Immediately after learning that Zhu Yunxi had brutally suppressed Yang Feng, who had written a letter to Confucian scholars, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
It was normal for him to order the shooting.
Zhu Yunxi had a bad temper.
The genes of Lao Zhu’s and Lao Chang’s families are getting worse.
How many of his uncles are not painters?
King of Qi, King of Qin, King of Jin...
All of them.
In fact, Zhu Di was also very cruel.
It's just that he was more restrained in front of Yang Feng.
To be precise, everyone is more restrained in front of him.
But Zhu Di also massacred cities in the Western Regions. A person who could order the massacre of cities without hesitation was definitely not a kind person.
People like Zhu Yunwen from the acting department are really not like those from the old Zhu family. Zhu Yunxi is just the normal painting style of the old Zhu family.
What's more, he originally looked down on Confucian scholars under the influence of Yang Feng. Confucian scholars thought that they were elites and literary stars, but in his eyes they were just a bunch of green worms. Moreover, Yang Feng was quite certain of his grandfather's statecraft, so
He also takes his grandfather as an example in how to be a king. Now these Confucian scholars are clearly bullying him. In the past, when his grandfather was here, they were all as cowered as quails. Now that he has officially succeeded to the throne, they all dare to play against him.
This is bullying him, thinking that he is a young man who does not have the murderous spirit of his grandfather. If he does not come to fight hard and beat down this unhealthy trend, the officials will think that he is easy to bully.
Shooting is normal.
If you shoot something like this, you should shoot it. The emperor will take life and death from you. It is their blessing to reward them with a bullet.
But the key is why these Confucian scholars do this?
For Zhu Yunwen?
Where did he get such a big face?
Zhu Yunxi's succession was extremely upright.
In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, he was established as the emperor's grandson. After that, he was personally led by Lao Zhu to learn how to govern the country. By the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu, the de facto transition as emperor had basically been completed. From then on, Lao Zhu was basically equivalent to
He is the Supreme Emperor, and all government affairs are entrusted to him, that is, some major military operations. Lao Zhu only asked about it. It can be said that no one can find anything that can question his throne.
So shouldn't the normal style of painting of these Confucian scholars be to quickly praise their virtues?
Why did they deliberately provoke him?
This is not the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Confucian scholars have been spoiled.
They had just gotten rid of Lao Zhu's shadow, and even if they were a little carried away, they would not get to this point.
"The princess said that the gentry all over the south of the Yangtze River have completely regarded him as Jie and Zhou. Some people are still spreading rumors about him, saying that his grandfather was poisoned to death by him, and that he was unfilial by decreeing the abolition of sacrificial burials, and that he was related to
You learn sorcery, in short, there are all kinds of sensational rumors. Some people are even using tabloids to encourage the Shanxi gentry to follow the example of the original Shanxi gentry and organize armed civil organizations to pursue self-government. After all, the manufacture of matchlocks, Folan machines and the like are now on the streets.
It can be made by just finding a decent civilian. In this case, the civilian force can be easily improved. At least the old-style army of the imperial court will be difficult to crush against this kind of armed force as in the past, and the generals of the guard can also be bribed.
, after all, the generals of the guards were actually suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
So I suspect that they are not really interested in who will be the emperor, but they just want to use this incident to promote local autonomy. The Shanxi incident you caused has made the gentry feel worried. After all, they have no loyalty to the old Zhu family.
I'm just afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Especially southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which was originally Zhang Shicheng's territory, were originally hostile to Zhu Yuanzhang.
And Huguang.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is dead, new musket technology has spread, and the civil force has increased, they have become bolder.
I suspect that this time, including Zhu Yunwen's escape, was all a plan. He escaped to ignite the little emperor's anger, and then created public opinion, labeling him as unfilial and disloyal, and first turning him into a ruthless and ruthless person among the people.
The righteous foolish king.
Then he encouraged the Confucian scholars to provoke him and lured him to suppress him with force, and finally the cowardly king became Jie and Zhou.
This is used to create panic among the people.
And I suspect that some of the vassal kings cooperated with them, not necessarily for the throne. After all, his throne was still very upright, but it could divide the entire country. The vassal kings became real vassal kings, and the local gentry gained more freedom. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's
The system was very unfriendly to the gentry. They were eager to take advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's death to free themselves from the shackles. After all, it was unprecedented that they were not allowed to lend money at usury, let alone trade gold and silver, and they were not allowed to go overseas for trade. Zhu Yunxi had already issued an edict.
He was preparing to form a fleet to sail to the Western Ocean, which clearly meant that he wanted to follow the example of his uncle in history.
