King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 133 Lao Zhu: Weak Song Dynasty? Dogs don’t even learn!

The real solution to the root cause!
  Just these few words are enough to drive the two of them crazy!
  After all, no matter Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Biao.

Of the two, one was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The other is the Taiping Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

No matter who they are, they have exchanged ideas on governing the country with the learned Confucians countless times.

The so-called learned scholars here are not scholars who only talk and do not understand practice.

They are the kind of truly capable gentlemen, such as Zhu Sheng, Liu Ji, Li Shanchang, and even Song Lian and so on.

These people have read history books and experienced the changes of times and dynasties in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.

Their experience from ruling the world to troubled times, and then from troubled times to ruling the world, has made them extremely knowledgeable and visionary.

Therefore, their understanding of land annexation is also very clear and profound.

When communicating with Lao Zhu and his son on weekdays, they are often reminded to strengthen the control of land annexation to prevent the mistakes of the previous government from being repeated.

Of course, in the process of communication.

The Zhu family and his son will also ask these people for advice on how to prevent land annexation.

However, just like what Lao Zhu did later.

They can only delay land annexation, but cannot cure the root cause at all!
  And those gentlemen were helpless about it.

The suggestions I can tell Lao Zhu are not even as good as the suggestions Zhu Tan put forward today.

This also gave Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao both a feeling of despair.

In this world, no matter how we try to prevent the slightest change, we will eventually perish when it comes to the end.

For this reason, Lao Zhu crazily practiced the ancestral precepts of the Ming Dynasty over and over again. At the same time, he also exercised extreme personal control over the people of the Ming Dynasty!

For example, the household registration system, the Lijia system, the road guide system, and the maritime ban policy.
  The household registration system stipulates what jobs the parents of the people do and what jobs the next generation will continue to do.

Farmers have farmed for generations, salt makers have made salt for generations, craftsmen have always been craftsmen, and soldiers have always been soldiers.

This is to have a naive ideal and hope that the structure of the people will never change, in order to prevent the dynastic periodic law from taking effect.

Another example is the Lijia system, where every 110 households constitute a "li". In each li, the 10 households with the most males serve as "li chiefs", and the remaining 100 households are divided into ten "A" households, with 10 households in each A. The ten armors are the security guards, and the security chief is appointed.

Strict grassroots governance and the joint sitting system prevent localities from taking in foreigners and will not tolerate the illegal activities of their neighbors. This is also to maintain grassroots stability.

The implementation of the road guide system and sea ban policy is to restrict the personal freedom of the people.

Throughout the dynasties, when land was annexed to a certain extent, there would be a large number of refugees who could not survive.

They have no land in their hands, and their labor cannot support themselves. In the end, these refugees will become the gravediggers of the entire dynasty!

As the gravedigger of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very aware of the power of the refugees, so he also strictly guarded against them.

However, despite the fact that the system design is so strict that it is almost abnormal.

Zhu Yuanzhang still knew it in his heart.

No matter how perfect the system is in the world, it needs to be implemented to be effective!

He is not so naive as to think that by planning everything well, he can ensure peace for the Ming Dynasty forever!
  in contrast.

The more he designs layers of systems, the more worried he becomes about what will happen if evildoers become rampant in the future and his descendants are unfilial!
  This has been proven repeatedly in countless practices of previous dynasties!
  Land was annexed, people went bankrupt, war broke out, and the world was in chaos.
  This dead cycle that has been unbreakable for thousands of years has always been weighing on Lao Zhu's heart like a big stone!

just now.

When Zhu Tan opened his mouth, he said it could cure the root cause!

This is simply unbelievable to Lao Zhu!

But after Zhu Tan gave some extremely wise suggestions.

Lao Zhu had some expectations in his heart.

just in case.

Did Lao Shi really not brag?
  As the prince, Zhu Biao had similar ideas to Lao Zhu.

Zhu Biao even prayed secretly in his heart that the tenth brother must be reliable this time.
  If the curse of land annexation can really be broken, Ming's future will be limitless!
  Maybe I can become a first-class being comparable to Tang Taizong!

