Huh! The author Jun is tired~ Having written this, the part about the Ming Dynasty has come to an end for the time being. In the past few days, the author Jun has carefully checked many original materials of the Ming Dynasty, trying to restore the national policy and current situation of the Ming Dynasty's sea ban in this era, as well as other
The logic behind it is very thoughtful.
1494 was the seventh year of Hongzhi, and it was in the stage of "Hongzhi Zhongxing". The scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty had overwhelmed the middle-ranking officials and military attache classes, and truly controlled the huge country. The starting point of the national policy of sea ban was actually very practical, that is
In order to maintain the stability of the country. The current situation of maritime ban in this era is just like the classic sentence commented by a book friend: "Strict legislation, widespread violation of laws, and choice of law enforcement"...
As a big country with hundreds of millions of people, Ming Dynasty has expanded to the limit under the current system. "Farm-based thinking", "emphasis on agriculture and restraint on business", and ensuring agricultural production are the most important cornerstones of Ming Dynasty. In this era, "what is produced in the world"
"Money and grain" really "have their own destiny". The disadvantages of sea trade to the country's agricultural production have been repeatedly discussed many times in the memorials of famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and they are by no means groundless.
The North-South imbalance problem of the Ming Dynasty has become very prominent at this time. In order to maintain the food supply of Jiubian and the imperial capital, food must be continuously transported from the south, especially Jiangnan. This is also the reason why water transportation is so critical, it is the real lifeblood of the country.
The political structure of the Ming Dynasty was to "emphasize the north over the south" and "emphasize the land over the sea". The South could never be allowed to grow independently. Because after the South grew independently, it would not be satisfied with the status quo of having its blood drawn.
Later, dozens of Japanese pirates were able to dominate the weakly armed Jiangnan, and after the Japanese pirates were wiped out, the tragic end of the Southern Army Qi Jiajun... It is difficult to say that this series of actions to suppress the military force in the South did not have the will of the Ming Dynasty Central Committee. To suppress the South, just
The southern army cannot be allowed to be too strong. But during the Chongzhen period, when the southern autonomy became stronger and began to resist taxes from the north, the Ming Dynasty also immediately entered danger...
In addition, the huge flaws in the collection and distribution of commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty, the overall lack of currency minting control in the Ming Dynasty, and the stubborn problems of land annexation all made "sea trade useless to the country" and could not bring much benefit to the country. According to
The author's one-sided view is that the prosperous coastal commodity economy is actually stuck in the bug of traditional Confucian governance experience. In the history of the Chinese dynasty, there has always been a lack of management experience in the commodity economy. And the final measures taken were either crude and one-size-fits-all.
Or just turn a blind eye and let the coastal gentry reap the benefits.
Many insightful people have seen these problems and hope to carry out new reforms in the traditional system of the Ming Dynasty around the agricultural economy. Zhang Juzheng was the one who went the furthest. Unfortunately, in the end, Zhang Juzheng "died and the government ceased", leaving behind "
"One Whip" was also harvested twice because the common people could not produce any money, which accelerated the Ming Dynasty's land annexation.
Reading various histories of the Ming Dynasty always gives people a particularly heavy feeling. It was an empire with a population of nearly 100 million and was extremely prosperous, but it was always like Xuanwu, unable to make even an inch of progress in the magnificent age of navigation. And
After carefully studying the Ming Dynasty’s civil service system, the author couldn’t help but lament that if he traveled back to the Ming Dynasty, it would probably be the most difficult era in history to get ahead!…
Those Ming Dynasty travelers who want to open up the sea, want to reform, and want to create a new era, what they have to face is not just one or two stupid hereditary nobles, but thirty years of hard work, and millions of people have been swept away.
, the extremely shrewd and interconnected group of Ming literati and civil servants! It is very possible to achieve a wealthy life in the Ming Dynasty. But to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty, it requires overwhelming power, which is really difficult.
Too difficult…
Ah, take a breath and rua for a while. The scroll of the Ming Dynasty has been turned over, and we are back to the exploration, expansion and transformation of the Age of Discovery! (???_??)?
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