Zhu Yuan took a stack of folds and looked at them, the thickness was different, but there were as many as six parts.

Open the first one.

This is an imperial historian from the Jinling Imperial History Observatory, talking about Zhu Yuan's order to prohibit the private sector from participating in sea fishing.

Expected.

Roughly sweeping the content, it is also reasonable and impartial.

Let's look at the second one.

This is a prelude to Zhedong according to the inspection, impeaching Zhu Yuan for corruption and bribery, and looting excessively, so that on the return trip, he treasured his goods and Meiji servants, and loaded a whole eleven big ships.

This......

It seems that it is true, it is indeed eleven large ships.

Flipping down further, it is nothing more than all kinds of crimes, rumors and rumors.

After browsing them all, Zhu Yuan took out a copy and handed it to Lao Zhu opposite, and said with a smile: "Ancestor, this is good, 'unauthorized promotion', 'competing for profits with the people', 'exacting taxes and heavy taxes', 'abducting people's daughters', 'encroaching on fertile land', 'using power for personal gain', 'excessive greed', and 'plotting against others'." Tsk, eight major crimes. Speaking of which, I have been writing a debriefing report recently, which roughly summarizes the work of the past six months, as well as follow-up implementation suggestions for my ancestors. This one...... He summed it up for me. ”

Lao Zhu took it back, but glared at Zhu Yuan, and scolded with a smile: "You are calm, you can still laugh, aren't you afraid at all?" ”

As he spoke, he opened it.

I've seen it in advance, this is a second look, and I want to hear how the twenty-third grandson of my own baby on the other side responds.

"I'm afraid," Zhu Yuan nodded: "Actually, since the ancestor asked someone to transfer the first impeachment chapter to me, I have been a little afraid." And know, that's just the beginning. ”

Lao Zhu thought for a moment and said, "It's the ...... He who talks about collecting fish. I remember. You've made sense, and I think it's good. Otherwise, it will not be transferred to you for disposal. ”

"Yuan'er is talking about this behind this."

Lao Zhu raised his head: "Huh? ”

Zhu Yuan said: "At first, ancestor, I actually want to...... Well, since I have returned to this era so magically, and my ancestors trust me so much, I want to do my best, for example, my ancestors have continuously rewarded land, but I don't want it, because I want to lead by example, like a blank piece of paper, and be innocent in life and work. ”

Lao Zhu's expression was slightly restrained, and he didn't speak, just continued to look over. He could feel that, then, it was but.

Zhu Yuan also turned around: "But after the impeachment letter, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, I couldn't make a blank piece of paper." ”

Lao Zhu still looked over: "Why?" ”

Zhu Yuan and Lao Zhu looked at each other and said: "Yuan'er is a person who has lived for two lifetimes, not really this teenage child on the surface, in his previous life...... is also accustomed to seeing the world, so he knows that people's hearts are the most unbearable to withstand repeated tosses. Let's just say that these impeachments, one or two letters are fine, three letters and four letters are fine, but if they continue to be repeated over the years, and the ancestors have seen too much, they will begin to doubt, is this true? ”

Lao Zhu opened his mouth to say something, but Zhu Yuan had already rushed to continue: "There is a problem, if Yuan'er continues to remain in a blank state, those people, as long as they successfully throw an ink dot on me and are seen by the ancestors, then this ink dot will be very dazzling, which makes the ancestors feel ...... Oh, it turns out that this kid is all fake, it's all a lie to me. ”

"How so?" Lao Zhu finally spoke, and shook his head as he spoke: "It won't be like this!" ”

Zhu Yuan still continued quickly: "In contrast, if I take the initiative to do some ridiculous things, such as being lustful and greedy for money, this is equivalent to smearing some ink on myself in advance, and then being seen by my ancestors and lowering your expectations for me." When the time comes, if someone impeaches me and throws another ink dot at me, my ancestors will think, that kid is this virtue, how bad it is. It just so happens that I can still do things, and my ancestors can probably tolerate me for a little longer. ”

Lao Zhu looked at the dark and transparent young eyes of his own baby twenty-third grandson opposite, was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "This ...... What a stupid thing he said suddenly. ”

"I didn't want to explain it to my ancestors, I just wanted to do it silently, but my ancestors were so good to Yuan'er that I couldn't help but want to confess to you," Zhu Yuan said honestly, with a little secret: "Moreover, this is not a stupid thing. Remembering the past life...... It is a poem of the next dynasty: If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad painting fan, and so idle changes but the old people's hearts, but the old people's hearts are changeable. Everyone wants everything to be as it first is, and everyone can't resist the changeability of people's hearts. In this world, there are too many disturbances, you don't want to change, it can also forcibly twist people beyond recognition. ”

After listening to these words, Lao Zhu thought of all the things in the "Book of Heaven", and suddenly felt a little sad, closed the impeachment recital in front of him, got up, and reached out to fish out the stack in front of Zhu Yuan, walked to the window and threw it directly into the river, while saying to his own baby twenty-third grandson who was still sitting next to the book: "Yuan'er, you are at ease, our family, nothing remains the same." Whoever dares to make noise and provoke again, I will cut him. ”

After saying this, Lao Zhu reacted and looked out the window.