This can be regarded as living up to the expectations of the father!
  Of course, Zhu Biao may not know that Taizong in history had some problems.
  For example, Emperor Taizong of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty were born as vassal kings. They came to the throne after the "Zhu Lu Rebellion", and they all relied on picking up the throne to get the throne.

Needless to say, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, the Xuanwu Gate Incident, killed his brothers and forced his father to abdicate.

Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyi, candle shadow and sound of axe, an eternal mystery.

Not to mention Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, his temple name was later changed to Chengzu by his unworthy descendants.

The succession of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty was also controversial, mainly because many people believed that Dorgon was Nurhachi's designated successor.

Perhaps Zhu Biao died young and missed the throne because his succession to the throne was too uncontroversial and did not meet the conditions for becoming Taizong.
  Zhu Tan was startled by the two people's reactions.

Originally, he felt that he had already taught Lao Zhu and Big Brother a lesson. After talking about so many things before, they should be less excited and more calm.

Who would have thought that now it seems that the more they talk, the more excited and excited the two of them become.

Anyway, today in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, I have been exposed, so I might as well tell everything.

Zhu Tan smiled slightly and said: "Actually, there was a period in the previous dynasty when the land annexation issue was about to be solved!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "You're not going to talk about the Song Dynasty, are you?"

Zhu Tan was stunned.

isn't it?
  Lao Zhu knows all this?

Didn't he read the book?

In fact.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had never read a book, he never gave up studying.

Regardless of history, politics, or culture, Zhu Yuanzhang learned a lot in the process of conquering and conquering the world.

It is not an exaggeration to even say that his knowledge far exceeds that of ordinary scholars.

Zhu Tan smiled bitterly and said: "Back to my father, it is really the Song Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said: What is there to learn from the weak Song Dynasty! A bunch of incompetent, shameless people!
  The founding emperor is not a good thing!

Bullying other people's orphans and widowed mothers, Chen Qiao mutinied, wearing yellow robes, and gaining an unfair position!
  Later generations will be a group of unworthy descendants!
  There was an emperor who signed some bullshit Chanyuan Alliance with the Liao Kingdom, but he actually had the nerve to be enshrined in Zen and Mount Tai!

It makes us no longer even interested in Feng Chan!
  nausea!

Those big men who offend me will be punished no matter how far away they are!

What is this weak Song!
  Anyone who offends him for weakening the Song Dynasty will be compensated no matter how far away he is!

If you can't beat him, you'll have to admit defeat and pay for it. Even small countries like Xishana will have to pay for it!
  At first, it was a shame to treat the brothers of the Liao Kingdom as if they were younger brothers!
  What about future generations?
  Then Zhao Gou.
  snort!
  What Zhao Gou is, he is clearly Zhao Gou!
  Not only did he destroy the Great Wall and kill Yue Fei, he even considered himself his nephew to the Kingdom of Jin!
  How shameless!
  If we weren't from the same Han dynasty, we would be ashamed to associate with them!
  Pooh!
  Our Ming Dynasty doesn’t want to have anything to do with those villains!

Zhu Tan laughed dryly.

Unexpected.

Lao Zhu is a good student of history.
  What he said, he absolutely hated this Song Dynasty.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the angrier he became. He slapped his thigh and said angrily: "When we think of how Zhao Gou and the Jurchens killed Yue Fei, we become extremely angry! When we start the Northern Expedition, we must let Feng Sheng and the others sweep away the Jurchen Tatars in the northeast." Got it!

These bastards! snort! "

Zhu Tan was stunned when he heard this, and said happily: "Father! You have a golden tongue, and you are determined! We must let Song Guogong wipe out all the Tatars in the Northeast!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "It's just a group of savages, let's just say it casually! What's the point of sweeping them away! Those guys are being bullied by the Koreans all day long! If you want to destroy them, it will cost you a lot of time and money, and it won't matter if they are left in the history books. Glorious!"

Zhu Tan laughed dryly.

That’s right!

Now don't ask Ming Dynasty to send troops to plow the court and sweep holes.

Even if Zhu Laosi, who is in charge of Peiping, brings thousands of people over, he will probably be able to wipe out all the Tatars.

But destroying them actually doesn't make much sense.

