Chapter 789: Political power emerges from the barrel of a gun
Even the land leveling in Dongjiaominxiang has not been completed, and the Ministry of Industry has not even released a map. The first criminal has already been arrested. The administrative efficiency of the Ming Dynasty was very efficient under the diligent example and high pressure of the emperor.
The Ministry of Household Affairs was really short of computing power, so as a matter of expediency, they raised the courtyard wall a little higher and built a few bunks, making it a prison.
"Um, an accountant from the Royal Institute of Technology?" Zhang Juzheng said in surprise: "Is it a fledgling kid who took the blame for others?"
This kind of thing happens all the time. The young kid who has just stepped out of school does not know that people's hearts are sinister, so he easily believes in some promises, uses his professional knowledge to do some daring things, and only regrets it when he is caught.
Wang Guoguang shook his head and said: "No, the accounting he did was perfect. The only oversight was the taxation bureau's priority law enforcement power."
"The Taxation Institute dispatched fourteen taxation cavalry and twenty taxation eunuchs to thoroughly check the details of the goods entering the city in batches from several city gates." Wang Guoguang shook his head and said: "The students trained by the Royal Institute of Technology The accountant is really awesome.”
The Tax Inspection Yuan’s priority enforcement power is that if I think you may have some problem and I can’t find it in the accounts, I will use physical means to investigate and collect evidence.
Being deceived, at this time, all the students who can be admitted to the Royal Institute of Technology after layers of selection are talents, how can any of them be simple?
The first batch of polytechnics is not a general admissions examination, but students are recommended and recruited from many local talents who have repeatedly failed in the examination. Those who can pass the examination are mostly partial to subjects and are not stupid.
The case is about an oil mill, and the business is booming. However, since the new accountant was appointed last April, the tax payment has not decreased, but has continued to remain stable, with a slight decrease in the stability. If you only look at the continuous account books for a few months, you cannot see Something is wrong.
But after nearly a year of changes, taxes have been reduced by 10% and are continuing to decrease.
However, according to Tax Inspector Tiqi's observation, the business of this oil shop is getting bigger and bigger, and even opened more than a dozen new shops this year, and its oil shop business has expanded from Jingtang to Mizhou, Shandong, Chang'an Prefecture, Shaanxi and other places.
While the scale continues to expand, taxes have steadily declined.
This is a very typical case of reducing business scale, concealing actual income, and evading taxes. The problem is that the accounting done by this guy is really beautiful. The tax office conducted tax audits four times in total. In the end, they had no choice but to adopt follow-up and comprehensive re-examination. This guy was caught out by driving a fuel truck into the city.
After listening to the brief introduction of the case, Zhang Juzheng said with emotion: "I underestimated them."
Wang Guoguang said with some annoyance: "No, we still have to convince His Majesty to keep these talents. Lin Fucheng's theory of limited freedom has deceived Your Majesty! You are a traitor to the country!"
"What is freedom or not? How can it be so troublesome for the Tax Inspection Institute to handle cases when these students from the Institute of Science and Engineering have not graduated? There is no problem at all in the accounts."
Wang Chonggu was stunned and said: "Isn't this another way to serve the court? And it also saves money. You don't need to pay a salary, just taking care of the food is enough."
These arrested accountants have all entered Dongjiaominxiang Prison and are serving the court with extremely low labor remuneration.
"It seems so. Moreover, the Tax Inspection Institute can keep an eye on these private workshops that recruit students from the Institute of Science and Technology, and keep an eye on them. It can not only collect taxes, but also recruit talents." Wang Guoguang's brows stretched, and his face looked a little brighter. doubt.
The Tax Inspection Institute once again set two conditions for tax assessment. The first is that a private workshop employs students from the Institute of Science and Technology, and the second is that business expands and tax items are reduced.
Guoguang Guangyue thought about the same thing. More accurate tax collection and cheaper use of talents. Could it be that this was the original purpose of His Majesty? !
The talent recovery plan means that those who entered the market will come back the same way. It is simply a plan!
