Chapter 30 A glass of wine releases military power

The key to the release of military power with a glass of wine is not a glass of wine, but the various treatments and money behind a glass of wine.

It's essentially exchanging power for money.

But Tang He knew that the Ming Dynasty didn't have so much money. But He Xi is here, turning out so much money out of thin air. Tang He's mind moved. He definitely gave some special treatment to some old brothers, so that they could have glory and wealth, and they would be satisfied and settled.

Tang He really didn't want to see many years of old brothers who didn't end well.

Just soup and forgot one thing.

A glass of wine released the military power, mainly because the emperor nodded and agreed. Will Zhu Yuanzhang nod and agree to this matter?

Tang He and He Xi's words, when it came to this, came to an abrupt end.

Because the nature of this matter is no longer something that He Xi can decide. It has already involved the deep game at the top of the Ming Dynasty's power. Don't say it, it's hard for He Xi to intervene. Even the soup and all that can be done is to beat the side drum, and nothing else can be done.

The more you do it, the more wrong it gets.

He Xi and Tang He played separately. From Ningbo to Nanjing, it was not too far, and it soon reached Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the twists and turns of the two and understood what it meant.

Such a thing, He Xi and Tang He will not be too clear. He Xi only put forward his strategy of managing the sea. It is the opening of the sea with restrictions. Supporting maritime merchants and granting them the privilege of operating at sea. The policy towards small maritime merchants remains the same as before.

Of course, the advantage of this is that some of the dirty work is passed on to these maritime merchants. Through privileges, tariffs, and the participation of the imperial court or the inner court, the maritime interests were shared, and it was also convenient to control the maritime situation.

The downside is that it's actually distributing maritime benefits to certain groups of people. At the same time, it is also necessary to allow the expansion of the armed forces at sea.

Under today's strong suppression, pirates will not be able to make the climate. But if you go with this policy. Maybe pirates won't harass the place anymore. The imperial court was also able to get a piece of the maritime trade. But the Ming court will also raise its own potential threats.

There are privileges at sea, it is allowed to be armed. Almost a sea side of the princes. The imperial court may be able to check and balance. But once that happens, this force is much more threatening than the pirates that preceded it.

And Tang He's private message, first reminisced about the past, and then condemned some old brothers for forgetting their roots. Not obeying the laws of the court is regret and anger. Then he hinted that many of their old brothers were rough people. I don't know any big truth. is also absolutely loyal to His Majesty, but there are some bad habits that cannot be changed. It's better to tolerate one and let it go overseas.

Zhu Yuanzhang threw the two secret letters on the table and said, "Tang He, it's still so slippery." ”

Actually, Tang He is right.

Huaixi Group and Zhu Yuanzhang have such and such contradictions. But if these veterans of the Huaixi Group are disloyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, it is absolutely slanderous. But if these old brothers have no complaints, it is even more slander.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself is bitter and the law is rigorous. When he fought the world, he was even more strict to kill the son of the general Hu Dahai for the sake of his own family law, so that Hu Dahai would be the heir. and other things.

It can be said that for the sake of the law, there are many things about killing meritorious heroes and generals.

At that time, everyone was fighting the world. If one doesn't get it right, all the heads move. It's harsh, but everybody can tolerate it. But today it is too peaceful. Although it has not yet arrived at the storage of knives and guns, the horse is put in Nanshan. However, at least the Ming Dynasty will not be overturned.

Shouldn't they, the old ministers who fight the world, enjoy it?

Don't do so much, give dozens of acres of land. There are hundreds or thousands of servants in the house. This is actually quite little, everyone came from the time of the former Yuan. What was the former Yuan official and nobleman like at that time. Now we don't really want very much. It simply cannot be compared with those who are powerful.

I'm not satisfied at all, it's a bit too much.

But everything in Zhu Yuanzhang is based on evenness. Equalization is two, the first is the equalization of land. Through migration, open up wasteland. Big cases and so on. During the Yuan Dynasty, the situation that the rich had land across states and counties, and the poor had no land. In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are more than 3,000 landlords with more than two hectares of land, and they are on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

There is also the equalization of enslavement, so that everyone in the world can bear the enslavement. One bears less.

