Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 322 Grain Production Area

Many people know that there were population levels in the Yuan Dynasty. In fact, going back to the source, there were these in the Spring and Autumn Period.Even more ancient, there is such a system.

In the past, Guan Zhong was the chancellor and decided to manage the people according to their professional status as scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen. Therefore, the "household registration and field knot" system that prohibited random migration of the population became a symbol of the formal establishment of the household registration system.

When Shang Yang reformed, he even executed those who violated the household registration system and did not report to the government.Those who inform are equal to killing the enemy, and those who do not inform are guilty of surrendering the enemy.

In the Yuan Dynasty, it was a 'normal' thing to classify people into different levels, but many Han people, especially those in the south, were not used to it, because they were the lowest class of southerners, lower than the Han people, Semu and Han people. Mongolia.

When people are divided into four classes, there are also ten occupational levels.If this is a beggar in the south, he is a real pariah.Speaking of which, if Lao Zhu hadn't rebelled, then by coincidence he would be the lowest kind, an 'untouchable'.

Although Lao Zhu abolished the four major caste systems, he retained the untouchable system of the Yuan Dynasty.As early as when Zhu Yuanzhang called Wu Wang, Lao Zhu took building roads and rescuing household registration documents as two important tasks while attacking cities and territories.

In editing the household registration, with the purpose of "distinguishing the noble and inferior, and rectifying the name", it is divided according to occupation: clan households, official and gentry households, civilian households, military households, artisan households, stove households, merchant households, Confucian households, post households, etc.

In addition to the above-mentioned population, there are clan population, hidden population, and minority population.With the development of industry and commerce, city registration has become a new household registration system.

On this basis, it is the account post, which is also the 'hukou book'.The account post lists in detail the basic information of the household's township, Dingkou, name and age.The promotion of the household registration yellow book also basically stipulates the basis of survival and future development of these people.

When you come here simply, once you become a military household, official gentry household, basically it will not change, especially some low-level household registrations.

Zhu Yunying looked at Lao Zhu and asked seriously, "Grandfather, in fact, over the years, there have been some phenomena of deceiving small households and uneven tax and labor. The grandson thought, these things must be changed. The grandson wants The implementation of the New Deal, whether it is sharing the land into the mu or a whip, not only increases the land tax, but the number of people is also very important."

Old Zhu became more serious, and said to Zhu Yunying, "That's the reason! Or we'll tell you, don't mess up our household registration!"

"The household registration needs to be changed, but not completely." Zhu Yunying immediately retorted, and said to Lao Zhu, "When the household registration should be changed, it must be changed, whether it is now or in the future. Things will inevitably happen. Grandson wants to promote the bank, if the household registration system is not changed, it will be very difficult!"

Lao Zhu jumped, really anxious, "We thought the bank thing was unreliable, and if we got the bank, we would change our household registration?"

This is an exaggeration. Although the household registration system will limit the advancement of banks, it is definitely not the most fundamental.For Zhu Yunying, there is no such thing as abolishing the household registration system for the sake of banks, there is no such thing.

Looking back at Wang Chengen, Zhu Yunying said, "Take the map here."

The grandpa and grandson didn't have much time to eat and drink, and it was more important for them to study state affairs.

Pointing to the map, Zhu Yunying said, "Grandfather, the land tax in our Daming is naturally the heaviest in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. There are countless cultivated and fertile fields here. As long as the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, our Daming can survive without difficulty."

Lao Zhu nodded. In history, the one who fought from the south to the north and was able to truly unify the country was Zhu Chongba.

It goes without saying that the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, and the style of writing in the south of the Yangtze River is also prosperous. There is no need to doubt this.If you really want to count it, maybe it was when the clothes were traveling to the south, "Jiangnan" began to prosper. After all, the Central Plains in the Qin and Han Dynasties were the foundation.

Zhu Yunying continued, "In fact, Jiangxi and Jingxiang are also good, and it's not bad to start developing there a few years ago. Chen Youliang was able to compete with the emperor's grandfather at the beginning because it was prosperous enough. If we continue to develop there, it must be a food-producing industry. place."

Lao Zhu also nodded, he knew that there was a good place with great potential.Huguang is cooked, the world is full, and this will have to wait a little longer.

In fact, during the Southern Song Dynasty, the economy of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River began to develop, and many fields appeared.It's just that now, the Jianghan Plain area in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has entered a period of large-scale development, and there is just a trend.

The next thing Zhu Yunying needs to do is to fully develop Huguang, not to mention replacing Jiangnan, at least to become a stable grain production base.This is not only to stabilize the foundation of the court, but also one of the important measures for the development of the country.

As for 'Guangdong and Guangxi', that is, places like Guangdong, Guangxi or Fujian, Zhu Yunying naturally knew that there was huge potential there.In fact, those places also began to be developed during the Qin and Han Dynasties. The original Nanyue and the original Zhao Tuo began to develop there from the end of the Qin Dynasty.

