to his senses again, Cao Wei had already returned to his room.

He also wanted to ask Cao Wei again how to extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years and last forever, but the night was already dark at this time, and Cao Wei had been busy all day and it was time to rest.

After getting up and extinguishing the candles in the main room, Cao Ying returned to her room, but lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Extending the life of the Ming Dynasty for 500 years made him very excited.

Cao Ying could also hear that what Cao Wei said about public ownership of land was feasible and would be of immeasurable benefit to the Ming Dynasty!
suddenly!

Cao Ying turned over and sat up.

right!Grandpa Huang asked me to reply to him.

Cao Ying got dressed again, lit a candle, sat at the desk and started writing...

The next day.

[Countdown to return: 184 days, 16 hours, 21 minutes and 57 seconds]

When Cao Wei got up, he saw a vast expanse of white outside the window.

Snowing.

Yingtian is located in the south, and the probability of snow even in winter is not that high. This is the first real snow since the beginning of winter. There was a spell of sleet some time ago, but it only lasted for a cup of tea. Just stopped.

After waking up Cao Ying, the father and son cleared the snow in the courtyard and practiced boxing as usual.

The practice of Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer has never stopped. It is precisely because of this that apart from a serious illness when Cao Ying was nine years old, the father and son never got sick again. "call……"

After finishing a set of punches, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and exhaled a wisp of white mist.

Afterwards, Cao Wei prepared breakfast, and after eating, he went out to the manufacturing bureau and started his fishing for the day.

Now that the steelmaking plant is on the right track, with Yan Zhen watching over it from the Kaihai Bureau, Cao Wei only has to take a stroll from time to time, and then think about improving the train with Zhao Heng and others.

the other side,
Cao Ying had already sent the letter out, and after changing hands at various levels, it was presented to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang had just returned to court. Since the weather was getting colder day by day, Zhu Yuanzhang's office was moved from the Imperial Study Room to the Nuan Pavilion.

After walking through a long corridor and entering the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Yuanzhang's body warmed up.

As soon as he sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the letter on his desk.

Did your eldest grandson receive a letter today?
Zhu Yuanzhang put on his reading glasses, picked up the envelope with great interest, took out the letter paper inside and read it carefully.

At some point, snowflakes began to fall outside again, as if God wanted to complete Yingtian's snowfall task in one day.

In the Nuan Pavilion,
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the letter in his hand, his expression changing several times.

Doubtful, shocked, thinking, and then frowning deeply...

Cao Wei is really talented!

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the letter and couldn't help but sigh.

As a farmer, he could sharply and keenly point out the problem of land annexation within the country, which once again confirmed Zhu Yuanzhang's ideas.

Cao Wei has a good political vision!
Following Cao Wei's thinking, the Ming Dynasty will indeed face an extremely severe situation of uneven land distribution in a hundred years!

The people will have no fields to cultivate!
Zhu Yuanzhang recalled that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, his family was like this. A family of four or five didn't even have an acre of land and could only work as tenant farmers for the landlord.

At that time, when Zhu Yuanzhang was young, he had to herd cattle for the landlord Liu De and endure the oppression of the landlord.

Zhu Yuanzhang's parents farmed in the fields all day long, but could not eat a bite of the food they grew.

Thinking about it at that time, wasn't there any hope?Can't live anymore!
If the problem of land annexation is not solved, won’t the Ming Dynasty be like the end of the Yuan Dynasty a hundred years later, with countless people who have no land to cultivate and cannot survive?
By then, there will surely be countless people who cannot survive and will rise up to overthrow the Ming Dynasty of his old Zhu family?
The Nuan Pavilion is equipped with a heating passage, and someone lights a fire to keep warm day and night. Being in the Nuan Pavilion is like being on a warm spring day.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he felt a cold air hit his body, making his hands and feet cold!
Ming Dynasty must not follow in the footsteps of Bei Yuan!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the public land mentioned in the letter.

While I was once again shocked by Cao Wei's intelligence, I began to lament why Cao Wei had such a short life. So far... he only has half a year left.

If Cao Wei is so talented, if he can live longer, even if Zhu Yuanzhang kidnaps him, he will have to tie him up and make him an official in the court!
such a pity!
Could it be that heaven is jealous of talents?
I can think of any way to make the land publically owned...

I have to say that this method is indeed the best strategy for the country, and it directly and fundamentally solves the problem of land annexation in the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that as long as the Ming Dynasty could implement the public land ownership system and improve the laws, it would really extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for 500 years as Cao Ying said in his letter!

Looking at the previous dynasties, except for the Zhou Dynasty, which ruled the world for 800 years, the other dynasties only lasted for two to three hundred years at most.

Cao Wei's national policy of public ownership of land can extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for 500 years, which is already an immortal achievement!
However, that's easier said than done.

It must be very difficult to implement the public land ownership system in the Ming Dynasty!

Because doing so harms the interests of too many people!
The powerful officials and gentry that Cao Wei talks about are not the officials in the court now.

Let’s not mention those with lower official positions. As for those who hold high positions, which family does not have hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land?

There are also those princes and princes who also hold a lot of land in their hands.

If we want to implement public ownership of land, the interests of these officials and princes will inevitably be harmed. There will definitely be people who will stand up to oppose it, and they will not be in the minority!Even those who do not stand up to oppose it will definitely delay and obstruct the implementation of public ownership of land.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a deep headache!

But Zhu Yuanzhang was like a clear mirror in his heart. No matter how difficult it was, public ownership of land must be implemented!

Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was old at this time, his iron-blooded methods were still there.

What Zhu Yuanzhang valued most was the Ming Dynasty, which he established through hardships and hardships.

If anyone dares to block the progress of Ming Dynasty, no matter who the person is, Zhu Yuanzhang will crush him mercilessly!

Killing...Zhu Yuanzhang is very skilled!

Standing up slowly, Zhu Yuanzhang went to the window and opened it, and a cold wind blew in.

Zhu Yuanzhang's body tensed up and his eyes became extremely sharp!
……

at the same time.

Fujian coast.

This place is farther south than Yingtian, and it snows less frequently.

Even in the depths of winter at this time, the weather has not become too cold.

Time passed by, and night fell.

On the night sea, a few black spots vaguely appeared, getting closer and closer to the coast.

It wasn't until they got close to the shore that those black spots revealed their original appearance. They were several small boats, each of which could only accommodate more than 20 people.

There were figures on the boat landing one after another. Looking at their clothes, they were clearly the Japanese pirates that Fan Qian said should be cut into pieces!

These people quietly approached the nearby village, and then... there were flames shooting into the sky, followed immediately by panicked shouts and the wild laughter of the Japanese pirates.

After attacking four or five villages and towns in succession, these Japanese pirates turned back.

But when they reached the shore, their eyes widened!

They saw two huge warships slowly surrounding them from both sides. Countless Ming soldiers stood on the warships.

There was a man standing on the deck of one of the warships, with an extraordinary appearance, staring at them with cold eyes.

(End of this chapter)