Chapter 18: Hidden Dangers
Yu Qian was silent, and only nodded slightly after a long time: "Xiaguan understands." ”
After staying in the court for so long, how could he not have grown, but psychologically speaking, it is still a little difficult to accept.
Yu Qian is an idealist, but it is often difficult for an idealist to achieve great things.
This is also where Li Qing is worried.
He doesn't have much time left, and it is inevitable that he will retire in a few years, and it will be 'excessive' to stay any longer.
Moreover, he was also tired and needed to rest.
"When you go down in three days, you prepare well, and I will say hello to the squire of the military department and give him a certain weight." Li Qingdao said, "After this migration, it may be difficult to implement such a national policy, so even if some unconventional means are used, it must be promoted;
Besides, didn't the emperor say that the welfare of the migrants will be increased by 30%, and you don't have to worry too much. ”
After a pause, "The relocation site this time is mainly concentrated in Liaodong, which is still in an undeveloped state, and the vast and fertile black soil is very suitable for the cultivation of Yongle rice and Yongle beans;
If it becomes one of the granaries of the Ming Dynasty, the benefits are immeasurable. ”
Yu Qian put away his negative emotions and said: "The lower officials must do their best." ”
"Well, good job." Li Qing smiled: "Your future is not only Langzhong. ”
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When I got home, it was nearly evening.
Li Qing didn't eat dinner, and enjoyed the cool in the pavilion, thinking about the various situations that might occur after this move to the north and the subsequent sea ban was fully opened.
There is no doubt that the lifting of the ban on the opening of the sea will make the financial and material resources of a large number of families more abundant, and the influence will also increase, but in the same way, the opening of the sea will also be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the people.
Overall, the pros outweigh the cons.
However, the rise of the family must not be prevented, the example of the Song Dynasty is in front of us, and we must do a good job of control measures to prevent the family from growing savagely.
In fact, the situation of the Ming Dynasty was even more severe than that of the Song Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty had vassal kings.
Although both uncles and nephews had cut down the vassals, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were still stronger than those of the Song Dynasty.
The princes of the Song Dynasty did not have any real power, let alone fiefdoms, which is why the Song Dynasty was weak, but there was no rebellion of vassal kings.
Zhu Yuanzhang sealed the princes because he was afraid that the clan would be weak and would be hollowed out by the family, so he would follow the old path of the Song Dynasty, so that the princes would be used as a deterrent.
Zhu Di is difficult to worship the heavens, and he is not really a teacher, the Qing monarch is on the side, and the traitorous ministers, the emperor's ancestral training is indeed clearly recorded.
Objectively speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's division of the princes has merits, but the disadvantages are greater.
If the vassal king's strength swells, he will also have ambitions!
And with the emergence of the big cake of opening the sea and trade, the vassal kings from all over the country must enthusiastically join, once the wealth accumulates to a terrible point, plus the vassal gentry, one knows that it will not be opposed.
Today's Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in history are already a little different, because the Ming Dynasty banned the sea in history, and the current Ming Dynasty is fully open to the sea.
Li Qing scratched his head a little irritably, and whispered: "The vassal kings and families must be restricted, and the 'Tui En Order' set before is about to be implemented, and after the people move this time, relevant policies will be introduced immediately." ”
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The three days passed in a flash, and the squire, the director, the Langzhong, the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the factory guards of the six departments set off, and the capital was much quieter.
Even in the court, it was a lot quieter.
Zhu Zhanji gradually took over the army and was very busy all day, but it was Xiaopang who was even busier.
The dispatch of the entire cabinet made his already heavy workload even larger, which was even more than that of Zhu Biao at the beginning.
Fortunately, the military department was not busy, so Li Qing took the initiative to go to the imperial study to share the pressure for Xiaopang.
The full days passed quickly, and it didn't feel like much was over, and it was already autumn.
The autumn in Beiping is a little cool, full of cool autumn refreshing, not like Jinling, and the autumn here does not feel the slightest sense of dryness and heat.
The migration of the southern people to the north is in full swing, and a large number of people have moved out of various provinces, and at the same time, the Jiangnan City Bosi is also actively building, and the imperial court spends money like water.
However, it can still hold on for now, and after the opening of the sea, maritime trade can bring a lot of taxes, so Li Qing and Xiaopang are not very panicked.
On this day, after the two of them were busy with government affairs, it was dark.
Xiaopang said: "The palace gate has been locked, don't go back today, let's have two drinks, I still have something to tell you." ”
"yes, okay."
