The matter of Kawabo Division has been said, and the topic has also come to the main topic of this meeting on the 'three-year plan'.

During this time, the first 'three-year plan' of the Ming Dynasty, the central departments have been constantly studying and negotiating, and Zhu Yuan also gave a direction, a few simple words.

Do subtraction.

There are too many ideas, too many things to do, and the more important thing is that Lao Zhu is still quite contradictory, and he has enough patience to do things, but he also has a very eager side.

It's maddening.

However, things always have to come one step at a time.

Therefore, Zhu Yuan gave an idea of 'doing subtraction'.

The first 'three-year plan', the most critical point, in Zhu Yuan's view, is not to make any earth-shattering achievements, the key is to do a good job and make a good start.

This requires a simpler plan.

Less.

Just like the film and television industry in the past, when making movies, you usually have to start with the simplest shots, rather than all kinds of 'boom boom' at the beginning.

Well......

It's entertaining again.

As a result, the three-year plan was finalized with only six projects.

The first: the excavation of the Jianghuai Canal and the dredging of the Grand Canal.

These two projects are combined, on the one hand, it is the same type, on the other hand, it is also the main reason, the excavation of the Jianghuai Canal is the main, the dredging of the Grand Canal is supplemented, and the specific details, for the dredging of the Grand Canal, in the next three years, will only focus on some points of serious silting, rather than large-scale reconstruction.

The key is still the Jianghuai Canal.

This is related to the coal and iron transportation channel between Huainan and quarrying.

Putting out the first item, everyone bowed their heads and began to look through the draft plan that had been distributed in advance.

Actually, I've basically seen it before, so I don't have any big opinions, so I discussed it briefly and passed it quickly.

And then......

The second: Tuntian.

This matter is in charge of Kang Maocai, and all departments in the center will cooperate.

At the same time, a target was also set: 1 million mu in the first year, and a total of 5 million mu in three years.

This time, Lord Zuo Xiang opened his mouth: "My lord, the minister still thinks that 1 million mu a year and 5 million mu in three years are the goal...... It's a little too small. Just recently, the amount of land that has been measured in Shandong far exceeds 5 million mu. ”

Li Shanchang said this to Lao Zhu, but Kang Maocai in the audience was uncomfortable.

These days, Kang Maocai is not idle.

Although the first time I discussed things with a certain teenager Pingzhang, someone fainted because of exhaustion, but after that, I also gave some opinions one after another.

In addition, according to the liaison with the local government, it is expected that next spring, at least 100,000 soldiers and people will be able to participate in Tuntian.

100,000 people, with the support of the imperial court, 1 million acres of wasteland are cultivated in a year, which is not high at all.

The average person is only 10 acres.

What's more, the scale of 100,000 people is only a rough estimate, and it will continue to increase in the future.

Therefore, even Kang Maocai himself feels that the target of 1 million mu in the first year and 5 million mu in three years is not high.

Li Shanchang asked a question, but Lao Zhu still didn't answer this time, and looked at the twenty-third grandson of his own baby on the right side of the lower head again.

Zhu Yuan could only speak: "Zuo Xiang, and my lords, we have to make it clear again, let's make it clear now, everything is just the beginning, therefore, the goal is set lower, there are only benefits." After all, this does not mean that we can only achieve 5 million mu if we set a three-year target of 5 million mu. In the future, the more you complete, the more you will be able to surprise the world. This kind of surprise was actually urgently needed in the early days of the founding of the country, just like Xiangrui. ”

Lao Li: "......"

What else can I say?

I'm not good at being reasonable!

In the conference room, I thought I was going to skip it again, but Zhou Zhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who had little to do with today's meeting, opened his mouth: "Pingzhang, the lower officials think that this is ...... The goal is set low, is it ...... Will it make people slack? ”

Zhu Yuan nodded: "Well, this is also a problem." ”

Lao Zhu: "......"

Lao Li: "......"

Kang Maocai: "......"

Everyone else: "......"

This...... You're here, right?

