The emperor raised this question on the 12th day of September.
The system of Jingyan has a long history, but Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of this dynasty, did not admire Jingyan. During the Hongwu period, Gui Yanliang, the right-hand man of the Jin Dynasty, said before Chen Yanjun: Today is a day when culture and education are flourishing. It is appropriate to choose an old man who will become a famous Confucian in Shuowang. While watching the dynasty, I lectured on a scripture.
All the emperors of the old Zhu family who had some character were a bit of a bastard, and Zhu Yuanzhang was the best among them, so Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about this advancement. The same was true for Zhu Di, but during the Taizong period, there was also the system of Jing Yanri Lectures.
It's just that it was the orthodox period of Yingzong that really formed a serious system. Because the young Yingzong ascended the throne, Yang Shiqi and other officials decided to discuss this matter with each other in order to educate him well.
By the time of Zhu Houzhao, Jingyan had gradually become a national ceremonial activity, with everyone from cabinet ministers to ministers and ministers participating in it. It was large-scale and had many rules. Basically, the form was greater than the content, and gradually evolved into a political activity to tell the officials and people that the emperor was studying.
Zhu Houzhao didn't particularly like it.
The daily lectures were okay, because there were not so many etiquettes. Usually he would summon the ministers himself and listen to them talk a lot. It is true that the system like Jingyan is disgusting, but learning itself is still needed.
In addition, the spring lecture and autumn lecture have been postponed. The spring lecture starts in February and ends in May every year; the autumn lecture starts in August and ends in October every year. But at this critical moment in the second year of this year, Zhu Houzhao ignored this memorial.
At the beginning of autumn, Zhang Mao, the censor of Zuo Fudu, made another memorial, saying: Over the past three dynasties, the Han and Tang Dynasties were prosperous, the clans were in peace, and the emperor's throne was everlasting, all because of his dedication to sacred learning. Since ancient times, there has never been a sage king who was able to govern without learning. Since Your Majesty has the ambition to establish a rejuvenation of China, how can he refuse to postpone it?
In this way, Jing Yan was brought out again. It is held three times a month, on the 2nd, 12th and 22nd respectively.
Hence the question of the edict of September 12th.
This was a question that shocked people's hearts. It's not that the ministers were enlightened by the question, but that Zhu Houzhao lit a powder keg.
On September 13, the imperial censors and the six departments of the Imperial Procuratorate wrote to the emperor one after another.
With this question, coupled with the incident in Zhejiang and Fujian, who doesn't know what the emperor has in mind?
But in the eyes of many people, those two words should not be mentioned at all.
Sea ban is an ancestral system!
Just these five words can crush a lot of reasons!
At noon, outside Fengtian Gate, the censors He Shulin, Bao Lujing, Zuo Baoyi and others knelt on the ground, and the six subjects also submitted memorials one after another to Shizhong.
When the things came in front of Zhu Houzhao, he didn't even bother to look at them.
What content do you still want to think about?
"...In the third year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu dismissed the shipping department of Huangdu City in Taicang; in the fourth year, he issued a ban that "no pieces of wood can enter the sea"; in the seventh year, the shipping departments of Quanzhou, Zhejiang, and Guangzhou, Guangdong were withdrawn; In the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Hongwu, the ban on foreign traffic was extended; in the 27th year, the private purchase and sale of incense and goods imported from overseas were prohibited; in the 30th year of the Hongwu period, coastal residents were strictly prohibited from going to sea to visit Tibet without permission! Moreover, Emperor Taizu made it clear that the maritime ban was custom-made and could not be easily changed by future generations! I am so stupid that I don’t know what it means to say that the more stringent the sea ban is, the greater its value will be, and the more people will flee overseas. What does it mean? ”….
Zhu Houzhao is no longer the little prince he was before, and he will not say that he has no power at all in front of the ancestral system. Even if someone shouts in court, he will not have any psychological fluctuations.
