Since ancient times, there have been many people who became officials for the purpose of strengthening their own ideals and making the people of the world live a good life.
But the ultimate goal of most literati is to become an official, thereby achieving a class leap. Allow yourself to live a good life.
Perhaps many people did not think about becoming corrupt officials when they first became officials, but in fact, in an officialdom environment like the Ming Dynasty, how many people can be like a lotus, emerge from the mud without being stained, and wash through the pure ripples without being evil?
Under the sugar-coated bombs and the officialdom environment, over time, the once aspiring young people became the protective umbrella of local powerful people. He became a dog official among the people.
There are policies from above and countermeasures from below. The court's policies that benefit the people often turn into money in the pockets of dog officials.
Once there is a change in the court and taxes need to be increased, if the court adds one qian, these dog officials dare to increase it by 1 tael.
After all this time, how can the imperial court still have a good impression in the hearts of the people?
In order to avoid collusion between officials and local powerful people, pairs of officials were rotated every once in a while.
But a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit. Corrupt officials are everywhere. Rotation is effective, but the effect is really mediocre.
It seems like this.
In the last years of the dynasty, it was not unreasonable for the people to stand aside and watch.
The law is unfair!
If you don't sentence the dog officer to death, how can you ask the people to be patriotic?
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Why do those dog officials dare to do this?
In addition to the incomplete legal system and unfair punishment, the lack of information circulation and public opinion are also very important aspects.
Nowadays, when transportation is extremely underdeveloped, many people may live within a few dozen miles throughout their lives.
If you have been to the county seat, you may be able to count on the knowledgeable people in the villages and towns.
Where did their information come from?
The landlord Lao Cai said it, and passers-by brought it over during the parade. ...
Without opportunities and channels for understanding, information distortion and incomplete information are the norm. In this case, it is not uncommon to make wrong judgments.
Although Zhu Youjian has thought of many ways, so far, his control over public opinion is only at the county level.
Public opinion in various towns and villages is still in the hands of local powerful people.
In order to avoid civil unrest due to the transmission of the news, Zhu Youjian asked the Jinyi guards to move.
Although Jin Yiwei's reputation among civil servants and local powerful people has long been bad, Jin Yiwei has been established for hundreds of years after all, and most people know that Jin Yiwei is the emperor's personal guard.
Allowing Jin Yiwei to convey information is enough to break the monopoly of local powerful public opinion.
As for pretending to be a Jin Yiwei, that is a serious crime of losing one's head. If anyone dares to pretend to be a Jin Yiwei, then it will be dealt with appropriately.
Everything was as Zhu Youjian expected. When several of his decrees were conveyed, it was like a huge stone smashed into a small pond, causing a huge response.
Of course, in the capital, no one dares to talk nonsense for the time being. With 400,000 elites aside, and so many cases of house confiscation ahead, who dares to talk nonsense?
But other places really exploded.
In the fields, teahouses, restaurants, and brothels. They are all discussing His Majesty's new policies.
Judging from the intelligence of the secret guards and Jin Yiwei, most of the people still support Zhu Youjian.
People may not understand politics, but they can still clearly distinguish between good and bad.
Admittedly, each household of Zhu Youjian is exempted from tax on 3 acres of cultivated land! The idea was to win over the people at the bottom.
But it is undeniable that Zhu Youjian has indeed reduced the people's survival pressure.
Based on the current yield of 200 kilograms per mu and one-tenth of the tax, 3 acres of land can save 60 kilograms of grain per year.
Although it is not a lot, it is enough for many people to spend the vast winter.
The most obvious point is that during this period, the number of people who recognized Zhu Youjian increased by nearly 400,000, reaching 900,000.
There are only 100,000 people left to reach level 7.
"Receive idle rewards."
"The AFK time is 30 days. The AFK reward is 3,000 tons of rice, 30,000 pieces of canned pork, 300 biochemical soldiers, 5 junior biochemical soldier commanders, 30,000 military coats, 30 fishing boats, and a Dafu ship. .”
Fu Chuan: one of the four major boat shapes in China.
The length is 44 feet (about 147 meters), the width is 18 feet (about 60 meters), it is equipped with nine masts and twelve sails, and the speed is 5-13 knots.
It can carry 1,000 tons. Accommodates thousands of people.
Note: The Dafu ship comes with 200 Hongyi cannons.
'Strong, so strong! "Zhu Youjian couldn't help shouting.
Due to various reasons, Ming's shipbuilding capabilities have plummeted in recent years.
The lack of suitable warships has always been an important reason restricting the development of Zhu You's water surveyor. Now that he has a boat in his hand, Zhu Youjian's mind naturally becomes more active.
The South China Sea is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Taiwan is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Western Yi has occupied it for long enough, and it is time to talk about compensation.
'The decree is passed down, and the world is amnesty. All bandits in the Ming Dynasty, as long as they have not committed crimes of adultery and robbery, can be exempted from punishment as long as they surrender to the local government. For the people again.
As long as the pirates around the Ming Dynasty surrendered to the Ming Dynasty government with their ships, they could be directly incorporated into the Ming Navy.
From now on, the sea ban will be lifted and people on the seaside will be allowed to go fishing in the sea. The income is taxed at one tenth. "
Ming Dynasty does not have much food reserves now. There is not much time left for Ming Dynasty.
In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, there was a severe drought in Sichuan.
This summer, there was a severe drought in North China, which caused thousands of miles of red land. Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi were all greatly affected.
In order to counteract the impact of these two droughts, the imperial court vigorously built official roads through work-for-relief methods. Dig wells to fight against disasters.
Coupled with Beiping and Liaodong, a large number of laborers were consumed.
Although it stabilized society and did not cause any major chaos, it did consume a large amount of the court's grain stocks.
Depending on the current food supply situation, any major disaster will occur. The imperial court really does not necessarily have enough spare capacity for disaster relief.
Why did Zhu Youjian concentrate 400,000 elites in the capital? Apart from shock, the main reason was not to save some food for transportation.
Food security is an important foundation for national stability.
Man is iron. Rice is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will feel hungry. If you don’t eat for 3 days, who the hell is the emperor?
Since ancient times, most people's uprisings originated from the word "hunger".
In order to fill their stomachs, the people did not care about benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust.
If you meet a dog officer, rebellion is normal.
For the stability of the Ming Dynasty, it was necessary to ensure that the court had enough food. At this time, it was urgent to open up new channels for obtaining food.
As for planting sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes) in arid areas to alleviate food pressure, Zhu Youjian has also thought about it, but who makes the Han people unwilling to leave their hometowns?
It was such a severe drought that forced many people to immigrate through half temptation and half expulsion. If there is enough food, it will be much more difficult.
In order to realize the immigration strategy, sweet potatoes can only be planted in Huangzhuang.
"The next step is to see how to send the ship out."
