Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 169: After industrial development, the people at the bottom have changed drastically

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhang Cheng said, he became thoughtful.

"In other words, once the population increases in the future and the existing fields are not enough for more people to farm, will the skills that can save a lot of manpower be buried in the long river of history?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought deeply, he asked Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng crossed his arms, smiled slightly, walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Yes, but we must avoid this situation, try to increase the territory of Chinese culture, improve skills as much as possible, and establish a peaceful and prosperous age with as few people as possible. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Mr. Zhang is right. If you don't do this, if you want the world to be peaceful and stable in the future, you have to kill more people now. The landlords and bureaucrats want to kill more people, and the people naturally hope to kill more landlords and bureaucrats. In this way , even if there is a certain amount of wealth in the world, it will not lead to sudden chaos because there are fewer people and more land at the beginning of the peaceful age, but who wants to kill more people!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he asked Feng Guoyong and others: "Do you want to kill more people?"

Feng Guoyong just smiled slightly.

"They should hope to kill more common people, not more landlords and bureaucrats. After all, if the landlords and bureaucrats really want to kill, sooner or later they will kill them, the new rebel bureaucrats."

Zhang Cheng said with a smile.

When Guo Tianxu heard what Zhang Cheng said, he suddenly understood and smiled: "Mr. Zhang said it clearly and directly. From this point of view, if we don't support Mr. Zhang's vigorous development of mines, iron smelting and factories, and do not advocate the expansion of our territory in China, then we should It is suggested that all the more than 100,000 surrendered soldiers and more than 200,000 refugees in Taiping Mansion should be slaughtered now."

Secondly, men began to enter factories and mining areas and became laborers.

Zhang Cheng returned the favor.

Chen Di smiled and said: "I won't pester you anymore! I won't pester you anymore!"

"Of course I don't."

"Dad, do you really stop binding my feet?"

After hearing this, Feng Guoyong said: "Mr. Zhang is always so forthright. Does it mean that Mr. Zhang hopes to kill more landlords and bureaucrats?"

Zhang Tianyou looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang: "It is better to kill as few people as possible. We rebels should be the teachers of benevolence and righteousness."

Next, because of the discovery of new iron mines, Zhang Cheng transferred many timely backbones from Chuzhou to Taipingdangtu to set up additional iron smelting plants and ordnance factories.

For the people in the areas ruled by Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army, the changes they are experiencing are unprecedented.

In addition, Zhang Cheng also changed the examination system to three levels: county, prefecture, and province. In the provincial examination, those who are admitted can teach students and enter the corresponding schools and classes according to their wishes. After graduation, the Zhongshu Province will arrange it according to the situation. Official position.

The gentleman Chen Di relieved his youngest daughter Chen Yan, but Chen Yan couldn't believe it and just stood there, still curling her feet habitually, standing on the ground, looking back at Chen Di.

First, women began to relax.

At the same time, government schools such as the Central Industrial School and State School also mobilized teachers and students to open new government schools in Taiping to cultivate new technical talents.

"If the superior really wants to make the new dynasty's national destiny last longer by killing more bureaucrats and saving the people, then sooner or later they will kill me."

Guo Tianxu, Feng Guoyong, etc. all followed suit.

"So, if we don't vigorously expand territory and develop industry, but only continue the old ritual model of nation-building, I, a bureaucrat, will naturally only want to be in power and choose to kill the people."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and handed over to Zhang Cheng: "I'll leave it to Mr. Zhang to develop industry."

Zhang Cheng answered truthfully.

Since he could evacuate this world at any time, he never concealed what he said.

Many children have also begun to enter the new official school, and some have directly begun to learn technology and natural science knowledge, and then just follow the traditional Confucian education path.

"why?"

Chen Yan asked.

Chen Di said: "Because this place is more conducive to growing up well in the future. She will not be as weak as your mother and die early."

"Really?" Chen Yan was curious.

Chen Di nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it says so in the book."

In order to make the world accept the rebels' proposal to ban foot-binding, Zhang Cheng also had a large number of fertility books published, in which he elaborated on the impact of foot-binding on girls' development and the birth of children.

Therefore, as long as people in the world still have conscience and basic discernment skills, they will read these fertility books with clear logic and sufficient evidence, and believe that it is indeed appropriate to be relaxed, and they will not dare to wrong their wives and children for their special hobbies. , at least on the surface, I dare not say that foot binding is allowed to exist anymore.

When Chen Di asked her daughter about it, she just said that it was more beneficial in terms of development and fertility.

And this was enough to make Chen Yan believe that her father who loved her would really not bind her feet again.

Therefore, Chen Yan immediately ran happily.

"Daddy, stop binding my feet!"

"Daddy, stop binding my feet!"

Chen Yan even ran to Tao's house next door and asked her acquaintance: "Tao Fang, Tao Fang, are you still binding your feet?"

"No more pestering, what about you?"

"I won't bother you anymore."

"Great, let's go play together!"

"it is good!"

"I'll go get my second sister."

Chen Di couldn't help but laugh when he saw his daughter's turbulent state. Then he read some fertility books. He saw that it said exercising more and sitting less for a long time would help him have children. Thinking about him who didn't have a son yet, Then he ordered: "From now on, I won't use a sedan when I go out, but my family's sedan servants will also go to work in the mining area!"

Many landowners and bureaucrats in Taiping Prefecture began to send their slaves to mining areas and factories because the rebels were recruiting a large number of workers, so that they could make money for themselves.

Zheng An, a craftsman in the ironworks, realized that several of his co-workers were slaves of the landlord's family, and learned that their wages had to be shared with the landlord's family.

This made Zheng An feel the benefits of not having slaves for wealthy families.

Because all his wages can be used for the expenses of his own family without having to hand it over to his master's family.

"You guys, it's better to redeem yourself as soon as possible!"

"Prime Minister Zhu has conquered the world. It is better to be a commoner than a slave. Like me, the current salary is enough for my children to go to school. My eldest son has already entered the industrial school in Chuzhou. After graduating next year, he can directly work Officer, you were originally an iron-making craftsman like me, and now your wages are similar. Just because you were a slave, your son cannot study and become an official with the wages he earned. "

Zheng An also talked about this with several of his fellow craftsmen who sold themselves as slaves to wealthy families.

These people sighed.

"Who would have thought that the rebels would treat the people as individuals."

"Yes, I thought that if I became a slave, I wouldn't have to work so hard. Apart from the work arrangements of the master's family, I could have fun most of the time. But now I am still forced to make money. I am really a slave for nothing."

Zhang Cheng's development of industry has indeed affected the ecology of grassroots society, making it uneconomical to work as slaves for wealthy households, and also increased the dissatisfaction of slaves with their masters.

Because as the people at the bottom can earn income by working, they do not want to be too constrained in their personal relationships, but hope for more freedom.

As a result, more and more slaves want to live free.

Zhang Hua and several other slaves came to Chen Di that day and asked to redeem themselves.

"What, you want to redeem yourself?"

Chen Di was quite shocked.

(End of this chapter)