Quick Travel: Records of Extraordinary Creatures

In the next half month, Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously cultivating his body. Empress Ma stayed with him every step of the way and took care of him personally. Even Prince Zhu Biao often visited him.

But in fact they have been busy sorting out Ming history.

Use the information revealed by Ming History.

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"Father, how do I feel that what the white parrot said is right? The root of many problems lies with you. You can't blame it all, but it definitely has something to do with you."

After all, the mother is on the side.

Zhu Biao became more courageous, and bluntly expressed his thoughts:

"There were a lot of problems in the late Ming Dynasty, but the core problem was just one point. There was no money, no money to relieve disasters, so refugees everywhere, no money to pay military salaries, so soldiers mutinied, if the court could have 6000 to 80 million taels of silver every year In the account, not to mention ZTE, but it will definitely be no problem to continue life for another or years.

And why did the imperial court have no silver?
Because the tax cannot be collected, because of the clan.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, half of the treasury's income had to be consumed just to support the clan, and there was still a lot of deduction, and even a situation of not paying them directly. If the full amount was paid, the treasury might have to owe them money.

This is your father's decision, no problem.

The vassal king did a lot of evil and had a very bad reputation. At the same time, he wanted to annex land, as did the officials. It can be said that as long as they have the ability to annex land, they are all annexing.

Even the emperors of later generations are developing Huangzhuang.

These people do not pay taxes, how much land is left in the world to pay taxes, and how many people are able to pay taxes, how can the people survive? "

"Father banned the sea, but I read the records in the history books. During the period of the sea ban, the Japanese pirates never stopped. On the contrary, the economy of the coastal area was damaged, and the tax and silver were greatly reduced. Although Emperor Longqing reigned for a short time, he presided over The matter of the Longqing switch, not only brought a lot of money.

Even the pirates along the coast disappeared one after another.

Because there are not many pirates along the coast, there are many merchant ships disguised as pirates smuggling, and pirates.

If you can't help the sea, open the sea to collect taxes.

Every year, there should be tens of millions of taels of silver in tax dollars.

The money will not disappear out of thin air, but because of the ban on the sea, it has all entered the hands of pirates and coastal families. "

"There is also the problem caused by the fixed household registration. The descendants of craftsmen can only be craftsmen, and the descendants of medical households can only be medical. As a result, all industries are withered. The emperor cannot guarantee that every prince will become a talent, and every emperor is a wise king. , craftsmen and medical households, how to ensure that their descendants must have the talent of craftsmen and the talent of learning medicine?

Without talent, children and grandchildren can only inherit the father's business.

The result is that the artisan skills are getting worse and worse.

Medicine is getting worse.

The problem of military households is more serious. It is clearly recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty that almost all military households became domestic slaves of thousands of households. They repaired gardens, city walls, and graves for the emperor and even the emperor's relatives, just like slaves. Generally, they were endlessly squeezed, and a large number of them fled in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. By the end of Ming Dynasty, not only two-thirds of them fled, but most of them encountered peasant uprisings and the like.

They will follow one after another and raise righteous soldiers together. "

When it came to this, Zhu Yuanzhang had already picked up the bench. Although Zhu Biao was excited, he was not blind.

So shut up immediately and hide back.

"Little bastard, you have turned your back on the sky. According to what you say, all mistakes are my fault. Why don't you say that you descendants are useless and incompetent!"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was roaring angrily, he knew very well in his heart that he was the source of many problems. Some of the rules set by his ancestors were written into the Huangming Zu Xun. How could future generations dare Change it easily, even if you want to change it, those ministers with vested interests will hold up a plaque stating that the law of the ancestors is immutable, and desperately stop it, so as not to damage their own interests.

Hundreds of households oppressing military households actually happened now, but as soon as he found one, he would severely punish it.

Just as he discovered that corrupt officials were severely punished.

He thought the situation would get better if it kept going like this.

But now, it is clearly written in the history of the Ming Dynasty that Qu Jie instilled in them, the situation will not get better, it will only get worse, worse and worse, and more and more excessive.

There are more and more corrupt officials.

Hundreds of households and thousands of households oppressed military households more and more.

"Father, don't be so angry. You can correct your mistakes. There is nothing good about it. I talked with the white parrot for a long time yesterday. The white parrot said that you have a set of rules and regulations that will never change in your imagination to ensure that my Zhu family It is simply impossible for the country to last forever.

After all, as the saying goes, running water does not rot, and household hinges do not moth. You think the rules are good now, but in a few years it may become a cancer and the bane of the country's ruin.

She also said that many officials can see the problems with the policies you set, but anyone with a little foresight can see that your policies will cause endless harm in the future, but you kill people like hemp and don't listen to dissuasion , who is okay to risk his life to persuade you!
It is you who are unpopular with civil servants.

Father, don't worry, I didn't say those words just now, I just repeat what the white parrot said. "

Zhu Biao is really courageous.

That was while avoiding Zhu Yuanzhang's attack while talking, probably Qu Jie has always been rebellious, arrogant, and lived a good life brought him the courage.

In the end, it was Empress Ma who made the mediation.

Only then did the father and son sit down again and continue chatting.

After that, of course, record all the problems and think deeply about how to solve them one by one.

But no matter how they discuss.

They all find it difficult to handle.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the vassal king, was reluctant to be treated harshly, and there were many Japanese pirates on the seashore, and he was temporarily unable to pay them off, because at present, the main energy of Ming Dynasty was to deal with Beiyuan, and now the military household Tuntian was still in a tax-free state, and the overall operation was good.

Most military households live better than ordinary people.

Followed by military households who were almost reduced to slaves.

Not the same.

Generally speaking, many policies that will cause endless harm in 200 years are quite appropriate now.

There is no better way to change.

"Looking at it this way, wouldn't we have made such a fuss for nothing? As long as the future generations don't have the courage and ability to reform, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty eventually perish!

How could this be?
Isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds! "

At the end of the discussion, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little depressed. He couldn't leave a special edict to guide future generations on how to reform. This is really unrealistic.

Without a capable future king, I always feel that no matter what solution he leaves behind, it is useless.

"Father, why don't you ask the white parrot.

Although she has a bad temper and doesn't respect you very much, she does have something to say, and every sentence is reasonable!
You can stop thinking about solving problems yourself. "

After getting along for this period of time, although Zhu Biao may not have much trust in Qu Jie, he still fully recognizes and respects Qu Jie's ability and knowledge.