The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 279: Pirates represent freedom?

"It's finally done." Chen Jingke took a long breath and said happily.

The same is true for everyone else. These three months have been too hard, even more tiring than fighting.

Xu Da smiled and said: "Everyone has worked hard. To reward you, I will treat you to a drink today."

On weekdays, everyone often asked him to treat guests to dinner, but today everyone changed from normal.

Feng Sheng shook his head and said: "Who cares about your wine? Don't try to take up my time anymore. I want to go home and have a good sleep."

Lan Yu also expressed that she had no time and wanted to go home to see her son: "I go out early and come back late every day, but my son doesn't even kiss me."

Chen Jingke found it interesting. It was a bit like the social animals in his previous life who objected to company dinners.

It sounds like a benefit, but in fact it's just a way to encroach on my rest time. Who cares about your meal?

Xu Da pretended to be angry and said: "You won't give me any thin noodles, right? OK, OK, OK, I won't have a chance to treat you to me in the future."

Tang He said hesitantly: "Now that the prince's side is making big moves, there will be no problems in implementing the new military system at this time, right? Why don't we wait a little longer?"

If the above also supports it, then the following result will definitely be this.

On the contrary, it is easier to appease the refugees and reduce taxes.

However, what people are best at is being lazy.

The most typical one is the reclamation order, a policy that can last for decades.

If you need anything, just tell me and I'll give it to you for free.

Moreover, Zhu Biao only wanted to reduce land taxes for small households, and was not prepared to reduce land taxes for large landowners.

So, I thought of this method.

Xu Da nodded and said: "His Highness's reforms are relatively mild, and the main content is to recuperate and recuperate, and will not affect the reform of the military system."

After laughing, Fu Youde said: "What should we do now? Will it be promulgated and implemented after being reviewed by His Majesty?"

The population census had just been carried out two years ago, and there were not many refugees.

Feng Sheng said: "It's better to do it sooner rather than later. We can't wait any longer."

Of course, it mainly depends on the meaning above.

The reduction for those with less than 500 acres of land is also a legitimate reason because they are poor.

Those who support the elderly and raise more than three children will receive a tax reduction of 10% to 20%.

The problem is that it is difficult to accurately grasp the population situation with ancient efficiency.

will cause more serious consequences.

The key Zhu Biao's measures are also long-term policies and cannot be ended in a short time.

Moreover, the imperial court also provided a particularly loose policy to allocate land for local settlement.

Look how many big landowners dare to stand up.

If the population situation is difficult to grasp, then we simply don’t look at the population and only look at the land.

However, tax cuts must be justified.

Encouraging the world to support the elderly and raise children is a very orthodox reason in itself.

Using this reason to reduce taxes was completely in line with the rules at the time.

There is no reason to reduce it at will, it is the monarch who takes the lead in destroying the tax law.

This is even more troublesome. Land taxes are unified, and treating them differently is breaking the law.

The main reason is that there is no conflict of interest between them, and the relationship is actually more beneficial.

If you have less than 500 acres of land, you can report the number of people by yourself and we will give you a tax reduction.

Tax relief seems troublesome.

"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Lan Yu also said: "There have been no major wars in the past two years, which is the best period for restructuring. It will be difficult to delay it any longer."

Reduce taxes for the people.

With this policy in place, all troubles will be solved.

He naturally acquiesced, or this was his original intention.

What is Zhu Biao’s opinion?

The formulation of a new military system this time has really brought everyone closer together.

The final result must be that all families with less than 500 acres of land will be able to reduce their taxes.

If you, the big landowners, support your parents and children, do you still need state subsidies?

Deepening reform will not be effective if it does not take five or ten years.

And there are still many things that are unclear.

For example, if there are four or five children in the family who take turns supporting the elderly, how should this be calculated?
Therefore, it is difficult to implement in actual implementation.

Do you still want face?

It can be said that this matter is full of Zhu Biao's personal style from beginning to end.

Achieve goals through various detours.

If it were Zhu Yuanzhang, it would definitely not be so troublesome.

But Zhu Biao's method has the advantage that it will not cause too much turbulence or backlash.

Everything seems natural.

