Toyama Xiong's face turned pale, but the hundred households looked indifferent.
"What Japanese pirates? They are fishing boats!"
"It's...it's...Japanese pirates..."
When sailing on the sea, you don't just go wherever you want. You have to follow the channel. Therefore, the distance between the two ships is very close.
Just as the two ships were passing each other, someone on the mast of the three-headed dragon shouted.
Toyama Yu was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he thought it was over, he was going to die here today.
In this way...it can be regarded as sacrificing one's life for the country...
However, beside him, the man from the household raised his hand and waved towards the ship opposite.
Immediately afterwards, the two ships staggered, one in front of the other, and gradually drifted away.
Toyama Xiong looked at all this with confusion. It seemed that two acquaintances were walking on the road. When they met each other, they said hello and then left.
And you said you don’t know each other?
Simply... simply...
Toyama Yu was at a loss for words. He really couldn't imagine how someone in this world could be so shameless.
The sails were hung with three strange dragons, pretending to be Japanese pirates, and came to our country to burn, kill, and loot. Now that we have met, you don’t even try to hide it?
I'm not blind!
Seeing Toyama Yu's dumbfounded look, the hundred households said impatiently: "It's just an ordinary fishing boat. What's the fuss about?"
"But, the three strange dragons on the sail..."
"Oh, you said that!"
The hundred households said without changing their expressions: "People who go to sea are quite superstitious. Legend has it that there is a Dragon King in the sea, so they draw a dragon on the sails, which means to protect them from safety when they go to sea."
Toyama Yu was completely speechless. Is this really what you meant?
However, even if we know the truth, what can we do?
Akito... Damn it!
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Regarding the Japanese affairs, Zhu Qizhen didn't take it seriously.
To be honest, he doesn't care about the life and death of the Japanese. These Japanese people have been coveting the Ming Dynasty, and they should have been taught a lesson long ago.
Now that it hurts from being beaten and you know that you are crying, do you think that it will be over after you pay the money and cede the territory?
Naive!
Losing money and ceding territory is just the beginning, the real measures are still early!
It's just that he really can't care about that old Japanese guy now, because there are too many things to do in front of him, such as changing the land, changing the imperial examination, changing household registration, opening up the sea and traveling to the West... In short, everything must be changed!
In the past, if you wanted to change the ancestral system, it would be extremely difficult. Even if you were the emperor, as long as you said I want to reform, a large number of civil servants would immediately jump out, crying and shouting that the ancestral system cannot be violated. p>
Well, now, taking advantage of a rebellion in Nanjing, the smuggling groups on the southeast coast have been uprooted. Now all the civil servants are keeping silent for fear that if they say a word more, they will be implicated. It is the time to implement the New Deal in a drastic way.<
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After receiving the imperial edict, Shang Ren immediately rushed from Yu County to Nanjing.
At first, he was almost about to enter the cabinet, but was stopped by the emperor.
It was also from that time that he suddenly realized that he seemed to be really not good enough.
Every day, Confucius and Mencius talk about benevolence and righteousness, but when they really get there and become parents in a county, their eyesight goes dark and they don’t know what to do.
During the past year in Yu County, he seemed to have changed as a person, and he was devoted to learning the New Deal.
As the county magistrate, he hardly stayed at the county government office. He took his subordinate officials to measure the acres of land every day and went from house to house to understand the situation.
Zhu Qizhen’s new policy for Shang Ren, to put it bluntly, can be summed up in just four words: a small family is divided into an acre.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Ding Yin system was implemented, also known as the head tax.
This tax method is based on population and has existed for more than two thousand years.
In layman's terms, it means that regardless of whether you are rich or poor, you are taxed on a per capita basis.
For example, if a person collects the same amount of money, no matter whether you are rich or penniless, you will still pay the same amount.
Moreover, if you have a good reputation, these taxes can be exempted.
This tax method has great disadvantages, because the tax is paid based on population. If those poor families have more children, the burden will be huge.
For wealthy families, that small amount of tax is actually a drop in the bucket for them.
As a result, a very extreme phenomenon has been caused. The rich have a lot of land, but there are few people, and the poor have no standing cones, but there are many corvees.
What's more, rich people can use various connections to avoid even paying this tax, while poor people have no better way except to bite the bullet and pay taxes.