It's time to cut these just now, after thinking about it, he remembered four names, and Lao Zhu planned to ask again later, and he didn't let go of any of them.

These scholars will make a fuss about some trivial things, so they know how much their own children have done. If it weren't for the fact that he opened up the sea grain route, so that he could increase the army without worries, if it wasn't for the strategy of attacking and outflanking Dadu, and even, if it wasn't for the hot air balloon, then this army would have finished a battle that could only be ended in two or three years in just a few months?

When he returned to the book and sat down again, seeing that Zhu Yuan was still a little sad, Lao Zhu said again: "Child, just forget what you just had, and when you go back to Jinling, I will give you another breath and cut down those few people who talk nonsense." ”

Zhu Yuan sniffled, felt his eyes start to moisten again, shook his head, and wanted to say something, feeling a little choked.

After taking a few deep breaths, I saw Lao Zhu get up again, poured water in person, hurriedly caught it, and had to stand up, but Lao Zhu held down his shoulder, so he could only sit down again, thanked him, and then slowed down, and said: "Ancestor, I still have to talk about this matter." ”

After Lao Zhu turned back to the book, he didn't sit down yet, and when he heard the words, he waved his hand to stop him: "Don't say it, don't mention this." ”

Zhu Yuan insisted: "I still have to say that this matter seems to be not big, but the truth behind it is actually related to our Zhu family, and Yuan'er must sort out and understand the ancestors." ”

Seeing Zhu Yuan's solemn tone, Lao Zhu paused, and then nodded slightly.

Zhu Yuan organized the language and said: "Have you ever thought that all the people in the world really want to 'expel Hulu and restore China', and they are really very optimistic about our new Ming Dynasty?" ”

Lao Zhu shook his head: "It must not be, otherwise there will be some kind of battle." ”

This is a bit biased.

Zhu Yuan no longer threw bricks and jade, but said directly: "It's not just the Yuan Court that has been destroyed, but also, what Yuan'er wants to say is that all over the Central Plains, the original rich and powerful families actually don't want to change the dynasty so much." What they want to change is just the poor people who really can't survive like their ancestors. ”

Lao Zhu reacted that he had just misunderstood.

Thinking about the words of his precious twenty-third grandson, compared with the experience of the past ten years, it is obvious that this is indeed the case.

In the early days of joining the Red Scarf, whenever they went to a place, the officers and soldiers often could not fight, and they were greeted by more local heroic and powerful township soldiers.

Nodding slightly, Lao Zhu didn't interject, just waited for Zhu Yuan to continue.

Zhu Yuan thought about it again, and then said: "When Yuan'er first discussed the science of economics with his ancestors, he said that from the perspective of economic science, the Yuan Dynasty was quickly defeated in less than a hundred years, and the reasons were twofold. First of all, the production level is not as developed as our Han people. However, what is more serious is actually the distribution level, the Yuan court allowed the nobles, the powerful, and the big families to wantonly invade and loot the people, completely forgetting the sentence of Tang Zong's 'water can carry the boat, and it can also overturn the boat', and the people can't survive, so they can only rise up. ”

"Among them, the local wealthy and powerful households actually have more interests than the Yuan court, otherwise, the Yuan court would not have had serious economic problems and even financial collapse in the last few decades because of the inability to collect taxes and taxes."

"In the history books, there was a sentence from the ancestor, and I don't know if you said it this time, called 'Yuan Yikuan lost the world'."

"It's incisive."

"In the past half a year, people in the southeast, one of my deepest feelings is that the local family is really rich. Let's just talk about the glass, because it was commonplace in the previous life, and the windows of every house were inlaid with transparent glass, I didn't expect anything, I just planned to start a small business. Unexpectedly, when the glass is fired, it can be sold to the same extent as gold. On the one hand, this shows that glass is very rare in this era, and on the other hand, it is still one thing, the local family is really rich. There is money to the records of the wild history of the previous life, and some large families can even donate one-third of the city wall of Jinling City with the power of one family. ”

When Lao Zhu heard this, he finally couldn't help but interrupt: "This is nonsense, the city wall is a heavy weapon for defense, how can we let that private person interfere, we are not craftsmen without money." Said and was curious: "What does this wild history say...... Is it the big family? ”

Zhu Yuan shook his head: "Yuan'er also knows that it's not true, as for which family, I won't tell my ancestors, anyway, it's a wild history." ”

Lao Zhu understood Zhu Yuan's thoughts, and he didn't mind, but just motioned for him to continue.

