In fact, in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, many people are already planting crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes.
But why it did not spread and spread is precisely because people at this time lacked awareness and were unwilling to accept new ideas and things. It should be said that they did it deliberately.
Would the common people be unwilling? Obviously not, they couldn't wait to do it, they would only hate that these things appeared too late, and they knew it too late.
Then who doesn’t want to see it and will stop it? They are not the upper class people who control the main wealth and resources of society.
Especially in the eyes of those who shout for justice every day, as long as it is not recorded in the books of sages and has not been spoken by the ancestors, it is just a weird skill and cannot be put on the stage.
In this era when public opinion and knowledge, as well as the direction and atmosphere of the people are under their control, even if Zhu Youxiao wants to vigorously promote it, it will be difficult to succeed.
At that time, he will no longer be engaging in secret games with scholars, but will be openly confronting all the powerful landlords in the world.
The powerful landowners have made their fortunes by controlling food and land. As long as they control this important resource, neither the emperor nor the king of heaven can do anything to them, and they will sit on the Diaoyutai for generations.
And once crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, which are high-yielding and not easy to die, become popular, it means that the survival of the people at the bottom will be guaranteed.
They no longer need to sell their children, houses and land to survive as they did before.
In this way, how can the powerful landlords continue to snowball happily?
How can they continue their land annexation, which has been tried and tested many times?
Without hope of survival, how could they coerce and lure people into becoming their tenant slaves?
If your emperor wants to do this, isn't he digging into someone else's roots? Then I can't risk my life with you?
Just like the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, although a large part of the reason was indeed the deep resentment of the people and the imperial court itself, behind it, the contribution of aristocratic families to the flames was also an important part.
Emperor Wanli just sent eunuchs to collect some mining taxes, but it actually caused dozens of so-called civil uprisings.
Therefore, the demise of dynasties in history is inevitable and not accidental. Some emperors knew clearly what the root cause of the country's problems was, but why did they not ask?
It's because he doesn't dare to gamble. If he fails, the world will be in chaos, the country will perish, and the rulers will change their names. Therefore, they would rather maintain the status quo than take the next strong medicine.
Just like Emperor Chongzhen, although his character has great flaws, it does not mean that he is a fool. Can he really not see the serious harm of land annexation?
Unless you are the founding king of the Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, Tang Zong and Mingzu, you have extremely high prestige and power.
And with the aura that can swallow up thousands of miles like a tiger, he has the courage, ability and confidence to touch the bottom line of the powerful landlords.
Otherwise, it will be either the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Huangchao Uprising, and you will have no control over the situation.
No matter how talented you are, how careful and bold you are, you have changed the overall situation.
Because you are fighting against the whole world alone, most of the officials in the court and the scholars in the world are on the opposite side of you.
And they, the middle and high-class people, are all vested with the highest interests, and they all enjoy glory and wealth through exploitation and oppression. How can they compromise and obey so easily? !
Even the people around him, the eunuchs and maids, are not loyal enough to be completely trusted.
These people are all mothers if they have milk. As long as they have enough benefits, they don't care whether you are the emperor or not.
As for those so-called clan relatives, that's even more nonsense. At least in this era, they are selfish guys who don't know what it means to be united as one and treat the outside world as one.
But now that Xu Guangqi has taken the initiative, in his opinion, most of the ministers in the six cabinet departments will support him.
Needless to say, Song Yingxing and Cheng Guoxiang are both sincerely serving the country and the people. They are people with a big picture and a big mind, so they are naturally on his side.
As for Wang Xiangqian, although he is the chief minister of the cabinet, it cannot be determined with one word. After all, he is an old man, how can he still have that kind of vigor and passion.
Coupled with the advent of the Little Ice Age, natural disasters and chaos occur frequently, and the people are eager to find a stable and peaceful place where they can cultivate food and survive.
Zhu Youxiao has now achieved less than half of this goal. Mongolia is seriously divided. Not to mention the small tribes, there are four or five large tribes that can compete for hegemony.
They have never been in contact with each other, and some even have feuds. If they don't get along, they will fight each other and fight.
Lin Dan Khan, the strongest man, was beaten half to death by him and the old slave. His vitality was severely damaged, and he had become like a rat crossing the street. Everyone shouted for beating him.
After being taught a lesson last time and being beaten up by the northwest general Wang Chengen, the Tumut tribe became much more honest. They are now preparing to restore their strength, improve their morale and annex Lin Danhan's tribe. (This Wang Chengen is not that eunuch. There is such a person in history, and his record is real. He was mentioned in the previous chapter.)
The two Mongolian tribes that pose the greatest threat to the Ming Dynasty are now in a state of half-death, the northwest and the Mongolian grasslands. Zhu Youxiao will not make any moves within three to five years.
Therefore, his first priority right now is to completely suppress the old slave and prevent him from moving in the deep mountains and forests of the Northeast.
Then we need to start to regain the hearts and minds of the people and restore the development of national power production and economy.
As the saying goes, good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and the arrival of natural disasters also helped Zhu Youxiao a favor.
Now he wants to promote new crops. In the northern provinces, the resistance is much smaller.
In this era where even tree bark is a treasured food, if anyone dares to go against what he eats, the people will spontaneously stand up and resist without him, the emperor, taking action.
At that time, these people who are too hungry to survive will be solved for you no matter what kind of master you are. If you are really anxious, I will take a hoe to solve it for you.
And it is of no harm to him as the emperor, because he can win over a large base of people at the bottom.
Why could the emperor of the Liu family of the Western Han Dynasty sit so firmly? It is because the people's support is with him, and the people all think of the emperor, and they all believe that the Liu family is the real dragon emperor, and his position is naturally unshakable.
Take the witchcraft disaster caused by Emperor Wu in his later years as an example. With an edict from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the people in Guanzhong could be fully mobilized quickly.
If it were in other dynasties, you wouldn't be able to mobilize the people. If the people don't stand against you and beat you, it will be a big deal.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao wanted to learn from Emperor Xiaowen's strategy of governing the country and win the hearts of the people all over the world to his camp, so that he could fight against the powerful landlords!
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In this chapter, I will simply write about the overall situation and structure of the feudal dynasty, as well as the groups that the emperor should really protect and care about.
Because no matter which dynasty it is, except for the early Western Han Dynasty (except for the five emperors Wen, Jing, Wu, Zhao, and Xuan), the aristocratic families and landowners are the real masters of the country and hold great power.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which came to the world through massacre, was no exception. In the early stage, the pigtails had the final say, but in the later stage, it was still the landlords who had the final say.
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