However.

Liang Xu shook his head and sighed: "Back to Your Majesty, it is easy to recruit people who are good at water in the army." ”

"But I was forbidden to the sea for many years before the Ming Dynasty, and most of the people who still rely on fishing for a living now are not convinced by Wang Hua."

"And before the ban on the sea was lifted, the fishermen were mostly bullied by the coastal guards, so..."

Liang Xu's words were not finished, but his meaning was already obvious.

Fishermen during the previous sea ban period.

In order to survive, he had to go out to sea to fish in violation of the imperial court's ban on the sea.

During this period, there were inevitably corrupt officials and corrupt officials who used this excuse to oppress them.

Therefore, the fishermen did not have a very good sense of the imperial court.

It was simply impossible to recruit sailors.

Besides, now the soldiers in the guard have become serf soldiers.

Even if you are a fool, you can't put a good civil status away.

Willing to degenerate and join the army, to be a slave for hundreds of masters.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again when he heard this, but he also knew that most of the fishermen were hard-working.

In the end, he sighed and said: "According to what Aiqing said, let's recruit soldiers in the army first, who are good at water." ”

"As for the sailors, let's use the non-commissioned officers of the trial camp first, and let the old sailors teach them more experience on weekdays."

The sailors just solved it so hastily, and there was nothing they could do.

The 100-year-old navy is talking about more than just tall timber used to build ships.

It also includes the time it takes to train sailors.

After all, in this era when there are no naval schools, and experience is all passed on by word of mouth.

The time taken to train a qualified sailor is measured in years.

In the case that the fishermen could not be used by the imperial court, they could only slowly cultivate the guards.

Finish dealing with the sailors.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to discuss the tax issue with the ministers, but thought that Lin Che would not let him participate in the matter, but let the crown prince Zhu Biao take full control, so he endured it without an exit.

Immediately, he brought up the issue of the reform of the artisan household system that he had heard yesterday.

Although Lin Che proposed the strategy of building a factory to start anew and establish a new Ministry of Industry.

However, he also stressed that the most important issue for reform is the status of artisan households.

The status of craftsmen is not high, and they are always inseparable from the fate of being oppressed.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang can make a decision on this matter.

But he also wanted to hear if the ministers had any other good ideas.

"Is it possible to raise the status of artisans and make them equal to those of Shinong? I'm afraid that no one in the world wants to accept it, right? ”

"The minister also asks Your Majesty to retract the order, and do not mention this troubled country again."

After Zhu Yuanzhang threw out the question, the courtiers were in an uproar.

The vast majority of courtiers were opposed to this.

It's just that with the lessons of some time ago, no one is raising any ancestral issues without a long eye.

Rather, it stretches the time, indicating that from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, the status of the artisan household is not high.

Your Majesty's rash destruction of the consensus of the people of the world will cause turmoil.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it and found that the most opponents were officials from the Ministry of Industry.

Obviously, as Lin Che said, due to the fact that the Ministry of Industry has more interests involved, the degree of decay has far exceeded that of the other five ministries.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to use Lin Che's words to pounce on these opposing officials.

A courtier, who was over half a hundred years old, stood up with a laugh, "What your colleagues said is inevitably a little biased. ”

"If there are no craftsmen, where will the carriage and the house we live in come from?"

"All industries in the world are already inseparable from the existence of craftsmen, why can't they be elevated to the same status as me."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a look of surprise.

asked: "Gao Aiqing, since you agree with this matter, is there a good way to reform?" ”

This reasoned and well-founded rebuttal made the direct prosecutor speechless for a while to the courtiers who promoted the status of the craftsman.

Nowadays, the courtiers are aggressive, and if they directly improve the status of the craftsmen, it is impossible to say, it will really cause a lot of chaos.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that the courtiers could come up with a compromise to get the best of both worlds.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you want to improve the status of craftsmen, you need to set up a meritorious service system."

Gao Yang, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, seems to have thought about this problem in the past.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's words came out, he quickly gave a plan.

Incidentally, he explained, "The core of this new system is the classification of artisan households. ”

"For example, according to the quality of their craftsmanship and the number of years they have worked for the imperial court, they are divided into apprentices, craftsmen, good craftsmen, etc."

"The first two of them are low-class craftsmen, and being a good craftsman gives them an equal status with Shinong."

Gao Yang did not say that the good craftsman, the specific division requirements.

But Zhu Yuanzhang already understood what he meant.

If you want to improve the status of the craftsman, you can, but you must first have hard work and skills.

As soon as this plan came out, the voices of the courtiers who held opposing opinions gradually became quieter.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered it and thought that this method was good.

Not only will it not arouse too much opposition from Shilin, but it can also select available talents for the imperial court.

So he nodded and said, "Gao Aiqing, according to what you said, write a feasible recital as soon as possible." ”

"If there is no big problem, the matter of the status of the craftsman will be handed over to you in charge."

Gao Yang was overjoyed when he heard this.

Hurriedly kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and promised: "Obey Your Majesty's will, and the minister will definitely come up with a foolproof plan." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly, and he was ready to throw out the pie of establishing a pasture on the grassland in the future.

Unexpectedly, a green-robed official suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the military department received an urgent performance this morning. ”

"In the southeastern coastal areas, there are traces of the Japanese again, and they are more vicious than usual."

"Before the coastal guard found out about the enemy, there were already hundreds of people in two stores who had been beheaded."

Hearing the news that the Japanese were raging again, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood, but instantly = turned into a haze.

He patted the armrest on the dragon chair and asked in a deep voice: "The army of the coastal guard station is worthy of discovering the enemy's situation, but not seeing the Japanese invaders?" ”

The green-robed official was frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's indifferent voice.

hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the whereabouts of this gang of widows are strange and fast, and they will not stay in the same place for a long time. ”

"The person who reported the news believes that they came to my Ming Dynasty this time, it seems that they are not here to rob money, but to kill people.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly narrowed his eyes.

No longer hiding the killing intent in his heart, he said: "So the coastal guard, only to see the people who were killed?" So how do they know that it was the Japanese who started it, not other daring bandits? ”

You must know that the main purpose of the Japanese to come to the Ming Dynasty is to rob.

If there is no traitor as a guide.

After they conquer a village, they will inevitably torture the villagers.

Interrogate who is the richest in the neighborhood, and then kill and loot.

In the past, although the guards were limited to orders and were not allowed to take the initiative to attack, they were at least able to witness the whereabouts of the Japanese invaders.

This time, I saw that the coastal villagers were killed, but no one really saw the Japanese invaders.

It is hard not to suspect that this is a person who opposes the establishment of a city bureau and kills his own compatriots in the name of the Japanese Invaders.

In order to force Zhu Yuanzhang to postpone the opening of the sea.

(End of chapter)