Chapter 161: The Linkage between the Industrial Revolution and Political Reform

Su Boheng said: "The imperial court directly manages the small people. It's not like nothing has ever been done before. Tyrant Qin has done it, what happened to him? The former Song Dynasty also did it, redundant soldiers and redundant politics, and even redundant officials. The former Song Dynasty paid taxes far away from the current dynasty, and then could use the taxes, but they were far inferior to the current dynasty. ”

"Suppose, one county, 11,000 households. If the imperial court directly administers each household, one hundred and ten households is one mile. 10,000 households, 100 miles long. If you want the six-room clerk, the servants, and even the servants needed by the Yamen Academy, this rough calculation will require at least more than 1,000 people, or even more than 1,000 people. And such a small county, according to the current situation, 11,000 households, but only 40,000 men and women are strong. Children are not counted. Even the lowest clerk is counted as ten stone of grain a year. It couldn't be less. A person has to eat two or three stones of grain a year. Not to mention. Everyone is family. Bring home the bacon. Ten stones of grain is enough for the family to eat and wear, it's hard to say. According to such statistics, the amount of money that supports the small county is about 10,000 stones. Among the expenses, Yulu is only a part, in addition to Yulu, there are other expenses. And such a small county, how much tax will be paid to the household department in a year? There is a gap between the North and the South. It is about 20,000 stone in the north and about 30,000 stone in the south. Of course, the land of Jiangnan is not among them. It can be said that according to His Majesty's method. After the whole world supports local expenses, there are very few places that can pay taxes to the imperial court. It must be known that there is only one county government in the county, but there is a government office in the government, and there are three divisions in the province, and there are more yamen in the imperial court, and Yulu is higher. In a word, the imperial court governed the local area and entrusted the gentry outside the county seat to the gentry, not because of trust. Not because of indulgence, but because of necessity. ”

"Even in the Han Dynasty, the people's livelihood was important, and it was only the three elders. Today's grain chief squire, today's three elders. ”

"If it is really according to His Majesty's idea, the imperial court will directly manage every household. I'm talking about every household, not one. It's already unbearable. His Majesty checked the yellow book, and there were many hidden acres. But in fact, the book is even more unreliable. There was no birth, old age, sickness and death that year, but not every old man died, so he went to the yamen to register, and the number of people in the book did not match that of everyone. But in this case, the court doesn't have much control, just need to be long, so that each li can be out on time. But according to the new management model. It's impossible to raise all of this. ”

He Xi said: "In the final analysis, it is a problem of money, and the problem of money will not be a problem sooner or later." ”

The economic base determines the superstructure. This sentence could not be more correct.

If there is no industrial revolution, Zhu Yuanzhang is simply looking for death by doing this, and the administrative cost is too high. And it's also very difficult to manage. It is impossible for an agrarian society to supply such an official, and He Xi felt that the time was not ripe at first.

In He Xi's heart, it must be not too late to launch it after the industrial production model in Liaodong has spread to the whole country.

It's just that since Zhu Yuanzhang has this idea, he has to send it when he is ready to fly. In his heart, He Xi has done a good job of implementing political reform and industrial revolution together.

Su Boheng sighed and stopped talking.

Essentially, Su Boheng is against this. At this moment, Su Boheng already had a thought in his heart, that is: "It's better to go back." ”

Xie Jin said: "Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, he is naturally thoughtful. So we just have to think about what to do. ”

He Xi nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, this is the top priority." ”

Xie Jin said: "The students think that today's matter must first let go of the wind and win the hearts of the world's scholars, and the students can bear this matter." ”

Xie Jin also has some reputation in the newspaper industry, and he can be regarded as a famous person in the world because of the new media such as newspapers. In this matter, it is very capable.

He Xi said: "Then this matter will be handed over to you." ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "My lord, this matter is very important. The first thing to know is who is for and against? Only by knowing who supports and who opposes can we prescribe the right medicine. ”

"First of all, the DPRK supports it, and the opposition opposes it."

