People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 302 National law and family law, imperial power does not come down to the county

For a prodigal like Chang Mao, if he had a choice, Zhu Biao would also like to kill him on the spot.

But this guy has a good father, so the emperor can't do it easily.

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there were probably only three people who could make Zhu Yuanzhang jealous and were willing to endure it, and Chang Yuchun was one of them.

Whether it's merit or private relationship, the emperor treats Chang Yuchun differently.

Moreover, the most troublesome thing is that the Chang family is still the prince's in-laws.

"If his father wasn't Chang Yuchun, I would probably call off your wedding with the girl from the Chang family..."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Biao a meaningful look, and Zhu Biao smiled.

From the emperor's point of view, since Zhang Yi's warning, Zhu Yuanzhang has actually always had opinions on his marriage with Changfu.

If Chang Yuchun can't keep it, the political status of Changfu will drop sharply.

Lao Zhu can miss the old love and continue to maintain this marriage, but the premise of all this is that the prince's natal family will not stop.

From the current point of view, neither the brother-in-law Chang Mao nor the Lan family are considered good people.

After going through this incident, Lao Zhu has even more serious views on Lan, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the other party's order on the spot.

If the other party still doesn't know how to restrain himself, there is a high probability that Zhu Yuanzhang will consider canceling the engagement.

After all, the stability of the empire's inheritance is far more important than Chang Yuchun.

"Father, the sister of the Chang family is different from her mother..."

Zhu Biao couldn't help defending Chang, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a hard look.

The people in Lao Zhu's family are not good at other things, so it's up to you to emphasize feelings.

Zhu Yuanzhang:
"I think the girls of the Chang family don't follow their mothers. In addition, you are a kid who knows the importance. If not, I..."

Zhu Biao also understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

If he doesn't show enough attitude to prove that he won't be influenced by his natal family, Lao Zhu will personally break his marriage.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care too much about the matter of being well-off, and he was more vigilant about the influence of his relatives.

Lan's domineering and Chang Mao's dandyism made him see Zhu Biao's difficulties in the future.

Today in the Fengtian Temple, the toughness and alienation that Zhu Biao showed is also the reason why he did not continue this idea.

As Zhu Biao thought, is there anything more important than the continuation of the empire?

"If that kid really went crazy and killed Chang Mao, whose side would you be on?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao a question out of the blue, and Zhu Biao was taken aback.

Not so much, right?

Lao Meng is just a servant, Zhu Biao doesn't believe that Zhang Yi can do anything for him?
Zhu Yuanzhang's treatment in the Fengtian Palace, to put it bluntly, even if the servants of other princes were beaten to death in the street, the emperor might not be able to deal with such a heavy hand.

The so-called love the people like sons, fathers and emperors have.

But everything is valuable, and Lao Meng's value is far less than that of a general and a senior member of the Ministry of Education, isn't that obvious?
Even if the emperor wanted to kill people and build his prestige, he would not choose Chang Yuchun as a breakthrough point.

In other words, how could Zhang Yi do this for a tenant?

He and Lao Meng are not close either.

However, when Zhu Biao thought of the Zhang family brother, he was a little uncertain again.

The madness in Zhang Yi's heart, the father and son probably understand better than Lao Zhang.

Maybe, maybe, there will be a slight possibility...

It's not that Zhang Yi has deep feelings for Lao Meng, but that this younger brother has a kind of demon nature, or that he is unfair to the world. He really wants to ask, why?
It is precisely because of this mentality that this kid works very hard, doing many seemingly inexplicable things behind his back.

Zhu Biao fell silent, and seeing Lao Zhu's serious expression, he also knew that this was a test.

"If he has the ability not to make a big fuss, I don't care!

But if he can't cover it, I will kill him immediately..."

"very good!"

Lao Zhu got the answer he wanted.

The father and son fell into silence, the carriage stopped at the entrance of Qingxin Temple, and the Taoist temple was not closed.

But Lao Zhu and his son walked in, but no one came to greet them.

Lao Meng died, and Deng Zhongxiu went to Chaotian Palace.

The concept of pure heart seems more deserted than ever.

The Zhu family's father and son were about to enter the backyard, but they found Zhang Yi running out with water.

"You kid, this is the first time I see you personally serving Patriarch Sanqing..."

Zhu Yuanzhang teased Zhang Yi when they met, and Zhang Yi laughed.

There is no one else, so naturally I can only do it myself?
"Turn around, let Xiao Deng find someone for you?"

