More than twenty days later, the Jin Yiwei who monitored the feudal king withdrew one after another. After receiving their salaries, they learned that their yamen had been withdrawn. They were all bereaved, their careers were gone, and they could only go to farming in the future.
Those who have land are better off, but those who don’t have land can only become tenant farmers.
Seeing these people in low mood, and thinking of the nearly a thousand subordinates who were far away in Mobei traveling around the map, Li Qing felt uncomfortable, and thought to himself: When they come back, they have to talk to Lao Zhu and give them the treatment they have decided before. It’s the salary you get, you can’t let people’s hard work go in vain.
Now the situation is gradually becoming clearer. Sooner or later, we will have to fight with the Yuan people outside the pass. With these maps, it will be much easier to send troops in the future.
In a blink of an eye, the January period has arrived, and Li Qing went to the palace to meet Lao Zhu with his prepared speech.
Lao Zhu is a bit older, but he is still in good spirits. I am even more happy to see him looking confident.
"Tea."
Xiao Huangmen immediately served hot tea and then retreated out of the room. There were only three of them in the hall.
"Yunwen has met the teacher." Zhu Yunwen bowed slightly.
Li Qing quickly returned the gift and said with a dry smile, "Your Majesty, you are so polite. How dare I accept the gift?"
"Okay, everyone, sit down." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "Stop playing with these nonsense, Li Qing, hurry up and get the real stuff."
"..." Li Qing cupped his hands and said bravely, "Your Majesty, the national policy I have researched may make you unhappy."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Tell me about it."
Zhu Yunwen also looked at him curiously, and at the same time, moved the tea cup towards him.
Li Qing held the tea cup and said thoughtfully: "It's about the household registration system."
He was ready to try Lao Zhu's attitude.
"Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, due to long-term wars, many household registrations were lost. For this reason, the emperor re-established an unprecedentedly strict household registration and tax system. The purpose was to restore production. He is truly a talented person..."
"Say no," Lao Zhu interrupted, "We don't like to hear these lies."
"Uh-huh... I obey the order." Li Qing smiled and said seriously, "The development of the country needs to change with the times and the situation. If it remains unchanged, it will only restrict the Ming Dynasty from reaching its peak;
The emperor divided the household registration into: clan households, official and gentry households, civilian households (including: farmers, Confucianists, doctors, etc.), military households (including: captains, strongmen, archers, military craftsmen, etc.), and craftsmen households (including: Chefs, tailors, horsemen, etc.), salt merchants, merchants, post houses...
These are all good things, but... ahem, clan inheritance is necessary, but there is no need to restrict other things too tightly, for example: the descendants of farmers can only farm, the descendants of tailors can only be tailors, etc.;
These systems are really not conducive to the development of Ming Dynasty! "
"You are too short-sighted." Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "You know how to hammer!"
No, this time you know how to use a hammer... Li Qing cursed, feeling helpless, "I am stupid, I hope the emperor will make it clear."
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: "We are doing this to calm the people's hearts and let the people of the world have no worries about having a job since they were born;
With the foundation of survival, the country will be stable and the world will be peaceful! "
After a pause, he said, "Furthermore, as fathers pass on to sons and sons to grandsons, from generation to generation, all the industries in our Ming Dynasty will get better and better."
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang came up with with all his efforts, and it is also his pride. No one is allowed to question it.
"Grandpa Huang, Sheng Ming." Zhu Yunwen was very discerning and immediately flattered him.
Li Qing was very helpless. Although he had been mentally prepared, he was rejected by Lao Zhu, which still made him feel disappointed.
After thinking about it, I felt a little reluctant, so I cupped my hands and said, "Your Majesty, may I allow you to express your views?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Go ahead."
"The emperor's doing this is equivalent to cutting off the ascending channel of the people in the world." Li Qing said seriously, "For example: if the emperor... ahem, if the minister is a tailor;
I worked hard from dawn to dusk, saved enough money to marry a wife and children, and got my wish to marry a wife and have children..."
Lao Zhu likes this way of talking with examples. It is lively and interesting, not boring at all, and easy to understand.
Therefore, there was no interruption.
Zhu Yunwen usually came into contact with people like this. When he suddenly heard about this way of discussing politics, he was very interested and listened with rapt attention.
Li Qing continued to coax the grandfather and grandson, "But I am not satisfied. I have a wife and children, and I still want my son to have a future."
After a pause, "Your Majesty, is this not too much?"
"It's not too much, you continue." Zhu Yuanzhang was a little excited after hearing this, which was much more interesting than criticizing memorials.