Feeling the eyes of the people around him, Zhu Yuan hurriedly said: "It is said that 'there must be brave men under heavy rewards', if you want to avoid slacking, next, it depends on the reward mechanism, why Mingzhou Yinghai Division can make so many achievements in just one year, and many of them are inseparable from the reward mechanism, from real estate to money, to children's schooling." These...... We can study and replicate it later on the Tuntian related. After all, the next Tuntian will definitely be divided into many teams, and we can also make some more 'competition mechanisms'. ”

Lao Zhu answered with interest: "Competition mechanism? ”

"It's still 'there must be a brave man under the heavy reward'," Zhu Yuan looked at his ancestors: "Next, just like striving for a higher score in the imperial examination, when it comes to tuntian, which team has more fields, my suggestion is that there must be a reward, or an honorary reward, a model worker, or an actual reward, silver, grain, etc., and even in the future, you can get more." ”

Lao Zhu understood as soon as he heard it: "This is the right thing to do, it should be." ”

At the same time, I thought about economics.

These rewards have all fallen to the bottom, which is a kind of 'distribution', which constitutes the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

How nice!

Zhu Yuan looked at the people in the conference room again: "The specific reward mechanism will have to wait for the implementation of Tuntian." ”

Zhu Yuan's words fell, and Fu Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said again at this time: "Pingzhang, if the lower official remembers correctly, this reclaimed field ...... In the future, it will first be distributed to many soldiers, and in the first issue of "Daming Monthly", this matter was clearly mentioned? ”

"Of course," Zhu Yuan said, "This matter will not change, and besides, it must be the priority of the soldiers." However, for the ordinary soldiers and people, I believe that with the vastness of the Ming Dynasty, there will also be land to be distributed to them in the future. You know, not to mention other remote areas, just around Jinling, there are actually many hilly areas, in my opinion, it can be reclaimed into land. ”

As soon as Zhu Yuan's words came out, no one spoke for a while.

Lao Zhu cooperated: "Yuan'er, tell me, why? ”

"Harsh government is fiercer than a tiger," Zhu Yuan did not be tactful this time, he said very bluntly, and without waiting for everyone to open his mouth to refute, he said: "Everyone doesn't have to deny it, and besides, things don't start from now, all dynasties and dynasties have been like this." In my opinion, the cultivated land potential of our Daming can be multiplied several times on the current basis, but ...... Why is it that no one wants to cultivate so much land that can be cultivated? Because, once the cultivation is ploughed, all kinds of taxes come one after another, and the people, overwhelmed by the burden, would rather abandon the farming and become tenant long-term laborers than become yeoman farmers. ”

What Zhu Yuan couldn't say was that this matter was particularly serious in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuan can't remember the specific number very clearly, but he knows that when the Ming Dynasty was founded, in the Hongwu Dynasty, the cultivated land area reached a relative peak, and at the same time, the scale of the people who were naturalized was also considerable.

Then, a strange phenomenon appeared.

After the development of the Ming Dynasty, the country became more and more stable, and the economy grew more and more, but both land and population have appeared in a strange state of decline, and it is quite a large reduction.

The approximate data is from the peak level of 800 million mu in the Hongwu Dynasty to the 400 million mu that was directly halved later.

It's the same with population.

The land does not evaporate, and there is no large-scale war, so why is it decreasing?

Answer......

Those who know a little about the history of the Ming Dynasty basically know.

However, there must be one of them: abandon farming!

Because the taxes and forced labor were too heavy, the people could not bear it, and they would rather be slaves and slaves to the big families than to be free men. became a slave or a slave, or simply became a black fugitive, and the number of people registered in the Ming court naturally decreased sharply.

Zhu Yuan's summary of this.

In the Ming Dynasty, economic development can be described as the peak of the feudal era, and the steel output, 90 million catties, far exceeded the 20 million catties in the Song Dynasty, and even ...... The Qing Dynasty, which was not affected by the industrial age before the Opium Wars, was twice as high. However, the Ming Dynasty did not lack any of the various drawbacks of the feudal era.

Because economic thinking is still trapped in the agricultural age after all.

As for the rest, the ideas and systems that have been habitually criticized by some people later have been ...... Let's just say that one of the most powerful countries in a few hundred years, the latest state to completely abolish slavery, is called Mississippi, and the time is 2013.

The loser is wrong.

But, the loser...... Or maybe it's just a long historical accident that is not so lucky.

Inside the conference room.

Lao Zhu actually understood this, and after listening to his precious twenty-third grandson, he then asked: "These are these...... I also know, but how to do it? ”

Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, the answer just happened to say that while legislating, we must achieve 'the law must be carried out and the action must be effective'. For example, the imperial court has always encouraged tuntian, and the newly cultivated land is exempted from all money and grain within three years, but in fact, the local government is often eager for quick success, and when they see the people reclaiming the land, they can't wait to collect all kinds of taxes. ”

The memory of this incident comes from the former Fang Keqin.