He had to do this. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's speech was still very effective. After all, he was the founding emperor, but why did he reiterate the sea ban again and again?
Is there a possibility that I can't help it?
No matter how powerful the emperor is, he cannot let the people of an area wait for death in a hilly area that is difficult to farm.
At the same time, Yang Tinghe of the Military Aircraft Department has taken a small step, "The people living near the sea rely on the sea for a living, and fishing and selling salt are their industry. After the sea ban, fishing and salt were banned by the imperial court, and there were countless people who fled to the sea to make a living. Such a simple truth, why did Yushi He still ask His Majesty what it means?!"
"Your Majesty!" Censor He Shulin's gray beard was trembling in shock, "During the Taizu period, there was Japan in the East China Sea. It was a small but deceitful country, and there were female officials who secretly communicated with each other.
Hu Weiyong planned to do evil things. Emperor Taizu banned the sea ban, which was to prevent Japanese pirates from the sea! Now that His Majesty is letting the people go to sea, he will expose the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea territory to Japanese pirates. When the coast police are everywhere, how many people will suffer? ! "
Then, he pointed directly at Yang Tinghe: "How dare you say such short-sighted words in front of you!"
Yang Tinghe immediately counterattacked, "Short-sighted? I'm afraid He Yushi is a better word! The maritime border is like the northern border. The battle between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Northern Barbarians had winners and losers. But the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns and the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks. Did they rely on the Great Wall? ?! When the Ming Dynasty is in the government and works hard to govern, what is there to fear? Or is it a small country like Japan that makes me, the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty, pale with fear?"
The word "beautiful face" is a bit harsh.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This idiom generally does not describe men very well.
In other words, Yang Tinghe is calling her like a woman. In ancient times, this was a very insulting statement.
"Yang Tinghe!" He Shulin was so angry that he called him by his name, his chest heaving continuously, "The important matters in the court are not the place for you to show off your rhetoric! The sea ban is an ancestral system, and you will be punished if you induce His Majesty to violate the laws of our ancestors! If there is a Japanese invasion Because of this, you are a sinner through the ages!"
Zhu Houzhao spoke at this time, "I am the emperor, and all the imperial edicts out of the Forbidden City are my will. If there is a crime, it is my fault, and if there is merit, it is also my merit. He Yushi, you can argue your reasons and you can say what you say, but don't intimidate. .Otherwise, it would be the same as swearing.”
Many ministers dared to be angry but did not speak out. The emperor must be partial to Yang Tinghe. After all, this was a minister who was promoted with all his strength. However, the maritime ban has been a national policy of the imperial court for hundreds of years. It is of great importance and must not be changed inexplicably like this.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Zhu Houzhao took a closer look and saw that it was Zhang Fuhua, the censor of the Imperial Procuratorate.
"Mr. Zhang, please speak."
"I would like to ask Your Majesty, if the shipping department is reopened, will the people living near the sea find a way to survive?"
"What do you mean by this? Whether there is exchange of goods or not is the normal state of a country. During the Yuan Dynasty, the market for ships was very prosperous, and there was no trouble along the coast for hundreds of years! Because the goods used overseas are those who have money for me, and the goods produced in the Ming Dynasty are in need of others. If we can communicate with each other, the people will have something to live on. If this is not a way to survive, what is it?"
"In this case, the imperial court emphasizes commerce, not suppresses commerce. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is not only the policy of this dynasty, but also the national policy of all dynasties. The Central Plains covers thousands of miles, has tens of thousands of people, and everything they eat is from agriculture. Farmers Ninety-nine times out of ten, the people will have enough food and clothing and no hardship. If after the market, the people will gradually become tired of farming and turn to business, and when there are fewer farmers, they will not be engaged in farming, but will use machines as fields and shuttles as cattle. Then there will be merchants Chasing profits, converting farmland into kapok... By that time, the world's tax and food supplies will be dwindling, and all the cities and towns will be filled with idle people who live in idleness. Wouldn't the place be in danger of falling apart?"...