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The wine and food were all together, and the two chatted while eating.
"Brother Qing, at the end of this year at the earliest, at the latest early next year, the shipping will be fully opened, what do you think about taxes?" Chubby asked.
Li Qing put down his chopsticks: "The profits of maritime trade are very large, and the taxes are naturally higher, such as silk, porcelain, and spices, which are several times or even ten times the profits;
Of course, as the opening of the sea continues, this profit will be lower and lower, but overall, it is still very profitable, in my opinion...... The tax is set at 50% of the price of the commodity itself. ”
Xiaopang frowned and said: "In the short term, they must be willing, but in the future, the profits will shrink, and it may not be." ”
"They don't want to, they don't have to." Li Qing said with a smile, "Anyway, there will always be people who do it, besides, taxes determine the cost, and those people will not do loss-making transactions, if the tax is high, the export price will naturally become more expensive, in fact, the impact is not as big as you think." ”
"That's right." Chubby suddenly, then frowned, "But...... We also have to guard against the outflow of talents from various industries, if these things of Daming are all learned by outsiders, then it will be difficult to make money later. ”
Li Qing said with a smile: "This problem is not big, as the so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, those overseas countries have no foundation, even if someone really goes, it is difficult to reproduce;
Besides, those rich gentry will not allow the brain drain, which will lead to a difficult business;
In addition, the language barrier and different living customs are also a major obstacle, and it is difficult to implement the migration within the Ming Dynasty, let alone cross the ocean. Li Qing comforted, "Don't worry, most of the things you are worried about will not happen." ”
There was a pause: "Of course, if the sea continues to be continued, one day they will learn, but they can't give up food because of choking, right?" ”
Xiaopang thought about it and agreed with Li Qing's opinion, "Speaking of migration, in less than two months, the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have moved out of nearly 300,000 people, which can be described as a great achievement;
But... Among them, there must have been many people who were forced, even forced to move. ”
He sighed: "The officials report good news and not bad news, and everything is good as they say, but I know that there will definitely be blood shed by the people." ”
Li Qing was also silent, this is inevitable, if it is really harmonious, let alone 300,000, 100,000 can't be moved.
After being silent for a while, Li Qing diverted the topic: "You pay more attention to taking care of your body, I see that you have lost a lot of weight." ”
"Lost weight?" Xiaopang looked down and said deflatedly: "The belly is still so big, alas... I can't lose weight in my life. ”
"It doesn't matter if you're fat or thin, health is the most important thing." Li Qing said: "The cabinet is gone, but the six ministries are still there, so why don't you let the six ministries temporarily come to the imperial study to take over the cabinet." ”
"They're also very busy, so let them come over and take care of the government...... Isn't that too much!? ”
Li Qing smiled and shook his head: "They can't wait for it, you think they are hard, but they think they are copying the old bottom of the cabinet." ”
"Oh? Haha......" Chubby nodded with a smile: "However, the six departments also have a lot of things to do, so let's rotate the system in two shifts, two hours at a time, and you can't make mistakes." ”
"Yes." Li Qing raised his glass, "Drink one." ”
"I'm not going to drink this cup anymore." Xiaopang drank the wine in the cup, got up and said, "Brother Qing, you will go for one night, and I will go back." ”
Li Qing wondered, "No...... Where are you going? ”
"Of course it's the harem!" Chubby said as a matter of course, "Otherwise, where will I sleep?" ”
You're amazing, you're high...... Li Qing was so angry that he couldn't do it, "Then I'll go back too." ”
"It's all here, how are you going back?" Xiaopang smiled and said, "It's all this age, don't toss anymore, see you tomorrow." ”
“……”
The next day, Li Qing got up early and went to the morning court.
Seeing Jian Yi and others taking over, he simply went home, and he was tired enough these days, so he had to rest and recuperate.
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The government and the opposition are busy, but Li Qing is extremely leisurely, fishing and listening to music on weekdays, which is not comfortable.
This kind of slow-paced life near retirement is Li Qing's favorite, but he is not idle all the time, and occasionally goes to the imperial study to help Xiaopang share the pressure.
During this period, he has been paying attention to the progress of the people's migration.
The intensity of migration is really not small, only a few months of effort, the migration of 500,000 huge, according to this momentum, before the Chinese New Year, at least one million can be moved.
However, after this time, the national policy of the migration of the people has also come to an end, because the sea is about to open.