My Daming New Empire

Internal monitoring controls the economy, no matter how much they are greedy, the emperor is not short of money.

But when civil servants controlled the economy, the gold and silver that the emperor could control became less and less, and the money was earned by the big families.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji's bank will definitely not let the civil servants intervene. As long as the royal family controls the army and the bank, the civil servants will not be able to turn the sky.

To the astonishment of all officials, Kong Yanjin, the head of the contemporary Confucian family, behaved extremely low-key after arriving in the capital.

He did not contact the ministers of all parties, nor did he think about exonerating the Kong family. He pleaded guilty to all the charges of evidence collected by the Ministry of Punishment.

Afterwards, Jin Yiwei made a big move and arrested all members of the Kong clan who had done bad deeds.

In this arrest, a full 200 people were arrested, including Kong Gongzhuo, who is the most prestigious in the Confucius family.

Kong Yanjin, who came to the capital to await trial, was not arrested, but Kong Gongzhuo, who stayed behind in Qufu, was arrested, which is also surprising.

Today’s Daming is not without glasses. In addition to producing telescopes and microscope lenses, the Ma family’s glasses industry has become another profit point for them these years.

Today's Daming not only has a single lens, but also glasses that are not much different from those of later generations. In addition to lenses with different functions, there are also various gold, silver, and tortoiseshell glasses frames.

Nowadays, many ministers with poor eyesight will go to Ma's house to choose a pair of glasses that suit them, so it is not uncommon to see many ministers wearing glasses in the court of Ming Dynasty.

The Imperial Palace, inside the Donghua Gate.

In the yamen of the Counseling Department, Kong Yanjin was sitting in a somewhat restrained manner opposite Zhu Zhanji at this time. Today, Kong Yanjin, the elder of the two clans, and Kong Yi followed beside him.

It was the first time for them to see Zhu Zhanji, and at the same time, they could feel the terrifying arrogance of Zhu Zhanji.

"The general trend of the world is that we are united for a long time, divided for a long time, and united for a long time, but only the family is continuous. Although Gu is not a talented and brilliant person, he is very clear about what he wants and what he wants to achieve.

In the past, everyone talked about the world, but Gu prefers to use the word country to replace the world.Because the world is too broad, although a group of rotten Confucians keep saying that the shore of the land is the land of the king, but they don't even know how big the world is.

After three years alone, the itinerary is only half of the world, and there are still large areas that cannot be visited.This world is so big, and it takes several years to go back and forth. How can the imperial court manage and rule effectively?

Therefore, it is inappropriate to use the world to describe the territory of my Ming Dynasty, because the imperial court has no control over some remote areas.All that needs to be established is the concept of a country, bringing this world into effective governance. "

The concept of country was not gradually formed in the East until the end of the Qing Dynasty.Even at that time, Liang Qichao, an inspiring and innovative minister, still regarded the clan as the main body of the country.

Kong Yin stroked his long beard and asked, "Your Highness, what is a country? How is it different from the world?"

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said: "In a broad sense, a country refers to a group of people in the world who share a common language, culture, race, blood, territory, government or history. In a narrow sense, a country is a group of people within a certain range. The form of community formed. For example, the clan is the most basic structure of the country."

Kong Yin asked suspiciously, "Then there seems to be no big difference between this country and the world?"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "In detail, the concept of a country has regional divisions and administrative legitimacy, that is, legal power. The legitimacy of a country refers to the rational standards of a regime, and the rational standards refer to judicial review standards. Establishing standards, the country can accommodate multiple ethnic groups.

The concept of nationality refers to a unique culture that has formed, including language, characters, beliefs, advocacy, customs, clothing, accessories, architectural styles, eating habits, taboos, etc.Nations can also be nationalized.

From a structural point of view, there are many interpretations of the term country, including geographical, political, and ethnic levels, all of which can form the concept of a country.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the small countries and small tribes all over Central China have accepted the idea of ​​unification and formed a large multi-ethnic country.Although the dynasties have changed, no matter who has the upper hand, they will think of unifying the world, rather than staying in a corner.

But other regions are different, they do not have perfect ideological unity, so in one region, there may be countless small countries, small tribes, no one will obey the other, let alone provoke a war for unification.

