In the capital, the sky has just dawned, with only a glimmer of light in the eastern sky. The cold wind is still howling, and the heavy snow that fell last night has laid a thick layer on the streets.
"Selling newspapers ~ selling newspapers ~"
However, the newsboys in the capital had already gotten up, carrying newspaper bags on their backs, walking in the streets and alleys of the capital with flushed faces and loud voices.
Accompanied by the shouts of the newsboys, the morning in the capital has truly begun. The streets and alleys that were originally sparsely populated seemed to come alive all of a sudden, with a large number of people pouring out from every corner to buy newspapers.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers!"
“The first census in the Ming Dynasty, the preliminary census found that the total population exceeded 10 million!”
"As soon as the Ming Dynasty citizen identity card sample comes out, every Ming Dynasty citizen will have one."
"The citizens of the Ming Dynasty implemented a four-class system, and Han people were first-class citizens."
The newsboy kept yelling, and everyone who heard the newsboy yelled immediately ran over, quickly took out the coins, bought a newspaper, and immediately started reading impatiently.
During this period of time, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post has published many related reports surrounding the Ming Dynasty census, but today's report is obviously the most blockbuster.
Tingyu Pavilion, many tea drinkers had already arrived at Tingyu Pavilion early, ordered a pot of tea, and then served hot mutton soup, meat buns, soy milk and fried dough sticks, and finally some haggis.
The most authentic breakfast for Beijing residents.
Of course, you can eat these things anywhere. The taste in Tingyuge is not necessarily the best, but the price is not cheap. What really attracts everyone to Tingyuge is the newspaper reader here in Tingyuge.
Mr. Yang, the newspaper reader of Tingyuge, is able to interpret the profound meaning contained in the news every time and give detailed explanations, so he attracts many people to come to Tingyuge to listen to him reading the newspaper.
Some people even compared Mr. Yang to Zhuge and Ziya at that time. He was full of knowledge, talented, knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and knew hundreds of millions of things about almost everything.
"The newspaper is here, the newspaper is here~"
Because there are so many tea-goers in Tingyuge, and those who can come here to spend money are wealthy people, almost everyone must have a newspaper.
Therefore, Tingyuge also has a dedicated waiter who goes directly to the Daming Morning News to buy newspapers, and then sells them to tea customers in the store, which is also a kind of service.
Soon, as the newspaper came, the entire teahouse fell into silence, with only the sound of people turning over newspapers. Mr. Yang, who was reading the newspaper, also quickly read the day's Ming Dynasty Morning Post, then took a sip of tea and woke up.
I started reading the newspaper as soon as I took the photo.
"The census of the 15th year of Hongzhi is almost coming to an end, and each province is gradually reporting its population statistics."
"The total population of Ming Dynasty now exceeds 10 million, that is, more than 100 million people, and this number is only reported so far. There are still many provinces that have not reported data."
"Judging from the current data, the total population of our Ming Dynasty may be around 150 million people, which is about 150 million people."
"This is more than twice the number registered in the original yellow register."
"There is a very important reason for this, that is, His Majesty has exempted the population tax and taxes. Ordinary people no longer have to hide the population. At the same time, reporting the population is also related to the vital interests of the people. For example, the imperial conscription is related to the population.
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"Population that has not been reported will definitely not be able to participate in the conscription. At the same time, it will be difficult to move forward without an identity card. This is why this census can relatively accurately determine the population of our country."
The first thing Mr. Yang interprets is still the headline news.
Today's headline news report is about the total population of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, concealing the population was a very common phenomenon, and the concealed population was even much larger than the population registered in the Yellow Register.
In this census, almost all of them were found. The Ming Dynasty Morning Post also made a very bold estimate that the total population of the Ming Dynasty should be around 150 million people.
"One hundred and fifty million people!"
"Oh my God, my country, Ming Dynasty, actually has such a large population."
After listening to Mr. Yang's explanation, many tea patrons in the teahouse couldn't help but marvel.
Everyone knows that there are many people in the Ming Dynasty, but no one knows how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty. The official yellow book of the Ming Dynasty records that there are about 50 million people.
But everyone knows that the number of 50 million is definitely much smaller. Concealing the population is also common. It is not only ordinary people who conceal the population, but also landlords, gentry, princes and nobles, etc. who conceal the population even more.
In this census, almost everyone was found out. Without the pressure of population taxes and taxes, coupled with the inducement of many benefits, the number of hidden population matters was much less, and it was suddenly revealed that 150 million
A huge number of tens of thousands.