Your Majesty's tolerance for limited liberals such as Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi is actually based on listening and understanding, and does not pay special attention to them. In some aspects, Your Majesty is not free at all.
For example, profit tax was used to legally control the outflow of gold, silver, and brass; for example, Mr. Yan's wrongdoers were executed; for example, a group of barking censors were sent to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland; for example, Japanese pirates were beautified and the script of the Eastern Expedition was written. Chen Youren was killed in the street.
Is the emperor really a supporter of limited liberty? I'm afraid not.
No matter how you put it, the audit battle in the future will be between the academic faction and the prison faction.
Zhu Yijun once proposed the establishment of a more professional tax collection system. This requires games between various classes and competition. Otherwise, the professional level of the tax collection system will decline and it will be impossible to progress in the upward spiral.
The Ming Emperor, who personally wrote the third volume, was very good at using the games in the third volume to reach consensus, allowing Ming to spiral upward in various fields.
Wang Guoguang had every reason to suspect that His Majesty the Emperor did it deliberately.
Zhang Juzheng's idea of not canceling the preferential treatment and increasing the punishment is the same game. At the legal level, it is possible for the poor coolies to compete with the rural gentry and the gentry. Even in judicial practice, there will still be extremely serious favoritism, but at least There are laws to follow.
There are laws to abide by, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be investigated. This is a process of continuous maturation and gradual progress of the judiciary.
At the end of the discussion, Xu Jue chatted with Luo Sigong, mainly asking about the inspection status of chili peppers. Strictly controlling Yuan Fu's diet was Luo Sigong's biggest job besides safety.
"You Shouli dared to interfere with Yuan Fu's diet because of your presence. If the Tiqi you brought were not here, I'm afraid, You Shouli wouldn't dare to tell Yuan Fu these things."
"Especially Wu Qinxi, keep an eye on it. If Yuan Fu doesn't do it, you will make it difficult for You Shouli. You Shouli will naturally talk to Yuan Fu." Xu Jue carefully told the stubborn Luo Sigong not to be so stubborn.
Luo Sigong asked Zhang Juzheng to have a regular work and rest schedule, a healthy diet, and proper exercise. However, he could not contradict him directly. Zhang Juzheng, the Marquis of Yicheng, was so offended that there was a gap between His Majesty and Mr. Luo Sigong. beautiful.
Luo Sigong was not tactful enough, so Xu Jue taught him how to embarrass the chief steward You Shouli. With the emperor's support, the steward would naturally interfere with Zhang Juzheng's behavior.
Add some brine to the tofu, and one thing will be reduced.
Luo Sigong thought for a while and found that Xu Jue's method was indeed good. You Shouli was one of Zhang Juzheng's, and Luo Sigong was an outsider. There was a difference between closeness and distance, so it was more convenient for You Shouli to do it. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice."
"Our family is good at judging people's thoughts and calculations. It is difficult to reach the level of elegance and cannot be said to be a guide." Xu Jue looked around and whispered: "These scholars are bad. Luo Qianhu grew up with your majesty, but Don’t follow the bad example of these scholars.”
"They have one heart and ten thousand eyes."
The East Factory, the West Factory, the Fusi Yamen, the Jinyiwei North Town, and the eunuch Jatiqi have been fighting with these scholars for more than two hundred years since the beginning of the Republic of China. They have not won a single battle. Even if it is a short-term victory, they still cannot escape the great evil. The fate of losing and losing happens again and again.
This group of court ministers all crossed the single-plank bridge and passed the Jinshi examination. They climbed to the top step by step and came to the center. None of them were easy.
Now the eunuchs in the palace have figured it out. It doesn't matter if they can't fight. Your Majesty will lead them to fight. The Lord is weak and the ministers are weak, and the Lord is strong and the ministers are strong. It mainly depends on Your Majesty. The stronger Your Majesty is, the wiser they are. They eunuchs and Tiqi The days will be better.
Luo Sigong also said with lingering fear: "Sir, it is really a bit heartless."
