Chapter 71 Reward
He Xi thought of this. Periodically, Ai Ai conveyed Li Wenzhong's thoughts.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly after hearing this. Said: "It is naturally possible to send the rebels in the south to Liaodong. However, you don't need to worry about the affairs of Goryeo. The population problem always needs to be solved."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed in his heart: "Li Wenzhong is not old yet, but his heart is already old."
People who can achieve great things in troubled times. Not only do you have the heart of a Bodhisattva, you also need to have thunderous means. When it is time to be ruthless, you must be ruthless. Don't be merciful.
People who have come through troubled times are prone to two situations.
The first situation is that I have seen too many dead people. Instead, his heart became softer and softer, and he couldn't bear to see anyone die.
The second situation is that you see too many dead people. Instead, he cared less and less about the dead. In order to achieve a great cause, it doesn't matter how many people die.
Li Wenzhong is probably the former. Zhu Yuanzhang may not be the latter.
Although he has a compassionate heart, he can be cruel at critical moments. No matter who it is, for the sake of the great cause, I can drink from the golden cup with you without mercy. What's more, people outside the area. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already made up his mind to attack Goryeo when he heard He Xi talk about future generations.
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang had any thoughts about Goryeo, but if he wanted to attack Japan, he must attack Goryeo.
This is something that cannot be changed.
How to attack Japan without passing through Goryeo? Even if it is a sea attack, Goryeo is the most suitable. In this case, Zhu Yuanzhang could not allow Gaoli to escape his control. Now it's just a matter of revealing the intention in advance.
He Xi didn't dare to talk too much about this matter. He immediately said: "There is one thing that can be done about the population problem?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What's the matter?"
He Xi said: "It is the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, mainly smallpox, and schistosomiasis and other diseases. Before I left the capital, I had already given these instructions to Doctor Dai, but I don't know how Doctor Dai is doing now."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't be idle during your time in the capital. Keep an eye on this matter. This is a major matter related to the country."
He Xi said: "I understand."
Seemingly inadvertently, Zhu Yuanzhang raised another matter. Said: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been a land clearing. This time the clearing is just to make the people own their own land and use it to collect taxes. But today there is no serious trouble. I am going to clear the land again."
"What do you think is best to do?"
A lot of people don't understand. Maybe you don’t know how to clear your land, and the political resistance is certainly great. But the technical problem is bigger.
With just a flick of their pen, officials can spread several acres or even dozens of acres, making the poor rich and the rich poor. In short, going up and down is just a matter of thoughts. What's more, this thing is difficult to check. Later generations will be able to tell something fishy by looking at it on the satellite. In this day and age, it was unknown to non-natives.
Whether it's Zhu Yuanzhang's abbot or the abbots of subsequent generations. In essence, it is the arrangement of taxation, not the arrangement of land.
This can be seen from the amount of land in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Generally speaking, the total amount of land in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was not large. But during the Republic of China, science and technology developed. Using technology such as aircraft to add to the survey, China's land suddenly increased by 30%. Where were these 30% before? Needless to say.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, what was the most important thing for Zhu Yuanzhang? It is a stable regime. It is determined rule. Instead of making everything clear. Therefore, he will accept everything reported in the following newspapers. Because only by recognizing the number of acres of land can the land tax to be paid be determined.
However, at that time, it was to fight the war and to raise soldiers. Wait for a series of things. There are many, many compromises.
Things are different now. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to settle these old accounts.
In fact, in history, Zhu Yuanzhang also did such a thing, which was to send supervisors on a large scale to clear out the land. Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty still had insufficient officials. Zhu Yuanzhang had high hopes for only one person per county.
Not a local. What effect can it have. We can only ask the local officials not to cheat too much. Coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's high-pressure policy. The people below don't dare to do it too much.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's action to clear his father was still the most efficient in the entire Ming Dynasty. As for the Qing court, they directly used the data from the Wanli period.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who knew the history, did not think that his action to clear his father was very successful.
This is also related to Zhu Yuanzhang's political philosophy. Zhu Yuanzhang's political philosophy is equality. Distribute the burden of the world equally to everyone and every acre of land. Because Zhu Yuanzhang had seen the troubled times of the Yuan Dynasty, where the locals were rich but the court had no money. But he just levied taxes on the common people, which made the world a mess.
And if the burden of the court is shared among everyone, each person will not bear too much.
Moreover, a lot of taxes were increased out of thin air without increasing the burden on the people. How could Zhu Yuanzhang not hold on tight?
He Xi was silent for a moment and said: "There is a word in later generations called marginal utility. It means that the energy invested in certain things is not always directly proportional to the output. The further you go, the more energy you invest, and the greater the output. Less. There may even be negative effects.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I know this. I just want to know if you can do anything."
Of course Zhu Yuanzhang knew. Whose are those hidden acres? Except for a few because of geographical remoteness. In a corner that even the government officials don't want to go to. Most of the Hidden Fields belonged to dignitaries. Many things appear to be technical issues. But is it actually a technical issue?
He Xi said: "Your Majesty has a spaceship. You can survey and map the land from the sky. Draw a bird's-eye view. Compare it with the map produced by surveying. I dare not say that it is exactly the same and there is no error. But the error must be very small. And the manpower required is also small. Not too much, these spacecraft mapping can completely disconnect from the place."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang hit his forehead with his palm and said, "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten this matter. It's better for you to be around for your convenience."
Hot air balloons were very novel to Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning, but as time went on, they became nothing more than a moving watchtower on the border. Even in strong winds, it is impossible to take off at all. Although useful, it also has many limitations. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay much attention.
Just treat it as a novel weapon.
Now that I think about it, it still has such a role.
Only He Xi could remind him of these things.
At one time, Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of letting He Xi be a bodyguard by his side. However, Zhu Yuanzhang gave up after thinking about it. He has high hopes for He Xi. If he were around all the time, he might inevitably make the same mistakes as Fang Xiaoru and others.
In history, many of Emperor Jianwen's ministers were selected by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang looks at the list, he can probably understand his thinking at that time, and hopes that Zhu Yunwen can be kind and honest. Calm it down. I just didn't expect that these scholars had no experience at all. Made it look like this.
Therefore, now Zhu Yuanzhang has learned a lesson. After thinking for a moment, it would be better to let He Xi practice outside for a few years.
No, this year of running outside, the stakes are high and low. Even the knowledge of forming cliques has improved a lot.
Zhu Yuanzhang finally said: "Tell Ye Wang that he is a veteran general and I can trust him. It's just that although there have been many victories in the Liaodong war, they are too small. But when there are troops in the East China Sea, let him wait for it. I will not hesitate to reward him as an uncle. .”
"do you know?"
He Xi immediately understood that Zhu Yuanzhang's words actually acquiesced to Ye Wang's move towards He Xi. This is both a good thing and a bad thing for He Xi. The good thing is that He Xi has a little foundation in the military. But the bad thing is that if something goes wrong with Ye Wang in the future, Zhu Yuanzhang will ask He Xi about it.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that the people below formed cliques. But as the great man said, there are no parties within the party, imperial ideas, no factions within the factions, and all kinds of strange things. This was especially true in ancient times. Zhu Yuanzhang was a person. It is impossible for him to deal with six ministers, nine ministers, dozens of nobles, and hundreds of veterans with records at the same time.
Private group gatherings are both a reality and a need for Zhu Yuanzhang. He needs these factions to help him maintain his rule.
However, this is still the greatest reward for He Xi. He Xi said, "I understand."