Li Qing said with an aggrieved look, "I want my son to get a good name, serve the country, and honor our ancestors, but I am a tailor, and my son can only be a tailor!"
The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly froze, and he immediately fell into deep thought. After a long time, he slowly shook his head.
"Your theory makes sense, but... we still feel that putting people at ease and giving them a basis for survival is the most important thing."
Li Qing was full of anger and said again: "Your Majesty, who do you think is stronger or weaker, Qin or Han?"
"Isn't this nonsense?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "Of course he is Han."
"What about Han and Tang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said without hesitation, "Tang!"
"Does Your Majesty know why the Tang Dynasty defeated the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty defeated the Qin Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty defeated the Qin Dynasty?"
"Don't you motherfucker keep trying to get along with us." Zhu Yuanzhang felt timid in his heart and dissatisfied on his face, "I'll beat your ass to pieces if I get any more ink marks."
Li Qingdao: "Before Qin, there was slavery. After the establishment of Qin, although the system was much more relaxed, it still did not get rid of slavery completely;
The reason why Han was stronger than Qin was because it opened the way for people to rise;
During the Han Dynasty, except for the clan throne, other positions were not hereditary. As a result, the vacancies became very large, and at the same time, it also meant that there were great opportunities;
The emperor once compared Lan Yu to Zhong Qing, so let's take Wei Qing as an example;
Wei Qing was originally an inconspicuous soldier, but he became a famous general of the Han Dynasty due to his ability and military achievements. However, if there were no vacancies in the position, Wei Qing would not be able to become a general even if he had the ability. "
"The able ones will live there, so that those who remain will be the elite." Li Qing said seriously, "Your Majesty, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, was from a humble background..."
After a pause, he said, "Excuse me for being bold. Your emperor is similar to the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. He also comes from a humble background, including General Xu Da, General Chang Yuchun, etc., all of whom are from grassroots backgrounds;
But your ability, especially the emperor, is definitely the best compared to the emperors of the past and present. What does this mean?
Origin and ability are not directly proportional!
Our Ming Dynasty now has a population of nearly 70 million, how can it be that there is no shortage of talents? "
Li Qing said sadly: "But no matter how good a talent is, if he doesn't have a chance, it will be in vain!"
Then, continuing the topic just now: "And in the Tang Dynasty, the avenues for civil and military advancement were fully opened, and the openness of the atmosphere was unparalleled in ancient times and today, so it has the name of the prosperous Tang Dynasty." Li Qing said seriously, "Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty is locked up How can we in the Ming Dynasty reach the heights of the Han and Tang Dynasties if we are imprisoned and do not want to change?"
Barabara...
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent. He did not refute and could not refute.
If he really couldn't survive, his grandson Zhu Yunwen would probably be herding cattle for Liu De's grandson right now.
The Yuan Dynasty destroyed his family, but it also made him successful.
Lao Zhu himself was from a humble background and could understand what Li Qing meant very well.
But...the system has been formed, how can it be changed overnight?
There are already so many vested interests, and if changes are forced, it will inevitably cause great turmoil.
If he wants to reform the system, he must have an emperor who is as iron-blooded as him, but he no longer has that time, Sun Tzu...
No matter how you look at it, he will not be an iron-blooded emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken and cried in his heart: "How wonderful it would be if we had this person at the beginning of the founding of the country!"
At the same time, he also regretted greatly. If Li Qing had been given special emphasis from the beginning, it might not have been too late to change the system, but now...
Lao Zhu's face was full of regret, and he lamented in his heart: "We felt that we had overestimated him enough, but unexpectedly... we still underestimated him;
If God gives us another twenty years, no, fifteen years will be enough, alas...ah! "
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Qing as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
That look... gave Li Qing goosebumps all over his body.
Li Qing was greatly looked at by Lao Zhu, and thought to himself: "Didn't Lao Zhu admire Han Gaozu the most?
Damn, it seems I didn’t say anything wrong! "
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's face was getting more and more ugly, Li Qing quickly flattered him and said, "My words are inappropriate. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is not as good as the Emperor."
After a pause, he added: "Far far!"
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't listen at all. Now he regretted and hated it. He finally realized the regret of "I was born before you were born, and I am old after you were born".
Lao Zhu was filled with grief and anger: Mom, it’s too late!
Seeing him like this, Li Qing became more and more uneasy and cursed secretly: "My God, Lao Zhu, your endurance is too poor, right?
Doesn’t it mean that there is something wrong with the system you set?
Damn, there’s so much I haven’t said yet, can’t you stand it now?
We are not in a hurry! "
