Chapter 355: Ming scum

After the collapse of order in the former Yuan court.

In addition to the former prime minister, the elite army led by him was the most difficult to fight the soldiers of the landlord and squire.

In order to retain, these people can endlessly exploit the people's 'tax system'.

Those who fought with the Ming army and were exterminated abounded.

That is, the soldiers of the early Ming Dynasty were too capable of fighting.

easily drove the former Yuan court back to the grassland.

Otherwise, the remaining landlords and gentry would never surrender to the Ming Dynasty so easily.

Due to the restrictions of the times, the Ming Dynasty could not do the imperial power to the countryside.

So after the evacuation of the Ming soldiers from the countryside.

When the towns and villages are seen, they have become a paradise for these nostalgic people.

That is, the people of the Ming Dynasty today have abundant martial virtues.

will not be oppressed by the landlords and squires to the point that the whole family will starve to death.

However, under the heavy pressure of all kinds of excesses and miscellaneous taxes, most of the people only starved to death.

"Sir is right, my father also learned through the captain of the Governor's Mansion some time ago that there are also landlords and gentry who sent letters to the grassland, wanting to contact the Mongols on the grassland and let the Mongols live in China again."

"Obviously, the Ming Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, but it was still not as good as the former Yuan to allow the landlords and gentry to do evil, and it was more able to buy people's hearts."

Zhu Fan also popularized science to his younger brother about the shamelessness of the landlords and gentry today.

Some time ago, he flipped through the records of the war in the border areas and saw the gentry in the border land, trying to act as an internal response to the Northern Yuan.

After being discovered by the army, it was the whole clan that rebelled against the Ming Dynasty.

This incident brought a great shock to Zhu Zhang.

So much so that he spent a long time flipping through the history books of the former Yuan.

I want to know, why the former Yuan was expelled to the grassland by the Ming Dynasty, and why are there still Chinese people who miss these barbarians?

Zhu Fan originally thought that Qianyuan must have much better than what Daming did.

However, he looked through the history books that were less than 100 years old, and saw some records that warned of the harm and cruelty of the people.

This made Zhu Fan confused, and he didn't understand such a former yuan at all, why there was still a gentry who cultivated and read the heirloom.

For a while, he even wondered if his father had tampered with the history books of the former Yuan.

Just when Zhu Fan was about to completely forget about this matter.

Today, Lin Che suddenly talked about this topic.

His doubts about why the gentry of the world missed the former Yuan Dynasty so much were finally solved.

"It is precisely because of the hatred in my heart for the Ming Dynasty who overthrew the former Yuan."

"It's just that because of the weakness of Confucianism, they don't have the courage to rebel, so they can only exploit the people."

Lin Che looked at the thoughtful student in front of him and ripped off the fig leaf of some gentry.

"How can these gentry have the face to claim to be scholars?"

After Zhu Bai's dual education of Lin Che and Zhu Zhang, he finally understood why his husband said that after using chemical fertilizers to increase grain production, the people would be subjected to more severe exploitation.

After all, these gentry, who worshipped the Tartars as holy masters, did anything contrary to Confucian doctrine and were close to satisfaction, and they were within the realm of reasonableness.

But he still can't accept it, now Da Ming still has a scholar who has the former yuan in his heart, he swallowed his saliva and asked with difficulty:

"Sir, how many such scum are there among my Ming gentry now?"

When Zhu Fan heard this question, he also looked at Lin Che nervously.

He was afraid that a terrifying number would pop out of his husband's mouth.

Otherwise, he really didn't know how to face it, the gentry was born and read people.

Lin Che didn't know the scruples of the two.

He yawned, slapped his sore shoulder, and said, "The gentry who are really reluctant to accept the tax system have either committed suicide or have died under the army of Emperor Hongwu." ”

"Nowadays, among the gentry of the Ming Dynasty, at least ninety percent of them are committed to the Ming Dynasty, and the rest of those who miss the former Yuan are also the remnants of the former Yuan who died for a short time."

Every time there is a change of dynasty, the teachers and students who can survive are in the minority after all.

More of them were the heroes of the new dynasty, taking their place.

And after such dilution, the gentry and landlords in the world who are dedicated to the Ming Dynasty account for the majority.

This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty has been able to stand for more than 200 years.

However, Lin Che was after a short pause.

Suddenly, the words changed: "But even if this Chen Qianyuan remnant, the harm to Daming is also great." ”

"Their methods of cruelty to the common people in the former yuan will subtly affect the other gentry, making the new gentry mistakenly think that this is the old rule for thousands of years, so they also oppress the people with them,"

Next door, in the room.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Lin Che's analysis of the gentry who had the former yuan in his heart.

Once again, he shifted his attention to Liu Sanwu, the nominal leader of today's scholars, a scholar.

He said in an indifferent tone: "Liu Aiqing, what do you think of Lin Che's words?" ”

"The minister-the minister thinks-"

Liu Sanwu was already drenched in a cold sweat at the moment.

He vaguely remembered that he seemed to have received a letter from a group of loyal people who observed the festival for the former Yuan and would rather die than surrender.

However, after Lin Che's analysis.

Liu Sanwu instantly understood that these people were just committing suicide in despair because they couldn't continue to be powerful in the new Ming Dynasty.

Liu Sanwu stammered a few sentences, and finally thought of the wording.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and responded: "Those gentry who died for the former Yuan are all shameless moths. ”

"All the awards given to them in the past should be withdrawn."

"In the world, expose their true colors, and let these loyal barbarians be stinking for ten thousand years."

In the past, it was impossible for Liu Sanwu to propose such a radical strategy.

Now, though, he may not be in a secure position.

So he can only follow Zhu Yuanzhang's preferences and give the answer that the other party wants.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done."

When Zhu Yuanzhang was about to nod, Fu Youwen hurriedly opened his mouth to stop: "Your Majesty, it's not just you who have praised those gentry. ”

"He also decreed that they were people who kept festivals for the country."

"Even if you are deceived by those traitors, if you directly denounce them to the end, I am afraid that it will lead to turmoil in the hearts of everyone in the world."

Although Fu Youwen is also disgusted with those scholars who gave the former Yuan a martyr for the sake of profit.

But they had been praised by the imperial court for several years.

He has become an idol in the hearts of many scholars who serve the country.

Fu Youwen could foresee that if the imperial court suddenly gave these to the gentry who were loyal to him, he would directly belittle them from loyal and righteous people to shameless scum.

A small thing that causes the reader to be at a loss.

If it doesn't work out, it will make some forces that surrendered from the former Yuan think that Zhu Yuanzhang is planning to play the trick of lackeys.

Directly out of the customs and defected to the former yuan.

At that time, Da Ming's fun will be great.

(End of chapter)