The reform of the imperial examination angered countless rural sages who farmed, studied and passed down their families.
There is also a banking monopoly.
The gentry really wanted to open a bank.
There is also compulsory exchange settlement.
The gentry didn't want to find an overseas businessman who finally came with countless gold and silver. After a huge business, they only got treasure money in the end.
They really didn't dare when Zhu Yuanzhang was there, but Zhu Yunxi was not strong enough to make them really afraid. If you were in the capital, they could probably tolerate it for a while, but by this time it had been spread among the people that you had not received news of the fleet's return, so in Guangzhou
Went out to sea and capsized on the sea.
It was also said that you were killed by a poisonous snake in the mountains and forests of Guangxi.
It is also said that if you meet an immortal who slays monsters, you have already been taken over by the immortal.
In short, I have found various ways to die for you.
This should be an important reason for their courage. Otherwise, with you by Zhu Yunxi's side, they may not have the courage.
The most important thing now is what will happen to the feudal kings.
Zhu Di and others have arrived in Xi'an, and the King of Liao and others are heading south, and they have already submitted a report for the second time asking Zhu Yunxi to confer the title of vassal king to Zhu Yunwen. I suspect that these people will meet in Kaifeng and then launch a joint operation for Zhu Yunxi. In addition,
After King Shu and King Min arrived in Jingzhou, they were stopped by people sent by King Xiang. They had already entered the palace of King Xiang in the name of persuasion. King Chu also stayed in Wuchang and had not moved. Zhu Yunxi issued many orders to urge him, but he just claimed to be sick and stayed in Wuchang. He
He had just moved to the feudal state the year before last. At this time, most of the guards in Wuchang were his old troops. He refused to leave. Zhu Yunxi had nothing to do for the time being. After all, as long as he rushed to the capital before the funeral, it would only take a few days to go down the river from Wuchang.
This clearly shows that we are advancing and retreating together."
Sister Liu said.
As a bystander, she can see things more clearly than the little princess.
The latter asked her to tell Yang Feng some specific situations at most, but as a bystander, she could analyze it calmly, not to mention that she also had a team of experts acting as consultants. At present, the scientific research work there is still progressing slowly, but this kind of
It is very likely that this is the case for epoch-making and groundbreaking scientific research projects, and it is not unusual for them to be studied for decades.
This is just over six years in total.
And after the initial attention, it is now treated as a normal scientific research project. Although there is still an academician in charge, it has become an institute that can only be said to be a key project.
After all, this kind of research cannot bring direct benefits.
I can only say that it is focused on the future.
"This is very interesting. Are you trying to force the new king to play Magna Carta or the feudal princes?
One step forward or one step back?”
Yang Feng said with great interest.
It is obvious that his efforts over the years have made Ming Dynasty's people grow weary. After all, he brought not only new technologies, but also new ideas and new systems. It's just that when Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, no one dared to try it. Now he is dead.
, and immediately some people couldn't hold it any longer.
In a sense, he has already quietly changed this country.
It's just that Lao Zhu is pressing down like a mountain. Everything is just like grass under a stone. He has to endure the heavy pressure and wait as if he doesn't exist below. When the stone is overturned, he can't wait to try.
Stretch out. Now it can be said that this country has reached a critical intersection, and it is still a three-way junction. What the vassal kings want are real feudal lords. Give them a vassal state per person, and they will truly be the monarchs of the vassal state. Just like Chu
If the king actually holds great power in Annan, why should he accept the Chief Secretary of Annan? Why is the Chief Secretary of Annan not a monarch who truly controls everything?
We are all descendants of Daxing emperors. Can't you be the emperor and we be the princes and kings?
The empire is so big.
Isn’t it okay to give each person a province?
After all, which vassal king has no ambition?
If one province is too many, can it be divided into several prefectures?
Like now, it's hard to accept that they either give them a barren and cold land, or throw them into a so-called foreign land and let them fight through the thorns on their own. Like King Zhou, it's not too much to seal Longyou? A Huangzhong
What can you do? Like King Qing, the whole of Ningxia is not too much, right? King Su can grant the whole of Hexi, right?
Even if he was the King of Liao, he would have to seal everything from Shanhaiguan to Liaohe River.
We are all descendants of the phoenix, we cannot be allowed to suffer hardship outside, while you enjoy the flowery world in Jiangnan.
As for the gentry, they must be freed from their shackles, open to overseas trade, open to usury, and lift the ban on gold and silver transactions...
Especially compulsory exchange settlement.
