Chapter 201: Since Ancient Times, There Is No One Who Can Achieve the Justice of the Country!
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Lumu's hand froze.
"Your Highness the King of Han, how can we allow those merchants to interfere in national affairs?"
"Once the Ming Dynasty Newspaper is founded, it will be a public instrument of the court. How can we let humble businessmen who are full of copper odor be involved in it? I ask His Highness the King of Han to think twice!"
God is so "attracting investment"!
This Ming Dynasty Newspaper is the new policy of the imperial court!
If you let a group of lowly businessmen participate in this, doesn't that change the taste?
The Ming Dynasty Newspaper published by the imperial court was published all over the world, and there were small advertisements placed by merchants on it. Lu Mu felt disgusted just thinking about it!
"What's wrong with the merchants? What's wrong with them smelling like copper? Aren't the merchants my subjects of the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and sneered at Lum Mu's statement.
However, Lu Tiemian was very stubborn and argued with reason: "Your Highness, the merchants do not know loyalty and do not care about production. They wander around for money. They are a group of profit-seeking people. It is considered heavenly for the imperial court to allow them to do business to support their families." Such a great kindness, why should we help it develop..."
As soon as these words came out, Prince Han was so angry that he laughed.
But he didn't get angry. After all, this was not just Lu Mu's opinion, but the opinion of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Regardless of whether the merchants in ancient times were rich or not, their status could be said to be worse than that of a dog.
For example, Shen Wansan, a wealthy man from Jiangnan in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, was as rich as Jiangnan and even as rich as the enemy. However, he was punished by the court even if he wanted to.
Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, these scholar-bureaucrats, no one can look down upon them!
"Old man, since you are so wise, I will teach you to be a good boy."
"Although in your eyes, all the merchants in the world are despicable people who don't know loyalty and value profits, but didn't the sages also say something?"
Zhou Chen listened quietly for a long time, then immediately raised his little hand and added: "Guan Zhong, the pioneer of Legalism, said: 'The four common people, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, are the stones (pillars) of the country.'"
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and continued: "Xun Ru is right, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the pillars of the country, and they are indispensable."
“For the country to prosper and society to prosper, the development of industry, agriculture, and commerce are equally indispensable!”
“There is no stability without farming, there is no wealth without work, and there is no life without business. You must keep these words in mind!”
There is no stability without farmers!
No work, no wealth!
There is no life without business!
These words were like thunder, resounding in the ears of the three of them.
After all, the meaning of this statement is simple and easy to understand. Without agriculture, the dynasty will not be stable; without industry, the country will not be wealthy; without commerce, economic life will not be active.
Zhou Chen's eyes lit up and he secretly admired the prince's insightful words.
Xia Yuanji murmured to himself several times, and also figured out some flavor.
Rumulu Iron Mask, on the other hand, is a bit unacceptable.
After all, he had never been involved in financial work. Instead of worrying about whether Prince Han's words made sense, it was better to continue discussing his own work.
"His Royal Highness, the King of Han, you just said that the General Affairs Department should set up branches in various state capitals, and also set up some kind of "Xuanzheng officials" to roam the countryside. This plan seems to have no problem, but..."
"But what? But it doesn't matter! Isn't it up to the king to discuss it with you?"
Zhu Gaoxu showed great respect to this upright and iron-faced censor.
Lumu did not hesitate and simply raised his concerns.
"With such an arrangement of officials, the number of local officials will be greatly increased, which will bring a huge burden to the court!"
"Moreover, such a large-scale expansion of the team of local officials will easily cause some people to take advantage of opportunities and give them the opportunity to become officials. By then, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will suffer from the three redundancies suffered by the former Song Dynasty!"
The so-called "three redundancies", in layman's terms, refer to "redundant soldiers", "redundant expenses" and "redundant personnel".
In order to prevent the army from causing chaos, the army of the Northern Song Dynasty was transferred to the commander-in-chief, and the highest command power was in the hands of the civilian officials of the Privy Council. Moreover, the regular army, that is, the forbidden army, was divided into three yamen (Dianqiansi, Guards Majunsi, and Guards Infantry Division). Management, so each separate yamen is also expanding.
