Chapter 127 The irredeemable winter coat
Civil unrest is simply an embellishment of Chinese history. Even the so-called peaceful and prosperous era is indispensable.
If the chaos this time only fell into civil unrest, Zhu Yunwen wouldn't care too much. Moreover, the war in the north is too urgent. If the situation cannot be alleviated, the front line cannot be maintained. Zhu Yunwen had no time to think about anything else.
Zhu Yunwen thought to himself: "It's time to make a decision."
The poor finances and poor military made Zhu Yunwen determined. If it drags on, it will only become more and more difficult to come back. Only a big victory can give him a chance to breathe.
Zhu Yunwen said: "I will not interfere in this matter. You should do your best and don't make a big mess."
Ding Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed the test.
Ding Xian made up his mind. Since the generals and officials were so offended, he would let them disappear physically. Otherwise, wouldn't they be able to take revenge in the future?
Hence Zhu Yunwen's warning. It did not make Ding Xian calm down, but made Ding Xian intensify.
Starting from the Zheng family of Yimen, the Qian family, the Gu family, the Lu family, and a series of famous families are being cleaned up.
To be honest, Ding Xian also chose a good time.
Take the Qian family for example. It was a famous family after the Qian family of King Wuyue and since the Song Dynasty. Even people such as Qian Xuesen in later generations came from the Qian family. However, the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's various policies, severely suppressed these families.
After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, these families recovered somewhat, but the scale was not large. Faced with Ding Xian's attack with the help of the government, they had no ability to resist. It's just that the most valuable thing for these aristocratic families is never their money or family property. But their people.
Talent is a family's greatest wealth.
Ding Xian physically eliminated the direct lineage of each family, but could he eliminate all the side branches at all levels? This cannot be done. However, what Ding Xian did was of great benefit to He Xi. These stubborn families are deeply rooted in various places and are especially loved by the people.
After all, the landlord class benefits the local tyrants and evil gentry. That was after industrialization, a large number of rural talents moved to big cities, and the price of land fell. The gentry class was almost absent from the rural areas.
And most of the real scholar-bureaucrats are also very friendly to their servants. It's okay to call them hypocrites. Just show off. They are indeed loved by the local people.
This is where He Xi finds it difficult to solve. Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. This is true whether it is conquering the world or governing. Even if He Xi's policy is good. But the common people are opposed to it, and it will be very difficult to implement it.
Unless the body is destroyed.
However, whether these people are stubborn or opposed to the new law, most of them will not be punished until death.
A vigorous revolution is naturally the best. Wash the old world clean. He Xi can start all over again. But He Xi's position and identity made it impossible for them to do this. And if you create an unjust case, there will be consequences.
It is also inconsistent with He Xi’s political philosophy.
Now it's better.
Ding Xian did everything for He Xi.
But Ding Xian and Zhu Yunwen only watched countless properties flowing into Nanjing. Act as Nanjing's military expenditure. But many things are ignored.
Just the rebellion of the people is a civil disorder. There has always been a lot of civil unrest in all dynasties, even in prosperous times. Usually there won't be any big trouble. And it is also right that scholar-bureaucrats have no fists and no courage.
Do it to them, no matter how violent it is.
There will usually be consequences. There wouldn't be any big problems then. But Zhu Yunwen didn't care about the future troubles this morning.
However, both Ding Xian and Zhu Yunwen ignored one thing, that is, many things are linked.
are different surfaces of a system.
The impact of industrialization is slowly released in He Xi.
The north prioritizes heavy industry and drives many industries, but it has always protected industries related to people's livelihood. For example, regarding food, Beijing tries every means to maintain food prices every year. He Xi even tried to find ways to provide loans to rural areas in Hebei, and
Carry out farm transformation.
In short, try to appease farmers as much as possible.
More important is the war.