Zhu Houzhao's brows jumped. The so-called "people who live in idleness and live in idleness" means that those who do not cultivate the land are idle!
The emperor slowly stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang."
"I'm here."
"You said farming is so important, why don't you go farming?"
Zhang Fuhua's face turned pale.
On the side, the left deputy imperial censor Zhang Mao immediately said, "Your Majesty! Farming is the foundation, business is the last! Emphasis on the foundation and suppression of the bottom is related to the country and the country. Your Majesty is the king of a country, and every word and deed is based on internal and external considerations. I ask your Majesty to be careful when speaking, agriculture At the end of our business, there must be no chaos!"
The emperor's words just came out, and ministers like Li Dongyang and Xie Qian felt that something was wrong.
Because... I was a little angry.
It even feels like it did when the emperor was still the prince, which is sophistry.
"Why don't you go farming?", how do you answer?
You said I don't want to go? That doesn't work, it means you are greedy for power.
You said you are willing to go, well, according to this person’s temper, the next step will definitely be: Then you go farming!
The more times he did it, the more Li Dongyang gained experience.
The emperor's temper must be smoothed over, and if you get into a fight with him, it will be a very ugly day.
"Zhang Zongxian! Many people on the southeast coast use machines as farmland and shuttles as cattle. They are also sons of the great people.
civil. Furthermore, 70% of Zhejiang is mountainous, and 80% of Fujian is mountainous. All the princes in the court say that the people should farm the land. Where can the people have land to farm? Your Majesty, the next generation of benevolent kings, will always worry about the landless farmers. "
"When you argue in court, you have to solve the problem. Your Majesty loves the people like a son and cares about the people of Zhejiang and Fujian. If you have different opinions, you have to talk about how to let the landless people of Zhejiang and Fujian survive. Only in this way can we Relieve your worries!"
After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, these words seemed like human words.
"I second the proposal." Xie Qian followed, "Nine out of ten people are farmers, but there are only twenty-three out of ten people in Zhejiang and Fujian. This is the biggest problem."
"No! If the imperial court imposes a sea ban, the rural poor will definitely flee to the sea in large numbers. Then there will probably be a shortage of tenants. There will only be goods but no food. This is the real source of trouble!"
Zhu Houzhao was very angry after hearing this. He looked closely and saw that it was He Shulin, the censor who had been talking just now.
"Snapped!"
The emperor didn't care what it was. He took a memorandum he had at hand and threw it at the guy's face. "What do you mean that the rural poor must flee to the sea in large numbers? Without land and food, shouldn't the people flee?! It's you! , are you escaping?! You don’t give the people a way to live, and you don’t let them flee. You just trap them and make them become cheap tenants for you, right?!”
"Since I ascended to the throne, I have been cautious and cautious. In everything I do, I have put the country, the country, and the people of the Ming Dynasty first. I have never dared to forget the importance of being a king for a moment. I use this to beg for God's mercy and ancestors' blessings. I hope that my Ming Dynasty will have good weather every year. But I don't know why. Wherever moral governance is not practiced, there is such a shameless thing like you!"
"How can you say that Lin keeps talking about the common people in the world, but you don't have sympathy and compassion for the people for half a year in your heart. Those poor people in Zhejiang and Fujian, they may be looking forward to the kings of the court to show them a way to survive day and night. If they listen When we went to the court of the Ming Dynasty, it turned out that the officials of the Ming Dynasty would rather call them poor! What did they think?!"...
"And you!" Zhu Houzhao pointed at these ministers, "You haven't said anything, but don't you have the same idea as him in your heart? People... what exactly are people in your eyes?"
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Zhu Houzhao turned his back and took a few deep breaths before gradually calming down his anger.
Then he said, "Censor He Shulin."
"Wei Chen is here."
"Are you willing to be a poor commoner?"
