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Chapter 365 Japanese pirates wreak havoc again

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Liang Xu shook his head and sighed: "Reporting to your Majesty, it is easy to recruit people who are good at water in the army."

"But most of the people who have banned the sea for many years before the Ming Dynasty and still rely on fishing for a living are dissatisfied with Wang Hua."

"Besides, before the sea ban was lifted in the past, fishermen were often bullied by coastal guards, so..."

Liang Xu didn't finish his words, but his meaning was already obvious.

Fishermen during the past maritime ban.

In order to survive, he had to go fishing in violation of the imperial court's sea ban.

During this period, there were inevitably corrupt officials who used this excuse to oppress them.

Therefore, the fishermen's sense of the imperial court was not very good.

It was impossible to recruit sailors.

Moreover, the soldiers in the guardhouse have now become serf soldiers.

Even if you are a fool, you cannot give up a good citizenship.

He resigned himself to joining the army and became a slave to hundreds of gentlemen.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again when he heard this, but he also knew that most fishermen were miserable people.

In the end, he sighed and said: "According to Aiqing's words, let's recruit soldiers who are good at water first in the army."

"As for the sailors, we should use the soldiers from the trial sailing camp first, and just let the old sailors teach them their experience on weekdays."

The sailor just solved it hastily, and there was nothing he could do about it.

The century-old navy is talking about more than just the tall timber used to build ships.

This also includes the time spent training sailors.

After all, in this era where there are no naval schools and experience is passed down by word of mouth.

The time it takes to train a qualified sailor is measured in years.

When the fishermen could not be used by the court, they could only slowly train guards.

Finished dealing with the sailor matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to discuss the tax issue with the ministers, but when he thought that Lin Che would not let him participate in the matter and instead let Prince Zhu Biao have full authority to handle it, he held back and did not speak out.

Then he brought up what he heard yesterday about the reform of the craftsman household system.

Although Lin Che proposed the strategy of starting over from scratch by building a factory and establishing a new Ministry of Industry.

However, he also emphasized that the issue that needs reform most is the status of craftsmen.

Craftsmen whose status is not high can never escape the fate of being oppressed.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang can make a decision in one word.

But he also wanted to hear if the ministers had any other good ideas.

"Is it necessary to raise the status of craftsmen to be equal to that of scholars and peasants? No one in the world would be willing to accept it, right?"

"I would also like to ask Your Majesty to take back his orders and never mention such words that are causing harm to the country again."

After Zhu Yuanzhang raised the issue, the courtiers were immediately in an uproar.

The vast majority of court officials are opposed to this.

It’s just that based on the lessons learned some time ago, no one is raising any ancestral issues without being discerning.

Instead, the time is stretched out, indicating that from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, the status of craftsmen households is not high.

Your Majesty has rashly undermined the consensus of the people of the world, which may lead to turmoil.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a glance and found that the most opponents were officials from the Ministry of Industry.

Obviously, as Lin Che said, the Ministry of Industry was far more corrupt than the other five ministries due to the large number of interests involved.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was planning to use Lin Che's words to reprimand these opposing officials.

A courtier who was over fifty years old stood up with a smile and said, "What your colleagues said is a bit biased."

"If there were no craftsmen, where would the carriages we ride in and the houses we live in come from?"

"Every industry in the world is inseparable from the existence of craftsmen, why can't they be elevated to the same status as us." There was a look of surprise in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

Asked: "Gao Aiqing, since you agree with this matter, do you have any good ideas for reform?"

This well-founded rebuttal made the prosecutor directly choke the courtier who promoted the status of the craftsman and was speechless for a moment.

Nowadays, the court officials are very angry. If the status of craftsmen is directly improved, it may cause a lot of chaos.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that his ministers could come up with a compromise that had the best of both worlds.

"Your Majesty, I believe that if you want to improve the status of craftsmen, you need to establish a system of meritorious service."

Gao Yang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, seems to have thought about this issue before.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he quickly gave a plan.

He also explained in passing: "The core of this new system is to divide craftsmen into different levels."

"For example, according to the quality of their craftsmanship and the number of years they have worked for the court, they are divided into apprentices, craftsmen, good craftsmen, etc."

"The first two of them are low-level craftsmen, but as a good craftsman, you can gain equal status with scholars and peasants."

Gao Yang did not mention good craftsmen or specific classification requirements.

But Zhu Yuanzhang already understood what he meant.

If you want to improve the status of a craftsman, you can do it, but you must first work hard and have good skills.

As soon as this plan came out, the voices of the courtiers who opposed it gradually became quieter.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that this method was good.

Not only will it not arouse the opposition of the Shilin Tai Tai, but it can also select available talents for the court.

So he nodded and said: "Gao Aiqing, as you said, write a feasible memorial as soon as possible."

"If there is no big problem, the status of the craftsmen will be left to your charge."

Gao Yang was overjoyed when he heard this.

He quickly kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and promised: "I will obey your Majesty's will, and I will definitely come up with a perfect strategy."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and prepared to throw out the pie for establishing a pasture on the grassland in the future.

Unexpectedly, a green-robed official suddenly came out to report: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War received an urgent report this morning."

"Traces of Japanese pirates appear again in the southeastern coastal areas, and their behavior is more vicious than usual."

"Before the coastal guard discovered the enemy's situation, hundreds of people in two villages had been beheaded."

Upon hearing the news that Japanese pirates were wreaking havoc again, Zhu Yuanzhang's original good mood suddenly turned into gloom.

He patted the armrest of the dragon chair and asked in a deep voice: "The troops at the coastal guard station are worth discovering the enemy's situation but not the Japanese pirates?"

The green-robed official was frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's cold voice and trembled.

He quickly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this group of Japanese pirates are moving very strangely and quickly, and they will not stay in one place for long at all."

"The person who reported the news believed that they came to Ming Dynasty this time not to rob money, but to kill people.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly narrowed his eyes.

No longer concealing the murderous intention in his heart, he said: "So at the coastal guard station, the only people seen being killed were civilians? Then how do they know that the ones who attacked were Japanese pirates and not other daring water bandits?"

You know, the main purpose of Japanese pirates coming to Ming Dynasty was to rob.

If there is no traitor as a guide.

After they capture a village, they will inevitably torture the villagers.

Interrogate which family is the richest nearby, and then kill and rob them.

In the past, although the soldiers at the guard station were not allowed to take the initiative under orders, they could at least witness the whereabouts of Japanese pirates with their own eyes.

This time, only coastal villagers were killed, but no one actually saw the Japanese pirates.

It is hard not to suspect that this was someone who opposed the establishment of a shipping department and killed his own compatriots in the name of Japanese pirates.

This forced Zhu Yuanzhang to postpone the opening of the sea.

(End of this chapter)