Chapter 79: The edict of clearing the world
He Xi still regrets that he was too hasty in conferring land and failed to do many things well. After all, as the army gathered in Kaijing, Lan Yu could no longer do it. In Nanjing, a real big deal started.
In the twentieth year of Hongwu's reign, spring was in the fourth month.
The spring plowing in the south has just passed. Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the imperial gate. A eunuch stood in front of the ministers and read loudly: "Since the founding of this dynasty, the number of acres of land has been based on the previous dynasty. The shortcomings of the previous dynasty have been inherited by this dynasty. I am the founder of the country and plan for future generations. I should rule the world. , redefine the acreage system. ------"
Zhu Yuanzhang's ambitions. It's in the edict of Qingzhang Tianxia.
Qin Shihuang unified weights and measures. It was a long time ago. And this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also had ambitions to redefine the mother system.
Many people think that the basic unit of one acre of land is stable. But wrong. The unit of mu is very unstable. In a province or even a county, mu is different from mu. The unit of qing is based on acres, and the area of acres is not uniform. Can the area of are be unified?
Of course not.
Not to mention qing, there are also large qing and small qing, and even the numbers of large qing and small qing are different.
It can be said that there are eight hundred masters in a thousand years of land, because these layers have changed hands. Many things are different. Accounts everywhere are in shambles. When taxing, we can only ensure that the amount collected is sufficient. As for how much more was collected. In other words, how much less taxes have been collected is not something the court can know.
It was a world of subordinate officials and gentry.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind to figure things out this time.
As for subsequent tax adjustments, that is secondary. This time, I want to figure out the world. Figure it out. Let the future monarchs have a bottom line, at least taxes will be stolen. It is also necessary to know how much is missing.
Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang also conducted a purge. But due to lack of manpower.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang sent Imperial College students across a large area, he could only send a few people to one county. It is simply not enough for a few people to measure a county. Not to mention. There are various methods below. The main people doing the work are local people.
Needless to say, various tricks were used, and the amount of land in many places was inherited from the Song Dynasty.
This time, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined. To check to the ground.
Don't hesitate to kill heads.
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he inserted his hands into the jade belt around his waist and pressed down.
Under the sound of the imperial edict being read out, many ministers nearby saw Zhu Yuanzhang's move. His face turned pale for a moment.
The prince closed his eyes slightly.
Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang didn't feel it himself, but everyone around him knew that when Zhu Yuanzhang had the intention to kill, he would make this move subconsciously. There is usually a river of blood. But although the prince is soft-hearted, he is not kind to women.
There were differences between the prince and Zhu Yuanzhang on some matters. But on this matter, they are like-minded.
Many people regard Confucian scholars as bureaucrats. The scholar-bureaucrats regarded them as country sages. Not really.
True Confucian scholars still have their own ideals. Also dare to put it into practice. The Fubing system on which the Sui and Tang Dynasties thrived was essentially the result of the improvement and practice of the well field system by many Confucian scholars in the Han and Wei dynasties. Now, because of the suppression of the Yuan Dynasty. There are not enough Confucian scholars with real talents and practical learning. But this does not mean that there are not many people who truly believe in Confucian views.
Zhu Yuanzhang's policy since the founding of the People's Republic of China can only be described in two words. Average.
Pay taxes equally to everyone. It has always been light corvee and low taxes. This thought is actually the thought of many Confucian scholars.
Therefore, the prince supports this matter. Measures to clear the world. It can even be seen as a continuation of the previous equalization policy. How could the prince not support it?
It's just that things in the future are not certain.
Wait until the edict is read. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "My dear friends, do you have any objections?"
"I am ignorant." An old minister came out and said: "The clearing of the emperor is a fundamental matter in the world. Your Majesty clears the world, and I cheer and encourage it. There is only one thing that is unclear, that is, the new law of clearing the emperor in the edict refers to--- ----"
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Prince."
