In addition, in the past, there was a popular tradition in the society that it was easy to do but not to be a soldier, and it was popular to have the habit of being inferior only to study, and Yang Xuan hoped to change this atmosphere a little and gradually establish a martial style among the people.

Yang Xuan paused for a moment and continued: "Everyone, everyone says that agriculture is the foundation and business is the last.

But why are people living in poverty, while many businesses have good land and beautiful homes?

For example, salt, in the production area, is only a salt in exchange for a load of grain, but in the past, the official sale could buy 100 copper coins, and the sale of private salt was also as much as 60 copper coins, why once sold, there are more than ten times the profit in the middle? ”

Yan Ximing, the governor of Sichuan, said with a smile: "My lord, since the liberalization of the salt policy, the price of salt in various places is mostly 5 or 6 silver coins (less than half a silver coin, which is equivalent to about 50~60 copper coins).

Each small quotation (200 catties) of salt and salt quotation is 1 silver coin (1 tael of silver), and the apportionment of each catty is only 5 centimeters of silver coins (5 copper coins), and the salt quotation accounts for 10% of the price of salt.

In addition to paying salt, salt merchants also have mineral and commercial levies, and each small salt introduction needs to pay 3 silver coins, which is only 1 cent and a half cents of silver, accounting for 20%-33% of the selling price.

The four (Sichuan) yamen sold 140,000 taels of silver just by selling salt, so that they obtained 140,000 taels of silver from selling salt alone, and if you add the mineral endowment, plus the commercial endowment, the mining endowment or something, the government has about 420,000 taels of silver per year from the salt industry. ”

Yang Xuan secretly calculated 140,000 small leads, so there were about 28 million catties.

Each person needs to eat 3 catties and 6 taels of salt every year, so in this way, there are 8 million people in Sichuan Province, and only 6 million people are checked, it seems that there are still a large number of invisible households among the people.

Yang Xuan continued: "Everyone, everyone is talking about Shinong Industry and Commerce, I want to ask everyone, the people can now buy 1 catty of salt with 4 points of silver and 5 points of silver, which is half of the lower than in the past, which is beneficial to the people?"

Is it advantageous for the people, the peasants, and the workers?

Also, in the past, the province's salt income was only 230,000 taels of silver, but now there are 420,000 taels of silver every year, which is beneficial to the government? ”

When everyone heard this, they all bowed their hands and said: "The prince laughed, of course, the new salt policy is quite beneficial to the people and the government, because there is no limit on the amount of salt issued by the government every year, and the crackdown on illegal salt dealers is quite effective, and the illegal salt dealers in various places are basically extinct."

Yang Xuan smiled and looked at the crowd: "Everyone, but there are still some people who say that the government and the people compete for benefits, this kind of benefits that are not only conducive to local taxes but also bring benefits to the people, and the government used to fight for the people too little.

This is true of the smugglers, the same is true of many of the mines, and the same is true of the rectification of the mines. Soldiers, just like a person, a soldier is like a person's head, a farmer is like a person's body, a soldier is like a person's upper limbs, and a businessman is like a person's lower limbs.

If there are no scholars in a country or if the scholars are suppressed, it is equivalent to a person who has no head or has no brain, which is a dead person or a nerd.

If a country does not have peasants and artisans, it is equivalent to a person without a body, which is not a person at all, but a four-dislike. If the peasants and artisans of a country are suppressed, it is equivalent to the person's body being weak and sickly, which is to kill people.

If a country has no soldiers, or the soldiers are sluggish, it is equivalent to a person without upper limbs, Zhang Xianzhong cut off many people's upper limbs in Chong (Qing), everyone knows this result, so this person is only bullied, so this person only ages day by day and waits for death.

If there are no merchants in a country or if the merchants are sluggish, just like this person has no lower limbs, this person is crippled and cannot move at all.

Think about it, is this analysis right? You are either the brain of the country or the upper limb of the state, don't you think? ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the status of the generals was very low, and some were even similar to prisoners, so there was a saying that the peasants and industrialists were soldiers, and now although the world was in turmoil, the status of the generals had improved a lot, but as soon as they saw that they had become the upper limbs, their political status had been greatly improved, and they had become farmers, workers, and merchants.

When many scholars heard this, although they were quite dissatisfied with the promotion of the status of the general, there was nothing wrong with carefully examining this analogy, so they were amazed.

