Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 234 Zhu Han's Social Transformation of Daming

"Yes, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used this method to enrich the frontiers. We, Ming Dynasty, can follow suit and won't cause resentment among the people like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty." Zhu Han said with a smile.

In order to enrich the frontiers, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dispatched many lower-class people to wild lands, mainly the son-in-law, slaves and businessmen who had a low status in the Han Dynasty.

However, Daming is now enriching the frontier with unemployed refugees, and the conditions provided far exceed those of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"In addition to this, we can also send these people to the army, but our Ming army requires certain discipline and morality. Most of these people are helpless and really can't be used. But they can be sent to Dongsheng Go to the state!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

Dongsheng State, that is, the new continent on the other side of the ocean.

Hu Guanzhu, the son of Hu Dahai, set up that some soldiers of the Ming army had opened up the situation in Dongsheng Prefecture and controlled many Yin tribes.

But compared to the millions of Yin people, it was far from enough for Hu to detain the thousands of Ming troops under his command.

If the Ming Dynasty wanted to assimilate the Yin people of the New World, the first and foremost condition was to have a sufficient population.

It is simply impossible to complete the task of assimilation only by relying on thousands of Ming soldiers.

And these unemployed refugees in the Ming Dynasty, although each of them has bad conduct, but if they are thrown into a wild and strange new continent, they will definitely obey the orders of the Ming army in order to survive.

"What a great idea!"

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately clapped his hands happily.

Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also immediately learned from Zhu Han to draw inferences from one instance.

"We can not only send these unemployed refugees to Dongming Prefecture, but also send the felons in prisons in various places there. Anyway, these people are locked in prisons every day for idle food, which is really cheap for them!" Zhu Yuanzhang said .

The prison management ability of feudal society lags far behind that of modern society, and it is impossible to achieve the labor reform model like modern society.

In order to prevent prisoners from escaping, and to prevent prisoners from conflicting with each other and killing each other, all prisons in the Ming Dynasty adopted a strict cell system.

All prisoners are kept in cells and are not allowed to move around at will, and of course it is impossible to release them to organize any labor production.

Therefore, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, this large group of people is a proper idler.

If these people can be dispatched to Dongsheng Prefecture in the New World, then their ability to commit crimes can be very well utilized.

Hu Guanzhu has been on the list one after another. The Yin tribes in Dongsheng Prefecture are really barbaric. Except for the tribes of the Guishun Ming Army, who have made some progress in civilization, the rest of the tribes are all in a state of ruthlessness.

note!

What Hu Guan lived in the memorial said, drinking blood like a hair, is not an adjective, but a proper description.

At this time, the Yin people in the New World, especially those in North America, were mostly living in the late primitive society.

The tribes fought with each other, and the captured slaves were of no use. They were often killed to sacrifice to heaven, or they were eaten alive.

Cannibalism is a heroic feat for the Yin people in North America.

Just such a group of barbaric primitive tribes, compared with the group of prison criminals in Daming, they are all good people who are properly civilized.

So it is completely feasible to use the criminals of Ming Dynasty to open up the New World.

"Okay, brother, your idea is exactly what I want!"

What Zhu Yuanzhang said was actually what Zhu Han was going to say next.

It's all right now, the two brothers thought of going together, they smiled at each other, and immediately decided on this matter.

Early the next morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Shi Naian and other capital officials to the Huangji Hall.

When Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his intention to clean up the gang of unemployed refugees, all the ministers were surprised.

They all feel that this kind of thing is actually just a small matter compared to national affairs.

These gang refugees have never been cut off since ancient times.

Now that Daming wants to carry out this kind of action, I am afraid it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and it will be difficult to achieve excellent results in the end.

"Hmph, you don't understand my determination!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said slightly displeased.

Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others all looked dignified and nervous when they heard this.

Except for important court meetings, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely called himself Zhen.

Generally, when he calls himself Zhen, it often means that he is really angry.

"Your Majesty's sageness will definitely sweep away the thousand-year-old illness and create a bright and bright world!" Hu Weiyong said first among the officials.

