Chapter 276 Whoever dares to disobey will be suppressed by raising troops!
Yingtian Mansion, Wuying Hall.
An old man with a slightly bleak figure and a tired look was struggling to review the memorial.
In front of the old man, a middle-aged man was also bending over his desk and reading the memorial. From time to time, he would read the contents of the memorial to the old man on the high platform.
The old man nodded and frowned from time to time. After listening to Zhu Biao read another sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly grinned and said: "This Xia Zhibai is quite a ghost. He is clearly three The memorial is divided into three transmission methods, but it is said to be one copy."
"It's just a little cleverness, but it's useless in the right place."
Zhu Biao chuckled and said: "Father, in my opinion, Xia Zhibai may not really want to go to such trouble, he just wants to take the opportunity to try it out. Let's loosen up the word "sea transportation". These three memorials set off at the same time. From the current point of view, land transportation is faster, sea transportation is second, and water transportation is last."
"This is a bit surprising to Erchen. "
"But Xia Zhibai said before that it would be much more convenient to travel from north to south during the Spring and Autumn Period, so we might as well test it again then."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and snorted: " Let’s not mention this now.”
"What do you think of the memorial sent by Xia Zhibai."
Zhu Yuanzhang was not very willing to talk about the 'shipping', but still focused on the news reported by Xia Zhibai.
Zhu Biao frowned and said solemnly: "Judging from the information reported by Xia Zhibai, the tax resistance in the south is very serious, especially 'Su Song'. In fact, the imperial court has already noticed this phenomenon. These two In 2008, Su and Song Mansion began to suffer from food shortages. Under normal circumstances, this should not happen at all. "
"It's just that the imperial court sent people to investigate, but they never found out the actual situation."
"Perhaps as Xia Zhibai said, the various places in the southeast have long been colluded in private to jointly resist the imperial investigation and prevent the imperial government from collecting taxes from the southeast. These people are too courageous. Just as Xia Zhibai said, the Salt Policy The problem is just the tip of the tax iceberg in the South.”
"It's a method used by the south to test the court."
"It's just that the salt policy was too profitable, and many people were too greedy, so they confiscated their hands and exposed their flaws. In the end, Xia Zhibai discovered it and provided This led to the southward reform, but there must be other evil forces behind it that have not surfaced, and the court must pay attention to them."
"And carry out powerful curbs and strikes!" >
Zhu Biao's eyes were cold and stern.
As a prince of a country, he cannot see local officials deceiving his superiors, let alone local officials deceiving his superiors.
This impact is too bad.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no expression on his face, and his gray hair was fluttering gently. He said indifferently: "Do you really believe in the memorial sent by Xia Zhibai? Are you not afraid that he is also lying to you? Are you afraid? I once thought that if we really believed Xia Zhibai’s words and severely punished the southern officials, but finally found out that what Xia Zhibai said was false, how would we end up?”
Zhu Biao was stunned.
A look of panic appeared on his face.
He didn't take this into consideration.
Because from the bottom of his heart, he did not think that such a thing would happen. The importance of the South in the Ming Dynasty was too important. Most of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty came from the South. The population, economy, culture and other aspects of the South far exceeded other regions.
Because of this.
Only the South has the confidence to compete with the imperial court.
Zhu Biao calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Xia Zhibai does have the possibility of lying."
"He is from the north and is naturally biased against the south. He is naturally unhappy. It’s good to see the South, but judging from Xia Zhibai’s past behavior, he is not a person without a clear goal, and there is no need to take such a big risk to fabricate and smear the South Group.”
"This will not do him any good."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, very satisfied with Zhu Biao's answer.
He did not value Zhu Biao's answer, but valued Zhu Biao's thinking more.
As the successor of Ming Dynasty, you must have independent thinking ability and must not be led by the officials below.
The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.
How can it be reversed?
"What solution did Xia Zhibai give?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Biao cupped his hands and said: "Back to my father, Xia Zhibai is not in a hurry to solve it in one go. Instead, he wants to do it step by step. First, he will use the salt policy to raise a high profile and scare these officials in the south. The meritorious service made them fearful, and at the same time, they took the opportunity to complete his original idea."
"Move the population northward, open a shipping road"
"And complete the salt administration reform."
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"Let the imperial court completely control the production and sales of salt, at least let this large tax source be firmly in the hands of the imperial court. In the beginning, Xia Zhibai's idea was actually to integrate the salt factories in the south and make them all owned by the imperial court. But this time The memorial he sent made certain concessions. "
"It will only be integrated into a large factory, and the imperial court will not take it into state ownership."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
He was not happy with Xia Zhibai's change.
Since we want to rectify the South, we should rectify it neatly. What’s the point of procrastination?
