709 Classification

Style: Historical Author: Call the skyWords: 3167Update Time: 24/02/20 19:09:56
In fact, this time the imperial edict contains a lot of content, and it can only be summarized in outline. For the specific details, the officials can see it in Di Pao, and the people can see it in Ming Pao.

Therefore, the last issue of "Ming Pao" years ago was all about content related to this imperial edict, with detailed explanations in the page.

It is said that the headquarters of "Ming Pao" in Beijing sent the contents of this issue to branches all over the country, and the phone calls were made all day long. Ordinary people definitely don’t have this kind of financial resources.

As a result, the sales of "Ming Pao" across the country suddenly increased several times. As long as they had money and were literate, they bought it themselves and read it carefully. And those who are illiterate or have poor understanding ability quickly go to restaurants and teahouses. Because these places generally have dedicated newspaper readers, each issue has newspaper reading content.

Needless to say, restaurants and teahouses were packed to capacity in the past few days.

Everywhere, a large crowd of people could be seen surrounding newspaper readers, listening with excitement.

"Everyone, here is earth-shattering news. The current emperor has issued a decree to abolish the status of lowly people. From now on, there will be no distinction between high and low in all walks of life."

"Also, don't talk for now. Regarding the industry, in the "Ming Pao", the imperial court has set the promotion levels, which are divided into apprentices, craftsmen, master craftsmen, master craftsmen, masters, and masters. But one thing needs to be clear. , some industries only reach the level of master craftsman, some industries only reach the level of master craftsman, of course, there are also some industries that have the level of master craftsman..."

It was said before that the base status was to be abolished. This was something you could hear as soon as you heard it, and you were already mentally prepared. However, regarding the classification of various industries, this is something I have never heard of before, and it is relevant to everyone. Therefore, after hearing this, the observers could no longer bear it and interrupted the newspaper reading. Asked all kinds of questions.

"Apprentice is easy to understand, but what are craftsmen and master craftsmen?"

"Yes, what does dividing this mean?"

"Why do some industries only reach the level of master craftsman? What profession does that master belong to?"

"..."

Faced with these comments, the newspaper readers immediately picked up a piece of wood, used it as a gavel, banged it, and shouted at the same time: "Silence, silence!"

As a result, everyone suppressed their curiosity, shut up and became quiet.

After seeing it, they were speechless. The newspaper readers pointed to Ming Pao and said, "Don't worry, the questions you want to ask are all explained in Ming Pao!"

As he spoke, he read the explanation above.

The general meaning, which most people understand, is that it is graded according to industry proficiency. Of course, different industries have different grading standards. As for what the standards will be, "Ming Pao" said that they have not been finalized yet and will be announced one after another next year.

However, the relevant treatment has been mentioned, because it is related to the modification of the etiquette system.

Simply put, people in different industries have different regulations on food, clothing, housing and transportation according to their level of proficiency. One principle is that the higher the level, the smaller the restrictions.

As for people in different professions, the upper limit of the level is different. There are also examples. For example, in the field of new learning, the upper limit of the level is higher. In the field of Confucianism, of course, it is no exception.

To be more specific, physics, chemistry, and mathematics are all divided into masters. However, there are no barbers or servants.

As for the reason for this division, "Ming Pao" also explained that it was not because the new learning was founded by the Duke of the State, but because it was determined by which industry contributed more to the Ming Dynasty.

After hearing this, everyone in the audience nodded. But at the same time, some people still have various questions.

"Then what if I do two jobs by myself?"

"Yes, I can do more work. How do I divide this?"

"..."

The newspaper reader pounded the table again to calm them down, and then said to them: "This question of yours has been explained in Ming Pao. When the standards come out, you can all evaluate a few levels, and then you can decide on a higher level." If you don’t want to be low, of course, if you want to be low, no one will say anything!”

After answering this question, the newspaper reader continued: "The Ming Pao also said, for example, you are just a craftsman, or nothing at all. However, due to etiquette restrictions, although you have money, you can only You can wear coarse linen clothes, but what if you want to wear them better? Then you have to do good deeds. After reaching the standard, the government will issue a certificate. The number of good deeds you have done will determine how many etiquette rules you can exceed. Of course, this is not the case. It’s an overstep! But here’s something to note: this is not permanent, but calculated in years.”

After saying this, the newspaper reader slammed the table and shouted: "Readers, if you want to live a good life, work hard!"

The spectators listened and responded with a smile. For most people, the new policies of the imperial court are not rigid and unchangeable. Of course, they are happy if they can get better official treatment through hard work.

"There is also great news here about the abandonment of humble status. Do you want to hear it?"

Hearing what the newspaper reader said, many of the spectators who were formerly low-income people naturally shouted loudly, "Why are you here if you don't listen?"