The reason for all of this is because a group of beggar gangs under Yingtian Mansion have acted mischievously, and Hu Weiyong has to behave well at this time.

Otherwise, once His Majesty and the King of England suspect that they have any connection with those gangsters, it will be bad.

"This matter is just the beginning. I discussed it with His Majesty yesterday. There is still a long way to go if we want to eradicate these gangsters and create a bright and clean world!" Zhu Han said slowly beside him.

Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Shi Naian and others were all even more shocked when they heard this.

In the minds of these scholars, today's Daming can be said to be the most glorious in the past and present.

All the surrounding hostile forces have absolutely no ability to fight back in front of Da Ming.

Although in the Han and Tang Dynasties that year, they once opened up the territory and reached thousands of miles away in the Western Regions.

But today's Ming Dynasty has also expanded its maritime territory to Tianzhu and Persia thousands of miles away.

Moreover, Wang Baobao, who was entrenched in the Western Regions, was far behind the Ming army in power, and it was only a matter of time before Ming regained the Western Regions on land.

"The inner sage and the outer king, the way of a sage! Your majesty's words really impress me. I am willing to do my best. I wish your majesty to complete this act of benefiting the country and the people!" Li Shanchang said next to him.

Li Shanchang is the person who is the best at observing words and expressions. He knows that as long as Zhu Han decides on the national policy, there is nothing impossible to succeed. At this time, he just needs to follow behind and raise his hand to agree. It is simply boring to raise any objections.

"There are too many people involved, good and bad among them. There are really some poor people who are mixed in, and if they are exiled by the court, it may cause public resentment!" Liu Bowen said cautiously, frowning beside him.

Although his mind is very smart, his biggest weakness is that his heart is too soft. For ordinary people, this kind of national policy can be a major event that can change the fate of a life. He can't bear to have someone suffer unfair treatment during it.

"Doing great things regardless of trivial matters, if some poor people are really mixed in gangs like the Beggar Gang, that is their misfortune. Besides, if the imperial court exiles them to Nanyang and Xinzhou, it is because they changed their fate against the sky and obeyed the good." opportunity..." Zhu Han said with a smile.

I have to say that for those members of the beggar gang who have nothing, as long as they have gone through the difficult and dangerous ocean journey, whether it is in Nanyang or in the New World, as long as they are not entangled by the plague, it is probably a good opportunity to change their fate against the sky. .

"These beggar gang members are the most pitiful, and they are despicable when they do dirty things. If the court keeps them in the market, it will indeed make good people at a loss. His Royal Highness is right, you must not care about small things when doing big things. There are some Poor people are involved, so they can only hate themselves for going the wrong way!" Shi Naian said slowly beside him.

Although Shi Naian is also a scholar, when he first became an official, most of his experience was at the local grassroots level, and he saw many despicable means of making a living by the lower class.

For Daming's future social transformation, Zhu Han is far more than just a rogue gangster.

"In addition to these, His Majesty and I have already discussed that starting from this year, we will promote New Life in Daming, that is, the New Life Movement of Daming!" Zhu Han said proudly.

For modern people, various political movements have a relatively clear understanding.

But for ancient intellectuals like Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, they have no concept at all.

The Ming Dynasty New Life Movement discussed by Zhu Han and his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang is mainly because of the rapid development of Ming Dynasty, and all walks of life will inevitably give birth to the germination of future capital.

If you want to enter a more advanced capitalist society, you must change your social life together.

"Your Highness, what does this new life mean?" Liu Bowen asked first.

"As the name suggests, from now on, the people of Ming Dynasty must change some bad habits and complete a new way of life!" Zhu Han said.

"Changing customs is something that saints agree with, but how does Your Highness want to carry out this new life movement?" Li Shanchang asked from the side.

"It's very simple. In fact, it's nothing more than basic necessities of life!"

Zhu Han then explained to them the specific content of the Daming New Life Movement that he had discussed with his elder brother.