In addition to the Forbidden Army, there are also side soldiers. The armed forces in these places are still expanding rapidly. Although the number of soldiers is increasing, their finances still rely on the central government.
If things go on like this, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be low and their equipment will become worse and worse, but the military expenditures reported by them will be more and more.
If the imperial court wanted to disarmament, it would infringe on the interests of some military households who relied on serving as soldiers, provoke mutiny among soldiers, and also cause dissatisfaction among some conservatives.
This is the "redundant army" of the former Song Dynasty.
"Redundant staff" refers to civil servants. The administrative system of the Northern Song Dynasty was actually relatively advanced. There were many functional departments and they were detailed at different levels. Each department had several officials, which was almost similar to that of later generations.
For example, if someone is responsible for approval, but the seal is not his responsibility, it belongs to others.
The problems caused by such a detailed yamen are procrastination in doing things and passing the blame to each other, which is very similar to that of later generations.
Moreover, in the former Song Dynasty, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats shared the world. More and more officials and scholar-bureaucrats joined forces with each other, forming cliques and factions. The final result was that the weakest officials could not lose their power and the officials were corrupt!
"Redundant expenses" is much simpler. It means that more and more funds are generated due to "redundant soldiers", "redundant personnel" and other reasons.
The GDP of the former Song Dynasty can be said to be astonishing in the entire feudal dynasty. Although it paid the eldest brother of the surrounding barbarians, this amount of money could be earned through maritime trade.
However, the state treasury was still empty in the late Song Dynasty, and the fundamental reason was redundancy.
Although Lumu's words are a bit exaggerated, it is undeniable that doing so may lead to the problem of "overstaffing".
"This matter can be discussed at the court meeting tomorrow. I just have this idea and let the courtiers come up with a charter."
After hearing this, Lumu finally felt relieved.
The two continued to read the details of the Ming Dynasty Newspaper with great interest. Xia Yuanji became more and more panicked as he listened. UU Reading www.uukａnshu.netｔ finally couldn't help but said: "His Royal Highness, the King of Han, are you really planning to open up the people's wisdom?"
"Yes, old man, do you have any objections? Reserve it!"
Xia Yuanji: "???"
Your uncle!
Are you being too domineering?
"King Han, once the people's wisdom is awakened, the court loses its majesty, and the emperor loses his majesty, then the people will naturally be dissatisfied with the status quo!"
"The old minister said something treasonous, why is it that they are not the ones sitting in that position?"
"Once this idea spreads, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger and the world will be in chaos..."
The meaning of Xia Yuanji's words is very simple. Everyone has opened up their people's wisdom. Those people realize that your old Zhu family is nothing special, so why do they still listen to your orders and obey you?
The heart is like a ravine, and the soil behind it is hard to fill!
This sentence is not unreasonable!
Zhu Gaoxu did not get angry when he heard this, but asked with a smile: "Old man, how did my old Zhu family get the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan?"
The little clever ghost Zhou Chen jumped out again and shouted impassionedly: "Of course it's because Emperor Taizu Gao expelled the Lulu and restored China, saved all the people from fire and water, and saved the people from collapse!"
"Since ancient times, there is no one who can achieve the rightness of the country!"
This sentence is the greatest affirmation of Zhu Yuanzhang's life achievements!
"In that case, what else do my old Zhu family need to be afraid of?"
"Lu Mu, the front page of the Ming Dynasty Newspaper published the life and achievements of Emperor Taizu Gao, telling the people of the world in an upright manner that the reason why my old Zhu family is qualified to sit in this position has never been because of some 'divine right of kings'. It’s because my old Zhu family expelled the Lulu and restored China, and made indelible achievements!”
"Since ancient times, there is no one better than me in the great Ming Dynasty to achieve the righteousness of the country!"
"This must be known to all the people in the world, and to the entire Ming Dynasty!"
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