"It's a pleasure to watch the sun rise and then rest at sunset."
Zhu Houzhao smiled. Tao Yuanming, who did not give up for five buckets of rice, could see Nanshan leisurely because his family was rich.
"Okay, okay." By this time, he was no longer excited. "The people of Ming Dynasty are my subjects. I can't bear it if you treat them like this. But I don't blame anyone today. I just want you to understand how I feel. ...Zhang Fuhua and He Shulin, you both have sons. From today on, you will repatriate them to their place of origin and classify them as tenant farmers of large households. I will issue an order to the envoys, prefects, and county magistrates. Whoever dares to take care of them will Second, treat him as a bully!"
"Youji!"
"My slave is here."
"You have always been honest. Find some people in Dongchang to keep an eye on. Officials at all levels who disobey the imperial edict or violate the imperial edict will be executed!"
Many ministers are also familiar with You Zhi.
When people are transferred to the palace from outside, it is always up to the emperor to do whatever he says.
It can be seen that the emperor really wanted Zhang and He to feel the same way.
As for Zhang Fuhua and He Shulin, their faces were indeed beginning to turn pale. No emperor had ever taken such a measure since ancient times.
Especially Zhang Fuhua, who is already very old. To put it bluntly, sometimes he hopes for his son, but in the end he suddenly ends up like this.
The main reason is that if he, his wife, and his old mother really bring this news back, when will the house be at peace?
"Your Majesty." Zhang Fuhua knelt down, "Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. Your Majesty's punishment of me is all my fault. But I have an eighty-year-old mother..."
Zhu Hou
Zhao interrupted him directly, "Confucius said, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. I don't know what you have read in the holy scriptures all your life. You have an eighty-year-old mother. Are there any of those people? Tell others to go. Being a tenant is easy. How do you feel about calling your own son? No need to say more, just go back and do what you are told."
The emperor was furious in the court. It was only spread to Zhejiang in about October. The government and people were shocked when they heard about it. At this time, the autumn grain harvest is almost complete.
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And Wang Hao also received the imperial edict, the official edict to open the sea:
Fengtian Chengyun Emperor Zhi said: I heard that since the early years of Hongzhi, the world has been under great rule, cultural relics have gradually become more numerous, and funds have become more widely used. Overseas Tibetans pay tribute every three years, and their people and ships are limited. How can the goods traded be used by a country? Moreover, the Fujian people who live near the sea probably cannot eat unless they were born in the sea. If everything is banned, how can the people make a living? In the early years of the Republic of China, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty retreated to the desert, but its roots were not broken. In the southeast, there were also rebels such as Zhang Shicheng and others who went to sea to plunder places for bandits, so there was a sea ban. However, today, there are many landless people in Zhejiang and Fujian. Emperor Taizu Gao loved and cherished the people even more than I do. If Emperor Gao came in person, would he still ban Haiye? Therefore, I sue the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple and decide to reopen the market! Just because the official market is not open, the private market continues. If it is strictly prohibited, business will turn into theft. On the contrary, if the market is open, the bandits will turn to business. I am in charge of the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian. You must put the people first and handle the maritime ban and navigation issues properly, without causing any delays or harming the people! Admire this! "
The Governor's Mansion has been waiting for this edict for three months.
After today, Wang Hao has great righteousness. Behind him was also a group of people from Beijing, and everyone had been waiting for a long time.
Years of success or failure, all in one fell swoop!
"After the order is passed, Ningbo Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, Fuzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province, and Quanzhou Prefecture will all set up municipal shipping departments. From then on, all trade with overseas Tibetan people will flow through the official market. Any private traders will be strictly enforced!"
These have been arranged before.
The chief envoy is temporarily helping to deal with the affairs of the Municipal Shipping Department, and the inspector-general is investigating and punishing the smugglers. They all command the envoys to strictly guard the city and important roads. Whenever there is any trouble, they must go out according to the order! .
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