The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 603 Liu Heng: The gift from heaven is the gift from the people!

[People's Livelihood Economy: The relationship between finance and people's livelihood is very interesting. 】

【Good people's livelihood means good finances. 】

[Even if people's livelihood is not good, the finances can be good. 】

[But if the finances are not good, people’s livelihood will definitely be bad! ]

[Coincidentally, the Ming Dynasty's finances were completely out of control by the time of Zhu Houcong.]

[First, because the military settlement system was severely damaged, the border defense forces needed state subsidies for military expenses, the so-called "annual allowance."]

【With the decline of the garrison system, the recruitment system will inevitably rise. 】

[However, the government has to send people to recruit soldiers, and they will be paid monthly after they join the army, so military expenses have increased again. ]

【During the Jiajing period, the military situation of "Japanese invaders in the south and barbarians in the north" caused a sharp increase in military expenditure.】

[The Ming government had no choice but to use the army to deal with them, and military expenditures increased dramatically.]

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Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
Li Zhi laughed.

"What a simple question."

"Emperor Huan of Han, Emperor Ling of Han, Emperor Xianzong of Ming, and Emperor Wuzong of Ming."

“Examples abound.”

"But you neither dare nor believe it."

"Zhu Di could only sigh helplessly."

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Song Zhenzong period
Zhao Heng held the small wine glass and drank slowly.

"Xiao'e, how much do you think they will swallow?"

Liu E held her chin up and looked at the sky.

"So many officials up and down..."

"Eight or nine out of ten."

……

【Second, the number of officials is increasing day by day.】

【Officials were appointed in successive dynasties. In the Han Dynasty, there were 7,500 officials; in the Tang Dynasty, there were 18,000 officials; and in the Song Dynasty, there were 34,000 officials.】

[During the Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu reign, there were approximately 28,000 military personnel nationwide, and during the Chenghua reign of Emperor Xianzong, there were more than 80,000 military personnel.]

[Total number of civil servants is more than 100,000.]

[During the Jiajing period, many more people entered the bureaucracy through various channels, such as promotion for military merit, invitations from nobles, and favors from ministers, and the total number increased several times.]

[The increase in the number of officials requires a large amount of silver and rice to provide for their salaries.]

……

{We have to thank Zhu Yuanzhang for this. This is because the salaries of officials are low. If the salaries of officials were high... I can't even imagine it.}
｛Ming Dynasty officials will give you the middle finger.｝
{The Ming Dynasty had a large territory, so it needed many officials, which is understandable.}
{But even compared to the Song Dynasty, this is too much!}
{Take it easy, don't say anything nonsense, there are not so many officials.}
……

Ming dynasty.

"Don't talk nonsense about this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he jumped up and down!
"The royal family will double in number and we will acknowledge them! They are our descendants!"

"Why did the number of officials double so much?"

"That's all our family's money!"

Queen Ma thought he might have some brilliant ideas, but she never expected him to say something like this!

"you really……"

……

{Because another consequence of power division is that officials become redundant, hinder each other, and government orders are not communicated, which makes people redundant and the bureaucracy increasingly bloated.}
{The cabinet is a divided "prime minister"}
{Being an official means having privileges, such as doubling one's net worth, improving living standards, bringing honor to the family, and benefiting descendants, which inevitably leads to everyone pursuing fame and fortune and pursuing officialdom.}
｛Finally, in addition to the imperial examination system, the Ming Dynasty also had a recommendation system. Therefore, many officials would unfairly recommend some officials for their own interests and factional interests. This caused the number of officials to continue to increase, and the phenomenon of redundant officials would become more and more serious.｝
{The Zhu family's funny team and the huge official system, the combination of the two...}
{Both? And more!}

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【Third, the royal family lived a luxurious life.】

[Soon after ascending the throne, Zhu Houcong began to build palaces on a large scale. ]

[The History of Ming Dynasty, Food and Goods Records, records: "Emperor Shizong's construction was the most intensive. Fifteen years ago, it was called reduction, but the cost was already six or seven million.

Later, it increased more than ten times, and the Zhai Palace and Secret Hall prospered at the same time.

There were twenty or thirty factories, employing tens of thousands of craftsmen, and the military claimed that the annual cost was two to three million.

