The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

No one thought that Qin Haoming looked polite, but he spoke so sharply and ruthlessly, without the slightest emotion. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Donglin Party's proposition has been talked about for decades, and it can be said that it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and accepted by the majority of scholars.

Suddenly, he was said to be empty words, clichés, and, and the talk was misleading the country, and for a while, everyone could not accept it.

"Governor Qin, please be cautious!"

Qian Qianyi's face was gloomy, and then he turned to the direction of Shizi and said loudly: "Guozijian is the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, not a place for someone to be unconventional and distort the facts, I hope you students will not be gullible!" ”

The scene was in an uproar again, and the buzzing was endless.

No one thought that at the beginning, the two sides were so hot, and the words and swords kept talking, is this still the demeanor that a court member should have?

Li Yuanmo coughed lightly in embarrassment, walked to the field and saluted the two of them separately and said, "The two adults must not hurt the harmony by the battle of will.

Today, it is just a matter of meeting friends with texts, so that students can accept and understand new doctrines, and those who speak are not guilty, and those who hear are full of caution! ”

Qin Haoming glanced at Qian Qianyi, who was still angry, and said to him with a smile; "Words are not clear, etiquette is not clear.

Lord Qian is really domineering, as the leader of Donglin, can't he even let Bendu finish speaking? ”

Qian Qianyi snorted coldly by him, arched his hands, and did not answer.

"Ladies and gentlemen, why does this governor say that the ideas of the Donglin Party are empty words, clichés, and, and that they are misleading the country?

In fact, you ask yourself, what have they done for Daming over the years? Has it helped the current situation? ”

Qin Haoming's eyes widened angrily, and he suddenly shouted at hundreds of students.

His words did not mean to be sensational, but the real historical situation, which is why later scholars said that the Donglin Party misled the country.

In real history, the Donglin Party represented the interests of merchants and landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang at that time, and opposed the imperial court's collection of taxes on industrialists and merchants.

And taking advantage of the opportunity of Emperor Chongzhen to clear Wei Zhongxian's forces, he canceled or reduced the taxes on overseas trade tax, mining tax, salt tax, tea tax and other taxes, making the Ming Dynasty's source of fiscal revenue more single.

The source of tax revenue of the imperial court was more dependent on ordinary peasants, and various natural disasters at that time caused a large number of peasants to go bankrupt and form a large number of displaced people, which directly led to the great peasant uprising.

The voice wafted above the empty Guozi Prison, and the scholars were taken by him, and there was an eerie silence.

Of course, there are also many people who are thinking about why since the Donglin Zhugong took charge of the government, the current situation is not as good as that of the eunuch party, what is the reason?

"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband!

Everyone is responsible for Guozuo, why is there an exception in Daming?

You enjoy all kinds of benefits given by the Ming Dynasty, with good food and clothing, and no worries about hunger and satiety.

Even, you spend a lot of money in the flower shop and your face does not change, why do you want to take food from the ordinary people who are hungry, is there such a reason in the world?

This is like the people in your family, who shout every day that they are extremely loyal to the Lord's house, but in private they disobey the yang and the yin, and steal the Lord's property? ”

The more Qin Haoming spoke, the more angry he became, and he even began to give examples.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, morale was recognized as the worst, the collapse of the country was imminent, and the Qinhuai River was still drunk with money, which was a microcosm of the degeneration of the national gentry.

If that's all there is to it, you can enjoy it, but the problem is that they will hold back.

In Qin Haoming's view, the first credit for the demise of the Ming Dynasty should be this group of ignorant and greedy Jiangnan gentry.

As we all know, the Ming Dynasty suffered a serious natural disaster that was rare in human history for a century and lasted for decades.

Encountering the Manchu Kou Pass again, the people in the north lived in great difficulty, and the Ming government was anxious about it.

As a result, in this dangerous situation, the actions of the industrial and commercial landlord class in Jiangnan, which is rivaling the wealth of the country, are so outrageous.

They supported the Jiangnan civilian-official clique represented by the Donglin Party, and through all kinds of shameless means, they evaded taxes, and for their own interests, they stole a penny of the state's taxes, and they made an extra fortune.

As a result, nine out of ten taxes in the south of the Yangtze River have escaped, and the tea tax in Zhejiang is only twenty taels a year, which is a big joke in the world.

As for the border pass in eastern Liaodong, how to spend less money and how to do it. The shortage of wages in Liaodong has intensified.

Coupled with the exploitation of officers at all levels, the soldiers got very little, and their morale was low. The generals of the Ming army wrote and asked for money every day, and Emperor Chongzhen was at a loss.

However, the Donglin Party accused the Liaodong officers of improper command, ineffective combat, and embezzlement of military salaries.

Throttling is often moralistic, how can it be done without open source?

Of course, the Donglin Party will not increase the industrial and commercial taxes, and the burden will naturally fall on the peasants.

Finally, the poorest Northwest peasants revolted. also invaded Beijing, and Chongzhen committed suicide. Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the customs, and the tragedy of the Chinese nation began.

Of course, objectively speaking, they did not reap the benefits either.

Throughout the lives of most of the Donglin Party members, they were persecuted to death by Wei Zhongxian's remnants, or martyred against the Qing Dynasty, or lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, or cut their hair to become monks, but only a few really entered the Qing Dynasty.

For example, the Mr. Yu Shan in front of him was reduced to the Qing with the shaving of his hair, but later he and Zheng Chenggong opposed the Qing Dynasty, so that he was rated as a second minister by the enemy chief Qianlong.