Because the dingyin was requisitioned by local officials and not turned over to the court, there was a lot of room for maneuver. In the end, a lot of the money went into the private pockets of the officials.
In this way, what if the country goes to war or needs to carry out other large-scale projects and runs out of money?
It's very simple, add tax!
Of course, this part of the additional tax will fall on the common people. Those wealthy households, especially those with a good reputation, are exempt from tax.
No matter how difficult the country is or how many taxes it imposes, it has nothing to do with them.
Shang Ren was born in the Great Sanyuan, and his intelligence was as good as anyone's. He carefully studied the new policy given by the emperor and quickly understood its profound meaning.
If this situation continues to develop, the people will be miserable, and sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will collapse.
Once he understood this, he didn't hesitate anymore.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to develop, the Dingyin system must be abolished.
Even though he himself belongs to the gentry class, he spared no effort to implement the New Deal in Yu County.
During this year, Shang Ren encountered a lot of resistance, and was even jointly sued by the gentry of Yu County. Fortunately, he had the emperor as his backer, and in the end, Yu County finally realized the sharing of land.
Although it is only a county, it is unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty and has important guiding significance for promoting the whole country.
Some time ago, when a smuggling case was thoroughly investigated, many officials in Southern Zhili were implicated, including the governor of Yingtian Mansion.
Regarding the new candidates, the first thing Zhu Qizhen thought of was Shang Ren.
"I'm going to ask you to go to the chariot, and I'd like to say hello to you!"
Zhu Qizhen took a closer look and found that just one year later, the fair and fair scholar, who was originally thin and tender, had turned into a very dark complexion.
He couldn't help but be greatly moved, raised his hand and said: "Please come to your family, please come and take a seat!"
Shang Ren thanked him and sat down carefully.
"Qing family, please tell me about the situation in Yu County!"
Shang Ren nodded slightly and said: "The affairs in the county are nothing more than scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, plus punishment, taxes, roads, and education. Without agriculture, there will be no stability, without industry, there will be no strength, without business, there will be no peace, without punishment, there will be no peace.
The tax code and the treasury cannot make up for its shortcomings, and the government cannot make a difference. If there is no way, there is no way. Without learning, the people cannot be enlightened. And all these are interrelated and inseparable. If the criminal law is not strict enough and cannot deter Xiaoxiao,
Where are the merchants who dare to come? Only with merchants can there be taxes. Only with taxes can the government build roads. Once roads are built, workers and countless manpower are needed. With these countless manpower, farmers have
There is a huge demand. When I went to Yu County, I first changed the tax system, then built roads, and encouraged the opening of workshops. At first, it was difficult. After all, the government's finances and taxes were insufficient. At the beginning of the reform, we also need to be cautious, otherwise if the cost is huge, the county will
The shortfall is not small. If there is no control, it may cause serious trouble."
After saying this, Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a while.
He turned to look at Yu Qian, his brows also furrowed, as if it was difficult to understand in a short time.
Zhu Qizhen understood it, but he didn't expect that Shang Ren knew him so deeply.
It seems that those with work experience are different.
In this case, the position of governor of Yingtian Mansion belongs to none other than Shang Ren.
"Well, that's very well said!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "I summoned Qing's family today because of Yingtian Mansion..."
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, Yu Qian suddenly stood up and interrupted.
Zhu Qizhen had to ask: "What's your problem?"
But Yu Qian replied frankly: "What Magistrate Shang just said...I didn't understand!"
Zhu Qizhen is speechless. You didn’t understand...are you still reasonable?
Yu Qian turned to Shang Ren and asked: "Shang Zhi County vigorously promotes industry and commerce, agricultural punishment, and even roads. These are certainly needed by the county, but I think that since we want to govern a country, isn't this education the most important thing?"
Is it something? Government should be based on body, teaching should be effective, and people should be moralized. Why does Shang Zhixian not mention this at all?"
As a scholar, Yu Qian naturally believes that education is a major event.
Among the six departments of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Personnel is the first, followed by the Ministry of Rites. In some cases, the position of the Ministry of Rites is not eclipsed by the Ministry of Personnel. The reason is precisely because reading is an important matter.
Shang Ren smiled faintly and said: "The official just mentioned that without learning, the people cannot be wise."