At that time, the ancestral temple and Wanshou Palace were damaged by disasters, but the emperor did not pay attention to the situation. The repair work became more urgent, and the funds were insufficient, so he ordered his subjects to offer help.

The donations were endless, and the government opened up new channels for them. This wasted the people's money and wasted their resources, and was even worse than what Emperor Wuzong had done. ”】

[The major civil engineering projects recorded in the "Ming History·Chronicle of Emperor Shizong" alone include "building the Renshou Palace", "building the Yude Hall, the Jingfu and Anxi Palaces", building the Cining Palace, building the Ciqing Palace, "building the Lei Palace", repairing the Taimiao, repairing the outer city of the capital, rebuilding the three halls, rebuilding the Wanshou Palace, and more than a dozen others.]

[The above-mentioned long-range causes, short-range causes, subjective causes and objective causes all worked together to cause major financial problems during the Jiajing period.]

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On the canopy.

A hint of blood shrouded the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The strands of blood formed a gluttonous appearance. It wore a winged hat and a red robe with two patches.

The patch on the front is embroidered with cranes.

There is a lion embroidered on the patch on the back.

The well-dressed glutton was lying on the ground, with its huge mouth open and drooling.

Bite hard at the Ming Dynasty!

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In the 1541th year of Jiajing (), the censor Yang Jue reported: "I inspected the southern city (of the capital) and found that people died of starvation and freezing in January. I don't know how many people died in the five cities in total."

Wang Zongmu, the Right Governor of Shanxi, came to the court and submitted a memorial: "All the counties in Shanxi are in a state of famine, especially Taiyuan. For three years now, no roosters have been heard for more than a hundred miles. Fathers and sons, husbands and wives trade with each other for food, and call it 'human market'."

[If the people cannot even obtain the basic living conditions, then it is only natural that they should not have any kind of race. ]

[Among them, there were ten uprisings with more than 30,000 soldiers and sweeping across three provinces.]

[There are more than 30 cases with lower numbers.]

[Four mutinies broke out in Datong, Shanxi Province, in the third, twelfth, fourteenth, and thirty-ninth years of the Jiajing reign.]

[“The generals were exhausted on the border, the ‘bandits’ were fighting at home, and they worshipped Taoism, worshipped the gods without following the rules, built a lot of buildings, and the treasury was depleted. The prosperity and peace of more than a hundred years gradually came to an end.”]

[Evaluation level E·Zero points]

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The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
"The people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the light."

Liu Heng rolled up his trouser legs and sat on the edge of the ridge.

"Do you know where the emperor's power comes from?"

Liu Qi was gulping down a bottle of water.

Hearing this, he put down the pottery jar, wiped the sweat off his face, burped, and said:

"It comes from destiny."

Liu Heng also took the pottery jar and drank some water.

"Will you speak that day?"

Liu Qi shook his head.

Liu Heng looked at Liu Qi and said seriously:

"Yes, the sky can't speak."

“But God will see how the people react.”

"Heaven will empower those who please the people."

"The power of the Son of Heaven is granted by both Heaven and the people."

"Mencius said: Heaven gives it, and man gives it."

"Emperor Gaozu overthrew the tyrannical Qin and established a treaty with the world."

“It’s what people are with.”

“But God sees as the people see, and God hears as the people hear.”

“The joint authorization of heaven and the people is actually the people’s authorization.”

"Why did Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty gain power?"

A strange light flashed in Liu Qi's eyes.

"Drive out the barbarians and restore China."

"So his power is also granted by the people!"

Liu Heng nodded.

"Yes, ever since the Duke of Zhou established the divine right of kings, the authorization issue has been resolved."

"Mencius was the first and only one who proposed that what is called a gift from heaven is in fact a gift from the people."

“And this is the seed that plants the seeds of Ning You Zhong Hu.”

Liu Heng said with a smile, something that shocked Liu Qi.

"Rebellion is never rebellion."

“This is a power bestowed upon the people by God.”

……

[Employing people to know people: Although the people I employ are a mix of good and bad, I can always achieve my goals. 】

【It just doesn’t have much positive effect on the world. 】

[Evaluation C level, 2 points]

[Later influence: Emperor Daojun who did not attend court. ]

[Evaluation: D level, one point]

【Total score: 11 points】

(End of this chapter)