Just like the confidants of the Central Plains Dynasty were seriously affected by the northern nomads.

From Donghu to Xiongnu to Wuhuan, Xianbei, Rouran, Turk, Khitan and Mongolia.
  The enemies changed one after another.

But the enemy is always there.

Even if Nurhachi's ancestors are wiped out, there might be another Nurhachi in the future.
  Daming, only if you remain strong can you ensure safety!
  Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Don't interrupt! Lao Shi, do you want to say that we should learn from the weak Song Dynasty? If so, we are too lazy to listen!"

talking.

He was still a little dissatisfied and said: "Originally, we thought you could come up with some great ideas, but now it seems like that's all!
  He actually asked us to imitate the weak Song Dynasty!
  The previous suggestions are all good!

But it’s just this one that makes us very unhappy!
  At the end of the year, 50 taels of silver will be deducted from the profits of your Changlu Salt Farm and given to the court! "

Zhu Tan was stunned for a moment, and then became furious!
  "Father! I didn't ask you for the consultation fee, just pay it back! Why do you have to pay money now? One mouth is 50 taels, aren't you worth so much money?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also got angry when he heard this!
  "The ancients said that when the emperor is angry, he will bleed and the rafts will be filled with millions of corpses!
  If we are not happy, are we not even worth 50 taels?

This is really unreasonable! Zhu Tan raised his eyebrows and said, "It doesn't matter whether you want money or not, but your life!" If the father likes it, he will let his sons lay over their bodies and bleed! "

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You bastard! We won't let you lie down and bleed, but it's okay to give you a good beating!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but smile bitterly as he listened to the two people talking more and more outrageously.

"Father, tenth brother, don't be anxious! Everything can be easily discussed."

The two of them turned their faces away from each other at the same time.

They all said in unison: "No need to discuss!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but shake his head.

I have to admit that the tenth brother is really awesome.

It is the second brother and the third brother, although they are extremely violent and cruel in the domain.

Zhu Biao was frightened when he saw those crimes and helped them cover them up.

But even these two arrogant people did not dare to express their anger when they saw their father.

Whatever their father said, the two of them were obedient and agreed.

Who would have thought that the tenth brother would dare to speak like this to his father.

And my father actually tolerated it!

The conversation between the two was rather like a quarrel between a father and his son in an ordinary family.

Even the prince himself is unlikely to enjoy this kind of treatment.
  The last time I tried it because of Concubine Sun, I was almost killed by my father with a sword.
  Seeing that the two of them were still frozen, Zhu Biao couldn't help but said: "Father, after all, the tenth brother's suggestion has not been made public yet. I thought it would be okay to listen to it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "What are you listening to! The weak Song Dynasty are all losers! They are useless! Our Ming Dynasty will not learn from them!"

Zhu Tan snorted: "Brother! Stop trying to persuade me! My father will never change his ways. Even if I tell him, he can't understand! He loves to learn but doesn't want to learn!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You dare to scold us for being stubborn?"

Zhu Tan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"You didn't even let me finish my words, and you still said you're not going back to ancient times?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You"

……

Zhu Biao rubbed his temples with a headache.

Forget it.

Make a noise
  I can't control it myself!
  Anyway, my father loves my tenth brother so much, so it’s okay to argue!
  talking.

Zhu Biao walked aside and asked old eunuch Chen to bring him a cup of tea. He blew it and was about to drink tea while watching the quarrel.

Suddenly, he found that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Tan were staring at him, and he was startled.

The teacup in his hand shook and almost fell to the ground.

Zhu Tan looked at Zhu Biao and said with a complicated expression: "Brother, you have changed! In the past, you would break up any fights when brothers were punished by your father. Now you have become a goner!"

Zhu Biao looked innocent when he heard this.

I just drink tea
  Didn't eat melon?
  Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and sighed quietly.

"Prince, I have a bad temper. Sometimes, you have to persuade me! When we get angry, Old Ten can leave, but you can't leave!"

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly.

Didn’t I persuade you just now?

You should listen!