The father of the famous Fang Xiaoru.

Fang Keqin, who was in charge of Jining, Shandong, discovered a similar problem, and what the Jining prefect did was only eight words, 'The law must be done, and the action must be effective', and then the situation improved.

This thing sounds easy, but it is not easy to do.

Just like Zhu Yuan also knows that a lot of things he is doing are very easy to listen to, and the reason is very simple, but it is absolutely complicated to really implement them.

That's why he's emphasizing 'execution'.

Lao Zhu climbed up from the bottom and had seen everything, so he also understood the words 'the law must be done, and the action must be effective', and how difficult it is to do it. He shook his head slightly, but suddenly realized: "This ...... Tuntian, but more neat. ”

Zhu Yuan then smiled: "Yes, ancestor, one of the biggest benefits of the official organization Tuntian is to simplify complex things. The common people will encounter all kinds of troubles if they cultivate the land alone. However, when the imperial court takes the lead in reclaiming land, there will always be no local officials who come to collect taxes in advance, or other messy things. As a result, things are simpler, and it's easier to carry them out. When we have reclaimed large tracts of land and distributed them to the people, and completed a large-scale distribution, then many things have matured, and the people have obtained mature fields, or, alternatively, there are subsidies for all kinds of means of production, plus clear decrees, and there will be no more resistance to taxation. ”

Lao Zhu couldn't help nodding.

Yang Siyi, the head of the household, also opened his mouth at this time: "Pingzhang, the lower officials are also considering this matter, this ...... Isn't it okay to reclaim the land and keep planting it, so why distribute it? ”

Zhu Yuan looked over, and the answer was also crisp: "In order to stimulate higher productivity." ”

Shangshu Qian of the Ministry of Rites added a sentence with a ghost: "Those who have constant production have perseverance." ”

Zhu Yuan nodded: "What Lord Qian said is very true. ”

Yang Siyi also understood, nodded his head, and no longer doubted.

Lao Zhu waited for everyone to say a few words before he said: "That is the case, this Tuntian is one, but there are other problems?" ”

No one spoke again.

Lao Zhu motioned to continue.

The third: revision of history.

This matter is very important, Zhu Yuan has already said it at a previous 'three-year plan' discussion meeting, and this time, he didn't bother to say much.

Probably Li Shanchang is in charge.

At the same time, three years, only to complete the first draft of the "Yuan History", in the future, when Mobei is taken, and even, after going west, there will be certain supplements.

Just for a justifiable one.

So, and then again......

Fourth: steel and coal.

The core of this matter is the 'Daming Iron and Steel Group' and the 'Daming Coal Group', which are closely related to the Jianghuai Canal and Tuntian.

The Jianghuai Canal is the carrier.

Tuntian ...... It will consume a large amount of steel produced in the early stage. This is also the previously agreed, 'subsidy' policy.

In addition, goals are also set.

Let's talk about coal first, in the next three years, it is planned to mine 50 million catties of coal.

That's right.

It's not 50 million tons, it's 50 million catties, according to the new conversion standard given by Zhu Yuan that 1,000 catties is equal to 1 ton, that is, 50,000 tons in three years.

This may seem like a big number, but it's not that high at all.

In addition to the consideration of ensuring that the goal can be accomplished, there is another point, which is similar to the policy of the Yinghai Division, fishing should be cautious, avoid fishing with all its might, coal mining, and also be cautious, to avoid destructive mining, resulting in huge waste.

Speaking of steel, the goal for the next three years is 10 million catties.

This is only half of the peak of the Song Dynasty, but it is also higher than the annual output of 5 million catties left by the Yuan Dynasty.

The steel output of the Yuan Dynasty was about 8 million catties at its peak, and the actual ...... Maybe it's more, because the extensive management of the Yuan Dynasty, although it stipulated that steel was an official camp, compared with the Tang and Song dynasties, which allowed private enterprises, it can be said to be tighter, but ...... The problem is that the execution of the Yuan Dynasty is not as good as that of the Tang and Song dynasties, so it is impossible to prohibit the private smelting of iron.

Zhu Yuan knows one.

Zhangzhou ancient family.

Gu Zhongren said before that the Gu family had an iron-smelting business.