Yang Xuan smiled and said: "Everyone, in the past, we all knew that the imperial court vigorously restricted merchants, but as I just compared, merchants are equivalent to people's two feet, and if they are restricted, they are equivalent to restricting our whole person."

Also, just as some people complained to me, many places are difficult to walk, including people selling things, which are quite difficult, so I want to set up a traffic office, in charge of local road dredging, river dredging, post station, and in charge of local businesses.

The Department of Industry and Commerce is in charge of civil construction, and is in charge of craftsmen and guilds in various places. ”

Some people disagree, but the financial figures are dead, and the amount of taxes levied annually such as commercial, mining, salt, and customs levies, which seemed to be dispensable in the past, has exceeded the traditional land and ding levies.

Some people believe that the Ming Dynasty was finally unable to deal with domestic problems because of its financial bankruptcy and went to extinction, and even the most conservative Qian Bangqi and others had nothing to say in the face of huge taxes such as merchants, mines, salt, and customs.

Yang Xuan looked around at the Tartars, the Ming Dynasty was in the autumn of survival, reform can survive, and if it is not reformed, it will be destroyed, and forced reform, although Qian Bangqi was quite unhappy in his heart, but at most he could only make a fuss.

Now it is the spring ploughing in April, the outside is full of vitality, in the past, local bandits were infested, thieves were rampant, everyone did not do anything to cultivate and ate grain, to the first year of Yongli, a year has already been ten rooms and nine empty, each household does not have much grain, in the rich city plain grain price even reached one or two five dollars a load.

After the expulsion of the rogues, Tartars, and officials and bandits, the local peace was restored, and the government lent cattle and mules to plough cattle and mules, and lent seeds to encourage officials, businessmen and individuals to cultivate, and to encourage military camps.

All the way through the horses, although there are still many fields deserted, but large areas of land are full of crops, due to the previous years of dropping out of farming, this year the wind and rain are good, the crops in the field are gratifying.

Although many people live in abandoned houses, and many still live in makeshift thatched houses, most people believe that CD) has returned to its former prosperity.

On this day, sitting in a four-wheeled carriage from time to time, he occasionally saw some deserted houses, you must know that this is a city with every inch of land, not a desolate mountain village, every time he sees such a scene, Yang Xuan of course knows what the so-called prosperous era in his previous life was.

After the massacre of the population in the great turmoil, the land contradiction was alleviated, and the people who remained had a large amount of land to cultivate.

It can be said that since the Han Dynasty, China has been in such a cycle of evil deeds, and it has not been able to get out of the historical circle at all.

The carriage is very large, it can seat ten people, and now there are only Yang Xuan, Mrs. Zhu Shuying, eldest daughter Haitang, eldest son Yang Wen, and second son Yang Wu in the carriage.

Looking at the scene outside the carriage, Queen Zhu Shuying said to her sister-in-law Yang Wu, who had just learned to speak and walk: "Wu'er, don't be greedy for fun when you grow up, learn from your father, get on the horse to govern the army, and get off the horse to govern the people."

Wu'er, you don't know that in the past, although this CD) city was prosperous, it was full of beggars, so we walked for a long time like now, and we didn't encounter any begging at all. ”

Yang Xuan pulled up the curtain and said to the street outside the glass: "Madam, you, you are mistaken. As long as the society is stable, even if the mediocre officials are in charge, it will be like this. ”

Glaring at her husband opposite, Zhu Shuying shook her head and said, "You, you are talking nonsense, women teach husbands and children, I will educate Wu'er not to interrupt and not to lead Wu'er astray."

I said you, although Wen'er is a concubine, but after all, he is your eldest son, you let him play all day long, how can you assist Wu'er in the future?

Wu'er is different from others, Wu'er is your son-in-law, and he will inherit your career in the future, you, do you want Wu'er to become a mediocre person in the future? ”

Yang Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, since he became the queen, this Zhu Shuying has not stopped for a moment, and is bent on restoring the former palace etiquette.

Regardless of whether Yang Wen and Yang Wu are children, it is stipulated that they need to come to greet each day, rain or shine, without delay.

In the harem, he regarded himself as the queen, and put on the past etiquette, and he had to ask the princesses Ma Fengyu and Liu Lian'er to kneel down to him and ask for peace.

Whether it is the East or the West, the distinction between concubines is very strict, in ancient China the implementation of the polyandry concubine system, the wife can shout at the aunt and concubine, and take out the master's style, just like the current wife to the mistress, the slight difference is that the ancient aunt and concubine are legal, and the modern mistress is not legal.

