Zhu Yuanzhang did not accept Zhang Ximeng's suggestion and lost three such good names in vain. You must know that this is an award-winning autobiography of the powerful boss Xun who paid for someone to ghostwrite it!
As long as you agree with the name and ask me to write it for you later, it will be no problem to put you on the throne of "Mingxunzu" among other things.
Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang is different from Xunzong who doesn't like to do anything. He not only loves to do things, but also has extraordinary energy.
Originally, Zhu Biao was supervising the country and Lao Zhu had nothing to do. This man was in a bad mood. He stayed in Peiping and was reluctant to respond to Tian. He also had this consideration. After all, what else could he do after he went back?
Are you trying to seize power with your son?
But this conversation with Zhang Ximeng made Lao Zhu open his mind... Yes, he had established the Ming Dynasty and had been ruling the country for more than ten years. The Ming Dynasty had begun to take shape.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to work hard and worked hard, and that was probably the end of it.
Continue to strictly rectify the officialdom and kill a few corrupt officials, that's it... not to mention that Zhu Biao can do this kind of thing, so why should Lao Zhu bother.
What Zhu Yuanzhang should do is, like Zhang Ximeng, step out of government affairs, set rules for the world, fill in the gaps, and take good care of them so that the Ming Dynasty can develop better.
From a certain perspective, the Ming Dynasty was also the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, who founded it. Today, the Ming Dynasty should be allowed to run and develop on its own like an adult child.
Zhu Yuanzhang only needs to look after him and provide guidance and supervision, that's all.
That’s right!
This is why Zhang Ximeng clamored to write a book behind closed doors!
This guy is full of calculations, has more eyes than anyone else, thinks far ahead than anyone else, and arranges things clearly many years in advance.
But the question is, why didn’t you tell us?
Based on our relationship, if you tell me openly and honestly, and tell me clearly from the bottom of your heart, wouldn't it be good for us, the monarch and his ministers, to make plans together and advance and retreat together?
In your eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang is so confused?
Are you so greedy for power that you won’t even give it to your own son?
And this does not mean giving up the authority of the emperor, but changing the way to govern the country.
Isn’t this great!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked up to the sky and sighed, "Sister, let me tell you, this Mr. Zhang is too evil-minded and not honest at all. We must be on guard against him in the future, and we must not suffer a loss."
Empress Ma was too lazy to listen, "Zhu Chongba, please wake up. If nothing else, you said you would write a book about your experiences over the years. Do you have the ability? You have read a lot in the past few years.
I have read a lot of books, recognized a lot of words, and can write a few crooked poems, but if you want to write a book, don’t you still have to rely on Mr. Zhang?”
"Besides, you can only think about such important matters concerning the country. How can Mr. Zhang teach you the truth?" Empress Ma simply told her.
"I would like to advise you to ask Mr. Zhang for advice. Don't make a joke. You want to write a book and plan the future for the country. This matter is Mr. Zhang's ability. It's best if you talk to him more."
Queen Ma's lesson made Lao Zhu cool off and calm down.
He can fight wars and govern a country, but when it comes to summarizing experiences and lessons and writing them into books for reference by future generations, it is not that easy.
The first thing is how to set your mind!
By writing this, are you trying to rouge and powder yourself?
Obviously not.
If you want future generations to refer to it, it must be true.
Zhu Yuanzhang spent a few days trying to recall his early days, especially his childhood, since he could remember.
He went through all kinds of things, including herding cattle for the landlord, family upheaval, becoming a monk in a temple, wandering around, everything he saw and heard, until he decided to join the army.
Zhu Yuanzhang planned to write about the people's livelihood in about 100,000 words, or even more, using their family as a model, carefully analyzing it, and explaining clearly what they experienced and what the common people experienced at the same time...
In fact, as long as you write this matter down clearly, some things will come to mind.
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang was born rebellious, nor was it his destiny...but that the Yuan Dynasty really didn't give people a way to survive, and there were too many people like him.
Thousands of anger gathered into the Red Turban Uprising.
Only then did he have the fury to overthrow Yuan Ting.
After the first book is over, it’s time to write about how to develop and establish the Ming Dynasty in the second book... At this point, Zhang Ximeng will appear.
Because there were too many things that he and Zhang Ximeng had agreed upon together.
It didn't matter to him before, but at this point, he had to analyze these decisions and carefully examine various arrangements... Lao Zhu kept thinking about these things over and over again in his mind. He was quite happy, as if he was back to the past again.
Lao Zhu indulged himself in it and kept busy.
Others outside were not idle. Lan Yu had already led troops into Goryeo. Li Shanchang also went to Liaoyang to deploy logistics.
Zhu Di did not leave and stayed in Peiping, but he continued to raise food, pay and weapons, and supported the use of troops. Although the three of them can be said to be models of great virtue, they each have their own needs and work extra hard without any effort.
If you dare to criticize someone, you are much better than those gentlemen.
While he was busy, Zhu Di received a long letter from Zhang Shuning, which contained a lot of content. Zhang Shuning wrote more than 30,000 words.
Compared with Zhu Di who clamored about doing big things, Zhang Shuning wrote more.