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and frowned at Zhu Tan: "Old Shi! Now tell me how this weak Song Dynasty solved the land annexation! To be honest, if you hadn't said it, we wouldn't have bothered to listen!
  those rubbish
  Even if we raise a dog to become the emperor of their weak Song Dynasty, I'm afraid it will be better than those idiots!

At least it won't be bad! "

Zhu Tan smiled.

Speaking of which, if the emperor had really been allowed to act like a dog in the late Northern Song Dynasty, the Jingkang Incident would not have been such a shame and humiliation.
  If there had been a dog sitting on the throne in the early Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei might have taken back Kaifeng and even the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun!

By then, no matter how strong Mongolia is, it will be difficult to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty!

Why did China end up with Lu Chen?
  Zhu Tan coughed lightly and started talking.

“In fact, at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, because most of the land had been reduced to private property, the country had basically lost its ownership of the land and only had the right to rule!

This also means that the land equalization law since the Tang Dynasty could not be implemented in the Song Dynasty because the state did not have excess land to grant to farmers.

In addition, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was not right in his position as his father said!

Looking at the history books, the emperor's authority is considered very poor. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"That's true! Humph!

What kind of emperor and scholar-bureaucrats share the world?
  The majestic emperor doesn't even dare to talk to me, he insists on calling me an official!

In our opinion, he has a guilty conscience! "

Zhu Tan couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Don’t you, Lao Zhu, call yourself me instead of me?
  really
  If a person has a prejudice against others, then whatever that person does is wrong.

Breathing is a crime!

The Song Dynasty almost had this meaning in Lao Zhu's eyes.

Zhu Tan smiled.

He continued: "Because the current emperor has little authority, the civil servant group as the spokesperson of the big landowners will naturally implement policies that are more in line with the interests of the powerful!

The most important one is that if the land system is not established, mergers will not be suppressed! "

Zhu Biao couldn't help but said: "Tenth brother, in fact, Master Song Lian, who suppressed annexation in the Song Dynasty, taught me this palace. The Song Dynasty also banned land sales back then!"

Zhu Tan smiled.

"Those policies were only in name only when implemented. Later, when Wang Anshi carried out his political reform, they were all abolished, and the speed of land annexation became even faster."

Zhu Biao nodded.

This is true.

Zhu Tan continued: "My father must also know the consequences of large-scale land annexation, which will cause a large number of farmers to lose the land they depend on for survival and become refugees!
  Once these people reach a certain level, it will lead to the collapse of the dynasty. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

That's why I took so many measures to prevent refugees from appearing when the country was founded.

Even if it occurs, it must be dealt with immediately to prevent the tail from becoming too big to fall off.

Zhu Tan smiled and said: "But for the Song Dynasty, since they could not prevent the land annexation, they had to solve the problem of refugees.

Here, we will find an extremely important measure! "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "What measure?"

Zhu Tan said word by word: "Business!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even deeper.

"Business?"

Zhu Tan nodded and affirmed: "It is through the development of business that they have solved the problem of refugees to a great extent!

Different from this dynasty!
  In the Song Dynasty, there was no "permanent tenant right" in treating farmers.

The dependency relationship between landlords and tenants was not that strong;

Most poor farmers with little or no land basically escaped the fate of becoming slaves of powerful landlords.

Instead, most of them gained the right to move and quit their tenancies.

The most benefited from these farmers' migration was the Song Dynasty's business!
  Because of the large amount of free labor, employment of workers was common in various industries in the Song Dynasty, such as industry, commerce, and handicrafts.

These people effectively enlivened the business of the Song Dynasty, created a large amount of tax revenue for the court, and also solved the livelihood problem of farmers after losing their land! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he sneered and asked: "So, Lao Shi, do you want us to learn from the weak Song Dynasty and vigorously develop business?"

Zhu Tan nodded.

He affirmed: “The prosperity of business will definitely solve the problem of land annexation! Because business will make many industries more profitable than buying land and exploiting farmers!

In this way, the speed of land annexation can be greatly slowed down. At the same time, even if land annexation and refugee problems arise, these refugees will have a good way out! "

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Old Shi, you may be very smart, have a flexible mind, and have a broad vision! But when it comes to developing business, we will never agree with your idea!"

(End of this chapter)