Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 939, the prosperity is just the beginning (additional meal)

In the Imperial Palace of the capital, in the Study Room of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi and his party came back here again, and each of them felt a lot of feelings. There are many things to go out and take a look at. Naturally, it is more intuitive and clear than staying at home. .

At the beginning, I was worried that there would be a big problem if no one in North Zhili planted wheat. Now it seems that this is a trivial matter. With convenient road transportation, developed sea transportation, and the bumper harvests in all parts of Ming Dynasty, the food is basically Even if it is difficult to find a wheat field in Beizhili, there is still enough food in Beizhili.

The problems that the imperial court has to face now are completely different from those in the past.

In the past, I just prayed that the weather would be good, that Daming would have a good harvest year, that the common people would have enough to eat, and that it would be enough to pray that the country would be peaceful and the people would be safe, and that the neighbors around me could get along with me in harmony.

There is almost no difference from the history of this land for thousands of years, just repeating what happened in the past year after year.

But the problem we have to face now is no longer the problem of getting enough to eat.

Daming now has a vast land, and there are many fertile lands, such as Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong, Nanyang, Australia, and Huangjinzhou. A large number of immigrants are developing new territories, and there are high-yield food crops. There are too many food to eat , the grain produced in one year is enough for Da Ming to eat for several years.

It can be said that Daming has solved the problem that has plagued this land and this nation for thousands of years, the problem of having enough food.

In the past, a large number of people were concentrated on the land of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces. There were many people and little land, and the land had been cultivated for thousands of years. Many places were already barren and the ecological environment had become extremely bad.

Under such circumstances, eating is a headache for all dynasties.

Because if the common people do not have enough to eat, the country will not be stable.

In addition, the traditional two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are typical monsoon regions, and famines occur almost every year, and when the weather is good, they are in the minority.

This problem of eating has become a big problem that has plagued all dynasties.

But it is different now, external expansion and colonization have acquired a large amount of fertile land, and a large number of people have migrated overseas and to colonies.

Not only are the overseas colonies and provinces sparsely populated, but the population of the traditional two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty has also been greatly reduced, slowly changing from more people and less land to more sparsely populated land.

Coupled with the wide distribution, there are various climates and natural conditions, and the ability to face famines is stronger. The fertile land and hardworking people can be said to have truly solved the food problem that has not been solved in the past dynasties. question.

Everyone is clearly aware of a problem. The problem facing Daming now is not the matter of the common people having enough to eat, but the problem brought about by the pursuit of a higher quality of life after the common people have had enough to eat.

People's lives are getting better, they want to eat meat, but Daming's current breeding and animal husbandry are not developed, so they can't provide enough meat for the people, this is a problem.

People's lives are better, they have higher aspirations, and their children need to read and write, but now Daming's private schools, schools, academies, etc. are seriously insufficient, and there are too many, too many children who cannot go to school, which is also a problem.

There are also ordinary people who have money in their hands. They have seen the prosperity in the city, and they are no longer satisfied with the original brick houses in the countryside. They also want to live in comfortable new houses, and live in houses made of reinforced concrete. .

However, Daming's steel production and cement production are still not enough to meet the demand, which is also a problem.

In addition, with the development of the economy of Ming Dynasty to capitalism and the development of Ming Dynasty to the colonial era, the communication between various places is required to be closer.

However, there are still very few cement roads in Daming, and the area covered is not large enough, and the common people mainly rely on walking to travel, which is also a problem.

Generally speaking, it is the relationship between the pursuit of a better life for the people of Ming Dynasty who are already full and getting rich and the backward productivity of Ming Dynasty at this stage.

"What do you guys think?"

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a long time, looked at the people present and asked.

Everyone was silent for a while, and none of them knew how to reply.

If it's just flattering to Emperor Hongzhi, everyone will, and all of them are masters. It can be said that the sky is full of hype, and the ground is full of golden lotus.

But the key point is that Emperor Hongzhi obviously didn't want you to flatter him, but to find out the problems that Daming is currently facing and propose corresponding solutions from what he saw and heard today.

This annoyed traditional ministers such as Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Qi Zhong, and Zhang Mao. The way they know to govern the country is the way they have been using for thousands of years.

It is nothing more than ignoring corvee and paying less taxes, recuperating, ignoring criminal laws, being close to virtuous officials and keeping away from villains, etc. Such policies of governing the country have been implemented for thousands of years, generation after generation, and have always been like this.