Zhu Yuan continued: "There is an idiom called 'desire is difficult to fill', even under the leniency of the Yuan court, the local wealthy and powerful families have accumulated for a hundred years, but the people's hearts will never be satisfied. For example, I went to Minnesota Prefecture. In the past six months, while managing the transportation of grain, it has also opened up two major sources of finance, one is to reorganize the maritime trade, and the other is to encourage marine fishing through various measures. Before I arrived, according to records, the annual fishing output of Zhoushan Fishery was only about 3 million catties, but only this year's summer flood, this number was increased to 430,000 quintals, equivalent to 43 million catties, which is just the beginning. At the sea trade level, there are only ten licenses, and 2 million taels of silver are earned. ”

Lao Zhu couldn't help nodding: "This is your talent, I look at it." ”

Zhu Yuan took a sip of the tea that Lao Zhu had just poured for himself, and then said: "Ancestor, I still can't help but defend myself here, I am not greedy for money, if I am greedy for money, not to mention anything else, but the 2 million taels of maritime trade company license income, I have a hundred ways to quietly put it in my pocket, instead of taking it out to supplement the state." ”

Lao Zhu waved his hand: "Don't talk about this disappointment." ”

Zhu Yuan continued: "What I have done in the past six months is actually the root cause of my impeachment. Because, I made two pieces of fat, one was 'sea catch', but as soon as they tasted it, I didn't give it to them anymore. Another piece of 'sea trade', with the support of the imperial court, I believe that the overall overseas trade volume of the Ming Dynasty will increase rapidly, which can make the southeast maritime merchants earn more, but, because I have locked in a tax of 20% higher than that of previous dynasties, and there are strict control measures, which will make them neither able to hide their income, nor can they get more. So, of course, attack me. If I fail, the policies that were set before, they will be able to gradually relax the imperial court through continuous lobbying and continuous writing, and in the end, not a penny will be given to the imperial court, and all will fall into their own pockets. Let's just say that the current and last years of the Yuan Court are actually like this. The ancestor brought back many official documents and classics of the Yuan court this time, and if you go back and sort them out, you will definitely be able to find out how bad their financial situation is, and, if I remember correctly, since the founding of the country, it has been very bad, and the peak tax of the Yuan Dynasty is probably only half of the highest in our Ming Dynasty. The question is, why does the same piece of land produce so little? The answer is very simple, it has been eaten, but it is not one of those poor people who are so hungry that they can only rebel. ”

Lao Zhu was thoughtful.

Again, I thought about it, I should write it down and think about it.

However, think that his precious twenty-third grandson is in front of him, and let him sort it out later.

Zhu Yuan took another sip of water, and continued: "All this made me realize one thing. Distribution is more important than production. This is contrary to what I originally thought. In the beginning, I thought that distribution could be done slowly, and the main problem at the moment was to increase production. However, it turns out that if you go the wrong way at the beginning, then no matter how high the production is in the future, many things will not be avoided. Because the dividends brought by the increase in production cannot fall on all the people. When production continues to improve, it may not be much, but once production stagnates and accumulated problems erupt, it may only be a dozen years before everything falls apart. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuan looked at Lao Zhu: "Ancestor, what I'm talking about is our Ming Dynasty." ”

Without waiting for Lao Zhu to respond, Zhu Yuan gave an explanation: "In the history books of later generations, many dynasties have the so-called 'prosperous era', but the Ming Dynasty does not seem to have it, at least it is not as famous as 'Zhenguan Zhizhi' and 'Kangqian Shengshi', do your ancestors know why?" ”

Lao Zhu was puzzled: "Why?" ”

"Because, in other dynasties, the ancestors first laid the foundation, and then after several generations of operation, they came to a peak, whether it was the Han and Tang dynasties or the later Qing Dynasty." Zhu Yuan said: "Only the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors are only one generation, and they brought this dynasty to the peak, of course, I am not talking about the peak of economic volume, but the peak of national strength." This mainly includes two aspects: economic strength and military strength. In terms of economy, the grain tax of more than 30 million stone per year in the late Hongwu period, I don't know all the data, but it is almost the highest level in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. In terms of military affairs, the ancestors expelled Hu Lu in just over ten years, swept away the Han family for hundreds of years, and reproduced the style of China, which is even more doubtful. Then, the ancestors did too well, and the descendants of later generations can only be regarded as conservative, and they cannot be said to be prosperous. ”

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Hearing this, Lao Zhu's expression moved a few times, and he shook his head slightly: "You kid, don't change your way to beat the horse." ”

After saying that, there was still a little sluggishness.