"Tsk tsk, look at the hidden population of the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. It is recorded in the Yellow Book that the population of these three provinces is 2.5 million, 3.2 million, and 2.8 million respectively. However, in recent years, these three provinces
After millions of people immigrated, the remaining populations in the three provinces are still 5.3 million, 6.8 million, and 8.4 million. It is really easy to hide the population, especially the population in Henan, the difference is really huge."
"Let me just say, Henan is all a plain. How can the population be smaller than that of Shaanxi and Shanxi? It's true that the most is hidden."
"Haha, the province with the most population is indeed South Zhili, with a total population of more than 20 million. The population of North Zhili is also very large. In the Beijing-Tianjin area alone, the total number of people at the door now exceeds 10 million.
In other words, almost one in 10 people live in our Beijing-Tianjin area."
Many tea drinkers and people around them were discussing with each other. No one expected that the population of Ming Dynasty would be over 100 million, and the population of each province would explode.
"Pa~"
Before everyone could finish the discussion, Mr. Yang woke up again. Immediately, the guests in the tea house stopped their discussion and all looked at Mr. Yang, waiting for his next words.
"The really most important news today is not that our Ming Dynasty has a population of over 100 million. The really big news is the second one, which is that the imperial court has introduced a citizen hierarchy system."
"This system divides the citizens of our Ming Dynasty into four classes, from first-class citizens to fourth-class citizens. If you include slaves, it should actually be fifth class."
"Of course slaves cannot be counted as citizens, so there are only fourth-class citizens. This class of citizens is naturally us Han people, and all Han people are first-class citizens."
When Mr. Yang said this, he paused slightly.
"Okay~"
"We Han people should naturally be treated as first-class citizens!"
Someone immediately made peace with the case, and others also nodded their heads, thinking that this policy was good, distinguishing between barbarians and barbarians, distinguishing priorities, and legally stipulating the right and wrong.
"Everyone, when reading newspapers, don't just read the surface. The reason why the imperial court introduced such a system naturally has a deep meaning."
"On the surface, this divides the classes and stipulates the rights and obligations enjoyed by citizens of each class. But in essence, this is a policy of the imperial court to consolidate its rule and encourage these barbarians, tribes, etc. to learn from us Han people."
"Because it is clearly stated in detail above that if you change your surname to Chinese or take a Chinese name, you can move up a level. If you can speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin and write Chinese characters, you can move up a level."
"A person who is virtuous in the times, loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, even if he is not a Han, can be transformed from a second-class citizen to a first-class citizen, and become the same as us Han people."
Mr. Yang took a sip of tea and spoke softly. Today's news was the most valuable to interpret, so he interpreted it around this one.
"The civil hierarchy is naturally the most beneficial to us Han people, but it is definitely the most unfavorable to the tribes and Yi Di, and it is very likely to cause their dissatisfaction and even cause many troubles."
"But I think this should be the strategy for governing the country that will truly bring long-term stability to the Ming Dynasty."
"Historically, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, our Central Plains Dynasty also ruled the Western Regions. However, once the Central Dynasty weakened, these places quickly broke away from the rule of our Central Dynasty."
"Combined with the rebellion of the chieftains in the southwest, it is not difficult for us to know that only places with a large number of Han people can always be closely connected with the Central Plains Dynasty."
"Whereas there are few Han people, even if they can rule for a while, they will not be able to rule for a long time."
"This is also the reason why the imperial court insists on immigration, and also the reason why it has formulated a citizenship hierarchy this time."
"When the barbarians come to us, the Ming will be conquered by the Ming Dynasty; when the Ming dynasties come to the barbarians, the barbarians will be conquered. This sentence can fully explain all this."
"In the final analysis, we want them to learn our Han culture and eventually integrate into our Han culture, regardless of each other. Only in this way can our Ming Dynasty permanently rule such a vast territory and territory, and rule those territories that are newly incorporated into our Ming Dynasty.
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Mr. Yang continued to explain, and the teahouse patrons read the newspaper carefully, listened, read, and then nodded along.
Many people are so fascinated by reading newspapers and listening to explanations that their tea and breakfast have gone cold without even realizing it.
"...Everyone should pay attention in the future. Before marrying your daughter, you must find out the citizenship level of the other party. If you marry a second-class citizen, you will be a second-class citizen from now on."
"You must know that the vassal states of our Ming Dynasty, such as Korea and the Japanese, when they come to our Ming Dynasty, they are basically treated as third-class and second-class citizens."
"There are still many people who run factories. There are still many differences between recruiting first-class citizens and second-class citizens. In addition, if someone has a plantation in Nanyang, the natives here in Nanyang are basically third-class and fourth-class citizens.
There are restrictions in many aspects, so you must find out carefully.”