This was an investigation he did with a teacher from the school.
Also participating in the survey were students from different grades. They visited various places in Shandong, visiting three prefectures and more than ten counties in total.
During the winter vacation of the eleventh year of Hongwu's reign, I was busy with this matter.
Originally, Zhang Shuning was still young and was not qualified to participate. He took the initiative to apply. Only after his husband nodded did he have the opportunity to participate.
But after some investigation, Zhang Shuning was frightened.
He told Zhu Di in the letter that he discovered a terrible problem, that is to say, the land equalization law and land tax system left behind by his father had huge loopholes.
If we cannot come up with a plan as soon as possible within ten years, serious problems will arise.
"You also know that my father has a very high reputation. This gentleman of mine can study my father's loopholes and provide detailed evidence to prove my father's mistakes. How much courage does this take? For him,
I saw the true style of a Confucian scholar. I didn’t make many friends when I went to Fudan Academy, but I was very lucky to meet a famous teacher. But he didn’t know that my father was Mr. Zhang yet, and I didn’t know that he would have one in the future.
What ideas..."
Zhang Shuning wrote a lot, and Zhu Di watched patiently. He was also happy for Zhang Shuning to meet a famous teacher he admired.
But what exactly did this teacher study that made Zhang Shuning admire him so much?
In fact, what he is studying is not complicated. According to his survey, among current Shandong families, those who married three years ago in Hongwu generally have more than five children.
During this period, it was the day when the Ming Dynasty regained Shandong and began to restore people's livelihood.
There are five children in each family, almost one every two years, sometimes even more.
The first batch of children are now almost ten years old.
What does this mean?
In another five years, five years at most, there will be a large number of young people who need to get married and start their own families.
There is also a fatal problem. Before these children were born, the land was divided according to their heads... In other words, they had no land.
Until he reaches adulthood, there is no problem if he is raised by his parents and eats food at home.
But once they get married, do they have to solve their livelihood problems?
Therefore, the result of the investigation is that new land divisions must be carried out five years ago at the latest, and fields must be allocated to newly born people!
This result is not that surprising. After all, when Zhang Ximeng formulated the land allocation method, he mentioned that it would be re-divided in ten or twenty years.
Just like the military system, this is something that has existed in history.
But this gentleman from Fudan School pointed out a problem, a different problem from before.
When Zhang Ximeng first set up land taxes, he adopted a stepped tax system... that is, the more grain you have, the more you pay.
There is no doubt that this is a very fair and reasonable thing, even if it seems now that it is a matter of course that if you have more fields and more grain, you will pay more taxes.
But the problem lies naturally, because a family of five or six children is born like this, and the increase in population far exceeds the upper limit of the land.
In other words, the next time the land is divided, even if everything goes well, the land that each person can get will be greatly reduced.
For example, a couple used to be able to get one hundred acres of land, but now they have four children, and the land of one family will be divided among five families.
The number of acres of land per family has dropped to twenty acres, and according to the law of stepped taxation, the actual land tax paid will be greatly reduced.
This is not complicated at all. It is just a simple arithmetic. If a family has 100 acres of land and produces 100 shi of grain, and adopts stepped tax payment. For more than 50 shi, they have to pay 20% or even 30%. How much can the court receive?
Tax?
But if it is divided into five families, each with only twenty acres, what is the tax rate? How much will be handed over to the court?
The difference here is obvious.
In other words, even if nothing remains the same and everything goes smoothly, the Ming Dynasty's land tax income will drop rapidly after the next land distribution.
It has nothing to do with land annexation or tax evasion.
This was how it was originally designed.
According to their calculations, the next time the land is divided, the Ming Dynasty's land tax will drop by at least 30%, or even more. But if the land is not divided again, the new population will lose their land and it will be difficult to survive.
How do you need to survive?
Compared with this fatal incident, all other things are child's play. The real crisis of Ming Dynasty is not far away.
Zhu Di was so stunned that his mind was confused and his mind was in a trance... Obviously, Zhang Shuning would not lie, and the investigation he participated in was very reliable.
If it were really like what Zhang Shuning said, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be facing a life and death disaster?
Zhu Di knew that this matter was very important, so he didn't dare to say anything nonsense. However, it was Empress Ma's birthday two days later. As the only son around, Zhu Di helped with the arrangements for his mother.
Lao Zhu was still working on his book, and he was about to write about the land. Lao Zhu was obviously very satisfied with Zhang Ximeng's original arrangement, and he casually gave the manuscript to Zhu Di.
"Look, can you understand it?"
Zhu Di was stunned. Not only could he understand it, he could also see the problem.
"Father, are we ready to redistribute the fields?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "There is such a thing, but Mr. Li has been suppressing it. I wonder what Sun Yan plans?"
Zhu Di suddenly realized, "Then he must be worried about the sudden drop in land tax!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, "Well, how do you say this?"
Zhu Di blinked his eyes, Mr. Zhang, don't blame me, I also recommend your son! You and your family will not lose if your meat rots in the pot!
Zhu Di hesitated for a moment, then handed Zhang Shuning's letter to Lao Zhu...
(End of chapter)
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