Although there is no such thing as a concubine in the West, the West implements polyandry, just like the kings of England have public and semi-public lovers in addition to the so-called princesses, and some of these so-called lovers are married women and some are unmarried women.

Just like British Prime Minister David Cameron, who promoted the Brexit referendum, is a descendant of the illegitimate son of the British king (another name for the Eastern concubine), his ancestral identity is public, and some have a public title, but slightly different from the children born to the queen are illegitimate children who do not enjoy the public wealth of their children except for a certain amount of wealth.

For example, the French Emperor Napoleon had two illegitimate children before marrying the Austrian princess, and both of these illegitimate sons and their mothers openly had their own titles and enjoyed certain gifts, and could not become the successors of Napoleon's career.

In order to obtain his own heir, Napoleon married an Austrian princess and gave birth to the king of Rome.

Later, Napoleon was imprisoned until death, and everyone only honored the King of Rome under the protection of Austria as the so-called Napoleon II, not Napoleon's illegitimate son.

After the death of Napoleon II, Napoleon's nephew regarded himself as Napoleon III and eventually became the emperor of France, while Napoleon's illegitimate son, although talented and also became France's foreign minister, did not have the right to inherit like Napoleon II (son-in-law) and Napoleon III (nephew), but only had a duke title and related wealth.

It can be said that in ancient China, the system of polyandry and concubinage was practiced, and after the death of the wife, the concubine only became a wife and fully enjoyed all the status of the wife.

Although in ancient China, there were concubines, and although concubines did not have the advantage of concubines in terms of inheritance, if there were no concubines, concubines could be completely replaced.

In contrast, the West practices monogamy in name but in fact is monoandry, in which the lover can enjoy the status of a wife after divorce, but if he does not divorce, the lover and his illegitimate children have no legal rights.

Thinking of this, the corners of Yang Xuan's mouth showed an even more weird smile, shook his head and sighed: "As the saying goes, hair is long and knowledge is short, you think you are educating children, but you don't say anything about it at all, if you say so, it will harm children in the future." ”

Glaring at each other angrily, Zhu Shuying looked quite aggrieved and said, "You, what's wrong with you?" In the past, saints taught children in this way, and in order to educate Wu'er well, I specially found a few well-educated maids.

You, you actually said today that I was wrong, you, you are too picky, you have no conscience. ”

Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "Queen, I know that you are calling the so-called Confucianism, Confucius was a teacher all his life, just like many mountain chiefs (principals) everywhere."

It advocates benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, teaches people to be good, and teaches and educates people, but it is really insignificant in terms of governance experience. ”

Zhu Shuying was shocked, and suddenly smiled: "Zixiu, you, you won't be calculated by others, and even Confucius has a grudge now." ”

Yang Xuan laughed, re-opened the curtains, pointed to the vendors shouting and selling outside, and said with a smile: "How many people were on the CD) market back then, how many people were in the entire CD) Plain back then, and how many are there now?"

In the past few years, more than 30% of the population has died in the entire CD) plain, and the entire four (Sichuan) is also about 20%. ”

Zhu Shuying's face turned pale in shock, and she glared at the other party and said, "Zixiu, you, what nonsense are you talking about, do you think it's a good thing to die so many people?" ”

Yang Xuan shook his head and sighed: "Of course it's not a good thing, but every time the so-called Great Governance, whether it is the Governance of Wenjing, the Governance of Zhenguan, or the Governance of Hongwu, the so-called Great Governance is not like this.

Let's take the past CD) Plain as an example, in the past, many fields in the huge CD) Plain were all occupied by the Shu Wangfu and were occupied by the military tun, most of the people rented fields, because there were too many people and too few fields, many people did not have any fields to rent, so they became the so-called displaced people.

And those who rent the land for farming, a large part of the land must be handed over to the landlord in a year, so even if they work hard for a year, the income is still very limited. ”

Looking at each other in disbelief, Zhu Shuying's voice was worried: "Zixiu, you, what you said is true?" ”

Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Of course it's true, the sage place politicians must know the people's livelihood suffering, many people only go until the people's livelihood suffers, and they don't know what causes the people's livelihood suffering."

