Chapter 56 Uncle, wait for Baoer!
At night.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others were resting on the ox cart.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes wide and looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, feeling very confused.
He knew that no matter how many questions he asked, he would never be able to find out the actual things.
The reason is simple.
Because he didn’t like to listen, and the people didn’t dare to speak.
When the imperial edict was promulgated, he wrote that people are not allowed to speak arbitrarily about the monarch, and if they find any, the people around them should report it to the official in time.
In this case, even if the people are dissatisfied, how can they dare to speak out? In the end, after asking around, I could only pick some good ones to talk about.
Zhu Biao stood aside respectfully, not daring to take a breath. Naturally, he could see that his father was not in a good mood.
He also knows why.
I just don’t know what to say.
Today's Ming Dynasty is similar to what Xia Zhibai said. The father is only willing to listen to what he wants to hear. As for those who don't like it, he directly orders all officials not to mention it.
Whoever dares to speak will be punished.
As time goes by, how can there be any official in the world who dares to tell the truth?
Even the censor now only dares to impeach some trivial matters. Some of them are not even impeachable. They are more like Emperor Kuafu who changes the law.
In the original plan, my father planned to go to the people to ask the farmers’ opinions, and then go to Yingtian Mansion to listen to the scholars. But now I don’t know if my father will continue.
He didn’t dare to ask.
A long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his gaze. He looked at Zhu Biao and asked seriously: "Boss, do you think we really did something wrong?"
"Back then, your mother was talking about us, Bao'er was talking about us, and even our brother-in-law said a few words. They are all our family members, and they are all relatives. If we have done nothing wrong, why do they have to come against us?"
"It's just where did we go wrong?""
Zhu Biao cupped his hands, smiled bitterly, and said respectfully: "Father, I don't know. "
"Let you say it. "Zhu Yuanzhang stared.
Zhu Biao pursed his lips and said, "It seems to me that my mother and the others are thinking about it. I don't know, but I think that my father's heart is good, and it is true. Thinking about the people. ”
"The fixed tax system enacted by my father, in the eyes of my sons and ministers, is a great thing that benefits the people."
"Under the fixed tax system, there will be no increase in tax revenue for reclaiming land in the future. Calculated in this way, my Ming Dynasty will There will only be more and more cultivated land, but as the population increases, the tax revenue will not increase accordingly. "
"This is undoubtedly a great benefit to the people."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
This is also the original intention of the fixed tax system.
The land tax collected by the court will be fixed, and then the land and population of the Ming Dynasty will only increase. In this way, the land tax shared equally among the people will become less and less, and the people will become richer and richer.
If the court is short of money at that time, it will be enough to collect additional oral gifts from the people. It will basically not affect the normal life of the people.
This is also the long-term strategy of the Ming Dynasty to stabilize the people.
Zhu Biao added: "My father is very strict about official corruption. When the common people find that an official is corrupt, they can arrest the corrupt official without going through any formalities and bring him to the capital for questioning."
“This is the reason why Ming officials governed Qingming.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
This is indeed his idea.
It has only been implemented for a few years, but it has not had any effect. At least in these years, he has never seen any common people really tie officials to the capital.
In the past, he thought it was officials governing the Qingming Festival.
But now.
He no longer had this idea.
Even if you have promulgated relevant laws and regulations, but officials are officials and people are people, how can the people really dare to sue the officials?
Zhu Biao secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and seeing that his father was not angry, he continued: "My father's original intentions and intentions are all good."
"It's just that it's difficult to work. ”
“The situation in the world is not static. Some time ago, there was a flood in Shouzhou Prefecture, which killed many people. However, the treasury was empty and could only allocate less than 100,000 taels, so relief could not last long.”< br>
"My son went to ask the Household Transfer Department if he could allocate more disaster relief funds. The Household Department just showed him the money and grain that Ming Dynasty could collect every year."
"Only more than 30 million taels."< br>
“A lot of it has been planned and arranged, and there is no way to allocate more money and food. If you want to give more money, you can only collect more miscellaneous taxes from the people.”
Zhu Yuanzhang’s face darkened, and he was already Somewhat displeased.
Zhu Biao lowered his head, pretending not to see it, and continued: "Father is too eager sometimes. He always wants to arrange everything in the world by himself and leave a peaceful and prosperous age for my descendants and me. .”
"But the world will not always run according to what the father wants. The Ming Dynasty is now a little rigid, a little too rigid."
