Wanli 1592

Chapter 947 The Ultimate Goal
Yuan Huang opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't.

After being silent for a while, he asked with some difficulty: "Then what is your foundation?"

"The peasants who killed the gentry and seized the land are my foundation. The officials who lead the peasants to kill the gentry and seize the land, and the army that followed me to rebel are the tools I use to rule the world."

Xiao Ruxun clapped his hands: "The peasants have the largest number of people in the whole world. If the peasants know that I led them to seize the land, so that they don't have to worry about losing the land from now on, they will become my most loyal supporters. [-]% of the world The above people are my foundation, so what will my dynasty look like?"

Yuan Huang's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what he heard.

It took him a while to react.

But he couldn't understand at all, and didn't know what Xiao Ruxun was talking about, which seemed completely unimaginable.

Let the people be the foundation?

"But... but they are illiterate and uneducated, how can they govern the world? If you use this method to eradicate the gentry, who will help you govern the world? The people in your hands will die one day, and what will happen after that? Don't you Is there an imperial examination?"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head.

"Of course it has to be opened, but it's not the original way. Scholars have to use it, but first they have to go to the capital to gather and work in the fields, and then take the exam after they have truly experienced the hardships of the people.

Mr. Yuan, of course I can also think of the things you can think of. I use the land reform to cultivate a group of officials who are loyal to me, and first establish and operate local governments in the existing places that I can directly control.

Of course, the other provinces will take their time one by one, and it cannot be done overnight. I will train my officials and go to those places to carry out land reform, one province after another, slowly, first garrison troops, master local defense, and then start.

It’s okay to rebel, it just saves me finding them out one by one, and directly labeling them as rebels and punishing the three clans, it’s very easy.

The three southeastern provinces are the places where the gentry are most powerful, and they can't resist me, let alone the gentry in other places?During this period, I will use scholars who are willing to serve me to establish and run the local government.

Then, with the establishment of the township-level government, I will open several primary schools in each township, so that the children of the local farmers can go to school to read and write, master knowledge, become knowledgeable and literate people, and eventually become officials. Evening school starts at night, and let the young men who are interested enter the night school to learn literacy. "

Yuan Huang was truly surprised.

"Let farmers' children study?"

"Yes, this is my ultimate goal. It is just to get rid of the gentry by means of killing. It will be removed for a while, but if it reappears in the future, what should I do? I can't guarantee that my descendants will not Be deceived by some people with ulterior motives.

So simply once and for all, popularize education to all the people. I want to make reading and literacy no longer a privilege, and no longer something that only a few people can enjoy. Exam to be an official. "

"This...how is this possible?"

Yuan Huang was very surprised: "How much investment is needed to educate a child to read, Ji Xin, do you know?"

"Yes, I also know that it is not easy for farmers to survive, and it is basically impossible to have money to send their children to school, so I decided to pay for it, first set up this institution in the three southeastern provinces, and then reduce and exempt some taxes appropriately, and then introduce Those very productive crops that we grow in Myanmar.

Potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes are introduced to the interior to promote these crops, increase food production, and further reduce the burden on farmers. Moreover, as long as I announce that children who are willing to go to school can manage a meal, each family is willing to let at least one child go to school.

Then let’s take it slowly, first in the three southeastern provinces and northern Zhili, and then gradually advance to the interior. I want to use my life to lay the foundation for universal education, at least let every township have a primary school, and every child can read and write , As for the rest, I dare not boast about it, I can only leave it to future generations. "

"What about the money? Where does the money come from? The primary school you are talking about requires books, literate teachers, and food money. There is not much for one person, but how much does it cost for thousands of people? You have so much money?"

"Yes, I have!"

Faced with Yuan Huang's questioning, Xiao Ruxun broke his fingers: "Yuan Gong, don't you believe me, I am really, really, really rich now, and the wealth of the gentry in the three southeastern provinces whose homes were confiscated by me is now worthless." It's all mine.

I won't say how many there are specifically, so as not to scare you, but if it is only the first step to popularize enlightenment in the three southeastern provinces and Northern Zhili, there is no problem. The wool comes from the sheep, which can be regarded as making up for the exploitation. Generations of poor people.

And Mr. Yuan, don't you forget, why did I send someone to the continent of Europa?Why should I master Luzon?I have already made a decision on doing business with the Europa people, and Chen Xie and Chen Longzheng are staying there to take charge of this matter.

To do business with France and Genoa in Europe, they need our silk porcelain, tea, iron pots and spices, and we need their real money.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty was so poor and short of money was also due to the lack of commercial taxation. Smuggling in the southeast was common, but the court could not collect much commercial tax. A large part of the revenue of the former Song Dynasty court was commercial tax, at most it reached [-]%.

Therefore, even though the former Song Dynasty was lost to the north of the Huaihe River, it was still able to survive and confront the Jin people, and it could last for so many years in the face of the Mongols. Why, rich!Commercial tax is the most profitable. Our products are so rich, and the Europa people want it so much, why can't we do business with them to make money?

A round of several million taels of silver, the annual income of the Ming treasury!People are allowed to go to Nanyang, Japan, and Korea to do business. I collect commercial taxes. Without those gentry who robbed me of taxes, merchants and peasants pay taxes directly to me. How many merchants and peasants are there in Ming Dynasty?How much tax can I get?I will be richer.

Use the money to build roads, build cities, build schools, popularize education, let every child be able to read and write, make reading no longer a privilege, and no longer something that only a few people can do. This is my greatest wish. "

"You...you really..."

Yuan Huang didn't know what to say anymore.

Is this something that a person who was born as a general should think about?Is this something that a person who was born as a general can think of?

Unlock the wisdom of the people, something that the pre-Qin sages longed for.

But it will become a reality in the hands of a general?

"So, the Ming Dynasty was really sitting on a golden mountain begging for food. It couldn't increase revenue, and it couldn't reduce expenditure. It was forced to die of poverty. How could I not do something to them? How could I not be cruel? If they kill them, if I don't get rid of them, even if I establish a new dynasty, it will only be the beginning of the next reincarnation.

I can suppress them alive, but what if I die?Back then, the great grandfather was very confident in his own rules, but what happened?It was he who personally planted the bane of the Ming Dynasty's demise. The most powerful imperial gentry in history, not only rich, but also knowledgeable, took away taxes, paid salary, and monopolized the right to speak. "

Xiao Ruxun sighed, stood up from his seat, walked to Yuan Huang's side and patted Yuan Huang's shoulder.

"Yuan Gong, really don't blame me for lying to you. If you don't uproot these people, even without me, Daming will die in the hands of others. This is a dead end. You say, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, can be ruthless." Do you kill your own foundation by hand?
I am different, I will not take them as my foundation, and they will not become the people I need. They do not agree with my ideas and methods, and letting them be officials is to make myself unhappy. "

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruxun turned his head to look at Yuan Huang who was sitting.

"Of course, I think so. I'm not sure whether things will develop like this. I can only cross the river by feeling the stones. Yuan Gong, if you really don't care about me, you don't have to be an administrator in the court, you go to teach Bar!
Use your knowledge to teach in your hometown, teach the children there to read and write, learn arithmetic, and master these basic skills. What do you think of this kind of merit that will benefit future generations? "

(End of this chapter)