The problem is that if it is according to the decree of the Yuan Dynasty, this is not allowed.

Why did the ancient family exist?

Of course, it's private.

Let's talk about steel production targets.

This is also something that has been discussed before.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuan hoped to reach the level of 10 million jin in the next three years, and it was best to sprint to 20 million jin, which was the peak of the Song Dynasty.

However, the latter half is not officially included.

On paper, only 10 million catties were set.

Or to leave room for surprise in the future.

As mentioned earlier, the increase in steel production in the short term may cause hoarding and decay, and the problem has been solved, subsidizing tuntian, subsidizing farmers, and eventually transforming it into productivity.

And then.

Fifth: Population and land registration.

Zhu Yuan has already tried this in Mingzhou, and Shandong has also launched a land registration according to the new standards given by Zhu Yuan.

However, in Zhu Yuan's view, the registration of population and land is a basic national policy that needs to be carried out repeatedly over a long period of time.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Lao Zhu actually did a very good job, but the descendants did not use the weapon of Houhu Yellow Book Library at all.

This time, of course, it should be used well.

How to use it?

This also involves Zhu Yuan's economics, about the allocation of resources, 'resource allocation at the regional level', which includes 'human resources'.

The rational allocation of human resources can not only improve production, but also promote distribution.

After a brief chat, Yang Xian, the secretary of the ministry, opened his mouth this time: "Lord, the population registration may not be anything, this land registration ...... The minister only felt that the northern parts had just been recovered, and he was afraid that the local authorities would take advantage of the unstable situation and the unclear records to encroach on the land that should have been owned by the government or others as private. ”

Yang Xian said this, and in the conference room, the eyes of several people couldn't help but look at Li Shanchang.

At present, the land registration team has been launched in Shandong, which was sent by Li Shanchang, and even Lao Zhu must be clear about the problems existing in land registration.

Yang Xian said so......

Xiang Zhuang dances the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong!

Lao Zhu didn't subconsciously look at his baby twenty-third grandson this time.

I talked about this question in private.

Nothing too good a solution.

However, Zhu Yuan also gave ideas for the future...... Daming must gradually implement the apportionment into the mu, that is to say, exempt the poll tax, and charge directly according to the land area.

Then, the wealthy who occupy more land now will definitely have to pay more taxes in the future.

If you evade taxes by hiding or other means, it can also be solved.

Hidden land, that is certainly not yours.

Not for the official.

Of course, the premise of this matter is that there is another one, that is, to achieve 'the gentry receive food in one', well, even the royal family must pay grain in the future.

No one can escape, there are not so many gray areas, and it will be easier to solve things.

At the moment, Lao Zhu didn't explain this, just put away his expression, and said in a stern tone: "This is registered, and it is not completely recognized by the imperial court, and it will still be carefully and carefully checked in the future. ”

When Lao Zhu said this, Li Shanchang couldn't help squinting his eyes and bowing his head slightly.

Yang Xian nodded in agreement and didn't say anything more.

So, we had a brief chat, and this item was finalized, and the topic came to the end.

Sixth: education.

This mainly includes two things, one is to set up schools at all levels such as primary, middle and large schools throughout the country, and the other is to compile corresponding teaching materials in the order of primary school, middle school, and university.

To sum up, there are two: running a school and compiling books.

In terms of running schools, in the next three years, the local government, mainly primary and secondary schools, and universities will still be concentrated in the Jingshi area for the time being.

At present, the only exception is the Mingzhou Maritime Academy.

There have been many discussions in advance about the matter of 'running a school', and not only that, but there are also corresponding references for reference in all dynasties.

The problem is 'making books'.

Four years of primary school, four years of middle school, four years of university, each year must have corresponding textbooks, and this time, it will certainly not be limited to Confucian subjects.

Many Chinese cultural classics that have been passed down for thousands of years, whether they are Taoism or Legalism, etc., can be involved.

And that's just the liberal arts.

In terms of science, although in Lao Zhu's view, many of the knowledge given by Zhu Yuan are not suitable for being widely disseminated, it is definitely not possible to cultivate the interest of students early.

At the very least, mathematics is mandatory.

Others, such as physicochemistry, biology, etc., should also have a preliminary understanding.

After the general classification, let's move on to the specific courses.

Zhu Yuan intends to refer to the past, Chinese, mathematics, English...... In addition, physics, chemistry, biology, politics and history, as well as sports and music, relatively casual content, are also available.