"You also think we are wrong?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Biao coldly, A look of sullenness appeared on his face.
Zhu Biao lowered his head and said nothing. Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said dissatisfied: "No more talking, just talk about something we don't like to hear."
There was nothing to say for a while.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and it was a bit cold.
Zhu Biao moved towards Zhu Yuanzhang. Although Zhu Yuanzhang looked unhappy, he also leaned towards Zhu Biao and blocked the wind for Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao leaned on Zhu Yuanzhang's arm and said softly: "Father, I think of Brother Wenzhong today."
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze and he sighed.
Zhu Biao said slowly: "Back then, my father was busy leading the troops to fight. It was the eldest brother who was leading the sons. Later, the eldest brother respected my father and started to lead the troops to fight."
"When I was still young, I heard the local people say that the army was a rebel army, and I asked my eldest brother, what is a rebel army, and also asked my eldest brother, did your army launch an army to plunder?" A few words are still fresh in my mind: Those who trespass into civilian houses will die!"
"Brother has always adhered to this point since he led troops to fight, and the reason why our army of the Ming Dynasty can become a mighty force! The teacher, the teacher of the king, also benefited from this.”
“The Ming Dynasty loves the people!”
“I didn’t understand why the elder brother cared about the people so much, but the elder brother told me later. The eldest brother also lived like that before he took refuge with his father.”
"He has experienced it!"
A few simple words describe the endless bitterness and suffering at the bottom.
As Zhu Yuanzhang listened, his face, which was originally filled with relief, suddenly solidified and turned into frost.
His old, wrinkled face gradually turned into one of bitterness, sympathy, self-blame and bitterness, all kinds of emotions intertwined together.
Yes.
Why can he conquer the world?
Because he has experienced the days of precarity, displacement, and being inferior to animals. He has been frightened countless times, cried to the sky countless times, and been on the verge of death countless times.
He has experienced all of this.
So I don’t want my family to experience it again.
But Baoer is different from many people. Baoer always sticks to his conscience.
This follows his father Li Zhen.
Kindhearted.
Zhu Yuanzhang said softly: "Bao'er is kind-hearted."
"At the beginning, we specially asked Bao'er to learn how to fight with Chang Yuchun. Chang Yuchun likes to rush to the front in battles, and his character is as upright as fire. . ”
“But he is also murderous.”
"We just want to temper Bao'er's temper."
"At that time, Chang Yuchun would think about killing prisoners every time he fought. Bao'er would go to persuade them, saying that these people were not guilty. He was caught and shouldn’t be killed.”
“I was just taught a lesson by Chang Yuchun in the end.”
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang grinned, seeming to remember some past events.
He said with a smile: "At that time, Chang Yuchun told Bao'er that it is okay to love the people, but the fight against the Yuan Dynasty is not just one battle, there will be five, ten, and a hundred battles to come."
"Of course he killed prisoners."
"But as long as the battle ends sooner, fewer people will die."
"We still remember that Baoer came to see us. There was a sense of grievance and helplessness in his eyes."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud, but soon his eyes dimmed again and said, "It's just that Bao'er didn't change in the end. We'll let him lead the army alone later. "
"He will still feel compassion when facing the pleading and helpless eyes on the road, and the bones that died of freezing and starvation on the roadside. "
"We remember that when we attacked Fujian and had just conquered Jianzhou, Yanzhou and Tingzhou, Bao'er saw the desolation in the city and took it upon himself to open a warehouse to stockpile grain."
"He also used his private property to help the city. The common people also asked their generals to adopt abandoned babies in the city. It was because of this that we were able to pacify Fujian and Jiangnan so quickly."
"Bao'er made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty."
< br>Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more depressed and lost. He originally asked Bao'er what his ambition was, and Bao'er replied with a smile: He wanted to bring peace to the people of the world.
Now the world is at peace.
Where's Bao'er?
Zhu Yuanzhang huddled up, looking lonely and helpless, as well as a bit self-blame and regret.
Both father and son said no more.
The atmosphere is a bit sad.
While the father and son were silent, a gust of wind suddenly blew by.
A young man about seventeen or eighteen years old was running like the wind not far away from them, and behind him, a child who had just lost his front teeth shouted in a sweet voice from behind: "Uncle, wait a minute." Bao'er, wait for Bao'er."
Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little dazed. Scenes from the past kept emerging, and tears could no longer be suppressed and fell from the corners of his eyes...
(End of this chapter)