Qiming 1158

Chapter 1073 Do a Small Thing

Everyone?

small home?

Is there any difference here?

Xin Qiji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"So you are..."

Su Yonglin smiled.

"The reason why the landlord's tyrannical family is strong is that the family has a large population. The reason for the large population is that it can take concubines unscrupulously, as much as they can take. The wife and concubines together, when they meet a surviving master, Seven, eighty, ninety sons were born in one breath.

This kind of inheritance from generation to generation, without two or three generations, is the family of Zhongming Dingshi. An entire family is bound by blood ties, hugging each other, and taking advantage of the advantages accumulated by the ancestors to occupy land on a large scale.

So they own a lot of land, tenants, food, soldiers, and a sufficient bloodline population that can be used to rule. What is this?Is this the family?No, this is not a family, this is a paramilitary organization!

Such paramilitary organizations are very unfavorable to the court. They can resist the decrees of the court at any time, resist taxation, and annex self-cultivation farmers.

All dynasties have wanted to remove them, but what they can really do is not at all. Even if it is a policy of containment and a policy of delaying their development and growth, it was only done for a period of time in the pre-Han period. They used the mausoleum system to suppress the tyrants. , but later, it was also abandoned. "

Xin Qiji felt that what Su Yonglin said was very reasonable.

And as he thought about it, he felt that the more he thought about it, the more transparent he became.

"After the mausoleum system, no dynasty has been able to curb the growth of the landlords, and no one has proposed to terminate the concubinage system! Never! And this way, with the passage of time, it will inevitably lead to local tyrants. The power of the landlord grew.

Once their strength grows and the family population increases, they will inevitably occupy more land, have more population and food, and have a greater right to speak. When the scholars they train enter through various means After the imperial court... Chairman, has no one thought about this in all dynasties? "

Su Yonglin nodded.

"Of course there is, but so what? Those who support the old system can drive those who hold such thoughts into the abyss with just one sentence, and they cannot be turned over."

"Which sentence?"

"There are three kinds of unfilial piety, no descendant is the greatest."

Su Yonglin said slowly: "For a dynasty that regards Confucianism as its official ideology in governing the country, filial piety is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, and filial piety requires too much for the reproduction and inheritance of descendants and cannot be broken at all.

If concubines are not allowed and everyone is monogamous, as long as the husband is fine, but the wife cannot give birth to a son or bear children, and face the danger of cutting off the inheritance of the family, what can be done to restore the situation at this time? "

Xin Qiji suddenly realized.

"Indeed, there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and it is great to have no descendants. If this is the starting point, everything will indeed be over."

"That's why I want to destroy Confucianism and not use it as an official school."

Su Yonglin said slowly: "Once filial piety becomes politically correct, there will be many ridiculous things, and in an era when there are three major consequences of unfilial piety, ending the concubinage system is tantamount to digging one's own grave.

Although the commoners were never allowed to take concubines, nor did they object, the ruling foundation of ancient dynasties was the upper class, not the commoners, so for the rulers, whether the commoners supported this matter did not make much sense.

No matter how much support from the commoners, it cannot provide any help to the ruler. Once the opposition from the upper class is too loud, the rule of the dynasty will be overturned, and the emperor will not do such a thankless thing. "

Xin Qiji nodded slowly.

"If this is the case, it is true, even if the concubines of the upper class are indeed mainly for the enjoyment of women's lust, but there are also some cases where the wives cannot bear children and can only rely on the concubines to give birth, and the reason for family inheritance cannot be completely ruled out.

As long as the importance of family inheritance is mentioned, it is a dead end that cannot be avoided no matter what. Anyone who tries to end this regulation will be knocked to the ground by Confucianism, and their reputation will be ruined. Over time, no one will think that way. "

"That's it."

Su Yonglin took a sip of tea from the tea bowl, and then said, "Under such circumstances, which emperor would dare to abolish the concubinage system? In fact, it's okay to be able to progress to one husband and one wife and multiple concubines, and they can't continue to improve. , was locked."

Xin Qiji thought about it again, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"My dynasty... My dynasty does not take Confucianism as its official thought! Nor does it pay attention to governing the country with filial piety. This aspect... is not a problem!"

"I don't even have higher-ranking people as the basis for ruling."

Su Yonglin laughed and said, "The foundation of our dynasty's rule is the general public, and since ancient times, the general public has never had the right to take concubines, never had it, and would not care if I abolish this system.

Rather, if they knew about this, not only would they not interfere with me, but they would fully support me. The benefits to the people of my termination of this system are obvious.

The release of a large number of women who should have become concubines and maids in the rich and powerful households, so that they enter the field of private marriage, can greatly reduce the difficulty of marriage between civilian men, increase the number of private household registration, and greatly promote the stability of the people.

As for those who want to take concubines with bad intentions, but also believe that taking concubines is a matter of course and righteousness, it is precisely because our revolution has been almost wiped out, the dead are already dead, and the living are all working as coolies in Jishi Prefecture .

In other words, at this moment, except for a small group of people in the imperial court, most people don't really care about this system. This is the best time to completely abolish the concubinage system. , when will it be longer? "

Xin Qiji figured out everything, and was overjoyed for no reason.

"In this way, it will be difficult for the people to give birth to big families. Without big families, it will be difficult to have powerful landlords, and without landlords, it will be difficult to have large-scale land mergers!

In this way, even if the agriculture of Daming is stabilized, even if other industries cannot develop very well, the people of Daming will not be hungry, and there will be no turmoil because of the land! "

"It does have an effect in this regard. Abolishing the concubinage system can greatly curb the momentum of land mergers, increase the number of household registrations that pay taxes, and increase the taxation of the imperial court. With the money in hand, the imperial court can do more. This is a major event, which is good for the country and the people.”

Su Yonglin smiled, put down the tea bowl in his hand, and said, "It was like working as a coolie for a while, but now it seems that the hardships of that time were not in vain, I have done everything that should be done, and I will pay it back now. Do things that pave the way.

Coincidentally, when this wave of concubines is secretly appearing but has not yet fully formed momentum, one punch will completely smash it and destroy all its possibilities. While the society is stable, it can also be regarded as doing something for the people. Little things. "

"You are humble, if this is done, how can it be considered a trivial matter? This is clearly the first time since the beginning of the world. It is the first time someone can solve this problem. Even if it is not completely solved, at least half of it has been solved!"

Xin Qiji stood up and walked around excitedly, his face full of excitement.

"If you can't stand in the position of the people, see many drawbacks, see the country's demise all the way, but can't do anything, this feeling may have been experienced by the ancients."

After saying that, Xin Qiji looked at Su Yonglin excitedly: "But just to stand in the position of the people, all the problems seem to be solved easily, there is no such trouble at all, just do it, the people will support us anyway!

Today, I can finally understand why the chairman has always insisted on standing with the people unswervingly. Really, this can really solve almost all problems! "

(End of this chapter)