"I don't think about it yet, Pindao likes to be clean, and I don't trust people very much, and Pindao doesn't want them to disturb Pindao..."

The two chatted naturally, Lao Zhu did not show excessive concern, and Zhang Yi did not complain.

Even when Zhang Yi cleaned the Taoist temple, the emperor helped him.

"By the way, I heard from Lao Mo that you have encountered some trouble?"

"That's right..."

Zhang Yi naturally told what happened in the past few days, and Zhu Yuanzhang sighed:

"The people don't fight with the officials, since the emperor helped you vent your anger on the affairs of the Changfu, you don't have to hold on to it..."

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Yi was noncommittal, just smiled, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look at him twice because of this laughter.

But Zhang Yi changed the subject and began to tell Lao Meng how to deal with the aftermath.

Old Zhu frowned slightly, he didn't expect that in order to punish the Chang family and Hu Weiyong, he would almost bring disaster to this mother and daughter?
When Zhu Biao heard what happened to Li's mother and daughter, he was filled with righteous indignation.

"These people are too deceitful, the money is obviously rewarded to the mother and daughter of the Li family..."

"Brother Huang is still young after all..."

Zhang Yi and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other and laughed.

"That's right, his understanding of the operating rules of this world is still too immature!
It's also because I'm used to him and I'm not down to earth..."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang disagreed with you and me, and Zhu Biao was criticized by the two, and he immediately blushed.

It's fine for Lao Zhu to teach him a lesson, but Zhang Yi also looks old-fashioned, and Zhu Biao is extremely uncomfortable.

"Since ancient times, the imperial power has not come down to the county, and the government's government orders have been sent down to the county seat, and then it is no longer under the emperor's control.

To some extent, those clan elders and squires are the uncrowned kings at the bottom of Chinese society. "

Zhang Yi kindly explained a few words to Zhu Biao, but his "uncrowned king" stimulated Zhu Yuanzhang.

The term "uncrowned king" is not a word of this era.

But it does not prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from understanding his meaning literally.

Clan society, in the eyes of Chinese people, is as common as breathing.

The so-called family, country and country, this family is not necessarily just a small family of individuals, but also includes the concept of family.

Everyone living in this era will be bound by the clan.

To some extent, clan elders determine the distribution of property in the clan.

The family depends on each other, helps each other, and fights against outsiders.

However, if necessary, personal interests should also be transferred to the family.

Lao Meng died, leaving no males, orphans and widows, in the eyes of the Meng family, they have long been worthless.

If the people in the clan have a good conscience, or if he has a male...

Li's mother and son may also be able to raise Mengyao under the care of the clan.

But if it is like the Meng family, let alone taking care of it, the house left by Lao Meng and the land he rented will be taken away by the clan.

What's more, Li Shi, a beauty, is in danger...

"Are you dissatisfied with the rules of this clan society?"

Zhu Yuanzhang vaguely sensed Zhang Yi's emotions, and Zhang Yi nodded slightly:
"I'm really upset, but Pindao also understands that this is the cornerstone of society, and it can't be changed for the time being!

What the First Emperor could not do, there are not many people who can do it for the time being...

The problem of the imperial power not coming down to the county is not just now..."

Zhang Yi was not entangled in this issue. Don't explain this issue clearly, even during the period of the Republic of China, this issue was not really resolved.

Only with the rise of a regime that is good at mass work can grass-roots issues be managed effectively to a certain extent.

Although Zhang Yi is dissatisfied with this system, he will not easily think about changing it.

The imperial power does not come down to the county, and there is always a force in the local area that dissociates from the imperial power. It is not that the emperors of all dynasties did not think about solving this matter in the past.

Starting from the system of prefectures and counties, Emperor Shihuang tried to solve this problem.

For the administrative units below the county seat, the positions of the three elders, the miser, the five elders, and Li Dian were used to control the grassroots, and Daqin, which ruled the country with legalism, still could not bear the huge governance costs.

Therefore, the dynasties of later generations have also learned to be good, and after weighing the pros and cons, they have the current situation.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the productivity is still insufficient, and it is basically difficult for the center of the farming society to control the place well.

But the one in the palace is another person who has not believed in evil for hundreds of years.

Zhang Yi guessed that the emperor connived at the expansion of the pirate case and weakened the power of the local gentry, which also had the same meaning.

As the feudal society developed to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial power was further concentrated, and it was only natural that the king's attention was gradually devolved.