"Ruthlessness is the ultimate emotion. What you pretend to be in your heart, sir, is the world after all." Xu Jue waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
Xu Jue returned to the study room of Tonghe Palace and told the emperor the contents of the meeting word for word, especially Wang Chonggu's process from anger, defense, shock to resignation. It can be said that Wang Chonggu changed his face four times in a quarter of an hour.
Zhu Yijun was a little surprised after hearing this, then shook his head and said, "Well, sir, isn't that too cruel? However, sir's method is better."
Wang Chonggu was a bit wishful thinking. Drastic cuts in preferential treatment could easily lead to violent conflicts. Generally speaking, the Ming Dynasty's New Deal was a self-rescue and self-innovation for the ruling class, which took a long time to change the economic foundation of society bit by bit.
Zhang Juzheng's ruthlessness made up for Wang Chonggu's wishful thinking.
Whether it is an individual or various groups, when making any decision, it is like walking uneasily in a maze. You never know whether the path you choose will be filled with flowers or thorns.
The more information you get, the higher you stand. You can see more news from the fog, and then choose the path you should take in the near future.
There is no doubt that Zhang Juzheng does stand slightly higher than Wang Chonggu, so he can always beat Wang Chonggu.
"Your Majesty, that fellow Legas has made up another rumor and prophecy." Feng Bao presented a memorial.
Since the Tianbing Rebellion in Ruijin, there have been many discussions on the issue of the Tianbing Rebellion in the capital's miscellaneous newspapers. It can be said that you sing and I take the stage.
Everyone had an extremely heated debate around the rumors, facts, scale, harm, impact, etc. The final result was that most of the miscellaneous reports were characterized as government-forced rebellion.
The local county magistrate allowed the virtuous and wealthy rural gentry to open gambling houses, caused harm to the countryside, allowed the virtuous and wealthy rural gentry to exploit the local people, modified the established tax collection methods, and went to the countryside to impose taxes, which ultimately led to civil unrest.
The people's resistance was extremely mild. They only captured the county town and arrested the virtuous rural gentry living in the county town.
The article of the Ministry of Rites is very important. The Ministry of Rites asked its mouthpieces to take the example of the Ye Zongliu-Deng Mao Qi Civil Rebellion that affected Fujian, Huguang, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Jiangxi in the 13th year of Zhengtong during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, and nearly one million farmers rose up. out.
This time the Tian Bing Rebellion, which only affected the three counties of Ningdu, Ruijin and Ninghua, was very restrained and its demands were reasonable, so it should be focused on appeasement.
During this process, Legas also wrote an editorial article discussing the Tianbing Rebellion.
Li Yaqiang's title is particularly shocking, "The Ming Dynasty prevented a potential danger that would affect the world in time."
The Ming Dynasty, an insider, thought it was just a simple civil unrest, but as an outsider, Legas was surprised by the optimism of the Ming Dynasty people.
"His statement is also very interesting." After reading the previous article, Zhu Yijun agreed with Ligas' statement.
The discussion of the Ming Dynasty scholar-officials had certain limitations because of their own limitations in the situation. They were limited to their own perspective of the past. They felt that it was just a civil unrest, and the left and right were just counterinsurgency.
Even if the rebellion reached the scale of Ye Zongliu and Deng Maoqi, the Ming Dynasty was still capable and powerful in putting down the rebellion in a short period of time.
The emperor has raised 100,000 troops in the capital and 130,000 naval troops. Isn't that what they will be used for at this time?
However, as an outsider, Ligas saw very clearly that once civil unrest led by Wan Qianshang, Lian Yuanhou, and Zheng Sanwan ignited in Ruijin and was not handled properly, the world would be in great danger.
Because the Ming Dynasty no longer had an army that could be used to quell the rebellion internally.
Legaz has always called the elite soldiers of the Beijing camp Paladin, which is a paladin, a templar, and a legion of paladin under His Majesty.
Rei soldiers have lofty morals. Even if this morality requires strong logistical supplies and high military expenditures to maintain, the core of maintaining this lofty morality is faith.
