Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 953, Repercussions (additional meals)

In the capital city, the sky has just dawned, only the eastern sky has a gleam of light, the cold wind is still howling, and the heavy snow that fell last night has paved the streets with a thick layer.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

However, the newsboys in the capital had already woken up, each carrying a newspaper bag on their backs, walking in the streets and alleys of the capital with their faces flushed, their voices loud.

Accompanied by the yelling of the newsboys, the morning in the capital really started. The streets and alleys that were previously sparsely populated seemed to come to life suddenly, and a large number of people poured out from every corner to buy newspapers.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper!"

"The first census of the Ming Dynasty, the total population of the preliminary census exceeded [-] million!"

"As soon as the samples of the Daming Citizenship Card come out, every Daming person will have one."

"Ming citizens implement a four-level system, and Han people are first-class citizens."

The newsboy was constantly yelling, and everyone who heard the newsboy's yelling ran over immediately, quickly took out the copper coins, bought a newspaper, and immediately read it impatiently.

During this period of time, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post has published many related reports on the census of the Ming Dynasty, but today's report is obviously the most important one.

Tingyu Pavilion, many tea lovers have come to Tingyu Pavilion early, order a pot of tea, then serve hot mutton soup, meat buns, soy milk and fried sticks, and finally some lamb offal, this is The most authentic breakfast for Beijingers.

Of course, you can go anywhere to eat these things. The taste of Tingyu Pavilion may not be the best, but the price is not cheap. The one who really attracts everyone to Tingyu Pavilion is the newspaper reader here.

Mr. Yang, the newspaper reader of Tingyu Pavilion, is able to interpret the deep meaning contained in the news every time, and can give a detailed explanation, so many people come to Tingyu Pavilion to listen to him read newspapers.

Some people even compared this Mr. Yang to Zhuge and Ziya at that time, full of knowledge and talents, who knew astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom, and knew almost everything.

"The newspaper is here, the newspaper is here~"

Because there are many tea customers in Tingyu Pavilion, and those who can come here to spend money are those who are not short of money, so almost everyone must have a newspaper.

So Ting Yu Pavilion also has a special waiter who goes directly to Daming Morning Post to buy newspapers, and then sells them to tea customers in the store, which can be regarded as a kind of service.

Soon, as the newspaper came, the whole teahouse fell into silence, only the sound of people flipping through the newspaper, and Mr. Yang, who was reading the newspaper, also read the Ming Morning Post very quickly, and then drank a sip of tea, Xingmu I started reading the newspaper as soon as I took a shot.

"The [-]th year of Hongzhi's population census is almost coming to an end, and the provinces are gradually reporting their census population."

"The total population of my Ming Dynasty has exceeded [-] million, that is, more than [-] million people, and this number is only reported at present, and there are still many provinces that have not reported data."

"Inferred from the current data, the total population of my Ming Dynasty may be around [-] million people, that is, around [-] million people."

"This is more than twice the number registered in the original yellow book."

"There is a very important reason for this, that is, His Majesty has exempted the population tax and taxes, and there is no need for ordinary people to hide the population. At the same time, reporting the population is also related to the immediate interests of the people. For example, the imperial conscript is related to the population. .”

"The population that has not been reported will definitely not be able to participate in the conscription. At the same time, without an ID card, it is difficult to move an inch. This is why this census can relatively accurately find out the population of my Ming Dynasty."

The headlines are still the first to be interpreted by Mr. Yang.

Today's headline news report is about the total population of Ming Dynasty. In the past, concealing the population was a very common phenomenon, and the concealed population was even much larger than the population registered in the yellow book.

And this time the census, almost all of them were found out, and the Da Ming Morning Post also boldly estimated that the total population of Da Ming should be around [-] million people.

"[-] million people!"

"My God, my Daming actually has such a large population."

After listening to Mr. Yang's explanation, the many tea drinkers in the teahouse couldn't help being amazed.

Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty has a large population, but no one knows how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty. According to records in the Yellow Book of the Ming court, there are about [-] million people.

But everyone knows that the [-] million number is definitely much smaller, and it is common to conceal the population. Not only ordinary people conceal the population, but landlords, gentry, princes and nobles, etc. hide even more population.

This time the census, almost all found out, without the pressure of population tax and taxes, coupled with the inducement of many benefits, the hidden population is much less, and [-] million people burst out all of a sudden. million huge numbers.