Tell me, is it wrong for me to educate my children like this? From an early age, they need to know the people's livelihood and the main reasons for the people's livelihood. ”

Pulling his son Yang Wu, who broke free from his arms and walked around in the carriage, Zhu Shuying sighed: "The concubine was born in the deep palace all the year round, if it weren't for the misfortune of the mansion and the difficulty of escaping, the concubine has also understood and often penetrated into the people in recent years, I just hope that everyone has a bodhisattva heart, but I really don't know why the people are suffering." ”

Yang Xuan smiled, looked at his second son, although they may not understand anything, but still opened his heart and said: "The ancients had a poem: On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops fall into the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard, and it is about the people's livelihood and suffering.

Zhumen's wine and meat stinky road has frozen bones, talking about unfair social distribution and the widening gap between the rich and the poor.

The so-called chaos will be followed by great governance, which is the result of the cycle of vicious behavior of the population.

Of course, there is a way to change this, and of course the husband has found this way. ”

Although she didn't know much about it, Zhu Shuying leaned forward, looked at her husband, and said in a worried voice: "Zixiu, you, tell me, what is the method, the male protagonist is outside the female protagonist, I teach my husband and children at home all day long, and I have educated Wu'er like this since I was a child."

Wu'er is your sister-in-law, and he will inherit your career in the future. ”

Yang Xuan complained bitterly in his heart, but he still said casually: "In addition to the restrictions made by the past dynasties and dynasties to support the weak, the most important thing is science and technology, scientific and technological invention and innovation.

As you have also seen, in the past, marching and fighting required a large amount of labor to be levied from the localities, and it was shameful to transport grain for thousands of miles, and the consumption on the road was several times that of the consumption before the battle.

But since I introduced the Westerners' four-wheeled carriages, this problem has been solved very well.

Ships and four-wheeled carriages transported grain to the front, and soldiers were transported to the camp by two-wheeled carriages and rickshaws.

The front-line soldiers have food to eat, vegetables to eat, everyone eats well and gets sick less, so of course they are invincible, and it is difficult for them to win whether they are rogue or green battalions.

However, the local government does not levy labor, and the people only need to pay taxes normally, and of course live and work in peace and contentment. ”

When Zhu Shuying heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and watched her second son Yang Wu grabbing her husband's robe and playing, and the whole person looked very proud: "Zixiu, this is what you said."

Cheap concubines often hear many ladies and wives complain that the emperor is mean and unkind, and rewards him for his rebellion, and I hope that you will not be Yue Wumu Han Yanxuan, but also praise you.

For example, Mrs. Yan often said that everyone didn't see the wooden cart oxen and horses invented by Zhuge Wuhou back then, but the two-wheeled carriage and rickshaw you invented was better.

There is also Mrs. Liu (Liu Changlin), who has always boasted about the four-wheeled carriage you equipped for Lord Liu, which is not only spacious and comfortable to sit in, but also can run two or three hundred times a day.

It's that Mrs. Qian often says that Qian Bangqi sighs at home, saying that the talent of adults is ten times that of Dolgon, and the adults will definitely succeed in the Northern Expedition.

Mrs. Qian often says that with your talents, you should definitely tear the earth and seal the king in the future, and I don't understand why some people in the court are still desperately slandering you. ”

With a joy in his heart, he patted the other party's little hand, and Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Ying'er, the main reason for her husband's achievements is to implement the new policy, and the result of snatching the taxes that should have been paid in the past from the hands of scoundrels, heroes, officials, and corrupt officials is mainly the application of new technologies."

In order to change the cycle of evil deeds in the past, the most important thing is to devote scholars and doctors to scientific research, and the main thing is to encourage the application of various new technologies. ”

Most of the Chinese are pragmatists, and some people commented that there is no right and wrong, only interests, Zhu Shuying said with a worried face: "Zixiu, this, this kind of invention and creation can not be encountered, and it takes a generation of grandmasters to complete, if you hope for this, is it a bit of a sacrifice to seek the end?" ”

Yang Xuan smiled and pointed to the carriageway below: "What can be met but not sought, what is the end of the sacrifice, the main reason is that we don't understand these things."

Take this carriage as an example, although it can now run 200 miles a day, if we continue to improve, I heard from Ansiwen that it can run 6 or 700 miles in one day and one night in the West. ”

Zhu Shuying was quite unconvinced, and her eldest son Yang Wen asked again and again how she could run so fast?

After walking around the city, the family went to the teahouse to drink a little tea, visited a few silk shops, and returned to the palace in the evening.