Beijing's large-scale conscription has raised labor costs. Most people, as long as they are willing to do their duty. Under normal circumstances, it is possible to have a living job. Moreover, the war boom brought about by the war also brought more solutions to these people.
The question is, why can He Xi do this?
It's not that He Xi has any ability. But Beijing’s basic market is too small.
It is equivalent to He Xi turning the entire Ming Dynasty and the known world of the Ming Dynasty into an economic colony and commodity dumping ground in the Beijing area. Therefore, while Beijing has abundant manpower and material resources to carry out war, it can also resettle its people.
But it's different here in Nanjing.
First of all, various parts of Nanjing have been impacted by Beijing’s industrialization. This impact is from all aspects. It’s not just the textile industry. It can only be said that the textile industry occupies a large share in Jiangnan. Influence matters.
The textile industry in the north had little impact on the textile industry in the south at first. It is because many conservative forces led by Fang Xiaoru are working hard to fight.
There is something about Fang Xiaoru.
He may not understand some modern knowledge, but he can see some phenomena clearly. For example, the impact of industrialization on rural areas. This issue, even in later generations, is a world-level issue. ap.
The answer given by Fang Xiaoru is to resist and deny. After all, Confucianism is essentially the knowledge of social relations based on agriculture and rural areas. Even now some Confucian things are well preserved in many remote rural areas.
It’s not that they are not in the 21st century, but that their production relations retain many aspects of agricultural society, and Confucianism has vitality here.
However, when Fang Xiaoru fell, Ding Xian came to power and established Jiangning Industrial Zone instead, based on the standpoint of making money. Ding Xian chose the textile industry without hesitation. In this case, there will be no one to protect these people.
A large amount of wealth has been concentrated in Jiangning District, making the development of Jiangning District so rapid that it has the effect of reproducing the speed of Beijing. But its rapid development represents the decline of the entire textile industry on both sides of the Yangtze River.
Countless families are in financial crisis.
Coupled with the years of war, currency devaluation, and the recruitment of civilians. The court was corrupt. Wait for the question. The people are already in dire straits.
Many common men were recruited to transport food and grass for the army. The family relies entirely on women and children for farming. There is some income from weaving. Now even this bit of income is being deprived.
On both sides of the Yangtze River, it's like a pile of paychecks, only one spark is missing.
And what Ding Xian did was to ignite the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Yes, most of the scholar-bureaucrats have no fists and no courage. In the face of power, most of them will kneel down. This is the so-called weakness of capitalism, but in fact, the so-called scholar-bureaucrats are not too tough. The bones are not hard either.
Most of the time, it's impossible to cause trouble.
But it's different now if you want to combine it with the current situation.
Zhu Yuanzhang's legacy to the world cannot be lost in a few years. The Ming Dynasty's family fortune cannot be destroyed by Zhu Yunwen in a few years. Although the people are already in dire straits, they still hope at this stage that a wise king will rescue them instead of rebelling.
Therefore, they can still endure it for a while.
These scholar-officials were beheaded and they were forced into panic. Rabbits will bite if they are pushed too hard. Not to mention, there are also talented people among these scholar-bureaucrats. It's not all rabbits.
Don’t forget it either.
He Xi has been planning this matter in Beijing for how long.
He has been waiting here for a long time. Something happened in Jiangnan. Ji Gang is the person in charge of the entire plan. At this moment, he is lurking in Jiangnan, connecting with everyone. bide your time. And Yao Guangxiao is bringing a lot of funds. Prepare to give a fatal blow to Nanjing's new banknote system.
Under such circumstances, the real decisive battle between the North and the South would not take place on the front lines, but in the rear. In the rear area of Nanjing, fighting broke out in the Jiangnan area.
It can only be said that compared with Ding Xian, Zhu Yunwen and He Xi,
There are too many different dimensions in terms of knowledge. He Xi launched a dimensionality reduction attack on them from all aspects. Or maybe they can only figure out what happened when the beacon fire rose from Jiangnan.