At present, Ming Dynasty's overseas trade must use treasure banknotes, which means compulsory foreign exchange settlement. Overseas merchants who come to Ming Dynasty must use treasure banknotes no matter what business they do. Even if they bring gold and silver, they have to go to the bank to exchange treasure banknotes for trade. Otherwise, once
If you are caught using gold and silver trade without permission, no one will be beheaded. Reporting is also encouraged. Once reported and caught, the reporter will get all his property. Therefore, there have always been fishermen in several trading ports along the coast, including several overseas in recent years.
The businessman was brutally murdered. This was too unfriendly to the gentry. No matter how big their business was, they could only get treasure banknotes in the end. Although the currency value of the treasure banknotes is currently stable, they cannot be used as wealth heirlooms. Although the bank
It is true that free exchange is allowed, but exchanging large amounts of treasure banknotes is still courting death.
If you exchange it today, maybe tomorrow the Jin Yiwei will come to check you for treason.
As for you saying you are innocent...
Then the instruments of torture in the prison have the final say.
In fact, small amounts of gold and silver are freely convertible. The public reason is of course that the mint's output is limited.
Of course Yang Feng will not give out silver ingots. Currently, all the money flowing out of the bank is gold and silver coins, which are similar in style to copper coins, but in gold and silver.
Of course, the gentry is eager not to be harvested by this crazy monetary policy.
The Ming Dynasty spent huge amounts of money on military expeditions in the past years, but the treasure banknotes have always been stable. It was not through forced foreign exchange settlement that the gold and silver that should have fallen into their hands were turned into banks, and the banks guaranteed that Lao Zhu could
Throw out a lot of treasure money, and then create arms to reward the soldiers, allowing them to wear the latest armor and carry magical guns to expand the territory.
This is all the gold and silver of the gentry.
Well, they think this should all be their gold and silver.
Confucian scholars are not important.
In fact, they should have been pushed out by the gentry to be used as cannon fodder.
After all, someone has to rush ahead.
Zhu Yunxi reformed the imperial examination, and Confucian scholars suffered a heavy blow. Who would they not challenge?
So what the gentry want is actually to unlock the shackles Zhu Yuanzhang put on them, and then start to move towards the late Ming Dynasty in the original history, which is the so-called budding stage of capitalism. Not only economically, but also land,
Taxation, salt industry, etc. It can be said that they were dissatisfied with almost all the policies left by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Land transaction restrictions.
Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that land was not limited to the capital. This did not mean that land was not allowed to be bought and sold across capitals, but that it was not allowed to be transferred to the name of a buyer in another capital. If the buyer wanted to buy, he must have an independent sub-household in the capital.
This is how land is restricted from being concentrated in the name of a single big landowner.
You can buy it.
But you are divided into households and fields.
There is also an open-center system.
Needless to say, the pain of the salt merchants.
…
I have to say that Lao Zhu was really unfriendly to the gentry.
The emperor's path is to continue his grandfather's path and carry out some reforms. This path was actually designed for him by Yang Feng. First, suppress land annexation to the maximum extent, control the financial industry through banks, firmly grasp currency rights, and safeguard treasure banknotes.
Stability. This prevents the monetary power from being controlled by the gentry. The original financial collapse of the Ming Dynasty in history was essentially a loss of monetary power. The treasure banknotes were in name only due to the depreciation. The influx of a large amount of overseas silver made silver become the main currency, and silver was all
It is in the hands of the gentry, and the gentry controls the country's currency power. To avoid this, the emperor must control the currency power, maintain the stability of treasure banknotes, and insist on the currency status of treasure banknotes. The basis for the stability of treasure banknotes is of course the bank's finance.
industrial monopoly rights and compulsory foreign exchange settlement.
With these two in hand, you will basically be financially invincible.
After all, you can print money and issue national debt.
As for the vassal king, he is still starting to reform the clan.
Or get money to live in an apartment in Beijing.
Either the family will give you a small piece of fiefdom in a remote area, but you have to choose one.
Three routes.
Classical feudalism, budding capitalism, big government control or to use another word.
"what would you do?"
Sister Liu said with great interest.
"Watch."
Yang Feng said.
"Watching? Aren't you afraid that they will fight?"
Sister Liu said.
"Nonsense, if they don't start fighting, how can I intervene? Just let them continue to make trouble. It's just begun now. How can I interrupt the fun when it has just begun? I have to watch them continue to make trouble. When it gets to the point where I need to take action, I will
Take action, after all, I am also ambitious, no, I should be an ideal person.
If they don't make a big fuss, how can I stand a chance?"