Again remembered the "Book from Heaven", which ...... Too many regrets.

Zhu Yuan said firmly: "Yuan'er is not exaggerating at all. The founding kings of the past dynasties were often lacking in one 'martial arts' and 'cultural governance', which could only be gradually made up for by future generations. The ancestor is the only founding emperor in China who has achieved both 'cultural and martial arts' for thousands of years. ”

Lao Zhu waved his hand: "Let's go back to just now, what is that...... Fall to pieces. ”

Zhu Yuan nodded and said, "One of the biggest mistakes of the ancestors is that they are too idealistic in the distribution system. Reading history in your previous life, about your personal records, it is tax-free at every turn, the local disaster has been affected, the tax is exempt, the government treasury is full, tax-free, and I feel that some local taxes may be too heavy and tax-free. In the thirty-one years of the Hongwu Dynasty, almost every year there was a word 'free'. There are also meritorious services for scholars, which are also exempt from all kinds of exemptions, and the preferential treatment is extreme. Your concept is very simple, the wealth is hidden from the people, and the country is naturally stable. Therefore, not only is it often exempted, but also the rules are set to death for the children and grandchildren, and in other aspects, it is not allowed to increase taxes at will, such as salt tax, tea tax, wine tax, etc., compared with other dynasties, the tax rate is the lowest. I asked people to collect relevant data from previous dynasties in Dinghai, among them, during the Song Dynasty, the salt tax could reach up to 17 million yuan, which was of course not long-term, but when the Song Dynasty encountered financial difficulties, it was temporarily increased to make up for the state, so that the Song Dynasty still had enough money and grain to ensure expenditure and continue the national glory even in the turbulent period of the alternation of the north and the south. Speaking of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors set the rule that the salt tax can only be collected one or two million yuan a year, and it is the case throughout the entire Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, there was a famine inside and a border trouble outside, but the imperial court encountered a serious financial crisis, limited to the law of the ancestors, and could not flexibly increase taxes to tide over the crisis, the result was ...... A catastrophe, just like that. ”

Lao Zhu was silent, and only after a moment muttered: "Rules are dead, people are alive, live ......"

Zhu Yuan's tone was very calm: "This is what Yuan'er just said, if you go wrong at the beginning and want to reverse it, it will be even more difficult." ”

After thinking about it, he continued: "For example, in the Qing Dynasty later, the Manchus entered the Central Plains and almost inherited most of the systems of the Ming Dynasty, but only changed two points, one is that they no longer rely entirely on the civil official group, but have their own noble base, which ensures that the civil officials are disobedient, and the court has other people who can use it." The other is the distribution system. The rule of the law is that no matter who you are, you are not exempt from tax. In order to ensure tax revenue, to what extent did the Qing Dynasty go, a Tanhualang, who ranked third in the scientific examination, was dismissed from his reputation because he was found to owe a cent of silver, that is, a penny. This made it possible that even at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court was not short of money at all, and the Empress Dowager Cixi, who listened to the government, had to spend millions of taels of silver casually on her birthday. If it weren't for the fact that the Qing Dynasty was facing the suppression of the civilization hierarchy of the agricultural age in the industrial age, it would be no problem for Guozuo to continue for another one or two hundred years. ”

Looking at Lao Zhu, who was groaning again, Zhu Yuan finally said: "So, ancestor, what I am doing is what triggered these impeachments, which involves the issue of distribution." To use another word that our ancestors were more familiar with, this is a change. Shang Ying's transformation was successful, but it was cracked by the car. Another Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng changed the law, a whip, similar to the reform of spreading the land into the mu, failed, and failed to escape the liquidation, and the family was ruined. The Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who was successful, became the emperor with the worst reputation in the Qing Dynasty. It is obviously the prosperous era of Kang Yongqian, people only know the prosperous era of Kangqian, but the one with the greatest credit is deliberately ignored. Even, there is your ancestor, the only 'Wenzhi martial arts', obviously did so well, and later did not have a good reputation, because you changed the 'wide' of the Yuan Dynasty into the 'strict' of the Ming Dynasty, which is also a kind of change, you have worked hard for 31 years, and built a more perfect national system than the previous dynasties, so that the Central Plains has generally been peaceful for more than 200 years, but, because they have offended the interests of too many people, they will not give you the affirmation you deserve. Speaking of which, a few days ago, I was still thinking that I didn't want to be the Shang Ying who fulfilled the unification of Great Qin but was divided by five horses. But, the problem is obviously there, I don't say it, I don't do it, I know how to protect myself, I have lived two lifetimes, I want to do this, it's easy, but, I'm afraid that I will be suffocated. ”