Well.

And fine arts.

Of course, this will not be forgotten.

Before the invention of the camera, painting was the most intuitive way to let a person see the scenery of mountains and rivers thousands of miles away.

What's more, there are practical and extensive applications in surveying and mapping, cartography, etc.

As for......

Beyond the textbook, of course, there are also various considerations.

For example, cultivating a sense of nationhood.

Traditionally, for the big families that can be inherited for hundreds of years in this land, the family must be greater than the country. For ordinary people, there is no strong sense of the state.

I don't know if there is a Han, regardless of Wei and Jin.

This isn't something that happens only in Peach Blossom Garden.

Everybody is just alive.

What dynasty is it now, and who is the emperor...... It's not that important.

This is like the Confucian family that later people often ridiculed.

Fence-sitter?

Can......

If this is the case, why are there still so many scholars who respect Confucius in all dynasties?

To put it bluntly, in different eras, some concepts in the bones are different.

Hundreds of years later, in most people's subconscious, the priority of the country is the highest, so they think that in ancient times, every time the dynasty changed, the Confucian family turned to the vassal...... It's not righteous.

However, in this era, in fact, for Confucianism, it is normal to change the dynasty, and Confucianism, and even the world, and many clans, have put themselves above the concept of the state.

The emperor can be changed, but Confucianism is not.

As for the matter of being a minister, a careful reading of history will find that every time the dynasty changes, the Confucian family is actually not as active as later people imagined, but the court of the new dynasty is a relatively active one, with all kinds of coercion and temptation.

Even the Yuan Dynasty, which obviously suppressed Confucianism, had to take the initiative to elevate Confucius's status again and further crown Confucius as the 'King of Dacheng Most Holy Wenxuan'.

During the Song Dynasty, Confucius was only the 'Most Holy Wenxuan King'.

In a way, this is like the relationship between the Holy See and the state in the West, where the king of the West needs to be crowned if he wants to ascend the throne.

In the land of China, there has been a change of dynasty, and if you want to confirm your orthodoxy, you need to get the approval of Confucianism, Kong...... It is the hallmark of Confucianism.

People have existed for thousands of years, compared to the flowing court, subconsciously think that they are high, as for the minister, this is not your recognition of me, but my Confucian recognition of you.

After all, in a few hundred years, you will be gone, and I will most likely still be there.

It's that simple.

If Zhu Yuan wants to create a prosperous era unseen in a thousand years, some traditional concepts need to be changed.

First of all, we must put 'country' in front of 'home'.

In fact, many readers are already so sorted in their hearts.

The problem is that the 'country' in their hearts is not a certain court, but this land and the people of this land.

It's the world!

This is also why Gu Yanwu later put forward two different concepts of 'dead country' and 'dead world'.

An ordinary change of dynasty is just a 'dead country'.

The Ming Dynasty fell and the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, which, in Gu Yanwu's view, was 'the death of the world'.

Of course, it turned out that Gu Yanwu was too pessimistic, and the vitality of Chinese civilization was strong enough to successfully complete assimilation once again.

Huaxia is still there.

Zhu Yuan is also a pessimist, although he boasted of 'sending 500 years of national glory', and said that he would 'create a prosperous era unseen in a thousand years', but he was here in a hurry, but he was only a few decades away.

Thousands of years later, who knows?

Once Lao Zhu thought that he had arranged everything that could be arranged, but he had only passed away for a year, and his son and grandson had not yet fought. If it weren't for the fact that the foundation left by Lao Zhu was thick enough, and the uncle and nephew had been making trouble for a few years, it would be difficult to say whether Daming would have been tossed away.

Zhu Yuan's solution this time is to leave more possibilities.

The other Great Qin, Great Chu, Great Jin or Great Yan ......

On the other hand, even if you are a pessimist at heart, you still have to do what you have to do. It's like life is meaningless in the end, but too many people are still trying to live.

Always to be done.

In the conference room, for the last item, especially the compilation of teaching materials, although everyone has their own ideas, and each family has its own ideas, at the moment, no one opposes it.

It's a good thing after all.

The matter was quickly settled.

All the six major projects have been passed, and the time is approaching noon, confirming that everyone has no other objections, Lao Zhu made a decision, or the next issue of "Daming Monthly", announcing it to the world.

(End of chapter)