After hearing this, the newspaper readers looked around at them with a smile and said with a smile: "Anyone who belongs to a lowly family can go to Liaodong Province, North Korea Province, and Diaoyu Province for five years, and they will be allocated fields and have their own fields!"

These three provinces are all sparsely populated and require a large number of immigrants.

Originally, if this situation occurred, the imperial court would issue an order to forcibly relocate people from provinces with large populations. However, Zhang Mingwei certainly would not do this in court. He was thinking about this even when he was abolishing the humble status. .

If you can volunteer, the people will be happy, and the court will be happy too!

Compared with ordinary people, only people with low status and nothing originally have the best chance of settling in a new place, owning permanent property, and becoming a truly good citizen.

This was not accomplished in the original history after Emperor Yongzheng abolished the humble status. What he did was just abolish his humble status. In fact, those who originally belonged to the humble status still belong to the humble status, because there is no arrangement, and in order to make a living, they can still only engage in the original profession.

It is said that after the abolition of untouchable status, the power will be the same as that of good people. They must first have the money. For example, if you don’t have money to study for the imperial examination, can you study?

But today's Ming Dynasty is different. No matter what happened before, it is now clear that after the abolition of humble status, children can attend official schools for free, and there will be no conflict. If you are willing to go to Liaodong Province, North Korea Province or Diaoyu Province, you can still have a house and land. No one else knows what you did before, and you are no different from a good citizen. How wonderful!

Hearing this, many people were moved. Land is as attractive to ordinary people as houses in later generations.

In future generations, even in remote places, the government will provide housing and jobs. For graduates with nothing and poor family backgrounds, see if anyone is tempted!

Therefore, after hearing the news, the scene suddenly became lively again.

Seeing that they were all so happy, the newspaper reader slammed the table again and reminded them loudly: "Everyone, one last thing to remind you, the imperial court is serious about this reform of etiquette. It has given a one-year deadline. If in the future There are also those who violate etiquette and violate the rules. Emperor Taizu's regulations back then must be strictly implemented by both officials and people."

After a pause, he thought for a moment and then added: "Perhaps too much time has passed and many people have forgotten Emperor Taizu's regulations back then. I can read out the punishment here. Please listen carefully!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent in unison.

"If an incident occurs, it means violating the rules and regulations." The newspaper reader explained, reading the content in "Ming Pao" and said, "If an incident occurs, each person will be asked to answer for the crime they deserve. To be more specific, according to That is, if there is an official, he will be punished with a hundred sticks, and he will be dismissed without any mention; if he is not an official, he will be flogged fifty times, and he will be punished by sitting on the head of the family, and his clothes, utensils, etc. will be chased into the official position."

After he finished reading, he looked around at everyone and added: "This punishment is recorded in the 'submission and violation of rules' and other clauses in the Ming Dynasty Code. You can read it yourself."

After hearing this, many people took a breath.

At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, the etiquette system had long been destroyed, so most people did not expect that when the country was founded, the punishment for violations of the etiquette system would be so severe. And the punishment for being an official is even heavier, which is simply amazing.

Realizing this, many people who had never thought about going to remote Liaodong Province or North Korea Province, as well as Fishing Province, began to inquire about which province would make life more comfortable. And those who had ideas in the first place became even more determined.

After they dispersed, the relevant news became a topic in every household. In general, most people are excited.

Of course, some people are worried. For example, those big businessmen have made a lot of money. If they hide the money and use it as the basic necessities of ordinary people, it will be like walking at night in brocade clothes. What's the point of making money?

However, apart from making money, they don't know any other skills and cannot be rated. Of course, there are also merchants, but according to the known information, merchants can only do good deeds or pay money to the court. These things are all on a yearly basis.

Does it hurt? Absolutely distressed!

The twenty-first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty has passed like this.

Within this year, the Ming Dynasty mainly signed an agreement with the Japanese country to occupy Ava, the capital of Dongwu, and controlled the area north of Ava.

Outside the Ming Dynasty, King Talong of Dongwu died of illness just in this year.

In May of this year, the largest Ukrainian national uprising in Polish history broke out. The leader of the uprising was Khmelnytsky. This uprising swept across Ukraine and had a profound impact on Poland, Tsarist Russia and other countries.

Also in October of this year, the Peace of Westphalia was signed by Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, the Swedish Empire, the Dutch Republic, the princes of the Holy Roman Empire and the free cities of the empire.

This peace treaty consisted of the "Peace of Munster" and the "Treaty of Osnabruck", symbolizing the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War, and the Netherlands gaining independence.

It was also this year that the Fronde movement began in France. The reason was that France had run out of money for the Thirty Years' War, so it wanted to make money from the middle class and judges in Paris, which eventually triggered turmoil.

The wheel of history is rolling forward. For places too far away from the Ming Dynasty, the impact of the butterfly effect is obviously not great, and it is still moving forward with the inertia of history.