Qin Haoming's remarks today, the most affected are the scholars of the Guozijian.

These students, who are similar to the ivory towers of later generations, are still stepping into officialdom, have no conflicts of interest, and know nothing about political affairs.

However, it is precisely because of this that they are the most intellectually curious. It is estimated that it was specially arranged by Guozijian, and Shizi Yan Yan stood up and asked Qin Haoming with a puzzled expression:

"Dare to ask Governor Qin, is it wrong to oppose the corruption and perversion of the law by the powerful and benefit the people and the people?"

"It is right to oppose the corruption and perversion of the law by the powerful, but if we want to benefit both the business and the people, where does the national finance come from?"

Qin Haoming did not answer a specific question, but asked a rhetorical question.

"The state tax was originally taken from the people for the people, not simply used as a servant for civil and military officials.

Water conservancy, national defense construction, and disaster relief in disaster years all come from here.

For example, when a family is in a good year, when it is a disaster year, there is a process of regulating and buffering, so that it will not be in a hurry. Does Yan Shizi agree? ”

Then, Qin Haoming took the lead in explaining the function of national taxation clearly, and peeled off the cocoon little by little.

In fact, his thoughts are very simple, in his heart, he has actually despaired of the Donglin party.

But the young scholars of Guozijian, the elite of the Ming Dynasty, were the objects of his eagerness to win over or hope to change their thinking.

"I see! That's why we should benefit businesses and the people.

When Zhang Shoufu was in power, he did not raise the commercial tax, but still achieved a surplus in the national finance. The state reserves of grain can be used for ten years, and the state treasury has accumulated four million taels of silver. Why? ”

Seeing Yan Yu nodding and looking real, Qian Qianyi couldn't hold his breath and jumped out to refute.

It's not that the Dudonglin Party is pedantic, Qian Qianyi is very shrewd.

How did he not know that over the years, what the Donglin Party had done had disappointed Emperor Chongzhen, and even many scholars among the people had many doubts.

However, they are not only vested interest groups, but at the same time, they have not been able to change their ways, otherwise, wouldn't they prove that what they did was wrong?

"Doesn't Mr. Qian even know this time and that time? According to Bendo, but Err? ”

Qin Haoming grimaced, coldly ridiculed Qian Qianyi, then turned around and ignored his reaction, and said loudly:

"Students, don't you hear that oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges?

Nowadays, the ages are different, the backgrounds are different, how can they be compared?

But even so, have you ever thought that the annual tax of the national treasury is only four million taels, but the property capital of the merchant magnates in each prefecture, state, and county is far more than four million taels?

Is it normal for a country to have less money in the treasury than there is private money?

And the princes of the imperial court ignore it, regardless of the life and death of the people in the north, is this worrying about the country and the people? ”

Qin Haoming raised his hands high, and shouted loudly.

"If the country lives and dies, will it avoid it because of misfortune and good fortune?

For example, today is suffering from internal and external troubles, the people are struggling to make a living, and border troubles are frequent, but the imperial court's finances are stretched thin, and it is unable to provide relief to the victims and pay military salaries, which is completely inconsistent with the scene of our big country.

The vast majority of the imperial court's economic resources are controlled by bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen, have you ever thought about how to solve these problems?

There are no eggs under the nest, and I believe that you all understand, but the country has come to this point, don't you know the wealth of the merchants in the south of the Yangtze River?

Don't you know who is richer or the farmer?

Shinong industry and commerce are the foundation of the country, originally did not distinguish each other, but each other's lives are very different, have you considered it? ”

Qin Haoming's emotions became more and more excited, and his shouting and questioning were like sharp arrows shooting at everyone, and the hall seemed to have become a stage for him alone.

Hundreds of students were silent, and even some of the division commanders of Guozijian were thoughtful, frowning and staring at Qin Haoming's tall figure on the stage.

At this moment, all the scholars deeply remembered Qin Haoming's name in their hearts, as well as his voice and questions.

With a long breath and looking at the energetic faces of the Guozi Supervisor, Qin Haoming immediately made a decision, he must not let the Donglin Party destroy these elites.

The reason why the Donglin Party and the Fushe were able to control these scholars was that in addition to clearing their names, what was more important was that they controlled the imperial examination so that they could use these scholars for their use.

"I advise the heavenly lord to be vigorous and reduce talents without sticking to one pattern!

All the scholars are the elites of the Ming Dynasty, but after all, the number of places in the imperial examination is limited, and it can be said that thousands of troops have crossed the single-plank bridge!

At this time of national turmoil, the Governor sincerely hopes that aspiring soldiers can join the ranks of the Tianxiong Army, or the secretary, or the staff, or praise the military, and defend our Ming with practical actions.

In the future, if you have military merits, this governor will definitely make it clear to the future that you will be honored.

If you are interested, please go to the military station to find the Governor, or he can come back at a later date, the door of the Governor will always be open to you.

In addition, so that you can know that your seniors, Lu Xinrong, Hong Dixin, and Xu Jie, have joined the army and are under the command of this governor. ”

Qin Hao made a compilation around the Ming Dynasty, and the students of Chao Guozi said sincerely. What the Donglin Party can give, he can too.

As soon as these words came out, many students were quite moved on the spot. Of course, there are dismissives, and so on.

However, all this doesn't matter to Qin Haoming. He didn't want to use it all, that wasn't realistic.

Some children of rich or big families must take the path of the serious imperial examination, which is not what he wants, and he can't endure hardship.

On the contrary, some poor people are more likely to do things in a down-to-earth manner and are eager to get ahead, which is what he needs.