But what the heroes want is completely hostile to Zhu Yuanzhang's politics.

A man needs hundreds of acres of land. The generals of the Huaixi Group can be ranked in the hundreds. It's all like this, not to mention how much tax the Ming court lost. Just talking about this leading role, the upward and downward effects. They did, and they didn't learn from it.

Once a tide is formed. Even Zhu Yuanzhang may not be able to control it.

Not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed. These people will be able to stop.

What is the meaning of inches? What is called insatiable.

Zhu Yuanzhang has a clear grasp of human nature. Once recognized, these heroes have privileges because of their merits. Give concessions. Many times, instead of satisfying them, it feeds them up with appetite. They have meritorious service in the world, and they should be glorious and rich. They fought down this world. Shouldn't you listen to them, why listen to those big turbans. With economic privileges, shouldn't there be political privileges?

In a word, in a word.

The biggest difference between the two sides is that Zhu Yuanzhang feels that this world belongs to me Lao Zhu. Huaixi Group many people think. This world is the Zhu family, but it was also fought by us. You Zhu Yuanzhang eat big heads, can't we eat small heads?

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang actually didn't give these nobles any privileges. Otherwise, how did the knighthood on their heads come about? Titles themselves carry economic and political privileges. However, these people are not as contented as Tang He. Most of them are dissatisfied.

Of course, in fact, from Tang He's point of view, the most important thing is the relationship with the emperor, not those who have or don't, and other things, a little more or less, it doesn't matter. As long as you have a good relationship with the emperor, there is nothing.

But many people in Huaixi Group, although the relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang is good, it is not as good as that. That's why they want something more affordable.

Of course, there is a small problem. That is, Zhu Yuanzhang's nature is a bit picky. Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that others don't see things that are enough.

It's like a big Ming Yulu. Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the Ming Dynasty, although it was less. But Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't owe money, and there are bonuses for the New Year's holidays. It's all enough. Therefore, the officials in the Hongwu period were still passable. But it's just passable. In the Yongle period, Ming Chengzu filled all kinds of messy things into nothing, and actually issued treasure money. The court officials couldn't get by all of a sudden. After that, it was even more waiting.

And the same is true of the treatment given to these nobles.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave his son, first tens of thousands of stone years. Later, I felt that it was too much, so I changed it to Wanshi. But among the nobles, Xu Da, the first hero, is only 5,000 stone per year. Li Shanchang 4,000 stones. The dukes were probably in the range of more than 2,000 stone and less than 5,000 stone. Most of the Hou family are above 1,000 stones, and below 2,000 stones, maybe a little more, more than 2,000 stones. It won't exceed 3,000 stones. As for the earl, it is under a thousand stones. Liu Bowen is only two hundred and forty stones.

Maybe some people think it's a lot. But in reality there are not much, not to mention compared to the prince. Compared to the Han Dynasty, it is not much.

A small county in Daming, the general tax is above and below 10,000 stones, and almost all counties below 10,000 stones are particularly important in terms of topography, otherwise there will be no separate counties. That is, even Xu Da. It is not as good as the so-called Wanhu Marquis in the Han Dynasty. Because in Shangxian in the Han Dynasty, there were only 10,000 households.

Xu Da didn't say it much, it didn't make sense. Is it mainly the following heroes? Desperately alive, born to die. Just a few hundred stones.

There are also all kinds of restrictions, such as not interfering with the division, not annexing land, not serving privately, and so on. This is not allowed, that is not allowed. It's no wonder that these arrogant soldiers can be satisfied.

And Zhu Yuanzhang here, I felt that these people were all mud legs at the beginning. For example, Lu Zhongheng, his family was ruined and died. Hidden in the grass with unclothed clothes, Zhu Yuanzhang beckoned him to go with him. It's considered to have survived. Now, the marquis has a knighthood, and he has almost everything. What more do you want?