First of all, in terms of clothing, because more and more ocean trade has caused the population of Daming's crew and sailors to increase rapidly, and in the life at sea, it has become very inconvenient to tie their hair, so the existing laws of Daming will be abolished. One penalty, that is, the punishment of shaving the hair.

From then on, everyone's hairstyle can be changed at will according to the needs of their professional life. For Chinese people, the traditional concept of their parents' body, hair and skin will be impacted unprecedentedly.

However, the effect of this regulation depends entirely on personal will, and the change for most people is not very big.

"From next year, the Ming Dynasty's army will promote new military uniforms, all of which will adopt the most concise tailoring, so that the Ming Dynasty's army will become a model for the common people's clothing in the future!" Zhu Han continued.

When the army entered modernization, uniform and regular clothing has become an essential part of the army.

Let the army first enter the reform of clothing, so that it can gradually spread among the people.

As for food, it is the top priority of this new life movement.

"Daming New Life does not eat raw aquatic meat, and does not eat game such as bats, foxes, rats and otters that are easy to spread diseases!"

As a modern person, Zhu Han has long experienced news of various strange creatures spreading diseases like humans.

As for housing among basic necessities of life, it is necessary to promote brand-new masonry, cement and soil houses.

The original buildings in Daming used too much wood. In densely populated cities, once a fire broke out, it would cause great casualties and losses. Therefore, Zhu Han planned to promote new houses with masonry and cement structures in Daming.

Although the technology of these houses was immature at the beginning, and the construction looked a little ugly, but as long as they were given time, they would certainly be able to lead Daming into the era of modern reinforced concrete buildings.

Moreover, the masonry and cement structure first showed its talents in civilian use, and the technology developed later can obtain higher practical value in the military field.

In Zhu Han's plan, Ming's future military conquest relies on two powerful technologies, one is Ming's gunpowder weapons, and the other is advanced fortress technology.

Fortresses equipped with advanced artillery can make any enemy of this era daunting.

The cement currently used by Daming is a simple formula provided by Zhu Han. In the future, it will be necessary to develop technology and develop it while using it.

As for the trip, it is just to promote the brand-new 4-wheeled carriage that Yingtian Workshop has just tested.

The 4-wheeled carriage that Zhu Han provided the drawing to adopt independent suspension technology, which not only makes the carriage very light and easy to control when traveling.

And it also has excellent shock absorption performance. Compared with traditional two-wheeled carriages, it is simply a world of difference in comfort.

In addition, for the transportation on the northern border, in addition to the original canal, Ming Dynasty will also develop more mature sea transportation.

The canal is the lifeline connecting the north and the south, but its transportation efficiency is far inferior to that of the sea.

Zhu Han is well aware that the Ming and Qing dynasties in Chinese history not only benefited from the canal, but also suffered many restrictions from the canal.

Therefore, Zhuhai must completely change this situation, and cannot let the fate of a dynasty rest on a small canal.

After hearing Zhu Han's description, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others were all dumbfounded in shock.

They never thought that someone would have such a clear understanding and prediction of a future development.

"His Royal Highness is a genius in the sky, it is a great blessing!" Li Shanchang said with admiration.

"His Royal Highness, you are truly a genius that even Guan Zhongleyi can't match!" Zhu Sheng, who is a great Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River, nodded his assistant.

"His Royal Highness's layout can be said to be a 200-year layout for Ming Dynasty. In the midst of planning, it will be a hundred years after the decisive victory!" Liu Bowen expressed his sincere admiration and admiration.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. With His Royal Highness the King of England assisting you, it's just a waste of your salary in the court!" Shi Naian shook his head and said modestly.

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Zhu Han seemed very calm about the compliments from these court officials.

After all, these policies about the New Life Movement of Ming Dynasty are actually all he copied from the successful experience of his successors.

Counting these credits on my own head, I always feel that I am not very confident.

So Zhu Han smiled at all the compliments.

But in the eyes of Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others, his appearance is even more extraordinary.

Everyone felt that Zhu Han not only had thousands of talents in his chest, but also was not arrogant.

(End of this chapter)