"But you didn't say, how to learn? Especially under the New Deal, there will be no stability without farmers, no strength without workers, no wealth without business, no peace without punishment, and no taxes, so the national treasury cannot make up for its shortcomings. So many measures have
I have said that, but I did not mention the issue of education. If education is lost, the foundation will be lost. I am not opposed to the New Deal, but if I just stick to the New Deal, I am only thinking about industry and commerce, and I am afraid that there are still shortcomings. Therefore, I have a deep understanding of business.
The magistrate is very puzzled by the cooking method of this meal. Not to mention anything else, does Yu County have a county school?"
Shang Ren replied: "The official believes that education is not something that happens overnight, nor is it just about setting up a county school and just educating people. If you want the people to be wise, you must vigorously popularize reading and open elementary schools so that all school-age children can go there."
Reading can enlighten the people's wisdom and truly play a role in education."
Yu Qian shook his head and said: "What you said is wrong. If everyone goes to study, who will farm the fields? Who will work? What I just said is that there is no stability without farming, no strength without workers, and no wealth without business. If no one farms, no one works.
, if no one is doing business, wouldn’t all the new policies become empty talk?”
Shang Ren said: "Although Yu County does not pay special attention to education, and the county school has not been renovated, but..."
Hearing this, Yu Qian became unhappy. If you didn't do it well, you just didn't do it well. Just admit it. I didn't blame you, but I still want to shirk it. It's your fault.
"... But this year, there are more than 3,600 children enrolled in county schools, and 952 people have signed up to take the county examination..."
"Wait a minute, what did you say?"
Yu Qian lost his composure and his eyes were filled with astonishment.
There are more than 3,600 children studying alone...
The population of Yu County is as many as 30,000 households, and the number of people is about 100,000 to 150,000.
Thinking about it, the number of children will be about 10,000, and at most it will not exceed 15,000.
But even so, what is the concept of more than 3,600 people?
In the past, even in the entire Datong Mansion, all the scholars combined could not equal half of this number.
Therefore, Yu Qian's first reaction was that he heard wrongly.
Even in places like Nanzhili, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, etc., which are relatively affluent and place the greatest emphasis on education, if one out of twenty people is studying, it is already very remarkable.
But in a mere county, there is one out of four or five people studying in a school?
How is this ratio possible?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said: "If this is the case, then wouldn't everyone in Yu County be like Yao and Shun? There are so many children studying in this county, which is unprecedented. Magistrate of Shang County, are these words of yours...
Is this a bit exaggerated?"
"If you don't believe me, Sir, you can go to Yu County and see for yourself. Is it what the official said?"
Shang Ren's face showed a slight look of anger. In his opinion, you can say that I can, but it is not okay to make irresponsible remarks about Yu County under my rule.
Yu Qian was startled and said: "I just feel that things are a bit unbelievable, and I don't mean it against you."
Shang Ren looked indifferent and said: "I don't mean anything else, it's just that seeing is believing, otherwise I won't believe what I say."
Yu Qian was a little helpless and looked at Zhu Qizhen, asking for help.
Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "Shang Ren is right, then go and have a look!"
Yu Qian was puzzled and asked: "What does the emperor mean by asking me to go to Yu County?"
"It's not you!"
Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "How about I go with you to see if Yu County is as Shang Ren said?"
"This..."
Yu Qian hesitated and said: "I'd better go there on behalf of the emperor!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I can't stay in Nanjing forever. I can pass by Yu County on the way back and take a look."
Yu Qian nodded. Yu County is very close to the capital. Since the emperor is planning to return to the capital, he should go to Yu County.
However, the New Deal here in Nanjing has just started. If he and the emperor leave, I am afraid that many things will be abandoned halfway.
"Your Majesty, Nanjing's new policy..."
"Isn't there Shang Ren here? Let him be appointed as the governor of Yingtian Mansion and be fully responsible for the new policies of Nanjing and the six provinces in Jiangnan."
Yu Qian thought to himself, shouldn't he go to Yu County to investigate first?
Dare we go to Yu County, not to verify whether what Shang Ren said is true, but just to take a look?
Well, you are the emperor, you can do whatever you say...
"I will notify the staff immediately and issue a formal appointment document."
"If I quickly go to the capital and come back, it will be a month later..."
Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment and said: "Just write the document in the name of the Nanjing Officials Department, and I'll add a seal, and it's done!"
"Your Majesty, didn't the Nanjing officials... withdraw?"
"Wouldn't it be better if you advanced the date of the document half a month?"