"This thing is essentially an expansion of the power of the imperial court. The power of the officials who are attached to the imperial court has increased greatly, and those who do not occupy a position in the imperial court, their reputation in the countryside depends on the popularity of their relatives, such people will be suppressed. ”

"Naturally, they will object. It's just that it was built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers are strong, and there are some small things in the place, so there is nothing to be afraid of. These people will only hide, and the matter of changing the law of the Ming Dynasty is also invisible to them. However, once the new law is not good, the world will be boiling, and it will be these people's actions. ”

"Secondly, Doctor. How does Confucianism rule the world? Etiquette. What is the use of etiquette, wait for the noble and lowly, don't be humble. Equality under His Majesty's imperial power is naturally a good thing for the people, but for the scholars, it is a lower status. These people will definitely oppose it. It's a joke to make them equal to mud legs. ”

"That's the biggest resistance."

"It's just that it's not a problem either. The people of the world who dare to be strong in front of His Majesty. There aren't a few left. As long as Your Majesty is willing, this is not a problem. ”

"But—"

Yao Guangxiao fell silent all of a sudden.

He Xi asked, "But what?" ”

Yao Guangxiao got up, wandered a few steps, and finally sighed and said, "My lord, the affairs of the world are not inside or outside, and the same is true for the things that change the law. Wang Anshi's failure to change the law was certainly due to the difficulties and opposition of the old party, but if the new party's policies had not gone wrong, it would not have reached the point of rejecting it. The benefits are not hundred, and the law does not change. The current thing is actually a trivial matter, and the trick is also a small trick. What we really need to pay attention to is how to change the law, and how to spread out the major policies of the world in the hearts of adults? That's the most important thing. ”

Yao Guangxiao got to the point.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's authority, he can almost do whatever he wants. Don't say anything about changing the law and not changing the law, it is perverse, who in the world can stop it?

In the last few years of Zhu Yuanzhang's history, he went on a killing spree, and there was not necessarily any resistance in the court. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang did something, there were many hidden dangers and problems, and they finally broke out after Zhu Yuanzhang's death.

The same is true of today's changes.

The tricks of power are all small roads.

The real battle for the avenue has just begun.

To be honest, He Xi didn't expect that the matter of changing the law would be put on the surface so quickly. He didn't have any concrete ideas for a while. However, one thing is for sure, many times speed is not enough. Today, of course, we can hold high the banner of law change, but we must do the law change one by one, with great momentum and steady pace.

He Xi said: "What Mr. Yao said is extremely true, in my opinion, changing the law of the Ming Dynasty today is just to put what you are already doing into the open. In fact, the matter of changing the law is not in Nanjing, but in Liaodong. ”

Yao Guangxiao's heart moved, and he said, "Liaodong? ”

He Xi said: "One place first, and then promote to the world." Therefore, there is no place more suitable than Liaodong. ”

Yao Guangxiao pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, this method is good, you can attack if you advance, and you can defend when you retreat." The most important thing is to be controllable. If adults do come to Nanjing to implement the new law, I am really worried. But how to Liaodong, it will be much better. As the adults said, Liaodong has actually begun to change the law a long time ago. Again, before the name was not right, today the name is also excellent. There is only one thing, but it cannot be delayed. ”

He Xi said: "What is it? ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "The establishment of a province in eastern Liaoning, the implementation of the new law, one government and one county, does not play any role at all. The influence in the world is limited, not to mention, His Majesty has already brought this matter to the fore. You can't keep a low profile. Therefore, it is timely to set up a province in eastern Liaodong, and to implement the new policy with the land of a province, and at the same time to settle the people below. ”

Yao Guangxiao accented the last sentence.

He Xi understood in his heart and understood Yao Guangxiao. Because no matter why Zhu Yuanzhang did this, but now is different from the past. There are some things that He Xi has to care about.