But all of this has nothing to do with him.

What he didn't care about was actually just a heartache in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Zhang Yi's casual words reminded him.

"There are disadvantages in this patriarchal society?"

"Of course there are disadvantages, the bottom of the society formed by the clan knows the laws of the family but not the laws of the country.

For example, in the case of pirates outside the imperial court, why can the gentry control such great power in the coastal areas, and even act as pirates to slaughter China's own people?

In fact, fundamentally speaking, it is because in the eyes of many people, family and country are not important, and they don't know who is the emperor in this world.

Because the emperor never affected their lives.

They don't know the law of the country, nor the majesty of the king,

Those who are more closely related to their lives are the gentry in the village and the elders in the clan!
Those people are the sky in their hearts! "

Old Zhu frowned deeply, Zhang Yi's words were correct, yes...

He understands how the bottom of society works better than anyone else. He didn't realize that there was something wrong with this kind of problem before, but after becoming the emperor, he vaguely felt that something was wrong here, but he couldn't find the root cause.

Zhang Yi's words were not profound, but they just helped him sort out the doubts in his heart.

"The gentry gaining control of the grassroots is equivalent to having the ability to negotiate with the court. When some of them extend their power,
It will form a local tyrant, and then become a powerful family...

Although the clan has declined, the foundation of this kind of power has not changed.

On the contrary, without a thing called a gatekeeper, the local squires look more harmless.

But their influence is not bad at all!
Just like in the pirate case, those officials...

They are officials of the imperial court. The so-called food for the king is worried about the king's worries. But when the villagers violate the national law, who do they stand on? "

The answer is cruel, because the killing of the pirate case has already answered this question.

The common people only know the law of the family, but not the law of the country...

This problem is indeed a serious one.

Home country country, home in front of the country.

To put it bluntly, it is not yet known whether the people have the concept of a country in their hearts.

"The emperor seems to be aware of this problem, so he tried to solve it, but his efforts will eventually fail!"

"why?"

The two naturally put down their work, and walked to the backyard. Zhang Yi was about to make tea for them, but Lao Zhu grabbed him.

Zhang Yi said helplessly:
"Because, under the existing productivity, the king can't give more benefits to the people, and what they can see is given by the folks!

Even in many cases, the relationship between the common people and the imperial court is opposite!

Instead, the people need to form a group to fight against the imperial court...

The reason is why, to put it bluntly, it is still because the laws of the country cannot be followed...

For example, Lao Meng...

The murderer dies, but will someone pay for his death? "

Zhu Yuanzhang found that Zhang Yi was going around and back to Lao Meng, and he didn't know how to deal with Zhang Yi's words for a while.

"The national law protects the people, and the people will naturally support the national law, but the so-called national law is also the Zhu family's family law...

The law of the country is not the country, and the people lack trust in the court, so naturally they will not support the law of the country and trust the law of the country...

It is true that those gentry and elders who use them may not be good things!
But anyway, it is a family, and it is also a family law, why don't they choose to maintain their own family law? "

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed drastically, he stood up suddenly, and stared at Zhang Yi fiercely.

Zhang Yi's words were very straightforward, and it could be said that they poked his lungs.

From the reform of the tax law proposed by Zhang Yi to the piracy case, Lao Zhu has been vaguely aware of local problems,

But how to solve this problem, in fact, he himself does not have a mature solution.

He thought that Zhang Yi could give him some advice, but the words from Zhang Yi's mouth were even more hurtful.

The law of the country is not the country.

It can be seen from just this sentence that Zhang Yi is actually dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's handling of Chang Mao and Mr. Hu?
But he has done well enough, what dissatisfaction does he have?
However, thinking of Lao Meng, Lao Zhu sat down dejectedly.

He thought about Zhang Yi's question carefully, and found that it was indeed an unsolvable problem if he put himself in his shoes.

"If the laws of the country cannot be followed, the people will have no country in their hearts.

The emperor changed back and forth, but they never changed their lives.

Those squires may not be better, but as long as they are better than the emperor...

This is also one of the reasons why kings have to rely on scholar-bureaucrats since ancient times.

Because they can't compete with these people for [people's hearts]. "

Zhang Yi smiled to himself:

"It's funny to say, whether it's the country gentry or the scholar-bureaucrat class, they are similar to businessmen to a certain extent.

Eat at both ends, but eat fatter than anyone else..."

(End of this chapter)