This is why Zhu Biao has launched so many measures and the society remains calm.

After listening to Xu Da's analysis, everyone agreed.

Now is indeed the most suitable time for military reform, and we cannot continue to delay it.

So everyone unanimously decided to report to the court and change it.

At this time, Xu Da looked at Chen Jingke and asked a question:
"Jing Ke, do you have anything else to say about civilized military management?"

Chen Jingke naturally knew what he meant, stood up and said solemnly:
"Civilized military management is related to the imperial plan and is imperative."

At first, everyone was very dissatisfied with civilized military management, but when they heard the empire's plan, their expressions became solemn.

This was not the first time they had heard of the plan.

Although I don’t know what it is specifically, I know it is related to the future development direction of Ming Dynasty.

If civilized military management has something to do with this matter, then we have to pay attention to it.

Lan Yu frowned and said, "What exactly is this empire plan? What does it have to do with civilized military management?"

Everyone looked at Chen Jingke, and they were also very curious.

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "Everyone, I can't tell you what it is specifically."

"But this plan has been approved by His Majesty, His Highness and Grandson."

"The fundamental strategy of Ming Dynasty in the future is the imperial plan."

"Once the plan succeeds, Ming Dynasty will usher in an unprecedented era."

Seeing many people showing disapproval, he emphasized:
"Taishun's evaluation is that there are only three major historical events that can rival this plan."

"The Yellow Emperor ascended the throne, Dayu established the Xia Dynasty, and Qin Shi Huang unified the world."

"This evaluation is unanimously approved by His Majesty and His Highness."

"Hiss." Everyone couldn't help but gasp.

Since the publication of "A Brief History of China", these three major events have been elevated to unprecedented heights.

It marked three major turning points in Chinese civilization and the beginning of three new eras.

The fact that the Empire Plan can be compared with these three major events shows how important it is.

Chen Jingke said with a serious face: "Whoever obstructs this plan will at least leave the center of the stage sadly."

Everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, and they no longer dared to show any contempt.

They don't think this is a bluff, they know Lao Zhu's methods better than anyone else.

Despite the current harmony, anyone who dares to become an obstacle to the country will be eliminated without mercy.

Seeing that he had shocked everyone, Chen Jingke's expression relaxed a lot and said:

"But please rest assured, if the Empire Plan is compared to a ship, then this ship has enough space to accommodate everyone." "Everyone on the ship can get enough benefits."

Everyone's expressions looked much better, as long as the new plan could ensure their interests.

They did not doubt Chen Jingke's words because Zhu Yuanzhang had been thinking of ways to tie up Xungui.

If there is no place for nobles in the imperial plan, Lao Zhu will not win over them but eliminate them.

Lan Yu laughed and said: "I am a rough man and don't understand so many principles. I only know that my wealth was given by His Majesty."

"I will do whatever His Majesty asks me to do, go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, and never frown."

Others also expressed their firm support for His Majesty and implemented all the decisions of the imperial court.

Isn’t it just civilized military management? We support that.

Xu Da took the opportunity and said: "This is the best. I propose that Liang Guogong be in charge of civilized military affairs. What do you think?"

Everyone who is not an old fox will naturally understand his plan.

Based on the personal relationship between Lan Yu and Chen Jingke, he will definitely implement the plan without compromise.

But what surprised everyone even more was Xu Da's own attitude.

He actually supports the civilized military plan?

Otherwise, why would you take the initiative to bring up this matter, and why would you suggest that Lan Yu be responsible?
too weird.

Could it be that he knew the contents of the empire's plan?

Thinking of Xu Da's identity, everyone became more and more convinced of this guess.

He must have known something.

Then everyone's minds changed.

Even a cautious person like Xu Da supports it, which shows that the civilized army plan is really important.

It seems that this matter must be taken seriously.

If it were another person, they would definitely be jealous and dissatisfied. Why should he know more than us?
This person is Xu Da, so everyone takes it for granted.

The first person in the military and the quasi-father-in-law of his grandson.

It is normal for him to know more than everyone else.

Lan Yu knows a little more than everyone else, but naturally he won't tell it.