"Tsk tsk, everyone, look at the hidden populations of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan provinces. The yellow books record the populations of these three provinces as 250 million, 320 million, and 280 million respectively. However, in recent years, these three provinces After immigrating several million people, the remaining population of the three provinces is still 530 million, 680 million, and 840 million. It is too easy to hide the population, especially the population of Henan, the difference is too big."

"Let me just say, this Henan is all plains, how could this population be smaller than the population of Shaanxi and Shanxi, and it really is the most concealed."

"Haha, the province with the largest population is indeed South Zhili, with a total population of more than [-] million, and the population of North Zhili is also very large. In the Beijing-Tianjin region alone, the total number of people now exceeds [-] million. In other words, almost one tenth of the people live in our Beijing-Tianjin area.”

Many tea drinkers and people around them were discussing with each other. No one thought that the population of Daming was over [-] million, and the population of each province exploded one after another.

"Crack~"

Before everyone had finished their discussion, Mr. Yang's Xingmu slapped again, and all the tea guests in the teahouse stopped discussing one after another, and all looked at Mr. Yang, waiting for his next words.

"The really most important news today is not that my Ming Dynasty has a total population of over [-] million. The really important news is the second piece, which is the introduction of a citizen hierarchy by the imperial court."

"This system divides the citizens of our Ming Dynasty into four classes, from first-class citizens to fourth-class citizens. If slaves are counted, it should actually be fifth class."

"Of course slaves are not considered citizens, so there are only four classes. This class of citizens is naturally our Han people, and all Han people are first-class citizens."

When Mr. Yang said this, he paused slightly.

"Good~"

"We Han people are naturally treated as first-class citizens!"

Immediately, someone made a good deal, and the others followed suit, nodding their heads, thinking that this policy is good, distinguishing between barbarians and dines, distinguishing priorities, and legally stipulating the distinction between high and low.

"Everyone, when you read newspapers, don't just look at the surface. The reason why the imperial court introduced such a system naturally has its deep meaning."

"On the surface, this is a division of ranks, stipulating the rights and obligations enjoyed by citizens of each rank, but in essence, this should be a policy of the imperial court to urge these barbarians, tribes, etc. to learn from us Han people in order to consolidate the rule."

"Because it is clearly written in detail above, changing the Chinese surname and taking the Chinese name can improve one level, and being able to speak Daming Mandarin and writing Chinese characters can increase another level."

"The era is virtuous, loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and loyal to the Son of Heaven. Even if you are not a Han, you can change from a second-class citizen to a first-class citizen, just like us Han."

Mr. Yang took a sip of tea and spoke softly. Today's news is the most valuable to interpret, so he also interprets it around this one.

"The citizen hierarchy is naturally the most beneficial to us Han people, but it is definitely the most unfavorable to the tribes and Yidi, and it is very likely to arouse their dissatisfaction, and even cause many troubles."

"But I thought this should be the strategy for the real long-term stability of my Ming Dynasty."

"Historically, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, our Central Plains Dynasty also ruled the Western Regions. However, once the Central Dynasty weakened, these places quickly broke away from our Central Dynasty's rule."

"Combined with the incident of the southwestern chieftain's rebellion, it is not difficult for us to know that only places with a large number of Han people can always be closely linked with the Central Plains dynasty."

"In places where there are few Han people, even if they can rule for a while, they cannot rule for a long time."

"This is also the reason why the imperial court insisted on immigration, and it is also the reason why the citizenship hierarchy was established this time."

"When the barbarians enter my Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will be born. If the Ming Dynasty enters the barbarians, the barbarians will be born. This sentence can fully explain all of this."

"In the final analysis, we want them to learn our Han culture, and finally integrate into our Han culture, regardless of each other, so that our Ming Dynasty can permanently rule such a vast territory and territory, and rule those newly included territories of our Ming Dynasty. "

Mr. Yang continued to explain, and the tea customers in the teahouse carefully read the newspaper, listening and reading, and then nodded their heads.

Many people are so fascinated by reading the newspapers and listening to the commentary that their tea and breakfast are cold and they don’t even know it.

"... Everyone should pay attention in the future. Before marrying a daughter, you must find out the citizenship level of the other party. If you marry a second-class citizen, then you will be a second-class citizen in the future."

"You must know that our Ming's vassal states, such as North Korea and Wa people, come to our Ming Dynasty, and they are basically treated as third-class and second-class citizens."

"There are still many people who open factories. There is still a lot of difference in recruiting first-class citizens and second-class citizens. In addition, if someone has a plantation in Nanyang, the aborigines in Nanyang are basically third-class and fourth-class citizens. There are limitations in many aspects, and we must carefully figure it out.”

(End of this chapter)