From this aspect, Confucianism has made great contributions.What's more, there is also the righteousness of human relations in Confucianism, which is a stable component of the entire social structure.Therefore, Gu will never abandon Confucianism, Confucianism is the foundation, and this point will not change in Gu's hands. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanji said, the three of them felt relieved immediately, and the expressions on their faces also relaxed a lot.

But Zhu Zhanji did not say that he will not abandon Confucianism, which does not mean that he will not suppress Confucianism.

The dominance of Confucianism has severely squeezed the living space of other disciplines, and there are many irrational aspects in them that must be improved.

Zhu Zhanji also said: "Confucianism should establish a more complete theoretical system between the country and the family. Paraphrase, I will not be stingy with the title of Duke Yansheng.

However, the Kong family must follow the laws of Ming Dynasty to divide the family. Except for the eldest son and eldest grandson, all other branches must pay taxes according to the rules.

The royal family is unworthy and fears of subjugation, and the descendants of the Confucian family are unworthy, but they can still enjoy privileges under the tablet of their ancestors. This cannot continue forever.

Before the Tang Dynasty, your Confucian family was no more noble than other families, so don't be greedy and greedy.Instead, you should keep pace with the times and actively participate in the development of the country. Only in this way will you not be eliminated. "

Kong Taboo looked at Zhu Zhanji's serious face and thought about the tasks he assigned, and suddenly felt a little headache.

He is not Kong Yanjin, and he still can't see the importance of Zhu Zhanji asking them to establish a theory of national consciousness, but he can easily see that if it is really done according to Zhu Zhanji's intention, it will be established between the country and the family. A new theoretical system, then everyone is really responsible for the rise and fall of the country.

Human thinking is the most stubborn, but also the most fickle.When people accept the theory that the country is more important than the family, the clan in the future must serve the country.

However, the Kong family can't push this matter away, because if they don't do this, Zhu Zhanji can naturally arrange for others to do so.

At that time, the Kong family will really be eliminated.

Just for this, their Kong family must also do this.

Of course, it is most appropriate for them to annotate the scriptures and explain the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji thought the same way. The concept of establishing a country cannot be achieved overnight.

Even though he now has Xie Jin, the most talented man in Ming Dynasty, as his teacher, he is still not as suitable for such a thing as the Kong family.

His commentary and interpretation will be refuted by some people, but the commentary and interpretation of the Confucian family will basically not be opposed by literati.

Now, the Kong family has been subdued by him, and everyone who should be arrested has also been arrested.

What's more, the Confucian family is separated, and after he always promotes the saint, he is not equal to the saint.This Kong Yanjin is as timid as a mouse, and he will not be afraid of them daring to make troubles in the future.

At the Grand Court Meeting on the first day of May, Dali Temple officially announced the disposition of the Kong family.

First of all, apart from the ancestral land, the [-] mu of land allocated by the imperial court for the Confucian temple was confiscated.

Secondly, the [-] hermits of the Kong family will all move to the north of Shanhaiguan, where there are still large tracts of fertile land that no one will cultivate.

And in these years, all members of the Kong clan who have committed crimes have been exiled to Beihai to graze.

As a result, there are less than [-] members of the Kong clan remaining in Qufu.

All of them were divided into households and driven out of the Confucian mansion.The future Confucian mansion is not allowed to expand, and the number of rooms cannot exceed the current 340.

Moreover, only the main branch of the Confucian family can live in the Confucian mansion, and others, etc., can only live in the Confucian mansion in the name of the clan elders if they are over 60 years old.

Zhu Zhanji originally planned to take over the sacrifices of the Confucian Temple, but felt that this step was too radical, and it was also a trouble, so he still left them five thousand mu of sacrifice land, and the Confucian family themselves presided over the sacrifices .

In addition to these, other cases related to the Confucian Mansion were also tried one by one.

For example, in the case of Ma Dezhong's parents' ancestral grave being dug up, Kong Gongzhuo, the head of the Kong family at that time, was sentenced to pay 300 taels of silver. Because of his many bad deeds, he was exiled to Ezo Island.

Ezo Island is the Hokkaido of later generations, and it is now the territory of Ming Dynasty.But because of the cold climate, it has not been developed much.

Now there is only a Ming navy water village, and there are mainly some natives.

The island now has a total population of nearly [-], but the number of Confucian scholars is rare, and there are not even teachers to teach the natives and sailors.