The Ming Dynasty’s capital camp, whose military spirit is to report to the emperor and rescue the head of Guizhou, is invincible when its guns are pointed at the enemy. But when the guns of this army are pointed at the people, the narrative of reporting to the emperor and rescuing the head of Guizhou will be completely disintegrate.
Because the emperor and the head of Guizhou, who constitute the soul of the army, had an irreconcilable contradiction.
At the moment when this narrative collapses, the Beijing camp and navy will collapse, because the emperor can no longer be trusted, and all kinds of literary and military power and public opinion will completely destroy this invincible army.
And this army is likely to collapse internally.
It's like Paladin has been a flash in the pan and become a legend. Do the Templars really rely on expensive military expenditures to exist? If so, Qi Jiguang would have been wearing a yellow robe long ago, and it was not where His Majesty's sword was pointing, where the Ming army's frontline was heading.
The core of the existence of the Templar Knights has always been spirit, loyalty to His Majesty, loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and loyalty to the people of the Ming Dynasty. These three loyalties are the soul of the Beijing camp, and they are indispensable.
The people of the Ming Dynasty took the existence of the Beijing Camp for granted, because the people of the Ming Dynasty had gradually become accustomed to the existence of the army, but from the perspective of an outsider like Legaz, this kind of templar warriors should not exist in the world.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty has been engaged in great speculation for fourteen years. The content of these speculations can easily become a strong wind and ignite the sparks throughout the Ming Dynasty.
In this age of rapid change, what terrible impact will the publication of the Theory of Contradiction, Two Volumes of Public and Private Theory, Three Volumes of Production Illustrations, and Three Volumes of Class Theory have on a large scale?
This is something that the Ming scholar-bureaucrats completely ignored when discussing it.
Just like fish don't notice water and people don't notice air, Ming people live in such an environment and take it all for granted, ignoring the dangers involved.
The public and large-scale publication of these political and economic speculative books will make the next popular uprising impossible to end.
Even if we rely on the Beijing camp, after the suppression, the foundation of the existence of the elite soldiers in the Beijing camp has collapsed. What will we rely on for the next civil uprising?
Zhu Yijun looked at the miscellaneous newspaper in his hand and continued: "The Wanli Reform put the Ming Dynasty on an unknown path. In maintaining the existence of the dynasty, many of the experiences accumulated by the Central Plains dynasty will become invalid. When facing the fierce public opinion, the Ming Dynasty should Be cautious and cautious in dealing with public opinion. ”
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"This unknown road leads to nowhere, but fifteen years after I came to Ming Dynasty, I saw that more people were able to eat. The originally barren fields were filled with crops, and the abandonment rate dropped year after year. , the road is becoming smoother, and the engineering battalion is paving the road in all directions.”
"Agricultural production and handicraft production have unprecedented enthusiasm because of smooth roads and increased money."
"Vigorous vitality and all things competing are right in front of you, and this beauty needs to be protected by every Ming Dynasty person."
"The Ming court finally realized that it had excessive favoritism and preferential treatment, and artificially cultivated a group of rebels who opposed the rule of the Ming court. These rebels grew up and thrived under the wings of the Ming court. Fortunately, corrections and changes have been made. ”
"Yes, these wanton rebels were cultivated by the Ming Dynasty itself."
"His Majesty, the supreme and majestic Emperor, stands in front of the world like a mountain, resisting the overwhelming..."
Zhu Yijun stopped after thinking about it. This Li Yashi has learned all the tricks of the cheap Confucianism, and he is the main flatterer, and he looks particularly disgusting.
Legas felt that the people of the Ming Dynasty were like spoiled children, with a serious lack of awareness of dangers. The court intensified conflicts, Ruijin Tian soldiers really started killing people and setting fires, and civil unrest would surely sweep across Jiangxi.
Jiangxi, which is full of gentry and has a high concentration of land annexation, will become the prelude to the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has a majestic majesty who clearly knows the danger and uses all his strength and means to block these storms.
"Delete this flattering statement and publish it in Di Di Bao." Zhu Yijun read Legas' miscellaneous newspapers. Except for the exaggerated and untrue parts that need to be deleted, the entire article can be published in Di Di Bao.