It's just obvious that development is not such a simple matter, and many people also feel that there is a "smoky place".That is to say, it developed a lot during the Song Dynasty, otherwise it would be a real barren land.

"What grandson means is that there must be several grain production bases in the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yunying said triumphantly, "Needless to say, Jiangnan is very good now. Let's vigorously develop Jing and Chu, not to mention immediate results. , already had a foundation, and if we vigorously cultivated it, it would be impossible to say that when Yin'er was in power, there would be a grain production that was not inferior to that of Jiangnan."

Old Zhu smiled openly, and said to Zhu Yunying, "That's the truth, if it's true, it will be done when Yin'er is in power."

"Actually, the land of Shu is not bad, but after all, it's a bit smaller. Fortunately, we don't need to send a large number of troops there now. We can use enough. We can also transfer a small amount to the northwest and southwest. We can use our troops in the future without any worries." Zhu Yunying continued, "Lingnan and other places are well developed. The climate there is warm, and the grain production will not be low in the future."

Old Zhu nodded, and said to Zhu Yunying, "Then Yin'er will have to contribute. He can't stop after he ascends the throne."

"That's right, we're just helping him lay a good foundation, and we need him and the king of future generations to continue to contribute." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "As long as these three places are cooked, there will probably be no big gap in Da Ming's food supply." .”

Lao Zhu then said, "Don't forget about the land of Guanzhong. We also searched the ancient books. It seems that the grain production in Guanzhong is not as good as before. It's just that there is still some output. Not to mention enough, it can also provide some food for the court. .”

Guanzhong, not to mention the Qin and Han Dynasties, was the foundation of a dynasty even earlier.It was only in the Song Dynasty that the status of Guanzhong began to decline.But it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the main grain-producing area, and it will not be inferior to Jiangnan.

It can only be said that the potential of Jiangnan and Jingchu is huge, and it is constantly developing, and there is a good show of coming from behind.

Zhu Yunying smiled and said to Lao Zhu, "Grandfather, with the three main grain production areas in hand, and some assistance from other places, our Daming really doesn't need to worry about the grain issue. As long as we don't encounter natural and man-made disasters year after year, Our Great Ming is bound to be stable. Besides, Lingnan is not the only place Suner wants to develop."

Old Zhu understood what Zhu Yunying meant, but he was just a little worried, "You are talking about those places in Liaodong, right? It's bitterly cold there, and it's a barren land, and our people don't want to go there."

What Lao Zhu said is naturally reasonable. The Northeast is definitely a place of bitter cold. It is a real place like hell.Those over there are basically the poor barbarians like the Jurchens, and the living environment is worse than those in the miasma-filled places in Annan.

"Let's see it over there, it's all black soil!" Zhu Yunying's eyes lit up, and he said to Lao Zhu, "If it's done well, the food there can't be more than that in Jiangnan and Jingchu! Grandpa, then But black soil! You spend a lot of time farming, so you know this!"

Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Is it really black soil? How thick is it? But don't let the people fool you, it's just a layer of black soil on the surface."

"No, not only the surface is covered with black soil, but also the bottom is covered with black soil." Zhu Yunying said, bewitching, "Grandfather, you said that if the development over there is developed, will there be enough grain for our Ming Dynasty? Let's even move the capital." Beiping doesn’t necessarily mean that the south of the Yangtze River is going to transport grain, maybe in the future it will be Liaodong that transports grain?”

Old Zhu was stunned for a moment, then said, "Isn't it growing wheat over there, can you grow rice?"

No wonder Lao Zhu thinks so, Liaodong was originally regarded as a place of bitter cold in the eyes of people of this era.Furthermore, in this era, Huaibei mainly grows wheat, and the south of Huaihe River mostly grows rice. This can be regarded as the mindset of most people.

Zhu Yunying immediately became complacent, and said with a smile, "It's possible to grow rice over there, but the foundation is too bad now. We can only lay the foundation there now, and then we hope that our Yin'er can keep it up and continue to develop Good over there."

The three provinces in the Northeast are the main producing areas of famous grains. They beat roe deer with sticks and scoop fish with ladles. This is what I learned when I was studying.

It's just that it is indeed relatively poor there now, and it is not qualified to become a major grain-producing area at all.What Zhu Yunying has to do now is to develop, not only to develop it into a grain-producing area, but also to completely hold the ancestors of wild boar skin in place, and even drive them to places that are more bitter and cold.

Zhu Yunying felt that he had to do a good job in these things, because he had such a 'vision'.

Zhu Yunying is ambitious, he knows that in his own hands, it is probably impossible to achieve it overnight.Many things are so realistic, and it takes enough time to see certain results.

What Zhu Yunying can do is probably that he needs to lay a good foundation. If he doesn't do some things, he doesn't start at the beginning, the future generations may not be able to think of them, and they may not be able to persist.

As an emperor, Zhu Yunying also felt that these were indeed his responsibilities!
(End of this chapter)