"My son is here," the prince said as he stepped out of the queue.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Take all the ministers to see the new laws of the Qing Dynasty."
The prince said: "My son, I obey. Sirs, please come this way."
Zhu Yuanzhang had been prepared for a long time, and he was not prepared to kill him without teaching him. It also lets people all over the world know the power of the new measurement method. So, the prince took the ministers to a square. There has been a hot air balloon waiting here for a long time. Immediately someone boarded the hot air balloon.
There is a rope pulling below.
This rope has one section red and one section black. Very eye-catching. After a while, the people above measured the area of the palace. Exactly.
Immediately, someone had already distributed the prepared brochures.
In fact, the reason why the rope is divided into two colors is to be eye-catching. It's just easy to calculate. In fact, the principle is not complicated. It means that as the height increases, the ground shrinks. Just like a scale it's generally easier to calculate. Therefore, He Xi specially made a set of slide rules to determine at what height, what values should be taken, etc.
It's not really that complicated.
Of course. There are also problems here, even if you can find a time when there is no wind as soon as possible to release the hot air balloon. But the problem is that there are very few days when there is really no wind at all. A little bit of wind can cause deflections and so on.
Therefore, there is also an error here.
Therefore, this is generally used to measure large areas, not small areas. For verification, the total amount calculated by the clerks below. Rather than checking them one by one.
Of course. They also have a more important and secretive role, which is mapping the first map of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that this mission has not been publicized much.
Even so, many people can't understand it and think it is a miraculous skill.
Then I also discovered He Xi's name on the last page of the booklet.
So, He Xi was not in the capital. There is still a legend about He Xi in the capital.
The emperor's edict was immediately published in the official newspaper. With Nanjing as the center, it spread to all over the world. Starting from Nanjing and focusing on the Jiangnan area, the Qingzhang campaign began.
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Because of the south wind, he arrived in Goryeo more than ten days after the Qingzhang's edict.
At this moment, He Xi and Lan Yu were having their last discussion before going on the expedition.
During this period of time, He Xi was busy with spring plowing and land transfer. Almost everything north of Kaijing has been completed. Of course. This kind of thing cannot be peaceful. On several occasions, troops had to be sent to suppress the situation, and tens of thousands of people were arrested.
These people were continuously transported to Liaodong.
Huang Zicheng was already complaining to He Xi.
There are more people. It's also a problem. Not to mention that so many people are housed together. Simply speaking, many of these people are against Ming Dynasty. Even if they were sent to mine, the guards would have to be strengthened, and Huang Zicheng couldn't bear it anymore.
So He Xi had the idea of returning to Liaodong.
It's just that he hasn't told Lan Yu about this yet. I received the latest version of the official report. As well as the above edict of Qingzhang Tianxia.
He Xi read the edict carefully and couldn't help but secretly thought: "I really want to be in the capital."
These things are what He Xi has wanted to do for a long time. At this moment, when he thought about it, the capital must be very lively. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige was there, no one dared to stop Qing Zhang. But there was a lot of infighting. But it is inevitable.
He really wanted to participate in the situation in the capital.
He felt more and more that Korea was almost useless to him.
Lan Yu also sighed and said, "It has only been a few days, but the capital has made such a big noise. Tell me, do you want me to stay in Korea for a few more years?"
He Xi pondered for a moment, and he also knew that the people who occupied the most land in the Ming Dynasty were not actually the group of people left over from the previous dynasty. But the Ming Dynasty's new rich. The reason why these people were cruelly beaten by Zhu Yuanzhang was not without reason. Lan Yu doesn't care about the harvest of the land at home, and doesn't care about anything else. Just in Korea. He didn't know how much he could make during this expedition. after all. He Xi doesn't make money. Sapphire is different.
It’s just that wars don’t always happen, and wars don’t always bring success.
If she were in China, even if Lan Yu didn't want to. I also have to say a few words for the people behind me.
He Xi said: "I don't think Mr. Hou will ever think about going back in the past few years. This is probably just the beginning."