Zhu Biao said: "Xia Zhibai gave me an explanation." If you are forced to do something, the people who will be affected the most will be the local people. "
"Xia Zhibai's idea is just one step. They gradually forced the meritorious veterans and local officials to make them angry, but they did not reach the end of the road, so they still had a little luck, so they slowly cut their flesh and blood, reducing local power step by step, thereby achieving centralization of power. "
“As for the financial power held by local forces, when the court really takes action in the future, it will take it back for legitimate reasons.”
"The Ming Dynasty followed the rule of law and should be punished according to the rule of law!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face twitched.
Legal rule?
He never used the "Da Ming Law" to punish crimes.
He himself is the law.
Zhu Yuanzhang's cloudy eyes pondered for a while, but he nodded without raising any objection. He didn't like this style of doing things very much. He preferred to go straight. With so many tricks, it would be better to just chop him down.
Only the sight of blood can make people afraid!
However, he also knows that this kind of method of doing things can only be done by himself. Zhu Biao can barely do it, but if his Zhu family wants to truly stabilize the world, they must have regulations to follow, and Xia Zhibai His style of doing things is obviously more suitable for future emperors.
“Continue.” Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Biao nodded and continued: "Of the three memorials sent by Xia Zhibai, they mainly talk about one thing."
"Cutting down the vassal state."
"Cutting down the economic vassal state in the south."
"The economy in the south is too heavy, so heavy that it can affect the court's decision-making."
" The meritorious groups and officials in the south, using their own "money and food" as their own weight, continue to evade and resist taxes through various means, and also take money from the imperial court in various ways. Now the imperial court can barely support it, but in the long run, it will definitely suffer from it. "
"It's just like Xia Zhibai said before, the south is the land of Longxing and the place where all civil and military officials make their fortunes."
"It is not easy to rectify the south, and the resistance is huge."
"By attacking Hu Weiyong, my father did clear up many civil servants, but the military generals in the court had no influence at all. Without Hu Weiyong and Liu Ji Waiting for the restrictions of civil servants, it is obvious that the Ming Dynasty now emphasizes military power over civil affairs. Many of the military generals in the Ming Dynasty are arrogant and domineering, and they are also a group of arrogant generals. These people are no better than the civil servants, and they can listen to good words. These people can't understand, just They know how to do things according to their own preferences."
"I feel that I have made contributions and shed blood for the Ming Dynasty, and the north is not yet determined, and my father will continue to use them, so I am not afraid of anything."
“No one is looked down upon, no one dares to bully one.”
“If the imperial court wants to reduce the vassal state, it must do one thing well, which is to stabilize the army.”
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Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said disdainfully: "There is no problem with our army. Without our military orders, no one can mobilize the troops, let alone your brothers, not even Feng Sheng or Fu Youde."
"When we first started the army, we understood that the military power must be firmly in our own hands."
"No one else can believe it!"
Zhu Biao said: "Xia Zhi Bai thought it was not enough. Although the Ming Dynasty implemented the method of separating generals from soldiers, and the military power was in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty still had high prestige in the army. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty must completely eliminate the influence of 'generals' on The influence of the army."
"To establish who commands the army."
"Xia Zhibai has put forward some ideas in this regard."
"It is to completely abandon the so-called 'Military Bugle' and unify it into the number of armies."
"Reduce the number of troops. The actual influence of generals on the army. "
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, whenever there is a war, generals have been ordered to serve as general officers and to mobilize the troops from the guard stations to fight. However, the soldiers transferred are only the strongest soldiers in each guard station, and they are temporary. Combined into a wartime establishment. "
"This kind of wartime situation where the court temporarily dispatches troops and generals, the soldiers and generals are separated, the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers, is very detrimental to the stability of the court, and therefore. On the basis of the existing troop dispatching system, a new camp system can be added. ”
"The camp system implements a service system. The military number is as many armies and as many armies. As generals are transferred and soldiers retire, the quality of the army remains unchanged. It is always loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor. It also effectively eliminates the influence of senior generals in the army on the army. ."
"In short, promote collective honor and downplay the general consciousness."
"What Xia Zhibai wants is to establish the leadership core of the army. The imperial court has always firmly held military power, instead of like now, the imperial court only has prestige, and if it wants to truly consolidate its combat power, it will take a certain period of time to deploy troops and generals. The imperial court must be prepared with both hands, and it must have a long-term We must have timely combat power.”
“Only in this way can we remain invincible.”
"Only then can we cut down the 'vassal'!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent.
This is a good idea.
Downplay the existence of generals, promote collective consciousness, and establish the leadership of the emperor. Through this method, it is certain that part of the Ming Dynasty's army is always in the hands of the court. Only with soldiers in hand can the emperor of the Ming Dynasty truly be in control. Only with the right to speak can one truly have the ability to flip the table.
Whoever dares to disobey, raise troops to suppress him!
(End of this chapter)