It also tells the Ming Dynasty’s bureaucrats that they must pay more attention to such mass incidents.
Feng Bao said carefully: "I think the word "wei'an" is not flattering."
Very objective.
Feng Bao served Emperor Sejong and the late emperor. Other wise emperors are living in the history books and are in the past. If your wise majesty lives in front of you, then your majesty is the most majestic king.
"Just delete it." Zhu Yijun gave clear instructions.
Feng Bao was silent and bowed his head and said: "I obey the decree."
The upper limit of the feudal monarchy is very high. After all, as the emperor, he has unlimited power and can concentrate his efforts on things as quickly as possible. Of course, the lower limit is also very low. Once he starts to get sick, he will be a thief of the country and the country.
As the emperor himself, Zhu Yijun had to maintain enough rationality. The only person he could completely restrain was himself.
"Don't you want to delete this rumor?" Feng Bao asked tentatively.
"Keep it, by the way, arrest him in Beizhen Fusi for ten days." Zhu Yijun reminded Feng Bao that being able to spread the news does not mean there will be no punishment. There are talents in the prison system not only the accountants of Dongjiaominxiang Prison.
The jokes written by Legas are actually quite funny.
[Twenty-nine years after Jiajing, Ming Dynasty and Anda Khan were fighting fiercely in Congxuanfu and Datong. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ma Gui asked Commander-in-Chief Ma Fang what our army’s tactics were. ]
[Ma Fang replied: The imperial court pretends to pay wages, and we pretend to fight. ]
Even under such difficult circumstances, in the 40th year of Jiajing, Ma Fang led the frontier army and still fought five battles and five victories in Tu'erling, Yinlonghe and other places. Finally, he set up an ambush in Huai'an, and his soldiers advanced from the flank and captured me. Dahan's soldiers intercepted him at the waist.
Ma Fang himself even charged into the battle, cutting off three saber handles, but still fighting fiercely.
After the Battle of Huai'an, Anda Khan completely lost the military power to attack the Ming Dynasty, and then it was the Ming Dynasty's turn to strike first.
Legas wrote this joke, which is very similar to the Tianbing Rebellion. He hoped that the court would stop closing its eyes, covering its ears, and shaking its body to pretend to move forward.
It is true that the Han Dynasty has loyal and good people from generation to generation, but there are also countless loyal and good people. How can there be so many loyal and good people wasted on you?
The problems were clearer to each court official than the last, but they were never solved from beginning to end.
For criticizing the inaction of the cabinet ministers led by Emperor Sejong, Legaz was sentenced to ten days in prison.
"The only realistic violence is the army. Violence can be used to sort out production relations and produce morality based on production distribution. Morality builds order and ultimately gives birth to power. When the army changes, everything will change." Zhu Yijun thought about it He said at once: "Political power comes from the barrel of a gun."
Zhu Yijun wanted to comment on this newspaper. He really couldn't find a more appropriate word to describe the changes in the Ming Dynasty, so he had to copy the famous aphorisms written by the truly majestic Optimus Prime.
In Zhu Yijun's personal understanding, this sentence not only expresses that armed struggle can seize power, but also expresses what a world based on the barrel of a gun looks like.
Violence, production relations, distribution, morality, order, and power are progressive relationships. The only realistic and concrete thing here is violence itself.
Violence is not just armies, violence is gunpowder, steel, silver coins, theories and human hearts.
"The Royal Academy of Gakushu requested an appropriation of 1.2 million silver." Feng Bao handed over a budget for His Majesty's approval. Because of the word "Royal", these budgets do not need to go through a meeting and only require Your Majesty's approval. Internal funds can be allocated.
"That's right." Zhu Yijun took a rough look and said.
Feng Bao said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this is 1.2 million silver. Is this thing really useful?"
One million and two hundred thousand silver, equivalent to two imperial tombs of the late emperors, equivalent to a year's worth of gold and silver, were given away just to build a place to blow the wind.
