"Your Majesty, I have no objection to the dismissal of the Zhili officials. But what about the donated land?"
"Those who contribute, all men in the clan above the "weak crown" and below the sixtieth armor, each have ten canes.
Serve double corvee for ten years.
If the tax arrears are paid on time, the land will be returned.
Otherwise it will be confiscated directly. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be exiled.
From now on, after three months, all those who donated their land will be ordered to return their land. After three months, those who have not surrendered their land as ordered will be confiscated once discovered. "
The issue of dedication has a long history in Ming Dynasty.
In fact, what was donated by outsiders only belonged to the owner in name.
In fact, it belongs to individuals.
According to the practice over the years, the owner's family has been ordered to withdraw from the land...
In this way, it seemed to stabilize the people's hearts and demonstrate the magnanimity of the court.
In fact, it lowers the dignity of the law.
It greatly encouraged the other party's arrogance!
This in turn exacerbates the problem of contribution.
Although Zhu Youjian wanted to confiscate their land directly.
The harm of doing so is really too great.
Since ancient times, land has always held a special status in the hearts of the Chinese.
If Zhu Youjian forcibly takes away the land from these people who donated their land, it will inevitably arouse the hostility of those who donated their land across the country.
Jiangnan and other places are now locked down by the army, so there won't be any big trouble.
But it wasn’t just Jiangnan that contributed.
2 Among the thirteen provinces in Beijing, which province does not have people who donate?
If Zhu Youjian dared to take it by force, they would definitely dare to rebel.
And in the next few years, God will not give me face. Disasters and famines are the norm.
Just make some rumors and say that His Majesty is immoral and will make God angry (di).
Otherwise, the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into complete civil strife.
Although Zhu Youjian is confident, he must be the one who laughs in the end.
But after the civil strife, Ming Dynasty will definitely be severely damaged.
Most of the people who are really injured are the people at the lowest level.
By then, how could the Ming Dynasty still have the energy to compete with the Western Yi for territory?
Pooh! It was to rescue the helpless natives from the hands of the Western Yi.
The future world belongs to the ocean.
As long as you control the ocean, you can obtain a steady stream of benefits.
Promote the development of Ming Dynasty.
This further stimulated the transformation of the Ming Dynasty.
Beginning in the 15th century, the West gradually embarked on long voyages. Accumulated a lot of experience and wealth.
Today's Ming Dynasty is more than 100 years behind the West.
To be honest, in terms of navy alone, Ming Dynasty did not have the capital to compete head-on with Western countries in a short period of time.
Relying on the system alone to produce warships is extremely uncertain.
If Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding and cannon-building capabilities were to be restored, they would need a lot of food and resources to feed them.
All of this requires money. All require a relatively stable Ming Dynasty to achieve.
Daming cannot be chaotic!
This is Zhu Youjian's bottom line.
Zhu Youjian would not allow any situation that might lead to chaos in the Ming Dynasty.
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"Your Majesty has issued an order. The officials of Nanzhili, who are deeply favored by their honors, do not want to serve the country. Instead, they encourage the people to rebel. You are hereby ordered to remove all civil servants in Nanzhili and abolish their status as honorable officials in Nanzhili. All property and land will be confiscated. .”
"The Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty for the people of the world. It is the responsibility of the court to provide disaster relief on time and protect the people from being bullied by foreigners!
It is the responsibility of all Ming people to pay taxes on time and in accordance with the law.
Taxation is very important, related to the fate of the country and the life and death of the people.
If taxes are not collected, the court will have no money or food.
Disaster relief, soldiers, ordnance, etc., which one does not need money and food?
Therefore, anyone who deliberately defaults on tax payments is a sign of my Ming Dynasty’s will.
As everyone knows, there are many foreign races around the Ming Dynasty.
If the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, China and China will suffer the same humiliation as the previous Song Dynasty.
All enlightened people will be reduced to the third class.
Associations, gatherings, and collective worship of gods are not allowed.
Random humiliation and killing are even more common.
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Improper taxation,
If the country is not going to be a country, why should the people rely on it?
Natural disasters are ahead, how can the court provide disaster relief?
When foreign invaders invaded, how could the imperial court resist?
....
The state protects the safety of its people,
It is only natural for people to pay taxes in accordance with the law.
Malicious tax arrears are a serious crime.
Inciting the people is adding insult to injury.
For such a serious crime, impunity is not enough to uphold the law.
Therefore, from now on, Ming Dynasty will no longer say that the law does not punish everyone.
Anyone who violates the law, no matter whether they are small or large, should be dealt with according to the law.
The more respected the status and the more assets, the heavier the punishment. "
In order to prevent anyone from taking desperate risks again and inciting people to cause trouble. A waste of the country's strength, Zhu Youjian decided to directly inform the world of the results of this punishment.
Also circulated is "Tax Theory" written by Zhu Youjian.
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Law is an effective tool for rulers to maintain their rule.
For the people, the law is a protective umbrella to protect their own interests.
The people are the foundation of the country.
Therefore, when formulating laws, it is particularly important to protect the interests of the people at the bottom.
For ordinary people, it is of course hope that corrupt officials, human traffickers, rapists, liars, etc. will all be cut to pieces.
I hope that the law can protect me from being bullied by those dog officials and landlords.
But is it actually possible?
Since ancient times, even if the fight between the people and the government is reasonable, how many people can win?
For now, for example, there is a strict level-by-level system for people to file complaints against officials.
If you want to go beyond the level of litigation, you will be punished.
If all the officials in the court are upright and upright, it will be nothing.
But once there are too many corrupt officials, this level of litigation will be the lifeline of the dynasty.
As a ruler, you must put your own interests first. The laws enacted are definitely biased towards oneself.
Coupled with the fact that officials are protecting each other, the people will definitely suffer.
As the saying goes: "If you reward your trustworthiness, you must punish your trustworthiness."
The reward aspect lies in the fact that the promised reward must be achieved, while the punishment aspect lies in the strict execution, which must be achieved overcoming any resistance, so that no one can take any chances.
Therefore, punishment must be like a raging fire, letting everyone know that as long as they touch it, they will be burned, without any exception, so that everyone can consciously abide by the laws of the country.
If you are soft-hearted and indecisive when executing punishment, it will mislead others and make people try to violate the laws of the country.
Just like water and fire, everyone knows that fire is ruthless and will be hurt when touched, so few people burn themselves to death because of playing with fire.
On the contrary, countless people drowned because of playing in the water.
No one is a fool, and if rewards and punishments are unfair, a force cannot last long.
For the country, if rewards and punishments are unclear and the legal system loses its deterrent, the country is in danger.
If you want a country to continue, it must ensure that the law has sufficient deterrence against vested interests.
Let them have some scruples and give ordinary people a way to survive.
This is also an important reason why Zhu Youjian proposed that "the more respected the status and the more assets, the heavier the punishment."
For example, in later generations, for running a red light, the fixed penalty was a fine of 200 and a deduction of 6 points.
Such punishment may seem fair, but in fact it is no deterrent to the wealthy.
200 yuan, for ordinary people, may be one or even two weeks of living expenses for the whole family.
But for the rich, it may be just a sip of water or the price of a piece of candy.
Will the rich care about such a punishment?
