Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 263: I want my children and grandchildren to live well, but I am also afraid that my children and grandchildren will not make progress.
Overseas interests are now basically controlled by Datong Society, which indeed makes many large coastal households dissatisfied.

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and the big investors can't do anything to Datongshe.

After all, when they were monopolizing maritime trade and gaining massive wealth, they didn't actively open up people's wisdom and innovate technology. Instead, they were immersed in the fun of squeezing the Han people with Yuan Ting.

This also makes their ships inferior to those of Datong Society, and their firearms are inferior to those of Datong Society.

Zhang Cheng knew that Datong Society would also have to guard against being like the big families along the coast in the future, only immersed in squeezing the Han people for profit through power, rather than being willing to improve themselves.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng is not just satisfied with the emergence of the steam industry, but is also stepping up efforts to electrify industry.

Despite Zhang Cheng's request, not all the Datong Society's bureaucracy understands him, and many people in the Datong Society are no longer active in innovating skills or practicing the Datong philosophy, and are only interested in dawdling and living. Power rent seeking.

After all, the future of Datong Society is now very clear, and the living standards of the people have also improved a lot, so fewer and fewer people are still willing to work hard.

Even the technocrats responsible for developing generators are now beginning to take their time in technology research and development.

Although Zhang Cheng gave them detailed technical guidance and generous treatment, many of them focused on marrying wives or renovating their mansions, which made the development progress very slow, unlike In the early days, I was so active for the sake of generous bonuses and for the unity of the world.

However, precisely because the cabinet strictly controls them and their families, they are now only interested in having fun and not much in making money.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Essentially, the belief is still weak! Everyone said that they pursue the concept of Datong, but they did not really take it to heart. Even if they did not betray Datong Society in action, they had already betrayed Datong Society in their hearts. ! Betrayed the people of the world!”

"There are also many officers and generals in the Chinese Army who would rather kill themselves than go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds."

After Zhang Cheng raised this issue, Zhu Yuanzhang also raised his eyebrows in sympathy and agreed.

Zhang Cheng then said: "Although human nature is like this, we have to find a way to solve it."

Zhang Cheng asked.

Zhang Cheng also informed Zhu Yuanzhang of this phenomenon after his class teacher returned to the court.

For them who already have a high income, it seems that bonuses are no longer so important, and enjoying a wealthy and comfortable life is the most important thing.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhang Cheng was able to discover this phenomenon because he had recently received more and more requests from technocrats to apply for concubines or even apply for a new house, while reports of new technological advances were It's getting less and less.

"But the world is obviously not unified yet."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang added: "Such people should be severely punished!"

"They didn't commit any crime, they were just lazy and just goofing around."

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that they are all strictly controlled by the cabinet and are not allowed to have easy contact with outsiders. They have to report every time they go out, and they have to report anyone they meet, even their family members. I'm afraid some of them would be willing to sell their skills for exchange. money.

"Being born in sorrow and dying in happiness is a truth known to everyone in the world, but it is difficult to truly be prepared for danger in times of peace."

"How severe punishment?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhang Cheng and said: "From now on, the things they are responsible for will be strictly required to be completed within a certain time. Just like when fighting a war, requiring a certain general to capture a certain city and a certain fort within a few days, otherwise he will be engaged in military law. All bureaucrats, whether they are developing new skills or not Yes, they are still responsible for judging cases. Anyway, as long as they are officials, they must set a time limit for the completion of the things they are responsible for. If they cannot be completed, they will be dealt with strictly! "

"But many things cannot be limited by time."

"Furthermore, imposing a time limit will also lead to other disadvantages." "For example, in the case of trial, once the case is required to be concluded within a few days, the trial officer will not hesitate to create unjust, false and wrong cases in order to achieve the goal."

Zhang Cheng replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked Xiang Zhangcheng: "What do you think, Mr. Zhang?"

"We must try our best to create a fertile ground for free competition within us, and avoid monopoly and hereditary inheritance as much as possible!"

"No matter what, there will never be a shortage of people in this world who want to work hard, people who want to transcend social classes, and there will be no shortage of great people who are committed to the future of the entire society."

"But the premise is that such people must be given a chance to compete fairly. Those who monopolize knowledge and resources cannot be allowed to easily monopolize knowledge and resources, nor can they easily pass on knowledge and resources to the next generation."

Zhang Cheng then expressed his thoughts.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned after hearing this: "But isn't it appropriate to leave good things to our children and grandchildren?"

"This is human nature, but when it comes to politics, you can't just follow human sentiments."

"If children and grandchildren easily obtain the inheritance from their ancestors, they will be easily indulged in peace and contentment, and they will betray their father's land and not feel hurt."

"It is also easy to cause the world's benefits to gradually be concentrated in the hands of a few people."

"In this case, people who want to work hard will give up because their efforts are useless, and people who don't work hard can unscrupulously waste their family and country because of the great kindness of their ancestors!"

Zhang Cheng looked into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and looked like he was thinking seriously.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We still need to enlighten the people's wisdom. We must let the people of the world know how to fight and complain. We can't expect the wealthy officials to consider them willingly."

"That's what the superior said."

"Only when the common people have the consciousness that they are the masters of the world and that they should safeguard the justice of the world, can the concept of great harmony have the ground to survive."

"But those of us in power cannot wait for the people of the world to develop their wisdom and then avoid monopoly and hereditary inheritance. We must consciously avoid the emergence of monopoly and hereditary inheritance now, and try our best to reduce the number of people in the world who are living on a simple diet as much as possible. Let the aristocrats and bureaucrats take corresponding responsibilities to prevent them from degenerating too quickly, and the old system is an opportunity to revive, and the idea of ​​Datong is in danger of being abandoned!”

"Even if it is to be hereditary, a threshold must be set, and the children of the nobles cannot easily be given the opportunity to gain favor."

"Similarly, since many of these technocrats have begun to indulge in pleasure, we should set up more research institutes and promote new technocrats to be responsible for research and development."

"In addition, we will continue to increase investment in education and try our best to give as many people as possible who like to study new techniques and new theories the opportunity to show their talents."

After Zhang Cheng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "After all, our Datong Society spends more money."

"That's the truth."

Zhang Cheng nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the north at this time and said: "Then we must unify as soon as possible. We cannot let Hu Yuan and other nobles keep occupying a lot of property and not do business!"

(End of this chapter)