And under such a way of governing the country, the common people can live and work in peace and contentment, and it is considered a prosperous age if they have something to eat. A few years ago, civil servants liked to preach to Emperor Hongzhi that Hongzhi was prosperous and the Ming Dynasty was prosperous.

However, the famine in the three northern provinces made it clear to everyone that this so-called prosperous age and the so-called revival were just blown out by civil servants.

Because the imperial court lightly corvees and pays little, the emperor is close to civil servants and military generals, and respects Confucianism and Taoism. Of course, their life is the best life, but for the people at the bottom, life is still very bitter, and they can't even afford food and clothing. Wandering between life and death, barely getting by.

A little bit of disaster, immediately starved to death all over the floor, Yizi and food, and the flames of war are everywhere.

What kind of bullshit is this, what is ZTE, what is a prosperous age, plus the outside world, the Tatars in the northern grasslands go south to plunder every year, the Japanese pirates and pirates in the southeast coast are rampant, and the southwestern chieftains are capricious, which can be described as internal and external troubles.

So Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and other traditional Confucian civil servants have no way to jump out of the original frame, and they also have no way to propose any substantively progressive policies.

As for flattering, forget it, Emperor Hongzhi was tired of hearing it, so everyone was silent and stopped talking altogether.

As for Liu Jin, he has been thinking about why the development of Ming Dynasty is so rapid, and the life of ordinary people has changed too much and too fast.

This made Liu Jin feel incredible.

But if you think about it carefully, all of this is very reasonable. Da Ming is at the top of the global food chain, has not experienced a century of disasters, and has not been exploited and squeezed by others. Instead, he can squeeze, exploit, and plunder other people. s country.

Only in this way can Daming have everything he has now. We must know that what Daming owns now is far more than what the later generations of Huaxia will have in decades of development.

Although there is a huge difference in technology, Daming's status in the world, the life and status of Daming people, and the most important national pride and self-confidence are far from what future generations can compare.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Hongzhi said to Liu Jian after thinking about it, "Liu Aiqing, please tell me first."

Being named by Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian also gave a slight stare in his heart. This has been the capital for many years, and to be honest, this is the first time.

"Your Majesty, from what I've seen and heard today, the people of my Ming Dynasty have no worries about food and clothing, and their lives are prosperous. All of this is because of Your Majesty's sageness. Under His Majesty's leadership, our Daming has the prosperity it is today. today's prosperity."

After thinking about it, Liu Jian still applied the formula, first flattering Emperor Hongzhi, and then saying, no matter whether it is useful or not, it will never go wrong if there are more flattering.

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, but it could be seen that what Liu Jian said did not get the point of Emperor Hongzhi.

"But as the saying goes, water flows to low places and people go to high places. People who have no worries about food and clothing also have more needs, whether it is meat, housing, or education."

"And these issues will become important issues for my Ming Dynasty in the future."

At any rate, he is also the chief assistant and a virtuous minister, and he still put forward some opinions of his own, seeing the existing problems.

"Then what is Aiqing's good plan?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded to express his approval. The problems facing the Ming Dynasty now are indeed completely different from those faced in the past. Naturally, the national policy of the Ming Dynasty should also be changed.

In the past, it was enough to lighten the tax, be thrifty, lighten the criminal law, etc., and even govern by doing nothing. Slowly prosper and develop.

But now, according to the traditional standards of the Ming Dynasty, this is not just a prosperous age. There has never been any dynasty in the past that can be as rich and prosperous as the Ming Dynasty.

And from the outside, in terms of martial arts, Daming has far surpassed the past dynasties, even the Han and Tang Dynasties cannot be compared with the current Daming.

You must know that the area of ​​the current Ming Dynasty is too large, Liaodong, the grasslands in the north, the Western Regions, Hezhong, Uzang, and the Nanyang provinces in the south, as well as the vast Golden Continent and Australia, as well as many overseas colonies and vassal states. and many more.

In the past dynasties, no dynasty had such a vast territory and territory.

Therefore, whether it is in terms of Wenzhi or martial arts, Daming has far surpassed the most prosperous and powerful periods of the previous dynasties, and surpassed the prosperity that everyone used to say.

But in everyone's feeling, this is just the beginning, but there is nothing to learn from the past dynasties on how to go forward.

(End of this chapter)