Seeing that Xu Dazhen proposed that he should be responsible for the matter, although he was helpless, he still said that if the court handed over the matter to him, he would do it with all his heart.

The matter was settled just like that.

Chen Jingke was naturally very grateful when he saw Xu Da paving the way for him.

He secretly decided in his heart that he would repay the Xu family well in the future.

Later, Xu Da, as a representative of the military, presented the new military system to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not express his opinion directly, but first asked Chen Jingke:

"Tell us, what does civilized military management have to do with the imperial plan?"

Obviously, he already knew about that conversation.

Chen Jingke said: "Your Majesty should have read "The Pirates of Malacca", but do you still remember that the book said that pirates represent freedom and the imperial navy represents oppression?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said: "There is indeed such a record. Isn't it used by pirates to beautify themselves?"

Chen Jingke said: "Not entirely, this matter will be explained in the second part."

"Pirates come from all places. After boarding the ship, they will abandon their identity on the shore. Everyone is equal."

"Whoever has the ability is the boss, and the looted property will be distributed according to the size of the contribution."

"If one ship is treated unfairly, everyone will look for opportunities to join other pirate ships."

"Without the crew, the pirate leader is useless no matter how capable he is."

"So the pirate leader must find a way to maintain relative equality and freedom."

"The navy is different. It has a strict hierarchy."

"Everyone has a superior-subordinate relationship on the ship, and the same relationship is true when we get off the ship."

"Ordinary soldiers would not dare to resist and escape, because their families on the shore are the hostages."

"So there's a lot of oppression and exploitation within the Navy."

"Superiors can bully, humiliate and even harm subordinates at will."

"So, pirates represent freedom, and navy represents oppression."

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "That's ridiculous. Have you never seen what a real pirate looks like?"

Chen Jingke sighed: "Your Majesty, the internal situation of the Japanese pirates is very similar to this."

"The hierarchy in Japan is stricter, but if you become a pirate on a ship, even the nobles will restrain their pride and will not bully their fellow slaves."

"I also asked about the situation in the West, and the pirates there are roughly the same."

"The main reason why the pirates along the Ming Dynasty are different is because their families are controlled by the pirate leaders."

"But now the situation has changed. After the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, maritime trade became prosperous, so many people will inevitably choose to take risks."

"Pirates come from all over the world and enter the ocean alone."

"We are friends on the boat, but no one knows each other after we get off the boat."

"The pirate leader doesn't have family members as hostages, how can he control the crew?"

"Pirates in the future will gradually evolve into the situation I mentioned."

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking. Although he did not understand the internal situation of the Japanese pirates, he believed that Chen Jingke would not use this matter to deceive him.

From this perspective, the pirates are indeed more fair and free, and the army is full of oppression.

but……

"Just because of this reason, you are going to go to war to promote civilized military management?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "I once told you that the development process of human history is a process of centralization from a high-level perspective."

"Looking at it from the bottom, it is the process of people gradually gaining human rights."

"Judging from this law, civilized military management is the trend of development."

"Instead of waiting for the situation to force us to move forward, we should proactively guide the development of the times."

“That way the confusion that would result could be avoided.”

"Secondly, if my speculation comes true, pirates represent freedom and navy represents oppression."

"What will our soldiers think? Will they still be willing to fight for the Ming Dynasty?"

"I'm afraid it will affect the implementation of the empire's plan."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and he had to admit that this was indeed the truth.

Everything is afraid of comparison.

Without pirates for comparison, everyone could still endure this oppression.

But if what Chen Jingke predicted really happened, things would be in trouble.

The key is, if someone else made this prediction, he would listen to it as a joke.

But now it is Chen Jingke who makes the prediction.

There's no reason why he doesn't pay attention to it.

Chen Jingke continued: "There is also a grandson who wants to educate the army. If the army is full of oppression, how can this education be carried out?"

Regarding his eldest grandson's plan, the balance in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was completely tilted.

"What you said makes some sense. No matter what happens in the future, we cannot take this risk."

"Then let Lan Yu be responsible for this plan. With your relationship, he will handle the matter well."

The last obstacle finally disappeared, and Chen Jingke said happily:

"Your Majesty is wise."

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the new military system and looked through it slowly.

(End of this chapter)