What Zhu Yijun is aiming for is the artificial wind experiment. This is a basic scientific research project independent of gliders. Steam engines are used as power to artificially create strong winds. They are mainly used for ship design, sail optimization, and propeller research and development. Glider optimization is only one of them. .
Most of the graduates of the Maritime Academy go to the Ship Design Institute to support the ship design of the five major shipyards.
What the Imperial Palace is going to build is a hair dryer whose original wind power is only hurricane level, that is, the wind speed is 65 miles per hour. After the trumpet-shaped contraction section shrinks, the wind speed can reach 120 miles per hour.
The Royal Institute of Technology requested 1.2 million silver to develop wind-driven construction. This thing was built purely to model the wind and optimize the design of fast sailing ships.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Build it, the money has not been spent, it has just stayed with me in another form."
Regarding the question of whether to build a large-scale artificial wind experimental device, there are huge differences among the Gewu doctors.
Some Dr. Gewu think that it is too wasteful, and 1.2 million silver is too expensive. Ming Dynasty can now focus on the research and development of steam engines; the other part of Dr. Gewu firmly supports that ship design should be more professional, at least Degree bypass, rather than building a ship based on past experience.
Some Dr. Gewu believed that the German King Zhu Zaiyu applied for such a huge sum of money for the research and development of steam turbines.
The doctors of Gewu were quarreling back and forth, but no results came from the quarrel, and they were too lazy to argue. They handed it over directly to His Majesty's Holy Judgment. If His Majesty felt it was necessary, he would build it. If His Majesty felt it was unnecessary to waste money, he would not build it.
Most Dr. Gewu are against it, mainly because they are afraid of wasting money.
Zhu Yijun didn't have anything else, but he still had a lot of money.
"A memorial from Xu Wei of the Governor-General of Nagasaki." Zhu Yijun said with a frown: "The population of Japan is still declining. It is estimated that it will only be 7.5 million by the end of this year."
It took three years to drop from 9 million to 8.5 million, and a year and a half to drop from 8.5 million to 8 million. Now, 500,000 people can be consumed in a year.
It stands to reason that the imperial court's reduction policy has a marginal effect, and the reduction is not as good as one year. However, the estimate given by the Nagasaki Governor's Office is extremely optimistic, and the effect of reduction is getting better year by year.
The basis of the Nagasaki Governor's Office's judgment was not the Korean War or the Japanese slave trade, but the false prosperity created by the influx of Ming treasure money in the Japanese mainland, resulting in a high concentration of the population, which eventually led to a rapid population decline.
In short, the Japanese people died.
The over-concentration of the urban population has brought about a very serious birth plummet. According to various intelligence collected by Ming merchants, the number of coastal port cities has increased, attracting a large number of women into the city.
These women have left the countryside. There is a shortage of women in the countryside, and rural education has naturally plummeted.
These Japanese men in the countryside did not resist too fiercely, but chose to farm until they died.
After the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty, a large number of large and small port cities appeared in the Osaka Bay of the Japanese Kingdom, such as Hiroshima, Kobe, Iwaya Castle, Sakai City, Wakayama Castle, Takehara, Mihara, Fukuyama, etc. These towns did not have the ability to sail to the ocean, but Even just going to Nagasaki is enough.
After these Japanese women entered the towns, because the urban competition was too fierce, they took the initiative to choose to be wandering girls, that is, to make a living by selling themselves. If there were too many people doing this, they would travel across the ocean to become Nanyang sisters.
In the long run, all prosperity comes at the expense of population and silver mines;
When the silver mines are exhausted, the false prosperity disappears, the Japanese nation falls into a long-term silence, and the population will further decrease.
"Sure enough, it is difficult to destroy the Japanese by relying on soldiers alone. They still have to rely on themselves to destroy themselves." Zhu Yijun Zhu approved the memorials of Xu Wei and Sun Keyi, reminding them to pay attention to safety, especially to prevent being assassinated by Japanese pirates. The Japanese have a very strong culture of lowering and conquering. .
The main reason was that the emperor was unwilling to let the moral decline of the capital camp decline, but the Japanese nation chose to die on its own.
(End of chapter)