Chapter 19: Fang Xiaoru and Zhu Gaochi
Let’s not mention Fang Xiaoru’s literary achievements and other ideological pursuits, but only want to develop the “well-field system”. The starting point is mainly to hide wealth from the people and to better protect the interests of the people.
Why is it interpreted like that? Reading history books should be based on the situation at that time, and should not be based on the times in which the readers are in. Due to the differences in the times, the same affairs may not be in line with reality when viewed from the perspective of not distinguishing the times.
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he did not actually re-equal wealth for the people, that is, he did not learn from the previous founding emperors to carry out "land-giving" activities. He made a magical change to the equal-field system from the Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and established a brand new ward system belonging to him Zhu Yuanzhang.
This system is very unusual. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the previous historical equal land system could only solve the problem of land annexation for a short time. After a long time, it was because the Dingkou was crowded and there was no Song field, so the country had no land to be granted, and it ended automatically.
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the government system under the equal-field system was a major advantage, and historical victories also proved that the plan played an important positive role in the agricultural and economic foundation after the turbulent times.
In his vision, the ward system designed by Zhu Yuanzhang fully absorbed the experience and lessons of the major drawbacks of the equal-field system in history, and at the same time absorbed and summarized the advantages of the military system, mixing some ideas on military camps.
In this way, soldiers establish residences on the allocated land according to their organization, and can be allocated to the corresponding land. On weekdays, the superiors organize farmland on the land, and the superiors organize training and go on expeditions in the war. They are allowed to marry and have children within the residence. The military household is then formed, and the descendants are all military households. If there are many children, the eldest son is a military household, and all the sons are military households. If the military households have made meritorious performance, they can be promoted to military households. The hereditary military households are supervised by the commander's military, and the escape of the land is strictly prohibited by military law.
Now, can we understand whose lungs were stabbed by Fang Xiaoru's "well-field system"? Not only did he mess with the border army with a lot of trouble, he also wanted to destroy the "ancestral system" set by the founding emperor, but he directly shook the core interests of the nobles, and offended the most powerful group of people in the Ming Dynasty from the inside out, and even had to destroy a series of jobs that rely on the military households to make a living by relying on the military field garrison system.
After all, how long has the military household system been implemented now? Many disadvantages have not yet been revealed. At least the group of people who have become military households live a worry-free life and have channels for meritorious service. No one needs to be saved for the time being!
Now, Fang Xiaoru wants to dismantle the military household system formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, take out the fields belonging to the garrison and implement the idea of "benevolence and governance". The people who offended not only the nobles and the military, but also stabbed a large group of people who are also literati. There are so many people who offended them.
Of course, Lu Yang did not know the above for the time being. What I learned about Fang Xiaoru was from various self-media and some novels.
Due to the addition of self-media and the stupidity of Fang Xiaoru in some novels, Fang Xiaoru in Lu Yang's perception is a very unbearable person in all aspects.
Lu Yang, who had gone out of the far door, took a few days to chat with Zhu Gaoxu. The two of them had a foundation in friendship because they went to Daning Dusi together, and they had a few more days to make friends with him. Soon they were like an old friend who had known each other for more than ten years.
"So, cultivation is not feasible?" Zhu Gaoxu was actually not interested in cultivating immortals. He heard Lu Yang tell a lot of nonsense myths, and then mentioned that the 'this world' does not allow the existence of gods, immortals, ghosts, monsters, spirits, and spiritual power to gradually disappear from Lu Yang. He said gloatingly: "Hahaha! Did you also become a mortal?"
Is there something wrong with this person? Is it not a pity or regret that a friend wants to lose all his magical abilities and turn from a god to an ordinary person? How can he be so gloating?
Lu Yang was not unhappy. Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu fully understood, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So, it is impossible for you to obtain immortality from me."
What Zhu Di wants most now is to play Jedi counterattack. Will he want to pursue immortality after becoming emperor one day?
There are so many emperors who have established great achievements. When they are old, they are starting to pursue immortality!
If Lu Yang had not appeared, Zhu Di would have seen all kinds of magical things with his own eyes. With Zhu Di's character, he regarded the emperor as a side job, but instead made it a main job to lead troops to fight. He had never pursued any magical things in his life.
However, who can know if Zhu Di will make any changes after seeing the magic?
Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Will my father rebel successfully?"
Lu Yang replied with certainty: "It will definitely succeed."
Zhu Gaoxu believed it and said, "My elder brother is back soon."
In the past few days, Lu Yang repeatedly talked about Zhu Gaoxu and asked Zhu Gaochi what kind of person Zhu Gaochi was.
Zhu Gaoxu actually didn't know his elder brother. One of the two brothers was in Peking for a long time, and the other was in Yingtian for a long time. Since he became sensible, he has had some contacts during the years. He was in the north and the other was in the south. He had very few letters.
When Lu Yang thought of the three grandparents and grandchildren who could wield hoes and dig out the foundation of the dynasty more than the other, they had decided to start with Zhu Gaochi, the "grandfather".
I have an idea, and I have to plan carefully how to operate. What Lu Yang believes is that no matter how bad Zhu Gaoxu's one is, it will not be worse than Zhu Gaochi's one.
As for the rebellion of the old Zhu family in Lu Yang, did you know how much the people love the old Zhu family nowadays? The situation is that anyone in the old Zhu family can be the emperor, but it is not possible if they don’t have the surname Zhu!
They were chatting, and there was a lively sound outside the yard.
"Second brother!" A strong voice came, and then a fat man appeared at the Crescent Gate.
The fat man's skin is very white. Perhaps because of his too fat, his facial features on his round face almost squeezed together, and he looked gentle and festive.
Who else can it be? He is so fat when he calls "Second Brother", and there is no one else except Zhu Gaochi.
The next moment, a woman with a big belly who looked a little bit fierce appeared. Her belly was really big, and she looked at least eight or nine months pregnant.
"What are you still standing there? Take the things in." The pregnant woman is Zhu Gaochi's genuine wife and the daughter of the commander Zhang Qi. She has not left a name in history, but has ruled the rule between the two dynasties (Empress Cheng Xiaozhao).
A large number of servants moved boxes into the yard, but they didn't lift the lid and didn't know what was placed inside.
As soon as Zhu Gaochi came, he took Zhu Gaoxu's hands to ask about his well-being, completely ignoring Lu Yang's existence.
But Zhang... and according to the names of some TV series, should she call her Zhang Yan?
Zhang Yan directed the servants to put the boxes, and unknowingly, he came to Lu Yang without any trace. After a while, he said to Lu Yang: "You are that god? It's very difficult for the old man now. It's great that you can give your heart comfort. The couple also brought you gifts from Yingtian, but you can comfort the old man, don't bewitch some of them."
Clam!?
Chapter completed!